The sun rose from behind Dongshan, illuminating the Qin army's position clearly, while the Zhao army was facing away from the sun. Although the sunshine in early summer is not very bitter, it is still very bright. The soldiers of the Qin army need to overcome some difficulties if they want to see the Zhao army clearly.
When the Zhao army began to leave the camp, Wang Lu sent people to report the news to Bai Qi. At the same time, he beat drums to gather the troops and set up defenses. When the Zhao army was assembled, the Qin army had already entered the combat position and was ready!
At the moment of the engraving, amid the thunderous sound of drums on the mountain, 30,000 troops moved in unison, rolling towards the Qin army's position like a wave. Zhao Jun's 30,000 front troops were divided into three directions: the right wing attacked the junction of the north and south defenders at the mouth of the valley, restraining the Qin army while cooperating with the attack of the central troops; the main force of the Chinese army attacked directly towards the front of the southern defenders; the left wing attacked along the Xunshui River Valley penetration. The nearest distance from the hillock to the Qin army's position was only ten miles and three thousand steps. The Chinese army arrived in less than a moment. They stopped briefly three hundred steps away and then moved forward in a horizontal formation of a thousand men.
There were 4,000 people in the first line. The front row was shield soldiers, and the three rows behind were all archers. After they reached a hundred paces distance in an evacuated formation, they lay down on the spot, and under the cover of their shields, they fired a dense rain of arrows. The second formation consisted of six battalions of 3,000 men. The front row of each battalion consisted of one hundred shield soldiers, and the four hundred men in the rear rows were all halberdiers. They passed through the gap left by the archers under the command of the battalion commander. , formed a dense queue, and rushed towards the Qin army's position neatly and firmly. Limited by the speed of the shield soldiers, after passing through their own archers, each battalion can only speed up the pace, but cannot run. Immediately, the Qin army also shot a rain of arrows upwards.
From a hundred steps to thirty steps, this is the death distance of Zhao Jun at seventy steps. The shield soldiers tried their best to raise their heavy shields high to protect the halberdiers behind them. But with six hundred shields, there will always be gaps here and there, someone will always be unable to hold on, and someone will always fall under the impact of the arrows. At this time, the halberdiers outside the gap suffered heavy casualties. Especially when someone falls, the whole battalion naturally cannot stop and wait for the fallen shield soldiers to stand up. The shield soldiers on both sides can only shrink inward and maintain the original speed. The fallen shield soldiers must protect themselves with their shields. Lie down on the spot and let your comrades walk over you.
When they were fifty steps away from the Qin camp, the Zhao army's archers stopped shooting to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops; when they were thirty steps away, the Qin army stopped shooting arrows. After a moment of silence, the whistling of arrows in his ears turned into a deafening cry of death. At the command of the battalion commander, the halberdiers put their halberds on the shoulders of the soldiers in front, and then launched a charge! The moment after the two formations collided, it was clear who won and who lost: the one with a loose formation immediately turned around and ran away, while the one with a relatively rigorous formation pursued steadily, or turned to the enemy formation next to it.
The first attack was tentative. Zhao Jun did not fight desperately. After a slight contact, he quickly dispersed and retreated to both sides without a chance. In the first line, the Qin army defended their camp fence, while the Zhao army withdrew its troops two miles away.
It turns out that infiltrating from the Xiushui Valley is a bad idea. Because the valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the flat land is narrow, the Zhao army that attacked in this direction was violently hit by the Qin army's bows and arrows, but their own bows and arrows could not reach that height, or they had no power when they did. Without the cover of bows and arrows, the Zhao army retreated without even engaging in a contact battle.
The right wing was originally an auxiliary direction. The main attacking Chinese army retreated, and the right wing did not come up. It is only placed opposite the Qin army so that the Qin army here cannot assist in other directions.
Wang Hao stood behind a stone on a high mountain, observing the fighting everywhere. He did not directly participate in command, and all decisions were made by each of the five doctors. Wang Hao stared closely at the undispatched unit of the Chinese army: a group of three thousand spearmen, and fell into deep thought. There is no doubt that this is Zhao Jun's assault force. As long as the Qin army shows a slight flaw, it will be ruthlessly torn apart by this army. He nervously considered ways to deal with this spearman.
The second attack was mainly launched on the front of the Chinese army. Archers still provided long-range cover, and six battalions of halberdiers charged. But this time, the archers followed the infantry and advanced twenty paces to continue shooting. This was done to disperse the firepower against the charging battalion and suppress the Qin army's bows and arrows more strongly; in order to minimize the losses of the archers, the shield soldiers tried their best to raise their shields high after stopping. The Qin army still knew their priorities. They ignored the suppression of the Zhao army and still shot the attacking Zhao army desperately. But when the fighting soldiers from both sides came into contact, they did not stop shooting. Instead, under the command of the battalion commander, they shot arrows at the Zhao army archers 80 steps away. The sudden blow caught Zhao Jun's archers off guard. The shield hand holding the large shield high had some difficulty with his bare hands. Suddenly, he was pressed by gravity and immediately staggered. The ensuing rain of arrows knocked down all the unprotected archers, and the battalion commanders immediately gave the command to retreat at the top of their lungs. The four thousand people immediately turned around and ran away, but there were still a large number of soldiers who could not avoid the third rain of arrows.
Both sides in the two attacks consumed a large amount of arrows and also lost many archers. Zhao Jun retreated the Chinese army that had launched two attacks, and let the army behind them come up to take their place. This action took a lot of time, and the third attack was launched at the end of the day.
This time, the Zhao army seemed to have found the direction of the attack, concentrated its archers to shoot at a camp of the Qin army, and forcibly advanced to a distance of 80 steps. The charging battalion behind also shrunk its attack front, focusing on the key offensive camps.
This has advantages and disadvantages. The Qin army was also able to concentrate on shooting in the center. Arrows rained down from all directions, making it difficult for the shield bearers to support and to deal with side attacks; the archers also suffered heavy losses. But it was worth it. Although the Zhao army suffered huge losses, it broke through the Qin army's formation for the first time and advanced to the camp. Countless stones were thrown from the camp fence, knocking down many people. Zhao Jun also picked up the stones and fought back.
Zhao Jun approached the wall of the stronghold. One soldier squatted down as a stepping stone. Another soldier stepped on him and jumped into the stronghold. However, he was immediately stabbed by the Qin army's spear and pushed out of the wall. However, the Zhao army was not afraid of death and jumped into the stronghold one by one, stepping on the bodies of their comrades. Most of the Zhao soldiers who were singled out of the stronghold by the Qin army stood up again and fought hard despite their injuries. After a while, the Zhao army established a foothold in the stronghold and started to fight with the Qin army.
After the Zhao army broke through the Qin army's defense line, the fifth doctor immediately transferred soldiers from the rear camps to strengthen the strength, and at the same time let the battalions on the two wings that had not been attacked by the enemy attack the Zhao army's flanks and rear. More than 6,000 soldiers from both sides started a melee on this battlefield of less than six miles. Due to the close contact between soldiers on both sides, the archers lost their effectiveness and retreated on their own initiative. Hand-to-hand combat became the main form of combat. Almost no one can stand here for a few breaths. No matter how many enemies he defeats, he will eventually be defeated by them. If one person is not good enough, then two will be used, and if two are not good enough, then ten will be used. The more brave the soldiers are, the more emphasis they will receive.
At one, two, and three places, Zhao Jun opened the village gate one by one, and Zhao Jun from outside rushed in. The two sides fought hard beside the gate and on the wall of the village.
This is the home ground of the Qin army. The injured soldiers were quickly rescued, and the lost men were quickly replaced. However, the Zhao army fought less and less and seemed to be at a disadvantage.
At this time, there was a drum sound on the top of the mountain, and the three thousand spearmen who had been sitting still stood up.
Even though the village gate was opened and the wall was breached, Wang Hao had no expression on his face, but when the three thousand spearmen stood up, Wang Hao was immediately moved!
The best way to deal with spearmen is naturally to shoot with bows and arrows. Without the protection of a shield, the slow-moving spearmen are simply a living target. But in the current melee situation, the archers cannot exert their power, and the spearmen have become a weapon to clean up the battlefield. Three thousand spearmen were seen arranged in three rows, carrying their spears on their shoulders at first to speed up their movement. The distance of four miles and twelve hundred steps was reached in an instant. Before entering the battlefield, the spearman paused, held the spear on his shoulder flat in his hand, shouted and rushed towards the field.
The two-foot-five-foot spear almost reaches the limit of human arm strength. These big men with broad shoulders and round waists also need some skills in handling the flat end. But the forest of spears in front of them can indeed destroy any resistance. Seeing the situation, the fifth doctor immediately rang the bell, and the soldiers retreated while fighting, and retreated to the second camp fence.
The two camps are one mile apart. Since they were fighting and retreating at the same time, the spearmen could not put their spears on their shoulders during the extra 300 steps, and could only continue to hold them flat. Lian Po on the mountain saw the Qin army retreating to the second camp fence, and immediately ordered the Zhao army, which was still on standby, to move forward to maintain the offensive posture and protect the flanks and rear of the front army.
The archers who had scattered back during the fight had stabilized their position in the new camp, when they suddenly fired arrows at the lagging spearmen. Reinforcements of the Qin Army also appeared on the north side of the battlefield. If they swept across Zhao Jun's flanks and backs, Zhao Jun, who was attacked from both sides, would be completely wiped out.
Lian Po felt that the situation was serious. He used drums to urge the reinforcing Zhao army to speed up and block the flanking Qin army. At the same time, he sent someone to order the last Zhao army (that is, the first army to enter the battle) to prepare for battle. .
The battlefield was filled with drums, shouts, and shouts of death, so much so that the soldiers had to be very careful to hear their commander's orders.
Although the spearmen suffered heavy losses under the attack of bows and arrows, they finally entered the battle. But just after they provoked the front-line soldiers of the Qin Army, the reinforcing Qin Army appeared behind them. Behind them is always a soldier's weakness, and spearmen are especially vulnerable. The spearmen had to turn their spears around to defend themselves against the enemy coming from behind. The spearmen who lost the spear array had a greatly reduced advantage in one-on-one hand-to-hand combat. When the Zhao army discovered that the Qin army appeared behind them, they hurriedly broke away from the battle and retreated. And retreat in melee contact quickly turns into flight.
Fortunately, reinforcements from the Zhao army arrived at this time, and the Qin army did not pursue them and returned to the camp fence to regroup.
