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    On the plain northwest of Manila, weeds half as tall as a man have been trampled down, forming a natural battlefield. At both ends of this battlefield, two huge armies are ready and ready to fight at any time.  .  ¡ù ¡ù

    "General, although the opponent claims to have 300,000 soldiers, due to the limited battlefield, the opponent only lists the most elite 200,000 soldiers in front of them, and five miles behind, there are still 100,000 old and weak soldiers!" A Tanma junior colonel said.  Flying to report.

    "Explore again!" Zhou Long waved his hand and said after hearing this. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so the information about the opponent cannot be lost for a moment.

    "No!" Tan Ma followed the order and left.  However, as soon as this detective horse left, the second detective horse arrived immediately. With the reports of these detective horses, all the information on the battlefield was gathered into Zhou Long's hands, and almost all the situations on the battlefield evolved in his mind.

    Not all the 300,000 troops of the tribal alliance went into battle, and the same was true for Zhou Long's 120,000 troops. Even in comparison, Zhou Long could only use half of his strength, including 20,000 Japanese troops on the left and 20,000 Japanese troops on the left.  The three Korean troops were on the right, with 10,000 prairie cavalry in the center as the main force. Originally, the terrain of Luzon was not suitable for cavalry attacks, so the prairie people did not bring war horses this time. However, as the situation changed later, Zhou Long specially transported  More than 10,000 war horses came to let the prairie people show their strongest fighting power.  In addition, all the firearms troops were also put into battle. The artillery position was on the left wing of the army, and the other thousand musketeers were also on the left wing.

    Compared with Zhou Long's strict military formation, the 200,000 alliance troops on the opposite side are very loose. It can even be said that there is no formation at all. There is an obvious dividing line between these 200,000 people. On the left is  He added the army of the Alliance, while the one on the right was the Ilu Alliance, and was within the two alliance armies.  Also based on different tribes, they are divided into dozens of small teams. Generally speaking, those with more people go in front and those with fewer people follow.

    Zhou Long was not surprised by the looseness of these alliance forces, because he had already learned about the fighting situation on Luzon Island from the dwarf black people.  Because everything here still exists in the form of tribes, although there are frequent battles between tribes, they have not evolved into real wars.  To put it simply, the form of warfare among their tribes is still at the level of group fighting. Not to mention the regular Tang army, even the affiliated armies of the Japanese country can easily deal with it.  Of course, the premise must be a face-to-face plain battle, not a war in a tropical jungle.

    It is precisely because of understanding this that Zhou Long would show weakness to the opponent in the previous contact battle, to make the opponent proud, and then lead the army to the plain with great fanfare. As expected, the opponent was fooled.  They actually gathered all the troops and prepared to fight them to the death here.

    Thinking of all the efforts he had put in before, Zhou Long couldn't help but smile a bit proudly at the corners of his mouth.  At this time, Hu Li stepped forward and said: "General, the army is ready. Can we start the attack?"

    Looking at the bloodthirsty Hu Li, Zhou Long smiled and said: "It is true that we can attack, but the leader is not General Tiger." When Zhou Long said this, his face changed as he commanded.  "This is the general's order, the artillery is ready. Fire!"

    Following Zhou Long's order, the commander standing high up immediately waved the order flag and gave orders to the artillery position on the left wing. The artillery commander, who had been impatient for a long time, saw the order here and immediately shouted:  : "Get ready~, light the fire!"

    At the command of the commander, the artillerymen behind dozens of artillery pieces immediately lit the fuses with the torches in their hands. With a deafening roar, a row of hot projectiles flew out from the muzzle.  The distance between the Union army and the artillery was less than two miles, and they were just within the range of the artillery. With two hundred thousand troops gathered together, they could hit the target even with their eyes closed.

    The leaders of the tribal alliance are the chiefs of the two alliances. This is actually the first time for them to participate in such a large-scale war. In the past, when fighting other tribes, a battle of a few thousand people was usually good. Only in the battle of genocide,  Tens of thousands of troops would be dispatched.  But this time is different. What they have to face is the army of outsiders. Through previous slave transactions, they know that the other party is not only well-equipped, but also rich in experience. For example, a slave-catching team of more than ten people can destroy them.  A tribe of hundreds of people, let alone these regular troops.

    It is precisely because of knowing this that although the two alliances are several times the number of each other, they do not dare to take the initiative to attack.  In addition, they also have a thought, that is, they hope that another tribal alliance will attack first, and then fight to the death with the outsiders on the opposite side. It is best to fight to the death of both sides. By then, they may be able to destroy themselves, their allies, and their enemies.  destroyed, and then occupied the entire Luzon.

    But just as the two tribal alliances were making their own little plans, the artillery ordered by Zhou Long had already opened fire, and the hot projectiles shot into the alliance army like streaks of black lightning.??, many unlucky soldiers were beaten with iron bullets weighing more than ten kilograms before they even had time to scream.

    They were turned into minced meat. If they were lucky enough to be hit by a cannonball, their bones and tendons were broken as a result. However, these people did not realize that they were injured at first. It was not until a while later that they felt the severe pain in their bodies. Suddenly, they were on the battlefield.  There was a lot of wailing, and the sound of crying for father and mother could be heard endlessly.

    This round of artillery was just the beginning, and the fifty cannons did not all fire, but were divided into two rounds. After the first round of shelling ended, the second round of shelling also began immediately. Although the lethality of solid bullets was limited, one round  If one shell is lucky, it won't kill more than a few people, but the psychological deterrent is too great. After all, these Luzon natives have never imagined that there is such a weapon falling from the sky, and the way of killing is still the same.  of cruelty.

    The two groups of artillery fired in turn, creating a continuous momentum of artillery, which also put greater psychological pressure on the opponent. In addition, the tribal alliance army was originally a scattered native, and there was no discipline at all.  , so after several rounds of shelling, the two hundred thousand troops were already in chaos.

    "Prairie cavalry, charge!" Following Hu Li's order, 10,000 prairie cavalry were like a black torrent under his leadership.  In addition, the Japanese and Sanhan people on the left and right wings also began to rush forward, but few people discovered that there was a special unit holding muskets in the Japanese team.

    There are no horses on Luzon Island. The natives in the Alliance Army were very surprised when they saw the prairie cavalry. At the same time, they were a little afraid of this unknown creature, which they had not dared to take the lead in attacking before.  one of the reasons.  Now they were beaten into a mess by artillery, and they saw the opponent's army riding such a huge animal, which made them even more frightened. Even those teams that were not under shelling began to be in chaos.

    The cavalry was the fastest, and they rushed across the distance of less than two miles in almost a few breaths. Under the leadership of the fierce general Hu Li, the 10,000 prairie cavalry exerted their maximum combat power, each waving their sabers.  , charging into the Alliance army with a ferocious smile. This group of murderous prairie demons didn't even know what mercy was. The sharp steel knife slashed across the enemy's neck, and heads shot up into the sky. There was blood everywhere.  The spray dyed the black armor on their bodies dark red.

    As soon as they made contact, the Alliance army was cut open by Huli's prairie cavalry. Then, like a sharp long arrow, the 10,000-person cavalry rushed from the front to the back of the formation, and then all the cavalry went in a circle.  , turned back and killed him.  As a result, these natives, who had no experience in dealing with cavalry, had no way to stop them and could only let these cavalry rush their army into chaos.

    But fortunately for the two alliance chiefs, after contact with the opponent's army, the roaring weapons finally stopped. This made them feel relieved. After all, they were also within the range of the artillery.  Guess, no one knows whether that kind of iron knot will fall on their head?  Now that the shelling has stopped, they feel a sense of security.

    However, the two clan leaders were obviously happy too early. The chaos caused by the cavalry was greater than the artillery bombardment. After all, no matter how sharp the artillery was, it was limited in quantity and the coverage was not large. Many teams were not greatly affected.  The impact is different, but the cavalry is different. Every time they attack, they will cause at least thousands of casualties.

    In addition, the armies on Zhou Long's left and right wings also began to engage in battle with the Alliance Army. Although the Japanese army and the Sanhan Army were not as good as the Han troops directly under Li Min, after the change of equipment and the training of Zhou Long and others, their combat effectiveness was also great.  In order to improve, at least it is very easy to deal with such undisciplined Nanyang natives.

    It is precisely because of this that Zhou Long's 50,000 troops faced a 200,000 tribal alliance army, and there was a one-sided massacre.  However, this situation did not surprise Zhou Long. He had known for a long time that these natives had little discipline. It would be okay if they fought with the wind, but if they were knocked out of the momentum at the beginning, then it would be a disaster.  into chaos.

    It was precisely by seizing this weakness of the opponent that Zhou Long used artillery to frighten the enemy, and then used prairie cavalry to attack. As a result, when the armies on both wings came into contact with the opponent, the Allied forces were almost in a state of fighting on their own, and there were even many people.  Start running away.

    Faced with this situation, the clan leaders of the two alliances also knew that something was wrong, and immediately ordered the leaders of each tribe to restrain their soldiers. At the same time, they also asked their direct guards to drive some tribes forward by force, trying to block the opponent's offensive.

    However, their efforts soon became in vain, because the musketeers hidden in the Japanese army finally opened fire. Rows of muskets took turns to fire, and each time hundreds of natives were shot and fell to the ground.  The native soldiers were also very afraid of this kind of smoke-belching weapon, and they fled from the musket fire, so wherever the musketeers rushed, theyThe natives began to flee in all directions.

    Seeing this one-sided war, Zhou Long, who had been commanding from the rear, muttered with dissatisfaction: "I didn't expect the natives here to be so weak. If I had known this, I wouldn't have had to make so many preparations!"
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