In the camp of the coalition army of the princes opposite, smoke curled and the coalition army was cooking.

At this time, there was no saying that the pot was buried for cooking, and the iron pot was still a slight luxury for the princes, and it was impossible to distribute it to the army, so it was still a small clay pot for cooking.

Two days before, the coalition forces could not escape, so they dug up the earth and cut down tree branches, built simple fortifications, and repelled horses.

The Qi army near Sanliusha was not many in the front line, but there were a large number of assembled princes' coalition troops behind the flank of Sanliusha.

At present, the various departments have not yet been fully deployed, and the observer soldiers do not see any problems.

In front of Sanliushe, the coalition forces deployed about twenty copper cannons, which was already more than half of the number of copper cannons in the coalition forces.

The cavalry of the coalition army camped on the left side of the Sanyanagi Society, covering the left flank of the coalition army.

The princes and generals of the alliance of the princes looked at the hot air balloon rising from the Mojia camp opposite, and their faces showed a heavy look.

Tian Ju's so-called tactics of the upper and lower donkeys need an opportunity.

For example, if there is a small hill in the center of the battle between the two armies, then you can pretend to fight on the left flank, but in fact you will gather your troops, use the hill to block the view of the Mo family, and then maneuver the right flank, and the right flank will win before the left flank collapses.

Or for example, the two armies have been fighting for a long time, and the smoke of gunpowder fills the battlefield, so they use the cover of gunpowder smoke to quietly transfer troops, first attract the Mo family on the left flank, and then gather the main force on the right flank, break down the right flank of the Mo family, and then turn the defense into an attack.

The most difficult thing about this tactic is that it can neither march at night nor cover up, relying on the keen judgment of the commander and the superb quality of the soldiers, complete the change of formation in the battle, and use the advantage of maneuver speed to maneuver to the right flank before the Mo family moves.

This in itself is extremely difficult, even if the quality of the soldiers between the two sides is almost the same, not to mention that the generals and nobles on the side of the princes know very well that the quality of their own foot soldiers is not a little bit worse than the other side.

The hot air balloon for reconnaissance raised on the opposite side can be clearly seen within 40 miles on the terrain of the Great Plain of Eastern Henan, equipped with a telescope, and it is impossible to hide one's intentions at all.

Tian Ju could only encourage everyone: "Although it can't be secretly mobilized now, the Mo family is obviously preparing to attack the Sanliu Society, and this can't be faked." ”

"When the time comes, as long as the Mo family attacks fiercely, we will mobilize, as long as we can maneuver to the right wing before the left wing collapses."

"At that time, the Mo family is about to take the Sanliu Society, even if they find out about our move, they can only order their left flank to hold on, intending to capture the Sanliu Society before we launch on the right flank......"

He gushed endlessly, and yesterday he said that he was talking on paper, and the nobleman said coldly: "But I don't know where Tian Jun got his confidence, thinking that he could transfer the main force to the right wing before the Mo family captured the Sanliu Society?" ”

"I'm just afraid that even if our army is mobilized, it will be useless, under the onslaught of the main force of the Mo family, how can the left flank of our army hold on?"

Tian Ju glanced at the other party, suddenly drew his sword, slashed the other party in front of everyone, and said loudly: "The big war is imminent, those who have the heart of the chaotic army should be killed!" ”

"The tactics have been decided, whether they succeed or not, as long as they are set, they cannot be changed!"

Everyone was silent and said yes.

Tian Ju looked at the corpse that fell to the ground, and thought to himself, how can I not know? It's just that the quality of the coalition forces is far inferior to that of the Mo family, and the tactical concept must be conveyed in advance, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to mobilize in the chaotic war, and there may be loopholes in the transfer.

He had studied the tactics of the Mo family commander on the opposite side, and it was obvious that the other side was very good at deception, and then used the method of you to fight you, fight me, and fight me, to induce the enemy to deploy according to his established strategy, and play with the battlefield in the direction he expected.

In his opinion, it is difficult for even the other party to command with quick wits in the chaotic battle formation, not to mention the quality of the soldiers on his side, so he can only deploy the strategy in advance.

Now that the mobile reserves of the coalition forces are near the Sanliu Society, close to the direction of the Chinese army, Tian Ju envisions that as long as the Mo family starts to supply the Sanliu Society and continues to invest troops, his side can move.

But before that, it must withstand the shelling of the Mo family for at least two hours.

Because this is the inner line of Sishang, the Mo family's logistics and supply are convenient, and with the Mo family's ability to use gunpowder and never use human life, they will definitely bombard until the copper cannon has to cool down before the infantry will attack.

And this side not only has to withstand the artillery bombardment of the opposite advantage, but also has to endure infantry fire and hand-to-hand combat for at least an hour or so.

The current military formation configuration of the Mo family has a depth and echelon, the troops in the front are deployed, and the troops in the back maintain the marching column as a reserve for support at any time.

In other words, if the troops were mobilized immediately after the bombardment, the Mo family would certainly perceive that those reserves deployed on the second line could quickly support their left flank.

It is necessary to hold on until the Mo family's side cannot be attacked, and the follow-up second-line troops will move forward into a horizontal battle formation before their side has a chance to move.

In other words, if you want to turn the tables and win in danger, it can actually be said that you are dead.

Under the bombardment of the Mo family, if the foot soldiers in the direction of Sanliushe collapsed, then they would be dead and lifeless.

Under the shelling, the infantry of Sanliushe did not collapse, but the cavalry was completely defeated by the cavalry on the flank of the Mo family, so it was also dead.

Under the shelling, the infantry did not collapse, the cavalry did not collapse, but the losses of the Mojia front-line troops were not large, and there was no need for the rear reserves to attack, and they were still dead.

Tian Ju's envisioned counterattack must be held under the shelling, the cavalry and the cavalry on the flanks of the Mo family are undefeated, the front near the Sanliu Society repelled at least four or five attacks by the Mo family, forcing the Mo family to deploy reserves, and their own reserves have not been thrown into the battlefield at this time, and then after the Mo family's reserves are launched, the attack is frustrated and is stuck in the Sanliu Society, and the main force of their own side marches to the right flank and then expands for at least three quarters of an hour, and the left flank does not collapse and it is best to launch a counterattack, so that the Mo family cannot gather their forces and assemble and mobilize......

Only when all these conditions are met will it be possible to have a chance to fight on the right flank.

If there is a problem in any link, it will fall short.

But this is also the only chance to turn defeat into victory on the battlefield after strategic mistakes and clever calculations, and the rest of the battle, whether it is a round formation or a camp waiting for reinforcements, is a dead end.

Those who are good at fighting have no great merits, and those who are good at strategizing have no great reputation, and most of the victory or defeat has already been decided outside the battlefield, and their side can only choose this kind of counterattack method of nine deaths.

Looking forward to the Mo family's mistakes, looking forward to their own morale bursting, looking forward to falling off the horse and dying, looking forward to the sudden heavy rain in late autumn...... Only in this way can we win fifty percent.

If there is no artillery, the Mo family may have to gnaw on the fortress in the circle for twenty or thirty days, and then the reinforcements of the princes and doctors of the coalition army may be able to arrive, and the Mo family will at most cut off the grain route and attack the reinforcements, intending to trap them.

But now there is artillery, and there are more than 100 copper cannons on the opposite side, and the round camp is firmly defended, and the Mo family likes this kind of dense formation the most, and the shelling may be completely defeated in one day.

The Marquis of Qi was incompetent, the Marquis of Han had no soldiers, and the Son of Heaven had a total of 3,000 armor, and the command of this battle fell to Tian Ju, who had read the military book but had not commanded a large-scale battle.

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On the opposite side of the camp, the Mo family's camp also began to move.

After getting up, the foot soldiers put their backpacks in the camp and gathered them, disintegrating the troops of the realm last night, and each company began to count the number of people and assemble the troops.

The attack was about three miles away from the coalition forces, and the sappers had already dug up the fortifications in front, and the artillery was to be deployed later.

The sappers need to dig special positions for the artillerymen, because the recoil of the copper cannon will cause the copper cannon to be misaligned if there is no camp where the sappers are deployed.

The artillery could not be deployed a day earlier, because there was a fear that the enemy would attack the artillery positions at night and destroy the copper cannons.

Only after the infantry had been assembled and the front line had been deployed before the offensive was launched, the artillery was able to deploy, and then the bombardment began.

The herald ordered the artillery bombardment to be launched at about seven o'clock in the morning, which was the time when breakfast was eaten twice a day in the past, so it was called food time.

The artillerymen liked to fight in such weather, and with the development of smelting and casting technology in Sishang over the years, there were very few cases of copper cannon explosions, and the most painful thing for the artillerymen was the clay mud during the summer battle.

The Sishang Plain is a percussion plain, and in ancient times, the rivers that crisscrossed it created fertile soil, but it also caused it to be unable to pull out its legs when it rained.

Now in late autumn, the weather is dry and dry, and the artillerymen are full of joy.

After the cavalry had taken cover on the flanks and a part of the infantry on the front, the artillerymen began to drive the bronze cannons to the pre-positioned positions.

The officers shouted slogans loudly, and the gunners quickly adjusted the muzzle of the cannon according to the maneuver movements, adjusted the angle of the copper cannon with protractors and pendants, and opened the powder packs or powder kegs wrapped in tung oil paper.

The brawny men carried heavy iron pellets off the wagons and piled them together, separated from where the gunpowder was stacked.

The gunner makes the final angle adjustment according to the officer's instructions.

The task of the fifty bronze cannons on the right flank was to bombard the twenty cannons of the opposing coalition army, and then turn to bombard the infantry after gaining the upper hand.

The constructed artillery positions were covered by infantry, and several small bronze cannons filled with iron and sand were used to defend against the cavalry counterattack on the opposite side.

The cavalry spread out on their right flank, and they were not in a hurry to attack first, as long as they ensured that the cavalry on the opposite side did not pose a threat to their own infantry and artillery in the early stage.

When the gunners were busy, the auxiliary artillerymen brought charcoal, lit the brazier in the downwind direction, and inserted the iron drill into the brazier.

The vinegared brushes and beautiful wooden barrels were ready, and the officers waited for the smoke of the Chinese fire.

At about the time of the meal, the artillery on the Chinese side began to bombard, and before the order to postpone was given, the artillery on the right flank began to ignite.

The roar of gunpowder disrupted the silence of the morning, and heavy iron bullets flew past the infantry in front and landed in the midst of the Allied forces that were in full formation.

After firing, the gunners began to adjust the angle, correct the direction, and reduce the gunpowder according to the officer's order.

The coalition artillery on the opposite side did not choose to shoot at each other, because they knew that they were inferior to this side in terms of accuracy and quantity, so the strategy of the coalition army was to bombard the infantry and cavalry of the Mo family before they were completely suppressed.

After more than half an hour, Shi plucked out his somewhat buzzing ears and observed the situation in the direction of the right-wing Sanyanagi Society.

The effect of the artillery bombardment for more than an hour was very good, and it was obvious that the allied bronze artillery on the side of the Sanliushe on the right flank had chosen to retreat, and did not choose to hard-top the front, but retreated to a place where it was difficult for the artillery of the Mo family to reach, completely abandoning their own front line.

Some of the companies of the Qi army on the opposite side have been blasted open gaps, and after more than an hour of shelling, it can be seen that at least six companies of the Qi army have been destroyed by the artillery bombardment, which is difficult to maintain, and has begun to retreat.

He turned his gaze to the left flank, where the coalition forces opposite it had only four guns.

Shi waved his hand and called the herald: "Tell the left flank to attack in advance." ”

Originally, his plan was to storm on the right flank, attract the support of the coalition army, and then charge the Chinese army to cut the coalition army into parts.

But now it seems that the right wing of the coalition is weak, and it looks as if it is about to abandon the right flank.

At present, the reserves of the coalition army have not moved, and they are still concentrated in the direction of the Chinese army near the left flank of Sanyanagisha, and it is appropriate to let their own left flank attack in advance and test the intentions of the coalition army.

Although the left wing is not the main force of the Mo family, it still has an advantage in strength, and if it can open up the situation on the left flank, then maybe its own deployment needs to be changed.

If the right flank of the coalition forces cannot hold on, and the Chinese army begins to support the right flank, then the Chinese army can attack and cut.

If the right flank of the coalition forces chooses to retreat or shrink, then delay the attack on the Sanyanagi side and force the coalition forces to reduce the front, slowly close the encirclement, and use artillery to bombard the dense and difficult to deploy coalition forces.