It had only been seven years since the Battle of Changping, but Wei and Zhao, who had originally been united in resisting Qin, were actually fighting each other.
Of course, this was not uncommon in the Warring States Period, but Lord Xinling couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
In seven years, Zhao State has transformed from a small country that was bullied by Qin to a state that even Qin was afraid of and even had to unite with Wei State to dare to fight.
But what about Wei?
It seems to be growing, but it still seems to be standing still.
Assembling all the troops from across the country can only fight against the weakest supporting army of Zhao army.
Whether it's a sigh or a sigh, it's all a momentary feeling.
Lord Xinling knew very well in his heart that the most important thing now was to capture the Zhao army in front of him and then open up the communication with Daliang.
Without any hesitation, Lord Xinling immediately issued a letter of war to Zhao Jun.
Logically speaking, Zhao Kuoman could delay for a day or two. After all, Daliang City might be captured by Tian Dan within a day or two.
But Zhao Kuo did not do this.
The reason is that on the one hand, Zhao Kuo does not want to pin his hopes of victory on others, even if that person is Tian Dan.
On the other hand, Zhao Kuo also knew that Daliang City was not that easy to break. Even though Tian Dan had the advantage in military strength, it was still the capital of Wei.
The best way is to defeat the Xinling Lord in front of you, and then use the momentum of victory to capture Daliang in one fell swoop, open up the connection with Yingchuan County, and then make the final decision to capture the Qin army.
Of course, from another perspective, instead of letting tens of thousands of temporarily recruited troops face the elite Qin army in the first battle, it would be better to practice with the weaker Wei army.
As a result, Wei and Zhao almost hit it off.
Immediately, the two armies set up their positions in the early morning and began the final battle for the unification of the three Jin Dynasties.
However, what surprised Lord Xinling was that Zhao Jun's team was completely different from what he imagined.
The Chinese army's infantry phalanx, which was supposed to be the thickest, only had a small piece, but the cavalry on the left and right wings were almost two or three times as many as themselves.
In fact, among the 120,000 troops Zhao Kuo brought out from Handan, there were only more than 40,000.
There was no way, most of the troops Lu Buwei recruited were barbarians from Jiuyuan County, and almost most of these barbarians were cavalry. Naturally, in Zhao Kuo's hands, there were more cavalry than infantry.
In addition, among the 20,000 people assigned to Zhi City, 15,000 were infantry. Among the 100,000 troops Zhao Kuo had at this time, there were only more than 25,000 infantry. There are a lot of cavalry - more than 70,000 people.
The only good news is that these 25,000 infantry are all elite troops brought by Zhao Kuo from Handan. Even when facing the Qin army, they are no less elite troops.
This was also the reason why Zhao Kuo dared to fight Lord Xinling head-on.
Zhao Kuo's tactics were very simple, with infantry defending the front and cavalry attacking on the flanks.
The key to victory or defeat is nothing more than whether the Wei army's infantry takes advantage of their strength to break through the frontal defense of the Zhao army's infantry first, or whether the Zhao army's cavalry on the flanks uses the advantage of coming and going like the wind to shoot down the Wei army first.
The moment Lord Xinling saw Zhao Jun's arrangement clearly, he understood the key to victory or defeat.
You know, you know, Lord Xinling doesn't think he will lose.
The reason is simple. Intelligence shows that Zhao Kuo's troops were temporarily recruited and their combat power is weak.
Of course, this is no wonder the intelligence personnel of Wei and Qin. After all, these more than 100,000 troops did come from all over the world. God knows that Zhao Kuo deducted a full 30,000 troops in the second round of support.
Faced with such intelligence, Lord Xinling was certainly confident that he could break through Zhao Jun's position first.
As a result, on the battlefield, both armies rushed towards each other with full confidence.
Well, to be precise, the Wei army launched a full-scale attack on the Zhao army, while the main infantry formation of the Zhao army stayed in place, motionless, and only the cavalry on the two wings also attacked the Wei army in a mighty manner.
Soon, the war started as the generals of the two armies imagined.
On the battlefield on both wings, the Wei infantry, with the cooperation of the cavalry, struggled to withstand the impact from the grassland.
Yes, the Hu people on the grassland were galloping freely on the battlefield. At this moment, the excellent archery skills of the Hu people and the excellent military industry of the Zhao army were fully demonstrated in front of the Wei army at this moment.
The cavalry came and went like the wind, and it was impossible for the Wei army's infantry to keep up.
The only way is to besiege the Zhao army's cavalry that has slowed down under the blocking of their own cavalry.
It's a pity that this kind of tactics is okay if used once or twice. After using it too much, it was quickly broken by Zhao Jun's cavalry.
Relying on the advantage of their own strength, Zhao Jun's cavalry faced the interception of Wei Jun's cavalry and did not want to fight at all. They turned around and ran to the other side.
No matter whether the Wei army pursues or not, there will be another group of Zhao army cavalry to kill the Wei army from another angle.
In a short time, the Wei troops on both wings were basically in a defensive posture. To be precise, he was in a completely passive position of being beaten.
However, Wei Jun still underestimated the archery skills of the barbarians from Jiuyuan County.
There were obviously several round shields in front of him to protect him, but Zhao Jun's arrows could find the gap and penetrate deeply into it, bringing fresh life. .z.
Although Wei's cavalry also tried to fight back, facing Zhao's dual advantages in military strength and combat power, Wei's cavalry could not take advantage at all.
In just over a quarter of an hour, the Wei army's cavalry suffered heavy losses.
The infantry on both wings were also constantly reduced in number under the harassment of Zhao Jun's cavalry. Almost every moment, dozens of Wei soldiers were killed by the arrows of Zhao cavalry.
But this loss was not taken seriously by Lord Xinling, who had an army of 100,000.
In this era, cavalry fought infantry. Without heavy cavalry, it could only be consumed in this way. Although it's not too slow, it has nothing to do with being fast.
Of course, if he had just been beaten passively like this, Lord Xinling would have withdrawn with his troops long ago.
The reason why they did not withdraw was because the Wei army on the flanks was cowardly and the Wei army on the front was arrogant.
Yes, on the frontal battlefield, it was just as Lord Xinling had guessed: Wei's infantry relied on its superiority in strength and was constantly compressing Zhao's line.
Yes, compress the front, not massacre.
Obviously, although Lord Xinling has experienced several battles, he has never fought on the battlefield with a sword. He does not know much about frontline battles, and he does not understand that "it is better to cut off his fingers than to hurt them". The principle of "one finger".
Although the Zhao army was indeed retreating step by step and suffered a lot of losses at all times, the Wei army also suffered heavy losses during the attack, and the Wei army's losses were even far greater than those of the Zhao army.
More importantly, Zhao Jun's retreat was without any confusion. There is a good distance between armies, teams and even people. The seemingly compressed formation still does not affect the strength of the Zhao army's battle formation.
Rather than saying that Zhao Jun was forced to retreat by Wei Jun, it is better to say that Zhao Kuo was consciously shrinking his troops and retreating.
The reason why Zhao Kuo did this was obviously that Zhao Kuo had seen through the Wei army's reliance.
After retreating in this way, it can further firmly attract the attention of the Wei army general, giving him the illusion of "I have the advantage";
Secondly, with the compression of the military formation, the Zhao army's military formation with fewer troops has been further consolidated, and its combat power will only increase to a higher level;
Thirdly, as the military formation retreats, the entire front line is gradually lengthened invisibly, which allows the Wei troops on both wings to be more exposed to their own cavalry arrows, thereby causing more damage.
It can be said that Zhao Jun's tactical contraction and retreat are almost beneficial to today's battlefield.
Of course, everything cannot have only pros and cons.
Although Zhao Kuo's action was actually beneficial to Zhao Jun, on the surface, it still seemed like he was retreating.
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Lord Xinling was able to seize this point, personally lead the troops to rush forward, and then change the false retreat into a real retreat. Not only would the Zhao army suffer heavy losses, but their morale would also fall to the bottom.
It's a pity that Lord Xinling may be a good wise general, but he is far from a strong general.
He also lacked the wolf-like sense of battlefield. Although his intuition told him to take advantage of the opportunity to attack fiercely to complete the breakthrough, when implemented in action, it turned into continuing to increase the offensive rhythm and break through the Zhao army's front as soon as possible.
Obviously, the gap between the two orders was almost larger than a heavy cavalry.
Naturally, Lord Xinling failed to seize this only opportunity after all.
As a result, the balance of victory inevitably tipped in the direction of Zhao Jun.
The saddest thing is that it is clear that the initiative on the battlefield has changed hands, but the generals on one side still know nothing about it, and even still think that they have the advantage.
As time went by, and in the afternoon, the Wei and Zhao armies were completely strangled together like a huge nail driven into a wooden stake.
The sharp nails pierced the wooden piles hard, and it was clear that only a little bit of wood was left to complete the breakthrough. Lord Xinling also repeatedly ordered the front line to break through the Zhao army's line, but it just couldn't break through the wood.
On the other hand, the wood on both sides was constantly consuming the thickness of the nails like a grinder. Fortunately, the nails were thick enough and the grinder was running slowly, so there was no need to worry about being completely worn away in a short time.
It is not the true face of Mount Lu, it is just because of being born in this mountain.
Lord Xinling has never been a fool, but no one can give up easily when faced with a slight victory.
Even though he had faintly felt the pressure from the Zhao army on both wings, Lord Xinling still imagined that he could completely defeat the Zhao army in the middle and capture Zhao Kuo alive.
As long as Zhao Kuo can be captured, Zhao's cavalry will feel ashamed if they don't fight;
As long as Zhao Kuo can be captured, he can force Zhao to cede territory and seek peace;
As long as he can pig out Zhao Kuo, he can become the well-deserved number one general in the world.
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Obviously, as the war progressed, Lord Xinling had gradually lost himself...
