On the battlefield, in order to figure out the enemy's strength, after the formation was set up, they had to start probing and attacking.
The purpose of the probing attack was not only to find out the combat strength of the enemy, but also to find out how the enemy's signal was written. In other words, to find out the password of the enemy's command.
In modern warfare, cracking the enemy's code was a very important task. In ancient times, it was even more important. This was done personally by the general and his aides. Not only did they watch, but they also had to listen.
Through probing attacks, one could know whether the enemy's command letter was marked according to the convention, the opposite, or another rule.
During this process, the assistant generals and aides began to record nervously and report," If the red flag moved to the left, the right part of the enemy's front line would move to the right. The drum beat moved backward. Wait, wait, wait.
The commander of the front line also quickly reported back. This time, they had fought three rounds with the enemy. The ranks of the enemy had changed three times. The enemy that had been killed were all strong and strong. There were no old or weak.
Every army had the same basic signal during training. For example, when the golden bell sounded, it meant to stop, and when it sounded three times, it meant to retreat. For example, the drum beat. With a click, one could move forward, and the drum beat was a confrontation. It was basically the same during training.
At the same time as completing regular training, well-trained troops would change their signal signs for training. The purpose was to prevent the enemy from seeing through my commanding method during battle.
Therefore, after one or even more rounds of probing attacks, a brilliant general could basically figure out the enemy's command signals and the level of training of the army.
Now, Zhu Bomu and the others had reached this step.
After Li Dao gave the order, the Ming army's left arm immediately dispatched 1,000 musketeers from the local soldiers. This group of soldiers advanced slowly according to their training and moved towards the left arm of Lord Zheng's army.
Just like on the battlefield, Zheng Gang immediately mobilized a large camp of the Left Ye, a total of five thousand people. It seemed that he was quite angry with Zhu Bomu these days and wanted to give Zhu Bomu and Li Dao a show of strength at the beginning.
"No reinforcements?" Seeing that Li Dao still did not make a move, Zhu Bomu was somewhat curious.
"No need, the range of the handgun of Lord Zheng of Jiaozhi isn't as far as ours, and although Lord Zheng's 1st Battalion has 5,600 people, more than 4,000 of them are sword card players and spearmen.”
Li Dao had obviously studied a lot of Lord Zheng's troops before the battle. This had taught Zhu Bomu a lesson.
"Order the commander to attack at fifty steps!”Li Dao used his telescope to look at the distance between the two armies and instructed the general beside him.
Hearing Li Dao's words, General Zuo immediately waved the flag and passed the commander's orders to the thousand households in front.
When the Qianhu at the front saw the banner of the central army behind them, he immediately raised his musket."Pass on my order, do not fire without my order!”
"Yes!"
While Li Dao was waving his flag at the Thousand Households, the 25-year-old Zheng Gang was also observing the Ming army's flag signal with his telescope.
Before he could say anything, the general beside him said,"Grand Marshal! The Ming army's flag signal has four more flags than ours. It was very difficult for us to remember just now. If there were more complicated flag signals, we wouldn't be able to figure out their movements at all.”
" This Ming General is a strong enemy…" Zheng Gang put down the telescope in his hand, feeling uneasy.
The talent of a general could be known through flag signals.
Most generals used two flags, but Li Dao used six. This meant that he was very confident in his soldiers. The soldiers only dared to use flags because they could understand the flag language. Otherwise, if anyone remembered wrongly, it would lead to inconsistent orders and wrong actions.
Then, needless to say, a big head would not be his.
After hearing the reports from the middle and front generals, Zheng Gang couldn't decide what to do. In the end, he could only helplessly order,"
"There are a lot of changes in the signal rules of this Bright General. The troops can skillfully change their formation during the battle. This training level is too high. We can't fight today.”
"Understood!" The general was also helpless because they really couldn't figure out Li Dao's movements, but Li Dao could see all their flag signals and know their movements. This was simply impossible to fight.
After Zheng Gang gave the order, the Zheng Army began to wave their flags. Even the 1st Battalion that was attacking at the front retreated after seeing the flag.
Li Dao and Zhu Bomu saw the scene in the Zheng Army's camp, so when they saw that the Zheng Army was about to retreat, Li Dao immediately smiled and said,""The Zheng army is retreating."
"Could it be a trick?" Zhu Bomu was very cautious, which was also his advantage. Because he was a novice, he would learn more and ask more if he didn't know anything.
"Zheng Gang's flag is on the left, but it's on the right. It's in front but it's behind. It shouldn't be fake. However, the army hasn't dispersed yet, so we can't send out a large number of troops to pursue it.”Li Dao analyzed and said, while Zhu Bomu nodded after listening:
"Since that's the case, we can just send five thousand battalions to harass them.”
The formation that Li Daoyi had mentioned was not just the soldiers in the formation, but also the flags that could be seen with the eyes and the golden drums and horns that could be heard with the ears.
If the army was not in chaos, once they pursued, the enemy could quickly change their formation and take down your headquarters. Zhu Bomu said to send 5,000 battalions to harass them because he wanted to confirm if the Zheng army had really retreated.
After all, five thousand battalions only had one thousand men. If they attacked the Zheng Army, the casualties of the Zheng Army would not exceed one thousand. To Zheng Gang, who had an army of one hundred thousand, such casualties were just a scratch.
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