Chapter 396: Equal
The cavalry of the third theater chose to attack in this direction, which was extremely unfavorable to the defense of Lufaxi, attacking from east to west, and the defending side was facing the east to defend, facing the newly rising sun defense, both the comfort and the accuracy of the shooter were greatly affected. But there is no way, the initiative is in the hands of others.
Lu Fasi is not without a chance of winning, but the people of the Fifth Legion, including him, rarely fight a five-five battle, the strength is equal, and there are phantom shooters to press the formation, as long as they withstand the sharp spirit of the enemy's first round of impact, the two sides will immediately enter a stalemate, this battle is fought down, it is the determination of both sides to fight, who is afraid in the face of death, who is the loser, lose the steering wheel game!
As soon as the cavalry entered the firing range, hundreds of crossbow chariots had begun to harvest the lives of cavalry and war horses, followed by phantom archers and elven archers, who also fired arrows in turn, three columns, leaving a small shooting surface for the archers, and after losing hundreds of cavalry, the cavalry finally collided with the dwarven phalanx.
Because the forest country has no cavalry, the dwarven warriors have no experience and tactics to deal with cavalry, unlike Erathia, who has a phalanx composed of giant shields and spears, all dwarves are almost all round shields and axes used in individual combat, plus they are short, and they are much more disadvantaged than Erathia's spearmen in front of the cavalry.
The phalanx was torn open three times, and in each of them dozens of dwarves died under the hooves of the cavalry or the spears of the knights.
The marksmen at the rear of the dwarven phalanx, seeing that the cavalry had entered their range, raised their crossbows one after another, aiming at these invincible cavalry.
The cavalry, who had tore through the three openings, quickly expanded to the sides, or galloped into the street, and suddenly filled the street, where only a third of the houses remained.
This kind of hand-to-hand combat is very unfair to the dwarven warriors, who do not pose any threat to the cavalry at all, except for the use of their own corpses to slow down the cavalry.
The Phantom Archer, who was originally the strongest in the archer, has become the most weak class, because their bow is too strong, and every time it is opened, it takes a lot of strength, so the speed of the arrow is very slow, and the effect is much smaller than that of the elven archer.
There were also surprises that more than 10,000 sharpshooters turned out to be a nightmare for the cavalry, and in hand-to-hand combat, they were on a par with the cavalry, and even occupied a certain advantage. There are dwarves in front of them to help them out of the cavalry, they can shoot arrows at the cavalry without any scruples, countless knights and horses have been shot in front of them and fall to the ground, in this kind of melee hand-to-hand combat, you don't need how powerful your arrows are, you don't need how accurate you are, as long as you shoot fast enough, you shoot fast, you shoot faster than the opponent, you are safe, the enemy is dangerous.
Many houses were crushed and collapsed by the cavalry that broke through the phalanx, and the elven archers and phantom archers fell from the roofs, and along the way, they killed and injured the marksmen in the room.
Hand-to-hand combat at close quarters made the crossbow chariot useless and almost became a waste.
The stalemate between the two sides, the casualties are basically five or five, more than half an hour, more than 10,000 people have been harvested lives, but the opponent's cavalry 60,000 people have not completely squeezed in, and can continue to strike, the defenders because most of the losses are dwarves, so that the barrier in front of the marksmen gradually disappears, and the configuration of the army begins to be unbalanced.
The enemy is all cavalry, and there is no imbalance between the troops, so it is completely possible to continue according to his own style of play from beginning to end.
Xiao Baiyun led Lu Fa to rush to the west, and where he needed support, he would fill in the position, and he was extremely brave......
Suddenly, in the rear of the enemy's cavalry, there was a riot, and there was no one until something happened!
"Reinforcements, our reinforcements have arrived!" Standing on the roof, Jesse shouted loudly, moving to the point of crying, "It's cavalry!" ”
"Our reinforcements have arrived!" Almost all of them perked up and shouted.
The 30,000 cavalry led by Thomas were supposed to arrive a long time ago, but because the terrain was unfamiliar and could not cross the Dordo River, they were delayed for a long time, until the sky was slightly bright, and the patrol cavalry who had gone to meet them found them, and brought them to the battlefield at this critical moment.
Thomas took the lead, not because the ground troops were divided into three routes, and they went straight to the enemy's rear.
Seeing that the enemy's cavalry commander, who had already gained a great advantage, was taken aback, he did not know where this army would come from, and it was coming from east to west, in his rear, so he had to immediately shout: "Withdraw!" ”
"Withdraw!" The people around him immediately conveyed the order to all the cavalry.
The enemy's cavalry must first get out of the battlefield in order to gain life, because on the plain, the most fearful thing for the cavalry is to be attacked from behind by the enemy's cavalry, because it is facing away from the enemy, if it turns around, the cavalry will lose speed and cannot charge. The best way is to retreat, even if it is defeated, you can't turn around and fight the opponent, and the cavalry without speed to fight against the cavalry with the speed to charge up is tantamount to looking for death. After all, there are nearly 50,000 cavalry in his own army, more than the other side, and he still has a chance to make a comeback.
The enemy's cavalry quickly withdrew, and most of the cavalry could go around the town, but some of the cavalry had to pass through the town and continue to be subject to the survival of the fittest of the shooters commanded by Korincha before they could leave.
How could Thomas have let go of this opportunity? After chasing closely behind, the enemy who ran slowly would be cut off by the vanguard, killing two or three thousand people, and after pursuing more than 40 kilometers, the men on both sides were sleepy and tired, and finally gradually stopped the pursuit. Thomas must return to Lufasi's side immediately, otherwise, the other party now has at least 45,000 cavalry, half of his own number, in case of a counterattack, it will not be good, and he must immediately join forces.
It wasn't until noon that Thomas returned to the town, which was no longer called a town, and merged with Lufasi.
Lufasi's expeditionary force also suffered heavy losses in two encounters with the enemy's cavalry, 70,000 people, more than 20,000 casualties, of which dwarves accounted for nearly 20,000, and also lost more than half of the crossbow chariots.
"General Lu Faxi, the enemy's 60,000-strong army, set up a pontoon bridge, has advanced here, and it is only less than seven thousand meters away from here, but they are all infantry and functional crossbowmen, griffins, and no cavalry!" Patrol cavalry in the air came to report.
Before Thomas could catch his breath, he stood up and said, "There are no cavalry, just when General Ben is looking for them to vent!" ”
But looking back, the opponent's more than 40,000 cavalry had already turned back, and they were only less than ten kilometers away from here.
Lufasi, Thomas and Corincha were all surprised at the same time, it turned out that the other side also had reinforcements, and the number was more than 60,000, and the total strength of more than 40,000 cavalry exceeded 100,000, and there were hundreds of griffons in the air. On the other hand, there are only more than 70,000 people on their side, and they are all exhausted, while the enemy has more than 60,000 fresh troops.
Although it is really hard to fight, with the combat strength of its own army, it may not be able to lose, but the Fifth Army Corps cannot withstand such attrition, especially the veterans of the expeditionary force, who have suffered more than 26,000 casualties in two battles with the cavalry, which makes Lu Faxi and others feel distressed.
"What should I do?" Jesse still has lingering thoughts about the battle he had just had.
"Call for help now!" Lu Faxi smiled, "The other side has cavalry, we can't run away!" ”
As Cordillo's army of 60,000 approached, he camped south of the town where Lufasi was located, and the cavalry from the west immediately turned back. However, the two sides will not fight for the time being, first, the newly arrived Cordillo rushed overnight to look for ships to build pontoon bridges, and from yesterday daytime to now, they have not had much rest, and second, more than 40,000 cavalry have gone through a morning of fierce fighting and pursuit, and they are also sleepy and tired, and need to recuperate and recover their strength.
Dozens of griffons fled to the Cordillo's army, many wounded, and one fell from mid-air and fell to the ground, struggling a few times before hanging.
"It's the griffons of Amman City!" Cordillo was taken aback, "Something happened to Amman City!" ”
"General, there are 100,000 defenders in Amman City, how can something happen to us we don't know?" The staff officer also said in shock, unwilling to accept the reality in front of him, "It is impossible for the enemy to capture a fortified city with 100,000 people defending it overnight!" ”
"Huh, impossible?" Cordillo laughed to himself, "From yesterday to today, we have suffered one setback after another, which one could or should happen?" Where did this army on the other side come from? Why is the army of the Silent Forest behind you outside without noticing? And when did this cavalry of 30,000 men cross the northeast bank of the Luojia River? ”
"General, you mean, all of this is most likely a trap?" The staff officer asked in surprise, "But where did the Fifth Army get the war horse troops?" Siege Lobit City, attack Amman City, and besiege us, obviously because we have the advantage in strength. ”
"Order, rest for an hour, and in two hours, launch a general attack!" Cordillo ordered.
All the soldiers who had been running for a day and a night were finally able to nibble on dry food and drink some water, and many of them sat down and took a nap, and fell asleep in this cold winter.
This was basically the case with the western part of Lufa and the Ministry of Thomas, both sides were unable to fight again, and even formed a brief truce tacit understanding.
If this continues, it will be very unfavorable to the two armies of Lufasi and Thomas, now is the time when the enemy is strong and I am weak, and everyone has no physical strength, the difference in strength is not large, and with the completion of the rest of the two sides, this strength gap will be expanded.
"General Lu Fasi, it is very unfavorable for our army to go on like this, while the enemy has not finished resting now, you retreat to the city of Ganaya in the north, and I will cover!" Thomas said.
"General Thomas, you are only 30,000 people, how can you stop their army of 100,000?" Lu Fasi said, "If you want to stay, you can stay, and you have to go together!" ”
"General Lufasi, this is the plain, not the jungle, and this is not the time to be overwhelmed!" Thomas said, "Your expeditionary force can't play to its strengths on the plains, and must find support!" Don't worry, we don't fight with them, we only fight with them, and we can still run if we can't beat them! General Korincha, you are the vanguard, and you will send 3,000 men to seize the city of Ganaya first! ”
"That's all there is to it!" Corincha said, "General Lufasi, if we stay, we will become a burden to General Thomas!" ”
"Don't worry!" Thomas said with a smile, "General Ben was named a general at the age of seventeen, and when 100,000 soldiers captured the enemy chieftain and became famous in a battle, do you really think that the edges and corners have been smoothed out over the years?" ”
"Little Baiyun is left for you!" Lufasi no longer argues about anything......