warring states careerist

Chapter 669 The End of the Hero

"Hey, company commander, how many divisions does Zhou Tianzi have?"

In Que and outside the city in early autumn, a young soldier who had just listened to the people from the Propaganda Department talk about the violent machine of the ruling class asked the company commander Shupumi beside him.

It has been a long time since entering the city of Handan, summer has gone and autumn has come.

Mi, the concubine, was holding a small iron dagger, and was shaving dryly his own fluffy beard, which is characteristic of young people. He felt that his beard was too light, but the thick beard looked better.

I heard that shaving with a dagger instead of burning the beard with the molting method will make the beard thicker, so I shave often.

From time to time there was the sound of musket guns in the distance, and occasionally there was the dull hum of the bronze cannon, but the horse under its crotch did not panic at all, feeling the master's clamped legs, and remained motionless.

Putting the dagger back into the leather sheath, Shu Pumi recalled what he had heard, and said, "It seems that there were fourteen divisions at the most?"

The soldier clicked his tongue secretly and said in surprise, "There are so many? No wonder you can become the emperor."

The concubine Mi smiled and said: "That was in the past, who knows how many there are now?"

The son of heaven, for those who are strong in soldiers and horses, is a simple enlightenment understanding that transcends those divinities, and is more material and realistic than destiny.

When the soldier was about to ask something else, a whistle sounded in the distance, and a deliberately dressed orderly galloped over on a fast horse. After approaching, he took out a piece of paper and handed it over, saying: " Company Commander Shuai, Qu Shuai asked you to attack with a company of four infantry knights to cover the attack of the martial knights. After you get close, you will volley to break up the formation of the rebels facing the young master, so that the martial knights can attack..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the assembly location. The shock cavalry in the distance had already begun to move, using the cover of the small hill in front, they were maneuvering towards Young Master and the flank of the rebels.

This time the number of officers on the expedition was obviously insufficient, and a large number of retired good family members were also recruited to fight again. This time, the concubine Miu had to command the entire four companies, as the commander of the four companies.

The task of these infantry knights is basically like this. It's okay to chase down the defeated army. Apart from mobility, they really have no advantages.

In terms of foot combat, they will definitely not be able to beat those regular infantry and musketeer companies when they dismount; in terms of impact, they are far behind those knights who have been training sprinting and horseback swordsmanship.

That is to say, chasing some smugglers near some border forts, chasing barbarian riders, or playing a supporting role for those martial knights when they are anxious Break up the opposing formation.

After the concubine Pu Mi carefully asked about the specific tasks, she understood in her heart.

He couldn't see the whole battle situation here, but it had been nearly three hours since he beat the drums in the morning and marched into the battle. He guessed that General Qu had finally mobilized the opponent, causing a loophole in the opponent's formation, so he decided to make a final blow. Defeat the rebels gathered by the prince.

It has been more than a month since we left Handan, Wei State has withdrawn troops, and the concubines and prisoners don’t know what kind of deals the upper echelons have made. They only know that the task of their army is to completely defeat some of the peasants and soldiers recruited from Handan. The son went to Yubu.

Gong Zichao didn't choose to defend to the death, but chose to fight in the field. Shu Yumi felt that Gong Zichao might have been desperate and made a last fight before dying.

They have been waiting in secret for more than two hours, and finally it is their turn to play, which means that this battle is about to end: it is getting late, even if this time is unsuccessful, the rest will be to continue fighting. The formation fought until dark and each retreated.

In the formation confrontation stage, it is often impossible to decide the outcome, and the victory or defeat is often a momentary opportunity that appears after a long time in the formation confrontation.

Putting away the order, the concubine Mi blew his whistle and shouted: "Check the gunpowder and matchlock!"

The various commanders in the company began to take turns to check the matchlocks and gunpowder of their respective teams. Some people hurried to the side to untie their shirts and go to the toilet.

The martial knights in the distance had already moved, and the concubine Mie finally counted the number of people, and shouted: "Run slowly!"

He took the lead in pulling the rein, and the war horse stepped forward in small steps.

Bypassing the small hill that blocked the line of sight, the battlefield appeared in front of everyone. It was on the right wing of the rebels in the Gongzi Dynasty. The concubine Mie just took a few glances and knew that the battle had basically been won.

He didn't know what General Qu had done before, but after more than two hours of confrontation, it was now obvious that the right wing of the young master was too far forward, and the entire right rear was completely vacant.

The cavalry who suddenly came out from behind the hillside gave the opposite side a great shock and panic, and the concubine Mi was not in a hurry. Even if they discovered their existence now, it was too late to adjust their formation.

There are still some cavalry fighting faintly on the far left. It seems that General Qu tricked the cavalry and some barbarian cavalry in the hands of Gongzi Chao to the left wing, and the infantry on the right wing rushed so hard that the formation was out of line.

Next to the four companies of the concubines, there were four small bronze cannons that were lightweight and could follow the infantry, but were deployed very quickly. The horse hides followed them closely.

The martial knights who launched the attack were slightly behind them on both sides, and there were several company commanders he knew in the nearest companies, but they couldn't see their faces clearly from a distance.

The concubine Mi touched the prickly nose that had just been scratched with her hand, and estimated the distance and shooting position.

At this time, the tactics of war are generally prepared in advance, and once implemented, it is difficult to change. To achieve tacit cooperation, what is needed is not to strategize for the commander, but to rely on whether some mid-level officers can understand the intentions of the above and decide on their own. .

He turned his head to look at the arrogant martial knights who were going to attack, who had been the protagonists for more than a month, spat and said: "Where are you going, don't you want to see where we open the gap for you? "

Thinking of this, he pulled the reins, chose the place to dismount, and blew the whistle twice. The [-]-step knights quickly moved forward and dismounted at a place about [-] steps away from the opposite side.

A few people were left in the company to guard the horses, and the four small bronze cannons followed quickly, and the dismounted cavaliers quickly lined up.

The martial knights behind also took advantage of this time to change from a slow walk to a jog, and still maintained their formation. The prisoner Mi calculated the time, shook his head and said secretly: "Run a little slower."

After dismounting, the infantry knights have already formed a team, forming the standard six rows at this time in depth. A hundred people line up in a row about a hundred and fifty steps wide in front, and they have moved forward about forty or fifty steps. At this time, the martial knights behind It has also been unfolded from both sides of them.

The son on the opposite side turned to the rebels in a panic, but the formation was loose, and some crossbow bolts and muskets shot towards this side in a chaotic manner.

Concubine Mi stood at the far left of the first row, followed by several young flute players and drummers, and the crossbows and muskets on the opposite side shot at him indiscriminately, but it was too sparse, and it was his luck that none of them shot at him. Hit by lead bullets or feathered arrows.

After confirming that the distance was enough, the prisoner Mi shouted to stop, and the six hundred foot knights stopped in place, then the soldiers in the second and fourth rows moved half a position to the left, and the foot knights in the first two rows all squatted down, This allows four rows to shoot together.

The sound of horseshoes in the distance has become hasty, and Shu Pu Mi also shouted to shoot. After the white smoke passed, Shu Pu Mi didn't know whether her shot hit the enemy.

Immediately, the soldiers in front squatted down, and the two rows behind did not shoot again.

After the gunshots, the martial knights had already started to charge, and the prisoner Mi knew that they would start to accelerate now, just to ensure that the formation was tight when they charged.

The white gunpowder smoke blocked the line of sight, and the soldiers in the formation began to reload quickly. Normally, they would not choose to reload for the second time. Usually, they would get on their horses and leave after they got off their horses and fired a shot.

But it's different from the cooperation with the martial knights. If the martial knights' attack is unsuccessful, they need to form a cover and then run.

When the gunpowder smoke was finally blown away by the wind, the concubine Mi looked into the distance and found that the right wing of the rebels had collapsed. Although it hadn't completely collapsed yet, it was no longer in formation and was acting chaotically under the impact of those martial knights. In a group, the martial knight rushed to the innermost part of the gap where the front was shot open, and it was basically broken.

Seeing that the other side was about to collapse, the concubine Mi also no longer obeyed those rules and regulations, and shouted: "Give up loading and get on the horse!"

At this time, the reloading was extremely slow. When the soldiers heard the order, almost no one finished the reloading.

This is a march of forty or fifty steps. The right wing of the rebel army on the opposite side has collapsed. A large number of defeated troops are fleeing backwards. Continue the impact from the right.

The concubine Mi got on the horse, tied the musket to the hook under the saddle, drew out the iron sword, and rushed towards the son to the rear right of the rebels. There were no organized enemy troops there, only some fleeing, Loose pawns.

Even if the cavalier companies led by the concubines were not enough to charge into battle, it was completely possible to chase these routs so that they could not gather.

"Attack each company, let the small ones go, and disperse where there are many people!"

An order was issued to the back, and the four companies began to run at a fast pace. Compared with those specially trained martial arts knights, it was difficult for them to make an assault after a dense team: it is said that the best martial arts company in Sishang can do it. Knees next to knees, first they walked and ran to maintain the formation, and only when they were about a hundred paces away did they increase the speed of the horse to the maximum, and then the overwhelming waves crashed down like waves.

At this time, after running for a while, the formation of the company behind the concubine Mie disintegrated, and he didn't care, knowing that at this time, what was needed to chase down the defeated army was to be fast, and the task was to copy to the back to prevent them from regrouping again.

It would be best if these defeated troops could be driven to the enemy's central army.

The Zhao land under the autumn field is the most suitable for horses to run. The dry and hard land makes the horses run fast. Shu Pu Mi moves the horse's head almost mechanically, using the angle and distance that are convenient for exerting force, Wielding an iron sword to kill one fleeing pawn after another, this kind of mastery of distance and angle was tempered by fighting in the fort for a long time, and the habit has become natural.

(End of this chapter)