Chapter 121: VII. The Battle of Nag-Ma'an
While Li Tianhao was making a big fuss around Basrady, the southern border of Arubania was also embroiled in the fighting, and the Palchi army under the command of Wei Song suddenly launched an all-out attack on Arubania. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Originally, the conflict between Palchi and Arubania on the border has been continuous, but on the whole, Palchi has been in a relatively disadvantageous situation, of course, this is to stabilize Shurya and Abrahe, so as to continue to keep Adlem in a state of idleness, but in another sense, it is also to be able to give the Arubanian army a surprise attack one day, and Wei Song believes that now is the most opportune time.
At the same time, Gernas, Darla, Zaran, and Wod led 70,000 troops out of the fortress of Mayolan, Weizon, Brooks, and Hector led 80,000 troops out of Agoba, and Müller, Elaine, and Chikelda led 30,000 newly trained Palci cavalry from the fortress of Tours to Kutila, and a full army of 180,000 launched a full-scale attack on Arubania at the same time.
It was not as easy as talking about it to concentrate the large army in the rear under the nose of the Arubanian army, thanks to the various deception techniques that Wei Song and Brooks had racked their brains to deceive each other's eyes. Although a significant portion of the army was made up of newly recruited soldiers, they had also undergone two years of rigorous training and had reached a level of combat effectiveness, so that the Palchi army had twice the numerical superiority of the enemy.
In the face of Palci's sudden attack, Shurya and Abrach were not too surprised. These two seasoned veterans are not fuel-efficient lamps, although they have repeatedly gained the advantage in the battle against Palchi in the last year or so, but they have not yet reached the point of being carried away by these small victories, they know very well that Palchi has not launched a large-scale offensive during this time, must be to accumulate strength, so they have been secretly preparing and waiting for this day to come, but their request for more troops from His Majesty has not been answered.
Palci's army was menacing, and the two veterans decisively decided to concentrate their limited forces on one of the roads - since the opponent had an absolute advantage in numbers, it would be easier to seize the initiative on the battlefield by dispersing the forces on various points to resist at various points.
Of Parci's three main armies, it was obvious that the northern army was the weakest, and although there were only 30,000 men in the middle, almost all of them were cavalry, and it was obviously difficult for the Arubanian army, with infantry as the main force, to annihilate this force, and this cavalry force was relatively low in threat to the city. Concentrate the main force of the Arubanian army, there is a superiority in strength over the northern route army, and the Arubanian army still has the advantage of cavalry, as long as this Palchi army can be defeated in a short time, then the two sides can achieve a balance of power, at least there is hope for a protracted war, and after a long time, the Palchi army can only withdraw.
Shurya and Abrahe were the most famous Arubanian generals, and the speed with which they concentrated and moved their forces was breathtaking, and they encountered the Northern Route Army before Wei Song's Southern Route Army launched an attack on the city of Naig, and the two sides fought a decisive battle in the desert three hundred miles west of the city of Ma'an.
The Palchi army had 70,000 men in the battle, while the Arubanian army had 88,500 men, including nearly 20,000 cavalry. This is already the maximum number of troops that Shurya can mobilize, and the remaining forces must hold the city before he defeats the Northern Route Army in order to complete the strategic goal, which has to be said to be a gamble.
Shurya's tactic is very simple, that is, to use the most elite cavalry units of Arubania as the vanguard to break through, although this tactic did not defeat Gernas two years ago, but Shurya has no other choice, only the central breakthrough tactic can disintegrate the enemy army in the shortest possible time, and now the time of the Arubanian army is more precious than gold. There are quite a few new recruits in the enemy army, and they will not be as calm as the veterans under the onslaught of cavalry, and this is Shurya's only chance.
Once again, Abrahe was in command of the cavalry, and he was well aware of the importance of the battle, and that he had to open it up for the whole army, even if it was dangerous.
"Assault! Assault! Abrahe shouted loudly, and the Arubanian cavalry rushed towards the opposite Parci army like madness.
As Shurya had expected, the Palchi army was shaken - no amount of training could simulate the shock of tens of thousands of cavalry rushing towards them, and the Palchi recruits, without exception, trembled their legs.
As the front of the Arubanian cavalry rushed into Palci's array, there was a bloody storm: the heads of the scimitars flew in the air, the horses that had been poked by the spears fell to the ground, and at the same time broke the leg bones of the cavalry, and before the cavalry could scream, the sternum was crushed by the subsequent horses' hooves, and the infantry tried to use their shields to resist the huge impact of the cavalry, but they were knocked to the ground by the huge force, and then they were trampled into flesh under the horses' hooves.
The forward column of the Palchi army was shaken, and it was almost cut in half by the Aruban army, Shurya saw it clearly in the rear, and immediately threw in the infantry to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.
At this moment, a team of five hundred men appeared in the Palchi army, and this small group moved to the right side of the Arubanian cavalry and lined up in array, and the leading Abrahe did not pay attention to such a small team at all, and went straight to his goal, but Shurya in the rear was shocked - this small army had a black iron rod in his hand that had never been seen before!
Shurya's mind was instantly reminded of a scene from the past: he had broken his left hand with an unknown weapon of the enemy during the Battle of the Mahabi Trail, and in the darkness he did not see what weapon the other party was using, only remembered that it was a living fire-breathing thing, and now the actions of the team holding the unknown object made him vaguely feel the tactics of that night.
With the roar of the black iron rods in the squad's hands, Shurya confirmed that his judgment was correct, but the confirmation was bitter, for he understood what it meant for his cavalry troops. When the projectiles flying from the flanks concentrated the Arubanian cavalry that broke through intensively, many people crossed the gate of life and death in a daze.
Its loud sound shocked the Arubanian army more than the casualties inflicted by the musketeers. Even many of the Palchi army themselves were frightened by the power of this new weapon, not to mention the horses under the crotches of the Arubanian cavalry. The horses were so frightened by the sudden noise that they kicked and jumped wildly, and swept the riders out one by one. The poor Arubanian cavalry was not unskilled in horsemanship, but even they themselves were panicked, how could they have the spare time to control the mad horses?