Chapter 1400
Selove was burned in all five. These ugly Tang people actually used this method to block the attack, thinking that this would prevent the advance of their army. They were dreaming! Before the war, Kroof reminded Selove to be careful of the endless means of the Tang army, and pointed out that the Tang army might use long-range weapons such as stone catapults to strike first. Selove still accepted Croof's suggestion and made some special preparations for response, but he did not expect that the Tang army's means would actually attack with gray bottles and poisonous smoke cartridges. This weapon was something that the Melis had never encountered or heard of, and could not be dealt with.
The long-standing Meili army had not experienced such asymmetric war for a long time. The battle situation fell into chaos for a while. The powder scattered everywhere mixed in the poisonous smoke cartridges rolling all over the ground, and the officers were panicked. Faced with this situation they had never encountered before, they could not think of how to deal with it. The lime powder was burning so hard that it could not open its eyes. The specially ground lime powder was much more refined than the lime seen in daily life. It flew into the air and did not land for a long time. The poisonous smoke was also quite special and it did not dissipate for a long time. The Meili army, who had been going on one after another, suffered a lot.
Faced with such a situation, if the commander of the Tang army did not know what to do, he could really go to prison. Salem did not want to go to prison, so he naturally knew how to act. As soon as the flags were unfolded, the soldiers of the Second Division, who had already been red in their eyes, were roaring and shouting, under the leadership of the division commander himself.
The Second Division, arranged in multiple assault arrows, rolled into the Melisman's paralyzed camp like a hedgehog with a full body. The lime powder had dissipated, but the poisonous smoke had not yet dissipated. The Second Division soldiers who had already applied their eyes with special potions to raise their spears, and their whole body power was poured on the spear with the help of crazy running. Countless spears gathered into arrows and penetrated deeply into Melisman's body.
Thelovi was almost going crazy, and the poisonous smoke made his eyes red and swollen, his tears blurred, and his lips were dry. The more than 100,000 troops were actually messed up by some incompetent things and could not organize an effective offensive. This was probably the first time the vanguard officers encountered this situation. They were also inappropriate in command in panic. While ordering the soldiers to scatter away the areas where poisonous smoke cartridges and ash bottles fell, they were also reorganizing the team.
This immediately triggered a chain reaction. The formation of more than 100,000 people cannot be changed by changing. The adjustment of a force will almost immediately affect the follow-up steps of the subsequent troops. The crowded Melis did not know whether it was time to stop and rectify the formation or continue to attack forward. They asked for instructions and passed them back to the hands of Selovi, and the most chaotic frontier was attacked by the Tang army with all their strength at this time.
The second division's fierce attack almost slashed the Melis in two in front of him. Perhaps Salem was too eager to defeat the enemy on the other side. Although the multiple arrows caused the Melis' vanguard to collapse in an all-round way, it also greatly limited the impact of the Tang army. More than 100,000 Melis formed a thick shield-shaped cluster, and more than 20,000 Tang army's attacks mixed the Melis' vanguard into a ball, the Melis' central army won time and gradually breathed. It was just that the poisonous smoke cartridges and ash bottles also made the Melis' central army suffer a lot. If it weren't for the thickness of the front army's army's chance to breathe, they would have been doomed.
It should be said that Selovi still possesses the basic qualities of being a general. At least he was very cautious in separating the front and the central army to maintain a certain distance. While the Tang army's gray bottles and poisonous smoke cartridges were exerted, he had to order the central army to retreat steadily while maintaining the formation. The cruel reality poured a basin of cold snow water on his blood that had been longing for a great victory, which made him wake up a lot. The enemy in front of him was far from as easy to deal with as he had estimated before the war. Even with the superior force, it was still so difficult. This shows that Klov was so cautious at the beginning.
Now is no longer the time to defeat the opponent. It is the highest dream to allow his main central army to stabilize his position and promote the Luzon army, which cooperates with the main attack, to win this battle. Selovi couldn't help but feel a little regretful about why he had to show off his ability and fly together with his wings. Kruff had already suggested that his side should just advance smoothly to drag down the right wing forces of the Tang army, but he was fantastic about a strategy of breaking through the center with a two-wing wing. It seems really ridiculous now.
Just when the left-wing Melis army encountered a double blow from long-range weapons and close-range assault of the Tang army. When the front army was about to collapse, Ying Jianming's Indian and German legion also experienced a bloody test of life and death. Kroof's strategy was quite concise and clear, that is, to concentrate all elite attacks, as long as it could break the Tang army's front, the Luzon army could take advantage of the opportunity to expand the results of the battle. Kroof did not have the appetite of Cui Wenxiu, and it was unrealistic to swallow the 200,000 Tang army's troops in one bite. He was already very satisfied with being able to smash the Tang army's offensive more beautifully. If reinforcements from his two corps could arrive, it would not be too late to expand the results of the battle at that time. He was not as optimistic as the idea of the Selovs that he could easily defeat the opponent with the advantage of 100,000 troops.
Kruff divided the three most elite corps into two waves to launch a frontal attack on the left wing defending the Third Division and the Fourth Division of the Indian German Legion. He invested 60,000 troops for the first time. The purpose was to tear open the cracks and let the prepared corps follow up randomly to completely tear the Tang army's left wing front, forcing the Tang army's left wing into chaos.
It should be said that his idea was quite wise. The Luzon Army and the Indian and German Legion had the same combat effectiveness. If he did not concentrate his troops, he would not have the possibility of success. He could only focus his strength on one point and force breakthrough regardless of casualties. Only in this way can he succeed.
The two Luzon Army's corps charges brought great pressure to the 3rd Fourth Division of the Tang Army's Indian De'an Army. Although the Tang Army was ready to fight a defensive battle, the bravery and madness of the Luzons still made the Third Fourth Division feel unbearable.
These two divisions were selected from the Taiping Surrender Army, but because they had not experienced much war in the Indian and German areas, they seemed helpless in the first stage of the tenacious defense of the Hansen Allied Army, which made them feel extremely ashamed from the commander of the army to the grassroots soldiers. The heavy responsibility of defense in this battle has made the Indian and German Legion feel a sense of humiliation. The Seventh and Tenth Legion can take on the main offensive tasks, but the Indian and German Legion has to take on the defense. However, after seeing the fierce offensive of the Luzon Army, they realized that the heavy responsibility that the commander asked them to bear was no easier than being the main offensive.
The Luzons divided the two corpses into three shock waves. When the first shock wave entered the battle state, the second shock wave was already charging steadily, while the third shock wave began to prepare. The remaining three 10,000 teams were temporarily rested and adjusted and supplemented. Each shock wave only lasted half an hour, so that the soldiers' attack power can be maximized and the soldiers' attack spirit can be kept in the best state.
The Luzons' impact strategy caused the two divisions of the Indian and German Legion to suffer a lot. The Luzons did not feel much tired after six consecutive waves of repeated charges, but the Tang army was already feeling a little overwhelmed. Although the Tang army also consciously used gray bottles and poisonous smoke cartridges to deal with the Melis, the Luzons obviously had a much better understanding of the Tang army's methods than the Melis. Moreover, because the left wing covers a larger area, the Luzons' commanders could easily dispatch the direction of the attack waves, and at the same time let the attack echelons concentrate when launching the charge, which could effectively reduce the lethality of these two weapons.
This crazy assault by the Luzons caused major casualties to the 3rd and 4th Division of the Tang Army's Indian Dean Legion, so that Ying Jianming had to invest his reserves earlier in reinforcement of the frontal defense line of the left wing. Otherwise, once the defense line was broken, Ying Jianming would not be able to bear the consequences even if he died a hundred times.
Ying Jianming had to accept a reality painfully, that is, his Indian and German Legion is inferior to other brothers in the Empire from any angle. Now, if you want to make up for this gap, you can only use the passion and courage of your officers and soldiers to prove that in this regard, the Indian and German Legion is no worse than other troops.
The Luzons charged almost desperately again and again. The Third and Fourth Corps of the Indian German Legion were still quite passive after receiving reinforcements from the Second Division, but this at least ensured the temporary stability of the front line. However, even Zhao Jianfeng, who was on the front line, realized that if he continued to defend passively like this, he would be afraid that it would be a matter of time before he could defeat him.
Zhao Jianfeng led the direct corps of the army to achieve certain results from the side counterattack, which once disrupted the Luzons' attacks. However, the Luzons who had been warriors were not the Melis, and thousands of troops were difficult to achieve decisive results in such a battle of hundreds of thousands. When Kroof decisively ordered the flanking feint attack troops to strengthen their attack strength and ordered the reserve team to push forward, the results of Zhao Jianfeng's victory were like bubbles on the seaside and quickly disappeared into waves of offensives.
Chapter completed!