Daqin Engineering Corps

The stone bullets passed over the heads of the soldiers of the Qin army, and fell into the enemy's formation with perfect curves one by one, smashing more than [-] trebuchets pushed up by the Macedonian army to pieces in an instant.

Sawdust flew across and screamed again and again. The soldiers in charge of the trebuchet were either hit by stone bullets or injured by the scattered wooden blocks, and all of them fell in a pool of blood.

This made Hector, who was commanding from the rear, dumbfounded. How could he have thought that the Qin army would not play cards according to the routine, and the Musketeers of the Silk Army would even be equipped with trebuchets!

"Acaevus, that idiot!" Hector scolded angrily, "He's going to kill us!"

Although Macedonia and Seleucid were both split from the Macedonian Empire founded by Alexander the Great, it is often the internally divided countries that have more prominent contradictions.

This is a bit like "brothers play on the wall and keep out".

In fact, the brothers are not only "playing" on the wall, they also usually compare openly and secretly... There are too many comparisons with people outside the family, and there are many comparisons that cannot be compared, but at least they must be the best in the family behind closed doors one of.

Therefore, when we get together during festive seasons or Chinese New Year, it is inevitable to compare.

This is Hector's mentality: the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt is relatively weak due to reasons such as geography and climate, so the only ones left are Macedonia and Seleucid.

Hector always wants to teach Antiochus III a lesson to the majestic Antiochus III, who is still holding on to the glory of Alexander's empire.

Now, he found out anxiously and bitterly that the Macedonian army might have to pay the price for Acaevus's stupidity.

"This must be Acaevus' trick!" Hector yelled, "He just wanted to see us defeated by the Si people and suffer heavy casualties! We were fooled!"

In fact, as a general, especially a general commanding operations on the battlefield, it is not suitable to say such words, because these words will make soldiers think that they are just fighting for the dead and not willing to fight.

"General!" the adjutant called out, "then what shall we do?"

Hector thought for a while, and then ordered: "Retreat! Retreat to both sides... Also, ask Acaevus for help immediately!"

"Yes, General!"

Hector also found an excuse for his cowardly behavior: "If Acaevus thinks that the trebuchet can defeat the enemy, let him try it!"

526 chapter

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Shen Bing was a little surprised when he found out that the Macedonian Army had withdrawn only because the catapult was destroyed.

He didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

But this seems to be reasonable.

Because the Seleucid coalition forces are a combination of countries that are at war with each other, mutual suspicion and suspicion are inevitable among them.

At the same time, Shen Bing was sensitive to the fact that the Macedonian commander probably wanted to give up the hot potato of the Silk Army to Seleucid.

Because even if they disagree with each other, they are unwilling to be defeated by the silk army and the whole army retreats, which is also not in their own country's interests.

Therefore, Shen Bing immediately asked the messenger to lay down the banner and order Wang Ben to postpone the march.

Wang Ben was a little taken aback when he saw the order.

This battle was planned as a "quick battle" from the very beginning.

Since it is a "quick battle and quick decision" and there is a gap in the enemy's encirclement at this time, why should the march be postponed when the Shenwu army should have quickly broken through the encirclement and headed straight to the target?

When I was in doubt, some subordinates came to report:

"Lieutenant, the [-] Seleucid army to the east is marching towards our army!"

Wang Ben understood instantly.

There has always been a problem with the plan to attack the Seleucid headquarters, that is, there are [-] troops on each side, only five miles away.

Five miles, it may take two quarters of an hour for the infantry, but it takes less than a quarter of an hour for the cavalry.

As a result, an embarrassing situation may arise: when the Shenwu Army attacked the Seleucid headquarters with all its strength, the first reinforcements to arrive were enemy cavalry, and soon the enemy infantry followed, and finally more and more reinforcements... This plan Also lost.

However, Shen Bing's suspension of the attack in this way is actually to transfer the Seleucid Army that was originally gathered on the two wings of the headquarters to the direction of Homusang, and this transfer must be with the cavalry in front and the infantry in the rear, so there is time for the Shenwu Army to make a surprise attack. will be longer.

As for the Seleucid army on the other side, Wang Ben guessed that the general should order the north to attack at the same time.

Wang Ben guessed right, Shen Bing immediately increased his troops to the north and also used trebuchets to attack the Roman legion's torsion trebuchets.

Unsurprisingly, it was still the Qin army's trebuchet that won the victory... The gap in physical performance is basically irreparable during wartime, and it will cause a major tactical flaw.

Marcus immediately faced this problem: Originally, the coalition forces intended to use trebuchets to overwhelm the enemy's Musketeers, but now the trebuchets were suppressed by the enemy's trebuchets. Does that mean that the failure of the previous battle will repeat itself?

The Roman legions did not retreat.

For one thing, the Roman legion had strict military discipline and regarded retreat as a shame.

The second reason is that Seleucid and Rome have not yet conflicted at this time, so Marcus does not have the same suspicion as Hector.

But Marcus immediately asked Akaevs for help: "Your tactics don't make any sense. The Si people's trebuchets are much more advanced than ours! We should retreat ten miles to fight them!"

Marcus was right.

Because at this time the Roman legion was in a dilemma.

Hold on, the enemy's trebuchets have a long range and are powerful, and if you stay where you are, you will only be smashed.

Attack, the enemy's back is against the city wall, and as soon as the Roman legion approaches, they will be hit by the enemy's upper and lower three-dimensional strikes.

Therefore, the most suitable tactic should be as Marcus said, retreat ten miles, so that there is room for attack.

Akaevs didn't understand the meaning of Marcus's words, because of Hector's passive fight before, Akaevs took it for granted that Marcus was also doing "preserving his strength" and kicking the ball to Serbia. Lucy's plan...

This is the disadvantage of the coalition forces. They look powerful, but in fact there are many problems in communication, coordination and benefit distribution.

So, when Acaevus saw Marcus' order, he ordered with a straight face: "Order the troops to reinforce. These cowards, let them see how the Seleucid army fights!"

In this regard, the two [-]-strong troops on the two wings were successfully mobilized by Shen Bing to advance in the direction of Huo Musang.

This was an unexpected surprise for Shen Bing.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour and seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Bing nodded to the messenger.

The messenger immediately waved the banner to Wang Ben. With a big wave of his hand, Wang Ben led the already prepared Shenwu army to ride out of the encirclement through the passage made aside by the Macedonian army.

The advantage of the Shenwu Army is that when they get off their horses, they can attack extremely powerful musketeers. When they get on their horses and replace their weapons with bows and arrows, they become elite cavalry. Even because they have horse saddles, they can also be cavalry and shield soldiers.

As for worrying about too much equipment... that's purely a matter of the load of the horses. Since the plan is for a "quick battle" this time, each person only brings dry food for one day, saving space and load, except for cold weapons and equipment Both were used to hold Thunderbolt fireballs and musket ammunition.

Each person has two fast horses, one horse is loaded with musket equipment, and they carry five thunderbolt fireballs, fifty rounds of musket ammunition, and a matchlock gun, spare matchlocks, fire pockets and the like.

The other horse is used to carry arrows, food and other cold weapons and equipment.

And each piece of equipment has its own designated position... It is necessary to do so, which can increase the combat efficiency exponentially.

For example, when a horse is used as a cavalry, it is not necessary to use an arrow to find that it is on another horse.

Another example is when dismounting to become a musketeer, if there is no standard, I may not remember which horse and which side the ammunition is placed on.

These may be just small things, but on the battlefield, fighters are fleeting, and the consequences of these small things are likely to be bloody failures.

At this time, Hector couldn't help being shocked when he saw those Musketeers turned into cavalrymen after getting on their horses.

He originally thought that musketeers must be restricted to a strict formation like the Macedonian phalanx and could only be infantry.

It is not surprising to have this kind of thinking. Musketeers do need a strict formation, and they cannot be loaded on horseback, which makes them unable to become cavalry.

How could Hector have thought that these musketeers were originally trained by elite cavalry, and musketeers were just their sideline.

At this moment, Hector already faintly felt that something was wrong.

Because if the infantry breaks through, the Seleucids don't need to worry too much... The infantry is slow, so the Seleucids have more time to react.

But if it is a cavalry army and it is still a cavalry army that can crush the Seleucid coalition army, it can be said that no one can stop it.

At this time, he should have warned Acaves as soon as possible so that he could be prepared.

But Hector changed his mind: If he did this, wouldn't he admit that he made a mistake?What's more, it will be Akefs who will face this problem... The worse he is beaten, the better for Macedonia, and on the other hand, it will prove the rationality of Macedonia's withdrawal.

Thinking of this, Hector acted as if he hadn't seen anything.

Chapter 527 Mar Hill

When the Shenwu army quickly broke through the gap, they were confronted with the reinforcements of the Seleucid cavalry.

Because of the previous defeat of the Seleucid cavalry, there were only a thousand cavalry left at this time.

They listened to the order to go for reinforcements, and they also thought that the Macedonian army was inextricably fighting with the silk army, so the cavalry left the infantry far away and went straight to the east of Huomsang City in a loose long snake formation.

Who would have thought that when they arrived, they would see the Macedonian army lined up neatly on both sides, with only some smashed catapults and dozens of corpses in the center, while the Silk Kingdom cavalry passed the Macedonian army at lightning speed and headed straight for them. come rushing.

There is no doubt that the Seleucid cavalry was defeated.

Under Wang Ben's command, the Shenwu Army first bent their bows and set up arrows and shot a rain of arrows at the enemy cavalry, and the unsuspecting enemy cavalry fell to the ground with arrows.

However, the Qin army only had time to shoot an arrow, and the two armies were facing each other before long and they were close at hand.

Qin Jun drew out his bronze sword and rattan shield and hacked and killed the Sai cavalry army. The poor Sai cavalry army was cut down in a large area in an instant, and [-]% of them fell down as soon as they met each other. There were only more than two hundred people.

On the one hand, this is the difference between stirrups and saddles, and on the other hand, it is the formation of the enemy and us: the Qin army is fully deployed in an offensive formation, while the Serbian army is in a long snake marching formation. It was the situation of the Qin army encircling the Serbian army, so the victory and defeat were already divided before the fight started.

Wang Ben didn't like fighting, so he left the surviving two hundred riders and walked away... The Shenwu Army has more important tasks to complete, and the plan will not be delayed because of these 200 people.

When the two hundred or so cavalry saw the formation, they didn't dare to pursue them, so they quickly divided into two sides and hid in the Macedonian infantry phalanx.

Wang Ben led the Shenwu army to continue galloping forward, and soon encountered the Seleucid infantry who came after them.

The Seleucid infantry, as if facing an enemy, stopped far away and formed a square formation to prepare for battle.

However, the Qin army did not stop at all, and went straight to the northeast. During this period, only a few Shenwu soldiers shot a few arrows at the infantry phalanx.

Leading this army is a lieutenant named Tigran, who is Acaevus's capable subordinate and his son-in-law.

Looking at the marching direction of the Silk National Cavalry Army, Tigran immediately realized something was wrong.

"Damn it!" Tigran yelled, "Their goal is the hill of Maar, and they want to attack our command post."

"General!" The subordinates were a little disbelieving: "But they are cavalry, and there are only 3000 of them. We have 5000 of them in Mount Mar."

What this subordinate meant was, how could three thousand cavalry be able to attack the hills guarded by five thousand Seleucid elites.

But Tigran knew what was going on.

"Didn't you see that pipe on their horses?" Tigrand said. "That may be what the Romans called a firearm."

Then Tigran no longer hesitated: "Reinforce the Hill of Mar immediately!"

Tigrand's reaction was relatively quick, and he noticed the important point immediately.

However, at this time his troops were already more than ten miles away from Mount Mar, and at the marching speed of the Seleucid heavy infantry, it would only take half an hour.

For more than ten miles, it is only an instant for the cavalry running at full speed.

When Wang Ben and the Shenwu army appeared at the foot of the hill of Maar, Acaeves was really startled... Hector just asked for help, why did the enemy cavalry appear at the foot of the mountain?

Could it be that the enemy had already broken out at the moment Hector asked for help?

Then Acaevus understood.

He gritted his teeth and cursed, "You hateful Macedonians, they should stand with the people of Silk."

But Akaifus didn't complain, and immediately asked his subordinates to put on the armor for him, and walked out of the tent with the dagger, and shouted to the subordinates who were nervously preparing for the battle:

"Yes, we were betrayed by the Macedonians, otherwise the enemy would not have appeared here so soon."

"It's not a good thing, but it's not a bad thing either!"

"Because it proves that the Macedonians are cowards, and they are not worthy of the title of the Macedonian Empire!"