On the hillock, the four companies of the second wave have also begun to counterattack.

In a short period of time, more than six hundred people on both sides had fallen near the ridge line of the small hill.

The counterattack of the Qi army was very fierce, and the nobles took the lead in the charge with their right arms and red curtains tied to their heads, and even without wearing leather armor.

At such a close distance, there was no way to complete the second reload, because the position chosen by the Qi army was very clever: the artillery could not hit, and the Mojia infantry could not attack at all without crossing the ridge line, and once they crossed the ridge line, they would be attacked by the Qi army's arquebus, and then the spearmen would immediately charge.

The four companies of the second wave had only two chances to shoot, the first helping the companies of the first wave to repel the first wave of counterattacks, and the second time to fire a salvo of the follow-up Qi troops.

The officer's choice was correct, such a distance was simply not enough to complete the third reload, so it was better to take advantage of the advantage of the mountain to rush downward.

After the defeat, the three companies that retreated in the first wave were about to complete the loading, so the continuous counterattack and counter-impact were a great test of the resilience of the soldiers on both sides.

The hill is not large, and only four or five companies can be deployed on the front, and any more will look crowded.

The so-called control of the hillock is to control the distance of about 50 paces below the ridge line, and to gain time and space for the deployment of artillery on the ridge line.

The deployment of the Qi army was to force the Mo family to fight repeatedly on the hill, using the hill as a bait, after all, once the support point of the entire right wing of the hill was captured, it would be gone, and this bait was tempting enough.

On the side of the hill near the edge of the battlefield, the cavalry that pursued the Qi cavalry that had fled before had already been rebuilt, and half of the eight hundred cavalry of the Qi army were killed and wounded in one attack, and the rest were all routed and fled.

The order of the deputy commander of the cavalry division was to retreat after the pursuit, and the cavalry in charge of the pursuit also obeyed the order, and did not rush to kill the game, but pursued it to a sufficient distance and retreated.

Now the 3,000 cavalry were maneuvering to the flanks and rear, making room for the infantry and artillery that came after them.

The purpose of the creation of these light cavalry is not to charge the formation, but more to flank raids, which is what the Mo family prepared for the strategic thinking of the entire Chu and then the Central Plains at the beginning.

The cavalry of Chu is very poor, one is that Chu does not have a natural environment suitable for horse farming, and the other is that Huaibei is in the hands of the Mo family, which is the most suitable place to raise horses south of the Central Plains, so if you bully the cavalry of Chu or Yue, these light horses are enough.

The cavalry of the Qi State is not strong, it is determined by the economic system after the reactionary reform of the Qi State, the most regular martial knight heavy cavalry is too expensive, and the rich armor of the world from Kyushu sucks blood only to raise a division of 7,500 heavy cavalry martial knights, and the Qi State tightened its belt to make 60,000 standing troops is already the limit, which is still accumulated by those fiefdom farmers under the reactionary change of serfdom.

Light riding is not enough horse-based farming.

The wars before the entire Central Plains were dominated by chariots, and chariots and horses were provided according to the fiefdoms and village shrines.

After arriving in Sishang, the agricultural technology was upgraded to the level of the Han Dynasty, and the problem of fallow was solved, so that the original system of redividing villages and communities between 300 mu and 200 mu fallow for ten years under the original land system gradually collapsed, and countries either began to follow the reactionary changes of Qi and aggravated serfdom and policies; Either it is to deepen the reform and open up the wells.

In the past 30 years, high-yield crops, cattle and horses, the use of iron tools, and the terrifying balance of the Mohists who had been making-stirring sticks for more than ten years before made the population of various countries begin to surge.

To the north of Sishang, in fact, they are all suitable for horse farming, but horses are too expensive, and they can't afford to raise them if there are many people and little land. Therefore, there is a special village community system in Sishang, which makes the amount of land in each village community sufficient, and organizations such as co-farming societies make horse farming the main cultivation method in Sishang.

On this basis, under the small collective economic system of the village community, Sishang could ensure a sufficient number of light cavalry, forming a crushing of the number of cavalry of the surrounding princes, as well as a large number of carriages to make the princes feel incredible internal logistics capabilities.

The Qi side can't muster so many cavalry, which makes the current situation of the Qi army very passive, no cavalry to cover the flanks means that more troops can't move, and the Mo family has a cavalry advantage, which can reduce the number of troops on the flanks and choose to invest in the key points of the battlefield.

This was not decided at this time, but it was already doomed after the Qi State chose reactionary changes, and the quality of the cavalry was very poor, far inferior to these light cavalry on the Mo family's side.

After the deployment of 3,000 cavalry, the number is already very large, and after the dense arrangement, it will bring great psychological pressure to those foot soldiers who hold on.

The foot soldiers on the flanks of the Qi army did not dare to move at all, because they knew that as long as they moved, they would create an opportunity for the Mo cavalry patrolling around them.

In order to guard against the surprise attack of the Mojia cavalry, the Qi infantry chose a denser formation, with three companies in a group, spearmen forming a large formation, and musketeers spreading out on the flanks.

The overall formation is staggered in a zigzag shape, which can maintain the width of the battle line to the greatest extent and ensure the defense of the cavalry.

Three thousand Qi troops were deployed on this side.

And the main attack that the Mo family chose on the flank was also aimed at this formation.

The cavalry was used to force the Qi army to form a heavy formation, and then the heavy formation was broken by artillery bombardment, the cavalry assaulted, and the infantry rushed to attack in dense columns, expanding the gaps opened by the cavalry and tearing apart the flank defenses of the Qi army.

Now that the cavalry had opened up the necessary space for the infantry and artillery to cooperate with them, there would be a quarter of an hour at most for the general offensive to decide the situation on the flanks to begin.

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On the other side of the battle line, the artillery bombardment that had lasted for an hour finally ended, and the first-line Qi army near Sanliushe had suffered heavy casualties.

In the direction of Sanliusha near Mojia, there is a water-powered mill, which was originally the location of Sanliushe's mill, and now it has become a strong front-line support point for the Qi army.

A simple wall was built nearby with earthen ramparts, two companies of Qi troops were stationed here, and this small mill was next to a small river, and the Mo family could be considered to be able to officially launch an attack on Sanliushe.

After an hour of shelling, this place became the focus of the Mojia copper cannon, and the heavy cannon that fired eighteen catties of iron bullets completely destroyed the mill.

The Qi troops of the two companies did not wait for the time to play their role at all, most of them were killed, and some of them were under the mill, and as a result, the mill was destroyed and many injured after the bombardment.

The infantry, who had tried to attack, captured the mill almost without blood, with this mill as a salient and the brigade's small artillery in front of the mill.

The six thousand light cavalry on the flanks were always staring at the main cavalry force of the Qi army.

The main cavalry force of the coalition army is an important part of Tian Ju's right flank diagonal attack concept, and it is necessary to pull to the right flank when necessary to drive out the 3,000 cavalry of the Mo family on the right flank.

And to achieve this goal, it is necessary to use the 800 chariots and 5,000 cavalry of the coalition army to defeat the 6,000 light cavalry on the side of the Mo family first.

This is an important part of Tian Ju's tactical concept of survival in death.

Only with 5,000 cavalry, 800 chariots and some nobles for the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, completely defeat the 6,000 cavalry of the Mo family, and then the loss is not too large, and then maneuver to the right flank to drive away the Mo family's 3,000 light cavalry on the right flank, and then the Mo family will all the infantry in the direction of Sanliushe launch a fierce attack, and then can be mobilized.

Originally, it was extremely difficult to survive in death, and there was no way for others, and it was impossible to mobilize before, and it would be observed by the Mo family's hot air balloon if it was deployed in advance, so it could only be so.

But the current situation is very unsatisfactory, the artillery bombardment that lasted for an hour has already made the defenders' front in the direction of Sanliushe falter, and the Mo family has only just launched the first wave of attacking infantry, let alone mobilized the reserves of the Chinese army.

The diagonal tactic is also a variant of the hammer anvil tactic, Tian Ju's idea is to rely on the Sanyanagi side as an anvil, so that the Mo family can not attack for a long time, and then he is forced to deploy the reserves and second-line troops into an offensive formation, and then he can mobilize the remaining forces to the right flank, and to ensure that this anvil will not be smashed before the right flank wins.

However, judging from the current situation, this anvil, along with the hammer he thought could fight back, was going to be smashed by the Mo family.

News came from the right flank, saying that the Mo family had launched a fierce attack on the right flank, and hoped that Tian Ju would transfer the cavalry over now, otherwise he would not be able to hold on, and it would be better to support at least five or six thousand infantry.

Here he could see the situation on the right flank, but he could not see the hillock and the smoke of the Mo family's infantry column maneuvering towards the flank.

If the right wing is about to lose its grip even now, then its whole idea does not need to be mentioned again.

The battle had just begun, and the Mo family's shelling had just ended, in fact, at this time, he already knew in his heart that this battle was over.

The Mo family on the opposite side was too confident, so confident that after seeing the weakness of the right flank, they didn't even have the support of the Chinese army, so they let their left flank launch an attack in advance.

Where did Tian Ju go to the battlefield, where could he imagine how terrible the artillery bombardment was that was nearly four or five times his own, and where could he imagine that the quality of the soldiers on the Mo family's side could be crumbling in half an hour with a slight advantage in troops.

Those generals who supported his ideas thought that he must have a miraculous plan, and he could force the Mo family on the left wing to all expand and stick to the Mo family, and at the same time have the spare strength to mobilize the right wing to counterattack, who would have thought that all his ideas were based on the fact that the Mo family would not attack the right wing from the beginning, and then the left wing attack would be frustrated.

At this moment, the Mo family infantry opposite the Sanliu Society began to move, and these infantry did not choose to attack directly head-on, but moved towards the flank and rear of the Sanliu Society.

Behind the flank of Sanliushe is where the cavalry of the coalition army is located, and it is also where the six thousand light cavalry on the flank of the Mo family are located.

Tian Ju thought that if the Mo family wanted to storm the Sanliu Society, it was necessary to advance from the front, deploy troops, and storm in all directions, who would have thought that after the fierce artillery bombardment was over for a short time, the Mo family's infantry of about 4,000 people actually moved to the side and rear, it was obvious that this was the cavalry that was preparing to cooperate with the cavalry pioneers to drive away the coalition army.

He was a little overwhelmed, this was not what he expected at all, and he didn't know how to deal with the sudden change. According to his previous assumptions, the Mo family would not send infantry to the flank, but would choose cavalry against cavalry.

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Chinese Army.

Shi Zheng listened to the herald repeat the intention of the commander of the left flank, and after observing it with a telescope for a while, Shi shook his head and smiled: "This battle is ...... I thought that the opposite side was with beef bones, and prepared a solid and sharp axe, who ever thought that the opposite side would not talk about beef bones, that is, spread snot. ”

So far, Shi racked his brains and didn't understand the other party's intentions.

Concentrate the forces and reserves in the Sanyanagisha, and then the right flank is clearly unable to hold on, and these forces are motionless as if they have lead on their buttocks.

If you feel that the right wing is irrelevant, then completely abandon the right wing and shrink the line of defense, but there is none.

During the shelling, the cavalry of the coalition forces could try to hedge with the cavalry, and if they win, they might also threaten the artillery position, but no, but these cavalry remained motionless in the rear during the shelling.

If it weren't for the dense number of scouts, the Mo family knew the situation on the battlefield well, and it would have been appropriate to even wonder if there was a surprise army of the coalition army outside the left flank of their own side.

This situation is obviously deployed according to the situation that there is a coalition reinforcement outside the battlefield of the left flank of the Mo family, which is not far away, and can suddenly arrive when the left flank of the Mo family attacks.

If he knew Tian Ju's idea, he was afraid that he would slap his head and sigh that his imagination was not as good as that.

It's because I don't know that I can't figure it out.

For a long time, he still set his eyes on the left wing, thinking of the Greek dramas in the style of the mechanical séance that Solushen had brought back for translation, and said to the herald: "You go and tell the observers on the left flank to stare at the outside of the battlefield." Send more scouts to scout...... If nothing else......"

He thought for a long time and said with a smile: "The commander of the coalition forces can't be a secret inkman, right?" ”