With Qin's reinforcements to the south, Pinyang to the north and Chongquan behind them, the Zhao army was already surrounded in the middle.
But the faces of the soldiers beside Pang Nuan, in addition to nervous fear, also had a hint of excitement that could not be concealed.
Qin's aid also means that their goal has been achieved!
Pang Nuan stared at the map unfolded by Marching Sima... There was obviously no need to go to Yueyang anymore.
In fact, there must be certain risks if we continue to advance into the heart of Qin. After all, their team went deep alone without any logistical supplies. Even their food and drink during these days relied entirely on "the Qin people's support."
However, as time went by, there were fewer and fewer villages from which to obtain supplies. After receiving the news from the government, the Qin people scattered outside the city also began to move towards the city guarded by high walls.
After all, Qin is not a nomadic country. There are big cities guarded by high walls everywhere, and the cavalry has nothing to do about it.
From the beginning, Pang Nuan had no intention of actually rushing to the west bank of Jingshui River to meet up with some kind of Yiqu.
Attack Xianyang? What a joke.
Without the blessing of siege equipment, how could the copper and iron walls of Xianyang be broken open? After all, it is the capital city of a country. It is not the end of the Qin Dynasty now, and the officials left behind in Xianyang are even less likely to surrender in Kaicheng.
On the contrary, if Zhao's cavalry is really delayed by the Qin army, it will really die.
In fact, the Qin army did not need to spend a lot of time deploying and dividing troops to besiege, because it would not take much time for the cavalry's "food and grass" to be consumed, and they would naturally retreat.
However there is no if. Qin Guo did not dare to really gamble, to gamble on a dagger that had already pierced his abdominal cavity, to gamble on whether he would retreat with a ray of blood, or continue to risk the jade being broken into pieces and go deep into his heart!
One wrong move and the game is full.
From the moment King Qin decided to divide his troops, the Qin army had actually lost this cruel war.
"Rumble..." The sound of galloping horse hooves sounded like muffled thunder in the distant sky. When Pang Nuan turned around to look, he saw at the end of his sight, the enemy's phalanx began to gradually appear, with smoke and dust billowing.
The Qin army's chariot and cavalry columns began to spread out on the east and west sides.
Pang Nuan's eyes narrowed slightly, he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived!
In fact, according to the current situation, the best route is for the Zhao army to break through Pinyang from the north, where the troops are weak, and then make a detour to Longmen to cross the river. But Pang Nuan believed that Qin Jun thought the same way...
The Qin army's phalanx became increasingly clear in his sight.
Pang Nuan looked around and saw that all the generals had gathered around him, so he immediately gave the order: "When the battle begins, I will personally lead a brigade of a thousand cavalry and charge directly into the Qin army's center. Zhang Wu will lead two thousand cavalry from the left camp. Look, At the red flag position of my unit, follow closely behind me and kill to open the gap."
"Here!" Zhang Wu cupped his fists and said.
Zhang Wu is a big man with an unkempt beard. He looks about thirty years old, but in fact he is only in his early twenties. He is a native of Daidi Huo Renyi (Fanzhi County, Shanxi). He was a barbarian who wandered in northern Xinjiang when he was a child. In this area, he is good at riding horses and practicing Hu language and customs. When he first heard that King Zhao had issued an order to serve Hu, he joined the army. Zhang Wu, like Zhao Gu, was Pang Nuan's right-hand man in the new cavalry army.
Pang Nuan's eyes immediately glanced at Zhao Gu: "You will lead the right battalion's two thousand cavalry, disperse them on both wings of the central army, and move according to the situation. If the Qin army's central army is forced, you will immediately outflank it; if our red flag stops, To advance forward, the left battalion should immediately change direction and cover up the attack to the south, while our troops will outflank and defeat Zhao Gu together with the right battalion!"
"Do you understand?"
All the generals clasped their fists and said, "Here!"
"Remember not to be wary. After breaking through, immediately cross the Wei River to the south and wait for my military order. If the war situation changes, all the soldiers, commanders, and generals will see the opportunity and act expediently!" After Pang Nuan finished his instructions, he waved his hand, clapped his horse and shouted , "Fight!"
The cavalryman with the red flag on his head left first, followed by Pang Nuan's troops, and the roar of the horseshoes became louder and louder. A large group of cavalry circled the Qin army's formation like a torrent.
The Qin army's formation was also spread out, but its width was still limited. The front army used chariots as shields, followed by an infantry phalanx, and hundreds of cavalry were scattered on both wings.
Pang Nuan led his troops across the end of the Qin army's formation from a distance, and suddenly began to rush south!
At this moment, a group of horse soldiers from the Qin army's camp were suddenly seen galloping out one after another, heading straight for Pang Nuan.
The Qin army's chariots were too slow, and they could only use a small number of cavalry to cover the flanks of the infantry camp. The Qin army's cavalry is equipped with 200 cavalry per army. This is the result of the Qin State's imitation of the expansion of the Zhao State's cavalry. The five or six hundred cavalry in front of them were probably gathered together by the Qin army in a hurry. But fundamentally speaking, the Qin army's cavalry can only serve as auxiliary, because they are not even equipped with standard weapons, so they can only use bows and fire to harass. The old-style cavalry used to resist the Zhao army's cavalry was undoubtedly hitting the rocks with their eggs.
Seeing the coming, Pang Nuan turned around and shouted: "Send orders to the left and right battalions respectively. Zhao Gu is on the left, Zhang Wu is on the right, follow up on the left and right, and cover my two wings behind me!"
"Here!"
Pang Nuan immediately raised the red tassel spear in his hand high and pushed it flat in front of him. He also began to lower his body and leaned on the horse's back. His legs suddenly pinched the horse's belly and shouted loudly to the left and right: "Prepare your spear, follow me to kill!"
"Kill!" The troops then accelerated and ran after him. The hooves of countless horses alternated rapidly, and the front army gradually entered a charging state.
The dry soil among the withered grass was violently trampled by iron hooves, and the dust flew up, as if the men and horses were stepping on clouds. In the battle formation, visibility is getting lower and lower.
"Bang bang bang..." There were bursts of string sounds in the wind. The forwards of the two armies were only fifty steps apart! Pang Nuan's eyes could clearly see the Qin army and cavalry lying on their horses and drawing their bows in the dust.
"Ah!" Suddenly there was a cry of pain from the left. Zhao Jun's cavalry was hit by a bow and arrow, and he fell off his horse. Then there was a hissing and lung-splitting howl. Without even thinking about it, he knew that it was caused by the galloping war horse behind him. The kick hit.
The screams only lasted for a moment before ending suddenly. No one looked back. The soldiers all opened their eyes and rushed towards the enemy.
The cavalry approached at the speed of a charge. It took only a few seconds at most for more than fifty steps, but the moment seemed extremely long at this moment. Pang Nuan's eyes reflected a Qin Army cavalry wearing short armor, looking at the expression on the opponent's face. He was so frightened that he even forgot to pull out the dagger at his waist. But it was too late to draw the sword at this time, it was too fast!
It seems that the Qin army has never seen this kind of fighting style... The cavalry even skipped riding and shooting?
"Boom!" Pang Nuan experienced a brief moment of deafness, and then he heard the sound of jingo, the roar of war horses, the stab of a spear piercing through the flesh of cloth armor, and the scream of ghosts and wolves. Say "Ah..."
The spear penetrated directly from the enemy soldier's back like a piece of tofu, and his hands, face, and armor suddenly became sticky.
At this speed, Pang Nuan had no chance to draw his gun. He shook off the dirt on his hands and smoothly pulled out the long-handled dagger from his waist. They were whipped and chopped with lightning and flint, and another horse was cut down and fell to the ground.
There were screams all around, and the clanging sound of metal sounded like forging iron. The smell of blood quickly filled the air, and the dust in the air seemed to be stained with blood and turned into blood mist.
In the blink of an eye, the Qin army's cavalry collapsed, and the exposed infantry phalanx was ready with their spearheads raised.
After Pang Nuan's former cavalry defeated the Qin army's cavalry, they began to fire arrows at both sides of the Qin army's infantry formation, while at the same time giving up the charging position to Zuoying.
The two thousand cavalry of Zuoying, who were ready to go, rushed directly to the Qin army's infantry formation under the leadership of Zhang Wu. Spear against spear, the Zhao army's cavalry, fearless of death, penetrated directly into the heart of the Qin army with the impact of their horse power.
People fell on their backs, and blood splattered.
All the soldiers of the Zhao army knew that they were a lone army. If they could not destroy the Qin army in front of them, they would definitely die! Only by fighting hard can you have a chance of survival!
Under this desperate fighting spirit, not long after, the Qin army's phalanx began to collapse on both sides and ran around.
"Da da da..." Pang Nuan drove his horse to the pile of flesh and blood, pulled out his weapon with force and said, "Run..."
"Bah!" Pang Nuan spit out a mouthful of blood and wiped his face with his left hand. The only clean palm was suddenly covered with blood. Fortunately, it was not his own blood. He turned around and saw a Qin soldier curled up on the ground not far away, with blood and tears on his face. His eyes were staring at Pang Nuan with a look of fear. He was crying and holding a ball on the ground with his trembling hands. Cut off the intestines and stuff them into the stomach together with the intestines and dirt.
Pang Nuan's eyelids jumped at the sight, he clapped his horse forward, swung a gun, and with a "pop" sound, he was freed.
A group of soldiers in the distance were scrambling to cut Qin Jun's left ear with knives. It is the tradition of all countries to use the head to calculate military merit, but at this time the head is not easy to carry, so the left ear can only be temporarily replaced.
Some of those whose ears were cut off were still conscious but not dead Qin soldiers. Their ears were also cut off while they were still alive, and then they were stabbed again.
There was another burst of ghost crying and wolf howling.
In the field battle, although Qin's infantry was powerful, it seemed unable to fight back against Zhao's cavalry, which had novel tactics. Although the chariot can resist cavalry head-on, its flexibility is far inferior. It is only a matter of time before it is beaten to death by the Daichi cavalry who are good at riding and shooting while wandering around.
More than 20,000 Qin troops of mixed arms faced 5,000 Zhao cavalry. With several times the strength, they were completely defeated in just two or three hours.
Pang Nuan breathed out a breath and ordered to the soldiers beside him: "Send orders to all the troops to stop chasing the defeated Qin army and follow me across the river immediately!"
"Here!"
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While the cavalry was crossing the Wei River south, the sound of killing was still loud at the Hangu Pass, which was no more than four hundred miles away in a straight line.
Zhao Yong put his hand on the hilt of the sword and stood on a slope looking at the smoke billowing in front of him. The red cloak whistled in the cold wind.
"Your Majesty, the Qin army has been defeated..." Han Cang on one side bowed to Zhao Yongzuo.
Zhao Yong glanced back at his uncle, nodded and said nothing.
In the past two days, the Qin army was still in seclusion, and the coalition forces continued to attack the city during the day and "called the formation" in the evening.
Verbal harassment, although initially ineffective, gradually becomes more effective over time.
Although Ying Si strictly blocked the news, there is no airtight wall in the world.
Those words about calling the formation were shouted by the organizer Zhao Yong. Although the words are indecent, they are all true. Although it may arouse the blood of some Qin people, he believes that for most Qin people, calling the formation can not only arouse their blood, but also cause their worries. , thereby killing their fighting spirit.
Coupled with the constant rumors and rumors, the Qin people believed what the enemy said and fell into confusion.
Today is the second time that the coalition forces have attacked the city of Hangu Pass, but judging from this form, it is still a result of being repulsed.
The corpses at the foot of Hangu City have been piled up to a height of more than ten feet. The corpses are like steps built with earth and wood, extending towards the top of the city in a gentle slope.
The brutality of the battle was even worse than that of the Battle of Jinyang.
In just half a month of siege battle, the size of the joint army was reduced by more than 30%. Zhao State has assembled a total of troops from four capitals to go on the expedition, and now the second one is almost exhausted.
Looking at the daily battle damage information, Zhao Yong's heart was bleeding.
But compared to the dead soldiers, food has now become a big problem.
Now the confrontation between us and the enemy has lasted for more than half a year, and the daily loss of hundreds of thousands of troops is a number of days.
The coalition's rations are still being transported towards the front line in a steady stream. In addition, although the King of Chu, a person with both sides of the fence, did not dare to participate in the war, seeing that the general trend was favoring the three Jins, he began to fear whether his behavior of breaking the alliance would be retaliated by the three Jins. He also began to use diplomatic force to gain a good reputation. It's called 'borrowing food'.
There was absolutely no movement in the Yan State. It neither dared to aid Jin nor resist Qin.
Compared with the Three Jin Dynasties, the Qin army was even more uncomfortable.
Ten days ago, there was finally news about Pang Nuan, who had been missing for more than a month. Zhao Yong was ecstatic about this. Although he knew the combat effectiveness of his new army, after all, he had penetrated into the hinterland of Qin alone without any backup supplies.
It can be said that if you are not careful, you will be in danger of being destroyed.
In addition, if this cavalry brigade is completely lost, it will really hurt the Zhao State.
This huge gamble is never just about victory or defeat, but also about the fate of the country.
But now it seems that Sanjin's bet has won.
The letter reported: Pang Nuan had broken through the blockade of the Qin army. Unexpectedly, Pang Nuan did not choose to continue north to escape from the battlefield, but continued south across the Wei River and attacked the Qin army. Granary in Zheng County (Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province). Instead, we crossed the river via Fenglingdu, which was the easiest and most dangerous way.
Once the news spread, the commanders of the three Jin Dynasties were shocked. This unprecedented blitzkrieg was accomplished far better than they expected.
Even from the beginning, they did not have much expectations for the so-called raid. From the moment the Zhao army's cavalry crossed the river, the commanders of the Wei and Han armies already believed that they were certain to die. How could there be only five thousand cavalrymen safe and sound in the crisis-ridden Qin Land?
However, they still underestimated the field combat capabilities of the new cavalry. Not only did he defeat the Qin army several times in number, but he also unexpectedly destroyed the Qin army's granary. Now he is back safe and sound...
