It's a pity that the Qin army, led by Wang Lu, laid an almost overwhelming siege on the Wei army. Although more than 20,000 Wei troops were allowed to escape because of the inability to intercept them, the remaining Wei army was defeated by ten soldiers under Wang Lu's command. Ten thousand troops were surrounded.
When Meng Ao arrived with his cavalry, the Qin army had already begun to divide and encircle the Wei army one by one.
The Wei army that has been divided naturally does not need Meng Ao's cavalry to break the formation.
Immediately, Meng Ao ordered the army to stop aside, and with a few personal soldiers, he rode towards Wang Lu's central army.
Soon, Meng Ao saw General Wang Lu sitting on his horse.
With a "bang" sound, Meng Ao immediately got off his horse, took a dozen steps forward, and came to Wang Lu.
"The last general has met the superior general." Meng Ao then knelt down on one knee and said with his hands clasped in fists.
Of course, someone had already informed Wang Lu of Meng Ao's arrival. However, looking at the resentful and unwilling Qin cavalry in the distance, Wang Lu of course guessed that the pursuit of Zhao Jun would not go well.
"Get up." Wang Hao then looked at Meng Ao and said calmly.
"How is the pursuit of Zhao Jun?" Wang Lu asked before Meng Ao could speak.
Faced with the general's question, Meng Ao was obviously not a man who deceived his subordinates.
"Please forgive me, General." Meng Ao immediately clasped his fists again.
"Failed to pursue?" Wang Hao frowned and continued to ask.
"We caught up, but Lian Po still escaped. Our army also lost nearly a thousand people." After saying this, Meng Ao simply didn't dare to look at Wang Lu.
"Oh?" Wang Lu was obviously a little surprised. It was not because Meng Ao failed to keep Lian Po.
What surprised Wang Lu was that since they had caught up and a fierce battle broke out, how could it be possible that only a thousand people were lost. He did not believe that Meng Ao could get too many benefits from Lian Po. Even if the Qin army had an absolute advantage in strength and could maintain a one-to-one battle loss ratio, Wang Ao would be very satisfied.
But if the battle loss ratio is one to one, doesn't it mean that tens of thousands of armies attack each other, but the two sides combined only lost two thousand people. How is this possible!
With the mentality of giving it a try, Wang Lu continued to ask: "Where is Zhao Jun's loss?"
When Meng Ao heard this, he sighed in his heart, then lowered his head and continued: "I'm afraid there are less than a hundred people."
"What?" Wang Lu really couldn't figure it out. This time it wasn't just the loss of too few troops, but more importantly, the damn battle loss ratio.
I thought that Lian Po would not let Meng Ao take advantage, but I never thought that it would be such a "big defeat".
Of course, in Wang Lu's view, the loss of more than a thousand people was nothing at all, but Zhao Jun's loss should not be less than a hundred people!
"Tell me more about the battle situation." Wang Lu continued to ask.
Meng Ao immediately took the order to tell the full story of Lian Po's tactics, including his order to stop the pursuit on the south bank of Jishui.
Listening to Meng Ao's description, Wang Hao also sighed.
In his words, Wang Hao had actually realized the impact that his removal of the 20,000 cavalry would have on Meng Ao's pursuit. ap.
However, more than ten times the force was not enough to win. Meng Ao's youth and lack of experience were obviously the undisputed main reason for the defeat in this battle.
However, although lack of experience is a fault, it is the best problem to correct.
Wang Lu was also quite satisfied with the fact that he stopped the pursuit in time on the south bank of Jishui. He knew very well that if Meng Ao insisted on attacking, the results reported at this time would not be so "unsatisfactory".
Perhaps half of the 50,000-strong army would be lost, but they would definitely be able to kill tens of thousands of Zhao troops.
A battle damage ratio of one to two would obviously be much better looking and easier to explain than the current battle damage ratio of one to ten.
But he did not do this. He would rather bear the responsibility of defeat than waste precious military power. This is what a good general should possess.
Only by preserving this military strength can Wang Hao make the next move!
What else could it be? Although Meng Ao was wrong, to be honest, he had done his best and only
It's a pity that his opponent is that man - the man who is obviously at a disadvantage, but can confront him for three years.
The young and energetic Meng Ao met the impeccable Lian Po, and perhaps the outcome was already doomed.
He only lost a thousand soldiers, so maybe he should be lucky. What's more, using a thousand soldiers to train a general is not a loss.
Thinking of this, Wang Hao immediately got off his horse and patted Meng Ao on the shoulder after hearing a "bang" sound.
Wang Hao said earnestly: "This is the second time you have suffered a loss with Lian Po. I don't care how many times you have suffered losses, and it doesn't even matter if you lose more soldiers and horses, but you have to remember, The same mistake cannot be made, the same failure is not allowed to happen again. Do you understand?!"
To be honest, Meng Ao was already mentally prepared to be reprimanded by the general, or even relieved of his military power. After all, in the face of huge advantages, he missed it again and again.
However, he obviously underestimated his importance to the Qin army and Wang Lu's heart.
Listening to the general's words, Meng Ao felt both grateful and guilty. He secretly vowed to earn back face for the old Qin people in the next battle.
"Yes." After hearing this, Meng Ao immediately agreed, "General, don't worry, I will never make such a mistake again."
"Then go." Wang Lu then pointed to the few remaining Wei troops and said, "Take your cavalry and use the blood of these Wei people to wash away the hostility on your bodies."
"Yes." Meng Ao immediately clasped his fists and said.
Immediately, Meng Aofu mounted his war horse again, and then tens of thousands of cavalry, led by Meng Ao, pressed against the remaining Wei army in a mighty manner.
This was obviously an extremely unequal massacre.
The already disorganized Wei army was no match for the angry Qin army. With barely a cup of tea, Meng Ao and his troops easily pried open several Wei army's last strongholds. Naturally, all the Wei troops remaining on the south bank of Jishui were finally wiped out.
Although the number of Wei troops killed was not large, it was obvious that after experiencing this fight, the momentum of the entire cavalry army was obviously different.
The bad energy in his chest finally dissipated, and naturally he showed a different aura.
Just when the main force of the Qin army began to clean up the battlefield, the situation on the southern battlefield was finally reported.
As the saying goes, "What is lost is harvested in the east." On the northern battlefield, the Zhao army failed to block it at all. Although the Wei army annihilated most of them, they still allowed Lord Xinling to escape with a small group of elites. However, there was originally nothing The anticipated southern battlefield gave Wang Lu a surprise.
Although the total strength of the southern battlefield was only 25,000, it was able to annihilate Chu's nearly 20,000 troops in Fushu City, while his own losses were only a few thousand.
The only regret is that the general of the Chu army also escaped alone with more than a hundred soldiers.
However, Wang Hao knew that if the general had not abandoned the army and left, the battlefield in the south would not have been so smooth and the results would not have been so great.
Compared with General Lian Po of the Zhao army, and even Lord Xinling of the Wei army, Wang Lu deeply felt what it means: one general is incompetent and a thousand troops are exhausted.
However, now is obviously not the time to ridicule Chu.
Although the Zhao army had escaped, the strength of the remaining Zhao army was there, and the Qin army lost almost no troops in this battle.
In other words, the current military strength comparison in the direction of Zhencheng in Hanoi County (called Shangdang County in Zhao State) is roughly that the Zhao army has less than 100,000 troops, while the Qin army has more than 200,000 troops.
Moreover, these more than 200,000 Qin troops took advantage of the opportunity of a great victory.
Obviously, before the Zhao court received the news of the war and had no time to respond with reinforcements, it was the best time for the Qin army to seize Hanoi County in one fell swoop.
This was Wang Lu's plan that he had already made.
Immediately, Wang Lu issued an order: "Only 5,000 troops were left to clean up the battlefields in both the northern and southern battlefields. The rest of the troops immediately gathered in Heyong City."
As for the next action plan
, no need for Wang Lu to say it, all the generals also know: cross the Jishui and attack the city of Zhi!
However, neither Wang Lu nor all the soldiers of the Qin army thought that Zhao had actually anticipated the situation at this time.
In Zhi City, there were 50,000 troops under Zhou Qi alone. In addition to the 70,000 troops withdrawn from Zhou Wangji, the Zhao army in Zhi City was not less than 100,000, but had a sufficient number of troops. One hundred and twenty thousand foot soldiers.
Although the Qin army already has a certain advantage in terms of military strength, staying in Luocheng to transport food would eliminate the Qin army's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even if the soldiers and horses who cleaned the battlefield rushed back immediately, they would only be able to participate in the battle of Zhi City. Just 190,000 soldiers and horses.
The gap of more than 70,000 horses is indeed a lot if you say it is less, but it is not much if you say it is more.
After all, the Qin army was the main attack, the Zhao army occupied the advantageous location, and the city of Zhi was built like an iron wall by Zhou Qi who had returned to the defense in advance.
If you want to capture the city from Zhao Jun, it will take some effort!
And in the land east of the river that no one knows, a mysterious team is lingering day and night in the deep mountains and old forests.
Yes, it was the main force of the Zhao army led by Li Mu.
They had quietly moved from northern Xinjiang to Shangdang, and then pushed back from Shangdang County along the route of the Qin army's attack.
However, this time, their target was not Qin's Hedong and Hexi lands, nor was it Qin's Hangu Pass. But it was Zhou Wangji, the flank of the Qin army.
It should be said that Zhao Guo took great risks during such a march.
From Shangdang to Hedong, then from Hedong to Hexi, and finally followed the route of the Qin army from the east, and then entered the territory of Zhou Wangji. This road is obviously not easy to walk. If you are not careful, if you are discovered in advance, you may be drowned in the people's war. in the vast ocean.
What's even more terrible is that in order to keep it secret, Zhao Jun could hardly capture any Qin city along the way. The inability to capture the city means that it is impossible to obtain supplies. Once supplies are cut off during such a long march, the army may fall apart almost instantly.
Fortunately, Lu Buwei mobilized all the immigrants to prepare the dried meat for the army, which became the greatest confidence in Li Mu's heart.
As long as he is not discovered, is not entangled by the Qin army along the way, and reaches Zhou Wangji on time, there will be no problem.
As for avoiding being discovered by the Qin people as much as possible, it all depends on Sun Gu, the leader of the Yulin Guards, who arrived at Guanglang City in advance and waited for the arrival of the army.
At this time, he was also leading the Yulin Guards and part of the army, leading the army to clear the way through the mountains and build bridges over the water!
Whether looking from the eyes of Qin Jun or Zhao Jun, everything is going smoothly.
However, no one knows who will win until the last moment.
