With the pincer attack between Wang Jian and Meng Ao, and with Meng Wu personally leading tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the central army of the Zhao-Chu coalition, even though Pang Nuan commanded all the elites of Zhao and Chu, it became increasingly difficult.
The situation is critical, but not unsolvable.
The left wing composed of 60,000 county soldiers under Wang Jian is the weak point!
As long as the 60,000 county soldiers are defeated, the morale of Wang Jian's army will plummet and the situation can be reversed.
Wang Jian's left wing corresponds to the right wing of the Zhao-Chu coalition, and the right wing of the coalition consists of 30,000 Shadow Tiger Legion and 20,000 Zhao Heavy Armor Legion.
Although the military situation of the Thunder Leopard Army on the left wing of the coalition army is already very critical, Pang Nuan believes that these county soldiers will only be defeated before the Thunder Leopard Army. As long as he breaks through the left wing of the Qin army, he can...
Pang Nuan, who was on the chariot, stared at the right wing of the coalition forces with burning eyes, only to find that the Zhao State's heavy armored regiment led by Zhao Cong suddenly began to retreat.
Pang Nuan was instantly furious and roared: "What's going on? What is Zhao Cong doing!"
Not only Pang Nuan, but also Ji Heng, the chief general of the Shadow Tiger Legion, was also shocked and angry.
The Shadow Tiger Legion is mainly cavalry and is not good at positional warfare. The right wing of the coalition army has always been garrisoned by Zhao's heavy armored regiment. The Shadow Tiger Legion uses its mobility to continue guerrilla warfare, making it impossible for the county soldiers composed of light infantry to cope with it. .
Seeing that the Qin Army's left wing was about to be defeated, Ji Heng gathered the Shadow Tiger Army and prepared to launch a full-scale charge to give the Qin Army's left wing a final blow, but he did not want his retreat to be suddenly cut off.
When he came back to his senses, he found that the Zhao State's heavy armored regiment was retreating!
"Why!"
Ji Heng looked angrily at Zhao's heavy armored regiment, which was slowly retreating, and roared angrily, but Zhao Cong ignored it, and instead ordered the heavy armored regiments to cover each other and retreat, taking with them the 30,000 soldiers of Pang Nuan's central army. Zhao's heavy armored regiment also began to retreat.
When Pang Nuan angrily chased after the three lieutenants of the heavy armored regiment who had withdrawn from the battlefield, and angrily asked them why they fled before the battle, the three lieutenants also looked helpless.
A moment ago, Zhao Cong sent his cronies with a warrant from Zhao Wangyan, ordering them to retreat immediately. Before the Qin army could completely encircle them, they retreated to Hedong, and allowed them to throw away the heavy armor on their bodies and the iron in their hands when necessary. shield.
Pang Nuan was stunned. At this moment, he finally understood why Zhao Wangyan wanted to arrange two lieutenants for him for the first time. He said that he was old enough to share military affairs with him. It turned out to be this plan!
If the coalition forces have a chance of winning, that's it. If they fall into a disadvantage, Zhao Cong will immediately lead the Zhao army to retreat, and the Daidi troops under his command will become the abandoned sons to replace the Zhao army!
"The Qin army's left wing is about to be defeated. It only takes one charge to defeat it! Don't you know that you will not accept your orders from the outside?"
Pang Nuan was still unwilling to give in. As long as this 30,000-strong Zhao army went to the right wing of the coalition, the situation could still be saved!
Even if he could not repel the Qin army, he could still ensure the smooth retreat of the coalition forces.
However, Pang Nuan's words of "I will not accept your life as a foreigner" only attracted the sneers of the three captains.
"Not ordered by you? Then after this battle, will the general prepare to return home?"
Pang Nuan is from Wei and has lived in Dai and Chu for a long time. There are too many places to choose from, and their roots are in the State of Zhao, so the only choice is the State of Zhao. They knew they could not withdraw their troops, but even if they won, they would be hated by King Zhao.
It is better to lose and be innocent than to win and be punished.
"General, farewell."
After saying this, the three captains stopped elaborating and immediately caught up with the large army and retreated together.
With the retreat of Zhao Jun, the situation on the battlefield also changed dramatically.
Fifty thousand people were inconspicuous in this battle of 600,000 people, but there were only 200,000 Zhao-Chu coalition troops, and 50,000 Zhao troops accounted for a quarter of them.
Moreover, the withdrawal of the Zhao army caused the Shadow Tiger Army, which had the upper hand on the right wing of the coalition forces, to instantly fall into the encirclement of the Qin army. Wang Jian immediately mobilized the Lishan Camp of the Chinese Army to encircle and suppress the Shadow Tiger Army.
Although the Shadow Tiger Legion is a cavalry, they are light cavalry. Each person only has a piece of light leather armor. They are better at guerrilla attacks than frontal combat. They are famous for their erratic movements and elusiveness.
Originally, the Zhao State's heavy armored regiment was stationed, and they were roaming around, and they cooperated well with each other. However, without the cover of the heavy armored regiment, the surrounded Shadow Tiger Corps faced the black armored iron army of the Lishan Camp holding a large shield and wearing heavy armor. As light cavalry, they couldn't charge forward in such a small encirclement. They couldn't exert the impact and maneuverability of the cavalry, and it was even more hopeless to break through.
In less than half an hour, most of the 30,000-strong Shadow Tiger Legion was wiped out, and even Ji Heng, the leader of the Shadow Tiger Legion, was in despair.
Seeing the destruction of the Shadow Tiger Legion, Chu's other two elite legions could no longer hold back.
Xiang Yan didn't know why Zhao Jun suddenly withdrew his troops, but he knew that if he didn't withdraw at this moment, all Chu's family assets would be revealed here, so he immediately ordered the generals of the Thunder Leopard Army to withdraw from the battlefield together.
Seeing that the situation was over, the leader of the Thunder Leopard Legion had no choice but to cut off his wrists and abandon the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command who were surrounded. He withdrew from the battlefield together with the Tenglong Legion, leaving only Zhao Bianqi and Pang Nuan on the battlefield.
Pang Nuan roared at the top of his lungs, but could not change the battlefield situation. In the end, he was defeated and captured. Thirty thousand of the 50,000 Zhao soldiers were beheaded and more than 8,000 people were captured. Only a thousand people managed to escape from the battlefield.
The Zhao army and Chu army that escaped were not able to completely escape the pursuit of the Qin army. After capturing Pang Nuan, Meng Wu continued to pursue the cavalry with his cavalry. He happened to be flanked by the Zhao and Chu coalition forces of the Yan army who defected before the battle.
Most of the Thunder Leopard Legion was annihilated, while the Tenglong Legion took advantage of its own cavalry. In addition, Yan Chunjun and Yan Dan were unwilling to fight the Chu army, allowing the Tenglong Legion, which had only more than 20,000 people under Xiang Yan's command, to break through. The leader of the Thunder Leopard Army died in the battle, leaving less than ten thousand people to break through.
On the contrary, Zhao's heavy-armored regiment abandoned their heavy armor and large shields because they left the battlefield first. With the deliberate laissez-faire of the Qin army, they easily broke through from one side and withdrew back to Hedong with only a few thousand people lost.
Nearly half of the 200,000 Zhao Chu elite were annihilated, and the news that the coalition commander Pang Nuan had been captured spread throughout the world under Luo Wang's deliberate publicity.
Although some people questioned the authenticity of the news, Pang Nuan's armor and flag, as well as the heads and flags of the Shadow Tiger Legion and Thunder Leopard Legion's generals were all displayed, and they couldn't help but not believe it.
The morale of the coalition forces has been greatly damaged, and the generals of various countries have ordered their soldiers to prepare to withdraw their troops.
In the Chu army's camp, Lord Chun Shen listened to Xiang Yan's report of the Chu army's battle losses with a pale face, and his heart was as sharp as a knife.
The Shadow Tiger Legion was annihilated, the Thunder Leopard Legion was completely defeated, leaving less than ten thousand people, and even the Tenglong Legion suffered more than half of its casualties.
Lord Chun Shen had almost imagined what kind of criticism he would receive when he returned home. Those nobles would definitely add insult to injury, and he would definitely shed a layer of his skin even if he did not die.
But the Qin army did not intend to give Chun Shenjun, the leader of the coalition forces, any time to feel depressed. The Qin army pounced on the coalition forces outside Hangu Pass like tigers and wolves. Almost the entire Qin army was dispatched. Even Ying Zheng led the Yulin army to the battlefield. Under the protection of a group of Lang officers and General Yulin Wei, he personally beheaded several coalition soldiers.
And as the battle to attack Qin ended with Qin's victory, all the princes in Shandong knew that Qin's hegemony could no longer be stopped.
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