Everyone present is also in charge of the soldiers. Knowing that the military formation may have flaws when it moves.

And it is right that the Qi Army Formation is considered a variant of the circular formation in "Ten Formations", but Jishui is used as a natural semicircle, but its essence is still a circular formation.

The circular formation is suitable for defense, but it is also prone to failures with a little break or a full break.

The circular formation is the most difficult to transform into the other formations. If the opponent dares to move, it does require great courage.

Now the main force of the charity army has not yet been launched, and the battlefield is still the stage of fighting between the rangers, and Qi is fighting for time.

There was no hurry at all. Even if the charity army was launched, the simple camp of Qi had been completed. Moreover, the Qi army was not in chaos yet. At most, the morale of the army was not strong enough to attack at all costs in order to win.

While waiting on the hillside, the main force gradually arrived at the battlefield.

The backwater formation on Qi State has also been arranged.

The left wing of the Qi army was in the north and the right wing was in the south. There was actually no obvious boundary between the three armies, but was roughly divided into a semicircle evenly.

On the left wing of the north, there is a small hill, which is not very high.

The left wing of the Qi army advanced forward and occupied the small hill. It was located very well, close to the river but not too close.

It is suitable as a high ground on the flank, but not as a high ground for the central army. Because if the central army is placed on that hillside, it will cause the central army to act slowly to support the two wings because it is behind the river.

The central army is more prominent than the two wings, so that it can gather troops within the semicircular range to provide mobile support.

The left wing of the north side of the Qi army relies on the hillside high ground, and can move forward for a distance, where artillery, crossbowmen and musketeers are deployed, which can support both sides.

There is no hillside obstruction on the right wing on the south side. The central army is concentrated and the remaining troops can be supported at any time.

Because Qi State did not know the direction of the Mo family's siege, half of the bronze cannons they carried were evenly distributed on the front line of the battle formation, with several gates on the hillside of the left wing, and the central army was slightly more.

The chariots of Qi were arranged in front of the formation, as wooden city walls to block the cavalry of the Yi army's assault, and some earth-shattered camps were also built.

When the main force of the Mo family arrived, they had basically controlled the battlefield, and there were no ambushes in Qi State. Sixty thousand troops were concentrated in this semicircular circle, which was determined to defend against the water.

The chief general of the Qi army judged that the main attack direction of the Mo family should be the central army, because there was a river on the flank, so it was not easy to use the cavalry with the Mo family's advantage.

Because the circular formation does not need to consider the threat of flanks, the central army has become the key.

In order to prevent the Mohist assault, the Qi army's army had a dense formation, with neat square formations, musketeers and crossbowmen, archers, and staggered square formations, and artillery troops were arranged in front.

Although the military formation was very dense, it was not crowded together. It can be seen that the chief general of the Qi army was also worried about artillery attacks. In addition, crowding together was even more unfavorable to combat, so they were still scattered brigades, including such combat units that were found in the Guan Zhong era.

The elite drivers should not form a square array, but organize them, using their advantage of being good at fencing as a reserve team, and once they are likely to be broken through, they can organize counterattacks.

It is indeed a waste to throw these low-level nobles who have been trained from childhood into the square. They are good at fencing and bows and arrows, but they are not good at muskets.

In the military formation, flags were standing everywhere, and the troops prepared in the open space behind the central army were waiting and ready to support at any time.

Shi was in the distance and pointed to the hillside on the north side: "It is very important there. In the hands of the Qi army, their left wing will be much safer. It is also very important to us. As long as we take down that hillside, the left wing of the Qi army will collapse."

"But the people of Qi knew the importance of that hillside and also knew that it was very important to us. The soldiers they prepared could support at any time. Our fierce attack on the hillside was equivalent to abandoning our cavalry advantage."

When the officers looked at the hillside, it was easy to see the importance there. If the hillside was not lost, the left wing of Qi State would be in danger. If the hillside was in hand, the Mo family had to take down the hillside first if they wanted to attack, so the anxiety point equivalent to the battlefield was destined.

It is said that taking down that hillside is equivalent to the collapse of the Qi army, which is inevitable. However, the general of Qi must also know the role of the hillside. If he really starts around the hillside, the intention of the Yishi Master is equivalent to being known to Qi. There is no meaning to the Yishi Master.

Unless this circular formation is broken a little, if it cannot be broken, Qi State can continue to maintain its formation. The Mohist school is most reluctant to fight for consumption.

At this time, there were basically no variables in Qi State, and the recent support would take several days to arrive. Moreover, for the battlefield chosen by Qi State, the arrived reinforcements could only choose to cross the river from the south of the Ji River to join the defense. There was no possibility of the Peace Yin Legion cooperating with the counter-encirclement of the Yishi Division.

Shi stared at the south side of the right wing of Qi from a high place and looked for a long time. The terrain was flat and similar to the terrain of the Qi Central Army. The cavalry could at least rush up.

It is now the turn of spring and summer. The season of mud is overflowing. The years of heavy rain are still coming. I stared at the right wing of Qi army for a long time and had a scheming in my heart.

Artillery and cavalry are the superior forces of the Mo family. Even if the heavy copper cannons did not arrive on the battlefield, the number of artillery soldiers still had an absolute advantage.

Shi turned his gaze to the left wing of the Qi army. Before that hillside, the Qi army dug the first camp, and the artillery on the hillside was able to support the front line.

The key point is that the Qi army general also understands, so the previous part is to fight repeatedly. We cannot directly compete for the hillside, but we must take advantage of the advantages of the hillside and use the flat ground under the hillside as a battlefield for grinding meat and continue to support it.

As long as the battle can be fought in a tepid and repeated battle, the morale of the Qi State will not collapse instantly, and it will be possible to defend it.

Moreover, if the front line breaks through and once the hillside is seized with one go, the Qi army will not even have the possibility of supporting and fighting for support, and the morale of the army will collapse instantly. Therefore, this hillside is also very important to the Mo family in the eyes of the general of Qi.

As for the right wing and the central army, they can continue to retreat and reorganize their defenses. As long as the square formation does not disperse, they can be completely persisted.

After thinking for a long time, I finally issued an order.

The Second and Fourth Divisions were ordered to unfold in brigades, basically forming the shape of a semicircle.

Nowadays, the formation of the Yishi Division uses the army-changed formation after the Battle of Hanshui. Except for the plains to fight against the cavalry, most of them use the method of spreading and widening the front between the spearmen and musketeers implemented in the new brigades of Hanshui.

After the development was carried out in brigades, due to the intensive formation adopted by Qi State's defense, the wide face of the second and fourth divisions after the development of more than 15,000 people was about the same width as that of the Qi army.

Half of the artillery assigned to each brigade were left under the control of the brigade commander, and the rest were concentrated and in the direction of the Qi army deploying artillery, they chose to use artillery bombardment to destroy Qi's artillery first.

In front of the hillside of the left wing of the Qi army on the north side, twenty artillery pieces were gathered and a posture of attacking the hillside.

When the assignment was reached by the Six Fingers, he pointed to the hillside on the left wing of the Qi army: "Your division is deployed there, then allocate the engineers to the place and repeatedly compete with Qi for the open space before the hillside."

Liuzhi asked, "What kind of attack method is it? Should I take down the Qi army camp in front of the hillside and take down the hillside in one go? Or just a feint attack?"

Shi asked back, "How confident are you to win it in one go?"

Liuzhi frowned and said, "If all the artillery soldiers are used to support our troops, and the cavalry and the First Division cooperate to raid the Central Army to attract the main force of the Qi army, they should be 60% sure."

"However, the loss must be very large. The attack on the back is not good, and the troops on the hillside cannot be expanded. After fighting, the number of people in about a brigade is repeatedly competed for."

"If Qi's bronze artillery can be suppressed on the hillside, Qi will choose to form a formation, and the First Division and the cavalry will cooperate with the restraint, and the artillery can operate faster. Before Qi's reinforcements arrive to support the hillside, the chances of victory will be greater."

"that is……"

He looked at Shi and said straight: "It's a very tacit understanding that needs cooperation. The First Division and the cavalry must attack with all their might, making them think we want to attack the central army and wait for them to mobilize. When they were mobilized, I took down the Qi army camp in front of the hillside with all my might. At this time, the artillery immediately began to gather and follow me."

"When I rush to the hillside, the artillery must keep up quickly. Otherwise... we cannot break through the Qi state's square formation in a short period of time. Qi state's infantry will support it. Both sides consume on the hillside, which is to see who is more tough."

Shi shook his head and said, "The hillside is important, and the people of Qi know it. You know it and I know it, that is fighting for soldiers. Qi State is lined up with the water and has the heart to fight to the death."

"If you want to capture it, you actually have less than half an hour to go from breaking through the front line camp to hitting the hillside. Those people on the hillside of Qi can only hold on for a quarter of an hour and the support behind you can arrive."

"In other words, the time left for you is only one quarter of an hour. If Qi State forms a formation, if you want to collapse the Qi State military formation within a quarter of an hour, the artillery can only follow quickly. If it slows down a little, it will be difficult for infantry to break the Qi State military formation within a quarter of an hour. If it fails to break for a quarter of an hour, the Qi army's reinforcements will arrive, which is extremely difficult."

Liu Jie nodded, and what he was worried about was exactly what he was worried about. It was not that he could not attack the hillside, but that the fault tolerance rate was too low and the artillery could not keep up, that attack would be a waste.

I pointed to the hillside: "Now you can attack there, either as the main attack or as a feint. It depends on you."

"At that time, you will command the right wing and seize the opportunity. If you feel that you can capture the hillside in one fell swoop before the Qi people reinforce, then you can choose to attack the main attack. If you feel that you can't, you have to give up immediately and choose to fight the reinforcements supported by Qi State under the hillside."

"If you can take down the hillside directly, then as long as you raise the flag, the left wing of the Qi army will be in chaos, and naturally it will be the main attack."

Whether it is a main attack or a feint, taking down the hillside means that the Qi army is defeated.

The left wing collapsed in chaos. Even if Doctor Pingyin can gather the remaining troops and narrow the defense range, he will press forward step by step and squeeze in until the end, and then he will not have to fight.

But Shi knew that it was really difficult to get down the hillside. It would be impossible to get me accurate within a few minutes if I missed it slightly.

So he said, "If you can't take it, then you'd better attack. Remember, don't be greedy for merit. If you feel that you are not sure about fighting for the hillside, remember not to bet on it all. You have twenty cannons and engineers on your side. The camps under the hillside are not a problem. The problem is that you have to make more than a quarter of an hour to attack uphill and support from all people. You have to make a judgment accurately."

"In short, we must take the feint attack as the main attack. If we can seize the opportunity, we can take it. If we can't, we will fight with the Qi people under the hillside repeatedly. The artillery of Qi will be destroyed and suppressed first, and Qi will also understand that it will be much easier for our artillery and infantry to cooperate, so they will also strive for the flat ground under the hillside."

"If they don't compete with you..."

Liuzhi smiled and said, "That's simple. If you don't compete with me, I will make an array below the hillside, artillery preparations, infantry advances, artillery can keep up immediately, enough to seize the hillside. They will definitely fight for the bottom of the hill, and only if the bottom of the hill is in their hands, they will have more than a quarter of an hour."

"If I were to arrange the formation directly under the hillside, then there would be little time left for them. So the key point to capture was to break through the first camp of the Qi army and take advantage of the instant chaos to attack the hillside. This is also a difficult point. If the time was a little late, the reinforcements of Qi could reach the hillside, which would not be a one-piece move. If he gave up the first camp directly, it would be simple. The distance of this camp was half shorter, which would be much simpler."
Chapter completed!