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Chapter 990 The Battle of the Two Sons ([-])
The surviving Mohist officers on the hillside were secretly shocked, thinking that fortunately the Qi army was equipped with old matchlock guns, although powerful, but because the matchlocks were open flames, they could not form a denser formation.

If all the opponents were equipped with flint guns, I am afraid that the four companies on their side would be destroyed in an instant by the impact of the volley from the reverse slope.

At this time, one company fled, and the remaining three companies also suffered dozens of casualties. Fortunately, because the opponent's arquebus guns were not dense enough, the remaining organizational system was still complete.

Thirty or forty paces behind them, there are four companies of the second wave of attackers, as long as they can stabilize, they will have the power to fight.

The spearmen of the Qi army lined up in a dense formation were getting closer, and the surviving Mohist infantry on the top of the hill also completed formation and raised their guns. When they were twenty steps away, the surviving officers ordered a salvo.

Gunpowder smoke was everywhere, and after the intensive volley, the officer drew out his sword, shouted the slogan of charging, and took the lead in charging down with the power from top to bottom.

Just like the Mohist company on the hill was instantly disintegrated by a burst of fire, the Mohist soldiers were not made of special materials, and the soldiers of the Qi army were not made of special materials either. The volleys flew far and wide to match the volleys of loose arquebuses.

In the smoke, more than 200 Qi army spearmen were hit, and several huge gaps appeared in the originally dense formation.

The Mohist infantry follower officers on the top of the hill rushed into the formation of the Qi army that was already full of holes and gaps, and the arquebus behind the spearmen had not yet finished loading.

Almost at the moment of contacting the enemy, the two spearmen companies that had been completely disbanded collapsed. Their disintegration directly caused the matchlock gunners who cooperated with them to be difficult to resist and retreated one after another.

The remaining three Spearman companies that hadn't fled were also scattered. The officers of the Qi army did not expect that the Mohist company on the hill would be able to complete the formation and counterattack in such a short period of time after being shot once.

Even if the balance of power and weight was achieved as much as possible, the flint gun with the short spear inserted was still a bit heavy, but fortunately, a volley was fired on the top of the mountain, and the formation of feint spearmen was broken up, and the Mohists still had the advantage.

During the fight ahead, the four companies of the second wave had already climbed to the top ridgeline of the hill, and after unfolding, they began to avoid the comrades who were fighting in front, and turned towards the Qi army who were still trying to load the fire ropes on both sides. The gunman shoots.

After the formation of the Qi army, the general of the right army understood the importance of this hill, and also understood the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to line up behind the hill in order to avoid the bronze cannons of the Mohists. Six companies of the wave filled in to counterattack.

On his side, the Mohist light cavalry had already driven away the [-] cavalry in his hand, and he had to deploy his few troops to the side to guard against the Mohist cavalry.

On the side of Xiaoqiu close to the Chinese army, the Mohist infantry was also attacking, and there was artillery support there. About 2000 people there had endured the shelling for nearly an hour, and the formation was already crumbling.

Now the troops in his hands are really stretched. He thought that the Mohists deployed a large number of troops on the left flank of the coalition army. He never thought that the Mohist troops on his side still had a great advantage. It was just that the first wave of onslaught had already caused him some difficulty. support.

At this time, the commander of the right army of the coalition army has already scolded Tian Ju to his grandparents, but he has not scolded his ancestors for the eighteenth generation. This is also one of the reasons why the so-called aristocratic spirit is so polite. Counting up, they are all relatives, and those who are entrusted are all a family.

He thought to himself that the four words "talking about war on paper" passed down by Sishang were perfect for Tian Ju.

It is necessary to gather counterattacks on the right wing, but the right wing has so few troops, and if they don't rush to support them now, it is not certain whether they can support the main force of the Mohists at Sanliu Society.

If they had been able to secretly transfer the main force to the right wing without telling the Mo family, there would actually be a chance.

For example, right now, the Mohists facing the right wing have already launched an offensive formation. If you have 6000 cavalry and [-] infantry in your hands, and counterattack after the Mohist chooses to attack, it is really possible to directly defeat the Mohist on the right. .

Because the formation is deployed as an offensive, and there are too many troops deployed, once the counterattack is successful, it will be defeated immediately, and there is no chance to hold firmly.

However, the hot air balloon rising from the Mohist position, and the fact that the main force of the coalition forces cannot march silently at night, all made this idea a fantasy.

Tian Ju chose the most difficult path, or a path that he had to do because he was forced to do so.

He needs the right wing to withstand the front to maintain the width of the front, and the Sanliu Society to withstand the first two attacks of the Mohists in the later stage. Allied reserves were transferred to the right flank.

Any link is indispensable.

But looking at it now, not to mention whether the Sanliu Society can force the Mo family to fully deploy the main force without relying on the strength of the reserve team, it is said that the right wing at this time is about to be unable to hold on under the first wave of attacks from the Mo family. .

If he still has [-] cavalry in his hand, as long as he can drive away the Mohist cavalry, he can mobilize more troops in the direction of Xiaoqiu, forming a refueling battle to delay time.

But the problem is that the entire coalition army only has [-] cavalry, and the [-] cavalry on my side have collapsed, and the main force has to keep an eye on the main force of the Mohist cavalry. It is impossible to transfer even a single cavalry.

Tian Ju asked him to stand up, but now he is in a hurry to send messengers to ask Tian Ju to transfer at least two more brigades, otherwise he will not be able to hold on.

The fight on the hill was still going on, and the counterattack of the three companies in the first wave of the Mo family bought time and space for the companies in the subsequent waves.

If the hill is not recaptured within two quarters of an hour, with the digging speed of the combat engineers of the Mohists, most of whom are lowly miners, it may take less than half an hour for the fortification to be repaired and the copper cannons to be destroyed. Pull it up, and then my side will collapse completely.

Now that the second wave of counter-attacking infantry had begun, he also impatiently ordered the third wave of infantry that had fought repeatedly to move closer to the hill, and the arquebus gunners supported it under the hill.

Fortunately, I chose a reverse-slope battlefield, so that the Mohist copper cannons could not bombard it. The main force on my side was still intact, and the soldiers could still stand up if they fired at each other, and at the same time, they could avoid the low morale caused by the copper cannons.

The other side of the hill.

The third wave of the Mo family's infantry company supporting Xiaoqiu was also launched, and the combat engineers followed closely behind.

After the troops gathered under the hill, there were two brigades of infantry waiting in dense columns.

The intention of the general on the left wing of the Mohist school was to attract the attention of the Qi army in the direction of the hill, but in fact, relying on the superiority of the cavalry, the cavalry and infantry artillery directly launched a general attack on the side, directly defeating the main force of the right army of the Qi army.

Although Xiaoqiu is important, the Qi army must know it, and they will definitely fight over and over again, and it will not be difficult to stabilize it for an hour or two.

Moreover, the Qi army relied on the disgusting reverse slope ridgeline, making it impossible for the Mohist artillery to take advantage of it. They could only choose to shoot and hedge. This narrowed the gap between the Qi army and the Jie Xuan army, and the casualty ratio was very bad. .

That being the case, the leader of the left wing naturally wanted to use his strengths to attack his weaknesses.

Now the ridge line of the hill is on our side, and this hill blocks the sight of the Mohist artillery, and also blocks the sight of the Qi army.

The flanking cavalry had driven away the [-] cavalry, and the messenger reported that the Qi army had chosen a dense formation on the flank to prepare for a surprise cavalry attack. And the salvo of the line infantry.

Under the cover of the ridge line of the hill, the two brigades behind plus a reserve brigade, fourteen brigade small guns, six cavalry guns, and two companies of elite grenadiers first boarded the battalion, and began to move quickly. Maneuver sideways.

A lot of blood will be shed on the hill, but compared with the entire battlefield, this blood is always a necessary price, otherwise more will have to be shed.

When the left-wing general looked up at the hill, the three companies formed in the first wave had already retreated to the ridgeline, and the four companies in the second wave were shooting, and it seemed that they were preparing to counterattack with hand-to-hand combat.

The inner guard cavalry of the Supervision Department is gathering the soldiers of the company that broke down from the first wave. The company commander and even the representative of the Mohists were killed, so there is nothing to punish. It just needs to be gathered and cannot be used on the battlefield for the time being.

"Let the four companies of the fourth wave unfold and prepare for climbing the hill."

For this hill, he has deployed sixteen companies, nearly two brigades, and even left only a small reserve.

And all of this was just a feint.

The infantry of the two brigades in dense columns had already begun to maneuver towards the flanks. Without the cooperation of infantry and artillery, cavalry alone could not open the gap.

However, the formation that is conducive to defending against cavalry attacks is bound to be unfavorable for defending against shelling and infantry. This is the inevitable result of weapons and equipment.

The Qi army's mixed formation of hot and cold weapons, slow loading of matchlock guns that were too heavy to be inserted into short spears, all made the Qi army want to fight against the cavalry without cavalry cover, so they could only defend in a dense formation.And these are the favorite targets of artillery and horizontal troops.

In the state of marching in dense columns, the marching speed of the troops is about [-] steps per quarter of an hour. In other words, the repeated struggle here in Xiaoqiu needs to persist for at least two quarters of an hour before the flank attack can be launched.

The copper cannon can only support the side close to the central army, and it can't do anything to the back of the hill, and if it adjusts its deployment, the Qi army will also choose to adjust its deployment, only relying on human life to feint to create opportunities.

(End of this chapter)