Chapter 395: The Dispute over the Ferry
At the same time that Lufasi's town was attacked, Thomas's 30,000 cavalry appeared at the ferry port on the northeast shore of Amman.
Cordillo completely forgot the words that his marshal had told him - do not divide the troops! Now his army was divided into four parts, 100,000 troops crossed the Raja River and occupied the city of Amman, and 180,000 were on the northeast bank. Among them, 80,000 cavalry went to attack the western part of Lufa, 70,000 infantry troops and crossbowmen attacked the Shante department, and the other 30,000 stayed behind to guard the ferry, most of which were baggage troops.
The 30,000 cavalry on the plain was almost like chopping vegetables against the unprepared 30,000 ferry troops, which were mainly loaded with baggage, and in just over an hour, the 30,000 men were almost either driven down the river or annihilated and captured on the spot, and only a small number of them broke up in the dark night, without the power to resist.
Before he could clean up the battlefield, Thomas received a call for help from the northeast and Lufaxi, and without hesitation, he threw down all his supplies, killed all the prisoners, and galloped towards the northeast.
When his ferry was being attacked, Cordillo's 70,000 troops were fighting with all their strength against the remaining 15,000 Cross Guards of Shante, because these 70,000 people were the headquarters of the Chinese army of Cordillo, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong, Shante was not unable to fight with them, but he did not want his troops to lose too much, so he could only stand and retreat. In the end, Cordillo finally forced more than 10,000 people from Shante into the city of Winmai. It is a small and medium-sized city, and the city walls have been in disrepair for many years and are dilapidated. Cordillo had completely surrounded Shante in the city, but Cordillo knew that with his 70,000 men, it was impossible to destroy Shante's more than 10,000 people, so he needed to wait for the arrival of the baggage army at the ferry and his other cavalry, and then join forces to solve the trouble of Shante. Anyway, he had already sent 100,000 people to the west bank of the river, captured the city of Amman, and established a firm foothold, and then he could solve the troubles behind him and cross the river again. Anyway, Lobit City hasn't been attacked yet, and he still has time to deal with these troubles first.
Who knows, he received a distress signal from the ferry, which gave Cordillo a feeling of extreme foreboding. He really couldn't understand why the enemy had crossed the east bank of the river.
The ferry can't be lost, Shante's trouble will be settled with him later, and he will cross the river first. By the time he arrived at the ferry, Thomas's cavalry had already left for more than an hour, and the scene was in a mess, with corpses all over the ground, countless baggage destroyed, supplies scattered all over the place, and the boats at the ferry had disappeared. This made him finally understand the words of his marshal, "Don't divide the troops!" ”
This made Cordillo faintly worried about his 80,000 cavalry, if something happened to his 80,000 cavalry, then, not only would the reinforcement plan be aborted, but he would also be annihilated here.
This foreboding made Cordillo have to send reinforcements to his own cavalry.
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The Third Theater Expeditionary Army had just crossed the 100,000-strong army on the southwest bank of the Luojia River and easily captured the city of Amman, which made them ecstatic that they had captured this battleground so easily. After more than ten days of rapid marching, they were exhausted, and now they can finally gain a foothold here and spend the night in peace.
Since the Fifth Army had just fled in a hurry, their nearest reinforcements were around Lobit City, more than a hundred kilometers away, and they could not reach it in a short time, and they would not be able to complete the assembly until tomorrow when all their armies had crossed the river.
The four hundred warriors of the Heroic Magician Regiment led by Higg have long been lurking in the city, and they have not escaped from the city with the army, and the entire Amman City is a trap set by Higg.
For the Fifth Army Corps, the 278,000-strong Eastern Expeditionary Army in the Third Theater was too large for Higg to be able to eat at once, so he could only divide it and eat it bite by bite. But it's a little bad to let the enemy divide his troops, if you can't beat the enemy, you can run, you can transfer, and you have to send troops to chase, which is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also has too much time on the way to pursue, and you can't calculate a single step, which is likely to lead to the consequences in your eyes, especially if the enemy is still superior in strength.
Therefore, Higg decided to take the initiative to give up Amman City, let the enemy enter the city, and catch turtles in an urn by himself, which can save a lot of trouble and save a lot of time.
The four hundred soldiers of the Heroic Wizard Regiment scattered among the refugees would not arouse the enemy's idea at all, so the enemy army did not find anything when investigating potential safety hazards.
The 100,000 reinforcements led by SMS had already set off for Amman City a day earlier. When the Third Theater began to cross the river, they were only thirty kilometers from Amman City, and it would take more than four hours to reach it on a rapid march. Therefore, SMS continued to march towards Amman City after dark, converging the 10,000 men who fled from Amman City in a hurry, in order to avoid the enemy's eyes.
After midnight, SMS's army quietly arrived at the south gate and the east gate in two ways, and lit three fires more than 3,000 meters outside the city.
Higg, who had already planned in the city, immediately responded by burning three fireballs into the sky.
"Divide into two teams, each team of 200 people, five minutes later to seize the west gate and the south gate respectively, immediately open the city gate and guard it strictly, keep the gate unblocked, and wait for the army to enter the city, half of the people quickly seize the city gate tower, the other half of the people to the army as a guide, directly to the enemy's military camp!" Higg ordered all the Heroic Wizards, "Act now! ”
"Yes, Captain!"
Before the gate was opened, Simak ordered the army to quickly and quietly push towards the east gate and the south gate.
"Enemy attack!" The sentinels of the gate tower were the first to spot the army of Simak and shouted loudly!
Woo - the horn of vigilance sounded......
A fierce battle broke out between the east gate and the south gate immediately, and two hundred heroic magicians forcibly occupied and opened the south gate of the east gate, and the army of Simak drove straight in.
The enemy, who had just occupied Amman City for half a day, could not have imagined that reinforcements from Lobit City, which was more than 150 kilometers away, would actually arrive in Amman City. These soldiers of the third theater of war finally occupied a city, and there was no need to march in a hurry, because the rapid march had sweated for more than ten days, and today they could finally write down their battle armor, soak in a hot bath, eat a full meal, and then sleep in wide clothes, and only 3,000 defenders were arranged on the city wall to be on duty at night, and another 3,000 were on duty at night, and the rest of the people were concentrated in the two military camps in the city.
After the SMS army entered the city, some of them, led by the heroic magicians, climbed the city walls, and some went straight to the enemy's barracks.
The resistance on the city walls was very weak, and the soldiers of the heroic mage regiment with infantry and crossbowmen swept along the city, and soon captured the city gate tower and the city walls.
When the horn sounded, almost all the people in the two barracks of the Eastern Expeditionary Army in the Third Theater woke up from their sleep, and then dressed and armored in a panic, and the whole scene was a mess.
"Kill!" Before they could finish ralliing, many of them didn't even put on their armor, the cavalry of the Fifth Legion and the men of the Heroic Wizard Regiment rushed into the barracks and began their slaughter.
At first, there were many people who quickly organized a rebellion on the spot, but it seemed that it was too late, the officers could not gather their subordinates, the soldiers did not know where their officers were, and they had not even found weapons, and they could really fight back, forming a formation of 100 or 1,000 people, no more than one-tenth.
It's not that the city is not strong enough, it's not that the soldiers defending the city are not brave and elite enough, 110,000 against 100,000, how to say that the defending side is also taking advantage of the time and place, however, it is precisely because of the strong fortress that everyone in the city is lucky, thinking that the enemy can't come so quickly, and it is too late to rest for a night and then prepare for battle.
Victory is always reserved for those who are prepared, and the main force of Higg's Fifth Army has been surrounding the city of Lobit, basically standing still, waiting for this moment, finally waiting for this golden opportunity.
There was little suspense in the battle, and as more and more troops poured into the city, pouring into the two barracks, the slightly organized resistance in the barracks of the Third Theater was crushed by the tidal tide of the Fifth Army Corps.
More than 30,000 people died in battle, more than 60,000 people surrendered, and before dawn, every corner of the city was completely controlled by SMS!
After dawn, Higg hurriedly found Simak and said: "General Simak, there is no time to rest, I will take the LinkedIn Wizard Regiment and 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard to seize the ferry, your main force will leave 30,000 people to guard the prisoners, 20,000 people will immediately return to the city of Lobit, and the remaining 50,000 people, led by you personally, will assemble at the ferry, and the crossing must be completed before noon!" ”
"Yes, Marshal!"
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It was dawn and the fighting in Amman City was over, but the fiercer fighting in Lufasi had only just begun.
The scorched earth policy of the cavalry of the Third Theater of Operations against the town where Lufasi was located saw its effect after daybreak.
Although Lu Fasi commanded the dwarves to do their best to extinguish the fire, the air dried up, and overnight, the entire town was burned to the ground with only a third of the houses and streets, and the rest were in ruins, along with some of the crossbow chariots and a lot of supplies. A third of the houses are simply not enough for more than 60,000 people to hide, and many of them are already exposed on the empty plains.
The enemy's cavalry still has nearly 60,000 people, and the more than 60,000 troops of Lu Fasi are surrounded in this town, Lu Fasi has no way to go, and there is no chance to escape, and it is ridiculous to race with the cavalry on the plain.
"General Korincha, your elven archers and phantom archers enter the roofs of civilian houses, sharpshooters enter the rooms, and I will take the dwarven warriors to guard you outside!" Lu Faxi, who was riding on the back of Xiao Baiyun, ordered, "All the crossbow chariots are also under your command, go to the roof!" ”
"You are the main general, cannon fodder, or I, the vanguard, will do it! Hahaha! Corincha laughed.
"This is an order, not a consultation with you!" Lufasi said angrily, "All the dwarven warriors, immediately form an infantry phalanx, and the shield soldiers are in front!" No matter what method you use, this general bites with his teeth and bites to block the cavalry from entering the civilian house! If you are afraid of death, you can also hide in the house now! What is the difference between a person who dies early and dies late? Cowards, slash! ”
After Lu Fasi finished speaking, he stepped forward and lined up at the forefront of the formation......
The 60,000 cavalry of the third theater of operations were still divided into three routes, from east to west, and rushed towards the army of Lufaxi......