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Chapter 987 The Battle of the Two Sons ([-])
In the camp of the allied forces of the princes on the opposite side, there is smoke from the kitchen, and the allied forces are cooking.

At that time, there was no talk of burying pots for cooking. Iron pots were still a slight luxury for the princes, and it was impossible to distribute them to the army. Small earthen pots were still used for cooking.

In the previous two days, the coalition forces could not escape, so they dug the soil and cut down the branches, built a simple camp, and resisted the horses.

The Qi army near Sanliu Society is not many at the front, but behind Sanliu Society, there are a large number of coalition forces of the princes who are gathering.

Now the various ministries have not been fully deployed, and the observers can't see any problems.

In front of the Sanliu Society, the coalition forces deployed about twenty bronze cannons, which was already more than half of the coalition forces' bronze cannons.

The cavalry of the coalition army camped on the left side of Sanliushe, covering the left flank of the coalition army.

The princes and generals of the coalition of princes looked at the hot air balloon rising from the Mohist camp opposite, with heavy expressions on their faces.

Tian Ju's so-called tactics of upper Si versus lower Si needs an opportunity.

For example, if there is a small hill in the middle of the confrontation between the two armies, then you can pretend to be fighting on the left wing, but actually assemble the troops, use the hill to block the Mo family's sight, and then maneuver the right wing, and the right wing can win before the left wing collapses. .

Or for example, the two armies have been fighting for a long time, and the battlefield is filled with gunpowder smoke. Using the cover of gunpowder smoke, they quietly dispatched troops, first attracted the Mohists to the left wing, and then gathered the main force on the right wing. After defeating the Mohist right wing, they turned to attack.

The most difficult thing about this tactic is that you can neither march at night nor cover up. Relying on the keen judgment of the general and the superb quality of the soldiers, they can complete the change in the fire of battle and use the advantage of maneuvering speed to maneuver to the right before the Mohist mobilizes.

This in itself is extremely difficult, even if the quality of the soldiers on both sides is similar, it is extremely difficult, not to mention that the generals and nobles on the side of the princes know very well that the quality of their own infantry is not as good as that of the opponent. 01:30 point.

The hot air balloon for reconnaissance rising on the opposite side, on the terrain of the Great Plains in Eastern Henan, equipped with a telescope, can see clearly the situation within forty miles, and it is impossible to hide their intentions.

Tian Ju could only encourage the crowd and said: "Although they can't be secretly transferred now, the Mo family is obviously planning to attack the Sanliu Society, and this cannot be faked."

"At that time, as long as the Mohists attack fiercely, we will mobilize, as long as we move to the right wing before the left wing collapses."

"At that time, the Mo family is about to take down the Sanliu Club. Even if they find out about our transfer, they can only order their left wing to stick to it, intending to capture the Sanliu Club before we deploy on the right wing..."

He was eloquent. Yesterday he said that he was talking about military affairs on paper. The nobleman said coldly: "But I don't know where Mr. Tian got the confidence to think that he could mobilize the main force to the right wing before the Mohists captured Sanliu Society?"

"I'm afraid that even if our army is mobilized, it will be useless. Under the onslaught of the Mohist main force, how can our army's left wing defend?"

Tian Juxie glanced at the opponent, drew his sword suddenly, slashed and killed the opponent in front of everyone, and said loudly: "The battle is imminent, and anyone who has a disorderly spirit in the army should be beheaded!"

"The strategy has been decided, whether it is successful or not, once it is determined, it cannot be changed!"

Everyone was silent, saying yes one after another.

Tian Ju looked at the body lying on the ground, thinking how could I not know?It's just that the quality of the coalition forces is far inferior to that of the Mohists, and the tactical concept must be conveyed in advance, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to mobilize in the chaos of war, and on the contrary, there may be loopholes in mobilization.

He has studied the tactics of Mohist coach Kui Zhishi on the opposite side, and it is obvious that the opponent is very good at deceiving, and then uses the method of "you hit you, hit me, hit me" to lure the enemy to follow his established strategy deployment, and play the battlefield in the direction he expected. .

In his opinion, even the opponent is difficult to command with quick wit in a chaotic battle, not to mention the quality of his own soldiers, so he can only deploy strategies in advance.

Now the mobile reserves of the coalition forces are all near the Sanliu Society and approaching the direction of the Chinese army. Tian Ju imagined that as long as the Mo family began to provide for the Sanliu Society and continued to invest in troops, their own side could move.

But before that, he had to endure at least two hours of shelling from the Mo family.

Because this is the inner line of Sishang, the Mohist's logistics supply is convenient, and the Mohist's nature of using gunpowder without killing people will definitely bombard the copper cannons before they have to cool down before letting the infantry attack.

And this side not only has to bear the shelling of the opponent's superiority, but also has to bear at least an hour or so of infantry shooting and hand-to-hand combat.

Mohism's current military configuration has a deep echelon. The front troops are deployed, and the rear troops maintain marching columns as reserves for support at any time.

In other words, if the troops were mobilized immediately after the bombardment, the Mohists would definitely notice that the reserve troops deployed on the second line could quickly support their left flank.

It must be sustained until the Mo family can't attack, and the follow-up second-line troops will move forward and form a horizontal battle formation before their own side can move.

In other words, if you want to achieve a comeback and win in a dangerous situation, it can actually be said that you are close to death.

Under the shelling of the Mohists, if the pawns in the direction of the Sanliu Society collapsed, there would be ten deaths and no life.

Under the shelling, the infantry of the Sanliu Society did not collapse, but the cavalry was completely defeated by the flanking cavalry of the Mohists, and there would be no survivors.

Under the bombardment, the infantry and cavalry did not collapse, but the Mohist frontline troops suffered little loss, and there was no need for the reserve team to attack, so there were still no survivors.

The counterattack envisaged by Tian Ju must be to hold on under the shelling, the cavalry and the cavalry on the Mohist flank were unbeaten. The reserve team hadn't been thrown into the battlefield at this time, and after the Mohist's reserve team was deployed, the attack was frustrated and stuck in the Sanliu Club. The main force of our side marched to the right wing and then deployed. The left wing should not collapse for at least three quarters of an hour, and it is best to launch a counterattack to let The Mohists were unable to gather and mobilize their troops...

Only when all these conditions are met can there be a chance to fight on the right.

If there is a problem in any link, it will fall short.

But this is also the only chance to turn defeat into victory on the battlefield after a strategic error and a clever calculation error. The rest, whether it is to stick to the circle or wait for reinforcements in the camp, is a dead end.

Those who are good fighters have no great achievements, and those who are good at schemes have no great reputation. The outcome has already been decided outside the battlefield, and I can only choose this kind of counterattack method that is close to death.

Waiting for the Mo family to make mistakes, waiting for their own morale to burst, waiting for Shi to fall off the horse and die, waiting for the sudden heavy rain in late autumn... Only this can win [-]%.

If there were no artillery, the Mohists would have to spend [-] to [-] days before they could gnaw at the round camps. By then, the reinforcements from the allied princes and officials might be able to arrive. The most the Mohists would do was cut off the food roads and attack the reinforcements, intending to trap them to death.

But now there is artillery, and there are more than a hundred bronze cannons on the opposite side, and the round formation is solid. The Mohists like this kind of solid formation in a dense formation. One day of shelling may be completely defeated.

The Marquis of Qi was incompetent, the Marquis of Han had no soldiers, and the emperor had a total of three thousand armies. The command of this battle fell to Tian Ju, who had read military books but had never commanded a large-scale battle.

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On the opposite side of the camp, the Mo family's camp also started to move.

After waking up, the infantry gathered their backpacks in the camp and disbanded the troops in the realm last night. Each company began to count the number of people and assemble the team.

The starting point of the attack is about three miles away from the coalition forces. The engineers have already dug up the fortification in front, and the artillery will be deployed later.

The engineers need to dig special positions for the artillery, because the recoil of the copper cannons will cause the copper cannons to be misplaced if there is no camp for the engineers to deploy.

Artillery cannot be launched one day in advance, because there is fear that the enemy will attack the artillery positions at night and destroy the copper cannons.

Only after the infantry had been assembled and deployed at the front before the attack could be launched could the artillery be deployed and the bombardment commenced.

The time when the messengers ordered the shelling of the various ministries was Shishi, that is, around seven o'clock in the morning. This time was the time when the world used to eat breakfast twice a day, so it was called Shishi.

Artillerymen like to fight in such weather. With the development of smelting and casting technology in Sishang these years, there are very few incidents of copper cannon blasting. The most painful thing for artillerymen is the clay mud during summer battles.

The Sishang Plain is an alluvial plain. In ancient times, the vertical and horizontal rivers created the fertile soil here, but it also made it impossible to pull out legs once it rained.

Now in late autumn, the sky is dry and things are dry, and the artillerymen are full of joy.

After the cavalry deployed to cover the flanks and a part of the infantry deployed at the front, the artillery began to drive the copper cannons to the pre-deployed positions.

The officers chanted slogans loudly, and the gunners quickly adjusted the muzzle according to the drill movements, adjusted the angle of the copper cannon with protractors and pendants, and opened the gunpowder bag or gunpowder barrel wrapped in tung oil paper.

The strong men carried the heavy iron balls from the carriage and piled them up, separated from the gunpowder pile.

The gunner makes final angle adjustments as instructed by the officer.

The task of the fifty bronze cannons on the right wing was to bombard the twenty bronze cannons of the coalition forces on the opposite side, and then turn to bombard the infantry after gaining the upper hand.

There are infantry cover in front of the built artillery position, and there are several small copper cannons filled with iron sand to prevent the cavalry on the opposite side from counterattacking.

The cavalry spread out on their right side, and they were not in a hurry to attack first. In the early stage, it was enough to ensure that the cavalry on the opposite side could not pose a threat to their own infantry and artillery.

When the gunners were busy, the auxiliary artillery brought charcoal, lit the brazier in the downwind direction, and inserted the iron drill into the brazier. When the battle was fierce and rapid fire was needed, the red-hot iron drill was needed to insert the fire door. This saves the time of plugging the matchlock.

The brushes filled with vinegar water and the beautiful wooden barrels are ready, and the officers are waiting for the smoke from the Chinese army's fire.

At about the time when the food arrived, the artillery of the Chinese army began to bombard, but the delayed order was not issued, and the artillerymen on the right began to fire.

The detonation of gunpowder disturbed the tranquility of the morning, and the heavy iron bullets passed over the infantry in front and landed in the formation of the coalition forces that were waiting in full battle.

After shooting, the gunners began to adjust the angle, correct the direction, and reduce the gunpowder according to the officer's order.

The coalition artillery on the opposite side did not choose to shoot at each other, because they knew that they were inferior to this side in terms of accuracy and quantity, so the strategy of the coalition army was to bombard the infantry and cavalry of the Mo family before they were completely suppressed.

After more than half an hour, Shi picked out his buzzing ears and observed the situation in the direction of Sanliu Club on the right wing.

The shelling effect of more than an hour was very good. It can be clearly seen that the copper cannons of the coalition forces on the right wing Sanliu Society have chosen to retreat, instead of choosing to be hard-topped in the front, but retreated to a place where the Mohists' artillery could hardly reach. Abandoned its own frontier.

Some companies of the Qi army on the opposite side have been blasted open the gap. After more than an hour of shelling, it can be seen that at least six companies of the Qi army were destroyed by the shelling. It was difficult to maintain and began to retreat.

He turned his gaze to the left flank, where the coalition forces had only four guns.

Shi waved his hand and called the messenger: "Tell the left wing to attack in advance."

Originally, his plan was to attack on the right flank, attract the support of the central army of the coalition forces, and then charge the central army to cut the coalition forces apart.

But now it seems that the right wing of the coalition forces is weak, and it looks as if they are going to abandon the right wing and leave it alone.

Now the coalition reserve team has not yet moved, and is still concentrated in the direction of the central army close to the Sanliu Club on the left wing. It is appropriate to let our left wing attack in advance and test the intention of the coalition forces.

Although the left wing is not the main force of the Mohists, they still have an advantage in strength. If they can open up the situation on the left wing, then maybe their deployment needs to be changed.

If the right wing of the coalition forces can't hold on, and the Chinese army starts to support the right wing, then the Chinese army can attack and cut.

If the right wing of the coalition forces chooses to retreat or shrink, then the Sanliu Society's attack time will be delayed, forcing the coalition forces to shrink the front line, encircle slowly, and use artillery to bombard the dense and difficult-to-deploy coalition forces.

(End of this chapter)