warring states careerist

Chapter 988 The Battle of the Two Sons ([-])
When the orderlies arrived on the left flank, they conveyed a strategically detailed order.

"Attack the enemy's flank. If the enemy accepts the attack, the front line needs to be stretched to be weak; if the enemy does not accept the attack, he will choose to retreat towards the center."

As for the specific deployment, that is the business of the left-wing generals. It is not possible to issue an order to make a certain company advance dozens of steps.

The left-wing leader can easily understand what it means.

Appropriate means to focus the attack on the rear of the enemy's right wing. Once the rear is threatened, the right wing of the coalition either chooses to defend the rear and increase its troops; or choose to abandon the right wing and retreat towards the center.

If you increase the troops on the defensive side, it means that the line that was originally a straight line becomes longer and the troops are weaker.If they retreat towards the center, it means that the main front of the entire coalition force is shortened, and the Mohists can outflank it more calmly, reducing the space for the coalition forces to display.

The difference is that in the former case, the cavalry plays the leading role; in the latter case, the artillery plays the leading role.

Originally, the left wing of the Mohists did not fully deploy into an offensive formation. The two brigades were together, the first brigade was in front, the second brigade was divided into two parts at the rear, and there were reserves and company cavalry behind. The formation of defensive counterattack is launched.

Now ordering them to attack in advance, the left-wing general ordered the brigades in front to stay still, and the brigades in the rear to maintain a deep formation attacked from both sides and formed a team in front.

Those brigades that were originally behind the front line moved forward from both sides of the front brigade that was deployed in the horizontal line, and quickly completed the entire team.

All of this is in the eyes of the right-wing general of the coalition forces on the opposite side, and he can see clearly through the binoculars.

Looking at the opposite position, the infantry of the Mo family who were originally behind had completed the formation in less than a quarter of an hour, and the face of the right general of the coalition army was dripping with sweat.

It has been many years that no one knows how capable the Xie Xuan Army in Sishang is now.

Although the Qi army has lost more than ten thousand men on the scattered battlefields, most of the Qi generals thought that the Mohists were relying on the number of copper cannons and the superiority of troops.

This change of formation before the formation completely destroyed the self-consolation in the heart of the leader of the right army of the coalition army.

To be able to complete the rear-to-front formation reorganization in such a fast time, the Qi army could not do it so fast anyway, and it would probably take at least three times as long.

The formation is neat, not chaotic at all, and the infantry who can change into a whole team in front of the formation and is extremely fast means combat effectiveness. Qi will understand this after the military reform of Qi State.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, the general of the right army of the coalition army thought to himself, I'm afraid it will be over.

Tian Ju's conception is that the Mohists will concentrate all the main forces on the left-wing Sanliu Society, and that the right-wing can at least maintain a stalemate.

Only in this way can it be possible to launch a counterattack on the right wing.

It now appears that the total strength of the Mohists is [-]% greater than that of the coalition forces, so that even if the right wing is not facing the main force of the Mohists, it still has great pressure.

Seeing that the cavalry on the opposite side had already started to move, the commander of the right army of the coalition army hurriedly sent his messengers to the central army to ask the key.

The right army has only [-] cavalry, and the safety of the flank cannot be guaranteed at all.

Now the right army has few choices. Once the Mohists start to attack, it is simply unrealistic to expect the [-] cavalry to defeat the [-] cavalry who counterattacked the Mohist left wing.

The number of artillery is several times worse than that of the opposite side.

Then, either continue to spread out the already weak infantry to strengthen the flanks; or shrink the defense line and shorten the front line while maintaining a sufficient thickness of troops.

He had to ask clearly, how did Tian Ju plan to deal with the attack from the Mohist left wing?
Ordinarily, according to Tian Ju's thinking, mobilize the Mohists, and mobilize troops to counterattack on the right wing while the Sanliu Club is fighting, then it is necessary to continue to maintain the width of the front.

Otherwise, if the right army shrinks and the formation becomes narrower, then Tian Ju's idea is a fantasy: no matter how the narrow front is mobilized, it is impossible to make enough time difference.

However, if the original width of the front line is maintained, there will be insufficient cavalry, and the force will need to be diluted again.

Strengthening the flanks is tantamount to extending the front line. Once the Mohists still have enough strength, what should they do if they break through the front of the right army?
Once such a thin front line is broken through, it will be a complete defeat for the right army. At that time, what is there to talk about mobilizing troops to concentrate on the right wing to counterattack?

Amidst the roar of the cannons, the cavalry on the left wing of the Mo family had begun to move towards the right wing of the coalition forces.

The infantry who regrouped in front of the formation also began to move forward.

Mohism's doing this is also tantamount to stretching their own front.

However, on the one hand, the Mohist has an advantage in troops; on the other hand, the Mohist's pure infantry has a wider horizontal line, and the same number of troops deployed on the front line has a wider front under the Mohist military system.

If it weren't for the Mohists' reservation of a large number of reserve teams arranged in echelons, the front line could be even wider.

Now that the Mohists are taking the initiative to stretch the front, there is still enough troops for the Mohists to maintain the integrity of the frontline, but if the coalition forces take the initiative passively, the dilemma of insufficient troops will be more obvious.

At this time, in the army formation of the left wing of the Mo family, the general of the left wing is staring at a small mound tens of meters high on the side, and is deploying an attack plan.

The people in the staff department formulated various predetermined plans early on. The small mound in front of the coalition forces on the side is the support point for the right wing of the coalition forces.

The chief general of the right army of the coalition army is also a man who knows the soldiers. Because of the Mohist artillery superiority, he concentrated the assembled troops behind the small mound.

In this way, the superior copper cannons of the Mohists could not effectively bombard the main soldiers of the right army of the coalition army.

But so is success, and so is failure.

This small mound blocked the Mohist's copper cannon, but once this small mound was captured and the support point of the right army of the coalition army was taken away, the artillery was pulled up, and the infantry defended the counterattack of the coalition army, and the entire right wing of the coalition army would collapse.

Obviously, the intention of the leading general of the coalition army on the opposite side is to use the hill as a support point to cover his main force from being attacked by the Mo family's copper cannons, and then use the hill as a bait to try to fight for fuel to make up for the lack of troops. Disadvantages and disadvantages of shooting.

If the Mohist left wing attacked the hill, then the infantry of the coalition army on the reverse slope of the hill could launch a counterattack and take advantage of the spearmen in the melee to drive the Mohist infantry away from the hillock.

Relying on this hill, the right side of the coalition army to the hill is the most flank of the entire coalition army.

The attack plan of the Mohist left-wing general was based on the previous speculation and inference, so it was impossible for him to fulfill the intention of the opposite general.

In his opinion, the advantage on his side is artillery and cavalry. The coalition army on the opposite side has only [-] cavalry, and his own cavalry can easily drive them away.

The hill is certainly important, but if the hill is the main target of the attack, it is very likely that the fight will be extremely long, at least until noon.

If it is won, it can be said that the right wing of the enemy army has completely collapsed, but the long struggle does not know what will happen.

Originally, the left wing was not the main force, but the generals of the left wing and the brigade commanders and division commanders of the various brigades hoped to make great contributions in this decisive battle with the princes of the Central Plains.

The above order is to test the attack and see how the coalition forces respond. Whether the coalition forces choose to increase troops to strengthen the right wing, or the right wing collapses and the coalition forces retreat, this is an acceptable result.

That being the case, the people on the left naturally hoped to achieve a beautiful flank defeat, rather than continue to attack and force the coalition forces to divide their troops for support.

Therefore, the offensive plan of the Mohist left wing was to attack the hill with a feigned attack, use the cavalry on the side to cooperate with the fast-moving artillery and infantry, and launch a decisive attack on the flank, instead of relying on the terrain of the hill to win.

Based on this plan, the deployment of the Mohist left wing is also clear.

With the strength of three brigades, gather near the hill, pretend to attack the hill, and pretend to fight for the hill. It is best if you can win it. side of the army.

Three thousand cavalry, all mounted artillery, some brigades' fast-moving small artillery, and three brigades of infantry, maneuvered to the side of the hill near the edge of the battlefield during the battle for the hill.

After the artillery quickly deployed, the cavalry charged, and the infantry followed up to tear open the gap, directly defeating the main right wing of the coalition forces from the flank.

Xiaoqiu is right there, he can't run away with long legs, so as long as the person is gone, Xiaoqiu will naturally take it.

Once the hill was captured, the artillery was immediately deployed on the hill, bombarding the central army of the coalition army, and the left wing troops deployed on the side, making the feint attack the defensive direction as the main attack, becoming the first meritorious service in this battle.

As a result, the entire left wing was almost emptied, leaving only a few reserves.But first, the hot air balloon can observe the situation on the battlefield, and the enemy's mobilization can be known in advance; second, once the enemy is mobilized on a large scale, the central army and the right-wing troops will have a greater advantage, and the task of mobilizing the enemy will be considered completed by then.

At least one who completes the task and fights smoothly may be the main force of the right wing and the central army to become a great contribution to cooperate with them in combat.

Although they are not the main force, they still have an advantage in strength when facing the coalition forces on the side.

Two quarters of an hour later, the battle in the direction of Xiaoqiu had already begun.

There were no coalition infantry on the hill at this time, but the four companies under the hill that were preparing for the first attack knew that the coalition infantry was hiding behind the hill, and once they approached the top of the hill, they would attack. Launch a counterattack.

Under the observation of the hot air balloon, there is nothing secret about the deployment of the coalition forces on the battlefield.

The small cannons attached to the two brigades have already deployed under the hill, and the fighting has already begun on the side. The copper cannons attached to the entire left wing behind can also bombard the hill when necessary.

The reason why there is no one on the hill now is because the two Qi army companies stationed above have been completely destroyed by the copper cannon within half an hour of shelling. will be a target.

Only when the Mohist infantry began to attack the hill, they formed a formation on the reverse slope to maintain a complete formation and fought on the hill, so that the Mohist artillery could not be used.

(End of this chapter)