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On May 11, 700 in the Gregorian calendar, the First Indean Campaign officially began, and after confirming that the Luzon people were quite well prepared, the commander of the Tang Army targeted the side of the Hansen League and launched a fierce attack on the province of Kerman. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe Tang army combined forces with the southern front attack group composed of four divisions of the Gerlock Corps to strike a beautiful left hook on the north bank of the Volga River, first along the Volga River westward, because both the Luzon and the Hansen League hoped that the target of the Tang Army's attack would be the other side, so the march was very smooth, and did not encounter any resistance, but at a distance of twenty miles from the Volga River turn suddenly crossed the river to the north and marched north, which caught the Hansen League by surprise.

In order to prevent the Tang Army from misunderstanding, the Hansen Allied Army did not deploy too many troops on the southern border of Kerman, and the Southern Front of the Tang Army was like a bamboo, and it was only after advancing into the prosperous Kerman 120 miles before it encountered the first resistance of the Hansen Allied Army, and the division directly under the Tang Army's Gerlock Corps and the Hansen Allied Army's Hanover Second Corps 20,000 troops had a fierce exchange of fire at a distance of 80 miles from Kerman City, the capital of Kerman Province, and the follow-up troops of the Tang Army immediately joined the battlefield. The 20,000-strong squad of the 2nd Hanover Corps used their 15,000-strong infantry to form a thick heavy infantry phalanx, stubbornly blocking the many attacks launched by the directly subordinate divisions, while the other 5,000 cavalry continued to attack from the flanks, seriously interfering with the offensive rhythm and efficiency of the directly subordinate corps. It was not until Zeppelin led the Fifth Corps to follow up that the Hansen Confederate army used cavalry as mobile cover, and the infantry defensive phalanx alternately covered it, and slowly retreated along the line of communication to twenty miles away to stabilize its position.

Although the first collision ended with the Tang Army temporarily gaining the upper hand, but in this collision the Tang Army launched an attack with superior forces, but failed to achieve the expected results, the casualties on both sides were strikingly similar, the tenacious fighting spirit of the infantry of the Hansen Alliance Army and the flexible tactics of the cavalry made the Gerok Legion, which had not encountered a strong opponent for a long time, finally realized that this time it was likely to encounter an unprecedented opponent, and the first time it fought with the army from the Western Continent also made the originally somewhat arrogant Tang Army sober up a lot, only two 10,000 troops were able to retreat calmly under the encirclement of their own two divisions, although the timing of the fifth division to follow up was a little too hasty, there were mistakes in the method, but the keen sense of smell and accurate judgment of the opposing commander still made Zeppelin and Du Qingyun, the commander of the directly subordinate division, feel admiration.

Seeing that the logistics department was busy rescuing the wounded and tidying up the battlefield, Zeppelin gave his fist a little regretful, if he was more cautious and meticulous, and quickly advanced the four wings from the two flanks, maybe this battle could achieve better results. But he really didn't expect the opponent's sense of smell to be so sensitive, he just had time to open the position, the enemy continued to use cavalry to attack him, slowing down his own advance, and the opponent's cavalry also showed a rigorous style and tenacious fighting spirit, tenacious but not rigid, flexible and full of attacking surnames, his division was the first time to encounter such a difficult opponent.

"Brother Berlin, don't worry too much, it's just the beginning, I'm afraid that the battles behind will be very frequent, Cui Shuai's arrangement is very exquisite, but I'm afraid that everyone, including him, has ignored one point, the combat effectiveness of the new opponent of the Hansen Alliance Army is not ordinary, it seems that the quality of the army in the Western Continent is quite strong, beyond our imagination, and even more threatening than the Liberians." This war will not end so easily, and if it is not done well, it will turn into a difficult and brutal war of attrition. While comforting his colleagues, Du Qingyun, who had just taken over as the head of Zhan Botao, the division commander of the division directly under him, also talked about his worries again.

"Brother Qingyun has seen very much, if the Hansen Allied Army is similar to the Kaman Army in terms of combat effectiveness, but the quality of their officers is quite high, I have a feeling in this contact battle, steady and flexible, rich in tactical means, all departments cooperate and coordinate tacitly, the commander is effective, it is a strong enemy, it seems to be the second corps from the Duchy of Hanover, I heard that this corps is the backbone of the Hansen Allied Army. If the opponents we encounter in this battle are similar to this army, hehe, this battle really has to be fought. ”

Zeppelin regretted that he was also aroused by his colleagues, the stronger the opponent, the more worthy of a battle, the kind of war that destroys the withering and decaying for a thousand miles is certainly refreshing, but the aftertaste is also tasteless, only this kind of hard fighting can be won in the tempering of history, and it can also be left in their own memories for their own aftertaste, and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be more sharpened, I don't know how many wars will be in the future, and the Fifth Division wants to leave more brilliant achievements on the road to the west, then it can't expect to encounter easy things in the battle, which is not conducive to the growth of the troops。

"Brother Berlin, you see that although the enemy has retreated now, it doesn't seem to be retreating, but instead putting on the appearance of holding on to the limit, what do you deduce the Hansen Alliance plans to do next?" Du Qingyun squatted down and grabbed a small grass in the gravel and put it in his mouth to chew it, and asked as he asked.

Zeppelin also squatted down, and said thoughtfully: "It's hard to say now, the intelligence shows that the army responsible for the defense of Kerman Province should be the army of the Duchy of Hanover, and now I only see the number of the Second Corps, and the defense in the east is estimated to be the First Corps of the Duchy of Hanover, and Qiu Zicheng's Tenth Army will not be so easy to meet." Kerman Province is equivalent to a side door for the Hansen League, once opened, I am afraid that their backs will be exposed in front of our blades, if I am the coach of the Hansen League, no matter how difficult it is, I can only fight hard for two battles. ”

"Brother Berlin means that the enemy on the other side of us will fight with us here?" Du Qingyun asked rhetorically.

"Well, the road we go north is the most suitable path for marching, most of the other areas are the Gobi Desert, and now is the spring when the wind and sand rise, even if there are guides, it is difficult for our soldiers to adapt to the dry climate here, if you want to fight quickly, the most suitable way is to break a road from here. If we want to make a detour through the coastal area, it will not only take time, but it will also be difficult to cope with the baggage, and the road conditions will be very poor, so the enemy will have ample time to adjust the deployment, which will be even more unfavorable to us. Of course, this is just my own opinion, and in the end, it depends on the opinions of the command and the exhibition master. ”

Zeppelin shook his head, in this case, a hard battle seems to be inevitable, but Cui Shuai's style is to avoid a war of attrition as much as possible, he prefers to attack the weak with the strong, and concentrate the superior forces to gather and annihilate the opponent, but the strength shown by the enemy is quite strong, and the reaction is also very fast, Zeppelin deduced that the reason why the other party is slowly retreating is to accumulate strength and wait for backup, to jam this throat channel, and to have a hard confrontation with his own side here.

Du Qingyun nodded silently, calculating the balance of strength between the enemy and us, plus the first and second divisions that are about to follow up, there are about 90,000 people on their side, and according to the military establishment of the Hansen Alliance, it is the Hannover Second Corps that is responsible for the defense here, according to the Western military establishment, a corps of 70,000 people, their own side does not have much advantage, and the strength shown by the enemy is not inferior to their own side, if this battle really breaks through hard battles, the price paid will not be small.

Zhan Botao was a little irritable in the camp tent in circles, he didn't expect the Hansen Alliance to react so quickly, and the combat effectiveness of the Hansen Alliance was even more unexpected, two thousand people were able to retreat from the two divisions of the force, this is simply the shame of the Gerok Legion and the Tang Army, even the Kaman people can't easily escape in this situation, this news makes Zhan Botao feel humiliated, that kind of somewhat depressed taste Zhan Botao doesn't know if Du Qingyun and Zeppelin have realized it, but in this case, he is not good at reprimanding the two subordinates, after all, this is the first time to fight with the army from the Western Continent, and he has no experience, it is inevitable that something will go wrong, but if the next battle is still such a painless fight, I am afraid that he, the deputy commander of the Gerlok Legion, will not be able to explain to the command himself.

The First and Second Divisions have already followed, and Zhan Botao also realized that he had made some mistakes, the First Division, a pure Gaoyue soldier division, was obviously a cut above the Second Division in terms of marching, if the First Division was allowed to fight at the front, maybe the Hansen Allied Army would not be so easy to shake off the pursuit of the Fifth Division. But now there is still a chance, the enemy army has put on a tough posture to fight hard with his own side, Zhan Botao also wants to use this opportunity to weigh the real strength of the army in the Western Continent, whether it is a mule or a horse, and it has to be pulled out for a walk.

But this battle is probably a battle that really tests the Jerlock Legion, judging from the situation reflected by Du Qingyun and Zeppelin, the second Hanover Corps on the opposite side is probably a backbone of the Hansen Allied Army, and the main responsibility of this force is only to prevent their own side from breaking through South Kerman, just the two 10,000 troops show both offensive and defensive freedom to send and receive is worthy of a thumbs up, not every commander can make an accurate judgment on the chaotic battlefield, if the first encounter The other commander's judgment is a little hesitant, then these two 10,000 troops are now only afraid that they will become the first meal of the Gelok LegionNow, Zhan Botao will have to face this army head-on, which may have received reinforcements.

As Cui Shuai said, maybe this punch hit the soft underbelly of the Hansen Alliance, but the Hansen Alliance will definitely add thick armor to this soft underbelly, only by piercing this layer of armor can the Hansen Alliance really feel the pain, Zhan Botao clenched his fists and stared at the somewhat cold night sky outside the tent.

(To be continued)