Charlie knew very well that in this battle, he used his grandfather Charles Martel's tactics against the Arab cavalry in the Battle of Poitiers to severely damage Liang Zhenwu's Western Qin cavalry, but despite this, Liang Zhenwu still The trap was discovered in time and the troops retreated without hesitation.
Although the losses were not small, they were not large either.
The main force of the Western Qin's 50,000 cavalry was still there, at least 40,000 more.
Moreover, Charlie also knew that this battle was different from the Battle of Poitiers seventy years ago, and the targets of the battle were also different.
The Arab cavalry at that time was not proficient in mounted archery at all, and could only charge at close range.
After losing their maneuverability, they were defeated again.
Charles Martel was defeated only after he was besieged by the river, and now the enemy is the West The Qin light cavalry is an elite light cavalry that is not only proficient in close combat, but also proficient in riding and shooting.
Facing such a terrifying army, Charlie does not have many options.
It is good to cause certain casualties to them.
Now, if we try to use the same method to deal with this group of Western Qin cavalry, it won't work at all.
At the Western Qin Army camp, Liang Zhenwu wiped off the snow on his face, feeling quite upset that he had fought the battle like this and had the camp burned down by the enemy.
For him, it was an ultimate failure.
"Commander, most of the dispersed war horses have been recovered, but a few of them are still missing.
It is estimated that they were taken away by the enemy troops who made a sneak attack.
In addition, the battle damage statistics have come out.
Our army is here In the First World War, more than 9,000 people were lost, more than 7,000 people were killed or missing, and there were more than 2,000 wounded.
The food and grass in the camp were basically burned, and the food captured was only enough for us to eat for two days."
The Chinese Army Commander Qin Wuyang reported.
When several people present heard that the losses were so great, they didn't say anything.
Liang Zhenwu was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead and his fists clenched.
The commander of the Zuo Army asked: "Commander, do you want to continue the pursuit?
With our army's long-distance attack capabilities, even if there is no support from food and grass, we can drink mare's milk and horse blood and persist for ten and a half months without any problem."
Liang Zhenwu thought for a while and shook his head: "The morale of the soldiers is low, and it is difficult to catch up now.
It is better to let the soldiers rest and restore their morale and strength.
It was my improper command in this battle that caused such serious casualties, and also caused the coalition forces to Run away.
I will write to your Majesty to apologize.
Now you send me reconnaissance cavalry to monitor the enemy's movements.
They must not be allowed to escape our sight.
In addition, send people to collect food and grass from the surrounding areas.
We cannot wait for supplies from the rear."
"Yes, Marshal" Two days later, Wei Gao and Li Su arrived with 20,000 cavalry.
When they learned the result of the battle between Liang Zhenwu's troops and the Frank army, they both couldn't help but sigh.
The three of them were sitting in the tent talking.
Wei Gao said to Liang Zhenwu: "The enemy has only been walking for two days.
They have a large number of heavy infantry.
Even if they speed up their march, they can't go far.
I decided to write a letter to His Majesty and then lead my troops."
I want to catch up.
Your morale has not recovered yet, and this vast plain area needs to be guarded by our army.
I think you should stay and wait for His Majesty's army to come.
After I leave, your food and grass can still sustain it. "?"
Liang Zhenwu nodded and said: "Before you came, we had collected some grain, grass, cattle and sheep in the surrounding areas.
It will not be a problem to last for ten days and a half."
"Okay, that's it."
Less than two days after Wei Gao and Li Su led their troops to leave, Zhao Ziliang led the main force of the army to the shores of Lake Balaton to join Liang Zhenwu's troops.
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"Your Majesty, I made a serious mistake in my command in this battle, which resulted in the loss of more than 9,000 troops.
All our food and grass were burned, and our morale plummeted.
I apologize to your Majesty."
Zhao Ziliang said: "You are also a person who is familiar with the art of war and has rich experience in battle.
How come you fell into the trap set by Charlie?
You were still a little too impatient.
If you didn't give the order to charge hard and just let the soldiers They keep riding and shooting arrows on the outside, which will not only frustrate Charlie's plan, but also destroy their will to resist.
You still haven't We can use our strengths and avoid weaknesses and give full play to our own advantages.
That's all.
I hope you were alert in time during this battle and ordered the retreat to preserve our strength.
Although you have made mistakes, you have not made a big mistake.
I have removed you from your position as the commander of the Northern Route Army and stayed here.
I am left alone to listen to you.
The troops and horses of the Northern Route Army are temporarily commanded by General Longwu Wang Zheng, who will stay here to guard and appease the local Avars and Huns."
Liang Zhenwu quickly bowed down and said: "I obey your decree."
Longwu General Wang Zheng also immediately stood up and saluted: "I accept the decree."
Another day later, Wei Gao sent someone back to report that he and Li Su led the army to pursue the Frank army for more than 200 miles for two days, and finally caught up with the rear of the Frank army.
They also fought with the Frank army and ate the Frank army.
There are more than 2,000 people behind the military palace, Wei Gao The battle report also said that if this situation continues, Charlie will definitely not be willing to have his men and horses eaten bit by bit, and may very well want to stay and fight with him, because if he does not fight, he will be hung up by the Western Qin cavalry.
The back is nibbled away bit by bit.
In the big tent, Zhao Ziliang looked at the battle report sent by Wei Gao and kept tapping his fingers on the desk.
After reading the battle report, he thought for a moment and ordered Du Zongwen: "Send someone to tell Wei Gao the reason for the battle ahead.
He makes his own decisions on the spur of the moment, but he must not be reckless and act on impulse.
He must make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses and give full play to his abilities.
In addition, it is unwise to send some officials to contact other leaders of the coalition forces to divide and disintegrate the coalition forces and completely isolate Frank.
As for the corresponding conditions, it is up to you.
Let’s discuss and come up with a bottom line that is acceptable to us.”
Du Zongwen stood up and agreed: "I obey the decree."
Zhao Ziliang said again: "If you pass on the order, the whole army will rest for two more days.
After two days, the army will continue to advance westward."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Since being overtaken by Wei Gao's army, the Frank army has been devoured by Wei Gao's army for three consecutive days, totaling more than 6,000 people.
Charlie was heartbroken to death.
He knew that if this continued, he would not be able to lead his army to withdraw.
In Bavaria, I'm afraid there aren't many people left in the army under my command.
"These damn Western Qin cavalry can't be shaken off no matter how hard they are.
They just repulsed Liang Zhenwu's troops.
Now there's another cavalry.
I don't know who is leading the troops.
They are so cunning that they can't catch them no matter how they set up traps."
"Batanicus cursed angrily.
The other leaders in the big tent were in a low mood.
They had been chased by the Western Qin army for nearly a thousand miles.
The coalition forces had almost lost their temper.
If this continued, the morale of the army would soon be lost.
What else could they use to fight against the Western Qin army?
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Charlie said with a serious face: "There is no other way but to stop and fight this Western Qin cavalry.
How many light cavalry do we have in total?"
Oliver did the math and said, "About thirteen thousand people."
Charlie calculated in his mind and said: "Well, let's have a decisive battle with the Western Qin people tomorrow and hide these 13,000 light cavalry on the two wings of the military formation, unless they continue to use the art of riding and archery to fight us or half of the battle Retreat at the right time, otherwise we will not dispatch the light cavalry.
As long as they dare to engage in close combat with us, that is the best time for us to eliminate this light cavalry in one fell swoop."
The next morning, Charles ordered the entire army to find a place with higher ground to line up their troops.
Choosing to line up at a higher place would have advantages for both defense and offense, because the higher ground made it more difficult for the enemy to attack.
It increases, and the troops at high places can charge from high to low, making it difficult for the enemy to resist.
Wei Gao and Li Su quickly arrived with their armies.
The two armies were only a few miles apart.
They could see each other's military formations with the naked eye.
The scouts from the front reported: "Commander, the coalition forces are arrayed on the high ground four miles away from us.
Left, center and right, the miscellaneous troops are deployed on the two wings, and the Frank army is deployed in the center."
Wei Gao heard this and said to Li Su: "It seems that Charlie can't bear the gradual cannibalization of his troops by our army, so he has made up his mind to fight us head-on."
Li Su smiled and asked: "I don't know how the commander plans to deal with it."
Wei Gao touched his beard and smiled: "Charlie wants to fight us, it depends on whether I am willing or not.
Could it be that if he wants to fight, I will stupidly go up and fight with him desperately?
We cannot let him take the initiative.
Take control, order the whole army to retreat ten miles, and send 3,000 cavalry to the commander to disperse into ten groups of men and horses.
Constantly patrol the surrounding area, cut off all connections between the coalition forces and the surrounding outside world, cut off nearby water sources, or poison or cut off the water flow.
In short, they will not be allowed to drink water unless there is a large group of troops.
Attack and prevent them from going down to the high ground to dig wells to get water.”
"Follow your orders" On the high ground, Charlie and others were riding on horseback and looked at the approaching smoke in the distant sky.
However, it suddenly stopped and quickly went away into the distance.
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
“What’s going on?”
General Oliver said angrily: "What else can happen?
These Xiqin people are like brown sugar.
They can't get rid of them even if they are stuck to them.
They don't fight.
They only attack sneakily.
They want to kill us all."
Kill them secretly and make others fearful.
They are trying to consume us alive."
Batannicus cursed with deep emotion: "Yes, these Western Qin cavalry rely on their high mobility and superb riding and shooting tactics.
Basically they will not confront us head-on.
As long as we relax a little, they will come over to take advantage of us."
Give us a hard time, these people are like hungry wolves, damn, I've had enough of these wolf pups, I'm going to fight them."
Charlie's heart moved, and he quickly grabbed him and deliberately provoked the general: "Batanicius, don't go.
You have less than 20,000 men, and your combat effectiveness is low.
You have little chance of fighting this Western Qin army alone."
Batannicus snorted coldly: "Charlie, you can insult me, but please don't insult my soldiers, and don't underestimate them.
Even if the chance of winning is slim, I will give it a try, otherwise it will be too much if this continues."
I’m frustrated.”
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After saying this, Batannicus did not wait for the others to react, and galloped away.
In a short time, he led his nearly 20,000 troops down the high ground and chased them in the direction where the Western Qin cavalry left
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