Chapter 132: The Twilight of the Scholar (I)
The timing of his order was not just on his flank, but judging by the sound of artillery, it should be that the whole line was ready to move forward.
The herald gave the order, the flag waved, and the trumpeter beside Six Fingers sounded a trumpet of varying lengths and shorts.
With the sound of the trumpet, the 13th Brigade in front began to move forward slowly.
The flute player at the front plays military music in line with the rhythm of his stride, and his waist drum sounds, and his steps are harmonious.
At this time, the artillery in front of the Qi camp had been destroyed or forced to move and abandon, and could not interfere with the actions of the righteous infantry in any way.
The nine bronze cannons of the Qi Kingdom on the hillside can support the first line of barracks, and they can also bombard the distance of up to 100 paces in front of the barracks.
The six-fingered advance order did not allow the infantry to withstand the artillery bombardment from the mountains.
But if you start attacking, you will be bombarded by Qi artillery.
The infantry, at the command of the officer, had advanced fifty paces, and then stopped, regrouping and keeping in order.
Sandwiched between the spearmen's companies, the musketeers protruded in front of the formation and continued forward, followed by the spearmen.
The light brass cannons of the brigades were no longer fired at this time, but brought in horses to put on them, packed up the powder kegs and the messy tools, and followed the infantry forward.
They had to be deployed about 200 paces away from the first stronghold of the Qi people, so that the muskets, bows, and crossbows of the Qi people could not pose a threat to these artillery.
Moreover, the artillery deployed on the front line of the Qiren camp has been destroyed, and the light artillery attached to these brigades can increase the hit rate at a distance of 200 paces, and there is no threat of counterattack by Qiren artillery at all.
The twelve bronze cannons with longer barrels, slightly larger calibers, and longer firing ranges in the back needed to be closer to the Qi people's camp in order to suppress the nine Qi guns on the hillside.
The 13th Brigade, which had already begun to advance, was deployed to cover the deployment of these twelve cannons.
The judgment of the six fingers is this: if the nine guns on the hillside do not care about the infantry, but bombard the twelve guns of their own side that will be deployed, then the elite 13th Brigade can directly break through the camp of the Qi people and send sappers and warriors to raid the copper cannons on the hillside.
If the nine guns on the hillside are under pressure and can only bombard the 13th Brigade, then the 13th Brigade only needs to cross the most dangerous distance of 100 paces and still maintain high morale, then once their own artillery is deployed, the artillery on the hillside can only choose to slip away or be destroyed.
Therefore, he directly chose to attack first with this brigade, the most elite brigade in the division, from the beginning.
Of course, there is no rush yet.
On the front line, after the drum beat of the infantry three times in a hurry, the brigade company of the Volunteer Division, which had been advancing like a patch of woods, immediately stopped and began to wait in formation.
The Qi army on the opposite side could not attack, and could only nervously watch the actions of the righteous division's side.
The brigade light artillery that followed behind leisurely unfolded in front of the righteous division.
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Where the commander of the Qi army is.
Doctor Pingyin held a beautiful, delicate brass-shelled clairtelescope in his hand, and his face showed a look of worry.
The clairvoyant mirror is now something that many military aristocrats will buy, and the price is naturally ridiculously expensive.
But it's like a comparison, there is no such thing in his hand, and he really can't show that he is a nobleman who can lead the army.
However, the place where the most jade crystal is produced in the world is the original and Tan places on the coast of the East China Sea, where craftsmen could originally use locally produced crystal to polish valuable luxury goods such as crystal cups.
After the First Battle of Lushui, the Mo family captured the Yue Wang, and in the final negotiations, they asked for a part of the crystal ware craftsmen of the East China Sea who were in the Yue court at that time.
In recent years, with the development of the glass industry in Sishang, various lenses have also begun to appear, and the descendants of the original crystal polishing craftsmen no longer polish those items such as crystal cups or crystal sword handles used by top nobles for funerals or daily use, but have become the first generation of mirror polishing craftsmen.
Many nobles hated the Mo family, but they didn't hate what appeared in Sishang, and the Mo family was also happy to make their money.
The clairvoyant mirror in the hands of Doctor Pingyin always reminded him of the Mo family's strange skills, and then he had to think of those artillery that could turn the tide of the battle, after all, the Mo family still had the advantage.
What he saw was that the entire line of the righteous division was slowly moving forward, and after knocking out the small bronze cannons that he had deployed in the front line, he stopped.
Through the lenses, Doctor Pingyin noticed the black bronze cannons that were ready to be deployed in front of the infantry formation, and the gloomy look on his face was also due to these artillery that was about to be deployed, which could bombard the camp but his side was helpless.
The surrounding generals and strategists also noticed this, and their faces were worried.
Doctor Pingyin put down the clairvoyant mirror and sighed: "The magic skills of the Mo family are beyond my reach. Not only is there a lot of artillery, but together with the people who operate the artillery, how can the Qi people catch up with Sishang? ”
At this time, it was not the time to sigh, so a strategist said: "Now that the Mo family soldiers are in front but not attacking, this is obviously to deploy artillery and bombard the camp." ”
"The public needs to know that if the Mo family's artillery is bombarded, we can only be beaten, and the morale of the soldiers will wither......"
Doctor Pingyin said helplessly: "How can I not know? It is the most warlike soldier, if there is no bow and arrow in the past, but the enemy has a bow and arrow to shoot, then he can only help but rush out and fight in the rain of arrows. ”
"But now...... How do I fight? ”
"If the whole army moves, the big array will be chaotic. The field battle changes, who can defeat Mo Jiazhi and others? This is still defensible, but if the army moves to engage it, it may be defeated! ”
It's not that Dr. Pingyin is stupid, but his previous battlefield experience, and there is no experience to refer to such as "capturing enemy artillery or inserting a wedge into the brass cannon fire door".
Even artillery has only appeared for more than ten years and less than twenty years, and Dr. Pingyin learned ten years ago the "secrets of the nobility that are not passed on" such as "how to raise soldiers", "car array impact", and "apprentice formation".
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years later, these untold secrets turned out to be like grass shoes, meaningless in front of muskets, artillery, and rising infantry formations.
Now, he also knew that it would definitely not work to let the artillery bombardment of the Mo family's righteous division be, so he was afraid that the army's morale would soon be shaken. Once a general can't stand it and takes the initiative to attack, then it may cause chaos in the entire array, and the Mo family will definitely not miss such a fighter.
Doctor Pingyin watched for a long time, his face was full of worry, and said, "I have seen what Zhi Zhi Shi wants to do. Can you see that? ”
Now it seems obvious that if this is not seen anymore, it is really not enough to be a person who can be valued by the doctors.
Several people: "What the Mo family relies on in the field is nothing more than two points. Cavalry and artillery. ”
"Now they are preparing to use their guns to get close to the barracks, and bombard the barracks and our soldiers on all fronts, causing confusion among the soldiers. Then let their foot men attack, little by little. ”
"The cannon bombards first, if we form a dense formation, the copper cannon will be extremely lethal, and we can blast open the dense array and there will be a gap; If the formation is sparse, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Mo family's foot soldiers, and their cavalry is now behind the formation, once the formation is loosened and evacuated, the cavalry will not be able to block the ......"
Doctor Pingyin sighed, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. With such an attack, we will not suddenly collapse like the king of the water. If the front can't hold on, it will retreat, and behind it is Jishui and there are no ships, so they can only fight to the death. ”
"But you must know that to maintain a military formation, you need a sufficient square circle. At this speed of the Mo family now, although we can retreat, once we retreat too thickly, there is no space in the radius, and the military formation cannot be maintained at all, nor can we support left and right. ”
"It's not that he won't win until we are bombarded to the last man, as long as we are squeezed into a camp that can't open up a military formation, can't maintain order, and can't reserve a support pathway, then he's won."
Yishi said: "In this way, then those cannons of the Mo family are the key." ”
Doctor Pingyin also nodded and said, "Not bad." Those cannons are the key. If there is no cannon, although the Mo family's foot soldiers are brave, they can also fight......"
After all, if he said unintentionally, "Repentance! Repentance! If the chariot is not used as a stronghold, and the chariot is impacted, those bronze cannons of the Mo family will be useless! ”
"Now that the Mo family has launched a formation, the copper cannons are evenly divided, and if the chariots and soldiers rush violently, they will definitely be able to break through one place......"
His words seemed unintentional, but in fact, he accused the taxi who gave him the idea to fight against the water.
Everyone around him looked at the taxi who came up with the idea of lining up with the backwater, but the man was not ashamed, he held the leather hat he was carrying, pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and walked in front of Doctor Pingyin, with a proud face.
looked directly at Doctor Pingyin, and said disdainfully: "The two armies are facing each other, and each has its own means." The method of military formation, the use of wonderful, in one mind! ”
"He is wise, he saw us lined up in the water to unfold like this. You don't use chariots as a stronghold, and you don't line up with your back, do you think that the right people will still put on such a formation? ”
"It's like a tiger chasing a rabbit, and the rabbit runs into a burrow, and the tiger regrets why he can't get into it when he's so big. But I don't think about it, if it doesn't grow so big, why does the rabbit have to run? ”
"I just ask you, if you are the rook soldier you left, how much more do you need to expand this semi-circular moon array so that the chariot can attack? Further forward, the troops are weak, and the righteous division only needs to concentrate the artillery at one point, and it can be easily attacked. ”
"If you don't line up with your back, can you be sure of defeating the Mo family's righteous master? Better than a tartar? Now you say such things, which I cannot bear. ”
"Soldiers can be killed, not humiliated! If you really regret it, please kill me, but please don't insult me like that, let alone say those unbearable words! ”