On October 3, 691 in the continental calendar, the war between the Tang River Empire and the Luope people officially started on the Tuqi Plain in the territory of Qingyang Mansion of the empire. On October 3, the general of Luo Pei Zhengdong, Tu Da's subordinate general, Ha Xian, led 30,000 light infantry under his command and 30,000 light cavalry led by Geya to launch a tentative attack on the imperial army stationed in the middle of the Tuqi Plain.

After the sun came out, the Luope people first launched an attack, 30,000 light infantry under the leadership of Haxian to take a layer of in-depth methods to advance steadily, the infantry of the Luope people brought their own bows and arrows, which was different from the empire, this way was conducive to the defense of the infantry, and the change of formation was relatively fast, but it was difficult to organize effective resistance under the attack of the cavalry, but before the battle, Tu Da had already explained to Haxian, telling him that the first day of the battle was a tentative surname, and the enemy could not immediately put into the cavalry troops, and would definitely focus on defense, not to mention that the main purpose of his infantry was to attract the opposing hoplites, and he was not ready to really put into large-scale positional warfare, it was the light cavalry led by Geya who really went into battle.

After Haxian successfully pinned down the hoplite phalanx in the center of the enemy's position, Geya led 30,000 light cavalry to attack the two wings of the empire, because the imperial hoplites were almost all placed in the middle, and it was too late to change temporarily, and under the threat of the opposing infantry, fortunately, all the troops were prepared, and the light infantry used the simple fortifications built to defend stubbornly, so Geya's multiple attacks did not take much advantage, and on the first day, the Luope people lost nearly 3,000 cavalry, and the imperial defense force also lost about 4,000 light infantry。 The afterglow shrouded the post-war battlefield, littered with discarded weapons, arrows, armor, and horse corpses, and only the logisticians on both sides who collected the remains of the fallen soldiers were busy under the watchful eye of the opposing sentries.

Night had fallen, and the towering torches on the guard towers of the barracks on both sides illuminated the surroundings, and the patrols were constantly coming and going. The camp tent of the Ropetu. "General, today our troops have lost nearly 3,000 men, but we have obtained very valuable information, I found that the enemy's left flank is significantly stronger than the right flank, and the number of the troops is also different from the right flank, the left flank seems to be their third legion, and the right flank is the second legion, but I don't know if the enemy deliberately showed it, so as to lure us to the bait. Geya first made a report.

"Probably not, I carefully observed the enemy's Chinese troops today, quite thick, all hoplites, estimated at about 50,000 people, the enemy is probably afraid that we will use the advantage of the hoplites to break through from the front, so they are arranged very firmly on the front, and they have not been adjusted when Geya led the army to attack the two wings, so I guess it is not a trap. Ha Xian thought for a while before speaking.

"Then we can consider concentrating our superior forces to break through their right flank, but do we need to observe for another day?" said Cuerdo.

"Can't wait any longer, the fighter is fleeting, the enemy is not a fool, in addition to Situ Mingzhi, they also have other commanders, when the interruption continues, they will be chaotic, it is estimated that tomorrow the enemy's formation will not change much, wait another day is not necessarily, tomorrow Haxian will continue to attack from the middle lane, contain the enemy's hoplites, pay attention to maintaining the formation, the left Lu Geya's deputy Lemy led 20,000 light cavalry tactics to harass and contain, it is time to exercise this kid, the young eagle who has not been baptized by the storm will never be able to soar in the blue sky. Kurdo led 30,000 ironclad cavalry to break through from the right, and Geya led 30,000 light cavalry to cooperate with Curdo's attack, in order to quickly open the gap and annihilate the main force of the enemy on the right flank before the enemy's reinforcements arrived. Tu Da had a decisive look in his eyes.

Emperor Tang River [***] main business. In the marshal tent in the middle of the barracks, the lights were bright, Situ Mingzhi sat in the tiger skin chair in the middle, the deputy commander-in-chief Singh sat next to him, and the division commanders of the other departments sat around, "Today we have lost a total of about 4,000 people, mainly light infantry on both flanks, and have repelled many enemy attacks, but the enemy seems to have only dispatched infantry and light cavalry, and their main force of ironclad heavy cavalry has not yet been dispatched. The enemy also estimated the loss of more than three thousand people, all light cavalry, who did not take advantage and in general achieved the desired goal. Tomorrow it is estimated that the enemy will dispatch heavy cavalry, and all units should strengthen their vigilance, and the spearmen should be reasonably deployed to give full play to their might. If you still have any questions, you can raise them now and discuss them. Singh made a brief statement.

"My lord, I think that our right flank is too weak, and I am worried that if the enemy discovers this, he will concentrate his forces to attack the right flank, can you send some hoplites to the right flank to assist us in our defense?" The commander of the 3rd Light Infantry Division of the 2nd Army Corps made a request, and the 2nd Mixed Cavalry Division on the side also expressed his sympathy.

"This, I have to ask Lord Zhenguo to decide. Singh hurriedly looked at Situ Mingzhi next to him.

"At present, the war has just begun, the situation is not completely clear, it is not appropriate to make adjustments for the time being, the task on the front is very heavy, if the enemy's main forces break through our positions from the front, the consequences are unimaginable. Prepare the reserves and observe tomorrow for another day. Situ Mingzhi, who was at the top, finally made a decision.

The two division commanders of the Second Army obviously wanted to make another effort, but seeing that Zhen Guogong's face had clearly shown impatience, he had to swallow back the words he had received.

The sky was still bright, and the camp of Luo Pei was already busy, and the heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and light infantry were all lined up and prepared. Tu Da prepared to take advantage of the time when the sky was just dawning, and it was also the time when the troops were preparing breakfast to launch an attack on the enemy. Seeing that all the troops were ready in a short time, Tu Da was very satisfied, and as soon as he gave the order, the troops of the black pressure set off separately and secretly. Leaving the main camp, the 30,000 ironclad cavalry led by Kurdo and the 30,000 light cavalry led by Geya sneaked south, and when they went around to the right flank of the main camp of the emperor's [***] team, Kurdo and Geya made an appointment to launch an attack at the same time, at this time there was no need to hide, and it was impossible to hide the strategic intentions. I saw that the overwhelming Luope Iron Cavalry divided into two arrows and launched a fierce attack on the right flank camp of the Emperor [***] team, Curdo's target was the enemy's infantry line, and Geya's task was to assist Kurdo in his attack and contain the supporting troops.

Zheng Changyong, the commander of the Third Light Infantry Division of the Second Army Corps, who was sitting in the camp tent and was about to have breakfast, was a little uncertain, and always felt some ominous premonitions. Suddenly, all the officers and soldiers who were preparing to eat felt a slight tremor of the earth, which gradually became more and more obvious, and some soldiers who reacted sensitively had already reacted, "The enemy has attacked the camp!"

The terrible siren sounded in the battalion, and after a moment of panic, the soldiers in the large battalion quickly calmed down amid the shouts and orders of the officers, and took their positions and entered the battle situation.

"It's the ironclad hoplites!" Zheng Changyong, who was standing at the observation post, sighed lightly, and sure enough, unfortunately, it took only one day for the cunning enemy to find the weak link.

"Report to the command headquarters immediately, just say that the enemy's main heavy cavalry is attacking, ask for support!" A black line on the horizon quickly thickened, and the gradually dull sound of horse hooves and thunder became louder and louder as the enemy's cavalry approached.

"All orders, archers ready!" "Release!" "Orders of all departments, spearmen ready!" "Release!" The wild and violent army of Robe's ironclad cavalry only fluctuated slightly after passing through the firing zone of the Imperial archers, and some unlucky fellows were shot in places that their armor could not prevent, and before they could even scream, they were trampled into flesh by the iron hooves of their comrades who followed them in a burst of blood mist. Entering the range of fifty meters, wave after wave of throwing spears caused great damage in the ironclad cavalry, with a huge habitual sharp throwing spear pierced the iron armor wrapped around people and horses without hindrance, and the cavalry fell one by one, but the distance was too short, after the forward troops paid a huge price, only simple obstacle fortifications were left between the two armies.

"The whole army is facing the battle!" Zheng Changyong saw that the matter had come to this point, and he had to fight to the death, otherwise once this gap was torn open, the flanks of the Chinese army behind would directly face the impact of the enemy's iron cavalry, and the consequences would be unimaginable, and he only hoped that the reinforcements could catch up in time to plug this gap. He was the first to raise his weapon and shouted angrily, "Brothers, fight the enemy!" and led his personal guards to meet the fierce Luo Pei Iron Cavalry. But the battlefield is not a stage, the simple obstacle fortifications collapsed under the impact of the Luo Pei iron cavalry, and then, not so much a battle, but a massacre, the demoralized imperial light infantry in the face of the murderous Luo Pei heavy armored iron cavalry wave after wave of impact soon collapsed, the mace-wielding Luo Pei cavalry frantically pursued the fleeing imperial infantry, the whole battlefield was filled with the impact of blades, the neighing of war horses, the unbridled laughter of the Luo Pei cavalry, and more of the screams of the imperial soldiers being killed。 Later generations wrote only one sentence in the book "History of the Foreign Wars of the Tang River Empire": "The blood soaked the earth, so much so that many years later, the crops and grain grown by the farmers in this field were a little red, and it became a great wonder of the local area." ”

The 2nd Mixed Cavalry Division of the Second Army of the Imperial Army also quickly organized a battle after discovering the enemy's attack, and the 30,000 light cavalry led by Geya collided head-on with the 2nd Mixed Cavalry Division that had just completed the whole team, and killed into a group, because the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Cavalry was obviously unable to catch up with the Luope cavalry, plus the other party was prepared, and the strength was also slightly superior, and the 2nd Division was a little hasty, and soon the Luope cavalry had the upper hand, and soon, Kurdo, who had solved the 3rd Infantry Division, took out 10,000 iron cavalry to attack from the side, and the 2nd Mixed Cavalry Division, which was already somewhat irresistible, could not parry, suffered heavy losses, and had to flee the battlefield, and the two divisions of the City Guard Corps that came to reinforce could only arrive, only to see off the retreating Luope cavalry.

On October 4, the day's battle ended with a great victory for the Lopes. In this battle, the Luope people annihilated nearly two divisions of the emperor's [***] team with a total of 40,000 people at a small cost of losing more than 3,000 people. The main camp of the emperor's [***] team, there was a haze in the marshal's tent, the two divisions were almost completely annihilated, one division commander was killed on the spot, and one division commander was seriously wounded, and the loss was so great, which is rare in the empire in recent years. "At present, two divisions of the City Guard Corps have taken over the defense of the right flank, and the fourth light infantry division of the Third Army Corps has been transferred to the rear of the Chinese army as a strategic reserve on the left flank, and one wing of each of the two hoplite divisions of the Chinese army has been drawn to strengthen the defense of the left and right flanks respectively. If you have any good suggestions, you can put them forward now for the reference of the command. Singh announced Situ Mingzhi's decision in a low voice.

After hesitating for a while, Lu Dingzhong, the commander of the Fifth Division of the City Guard Corps, finally couldn't help it: "My lord, if we defend passively like this, and the various departments can't attack at will, the Luope people can make full use of their cavalry's mobile surname, and I'm afraid that our troops will be too much to fight like this." ”

Situ Mingzhi actually took this into account, but he couldn't think of a better solution, he even regretted that he volunteered to do this trip, and when he heard his subordinates say this, he asked Lu Dingzhong: "According to your wishes, what should I do?"

"The subordinates believe that the enemy does not dare to delay time with us, only to keep attacking, if they want to break through our defensive line, they must invest most of the main force, so that their main camp will appear relatively empty, if we can hold the defensive line at the same time, with a force to launch a surprise attack on their main battalion, destroy his food and grass logistics supplies, they will retreat without a fight. However, I am afraid that the enemy will be cunning, take advantage of our psychology, and deliberately design to fool us. Situ Mingzhi was overjoyed, this is a wonderful way to solve the current situation of being passively beaten, but he can't help but guard against the tricks of the Luobei people.

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