warring states careerist

Chapter 544 The Dusk of the Scholars

The timing of his order was not just on his flank, but judging by the sound of the guns, it should be that the entire line was ready to move forward.

The messenger gave the order, the flag was waved, and the trumpeter beside Liuzhi also blew the horn with different short and long sounds.

Accompanied by the passing of the horn, the No.13 brigade in front began to move forward slowly.

The flute player at the front played military music in line with the rhythm of the pace, the waist drum sounded, and the footsteps matched each other.

At this time, the artillery in front of the Qiren camp had been destroyed or had to be moved and abandoned, so they could not interfere with the actions of the volunteer infantry.

The nine bronze cannons of Qi State on the hillside can support the first camp, and can also bombard the farthest distance of a hundred steps in front of the camp.

The advance order issued by Six Fingers could not allow the infantry to withstand the artillery bombardment on the mountain.

But if you start to attack, you will be bombarded by Qi people's artillery.

The infantry obeyed the order, and under the leadership of the gorgeously dressed officers, they advanced fifty steps, then stopped, and regrouped to maintain order.

The Musketeers, sandwiched between the spearmen's companies, stood out and continued to move forward, and the spearmen followed.

The light bronze cannons belonging to the brigade stopped firing at this time, but led the horses to harness, packed the gunpowder barrels and those messy tools, and followed the infantry forward.

They should be deployed about [-] steps away from the first camp of the Qi people, so that the Qi people's muskets, bows, and crossbows cannot pose a threat to these artillery.

Moreover, the artillery deployed on the front line of the Qiren camp has been destroyed. These brigade-level light artillery can increase the hit rate at a distance of [-] steps, and there is no threat of Qiren artillery counterattack at all.

The twelve bronze cannons with longer barrels, slightly larger caliber, and longer range need to be closer to the Qi people's camp to suppress the nine cannons on the hillside.

The No.13 brigade, which had already begun to move forward, was deployed to cover the twelve cannons.

Liuzhi's judgment is this: If the nine cannons on the hillside ignore the infantry, but instead bombard the twelve cannons of their own side that are about to be deployed, then the elite No.13 Brigade can directly break through the Qi people's camp and send out engineers And the warriors raided the bronze cannons on the hillside.

If the nine cannons on the hillside are under pressure and can only bombard the No.13 Brigade, then the No.13 Brigade only needs to cross the most dangerous distance of a hundred steps to maintain high morale. Qi people's artillery can only choose to slip away or be destroyed.

Therefore, he directly chose to use the most elite brigade in the division to attack first.

Of course, there is no rush.

On the front line, after the infantry's drum beat three times in a hurry, the volunteer brigade company that had been advancing like a forest immediately stopped and began to wait in a whole team.

The Qi army on the opposite side was unable to attack, and could only nervously watch the actions of the volunteers.

The brigade-affiliated light artillery that followed leisurely unfolded at the front of the volunteer army.

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Where the head coach of the Qi army is.

Dr. Pingyin held a beautiful and exquisite brass binoculars in his hand, with a worried look on his face.

Telescopes are now something that many military nobles will buy, and the price is naturally ridiculously expensive.

But it's like a kind of comparison, without such a thing in his hand, he really can't show that he is a nobleman who can command an army.

However, the places that produce the most Yuying crystals in the world are Yuanzheng and Tan on the coast of the East China Sea, where artisans can use local crystals to polish precious luxury items such as crystal cups.

After the First Battle of Lushui, the Mohists captured King Yi of Yue. During the final negotiations, they asked for some crystal vessel craftsmen from the East China Sea who were in the court of Yue State at that time.

With the development of the Sishang glass industry in recent years, various lenses have begun to appear. The descendants of the original crystal-grinding craftsmen no longer grind those crystal cups or crystal sword handles that are buried with top nobles or used daily. items, but became the first generation of mirror polishers.

Many nobles hate the Mo family, but they don't hate the things that appear on Sishang, and the Mo family is also willing to make money from them. The telescope is attached to the brigade in the rebel army, but it is an expensive luxury outside the rebel army .

The binoculars in Dr. Pingyin's hands always reminded him of the Mohist's strange skills, and then he had to think of the artillery that could turn the tide of the battle. After all, the Mohist's had the upper hand.

What he saw in his eyes was that the entire line of volunteers was slowly moving forward, and stopped moving after knocking out the small copper cannon deployed by his side at the front.

Through the lens, Doctor Pingyin noticed those black bronze cannons that were about to be deployed in front of the volunteer infantry formation. artillery.

The surrounding generals and counselors also noticed this, and they all looked worried.

Doctor Pingyin put down the binoculars and sighed: "The Mohist's amazing skills are beyond my reach. Not only are there too many cannons, but also the people who operate the cannons, how can the people of Qi match Sishang?"

This is not the time to express emotion, so a counselor said: "Now the Mohist soldiers are moving forward but not attacking. This is obviously to launch artillery and bombard the camp."

"You need to know that if the Mohist artillery fires together, we can only be beaten, and the morale of the soldiers will wither..."

Doctor Pingyin said helplessly: "How can I not know? It is the most skilled soldiers. In the past, if there were no bows and arrows, but the enemy kept shooting with bows and arrows, they could only rush out and fight under the rain of arrows."

"But now... how do I fight?"

"If the whole army moves, the formation will be chaotic. If the formation changes in the field, who can defeat the Mo family and others? It can be defended like this, but if the army moves to meet it, it may be defeated!"

It's not that Dr. Pingyin is stupid, but because of his previous battlefield experience, there is no reference experience such as "capturing enemy artillery or inserting a wedge into the fire door of a copper cannon".

Even artillery has only been around for more than ten years and less than 20 years. What the Pingyin doctor learned ten years ago was "how to raise soldiers", "chariot attack", "disciple formation" and other "nobility not passed down". The secret".

In the blink of an eye for more than ten years, these untold secrets turned out to be like straw sandals, meaningless before muskets, artillery and rising infantry formations.

Now, he also knew that it would definitely not work to let the artillery bombardment of the volunteers of the Mohist sect, otherwise the morale of the army would soon be shaken.Once a general couldn't stand it and took the initiative to attack, it might cause chaos in the entire formation, and the Mohist side would definitely not miss such an opportunity.

Doctor Pingyin watched for a long time, his face full of worry, and said: "I have already seen what Kai Zhishi wants to do. Can you see it?"

Now it seems to be obvious, if you can't see it anymore, then it is really not enough to be a foster person who can be valued by a doctor in the capital.

A few people said: "The Mohists rely on nothing more than two points in field battles. Cavalry and artillery."

"Now Kaizhishi is going to use their artillery to approach the camp, bombard the camp and our soldiers from all directions, causing confusion among the soldiers. Then let their infantry attack and move forward little by little."

"The artillery fires first. If we form a dense formation, the copper cannons will do a great deal of damage, and can open gaps in the dense formation; if we form a sparse formation, it will be difficult for the Mohist infantry to attack, and their cavalry is now behind the formation." , once the formation is loosened and evacuated, the cavalry charge will be unstoppable..."

Doctor Pingyin sighed, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. With this kind of attack, we won't suddenly collapse like the king of Yue in the water. Those in front will retreat if they can't hold on, and there is Jishui and no boats behind them. You can only fight to the death."

"But you have to know that to maintain the army array, we need enough square radius. According to the current speed of the Mohists, although we can retreat, but once the retreat is too thick, there is no space for the square radius, and the army array cannot be maintained at all, nor can we support left and right. .”

"It doesn't mean that he will win if we are bombarded to the last person. As long as we are crowded so that we cannot deploy the army formation, maintain order, or reserve a passage in the camp for support, then he will be considered a victory."

A scholar said: "So, then those cannons of the Mo family are the key."

Doctor Pingyin also nodded and said: "That's right. Those cannons are the key. If there are no cannons, the Mohist infantry, though brave, can still fight..."

After all, he said unintentionally: "I regret it! I regret it! If chariots are not used as camps, and chariots are used to attack, those bronze cannons of the Mo family will be useless!"

"Now that the Mohists are in battle, the copper cannons are equally divided between them. If the chariots and soldiers rush forward, they will definitely break one of them..."

What he said seemed unintentional, but in fact he somewhat accused the soldier who gave him the idea to fight to the death.

The people around him all looked at the soldier who proposed to stand behind the water, but the scholar showed no shame. He held up the leather cap he was wearing, pressed his right hand on the hilt of his sword, and walked up to Doctor Pingyin. A look of pride.

Looking directly at Doctor Pingyin, he said with disdain: "The two armies are facing each other, and each uses their own means. The method of military formation, the skill of using it, is all in one mind!"

"Haizhi is wise. He saw us being formed by the water. You don't use chariots as a camp, and you don't back the water. Do you think that Haizhi will still form such an formation?"

"It's like a tiger chasing a rabbit. The rabbit ran into the cave, but the tiger regretted why he couldn't get in because he was so big? But he didn't think about it. If he didn't grow so big, why should the rabbit run? "

"I just want to ask you, if you leave chariots behind, how much do you need to expand the half-moon formation so that the chariots can attack? If you expand further, the force is weak, and the volunteers only need to concentrate their cannons on one point. Easily breached."

"If you don't stand behind the water, can you be sure to defeat the Mohist righteous teacher? Better than the suit? Now you say such things, this is something I can't bear."

"Schools can be killed, not humiliated! If you really regret it, please kill me, but please don't insult me ​​like this, let alone say those unbearable words!"

(End of this chapter)