Eastern mythology system

Chapter 169 Changes
Chapter 160 Six Changes

General John's left and right temples jumped suddenly, and the hairs all over his body exploded.

Since the start of the war, as if a tacit understanding had been formed, Aberdeen has always been on the offensive and Taranto on the defensive.

This is why General John has always looked down on the Taranto army.

The Taranto rebels were undertrained, outdated in equipment, and weak in combat effectiveness. They were not at the same level as Aberdeen.

Relying on favorable terrain conditions and various fortifications, Taranto's troops may still be able to withstand the attack of Aberdeen fighters and fight decently.Once these external favorable factors are put aside, the army is pulled to the flat ground to fight in an upright formation.Maybe it only takes one charge, and the warriors of Aberdeen can cut through the array of Taranto's soft-legged crabs.

In the months since the war had begun, the enemy's arrangements seemed to confirm General John's thinking.Taranto would only hide behind a solid line of defense, never daring to take the initiative to attack.The occasional one or two counterattacks are only small-scale counterattacks with less than 100 people.And only within the shelter of the defense line, never daring to be too far away.

But today's counterattack is obviously completely different from before.

The formation and training of heavy cavalry with men and horses covered in thick armor is very difficult and costly.No matter which army you are in, you are the absolute main force, the elite of the elite.

The outstanding Taranto heavy cavalry in front of us, with distinctive armor and neat movements, has a brigade of about 200 soldiers.

Regardless of the type of arms or the number of people, Taranto has spent a considerable amount of money in this counterattack.

But the reason why General John reacted so violently was not because of the opponent's brigade of heavy cavalry itself.

The heavy cavalry is powerful and full of momentum.It is most suitable for charging and breaking the deadlock.If in a field battle, the enemy suddenly sent this heavy cavalry, in a hurry, he might really be confused by these 200 people.

But in fact, the entire Taranto army was hiding behind the line of defense, passively resisting and defending Aberdeen's attack.No matter how powerful the heavy cavalry brigade is, no matter how much they can disturb their own formation, their numbers are too small after all. If there is no follow-up support from other troops and expansion of the results of the battle, each of their own troops will inevitably lose their strength. Adjustments are restored.

At that time, the heavy cavalry brigade who was alone in the Aberdeen formation lost the space and leeway to maneuver and sprint, and would be divided and surrounded, and could only be slaughtered in the end.

General John saw this result very clearly, and he didn't believe that Franky on the opposite side would not be able to see it.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
Knowing that sending heavy cavalry is impossible to achieve great results, on the contrary, it is very likely that the meat bun will beat the dog and never return, which will damage this precious combat force.Franky just ordered it like that. General John wouldn't believe it anyway if there was no conspiracy hidden in it.

Does he want to counterattack and prepare the whole army to launch a counterattack?
This is a relatively reliable answer, but it was immediately denied by General John himself.

impossible.

If Taranto's attack came from behind or from the wings of Aberdeen's army, this would be a good move.

But the rangers who had been scattered had already found out the surrounding situation. Except for the Horseshoe Canyon directly in front of them, there was no sign of any army ambushing within a radius of ten miles.

If a strong attack was launched from the front, General John and the soldiers on the front line would be even more wishful for it.

These "turtle shells" commanded by Franky were very strong, and the rebels hid inside, which made Aberdeen's soldiers feel very headache and troublesome.If they attack from inside, no matter how violent the attack is, Aberdeen will definitely welcome it with applause.

After thinking about it, he couldn't find any clues. General John gritted his teeth and waved his hand to let the orderly issue the latest order.

No matter what conspiracy Franky has, it is definitely not a good thing to let the enemy's heavy cavalry move around in his formation and wreak havoc.

Instead of racking your brains to guess the other party's intentions, it's better to start from yourself, take me as the center, and wipe out this scourge first.

As long as you are vigilant and careful, even if the enemy really has some tricks and schemes, they may not be able to defeat you.

The command flag flew rapidly according to a certain pattern, conveying the commander's order to the chief officers of the various troops on the battle formation.

Aberdeen's array responded.

The two thousand-man troops, who were supposed to be the main force of the next wave of attack, were standing still a little later, waiting for the order to attack, and slowly pressed up one from the left and the other from the right.It was like two huge iron pincers, pinching the heavy cavalry brigade that was causing trouble.

The two reinforcements were a little far apart. If the heavy cavalry brigade dared to move in this direction resolutely and decisively, there was a great possibility that they would jump out of the cage before the two troops were encircled.

But that's not necessarily a good idea.

Because although he escaped the left and right flanking attacks of the two troops, he was also further away from his own defense line and base camp, and it was almost impossible to obtain contact and support from the rear.After leaving the Aberdeen frontline infantry Fang Zheng, who was a little confused by himself, he will face two well-organized thousand-man teams that cut off his return.

What's even more frightening is that under the banner of the Commander-in-Chief of the Aberdeen Army, General John's extremely sturdy personal guards are waiting in full force.

The gap between the two teams, where there is no hope, is clearly the gate of hell leading to the bottomless abyss.

The captain of the Taranto Heavy Cavalry Brigade knew how powerful it was, and remembered General Franky's solemn explanation before dispatching.Not daring to hesitate any longer, he grabbed the rein with one hand, turned the horse's head, and swung the long knight's spear forward with his right hand.

The cavalry behind him followed him, and one by one, they also instigated their mounts, drawing a beautiful arc, and ran in the direction of the road.

After a period of chaos in the breached Aberdeen Array, order has been gradually restored under the orders of the officers at all levels.But before they had time to follow the instructions of the Chinese army to set up their formations, they formed an encirclement and joint attack with the two thousand-man teams that had been reinforced.The hateful Taranto heavy cavalry had already turned their horses around and slanted into their formation again.

For a moment, people were turned on their backs, flesh and blood flew, and the attackers and defenders collided violently.

Franky chose this place as a breakthrough point for counterattack, naturally after careful observation and consideration.

In terms of overall combat power or the average level of each unit, there is no doubt that Aberdeen will firmly beat Taranto.But this does not mean that any army on the two sides meets, and Aberdeen will definitely gain the upper hand.

The cavalryman sitting on the tall horse stabbed out the spear suddenly, and the point of the spear with a cold light pierced into the chest of an Aberdeen soldier fiercely, and then emerged from his back.

The castration of the spear did not stop, and with the help of the powerful impact brought by the horse, it pierced through another Aberdeen soldier who was closely behind him.

The cavalry shouted loudly, exerted strength with their arms, and actually threw two not thin fighters into the densely packed phalanx in front of them.

Taking advantage of the chaotic formation of the enemy, the cavalry captain pinched his legs, drove his mount forward, and broke into the enemy's formation arbitrarily.

Taranto's heavy cavalry not only wears thick armor for the knights, but even the horses wear heavy armor.When they run, they are like a heavy piece of iron moving at high speed. Their momentum and impact are extremely astonishing. Who dares to stand in front of them?
Even if they are ready to fight, the Aberdeen infantry phalanx in front of them will probably not be able to resist.Now that the formation is disturbed by the corpses of two colleagues, it is even more impossible to block the frantic charge of the heavy cavalry.

With a sound of "touch", an Aberdeen soldier standing in the front was knocked out, and the blood spurted from his mouth was scattered all the way.

When he rolled on the ground and struggled to stand up, the ferocious steel beast came to him again, with its iron hooves raised high, stepping heavily on his chest.

The soldier's chest collapsed like a trampled watermelon.

At this time, on the journey where he was knocked into the air, several corpses had already been added.

The captain of the heavy cavalry was not fond of fighting. Under his command, the whole cavalry pierced through the Aberdeen infantry phalanx that had not fully recovered, and arrived at Taranto just before the two reinforcements encircled them. Fortifications.And from the gap when they came, return to the rear of the defense line.

The gap was closed again before Aberdeen's infantry desperately pursued them.Before them, it was back to the strong fortifications and the Taranto rebels in position.

From the appearance of this group of heavy cavalry, to their charge to kill the enemy, and then to their decisive retreat and return, this episode did not take long, but the infantry phalanx in Aberdeen has paid the price of hundreds of lives for this .

What's more, in the face-to-face confrontation, being killed by the enemy into the formation, rampaging and wanton killing, but I can only watch helplessly, helpless, it is a devastating blow to the confidence and morale of the soldiers .If they are not withdrawn in time and have a good rest and adjustment, this army may be abolished.

In comparison, paying such a heavy price, the result of the battle is only that the enemy left less than ten corpses.

General John frowned tightly, but then relaxed again.

Although he was not satisfied with this result, he did not feel disappointed in his heart.

After all, the opponent is a heavy cavalry, and the two armies are against each other. The battle loss ratio of 10:1 is not too unacceptable.

General John was relieved that he never waited for Franky's conspiracy from beginning to end.I don't know if it's because of his careful and steady response that he couldn't find an opportunity to activate it.Or is it that he wasn't prepared at all.

While General John breathed a sigh of relief, Anthony's heart suddenly lifted.

coming!

General John couldn't figure out what kind of tricks Franky was playing, but Anthony, who already had a full understanding of the whole plan, saw through the opponent's intentions at a glance.

This is an actual combat exercise, an offensive actual combat exercise!
Relying on the tenacious defense of fortifications, the enemy's return route can be cut off, their morale can be drained, and their soldiers can be killed.However, in order to accomplish Frankie's almost impossible task, Taranto must get out of their familiar fortifications and take the initiative to attack Aberdeen.

Obviously, Frankie believed that the time was ripe now, and began to let the fighters of Taranto practice various offensive routines and means.

This is just the beginning.

Anthony thought silently in his heart.

It's almost time to see you again.

(End of this chapter)