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Even Cui Wenxiu did not expect the Luzon offensive to come so quickly and cleanly, although he also expected that the Luzon might take advantage of the entanglement between his side and the Hansen alliance to launch an offensive, but he did not expect that this wave of Luzon offensive would be so quick and decisive. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Luzon army of the two corps hit Selmus and Jaipudu like two outstretched fists, these two quasi-territories of the empire are the weakness of the empire, and Frederick and Cruf are also looking at this, now the Punjab and the Tang people are getting closer and closer, and they want to throw themselves into the arms of the Tang Empire, and the voices of the Punjab tribes asking Punja to become a county of the empire are getting higher and higher, and once Punja becomes a county of the Tang Empire, the blade of the empire can be directly put on the neck of the Luzon Kingdom, so that the Luzon Kingdom can feel the coolness of the blade every time you take a deep breath。

And destroying the reputation that the Tang Dynasty has just established here seems to be a good choice, although Frederick has some doubts about the large-scale northern expedition, but he is quite in favor of this choice, at least to avoid the elite counterattack of the Tang army, and the Tang army rangers seem unlikely to be deployed in the area of the Punjab territory, even if it is arranged in this area, according to Frederick's prediction, as long as the Luzon army can be quickly resolved, it can completely return to Luzon after solving the strategic goal.

It should be said that the Luzon attack on Jaipudu was perfect, the empire did not station troops in Jaipudu, according to the agreement reached between the Western Xinjiang and the top level of the Punja Department, the West did not station a regular army in the three cities of Punja, and the defense of the three places was undertaken by the Punja New Army established under the guidance of the Western Xinjiang, but with the development of the situation, although the Punja New Army was established, but the scale was greatly reduced, only 50,000 of the 100,000 people were named the Punjab New Army, and the remaining 50,000 people were included in the garrison defense force, and the main force of the Punjab New Army moved west to Lahore, and the remaining 20,000 Punjab New Army was also stationed in Selmus and in Jaipurdu, only 30,000 garrison defense troops are stationed.

Despite being alerted by Selms, before the Punjab Forces could formally take over the garrison, the Luzon crossed the northern border and launched attacks on Jaipurdo and Selms. The garrison defense forces in Jaipuro were dispersed after only a brief and ineffective resistance.

The task of attacking Jaipudu is the Fourth Corps of the Luzon Royal Family, a fast corps with quite old qualifications in the Kingdom of Luzon, and this corps that used the southern ponies to form quite a transport vehicle, although the efficiency can not be compared with the rapid response division of the Tang Dynasty, but compared with the original situation has been greatly improved, at least in this battle, the Luzon Fourth Corps fully demonstrated their combat effectiveness, flexible and fast running ability, strong strike ability, although the garrison defense force resisted by virtue of the geographical advantage, but the Luzon people came prepared, and soon captured the city wall that was not steep and strongThe fragile psychological quality of the garrison exposed in actual combat also made it impossible for the army to resist, and Jaipurdo can be said to have fallen overnight.

However, the attack on Selms was unexpectedly in trouble, and when the attack of the Luzon Seventh Corps arrived on the outskirts of Selms, it was just in time for the 20,000 Punjab troops who had just moved out of the city, and the Punjab army had been warned in advance that the Luzon army had crossed the border, so there was no great surprise in the face of such an attack, and the two sides began a scuffle on the plain five miles outside the city of Selms almost without a word.

Although the Luzon people used the southern pony to carry out the reform of the mode of transportation, but they could not use this pony to arm the cavalry, the endurance is good, but the lack of weight-bearing capacity makes this pony can only be used for transportation and can not bear the cavalry of the people, this has always been the hidden pain of the Luzon military leadership, but also the biggest weakness of the Luzon army, fortunately, in the Central Continent except for the Indean Kingdom is dominated by the Great Plains, the rest of the region is mostly plains, In the mixed area of hills and mountains, the cavalry was not used very often, and the effect was not obvious, so the Luzon people were barely able to accept this point.

The melee on the outskirts of Selms turned into an infantry battle, with 30,000 Luzon infantry versus 20,000 Punjab Nueva infantry. The infantry of the Punjab New Army, lined up in a neat infantry phalanx, stubbornly resisted the offensive launched by the Luzon Army, at least before the previous waves, the Punjab New Army defended the reputation of the Punjab New Army, and the Luzon Army obviously did not expect that the Indians, whom they had never looked down upon, could have such an army that had always performed well in a neat formation, and the Luzon Army that attacked the wave in a wedge shape encountered resolute resistance in the thick infantry phalanx inserted into the Punjab New Army, and the soldiers of the Punjab New Army were "for honor" among the officers Inspired by the slogan, an extraordinary passion erupted, and the tenacity of the Punjab New Army made the Luzon people suffer enough.

The Meniscus Knife, designed specifically for Punjab soldiers and in line with the habits of the Punjabi people, also exerted great power in this kind of close combat. This kind of meniscus knife is different from the original moon scimitar used by the Indean soldiers, the blade is shorter, although the arc is beautiful, but it is not applicable in the real battlefield fighting, and it is also different from the long-bladed Pu knife and floating knife used by the infantry of the Tang Army, the Indean people are more accustomed to using knives with a certain arc, so combined with national habits and practical combat effects, the Xijiang Science and Technology Department at that time specially developed and designed this kind of meniscus knife in line with the use of the Indean people, combining the needs of the two aspects, and also won the unanimous praise of the soldiers of the Punjab New Army.

The meniscus knife can better exert its power in this kind of intensive melee, it can be picked, teased, sharpened, and chopped from a variety of angles, and it is extremely practical for the infantry combat of the light infantry with the knife as the weapon in the Central Continent, but in the face of the infantry in the East and West Continents, the heavy infantry with spears and spears will encounter heavy losses, so when equipping this weapon, the Science and Technology Department also submitted this opinion to the Military Affairs Administration at that time.

However, the Punjab Forces played to their strengths in the first infantry battle with the Luzons, and this confrontation between the light infantry was not only the morale, training, Experience, but also to test the equipment of the soldiers, in morale and equipment occupy a certain upper hand of the Punjab new army in training and experience is far inferior to the Luzon army, when the war turned white-hot, the original and even once had the upper hand of the Punjab new army advantage gradually lost, the Luzon army not only surpassed the Punjab new army in numbers, but the most important thing is their experience and courage, in the face of the death of their comrades and fallen, the slaughtered Luzon soldiers did not feel much, too much experience made them accustomed to this kind of thing, they understood that only by killing the enemy can they ensure their survival。

Although the soldiers of the Punjab New Army have also undergone considerable tempering in training, after all, this kind of face-to-face life-and-death struggle is still a little difficult for a considerable number of them to accept, especially when they see their comrades-in-arms screaming and falling in front of them, angry, frightened, Fear that all kinds of emotions will be mixed in the middle, which will inevitably affect the morale of the entire army, and there are many veterans and officers who have experienced the war in the middle to encourage stability, but after all, this is an army that has not withstood the test of a real war, and if you want to grow into a qualified army, you must have such a hurdle to pass.

As a graduate of the Northwest Military Academy, Radu quickly noticed the change in the situation, in fact, he had already expected this situation, his Punjab New Army could not be compared with the battle-hardened Luzon Army in that respect, not to mention that his side was still at a disadvantage in numbers, except for occupying the geographical advantage, the Punjab New Army did not have any advantage.

But he also knows that behind him is the newly developed city of Selms, if he retreats, will this new city be destroyed in the clutches of the Luzonians, he doesn't know, but he is the Punjab who grew up in this land, and the 20,000 Punjab New Army under his command are all Punjab men living in this land, even if he knows that it can't, but Radu also hopes that the Punjab New Army can establish the reputation of the Punjab New Army through this battle, even if it is with his own blood. At the same time, he also had the luxury of hoping that he should also be prepared for the possibility of a surprise attack on Selmus by the Luzon army? If this was expected by himself, then as long as he could hold out for a few hours, he might be able to create an excellent opportunity to annihilate this lone Luzon army.

Facing the main general and the two captains who personally put on the battle and rushed to the front line, the momentum and blood surnames of the soldiers of the Punjab New Army who had been gradually overwhelmed by the other party broke out again, and saw the main general and the two captains who were covered in blood fighting with the enemy in front of the battle formation, raising their scimitars and crying blood, even the most cowardly soldiers could not help but have blood and qi surging and their eyes were red, this is a breath, a distraction, a soul, if an army does not have this breath, this distraction, this soul, then this army can not become a real army no matter how it is trained！

In the face of the sudden renewed passion and courage of the Punjabs, the Luzon people were obviously not mentally prepared, they watched them grit their teeth step by step to encircle the Punjab new army, and tighten the encirclement step by step, and the bravery shown by their opponents made them feel also incredible. Especially after having successfully suppressed the morale of this army, the opponent is again fighting with high morale and fighting for his life, such a performance is not surprising if it is not surprising if it appears in a Tang army, but it is worth pondering in an Indian army.

(To be continued)