Chapter 547: Panin's Decision On the west side of the defensive line in front of the Loton Valley, rows of dense sticks were stuck in the ground.
On the sharp roots, there are one fleshy head after another This row of heads was just stuck on the ground, densely packed, lined up in rows, and it looked very scary.
Here in the Roland Empire, it seems that they are not worried that such a move will anger the steppe people.
And it seems that this kind of move is intended to hit the morale of the steppe people.
And this move seems to have had a certain effect.
After the great victory in the Lorton Valley Plain, the cavalry of the steppe people advancing eastward was routed, and the defeated army was routed for thirty miles, directly out of the Lorton Valley Plain, and even the defense line of the Roland army that had been conquered was lost again.
For the next ten days, the steppe people seemed to have lost their courage in that battle, and did not make any more moves to the east, and they did not dare to take a step into Nulin Province.
This winter, it seems, is far from over "Withdrawal" Span's annoyed voice came from the tent.
The prime minister's son was dressed in armor, but his left arm and shoulder were covered with thick bandages, and red blood stains were evident from them.
During the battle in the valley of the Lotton, the fleet responsible for harassing the steppe cavalry brigade on the river was led by Span.
Harassing the steppe people with long-range weapons on the river surface seems to be an easy task, but it is actually not simple.
Although the steppe people lacked heavy ranged weapons, in order to achieve the best effect of harassing the steppe people, and in order to maximize the power of the ship's ballistas and small catapults, Spann ordered the fleet to be as close to the shore as possible.
In order to cover the ground farther away.
Although the steppe people did not have heavy long-range weapons, the cavalry cavalry carried by the steppe cavalry could also have a range of two or three hundred meters, and some of the steppe cavalry rushed to the shore and fired at the fleet on the river.
There were also some casualties.
Span personally commanded the battle at the bow of the ship, and his courage was outstanding, but in the melee, he was also wounded by a stray arrow and was hit by two arrows.
After the war, the general Spann was slightly injured and refused to go to the wounded barracks to recuperate, but then devoted himself to the post-war sweeping work.
Gathered the army, counted the results of the battle, and did not rest for two days and two nights.
He personally led people to re-strengthen the western defense line of the Loton River Valley that he had captured.
In such a cold weather, the front-line troops did not even have hot water to drink because of the shortage of supplies, so they could only drink cold river water and gnaw on dry food.
As the son of a nobleman in the imperial capital, the young general Spann gritted his teeth and carried it down It was only on the fifth day after the war that he finally fell ill and could not bear a high fever.
They were forcibly carried back from the first line of the defensive line on the western front of the Lorton Valley.
But when he arrived at the camp, he immediately heard news that shocked him Panin, who actually ordered the troops of the first line of defense, contracted on all fronts It is said that the troops of the defensive line were to be ordered to cover each other.
Then they withdrew from the defensive line in batches, then assembled, and then the whole army retreated to the east How can this work?
Regardless of his injury, Spann rushed directly to the coach's camp to find Panin's theory "You're just a mess of life" Spann angrily drew his sword.
Thrown on the ground, he threw it at Panin's feet: "If you insist on going your own way, take up my sword now."
Hack me to death with a sword."
Panin didn't move, just glanced down at the sword under his feet, and said lightly: "Can you calm down and listen to me" "How calm am I," Spann suddenly growled.
His face was red, foaming at the mouth, and his eyes were even more hideous and fierce, staring at Panin fiercely: "In order to lure the enemy deeper, you let three hundred soldiers of the garrison run back, and the whole army was wiped out in the defense line west of the Loton Valley.
You said that Ci is not in charge of the army, I endured such a thing as throwing 300 people out as bait in order to lure the grassland people into our trap, in order to ensure completeness, and in order to take care of the overall situation, I endured a bloody battle among the soldiers, saying that it was a big victory, and the enemy was destroyed by tens of thousands, but we know in our hearts that in this battle, we ourselves have paid a lot of price to be weak and strong, to be outnumbered, even if it is an ambush, how many of your own soldiers have been killed and wounded by your First Cavalry Regiment, There are still a few percent of the strength left, the Second Cavalry Regiment has directly collapsed, the wounded battalion is already overcrowded, Panin, how much did we pay in this battle, others don't know, don't you know in your own heart Seven thousand cavalry, now there are a few percent left" Panin's face turned pale, gritted his teeth, and said coldly: "You don't need to remind me, I know very well, the number of cavalry is yes, in the formation of three thousand one hundred and twenty-eight plus more than six hundred people lying in the wounded barracks, more than half of our cavalry troops, under the first battle." ” "Yes, the killer weapon you are proud of, the heavy cavalry of the Second Cavalry Regiment, and a few percent of the combat power" "Less than four hundred."
Panin shook his head: "The Second Cavalry Regiment suffered the most damage, not to mention the casualties, the cost of war horses cannot be replenished, and those selected war horses that can bear heavy riding are only afraid that it will be difficult to replenish them." ” "That's it," Span's eyes almost erupted with fire: "We paid such a painful price, we finally won a battle, and after recapturing the defensive line, you ordered the whole army to retreat, we have been desperately defending for so many days, and so many people have been killed and wounded, isn't it all in vain" Panin silently stepped forward and reached out to try to pat Span's shoulder, Spann flashed and let go of Panin's hand, Panin raised his eyebrows, but suddenly reached out and grabbed Span's shoulder hard.
Spann wanted to struggle, but Panin suddenly said in a deep voice, hatefully: "Span, you listen to me, just one sentence" "Okay, you say" "I only ask you if the steppes attack again, with our current strength, the current number of cavalry, can we fight again in a battle like the Loton Valley?"
“” Spann was speechless.
After a long time, Spann gritted his teeth: "I can't fight." ” Seven thousand cavalry lost half of it, only to fight such a big victory, this big victory is naturally a real victory, even if they lost three or four thousand men and horses, but the enemy annihilated is ten times that of their own side, such a result, can definitely deserve the title of "great victory".
But the problem is "Our foundation is far less thick than that of the steppe people," Panin said in a solemn tone: "We only have 30,000 or 40,000 people, and I have worked hard to get together more than 7,000 cavalry."
But as for the steppe people, they have more than 100,000.
Even if more than 200,000 iron cavalry defeated 30,000 or 40,000, for them, they could send another 30,000 or 40,000.
By that time, we will have no cavalry, how can we fight and let the soldiers hold shields and spears and resist their iron hooves?"
Spann stopped talking.
Panin is right in at least one of his ways.
Such a battle as the victory in the plains of the Loton Valley, although the results were brilliant, but to do it again, it was already beyond the capacity of the Northwest Army.
"I'll tell you.
From the very beginning, I had no intention of completely fending the steppemen out of the line and fighting the plains of the Loton Valley, my purpose had been achieved.
Next, it's time to plan for the next step. ” Spann finally calmed down at this moment, and he took a deep breath, "You tell me that I want to hear what you can say then."
Although there is still a little unwillingness and annoyance in these words, he is still calm and rational after all.
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"The grassland people have a lot of troops, we have a small number of troops, and our strategic purpose is not to hold the first line of defense, our original final plan, or at least to hold on until after the beginning of spring.
Persist until the imperial capital sent reinforcements to support us, we have a national mobilized army, and only then can we have the capital to have a head-on duel with the grassland people again, all the efforts we have made.
It was all about delaying time to firmly hold back the pace of the steppe people, dragging them to death in the northwest, in our defense area, and in Nulin Province.
From that point of view.
As long as the grassland people are not allowed to drink the Lancang River, even if most of the Nulin Province is lost, we have achieved our goal.
It's not a loss."
Spann was silent.
"I don't want to keep the steppe people out of the door" Panin shouted: "If I have 100,000 male soldiers in my hands now, I dare to order a death battle with the steppe people, not a single step back, and I will also wipe them out here, but the problem is that we don't have this strength, so from the beginning, my strategic purpose is not to keep the enemy out of the door, but to fight a war of attrition."
"War of attrition" "Yes, it's consumption" Panin exhaled, and seeing that Spann had finally calmed down completely, he slowed down and spoke slowly in a low voice: "The first line of defense I arranged, spread out the infantry in my hand, and it took so long with the steppe people that I didn't expect to be able to hold it in the first place.
I just want to rely on a line of defense in this place to wear down the patience of the grassland people, to consume their sharpness and make them anxious, impatient to let them hit the iron plate, and suffer a little, and then they will be eager to find a breakthrough, want to break through the defense line as soon as possible, and look for an open plain to drive straight into.
I just want to draw this kind of thought in their hearts, and make this kind of thinking stronger and stronger And we did The steppe people have spent some days in our first line of defense, they are in a hurry, and then they can't wait to find a breakthrough.
I deliberately gave way to the Lorton Valley defenses, threw those bait, let them eat, let them in The second step is the decisive battle of the plains of the Loton Valley, which we won, and we have achieved my second purpose, which is to consume the living force of the steppe people."
"But we only annihilated about 30,000."
Span shook his head: "What's the point of this enough?"
"Significant" Panin showed a cold smile at the corner of his mouth: "It is precisely these 30,000 people who are the key to changing the whole situation in the future."
"Why, how can the steppe barbarians have hundreds of thousands of cavalry and more than 100,000 cavalry" "Panin is a smart man."
The middle-aged nobleman looked at the secret report in his hand and sighed softly.
Sitting across from him was Du Weiwei, who was wearing a leather armor, with a thin belt around his waist, and a sharp dagger beside his hand, who was gently sharpening a wooden stick.
"Go on."
Du Weiwei seemed to be in a casual tone.
"Yes."
The middle-aged nobleman smiled: "The key lies in the more than 30,000 steppe cavalry annihilated in the Luodun River Valley. ” "Hmm" "The first step is to set up the first line of defense, hold on for a few days, make the steppe people anxious, wear away the patience and sharpness of the steppe people, make them anxiously seek a breakthrough, and then sell the flaw in the Lorton Valley.
At this time, the steppe people made another move.
And this move was also calculated by Panin early in his heart In order to seek a battle to boost morale and more importantly, to establish the prestige of the royal court, when the breakthrough was opened, that is, the Lotton Valley, the vanguard sent by the Steppe King to enter the army of the Rodon Valley Plain was the elite directly under his royal court, that is, the royal army of the Grassland Royal Court Because the king of the steppe wants to show his deterrent, he needs to let his royal army build up meritorious deeds, so that he can suppress the gradually shaking morale and military spirit within him, and suppress the other tribes.
Obeying the orders of the royal court with all their hearts, they did not dare to have different intentions, so the ones who rushed into the plains of the Loton Valley were the descendants of the royal court No more, no less, more than 30,000 rides.
Originally, the king of the steppe thought that this battle would be won, after all, a breakthrough had been opened, and the matter in front of him was a flat and open area that could be driven straight into for a long time, which was the most suitable terrain for the grassland cavalry to fight, plus superior troops.
There's no chance of defeat.
This kind of meritorious service at hand is naturally to be taken by one's own descendants.
But as a result, all of this was taken into account by Panin.
Panin's original plan was to eat the army directly under the Prairie Royal Court.
If it's the other cavalry of the steppe.
Not to mention 30,000, even if you eat an extra 30,000, you can afford to lose it to the grassland people After they came out this time, they were close to 200,000 iron horsemen.
The capital is abundant.
However, the system of the grassland people is a huge hidden danger.
They were more than 200,000 cavalrymen of the tribal system.
Not all of them belong directly to the Prairie King.
The grassland is a tribal system, and when the royal court is the strongest, the other tribes will submit to the royal court of the grassland king and obey the orders of the royal court.
That's what the Prairie King has always done.
The Grassland King Court is the most powerful tribe, and the Grassland King is known as 100,000 under his command, but in fact it is only 70,000 or 80,000.
This time, I will bring a maximum of 40,000 or 50,000 yuan.
After all, the family always has to leave 10,000 or 20,000 to guard the hometown and pasture.
Among the 200,000 iron cavalry, the royal court of the Grassland King accounted for about a quarter, and under normal circumstances, it was already the most powerful one, enough to deter other tribes and command the whole army.
But now it's a very different story."
Hearing this, Du Weiwei smiled lightly, a gorgeous smile bloomed on his face, and said lightly: "Paning lured the Prairie King, and after eating the Prairie King's 30,000 iron horsemen, the Prairie King's strength has been greatly damaged, and it can almost be said that his vitality has been greatly damaged."
Now, I'm afraid that the troops directly under the Grassland King are less than 20,000.
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Among the more than 200,000 troops, he has less than 20,000 men and horses to continue to make other tribes bow down to him, but I am afraid it will not be so easy.
The grassland people were originally wolves, they never paid attention to any loyalty and etiquette, they paid attention to the so-called grassland king, all of them relied on the strength of soldiers and horses.
Now, there are less than 20,000 horses left in this grassland king, and in such a big defeat, the morale must be very low, and these several factors add up, I am afraid that those other tribes may not have so much respect for this grassland king anymore.
Less than 20,000 people and horses, although it is not too small, but among the grassland people, it is no longer possible to have an overwhelming advantage.
Among those steppe tribes, there are several large tribes with more than 10,000 troops, and the patriarchs of those tribes may not want to get a steppe king's hat to wear."
"The next step is to drag on the time."
The middle-aged nobleman smiled: "If Panin is smart, there is no point in continuing to fight with the grassland people at this moment."
If he had been smarter, he would have shrunk his forces and retreated, making room for him.
Retreat behind the tall and strong walls, show weakness, and then defend with fortified cities.
As long as the fight is fought for a period of time, dragged on for a period of time, and the battle continues to be stalemate for a long time, the people of the steppe themselves will be shaken At that time, the prestige of the steppe king was gone, and there was no strong army to deter other tribes, so most of the grassland people would have some chaos inside Perhaps, there will be a battle for the throne in the territory of our Roland Empire. ” To be continued “”: