The drums of Zhao Jun and Qin Jun sounded almost at the same time. Zhao Jun's tall barriers blocked Wang Lu and Meng Ao's sight, and they could not estimate how many people Zhao Jun attacked.
But once Zhao Jun came out of camp and formed a formation, their strength was exposed to the eyes of the two men.
The first wave of troops sent out was five battalions with 2,500 men. They seemed to have learned from the Chu army's fighting style, holding their long halberds horizontally, forming scattered formations, and staggered towards the hillside position.
The drums were beating loudly in the camp, and the five battalions were in scattered formations, advancing slowly with the beating of the drums.
The southern camp area is about five miles away from the hill. When the Zhao army came out of the camp to form a formation, Wang Lu immediately ordered the archers in the camp to gather together, and the entire army lined up, regardless of whether they were sick or not.
When the troops marched to a distance of one mile, the Qin army also completed their formation, and the archers gathered in the front camp. Meng Ao personally directed the archers to fight. He asked the archers to shoot at the two wings of the Zhao army after they advanced within a hundred steps, driving them into the center, and then suddenly the center blossomed. The position of the middle flower is indicated by the Meng Ao arrow.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Jun advanced within a hundred steps. The drum beat became more rapid, and Zhao Jun began to run. Meng Ao ordered to shoot, and the Qin army fired on both sides. Although the hit rate was not high, the dense arrows also caused a great psychological burden on the Zhao army, and they involuntarily concentrated towards the center.
After shooting the first wave of three arrows, Meng Ao shot an arrow toward the relatively densely populated area of Zhao's army. The Qin army's archers, who originally lined up to shoot on both sides, turned around and shot in the direction indicated by Meng Ao. Shooting from both sides formed a dense crossfire, immediately shooting a bloody hole wherever the arrow passed. Only about ten people were actually hit by arrows, but the visual effect was absolutely horrific. There was a burst of cheers in the Qin army camp.
Zhao Jun suffered the first blow, but did not stop. Instead, he continued to rush towards the Qin Army camp at a running pace.
With just enough time to shoot another arrow, Wang Hao ordered the soldiers to attack. Wang Hao did not distinguish between those who were sick and those who were not sick, hoping to scare Zhao Jun back by relying on his strength in numbers. But the Zhao army seemed to have no human feelings, like a war machine, charging up indifferently; when the Qin army's bamboo poles struck, they never retreated, but took one or two steps forward firmly, regardless of the situation. He hit himself with a bamboo pole, and inserted the halberd into the body of the Qin army soldier with a thrust.
Those Zhao troops who failed to dodge the thrusts held the bamboo pole tightly and even dragged it towards themselves, creating opportunities for the Zhao troops around them to attack.
In just one encounter, more than a hundred people from both sides fell. These more than a hundred people are the entire backbone of the Qin army, but only part of the Zhao army. After overthrowing the capable Qin army, although the remaining Qin army was stimulated with the passion for fighting under the bloody stimulation, they were still weak and weak, and they could not reach the strength of their chops or stabs. Zhao Jun's performance was much better. The key is that their weapons were hard poles. Although they were not light and agile, they were very lethal. The originally light bamboo poles were useless in the hands of a group of weak people. In just a moment, the Zhao army broke through the Qin army's formation and broke into the first barracks of the Qin army. The sick and wounded of the Qin army fled in all directions. He was running slowly and was overtaken by Zhao Jun and stabbed to death. However, Zhao Jun did not pursue much, but was eager to occupy the camp.
Zhao Jun, who occupied the camp, immediately rummaged through boxes and cabinets and stuffed everything he could eat into his mouth. The soldiers who did not enter the camp searched for the overthrown Qin army. Qin Jun seemed to understand what Zhao Jun wanted. When a group of people surrounded a Qin soldier, the Qin soldier took out his fried corn and threw it to the group of people. The group of people hesitated and stopped. Instead of killing the Qin army before, he divided the Qin army's fried corn. A large number of Qin troops who were overthrown survived by handing over fried millet.
Zhao Jun's strange actions naturally attracted Meng Ao's attention.
Meng Ao knew something was wrong before the Zhao army penetrated the Qin army's formation, and immediately retreated to the second camp with his archers. However, because he was not sure in which direction Zhao Jun would attack, he retreated fifty steps and then stopped, waiting for Zhao Jun's next move. ——The result was that Zhao Jun’s foraging behavior was seen. Since the Zhao army was covered by the barracks, the archers could not cause serious damage to the Zhao army who was foraging for food; and the Qin army's assault group did not come up. Meng Ao was heartbroken and felt that if even 200 strong soldiers launched an assault, We can drive these more than 2,000 people out of the camp. However, he didn't and could only watch the opportunity pass.
Meng Ao simply stopped retreating. He let the archers rest where they were and monitored the movements of the Zhao army fifty steps away.
Everyone in Zhao Jun seemed to have found something to eat, and after eating, they actually rested in place. The five battalions of the second wave of Zhao troops have already taken out the formation and are advancing forward amidst the sound of drums.
Wang Lu, who was standing on the hilltop and commanding, also saw Zhao Jun's strange behavior. He found that after the five battalions of Zhao Jun captured a camp fence, they did not break through continuously. Instead, they were eager to grab food and rested immediately after eating. He immediately realized that this was also a tired army. They might not have any injuries, but they were hungry and did not have the physical strength to fight continuously. He was somewhat relieved. Zhao Jun's attack was slow, allowing him to adjust his troops and wait for reinforcements. If Zhao Jun could maintain the intensity of the initial assault and charge continuously, it would be difficult for Wang Lu to resist with his current strength. But if it’s this intensity…
Zhao Jun's second wave of offensive was directed at a camp fence on the flank of the previous Qin camp. Wang Hao sent people to order the camp that was about to be attacked to resist for a while when Zhao Jun attacked, then retreated voluntarily and threw down some fried millet. When the Zhao army grabbed food, they immediately launched a counterattack. He also mobilized 200 capable men to nearby camps to strengthen them when the attacked camp launched a counterattack.
He ordered the military envoys to tell the officials not to fight head-on with the Zhao army, but to flexibly fight and retreat. The main principle of tactical application is to preserve troop strength.
This official was also an officer in Bai Qi's camp, and he understood Wang Lu's orders very well. His archers have been completely handed over to Meng Ao, and Meng Ao has not reinforced their camp, so he does not have archers to carry out "blocking shooting". He simply sent all the soldiers out of the camp and slowly advanced towards Zhao Jun. After he asked the soldiers to scratch a few people, he threw away the fried corn and ran back. When the soldiers heard what the commander said, they didn't have to risk their lives and were naturally happy, so they stepped forward with a relaxed mood.
When the two armies came into contact, Zhao Jun also wanted to exchange injuries for injuries and lives for lives. But the Qin army did not confront him head-on. Instead, they waved the bamboo pole lightly and scratched a few people, then retreated, throwing away the fried corn on their bodies as they retreated.
The fried millet that was just handed out weighed more than ten kilograms, and it was not consumed much. After throwing it away, I felt "light without millet" and my whole body felt much more relaxed. I quickly retreated fifty steps and was about to enter the camp gate. The official suddenly discovered that Zhao Jun did not chase after him, but frantically picked up the fried millet thrown by Qin Jun. No matter how the officers tried to stop it, they could not stop it. After the official gave the order, the whole battalion stopped and went back to fight again.
But Zhao Jun's second battalion arrived and immediately stepped forward to engage in the battle. Seeing that new forces were coming in, the officials had no choice but to fight for a while and then retreat immediately. The second battalion of the Zhao army was chasing closely behind, forcing the Qin army to pass through the camp and not dare to stop. The Zhao army immediately seized the Qin camp without pursuing them, and instead searched for food in the camp.
The Qin army retreated a hundred steps, and the 200-strong army sent by Wang Lu for reinforcements arrived. They joined forces, shouted, and rushed back.
The Zhao army who occupied the camp did not find enough food. Seeing the Qin army fighting back, they stopped searching and prepared to fight. The Qin army rushed over, but the Zhao army did not leave the camp and allowed the Qin army to enter. They immediately used desperate tactics to kill more than ten people who were the first to rush into the Qin army. Seeing that the situation was not good, the officials retreated again. Zhao Jun did not pursue him and continued to search in the Qin camp. The Qin army that was killed was also torn into pieces by the Zhao army. The bloody scene made the Qin army hide their faces. Officials frequently sent hundreds of people to harass, and the Zhao army's follow-up troops followed up and launched an attack on the place where the Qin army temporarily gathered. They drove the Qin army away and stopped a hundred steps away from the Qin camp.
Upon seeing this, Meng Ao immediately led his archers to rush over and fired at Zhao Jun, who lacked the protection of the camp, and immediately shot down several people. Zhao Jun only slightly adjusted his formation, seemingly indifferent to this minor harassment. Since Meng Ao was not protected by combat soldiers, he did not dare to let the archers get too close. At this time, another battalion of Zhao troops attacked from the Qin camp and came towards Meng Ao. Meng Ao had no choice but to retreat.
When the second camp of the Qin army was captured, the third wave of the Zhao army completed their formation and charged towards the Qin army amidst the sound of drums.
The continuous sound of drums woke up Bai Qi. Bai Qi jumped up, his legs went weak, and he fell down again. The huge movement alerted the guards waiting outside the tent. Everyone rushed in, helped Bai Qi up, and called out repeatedly. Bai Qi threw them away dissatisfied and asked, "Where are the drums played?"
The guard said: "The Zhao army is attacking the camp."
Bai Qi said: "Why don't you retaliate?"
The guards were speechless.
Bai Qi said, "Those who are in charge will be flogged thirty times each!" He straightened his clothes and went to the lookout position. The ten personal camp guards on duty outside the tent, regardless of their title, all took off their shirts, exposed their spines, and received thirty bamboo sticks. The rest of the pro-camp followed closely behind Bai Qi.
Bai Qi took a lookout and saw Wang Lu there, commanding the Qin army that had lost its camp fence to retreat to the side and rear.
Bai Qi looked around for a while and saw that the two camp fences were lost. He was furious and was about to get angry when he suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell down. Wang Hao and the guards beside him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly supported him. Wang Lu said: "May your Majesty rest for a while while I wait to defeat the enemy."
Bai Qi calmed down for a while, then woke up from his dizziness and asked, "Why did we lose two camps in one moment?"
Wang Lu said: "The Zhao people have a large number of people. If they attack one by one, more than a hundred of my capable warriors will be killed. The rest are unable to fight, so they retreat! After the Zhao people entered the camp, they did not pursue them, but looked for food to feed themselves. That's it. We are hungry soldiers. Even if we take our second battalion temporarily, there is nothing we can do."
Bai Qi listened to Wang Lu's brief report and took a closer look. He saw that the two lost battalions were both guarded by five battalions of Zhao people, and at the foot of the mountain at the Zhao base, there were still five battalions heading this way.
