Without any hesitation, Meng Ao had already made his choice.
The five thousand cavalry were divided into three, one thousand cavalry rushed straight to the unfinished vehicle formation, one thousand cavalry charged to the left on the hillside where the fierce general was, and the remaining three thousand cavalry followed them to attack the hillside on the right.
Among the three routes, as long as one can open a gap, the subsequent main army will be saved.
Of course, it seemed that Meng Ao did not give up in all three directions. In fact, the thousand cavalry rushing towards the hillside on the left were not so much attacking as they were holding back their opponents.
Likewise, the thousand cavalrymen who rushed towards the chariot array were just to delay the Zhao army.
From the beginning to the end, Meng Ao had only one breakthrough direction, and that was the hillside on the right he chose. Although there were obviously more troops there than those on the left, Meng Ao knew that at such a critical time, one strong general was far more difficult to deal with than a few hundred soldiers.
Just like the first time he saw through the Zhao army's ambush in the valley, Meng Ao ordered a thousand Qin soldiers to continue advancing. Meng Ao, who had experienced the battle of Luocheng, had completed his transformation.
Meng Ao knew deeply: One general's achievements can lead to thousands of deaths. On the battlefield, for the sake of victory, there is nothing that cannot be given up.
Just like now, in order to win, he resolutely rushed to the front of the entire army. Only by putting his own life and death aside can the 20,000 Qin troops behind him have hope of survival.
Facing the arrows that Zhao Jun kept firing, Meng Ao kept waving the long knife in his hand to block them.
Stepping on the still-burning flames, Meng Ao and his three thousand cavalry threw themselves into the battle on the hillside without hesitation.
Of course, because of the distance and slope, the first to engage Zhao Jun were the thousand cavalry in the middle.
With a "buzzing" sound, arrows as thick as an arm shot out of the air.
"Bed crossbow!" The oncoming Qin army couldn't help but let out a sharp cry.
There was no way, they were famous for their strong bows and crossbows, and they knew the power of this guy very well.
Sure enough, before the soldiers of the Qin army could finish marveling, the huge arrows had already penetrated the bodies of the soldiers of the Qin army, and then the soldiers of the Qin army fell weakly to the ground together with the holes in their armors.
But the huge arrow still moved straight forward, continuing to pierce everything that dared to stand in front of him.
Finally, after piercing through six cavalrymen in a row, the arrow of the crossbow inserted feebly into the body of the seventh cavalryman's horse, unable to make any further progress.
Just as the crossbows were wreaking havoc among the Qin army's cavalry, the Zhao army's archers hiding behind the chariot formation also launched their force, and bursts of arrows rained down from the sky, shooting straight into the Qin army's dense formation.
Under the double blow of crossbows and bows and arrows, the Qin army soon suffered heavy losses.
However, this tragic loss did not stop the Qin army from advancing, but instead completely aroused the Qin army's anger.
Immediately, the remaining Qin army cavalry held their swords tightly and accelerated towards the car formation again.
But unfortunately, anger seems worthless in the face of absolute strength. Facing the hatred of the Qin army, the car formation quickly changed direction and crossed the road after completing the last crossbow shooting.
Zhao Jun, who was in the car, immediately put on a spear and inserted it through the designed hole.
With a pop, another Qin soldier fell to the ground...
At the same time, after losing hundreds of cavalry, the cavalry on the left and right wings finally caught up with the pace of the center and began to engage Zhao Jun in close combat.
Zhao Wei, who was on the hillside on the left, had already mounted his horse to kill the Qin army before the Qin army arrived.
The powerful and heavy long sword was danced like a tiger in Zhao Wei's hand. The Qin army was almost invincible. Even the long swords of many Qin army soldiers were directly hit by Zhao Wei's long sword. Cut off.
This may be the power of technology!
As Zhao Kuo's personal guard, Zhao Wei once controlled the arms factory in Shangdang County. Naturally, he would not treat himself lightly. With Zhao Kuo's permission, he also made an extremely sharp sword tailor-made for himself.
The elite cavalry of the Qin army were defeated by Zhao Wei and his
Under the sword, he seemed somewhat vulnerable.
But fortunately, Zhao Wei is the only one in the Zhao army who can have such combat power.
Compared with the difficulty on the hillside on the left, the high ground on the right attacked by Meng Ao was obviously much easier. Especially under the personal leadership of General Meng Ao, the Qin army also exploded their combat effectiveness.
As the battle continued, the temperature of the battlefield flames behind him also gradually increased.
All the soldiers of the Qin Army knew that if they could not break the deadlock, everyone would be buried here.
Therefore, in the eyes of Qin Jun, the Zhao Jun in front of him is not only a meritorious service, but also a gateway where he can go home and see his relatives. They had to break it, no matter the cost.
Although Zhao Jun has the advantage of terrain, ordinary Zhao Jun is still difficult to parry in front of the crazy Qin Army.
As a result, Zhao Jun, who was supposed to be in an advantageous position, began to retreat steadily.
The retreat of the Zhao army suddenly boosted the Qin army's confidence, and the Qin army, which was already a little discouraged, began to become more courageous as they fought.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from Zhao Jun's line.
Meng Ao hurriedly followed the sound, but saw that gaps finally began to appear on the Zhao army's line.
Without the slightest hesitation, Meng Ao immediately led his own soldiers and killed them all the way.
Obviously, Zhao Jun on the hillside on the right is already in danger. Of course, this situation can also be seen by Zhao Wei on the left hillside and the assistant in charge of the car formation in the middle.
It's a pity that the car formation in the middle can only protect itself. Although Zhao Wei still had some strength left, he was dragged to the left hillside by the soldiers of the Qin Army.
Fortunately, Li Mu had already anticipated the situation at Taniguchi, otherwise he would not have arranged a car formation and arranged for Zhao Wei to be stationed again.
Almost as soon as he launched the attack on the Qin army, Li Mu had already mobilized a total of ten thousand people divided into two groups to reinforce Taniguchi.
This is still a race against time.
It's a pity that the goddess of luck is not on Zhao Guo's side this time. Because Zhao Jun was reinforcing on the hillside, it was almost impossible for the cavalry to pass, and even infantry reinforcements took some effort.
And Meng Ao obviously knew that Zhao Jun's reinforcements would arrive in an instant. Therefore, Meng Ao and his three thousand cavalry launched an attack on the Zhao army in front of them almost as if they were desperate.
The gentle terrain at the entrance of the valley meant that Zhao Jun could not hide too many troops and horses. Coupled with the large vehicle array, the troops and horses at the entrance of the valley could only deploy more than a thousand troops at most.
Although these thousands of people are already the elite of Zhao Jun's army going south this time, they are not as sharp as the Qin army after all, and they cannot be compared to ten. Under Meng Ao's selfless attack, the Zhao army on the hillside on the right cannot resist it. Live in defeat.
As a burst of cheers came from the bottom of the valley, Li Mu knew that his carefully arranged pocket array was still broken!
But even so, the supporting troops, including Zhao Wei, continued to move towards the mouth of the valley - even if they could not completely annihilate the Qin army, they would still tear off a piece of flesh from the Qin army.
"Quickly! Return to Yangling!" On the hillside, Meng Ao, who had opened the life channel for the army, ordered his deputy general while commanding the cavalry to push back the Zhao army who was trying to close the door.
"Yes." The deputy general who hurried over with the infantry agreed immediately.
Soon, through a gap that was not too big, groups of dark and dirty Qin troops fled in panic like prodigal dogs.
The soldiers of the Qin Army, who had breathed fresh air again, no longer needed the urging to go up to the peak. The desire to survive almost instantly burst out again, and then they ran wildly again.
It's a pity that Qin Jun's escape was very fast, and Zhao Jun's steps to claim his life were not slow either.
After traveling all the way, the support troops sent by Li Mu finally arrived at the battlefield. Unfortunately, with Meng Ao in charge, even though the reinforcements had arrived, they were unable to re-block the passage.
Until Zhao Wei appeared at the bottom of the hillside on the right with the reinforcements on the left.
Since it is not easy to break through the Qin army's front, then why not
Rushed. Zhao Wei looked at the Qin army waiting in formation on the hillside, and then at the main force of the Qin army's infantry that was sprinting towards the hillside in an endless stream.
Suddenly, Zhao Wei had an idea in his mind.
It is not easy to feign an attack and retake the position, but it is much easier to stop this group of headless Qin infantry.
Fortunately, this way, more Qin soldiers can be left behind.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Wei led his team towards the foot of the mountain on the right. Like a nail, he wedged himself hard into the Qin army's queue. With almost no effort, Zhao Wei waved him. His long sword divided the Qin army into two.
So, the problem was placed in front of Meng Ao again, if he wants to be rescued, then you come and attack me! Although you have a geographical advantage, I have an advantage in military strength, and this advantage will become more and more obvious.
After looking at the cut-off infantry queue, and then at Zhao Jun who was constantly compressing his living space, Meng Ao immediately made a decision that any general would make - retreat!
It should be said that there is no problem with Meng Ao's decision to cut off his wrist. If he continues to forcefully entangle, it will be difficult for the subsequent Qin army's infantry to complete a breakthrough again;
And it is even more impossible for him to lead his troops back to respond. Even if he can complete a short-term breakthrough and save a few soldiers, once he turns around and wants to break through again, how many soldiers will he need to sacrifice?
Obviously this deal is uneconomical no matter how you calculate it.
Naturally, it is understandable for Meng Ao to make such a choice.
However, such a decision without any fault, for the Qin army who was still surrounded by the Zhao army, how desperate these Qin army soldiers must have been when they saw their general running away from them!
What is even more frustrating is that these soldiers who fought desperately for Qin were not even worthy of leaving a few words in the history books.
The sentence "Qin General Meng Ao was defeated and lost tens of thousands of troops" may be their entire description.
Seeing that Meng Ao had led his army to withdraw, Zhao Jun had no intention of continuing to pursue. After all, the Qin army's combat strength was almost all cavalry. Even if they pursued, they might not be able to catch up. It was better to concentrate their energy and troops. It is cost-effective to completely eat the Qin army in the encirclement.
Of course, from Li Mu's perspective, he was still a little worried about the battle between Zhao Kuo and Han Jun.
In order to go to meet Zhao Kuo, Li Mu could not wait to deal with this Qin army. As long as Li Mu's tens of thousands of troops can join forces with Zhao Kuo's 20,000 troops, Zhao will not be afraid of any accidents...
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