I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

On the Yan army side, after learning about the Sichuan army's military formation, Guan Shouchang discussed with Chen Qing and others and set up a semi-moon formation.

The half-moon formation is somewhat similar to the crane-wing formation, with both sides in the front and the middle in the back.

However, the main force of the Crane Wing Formation is on both sides, which means it is thick on the sides and thin in the middle.

The half-moon formation is thickest in the middle and slightly thinner on both sides.

They formed a crescent formation not to encircle the enemy, but to counter the enemy's formation.

The enemy's front army is obviously the main attacking corps, so the main force of the Yan army must also stay in the middle, while the left and right armies of the Sichuan army are positioned at the back, and the two sides of the semi-moon formation are positioned forward to ensure that the left, middle and right armies engage in battle at the same time, avoiding being semi-surrounded and attacked from three sides.

In the Yan army, Guan Shouchang led the most capable Weihu Army and stayed in the middle, Chen Qing led the White Robe Army in the east, and Su Wuan led the Wushuang Army in the west.

Soon, the enemy began to advance, and the Yan army also completed its deployment and waited for the enemy to attack.

In a large-scale legion battle, delivering information is the most important thing. Guan Shouchang stood on a high platform, surrounded by messengers.

He took a telescope, observed the enemy, and then gave the order:

"The Shenji Battalion at the front, after getting within two miles of the enemy, began to fire artillery, bombarding the enemy continuously and disrupting their lines.

At a distance of 500 steps, the musketeers began firing. At a distance of 200 steps, the Shenji Battalion quickly retreated, with the front-line soldiers advancing and the archers firing.

"As ordered!"

The messenger immediately went to convey Guan Shouchang's series of orders to the general of the corps and the Shenji Camp.

Soon, the Sichuan Army in front appeared on the horizon. They marched in neat steps and came towards this side in a mighty manner.

Xiao Lei, who was riding on a tall horse, saw that the Yan army was deployed not far from the city wall, ready for battle, with no intention of actively attacking. He could not help but sneer.

"These Yan soldiers are really strong on the outside but weak on the inside, trying to scare me.

They were clearly exhausted and outnumbered, yet they still took the initiative to provoke our army, making us mistakenly believe that they were very strong.

But when the time came to go out to fight, they didn't dare to move forward and could only adopt a defensive posture, not even daring to charge.

How can such an army have any morale at all?"

The commander of the First Legion on the side quickly gave a thumbs up and said,

"Your Highness, this is a wise idea. How could the Yan army dare to charge forward? If they did, they would be exposed and their lack of combat power would be revealed.

Faced with the prince's divine might, they could only defend themselves, not even think of attacking."

"Hahahahahaha, you're absolutely right. You still understand me."

Xiao Lei said,

"General Liu, this first battle is now handed over to you. I will lead the rear army to support you. I wish you a great victory in advance!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Just wait and see how I defeat the Yan army with overwhelming force!"

After saying this, the commander of the First Legion returned to his own legion and commanded the army to advance forward.

Xiao Lei, on the other hand, stayed where he was until the rear army caught up with him, protecting him in the middle. He then stopped where he was and prepared for defense.

Xiao Lei's performance was also remarkable. His deployment of troops and tactical command were above average. If the Yan army was really as weak as he expected, the Sichuan army would surely win this battle.

But his mistake was that he had very poor control over intelligence.

Soon, the Sichuan Army's vanguard was within the firing range of the Yan Army's center.

After observing the distance of the enemy, the Shenji Camp immediately began firing.

Boom boom boom!

One shell after another accurately hit the vanguard of the Sichuan Army's front army, exploding with a loud bang, blowing the Sichuan Army soldiers to the ground.

The Sichuan Army had only heard that the Yan Army had a weapon called cannon, which could shoot very far and kill many people at once.

However, it is difficult for humans to imagine things beyond their own cognition. In their minds, the so-called artillery that can fire far away is just a large catapult that can throw stones from a distance. Even if you can't avoid it and get hit, it won't kill many people at once.

The Sichuan Army came from afar, and the Shu Road was not suitable for large catapults. In addition, they came to Qin to assist in the war, mainly in field battles, so they did not prepare catapults.

It’s too late to build a temporary one now.

Xiao Lei thought that the field catapult would be of little use, so he hurriedly led his army out.

But when he saw that a huge explosion like thunder occurred in his own army when they were still two miles away from the enemy, he was immediately frightened.

Their offensive formation is very dense, so that they can exert great combat effectiveness, but it is also this formation that can maximize the lethality of artillery.

Dozens of artillery shells exploded instantly among the enemy troops, each of which could kill dozens of people, and directly stunned the enemy troops in front.

They were originally full of vigor and fighting spirit, but now they were confused and their momentum plummeted.

What’s going on? We haven’t even seen what the enemy looks like, and we’ve already suffered a large number of casualties?

This weapon, which could hit them directly from two miles away, made the Sichuan Army hesitate to move forward.

But the general and the supervising team were not pushovers. They immediately ordered their troops to keep moving forward and not to stop, and they changed to a charge.

The generals knew that their artillery would be of little use if they reached the enemy.

The drums were beaten, and the sound of drums rose like thunder. The order to charge had been given, and the Sichuan troops rushed towards the Yan army with roars.

On the Yan army side, the Shenji Battalion skillfully loaded and fired, then loaded and fired again.

Round after round of artillery shells were fired, knocking the enemy to the ground.

Finally, the Sichuan Army rushed to within 500 steps, and the musketeers of the Shenji Camp began to fire in three rows of guns. Rows of bullets were fired and penetrated the chests of the Sichuan Army, and the Sichuan Army fell down in rows.

The Sichuan Army is also quite brave. Although not as good as the Qin Army and the Yan Army, among all the countries, the Sichuan Army's combat effectiveness is still very strong. After all, they have been trained through frequent battles with the southwestern chieftains.

They were not afraid of sacrifice, but continued to move forward bravely.

After being bombarded by artillery and muskets, their front-line vanguards were almost wiped out. You know, those were the most elite and bravest troops.

But the soldiers in the back row were not bad either. They took over the duties of the front row soldiers and continued to bravely move forward and charge towards the Yan army.

When the Sichuan Army was two hundred steps away from the Yan Army, the Shenji Battalion in the center of the Yan Army quickly retreated with their artillery, and then the infantry's shield soldiers and spearmen took over, and further behind them were the archers, drawing their bows and arrows, ready to shoot.

When the enemy came within the range of 150 steps, the archers all shot their arrows together, and a dense rain of arrows shot towards the Sichuan Army.

The Sichuan Army also fought back with bows and arrows.

The close combat between the two sides began.