With the experience of the previous time, the Qin army skillfully drew arrows and fired with bows this time. Not surprisingly, it triggered another cry!
Both shots by the archers achieved results, and the Northern soldiers who were fighting outside dozens of steps burst into cheers.
Meng Ao waved his hand and led the archers back. This time, Zhao Jun fired arrows in retaliation to block the attack. The arrows rained heavily, and it took ten arrows to stop. Since the archers were not far from the big rocks, everyone could find a bunker, and Zhao Jun's shooting caused no casualties. The archers retreated safely.
After seeing the archers retreat, the five hundred soldiers shouted loudly and cheered thunderously. Zhao Jun was so angry that he shot a batch of arrows here, but they couldn't reach them at all, which caused Qin Jun's ridicule.
Meng Ao looked at the trench about ten steps away from Zhao Jun's barracks, thoughtfully.
After withdrawing the troops and returning to camp, it was just past noon. Meng Ao reported today's harvest to Li Bing. Although he didn't know exactly how many enemies were killed, the screams and wailing in Zhao's camp were certain. Li Bing graciously noted the loss to the official, who happily returned to the camp and announced the good news to everyone!
Meng Ao proposed his battle plan to Li Bing: take advantage of the dim moonlight to attack Zhao Camp at night tonight. Meng Ao and Li Bing led two agents of the Fifth Doctor on a bus and observed the attack route along the stone wall. Li Bing proposed using the trenches dug by the Zhao people as bunkers to launch an attack. Li Bing and the two fifth doctors were shocked: Isn't this too incredible?
Meng Ao pointed out that if it were an ordinary trench, it could not be used as a bunker. Not to mention jumping up and down, it would still be within the enemy's attack range. But that was not the case in this trench. Both ends were open outwards, and it was completely possible to enter and exit from both ends, not from the top. The trench was wide enough, and soldiers hiding in it could avoid bows and arrows, and it was difficult to throw stones in. Based on these two points, this trench can completely serve as a cover for archers to shoot, and it can also become an advanced position for settling before attacking. The only difficulty is that it is too close to the Zhao army at the foot of the mountain. The Zhao army at the foot of the mountain can attack the side of my attacking troops at any time.
The four people stood on the stone wall, observing, calculating, arguing with each other, complementing each other, and finally reached an agreement! By this time, the sun was almost setting.
Compared with Meng Ao's small fight, Zhao Kuo formed a strong lineup this time and was able to defeat the Qin army for a while. The two five-formation phalanxes were ten miles apart from each other, and a hundred steps apart from each other. They were charging towards the Qin army at the eastern foot of Jushan Mountain in a mighty manner.
The distance between the two places is less than twenty miles, and as long as the formation is maintained, it only takes an hour. The Qin army still took advantage of the corner of Jushan Mountain to ambush troops on the mountains on both sides of the valley, and then came out of camp to fight. After contacting Zhao Jun, Qin Jun turned around and retreated; Zhao Jun was not confused and stood ready at the mouth of the valley. The two sides reached a stalemate here.
When the Zhao army's front army was in a stalemate with the Qin army, Bai Qi sent troops directly towards the hill. At the same time, Wang Lu also sent troops to attack from the mouth of the valley. There are three armies, two attacking and one defending, about 20,000 people. The target is the two batches of five formations coming out of the camp, about 20,000 Zhao troops.
Zhao Kuo saw the Qin army coming towards him from two directions from the hilltop, so he moved the five formations of the rear army that were supporting the front army to the hilltop, and at the same time asked the Zhao army's front army to retreat slowly. The Qin army on the east route, which was stalemate with them, also slowly followed up, preparing to wait for an opportunity to launch an attack. The ambush behind the mountain remained motionless.
For most of an hour, the troops on both sides were adjusting their positions. There was no contact, but the danger was not reduced at all. The Qin army acted according to the plan and attacked the Zhao army in three routes, taking the outer route without interfering with each other. Zhao Jun needs to switch from a one-way offensive formation to a three-way defensive formation. No matter whether there is a plan or not, it is an internal battle. The adjustment is much more difficult. If you are not careful, it will cause chaos in the formation, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. opportunity.
However, under Zhao Kuo's control, the ten formations of the two armies were not chaotic at all, and under the guidance of the flags of each battalion, they quickly completed the formation change. The Zhao army formed two fronts, one diagonally facing the Qin army on the west route, and the other directly facing the Qin army on the east route. Only Wang Lu's troops had no one to deal with.
Both the Qin troops on the east and west routes wisely stopped to reorganize their troops about a mile in front of the Zhao army, looking for opportunities to fight. Wang Hao marched his army straight forward, preparing to wedge between Zhao Bi and Zhao Formation.
There is a gap about two to three miles wide between Zhao Bi and Zhao Formation. Under normal circumstances, this kind of gap is hardly a gap, but Wang Hao was determined to make use of this gap this time. He arranged the five thousand Qin troops into three formations, facing the gap, almost brushing against the Zhao wall and marching a hundred paces away.
There was a drum sound inside the Zhao wall, the wall door opened wide, and the Zhao army's halberd soldiers poured out like a tide. Wang Hao secretly cheered, this is the moment he has been waiting for!
When the bell rang, the Qin army suddenly stopped. The archers strung their bows and pointed at the swarming Zhao army's halberd soldiers. The distance of a hundred steps was not enough for the Zhao army to form a formation, so the Zhao army could only rush towards the Qin army in a scattered formation. When the Qin army was preparing to shoot, the Zhao army had already passed thirty or forty steps, and almost looked at each other face to face with the Qin army. With an order, thousands of arrows shot out, directly piercing the Zhao soldiers who were rushing at the front. The second arrow deflected slightly upward, passed over the heads of the first line soldiers, and landed among the large group of soldiers behind them. The third arrow shot flatly again. By this time, the Zhao soldiers who were hit by the first batch of arrows had fallen down. This batch of arrows once again penetrated the people behind them.
All three arrows were shot within about ten steps, causing heavy casualties to Zhao Jun's halberd soldiers. Those who hadn't yet fallen slowed down hesitantly. The fourth arrow shot out again after a brief pause. The arrows at close range completely penetrated the Zhao army that rushed in front of them. The arrows shot by those powerful bows were even capable of shooting two or three soldiers in series. Then the fifth arrow shot over the heads of the soldiers in front and towards the soldiers behind them.
These were the ten steps of death. Almost half of the five thousand people who rushed out fell within these ten steps. The remaining people were left with only fear in their hearts. Their survival instinct made them scream, turn around and run away. The sixth arrow roared in, shooting down another batch. Zhao Jun fled to the wall door without his life, even throwing away his weapons. This massacre with bows and arrows was truly terrifying.
Facing the Zhao army's wounded soldiers forty or fifty steps away, the Qin army ignored them, adjusted their formation slightly, and continued to attack the Zhao army surrounded by the hill.
The Zhao army's unexpected troops temporarily stopped Wang Lu. With this brief pause, the first formations on both sides of the Zhao army launched an attack on the Qin army in front of them.
Bai Qi's East Route Army and West Route Army stopped a mile away because there was no gap to take advantage of, waiting for the outcome of Wang Lu's battle. And just when Wang Lu was massacring the Zhao army, Zhao Kuo re-entered his army.
The Chu people followed their own fighting style and did not confront the Zhao army head-on. The east route army retreated slowly, while the west route army moved flexibly to the two wings. This style of play made Zhao Jun very uncomfortable: the strong front was useless, while the weak wings had to bear the huge pressure of the Chu army.
Zhao Kuo sped up the rhythm of the drums and urged Zhao Jun to speed up their advance. The bows and arrows fell on the Chu people who had not completely avoided it. The Chu people who had come around had no time to encircle the first Zhao army and were about to face the second Zhao army and had to continue to move to the two wings.
The Zhao army's various arms combined into a square formation led by shield soldiers had a strong frontal impact, but the biggest problem was the difficulty in switching frontal positions. Now seeing the Qin army turning to his two wings, he was unable to turn around. The Chu men waved their long bamboo poles and turned to the two wings of the Zhao army as if they were running away. The Qin army fired arrows, aiming at the side and front. Zhao Jun in the square formation fell one by one. At this time, under the command of the commander, each formation turned its shield soldiers to the left and right, raising their shields to resist the Qin army's arrows. After paying some price, the first three square formations were converted into round formations, and the archers in the formations also began to counterattack the Qin army. The two formations behind had already turned around and rushed towards the scattered Qin army.
The Qin army rang the bell, and the soldiers turned and ran away. Zhao Jun chased after him bravely. The first three formations of the Zhao army, who had gained a breather, took the opportunity to restore their square formations, but the three rear formations fighting against the Qin army on the west route of Baiqi adjusted their directions and actually pointed at Wang Lu! The former army fighting against the Eastern Route Army mobilized its troops to fill the gap between the front and rear armies. Zhao Jun's change of formation, including elimination and attack, not only completely eliminated the threat to himself, but also formed an offensive. Even Bai Qi, who was watching the battle on the mountain, cheered loudly!
Now it was Zhao Jun who pointed at Wang Lu's flank. Wang Hao cautiously ordered the troops to retreat slowly to eliminate the unfavorable situation. Zhao Jun changed directions while marching, sealing the gap between Zhao Bi and the formation. The fighting in the other two places also stopped. Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi were like masters fighting each other, changing their positions and making contact. When they saw that there was no chance, they separated again. Both sides knew that this transformation was even more dangerous than a face-to-face fight. One mistake could result in the complete annihilation of the entire army.
Bai Qi saw that Zhao Kuo's flexible turn had defused his three-pronged attack, and that the sky was getting dark and there was no advantage in continuing to fight, so he used a flag to instruct Wang Lu to withdraw his troops after beheading him. Wang Lu then sent a thousand halberd and axemen to chop off Zhao Jun's heads. If Zhao Jun comes to ask for help, then kill another group.
Zhao Jun did not come out and allowed Qin Jun to behead the dead and wounded Zhao Jun. Blood and wailing broke out again. Zhao Jun was already numb.
The stimulated Zhao army returned to camp after the Qin army retreated. This time, the losses of regular soldiers were smaller, while the losses of surprise soldiers were larger. Especially the moment when the formation changes in the middle, it is so tense that it makes people breathless. Therefore, Zhao Kuo could not find any reason to pay attention to the fact that the defenders at the foot of Nanshan reported that hundreds of Qin troops were attacking, but none of them could get close to the camp fence! He wanted to re-mobilize his troops and fight the Qin army again.
After Wang Lu returned to the camp, he first rewarded the archers composed of a thousand swordsmen who came to help. These thousand swordsmen all fired hard bows with good accuracy and skillful bow skills. In today's battle, with only six arrows within ten steps, they completely defeated the attack of thousands of Zhao Qi's soldiers and shot them down. At least two thousand Zhao soldiers. It would be impossible for Bashu soldiers to have such a record!
