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    "Dong~dong~dong~"

    With the sound of low war drums, two huge armies appeared on the vast plain. The army from the east was neat and solemn. The cavalry on horseback were uniformly dressed in black light armor, holding long horse poles and carrying horns on their backs.  With a bow and a scimitar hanging on their waist, 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 composed of all prairie cavalry, with a total of about 20,000 people, which is also the main force of this side. The left and right wings are composed of black and thin Tianzhu troops, which together are about  There are 40,000 people, most of whom are infantry.

    This mixed force of grassland 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 Skitarii Army. It was founded by Li Zhen recruiting new Brahman believers. After more than a year of training, it is also very capable.  Elite.  And it is worth mentioning that Li Zhen was in the center of this army, and Fang Yiai and others who came from Taiwan were also riding on horses, looking at the opponent's army from a distance.

    The army opposite Li Zhen and the others was composed of all Tianzhu people, but the arrangement of the army was not very neat, and it was not divided into the center army and the two wings. The front line of the army was composed of elephant soldiers composed of tall elephants.  , there are more than a thousand in total. These war elephants are covered with rattan armor and have strong wooden boxes hunched on their backs. There are four elephant soldiers in the box, two of them are holding spears and are responsible for close combat, and the two at the back are  Holding a bow and arrow, he is responsible for long-range attacks.

    In fact, the real lethality of elephant soldiers is not the soldiers on the war elephant, but the war elephant itself. Whether it is a strong and powerful trunk or a thick elephant leg, it can become a murderous weapon of the war elephant on the battlefield, and if the war elephant is allowed to  When he charges, his indomitable momentum is almost irresistible.  Even more hateful.  The war elephant itself will also emit a smell that will make the war horses very uncomfortable. Therefore, if the cavalry has not been specially trained, it will often suffer a big loss when facing the soldiers.

    "And behind the elephant soldiers were the Tianzhu infantry.  The number is not very large, only about 20,000 people. After the war begins, they will charge closely behind the elephant soldiers and be responsible for protecting the war elephants.  After these infantry, there were more than 30,000 Tianzhu cavalry.  The cavalry and the elephant soldiers were separated by infantry because they were worried that the cavalry horses would be affected by the elephants. After the cavalry, there was another dense group of infantry, about 50,000 people.

    This battlefield about to start the war is located at the junction of South Tianzhu and Central Tianzhu. Li Zhen and Li Yun defeated the nominal ruler Pallava dynasty in South Tianzhu.  At the beginning, the opponent's forces shrank to the northwest corner of South Tianzhu, preparing to fight stubbornly. Unfortunately, after Li Yun stabilized the rule of the newly occupied area, he began to press forward step by step against the remaining forces of the Pallava dynasty. In the end, the Pallava dynasty was unable to do so.  He did not escape to Zhongtianzhu.

    But when talking about Zhongtianzhu, we have to mention Zhongtianzhu¡¯s original overlord, the Chalouqi dynasty, which existed many years ago.  They had repelled the attack of the Harsha Dynasty, but it was precisely because of this failure that the talented and resourceful Harsha lost the opportunity to unify Tianzhu and had to be trapped in the northern Tianzhu area.

    However, although the Chalukya dynasty defeated the Harsha dynasty, it also suffered great losses. Therefore, in the subsequent war, it was defeated by the Pallava dynasty that emerged in South India, and the country was also occupied. Even after Li Zhen and Li  Before Yun defeated the Pallava dynasty, the Pallava dynasty was still the nominal ruler of Central Tianzhu.

    Although the Chalukya dynasty was defeated.  But after all, it is a regional power, and the foundation of the country is still there, so even if it is occupied by the Pallava dynasty, internal resistance continues, and as time goes by.  The power accumulated by the Chalukya dynasty is also getting stronger and stronger.  When the remnants of the Pallava dynasty fled to Central Tianzhu, the resistance of the Chalukya dynasty, led by the son of the previous king, King Chaori I, finally besieged these remnants of the Pallava dynasty.  As a result, the Pallava dynasty finally suffered a tragedy. The nobles surrounding the king were slaughtered, and the remaining troops were demoted as slaves.

    Although King Chaori of the Chalukya dynasty originally destroyed the Pallava dynasty, it was not easy for him to restore the original rule of the Chalukya dynasty over Central Tianzhu. This gave Li Zhen and Li Yun  An opportunity could be taken to attack Zhongtianzhu, and in fact they were preparing to do just that.

    But it was not easy for King Chaori to regain his kingdom under the rule of the Pallava Dynasty. He soon felt the threat brought to him by Li Zhen and Li Yun from the south.  It was under this threat that he temporarily gave up on restoring the original rule of the Chalukya dynasty. Instead, he negotiated with various kingdoms and forces in Central Tianzhu and made the fight against Li Zhen and Li Yun in the south his top priority.

    Li Zhen and Li Yun's new Brahmanism has indeed touched the interests of the upper class nobility, especially the various forces in Central Tianzhu adjacent to them. They have truly felt this deterrent. Coupled with the call of King Chaori,  Therefore, the entire Central Tianzhu quickly united at an extremely fast speed and integrated the army to prepare for a decisive battle with Li Zhen and Li Yun.

    Faced with this situation, Li Yun and Li Zhen had completely different reactions. Among them, Li Yun was a little worried.??The combined strength of the other side is too strong. With the army in their hands, it would be disastrous to lose the battle.  However, 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 in Tianzhu would be able to stop him when he takes over.

    It was precisely because of Li Zhen's repeated insistence that their army went all the way north and soon reached the Watapi area, the original capital of the Chalukya dynasty. At this time, King Chaori also integrated the military forces of Zhongtianzhu.  So the armies of both sides finally met on the plains south of Watapi. This decisive battle concerning the fate of Tianzhu was finally about to begin, and the confident Li Zhen firmly believed that she would be able to destroy King Chaori's army in one fell swoop.  But King Chaori also firmly believed that he would be able to defeat this invader from the south just like his father defeated the Harsha Dynasty!

    Li Zhen, who was sitting in the prairie cavalry, held a telescope and carefully observed the formation of Chaori King on the opposite side, and paid special attention to the elephant soldiers in the opponent's front formation. However, after looking at it, he curled his lips in disdain and said: "  It¡¯s the elephant soldiers again, these Tianzhu people are really ungrateful, under our artillery, these stupid and stupid elephant soldiers may only bring huge casualties to themselves!"

    But as soon as Li Zhen finished speaking, Fang Yiai, who was very tall and tall next to him, smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue is wrong. I have read some information about the elephant soldiers before coming here, and I also asked His Highness the King of Qi for advice.  As a result, he told me that the reason why elephant soldiers have a huge shortcoming is because elephants are too smart, so they become confused when they see fire or hear the sound of cannon!"

    After hearing this, Li Zhen was a little surprised and said: "This is the first time I have heard this statement, but since it was said by Sixth Brother, it must be right. It seems that these elephants are indeed very smart, otherwise they would not be able to do it every time.  The first time he was hit by a cannon, he immediately started running for his life."

    In addition to Fang Yiai, Li Zhen also had a group of military academy graduates from Taiwan, and they were among the best. They were all preparing to join the army. There happened to be a big battle here, so Li Zhen sent them there.  Here you will first experience the cruelty of the battlefield and accumulate more experience in actual combat so that you can grow up faster.

    "Your Highness the King of Yue, is there something wrong with these Tianzhu people? How come they arrange the various military units one layer at a time? It looks like the Thousand Layer Hu Biscuits sold on the street. How can this kind of military formation bring out the full potential of each military unit?  Advantages?" One of the young students in his twenties asked.

    Li Zhen was very happy for the arrival of Fang Yiai and these students, because he felt that this was an opportunity to express himself. In addition, the generals around him had been sent to the army to lead troops, so he had specially explained before,  If students don't understand something, they can ask him directly.

    Li Zhen smiled when she heard the young student's words and said: "This is a good question. Maybe if any military academy cadet is asked to arrange a formation, I am afraid they will not be able to arrange a formation like the Tianzhu people, but among the Tianzhu people  On the battlefield, this mezzanine-like military formation is very common, mainly because of two aspects."

    Li Zhen paused for a moment, looked up at the opponent's unmoved formation, and then said again: "The first aspect is because the Tianzhu people rely too much on the elephant soldiers. They believe that the elephant soldiers are invincible, even if they are  The city wall may also be knocked down by elephants, so when they go to war, they first charge with war elephants. Generally speaking, as long as the war elephants gain the upper hand, the army behind them can swarm forward, thus establishing a victory."

    "The second reason is that although there are endless civil strife in Tianzhu, there are rarely any large-scale wars. Unlike our Central Plains region, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops will fight together at every turn, so  Tianzhu's military thinking is very backward, and many generals don't even understand the coordination and strategy of the arms. Therefore, in this case, my prairie cavalry will repeatedly win with less." Li Zhen finished speaking and looked at the enemy's formation.  His eyes were full of contempt.

    Hearing Li Zhen's explanation, not only the military academy graduates praised each other, but also Fang Yiai nodded repeatedly, thinking that Li Zhen and the others were able to conquer such a large area of ??land through successive battles in Tianzhu. It was indeed a matter of hard work.  This knowledge of the enemy is enough to give them the upper hand.

    "Your Highness, General Wang is requesting a battle!" At this moment, a messenger quickly ran over to report.  Although Li Zhen was in charge of the central army, the one who really commanded the army was Wang Xuance, a capable minister with both civil and military skills.

    Li Zhen raised her head and looked at the sky, and immediately said with a smile: "It is already Chenshi, and the sun is just coming out from behind us. It is a good time to attack. General Wang, prepare to fight!"

    "Here!" the messenger agreed and quickly conveyed Li Zhen's order, and a war that decided the fate of Tianzhu finally began.

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