Bleed enough blood, enough red blood.
Zhao Kuo's general order was quickly brought back by the generals of each camp. Everyone knew that tomorrow was the day of the decisive battle, and the entire Zhao Army camp was eerily quiet.
Only the sound of sharpening knives echoed over the camp.
The fierce battle on the west bank wall continued, and the Qin army in the east captured another wall before the sun went down. However, with the alternation of the sun and the moon, the offensive and defensive momentum also dropped. Zhao Jun actually took advantage of the darkness and used his familiarity with the terrain to launch a counterattack on the fortress occupied by the Qin army during the day. He really took back a lot of territory overnight.
This is of course a clever trick that Zhao Kuo explained, and the purpose is also very simple:
Of course, it was to delay the Qin army's offensive rhythm. The Qin army advanced three steps during the day and had to withdraw two steps at night. At the end of the day, the advancement speed could be said to be quite slow;
Secondly, the more important thing is to kill the Qin army. Regardless of the piecemeal attacks at night, as long as there is enough time, it is not a problem to accumulate small victories into big ones. Quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.
But obviously Wu'an Lord Bai Qi didn't understand this truth, and such local turmoil was not within his scope of consideration. In Bai Qi's eyes, the most important thing now is to quickly capture Zhao Jun's west bank barrier, so as to completely seize the initiative on the battlefield. As long as the west bank barrier is captured, Zhao Jun will be completely locked in even if something unexpected happens on other battlefields. into his own circle.
As for Bai Qi's second concern, it is the main attack on the North Road battlefield. Although this battle is not as related to whether the entire battle plan can be realized as the battle of the West Bank Barrier, it can greatly affect the final results and battle losses. question.
If the North Road battlefield can be won, even if it is a small victory, then the Zhao army will no longer have the power to break out, and the larger army can decisively cut through the Zhao army and end the battle as soon as possible; but if it is a small defeat, I am afraid they will have to wait for the Zhao army to run out of food and supplies. After all, there is no doubt that the Qin army will still accept several attacks from the Zhao army.
As for the defeat, Wu Anjun said that this possibility was almost impossible. Without him, this was the minimum trust in his Qin soldiers. The battlefield in the north is almost flat, and there is no strategy at all. With more than 100,000 troops under his command, there is no possibility of a major defeat. Even if Zhao Jun suddenly mobilizes all the troops to the north road, Bai Qi still believes that Wang Lu and Ying Xi It can hold Zhao Jun back for several days.
It was precisely because of this battlefield judgment that Bai Qi's eyes were almost fixed on the battle for the barrier on the west bank of Danshui.
On Zhao Kuo's side, let's say he doesn't pay attention to the West Bank Barrier. Zhao Kuo even changed his military orders for the battle of the barrier. You must know that "military orders are like mountains" is no joke, but let's say that he pays attention to the battle of the barrier. Zhao Kuo But only 50,000 troops were released, including 30,000 "miscellaneous troops".
There were also defensive battles in the east and south. More than half of the 300,000 troops were left in the southeast by Zhao Kuo, who even personally provided tactical guidance. Later generations were taught tunnel battles, fortress battles, and cold-armed tactics, but Zhao Kuo When it comes to paying attention, others are on the North Road...
But no matter what, the generals of both sides are making final preparations for the final battle.
It was the early morning of another day, and it was still the battlefield in the north. Qin and Zhao were once again ready, and another battle began.
It was still a familiar formula and a familiar taste. Zhao Jun still used fine armored cavalry to clear the way and quickly broke through the Qin Army's defense line. Behind the defense line, the Qin Army's big killer weapon-the crossbow also showed its ferocious face.
With a "swish, swish" volley, hundreds of fine armors were killed on the spot.
However, what was slightly unexpected by the Qin army was that the following Zhao army did not move around the Qin army's chariots and crossbows like yesterday.
"Stick it up," the cavalry colonel yelled.
Taking advantage of the time it took for the crossbows to be exchanged for arrows, thousands of Zhao Jun cavalry rushed towards the crossbows.
Unfortunately, although Zhao Jun's horses were fast, the crossbow chariot was not slow to replace the arrows and re-string the crossbow. Before the cavalry could get closer, the crossbow chariot started to show its power again.
There were several "buzzing" sounds. Because the distance was really close, under the huge power of the crossbow and crossbow arrows, the Zhao Jun cavalry running at the front was shot to the ground together with both men and horses. Red, yellow, and white instantly flowed all over the ground.
However, the following Zhao Jun cavalry did not stop or turn the horse's head slightly. Instead, they clamped the horse's belly heavily and charged straight towards the ballista.
This is to use the lives of the cavalry to replace the Qin army's obstructive ballistae!
Seeing this situation, the Qin Army present all understood, but they all understood that there were not many ways for the Qin Army to deal with Zhao Jun's lifeless fighting style. The surrounding cavalry were entangled by the cavalry archers on both sides of the Zhao army and were unable to rescue them. The ballista itself was too bulky (compared to the cavalry), making it difficult to turn a corner, let alone retreat immediately. .
There was no way, Qin Jun could only watch Zhao Jun's cavalry getting closer and closer. Of course, the speed of the crossbow was also maximized at this moment of life and death.
With several "buzzing buzzing" sounds, the ballistae roared again, and outside the ballistae, the Zhao army's cavalry and horses fell to the ground together.
However, before the Qin soldiers in the crossbow car had time to breathe a sigh of relief, they only heard a pop, and the blood spurted by the cavalrymen who were shot by the crossbow arrows was mixed with various internal organs, and splashed all over the car body, and then smoothly. The body of the car fell on Qin Bing, who was shirtless and winding his string. (Because the weather is hot, winding is a laborious task, and due to the protection of chariots, most of the Qin soldiers, except for the commander, are shirtless.)
It turns out that Zhao Jun’s cavalry is already so close!
This was the last thought in the minds of many Qin soldiers who controlled the ballista, and the next moment, Zhao Jun's long sword appeared in front of him.
The Qin soldier operating the crossbow did not even have a piece of cloth to hinder him, and he instantly became a dead soul under Zhao Jun's sword.
The crossbow that was being strung was also unstrung due to the fall of the Qin soldiers (in order to prevent accidents, large crossbows were strung first, and then the crossbow arrows were prevented.), the bowstring made of beef tendon was suddenly unstrung, and the other bow strings were unstrung. The damage to the crossbow is devastating. (Bows and crossbows are strictly prohibited from empty firing. If there are no arrows to relieve the force, the force will be used on the crossbow itself. It can be said that the more powerful the crossbow is, the greater the harm of empty firing will be.)
There were a few "click, click, click" sounds, and the crossbow frame made of hardwood quickly broke.
And even the crossbow that escaped the disaster of "empty discharge" soon faced the ruthless killing of Zhao Jun's cavalry, cutting off the crossbow string and cutting off the crossbow frame, all in one go.
Soon, the Qin Army's crossbow chariots were beaten by Zhao Jun's cavalry after most of them fired four or five rounds, and sometimes after three rounds of shooting. Of course, Zhao Jun also lost three or four soldiers for the Qin Army's crossbow chariots. Thousands of cavalry combat power, especially in order to lure out the ballistae, even a thousand fine armored cavalry were killed by the ballistae.
