A battle that was almost smooth and trouble-free also gradually came to an end with Li Mu's departure.
I have to say that this battle was actually won a bit easily. It’s so easy that it’s a bit unreal! Although somewhat unreal, it is still inevitable by chance.
Three years of offensives have made the Hu people forget how powerful Zhao once was. Coupled with Zhao Kuo's unconventional deployment of troops and Lu Buwei's strong intelligence support, the army quietly mobilized from south to north, and then from north to south. The attack came all the way and really caught the Hu people Zuo Xianwang's troops by surprise.
Naturally, there are many coincidences. For example, every encirclement and annihilation battle was fought just right, but it is also indispensable that Zhao Kuo, Li Mu and others accurately controlled the time. The attack time selected was either at dawn and sleep, or during the morning meal, When we return in the afternoon or dusk, we will naturally have more confidence in annihilating all the barbarians.
Of course, the most important thing was the concerted efforts of the 30,000 Zhao troops. Their anger caused them to fight for three days and three nights. Except for a two-hour nap before the last battle, they were almost sleepless during this period.
What about the Hu people? Because they are the attacking party, the Hu people are not in a hurry. Their fighting organization can be said to be loose. The front line has almost arrived at Sangqian City, and the battle is about to break out. The following tribes are still walking sporadically on the grassland, without any trace. It means to quickly concentrate the troops.
Of course, this is not unrelated to the nomadic habit of the Hu people. On the huge grassland, even if each tribe follows orders, there is still a time gap. What's more, each tribe has its own secrets.
In any case, such a loose organization naturally gave Zhao Jun great convenience, and it was only right to defeat them one by one.
Not only that, even in the camp of King Zuoxian where the troops are concentrated, there are many contradictions between the upper and lower levels. Because the distribution system is extremely unreasonable, coupled with the long-term exploitation, the herdsmen have long been numb, and they have already seen through the nature of the war. ——As the bottom, even if they win, it has nothing to do with them.
Therefore, the vast majority of the herdsmen at the bottom have no desire to win in this war. The only thing they want is to survive on this battlefield.
Naturally, when their lives are threatened, the herdsmen think not of fighting but of signing up.
With such a divided tribe facing the Zhao army, which worked together from top to bottom, failure was inevitable.
However, when Zhao Kuo looked at the army chasing him northward, he did not look cheerful with his brows relaxed. Instead, he frowned with worry.
On the one hand, as Zhao Kuo has always warned himself, this battle is just an appetizer, but the prelude to the entire autumn and winter battle, and its difficulty is not even one-tenth of the subsequent battles.
Of course, winning is just what it should be. On the other hand, Zhao Kuo also clearly felt the shortcomings of Zhao Jun during this battle.
That's right, it's the heavy armored cavalry that Zhao Kuo has high hopes for! Obviously, no one from Zhou Qi, the leader of the heavy armored cavalry, to the individual heavy armored cavalrymen has fully understood the role of this unit.
He was still addicted to the pleasure of killing. During the battle, he was even caught up by Zhao Kuo. This was what made Zhao Kuo most dissatisfied.
Of course, Zhao Kuo also knew that Zhou Qi and the cavalry could not be entirely blamed for this. For a long time after the invention of the tank, it was only used to protect infantry and was not much different from a mobile fortress.
To put it bluntly, it is just an auxiliary weapon for infantry. Even the British who invented it always thought so.
No one ever thought that tanks would become a decisive force that changes the situation of the war! It was not until the emergence of those two geniuses that the attributes of tanks were completely changed, and the face of war was also completely changed.
Therefore, it is true that technology is the primary productive force, but to complete complete upgrades and changes, the unconstrained imagination of those who apply technology is indispensable.
Just like boiling water, if you just boil water, it is nothing more than making people drink cleaner water. But in the hands of Watt, it completely started the industrial revolution. Even to this day, the most advanced nuclear power plants still use Watt's principle of boiling water.
In any case, back in the Warring States Period, although Zhao Kuo brought technology that transcended this era, if he failed to bring corresponding tactics and change the thinking of his generals, perhaps the significance of technology would be greatly reduced.
Obviously, the heavy cavalry that Zhao Kuo wanted was not a killing machine dedicated to tearing apart the enemy's army, but a propulsive machine that severely penetrated the enemy's formation.
There is a saying: It is easy to break a point, but difficult to break a game! To break through a point and tear apart a line of defense, even if it is not heavy armored cavalry, it is not difficult to replace it with other elite troops.
But after all, fighting is not about tearing strips of cloth. A piece of cloth can be torn into pieces by breaking a hole. Even if a point is conquered, it will be unresolved when the enemy rescues it, and the victory may not be guaranteed.
Heavy armored cavalry shouldn't be used like this. It's very simple. The most powerful weapon of the heavy armored cavalry is not that they are invulnerable because of their armor, but because they are invulnerable, they can charge and kill without restraint!
From a certain perspective, this heavy armored cavalry is the tank of the Warring States Period! Naturally, the corresponding tactics are also of the same origin.
Unfortunately, even though Zhao Kuo repeatedly emphasized the need to fight fiercely, no one seemed to really understand his intentions.
Even with the blessing of heavy armor, it was obvious that this heavy armored cavalry still stubbornly carried out the previous battle idea - tearing the gap, then widening the gap, and advancing step by step.
This approach undoubtedly gave up the most powerful weapon of the heavy armored cavalry - speed. The heavy armored cavalry that has lost its speed is no longer a rampaging and helpless subway tower. Even if the opponents cannot find out the trick of looking at the horse's legs for a while, they can still stop them by relying on brute force alone, as long as there are enough people. The warrior was pushed down.
As a result, the heavy armor became a burden. If this heavy armored cavalry had not faced the weak Hu army in its first battle today, but directly faced the powerful Qin army elite, I am afraid that this battle would not be won so easily, and it is even possible to lose troops and generals.
Fortunately, such problems have been exposed in such a must-win battle. Even Zhao Kuo called it a fluke.
"Send the order: Set up camp on the spot." Zhao Kuo calmed down a little and said to the soldiers on the side: "When Zhou Qi comes back, let him come to the Chinese army to see me."
"Yes." The soldiers beside him agreed immediately, and then the soldiers around Zhao Kuo immediately took action.
The Hu people's camp had already been destroyed by the Zhao army. Naturally, the soldiers did not bother to clean up the Hu people's camp. They immediately found a relatively flat and open area and established a temporary center. The military tent was then expanded outwards with the Chinese army tent as the center.
In a short time, a small military camp had taken shape. At this time, Zhou Qi led three hundred heavy-armored cavalry back to the camp, talking and laughing all the way. The clatter of horse hooves no longer sounded as eager as before, but became somewhat brisk.
It was normal. After all, he had won the battle, and he had achieved a complete victory with such a crushing momentum. Zhou Qi was naturally very happy in his heart.
"General." Seeing Zhou Qi returning with his army, a soldier immediately stepped forward to salute Zhou Qi and said: "The general has ordered you to go to the Chinese army's tent to see you for details after your return."
"Oh?" Zhou Qi nodded, immediately got off his horse, threw the reins to the cavalry beside him, and said to the soldiers who came to deliver the order: "Lead the way."
"Yes." The soldier did not dare to delay and immediately agreed with his fists clasped. Immediately, the soldiers led Zhou Qi to the Chinese army tent where Zhao Kuo was.
Listening to the slightly happy footsteps behind him, the soldier wanted to turn around and remind Zhou Qi several times: the general didn't seem so happy.
After all, Zhou Qi is considered his immediate boss, and they get along well these days. But in the end, the soldiers still didn't look back and just led the way blindly.
Nothing but the soldier realized that no matter how well they got along, he was still the general's soldier first, and he still had to distinguish between closeness and distance.
The two people, who had their own thoughts, soon arrived in front of the Chinese army's tent.
"General, the last general of Daijun's 20,000 cavalry has been sent to the position, ordering them not to go further than twenty miles in pursuit. They will be able to return around noon. The rest of Shangdang's army has returned one after another and is setting up camp. ." The tent door was wide open, and General Li Mu, who had returned earlier, was reporting to Zhao Kuo on the situation on the front line in pursuit of death and the north.
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting in the main seat, nodded slightly, indicating that he approved of Li Mu's approach. Seeing that the reporting in the tent had stopped, the soldiers hurriedly stood at the door, clasped their fists and reported, "General, General Zhou Qi has arrived." Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo immediately raised his head and glanced outside the tent, only to see Zhou with a smile on his face. Qi, with a big face, is going to sign up.
Zhao Kuo's expression suddenly turned bad: What's the matter? You still think this battle was a good one, right?
"I got it." Zhao Kuo immediately withdrew his eyes and waved his hand casually, signaling for the soldiers to retreat. But he ignored Zhou Qi who was still staying in front of the tent.
The soldiers obviously knew that the general was unhappy, so they immediately accepted the order without saying a word, and then walked away, leaving only Zhou Qi outside the tent, unable to advance or retreat.
Breaking into the Chinese army's tent without orders is a serious crime; having already signed up to come in, you can't leave without any reason.
As a result, Zhou Qi could only stay on the spot in embarrassment. Fortunately, it was not only Zhou Qi who was embarrassed, but also Li Mu in the tent.
Looking at the actions of the General, Li Mu and Monk Zhang Er were confused. Did General Zhou offend the General?
what do I do? Do you want to intercede for General Zhou? still......
