First of all, the empire did not have enough military rations, so it decided to recruit the Turkish army. Never underestimate the role of topography. In the Waterloo War, Napoleon suffered a loss in this regard. He did not discover the fatal trench before the cuirassiers launched their attack, resulting in heavy casualties to the cavalry troops.

Back to this episode: The nomadic cavalry lives in pursuit of water and grass, and the most suitable tactic is indeed to drag the fat and thin, and drag the thin to death. Turkey should have won a complete victory.

However, the basis for a complete victory is all-round reconnaissance without blind spots. Due to the terrain, the river is well covered. Turkey still clings to traditional military inertia thinking and has completely failed to detect the opponent's Engineers and water sports also lacked control over the overall situation in the theater. Compared with Turkey, the Empire is more like an emerging force that has begun to possess the budding ideas of modern military science. It combines the advantages of natural and humanities. Although the gap is not that big, it is similar to the decadent and arrogant Qing Dynasty vs. Western industrial civilization. Wonderful. I want to say that in fact, the old Pasha of Kali was tricked to death by the original author or supervisor

First of all, the imperial army forced Turkey to fight by predicting the path. At this time, there was a choice. Although it was uncomfortable to be choked, the excellent cavalry troops of the nomads were incomparable to the infantry in terms of retreat (the empire did not have the numbers to surround and ambush the Turks). The only disadvantage of retreating without a fight was that the coach was called a coward. After all, not all places have rivers, so Turkey still has the right to choose the war.

Turche’s advantage lies in reconnaissance, but this statement has been selectively let go; Mafamut and out-of-city maneuvering The linkage between the troops is lackluster. Although it is unlikely in real situations, aren't you the trainer of the eagle with the halo of the protagonist? Shouldn't you let the eagle send some information in a roundabout way? What is the nature of the opponent's troops, how many people are gone, what needs to be paid attention to, etc.

In the absence of investigation, the same tactics were not used in actual combat for ten years. There is no guarantee that it will still be effective even after one or two years. What's more, people have suffered losses. In this way, he didn't even have a backup plan and dared to rush into the challenge. It's too underestimated. Yes, you will be chased next time if you retreat, but the time you gain can definitely make you more prepared. If planA doesn't work, you can either prepare planB in advance or buy time to come up with planB. The old general gave up treatment completely. Now that we have decided to fight a decisive battle, how can we be so hasty?

However, after the war, it was General Cali himself who surrounded his main force. Although it is effective to defeat the phalanx through outflanking troops and frontal troops, the risks are also obvious (note that the Imperial Army actively gives way). The Imperial Army had figured out Turchi's combat strategy early in the past battles. It used geography to guide Turchi to the designated location, and used the hidden killer move and the fragmentation strikes projected by the siege equipment to defeat the roundabout troops in one fell swoop, but lacked the main force to coordinate. Isolated and helpless, they were unable to exert their cavalry's strength after being surrounded and were eroded step by step.

The Imperial Army knew that this terrain could be an obstacle to Turkey but not fatal. Without the engineers, the Imperial Army would still be defeated. This is to use the terrain to make General Cali think that he can start the war under favorable conditions, which in turn leads him to death. This is to win with more odds and less odds.

This is a carefully planned trap. The key factors here are path prediction, terrain, and engineers. The first two are forced battles and decoys, while the latter is a real fatal blow. . (It is worth mentioning that the fixed-point setting of the siege equipment determines that this is a battle that cannot be replicated. To put it simply, the lack of intelligence leads to being cheated.) Without knowing the existence of engineers, basically the rhythm of who comes and who dies. . Because of this battle, the Imperial Army had fully seduced him, and even someone as steady as Cali took the bait.

When I read this in the comic, I felt very sorry for the old general. He really didn’t want to use war to bring peace. This head-on confrontation with the empire really showed his helplessness and mortality. awareness.

But from the perspective of the plot, his death is inevitable. Only by experiencing the pain of losing a loved one again can Mafa grow up again. The old general's soldiers also belong to him, and he can have a firmer belief. To fight against the Imperial Army (the expression on Mafa’s face when she saw the old general’s head while standing on the city wall was really heartbreaking). Although this episode is very sad, it is one of my favorite episodes

There is a contradiction in this story. Are the countries in the heartland important? If it was as important as Zagnos and Malfamut judged, then they should not send out the partial army, let alone not respond to the partial army - the opponent's army was coming! The Turkish army has been out for so long and no one has responded to the old Pasha of Kali? !

Yanghai already has a resourceful president who has led a good navy to fight against the enemy. Zagnos can’t help. Turkey’s own country and the Guano Kingdom are also relatively secure (the terrain of the Golden Hat Governor is dangerous), so There is a possibility of self-protection if there are men who are accustomed to fighting.

Then, the main direction of the assault should be the heartland instead of directly attacking Reinhardt.

In ancient times, we had a clever plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. Judging from the current situation, do you think that Minister Louis and the Duchess are both Yi Yu's masters? There is also the ridiculous Heartland Alliance, which is in disarray. Few countries can fight, and none can afford a protracted war. I really don’t know how they have survived to this point, let alone have the conditions to be neutral. Everyone can see that the old Pasha of Kali has no intention of going back alive, and the flag is set, alas!

Finally, I would like to share some relevant famous sayings with fellow Taoists: 1. As long as conditions permit, reconnaissance must be carried out non-stop - Rommel and Montgomery both mentioned it in their early military writings.

2. I saw that the nomadic tribes were brave, but they were defeated and scattered.

It's not the case for Dumoxi Erut. He retreated without being disintegrated. He immediately reunited at a high place. Kangxi