Chapter 9: The Beginning of the War
Shi Chi listened to me and wondered: "Kong Ming lantern? What's that? ”
I knew that I had lost my mouth, so I hurriedly said sloppily: "This lamp is quite coincidental, and I don't know who invented it?" ”
Shi Chi smiled and said, "Guess what." ”
I saw his strange expression, and knew that this lamp must have a lot to do with the Shi family, so I couldn't help but laugh dryly and said, "I can't guess this." ”
Shi Chi's eyes swept to the side and smiled: "This person is far away in the sky, close in front of him." I followed his gaze and saw that Stilyan was quite cowardly, and blurted out, "Is it the eldest brother?" ”
Shi Chi laughed and said, "Isn't it, 23 years ago, your grandfather and I were struggling with the unfavorable things of the night battle, guess what?" ”
"What's wrong?"
Stilyan blushed and said, "Father, why do you mention it after so many years?" ”
Shi Chi said to himself: "Your grandfather and I once went home to save relatives, as soon as I entered the house, I saw your eldest brother, this kid playing with fire, he didn't know how to paste a paper tube, put a piece of candle in it, we were behind him, and accidentally found that the fire into the paper tube did not catch but flew up, this time it can make your grandfather happy." ”
I looked at Stilyan and smiled, "Big brother, you were quite clever when you were a child. "I really don't see that Steeyan has that side too. Shi Diyang was speechless, Shi Chi said: "At that time, your eldest brother was only a child less than 10 years old, and it was normal to be naughty. ”
"Yang Ming...... Ouch! "I screamed coldly, my heart is not good, this Yang Ming Lantern was invented by Shi Diyan, I, as a member of the Shi family, didn't know and asked, Shi Chi may not have checked for a while, and it was inevitable that he would be suspicious later.
Shi Chi saw that something was wrong with me and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”
I said cautiously: "I don't think I've ever seen this bright lantern made by my eldest brother before." ”
Who knew that Shi Chi naturally waved his hand and said: "Of course you haven't seen it before, although the production of this lamp is simple, but the method has not been passed on, the Yangming lamp has only been used in the military since its invention, ordinary people don't say to see, they have never heard of it, you are not in the army before, naturally you have not seen it." ”
As soon as I heard the words of ordinary people, I also knew the status of the five waste firewood in the family before, although the Yangming lamp was invented by the historian, but the five waste firewood had no military position, nor was it qualified to participate in the historian's meeting, and was always excluded from the small circle, but this is fine, and if you encounter anything in the future, you can use this as an excuse, and I don't know.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Shi Chi thought I was making an awkward fuss, and said: "It will be different in the future, if you want to hide any secrets, I can't hide it from you, maybe there are some things that the emperor would rather only tell you than know one person." ”
I smiled and said, "Tell me what else our family invented?" ”
Shi Chi smiled and punched me in the chest: "I'll let you see my father's platoon in a moment!" ”
When he said this, I remembered that we are not chatting on the big kang now, and there are strong enemies in front of us now, and it is strange to say that Shi Chi, a person who usually does not smile, actually talked and laughed at this moment. I paid attention to him and found that he said that he was laughing and laughing, but the corner of his eye never left the battlefield, and he relaxed for a moment before the war, probably to encourage the morale of the army, but also to calm down, from this point of view, the Shi family is worthy of being the elite in the army.
At this time, Stilwell pointed ahead and said, "It's close!" ”
Under the light of thousands of bright lanterns, a large number of black-armored soldiers appeared under the slope in front of us, with countless knights in the front, and hoplites in their hands in the back, and then it was impossible to see clearly because of the obstruction of the view. A Tanma reported: "General, the number of enemy troops has been found - 300,000 of the Hagis vanguard army has been dispatched, and its base camp is empty. ”
Shi Chi muttered: "Dumping out the nest and charging with heavy cavalry, does Haggis really want to rush to fight a tough battle with us?" ”
At this moment the cavalry began to gallop their horses, but instead of galloping, they let the horses move half-run and half-upside, like a sprinter warming up before a race, and Shi Chi immediately ordered: "Inform the Black Wolf Battalion and let them put all the wagons carrying the baggage in front of the slope." The opposing cavalry must not be allowed to rush up unimpeded. ”
Shi Chi will order such as a mountain, immediately someone rushed to the enemy before the attack to transport the large and small carts to the foot of the slope in front of the formation, lined up a long slip, the density is not real, the thickness is not wide, to say that the army is not lacking is this kind of carriage, there is a saying called a soldier ten husbands, it is said that raising a soldier to squeeze out the labor of ten people, marching to fight, material transportation is the top priority, if the food supply can not keep up, what elite soldiers are useless.
I saw a large number of carriages being crossed in the middle of the road, and asked Shi Chi: "Dad, won't these carriages be useless after being rushed by the other party?" ”
Shi Chi said: "These are not the problems we have to consider, if we need to, even if we use gold and silver to pave the way, we have to do it, so to fight a war is to fight for money." ”
Seeing that the road was blocked, the cavalry turned their horses and walked towards the back of the group, and Stilwell wondered, "Why did Hegis back down so easily?" Before he could finish speaking, the cavalry on the opposite side retreated, and the heavily armored samurai stepped up.
Shi Chi nodded and said: "Use the infantry to clear the obstacles, the cavalry retreats, and as soon as our men and horses rush down, their cavalry will respond, and our terrain advantage will be gone, Chen Zhiyuan is waiting for us to charge first." ”
I laughed and said, "What is he trying to do?" ”
Shi Chi said intently: "In terms of fighting style, Chen Zhiyuan is well versed in the way of using soldiers, but from a tactical point of view, I can never guess what his purpose is?" ”
Seeing the opposing infantry trotting forward, Stilyan was about to approach the carriage and asked Stilly, "Let the archers prepare?" ”
Shi Chi nodded approvingly: "Go ahead." ”
Stilyan immediately ordered all archers to prepare and release their arrows as soon as the enemy entered range.
Hegis's infantry soon came to the foot of the slope and began to move the carriage, Stilyan waved his hand, 10,000 archers immediately diagonally to the sky to release arrows, the opposite side was also prepared, all raised shields to meet each other, dense arrow rain covered with a crackling sound, it is conceivable that bows and arrows are fired from all angles, even if there are shields, there are many people who are hit by arrows, people on the position continue to fall, Hegis's people are stepping up to clean up the field, Hong Lie's soldiers are on the side to release arrows, the number of dead and wounded continues to increase, but both sides are silent, each busy.
This is the real scene of war, there is no rhetoric or passion, but there is a great and heavy, after the loss of 3,000 men, Haggis finally cleared the obstacles in the way, and then slightly reorganized the formation, and then flooded up like a black tide.
Shi Chi didn't reply: "Let the cavalry prepare." ”
100,000 cavalrymen drew their swords together, and their voices pierced their eardrums, Shi Chi said: "Don't rush to rush, let the enemy army go 200 meters in front of the battle." ”
The heavy infantry of Heggis are all holding shields with both hands, trotting forward, and drinking in their mouths, but they are different from the infantry charging and running forward in the movies I usually watch, at this moment the two armies are still far apart, I watched it for a while and understood, if they sprint over like a sprint, they will not have the physical strength to fight when they get closer, tens of thousands of people put the pace in the same way, while adjusting their breathing and their own people to form a wall of soldiers, it will be possible to survive under the impact of the cavalry.
Shi Chi couldn't help but nod after looking at it for a long time: "This Chen Zhiyuan still has a set of rules for governing the army. "I've heard him praise his commander more than once tonight.
When the Hegis Army rushed up the high slope and was less than 200 meters away from the Hong Lie Army, Shi Chi waved his hand again: "Rush!" ”
The herald waved a small flag, the first wave of 30,000 cavalry shouted and swooped down, the fast horse rushed down from the high slope, and in an instant, the power of the 30,000 people was amazing, the front row infantry of the Heggis was knocked away before the battle, the cavalry regiment of the Honglie Empire was like a sharp kitchen knife cut into the cake, and countless Hegis soldiers were knocked down by the fast horses before they even had time to take out their weapons, and then trampled to death by the people behind, and this battle developed in favor of the Honglie Empire from the beginning. To say that what we rely on is nothing more than a slope, this slope seems inconspicuous in ordinary times, it is a matter of extra effort, but I can also see that with such a little advantage, Hejis's soldiers have to pay at least one or even two percent of their total strength, Shi Chi said that Chen Zhiyuan is very good at leading troops, but why should he attack in a disadvantage, not only Shi Chi can't understand, but I am like falling into the clouds.
Seeing that the two sides had already fought each other, Stilwell couldn't help but rub his hands and said, "Father, how about giving me a team of men and horses to let me go straight to the enemy's army?" Although Stilyan didn't say anything, he also looked a little uncontrollable.
Shi Chi stroked his hair and said: "Don't be busy, the other party's spirit is still there at the moment, and there will naturally be a place for your brothers to come in later." Stilwell didn't dare say more.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Shi Chi asked, "Di Zai, how do you feel?" ”
I woke up from a dream and said, "What's that?" ”
"How's the war?"
I couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect the fight to start so soon." ”
Stilwell scoffed, "What do you think? In fact, his face also changed color, he had seen some small scenes with Shi Cundao before, but the battle of hundreds of thousands of people was definitely the first time he had seen it.
Shi Chi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm still worried about what tricks Chen Zhiyuan will play, and this battle will be fine as soon as it starts." ”
I asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Shi Chi pointed to the soldiers below the slope and said: "Our vanguard camp is full of the most elite soldiers of the Honglie Empire, and this battle has a geographical advantage, we have won this battle." ”
"That's good."
Shi Chi stretched his waist and said: "But I don't know when I have to wait, and it's not impossible to fight for three days and three nights." ”
I was taken aback and said, "How long is it going to take?" ”
Shi Chi said with a smile: "Hundreds of thousands of people fighting are not the same thing as dozens of people fighting. ”
I hurriedly asked, "So what can I do?" ”
Shi Chi said: "You and I are naturally of great use, I expect that the morale of the two armies will be low for the first time at dawn, and then I want you to take the air and pull out the enemy's military flag!" ”
I said, "Why at dawn?" ”
Shi Chi said: "Fool, the whole army has to see you." ”
I sighed faintly, no matter Su Jing or Shi Cundao, to Shi Chi, they all treat me as a vase, and when it comes to the end, it's just like that.
I forgot to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, saying that full-time writers may be indifferent to the festival, because anyway, there is no holiday or holiday......
(To be continued)