Chapter 537: Ci is not in charge of the army "Whew" The prism hammer smashed through the front door of a steppe warrior, smashing him straight off his horse, and by the time he landed, his face was already sparse A warrior with Thor's Whip jumped over and slashed his neck with a swing The officer of Thor's Whip had not yet withdrawn his knife, and there was already a roar behind him, and an arrow was inserted into his left shoulder blade, if it were not for the tough leather armor, I was afraid that it would have pierced him.
Enduring the pain, the officer cut off the shaft of the arrow with a backhand and shouted: "Drive these steppe barbarians out" This is a defense zone for Thor's Whip Criss-crossed, long and short trenches spread over the ground, scattered along a hillside and in the middle of a river.
The trenches were not dug deeply, but they were numerous, and even if there were some gaps in the middle, they were blocked by the soldiers of Thor's Whip with sharp sticks that had been cut down and made into rough horses.
Soldiers of an infantry battalion were responsible for guarding this section of the line.
In two days, the steppes have attacked here four times.
Deep and shallow trenches, horse rejection, and nasty terrain limited the steppe people's war horses.
The soldiers of Thor's Whip hid behind trenches and horses and used bows and arrows and a modified ballista that could shoot a chain hammer, causing the steppe people to suffer a lot.
This is the third attack of the steppe people today, and the defenders obviously feel that the steppe people have increased the intensity of the attack, and the narrow terrain limits the number of troops that the steppe people can invest each time, which is beneficial to the Thor's whip, but after two days of fighting, even the reserves have been fully invested, and the Thor's whip has also fallen into a bitter battle To the west, the steppe people's attack slowed down, and they had to jump off their horses and try to break through the trench and resist the horses on foot, armed with scimitars.
At this time, a row of archers behind Thor's Whip began to shoot freely.
The advance of the steppe people became more and more difficult.
There were also steppe people who hid behind the horses and fought back with their hunting bows, and the battle between the two sides fell into an anxious state Such an offensive has been going on for five or six days.
About six days earlier, the steppe army had reached the western border of Nulin Province and had officially begun its cross-border assault The first line of defense laid by Panin was attacked by the steppe people in six places at the same time.
The steppes were more numerous and the cavalry was more mobile, and they attacked six places in one day.
Thor's whip was worthy of being the first-class elite of the Roland Empire, and it quickly gave the steppe people a head-on blow In the days that followed, although the steppe people paid thousands of lives, they were never allowed to advance Thor's Whip has a better quality soldier, better weaponry, ballistas, favorable terrain, trenches, fortifications, and a lot to work with.
On top of that, Panin has given the order to die He personally led a cavalry team, taking advantage of the mobility of the cavalry, to fight back and forth, constantly running around the six attacked areas of the first line of defense, acting as firefighters everywhere.
With this boss on board, Thor's Whip's defenses are impregnable Especially on the sixth day, Panin seized an opportunity to behead the golden wolf-headed generals under the court of the Grassland King who led the elite to attack at the defensive point of a temporary fortress This incident greatly boosted the morale of the army and at the same time gave a blow to the morale of the grassland people Next, the steppe attack began to look weak.
The fact that the Six-Day Incident had been attacked head-on in different places and that it had not been possible to take a step to the east made the confidence of the steppe people begin to waver from top to bottom These Rolanders are by no means the weakness they imagined In the evening, Panin, who had hurried back to the temporary command post behind the first line of defense, did not have time to remove his blood-covered armor, so he immediately ordered to convene the generals under his command In the tent, where the atmosphere was a little oppressive, the middle-level generals of the 3rd Division of Thor's Whip gathered together.
"Lord Duke, our current problem is that we don't have enough troops, the first line of defense has withstood the test, but the soldiers are very tired and we need to rotate" A general said loudly: "Now we can let the fourth division of the second line of defense come up and replace it, in some places, our soldiers have suffered great losses in the defense area, and they need to retreat to rest, and the young man needs time to breathe." ” "Now is not the time to breathe" Panin slammed his fist into the case.
His eyes were full of hideous murderous aura, staring at the few generals below, and said in a deep voice: "The grassland people only attacked tentatively in the first six days, do you think this is the real test?"
"But you killed the golden wolf's head.
That's the big man under the Prairie King. ” "It was just an unexpected surprise, I happened to meet him, that's all."
Panin shook his head, and then he said solemnly: "The steppe people are just testing our defenses, trying to find our weaknesses.
The result was that we didn't let them succeed, we defended well, and they paid a heavy price, but it didn't turn the tide of the war, we must always be sober, from the balance of forces, the steppe people are far superior to us" The generals below stopped talking.
"In my judgment, the first phase of the tentative offensive has passed, and the steppe people will change their strategy and will not make this kind of temptation with heavy losses but no gains.
They will choose another way to break through our defenses, and this situation of blooming everywhere and being blocked will not happen again.
Panin furrowed his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "The steppe people will definitely find a way to wield their advantage. ” "What do you mean, Lord Duke?"
"Strength, their advantage is the strength and cavalry," Panin sneered: "They will definitely think of bypassing our defense line, and then find a place with open terrain to seek a large-scale battle with us with a large corps, well, a decisive battle of the cavalry group, this is what the steppe people hope for the most" "They don't have a chance."
A middle-aged general thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Our defense line is very complete and tight, they can't find the kind of flat terrain you said to break through, we have already planted a fence in these terrains" Panin sneered: "Not bad, so if we throw a bait at this time, they will definitely take the bait" The middle-aged general's expression moved: "What do you mean?"
Maps As soon as Panin waved his hand, a personal guard soldier hung a military map in the middle of the big tent.
"Tell me, where are the places where the steppe people's offensive intensity has been the lowest in the past two days," Panin looked at one of the lieutenants beside him.
The adjutant general thought for a moment, walked to the map, glanced at it, drew his sword, and pointed in two directions on the map: "The plain of the Lorton Valley, and the town of Doroke."
The intensity of the recent steppe attacks on the defensive lines in these two places seems to have been much lighter than in the first three days. ” "Hahahaha, that's right" Panin's gaze showed a murderous edge: "These steppe people are playing with the trajectory hum, they are trying to confuse us, they deliberately increased the intensity of the attack in other places, just to lure us to increase our forces in those places of great pressure, divert our attention I dare to conclude that the area they are aiming at next must be the Lorton Valley Plain, and the town of Dorlock, no, it will not be two, but one of them" Panin quickly walked to the map and stared at the map twice.
"Lord Duke, why do you dare to make such a conclusion," the middle-aged general frowned.
"It's very simple, Dorlock Town is a town, with a complete city wall, can hoard thousands of men and horses, and the terrain is not open enough, and in the Lotton Valley Plain, we have left a battalion of infantry here, but as long as we dig through here, and then go inside, it is an open plain area of thirty miles, which is exactly the open plain area that the steppe people hope to find the most, and the most suitable terrain for them to wield their cavalry advantage, so they will definitely choose to break through in the Lotton Valley Plain, and then" Panin waved his arm violently: "A horse Pingchuan" Everyone was shocked Panin's eyes seemed to struggle for a moment, but he quickly made a decision, and there was no trace of confusion in his gaze "Pass my military order" Panin said viciously to the adjutant beside him: "The defenders of the defense line of the plain of the Lotton Valley, evacuate early tomorrow morning and transfer a battalion of infantry from the third garrison brigade to change the defense."
"My lord" The middle-aged general's face changed: "You can't do it, the third garrison brigade is the original place, the garrison army and the recruits are mixed, and their combat effectiveness is not enough to hold this place."
"I just want them to not be able to hold it" Panin took a deep breath: "I just want the steppe people to break through here and then fight a decisive battle in the river valley plain" airplanes There was an uproar in the tent "The steppe people are looking for the opportunity to fight a decisive battle, and I am also looking for the opportunity to fight a decisive battle, if we are just so passive and stubbornly defending, although we have an advantage at this stage, but in the long run, the disadvantage of our insufficient forces will be exposed little by little, gentlemen, I can tell you clearly, at least before the spring of next year, we will not get reinforcements from the empire, we can only rely on ourselves to defend like this, the soldiers will be tired, we are losing blood little by little, and the steppe people have more troops, They can take turns to attack, and if we maintain the same offensive intensity for a long time, we will definitely not be able to hold on, so if we want to make a qualitative change in this war, we also need a chance for a decisive battle."
After Panin said these words, he immediately continued: "Order the 1st Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to assemble me here immediately."
He pointed to the river valley plains on the map, and said viciously: "Just here, fight a decisive battle on the plains with the steppe people, so that those barbarians can understand that today's war is not just about relying on their steppe horses' hooves to decide the outcome of the war, and now it is weapons, equipment, and steel that determine the outcome of the war."
After a moment of silence, one of the generals tentatively said, "But we can't let them out of the valley's defenses, let them come in, and send the garrison to change the guard."
"No, the steppe people are not fools, if we deliberately withdraw the defenders here, they will definitely have doubts, we deliberately let it out, these steppe wolves will wonder if we will arrange any trajectory, and only if they fight it themselves, they will be convinced that we can't take risks, we need this decisive battle" "However, in this way, wouldn't it be the local garrison of this battalion that has been replaced?"
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