warring states careerist

Chapter 862 The Battle of Hidden Sun ([-])

The military formations of the Wei and Han coalition forces were originally slightly staggered in order to give full play to the defensive advantages of the infantry.

Da Sima of Chu wanted to use the movement of the formation to quietly move the second-line troops deployed in the central army to the right wing of the coalition forces, and chose to break through the left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces. In fact, it coincided with the idea of ​​the general of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

The main general of the Wei and Han coalition forces is also trying to use the mobilization of the formation to concentrate the main force on his right wing and form an advantage in strength on the right wing.

Both sides understand that it is extremely difficult to choose the Chinese army to break through, and it is likely to become a war of attrition. This is a scenario that both parties who want to win are unwilling to see.

Indeed, the two sides are now only engaged in a decisive battle north of Yinshui, and it seems that the battlefield is only a few miles wide.

Actually it is not.

The fact that the rest of the troops on the front lines of Luyang, Yangzhai, Yuguan, and Daliang did not choose to participate in this battle does not mean that they do not exist.

Because of the existence and assembly of those troops, the battle of Yinyang is very important.

With the victory of Chu State, from the south of Xinzheng all the way to Xu, the Wei and Han coalition forces will no longer be able to launch offensives, and they can also form a stable front with Luyang and Yuguan on the two wings.

If Wei and Han win a big victory, the Chu State will not be able to get involved for at least a few years, and they can also go straight to Zhaoling, thus forcing Chu to retreat and accept Wei Han's conditions and the established fact that Zheng State has been divided.

There are only so many mobile field troops that the two sides can actually invest in. The troops of the noble cities on the two wings of the strategic battlefield can defend and deter.

It doesn't make sense for the Chinese army to stand in a stalemate on both sides, so both sides chose the other's left wing as a breakthrough.

Da Sima of Chu chose to break through from the left wing because Chu was in the south and Wei and Han were in the north.

General Wei Han chose the left wing to break through because the Sishang Rebel Army had gained a reputation in the previous two battles between Moyue and Moqi. Chen Cai's teacher.

At the same time that the Mo-Chu coalition army began to move and change formation, the left wing of the Wei-Han coalition army also began to stagger to the left and back.

Take each pawn formation as a unit and form a character shape with each other. When retreating, the pawn formation that protrudes in front moves backward first, and the pawn formations on both sides that are in the concave part of the character shape turn into protrusions, and wait until the first step. After the batch retreated, the square formation that was originally concave and now convex retreated again.

On the whole, the Wei and Han coalition forces are based on the right wing, and the entire front is slightly shortened.

Not only opened the distance from the right wing of the Mo Chu coalition army on the left wing, but also concentrated its forces on the right wing.The chief general of the Wei and Han coalition forces believed that relying on those cavalry alone might not be able to completely tear apart Chen Cai's division that defeated Chu.

So he chose to shorten the front line, concentrate his troops towards his right wing, and give way to the pawn phalanx on the right wing to form a formation similar to a right triangle.

That is to say, several infantry phalanxes are deployed on the far right, with the largest thickness, and gradually decrease towards the center and left wing, like a formation with the hook as the front and the strand as the edge of the left wing.

The advantage of this is that once Chu's Chen Cai army collapses, the Wei-Han coalition forces can quickly insert into the left flank of the Mo-Chu coalition forces, forming an outflanking encirclement.

At that time, the central army of Chu State will have to readjust and do a good job of defense, and the superior cavalry of the Mo-Chu coalition army on the right wing will also give up the attack, and use the advantage of maneuvering to quickly return to the left wing, thereby relieving the pressure on the left wing of the Wei-Han coalition army.

With the sound of drums, tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides began to mobilize according to the consciousness of the generals of both sides. This is the most important link of formation confrontation before the decisive battle between the two sides.

The right wing of the Mo-Chu coalition forces.

The artillery was still bombarding the infantry phalanx of the Wei and Han coalition forces that were retreating staggeredly, and there was obvious chaos on the opposite side.

They had been holding on until now, but the officers had forced them to restrain them, otherwise the formation would have been scattered under the bombardment of the copper cannons.

Now the left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces chooses to stagger and retreat to the right and rear. When the formation is not moving, it can still maintain stability. Once it starts to move, chaos will appear.

The chief general of the right wing of the Mo-Chu coalition army was a member of the Mohist family. Before the war, Da Sima of Chu was the chief general in charge of the central army, and the command of the right army was handed over to the division-level officers sent by the Mohist family.

If there is no news from the general, the overall fight will still be based on the goal set at the beginning. At this time, communication is not easy, and formation changes are also difficult. Things determined before the battle generally will not be changed.

The Mohists on the right were keenly aware of the chaos that had occurred when the Wei and Han coalition forces moved, and knew that this was an opportunity.

As for whether it can break through, it needs to be tried, but at least it can't make it so easy for the left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces to retreat.

Of course, it is impossible to completely believe in the friendly army of the Chu army, and it is impossible to launch a full-scale attack from the beginning.

One is that they don’t trust the Chu people, and the other is that the Mohist cavalry commander believes that his side is attacking faster, and the Chu people’s central army moves slowly. If the attack is too fast, it will easily expose the flanks of the cavalry.

So he ordered the cavalry brigade equipped with three short guns and the cavalry brigade of the concubine to launch a tentative attack first.

If you can't break through, then harass it, slow down the speed of the opponent's retreat, and disrupt the order of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

Drums thumped and horns began to echo across the battlefield.

The artillerymen heard the order and began to turn the muzzle slightly, bombarding the left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces close to the side of the central army, making room for the cavalry to attack and harass.

Like many cavalrymen, the concubine Pu Mi held the horseshoe nail that many cavalrymen tried to use as a mascot in the palm of his hand, bowed forward with fists in his hands, and then drew out his iron sword.

"Jog!"

He yelled, and the messengers around him waved flags and whistled. Most of the cavalry brigades participating in this tentative attack lined up, lightly urged their horses, and followed behind the front brigade.

The cavalry attacked, which was the most frightening thing for the left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

Originally, they didn't have copper cannon support on their side, and the shelling for nearly an hour made Wei Hanjun's morale drop to a low point.

When keeping the formation still, the formation can still be formed under the restraint of the noble officers, but now they are ordered to retreat backwards alternately, and once they move, the formation becomes a little loose.

The distance between the two sides was not very close, but it was not too far. Once the cavalry attacked and approached, they could no longer retreat.

Arranged in a staggered manner, each in the shape of a character, it was originally to guard against cavalry.If the cavalry retreated when they charged, it would be equivalent to exposing the flanks.

If the discipline is sufficient, in fact, during the period when the cavalry attack is approaching, it is enough to complete the retreat that has been carried out and then adjust the formation.

It is best to have cavalry cover on one's own side, and confront the Mohist cavalry to buy time for the infantry to line up and defend, but there are not many cavalry here.

The left wing of the Wei and Han coalition forces only had more than 300 cavalry. Seeing that the enemy had already attacked, the chief general could only let these 300 cavalry attack.

The archers and musketeers of Wei Han's infantry stood next to their spears and looked nervously at the dusty cavalry in the distance, praying silently.

The concubine Mi saw the [-] cavalry of the Wei and Han coalition forces, all of which were light cavalry, and the number was too small. He felt that these light cavalry could not resist for a long time.

After the three hundred cavalry charged close, gunshots came from the cavalry brigade in front of Shu Pu Mi.

Those Mohist cavalry in active service were just as stipulated in the drill code. After the cavalry on the opposite side approached, they drew out the short guns that had already been loaded, fired a shot, put back the muskets that could not be loaded, and quickly turned the horse's head.

As if a straight line hanging in the air was suddenly cut from the middle, after the first shot was fired, the cavalry in the first row quickly turned towards the two wings.

Then the cavalry in the second row also had room to shoot.

bang bang...

After a series of gunshots, only half of Wei Han's [-] cavalry were left, and the two wings were obviously about to be surrounded.

Almost before the battle, the remaining Wei and Han cavalry chose to retreat.

One is fearful, and the other is that rushing over sparsely will be death, and even if you charge again, you need to retreat and regroup.

The fleeing Wei and Han cavalry ran towards the right rear of the concubine, and the concubine did not ask the company to pursue them.

Not long after those cavalry retreated, the cavalry of the Mo Chu coalition army also suffered casualties. The archers and musketeers of the Wei Han coalition army on the opposite side began to shoot, and more than ten cavalry in the front row fell off their horses.

The concubine Mi pulled the reins slightly, and the orderly next to him also signaled each company to move forward to the right.

At the time of battle, the archers are nothing more than three shots before the battle, while the arquebus shooters are even fewer, and most of them can only choose one shot.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was already very close, and the short blunderbuss cavalry in front began to shoot at the formation of the Wei and Han coalition forces in a company.

After the first company finished shooting, it turned to the right to leave and continued to reload, while the following companies followed up and fired again.

Repeatedly, there has been a gap in the infantry formation on the far left of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

The gunpowder was filled with smoke, and the prisoner Mi could already see the terrified musketeers and archers retreating to the back of the infantry, as well as the uneasy panic of the Wei Han infantry where the gaps were shot.

Holding the iron sword flat, he selected a gap, and the company behind him rushed towards the gap.

The choice of this gap is extremely ingenious, not only because of instinctive talent, but also because of years of experience in the army and the lessons learned by others in exchange for blood.

This is almost the leftmost side of the Wei and Han coalition forces. The gap position can not only rush in, but also avoid the harassment of the archers and musketeers of the Wei and Han troops on the right that have not yet been impacted.

A young Wei soldier was waving a spear dully, his eyes trembling a little as the approaching horses and the trampling of horseshoes made his hands tremble.

In the previous hour, the six companions beside him were hit by the iron pellets of the copper cannon right under his nose, and died beside him.

At that time, there were other people to fill in the vacancy, and he could safely raise his weapon as he usually practiced, even though he was afraid, but everyone didn't run away, and he couldn't run away either.

But now, the two sides that had just been filled were free again, and the partner who had only been familiar for a quarter of an hour died in the shooting of the short gun cavalry just now.

Seeing the horse getting closer, the Wei pawn subconsciously stabbed at the horse's chest.

However, without the help of both sides, the heavy spear would be too slow after all.

The concubine Mi also turned the horse's head almost subconsciously, and the war horse under her crotch jumped slightly to the left, and the spear brushed his leather boots and passed through.

Fighting with life, sometimes life and death can be decided in an instant.

The concubine Mi thought to herself, I have survived again.

Then, bending down slightly, he swung down the iron sword in his right hand, cutting off the throbbing part of the neck of the trembling Wei soldier.

(End of this chapter)