When ordering the troops, Wang Lu asked Bai Qi to come out of the tent to take charge. Bai Qi said, "You can't show it to others. Just do it on your own and don't let others notice."
The daily work of ordering troops every day is very complicated. Wang Hao did not assign special tasks to each of the five doctors and public transport yesterday, so the whole camp had a day off. Today, as planned, each department will conduct tactical reconnaissance according to its own situation. Wang Lu especially said to the five officials stationed at the south end: "Yesterday, Zhao's army entered and exited with 500 people, and the troops were not in order. There may be a battle today!"
The fifth doctor said: "You should have a plan."
The Qin army did not have a time-consuming and labor-intensive breakfast process. After the ordering of troops, each camp took a short rest and ate some fried millet in the river. The two fifth officers in the north sent either a thousand or fifteen hundred people. Opening the camp gate and moving towards Zhao Jun's fortress is mainly to get familiar with the terrain. The two fifth officers in the south seemed to be angry at Zhao Jun's attack yesterday. Some of them went so far as to send out 5,000 men each, each commanded by a public servant. They mainly trained to cooperate with each other. Two public servants each boarded a flag-and-drum carriage and drove side by side, discussing matters with each other. As if nothing happened, Wang Hao continued to find a lookout post to observe the battles of the armies. None of the Qin soldiers knew that Bai Qi was also observing with Wang Lu this time.
The two of them were still more interested in the battle in the south, and the observation point was still placed in a place similar to yesterday's location. It was midsummer, and everything was flourishing. Both grass and trees were extremely dense, which could hide their traces well; and this further highlighted the battlefield between the two armies - where not a single blade of grass grew due to frequent trampling.
Bai Qi carefully watched the Bashu troops' formation, formation, formation changes, and reactions to the flag and drum orders.
An hour later, the Qin army appeared outside the mouth of the valley. ——At this time, Zhao Jun also finished his breakfast, and after receiving the alarm from the sentry, he also entered the position according to the assigned area. Bai Qi also observed Zhao Jun's actions very carefully.
Drums have begun to beat in the north, and the soldiers are shouting and charging up and down the mountain, but they usually stop when they reach the Danshui River and withdraw their troops. Zhao Jun only shot sporadic arrows. After passing through three or four formations, another unit came out from the barrier to take over the previous unit and continue to practice charging. Bai Qi watched from a distance and was very dissatisfied with this training method. He said to Wang Lu: "Soldiers have courage. How can they resist the enemy when they are constantly fighting? When you get into battle again, you will have its use!"
Wang Lu said: "Now I am just exercising my muscles and bones and learning to give orders, not practicing battle. If there is a war, your Majesty will watch it!"
Bai Qi interrupted him and said: "The Zhao army is about to move out, don't make a mistake." Wang Hao took a look and saw that the flags in the southern barrier area of the Zhao army's position were indeed fluttering, and it seemed that a large number of troops were mobilized. Wang Lu said: "He doesn't know how to fight. How can he fight with such a large number of people lying down and having no land in a mere hundred miles?" Bai Qi didn't respond.
Soon, the gate of Zhao's army opened wide, and five hundred people poured out under the leadership of the flag bearer, and quickly formed a formation at the front of the camp. The two public servants whispered to each other, each beat their war drums and led the army forward.
The so-called layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the door. In the eyes of everyone, what they saw was the neat formation of the Qin army, advancing forward like mountains and waves, seemingly invincible. The expert pays attention to the coordination of the troops and drums, observes the main general's control of the forward route, and the methods of each army to adapt to the situation. Bai Qi seemed to be integrated into this formation change, completely immersed in it. He muttered and beat the drums; he waved his hands gently as if holding a flag.
When the five hundred Zhao troops saw the five thousand Qin troops pressing forward in order, they actually moved forward under the command of the five hundred generals. Five hundred men will walk beside the flag bearer, at the head of the procession. The five hundred people walked to the bank of Danshui and stopped. At the same time, another battalion of Zhao Jun, also led by the flag bearer, rushed out of the gate, formed an orderly formation in front of the battalion, and also drove to the bank of Danshui under the command of the 500-man general.
One thousand Zhao troops stood on the bank of Danshui in front of the barrier, waiting for the arrival of five thousand Qin troops.
The five thousand Qin troops were very interested in the hill in the middle of the battlefield. They moved towards the hill in an outflanking manner, and at the same time sent two officials, each with 500 men, to run and occupy the hill. Wang Hao whispered to Bai Qi: "Standing high and condescending also understands the key points of warfare." Bai Qi remained noncommittal and continued to observe the battlefield situation.
Although the hillock is further away from the Qin army, the Qin army has more soldiers, and the formation is closer to the front, and they have prepared their formation before the Zhao army. In addition, it seems that the Zhao army did not receive the order to seize the hilltop, so the two officials only After running thousands of steps, they occupied the top of the mountain. The two quickly assigned positions and formed a formation in front of the mountain. The two-horse army also climbed up the mountain half an hour later and formed their positions according to the mountain: three camps on the front mountain, one camp on the top of the mountain, and one camp on the back of the mountain. Each battalion was about a hundred paces apart; There is also a passage about a hundred paces wide. Since the mountainous area is not large, the forwards of the third battalion of Qianshan have almost reached the bottom of the mountain, and are only two miles away from Danshui.
The two public servants discussed it, let the troops take a break, and called all the public officials and officials to the mountain to instruct them on their combat missions one by one. When they were ready, the two front battalions, led by two officials, headed towards the Zhao army on the bank of Danshui River. They walked slowly for five hundred steps, then changed to a quick step under the command. After fifty steps, they were about to change to a run, when they suddenly saw the Zhao army on the opposite side slowly retreating. Although they retreated, their formation was not chaotic. The two officials did not dare to let go of the pursuit, but still pressed forward with fast steps. When wading across the river, the Qin army's formation was scattered for a while, but they crossed the river in only a dozen steps and quickly adjusted their formation. When they were about thirty steps away, the official gave the command to charge. Five hundred people shouted and rushed forward. Only then did Bai Qi wave his fist and said, "Yes! Yes! If so, it is good!"
Seeing the Qin army launching a charge, the Zhao army quickly dispersed to both sides and ran back towards the barrier. The Qin army pursued for more than a hundred steps, and when they heard the sound of gold ringing from the hills, they also gathered their troops and retreated slowly. In this battle, the two sides came into contact, but did not fight. The Qin army looked better on the scene, but did not achieve substantial results.
However, when the Zhao generals on the city saw the Qin army retreating, they immediately beat drums, sent out two battalions of Zhao soldiers, formed their formation, and pressed towards the Danshui bank again. After the Qin army crossed the river with an assault on the front camp, they also pressed forward as a whole. After the troops were withdrawn, the front camp retreated to the back of the mountain and became the rear camp. When the two public servants saw that Zhao Jun had sent two more troops of 500 men, they were determined to reach the river before Zhao Jun. They beat the war drums and ordered the front camp to advance. Seeing that the Qin army was advancing in advance, the Zhao army stopped the drums when they were fifty steps away from the bank of Danshui, and asked the troops to stop and reorganize. When the Qin army reached about fifty steps away from Danshui, they also stopped the whole team. In this way, the two armies were a hundred steps apart and reorganized their formations face to face.
Danshui was lying between them, and whoever messed up their formation while crossing the river might encounter something unexpected, so neither side moved, and just looked at each other. The battlefield was silent for a moment. One official broke the silence and ordered his team to cross the river; the other official remained still, apparently to respond.
When the official advanced, Zhao Jun remained where he was. The Qin army reached the shore in fifty steps. With a shout, they rushed across the river and began to form their troops again in an instant. At this time, the two Zhao armies slowly pressed forward towards the Qin army that had crossed the river. When the official saw this, he immediately gave the command to charge without waiting for his formation to be ready. He and the flag bearer rushed to the front of the team.
Doctor Bai cleverly avoided one of the Zhao troops, concentrated his strength, and rushed towards the flank of the nearest Zhao army. He held the spear flatly and strode forward. As soon as the spear was turned, a Zhao Jun shield soldier flew out. The spears turned again, and the shield soldiers on both sides were knocked down almost at the same time. The Qin army cheered loudly and swarmed up, swarming in from the gap. Zhao Jun's 500 generals and flag bearers had hidden behind the card formation as they advanced and did not go out to fight. Seeing that the formation was broken, the five hundred men shouted: "Retreat!" The five hundred men quickly dispersed to both sides, not forgetting to carry away the soldier who was picked out by the spear before retreating.
After shattering one of the Zhao army's formations, the official ordered the whole battalion to adjust its direction and charge diagonally towards the other Zhao formation. The Zhao general was smarter. Seeing that the Qin army broke through the friendly forces on the flanks in just a moment, he immediately ordered a slow retreat. He used the time when the Qin army adjusted its formation to retreat to a safer distance fifty steps away. When the Qin army rushed towards him again, he slowly retreated. Always keep a distance of more than fifty steps from the Qin army, so that the Qin army does not have a chance to charge.
The Qin army who stayed on the other side of the Dan River saw that their friendly forces had won, so they couldn't wait to cross the river and press against the Zhao army. However, Zhao Jun's hundred men will always maintain a safe distance and retreat into the barrier defense area. The two public servants also called for gold and retreated their troops.
After the Qin army withdrew its troops, the Zhao army formed a third thousand-man formation. This time, Zhao Jun did not organize his team in front of the gate and then move to the shore. Instead, he directly inserted the flag gate fifty steps away from Danshui. The two battalions of Zhao troops formed two columns and quickly passed through the gate, ran to the flag gate and formed formation below. This time, the Qin army finally launched a good formation in the front line and waited for work.
Bai Qi regretted and said, "If we wait until the formation is uncertain and then attack, we will definitely defeat the enemy!"
Wang Lu said: "Zhao's army is so fast that it cannot be matched by public vehicles!"
Bai Qi said: "The flag gate has been set, and the soldiers have not yet arrived. This is the time. Beat the drums and attack, and you will win!" As he spoke, his face showed endless frustration, as if he had beaten a big one. defeat!
The same battle across the river, the same retreat at the first touch. Everyone can see that this is General Zhao's intentional arrangement. He does not want to fight to the death with the Qin army, just to let everyone get familiar with the battlefield scene and experience the atmosphere of war!
The two sides fought five formations in a row, starting and ending according to almost the same script; during this period, there were slight gains and losses based on the level of the commanders on both sides, and it was basically a tie. As the sun gradually set in the west, Qin Jun waited for about half an hour and saw no movement from Zhao Jun, so he retreated to the camp in order.
