What Qin Shou didn't know was that the infantry team led by Qin Er had already entered Qinghe's camp.
Simply put, the dumplings are already in the pot.
Of course, there was nothing he could do even if he knew about it. He could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
But what he didn't expect was that he originally wanted to defeat the Qinghe Third Army, and then work together with Pan Liangyong to defeat the Second Army and rescue Jingdong.
Qinghe's appetite was obviously much bigger. Even at the cost of greater casualties, they were determined to lure all of his main forces in and then cook them all off.
Qin Er was an honest man, brave in battle but inflexible.
This is why Qin Shou asked him to lead the infantry.
The most feared thing in such a battle is that the cavalry and infantry are out of sync. The infantry needs to be willing to sacrifice and endure hardships to catch up with the cavalry and cover the retreat for the cavalry.
Therefore, the military order Qin Shou gave to Qin Er was to speed up and catch up with the cavalry team.
Unexpectedly, Qin Er completed the task meticulously.
Qin Shou had only launched two charges when Qin Er arrived at the Qinghe Camp, a fact that was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Ding Lin, who was commanding from the command platform, was so distracted by the Khmer cavalry's charge that he completely failed to notice the Khmer infantry's movements.
Therefore, the military order was not issued from the command post immediately.
Strictly speaking, this was a huge mistake, and it was also what Lin Hai had always been worried about, that is, all the senior military officers in Qinghe, including himself, lacked experience in fighting large battles, and even more so, lacked the vision to respond to emergencies in battle.
That's why he insisted on fighting like this. Otherwise, the saboteurs would just throw hundreds of kilograms of explosives, and the other side would collapse on the spot, which would be disastrous for the quality training of the Qinghe army.
The good news is that the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Army, which was responsible for blocking the gap, successfully sealed it.
The bad news was that the Second and Third Regiments, responsible for the flanking attack, were still a little short of encircling the Khmer cavalry and the first wave of attacking new infantry.
If the elite infantry led by Qin Er were to join forces with the vanguard of the first wave of attack, they would be able to form a heavy military group of more than 30,000 people. In addition, the commander Qin Shou was also in the encirclement, so it would be almost an impossible task to completely wipe out the Cambodian army with inferior forces.
If Qin Shou wanted to escape at that time, as long as he concentrated his forces to break through one point, he would definitely be able to break out. The only difference would be the number of casualties.
The battlefield is so ever-changing, so it places such high demands on the commander's ability to respond.
Such a battlefield cannot be learned in military academy, nor can it be seen in online articles. This is why Ding Lin himself did not consider this point, because Lin Hai did not know either, he did not teach it at all.
If we follow the routine of cool novels, the other side should have collapsed by now. The ordinary soldiers of the other side should have knelt on their knees, raised their hands high, and shouted for surrender.
The opposing officer should have tied up his commander and surrendered voluntarily, then be shocked by the protagonist's domineering aura, and immediately switch sides without any guilt, becoming the protagonist's loyal lackey. The most important thing is that before joining the protagonist, this person may have been stupid and made many stupid moves. After joining the protagonist, it is as if he has found his IQ that he had lost for many years, becoming extremely smart, and he is very good at fighting his former boss.
It’s a pity that none of these appeared.
When Qin Shou, who was already injured and ready to fight to the death, saw the vanguard of the rear infantry appear in his sight, he suddenly became energetic.
Since the infantry didn't run away, then doesn't this give me the chance to run away?
On the one hand, he ordered his men to raise his own flag, used the remaining cavalry as messengers, and asked them to convey military orders, ordering the infantry who had formed their own formations to resist to move closer to him. On the other hand, he selected a group of brave men from the team, promised them generous rewards, boosted their morale, and made them a mobile attack force in his hands. He also relied on this group of people to continuously rescue his soldiers who were separated and surrounded, in order to gather more troops.
“In fact, there is a reason why the Khmer Rouge has been able to survive for so many years.”
In the rear, Lin Hai had given up the idea of drinking tea before the battle, as the direction of the battle was beyond his expectations.
Wounded soldiers were constantly being carried down from the front lines, and new troops were constantly rushing forward to take their place. Although the morale of the Qinghe army was still high, the Cambodian recruits were far from collapsing.
Although the crossbowmen continued to strike, the crossbows' range was shrinking as the two sides' lines were intertwined. However, since the two sides were close enough, the Khmer crossbowmen were not completely without a chance to fight back.
For many of Qinghe's new recruits, without the cover of powerful crossbows, they couldn't help but begin to waver.
After all, whether it was the previous anti-bandit battles in Xiangyun or their own exercises, they were already accustomed to fighting under the cover of powerful crossbows. Often, before they could rush to the front of the enemy, the enemy would collapse due to the continuous attacks of the powerful crossbows.
But now, no one expected that the Cambodians could be so tenacious.
"Brother Lin?"
Shi Zhen'er was obviously a little nervous.
However, Lin Hai could also see that Shi Zhen'er was not worried about the defeat of the Third Army, because the probability of Qin Shou making a comeback was indeed too small. But if Qin Shou ran away, then this deputy commander of the garrison corps who was already familiar with Qinghe's tactics would cause greater trouble for Qinghe in the next war.
"It's okay, you stay here and take care of the wounded." Lin Hai glanced at the command platform from a distance and found that Ding Lin had sent out all the guards around him, probably hoping to increase the intensity of the attack on both wings.
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