Section 85 Confrontation 2
readx;? The wall, which had lost the protection of the trench, could hardly withstand the frantic onslaught of the ironclad horses, and under the ferocious impact of the assault spear with the wolf's tooth vertebrae, in just a few breaths, the wooden walled fence began to crack and scatter in many places. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The dense rain of arrows could not stop the surging tide of troops, the gap changed from small to large, and soon became a huge gap, and the phalanx composed of light armored infantry quickly collapsed in front of the ironclad cavalry, which had absolute superiority in all aspects in terms of height, degree, weaponry, and armor. The ironclad cavalry that had broken through immediately tore through the infantry line like a whirlwind and rushed straight to the inner camp.
But soon they tasted the bitter fruit of the enemy's lightness, and the vast camp seemed unprepared, but when one after another the traps were immediately waved at the ironclad cavalry as they rushed in. Due to the speed and lack of mental preparation, the ironclad cavalry that rushed in under the black pressure suddenly fell into the pits dotted in the camp, and the huge pressure immediately broke the horse's hooves, and the cavalrymen who were dressed in heavy prices had difficulty moving, and were soon killed by the Kaman soldiers who were waiting aside. Then the ironclad cavalry that rushed in couldn't control it, and the wave after wave forced the cavalry in front to rush in and fall into the pit, but fortunately, the Mott light cavalry who was harassing from the other side saw that the situation was not good, and forcibly broke through and inserted from the other side, and used the flexible advantage of the light cavalry to attack the Carman infantry ambushed in the large camp, and gradually reversed the unfavorable situation.
When the Gaoyue infantry pushed the wall into the camp, Hoffman admitted that he had no strength in this battle, although the traps he arranged in the camp successfully killed and injured a large number of ironclad cavalry of the Northwest Army, but the improvisation of the enemy's light cavalry, as well as the timely arrival of the hoplites, the huge difference in numbers and the restraint of the arms could not only rely on a few traps to turn the disadvantage, he knew this very well after professional study and training, and the proper use of tactics could not reverse the huge gap in strategyThis is an eternal truth.
With the addition of Gao Yue's infantry to the battlefield, Mott's light cavalry also became more and more involved, and the heavy cavalry simply retreated to a spacious place, avoiding the denser heart area of the pit, and instead gradually advanced along the perimeter of the camp to strangle. The Kaman soldiers fully demonstrated their defensive experience and perseverance, allowing the Northwest Army horse infantry to take turns to attack, but their defensive circle was still very tight, but with the gradual reduction of the number of soldiers and the huge consumption of physical strength, the defensive circle began to appear in the final gap, but this was already after six hours of fierce fighting.
When the last camp was breached, and less than 8,000 Kaman soldiers remained in the open space of the entire camp, the Kaman soldiers who had lost their cover were completely exposed to the blades of the ironclad cavalry, and it only took a few consecutive charges to crush the exhausted but barely maintained Carman defensive circle. Out of respect for this team, Shanzhu and Mao Jin consulted and issued a letter of persuasion to the Kamans, and the Kamans finally agreed to their request after some arguments, of course, this was the last order left by the corps commander Hoffman after his suicide.
When the battle between the Northwest Army and the Kamans ended, it was also the time when the Taiping defenders of Ping 6 Province surrendered to Kaicheng, Shanzhu and Mao Jin were very disdainful of the wall of the Taiping defenders of Ping 6 Provinces, but Li Wufeng once issued a strict order to strictly prohibit any discrimination against the Taiping Army, so even if the two were unwilling, they had to accept the other party's surrender with a smile.
At this point, the whole territory of Ping 6 Prefecture was recovered, and the Empire's Shuanglong Drama Pearl Flag and the Northwest Army's Jinpeng Flag fluttered in the sky above Ping 6 Mansion City at the same time.
Of course, CM Hurley did not know that his friend and colleague had been killed.6 At this time, he was complacent and chatting and laughing with the commanders of the 3rd and 8th Corps of his companions, and the easy capture of Yulin Mansion City made everyone's hearts relieved, and the initial goal set had been completed, and the Ninth Corps and the Royal Guards had also joined forces with the Poole people to conquer Yunfu.
The forces of the Tang people in the Yanyun area retreated and moved eastward, and the entire Yunfu had fallen into the hands of the coalition forces, and the two sides were bounded by the Raun peace, the west of the river belonged to Kaman, and the east of the river belonged to Poole, and Yunfu City was ceded to the Poole people under the circle of the prime minister, which made the Poole people ecstatic, this was the first time in hundreds of years that the Poole people occupied a decent city, and it was also the city of the Tanghe people! It is said that in return, the Poole will put pressure on the Dodonians not to support the northern line of the Tang Empire with Situ Tai, and even persuade the Dodonians to form an alliance with the two countries to jointly divide the Tang Empire.
CM But Hurley is not thinking about these now, as a vanguard officer, the front of his Fourth Corps has reached the Qinghe Department, the news is not optimistic, the Tanghe people's city guard corps has taken the lead to defeat the Taiping army entrenched in Qinghe Mansion City, control Qinghe Mansion City, and is now actively repairing the city wall, repairing defensive facilities, obviously for their own plan to go south, it seems that the Tanghe people really want to use Qinghe Mansion as a bridgehead to block their own army to the south, and this Qinghe Mansion is the Prime Minister's inevitable thing, General Nick also sent nearly four corps, including his own Fourth Corps, to come, and it is clear that he is also determined to take Qinghe Mansion.
The combat effectiveness of the CM City Guard Corps is not clear, but it can be used as the two directly subordinate legions of the Tang River Empire, its combat effectiveness will definitely not be bad, and it will definitely not be easy to win this battle, fortunately, the siege of the city has always been the strength of the Kaman infantry, not to mention that according to the intelligence, the southern city and the west city walls of Qinghe Mansion have been damaged to varying degrees by the evacuated Taiping army, and it is said that the heavy defensive weapons on the walls of the four cities have been destroyed, which is a rare good news for their side. Despite their bad intentions, Hurley thanked them from the bottom of his heart, and in any case, their actions were at least enough to save the lives of thousands of Kaman soldiers, while the soldiers of the Tang River would have to pay the same amount of lives to stop their own attack.
CM" reported to the corps commander that the 2nd Light Cavalry 10,000 Cavalry and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Infantry 10,000 Cavalry had arrived on the outskirts of Qinghefu City, and now the Tanghe people were organizing manpower to repair the city wall of Qinghefu, and the 2nd Light Cavalry 10,000 Cavalry had launched an attack to disrupt the enemy's repair operations, and the three infantry 10,000 troops had lined up to meet the enemy, and the First Heavy Cavalry 10,000 Cavalry had also arrived. Now we are waiting for your instructions. "A horse galloped in, the horse was not yet stable, the herald turned over and dismounted beautifully, and ran two steps with the horse, standing aside after a standard military salute, and reported in a loud voice.
CM "Well, order the 10,000 cavalry of the first heavy cavalry to prepare for battle to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack, the 2nd light cavalry 10,000 cavalry to strengthen the attack, and absolutely not let the enemy free up to repair the city wall, and the other three infantry 10,000 troops can set up camp to strengthen the vigilance and prevent the enemy from stealing the camp. Tell them that the army will be there soon. Hull used his eyes to consult the two corps commanders beside him, and when he saw that both of them agreed to his arrangement, he waved his hand and motioned for the herald to leave.
The plan drawn up by General CM Nick was very rigorous and thorough, Yulin Mansion fell quickly under the attack of the Second Corps, only one 10,000 troops were retained to guard it, and the remaining 60,000 horses followed the other three corps south, and the attack on Qinghe Mansion was the highlight of this southern expedition, and the responsibility of commanding this battle was handed over to Hurley. Although the Third Corps is ranked ahead of his own corps, the commander of the corps, Viscount Billy, is the new commander, and he is far inferior to himself in terms of qualifications and combat experience. Hurley could feel the weight of the burden on his shoulders.
cm: "The two corps leaders, it seems that the Tanghe people want to have a real battle with us in Qinghe Mansion, fortunately, the Taiping Sect has laid an ambush, even so, I am afraid that this battle is extremely tragic." Hurley's gaze turned around on the faces of the two colleagues, and he turned back to the south, "We have never been in contact with the city guard legion of the Tang River people, and we don't know what the details of this team are, if we can know the details of the other party, maybe the pressure on us in this battle will be much less." ”.
cm: "Lord Hurley, isn't this city guard corps trying to eat with the Taiping army in Qinghe Mansion for a year or two, judging from the performance of the Taiping army in Yulin Mansion, the combat effectiveness of the Taiping army is not worth mentioning at all, and if the city guard corps of the Tanghe people has been grinding with the Taiping army for so long in a small Qinghe Mansion, their combat effectiveness is only afraid of being high, right?"
CM "Lord Cherif, this question is not so simple, the leader of the Tanghe people's city guard is an extremely cunning person, it is said that the reason why he is unwilling to fight with the Taiping army is because it involves the power struggle within the Tanghe royal family, I don't know the specific situation here, but one thing is certain, this is definitely not a rabble, you can think about it, why they have been entangled with the Taiping army for so long and have no result, but once they are serious, it only took a few days to drive the Taiping army out of Qinghe?" Hurley shook his head, he disagreed with his colleague.
CM "But I also heard that the main force of the Taiping army in Qinghe Province did not suffer much loss, and they took the initiative to withdraw from Qinghe Province, as evidenced by the destruction of Qinghe Province's city defense facilities. Cherif immediately raised a rebuttal.
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