However, what surprised the Qin army was that the Zhao army, which had surrounded them heavily, did not attack them immediately.
It's not that we won't attack, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.
On another small battlefield, the Zhao Army's heavy cavalry was encircling and suppressing the Qin Army's last heavy cavalry.
Looking at the corpses on the ground and the retreating banner, the last heavy cavalry of the Qin army did not know their situation.
Compared with the fear of death, the heavy cavalrymen of the Qin Army felt more regretful and guilty about "having the intention to kill the thieves but being unable to save them."
Only they themselves know how strict the selection of heavy cavalry is.
Although it is not as comprehensive as the selection of the Qin army's elites, it is still much stricter than the general selection of forwards. A total of more than 300,000 troops, and just over 3,000 of them were selected, which is proof.
Only they themselves know how difficult the training of heavy cavalry is.
Before dawn, they had already gotten up and started running with heavy weights. No matter it was windy or rainy, they carried tens of kilograms of weight on their shoulders. They traveled ten miles back and forth between the camp and Xianyang, no matter it was windy, rainy, or even snowy or haily. .
Only they themselves know how much high hopes the entire Qin court has placed on them and how much resources they have poured into them.
Meat, which is rare even during wartime, is almost a daily necessity in their camp. The armor and swords they wear are the best of the best, even the swords made by ordinary camp commanders are just like this.
But all this turned into nothing at this moment.
They didn't know why they couldn't defeat the heavy cavalry of Zhao Jun who looked almost exactly like themselves.
Even the warrior with the best riding skills and the strongest strength in the camp looked like a weak woman in front of Zhao Jun's heavy cavalry, and was easily knocked to the ground.
A deep sense of powerlessness has already hit my whole body.
But despite this, the Qin army's heavy cavalry still did not choose to retreat.
It's not that they are not afraid of death, it's just that they know that wearing armor they can't shake the Zhao army in front of them, let alone the infantry behind them.
The general's last order to them was to hold their position and buy time for the army to break through.
Therefore, they must be like a wooden stake, nailed here to death, even if they die, they must fight for the last time for the army.
Although there were only a few comrades around them, the heavy cavalry of the Qin army still stayed on the spot without retreating, quietly waiting for their fate to come.
Perhaps, this is the last thing they can do for Qin and the comrades behind them.
It's a pity that heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
In the face of absolute strength, the words "contempt death" seem so pale and powerless.
Soon, Zhao's heavy cavalry had completely separated Qin's heavy cavalry.
After several charges, the last heavy cavalry of the Qin army was finally shot down.
Such an elite force that had taken the Qin State several years of hard work had completely come to an end.
When the whimpering horn sounded again, the Zhao Army's heavy cavalry, which had already eliminated the Qin Army's heavy cavalry, finally slowly appeared in front of the surrounded Qin Army's infantry.
With the addition of heavy cavalry, the battle was completely without any suspense.
During the rampage, the heavy cavalry quickly smashed the circular formation formed by the Qin army to pieces.
Immediately, with regular drumbeats, tens of thousands of Zhao troops shouted "Surrender, surrender, surrender" while shrinking the encirclement.
Unfortunately, even though there was no hope of his own survival, Qin Jun still did not put down the sword in his hand.
Helpless, Zhou Qi could only issue the final order of annihilation.
Immediately, three thousand heavy cavalry took turns and began to rush towards the Qin army's front line that had been divided into several pieces.
Yes, flush.
The heavy cavalry charged at the front, and the infantry wiped out heads in the rear.
The Qin army, which had lost its line defense, seemed so small and insignificant in front of the strict Zhao army.
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Almost at every moment, hundreds of Qin soldiers fell silently to Zhao Jun's sword, and what they could exchange for was not even single-digit Zhao Jun.
Seeing Zhao Jun almost slaughtering his comrades, Qin Jun finally realized that defense was meaningless.
However, even so, they still did not choose to lay down their weapons.
Not only because of the bloody courage in the bones of the old Qin people, but more importantly, they knew in their hearts that if they persisted for a moment longer, the main army would be able to move forward for a moment longer. The longer you walk, the less likely you will be pursued.
And as long as the main force of the army is still there, it is possible to avenge them.
Only then can we bring the fruits of victory to Qin and their relatives, so that their sacrifices will not be in vain.
So, at the last moment of their lives, the soldiers of the Qin Army resolutely chose to charge towards the Zhao Army.
After all, Zhao Jun's heavy armored cavalry is limited, and as long as they charge together with Zhao Jun's infantry, they will no longer have to worry about the heavy cavalry rushing to kill them.
This is indeed a good way to deal with heavy cavalry.
However, with only more than 10,000 Qin troops left, they could not form formations to protect themselves for too long, let alone take the initiative to attack the Zhao army's line, which was several times their own.
This is undoubtedly courting death.
This is indeed the way the Qin army can defeat the most Zhao army. .Ь.
Not surprisingly, in the face of the Qin army's almost desperate style of play, Zhao Jun's losses still increased.
Fortunately, the battlefield was large enough, and the Zhao army had enough time and space to slowly kill the remaining Qin army.
Soon, the Zhao army also mobilized. During the movement, they took advantage of their strength to continuously strangle the Qin army's ranks.
Finally, after spending a full two hours, the Zhao army, with the help of the cavalry who returned from pursuit, was able to kill the remaining Qin army soldiers.
Even so, Zhao Jun still suffered nearly 3,000 casualties.
The bravery of the Qin army is evident.
It's a pity that no matter how brave the Qin army was, they were all corpses on the ground.
In the end, the battle ended with Zhao Jun's victory.
In this eight-day fierce battle, the Zhao army also paid a price of more than 20,000 troops. As for the Qin army, it lost a full 35,000 troops.
It should be said that Meng Ao had really tried his best for such a loss. Even if Wang Lu was replaced, he might not be able to do better.
Who would have thought that Zhao Jun had already made a mature plan for the emergence of his heavy cavalry;
Who would have thought that the heavy cavalry he had trained for two years would be so vulnerable in front of Zhao Jun's heavy cavalry.
If Meng Ao hadn't decisively cut off the warriors' wrists, the Qin army's losses would never have been just more than 30,000 people. Not to mention the entire army was annihilated, at least nearly half of the Qin army would have been submerged.
What's more, as the opponent, Zhao Jun also lost more than 20,000 people. Although he won, it was just a miserable victory and a small victory.
Fortunately, although Meng Ao suffered heavy losses, he still retained the strength to fight, and at the same time, he completely attracted Zhao Jun's attention to his side.
how to say?
From a strategic point of view, Meng Ao has completed his mission, but from a tactical point of view, Meng Ao has indeed made some miscalculations.
Especially the heavy cavalry, which was cherished by the Qin army, was wiped out in this battle, and all the horses and armor returned to Zhao.
You know, this is the sophisticated heavy armor that Qin State spent the entire country's efforts to build.
Zhao Guo only needed to match the horse with a double saddle and a high bridge saddle, and there were three thousand heavy horses here immediately. Between the coming and going, the gap between Zhao and Qin became even greater.
The good news is that the war is imminent, and Zhao Guo has no time to digest these three thousand heavy armors.
And this battle can almost be said to be Zhao Qin's decisive battle. Therefore, the existence of these three thousand heavy armors did not have much impact on the final victory or defeat of Qin and Zhao.
The bad news is that Zhao's own three thousand heavy cavalry will still be active on the battlefield.
This also means that no matter when and where, the Qin army must always beware of the appearance of this heavy cavalry when fighting.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhao, with its heavy cavalry advantage, is invincible.
The Qin army, which had already trained heavy cavalry, had obviously discovered many problems with heavy cavalry.
Worst of all, the Qin State still had the Black Ice Platform to monitor the movement of this heavy cavalry as much as possible.
But no matter what, the second round of confrontation between Qin and Zhao ended with Zhao Jun's victory.
So far, in the first and second rounds of confrontation between Qin and Zhao, it was a slight draw.
The Zhao army lost the veteran general Lian Po in the battle, which certainly affected the morale of the Zhao army. However, the Qin army also lost the heavy cavalry that it had placed high hopes on, and its impact was not insignificant.
Comparing the two, perhaps no one can take advantage.
The final winner still depends on the final third round.
In fact, the third round of confrontation has quietly started during the battle between Meng Ao and Zhou Qi.
Lord Xinling of Wei finally made a move!
However, the direction of his action was not to directly penetrate Yingchuan County as agreed with the Qin army, but to the east, intending to regain Wei's homeland of Dongjun.
It should be said that although Lord Xinling's move was unexpected, it was also reasonable.
If Wei wants to develop, it cannot let either Zhao or Qin dominate. Therefore, what Wei hopes most for the Battle of Yingchuan is for the two armies to form a long-term confrontation like the Changping Battlefield.
In this way, Wei Jun was given time and opportunity to calmly deploy.
The Qin army was obviously aware of the possibility of Wei's head heading east, so it sent its precious 50,000 troops to join the coalition.
This is not only to increase the combat power of the coalition forces, but also to monitor the movements of the Wei army.
But for some reason, the Wei army still appeared on the border of Dongjun.
It is a pity that Tian Dan, who was guarding Dongjun, was obviously well prepared for the arrival of the Wei army.
After sending a few scouts to engage in a contact battle, Tian Dan quickly led the Zhao army on the border back into the county, making it clear that he wanted to shrink his troops and fight a protracted war with the Wei army. .Ь.
However, what Tian Dan didn't expect was that his strategy of retreating and sticking to his guns would play right into Lord Xinling's plans...
