This time Zhao Jun did not hide any more.
Although the Zhao army controlled the situation very well in the battle of the barrier and killed all the Qin troops among them, Tian Dan was still worried that there might be Qin troops surviving in some unknown place. He didn’t need many, just one or two. Once this happens, the intentions of his own army will be exposed.
And even if no Qin army survives, the Qin army will send people back at any time for supplies and other reasons to supervise. In other words, the fall of the west bank barrier may be discovered by the Qin army at any time.
Therefore, grabbing time is Zhao Jun's only way.
Even if there are still survivors in the Qin Army, it will take time to pass the news to the army. After the Qin Army gets the news, it will take time to verify and judge. It will also take time to react quickly and redeploy. Deployment will still take time. , it’s time to rush back to the barrier and Jiepailing.
And all this time added up is the time Tian Dan gave Zhou Qi: to rush to Jiepailing and capture Jiepailing - three hours!
In three hours, before the Qin army could react, they captured Jiepailing and closed the south gate of the Shangdang battlefield!
It can be said that as long as Zhou Qi does it, the Qin army will hardly cause any trouble in this battle!
What else is there to say, just run for your life! The difference between Zhao Jun who rushed to Guanglang City is that Zhou Qi's troops are all cavalry, and only cavalry can come and go like the wind, and reach Jiepailing, which is dozens of miles away, within three hours. .
Of course, cavalry siege is obviously a problem. Tian Dan was betting that Bai Qi would make a desperate move, betting that the troops in Jiepailing would be depleted like a fortress army.
If the bet fails, I'm afraid Jiepai Ridge will become Zhao Jun's sad ridge!
Of course, with the Zhao army's advantage of 30,000 troops and the surprise attack, even if the Qin army is still there, there is a chance that the surprise attack will be successful. And if you want to succeed, the timing of this attack must be very subtle.
Now is the Chou hour. Three hours later, it will be the Chen hour, when the pass opens!
It's early, the ridge gate has not been opened, there are 30,000 cavalry troops, and no siege equipment. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to break through the barrier;
It was too late, the news had arrived. Once the Ling Gate was closed, the 30,000 cavalry troops could only look at the city at the foot of the city and sigh in excitement, saying nothing.
Obviously, this time choice was not a coincidence, but was carefully calculated by Tian Dan. Of course, even if the calculation is accurate and the design is clever, it still needs people to execute it. When it’s executed well, it’s really good!
Fortunately, when Lian Po left, he left two capable generals for Zhao Kuo! Sun Gu, a good defender, was by Zhao Kuo's side. When Zhao Kuo was unconscious, it was all thanks to Sun Gu's support that the Zhao army did not fall apart. Zhou Qi, a good attacker, was left behind by Zhao Kuo in the Daliang Mountain. And he also proved himself a little in the battle to seize the barrier.
Especially good at cavalry, he is obviously the best candidate to break through Jiepailing.
Of course Tian Dan also has such ability, but firstly, given his age, long-distance attacks still require excellent physical strength; secondly, Tian Dan still needs to be in charge of the bottom line of the barrier; thirdly, Zhao Kuo is now surrounded, and the peripheral troops only need to To be able to fully obey Tian Dan's orders and communicate with the north and south and the central army, Tian Dan, as the main general, could only stand in the middle.
Therefore, the candidate to attack Jiepailing fell on Zhou Qi without any surprise! And he, who was born in the Northern Army, did not live up to the trust of Lian Po and Zhao Kuo at all.
After running wildly all night, before midnight, the army was less than two miles away from Jiepailing. From the perspective of the infantry, it may take some time to reach two miles, but for the cavalry, it is almost instantaneous.
The detective horses in front have brought back the news that the closed door has been opened. Unfortunately, there are still Qin soldiers patrolling above the closed door. Although it was not much, for the sake of safety, Zhou Qi did not order the entire army to attack. Instead, he put on the clothes of the wealthy merchants that he had prepared, took 300 elite soldiers, divided into several batches, and drove several carriages loaded with kerosene. , then happily went to the Jiepailing.
Obviously, Zhou Qi's plan was to sneak into the city first, then personally seize the gate of the pass with his own soldiers, then light kerosene and lure the army to attack. Three hundred soldiers were enough to hold on until the army arrived. In this way, even if the main force of the Qin army does not come out, Jiepailing will be defeated by Zhou Qi in one battle.
Unfortunately, the Qin army on Jiepai Ridge did not give Zhou Qi room to perform.
The main force of the Qin army within the pass has already quietly left in the dark night. Today's boundary signs
The total number of Qin troops in the ridge was only five hundred.
Just entering the city, Zhou Qibian keenly discovered the lack of Qin army's strength. He tore open the outer brocade robe to reveal the red armor inside. He turned around and saw that the long knife hidden on the carriage was already in his hand, slashing left and right. After being chopped down, several Qin soldiers inside the gate immediately fell to the ground.
The city gate suddenly became chaotic, with cries, curses, groans and wailings.
Three hundred soldiers also showed off their armors and pulled out long knives from the bottom of the carriage. One of them followed Zhou Qi to guard in front of the pass gate, and the other set fire to the accompanying carriage to attract the troops.
As for what happened next, it became even simpler. Seeing the thick smoke rising, the 30,000-strong army immediately rushed towards Jiepai Ridge and killed them.
With just one charge, the entire Jiepailing garrison was wiped out.
At this point, the southern gate of Shangdang battlefield was completely closed by Zhao Jun.
At the same time, on the main battlefield where they fought fiercely all night, although the Qin army suffered heavy losses under the strong attack of the Wei and Zhao coalition forces, they were not able to break through.
As soon as it dawned, Zhao Kuo knew that the Qin army's counterattack might come at any time.
Coincidentally, Zhao Jun's combat power has indeed reached its limit. Therefore, Zhao Kuo immediately ordered to slow down the pace of the attack and gradually shrink the front line to prepare for the upcoming Qin army's counterattack.
Because the Zhao army's combat power was indeed in a state of decline after one night, Zhao Kuo's strategic shift did not arouse the suspicion of the Qin and Wei armies who were engaged in a fierce battle.
Even for Sima Cuo, it was good news. After all, no matter how weak the Zhao army was, it still contained more than 20,000 troops. Now, although we dare not mobilize all of them to the Wei army with great fanfare, we can still move two thousand soldiers slightly.
For the Qin army in the southeast, which was almost at the end of the road, these two thousand soldiers were like a drop of rain after a long drought!
Yes, although the two thousand soldiers slightly eased the tense situation, the Wei army's offensive was almost endless, and the investment of two thousand soldiers could not make a difference at all.
This is also thanks to the personal guidance of General Lian Po. Lian Po obviously knew that the Qin army was bound to counterattack, so Lian Po did not use the conventional three-shift pattern to attack in turn. Instead, he increased the number of people in each attack and attacked the Qin army in two shifts.
Specifically: the 110,000 Wei army was divided into three parts by Lian Po. About 20,000 of the original vanguard were all withdrawn for repairs, and the rear camp was taken over as the general reserve force. The remaining 90,000 troops were dismantled. It was divided into two attacking legions and took turns attacking the Qin army.
Therefore, although it was dawn, the Wei army's offensive did not slow down at all.
