Bai Qi and his camp were stationed on the hill, and the general's flag was flying on the hill. Five thousand people were divided into ten camps. They camped on the left and right sides of the hill between the Danshui River.
Bai Qi's move was tantamount to putting a spear in the opponent's face. Logically, Zhao Jun should launch a fierce counterattack. But no. Because the camp in the south was filled with wounded Zhao soldiers who had just returned. It was already sunset when the battle ended, and a lot of time was spent waiting for the wounded to climb out of the pile of dead. After finally helping each other back to the camp, the emotions of the Zhao soldiers suddenly collapsed, and one person sobbed softly. It spread throughout the camp and eventually turned into loud cries. The double trauma of the mind and body, and the life-and-death test that lasted for a day, made it impossible for everyone to remain calm, and they couldn't even care about basic military discipline. They just cried in each other's arms with people they knew or didn't know in a random place! The officers want to persuade them to go to the camp and cry as a group, but it is impossible...
Zhao Kuo had no choice but to order the troops defending the fortress to be on guard to prevent the Qin army from taking the opportunity to attack the city. He watched helplessly as the Qin army moved to a small hill only five or six miles away from Zhaobi, set up camp, dug trenches and built forts, but there was nothing he could do. Now, let alone talk about a counterattack, if the Qin army attacks Zhao Bi, he has no confidence that he can hold it. Bai Qi just formed a camp and built a fortress, Zhao Kuo already felt lucky. But looking forward to the future, Zhao Kuo was completely desperate: Bai Qi was blocking the door, and Zhao Jun, not to mention the counterattack, even if he sent 10,000 people out of the camp, they couldn't find a place to line up! And sending one or two thousand men to attack is tantamount to giving the Qin army heads! And the food is only enough to last for five days...
On the battlefield, the corpses of Qin and Zhao soldiers lay next to each other, their blood flowing together, making it impossible to tell them apart, so the Qin people did not carry out routine beheading operations. The battlefield was very quiet, and the half-waning moon hung slantingly on the horizon, shining the cool moonlight on the bodies of the soldiers of Qin and Zhao without distinction. Moreover, some people woke up among the dead. Some were able to move and returned to their respective camps. Those who were unable to move screamed and looked forward to the rescue of their companions.
Bai Qi sent an envoy to Wang Lu, asking him to send hundreds of soldiers to rescue those soldiers who were still alive, especially the soldiers of the Qin army, and carry them back to the camp for treatment; the soldiers of the Zhao army also carried them aside and let them Zhao Jun went to the rescue. Wang Hao took the order and sent 500 soldiers and 100 doctors out of the camp to rescue. When he found the Zhao army's wounded, he carried them to the outside of the battle line and shouted to Zhao inside the wall, asking them to come out and take them back.
When Zhao Kuo heard the news, he also ordered soldiers to be sent out of the camp to rescue his own soldiers, and the injured Qin soldiers found were also handed over to the Qin people. But he couldn't send many doctors, because the doctors were all dressing up the wounded soldiers who were injured today!
The fighting in the south raged fiercely during the day, but turned peaceful at night. The battle at the southeast end of Shicheng in the north showed the opposite situation: during the day, both sides pretended to attack and defend, but at night it became real!
Meng Ao redeployed that battalion of soldiers to the front line, reinforced them with a hundred swordsmen and archers, and ordered them to capture the front battalion at night.
This time without the cover of the trench, Meng Ao scattered a hundred swordsmen among the surrounding rocks, allowing them to shoot at will the Zhao soldiers they could. The two battalions are only one mile apart. If Zhao Jun leaves the camp to counterattack, he can retreat to the main camp in time.
Facts have proved that a hundred swordsmen are too many, and twenty or thirty are enough. The swordsmen quickly cleared away the Zhao troops who were standing guard and patrolling. The five hundred generals rushed to the wall to defend, but it only caused more casualties. The soldiers could not even see the Qin army, and they all died, causing great panic and several uncontrollable screams. , the soldiers ran out of the camp fence and fled in all directions. Meng Ao did not expect this result, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to attack, but only captured a few Zhao soldiers whose legs were trembling with fear.
The collapse of Zhao Jun on the mountain aroused Zhao Jun's panic. The Zhao army on the mountain saw someone coming from the north and shouted in panic: "Qin army attacks the wall! Qin army attacks the wall!" Before they could see clearly who was coming (actually it was the defeated Zhao army), they dispersed in a rush. .
Throughout the night, Meng Ao couldn't stop even if he wanted to. He led his troops to drive for more than ten miles and passed down six camp fences before the Zhao army collapsed. At this time, the east has turned white.
Li Bing sent troops to occupy various camp fences, and at the same time sent military envoys to report to Bai Qi that our army had conquered the sixth battalion at the foot of the southern mountain. They moved forward to the foot of the largest mountain. Looking from a distance, there seemed to be a large granary on the mountain. It might be The place where Zhao army gathered food. Bai Qi ordered the entire army to step up preparations. First, ensure that the captured positions are not lost. Second, strive to cut off Zhao Jun's grain transportation route. Finally, if there is an opportunity, capture Zhao Jun's granary!
Li Bing received Bai Qi's order after dawn, and sent a military envoy to order Meng Ao not to capture the enemy's granary for the time being, but to isolate Zhao's grain transport team.
After capturing six Zhaojun barracks in a row, the burden of water supply suddenly became heavier. Every time Li Bing sent a battalion to occupy the front position, each soldier had to carry a can of water by himself. Six battalions needed 3,000 water jars, and soon there were not enough water jars. Only three soldiers could carry one water jar. This could not be considered a march, but a move. This water is only enough for one day, what to do the next day? Still a problem!
Meng Ao walked with the vanguard battalion and a hundred swordsmen for a whole night, covering twenty miles of mountain roads. He was tired and thirsty, but without a drop of water to drink. I don't feel it when I'm fighting or running, but when I stop, my throat is as dry as smoke, and I swallow hard to no avail! The soldiers who followed them as backup were no better. Meng Ao could only send soldiers down the mountain to find water. About an hour later, the soldiers came back and reported that there was a small ditch five or six miles down the mountain. It should be rainwater that accumulated after rain. Meng Ao searched Zhao Jun's camp but could not find any container that could hold water. So he ordered the thirsty soldiers, in units of a hundred, to go down the mountain to drink water. By noon, reinforcements carrying water jugs finally arrived and replaced Meng Ao and the others. Meng Ao and the others deliberately went around to the foot of the mountain and drank a lot of water in a small ditch before returning to camp along the foot of the mountain.
On the way back to the camp, Meng Ao and the others found many camp fences that were obviously abandoned by Zhao Jun, which contained a large amount of food and other daily necessities. It seems that this was also where Zhao Jun stationed troops. After the camp fences on the mountain were captured, these camp fences were abandoned. Meng Ao and others were not picky and just picked up these things and packed them away. He also sent a military envoy to report to Li Bing and asked him to send people to move the remaining things away.
Li Bing did not move things away, but sent troops to station, transforming this place into another year of garrisoning troops. Originally, the soldiers were stationed behind the mountain, and there was no problem in defending Shicheng. Now the position has been moved forward, and this is the place closest to the front line. Li Bing even set up his big tent on the edge of this valley. Meng Ao could only transport the things that were transported up the mountain back down with a face full of shame!
Li Bing's actions at the foot of Nanshan stimulated the other two armies. On this day, Wang Ling led the Guanzhong Army to attack the Zhao Army in Danzhu Ridge. The Shangjun army also launched an attack at the foot of the central mountain.
The foot of the mountain in the center is where Zhao Kuo's tent is located. It is very tightly defended and has very elite troops. The Qin army has been unable to attack it repeatedly. The Qin army and the Zhao army in Danzhu Ridge fought fiercely for a day, and finally drove the Zhao army down the Danzhu Ridge. Danzhu Ridge was also dyed red with blood.
For two consecutive days, Zhao Jun lost two passages, one south and one north, and was completely enclosed in a narrow quadrilateral area with a side length of less than a hundred miles. Under the terrain of three mountains and two valleys, the two mountaintops on both sides were captured by the Qin army, and the Zhao army had lost all room for maneuver. Zhao Kuo also completely lost hope of attacking Duan: now he not only had to break through the Qin wall, but also first broke through the fortress built by Bai Qi close to his face.
Zhao Kuo summoned all the ten thousand generals to discuss future battle plans. Everyone agrees that Changping's defense has failed. What we need to do now is to safely break out the more than 400,000 people - repel the Qin army? Stop thinking about it!
After reaching a consensus, the breakthrough point is selected.
There are two roads from Changping to Handan, one passing through the foot of Danzhu Ridge and the other passing through the east end of Shicheng. The east end of Shicheng was broken through several battalions by the Qin army, which was obviously not conducive to a breakthrough; the breakthrough point was chosen at the Danzhu Ridge line that had just been lost.
There is no time or space to adjust the troops, so they can only organize the troops nearby to launch an offensive. One army launched the main attack in the direction of Danzhu Ridge, the other army launched a diversionary attack towards the junction of Danzhu Ridge and Shicheng, and the third army served as a reserve force and was ready to go into battle at any time as needed.
Then, Zhao Kuo announced: Due to the emergency of the war, the granary was under attack by the enemy, and food could not continue to be supplied. The armies could only rely on existing food to support their operations; each battalion must plan the food supply. If the war does not go smoothly, , this is the only food that will be available in the future!
After the meeting, everyone felt heavy in their hearts: Four days, only four days, if we can't open up the situation, break out of the siege, and don't need the Qin army to fight, we will starve to death!
The ten thousand generals who were scheduled to be the main attackers called their subordinates to their tents after they returned, told them the current situation, and asked them to supervise the entire army and open a bloody path. Those five thousand generals and one thousand generals did not speak when they heard what was said. Finally, a thousand-man general said: "I wish I could die with a full meal!"
Ten Thousand People will think for a moment and say: "That's right!"
The Thousand-Man General said: "I am willing to be at the front one day!"
Thousands of people will say: "Yes!"
The so-called Danzhu Ridge actually includes the entire area where the stone city was built, and Danzhu Ridge in a narrow sense refers specifically to the westernmost main peak. The road from Changping to Shangdang passes through Lingxia. When Lian Po built the stone city, he built it all along the mountain in an east-west direction, except here, he built a ring-shaped castle. In Lian Po's plan, this was the last line of defense against the Qin army. When the Qin army attacked here, all the Zhao army in the valley at the foot of the mountain should have withdrawn behind the mountain. Unexpectedly, the Qin army attacked Shicheng from behind. In order to deal with the Qin army's position, Lian Po turned it against himself.
Now, Zhao Jun wants to capture the defense line designed and built by Lian Po himself!
