warring states careerist

Chapter 555 The Battle of Nanji Water ([-])
Retreat and rout are not the same thing.

Nowadays, there are not many troops in the world who are able to stabilize their formation when they are a hundred or twenty paces away from the enemy. There are not many troops who have switched from offense to defense and retreated.

The order was given, and the sound of the drum changed.

The three rows of musketeers in the front row stopped immediately, leveling their muskets and waiting for orders.

The three rows of musketeers in the back followed the company commander's order, turned back on the spot, listened to the shout of [-], retreated fifteen steps, stopped immediately, and set up their muskets.

The musketeers in the front row, who were ready, heard the horn, put away their muskets, and retreated from both sides in formation, retreating thirty steps before forming formation.

The Spearmen are also divided into two halves, but they don't cross and retreat like the Musketeers. Instead, the ones in the back retreat for a certain distance and form an array. After that, continue to retreat.

Just after retreating for two rounds, the musketeers in the front row suddenly noticed a few black shadows flying in the sky, and then saw iron balls flying on the artillery positions of the Qi people, and a copper cannon of the Qi army was directly blown over. .

This time the soldiers were no longer silent, but shouted in unison.

"It's our cannon!"

"Damn it! Are those tortoise-like artillery finally deployed?"

"Hey! Damn it! Let Qi Jun know what it's like to be bombarded!"

The brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade turned his head and saw that two guns had already been deployed on the empty artillery positions dug yesterday, and the remaining ten were still busy.

Qi Ren's artillery was originally aimed at the No.13 Brigade. At this time, the steering needed to be readjusted, and there was no time to fight back immediately.

Moreover, with such a fast deployment speed, the gunners of the two guns must be the elite artillery. It is not certain that Jiushu and Geometry can be called unparalleled in the world after leaving Sishang. With a little luck, the first Killed a bronze cannon of the Qi people in one shot.

While the soldiers of the No.13 brigade shouted, their retreating steps were more stable and calm than before.

Qi Jun hadn't reacted yet.

It's not that the commander of the right army of the Qi army didn't react, but that it took a very long time for the general to react and pass it on to the army to respond.

On the hillside, the commander of the Qi You army stared blankly at the No. 13 Brigade that was slowly retreating in an orderly manner without any signs of fleeing, closed his eyes and sighed, and said with emotion: "The world is really a strong army! If Qi has [-] volunteers, it will conquer the world. "

"The harness is only suitable for soldiers, and the appearance of a middleman depends only on the strength of the righteous teacher. If there is no such righteous teacher, how can he be so powerful in Huaibei and East China Sea?"

"After the two battles of Lushui and Zui, there was a lot of talk in the palace that this man was no better than Sima Rangju... From my point of view, if I have such a righteous teacher, I can go up to me!"

The generals and school around me all nodded, thinking that this is indeed the case. If the soldiers of the peasants under my command can do this, I can go up to me, and I can also shock the East China Sea and Huaibei, and capture the king and kill the general.

When the two armies are at war, the difficulty is not to march with drums, but to retreat calmly.

If the retreat is not turned into a rout, and the soldiers still maintain their formation when they hear the order to retreat, if there are thousands of such private soldiers in the Spring and Autumn Period, they can replace the king of a country.

In the past, when he controlled the three capitals, the governor of Feiyi, Gongshan, did not disturb, relying on the soldiers of the city, he avoided the reality and made a fuss, and went straight to Qufu, forcing Lu Dinggong to flee and hide; Private soldiers can usurp the division of the country and set up expenses.

Those private soldiers may not have the discipline of volunteers today, but they are enough to subvert a country. Where has the general of the Qi Army seen such an army?
The sound of cannons is still there, and the army is in front. Knowing that the attack is easy to die, but marching silently, and automatically filling up the front line that was torn apart by the shelling, this is shocking enough.

And retreating in front of the formation, calm and unhurried, and the formation was not chaotic, made the Qiyou army leader break out in a cold sweat, and he was more sure that this place must be the elite of the Mohist family, and the Mohisthism must be mainly attacking the hills.

Seeing that the No.13 brigade had retreated thirty steps, the general of the Qi You Army finally gave the order: "Infantry attack! Musketeers and crossbowmen are still in formation, in case the Mohists counterattack. If the brigade does not move, it will go down the mountain like a tiger. Rush down!"

It's not that he doesn't know that it's best to let the bow and crossbow musketeers go forward to shoot at this time, but the Qi army's army formation is mainly a square formation, and the crossbow and firearms are only auxiliary, and it is a large formation, which is much less mobile and impossible. Changing the formation in a hurry, he could only choose to allow the pawns to attack directly, and use the mountain to defeat the Mohist troops in one fell swoop.

Looking back at the direction of the Chinese army, the troops who came to support are still four or five hundred steps away. If he can get closer, he can let all the remaining infantry on the hillside rush down, attacking in waves, and the Mohists cannot be attacked. Get a foothold at the foot of the mountain.

After the order was given, the phalanx on the hill immediately activated the horns and launched an attack on the No.13 brigade that was slowly retreating.

Really like a tiger down the mountain, highlight a fast character.

But if it is fast, the formation will be chaotic; if it is slow, the formation will not be chaotic, and the No.13 Brigade will calmly withdraw to the foot of the mountain.

At this time, the No.13 brigade had retreated about [-] steps, and it was still more than [-] steps away from the first camp.

Facing the counterattack of the Qi people, the brigade commander looked back at the engineers and artillery who were busy at the camp, and the two follow-up brigades that were forming after running close, and said in his heart: "There is no hope for support. If we retreat again, Defeat. Since the establishment of the Thirteenth Brigade, I have followed Shishuai as a company commander and fought in Lushui. I have never lost a single defeat. If it collapses today, the mountain will be in danger. The name of the righteous teacher is invincible. rise!"

"Withdrawal is bound to be defeated, and battle is victorious. The hills are narrow, and the Qi people took advantage of the situation to descend like fierce tigers, but they did not defend their formation. The subsequent support Qi army cannot be deployed. As long as this wave of Qi army can be repelled, they can retreat." withdraw."

"Put it to death and then live, live to death, and die to life, this is the time."

Thinking of this, he drew out his iron sword and shouted: "The whole brigade stops! The musketeers are ready! After shooting in bursts, abandon your guns and fight in close combat. Spearmen line up and prepare to attack!"

After the high drink, the musketeers immediately formed a team, standing in the front row, stroking the short sword dagger at the waist or the ax and fork used to support the musket, watching the Qi army rushing down from the hill, and preparing for each other.

The spearmen stood in place, straightening their spears, and the first row of soldiers wearing iron armor in the front row or the Mozhe who filled the vacancy in the front row and had the heart of death, stood on their own.

The people of Qi came down in harmony, aggressively, but without formation.

When they approached about eighty steps, the musketeers began to shoot in turn, and then the musketeers who finished shooting threw their muskets on the ground, drew out their daggers, and followed Sima Zhang's order, and moved towards the middle to form a formation.

From eighty paces to thirty paces, the musketeers completed rapid rounds of firing, all armed with short swords and daggers.

Both the brigade commander and the brigade representative had already arrived at the front, the drums were beating rapidly, and the brigade commander drew his sword and shouted: "Charge!"

Before going out of the battle, he took a step forward, and then the drums were beating loudly, and the spearmen all held their spears and shouted, and stepped forward.

…………

Behind the thirteenth brigade, the two brigades that had been formed near the camp watched everything on the hill panting.

The two brigade commanders looked at the mountain anxiously, and kept turning their heads to see if there were support flags or orders coming from behind.

The brigade commander of the No.14 Brigade called the third messenger and said, "Go to the back and ask the division commander if you want to rescue us! If you see the flag urging or the sound of the horn, turn back and tell me immediately! "

The orderly ran back in a hurry, and the brigade commander of the No.14 Brigade also ran quickly to the No.15 Brigade. After seeing the brigade representative of the Fifteenth Brigade, he immediately said: "The commander ordered us to form a team here. Defense, but the brother troops are in danger on the mountain, if they are ordered to rescue, it may be too late."

"How about this, our brigade first adjusts the offensive formation, and you defend here. If something happens, you hold on. If we are ordered to rescue, our brigade will go forward."

The brigade representative of the No.15 brigade also said: "Our brigade has also decided this way, and we are going to discuss it with you. Then it is so decided! Why doesn't the teacher let us support?"

On the side slightly behind them, there are twelve guns being deployed, and the gunners are also observing the situation on the hill.

But there was no time for them to make their own decisions, because a messenger ran over on horseback and shouted: "The commander's order tells you not to bombard the Qi people's infantry, and you don't need to support the No.13 brigade. All the artillery! Carry out the order!"

As soon as the messenger left, the second wave of messengers came again and repeated the same order before. The commander of the artillery took one last look at the No.13 brigade fighting on the hill, and ordered: "Target, the copper of the Qi people!" Cannons! Get ready, shoot quickly!"

Farther behind the artillery were the fifteen small bronze cannons that were rushing towards the barracks, and further back was where Six Fingers was.

Several officers said impatiently: "Our opinion is that even if the artillery continues to bombard the bronze cannons of the Qi army, the No.14 Brigade should support the No.13 Brigade on the mountain now. The Qi people took advantage of the mountain and went down with a large number of people. , the No.13 brigade may be difficult to support."

Liu Zhi shook his head and said, "Whether you can support it or not is useless to the overall situation. I am opposed to supporting it. The No.13 brigade is an elite force. The volunteer division was built from Shangqiu. It has never been defeated in a brigade-level confrontation. I know that if the [-]th brigade is defeated, the volunteer division will be defeated." The name of the first worship at the brigade level will fall on our teacher."

"But is it important? You have to understand what the mission of our division is."

"Now let the No.14 Brigade take over. Under the chaotic battle, the Qi people will also support them. Just fight over and over again on the hillside? The artillery cannot directly support the position there, and the cavalry cannot threaten the flanks. Let the [-]th Brigade What's the use of investing in the past?"

"Throw in the past, if the 14th Brigade catches up, if the 15th Brigade is not defeated or won, the Qi people will also increase their troops. Our division will be anxious with the Qi people, and no one will be able to retreat. What if the No. [-] Brigade It is also in danger, should the No.[-] brigade be sent up as well?"

He pointed to the hill and said: "Now, the Qi people have been mobilized by us, but the No.13 Brigade had no artillery support before and it was difficult to capture the hill. The Qi people want to take back the mountain, and we also need to put more pressure on the Qi people. "

"If the thirteenth brigade can finally retreat, it must be the first victory in today's battle. It will be famous all over the world if it advances and retreats well.

"If we lose, we will retreat. The reputation of our division will be damaged, but the overall situation is settled. The [-]th and [-]th brigades and artillery should be deployed and defended well. If the Qi people can't take back the camp at the foot of the mountain, we can make a two-wing outflank This situation allows the people of Qi to concentrate all their strength on the right wing, so that Shi Shuai can win in one fell swoop."

"The big picture matters!"

"If it's reinforcements, how can the Qi people have pressure? The [-]th Brigade goes up, and the [-]th Brigade dares to sweep the two wings? The [-]th Brigade will be dead by then, and can only defend in place to prepare for the Qi people to follow the trend."

"The Fifteenth Brigade is dead on the spot. The No.11 and Twelfth Brigades on the two wings can only continue to fight with the Qi people, and they are also dead. The Qi people's reinforcements are coming, and we will fight the Qi people on the hills. The battle is raging, and troops are constantly being added. You can neither threaten the mountain, nor can you take the hill with the effective cooperation of artillery, so what is the use of reinforcements?"

"On the contrary, the thirteenth brigade fought on the hills and chose to fight back. Even if they were defeated, even if they were annihilated... The camp is solid, the two brigades stand firm, and the artillery cooperates. If the Qi people can't take down the camp, we can sweep On the flanks, directly relieve the pressure of the [-]th and [-]th brigades, and directly let the Qi people in front of them retreat. In this way, the four brigades are alive, and the four brigades are at the foot of the mountain. Can the Qi people not be afraid? The Qi army commander must be We must send all the elite private soldiers at the bottom of the box to this side!"

"If we support, all five brigades will be dead, and none of them can move. If we don't support, even if the thirteenth brigade is defeated, we still have four brigades alive! Only when we can move at any time, Qi people will feel pressure. They are all stuck, What are the people of Qi afraid of? Keep adding troops to stick to us, so that our artillery cannot take advantage of it, and the musketeers can't give full play to their advantages, and our casualties will be even greater!"

The division representative who remained silent all this time nodded and said: "I agree with the division commander. The [-]th Brigade will not move, and the artillery will continue to deploy to destroy the bronze cannons of the Qi army first. The overall situation is the most important thing. The reputation of a division is not enough to talk about."

"Besides, there are so many Mohists in the Thirteenth Brigade, they make decisions at the moment, live to death, and if they don't retreat and counterattack, they may not necessarily be defeated. As long as they can suppress the Qi people's momentum to go down the mountain in one go, they may not be able to retreat completely."

(End of this chapter)