Just when Jin Bi's messengers left, the reinforcements sent by Lian Po had already arrived.
Six thousand seven hundred and eighty-two people. Looking at the scattered reinforcements, Jin Bi knew that this was the last reinforcement that General Lian Po could send.
The three pillars of smoke were not only a signal for the reinforcements to launch an attack, but also a signal to increase the confidence of the Qin army in the encirclement. I'm afraid the war with General Lian Po won't go too smoothly now. To be able to squeeze out thousands more reinforcements, I think General Lian Po had already exhausted all his efforts.
Just understanding is understanding, and the battlefield will not change its laws just because of a word of understanding. Jin Bi knew clearly: just now he had the upper hand and could only draw a tie with the Qin army. Now the Qin army has added tens of thousands of cavalry, almost doubling its combat power, but he only has less than 7,000 reinforcements. How can he do that? Can you beat it?
But you have to fight even if you can’t beat it!
The entire perimeter has fallen into the hands of the Qin army, and even if they want to break through, it is impossible. The only choice is to have a head-on confrontation with the Qin army. It depends on whether General Lian Po breaks through first or whether the Qin army is defeated first.
At this point in the war, Jin Bi, as the general who was protected by General Long Jia to the death, had been fighting on the battlefield for many years. In fact, he had already vaguely predicted the outcome of the battle - the Wei army would not be the opponent of the Qin army after all, even with the Zhao army. s help.
From Jin Bi's perspective, the reason for the failure of this battle may still be attributed to himself: because whether his king or Lord Xinling, for various reasons, his family sent troops too late, which in turn weakened the Zhao army's combat power. There are too many and they are unable to pose a major threat to the Qin army.
In such a large-scale battle, the weak Wei army must play the leading role to resist the Qin army. Even if the Qin army has been fighting for a long time and has a critical battle strength, the Wei army is still no match. Obviously, from the beginning of this battle, the Wei army was a little too much from top to bottom. of confidence.
But Jin Bi could only bury these thoughts silently in his heart. Whether it was the defeat or the reason for the defeat, Jin Bi could only bury it deep in his heart - the death of General Long Jia, Jin Bi did not want to make the same mistake again - confronting the leader, there was no way It will end well.
The only thing Jin Bi can do now is to do his best to retain even a glimmer of hope for Wei's almost impossible victory.
"Send the order: shrink the defense line!" Looking at the Qin cavalry who were shooting in the distance, Jin Bi ordered with some helplessness.
"Yes!" A messenger took the order and left, and then the blue flags in the rear army rolled. The Wei troops retreated after hearing the order, and quickly abandoned their outer positions, shrinking the entire defensive circle by a large circle.
What Jin Bi did, especially when facing the cavalry, was actually a bit counter-intuitive. The shrinking of the defensive circle not only gave up the little depth of oneself, but also lost a line of defense. It also increased the density of one's army a lot, which also gave the cavalry of Zanshe better room to play. .
Of course, Jin Bi had his own reasons for doing this.
Facing the Qin army's cavalry, he lacked cavalry and could not attack. Instead of letting the Qin army shoot our troops at will on a wider front, it was better to shrink the army and reduce the front. In this way, if the Qin Army's cavalry attacks, due to the reduced space, our army's bows and crossbows will be targeted immediately. Although they cannot repel the Qin Army, they can still cause certain threats and losses to the Qin Army's cavalry.
At the same time, the shrinkage of troops will also be more conducive to the Wei army, which has weak individual combat capabilities, to block the elite Qin army.
To put it simply, Jin Bi's strategy was to use space and the lives of Wei soldiers to delay the Qin army's attack on the rear camp as long as possible.
It has to be said that as the last general of Wei State, Jin Bi still showed the demeanor of a general at the most critical moment. It is a pity that his opponent is the Qin army, which makes the six countries look at the Qin army.
Three pillars of smoke completely ignited the last fire of life for the Wei and Qin armies. Just as Wei and Qin were fighting to the death under the smoke of the main battlefield in the southeast, the Zhao army that was besieged in the center also followed. Move at the command of Langyan.
That's right, because the scouting horse could not reach too far, Zhao Kuo had no way of knowing the Qin army's itinerary. Zhao Kuo, who was worried that the Qin army might turn back at any time, chose the most appropriate time - when the Qin army launched a general attack on the Wei army.
With today's limited communication methods, the Qin army wants to move with a single order.
There were several methods including horns, flags and smoke, and combined with the smoke at noon, Zhao Kuo judged that the Qin army was most likely to continue to use the smoke as a signal to launch an attack on the Wei army.
As a result, the order "When the smoke rises, the army comes out!" was conveyed to the ears of every Zhao army soldier.
Of course, the order given to Sergeant Zhao was not to retreat, but to attack north and return to Changping Pass for repairs!
Slogans such as "Fight back to Changping Pass" were immediately spread. But in the eyes of a discerning person, it is natural to understand that the army is about to retreat. Of course, people with such a mind would not say these words easily.
However, Zhao Kuo's counterattack against the Qin army with such great fanfare will obviously encounter strong resistance from the Qin army, and the losses will be huge, which is not known without a fight.
But Zhao Kuo had no choice.
It's urgent! Only by sacrificing one part can you preserve the other part. This is difficult to do in ancient times.
Nearly 60,000 troops counterattacked together. The Qin army, which was still in an offensive posture just now, was suddenly confused! Why does Zhao Jun still have so many troops? Little did they know that Zhao Kuo had gathered all the soldiers from all sides together for this blow. This blow was the strongest and final blow.
Zhao Kuo understands the principle of making great efforts at one go, then failing again, and finally exhausting himself in three attempts.
Once the attack fails, Bai Qi's old ways will soon discover his plan. There is no need for the army to go to the southern battlefield to come back for reinforcements. As long as the army to the west sticks to his rear army, then his 60,000 Of the remaining soldiers, I am afraid that less than 10,000 people could successfully escape. Even I have to explain myself here.
Therefore, defense is meaningless.
The important thing is to take advantage of them when they are unprepared, concentrate all their strength, and use an absolute crushing force to carve out a bloody path. By the time Bai Qi reacted, it was too late to send troops to pursue him.
The terrain in the north was also an important factor in Zhao Kuo's decision. Unlike the southeast, the terrain in Shangdang became wider as you went north. The broad front gave Zhao Jun ample room to expand and also increased his strength. The short-term Qin army was unable to defend itself.
With the flags waving, accompanied by the smoke and the setting sun on the horizon, the 60,000 Zhao troops formed six lines, each with an arrow formation, and rushed towards the Qin army.
In an instant, the sound of war drums was as dull as thunder, tens of thousands of people screamed throughout the world, and thousands of people stepped on the yellow sand in the sky. It should be the setting sun and wolf smoke, and the sounds and colors were so daring that the Qin army was emboldened.
"Quick report to Lord Wu An: Zhao Jun is attacking the North Road!"
