No matter how rugged the mountain road is and how fierce the shooting is, it cannot stop the rushing vehicles from dragging them one by one to the mountain pass. The bombardment of the fifteen-jin cannon only collapsed the stone pile, while the bombardment of the forty-five-jin siege cannon wanted to break all the soil and rocks at the mountain pass. The stone pile that had lost its support collapsed after a few cannons, and the falling rock rolled along the mountain road until it was before the rushing vehicle.

The muzzle turned slightly and aimed at the giant crossbows on both sides of the mountain pass. A shot shot went over and the wood chips splashed. The invincible giant crossbow in Qin Zu's eyes instantly turned into a pile of broken wood. These broken wood were first bombarded by forty-five kilograms of cannons, and then fell down in the wind, making a mess.

The artillery generals stopped the enemy and the artillery battalion commander Chen Qing stood on the hillside at the corner. They could not see the artillery in the car, but they could imagine that the forty-five pound cannons were tense like beasts, with beast burrs standing on their backs. They sprayed flames and smoke in their roars. The shells they spit out smashed the defense system of the Qin army at the Yamaguchi to pieces and collapse.

Behind the beast, the huge silk rope that the horse dragged by the horse kept moving the cannon forward. Each cannon was dragged forward, and the more shells the roaring beast was fired. Unfortunately, the width of the valley was limited. Even if one cannon was violated and one cannon was set apart three meters apart, it was difficult for the more than ten cannons to be set apart.

It would be great if the valley could be as wide as the battlefield. The enemy thought so in his heart. Chen Qing beside him also had similar thoughts, but he not only thought in his heart, but also said it.

"If the two armies fight in formation, our artillery will also come forward like this. After the arrangement is released, the Qin people will be defeated, and the Qin people will be defeated." Inadvertently, Chen Qing said the most important and basic tactical principles of field artillery in the era of line infantry: approach and rapid fire.

According to this tactical principle, since the artillery began, artillery soldiers as auxiliary forces for hundreds of years have finally gained independence; according to this tactical principle, the combat order will be completely reversed. Infantry that had advanced within a hundred steps before charging must stand firmly behind the artillery. They are no longer the ones who charge, but the ones who charge will be artillery.

Artillery charges, close to the enemy's formation and sets off quickly and violently bombards. The task of infantry and cavalry is only to protect the flanks of artillery. Infantry is no longer the center of battle, artillery is the only one. Because of this, in the Battle of Friedland, which first adopted this artillery tactic, Russian officers who witnessed French artillery called the enemy's artillery a "terrifying artillery company."

This 'terrifying artillery company' only has thirty-six mule and horse artillery, thirty of which were divided into two artillery companies, and the remaining six were used as preparations. The two artillery companies continued to advance and fired quickly, killing more than 4,000 Russian troops within 20 minutes, breaking the Russian army's complete and heavy front line, completing the central breakthrough, causing the collapse of the Russian army's formation.

The enemy was originally the commander of the artillery guards. Xiong Jing felt that the artillery guards could no longer be held by Gongshuji, so he raised his position and became the artillery guards. Since he was promoted from the bottom, he was naturally familiar with artillery and artillery techniques. He felt that Chen Qing's words were reasonable. If the formation battle was also fought like this, then what military formations in the world could not be defeated? But when he thought about it, the artillery guards continued to advance and bombard violently, what would the infantry do? The infantry generals would definitely oppose artillery fighting in this way.

After the enemy thought about the opposition of the infantry general, Chen Qing, who was next to him, did not stand firmly and actually rolled down the hillside. The hillside was not high, and it was just a scratch when it rolled down. He pursed his mouth and did not look at Chen Qing anymore, and continued to watch the cannon formation a mile away.

Under the bombardment of eight forty-five jin cannons, the mountain pass and the sides of the mountain pass were already in chaos, stone piles and giant crossbows, either quickly retreated by the Qin army or were knocked down by artillery shells. The smoke of gunpowder had originally spread around the chariots. As the shelling intensified, the south wind blew, the mountain pass was full of gunpowder. It was hazy at first, but in the end it was impossible to see clearly.

The soldiers of the siege brigade who were waiting for the battle behind the rushing car were conspicuous. They carried shields and swords in one hand, and their bright red military uniforms under the turtle armor were ready to rush up to the mountain pass to fight with the Qin people at any time. In addition, the "Ru" army flag fluttered in the valley. This military flag was also standing behind the rushing car. It was not covered by gunpowder. The wind blew northward, and the flag also floated northward.

Lu Gao, who was commanding the battle, did not let the soldiers wait for a long time, and soon issued an order to attack the cannon. This was not to attack the cannon in the car ahead, but to command the cannon at the corner. These cannons were five or six hundred steps away from the mountain pass, and the cannons were not in the car but were placed in shallow pits dug in advance. As soon as these cannons were fired, the shells crossed the mountain pass and landed behind the mountain pass.

Not to mention that gunpowder covered the mountain pass, even if gunpowder did not cover the mountain pass, the Chu army in the valley could not see the top of the mountain. There was no way to hit the mountain. Although there was a strict calculation and the landing point was not seen, it was still a blind attack. Because of this, the shelling of the rushing car stopped in a short while, and the cannons at the corner were still roaring, and several capable scouts were sent up.

It was not flat ground, but also attacking from the top, with limited vision, and the range of cannons was also limited. What Lu Gao was more worried about was that the Qin army would retreat a little and no longer build a building at the mountain pass, but build a building at the back of the mountain pass where the cannons were not enough. In that case, even if the soldiers rushed up, they would be driven down by the Qin army. It was impossible to cover the workers again and pour a large concrete pillar at the mountain pass, right?

After all the cannons in the rushing car stopped firing, the scouts got into thick smoke. The smoke was like the hem of a witch's skirt, which kept moving north under the blowing of the south wind. The only place covered by the skirt was gray-white smoke. The place where the skirt was moved was clear mountain road, yellow plants, gravel, and the corpses of the Qin people. The scouts were obviously faster than the hem of the skirt. When the hem of the skirt moved to the mountain pass and was finally blown away by the wind, everyone only saw the back of the last scout.

Lu Gao looked at the mountain pass with his toes, wanting to know what was on the top of the mountain. Just as he was about to see through, a bright red flag suddenly flashed from the mountain pass. Before Lu Gao could react, the Chu soldiers ahead were already shouting: "Long live! Long live..." They rushed forward without waiting for the army's fate.

"The Qin people retreat by themselves?" News of the Chu army pulling out the mountain pass in Lantian Road Pass reached the shogunate, and Xiong Jing couldn't believe it.

"Yes." Zhuang Wudidao. He was not on the battlefield and did not know the situation of the battle, so he could only imagine based on the description in the newspaper. "Our army's artillery fire was very fierce, and the Qin people were defeated. There was a depression behind the mountain pass. Previously, the Qin people attacked me with water, and the mountains and rivers were accumulated in this depression. There should be no fortifications here. Moreover, the Qin people did not know how our army dragged heavy artillery to the siege up the mountain..."

The mountain pass is the best garrison. Behind the mountain pass is a puddle. This place is muddy and there is really no way to garrison. If you give up the mountain pass, you can only retreat to the east-west peak of Yuanwu Mountain. Only in that way can you stop the Chu army's advance.

Analyzing the Qin army's psychology and looking at the terrain behind the mountain pass, this kind of thought does come into being, but Xiong Jing is a little uneasy.

The Qin people have already ended their ends. This is the confirmed news. Since they have ended up, why not defend the mountain pass by inch? If Xiong Jing was Zhao Zheng, he would order his soldiers to guard the mountain pass and not to guard the mountain pass. Then retreat to the rear of the mountain pass to avoid enemy artillery fire. When the enemy rushed up, he rushed up and defeated the enemy. The mountain pass was the mountain edge, and the soldiers hid behind the mountain edge. Even if the Chu army had flowering bullets, the damage would be very small. Why didn't the Qin people guard?!

"What is the message of the Knowing and the Advisor?" Looking at the sand table without talking for a long time, Xiong Jing asked Nao Xin. Many decisions of the Chu army had to rely on the information provided by the Knowing and the Advisor. If there were any problems, they could only ask the Knowing and the Advisor.

"Report to the king, there is no news of Meng Tian's army." Nao Xin bowed and said.

"Forty-five kilograms of cannons can open the mountain. The Qin people are afraid of cannons like tigers, so it is common sense to retreat." Zhuang Wu said, "Then the mountain pass is abandoned, and there are still Yuanwu Mountain Mountains behind them. The Qin people stationed here, and our army is..."

"Yuwu Mountain Mountain?" Xiong Jing shook his head with a smile. He pointed to a place on the sand table and said, "What if our army did not attack Yuanwu Mountain Mountain Mountain North, but climbed over this short ridge westward?"

Behind the mountain pass is a depression, and several valleys gather here. Follow these valleys further north, that is the ridge that goes east and west to the ridge. This ridge is dozens of miles long and divides the south and north of the mountain. But it cannot be forgotten that no matter how high the ridge grows and higher, it will gradually slow down until it disappears.

The Chu army could climb over the ridge of Yuanwu Mountain, go down the mountain near the ancient Daoyi, and come to the bank of Mianshui. The Chu army could also go west without climbing over the ridge of Yuanwu Mountain, and find the way down the mountain along the gradually lower mountain. If you continue like this, you will be Shuangshi Town in later generations. This location is also behind the Chenzhou Mountain Stream. Once you go back here, the obstacles on the Mianshui will no longer exist.

Meng Tian was so confused about Qi Shou’s life and death situation!

"I think..." Zhuang Wudi, who understood Xiong Jing's thoughts, still persuaded him carefully, "Even if there is a road, there will be huge stones and big seals to block it. It is better to attack Yuanwu Mountain and ridges quickly than to calculate the time."

"I'm on the top of the mountain, not at the foot of the mountain." Xiong Jing felt that this might be really Meng Tian was stunned, otherwise he would not have made such a big mistake. "The huge rock can be dragged away by a horse, and the big seal can be broken by a forty-five kilogram cannon. What's the obstacle?"

"If the Qin people attack me, what?" Zhuang Wudi seemed to be confused and asked again.

"I originally wanted to attack Qin, but if I don't attack Qin, the Qin people attack me, what else can I do?" Xiong Jing stared at him.

"In this way, we should increase troops from Yuanwu Mountain." Zhuang Wudi came back to his senses. He originally wanted to compete with the Qin army for Yuanwu Mountain, but now he does not compete for the mountains and goes west, heading straight to the bank of Mianshui. Of course, he also needs to increase troops. Because he does not attack the mountains and rivers, the number of troops added is much smaller. The siege brigade attacked the top of Yuanwu Mountain, and the other Qin troops that blocked the Chu army's climbing were also withdrawn.
Chapter completed!