"No!" Before Xiong Jing could answer, Yan Qiu stopped him unexpectedly. "Tomorrow will be the battle, burn the forest of Shenchi, and the people will be angry. In the past, Zhao Wu and Han Qi led the army of the princes to attack Qi, and the Qi people could not defend it, and Zhao Wu was angry and burned the bamboo forest of Shenchi, and the Qi people resented it. ”

Yan Qiu lived hundreds of years ago, and he couldn't do things that violated etiquette and made enemies resent. Yang Yu shook his head and said: "I cut Qi, the Qi people have complained about me, the bamboo forest is a few miles, if the Qi army is hidden here, ...... here."

"If you are prepared, why burn it." Xiong Jing vetoed Yangyu's suggestion, he looked around at the generals, and found that all the generals had arrived, so he said: "What is the good plan for tomorrow's battle?" ”

"Your servants obey the king's commands." Several people looked at each other and said in unison.

Xiong Jing'......s heart was weak for a while, he was not afraid, he was anxious.

"The king is favored by heaven, and the ministers can obey the king's orders." Deng Sui, who should have been the main general, said.

"If it......" Xiong Jing smiled bitterly, he was also blunt. What if it fails? ”

"The king is wise, if he is defeated, it is also the will of heaven." Deng Sui said again, what he said was all from his heart.

Crossing the sea for 2,500 miles to Linzi City, this is already a miracle, and the Yingshi is all admired. And with 30,000 Ying divisions against 200,000 Qi troops, there has never been a battle with such a huge disparity in strength, and no one knows how to fight. Then there is the cavalry, the key to victory is the cavalry, especially the heavy cavalry, but the cavalry general Yu Jing is not sure that the cavalry will win.

There are two main reasons, one is that 3,400 cavalry is still too little, and 500 heavy cavalry is even less. It is not clear what effect will be achieved by attacking the Qi army, which has as many as 200,000 people, with such a small force;

Then there is the terrain, the battlefield has been determined to be west of Linzi City, in fact, it is only west of Linzi City. The terrain of Linzi City is high in the south and low in the north, and the mountain range in the south is just not far from Linzi City, but there are still Niu Mountain and Ji Mountain in the south, tens of thousands of people may be able to fight, two or three hundred thousand people fight, the front line is more than ten miles wide, and the terrain is too narrow;

And there is a water in the east, which is much wider than the water in the west of the city, and there is no bridge on the water, so it is impossible for the Qi army to fight out of the water. A few miles north of the city is the Jiji Canal, the terrain is not wide, and it is impossible, and the place that can really fight can only be in the west of the city.

However, the western part of the city was not very open, especially since the array of the Qi army might be as wide as five or six kilometers. If the north and the south face each other, five or six kilometers west of the city will already be acres of land. The most hated terrain of cavalry is muddy ground, especially heavy cavalry, once caught in the muddy ground the war horse can't run fast, there is no way to charge the battle. So Fei Jing hoped that the cavalry could be arranged on the left flank, but this was only his idea, if the king arranged for him to be on the right flank, then he would go to the right flank.

Xiong Jing didn't notice that his subordinates were already a little stunned, and he thought that they trusted him. Fortunately, as a king, he was more active than before, and as the founder of the military system of the Chu army, he felt that he knew this army better than his subordinates. As for the lack of experience, this is not something that can be made up for overnight, but can only be made up for in the future.

"Our army array......" Xiong Jing began to speak, "subject to the halberd bearers of the Qi army." In the face of the army formation of the halberd-wielding soldiers, it is necessary to have eight people in depth. Not enough, preferring to shorten the width of the array. ”

"Yui!" The generals agreed together.

"Xinping Jun said that the victory in the battle is either a hit or a hook attack. Tomorrow our army will fight, and the cavalry can be hit or hooked. The artillery must cooperate when hitting, and a little volley of thorn crossbows must be fired to break the heavy cavalry. Speaking of this, Xiong Jing deliberately asked: "Fei Qing, how do you inform the artillery soldiers that you will attack the enemy formation?" Where will it be hit? ”

Xiong Jing asked this in the process of rehearsal, and Fu Jing's body was shocked, and he replied: "Your lord, the minister will tell the general of the public defeat with the banner of three zhang, and where will our army attack the enemy." ”

The cavalry and artillery have always had drill coordination, and the cooperation between the two sides is independent of the command of the commander-in-chief. After Concubine Jing finished speaking, the public lost taboo and nodded again and again. "When the minister saw the general raise the yellow flag, he knew that he wanted to attack the enemy's formation. Start with the flag, the green flag on the left, the purple flag on the right, a large flag for a mile, a small flag for 30 steps, see the flag to send a bullet, see the red flag to stop. ”

"Good." Xiong Jing nodded, this can be regarded as the most primitive call for artillery fire.

"The range of the Jing crossbow is limited, dare to ask the king if the artillery is placed in the left army or the right army?" Gong Yiji asked.

"How to speak at this time." Xiong Jing said, "We need to see how the Qi army deploys the formation, so that we know whether the artillery is doing it or on the right." ”

"Dare to ask the king, can our army win?" The public loser is not surprised to ask.

"Why can't you win?" Xiong Jing was surprised, he saw that the generals seemed to be waiting for his answer, and finally found that they were not confident. "The Qi army has no cavalry, only foot soldiers, and the power of the battlefield is completely mine. The elite soldiers of the Qi army are only 50,000 people with halberds, but these 50,000 elite soldiers use halberd spears, how can they fight with our army?

The rest of the Qi army are all negligent in the battle formation, they have never seen blood since they were born, and they have never experienced the battle formation, they can only play the flute and drums, fight cocks and lackeys, they can't even hold the wood steadily, how to fight with our army?

When you go back, remember to tell the soldiers that our army will win this battle! ”

After Xiong Jing finished speaking, he continued his previous words: "In this battle, there are nine soldiers, and the rest are subject to the depth of eight people with halberds, and the military formation can be as wide as it can be." If the cavalry is on the right, turn inward at the left forty-five corners to protect the left flank; The cavalry turned inward at an angle of forty-five degrees to the left and right to protect my left flank. If the enemy array is too wide, add a large wire mesh to protect the flanks. ”

The troops are not enough, and the barbed wire is made up, which the generals know, and the battle of Aocang has already used barbed wire for defense.

"The divisional front must be held to the death, waiting for the cavalry to hook and attack." Xiong Jing told again. This point has been explained before, and the generals hurriedly said 'only' when they heard the words. "However, if the enemy formation in front of you is thin and chaotic, you can hit it, and the divisions can act cheaply."

There are only five to eight people in the depth of their own side, and they can't rush the spear at all; There are 200,000 Qi troops, and the depth of the array can never be thin, and it is Xiong Jing's last advice that makes the generals feel bitter for a while.

The pre-battle meeting ended quickly, and the generals returned to the tent to gather the soldiers to deliver the order. In fact, in addition to conveying the belief that 'our army will win,' the pre-war meetings of each division were more about discussing how to arrange those temporary spearmen who were newly assigned to their own divisions. Sappers can be used with confidence, but there are some problems with Yu Tong and Lifu, especially Yu Tong, most of these people are from noble families, and no one has ever been on the battlefield, if too many are killed, it is a pity, they are all cavalry seedlings.

Three days were as long as three months, but the last night was like a quarter of an hour, and the day dawned without a little attention.

Xiong Jing had already gotten up at dawn, and before he could put on his armor, a scout rushed into the shogunate to report urgently. "Tell the king, all the people go out of the west gate to level the ground."

"Flat?" Xiong Jing put on a huge armor under the service of the temple people, and when he heard that the Qi people went out of the West Gate Flat, he smiled and said: "Let them be flat, remember where they are flat." ”

"Yui." The scout retreated. Xiong Jing quickly came out of the tent, and although it was not dawn at this time, the generals were already waiting in the shogunate, and this time the commanders were also there, so the shogunate was full of people. Xiong Jing did not wear armor when he attacked Sha Xian, and Xiong Jing did not wear armor some time ago, but now everyone saw a soldier wearing huge armor, wearing an iron jacket on his head, and a long sword hanging from his waist coming out of the inner tent, they were taken aback, they had never seen Xiong Jing dressed like this.

"Minister... The ministers have seen the king. "The generals have come first and later, and they hurriedly saw each other.

Xiong Jing felt their surprise, but the person remained silent. He walked to the throne and waved at the generals before saying: "The Qin State is very anxious to attack Zhao, but the King of Qi broke his word and became fat, colluded with Qin, and betrayed the alliance of Chu and Qi. Can you fight? ”

"Yui! Only! Only! After Xiong Jing finished speaking, the officers in the shogunate immediately shouted, full of fighting spirit.

"There are 200,000 people in the Qi army, and there are only 30,000 in our army, do you dare to fight?" Xiong Jing asked again in a loud voice, he wanted to boost morale now.

"Yui! Only! Only! "The morning was cold, but at this time the hearts of everyone in the shogunate were already hot, and their voices went straight to the tent, shaking the entire barracks.

"The East China Sea is stormy and stormy, crossing the sea for more than 2,500 miles. If you win today, Qi will resist Qin in another day; If you don't win today, the country of Qi will surrender to Qin one day. Can you win? Xiong Jing was also excited, and he finally shouted.

"Yui! Only! Only! The sound rose again, everyone was enthusiastic, and every pair of eyes were firm.

"Good!" Xiong Jing nodded, he did not immediately issue a military order, but said: "The Qi army is 200,000, and the deployment of the formation will be slow, I should wait for it." All divisions were ordered to be on standby. ”

The advantage of fewer people and fewer people, there is no need to grab any danger in the flat land in the west of the city, and the 30,000 Yingshi can be targeted after the formation of the Qi army is first revealed. As for the sudden attack of the Qi army, it was really unwanted. The Qi army is uneven, and the regular battle is fine, but once the queue is chaotic, the result will be disastrous.

Outside the city, the Chu army camp waited for the Qi army to go out of the city to set up a formation, and in Linzi City, the fire that had been lit for most of the night was finally extinguished. It took a lot of effort for the 9,000 new soldiers of the Chu army to be incorporated into four divisions, but the 130,000 new soldiers of the Qi army wanted to establish an establishment, but the Great Sima Mansion and the Sima Masters racked their brains.

There has been no war for forty-five years, and there are simply not enough officers in the Qi army. Li Yousi may be able to use lieutenants and You Zong to barely make do, thirteen army commanders and sixty-five brigade commanders can be drawn from elite soldiers and all soldiers, but six hundred and fifty company commanders, six hundred and fifty drummers, cymbalists, and standard-bearers will be blinded.

Without enough officers, the newly called 130,000 men could not command. Don't want these 130,000 people, okay? Don't let the 130,000-strong army formation be lined up; Is it okay to delay the battle for a few days? If he delays a few days to fight Qi Wang Tianjian, he will be displeased, and he must play today.

So the mobilization of the Qi army began in the early morning of the previous day and ended in the early morning of the next day. Before the gates were opened, the streets were crowded with soldiers; As soon as the city gate opened, the soldiers and their families were reluctant to say goodbye, and countless people cried in the sound of calling their husbands. If you go, you may never come back.