Historically, the Zhao army ignored the laws of war and underestimated the enemy, leading to the annihilation of the entire army of 400,000. Today, in almost the same place, the same way, and the same underestimated enemy, the Qin army also paid the price he deserved. .
Of course, the loss of hundreds of elites of the Qin army was not considered a serious injury even to Hu Shang's troops, let alone the Qin army with more than 400,000 troops (more than 100,000 were lost in battle).
This loss is not worth mentioning at all.
The main force of the Zhao army was surrounded, and the initiative on the battlefield was still firmly in the hands of the Qin army and Bai Qi.
Hu Shang, who had learned a lesson from the pain, no longer rushed into the army rashly, and immediately followed Wu'an Lord Bai Qi's instructions: rectify the soldiers and wait for the opportunity.
Twenty thousand fresh troops immediately waited for orders inside the barrier, and Hu Shang also stared at the west bank barrier, waiting for the southern army to launch an attack on the barrier on the west bank first.
The Wangqi troops in the south did not let Hu Shang wait for long.
Several Qin troops and tens of thousands of horses suddenly appeared behind the barrier like divine soldiers descending from the sky. As far as the barrier could see, Zhao Jun divided into dozens of troops again and suddenly charged towards the barrier.
"Defend the enemy!"
"Defend the enemy!"
The horn whimpered again, the golden bell was struck loudly, and accompanied by the hoarse roars of the commander and captains, groups of Zhao troops quickly adjusted their positions to prepare for the baptism from the Qin army.
Rubbing the spear in his hand, drops of sweat could not help but seep out from between his fingers. Obviously this was not just because of the hot summer weather. Although the enemy soldiers have not yet arrived, their murderous aura has already reached the barrier. Even though the sun is shining in the sky, the hairs on your back can't help but stand on end.
Even though Zhao Jun was already prepared, he was still a little nervous when facing the Qin army coming like a tide.
Under the barrier, tens of thousands of Qin troops were like swarms of black ants, lined up in neat lines, rushing towards the candy bar - the barrier in an orderly manner. After one group, there was another group within a dozen steps. Looking around, the Qin soldiers were all black. After black, there was still black. It looked like an endless black tide.
"The strength of the Qin army is probably no less than 100,000!"
"Can this barrier alone stop the Qin army's boundless offensive?"
On top of the barrier, every Zhao Jun soldier asked himself this question in his heart.
And this is the effect that the Qin Army's South Road general wants to achieve - to crush the Zhao Army's psychological defense with a magnificent momentum.
The Southern Route Army led by Wang Qisuo, after many reinforcements, totaled about 125,000 troops. Except for the 25,000 men and horses who stayed on the south road to contain Zhao Jun's south route army and the troops stationed at Jiepai Ling, the remaining more than 100,000 troops were all brought outside the barrier by Wang Qi.
Not only that, in order to create a great momentum, the marching route of Wang Qi's troops was also quite tortuous. In advance, the whole army marched to the northeast and approached the barrier as quickly as possible. After reaching the end of the barrier, the army immediately turned to the north. Spread out, and after all the army is in place, the troops will be divided into groups, and they will all go eastward to launch a general attack on the barrier.
Although it seems to be a simple marching adjustment, it is a concentrated expression of the Qin army's strict military discipline and strong combat power-it will stop wherever it is ordered.
Even in order to make Zhao Jun fully feel the despair, Wang Qi also put a lot of effort into the battlefield layout: in addition to more than 10,000 defensive flanks and 10,000 Chinese troops serving as reserves, the remaining 80,000 troops were almost all on the battlefield. The frontal expansion also created the illusion that the Qin army was boundless on the front of the battlefield.
Of course, this arrangement is not the best offensive strategy in a conventional sense.
First of all, the Qin army's all-out attack will inevitably lead to no focus at all. This is not the "Battle of Peace Grad". The ratio of Qin and Zhao's combat power is far from eight to one. In terms of ordnance, it is even more pitiful because of the long distance to fight. An all-out attack without focus actually shared the Qin army's combat power. Just like cutting meat, if you have enough strength, you can directly grind the meat into mince, but if you don't have enough strength, using a sharp knife is obviously a better way.
Secondly, although the barrier is wide, there are not places suitable for attack, or for ladders to gain a foothold. Even on this vast frontal battlefield, with 80,000 troops lined up at one time, it is actually a bit crowded. This is Invisibly, a lot of power was wasted.
Of course, Wang Qi was no fool. Such a seemingly "snake-skin" positioning and battlefield layout did bring extremely strong psychological pressure to Zhao Jun above the barrier.
Under such pressure, the most immediate problem is that the intercepted arrow rain hesitated a little. Don't underestimate this hesitation, it also reduced the casualties of hundreds of Qin troops.
"kill!"
In the blink of an eye, the Qin army's vanguard had already rushed under the barrier while Zhao Jun was stunned.
More importantly, Wang Qi knew that he was not fighting alone! His 80,000-strong army appeared in unison here, with a strong sense of oppression. It was bound to attract Zhao Jun's attention to the west side of the barrier. In this way, Hu Shang, who was secretly lurking on the east bank of Danshui, would be attacked. This created an excellent opportunity for a sneak attack.
Therefore, while Wang Qi's troops were trying to attack the fortress, three wolf smoke also rose from behind.
This was the signal for Hu Shang's troops on the east bank to attack.
It is a pity that because of the barrier of Dan Shui and the barrier of the west bank, Wang Qi had no idea that Hu Shang had slightly violated Wu An as early as half an hour ago, whether because of his eagerness to achieve meritorious service or because he underestimated the enemy because the battle was too smooth. Jun Baiqi's attack sequence-sent hundreds of elites to conduct "fire reconnaissance" on the West Bank barrier.
What a coincidence, this fire reconnaissance was intercepted by Zhao Jun.
Therefore, the Zhao army not only knew that the east bank had been occupied by the Qin army, but also knew that the Qin army on the east bank was ready to attack them at any time. Even though the fighting on the west side of the barrier was in full swing and the people were complaining loudly, the Zhao army guarding the east side remained motionless, with pairs of bright eyes staring closely at the east bank of Danshui.
Therefore, under this beautiful "coincidence", Wang Qi's arrangement seemed a bit redundant and ugly.
But obviously, even if Wang Qi learned that the sneak attack by Hu Shang's men had failed, he had no choice but to take action. The 80,000-strong army had already deployed, and the vanguard had already reached the barrier. If he retreated, it would be a battle. greater loss.
Also in a dilemma is Hu Shang, who is heavily armed on the east coast. A sneak attack is impossible, and a force attack is the only way. Although Hu Shang didn't know that Wang Qi wanted to direct the main attack on his side. But the potential for a pincer attack has been established, so there is no reason to stay still.
So when the smoke was rising, the gate of the east bank barrier opened immediately, and Hu Shang's 20,000 troops, each armed with weapons and shields, headed for Danshui.
