The Zhao army has already moved forward. Meng Ao continued to lead the few sharpshooters, sniping at the scattered archers from a distance. They shot an arrow and moved to another place, so that Zhao Jun could not grasp their movements. The commander of the Zhao army was furious and ordered the archers to step up their shooting.
Zhao Jun's arrows rained from the sky, but this time they did not use concentrated shooting. Meng Ao found a good angle. There was a big stone in front of him. He could go around the stone and hit the archers, but it was almost impossible for the archers to hit him. He fired several arrows here, attracting all the firepower of Zhao Jun. After the pressure in other places was relieved, he shot down several more archers. Back and forth, several people shot hundreds of arrows, shooting down dozens of people.
When Meng Ao and the others were "calling names" one by one, Zhao Jun had already rushed within fifty steps, and the second battalion also advanced to within a hundred steps. Two hundred archers from the second battalion joined in the shooting of the Qin camp. This is the real test!
Meng Ao ordered: "Get up!" All the archers stood up. Meng Ao ordered again: "Send!" The archers shot three arrows in succession at the charging Zhao army. This shot was just an area shot, and most of it hit the shields; but due to the dense formation of the Zhao army, those who missed the shields all hit the Zhao soldiers. Since each arrow disrupts Zhao Jun's formation, the power of the arrows behind them is greatly increased. After nearly 300 arrows were shot, about 30 to 50 people were hit by arrows, and the gap in Zhao Jun's formation opened up sharply.
At this time, Zhao Jun's archers also shot arrows at Qin Jun. Due to the addition of two hundred archers, the arrows became more dense, almost covering the sky and the sun. Meng Ao turned a blind eye and continued to order: "Shot!" No one in the Qin army took the initiative to avoid the arrows. They all straightened up and shot three more arrows at the scattered Zhao army. More Zhao troops fell, and there may be less than 200 people still fighting. The Zhao army's arrows landed inside and outside the camp walls, and some of them passed through the gaps between the barriers and hit the Qin army behind. Some people in the Qin army also fell down after being hit by arrows. As soon as the Qin army fell, three or five people rushed up from behind and dragged the wounded to the back for treatment. Although there were not many wounded in the Qin army, most of the wounded were on the head and face. Once an arrow was hit, it was often seriously injured. But the Qin army knew this and still fought to the death.
Meng Ao's arrows always hit, and he couldn't even count how many people he hit. The officials and other officials also kept their eyes fixed and shot the arrows in their hands decisively. They are lucky, there are no new injuries so far.
The first battalion had rushed within ten steps, and Zhao Jun's archers stopped shooting. The Qin Army's archers also began to retreat, and the combat soldiers behind them seemed to have been waiting for this moment and jumped up. The remaining nearly 200 people of the Zhao army were not afraid of death. They jumped into the camp fiercely and fought with the Qin army.
Meng Ao ordered the flag order to be issued. The ambush troops lying in the mountain col all came out and attacked the nearly four hundred archers. Different from the previous time when the halberd soldiers were dispatched independently, this time the Qin army's shield soldiers were in front and the halberd soldiers were behind, forming a more rigorous square formation. Sure enough, seeing the ambush coming out, Zhao Jun's archers immediately turned around and fired fiercely in this direction. The Qin army seemed to be prepared. The shield soldiers charged bravely against the rain of arrows, and the halberd soldiers behind them followed closely.
The distance from the mountain col to the archer line is not far, only about twenty or thirty steps. However, the archers are extremely scattered. If they kill them one by one, it will take a long time. The commanding Doctor Qin was very decisive and ordered the archers to shoot arrows collectively at the fighting soldiers who were charging on the mountain. They must be defeated! So the archers braved the rain of arrows and shot at the back of Zhao Jun on the mountain. With nearly direct fire and no cover, the archers' killing efficiency was astonishing, and combat soldiers fell in large numbers. Although the archers were constantly hit by arrows in the rain of arrows, the combat soldiers collapsed first.
Then, the doctor directed the Qin soldiers to rush towards the archers quickly, facing the rain of arrows, forcing them back and stabbing down the approaching archers.
Meng Ao on the mountain saw that the archers had been restrained by reinforcements, so he ordered the halberd soldiers to leave the camp, go around behind Zhao Jun and attack. As soon as the halberd soldiers made a roundabout route, they were discovered by the Zhao army. At the same time, the reinforcements of the second battalion at the foot of the mountain were attacked from behind by the Qin army. The scene of heavy casualties also fell in the eyes of the Zhao army soldiers. The commander ordered a retreat, and he took the lead and ran out of the camp gate, rolling down the mountain. Other soldiers also swarmed to the camp gate and squeezed out. The Qin army caught up, stabbed to death those Zhao troops who failed to escape, and immediately retreated; the archers then rushed to the wall and fired fiercely at the retreating Zhao troops, as well as the Zhao archers who were still fighting against the Qin army in the mountain pass. . Zhao Meng finally ordered the withdrawal of troops. The Qin army's reinforcements also withdrew behind the mountain col.
There was a rare silence on the battlefield. Meng Ao asked everyone to take the time to rest, visited the wounded, and rushed to the mountain col to praise the bravery of the reinforcements and Dr. Qin's excellent command. More than thirty people in the reinforcements were injured, ranging from minor to serious injuries. Meng Ao found a dry and sheltered place in the middle of the mountain, helped the seriously injured people there to rest one by one, and promised to send them back to the camp after the war was over. The lightly wounded people had their wounds wrapped up, and those who could still fight continued to fight. , those who have lost combat effectiveness are here to take care of the seriously injured.
On Meng Ao's way back to the camp, the Qin camp official doctor sent by Li Bing to support him led the doctors and followers of the camp up the mountain to look for him. Meng Ao took him up the mountain together. In front of the wall, he discussed the battle plan with the officials of the camp.
The battlefield is not large, only a few miles back and forth. The reinforcing officials looked at the large number of dead and wounded lying in front of the slope, their eyes filled with envy: If they could cut off all their heads, what a great achievement it would be! He said to the officials in his camp: "How lucky you are to win this victory!"
The official of the camp said: "Your merits will surpass this!"
The reinforcing official said: "But if this is the case, you are very lucky!"
The officer of the camp said: "If you join the army, you will definitely make meritorious deeds!"
The reinforcing officer said: "I am ordered to join the army!"
Meng Ao pointed at the Zhao army at the foot of the mountain and said: "The Zhao people must muster the courage to fight. If they fail to win, there will be nothing they can do..."
The reinforcing officials rushed to say: "I am willing to defend it. If we fail to win, then..."
Meng Ao interrupted: "The defense camp has its own base camp, and you should take charge of it. ... The people of Zhao are brave enough to fight, and they are very powerful. However, if they fail again and again, you should attack them for being lazy."
The reinforcing official asked: "What do you mean?"
Meng Ao said: "You have your own headquarters, and I have three hundred soldiers from the mountains to help. But when you see my flag waving, you go out from behind the enemy, drive away the archers, and rush to the enemy camp. The enemy's elite are all outside, but there are remnants of soldiers in the camp. If you attack, you will break it. There is fire in that camp. If you break it and burn it, then you can go back and attack the Zhao army with me. If you see anyone coming out of his camp, drive them away."
Meng Ao said it was simple, but in fact it was very complicated to do, involving difficult scheduling and insight into the situation. The official said: "I know it. When I see the red flag of the joining army waving, I should march out, capture that camp, and burn it. Then I will return to the main camp and attack the Zhao army together! If you encounter anyone along the way, drive them away!"
Meng Ao saw the official's understanding, although it was simplified, but there was no big difference, so he nodded in agreement. The official officials asked their own officials if they understood, and everyone replied: "Here!"
Meng Ao pointed out to the official where the reinforcements were located at the foot of the mountain and asked the official to take the troops there without letting Zhao Jun discover them. The official led the people down and quietly brought the troops halfway up the mountain. He came up again to see Meng Ao. Meng Ao is now observing Zhao Meng's movements in front of the wall: it is very clear that the Zhao army is attacking four battalions. His own camp has been standing in front of the camp from morning till now, obviously supervising the battle. Meng Ao saw Zhao Meng beheading many commanders in front of the camp, and many soldiers who ran back were also beheaded. The blood in front of Zhao camp also flowed into a river! Some soldiers who fled back were placed at the front of the entire position. Obviously, they were exempted from guilt by being first.
The two battalions were still fifty steps apart and attacked one after another, so the tactics were probably similar! Meng Ao looked at the arrows and estimated when he should start firing them if he wanted to repel the attack of the two battalions of the Zhao army within twenty arrows. Although the Qin army shot a lot of arrows, the Zhao army shot more arrows, and the efficiency was much worse. Many of the arrows were shot on the barriers or in the mud in the camp. The Qin army was able to cope by picking up the arrows shot by the Zhao army and shooting them back. Therefore, despite fighting for a day, the Qin army was not in short supply of arrows. However, Meng Ao always poses problems for himself. He wants to use the most economical method and spend the least cost to win this battle.
He called the archers over and told them that before firing, they should first see where their arrows were going, and everyone concentrated their efforts to shoot in that direction. Only shoot one arrow at a time, then stop and follow up with your second arrow. Although the archers found it novel, they also found it interesting and nodded in agreement.
After the first wave of impact, the Zhao army suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining soldiers were not enough to form a formation, so they were in the front and climbed first. It is equivalent to Zhao Meng putting all available troops on the battlefield. In a small space, it took a long time for the team to pull out the troops.
As the sun sets in the west, the setting sun is like blood, illuminating the valley into a red color, which contrasts with the blood-stained hillside. This is the last battle of the day!
The drums sounded, and the Zhao army's vanguard started to move forward. When it was a hundred steps away from the Qin army, it stopped. Because the distance was relatively close last time, Meng Ao sniped him, so this time he deliberately stopped at a longer distance. After regrouping, the rhythm of the drums accelerated, and Zhao Jun began to charge upward quickly. The rugged mountain road soon disrupted the neat team, and the Zhao army's archers fired the first batch of arrows.
Meng Ao waited for Zhao Jun to finish shooting the first batch of arrows, and shouted "Get up!" Then he shot an arrow, knocked down one person, and shouted "Fa" again! All the arrows were fired towards the gap that Meng Ao found, and the dense cross-fire cleared the area at once. The scene was very terrifying! Seeing that the shooting was effective, Meng Ao immediately ordered: "Down!" All the troops fell on the ground. Zhao Jun fired a hail of retaliatory arrows, but did not cause any casualties.
Meng Ao shouted "Get up" again! He quickly shot another arrow in the chosen direction, and all the Qin troops concentrated their volley again, clearing out another Zhao army.
