Soon, as the sound of ringing gold spread throughout the land, the armies of both sides stopped their offensive with a tacit understanding. With the last sound of swords clashing, the entire battlefield seemed to suddenly become quiet, leaving only orderly footsteps slowly retreating, intimidating each other between heaven and earth.
Under the jumping torches, the soldiers and horses from both sides slowly began to retreat backwards. Of course, both sides also maintained considerable vigilance. It was not until the light of the torches finally gradually dissipated into the darkness that the armies of both sides accelerated their withdrawal.
Despite this, there were still cavalrymen holding torches patrolling back and forth on the battlefield that was already littered with broken limbs, for fear of killing each other.
Fortunately, the generals on both sides have already achieved their goals and will naturally not make any more unnecessary moves.
Finally, after more than three quarters of an hour, the entire battlefield finally returned to calm. Amidst the dots of firelight, several vultures hovered in the already dark night sky, making several cheerful calls from time to time.
After returning to camp, the exhausted troops took off their heavy armor and got into the tents in twos and threes. In just a moment, the thunderous snoring sounded.
Qin Jun, so tired! Even the troops in the center and rear who did not join the battle still stood on the battlefield for more than two hours. Coupled with the high-intensity fighting during the day, it is no wonder that they are not tired!
Not to mention the troops fighting on the front line. However, the soldiers could lie down and rest, but the generals of the Qin army could not, especially Meng Ao who had made mistakes on the battlefield.
At this time, he finally understood the gap between himself and the real famous generals of the world. If it weren't for the bravery of the Qin army, perhaps he would have been defeated at this time.
In addition, Meng Ao was deeply impressed by the clever use and strong combat power of the Zhao Army's cavalry - even if the Qin Army's cavalry was supplemented, it was still difficult to compete with the Zhao Army's cavalry.
Zhao Jun's cavalry, while struggling with the Qin Army, even had the energy to take care of the infantry phalanx in the distance. From time to time, it sent a team of a thousand people to the infantry phalanx to support a burst of arrow rain.
This is also one of the important reasons why the Qin army has never been able to take advantage since the Zhao army's cavalry appeared.
Naturally, Meng Ao also tried to learn Zhao Jun's tactics and sent some of his troops to help his infantry. However, the opponent's cavalry general seemed to have clairvoyant eyes. Once there was any movement on his side, that would Bian immediately dispatched the corresponding team to intercept and kill.
Repeatedly, the cavalry sent by him not only failed to help the infantry, but were caught off guard by Zhao Jun's cavalry and suffered heavy losses.
Obviously, both his commanding skills and the quality of his cavalry are far inferior to those of Zhao Jun.
Faced with Meng Ao's plea, Wang Hao naturally would not blame him any more. Just letting Meng Ao think carefully about what he got today and repaying it to himself tomorrow is to let Meng Ao go.
In fact, the combat effectiveness displayed by Zhao Jun's cavalry really surprised Wang Lu. Even Wang Lu, who had been holding back his breath and wanted to have another good fight with Zhao Jun, had to bow his head and face this extremely unwilling reality - Zhao Jun's cavalry was stronger than Qin Jun. It still has certain advantages.
However, this discovery not only did not discourage Wang Hao, but made Wang Hao even happier. I originally thought that this battle could only be a training session for Meng Ao, which would be great if he could feel the gap between him and the enemy, but he didn't expect that there would be this unexpected gain.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger. If you can test the strength of Zhao Jun at a very small cost, it is naturally worth it.
Also because he knew the strength of Zhao Jun's cavalry, Wang Hao had to change his strategy: comprehensive suppression was no longer possible, so he should minimize his weaknesses and maximize his strengths.
To put it simply, it is to use cavalry to entangle the enemy's superior cavalry as much as possible, and then use the infantry that you are good at to win the battle completely.
To achieve this, such a field battle is obviously inappropriate. The best way is to lure the coalition forces to attack!
Whether they attack their own camp or attack Luodu, their strongest cavalry force will be curbed.
But the question is, how can the general on the opposite side be easily fooled? Although on the surface, the coalition is led by Lord Xinling of Wei, it is obvious that the opinions of General Lianpo of Zhao also play a crucial role.
For example, in today's contact battle, Wang Lu clearly saw that the person commanding the front line was Zhao Guo's Lian Po. With Lian Po's ability, how could he fail to see the advantages and disadvantages of both parties?
Now that he has seen it, how can Lian Po sit back and watch the coalition forces exploit their weaknesses and avoid their strengths, ignore the field battle, and even launch an siege?
A arrogant strategy? Stop making trouble. The strategies Wang Lu can use have already been used on the Changping battlefield. The two men faced each other along Biesui for three full years. Although they occasionally fought with each other, they were always back and forth, and they could not defeat them at all. In the end, even the two of them, including the army under their command, were tired of fighting.
This is how Qin State spread rumors to replace Zhao Kuo. Do you want to stop using the time plan again? Obviously it's impossible.
Apart from anything else, the current King of Zhao is Zhao Kuo. He was the first victim of the Qin State's conspiracy last time. Can you see what the Qin State envoy's plan was?
What's more, what if Lian Po is really replaced but Zhao Kuo is provoked? For a while, Wang Lu really couldn't find a way to deal with the coalition forces.
Perhaps the only way is to fight in the field and defeat the coalition forces with upright strength? But in this case, how many of the more than 200,000 troops under his command will be left?
! The remaining soldiers and horses may have difficulty even defending Luo City, let alone continuing the pursuit. Zhao Jun's tens of thousands of cavalry may also be handed over here, but judging from the losses of Qin and Zhao alone, I am afraid that Qin Jun's losses were more than double that of Zhao Jun.
Although the Qin State captured the land of Zhou Wangji, it lost nearly twice as many soldiers. Wang Lu really couldn't figure out whether this account was a loss or a gain.
If after the turn of the year, the Zhao army comes back and our army cannot stop it, it will naturally be a loss. If it can stop the Zhao army's attack and turn the land of Zhou Wangji into a second Guanzhong and Shuzhong, then Qin will naturally make a profit.
There are too many variables and possibilities, and perhaps no one can figure it out clearly. Wang Lu, who was a little irritable in his heart, how much he hoped that General Bai Qi could be by his side at this moment. His words and ideas might be able to solve today's problems.
It's a pity that he can never come back. Stepping slowly outside the tent, the last remaining warmth of summer has already begun to rise. Zhizhi is still calling out ignorantly, seeming to tell the story of the approaching summer, and also seeming to be whining about the end of his life.
"We can only take one step at a time." Wang Hao looked at the bright moon on the horizon, and gradually made a decision in his heart: "When there is no certainty of victory, what I can do is to remain undefeated. As for winning, , but we need to work hard outside of war."
"War is always more than just a war. The last Battle of Changping relied on efforts other than war to break the situation. Although the final result was deviated. But obviously, after falling into a bottleneck this time, I am afraid it will also need to be solved. Only by exerting force outside of this war can we break the situation." Wang Hao was thinking as he walked.
As he thought about it, Wang Hao felt more and more that it made sense. After having this understanding, Wang Hao quickly knew what he should do.
Military newspaper! Report the current situation to King Qin as soon as possible. The battle that blocked Qin's national destiny was never a matter of oneself or just the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line.
Wang Lu quickly ran back to the camp, and immediately took up a pen and wrote on a silk book: "Today's first battle with the alliance army was originally used to train the generals. However, when the generals looked at it carefully, they saw the combat power of the alliance army. No less than me. From what I can see, the infantry of Wei, Han, and Chu are all weaker than me. However, although the number of cavalry of Zhao army is small, their combat power is higher than that of our army. At the same time, the honest and experienced generals are sitting in charge. It is almost impossible to defeat them quickly. And the enemy's cavalry is extremely beneficial to field battles. If our infantry had not been brave in today's battle, we would have been defeated. If we fought with them again in the field, even if we won, it would be a miserable victory. For the current plan, we should order the allied forces of the four countries to take the initiative to attack us in order to weaken the power of their cavalry. However, I already know it, and Lian Po must also know it. He will definitely not be willing to make an offensive strategy. Therefore, we should imitate the battle of Changping. , delaying the time, waiting for the military aircraft. However, the national power of the alliance of various countries should be greater than that of the Qin State, and delaying it for a long time will be detrimental to our Qin State. Therefore, the war must not be fought, nor can it be fought quickly. Wei Wei I believe that if we are caught in this critical situation, we may resort to cunning tactics to alienate the relationship between each country and Zhao. Whether other countries lead their troops away or sit back and watch, or Zhao is frustrated and withdraws, it will be beneficial to our army. The four countries are also , Chu State is the wing of Zhao, and it is at odds with our Qin State, so it is difficult to move; Wei State, its Lord Xinling is the general of the coalition, and leads an army of nearly 100,000, its heart is strong, and it is not easy to be shaken; only the country of Han, or It can be done. Its foundation is the weakest, and the strength of the whole country cannot be more than tens of thousands of soldiers. If the last general is placed on the battlefield, using a small number of troops to contain the rest of the country, and specifically attacking the Korean army with large troops, then its king and generals will I must be heartbroken. It is not impossible to accuse Wei and Zhao. The discord between the three Jin Dynasties has existed since ancient times. If my king sends envoys to Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, to inform him of the counterattack strategy, Don’t worry about the country of Han not being fooled. Once Han is gone, if the generals follow the passage left by the Korean army and attack the enemy’s formation, then great things can be accomplished.” A eloquent silk letter was quickly written and sealed with wax. He printed the seal he carried with him, and when the wax seal dried, Wang Lu summoned his soldiers.
"Lead a team of troops and deliver this letter to our king in person as soon as possible." Wang Lu solemnly handed the silk book in his hand to the soldiers: "Remember, be quick." Hearing this, the soldiers naturally knew the importance of this matter. Sex, otherwise I would not leave the homing pigeon unused and would have to make a trip myself.
He immediately took the silk book with both hands, carefully checked the sealing paint, and then took out the special wooden box beside him and carefully put it into it. Then in front of General Wang Lu, he sealed the wooden box again and made the following Mark, and then carefully put it in his arms.
"Yes." After doing all this, the soldier clasped his fists in front of Wang Hao and bowed to the end, then turned around and walked out of the tent.
Not long after, in the dark night, a group of cavalry was already galloping across the vast fields. Wang Hao here has found a way to break the situation, and the generals of the coalition forces over there are naturally not idle either.
In the coalition's central tent, the four giants were still gathered together, but this time the atmosphere was obviously much better than a few hours ago.
