Chapter 728: Bait? !

It is the sorrow of a country for such an army on the battlefield, and it is also the sorrow of the soldiers who are not soldiers.

This army stopped and went all the way, because their logistics supply problem was not solved well. Yan's finances never thought that such an "big army" would be sent to attack the Qi army. And still hope to be able to repel the opponent.

The only small amount of money from Yan's finance was transferred to Qin's Xianyang through Qin's banking system. There, Yan was actively communicating with Qin and Zhao about purchasing weapons and borrowing troops.

Since there is no money, then I have to go hungry and cold. This army has been stationed for too long. There is no such thing as a tent in its own warehouse. Some have already sold out. All those noble children could sell were sold.

It was winter in the north at this time. The Yan army, lacking winter equipment and winter equipment, managed to survive the night in the cold wind. They don't have only a little porridge that they can pad themselves. One day they ordered their food, and then they started spending the night on their own.

During the night, Yan Jun couldn't even take out a blanket. These "soldiers" can only be frozen. In fact, this night was indeed very difficult. In order to prevent these soldiers from escaping, the Yan army who escorted these "soldiers" had to put shackles on them overnight for their own convenience. It is mainly cold, people are prone to sleepiness, easy to fall asleep, for their dreams, so they don't even let them loose the noose in the toilet. Urination and defecation are resolved on the spot. Or find a way by yourself.

And these soldiers in order to survive the cold winter. They can only curl together as much as possible, relying on the only temperature of the human body for heating. Or just leaning against the fire, and then making the fire warm.

Those who are officials naturally don't have to work so hard. They had arranged for those sergeants to take care of their soldiers, and then they ran to the nearby town to be happy. And those non-commissioned officers also have their own ways of making fun. There are many women in the army, and they forcibly take women away for their own pleasure for various reasons.

With such an army, it is impossible to expect them to be able to fight, as long as they shoot and do not escape, it is considered good.

The Qin Army Observation Group had no interest in such an army at all. On the day this army was pulled out, the Qin Army Observation Group did not even dispatch a single military observer. Because you don’t need to look at it to know that it is a failure, and it is a fiasco.

At the same time, the Qin military regiment is nervously observing domestic orders, because Qin believes that at present it should send some Marines to protect its airfield, and at the same time send a large number of combat aircraft and airships to harass the rapid advance of the Qi army. If the Qi army advances quickly, the airfield deployed by Qin State in Yan State will be captured by it. Qin State’s airport has already made several consecutive transitions. It was the first time in the border area of ​​the country of Yan, but soon the country of Yan lost its place. Frustrated, the country of Qin had to extend the military airport back, but when the airport was selected for construction, it would soon be aligned there The arrival of the army. In desperation, the Qin Army deployed the airport to Yandu, which was quite a distance away from the battlefield, but Qin's military strategists believed that Yan would soon lose this place.

In this way, this army drove to the front in a mighty force. In the cold night, and the army that can only provide a little food is losing one-third of its staff in continuous non-combat, in the first day, more than 300 people in this army freeze to death because of the cold. Then, because of various diseases, the influenza quickly infected all of this army. All people have different degrees of colds. However, Yan Jun had no medication at all. They also lack serious food, how can they guarantee medical treatment.

"Report, the Yan army was found ahead." The Qi State Scout Cavalry quickly conveyed the news they observed.

"En. How far is it from us?" Qi Jun officer asked immediately.

"Not far, just thirty miles ahead, Yan's army is stationed in several nearby villages." Qi State Scouts reported.

"Village?" the officer asked questioningly.

"Yes, the village." The scout replied with certainty.

"What does this mean?" The Qi State officer was a little confused. Because according to the results of their reconnaissance, the nearby villages are all located in the lower plains, and none of the nearby villages is located there.

According to the Yan Army's combat regulations, especially in accordance with the Qin Army's tactical regulations, Qi also learned of a popular tactical regulation compiled by the Qin military academies in the Yan army. This regulation was compiled with very practical effects. For example, in specific squads and platoon-level tactics, it is mentioned that the commanding heights should be occupied, because after occupying the commanding heights, you can arrange your artillery to bombard the areas that can be covered by the surrounding artillery. This shelling has an effect that infantry can hardly compare.

The positions occupied and arranged by the Qin army are generally deployed at a commanding height. The commanding height is not only a good artillery position, but also provides a favorable perspective. In the era of firearms development, the extension of firepower often comes from geographical and topographical restrictions. At the commanding heights, firepower can be extended well. In the plain, it is difficult to effectively deploy firepower because of the perspective. Therefore, Qin Jun paid special attention to the commanding heights when compiling. When setting up positions. The commanding heights are usually given priority. Surrounding the commanding heights is not impossible. It is difficult to do.

You know, the extension of the artillery is very large. As long as several adjacent commanding heights are connected to each other, a fire defense zone covering each other can be formed. The development of firearms is more and more beneficial to the defensive side, while it is somewhat difficult for the offensive side. Because facing the fire belt, there are only two tactics, one is to break through, and the other is to avoid and bypass, attacking from the flanks. The latter has a lower cost, and the tactical effect achieved is also very good. The Qi army has initially accepted this flank attack tactics.

"I see. I will report it to the top immediately." The officer waved his hand to let the scout go down first, and he immediately reported the situation to the top.

The people on the Qi army also thought at first that the Yan army must have other armed forces in ambush. Especially Qin Jun, because according to the relationship between the two countries, Qin cannot ignore it. Either Yan Jun has some powerful weapon that makes them so bold.

In fact, Qi Jun was completely wrong. The reason why the Yan army was stationed in the village was because the weather was too cold. Almost everyone has a cold. They could no longer afford such a large non-combat attrition, and their personnel quickly dropped from 30,000 to more than 13,000. Run to run, to die to death. Escape to escape. If you live in a wilderness, it is estimated that no one will fight.

So, in order to be able to stay alive. They began to choose the camping site in the village, and at the same time, they can use the time of accommodation to find some food, clothing and so on. It is very uncomfortable for these Yan Jun to do this business. They are already poor and afraid. Now it's naturally crazy.

They grab everything they eat, drink, and use. Even women don't let go. They think they are too lonely at night. The heating stuff is even more outrageous, and everything that can be burned is burned. Some firewood could not be found, of course they could be found, but in that case they would have to work hard to chop, so they chose another very simple thing, that is, to tear down the wood that they could see. In this way, thatched huts, gates, fences, and farm tools were all burned to keep warm.

On the other side, Qi Jun is discussing how to deal with Yan Jun.

"I think we should take a look to see if the Qin army is around or if they have any secret weapons." An officer suggested.

"Well, I agree with this point, but I think the best thing we should do now is to occupy the commanding heights." Another officer suggested.

"No, if we occupy the commanding heights, we must arrange artillery positions. In this way, the Qin army can destroy our artillery as long as the air force is deployed. We must know that we don't have many artillery." An artillery officer objected.

Although the Qi army did not have a military mechanism like the General Staff, it actually produced such a military mechanism in practice. They gathered a large number of experienced military chiefs, asked them to put forward reasonable and specific military ideas, and then formulated military plans with comprehensive ideas.

"Otherwise, we will occupy the commanding heights first, and while occupying the commanding heights, we should send the scouts farther away, bypass the Yan army, and check if there is a Qin army around the Yan army." The chief military officer issued an order. .

"Our artillery should be deployed to the commanding heights. Only in this way, our artillery can effectively kill our opponents. Our cavalry should be deployed on the two wings, and the infantry should do their best to build fortifications near the commanding heights to prevent opponents from counterattacking. The artillery should do a good job of camouflage cover, such as putting the cannon under the soil bag." The military chief suggested.

The other officers nodded in agreement. Immediately, the Qi army began to surround the Yan army in front of him. As they were the vanguard, they tried their best not to exchange fire with this Yan army. Although the Qi army was conservative, it was useful. But Yan Jun seemed a bit layman.

They didn't even send sentries, and there were no guard posts around. All this seemed to make the nervous Qi Jun feel that his opponent had released a bait to lure them to the bait. This was what allowed Yan Jun to live longer. The scouts of the Qi Army carefully passed through the area of ​​the Yan Army to scout their rear.

The exhausted artillery carefully pushed the artillery to the commanding heights, and then constructed camouflage protection, while the infantry digs fortifications as much as possible. Facts have proved that if the fortifications are dug well, there is half the chance of life guaranteed. The shrapnel is splashing. You can survive by hiding in the tunnel. This is what Qi Jun concluded by himself.