As the battle between Qin and Zhao gradually came to the fore, the battle between the two sides gradually entered a fierce stage.
Cars rattled and horses rustled.
Thousands of soldiers were hurriedly sent to the battlefield, and time was still something both sides were striving for.
However, General Wang Hao of the Qin Army, who was on the front line, discovered something was wrong.
It was clear that the entire Zhao Kingdom was already on the move, and news of Zhao troops entering Yingchuan County kept coming from Heibingtai and the spies he sent.
But Wang Hao always felt that the Zhao army on the opposite side was not increasing its troops but reducing its strength.
If this is the case, it is very likely that the Zhao army on the opposite side is shrinking its defense line. As a side about to attack, such news is certainly unfavorable.
Of course Wang Hao wanted to engage in a field battle with Zhao Jun, rather than storming the city that Zhao Jun was defending.
Of course, it is not difficult to determine the true situation of Zhao Jun. All you need to do is use tens of thousands of troops to launch an active attack on Zhao Jun's defense line.
However, the prerequisite for doing so is that one's own military strength must be sufficient.
In this way, if Zhao Jun is really shrinking its defense line, he can send enough troops to pursue and destroy Zhao Jun in time;
If Zhao Jun did not shrink the defense line, he would be able to hold on to the existing land and avoid being counterattacked by Zhao Jun in one fell swoop.
It's a pity that Wang Hao's troops are still seriously insufficient now. Even if Wang Hao has doubts, he can't act rashly. What's more, Wang Hao shouldn't take action until Meng Ao's second line of cavalry and the Qin and Wei coalition forces arrive at the designated position.
how to say? Invisibly, Meng Ao also bought a certain amount of time for Zhao Guo.
Such doubts and suspicions continued until the Qin army's frontline troops increased by 200,000.
Although the expected 250,000 troops have not yet arrived, the sufficient strength finally gave Wang Lu enough courage. Of course, Meng Ao's position in Hedong also gave Wang Lu no worries.
With the sound of orders, a total of 50,000 Qin army infantry and 10,000 cavalry troops majestically crossed the middle area and launched an attack towards the area occupied by Zhao army.
Lian Po, who was withdrawing his army according to Zhao Kuo's deployment, received the news immediately.
Looking at the menacing Qin army, Lian Po certainly understood that this was a test by his old rival Wang Lu.
Lian Po knew better that once Wang Hao determined that the defense line in front of him was ineffective, his tentative attack would instantly turn into a thunderous strike.
Wang Lu would not hesitate to lead the remaining Qin troops to swoop in and eat up all the more than 30,000 Zhao troops remaining on this position.
It has to be said that Wang Lu still grasped the timing of this test so well.
It happened to be Zhao Jun's most embarrassing moment.
Withdraw, there are still tens of thousands of troops, and they may not be able to outrun this menacing Qin army, especially if there are still cavalry among the Qin army.
Hold on, it is very easy for the opponent to see the flaws in this army. Once the entire army comes forward, these tens of thousands of troops will immediately turn into powder. .z.
Take the initiative and start a confrontation? Then take advantage of the Qin army's paralysis to withdraw from the position?
This may be a good idea for other generals, but for old friend Wang Lu, it is simply not feasible.
Needless to say, once engaged in battle, Wang Lu's troops will stick to his body like a piece of dog skin plaster.
What's more, knowing that the strength of the Qin army has greatly increased, he still took the initiative to attack. Isn't this an act of having no silver in this place?
Sure enough, war is never a matter of luck.
If he could have given up these ordnance supplies earlier, perhaps this disaster would not have happened.
After much deliberation, it seemed that there was only one last option left - sacrificing the small part and preserving the big part.
Looking at the generals quietly waiting for orders in the tent, Lian Po smiled slightly.
"Three thousand of the Chinese army will be stationed at the fortress along with my general. The rest of the army will abandon all weapons and supplies and quickly evacuate to Xinzheng." Lian Po immediately issued a military order.
"Old General, how can this be done?!"
"General, let the last general stay!"
After hearing Old General Lian Po's order, all the generals became anxious and tried to persuade General Lian Po to withdraw his orders.
"If you stay, can you stop the Qin army?" Lian Po ignored everyone's persuasion and directly ordered: "No need to say more, set off immediately. The faster you go, the safer I will be."
The generals who heard this were still looking at each other in shock, but Lian Po had already coldly snorted: "This is already a military order."
"Yes." Helplessly, under Lian Po's pressure, everyone could only agree one after another.
Immediately, all the generals turned around and left the military tent.
What followed was the sound of horses neighing. Obviously, Zhao Jun's mobility was as fast as ever.
Of course, the Qin army came in a mighty manner, and there was still time. Lian Po never thought that he and his three thousand troops could stop the Qin army.
If manpower is insufficient, we can only draw on the power of heaven and earth.
The great power of heaven and earth that can be borrowed and used by humans is nothing more than "water" and "fire".
Although there is a small stream flowing in the barrier, it is not a big river. It can only be used to quench thirst. Water attack is out of the question.
The only thing left is the fire attack.
"Command the army, from now on, no one is allowed to enter the barrier but no one is allowed to leave." Seeing the army quickly leaving, General Lian Po immediately ordered: "Pour kerosene all over the barrier."
"Yes." Zhongjun Sima agreed immediately.
As General Lian Po's order was issued, 500 of the remaining 3,000 people were assigned to guard all entrances and exits of the residence, while the remaining 2,000 people began "watering operations."
Buckets of kerosene were poured onto the ordnance and food for free. Behind the wooden fence, there were neatly stacked bundles of hay soaked in kerosene, and on the wall of the village, there were A number of scarecrows soaked in fire oil and covered in armor were tied up.
After more than two hours of hard work, with the unremitting efforts of the elite Chinese army, the entire core defense line of the barrier has become a bundle of dry firewood, which will be ignited with just a little spark.
In fact, under the warm autumn sun, it may not be long before the barrier filled with kerosene will spontaneously ignite.
Immediately, except for the hundreds of people in the Chinese army who made the final delay to the Qin army on the city wall, the rest of the army followed Lian Po behind the wall, waiting for orders.
And Qin Jun finally appeared in Zhao Jun's sight under the brilliance of the scorching sun.
"Report!" An urgent report came from a galloping horse not far away.
Wang Hao then raised his right hand and raised the black banner high, swaying twice in the breeze. Tens of thousands of Qin troops immediately stopped their sonorous steps.
The scout who was galloping over turned over with a kite, and then landed steadily in front of Wang Lu.
"Report to the general." The scout clasped his hands and reported immediately: "On the Zhao army's fortress in front, the large banner with the word "Lian" still hangs high. However, on the fortress wall, from a distance, there are only a thousand people stationed there."
"I got it." Wang Hao waved his hand lightly and said, "Continue to investigate."
"Yes." The scout immediately accepted the order.
"General, could the barrier be deceitful?" A general who also heard what the scout said immediately stepped forward and asked.
"What kind of deceit can there be?" Wang Hao shook his head lightly.
"What if there are tens of thousands of ambushes hidden within the barrier?" General Pi on the side continued immediately.
"If there are still tens of thousands of soldiers, why do this?" Wang Lu couldn't help but chuckled.
"What does the general mean?" General Pi immediately asked, "Is the old thief Lian Po trying to be mysterious?"
"You'll know if you're trying to be mysterious or not. We'll know after one attack." Wang Hao smiled slightly, but then ordered: "Three thousand front troops, attack!"
"Yes." The messenger next to him immediately agreed.
Immediately, the big banner behind Wang Lu swayed gently again, and the drums and horns also sounded in unison.
Immediately, three thousand soldiers from the front army attacked Zhao Jun's barrier in a mighty manner.
At the same time, the Qin army's movements were quickly discovered on the Zhao army's barrier, and they informed Lian Po below the village tower with flags.
"Fortunately, Wang Lu only sent 3,000 soldiers to test for the sake of stability." Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief silently, and looked at the more than 2,000 elite troops waiting behind him. Lian Po felt slightly calm. : "Three thousand soldiers, I can delay it for a while longer."
Not long after, a signal came from the top of the city: the Qin army was five hundred steps away from the wall.
"Five hundred steps, it's time!"
Lian Po knew that he could not let the Qin army discover the shortage of crossbows on the city wall. The only way was to defeat the Qin army out of range.
Immediately, Lian Po ordered: "Open the door."
Immediately, with a creaking sound, the gate of the barrier was opened with a bang.
Lian Po immediately raised his long sword and shouted: "My sons, follow me to kill the enemy!"
"Kill!" He said, holding up his long knife, Lian Po took the lead and rushed out of the barrier.
Immediately afterwards, more than two thousand elite Chinese troops behind them also followed the footsteps of old general Lian Po and rushed out of the barrier.
In just an instant, the cry of killing resounded throughout the world.
The marching Qin army obviously did not expect that the Zhao army would break out of the barrier, and the Zhao army was all cavalry. For the cavalry, the distance of 500 steps was just a blink of an eye.
In the panic, even the elite Qin army had no time to adjust its formation.
Just as they were stunned, the Zhao army's cavalry had already fired the first round of arrows at the Qin army. The dense queue caused the Qin army to suffer heavy losses instantly.
The originally strict military formation instantly became as if it had been gnawed by teeth.
Before the Qin army could reorganize their formation, Lian Po's sword had quietly fallen.
Such a big head was instantly thrown into the blue sky, followed immediately by the second and third ones.
Immediately, another round of arrow rain fell, almost following the rhythm of the falling arrows, and the Zhao Army's subsequent cavalry also rushed into the Qin Army's formation.
In just one encounter, the Qin army's three thousand troops had already lost hundreds of people.
Seeing that the military formation was in chaos, the captain of the Qin Army still did not issue an order to reverse and even wanted to reorganize the military formation.
It's a pity that the sword that was already aimed at him did not give him more opportunities to speak...
