Capital Datang

"Boom-boom-boom-"

With the sound of low-pitched war drums, two huge armies appeared on the vast plain. Among them, the army from the east was orderly and solemn. With horn bows on their backs and scimitars hanging from their waists, they were the prairie cavalry under Li Zhen and Li Yun.

The prairie cavalry side is divided into the central army and the left and right wings. The central army is all prairie cavalry, with a total of about 2 people. It is also the main force of this side, while the left and right wings are composed of black and thin Tianzhu troops. Together, there are about 4 people, most of whom are infantry.

This mixed unit of prairie cavalry and Tianzhu soldiers is naturally the army in the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun. Among them, the Tianzhu army is called the Guardian Army. It was built by Li Zhen recruiting new Brahmans. After more than a year of training, it is also very good. elite.And it's worth mentioning that Li Zhen was in the middle of this army, and Fang Yiai and others who came from Taiwan were also riding on horseback, looking at the opposing army from a distance.

The army facing Li Zhen and the others was composed of all Tianzhu people, but the arrangement of the army was not very neat, and there was no division between the central army and the two wings. The front line of the army was formed by tall elephants. There are more than a thousand elephant soldiers in total. These war elephants are covered with rattan armor and have strong wooden boxes on their backs. There are four elephant soldiers in the box, two of whom are in charge of close combat with spears in their hands. The two of them hold bows and arrows and are responsible for long-range attacks.Capital Datang 616

In fact, the real lethality of an elephant soldier is not the soldiers on the elephant, but the elephant itself. Whether it is a strong nose or a thick elephant leg, it can become a killing weapon for a war elephant on the battlefield.And if the war elephant is allowed to charge, that indomitable momentum is almost irresistible.Even more hateful.The war elephant itself also emits a smell, which will make the war horse very uncomfortable.Therefore, cavalry without special training will often suffer a big loss when facing soldiers.

And behind the elephant soldiers, followed by the Tianzhu infantry, not many in number, only more than [-] people. After the war started, they would follow the elephant soldiers and charge, and at the same time be responsible for protecting the war elephants.And behind these infantry, there are about [-] Indian cavalry.The cavalry and elephant soldiers were separated by infantry, because they were worried that the horses of the cavalry would be affected by the elephants. After the cavalry, there was another group of densely packed infantry, with about [-] soldiers.

This upcoming battlefield is located at the junction of South Tianzhu and Central Tianzhu. Li Zhen and Li Yun defeated the nominal rulers of the Pallava dynasty in South Tianzhu. At the beginning, the opponent's forces shrank to the northwest corner of South Tianzhu, ready to lose It was a pity that Li Yun stabilized the rule of the newly occupied area later.It began to "force" the remnants of the Pallava Dynasty step by step, and finally the Pallava Dynasty had to flee to Zhongtianzhu.

But when it comes to Zhongtianzhu, we have to mention the Chaluqi Dynasty, the original overlord of Zhongtianzhu, which was many years ago.It was precisely because of this failure that the talented Jieri lost the opportunity to unify Tianzhu.Had to stay in the North Tianzhu area.

However, although the Chaluqi Dynasty defeated the Jieri Dynasty, it also suffered great losses.Therefore, in the ensuing war, it was defeated by the Pallava Dynasty, which rose from South Tianzhu.The country was also occupied, and even before Li Zhen and Li Yun defeated the Pallava dynasty, the Pallava dynasty was the nominal ruler of Zhongtianzhu.

Although the Chaluqi dynasty was defeated, it was a regional power after all, and the foundation of the country was still there, so even if it was occupied by the Pallava dynasty, internal resistance continued, and as time went by, The accumulated power of the Chalukya Dynasty is also getting stronger and stronger.When the remnants of the Pallava dynasty fled to Zhongtianzhu, the resistance forces of the Chaluqi dynasty finally besieged the remnants of the Pallava dynasty under the leadership of the previous king's son, Chaori King I. As a result, the Pallava dynasty finally suffered a tragedy. The nobles surrounding the king were slaughtered, and the remaining army was demoted to slavery.

Originally, although Chaori King of the Chaluqi Dynasty destroyed the Pallava Dynasty, it was not easy for him to restore the original Chaluqi Dynasty's rule over Zhongtianzhu, and this gave Li Zhen and Li Yun An opportunity, they can take the opportunity to attack Zhongtianzhu, and in fact they are planning to do just that.

However, it was not easy for King Chaori to restore his country under the rule of the Pallava dynasty. He quickly felt the wēixié brought to him by Li Zhen and Li Yun in the south.It was also under this kind of wēixié that he temporarily gave up restoring the rule of the original Chaluqi Dynasty. Instead, he negotiated with various kingdoms and forces in Central Tianzhu, and made fighting against Li Zhen and Li Yun in the south as his top priority.

The New Brahmanism of Li Zhen and Li Yun has indeed touched the interests of the upper class nobles, especially the various forces in Zhongtianzhu who are adjacent to them, and they really feel this deterrence. Therefore, the entire Zhongtianzhu united at an extremely fast speed and integrated the army, preparing to fight Li Zhen and Li Yun to the death.

Faced with this situation, Li Yun and Li Zhen's reactions were completely different. Among them, Li Yun was a little worried that the combined strength of the other party was too strong. With the army in their hands, it would be unimaginable if they were defeated.But Li Zhen was obviously very excited, because in his opinion, if the opponent could gather all the forces together, then he would be sure to defeat all the hostile forces in one fell swoop, and no one would be able to stop Tianzhu when he became the ruler.

It was also under Li Zhen's repeated insistence that their army marched all the way north, and soon reached the Watapi area, the capital of the original Chaluqi Dynasty. At this time, King Chaori also integrated the military forces of Zhongtianzhu. So the armies of the two sides finally met on the plain south of Vatapi. This decisive battle concerning the fate of Tianzhu was finally about to start, and the confident Li Zhen firmly believed that he would be able to destroy King Chaori's army in one fell swoop.But Chaori King also firmly believed that he would be able to defeat the invaders from the south just like his father repelled the Jieri Dynasty yiyàng!

Li Zhen, who was sitting in the prairie cavalry, held a binoculars and carefully observed the formation of King Chaori on the opposite side, and paid special attention to the elephant soldiers in front of the opponent, but after reading it, she curled her lips in disdain and said: " It’s the elephant soldiers again, these Indians are really unrepentant, under our artillery, these stupid and stupid elephant soldiers may only bring huge casualties to themselves!”

But as soon as Li Zhen's words fell, Fang Yiai, who was extremely burly beside him, smiled and said, "Your Highness King Yue's words are wrong. I read some information about Xiangbing before I came here, and I also asked His Highness King Qi for advice. Then he told me that the reason elephant soldiers have a huge flaw is that elephants are so smart that they only get confused when they see fire or hear gunfire!"

After hearing this, Li Zhen was also a little surprised and said: "This is the first time I've heard of this statement, but since it was said by the sixth brother, it must be true. It seems that these elephants are indeed very smart, otherwise they wouldn't be talking every day. The first time I was hit by a cannon, I immediately ran for my life."

Apart from Fang Yiai, besides Li Zhen, there is also a group of military academy graduates from Taiwan, and they are the best among them. They are all preparing to join the army. It just so happens that Li Zhen has a big battle here, so they are sent to Here, experience the cruelty of the battlefield first, and accumulate more experience in actual combat, so that you can grow up faster.

"His Royal Highness, is there something wrong with these Tianzhu people? Why are the various arms lined up one by one? It looks like the thousand-layer cakes sold on the street. How can this kind of army formation be used to its full potential? What are the advantages of each branch?" One of the young students in his 20s asked.

For the arrival of Fang Yiai and these students, Li Zhen was very happy, because he felt that this was an opportunity to express himself, and the generals around him had already been sent to lead troops in the army, so he made a special confession before, If students don't understand something, they can ask him directly.

When Li Zhen heard the words of the young students, she smiled and said: "This question is very good. Maybe if any military cadets are asked to form a formation, I am afraid that they will not form a formation like the Tianzhu people, but in the Tianzhu people This kind of sandwich-like military formation is very common, mainly because of two aspects."

Li Zhen paused at this point, looked up at the opponent's still unmoved formation, and then said again: "The first aspect is that the Tianzhu people rely too much on the elephant soldiers. They think that the elephant soldiers are invincible, even The city walls may also be knocked down by elephants, so when they fight, they first use the elephants to charge. Generally speaking, as long as the elephants gain the upper hand, the troops behind can rush forward, thus establishing the victory." Capital Datang 616

"The second reason is that although there are endless civil strife in Tianzhu, there are very few large-scale wars, unlike our Central Plains, where tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops will be killed every now and then. Together, Tianzhu's military thinking is very backward, and many generals don't even understand the coordination and strategy of the arms, so in this case, my grassland cavalry has repeatedly won more with less." Li Zhen said at the end, looking at the enemy Fang Junzhen's eyes were full of contempt.

Hearing Li Zhen's explanation, not only the graduates from the military academy praised each other, but even Fang Yiai nodded again and again, thinking that Li Zhen and the others were able to win consecutive battles in Tianzhu and lay down such a large piece of land. This knowledge of the enemy is enough to give them the upper hand.

"Report to Your Highness, General Wang, please fight!" At this moment, a messenger rushed to report.Although Li Zhen was in charge of the central army, it was Wang Xuance, a capable minister who allowed both words and martial arts, to actually command the army.

And Li Zhen looked up at the time of day, and said with a smile at the moment: "It's Chen's time now, and the sun just shoots out from behind us. It's a good time to attack. Tell General Wang to prepare for the battle!"

"Here!" The messenger agreed, and quickly conveyed Li Zhen's order. A war that would determine the fate of Tianzhu finally kicked off. (to be continued...)