Chapter 136: Getting Out of Trouble
Among the rebel troops on the other side, the general who led the army was General Conrad, the commander of the former Imperial Fifth Army. This is an experienced general, fifty-five years old, about the same age as Hegar, who has been in the army for forty years, and has been active since he first entered the battlefield at the age of fifteen. He went all the way from the lowest soldier to the commander of the legion, and he commanded both the command experience and the combat experience.
"Commander of the Legion, the enemy's offensive is fierce, our front platoon troops are frustrated and are retreating, do you want to send rear support?" An adjutant general next to him looked at the situation in front of him and said.
"Don't worry, the enemy's morale is high now, and we don't have to fight each other hard. However, this momentum will not last long, and when the enemy's sharpness fades, we will fight each other again. General Conrad said calmly.
The current situation, of course, General Conrad has expected that the opponent's troops will definitely rush out desperately at the beginning, but in fact this is impossible, a big battle of this scale, it is impossible to win with momentum alone, it is enough to mainly look at the formation, so at the beginning, although the opponent's momentum is very fierce, it seems to be very fierce, but as long as it is consumed for a while, when the other party finds that it can't be attacked, this momentum will disappear. However, if you let the troops in your rear press up, you can directly beat the other party back.
The advantage is on his side, General Conrad understands this very well, so he is not in a hurry at all, if he goes down this time, he will definitely win on his side, but he doesn't know why, he always feels a little worried, because he has heard about the other party's commander.
Yes, of course, this commander is referring to Ye Junwen, he had never heard of this person called Serina before, but just recently, this person seemed to be born out of thin air. In the previous confrontation between the two countries, the other party's plan perfectly defeated the strength of the enemy's two legions, in his opinion, this is the command ability of the military god descending into the world, this person is not simple, this is what he thought of when he saw the battle report.
When facing Ye Junwen, Conrad's vigilance was very high, and he always felt that the other party's command should not be so simple, and there should still be some backhand, but what this backhand was, Conrad couldn't think of it, so he could only look at the situation.
Just when Conrad's side was still studying Ye Junwen's tactics, there were also changes on the battlefield. The so-called again and again, again and again, and three declines, although Ye Junwen's troops rushed fiercely at the beginning, and it also had a good effect, but the opposite side was not vegetarian, although they were beaten and retreated, but they still withstood the impact. And Ye Junwen's troops sprinted several times in a row, although they pressed the formation back, they still failed to break through. Under these circumstances, the soldiers' spirit began to be slowly exhausted, and knowing that they themselves were a desperate place, this could not be rushed, and the atmosphere of despair began to spread.
The most intuitive feeling is that the impact of Ye Junwen's troops is declining, and the troops on the opposite side are slowly beginning to gain a firm foothold, and some fronts have actually begun to counterattack.
Seeing this situation, General Conrad's side is also preparing to command the troops behind him and on both wings to go up to encircle and suppress, this is the gap in formation, their army can spread out the formation, the troops on both wings and the troops behind can be lined up, once the front is resisted, both sides are outflanked, and it is very simple to destroy the opponent's troops, and Ye Junwen and their side can't do it, their formation really can't be expanded.
"Commander, do you want to launch a general attack?" The adjutant next to him looked at the situation and asked again.
"Hmm......" General Conrad thought for a moment, according to the normal situation, a general attack should be launched at this time, because the first wave of the enemy's attack has been blocked, and the defeat is already visible. Originally, there was nothing to hesitate about, but General Conrad was still concerned about Ye Junwen's situation.
"Forget it, attack." General Conrad thought about it, and still responded to all changes with the same, and it was too much to say if he didn't attack with the whole army at this time.
"Woo ......" The horn sounded on the battlefield, this was the rebel troops blowing the horn of the whole army's attack, and the troops who heard the attack order also immediately began to move, and the troops on Ye Junwen's side surrounded and suppressed.
"Legion Commander, something is wrong!" The generals on Ye Junwen's side are also anxious, this situation is obviously not good for them, and Hejiaer is now commanding on the front line, they can only find Ye Junwen.
"Hmm......" Ye Junwen nodded, "The other party has launched a general attack, so let's launch it too." ”
"Huh?" Several generals were stunned, and now launch a general attack? For now, it's better to go back. Yes, although their current terrain is not very conducive to forming a formation, the enemy should not dare to attack it, otherwise their own formation will be confused. Therefore, several people also concluded that the other party would only block them in front, and the current situation is better to temporarily retreat and sort it out again.
However, Ye Junwen's order is to attack with the whole army, and in the current situation, is there a chance of winning a direct decisive battle with the enemy? Depending on the situation, it should be a loss, this is really not a fight, what is going on with the corps commander.
Although many officers questioned Ye Junwen's order, Hejiaer was not there, and when he left before, he also said that the command of the whole army was temporarily handed over to Ye Junwen, which means that Ye Junwen is now also the commander of the First Army, in this case, although these generals feel that it is wrong, they still have to obey orders.
"Pass the commander's order: launch a general attack, the whole army will assault!"
"Launch a general attack, the whole army assault!"
A horn sounded "Woo ......", and similarly, Ye Junwen's troops were also the order to launch a general attack, which made his own troops and the troops on the opposite side stunned, launch a general attack at this time? This front line is already a little unbearable.
"General attack?" General Conrad on the opposite side was also stunned when he heard the sound of the other party's horn, this is really a bit strange, ordinary people will not choose to attack when they see this situation, what is this situation, he is a little incomprehensible.
However, just when everyone was puzzled, suddenly a force appeared behind the rebels' flanks and rushed towards the rebels' troops at a great speed.
"General! Cavalry units appeared in the rear of our army! The adjutant said immediately.
"What?" General Conrad was slightly stunned, cavalry? How is this possible? Although the First and Second Legions really had cavalry, their location was in a hilly area, and the cavalry was not easy to assault, so Conrad thought that the other party's cavalry was just dismounting and fighting on foot, and he didn't consider this at all. Of course, the strangest thing is why the opposing cavalry appeared in their rear and when they came around.
It's just that there is no time for him to think about what is going on now, this has just sounded the order for a general attack, and at this time all the troops are moving forward, and a force appears behind them, and the formation can't be adjusted at all. Now it seems that this must be the time that the other side has calculated, and they also launched a general attack when their own side launched a general attack, in fact, it was to inform this cavalry unit to attack at this time and take them by surprise.
And more importantly, this rekindled the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Legions, who were already a little desperate, and their morale had just run out, and just when they thought that they were going to finish this time, suddenly a cavalry team appeared in the rear of the enemy, and at this moment, they saw the hope of victory again, and their morale rose again. Sure enough, at this moment, the troops in the front row began to exert their strength again.
"Kill! Kill it! At this time, Hegar was in front, and when he saw this opportunity, he immediately shouted.
"Kill!" The soldiers shouted in unison and continued to push forward with Hegar. And the situation of the rebels on the opposite side is just the opposite, I thought that they were going to win, but at the critical time there was an enemy cavalry behind them, and now they were in chaos, what should they do now, resist the front or the back? The momentary confusion led to a change in the morale of the two armies, and at the time of the dissipation, the troops in the front row were overwhelmed by the troops of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps.
"Captain, it's not good!" When the adjutant saw this, he immediately shouted to General Conrad, "Please make a decision quickly." ”
"Immediately notify the cavalry team to support and intercept the opponent's assault force!" General Conrad thought for a moment and immediately said, "The front row troops are holding up against the opposing infantry. ”
General Conrad's command was not bad, they also had cavalry, albeit not many in number. Yes, the place where their Fifth Legion itself fought was in the hilly area, where the cavalry was of little use, but there were still some, and it was just right for them to intercept the enemy's cavalry.
However, the idea is good, but it is a pity that the timing, at this time it is a little too late for their cavalry to go up. The purpose of Ye Junwen's cavalry team was to disrupt the local formation, and by the time they intercepted it, the infantry formation's formation had already been chaotic.
As long as the opponent's formation can be disrupted, the soldiers on both sides will have no formation, in this case, the morale of the soldiers on Ye Junwen's side is higher, so that the victory or defeat on both sides is certainly conceivable.
Sure enough, the battle lasted a little longer, and the situation changed again, and the rebel forces began to retreat in full, while the troops of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps had already rushed out of the hilly area, and it was clear that the interception plan had failed.
"Awesome......" General Conrad looked at the situation and couldn't help but say, "We lost this battle, and told the troops to retreat to the west." ”