The Qin army was inspired by Meng Ao's bravery, and they also stepped forward and swept Zhao Jun's legs with poles. This move really works. The Qin army had a long pole and a strong enemy ahead of them, so the Zhao army had to deal with it carefully. Not only was the advance slowed down, but it also consumed a lot of physical strength.
The commander of the Zhao army gave an order, and all the Zhao army retreated twenty or thirty steps, and quickly formed their formations at the sound of the command. At the sound of another command, the Zhao army held the halberd head down and tail up, and charged again. come over. Meng Ao shouted "Retreat", and the Qin army retreated. The two sides advanced and retreated, maintaining a distance of twenty or thirty steps. At this time, the archers in the camp suddenly shot at Zhao Jun from an oblique direction. Since Zhao Jun was in a dense formation this time, they were all shot down with one arrow. Zhao Jun sent out a battalion to seize the camp. The archers flexibly withdrew from the camp after shooting two arrows.
Meng Ao's mobile defense delayed time and produced an effect: the three battalions stationed at the foot of the mountain have been transferred to the top of the mountain, and the Nanjun Army who came for reinforcements has crossed Danshui a mile or two downstream and is heading here. Come; the dust from the west is getting closer.
Zhao Kuo followed the fourth wave into battle. He was sweating all the way, and he didn't know whether it was sweat from exhaustion or hot sweat. The pain has covered up his hunger. He currently has no appetite, and only the tension and excitement before the war remain in his heart. The flag and drum cart was pushed forward slowly by several soldiers, and his personal camp was at the end of the army. There are currently no animals in the camp, and all the weapons have been replaced by halberds. It is impossible to tell who is a general and who is a soldier just by looking at their appearance.
The pro-camp will be led by the battalion captain from the front, and 500 people will hold down the formation from behind. Zhao Kuo walked in the middle of the last row of the team like a soldier. The camp in front of him is the personal camp of ten thousand generals. He and Ten Thousand Generals only retained a personal camp size of 500 people, and the others were assigned to the combat troops, so this unit appeared to be well-trained and unique.
After walking for several miles, Zhao Kuo stopped sweating, his headache and fever seemed to disappear, and his whole body was filled with the passion for fighting. He witnessed with his own eyes the Zhao army successfully captured the three barracks of the Qin army on the camp. These three troops will rest there to block the Qin army coming for reinforcements, and the main assault force will be the troops led by him. Detachment of troops, they will rush directly to the mountain. After they break through the defenses in the middle of the mountain, the Zhao army at the foot of the mountain will continue to advance south along the opened passage. His lowest goal is to find food and other supplies in the Qin Army's camp, and his highest goal is to kill several Qin Army generals, shake the Qin Army's war system, and wait for Handan to come for reinforcements. When the troops passed the occupied Qin army camp, Zhao Kuo silently wished that there were the main generals of the Qin army on the top of the mountain! He hoped that the information was true: Bai Qi was stationed in this camp.
Zhao Kuo's personal camp stopped in the central camp, and the assault mission was commanded by ten thousand generals. He watched as tens of thousands of people organized themselves into teams and marched toward the mountains.
The mountain is neither high nor steep. It has some rocks and is generally flat. It is by no means an insurmountable natural hazard. Zhao Kuo was confident of winning in one battle.
The battle was directed first toward the camp to the west, where less support was available. But the swarming archers interfered with the progress. The first battalion to go up was exhausted and suffered heavy losses. It was attacked from both sides and forced to retreat.
After this period, Zhao Kuo had a general understanding of the strength and weakness of Zhao's army: there were only a hundred or so men in each camp that could be sent to fight, and the rest were probably sick and could only defend the camp and were unable to fight. This increased Zhao Kuo's confidence.
Ten Thousand Generals probably thought the same way. In the second formation, he devoted all his troops to the battle to break through the central camp. But unlike the first formation, the Qin army did not fight him hard, but adopted a strategy of wandering. Although Qin Jun was sick and in poor physical strength, Zhao Jun's physical strength was also very pessimistic: they didn't eat, they relied entirely on one breath, and fought tenaciously. If this breath is released, everything will be over.
Since the Qin army did not engage in direct combat with the Zhao army, but instead fought and fled, Ten Thousand People would decide not to engage in too much entanglement with the Qin army and instead attack the Qin army's camp.
In order to facilitate the archers' shooting, Meng Ao led the Qin army to retreat to the side of the camp fence, leaving an opening for the archers to shoot. Although this made it easier for the archers to shoot, it opened up the road to the camp. The Zhao army successfully drove away the archers and occupied the Qin army's camp in the middle of the mountain.
Zhao Kuo was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately asked the ten thousand people who occupied the central camp in the first wave to gather their troops and continue the attack. Only then did he realize that Ten Thousand Generals looked a little unhappy. Zhao Kuo asked: "What's the injury?"
Ten thousand generals said: "The abdominal pain is like a churn. There are many soldiers in the camp who have this condition, and I'm afraid they'll be targeted."
Only then did Zhao Kuo notice that many soldiers were squatting on the ground holding their bellies, looking in pain. He asked someone to bring over the remaining fried millet for inspection, but found nothing unusual. So he said to the generals: "Maybe it's because I haven't eaten for a long time, and it's hard to get rid of the accumulated food. You stay here while I go on your behalf."
Ten thousand generals said: "No way. How can such a small disease cause harm?" They ordered to beat the drums and go out into battle. When the soldiers holding their bellies heard the gathering drums, they had no choice but to endure the pain, struggle, and get out of the camp to line up.
Ten thousand people will set off with this army. Zhao Kuo felt uneasy in his heart. He seemed to be thinking of something, but he couldn't grasp it.
The troops of ten thousand generals were not hindered, and they directly crossed the Qin army camp halfway up the mountain and headed towards the top of the mountain. Meng Ao led the five hundred people who were driven out of the camp and waited less than a mile away from the camp. On their sides were one hundred archers. The tens of thousands of generals did not seem to take these few hundred people seriously, and only sent two battalions to drive away the obstructive Qin army, and the main force continued to advance up the mountain.
The first wave of five battalions of the Zhao Army had a direct confrontation with the Qin Army. They used the tactic of exchanging lives for lives and quickly eliminated more than a hundred people who could fight in the Qin Army. However, they also suffered almost the same casualties, and these The wounded and wounded soldiers are the core strength of the army. Thousands of people will send a battalion of troops to drive away Meng Ao, which is obviously looking down on others.
Although Meng Ao's soldiers were sick, there were still more than 500 of them. Moreover, under Meng Ao's training, he learned strange tricks such as leg sweeps, arm sweeps, and eye sweeps that are rarely used in daily life. This Zhao army obviously did not have as much combat experience as the fourth wave of Zhao army. They were stunned by the strange moves of the Qin army. They had no choice but to persist despite their injuries. Some people's stomachs are not up to par, and they feel pain at this time. Their hands and feet are cold, and their foreheads are sweating. Meng Ao sensed something was wrong with Zhao Jun, so he called the soldiers forward and stabbed them hard, killing the entire battalion.
The archers of the Nanjun Army are all commanders and are the most important force in the army. They are not only good at martial arts, but also have good tactical literacy. When they saw a battalion of Zhao troops coming up, they retreated layer by layer, shooting arrows while retreating. Although the unit that went to drive away the archers suffered heavy casualties, it still managed to complete its mission. The battalion that blocked Meng Ao was defeated.
After Meng Ao commanded the Qin army to kill the Zhao army, he did not pursue it and allowed the survivors to escape. He also asked the injured or sick Zhao army to put down their weapons and return empty-handed.
Since Meng Ao was on the side of Zhao Jun, his presence was a huge threat to Zhao Jun's attack. Ten thousand generals had no choice but to stop their troops, adjust their formation, and prepare to deal with Meng Ao first.
Just as the Zhao army adjusted their formation, a burst of cheers came from the nearby mid-mountain camp that was still in the hands of the Qin army. When Meng Ao looked back, reinforcements from Dongling had arrived. Seeing that Meng Ao was confronting the Zhao army, the reinforcements wisely relied on the Qin army's camp and began to form an array.
The sudden appearance of reinforcements from the Qin Army also surprised Zhao Jun. But now there was no way to retreat. After reorganizing their formation, the Zhao army attacked the Qin army with three battalions. Meng Ao directed the army to move to the side and rear, approaching the reinforcements. After retreating dozens of steps, Meng Ao asked the troops to stop and asked everyone to show off to the friendly forces.
As the Zhao army drove away the Qin army's archers, the Zhao army adopted a dense formation in its attack, preparing to fight Meng Ao with collective strength. After the two armies approached, Meng Ao gave an order, and the Qin army violently swept Zhao Jun's lower limbs with long poles. Immediately, dozens of people were stumbled by the sweep, and Zhao Jun's formation was in chaos. Meng Ao did not take advantage of the chaos in Zhao Jun's formation and take the initiative to kill Zhao Jun. Instead, he took the opportunity to retreat and move away from the front, leaving it to the arriving reinforcements. Naturally, the archers in the reinforcements would not miss this opportunity. Under the command of Nanjun Lieutenant, the reinforcements fired a volley, creating a bloody hole in the Zhao army's position. Thousands of people saw that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered a retreat, exited the range of the reinforcements' bows and arrows, and reorganized their troops.
More soldiers suffered from abdominal pain. Thousands of people felt that the situation was not good and led their troops to retreat more than a hundred steps and disengage. At the same time, he sent a military envoy to report to Zhao Kuo that he had suffered heavy losses due to the arrival of Qin reinforcements and asked for further instructions.
Soon, Zhao Kuo sent instructions that the first team of 10,000 people would be responsible for resisting the reinforcements, and the fourth team of 10,000 people would attack the top of the mountain. He himself will move to the Qin camp in the middle of the mountain. After receiving the order, the first team of 10,000 people will immediately give orders to move in the direction of reinforcements. After a short rest, Zhao Jun's fourth team, which had not yet received any energy replenishment, immediately set off as a team and headed towards the top of the mountain. Zhao Kuo led the pro-camp to also advance towards the mountain.
The first team did not take the initiative to attack, but moved forward slightly to make way for the fourth team to attack, and stopped in a position to cover its flanks. After the fourth team set off, he also followed and advanced on its side.
Upon seeing this, Meng Ao and Nanjun Lieutenant did not dare to delay any more and waved their troops towards Zhao Jun.
The first Zhao army stopped cautiously, and when the Qin army's arrows flew over, they ordered a charge; the injured, sick, and weak soldiers were naturally left behind.
Both the reinforcements and the garrison were from the Nanjun Army. The tactics and movements of both sides were similar, but the reinforcements had the advantage in physical strength. Meng Ao did not allow the reinforcements to dominate the front, so he led a battalion of sick and wounded soldiers into the battle. There were only about a hundred people in that battalion who had not contracted the disease, and they followed Meng Ao closely; the other four to five hundred people had varying degrees of illness, but after half a day of fighting, under the stimulation of blood, adrenaline took over and the illness They seemed to have disappeared, and they followed the group of soldiers and bravely rushed towards Zhao Jun.
