warring states careerist

Chapter 869

After half an hour.

General Wei Han's face was ashen.

The counterattack of the surrounding nobles and slaves failed, and failed so quickly.

The Mohist cavalry on the opposite side lined up before the charge. After a charge, the Mohist cavalry attacked from the flanks to form an encirclement. It took only half an hour for the noble cavalry on their own side to retreat.

The two infantry phalanxes that he had hoped for also stopped. More than 300 Mohist cavalry launched an impact that was bound to fail, but this time the impact of inevitable failure also caused the two phalanxes to fall into chaos and stopped. While organizing the formation.

He also saw a scene that made him envious and jealous: the eight small cannons pulled by pack horses adjusted the cannons under the cover of the elite infantry who were almost firing continuously at the same time as their own cavalry dispersed. Instead of choosing to be dragged by the packhorse, a gun crew shifted the direction of the eight small guns in an orderly manner.

No cavalry has attacked him yet, but those Mohist cavalry are already planning to attack the two heavy infantry formations.

Just after the [-] cavalry retreated in a decisive attack, [-] infantry cavalry approached the heavy infantry formation. After a volley, the short blunderbuss cavalry who rearranged also chose to shoot again. The reverse launched a shock.

The bombardment of eight small cannons, the volley of [-] pace knights, and a volley of short gun cavalry before the impact made a huge gap in the chaotic heavy infantry formation.

Under a rush, the phalanx was already crumbling.

General Wei Han let out a long sigh, and took one last look at the battlefield.

The right wing, which he had placed high hopes on, still failed to break through the left wing of the Chu army with the momentum of being crushed by a heavy phalanx as he had expected.

Even though Chen Cai's division had collapsed, the three brigades of the new Chu army still held their ground. After the previous thunderous volley, the momentum of the Wei and Han phalanx was defeated, and the Wei and Han phalanx had no choice but to continue to move to the right. Go around and outflank.

Because the front is so wide, there is no way to attack in one attack. If you want to take advantage of the number of people, you can only choose to continue to move the big formation and raid the flanks.

But once the phalanx moves...the time required will be measured in a quarter of an hour!

Looking at it now, it will take at least two quarters of an hour before it is possible to break through and complete another outflank.

Because of the defeat of Chen Cai's division, Wei Han's cavalry and chariot soldiers were already in disarray, some were chasing deserters, some were scattered, and they had not assembled yet.

However, the Che Guang Knights of the Chu State who had failed in the attack before had regrouped to cover the flanks of the Chu State's new army, and drove away the lone cavalry.

In the central army, Wei Han's phalanx was already crumbling, and the positions of several bronze cannons had been captured by the Chu army, and the muzzles were being turned.

On the left wing, the infantry previously mobilized by Chu State gradually gained an advantage with the cooperation of artillery. The flanks of Wei Han's heavy infantry phalanx appeared in danger, and it seemed that some phalanx noticed the cavalry's roundabout raid behind them, and the formation was chaotic. .

The right wing is undefeated, even on the offensive, but undefeated does not mean victory!General Wei Han wanted to defeat Chen Cai's division in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai, and quickly turned to form an outflank from the left wing of the Chu army.

The only two heavy-step phalanxes that could stick to these roundabout Mohist cavalry for half an hour have also collapsed, and the other can only choose to stick to it. The way he retreated there has been blocked.

It is most unwise to retreat to the central army. Now the central army and the left wing are about to be breached. If you retreat to the central army, you will be involved in the rout of the army.

For the current plan, the only choice is to retreat to the right wing, completely abandon the left wing and the central army, and take advantage of the opportunity of the Mohist cavalry's devious cavalry to attack the central army and left wing, adjust the deployment, and gather the remaining phalanxes together until dark .

It was impossible to call back the three phalanxes on the right wing that had already exchanged fire with the new Chu army, and the two phalanxes that were continuing to turn to the right wing were also finished. The maximum number of troops that could be gathered was [-], or even [-].

He is also a decisive person, he made a decisive decision, and immediately drove to the right in a car, completely abandoning the entire battlefield, just to see if he could bring the 1 people back, and wait until dark to find a chance to retreat.

…………

Two hours later.

The battle is set.

The Central Army of the Wei-Han Allied Forces collapsed first, because the Mohist cavalry, such as the concubine Mi, chose to go straight to the Central Army, and then swept across the left wing. The entire left wing of the Central Army of the Wei-Han Allied Army collapsed in a chain, and the Chu Army had already completed the outflank.

Chen Cai's division of Chu State did not know where they went, but the Mo-Chu coalition army still had more than 3 main forces.

However, on Wei Han's side, there were only five square formations formed by 8000 people, and they were defended with the formation of plum blossoms.

The cavalry is gone, and there is no artillery left. There are only 6000 musketeers, [-] archers, and [-] heavy infantry with Doge spears.

The allied forces of Mo and Chu formed a three-sided encirclement, and the allied forces of Wei and Han lost their morale. Amidst the sound of drums, many soldiers' hands holding spears were trembling.

At this moment, several scholars from Chu State appeared in front of the formation holding white flags.

"Must be a lobbyist."

The general of the Wei and Han coalition forces understood, looked at the sky, but had no choice but to choose peace talks to delay time.

However, after the Chu people entered the army, they did not delay time, but went straight to the point.

"The general's heavy step formation, like a mountain, seems to be extremely difficult to break through. The general thinks about it, stick to it until dark, or withdraw."

General Wei Han snorted and said, "It's not known yet. In the previous battle between Qi and Mo, the Mo family named Six Fingers also used the plum blossom formation to hold on until the end. I may not be defeated if I use this formation today."

In the past few years, Liuzhi, who was once unknown, has also become a figure in the mouths of these noble generals.

The lobbyist laughed and said: "General Miao Yi. In the battle between Qi and Mo in the past, the six fingers of the Mohists defended with a plum blossom formation. There are still more than ten bronze cannons in the formation. The formation is so clever that no matter where the main attack is, there are copper cannons Gun support."

"May I ask the general, do you have bronze cannons?"

General Wei Han was speechless. Of course he knew the situation of the battle of Nanjishui in the battle between Qi and Mo. Some classic battles are compiled and planned. As long as tactics are talked about, the battle of Qi, Mo, Nan, and Jishui is included in this list.

At that time, in the first battle, Liuzhi feigned an attack on the flanks, which attracted the Qi army to counterattack. They formed a plum blossom formation and defended with a heavy formation. In the end, the Qi army made seven attacks without breaking through.

The lobbyist said again: "In the formation of heavy steps, one is afraid of being raided by cavalry when marching and changing formation, and the other is afraid of bombardment by copper cannons."

"The formation is neat and heavy, the depth is equal to the width, and it is most afraid of shelling. Now the general does not have a single cannon, but our army has dozens of bronze cannons. How can the general defend it? Without artillery, how can we form an formation and defend?"

"Furthermore, in the Battle of Nanjishui in the past, the Mohist giant personally commanded the main force to attack one side. Everyone in the Six Finger Army knew that they would win and only needed to hold on for a while. Dare to be a general. At this time, do the soldiers of Wei and Han have morale?"

"Thirdly, in the battle of Nanji River in the past, we first used the strategy of attacking the west to lure the east, and then used the technique of blooming in the center to counter-outflank. The general is just a battle of trapped beasts at this time, how can it be compared?"

"If the general does not surrender, our army will fire dozens of bronze cannons and open the gap with short-range fire from muskets. How can we hold it under the impact of the cavalry?"

"In the Heze alliance in the past, the princes had an agreement, and if they didn't kill the soldiers, why didn't the general surrender earlier?"

"Soldiers in Xudi, the defense is not enough, how can they send troops to help? Of course the general will not surrender today, and stick to it until dark, what will happen tomorrow? Under the harassment of cavalry, the general can travel five miles a day?"

The lobbyist laughed and said: "In today's battle, there is no artillery. How can we defend? Although the formation of heavy infantry is organized, it is being defeated by artillery. Wei Han has no artillery, so there is nothing to defend. The general can ask the astronomy warlocks in the army, Let me ask the warlock, is there likely to be rain today or tomorrow? If the warlock says there will be no rain, what else can the general do other than surrender early?"

"Winning or losing is a common thing in wars. My king doesn't ask Wenma for redemption. Why didn't the general surrender sooner?"

After he finished speaking these words which completely convinced General Wei Han, he said in a low voice: "Elder Sima has another confidential matter to tell you. Please back away."

General Wei Han also knew that the Chu army was sure to win, as the lobbyist said, every sentence was true, without bronze cannons, they couldn't defend at all, at this time the Chu people would definitely not have any assassination.

So he withdrew his confidantes, and the lobbyist said: "The Great Sima has something to say, the struggle between Jin and Chu is a struggle for world hegemony under the rules. The changes in the Song Dynasty, Wei, Han and Chu are all close to the Mohist family, so we must guard against it."

"Today's battle, what Zheng Ye did was not to seek the homeland of Wei and Han. If the general surrenders, the soldiers of Wei and Han will still be there, and it will be of great use in defending against Mo and fighting Mo in the future. If the general does not surrender, under siege, there will be casualties. It must be emphasized, if the Mohists are in trouble, what should we do?"

"If the general surrenders, he will surrender to the king of Chu, not to Mo. My king is also entrusted by the emperor. He has the heart to fight for the world, but he does not have the intention of the Mohist family to love equality and troubled times."

General Wei Han sighed and said, "So, you can surrender. It's just [-] elites who were destroyed by me in Yinyang. What face do you have to see your majesty?"

He sighed several times, but he did not kill himself, but chose to surrender.

So far, the series of wars triggered by the coup d'état of the Song Dynasty are temporarily over.

In the Battle of Yinyang, the Mo-Chu coalition forces took advantage of the disadvantages of the land and turned it into the right time. They used the advantages of the Chu State's new army to maximize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and abandoned their left wing to lure Wei and Han into a plan. With the advantages of the reserve force of the military system and the rapid maneuvering and deployment, the strategy is based on the strategy, and the anti-encirclement swept the flanks to complete the outflank.

This battle declared that Wei Han's heavy infantry system must change the status quo.

It also declared the fact that the state of Wei was weak, and the bankruptcy of the strategy of wanting to suppress Chu for five years in the First World War and unite the three Jins and move to defend against Qin.

Wei's hegemony left over from the era of Marquis Wen of Wei changed hands completely—the Zhongshan restoration of the country in the Zhao succession war. Some people still think that Wei can be regained after five years of recuperation, but after this battle, it has become an illusion.

In this battle, the Wei and Han coalition forces were wiped out, [-] were captured, [-] were killed, and more than [-] fled. The door to the south of Xinzheng was wide open.

If Wei Han wants to regain the initiative, unless he chooses an all-out war in the direction of Daliang, Xiangcheng, Yangzhai, Xincheng, etc., the only way is peace talks.And all-out war is something that none of the three countries of Wei, Han, and Chu want to see, because there is a fisherman waiting for the snipe and clam to fight with each other next to it—for Wei, there are two, and there is one in the west.

Thousands and five hundred of the Mo-Chu allied forces died, and Chen Cai's division fled to the camp, and they could still fight again when they assembled.And seized more than ten bronze cannons, a thousand horses, and a hundred chariots.

With a little modification, you can still fight again.

To the south of Xinzheng, Wei and Han had no invincible army, and to the north of Xinzheng, there were only more than [-] field troops left, and the patchwork was less than [-], and they were unable to fight again.

At this point, Chu State can either choose to fight, or can choose to fight, and the initiative is in hand.

If there is peace, Xu and Yanling will be obtained.

The Fangcheng of Chu, Luyang, Fenxingsai, Xu, Yanling, and Yuguan are connected as one, and they can attack and defend when they advance, and they no longer face the danger of being divided into left and right lines by Wei and Han.

Ruo Zhan.

To the north, you can go straight to Xinzheng to divide Han Wei from left to right; to the east, you can take back Daliang;

(End of this chapter)