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Just when Wufeng had high hopes for the war on the Western Front, the Battle for the Northwest Defense officially began. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info As the attack of the tentative surname unfolded, it was followed by a frontal assault of the Rober Iron Cavalry like *. After several successive attempts to understand the defensive system of the Western Xinjiang in a semi-arc, Tu Da soon found that the Western Xinjiang Army placed their strongest Gaoyue infantry division in the middle, which was the safest way, which could meet the two wings and protect the Chinese army from being easily crushed, but it was difficult for only one Gaoyue infantry division to meet the entire front, especially under the rapid and fast impact of his own cavalry, it was often a surprise attack on their north and south battalions that did not have time to react quickly.

Kang Jianguo, who served as the commander-in-chief of the defense of the Tuqi battalion, really felt the fierceness and courage of the Luobei cavalry at this time, and Ling Tianfang, who handed over all the defense to Kang Jianguo at this time, also saw the power of the Luobei heavy cavalry after Tu Da's transformation.

In the past, the Luobei heavy cavalry was actually not a heavy cavalry at all, a crude chain mail, with an inferior iron helmet, and a spear slightly longer than the imperial light cavalry spear, constituted the so-called ironclad cavalry, in the eyes of the empire and Liberyazhu [***] side, it turned out that those Luobei iron cavalry could not be called ironclad cavalry or heavy cavalry at all, at most they could be regarded as chainmail cavalry, this title was obviously a ridicule and ridicule or insult to Luobei iron cavalry.

But the current Luobei ironclad cavalry is obviously different from usual, although the close surname and quality of the iron leaf armor seem to be a little different from the imperial heavy cavalry, and the gap is even greater than that of the heavy cavalry of the Liberian countries, but after all, there is finally a decent iron leaf armor, which is a substantial improvement compared to the simple chain mail in the past, and the iron helmet also imitates the heavy cavalry of the Liberian countries and adds beast mask armor to cover the face, which can not only protect the cavalry from being injured by stray arrows, but also enhance the cavalry's own psychological power。 The biggest improvement is the appearance of horse armor, although it is just a few simple leather armor can only be barely called horse armor, but it is also not to be underestimated for the improvement of the protection ability of the war horse, this leather armor configuration in the horse chest, horse belly and other important and vulnerable positions of the horse can play a very important role in protection, especially the defense of the stray arrow is quite effective.

The weapons were also improved by imitating the heavy cavalry of the Liboa countries, and the spearhead made of all iron knew at a glance that most of them were from Indian, and the iron-rich ore produced in the Hyderabad region in the north of Indian was rich, but the quality of their wrought iron was affected by the poor technology of the Indians in the iron-making method, but in the case of restrictions on the export of refined iron in the surrounding places, especially in the western Xinjiang, the Luope people had no choice, at least this kind of long iron spearhead was not the same as the original Luobei iron riding a long wooden stick connected to an ordinary rotten spearhead。 Of course, there are also a small number of iron spears, which can be seen at a glance at the color and brightness, and know that they are different from the wrought iron produced by Inde'an, the bright and dull color of the black oil, and even the connoisseurs know that this is a high-quality product, and after capturing one or two, Ling Tianfang concluded that this is the special spear for heavy cavalry imported by the Luope people from the Hansen League through smuggling.

Although Ling Tianfang had already learned about Tu Da's plan to transform Luo Bei's heavy cavalry through the Military Intelligence Bureau, he was still surprised to see the improvement in the strength of Luo Bei's heavy cavalry. As a strategic planner, Ling Tianfang never thought that it was his specialty for the use of tactics and on-the-spot command, and these specific tasks were handed over to those generals who had experienced a hundred battles, and he only needed to determine his surname from the overall situation, so Kang Jianguo took it for granted that he became the commander-in-chief of the front line, while he retreated behind the scenes to observe the changes in Luo Pei's cavalry as an observer.

Standing at the outpost of the South Camp, making an exception and wearing a heavy armor to watch the scene of the attack of the Luobei cavalry, Ling Tianfang wanted to observe the changes in the combat effectiveness of the Luobei cavalry in the past few years through his own eyes. The formation of the Luo Hunt light cavalry is still as flexible as ever, and the superb riding skills of the riders are the basis for them to dare to constantly change the formation in front of their own army, and these nomadic riders do have a natural endowment, and at this point it is difficult for the farming people to catch up with them anyway, which is the ability given to them by their long-term nomadic habits.

In the face of the Western Xinjiang Army, if the Luope people want to break through the camp, the first thing they need to solve is the trench with a width of three meters and the deer and horse rejection piles behind the trench, and then they can talk about the walled wall behind these two layers of obstacles. The second division of the Gerlok Legion, which had been waiting for a long time, took on the heavy responsibility of defense this time, and the ballista and catapult rolled and fired continuously, so that the robe-cavalry who pounced on them tasted the taste of injury, plus the longbowmen who were welcomed in the line-up, each wave of baptism was pushed sideways like a sickle for cutting wheat, and it was the Lope cavalry that fell like wheat stubble. The dark red blood quickly solidified in the sun, and the battlefield full of bloody aura was almost vomiting, when Ling Tianfang saw with his own eyes a Luo Pei cavalry being pierced through the head by two crossbow arrows, and the white flower brains mixed with scarlet blood disintegrated thirty meters in front of him, sprinkling a bewitching red and white flower shadow like a heavenly maiden scattered flowers, he couldn't help but twitch in his heart.

The efforts of the Luope people were not without rewards, the first group of light cavalry raids were just to attract the attention of the defenders of the western frontier, and the second and third groups of horses with round leather shields and protective bodies threw dirt bags into the trench in an attempt to fill the trench is their real purpose, and the dirt bags that fell like raindrops soon filled several trenches tens of meters long, which was equivalent to opening the first gate for attacking the camp.

Ling Tianfang observed carefully, the appearance of the round leather shield of the Luobei light cavalry was another highlight, this kind of leather shield from the Western Continent was light and flexible, although it could not resist powerful piercing weapons such as throwing spears and crossbows, but it had a very good effect on preventing ordinary arrow attacks, which was much more convenient than the infantry shields commonly used.

The Luope light cavalry rolled up bursts of smoke and dust outside the southern camp, people shouted and neighed, the Luope light cavalry continued to launch an offensive, repeatedly and continuously attacked in a row to bring considerable damage to themselves and also brought certain losses to the defending Western Xinjiang army, the Luope people's cavalry and archery skills are outstanding, even if the main purpose is to fill the trench, they still use the ability to mount and shoot to the defending soldiers in the walled wall caused a lot of damage, Ling Tianfang saw with his own eyes that the two soldiers and a number of archers around him fell in the rain of arrows of the Luope people, the cruelty of the war is unavoidable for any side。

This is only the first day, the war is so tragic, the Luope people seem to realize the importance of time for them, Zhou Tinggui's Mott and Tubu cavalry organized in the East Tengger grassland obviously played a role, the Luope people who have been silent for so long finally broke out, it seems that their purpose seems to be to avoid the middle, break through their own defense line from both flanks, and finally form a combined attack, the power of the Gaoyue hoplites left a deep impression on them, it seems that they are not willing to repeat the mistakes of the past.

As Ling Tianfang predicted, the 4th Division of the Gerlok Regiment, which was in charge of the defense of the North Camp, was also under tremendous pressure. However, although this infantry division, which was mostly composed of Gao Yue soldiers, was not a pure medium infantry division, because a large number of Gao Yue soldiers joined, the division commander Zeppelin not only retained a hoplite wing according to the mixed division and regimental establishment, but also specially applied to the Military Affairs Department to change a light armored infantry wing into a heavy infantry wing, and an archer wing was replaced with a spear wing with Gao Yue characteristics, so that the combat effectiveness of this division has far exceeded that of ordinary infantry mixed divisions.

In the face of the crazy attack of the Luope cavalry, archers and crossbows and catapults still played the main role, and the results of the battle and the southern camp were surprisingly consistent, but the Luope people obviously put more troops in the northern camp, and the combat effectiveness was stronger, the light cavalry continued to charge, throwing dirt bags at the expense of life, and sometimes a cavalry could only repeat it twice before being hit by a dense rain of arrows and stone bullets, but this did not discourage the determination of the Luope people.

The spearmen played the role of the nemesis of the ironclad cavalry, and more than 4,000 gunmen were divided into two waves to throw in turns, and the strong physical strength of the Gao Yue soldiers was also fully demonstrated at this time. Even the heavy cavalry of the Kamans could only retreat in the face of such a piercing spear, how could the Rober Iron Cavalry hold its edge? But the courage of the Rope was fully demonstrated at this time, and the Lope cavalry was not intimidated by the damage brought by the spear piercing to their side, and the huge numerical superiority and scattered formation won them a lot of points, and the trenches and deer barricades and horse rejection piles of the northern camp were swept away even faster than the southern camp, and the ironclad cavalry that came to assemble into a phalanx soon launched a full-scale attack according to the breach.

The number of Luopei infantry who followed the heavy cavalry charge was not large, but they made good use of the covering role of their partners, they did not participate in the attack, they only began to play a role when they brought the wall, but the Xijiang side in the wall and fence up and down the hard work and slaughter specially used to deal with the Xijiang people to strengthen the wall of the infantry suffered enough, the wall is in the shape of a ladder, not only full of thistles terrestris and pit and bow crossbows and other defensive surnames to kill and ambush, but also the huge trees that build the wall are soaked and watered with water every day, which makes the Luobei infantry who tried to use fire to achieve the goal of the wall in vain, and paid a huge price in vain。

The first day of the Battle of the Tuqi Plain ended in a complete victory for the western side, and the Luopes had only filled in part of the ditches and deer barricades after paying a great price, and they had to fight in the face of the tall and strong wall, and the Luope would have had to invest more strength to break through. However, this is only the first day, the war will continue, there is still plenty of time, Tu Da, who thinks that he has figured out the details of the other party, is still quite satisfied with his performance on this day, especially the bravery and fearlessness of the ironclad cavalry when covering the infantry battle makes Tu Da very comforted, this army that has been forged by himself can finally come to the front to take on more important tasks, and it is not in vain that he has spent a lot of money to build it for several years.

Looking at the gradually dimming sky in the west, Tu Da's mood did not relax, he was not worried about the battle situation in front of him, although the battle today seems to be a complete victory for the Western Xinjiang Army, but the Western Xinjiang Army has only a few cards, and the time for their ironclad cavalry to really play a role has not yet come, as long as they break through their wall, they will have to rely on the soldier's body to compete with themselves, and then it will be a decisive battle to really test their strength. The enemy's Gaoyue hoplites are not numerous, and in this kind of confrontation, even if the Gaoyue infantry is strong, they can only passively defend in the face of the impact of heavy cavalry.

What makes Tu A a little worried is his rear and southern front, the rear supply line is constantly being attacked by the Mott and Tubu people, and the scale and extent are getting bigger and bigger, he has to send two thousand cavalry elites to strengthen the defense of the supply line, but it seems that the effect is not very good, as the master of this land, the Mot people are no less familiar with this land than the Luope people, although this land has been used as a bridgehead for the two tribes to invade the northwest for a long time, but at this time it has become another major battlefield for the two tribes to fight.

But this is not the main reason for Tu Da's worry, what makes him most uneasy is the southern front. Although Kurdo is sophisticated and calm, he is already up to the task, but thinking about what he has to face is Helianbo, a wild man who was born as a mountain king, and it is even more common for that guy to play cards according to common sense, which can't help but make Tu Da never lose that trace of worry. Judging from the battle reports that came in the early stage, Kurdo's arrangement and handling of military affairs should be remarkable, the Western Xinjiang Army's attempt to use the terrain advantage to contain its own side of the attack did not play a big role, and the more flexible use of mobility advantages made the Western Xinjiang Army fall into a tired circle, relying on the infantry to intercept their own cavalry on land, unless there is a cavalry strength comparable to their own and just the right geographical location, only then can they have a chance, but Tu Da does not think that in the Western Regions, the Western Xinjiang people have such strength。

Tu Da did not intend to interfere with Curdo's command, since he authorized him, it also proved that he recognized the other party's command ability, and the results of the early battle also proved this, for this attack and harassment method adopted by Kurdo, the Western Frontier defenders in the Western Regions do not seem to have a better way to deal with it, in this case, Tu Da's requirements for Kurdo are higher, after all, if 100,000 cavalry can conquer one or two prefectures or influential large market towns in the Western Regions, this will also be of great benefit to inspiring the confidence of the people of the Western Regions to resist Li Wufeng and strike at Li Wufeng's prestige in the Central Continent, of course, all depends on the fighters, which can only be implemented if the fighter is suitable.

After receiving the letter sent by the intelligence officer who ran in breathlessly, Fang Ming gradually knew that this battle was only afraid that he would face the most difficult battle since joining the Western Xinjiang Army, the two Luobei attack groups were already in place, and they were rapidly pressing towards Anyanji, but he, the Anyanji guard, had only one division in his hands to use soldiers, and how could Anyanji, a market town with neither walls nor defense facilities, organize defense? Beads of sweat the size of beans are gushing from the forehead, and there is only one fight now, Fang Ming is not afraid of death, he is also a veteran who has participated in several tragic offensive and defensive battles with the Northwest Army, which was still an opponent at the time, he has been born and died several times, and the blood has come and gone, and the king of Hades has never taken his life, and now he is still afraid of death when he fights with these nomadic barbarians on the grassland? What made Fang Ming gradually feel the pressure was that the death order from the headquarters and the legion must stick to An Yanji, and An Yan Ji must be defended, this is a market town without any shelter, it is not a city with walls and defensive weapons!

As a veteran who has been on the front line since the beginning of the Taiping Army and has been the current division commander, Fang Ming gradually knows how difficult it is to defend this market town, especially when the other party has concentrated two attack groups at once, that is 40,000 cavalry, just these 40,000 cavalry charging is enough to crush An Yanji to pieces, Fang Ming gradually does not think that he can resist the opponent's attack with a division of soldiers, and the reinforcements are far away in Wusun, at least a day and a half before they can arrive, how can he hold on to this day and a half?!

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