The Qi gunner, who was the first to take the lead in expressing his willingness to cooperate, hesitated, as if he was wondering whether to say something or not.

Seeing his hesitation, the deputy brigade commander asked, "Is there any difficulty?" ”

The gunner smiled awkwardly and said, "There's nothing difficult about the boom. It's just that...... But if we do this, if they rush up...... We're going to die. You don't kill prisoners, but the princes, nobles, doctors, and sergeants do. ”

He understood that the hillock where the artillery was located was very important, and if he opened artillery to bombard the main formation now, the Mo family was all cavalry, and he might not be able to defend it.

If they can't hold it at that time, the cavalry of the Mo family will ride away on horseback, and these people will have to wait here for death.

The Mo family does not kill prisoners, but now they turn their guns to bombard the Qi army's large array, that is, "Qi traitor", once they are counterattacked by the Qi army, they will definitely die.

Seeing that he was worried about this, the deputy brigade commander thought that this was normal, so he smiled and said, "So you are worried about this." You don't have to be afraid, since you are a comrade who benefits the world, we will not abandon you. If we really can't hold it when we counterattack, we will destroy the bronze cannon, and we will bring it back to you. ”

"What, do you still need an oath?"

When the Qi gunner heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "There is no need to swear an oath, the Mo family will do what it says, and it will be a promise to be born, I know this." ”

After receiving the promise, he took the lead, organized the remaining gunners, turned the muzzle, and bombarded the front of the Qi army from behind, which was preparing for a final counterattack on the pontoon beachhead.

In the Mojia headquarters at the beachhead, the staff officer keenly discovered the situation on the hillock of the Qi army's flank artillery.

The copper cannon that suddenly turned the muzzle of the cannon caused a great threat and panic to the Qi army that had just assembled and prepared to counterattack.

The most feared thing for the army is to be attacked suddenly after it has just launched and assigned a specific task, and it is the most dangerous when it is first deployed.

The staff officer told the chief general of the Mo family's forward about the situation, and the chief general observed it for a while, and scolded with a smile: "This guy really dares to do it." ”

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the grasp of the fighter plane is fleeting, and seeing that the troops deployed by the Qi army are a little chaotic, the chief general hurriedly ordered: "Let the infantry of the reserve cross the river now, don't wait for the artillery on the opposite side to deploy!" Order the six companies in front to receive the enemy and counterattack! ”

"Let the rest of the cavalry march to the left to cross the river and support the side of the hill. As soon as the frontal counterattack began, the cavalry raided from there. ”

The original plan was to wait for the artillery to cross the river and the infantry in front to repel this counterattack of the Qi army, and then the main force crossed the river, spread along the river, and attacked reactionary under the cover of artillery.

But the four inconspicuous bronze cannons of the Qi army caused great confusion to the Qi army, and the most important thing was that the cavalry of the three companies divided the Qi army in a sense.

If the Qi army wants to stabilize the morale of the army, it must counterattack the hillock.

Once a counterattack is made, it is equivalent to splitting the front and flanks into two parts that cannot support each other when the frontal attack has already begun.

Once the front was defeated, the troops behind the Qi flank launched a counterattack on the hill and could not effectively organize resistance.

At this time, if the Mo family is counterattacking in the front, the commander of the Qi army must make a choice: should the troops continue to maintain the front under the bombardment of the copper cannons behind the flanks? Or is it a frontal one, gathering part of the forces behind the flanks to take the hillock?

On the other hand, if the front of the Mo family does not cooperate at this time, then the cavalry on the hill is a lone army.

The Qi army could delay the frontal attack and gather forces to drive away the cavalry on the hill first.

The Mo family master thought that this was an opportunity, so he ordered a frontal counterattack, and without even waiting for his own artillery to cross the river, he directly mobilized the reserves that were not deployed but were on standby to cross the river, relying on the infantry to directly attack the camp of the Qi army.

The order given to him from above was to deal with these Qi troops by noon tomorrow, and the plan he gave himself was before dark today.

With the advantage of troops and plenty of time, he didn't want to take risks.

I thought that the cavalry would not have the cooperation of the infantry, and it would be difficult to open the situation on the flank alone, but I never thought that the infantry of the Qi army on the opposite side was not so strong, and the cavalry that was doing the strategy actually did something big before the infantry arrived.

This allowed him to make the faster cavalry gather on the left flank, relying on the hillock to directly threaten the flank of the Qi army, which was not only four bronze cannons, but also a perfect starting point for cavalry flank raids.

The herald quickly conveyed the order, and the reserve was not deployed, but always maintained a formation that could be quickly maneuvered, so that it could be quickly maneuvered in the event of a problem in a certain direction of the battlefield.

The six infantry companies, which were used in front to stabilize the pontoon beachhead, also quickly received orders.

After each company was reorganized, it no longer chose to defend in place, but to attack when the Qi army was in chaos.

The gunners of the several bronze cannons that crossed the river first were also urged by the officers to quickly deploy and reload gunpowder to support the infantry in front.

In the Qi State Camp, the main general of the Qi army gritted his teeth, and the rest of the nobles also reprimanded: "The common people don't know righteousness, they don't know loyalty, and they can't be relied on at all." Those gunners are all slippery people in the city......"

The sudden turn of the artillery on the hill made the situation on the side of the Qi army ugly.

The Qi army knew its weakness, so it always wanted to fight a pontoon bridge and beachhead to add oil, so that it would be difficult for the Mo family's superior forces to be brought into play.

If the first counterattack fails, a second counterattack must be organized.

Now the formation of the counterattack has been launched, but it has been bombarded by the artillery behind the flank, the morale is low, the speed of movement has slowed down significantly, and the morale of the army is confused.

And the Mo cavalry on the hill is really helpless on the Qi army's side now.

Before, the flank and rear companies were mobilized to drive and intercept, and those cavalry jumped out and rushed up the hill, and it was difficult for the herald to pass on the order so quickly, and it was not known if the officers over there would know to assemble and counterattack.

But even the officers over there knew that it would take time to fight back against the hillock.

The previous transfer separated several companies on the flank, and under the threat of the Mojia cavalry living in the hills, the Qi nobles on the flanks needed to have both courage and brains.

These two characteristics are very extravagant requirements for an aristocratic officer.

Without a brain, it is possible to let those companies that have already appeared gaps directly attack the hillock, which is equivalent to giving the cavalry on the hillock another battle merit: a single company cannot stop the condescending onslaught of more than four hundred cavalry.

Without courage, it is possible to be overwhelmed in this situation: is it to stick to the flanks according to the previous orders? Or fight back against the hillocks? Or is it support positive? Or go back to the rear of the camp?

Even if you have both brains and courage, it's too late in time. It took several companies to regroup and assemble and form a large formation to break through the knoll, drive away the cavalry, and recapture the bronze cannons.

Now it seems that the Mo family commander on the opposite side has discovered this fighter, and the Mo family infantry in front is advancing when the artillery cannot cover it yet, instead of using a defensive strategy with great advantages.

More Mojia infantry in black uniforms could be seen hurriedly crossing the river, and after crossing the river, they quickly spread out towards the two flanks in a column to a horizontal formation.

The main general of the Qi army now has to guard against the front, once the front cannot be blocked, the troops in front will be scattered, and if there is no defensive force in the back, the entire camp may be captured by this counterattack of the Mo family.

But the copper cannon on the hill can't be ignored, if it is ignored, when the Mo family attacks the camp for a while, he can't even form a big formation.

After thinking about it, he finally decided to let the nobles take the lead in the charge, and gathered the noble officers, slaves, attendants, and dead soldiers, a total of about one hundred and fifty horsemen, more than eighty samurai, gunners, and skilled fighters who were good at killing and fencing, a total of about two hundred and fifty people.

These people can quickly move into battle, and can rely on their personal prowess to fight in the face of confusion.

The safest way to do this is to organize a frontal defense to prevent the frontal Mo infantry from counterattacking and then using the defeated Qi army to break through the camp from the front.

Then let the noble cavalry get close to the hill, let the herald tell the companies behind the flank to assemble, and use them as bait to attract the Mo cavalry on the hill, and the nobles took the opportunity to rush up the hill and recapture the cannon.

But this takes time, there is no time for him to do this, and the premise that this can succeed is that the Mo family will not send a single soldier to the flank, waiting for him to change the formation like this, it is obviously impossible.

At the time of crisis, only these nobles who are expected to be personally brave and loyal to fight will be like the samurai who fought between the two armies in the past, relying on their personal bravery and good fighting to drive away the Mojia cavalry on the hill under inferior forces and discipline.

Then he will be with the infantry on the flank, if the Mo family does not strengthen the left flank, then take the opportunity of the Mo family's counterattack and attack, rush to the pontoon bridge from the flank, destroy the pontoon bridge, destroy the Mo family's copper cannon, and divide the Mo family on both sides of the river.

This is almost an impossible task, but this is already the only chance for the commander of the Qi army.

When the war seems to be lost, the only way to pin hope on a miracle is that in a sense, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, at least he did not commit suicide in despair, but chose to fight for an illusory miracle.

The aristocratic officers gathered, and the commander of the Qi army was ambitious and bold to arouse the anger of the people.

"Righteousness and loyalty, so that I can cultivate myself; The family is Qi, the country is not governed, what do you want if you don't die? ”

"At this point, righteousness is not mutually reinforcing, whether the family and the country continue the tradition, or be destroyed by the hands of the Mo family, it depends on this battle."

"The Mo family has cannons, and the monarchs have blood. May all the kings use blood to run the country to rule. If the country is not governed, how can the family survive? ”

The princes have a country, the doctor has a family, originally the world is disputed, the family and the country are separated, the doctor can destroy his own monarch for his own home, including but not limited to poisoning, murder, strangulation, assassination, etc.

But now, the Mo family has put forward another concept of the world, and the nobles who were originally inseparable from each other have become aware at this moment that the country does not govern the family. If the Mo family destroys the Qi State, it will be land reform, and there will be no fiefs and privileges, so what kind of family are you talking about?

Listening to the excitement of the main general of the Qi army, the nobles were enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to recapture the hill at this time, flank the beachhead of the Mo family, destroy the pontoon bridge, and make an immortal feat.