1047 New and Old Duel
But at this time, Qi Jiguang shouted loudly again: "There are only three hundred steps from the front of the formation! The cavalry in the front row is already drawing their bows and arrows!"
Everyone on the high platform had already entered the state at this time, as if they all saw the cavalry rushing in front of them, and they couldn't move one by one! Moreover, two civilian officials who claimed to be soldiers shouted loudly: "Open the cannon! Hit the gun! Disrupt the opponent's formation!"
Liu Haojia immediately shouted loudly, "Shut up! Hold on to the whole army! It won't rush directly, it will definitely go around! No one is allowed to shoot without an order!"
Sure enough, Qi Jiguang shouted loudly: "The cavalry stopped charging and began to go around to the left, completely encircling the phalanx!"
Everyone sighed in unison when they heard this, and they were sure to be guessed right by Liu Haojia! Those cavalry are just intimidating in front of the battle! At the same time, everyone turned their unkind eyes to the two civil officials who shouted "open fire" just now! I saw that the two of them were sweating and red!
Liu Haojia sneered and said, "They don't know soldiers, and they command indiscriminately here! If you are in front of the battle, you have been beheaded at this moment, and you will be in front of the army! Next time, get off the stage!"
Although these two people were scolded by Liu Haojia, they didn't dare to make a sound, they just bowed their heads and bowed their hands to show their obedience to orders! This scene saw the nobles raise their eyebrows, and the civil officials were flushed!
This is Liu Haojia explained loudly: "Firearms have a weakness, that is, they must stop shooting to cool down after firing several times in a row! And the opposing cavalry rushed here to intimidate our army into setting firearms! Moreover, the other side is cavalry, and the distance between the cavalry and the cavalry must be very large, so the artillery bombardment can't hurt a few people in the past, anyway, after the artillery is fired, it can't be fired because it is too hot to fire, this is their purpose, so they must not fire indiscriminately!"
When everyone heard Liu Haojia's explanation, they knew why he didn't order the cannon! It's chilling to think that if you wait until *** is approaching, the artillery can't start firing! At this time, Cheng Guogong deliberately said: "There have been many inexplicable defeats before, and they have failed in blind command! What an incompetent, exhausting army!"
It was very unpleasant to hear these words in the ears of the civil officials, but there was no way to defend them, so the civil officials had to pretend that they didn't hear it!
At this time, Liu Haojia suddenly said loudly: "Today is the southeast wind south! I think Lord Qi should also order the cavalry to assemble in the upper hand, right?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately turned their heads to look at Qi Jiguang, and sure enough, they saw Qi Jiguang holding on to the railing and laughing and saying, "Lord Liu really expected the enemy first! The officer was about to give the order for the army to gather in the limelight!"
At this time, Liu Haojia waved the flag around him and gave an order, and then explained: "When the cavalry has the advantage, you can choose any position to attack, of course, it is best to have the upper hand! Because the dust can cover itself, not to mention, the wind and sand can also hit the defender's face, making it difficult for them to defend!"
After he finished explaining, everyone also saw that the phalanx below began to move slowly! And to everyone's surprise, the phalanx can still maintain its general shape when it moves, and there are no outstanding loopholes! And they made a 180-degree turn in a very short time.
Everyone understands that although the formation is not rotated according to the real wind direction now, it can complete a 180-degree turn, and it is easier to adjust the formation a little! Therefore, the purpose of Liu Haojia commanding the phalanx to turn is just to show off his skills! But the crowd had to sigh that the soldiers below were well trained!
But Qi Jiguang directly praised and said, "Lord Liu is really a good soldier! This officer has prepared 2,000 people in his hands, just waiting for you to make a surprise attack when you change formations! But your formation has become so fast and neat that the official doesn't even have a chance to make a move!"
When everyone heard this, they let out a burst of admiration, and they didn't know whether to praise Liu Haojia's elite soldiers or Qi Jiguang's deceit! And Liu Haojia smiled and said, "If Lord Qi has any other tricks, just let the horse come, and the lower officials will deal with them one by one!"
Qi Jiguang said, "Okay, since that's the case, the official will move first! Listen, this officer has 4,000 cavalry, charging from four directions!"
Liu Haojia immediately said, "This is a temptation! They won't get too close to the front of the battle! No one is allowed to shoot, and only if the *** enters within sixty paces can the gun fire
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Qi Jiguang nodded when he heard the words and said, "Okay, I guessed what the official was thinking!" Now the ruler has taken down the four thousand, and replaced them with four thousand." Xiu Shu
Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief and became nervous, and turned their heads to Liu Haojia again! I heard him still say, "Steady, this time it's still a temptation!"
Sure enough, Qi Jiguang did a similar temptation as many as four times, and only when he was the fifth time did he say, "This official sent 10,000 people out of the battle and galloped around your phalanx, two hundred paces away!" And the closer you go, I wonder what Master Liu thinks?"
Liu Haojia didn't answer Qi Jiguang's question, but said directly, "What are the other two 10,000 people doing?"
Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said, "Naturally, we are gathering a mile away to rest and accumulate horsepower!"
Just before everyone's heads turned back, Liu Haojia shouted loudly: "All the artillery is aimed at the 20,000 cavalry a mile away to shoot fifteen rounds!" No other artillery is allowed to fire! Attention all non-firelancers, the enemy starts firing when he is close to the front of the formation!"
Hearing this, Emperor Wanli patted the handrail and said, "Explain! Explain! I don't understand, can I be sure from a mile away? Isn't that just a waste of letting you go back and get hot?"
Qi Jiguang sighed and said, "Lord Liu's reaction is really sharp! At this time, 20,000 people gathered together is a good target for artillery! Although the casualties may not be great, morale will drop and chaos will be caused! And the 10,000 people attacking the phalanx will be furious because the main formation is attacked, and accelerate to the front of the formation! In this way, the troops will inevitably be miscommanded because of anger, and they will definitely be attacked!"
At this time, Liu Haojia said, "There is one more thing that Lord Qi should also know! This is the first time that the formed firecrackers have appeared on the battlefield, and those *** cavalry should still treat our men and horses as ordinary Ming troops, so when they rush to about 60 paces, the formation is already quite dense, so what will they look like when they face the firecrackers?"
At this time, everyone immediately remembered the tragic scene of those dummies after the artillery design just now! Thinking of the dense bullet holes on the dummy's body after the firecracker was fired, many people immediately blurted out, "Heavy casualties!"