Not all of the Si Shang armies were dumbfounded, such as the three light cavalry companies that were quietly crossing the river from the left flank.

The light cavalry in Sishang was mainly composed of wealthy peasants, and some of the middle-level officers also returned from the front line of the Zhao and Hu battles.

Their horsemanship was good, and their individual skills were good, but after all, they were not as good as the sluggish warriors, that is, the more disciplined heavy riders.

By the time the frontal crossing began, the light cavalry of three companies had already bypassed the river from elsewhere.

Horses could swim, and light horsemen were not equipped with muskets as standard, and their task was to threaten the Qi army on the flank, making it difficult for the Qi army to deploy more troops.

The light cavalry of three companies can force at least seven or eight hundred Qi troops to defend the flanks without strengthening the front, and the Qi country does not have many cavalry, which requires more infantry to strengthen the flank defense.

The orders and tasks received by the deputy brigade commander who led the team were only contained.

But he noticed a perfect fighter that was well suited to light riding.

The four cannons of the Qi army are on a hill on the flank, and the Qi army that is defending here does not have a few cannons in total, and the artillery commander on the hill should be a nobleman who has studied in Sishang, and the position he chose is very professional, and he can bombard the pontoon bridge of the ferry, and he is under the cover of the flank infantry.

Three cavalry companies appeared from the flanks, causing a certain amount of panic to the Qi people, but at this time they were only facing each other from a distance.

The deputy brigade commander used a telescope to observe the situation on the other side, the four shiny Qi bronze cannons were like a bait placed in front of the fish, knowing that there might be a fish hook, but it still made these cavalry officers from Zhao Di feel itchy.

After observing for a while, I determined that if I rushed forward, even if I rushed forward, I was afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses.

The infantry under the hill was in high formation, there were about three companies of Qi infantry, and about half a company of Qi troops near the artillery position.

This time, the above resolution was to cross the river head-on, build a position and break through head-on, and the flanks only sent light cavalry with good battlefield mobility to respond.

The infantry fighting with the light cavalry was still behind, and it would be some time before they could cross the river.

If you wait a little longer, wait for the infantry to catch up, you do have a chance to destroy the four bronze cannons of the Qi army with very little losses.

The deputy brigade commander looked at the battle situation at the front pontoon bridge again, but time was a little waiting.

At the pontoon bridge, the artillery of Sishang was crossing the river, and the infantry in front successfully counterattacked after a salvo, driving away the Qi troops who came to drive them.

The four bronze cannons of the Qi army, taking advantage of their position on the hill, also began to bombard the Sishang infantry outside the pontoon bridge.

The deputy brigade commander was sure that there were no cavalry left in the Qi State, and if it weren't for the fact that the cavalry of his three companies was so conspicuous on the left flank, the Qi State would definitely send cavalry to drive them away.

Because of such a light cavalry operating on the flanks, the Qi army could only form a circle formation and hold on, and it was difficult to make an effective counterattack.

He didn't rush to attack, and after carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, he discussed it with the company commanders.

There were no fighters or loopholes to drill into right now, but he felt that he could find an opportunity to make a fighter or a vulnerability.

Now the cavalry of these three companies of them is dead, just a strategy, and it is difficult to break through the holding Qi army without infantry cooperation.

Just like the surprise attack of the light cavalry in the decisive battle on the plains, in the transition of the formation confrontation, the fighter plane suddenly hit the flank; The effect is completely different from that of the enemy's flanks and attacking from a long distance.

In terms of numbers, the Mo family has an advantage, and the advantage is very large, so if the task of these three companies is only to contain it, it is actually a great achievement.

Three companies of cavalry pinned down at least 800 Qi infantry, making it impossible for them to effectively participate in the counterattack.

Both the pinned down and the pinned down are dead numbers, and although they are beneficial to the overall situation, they have no real merits.

The deputy brigade commander pointed to the direction of the rear side of the Qi army's position and said: "If we can make a charge there, we can induce the Qi infantry under the hill to move that side, we can create a flaw, use our speed, rush up the hill after transferring the infantry, and destroy those copper cannons." ”

After saying their thoughts, several company commanders were also eager to try.

After a quick look, it seems that this idea is still very likely to be realized, but it is also very risky.

There was a weak point in the formation of the Qi army in the rear of the flank, and there was a company of the Qi army there.

If it can launch an assault to defeat that company and make a posture of capturing the flag in the assault formation, it is very likely that the Qi army under the artillery hillock will choose to move to the side and rear.

Not to catch up with the cavalry, but to cut off their retreat, to encircle them in battle, and thus to crush them.

As soon as they began to move, turn, and march, it was convenient for them to turn back at the right time, and use their speed to bypass the moving infantry, and rush up the hill with all their might, destroying the four bronze cannons.

The risk is whether the formation can be maintained after rushing in, and whether someone will rush too far in without authorization to really get trapped. In that case, if you can't retreat, it is likely that the cavalry of the three companies will be withdrawn and reimbursed, and the retreat will be cut off by the infantry, surrounded on all sides, and you will not be able to deploy the speed, then it is not a subjective initiative of the battle feats, but a great defeat caused by unauthorized charge, and even if you survive, you will be judged.

In addition, after rushing in, it is not possible to retreat early, so it cannot be mobilized; It's not okay to retreat late, then you'll be trapped inside.

This is not only a test for commanders, but also a test of discipline in peacetime training.

It is safe to wait for the infantry behind to follow, and the two sides cooperate to create fighters, but it will take at least half an hour for the infantry behind to follow......

Four bronze cannons is not a small achievement.

Many people feel that after this battle is over, the alliance of the princes will not be able to run away at all, and once the alliance of the princes is solved and the Son of Heaven, the Marquis of Qi and the Marquis of Han are killed, I am afraid that there will be no big war in the world after that.

That being the case, it is better to fight it and think that it is a battle achievement.

Since they are flanking and backward in their means of communication, they already have the right to take the opportunity before the war, especially when the orders given above are cohesive and unclear.

After a small meeting and an internal vote was passed, the three companies marched towards the flank and rear of the Qi army.

The company behind the Qi army noticed the movement of the Mo cavalry, and the musketeers spread out one after another, carrying heavy arquebuses on wooden forks.

Here exactly a company of Qi troops, eighty spearmen, more than one hundred and ten musketeers.

The pikemen were lined up in four columns, and the musketeers were on the two flanks, also divided into four columns, and fired in a loop on the wooden forks shared in front, which was the standard defensive tactic of the Qi army, which basically originated from the experience of the Qi-Mo War or the battle for hegemony in the Qi-Yue Si Shang hegemony.

It's just that this kind of tactical system requires good cavalry cooperation, Qi State cannot raise enough cavalry, and the chariot arms have proven difficult to play, and Qi State's tactical system is very problematic.

Now a company of 200 people faced nearly 500 cavalry, and many Qi soldiers were extremely panicked, because their flanks were not covered, and here they were alone.

The closest company to them on the flank was two hundred paces away, and the strength of the Qi army was stretched, and they had to organize a counterattack in the front, and they had to guard against the cavalry that was maneuvering from the flank.

About four hundred paces apart, the three cavalry companies on the opposite side began to unfurl, forming a long line like a wave, and had begun to urge the horses to slow down to warm up.

The main weapon of the opposing light cavalry is the iron sword, but the long wooden spear is chosen for the impact.

It is said to be a spear, but in fact it does not even have a spearhead, just a long wooden stick with a sharp point cut out of the front with a sword.

The wooden spears used for this kind of impact are basically disposable, thrown away when they are used up, and picked up when they clean up the battlefield.

Most of them will be broken after stabbing people, and those that are not broken will also be replaced with iron swords when they rush into the enemy line and fight.

The Mo family's light cavalry training is far less rigorous than those martial knights, but there are still rules.

The officers in front were followed by a few trumpeters, and once they rushed, only the horns were able to convey orders. The wooden spears used by trumpeters and heralds carried small, brightly colored flags.

When the officers gave the order, they held the wooden spear in their hands, and at the back of the wooden spear there was a rope that could be hung on the side of the stirrup when marching again.

Two companies of 300 men were in the middle, and the remaining company was on the flank, and after breaking through, if necessary, they had to reorganize and charge from behind the enemy about fifty or sixty paces.

"Jog!"

The deputy brigade commander gave the order, the trumpeter beside him blew the order into a trumpet sound, and the cavalry in front of him half-crouched and began to accelerate slowly.

Don't start running too fast, so the horse can't keep its speed up when it hits.

You can't run too slow at first, because after getting close to that, the horse can't speed up within the specified distance.

Like a layer of waves, when there were still about one hundred and fifty steps away from the Qi army, the Qi army had already chosen to shoot for the first time.

Four horsemen were hit and fell off their horses, and seven or eight horses were wounded.

The Qi army took turns firing, but there was no cover on the flanks and weak spearmen were not enough to provide confidence, which greatly reduced the reloading speed of the musketeers.

After the four teams had finished shooting, the first musketeers to shoot had not yet finished loading.

The hands of a Qi musketeer had begun to tremble, as if the earth that the horse's hooves shook had made his hands tremble.

From time to time, he looked up to see how far away the cavalry on the opposite side was from him, and every time he looked up, his reload speed slowed down.

When the cavalry was getting closer and closer to about sixty paces, the sound of the horn suddenly changed, and the cavalry in the front row began to accelerate their horses to the maximum, and the wooden spears of the non-shiny, cheap bamboo or Zhemu sandwiched under the armpits seemed to have pierced the bodies of the Qi soldiers.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the musketeer, who had not yet finished loading, screamed, dropped the musket and quickly ran to the spearman's side to seek refuge.