Almost identical attire appeared in front of the Qin army's heavy cavalry as if looking in a mirror.
Only then did all the Qin troops remember: the heavy cavalry was brought to the battlefield by Zhao Guo first! xь.
However, it is obvious that at this point in the war, the Qin army has no retreat.
Immediately, although the Qin Army's heavy cavalry was already tired, they mustered up their last courage and killed the Zhao Army's heavy cavalry.
The distance of hundreds of steps was reached in just a blink of an eye under the feet of the already galloping heavy cavalry.
Finally, the two torrents collided hard.
In an instant, people on top of the battle were on their backs.
However, the expected situation of mutual victory and defeat did not appear. Instead, the faster Qin army presented a one-sided situation.
Yes, those who fell on that battlefield were almost all soldiers of the Qin Army.
Even if the Qin army is slightly tired, it should never be like this.
But unfortunately, the results were so shocking.
Without him, the Qin army's heavy cavalry did not solve the two key heavy cavalry technologies of bilateral stirrups and high bridge saddles.
It can be said that the heavy cavalry of the Qin Army at this time were just junior cavalry wearing heavy armor. The reason why they were able to penetrate the Zhao Army's queue was that on the one hand, the Zhao Army did not resist at all, and on the other hand, the Qin Army used A rope trapped his body and the horse together.
Obviously, this kind of fixation is enough when facing infantry, but it is obviously not enough when facing Zhao Jun's cavalry, who are also armed to the teeth.
First of all, such restraints greatly restricted the Qin army's range of movements. The limitation of the range of movement will undoubtedly cause the soldiers of the Qin Army to lose many attack methods. In particular, slashing and slashing that required stretching one's arms to accumulate power was impossible to use.
Secondly, although the rope tied the man and the horse together, it could only relieve the force during impact, ensuring that the Qin army soldiers would not fall off the horse due to the reaction force, but it could not do the same as the bilateral stirrups. , let the Qin army officers and soldiers use their strength on horseback.
Finally, due to the lack of high bridge saddles, the posture of the Qin army soldiers on horseback was actually extremely restricted.
One can imagine the result when such a "fake Li Kui" encounters a "real whirlwind" equipped with bilateral stirrups and a high-bridge saddle.
When the two armies staggered, they slashed at each other with long swords. The Qin army was almost immediately at an absolute disadvantage and had no power to protect itself.
Many Qin troops were almost killed by this blow.
Even the soldiers of the Qin army who managed to escape the blow did not fare much better. The iron chains between the horses soon became their life-saving talisman.
In order to maximize the damage, the iron chains on the Qin army's war horses were half a man's height, which happened to reach the chest of the war horse.
Unfortunately, the heavily armored war horse was not afraid of the threat of the iron chain at all. Instead, under the huge reaction force, the iron chain tore off the Qin army soldiers on the war horse together with the saddle.
As the sound of "bang bang bang" sounded, piece after piece of Qin army's heavy cavalry fell under the hooves of the heavy cavalry led by Zhao Wei.
Obviously, the Qin army's heavy cavalry, which had fatal flaws, was no match for the Zhao army's heavy cavalry.
Perhaps the only significance of the Qin Army's heavy cavalry is to slightly block the speed of the Zhao Army's heavy cavalry for the subsequent Qin Army.
Fortunately, Meng Ao saw the scene where the Qin army's heavy cavalry was injured.
Although he didn't know what spells Zhao Jun cast, Meng Ao clearly realized that his heavy cavalry was no match for Zhao Jun.
What made Meng Ao even more chilly was: Since Zhao Jun had already had a way to deal with his heavy cavalry, how could he escape in embarrassment? xь.
It's obvious that this is a trap.
Almost instantly, Meng Ao realized that something was wrong, and immediately ordered to turn around.
It's a pity that since the heavy cavalry has appeared on the battlefield, how can the other Zhao troops do nothing.
Just when Meng Ao looked at it in surprise
While looking at the heavy cavalry falling from the altar in the distance, the whimpering horns sounded again among the Zhao army.
Two groups of light cavalry with tens of thousands of infantry had already begun to outflank the Qin army from the left and right wings.
It is clear that Zhao Jun wanted to devour all of Meng Ao's 100,000 Qin troops in one go.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Meng Ao ignored the heavy cavalry that Qin had spent a lot of money to build, and immediately ordered: "The heavy cavalry will block the Zhao army's heavy cavalry attack on the spot, and the rest of the Qin army will retreat immediately."
It should be said that Meng Ao's order was correct and timely.
In fact, it is impossible for the Qin army to retreat even if it wants to retreat.
After all, if you turn around and accelerate again, you will definitely not be able to outrun Zhao Jun's heavy cavalry, which is only a hundred steps away and has already accelerated.
Once the Zhao Army's heavy cavalry broke into the Qin Army's infantry line, the already somewhat chaotic line was bound to collapse immediately.
In this way, if we can't protect the 100,000 troops, we will really have to deal with it on this battlefield.
Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most correct choice to leave the heavy cavalry and use these 3,000 heavy cavalry to hold back the main attacking force of the Zhao army and buy time for the main army to retreat.
To be able to decisively give up his hard work at this critical moment in exchange for the survival of the main force, I have to say that Meng Ao has grown too much.
It's a pity that Meng Ao's order was indeed issued quickly and decisively.
But the situation on the front line was not satisfactory.
Although the sound of ringing gold has sounded rapidly, there are still many Qin troops who continue to run forward, wanting to kill even one more Zhao soldier.
It's not just one or two Qin troops who have this idea, but the entire Qin army is doing this.
After all, although the sound of Ming Jin sounds, it is up to you to decide whether you hear it or not, and there is a certain range of flexibility in Qin Fa.
The naturally obedient ones stopped and even started to retreat when they heard the sound of gold ringing; while the more "smart" ones pursued them for more than ten steps before reluctantly stopping.
Don't underestimate this time of chasing. There is only a gap of dozens of steps between back and forth.
What this means for a strict military formation is self-evident.
Fortunately, the strict Qin law finally stopped the Qin army's pursuit. However, looking at the Qin army's front line, it was already in shambles.
With such a disorganized formation, it is obvious that Zhao Jun's heavy cavalry is no longer needed. Even ordinary Zhao Jun can easily break through it.
This is almost a disaster for a team that wants to leave the battlefield.
However, Meng Ao had no time to adjust his formation, as the Zhao troops on both sides and front were already pressing towards him. It won't be long before the encirclement will be completed.
By then, even if the Qin army has adjusted its formation, it may not be able to break out of the cage.
Feeling cruel in his heart, Meng Ao also decisively ordered: "The great banner sent the order, the cavalry immediately restrained the Zhao army's cavalry, and the infantry army returned immediately, regardless of the formation."
Of course Meng Ao knew that as soon as this order was issued, the army would be out of control in an instant, and even a defeat would not be impossible.
But in the face of Zhao Jun's aggressiveness, Meng Ao obviously had no other options. Let's wait and see if he can escape!
Of course, Meng Ao also believed that as long as he could escape the siege of the Zhao army, with the strict military discipline of the Qin army and the large banner behind him, he could quickly regroup his troops.
Sure enough, as the order was issued, the soldiers of the Qin Army finally realized that the situation was not good, and immediately followed their respective commanders and captains and began to run towards the way they came.
From hunter to prey, it only took the Qin army just two quarters of an hour.
Seeing the surprisingly decisive retreat of the Qin army, Zhou Qi, who was still in the middle army, also sighed slightly: It seems that the goal of annihilating the Qin army still cannot be achieved!
"It's better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them." Zhou Qi weighed it in his mind. XiuShu.com
Weiwei estimated the number of Qin troops that could be left behind, and Zhou Qi decisively ordered:
"Instructions were sent to the front army, the cavalry continued to pursue, and the infantry began to close the encirclement. After the heavy cavalry cleared the Qin army's heavy cavalry, they lacked cooperation and strangled the Qin army in the encirclement."
"Yes." The messenger next to him immediately agreed.
Soon, as the order was passed, the sound of drum beats began to change, and the Zhao army on the front line began to advance from both ends and began to intercept the retreating Qin army.
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Zhou Qi's plan. Since the Qin army has discovered his plot and has begun to retreat, continuing to pursue and expand the encirclement may not leave more Qin troops behind.
Especially when the heavy cavalry was temporarily held back, it was too late to pursue them.
Even an overly large encirclement may allow a small group of Qin troops to slip away from the encirclement. In this case, it is better to cut off the encirclement and completely eliminate as many Qin troops as possible.
After all, this battle is still going on, and Zhou Qi is not in a hurry at all.
Of course, Zhao Jun's change of formation was also seen by Meng Ao, who was retreating. Unfortunately, in the face of Zhao Jun's interception, he had nothing to do except keep urging the army to evacuate quickly.
Soon, the Zhao army's left and right armies advanced together, and the Qin army's marching column was forced to compress, and countless Qin soldiers rushed towards the narrower and narrower passage.
Along the way, the Qin army also re-enacted the Zhao army's abandonment of armor.
It's a pity that the Qin army has no chance of turning around this time.
Finally, under the pressure of Zhao Jun's bows and crossbows, the last passage was closed.
It is a pity that the main force of the Qin army, including Meng Ao, escaped at the last moment.
Although the 20,000 Zhao Army cavalry were still chasing the Qin Army, it was obvious that Zhao Army's pursuit could not achieve much effect while the Qin Army's cavalry was still intact.
The good news is that more than 23,000 Qin troops, including 3,000 heavy cavalry, were surrounded and killed by Zhao troops on the battlefield.
What's even worse is that with the withdrawal of the main force of the Qin army, no force can appear to rescue them...
