The next morning, just as dawn, several scouts from the Mo family came to the place where the Qi army built a base to observe the terrain.

The Qi army on the other side shouted loudly, but did not send anyone to pursue him, but shot at the scouts through the small river.

The distance was very far and could not be hit at all. The scouts also fired two symbolic shots in response.

Qi's army was relatively small, and the defensive camp he chose was about three hundred steps across the river.

This is a clever choice, because this small river is only more than 80 steps wide. If you shoot through the river, the Mohist artillery advantage and the suppression of the number of muskets will cause great losses to the Qi army.

The military system of the Qi army was derived from the reforms after the Qi-Mo War, and was mainly composed of a mixed mix of hot and cold spearmen with spearmen and musketeers.

The flint rifle leaf spring is not difficult to make, but without thousands of tests, it is difficult to find a way to use lead or tin for annealing and quenching. Although the principle is simple and the structure is not complicated, Qi Guo cannot do it.

The flint rifle in Qin State was very heavy and the firing device was very heavy. The way it was to use the flint rifle as a heavy crossbow. It only improved the disadvantage that the flint rifle could not be too close, but it was unable to install a bayonet because it was too heavy.

Several elite main players from the Mohist family have changed into flint rifles, giving up some advantages of long-range shots and heavy bullets, and can be equipped with simple spearheads for short spears.

The spearman was cancelled and the Hua team changed from a pure team, which made Qi's firepower in the same number of people far insufficient.

In addition to the gap in artillery, the general of Qi gave up the idea of ​​fighting in the river and built a base about 300 steps across the river as the main defensive position.

In this way, Qi's bronze cannons could bombard the Mo family vanguards crossing the river, and at the same time, their own side could also use limited cavalry to counterattack.

The river water is not too deep, and it is autumn and winter again, and when the water is dry, it is average to the waist or chest.

This will cause the Mohist family to wet the gunpowder when crossing the river, so the Mohist family may choose to build bridges and cross the river instead of wading directly.

If you build a bridge and cross a river, you need to send a small force to seize the other side of the river first, build a base on the other side of the river, and cover the people behind you to build a bridge. In this way, the Qi army can use the terrain to effectively counterattack when the number of people is inferior and the cavalry is inferior.

This place is connected to the north and south, and it is another place that must be fought for. This part of Qi's partial troops is preparing to resist here for two days.

The commander of the Qi army here has decided to sacrifice himself for justice and promise the king. He did not think about retreating, but decided to repay him with death.

The Mo family's scouts walked along the river for a while, and the Qi nobles across the street shouted, "Don't look for it, this is the easiest place to cross the river. There is a reed land further north, which is difficult to move forward."

The Mo family scout smiled and pointed to the place where the wooden bridge had been demolished before and asked, "Is that true? You can wait, we can cross the river and defeat you in the afternoon."

"Then come."

The opposite side answered, and both sides raised the musket tacitly. Even though they knew it was impossible to hit the other party, they still shot each other for a round of shooting like saying goodbye.

The Mohist family wanted to grab time, and Qi knew that the Mohist family wanted to grab time, so they chose such an extremely dangerous formation method.

If there was enough time, the State of Qi would not set up such a formation, but would choose to escape; the same goes for the other way around. If there was enough time, the Mo family's forward could cross the river from other places and slowly surrounded him, but it is not possible now.

In the camp seven miles away, the atmosphere before the battle was not so depressing. A few new recruits woke up nervously early, and the veterans continued to sleep until the wake-up call rang.

After Sima Qiong and others got up, they went to the riverside with the rest of the company to wash and have breakfast before the war. The chief of staff distributed the pre-war sugar and rice balls. Once they fought until noon, they might not have time to eat, so they could only choose to eat a little on the position to replenish their energy.

After dinner, we started to gather, and the autumn dew on the grass leaves was still crystal clear.

The company commander issued an order, requiring everyone in the company to put down their backpacks and carry only weapons, distributed sugar and rice balls, water hyacinths, gunpowder and lead bullets.

Sima Qiong listened to the order, put down his backpack, piled up and sorted it out, and then left the camp after the order, and gathered the entire brigade outside the camp.

If it cannot be expanded seven miles away, it will seriously slow down the speed of the march.

Each unit needs to march in a column and only launch after reaching the front line, and the cavalry take the lead to cover the front.

The artillery soldiers sat on the gun stand and joked at these infantry comrades who needed to walk on two roads. The comrades beside Sima Qiong cursed back: "When it rains, you won't laugh."

The artillery comrade laughed and said, "The most difficult summer for artillery is over. At least half a year is left, so we don't need to push cannons in the mud pit..."

The artillery rumbled past him. Sima Qiong looked back at the team behind him. It was not very long and the cavalry on both wings could be seen from afar.

He touched a piece of hard armor on his chest. It was given to him by his father before he returned to service. Although he knew that this thing could not block the lead bullet, he could comfort his heart.

After the nearly one hour of march, Sima Qiong's company was stationed without being on the river bank.

Some veterans muttered: "It seems that our brigade is either a reserve team or a main attacker."

The brigades spread along the river were obviously covering the river, not attacking formations, but clearly relying on the city wall or river cover formations: the formation is very wide and thin, and the company has no depth. The veterans could see at a glance that those companies would not participate in the attack. Even if they cross the river and attacked sideways, the companies that did not deploy behind them would do it.

Artillery and engineers were building simple basements by the river. The small cannons of each brigade and the bronze cannons directly under the division were concentrated, but half of the cannons were not deployed.

Soon, the company commander came back from the meeting and conveyed the company's mission.

It's similar to what the veterans guessed.

After a while, two elite light cavalry companies will cross the river first, clear the river beach before building the bridge, and drive away the cavalry of Qi.

The engineers should build bridges quickly. Once the bridge is built, their company will cross the river in the first group to block the Qi army's counterattack, resist the front line, and let the engineers build a base.

The artillery will cross the river later and unfold at the place where the engineers build a base to cover the subsequent troops to cross the river.

The two wings naturally have support, but the affairs of the two wings have nothing to do with them.

If the battle is fought like this, there will be no many strategies to be used in the front, and the outcome will be clear at a glance.

The infantry crossed the river and stabilized their feet, the engineers dug up the base, and the artillery crossed the river and the infantry's front line had not yet collapsed, so this battle was won.

The infantry did not gain a foothold across the river. After the artillery passed, the infantry could not stand back and retreated. Qi counterattacked to the riverside. Then the battle could not be won today, and at least it would be possible to eat this part of the Qi army tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow.

The company commander just assigned the company's tasks, and the company's tasks were positive and not two wings.

The company commander cursed and said, "The General Qi on the opposite side is very cunning. He did not set up a formation in the river, but retreated for a distance, so that even if their troops were at a disadvantage, they could launch a small-scale counterattack and delay time."

"After the company crosses the river, just wait until the comrades of the engineers dug up the building and the artillery crosses the river."

"Now, rest on the spot. Stay strong. Full company! Sit down."

The company sat down under the order, and several people were drinking bored and some tasteful. Last night, the tea filled in the gourd and Sima Qiong's books were left in the camp, so they could only watch the engineers on the beach in front of them busy.

The engineers cleared the wooden barrels containing gunpowder and wine as floats for the bridge, and were preparing materials for the bridge.

The artillery soldiers who had already unfolded by the river had begun to try to bombard the scattered Qi troops on the opposite side.

After a period of artillery attack, the light cavalry of the two companies wade directly across the river under the cover of the volley of infantry fires by the river.

As soon as we arrived on the other side, some of the only cavalrymen of the Qi army began to fight back.

This is the most obvious thing. The cavalry of Qi State could not approach the river beach before because the bronze cannons and muskets of the Mo family opposite would use them as targets.

If the confuses are formed to shoot in an array, they will be too concentrated and will easily be attacked by artillery soldiers.

There should not be too many troops that the Mohist family crossed the river at one time. The cavalry counterattack was the best way to delay time.

The war horses that had just arrived on the other side of the river, shaking the cold river water on their bodies were soon driven to form a formation by their master.

Only when a cavalry moves can they rush to the death. Standing on the spot and being rushed by others is not the combat style of a cavalry.

The two cavalry companies quickly assembled into a formation and rushed towards the more than 200 cavalrymen from Qi State opposite.

While more than 500 cavalrymen were slashing and storming each other, a company of combat engineers also wade across the river with muskets and gunpowder.

Half of the people quickly threw the guns in their hands on the ground, took out the shovel on their backs and started digging holes. Several tall and strong men were holding heavy wooden hammers and smashing the thick wooden stakes into the soil of the river beach and pulling ropes.

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The sound of the horn came, and Sima Qiong stood up at the command of the company commander and soon formed a column of four rows, which were common marching formations.

They wanted to cross the river and line up on the other side after the light cavalry drove away the cavalry of Qi.

The situation is very clear. The Qi army's current idea is to launch a counterattack while the infantry crosses the river and the artillery is preparing to cross the river.

In that case, the artillery on the other side of the river will be difficult to play a role, and the Qi army can minimize the threat of artillery from the Mo family.

If the infantry can successfully fight back when they cross the river and line up, it can delay at least nearly half a day.

What the coalition forces of the princes now need is time. There is enough time to delay the main force of the coalition forces to prevent them from being bitten by the Mo family and then withdraw.

What this army behind the palace needs is not victory, nor can it win, they only need time.

Rivers are dead, roads are dead, villages are dead, people are alive. The offensive party cannot avoid this place no matter how it is, but the starting point of the offensive can be changed, and the defensive party can also change itself according to the offensive party's tactics.

The first batch of infantry crossing the river from six companies had already assembled at the bridgehead, and the Qi army's forging army in the distance also responded accordingly.

Sima Qiong looked at the turbulent river water and tried hard to breathe.

He knew that his favorite stars and infinite universe would not protect himself from being hit by lead bullets. Whether he could survive could only rely on the vague and unsuccessful "life".
Chapter completed!