The land west of Hexi was originally the homeland of Qin.
After the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, the Wei State was the first to complete the reform, but it was the first to capture the Hexi land of the Qin State. The Qin State was locked to the west of Hangu and was not allowed to leave eastward for decades.
After Shang Yang's reform and the fact that the Wei State was trapped in the quagmire of the Central Plains and suffered heavy losses from Qi State, it was only then that the homeland of Hexi was regained.
Since then, the power of Wei has shrunk day by day, while the Qin State has become increasingly powerful, and almost no other country has set foot in the land of Hexi.
After the Qin State captured the land east of Hedong, it would be even more difficult for other countries to block Hangu. Naturally, the land in Hexi that had experienced too many hard battles finally ushered in its peaceful time.
However, this rare peace is now about to be broken by the 20,000 cavalry led by Sun Gu.
After Sun Gu entered Hexi, his primary goal was not Hangu Pass.
The reason is simple. He is not here to capture Hangu Pass, but to tell King Qin that the Zhao army is going to attack Hangu Pass. The key here is not to appear at Hangu Pass, but to be able to escape intact after appearing at Hangu Pass.
In order to achieve the goal of escaping unscathed, Sun Gu placed the primary target of his attack on Pingshan City, an inconspicuous small city on the border of Hexi County.
Although this small city is not large enough to accommodate more than 20,000 Zhao troops, it can be used as a sentry post for the retreat of the army.
The Qin army retreated westward, and if they wanted to quickly return to Hangu, this was almost the only way to go. Of course, a mere small town cannot stop the Qin army, but it can give the Zhao army a way to call the police.
That's enough!
Looking at the rising smoke in the distance, Sun Gu immediately pulled out the sword beside him, pointed in the direction of the small town, and said lightly:
"attack!"
The long sword was unsheathed, and thousands of horses came out.
Between the sky and the earth, a torrent of black and red rushed toward the small town on the border of Hexi County in the brilliance of the morning light.
The red flag looked so dazzling and bright in the autumn sunshine.
The soldiers of the Zhao army put on black armor, held the bright red battle flag of Zhao State, and galloped over the fertile land in the pass of Qin State. The clatter of horse hooves and the wanton shouting on horseback seem to be telling their own legend to this land!
A military legend who traveled thousands of miles to attack the enemy's heart!
Come to think of it, even after a thousand years, this battle can still be seen in various textbooks, and almost all of them are praiseworthy.
Some people will say that this is the ultimate use of cavalry tactics; there are also exaggerated words. This is a great battle that has shone from ancient times to the present; of course, scholars will tell future generations that this is the watershed in the offensive and defensive changes between Qin and Zhao; of course, it is also More people will sigh that this is a miracle in military history that can never be replicated!
As participants and witnesses of this history, Sun Gu and his cavalry obviously felt extremely honored and proud! Just like their mood when charging at this time - running with the wind, Hangu is the direction!
For many years, only the Qin army has attacked other countries. Even in the Battle of Changping where they won the victory, the place where it took place was still the territory of Han.
The homeland of Qin has not experienced the baptism of war for too long.
Outside Pingshan City, the city gate commander stretched lazily as always, and then found a comfortable position in the pergola nearby to catch up on his sleep. The soldiers under his command either held spears or wore long waistbands. The swordsmen were lined up in two rows outside the city gate, collecting the city entry tax from the people in an orderly manner.
The rumble of horse hooves came from a distance, just like the muffled thunder. People in the city thought that the sky had changed, and they all looked at the sky. They saw that although the sky was a little dark because of the rising sun, it was indeed cloudless!
While the people were wondering, someone finally discovered a thin black-red line on the horizon!
After all, they are Old Qin people. Even though the land of Hexi has been peaceful for a long time, the blood engraved in their bones still made many Old Qin people react immediately - the rumbling sound was not muffled thunder, but cavalry. , a large number of cavalry!
"Cavalry! Look, there are so many cavalry!" people exclaimed
He said, but his words contained more excitement than surprise!
It's a pity that the Qin people, who had not experienced a battle for too long, finally relaxed.
Or perhaps, they are already accustomed to this.
Although they had heard the sound of a large number of cavalry galloping, they just thought it was the sound of Qin's army turning around.
A commander with a long sword on his waist quickly ran to the city gate commander who was resting. He cupped his hands and reported: "Sir, there are cavalry coming!"
Hearing this, the city gate commander who was still a little angry immediately lost his temper. He got up in a hurry and yelled: "Quick, line up, quickly send someone to notify the city guard to welcome the arrival of the army!"
With that said, he returned to the city gate with Shi Chang and began to form a team.
Obviously, everyone inside and outside Pingshan City, from top to bottom, from the officers to the people, thought that the people coming were the cavalry of their own Qin Kingdom.
Of course, this obviously cannot be blamed on the Qin people's laxity. Who would have thought that a Zhao cavalry could descend from the sky to this place west of Hexi?
You know, for many years, only the Qin army has been able to expand its territory, and how have we never seen other countries attack. What's more, there is no movement at all in Hedong. Where can anyone cross the east side of the river and directly attack the west side of the river?
As for the black and red color, everyone just thinks it is the discoloration caused by the rising sun.
Soon, the thin black and red lines became thicker and thicker, and the blood red hidden in the black became more and more obvious.
Gradually, someone finally noticed something unusual. After all, the red flag was a color that had never been used by any Qin army! However, even if he discovered an abnormality, the man did not dare to say anything. If he made a mistake, he and the small Pingshan City could not bear the wrath of the army.
Time passed quietly with repeated hesitations, but Zhao Jun, who was hundreds of steps away, did not waste a single minute and was approaching the city quickly.
Until, people clearly saw the blood-red banner with the word "Zhao" written on it!
"Zhao Jun!" Someone finally shouted in horror.
The soldiers and common people outside the city gate suddenly realized as if they were awakening from a dream, that the galloping cavalry was not their own Qin soldiers, but their old rivals and enemies, Zhao Jun!
This discovery caught everyone off guard. The people were fine and dispersed like birds and beasts, but it was a disaster for the Qin soldiers. Not far away was the gate of the city. When you closed it, there was hope for life, but it was blocked by the crazy people. Like thousands of miles apart.
The soldiers on the city gate obviously noticed the abnormality and hurriedly arranged the soldiers to close the city gate from the inside.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Just when the city gate commander drew his long sword and wanted to fight his way back to the city, a long halberd was already placed on his shoulder. The other end of the halberd was Sun Gu, the heroic general of the Zhao army!
Obviously, during several years of intelligence career, Sun Gu's martial arts skills have not fallen behind.
There was no time to break out in cold sweat, and with the rapid speed of the horse, Sun Gu exerted a little force on his right hand, and made a slight movement of the halberd in his hand, and the huge head of the city gate rolled down. .
As for the city gate, the remaining dozen Qin soldiers were soon attacked by the Zhao army and fell to the ground almost at the same time as the city gate order.
With one charge, the enemies outside Pingshan City had been wiped out. However, Zhao Jun's cavalry did not stop at all, and rushed straight towards the closing city gate.
Seeing the few people behind the city gate pushing hard to push the heavy city gate, how could Sun Gu, with his sharp eyes and quick hands, allow them to close the door so calmly?
He picked up the halberd with his right hand, exerted all his strength, and threw the halberd. Only a few "pop, pop, pop" sounds were heard, and the gate on the right side stopped moving. It turned out that the halberd thrown by Sun Gu actually It penetrated three people at once, and the intestines and internal organs flowed all over the floor along the wound, instantly scaring away the soldiers on the right half.
At this time, Sun Gu and his cavalry had also rushed to the city gate, followed the unclosed city gate, and killed the general in.
Sun Gu was holding a long sword, one on the left and one on the right. The swords were deadly.
After a while, the city gate was opened, and the Qin army inside the gate was dead and wounded, and was no longer able to resist. After just one meeting, Pingshan City's defense collapsed.
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The army that followed rushed into the city along the city gate of Longtrousers, followed the city wall, and eliminated the enemies of the city tower who had been suppressed by their own archers and did not dare to take the lead.
After occupying the four towers, the army then continued to advance from the four directions to the center. While disposing of the Qin soldiers who were stubbornly resisting in the city, they also occupied the city garrison and arsenal.
In less than half an hour, Zhao Jun completely occupied Pingshan City. This city, which had not been visited by foreign troops for a century, finally hoisted the bright red "Zhao" war flag.
The people who fled in all directions also brought the news of Zhao Jun's attack to various places in Hexi. For a time, Hexi was shaken, Hangu was shaken, and Qin was shaken...
Of course, what is also shaking is Zhicheng, the gateway to Shangdang County in Zhao State.
The tug-of-war continued for another three days and three nights. Both sides had invested too much in this flesh and blood mill.
The Qin army's losses have reached 20,000. You must know that even if they faced off against more than 200,000 coalition troops for several months and attacked each other several times, the Qin army's losses were only more than 20,000.
In just a few days, under Zhao Jun's defense, the Qin Army's losses were almost the same.
To say that I don't feel bad is a lie.
But Wang Hao knew that he felt uncomfortable, and so did Zhao Jun.
The fight now is who can hold on for the last quarter of an hour. He still has nearly 200,000 troops under his command. He can afford to continue to use them up!
As the battle continues, Zicheng will only become more and more difficult to fight!
More importantly, according to the news from Heibingtai, it seems that Zhao Guochatang has just learned the results of the Battle of Luo City, and it will take some time to deploy troops and generals!
It's a pity that he guessed the front part correctly, but he guessed the back part wrongly.
The Zhao army was indeed very uncomfortable, and the loss of troops was almost the same as that of the Qin army.
You must know that the Zhao army is the defender. With the geographical advantage of the city tower, the losses are almost the same as those of the Qin army. This is enough to show the ferocity of the Qin army.
However, the 20,000 troops were not a heavy blow to Lian Po, who had an army of 120,000.
More importantly, according to the calculation of time, he should receive news from General Li Mu soon...
