This tentative attack had very good results.

Judging from the killing and wounding alone, it was not a big result, in addition to killing and wounding more than 100 Wei cavalry, the foot soldiers also killed and injured more than 400 people.

But the 2,000-man infantry on the far left flank of the Wei army had collapsed, and a large number of Wei people fled backwards, and some ran to the phalanx on the right to seek refuge.

The artillery continued to bombard the direction close to the Chinese army, and it was impossible for the Wei army, which had retreated in this order, to calmly withdraw under the threat of cavalry, so it could only choose to form a formation on the spot.

The infantry formation is very strong, and once it is formed in place, it is difficult to break through. But the disadvantage is also obvious, once it moves, there may be flaws and gaps.

If there is no artillery, it is indeed difficult to break through the formation, and the attacking side can only try its best to make it move, so that it is possible to seize the fighter plane and defeat it.

But now with the bronze cannons, everything is different, and the formation means that the artillery can kill very well, and can tear through the defensive solid military formation in the distance of the foot soldiers.

This time it was only a temptation, the artillery did not keep up, and the infantry did not keep up, but it bought time for the deployment of artillery and infantry.

After this phalanx collapsed, the prisoners knew that it would be fruitless to rush down again, because the Wei and Han army formations on the right were already ready to defend and were ready to fight, and if they rushed down again, they would only increase casualties.

So after chasing and killing some of the fleeing Wei pawns, the cavalry began to retreat, but not far, but only out of range of bows and arrows.

This is a kind of oppression, forcing the idea of the Wei-Han coalition to continue to retreat:

If the Wei army formation just now blocked the tentative attack of these cavalry, then it could not only boost the morale of the left flank of the entire Wei and Han coalition army, but also allow the army formation to retreat calmly.

But now the leftmost army formation has collapsed, which makes the left flank of the entire Wei and Han coalition army feel uneasy, and they dare not retreat or move, so they can only choose to stick to the same place.

Relying on the restraint of noble officers to maintain formation, they moved in small sizes in order to maintain defense.

When the Shu prisoners retreated beyond the range of the bows and arrows of the Wei and Han coalition forces, the formation movement of the Mochu coalition army had also begun to take shape.

The forward march of the right flank and the tentative attack made the right flank of the Mochu coalition army protrude a little more than the Chinese army, but because of the active attack and the slow movement of the Wei and Han coalition phalanx, this protrusion was not enough to expose the danger of the flank.

The artillery had been bombarding Wei Han's left flank close to the center during the cavalry's tentative attack, and together with the cavalry tentative attack on the far left, it slowed down the formation change speed of Wei Han's left flank.

The second-line foot soldiers in the middle of the Mochu coalition army can directly translate to the second line on the right flank by turning to the right.

The thinner the front, the better the mobility, which is the advantage of the new army of the state of Chu, after all, the new army of the state of Chu was organized and trained according to the system of the battle of Moyue that year.

The translation after the turn was much faster than the fan-shaped rotation of the entire military formation on Wei Han's side.

Although the six thousand foot soldiers have not yet reached the position, they are also fast, as long as they can complete this maneuver, then in the eyes of the Great Sima of the Chu State, the advantage of the battlefield is in his hands.

The Wei commander-in-chief also saw the confusion on the left flank, but did not notice the movement of the second-line infantry of the Mochu coalition army to the right.

He didn't have much reserve in his hand, because the number of the two sides was almost the same, the formation of the Wei and Han coalition forces was too dense, and the battle line was even shorter, in order to level the battle line of the Mochu coalition army, he could only choose to deploy a large number of troops on the front line.

Especially when there is still a cavalry advantage on the opposite side, in order to protect the flanks, there is really not much reserve troops.

But the chaos on the left flank is not enough to affect the whole battle situation now, and Lord Wei and Han will wait for time, waiting for a distance between the two sides to get a little closer.

The infantry movement was slow, which made it necessary for the main commander of the Wei-Han coalition army to seize the opportunity.

Attacking too early had no effect, it would allow the opposite side to respond, and it would not be able to stick to the middle army and the right flank of the Mochu coalition army, and he did not dare to let the phalanx gather and storm and abandon the flank.

The role of stirrup cavalry, Wei is not unclear.

When stirrups first appeared, the battle of Daliang City of Wu Qi was broken through by martial knights, and there is no doubt that the flank outflanking roundabout cavalry was superior to chariots.

But I didn't expect that in just twenty years, the cavalry in Sishang already had different combat methods, and from the perspective of the effect, it was indeed useful to deal with the infantry array.

However, I can only envy that the equipment is really a bit expensive for the Wei State, and the Wei State cannot afford to equip such a luxurious cavalry.

Fortunately, this time only a phalanx was defeated, and the situation on the left flank was still within a controllable range, as long as it could retreat some distance further and form a firm formation, at least there was no need to worry about the sudden collapse of the left flank.

He also had a martial knight in his hand and some chariots, as long as he delayed for a while, and when the engagement distance between the two sides was closer, he could choose to concentrate his forces and launch an attack on Chen Cai's division of Chu State.

The waiting process seemed a bit long, and the artillery of the Mochu coalition army still played to their advantage, continuously bombarding the military formation of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

The Chinese army's counter-fire had already divided the winners and losers, and the Wei and Han artillery, which were inferior in quality and quantity, had been completely suppressed and could not make a counterattack.

When the infantry of the Mochu coalition army approached a distance of about three hundred paces, the commander of the Wei and Han coalition forces finally breathed a sigh of relief, and in his opinion, it was almost here.

"Drums! The right army, the middle army marches! ”

Urged by the sound of drums, the Wei-Korean coalition army, which had endured the shelling for a long time, finally began to attack, and for those soldiers who had endured the shelling for too long, the attack was always cheerful.

At the very least, it's better than standing there waiting for the enemy's artillery bombardment.

The change in the formation of the Wei and Han coalition forces was also to allow the left flank to delay the engagement, and while the right flank was moving forward, some of the infantry formations of the Chinese army also began to move to the right.

The tactical concepts of the main generals of the two sides are basically the same, and perhaps the biggest difference is that Wei Han launched an infantry formation to attack, while the Mochu coalition army attacked with cavalry.

The final test is who has the better discipline on both sides, who can go faster in the training of both sides, and who can hold on to the morale of both sides until the other side collapses first.

However, when the Wei and Han coalition forces changed formations, the second-line infantry of the Chu State that was originally in the Chinese army had already moved to the right flank and strengthened the strength of the right flank.

When the musketeers on both sides began to fire at each other, the commander of the right wing of the Mochu coalition felt that his opportunity had come.

The northwest wind blew a large amount of gunpowder smoke to the southeast, making the southwest, that is, the right flank of the Mochu coalition army, full of smoke and dust, which could easily obscure the other side's vision.

In the previous formation confrontation, the right flank of the Mochu coalition army continued to move forward, while the left flank of the Wei and Han coalition forces retreated; Now the right flank of the Wei-Han coalition army and the central army are moving forward, which is equivalent to turning the original north-south confrontation front counterclockwise by a small angle.

This small angle can well obscure the sight of the Chinese army.

Relying only on the left flank of the Wei and Han coalition forces could not resist the attack of the right flank of the Mochu coalition army, and it was possible to defend it only by mobilizing the Chinese army and the martial knights.

But it takes time to move and redeploy, and for the Mo family's cavalry, all they need is a quarter of an hour or less.

As long as Wei Han's Chinese army did not notice their great detour within a quarter of an hour, then the task was completed: a quarter of an hour could not defeat the Wei and Han coalition forces, but the opportunity to make the Wei and Han coalition forces adjust their deployment and do a good job of defense was lost.

Those bronze cannons that could bombard far away continued to bombard the central army and the left flank junction of the Wei-Han coalition army.

A few small cannons that could be pulled by horses had already been drawn onto the pack horses, and the cavalry of the four companies made a feint and continued to test the front of the left flank of the Wei and Han coalition forces to attract attention.

The infantry of the new army of Chu on the right flank also began to attack forward, taking advantage of the advantage of more projected troops to shoot at Wei Han.

The remaining cavalry, foot knights, and those who pulled the artillery that could be quickly transferred, took advantage of the fact that the north wind was blowing gunpowder smoke on the right flank, and quietly carried out a large-scale maneuver towards the left rear of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

Meanwhile.

The Chinese army of the Wei and Han coalition forces, the general of Wei and Han has been staring at the situation on the left flank of the Mo and Chu coalition forces, and through the telescope, he can see that the division of Chen Cai of the Chu State is actually a little loose and chaotic.

In the previous artillery bombardment, Chen Cai's division received some blows, but then Wei Han's Chinese artillery was suppressed, and the Mochu artillery deployed near the left flank began to support Chen Cai's division, allowing Chen Cai's division to stabilize its position.

At this time, the martial knights and hidden chariot soldiers of the Wei State had already concentrated in front of Chen Caizhi's division, and the infantry also began to turn and move to the right flank of Wei Chu, but they had not yet adjusted to a suitable position for the time being.

The general of Wei Han paced anxiously, impatient that his infantry was moving slowly, and if he could go a quarter of an hour faster, even if it was half an hour faster, he would have won the battle.

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Wei Han left-wing.

The attack of the Mojia cavalry of the four companies was once again repulsed, and the foot soldiers who were defending in formation were as tough as a stone wall in the face of the cavalry of the four companies, and they were not broken through the defensive line, nor did they break up like the first wave of attacks.

However, after the cavalry retreated, the infantry of the new army of Chu on the right flank began to attack.

Unlike the thick and heavy formations on Wei Han's side, the new army of Chu had slightly fewer spearmen than musketeers, who were concentrated on the flanks of the foot soldiers, with the foot soldiers protruding and the musketeers slightly behind.

With the advantage of artillery cover, the foot soldiers advanced in unison, and the musketeers fired alternately to cover.

Further to the left of the Wei and Han wings, the cavalry that wanted to make a detour had quietly circled the flank of the Wei and Han coalition forces, and now the Wei and Han coalition forces had not yet reacted.

This reaction refers to the mobilization of the Chinese army, or the immediate dispatch of the most elite cavalry to counterattack, or the immediate adjustment of the formation, which is easy to observe.

The division commander of the Mo family, who was in charge of commanding the right flank of the Mochu coalition army, also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this battle was almost over.

At this moment, his gaze swept to the far left of the battlefield, and the martial knights and chariots of the Wei and Han coalition forces took the lead in attacking Chen Cai's division.

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