From a tactical point of view, the Qin army's raid was the pinnacle of success.
If it were earlier, the sky would be dark, and the flames on Jiepai Ridge would be enough to illuminate hundreds of steps below the ridge, and the Qin army would not be able to sneak in; if it were later, the rising sun would quickly cover the thin mist. Bake dry.
It can be said that Wang Hao has grasped the timing of the attack just right. In addition, the Qin army did not reveal its hiding place. It is expected that the Zhao army in Jiepailing did not know that the Qin army was coming straight towards him.
Therefore, this raid can be described as extremely sudden and confusing. There is even a great probability of success.
It's a pity that Tian Dan, who was sure that the Qin army was going to try to break out, promptly warned the generals who were surrounded by bags, and thousands of scouts were sent out to successfully detect the Qin army's march that they thought was still concealed. Be clear. Therefore, not only Jiepailing, but also the Zhao troops on the other three sides were all prepared to be attacked by the Qin army.
Therefore, the suddenness of the Qin army's surprise attack was greatly reduced.
Without a sudden surprise attack, and with Zhou Qi's meticulous observation, failure became inevitable.
Of course, Zhou Qi's decisive attack was indeed a bit risky. With just a flash of red and a little black in front of his eyes, he ordered the entire army to go to the city to fight. If the Qin army had not taken action, the impact on morale would be a trivial matter. The story of "crying wolf" is a big problem.
Fortunately, the Qin army is under the tower!
Seeing that the Zhao army had already set up their formation on the city tower, it was obvious that the Qin army's raid had failed. It stands to reason that the Qin army should retreat immediately to reduce casualties. However, Wang Hao did not pay for the gold to withdraw his troops. Instead, he ordered: "Lei Lei. Drum! Attack."
That's right, Wang Hao continued to order a strong attack under extremely unfavorable circumstances.
You must know that there are tens of thousands of Qin army elites under Jiepai Ridge. In order to keep their operations confidential, they have almost no siege equipment to assist them. The long ladder is the only prop they can use to reach Zhao Jun.
However, without the arrow tower suppressing the Zhao army's archers on the city tower, what heavy price would the Qin army have to pay to get close to the city wall, and how many lives would it take to stand on the city wall?
Even as the war drums sounded, the arrow tower had been pushed out, and then a series of siege equipment such as rams and catapults also came out.
But obviously, their arrival will take time. During this period of time, the Qin army on the front line needs to fill it with their lives.
It's not that Wang Hao doesn't want to retreat, but that Wang Hao still has some illusions that he shouldn't have. He imagines that the Zhao army on top of the tower is weak and he can storm down.
With this idea in mind, if the frontline troops are withdrawn and then advance together with the engineering equipment, the actual losses may be greater between the retreat and the advance. It is better to launch an attack on Jiepailing immediately.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Wang Lu's fighting method. It's a pity that his fantasy should not have been there from the beginning. In other words, from the uniform rain of arrows attacked by Zhao Jun, Wang Hao should have realized that Zhao Jun on the tower was by no means an ordinary person.
However, if there had been no such hard work, would there have been other voices in the army?
Whenever we reach a desperate situation, the most terrifying thing is not the external pressure, but the internal discord. As for the sentence "The strongest fortress always begins to disintegrate from within", although Wang Lu had never heard of it, it was obvious that both Bai Qi and Wang Lu knew its meaning.
Instead of using blood to block the road to attack, more blood is needed to block the internal holes.
Therefore, it becomes inevitable to continue the attack!
It was just the soldiers of the Qin army at the foot of Jiepai Ridge who suffered.
The horn sound gradually sounded in the rear formation, and accompanied by another burst of arrows from the Zhao army, there was another bloody storm in the Qin formation.
After receiving the signal, Qin Jun no longer remained silent, untied the restraints in his mouth, and vented the anger in his heart with loud shouts, completely blowing away the thin layer of mist. Only then did Zhao Jun on the tower It was discovered that Qin Jun had almost reached under his nose.
Without any hesitation, the command flag of the archer captain was lowered again, and the nearly three thousand archers who were all arrayed on the city tower fired again.
A bigger dark cloud immediately gathered above Qin Jun's head, and then suddenly slammed into it, giving Qin Jun no chance to react at all. In order to ensure silence, the poor and elite Qin army only had a small shield in their hands to defend themselves. Facing the almost overwhelming rain of arrows from the Zhao army, how could this small shield protect them?
Even if the archers in the Qin army wanted to counterattack, they would be unable to defeat the almost natural height difference in Jiepailing. There is a saying that "hit the high and the low, hit the sb", and this is especially true on the battlefield at this time.
The Zhao army standing on the city tower even only needed to shoot out the arrow. With the blessing of its own gravity, it was already a sharp arrow when it arrived in front of the Qin soldiers. But what about the Qin army below the city tower? Those with weaker strength will not even be able to send the arrow up to the tower, while those with stronger strength will only send the arrow up, but its speed will be reduced by 80% due to gravity.
Without the cover of arrow rain and the rapidity of sharp arrows, its lethality can be imagined.
But there is no way, the battle has to continue before the arrow tower arrives.
The archers of the Qin Army could only try their best to draw the long bows in their hands, and try their best to provide even insignificant suppression and cover for their comrades climbing the ladder.
The infantry of the Qin army without the cover of archers were like targets in front of the condescending Zhao army. It can be said that every step forward by the Qin army was soaked in the blood of his comrades.
But even so, the Qin army was still fearless.
Taking over the will of his comrades and carrying the hope of the army, the long ladder finally reached Zhao Jun's tower. Without any hesitation, a group of Qin soldiers rushed onto the ladder.
However, war has its own laws, and it will not favor one side because of its fearlessness.
Although the Qin army launched a fierce attack on Jiepailing where the Zhao army was located with a fearless spirit of sacrifice. But the effect was very little. Zhao Jun, who was not suppressed by archers, could reach out and kill the Qin army on the ladder. The Qin army who climbed the ladder not only had to work hard to maintain balance, but also carefully avoided Zhao Jun's attacks. Long knives and arrows.
Comparing the two, the battle situation is self-evident.
The Zhao army on top of the city tower did not even need to spend too much rolling wood and stones, and they did not even sprinkle the boiled gold juice. Just with the cooperation of the long sword in their hands and the crossbowmen behind them, the Qin soldiers at dozens of places The army had already been driven down by Zhao Jun.
From the sneak attack to the present Qiang Gong, the Qin army's losses have reached a terrifying number of thousands, but they have not even been able to touch the top of the city of Jiepailing.
How can it not be frustrating? !
Fortunately...
