Everyone knew that he was joking, and some officers said, "The giant was thinking too much. It was just that the situation was so urgent that the opposite side could do nothing. The temple had been defeated, the politics was insufficient, the reform was not deep, the weapons were insufficient, and people were uneasy, so they went deep into Si... In fact, when the Qi army chose to encircle Shangqiu to save Linzi, they were doomed to fail."

"If the Duke of Qi could live two more years without surrounding Shangqiu and saving Linzi, they would have to wait for death on their own, so what could they do?"

Shi shook his head and smiled bitterly, pointing to the left wing and said, "The key is that there is no such battle! I asked the left wing to attack in advance, in order to mobilize his troops so that our central government can break through and divide it; or force him to give up the right wing to shrink the defense line."

"It's better to be the opponent, but you don't move. Then, if you don't move, why don't you give up the right wing to shorten the front line and defend it? Or the coalition forces think that the right wing can hold on? As a general, you must have some understanding of the combat effectiveness of both sides, and at least you must be lenient to the enemy."

"I really can't understand this situation. So I'm really worried. Is there any mechanical senator or something? Is there really a hidden coalition on the left wing? Taking advantage of the attack of our left wing, we suddenly defeated our left wing and turned the situation around?"

A younger staff officer muttered in a low voice: "I see that the coalition reserves on Sanliu Society have not been deployed yet. Are they... they want to find an opportunity to move to the right wing and take advantage of the situation where our army is deploying on its right wing to react and counterattack?"

Several older officers and senior cadres, including Shi, laughed. The situation on the battlefield was unexpectedly smooth, which made them feel very good.

Shi joked: "Young people need to have imagination, but the battlefield is not a place of fantasy. This tactic is indeed a common and effective method to win with less, but there are two prerequisites."

"First, before the battle begins, we can move to the side where our army is not the main attack."

"Secondly, if the first point cannot be achieved, our army needs to have enough cavalry on the non-main attack side to ensure that the reverse direction of the counterattack in the future can support the width of the flank line."

"Third, if one or two cannot be done, we need to have strong discipline and the ability to march quickly. Our army's main attack side reduced its troops, artificially reduced the width of their front, increased the width of our front, and prepared for its mobilization."

"He has not done anything at present. If it is three, at least he must do some action with the cavalry first. When shelling, he should launch a counterattack by the cavalry and then retreat with a deceiving defeat. The artillery attacks the infantry gradually retreats, inducing our army to continue to expand on the flanks in the direction of luring the enemy, causing our army to disperse its forces, lengthen the front line, and gradually reverse the direction of the battle line."

"But you see now?"

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the clearly visible battlefield situation and said, "Until the artillery bombardment, the enemy troops in the Sanliu Society direction still have no ladder retreating and contracting to defend. The entire line is still in the same direction at the beginning. Even if their marching speed is as fast as ours, it is impossible to move to the left side faster than us under our noses."

"Also, he did not shrink his defense in the direction of Sanliu Society. The front line was so long and so thin. Even if he moved the main attacking troops to the right wing under my nose, how could he rely on to support our army to capture Sanliu Society after he successfully launched a counterattack?"

The young staff officer smiled embarrassedly, and heard that the tone was not criticism, but the burst of excitement in his joyful mood. The staff officer thought, the Giant was in a really good mood today.

Thinking about it again, if this battle is a complete victory, Han, Wei, Qi and Wei are equivalent to unprepared vassal states. Linzi can be brought down in an instant, and Luoyi will be awarded the title in a flash.

The great cause of benefiting the world that tens of thousands of people think will soon become a reality, so how could they be unhappy?

The young staff officer could also understand the situation on the battlefield, and knew that as the current situation, the collapse of the right wing of the Qi army was likely to be within half an hour.

Because the attack on the left wing of the Mo family was going smoothly, although Xiaoqiu's repeated struggles have not yet been achieved, it has forced the coalition forces on the right wing of the coalition forces to not dare to move at all.

Even if we have discovered the movements of the left-wing cavalry and infantry of the Mohist family, the right wing of the coalition forces is no longer available to adjust.

If the flank collapses, it will be finished; if the hill is lost, it will be finished.

Unless the coalition forces send troops to support now, the battle on Sanliu Society has begun. As long as the attack on this side is fierce enough, the coalition forces have missed the opportunity to shrink their defense on Sanliu Society. Once the reserve team is transferred, Sanliu Society will collapse.

With superior forces, superior weapons, and a generation-difference musket, the coalition's front is full of loopholes.

If the formation shrinks and defends, they will be bombarded to death by shelling; if the front is lengthened, they will be killed by cavalry and infantry. It seems that the coalition would rather be killed by cavalry and infantry than by shelling to death.

Now the Mo family troops on Sanliu Society are already cooperating with the left wing. Originally, the left wing was a feint attack, but because of the advantage of attacking half an hour earlier than elsewhere, they fought to become the main attack and were likely to completely change the situation.

The officers of the right and central army were quite resentful, and they all felt that the advantage was so great that no matter which side attacked first, they could get the greatest military achievements. The troops on the left were just lucky enough to attack in advance.

The 4,000 infantrymen who were moving toward Sanjiu Club were adjusted to cooperate with the offensive of the left wing.

At the beginning, the tactics of mobilizing the two wings and breaking through and dividing the central government; or forcing the coalition forces to actively shrink and surround the artillery, seemed to be useless.

The main reason was that the coalition forces had made such an unknown tactical choice, and did not give up on flanking support, nor did they directly give up on flanking preparations for shrinking. It seemed that the entire coalition forces could only command more than 10,000 people and deploy tasks of various units in advance, and they would not be able to do this kind of ever-changing battlefield formation change at all.

The 4,000 infantry that was behind Sanliuhe was to cooperate with the cavalry. If the cavalry of the coalition forces attacked, the infantry would choose to form a formation to create opportunities for their cavalry to raid from the flank to encircle the coalition forces.

If the coalition cavalry does not attack the infantry but instead attacks the cavalry, then the infantry can use artillery and muskets to kill and damage the coalition cavalry.

If the coalition forces transferred the reserve infantry, then the coalition forces may not even have the final change of formation, and each unit can attack boldly.

The most important thing is that once the right wing of the coalition forces collapses, they will definitely shrink to Sanliu Society. These 4,000 infantrymen need to cooperate with the cavalry to cut off the retreat route of the coalition forces. Once the right wing collapses, they will completely encircle the coalition forces, gradually compress the encirclement, and finally concentrate artillery troops for two days, leaving water and food out of stock.

Now it depends on how the coalition forces on the opposite side responded. From the artillery attack to the present, the Mo family has always held the initiative in the battle. The coalition forces did not mobilize any to force the Mo family to change their strategies to deal with it. Instead, the Mo family has always been passively accepted by the active coalition forces.

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On the side of the battlefield, on the right side of the coalition's right wing, the Mohist infantry and cavalry cannons that were covered by a hill and were able to move to the side suddenly appeared behind the right wing of the coalition's right wing, the commander of the coalition's right army panicked.

Now the competition on the hill has reached a heightened level, with three impacts and three counterattacks, and the Mohist school has already gained a foothold.

The interval between the Qi army's attacks gradually extended, and the Mohist infantry on the edges had more loading time.

On the hillside, the combat engineers waving shovels and shovels put great pressure on the commander of the coalition right army.

If two counterattacks cannot be organized immediately, once the Mo family pulls up the bronze cannon, there is no need to fight this battle.

Unexpectedly, the Mo family was not planning to seize the hill, but to cooperate with cavalry and infantry to directly defeat his main force from the side.

He has no soldiers available now.

A total of more than 10,000 troops were deployed close to the direction of the Central Army. There was no cover from the hills. The previous artillery bombardment suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the Central Army could support it and finally withstand the offensive from the Mo family.

Eight hundred cavalry were defeated and driven away by three thousand cavalry without any suspense, and could not be organized in a short time.

Three thousand infantry defended the flanks with dense formations, while the remaining four or five thousand were concentrated behind the hills, avoiding the initial shelling and constantly entering the battle for the hills.

At the beginning of the battle here, he sent someone to ask Tian Ju to support the two brigades, otherwise he would not be able to hold on. Or he would transfer the cavalry to drive away the three thousand cavalry of the Mo family, otherwise the three thousand soldiers on his flank would be dead and could neither attack nor move.

But until now, Tian Ju's soldiers did not move, and he said that it was not yet time, so he asked him to hold on for a while.

On the other hand, the Mohist side had the advantage in military strength, and less than one brigade of the Mohist infantry was close to the direction of the Central Army, and because of the artillery bombardment, it had the upper hand.

On Xiaoqiu, the Mohist family invested four companies at a time in a wave of attacks, forcing the Qi army to repeatedly compete with more troops.

The most important thing is the cavalry on the flanks. General Qi felt that if he had the advantage of cavalry, the three thousand infantrymen on the flanks could be mobilized.

Now, the Mo family's cavalry and the infantry of the two brigades are about to launch an attack, and they are still fighting for it.

Still competing for it is actually beneficial to the coalition forces, because the coalition forces dare not ask for the front of Xiaoqiu, and the formation of the front would be severely hit by the Mo family's bronze cannons. It is precisely because of fear of this that they set up the formation behind them.

But once the Mo family did not fight for the hills and chose to raid on the flanks, he would have no choice but to do anything.

The left wing of the Mohist family invested so many troops at one time, and almost all the reserves were used. Once the coalition forces successfully counterattack, the left wing of the Mohist family would collapse on its entire line.

But what did he use to fight back? Tian Ju said that once the Mo family forces are deployed, it will be the best opportunity to fight back. But what about the soldiers now? There is not a single reinforcement and he can't even defend himself.

Abandoning the hill is death, and a broken wing is death.

In a dilemma, he finally decided to put the overall situation first.

The reserve team of mobile troops in his hand was supported by the flanks, and all the remaining counterattacked against the hills. As long as the hills were controlled, the artillery of the Mo family could not be brought up. Even if he had to bear a large number of casualties, the Mo family could not take advantage of the situation and threaten the central army.

At least, I can still buy half an hour for Tian Ju's right-wing slash counterattack tactics, or buy half an hour for the coalition forces to shrink the defense line and deploy the central flank defense.

It only takes half an hour. On the bare hill, at most half an hour, the dense formation will be completely destroyed by the bronze cannons of the Mo family, but at least the central army should have a chance to shrink.
Chapter completed!