Qicheng, an inconspicuous small town.
The Qin State did not repair this small city. If the city was not built near the Wei River, there would not even be a moat.
No one ever thought that anyone could attack Wucheng, which was seventy miles away from Xianyang.
And it was around this small town that the first large-scale battle broke out in this alliance.
The Zhao and Chu allied forces besieged Wucheng for half a day. When the city was about to fall, Wang Jian led the Xianyang garrison, Lishan camp, and soldiers from various counties in Neishi, totaling 210,000, to fight against the 200,000 Zhao and Chu allied forces.
Although the Qin army had an advantage in strength, 60,000 of the Qin army were county soldiers. Although they had undergone two months of training by Feng Jie, the basics were there to allow a group of county soldiers who originally only needed to maintain local security to explode. It is ultimately unrealistic to exceed the combat effectiveness of the regular army.
And almost all of Pang Nuan's elites were from Zhao and Chu, including 50,000 Zhao Bianqi from Dai, 50,000 Zhao Heavy Armor Corps, 40,000 Tenglong Corps, 30,000 Shadow Tiger Corps and 30,000 Thunder Leopard Corps, almost It was to pull out all the elites of Zhao and Chu to fight with Pang Nuan.
Facing Pang Nuan's attack, Wang Jian was indeed a little tired of dealing with it. Even though he tried his best, the Qin army still fell into a disadvantage.
Looking at these elite legions fighting on the battlefield, Wang Jian secretly made up his mind that after this battle, he would also ask Ying Zheng for orders to establish an elite legion.
It's not just a matter of combat effectiveness. Even if these elite legions are temporarily encircled under his command, they will not fall into any panic. Instead, they will easily break through under the command of the generals of each legion.
On the other hand, the county soldiers of the Qin Army would panic and waver once they were trapped.
The garrison in Xianyang is not much better. The original elite Xianyang garrison is no longer what it used to be. The soldiers inside have been replaced one after another, and they are almost reduced to ceremonial guards and county soldiers. They do not have such strong combat effectiveness at all.
It's okay to deal with ordinary soldiers or those disciples of Lao Ai, but if it's against these elite legions, it's not on the same level at all.
As for the soldiers of the Lishan Camp, they have not been out of training in these years. They have accompanied Duke He to the east several times, and they are also elite soldiers who have fought for a long time.
Without the support of the Lishan Camp, this battle would have been unsustainable.
But Wang Jian is not anxious at all. The Qin army can hold on for at least an hour, and his reinforcements...
While Wang Jian was still thinking about how long it would take for the 200,000 Qin troops from Lantian Camp to arrive, a Qin army appeared from the south on the edge of the battlefield.
A dense mass of Qin soldiers were charging towards the left flank of the Zhao-Chu coalition. Meng Ao commanded more than 100,000 black-armored iron troops, wearing cold iron masks and advancing silently. There were only the sound of uniform footsteps and the crisp sound of armor leaves. The vibrating sound was like the god of death holding the sword tightly, coming to the world and silently harvesting the lives of the enemy.
Meng Wu led 3,000 Meng family golden fire cavalry and tens of thousands of Qin cavalry to the rear of the Zhao-Chu coalition and went straight to Pang Nuan of the Chinese army.
Meng Ao rode his horse and stood on the hill, watching the coalition's Thunder Leopard Army being attacked by the black-armored iron army under his command. He was caught off guard for a moment, but he soon regained his composure, even after the Qin army led by Wang Jian and him The black-armored iron troops under his command always stood firm despite the attack, with solemn expressions on their faces.
"General, Meng Tian invites you to fight!"
Meng Tian looked at the six hundred thousand people fighting on the battlefield. Although he was calm-minded, he was still a hot-blooded young man who was a little eager to make a move.
A battle with a scale of 600,000 people, I don’t know how many times I will encounter it in my life. If I miss it... Meng Tian really doesn’t want to miss this experience.
The high-spirited fighting spirit in Meng Tian's eyes was naturally noticed by Meng Ao. He couldn't help but shook his head and scolded sternly: "Have you learned the calmness that I usually teach you in a dog's belly?"
"Remember, Great Qin does not lack generals, but lacks commanders!"
"I and your father are not training you to be a strong general like Wu Huo or Meng Ben. They are training you to be a coach who can lead the overall situation!"
Meng Tian lowered his head, and his enthusiasm suddenly fell silent under Meng Ao's scolding.
Meng Ao glanced at Meng Tian, who was a little disappointed, and snorted coldly: "Qian Chang Meng Tian listens to the order!"
"This general orders you to lead two thousand golden fire cavalry to help the black-armored iron army break through the enemy's left defense line. There must be no mistake!"
Meng Tian was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his fists with a joyful expression on his face and said: "The last general takes orders!"
"Hmph, if the battle had not gone well, I wouldn't have had the energy to rush in at my age, otherwise I wouldn't have needed a young boy like you to fight in battle."
Meng Tian smiled, said nothing, and led his troops to attack with Meng Ao's order.
Seeing Meng Tian's vigorous posture on the war horse, holding a halberd and riding the horse, a smile still appeared on Meng Ao's solemn face.
Meng Ao was actually quite satisfied with this eldest grandson.
He made good friends with the King of Qin and helped save the emperor. He also made good friends with other generals' disciples and was appreciated by Wang Ye.
Whether it is martial arts, military skills, or character, he is the most outstanding among the Qin generals and disciples of the same age.
But be afraid of comparison in everything!
Compared with Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Ren Xiao, and Tu Ju, Meng Tian is superior in every aspect, but if compared with Zhang Ji...
Others don't know the details of this battle, but Meng Ao, as the general of Qin, naturally knows everything.
From the acquisition of the coalition's strategic guidelines to the coalition's troop deployment and general list, it was all Zhang Ji's credit.
Know thyself, ever-victorious.
Zhang Ji had found out all the intelligence about the coalition forces. If Zhang Ji hadn't found out Pang Nuan's strategic policy in advance, Qin might have really faced the crisis of annihilation this time, so he was already the first to contribute in this battle.
Also in Hedong, the tactics of military power, military situation and military skills were brought into full play.
Three thousand Yu Linqi defeated 15,000 Wei troops. They not only defended Hedong, but also caused discord among the generals of the Wei army. They recruited Wei's deputy general Jin Yao and his 8,000 Wei troops to surrender, severely damaging the morale of the Wei army.
Later, Zhang Ji personally entered the Yan camp and persuaded Yan Chunjun and Prince Dan of Yan to defect before the battle, cutting off the Zhao-Chu coalition's retreat.
With these three great achievements, Qin may have one more general in his twenties after this battle.
Of course, this is Zhang Ji.
With the favor and trust of Ying Zheng and Queen Mother Zhao Ji, most of the senior generals of the Qin Army sent their descendants to their ranks and would not block his promotion.
In addition, Zhang Ji originally held the position of guest minister, which is the same as the chief of Zuo Shu. If he becomes a high official of Qin after this battle, he will not be promoted but demoted. Therefore, Zhang Ji will definitely get the general of Qin. Lord.
Such a young general!
Thinking about his restless grandson, a battle involving only 600,000 people could make him unable to suppress his passion.
After the defeat of the allied forces in this battle, there will be no obstacles in the way of Great Qin Dong's unification of the world.
When the Six Kingdoms of Shandong want to be destroyed, will there be a lack of such a war involving hundreds of thousands of people?
Even if all the countries are wiped out, there are Sushen, Donghu, Linhu, Xiongnu, Yuezhi in the north, Baipu in the west, Baiyue in the south, and there are many foreign races. I don’t know how many wars are waiting for young people like them, but they just focus on it. For this current battle.
"Rotten wood cannot be carved."
However, no matter how much he belittled Meng Tian, the corners of Meng Ao's mouth could not help but curl up as he watched Meng Tian holding a halberd and leading the Golden Fire Cavalry to tear apart the Thunder Leopard Army's defense line.
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