The left wing of the Mochu coalition.

The reorganized Chen Cai's army had been on the verge of the bronze cannons of the Wei and Han coalition forces.

This Chen Cai army is no longer the former Chen Cai army, the main force of the Central Plains War Zone of Chu. After the Prince Ding Rebellion, the upper nobles in the Chen Cai area were cleansed by the King of Chu and a land grant system was implemented in some areas.

The army composed of farmer who gave the field was trained according to the training method of the Chu State's new army was extremely expensive, and the Chu State could not afford it, and there were insufficient grassroots officers, so it could only adopt the military system of heavy infantry phalanx.

Chen Cai's army, who was once the main force, is now a weak link on the entire Mo-Chu coalition front. The Chu Grand Sima knew about this, and the chief general of the Wei-Han coalition army also knew about it.

The continuous artillery attack had just eased a quarter of an hour ago. The artillery of the Mochu coalition's central army had an advantage, and some of the bronze artillery moved toward this side to support them.

The soldiers stood there and did not collapse. Even though the iron bullets fired from the copper cannon made many gaps in the military formation, it was far enough that they could not launch a charge that did not obey orders and could not withstand the artillery bombardment; there was no attack on the other side for the time being.

Finally, the formation is stable.

But now everything is different.

The martial knights and chariots of the Wei and Han coalition forces were dispatched and the attack began.

The soldiers looked nervously at the dust rising from the side and the martial knights who were walking slowly, and the loud shouts of officers rang in their ears.

"Stabilize the formation! Those who move around first will retreat first, kill!"

The drum sounded dong and many soldiers shouted slogans to stabilize the formation to enhance their courage. The sounds were connected.

In the opposite Wei Han army.

The Wei and Han Allied Forces had taken advantage of the opportunity of the Chu people just now to make a slight adjustment of the formation. Many heavy infantry phalanxes moved to the right wing, and the Pythagorean formation similar to a right triangle had already taken shape.

Although it is not perfect and needs to be perfected, there is still time left.

This time, the cavalry and chariots came out together, and some of the attacking soldiers followed behind them.

The Struggle Soldier is the charge hand-to-hand combat force of the Wei State. Unlike the phalanx soldiers like the Wushou, it mainly undertakes the tasks of charging, hand-to-hand combat, and maintaining the flanks of the phalanx.

The chief general of the Wei and Han Allied Forces neither used the martial knights and chariots as the key to determine the outcome, nor used these struggling soldiers as the key to determine the outcome, but used the infantry that had been listed as the Pythagorean formation as the key.

The essence of the Pythagorean Formation is to concentrate troops and choose a flank to break through.

Because the Wei Han step formation is heavy, it has poor mobility, but a thick square array also has the benefits of a thick square array: it can turn collectively.

This is something that Chu State did not have after the new military system after the Battle of Hegemony in Mo Yue and Si Shang. The new military system of Chu State exerted the advantages of muskets and projection forces, and used thinner front lines to obtain more projection output and frontal mobility, but the flanks were actually very weak and had to rely on powerful cavalry protection.

This is also the reason why the Mohist family calmly helped Chu to train the new army: the cavalry of Chu was very weak, and flank protection was a problem, and Si Shang had the strongest cavalry as today. If Chu and Si Shang fought, the flank would be a huge hidden danger.

The enemy that the new army of Chu State fought before was Dongting, and the people in Cangwu area were still using stones and bronze ware. The ones were fighting against Wang Ziding, who had no strong combat power. Moreover, when attacking Wang Ziding, the Mo family sent engineers to help, so naturally they were invincible and could not see any problems.

Tactical changes require the use of blood and failure as experience, and the State of Chu lacks it.

Wei and Han's formation was out of a helpless choice, but it might not necessarily lose to the new army system of Chu.

The Pythagorean Formation is an excellent tactic for the main general of the Wei and Han coalition forces to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Focus a large number of troops on the right wing, let the left wing retreat alternately, and let the entire front rotate, thereby delaying the time for the left wing to engage in battle and collapse, and shortening the distance of the right wing's attack.

Once the opportunity comes, the right wing, which has concentrated its superior forces, quickly defeated Chen Cai's army, who had the worst combat power in the Mo Chu coalition, and then turned collectively.

Because the Pythagorean formation was formed, once the collective turn was turned, in fact, the other right-angle edge of this right triangle was still facing the central army that lost its left wing in the Mochu coalition.

Even if the left wing of our side collapses, it doesn't matter. As long as we can defeat the central army of the Mo and Chu coalition before the left wing completely collapses, this battle will be considered a victory.

Until now, the chief general of the Wei and Han coalition forces is still proud and the situation on the battlefield is as he expected.

The Chu people attacked first, the left wing retreated, the rotation front, the right wing concentrated, the left wing collapsed a square formation, but the main force was still there, and the slow movement of Chen Cai's army dragged down the attack speed of the entire Mochu coalition's central army because it was necessary to prevent the disconnection and the flanks were stolen...

Now that the Central Army has exchanged fire, the archers and musketeers of both sides are shooting at each other, this is an opportunity to break through the left wing of the Chu army with all its might.

When the cavalry and chariot soldiers began to attack, the Sima Chu also noticed the situation on the left wing.

He did not hesitate at all and ordered: "Che Guangzhiqi, support the left wing and drive away the cavalry of Wei and Han!"

The call was issued, and the counselors around him said, "The cavalry of Wei and Han was very brave. In the past, when Wu Qi attacked Daliang, there were already military knights equipped with stirrups. There were many horses in Shangjun and the people who had cultivated horses, so they were afraid that they could not be able to fight."

How could Sima Chu not know about this?

The cavalry of Chu was not strong because the Mo family helped to train infantry, but did not help train cavalry. Most of the cavalry of Chu were noble cavalry, which imitated the military system of the Junzi Army of Yue. However, the Junzi Army was all nobles who fought with swords and infantry, while the Che Guang Cavalry was cavalry.

Although Wu Qi left the Wei State, the Wei Wushou was still there. His military system that attached importance to military formations and discipline was still there. The experience of cavalry rushing in the battle of Daliang City was still there. In addition, the state of Chu was not as good as the Wei State, so this time the cavalry hedging would inevitably fail.

However, this doesn't matter.

The Sima Chu knew very well that the key to this battle was on the right wing. For the victory of the right wing, these Che Guang cavalry from low-level nobles could be given up, just to delay time.

The cavalry of the Chu army was weaker than that of Wei and Han, but the cavalry of the Mo-Chu coalition was stronger than that of Wei and Han.

However, if the cavalry is deployed on both wings, the flanks of Chu are safe, but it is extremely difficult to gather troops to open the gap on the side.

This battle is crucial. We need to completely defeat this main field force of Wei and Han, so that we can gain more benefits for Chu at the future negotiating table.

If it is deployed on both wings, the biggest possibility is that the cavalry on both wings is not enough to tear open Wei Han’s flanks and fight into an anxious offensive battle, and both sides suffer great losses.

Even if you win, it is useless, because the Wei and Han army still have strength in Yangdi, Daliang, Xinzheng and other directions. By then, the army with a tragic victory is not enough to capture Xucheng and threaten Xinzheng.

Seeing that he insisted on doing this, the counselor around him finally advised: "General, Che Guangzhiqi is the final preparation, and he will use it at this time. The battle situation is not yet tense... I'm afraid it's a bit early."

Chu Grand Sima Yangbiao pointed at the infantrymen who were lined up in the second line, and was extremely proud and shouted: "The times have changed! Now these infantrymen can prepare for the preparations. For example, the era of war chariots and elite troops invested in the impact can turn the situation around."

"Chen Cai's army was newly built, and it was the weakest of the entire army. If it were not driven away by cavalry, how could it be held?"

The strategist stopped talking, and the drummer beside him ordered to beat the drum. The Che Guangzhiqi, who had been waiting, had already been extremely hot.

They were all from low-level nobles. In the past, Che Guang's elite was the most elite force in Chu State and the power of the King of Chu. Only by entering Che Guang had the chance to get close to the King of Chu.

Now the King of Chu is centralizing power and is boldly urging some low-level nobles to replace those large families. When the Che Guang Cavalry was established, it was a place where many low-level nobles of Chu State dreamed of turning over.

But in the eyes of the Mohist family of Sishang, this chariot-wide cavalry is actually at the same level as the informal cavalry in Sishang.

He is poorly disciplined, dares to fight, has a brave style, is very good in personal equestrians, and has strong ability to fight alone. A hundred people are elite, but if there are a thousand people, he is not as good as a martial knight who is a rigorously trained by self-cultivated farmers.

Fanaticism is naturally frenzy, but resilience is not lasting.

These Che Guangzhi cavalry waited on the battlefield for a long time, and finally waited for the opportunity to make contributions. They were really enthusiastic, and moved towards the left wing under the leadership of some nobles, preparing to fight with the cavalry of Wei and Han, hoping to expel them from the battlefield.

The right wing of the Mochu coalition.

The cavalry brigade of the sanctioned prisoner Mi had already reached the periphery of the battlefield and was moving towards the rear of the Wei and Han coalition under the cover of some trees.

Now they have no way to observe whether the Wei and Han coalition forces have reacted to their maneuvers, and everything can only be left to fate.

However, they were not panicked. Even if they were discovered, they could not retreat at most, and they would never be able to rush to the phalanx of infantry that was waiting for the battle.

The front of the right wing of the Mochu coalition forces was strengthened by 6,000 infantrymen, and the front line has begun to advance.

The attacks of the four cavalry companies were defeated before, but they also attracted the attention of the Wei Han Infantry Formation, causing some panic.

The infantry here are all new troops of the Chu State, and the proportion of musketeers is very high, so they cannot gain any advantage when shooting at the Wei and Han coalition forces from a long distance.

Because of the existence of cavalry, the left wing of the Wei and Han Allied Forces did not dare to attack easily, because once the insurgent formation moves, it would easily reveal flaws... Under the gaze of the cavalry, the flaws of the large stair formation would be equivalent to suicide.

The infantry on both sides had approached a distance of 100 steps. The musketeers and archers began to shoot at each other. The drummers in the infantry of the Gorges began to beat the drums, and the two sides were about to fight.

The musketeers and the archers cannot decide the outcome, and the key to the outcome is the final hand-to-hand combat.

The advantage of the Chu New Army is that the number of musketeers is that they can shoot enough gaps so that their own spear infantry can open the gaps.

For the small soldiers who are in the military formation and have comrades in the left and right front and back, they cannot know the situation on the entire battlefield, they can only see their own left and right.
Chapter completed!