Chapter 54: Rising Star vs. Older Veteran
The combined forces of the Tang Dynasty and Arab countries were nearly 100,000.
The battle between these 100,000 troops is not crowded together, you cut me with one knife, I will cut you.
The entire army was lined up and stretched for more than ten miles, and the tail could not care about each other at all.
Therefore, the decisive battle with Arabia was divided into several battlefields, including the front army, the right vanguard army, the left vanguard army, the left front vanguard, and the right front vanguard are all relatively independent battlefields.
But there is no doubt that the victory or defeat of these relatively independent battlefields directly affects the overall victory or loss of the army.
An Chongzhang stood on a high hill to the west and looked down at the battlefield, breathing a sigh of relief. Seeing Li Siye defeated Yahan, the huge rock in his heart finally fell. A touch of sweat on his forehead looked at the battle situation in front of him with a command to his father An Zhongjing and let him put pressure on the enemy in front of him.
The battle between the left forward has begun for nearly two minutes, but the situation was not optimistic before this.
The problem is not their left-wing army, but Wang Hu's left front fu.
The left forward and the left front strait are different, so the role and meaning are naturally different.
The left vanguard is the knife of the left wing army, with attacking the enemy as the top priority, and the blade aims directly at the enemy's right wing.
The left front lies in two tasks, one supports the attack of the left vanguard, and the other is to protect the left vanguard and the middle army's safety, so as not to cut the left vanguard into the enemy's army and become an isolated army.
Therefore, before, An Chongzhang saw the defeat of Zuo Qianfu and was anxious.
But Zuo Pioneer has the task of Zuo Pioneer, and he cannot support Zuo Qianfu without ordering.
However, once Zuo Qianfu was defeated, he, the left vanguard, may have the possibility of splitting the Arab army, completely losing connection with the central army, and becoming an isolated army outside the formation.
Once the Left Pioneer Army becomes an isolated army, it is easy to be eaten by the enemy, resulting in the collapse of the entire Left Army and affecting the victory or defeat of the entire Tang Dynasty army.
An Chongzhang was also a famous figure in history, but his name was not An Chongzhang, but Li Baoyu.
During the Anshi Rebellion, An Chongzhang was given the surname Li and changed his name to Baoyu.
Li Baoyu was the number one general under Li Guangbi's command. He defended Heyang and recovered Huaizhou. He ranked first in his contributions. He was appointed as the governor of Zelu, Situ, and Duke of Liang. He was a wise and brave general.
But now An Chongzhang is still called An Chongzhang, but his own strategy is still extraordinary.
His eyes were not limited to his left vanguard army, but also considered the entire left wing army, including Wang Hu's left Qianfu.
He couldn't care about the overall situation, but he was concerned about the entire left.
Faced with the disadvantage of being left forebutton, An Chongzhang had no choice but to attack the enemy's right wing, hoping to suppress the attacking infantry of Yahan by defeating the enemy's right wing.
However, the opponents they encountered were very stable and did not rush to attack at all. Instead, they focused on defense and took every step forward.
Faced with such a steady opponent, An Chongzhang could not find any opportunity to attack.
An Zhongjing attacked many times but was fruitless.
Now Li Siye's attack has stabilized the situation of being left front and lying down. An Chongzhang, as the left vanguard, has greatly reduced the pressure and can finally calm down and deal with the enemy's right-wing army.
At this time, An Chongzhang found that the enemy troops on the right wing of the Arabs took the bait. They were no longer just steady, but launched an offensive.
The thoughts were turned into light, and An Chongzhang also figured out the reason.
The opponent's main general thought was a war-produced general. Before, because Yahan had an advantage, he did not need to attack. As long as he stabilized the situation on the right wing, he could calmly defeat the left wing of the Tang army.
Now that Yahan is accidentally killed, the Tang army's left front slum has stabilized, and the Arab right wing has lost its advantage.
The opponent can only choose to attack, after all, blindly defending, you will not be able to win.
After thinking through the thoughts of the opponent's general, An Chongzhang's eyes flashed with excitement. He was not afraid of his opponent's attack, but was afraid that they would shrink like turtles and it would be difficult to vent.
As An Chongzhang expected, his opponent was a veteran named Nappman, who is now 60 years old.
The average life expectancy of the ancients was very low, but in fact, a large part of it was because of the extremely high mortality rate of infants in ancient times, the low public health and medical standards, and the natural disasters such as war, famine, and plague. Excluding these factors, the life expectancy of the ancients was not necessarily inferior to that of modern people.
However, this is limited to China, and the Arab medical culture is far from comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty.
Their sixty is really a long life.
Napman looked at Tang Jun not far away and bit the horse whip deeply. This was a bad habit. When he thought about things, he always liked to bite things, otherwise his mind would not turn. The horse whip was one of the most common objects he bit.
"Transfer the order and use the axe shield to cover it in front, and then the axe thrower is behind the axe thrower. The spearmen are behind the axe thrower and attack in a square formation. The cavalry team should not be on the horse, follow the last, pretend to be infantry to be a surprise weapon."
Napman calmly issued orders one by one. He joined the army for more than 40 years and had rich combat experience. He can be regarded as the oldest qualified general in Arabia.
The older you are, the more steady your mind is, and you know very clearly what you can do and what you should do.
Don’t show off unnecessary popularity, and don’t compete for unnecessary achievements.
Yahan took advantage of the right wing, so he took a steady step, not fighting for this first, leaving the Tang army helpless.
Now that the advantage is lost, Nappman naturally attacks when he is supposed to attack.
The Tang army had attacked several times before, and Napman had already seen that the Tang army's cavalry were light cavalry who were good at riding and shooting, rather than thunder cavalry who were good at attacking.
Nappman has rich experience and has a certain understanding of the use of cavalry.
Although cavalry and shooting cavalry are both cavalry, there is a big difference.
Cavalry and cavalry need stability, so most horses are short horses that are known for their endurance. This type of war horse is not explosive, so its ability to rush forward is limited.
Use shields and axe soldiers to prevent bows and arrows. After the cavalry enters the range, use axe soldiers to launch a long-range attack. Then the spearmen attack melee, and the cavalry lurks in the last to prevent the enemy from escaping.
Tactics are incompatible.
Nappman is still very confident about his judgment.
Anyone can learn knowledge, but experience can only be accumulated through time.
Seeing the cavalry from afar again plundering, Napman was secretly amazed in his heart, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.
With his eyesight, it can be seen that the mounts of the Tang army's light cavalry are all first-class and good horses. It is impossible to be able to raise such a cavalry team without a certain economy.
I have to say that Nappman's eyes are indeed sophisticated.
Pei Min supported the Uighurs to be king in the north, and the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty entered the honeymoon period. They could be said to have the same request for war horses as the Tang Dynasty.
The light cavalry led by An Zhongjing were equipped with standard war horses produced in the North Plateau, which were later Mongolian horses.
Chapter completed!