The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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The Yan army was actually able to maneuver in the face of defenses consisting only of trenches and barbed wire. But it was such field fortifications that allowed their cavalry, artillery and muskets to be maneuvered. The Yan army learned what the Qin army did, but it does not mean that they learned the Qin army. Their officers all have real skills. These officers have learned the Qin army very well. But if they fight independently, they will only fight according to the textbooks issued by the Qin army. For example, their infantry front has not been there since the beginning. changed

Now suddenly faced with such fortifications, it would be difficult for them to take action. If the opposite side is a city, it would be much easier to fight. As long as the cannon is fired, the cannon is fired again, the city will surrender. But now the enemy is hiding in the trench, and your sub-cannons will not fire at all. The cannons that did not splash the enemy could only hit the air but not the people. This battle made Officer Yan feel helpless.

The war was still going on. Tian Heng's actions were supported by all the nearby Qi people. Some nobles also began to join in. The Qi nobles brought their well-equipped private soldiers. These private soldiers used muskets. At the same time, Tian Heng's brother Tian Rong also led A group of people came to support and sent a large number of arms. The muskets were very simple to operate. These equipment could be used to equip the rebels. Not only did Tian Rong have muskets, he even got five artillery pieces. These artillery pieces were all obtained from the armed personnel of the Qin State. You can only have small artillery, especially the three-inch horse artillery, mainly because of its good maneuverability. These artillery were sold by the Qin people to the Koreans, and the Koreans resold them to the Qi people.

Not only did the Qi army retreat in large numbers from the rear and the front, they climbed over the blockade of the Yan cavalry and entered through the barbed wire. However, not many people escaped. This was mainly because the Yan cavalry was extremely fierce and cruel. They sent groups of cavalry at the intersections of the roads. It was there that many of the Qi troops who escaped were caught in an ambush. Very few people were able to escape from their grasp.[

In order to boost morale, Tian Heng decided to use the only artillery in his hands to launch an artillery attack.

Because the Yan Army was the attacking party, they launched attacks frequently. Perhaps because of the inertia of the attack, their camp was still established according to the original model. A large number of barbed wire fences were arranged around it, and patrols were sent out regularly. The soldiers entered generously. Rest in tent

There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement, but it ignores the defense of artillery. The Yan army boldly arranged the camp two miles away from the opponent's position. Although the security was relatively tight and there was cavalry defense, this distance was exactly at the critical point of the artillery shooting distance. This is bit of disaster

At this time in the evening, the Yan army had already fallen asleep, but the Qi army secretly dug the front trench three hundred steps forward. The three artillery pieces removed their gun mounts and erected them on temporary mounds of earth.

"Have you taken aim?" Tian Heng personally asked one of his retainers. This retainer was good at shooting arrows, so he was responsible for bombarding the Yan army.

"Lord, don't worry, you have already taken aim," the retainer said.

"Fire" Tian Heng ordered

"Fire the gun," the doorman said, pulling the cannon and lighting the fuse. The fuse was quickly ignited, and then there was a loud "boom", and then the other two artillery began to fire.

The artillery fuzes purchased by the Qi State are still the traditional wire type fuzes. This kind of fuze has been used by the Qin State for a long time. Instead, they use paper tubes wrapped with propellant or new breech-loading guns that use mercury fulminate as the firing fuze.

The solid artillery flew straight into Yan's camp. Many soldiers were shot in their sleep. Some people heard the movement of the artillery but there was no movement. They thought it was the artillery firing and started to curse the artillery for being unreasonable. But they soon panicked. They ran out in confusion. A solid bullet suddenly entered their camp and hit a soldier who had just stood up with a big bloody hole in his upper body. Everyone was suddenly awakened by the fright.

The Yan army did not expect that the other side would bombard the camp. They had already ignored the other side's artillery. The bombardment lasted for an hour and the Yan army's camp was in a mess.

Their soldiers all took off their clothes and went to bed. In order to survive, they could only lie naked on the cold ground. The soldiers on guard saw the situation clearly and reported it, but they could not take any measures. The other party was an artillery gun. The gun in their hand was far away.

The artillerymen looked for their clothes in a panic, and were beaten by the officers who were also dressed in confusion. They struggled to move the cannons to the fighting position. Winter nights are very cold. These Yan Jun soldiers, who were only wearing single clothes, were shaking with the cold, and their teeth were rattling.

The other infantrymen were also lying on the ground or in the ditch in the cold. Under the Yan army's artillery counterattack, the artillery attack gradually ended. However, the opponent's artillery position advanced 300 steps and the opponent controlled the commanding heights. This was very difficult for the Yan army. unfavorable

The next day, the highest commander of the camp was sneezing. Yesterday, he also lay on the ground and caught a cold. Arrangement of defensive tasks. He ordered all officers to build defensive positions according to the fortifications shown at the back of the Qin Army Manual.

So starting from the morning, the Yan Army also started digging trenches, but the Yan Army's trenches were more regular than the Qi Army. After all, they had the Qin Army's experience in trench warfare. They dug communication trenches, combat trenches, and holes. They had a place to sleep at night. Not only that, they also went around. The search for wood was not just for heating but for reinforcement of the entire trench.

Some soldiers need to build some toilets and canteens and then look for some gravel. They need to harden the road in the trench because the sky is cloudy, which means it will snow. Once the snow melts, it will turn into mud everywhere. They don't want to be like pigs in the mud. Rolling in a pile

Qi Yijun held a telescope and watched Yan Jun from the commanding heights. They could see Yan Jun's movements. They could even see what the other party was eating. The distance between the two sides was not very far, less than two miles, but both sides were well positioned. There was a large amount of barbed wire to prevent the other party from sneak attack. What was even more amazing was that they actually hung cans on the barbed wire for the first time. However, they were not preventing the other party from sneak attack, but showing off purely to seduce the other party, because the other party had never even seen the cans.

In this way, the Yan army stagnated and they confronted the Qi army. Both sides dug trenches for defense. Everyday life began to become monotonous. The distance between the two sides was very far at first, but gradually they began to dig trenches non-stop like two children. When playing house, the forward position is generally entered [