Text: The Struggle of Great Powers_Chapter 264 The whole army mourns
The 100,000 cavalry under Luo Cheng's command, divided into ten teams according to the co-ordination level, scattered from Sanguan County and the border of the country of the sun never sets, and slaughtered into the territory of the enemy country. There were also many small detachments like Zhang Shitong and Zhao Guangliang, whose main task was to reconnoiter the enemy situation and guide the direction for their cavalry associations. The task of the cavalry to enter the territory of the enemy country was to destroy the people who retreated before the sun set, not to attack the city and plunder the land. The task of capturing the city and land was done by the infantry who followed behind, not the cavalry.
In the two days after Zhang Shitong picked up the money on the main road with this shed, most of the vanguard reconnaissance units of the ten cavalry associations discovered their targets. Subsequently, the cavalry attacked in all directions, making the army of the country that had evacuated the people miserable. More than 100,000 cavalry is already equivalent to the entire army of the country where the sun never sets to implement the evacuation plan. In addition, the army of the country where the sun never sets is infantry, and it is extremely scattered, so it is impossible to block a cavalry association of the Beichen army.
Facts always speak louder than words, and the ten cavalry associations, in just five days, walked around the territory of the country where the sun never sets. More than 20,000 people were wiped out of the army that never set, and as many as 150,000 civilians were killed. In addition, a large amount of money and food were plundered, and the harvest was very good. Of course, there are still many enemies and civilians who have not been eliminated, not because the cavalry of the Beichen Army does not want to fight, but because they really can't find it. The range of more than a dozen cities is not very small, and not all of this area is plains, there are many mountains and deep forests.
These places, the cavalry did not dare to enter at all. If it is a plain, not to mention a hundred thousand enemies, even a million will come, and the cavalry will dare to run over and rush to a wave. After all, no matter how many infantry there are, it is useless, and the cavalry will run up and fight in a wave, and you can't stop it. The geographical environment of the mountains and deep forests is different, where not only the combat effectiveness of the cavalry has dropped by 80 percent, but even the ability to escape has also decreased by more than half. It is well known that the combat effectiveness of cavalry mainly depends on the speed of war horses.
In the mountains and deep forests, the cavalry's horses could not increase their speed at all, and sometimes they were not even as fast as the infantry. It's all because there are too many obstacles in the mountains and deep forests. Gravel, stone crevices, small trees, weeds, etc., are all things that can hinder the movement of a war horse. Sometimes, walking in the mountains, if the war horse is not stepped on properly, it may fall directly or even fall to death. Not to mention the speed, it is estimated that if you move at full speed, before you reach the target location, all 100,000 cavalry will fall to death.
These places are a paradise for infantry and a nightmare for cavalry. It is precisely because of these terrains that Galahad's soldiers and horses are gathered among the mountains and forests. Now the plains outside have become the world of the cavalry units of the Beichen Army. The soldiers and civilians of the country where the sun never sets did not dare to run on the road at all, and if they were not careful, they might be bumped into by the cavalry of the Beichen Army and then killed.
From the first day of the Beichen cavalry attack on the troops under his command to protect the evacuation of the civilians, Galahad received the news. After some consideration, Galahad told everyone to rush to his camp as quickly as possible. If you can't get there in time, then hide in the mountains and wait for the opportunity to run out. This decision is very correct, and it will be of great help to the soldiers and civilians of the country where the sun never sets.
After the order was given, several bands of soldiers returned to the camp in Galahad with the people. The soldiers and civilians in the large camp gathered more and more, and it was not until a cavalry association of the Beichen Army discovered this super large gathering place of the country that the sun never sets, and the soldiers and civilians in the large camp stopped increasing. At this time, the number of soldiers in the battalion had reached more than 60,000, and the number of civilians was more than 100,000. This is already a very large number, after a wave of impact, the cavalry of the Beichen Army has eliminated nearly 20,000 enemy soldiers and more than 100,000 civilians.
The soldiers and civilians gathered in Galahad now can be said to be the largest group, and the most powerful. More than 60,000 soldiers, plus 100,000 civilians, and 160,000 people, made the Beichen Army, which only had one cavalry association, dare not attack at all. It's not that I'm afraid of the 60,000 soldiers who don't set the sun, it's mainly because it's the people. Once your cavalry starts attacking, the 100,000 civilians will definitely rebel as well. In this way, the Beichen Army is equivalent to charging a battalion of 160,000 people. In the end, even if it is victorious, there will be heavy casualties, and it may even be the total annihilation of the army.
For such a result, the cavalry association general of the Beichen Army is not willing to see it. In that case, he will definitely be chopped into dumpling stuffing by General Luo. Now Beichen Kingdom only has 200,000 elite cavalry, and it is not allowed to have too many battle losses. Therefore, the co-president just blocked the surroundings with cavalry. All the soldiers and civilians who came here were put in, and all the people who came up with it were killed. Then, it was a matter of requesting the rest of the troops to provide support.
It just so happened that Luo Cheng led 10,000 horses, as well as two cavalry armies in the rest of the directions, which were not far from this area, and it only took a day to arrive. This association general was worried that he would not be able to eat this large number of soldiers and people of the country where the sun never sets, so he hurriedly invited General Luo over. He also called the remaining two cavalry corps, so that the cavalry troops of the Beichen Army gathered here would reach 40,000 men and horses. With so many cavalry, it was easy to defeat 60,000 enemy soldiers and 100,000 civilians.
After Luo Cheng received the news that his generals were asking for support, he immediately led his soldiers and horses in that direction. In the morning of the second half of the day, we came to the place where a large number of enemies had gathered.
And before Luo Cheng arrived, Galahad, who was staying in the camp, was also thinking about a way to relieve his crisis. His battalion was in a small valley, and the valleys on both sides were only twenty or thirty meters high, a height that soldiers could easily climb. But for the cavalry of the Beichen Army, it was still very difficult to think about it. Although the verticality is not high, it will never be able to rush up against the cavalry. You must know that the slope of this valley is small, but it is full of gravel and weeds, and it is not easy for the war horse to use its strength to charge.
Well, that's going to be easy. All you need to do is ask the soldiers to climb up the valleys on either side, and then fetch some boulders, stones, etc. With the 30,000 archers under his command, if he ambushes the cavalry of the Beichen Army here, he will definitely relieve the crisis he is facing now. Even, if you play beautifully, it is not a problem to eliminate most of the cavalry of the Beichen Army at all.
With this in mind, Galahad quickly began a series of arrangements. The first is to have a large number of people retreat a little more to the western part of the valley, and then build a large camp. In this case, if the cavalry of the Beichen Army dared to attack them, they would have to enter the valley a little. Of course, this large battalion of his own cannot be set up behind the middle of the valley, otherwise the generals of the Beichen Army will definitely not enter the valley with cavalry. After that, Galahad ordered his soldiers to dig a large number of traps in the valley four or five hundred meters wide. It's simple and convenient, and it's no worse than a bow and arrow against cavalry.
As for the ambushed troops, Galahad intended to have all 30,000 archers go up to both sides of the valley. Then mobilize 10,000 infantry to go up, so that they can squander stones and attack the cavalry of the Beichen Army. The remaining 20,000 horses were stationed in the camp to resist the charge of the Beichen cavalry. Because there are not many stones arranged by themselves, they can only block the exit of the valley for about half an hour. Once the battalion here is unable to block the cavalry charge of the Beichen Army, if it does not block the road deep in the valley, it will become the escape route of the Beichen Army. At that time, even if his plan is completely bankrupt, he will not be able to eat too many Beichen Army cavalry.
Behind his own camp, Galahad didn't think about it at all. The camp must have been set up in the eastern part of the valley, and it would not be very far from the exit. And behind the big camp, it becomes a real valley. As long as he does not arrange any soldiers and horses behind the camp, the generals of the Beichen Army will definitely not insert from behind. The Chinese don't pay attention to the virtual and the real, and they don't set up soldiers and horses behind, so that the generals of the Beichen Army must think that there is an ambush behind. And the valley behind the camp is indeed more suitable for ambushes, hehe, when the time comes, the generals of the Beichen Army will choose to attack themselves from the front, and then enter the ambush circle.
With such a perfect plan, even Galahad was a little impressed by his talent. And fortunately, he met Luo Cheng, whose IQ is not very high, otherwise what would have happened later.
Just as Galahad began to set up an ambush, Luo Cheng had already reached the outside of the valley, and was discussing with several co-leaders how to eat this enemy. According to Luo Cheng's meaning, the 40,000 cavalry directly pressed on it and wiped out the dog day in one go. Fortunately, the three association presidents still had some brains, and hurriedly persuaded Luo Cheng to give up this wave of tactics.
"General, we have 40,000 cavalry, which is indeed quite a lot. But the enemy's camp has its back to the valley, and if they hide in the valley while we attack, we will have to fill it with men. So, we'd better split up and go around to the other end of the valley and fight on both sides. In this way, the enemy will not be able to take care of each other, and will definitely be defeated! A co-president said.
Luo Cheng thought for a while and felt that this method was okay. It won't take you much time to go around in a circle, but only two days at most. So, Luo Cheng said: "Okay, then it's decided." You lead your men and horses on a detour, attacking from behind the enemy and blocking their escape back to the valley. ”
"No! The last will obey! As soon as the chairman of the first association finished speaking, Luo Cheng hurriedly said again: "By the way, if things can't be done, retreat immediately, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy." This valley is not conducive to our cavalry fighting! ”
The head of the first association frowned and said, "The last general will remember the good words of the general, and the last general will definitely be more careful during the march!" “
Subsequently, Luo Cheng said to the general manager of the three associations: "The chairman of the three associations, you will lead the soldiers and horses under your command in a while, and all of them will be scattered around the valley to check if there are any enemy soldiers and horses around." “
The chairman of the three associations responded: "No! The last will obey! “
"Captain of the Seven, then get your soldiers ready for battle. A tentative attack was launched in the afternoon, and two days later the army attacked the enemy in full force! “
The three presidents immediately clasped their fists and saluted and said, "No! The last general will fight to the death and kill the enemy for meritorious service! “
"Okay, let's all go down and prepare!"
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After lunch, the cavalry unit of the Beichen Army, led by Luo Cheng, launched a tentative attack on Galahad's camp.
Thousands of cavalry frantically rushed towards the simple wooden fence camp, but the end was very tragic. Before reaching the gate of the camp, hundreds of meters of cavalry instantly flipped to the ground. This surprised the cavalry who followed closely behind, and they did not expect that there was a trap dug by the enemy in front of them. What did the gang of detective brothers eat, and the enemy dug a trap and didn't report it.
Hundreds of knights instantly dropped their horses, and the cavalry behind hurriedly stopped charging. For a time, countless cavalry of the Beichen Army stood still a hundred meters in front of the camp. At this time, Galahad immediately ordered the 10,000 archers in the camp who had not yet entered the ambush position to shoot at the Beichen cavalry, which was a hundred meters away. The archers of the country where the sun never sets are also equipped with strong bows, with a range of one hundred and eighty paces, which is equivalent to about one hundred and twenty meters. This distance is enough to shoot arrows in front of the faces of the soldiers of the Beichen Army.
Tens of thousands of arrows immediately flew out of the camp and fell densely on the heads of the soldiers of the Beichen Army. Fortunately, the cavalry officers and soldiers of the Beichen Army were all dressed in strong armor, and the casualties were not very large under the fire of arrows. Under the fire of the enemy's arrows, many soldiers rode their horses cautiously to the side of the soldiers who had fallen to the ground, and pulled the wounded or dead brothers to their horses.
Luo Chengcheng watched this scene behind him, and the sudden appearance of the trap made the Beichen army directly lose hundreds of soldiers. Then all the charging cavalry brethren were forced to halt their charge, and stood in front of the enemy camp, without the slightest chance of surviving. Now that the enemy had asked the archers to release their arrows, Luo Cheng hurriedly ordered the brothers in front to withdraw.
Even though the evacuation was fast, the Beichen Army still suffered more than 1,500 casualties. Among them, only more than 400 soldiers were killed in the battle, and the rest were all wounded soldiers. This made Luo Cheng very annoyed, and before he touched the camp, he actually lost a thousand people. How to fight this battle, depending on the situation, this enemy camp is really not easy to eat!
The tentative attack was declared a complete failure, and Luo Cheng returned to the camp in annoyance. Waiting for the head of the first association to lead 10,000 cavalry to detour behind enemy lines and attack. In that case, your own losses will definitely be much smaller.
At this moment, a soldier of the Beichen Army hurriedly rushed into the camp tent...