In the hazy early morning, ten thousand troops marched out from Wuyang City, and finally found their traces in the woods to the east of Wuyang City.
Looking at the mighty figure heading east, the Qi army's scouts would naturally think that this was the Zhao army heading towards Yushan for reinforcements.
Of course, they were indeed Zhao troops who went to reinforce Yushan.
However, this kind of information was obviously discovered by Zhao Jun intentionally by Qi Jun's scouts.
Because in the eyes of the Qi army's scouts and in the report of the Qi army's general, this Zhao army was more than just an army of 10,000 people.
It turned out that in order to make this army of more than 10,000 people look more powerful, Tian Dan gave almost more than half of the flags of the 70,000-strong army to these 10,000-strong army.
At the same time, each cavalry must be separated by more than ten meters, and all the cavalry's pony tails must be dragged up the branches and dragged to the ground. One cavalry is a team of cavalry.
Therefore, according to the Qi army's scouts, the number of Zhao soldiers heading east was at least 30,000 to 40,000.
And this kind of information, which was both true and false, was exactly what Tian Dan wanted to convey to the Qi army. Read the book
This directly led to the follow-up that even if the Qi Army's scouts discovered traces of Zhao Jun's large-scale mobilization midway, there was a high probability that the Qi Army's general would judge it as a large army marching from Wuyang City.
Therefore, the mobilization of Li Mu and Lejian's troops was more likely to be hidden, and it was more likely to cause a sudden attack on the Qi army in Yushan.
Of course, at the same time, as the 10,000-strong army was mobilized, on the front battlefield, the Zhao army led by Tian Dan also pretended to be severely damaged, and was then beaten back by the Qi army.
This further strengthened General Qi's belief in Zhao's main force in the Western Region.
Therefore, the Qi army in front of Wuyang City was facing the Zhao army in Tiandan and was trying to take advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the Zhao army to move west to completely eat the Zhao army in front of them.
Of course, the Qi army near Yushan in the west also got the news.
However, the Qi army in Yushan did not panic at all. After all, the main force of the Zhao army was only 70,000 people. No matter how many more troops could be transferred, they would have a full 70,000 troops. Even if all the Zhao army were mobilized, it would not be enough. Panic, it's just that the speed of his attack has been slowed down a bit.
Anyway, he has already captured Yushan, so he can wait for the Qi army on the east road.
Moreover, the Qi army has also received the news that the Chu army has set off. If it can hold back this Zhao army and wait for the Chu army to arrive, the West Route Army can destroy more Zhao armies. Why not?
Therefore, amidst the self-righteousness of the two Qi army generals, the battle situation gradually developed towards what Tian Dan had expected.
It was such a coincidence that just when the Chu army was about to arrive at the outskirts of Huaisi County, the Zhao army finally completed the final encirclement of the Qi army.
Three days later, at Mao hour, the sun had quietly risen.
The bright red flag of Zhao Jun also flew on the side and rear of Qi Jun's camp on time.
However, at the same time as Zhao Jun's flag was rising, there were three thick black wolf smoke.
That was a signal that you had already discussed with Lejian!
With the sound of "squeaking", the gate of Yushan City was slowly opened, and Zhao Jun, who had been waiting inside the gate for a long time, rushed out in a mighty manner under the leadership of General Lejian.
The shouts of killing were accompanied by the clatter of iron hooves, and they rushed towards the Qi army's formation who was still sleeping.
The Qi army sentry post, which had been stuck all night, heard thunderous noises blasting in their ears before they had time to change their defenses.
"What's the matter? Is it going to rain?" The soldier at the sentry raised his head slightly, and what he saw was a sun hanging high in the sky, emitting golden light.
The dazzling sunlight actually made the sentry wake up a little. When he lowered his head slightly, the thunderous sound came again, and a thick black line seemed to appear in front of his eyes.
Taking a closer look, the dark cavalry accompanied by the waving red flag was clearly visible.
"Enemy attack!!!" the sentry immediately shouted.
After turning around, the sentry picked up the drumstick and beat violently on the big drum behind him.
The chaotic drumbeat finally sounded in the back camp
When they got up, they heard the warning drum beat from the front camp again.
Layers of drum beats mingled together, and bursts of shouts of death came from almost all directions.
The Qi army was immediately in chaos!
The patrol team that had just been assembled ran towards the rear camp when they were called back by the fierce drumbeats of the front camp;
The Qi soldiers who had just put on their clothes and got out of the camp were holding their spears and didn't know what to do.
Even the general of the Qi army had just emerged from the tent and had no idea what was going on, let alone where to add troops for defense.
It should be said that the combat power displayed by the Qi army in critical moments is indeed far behind that of first-class troops such as Qin and Zhao.
From the response of the sentry to the response of the patrol team, everyone was one step slower.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the general's hesitation.
Seeing that a surprise attack was imminent, every second of delay may cause irreparable losses. However, the Qi army's general stood there blankly and did not issue any useful instructions for several minutes.
He kept mumbling one thing over and over again: "What's wrong? What happened?"
This is by no means the quality that a qualified general should have, nor is it what an army in wartime should be like.
However, this is not to blame for this general, and it is even less to blame for the soldiers of the Qi army.
First, Zhao Jun was fully prepared, and even if the general made some moves, it would be in vain;
Secondly, the entire Qi army has indeed not fought for a long time, so such a delayed reaction is not unexpected;
Thirdly, the Qi army was the attacker, and its opponent was the Zhao army, which only had a small number of troops. Naturally, its defensiveness was greatly reduced.
Fortunately, some soldiers finally got out of the tent and began to position themselves sporadically to prepare for the impact from the Zhao army.
Unfortunately, Zhao Jun did not give Qi Jun's general and his soldiers much time to react.
But in the blink of an eye, Zhao Jun's cavalry, led by Li Mu and Zhao Wei, had rushed to the front of the camp. At this time, the Qi army's archers even completed their formation. ap..
"Fire!" Seeing that the Zhao army was about to attack the gate of the village, the captain in charge of the archers did not care about the incomplete military formation and directly gave the order to fire arrows.
It's a pity that such sporadic arrows are no different from scratching an itch in front of the heavy cavalry led by Zhao Wei.
Even if the Qi army's archers were very lucky, the sporadic arrows that hit the thick armor could not leave even a mark.
Without any surprise, Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry rushed towards the village gate without even stopping.
Still without the slightest pause, the heavy cavalry used his thick body to smash straight into the wooden village gate.
There was no surprise at all, only a loud "bang" was heard, and the seemingly thick village gate fell apart almost instantly under the impact of the heavy cavalry.
Immediately afterwards, the fences around the village gate fell one after another like dominoes.
Howling, the heavy cavalry passed through the huge hole in an instant and attacked the Qi army in the camp.
At the same time, Zhao Jun's arrow rain had gathered like a dark cloud above the Qi Jun crossbowmen who had just organized a counterattack.
With the sound of "swish, swish" piercing the air, the Qi army was pinned to the ground by dense arrows.
As for the infantry of the Qi army who had just received the Changge and had not yet completed their formation, they were trampled by horse hooves in an instant, and their blood mixed with their internal organs became part of the land.
At this point, the last counterattack force of the Qi army also disappeared.
Li Mu, who followed, successfully rushed into the camp. After realizing that the Qi army had almost no resistance, he dispersed the army again, hoping to end the battle as soon as possible.
The hooves of the horses ruthlessly trampled through the tents filled with people. Countless soldiers of the Qi army fell asleep completely on this land before they even remembered to wake up.
But more Qi troops fled towards the front camp in a panic, without any awareness.
When we arrived, the drums of enemy attacks also sounded in the front camp.
At the moment when Li Mu's Chinese army rushed into the camp, Lejian also led Zhao Jun to the front of the Qi army's camp.
It should be said that the reaction of the Qi army in the front camp was much faster than that of the rear camp. However, before Zhao Jun arrived, several military formations were formed.
Under a hail of arrows, Le Jian had to slow down his attack.
Of course, this was not because Lejian was afraid, but because Lejian had already seen Li Mu's army galloping wantonly in the rear camp, there was really no need for them to risk a unnecessary attack. Even though the Qi army's front camp is still gathering.
Because Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry and the fleeing Qi army in the rear camp were about to open the gate of the village for them.
Sure enough, just as the Zhao and Qi armies were firing at each other for two rounds, a red flag appeared in the center of the Qi army.
With a "bang", the Qi army's central army's banner collapsed. That was Zhao Wei's brute force blow with his arms rounded.
As for the general of the Qi army, he was trampled into a pulp by the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army at an unknown time.
With the fall of Da Ba, the Qi army was completely in chaos.
The Qi troops in the central army and the Qi troops escaping from the rear camp almost rushed towards the front camp.
However, although they retreated quickly, Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry was faster.
Except for Zhao Wei's small group of heavy cavalry, which was delayed a little bit by cutting off the central army's banner, the rest of the heavy cavalry rushed from the rear camp to the front camp almost non-stop.
No matter what we are facing ahead, it all seems so fragile in front of this "steel torrent".
Naturally, the Qi army in the front camp was no exception.
Especially, this group of heavy cavalry suddenly came out from the rear camp.
From the warning in the rear camp to the heavy cavalry rushing into the front camp, it was just a matter of time over a cup of tea.
Who would have thought that with just a cup of tea, his huge camp would be wiped out by the enemy?
As a result, the last elite of the Qi army was instantly turned into powder under the sudden impact of the Zhao army's heavy cavalry.
Facing the mighty heavy armored cavalry, not to mention the Qi army, even the Zhao army across the village gate felt the overwhelming momentum.
Therefore, Zhao Jun even stopped attacking, fearing that he would be injured by his hasty heavy cavalry.
"With such a strong army, no army can be defeated!" Lejian, who was rushing at the front, couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, the Zhao army's heavy cavalry is not a half-baked unit like the Qin army. When it moves, it can be overwhelming, but when it is still, it can also stop abruptly.
The moment the cavalry destroyed the village gate and the surrounding fences, the cavalry immediately stopped.
As Zhao Wei, who rushed to the front line, gave an order, all the cavalrymen immediately turned around and headed towards the west side of the Qi army camp.
The battlefield has been completely pierced by the heavy cavalry. The cavalry in the rear camp has begun strangulation mode. The strength of the front camp has also been completely destroyed. The heavy cavalry that has achieved strategic effects now needs to quickly remove its armor and rest.
At the same time, Le Jian immediately ordered: "The entire army attacks!"
Well, there is no suspense, all the Qi troops who can still fight have been trampled to pieces by the heavy cavalry's horseshoes.
After being crushed together, Qi Jun still had the idea of resisting.
The slogan "Don't kill those who surrender" instantly resounded across the battlefield.
This also gave hope to the bewildered Qi Jun. Immediately, the scattered Qi Jun in front of Zhao Jun's infantry immediately put down their weapons and knelt on the ground waiting to be dealt with.
Lejian's infantry did not so much launch an attack again as rush forward to harvest corn.
The Zhao army's infantry, which marched almost in neat rows, soon came face to face with Li Mu's cavalry.
"Leave it to you!" Li Mu turned the horse's head in front of Le Jian, but immediately dropped another sentence. .
"Okay." Le Jian didn't talk nonsense.
In just two simple sentences, the two of them had already completed the handover.
"Send the order." Li Mu immediately said to the ordering soldier beside him: "According to the plan,
The heavy cavalry, front army, and middle army immediately moved west, and the rear army of 5,000 troops cooperated with the infantry to clear the battlefield. "
"Yes." Several messengers agreed immediately.
Immediately, the messengers dispersed, waking up Zhao Jun who was still immersed in the pleasure of "defeating the enemy" one by one.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Mu's cavalry army appeared on the road from Yushan to Yinping City.
From the time the cavalry launched their attack to this moment, less than an hour and a half had passed.
Of course, Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry had withdrawn from the battle earlier.
After all, heavy cavalry cannot fight for a long time, and the heavy cavalry will continue to travel in the next time. In order not to delay the journey, they must complete the removal and repair before the main cavalry withdraws.
And if calculated based on the time it took for Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry to enter the battle, the total time to defeat the Qi army was less than two-quarters of an hour. Nearly one-third of this time is spent by the cavalry on their way.
In the cold weapon era, on the plains, it was so simple and easy for heavy cavalry to defeat infantry.
However, although Li Mu and Zhao Wei's cavalry withdrew from the battle, the battle in the Qi camp continued. After all, there were a total of 70,000 people, and even 70,000 pigs could not be captured in an hour and a half.
The Qi army, which had its organization and fighting spirit completely destroyed and was divided and surrounded, had no chance of making a comeback. Just the 80,000 troops in Le Jian's hands are enough to handle it.
The first phase of the battle has come to a successful conclusion.
Of course, this was expected by everyone, and the most important thing was the next battle.
This battle is destined to be impossible for the Qi army to survive. Even during the battle, the Qi army and the carrier pigeons have already left the battlefield.
It was therefore almost inevitable that news of the surprise attack would spread quickly.
And once the news of the surprise attack spreads, will the Qi army be prepared and retreat, will the Chu army accelerate its march north, and will the Qin army immediately launch an attack on Xinzheng?
No one knows these problems, and the only thing Li Mu can do is to lead his troops to race against time, against the speed of news dissemination, and against the Qin, Qi, and Chu armies.
This is also the reason why Li Mu hurriedly left the battlefield with the main force of the cavalry before completely clearing out the remnants of the Qi army.
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