Chapter 270 Resurrection
Lord Wu'an Baiqi was good at analyzing the situation of the enemy and himself, and then adopted the correct strategy and tactics to launch a devastating attack on the enemy. He does not take the siege of cities and land as his sole goal, but takes the annihilation of the enemy's vital forces as his main goal. He is good at field attacks, and he must seek annihilation in battle.
Ordering Wang He and Huan He to give up attacking Zhao Kuo's army and instead go south to flank Zhaozhuang's army is the most direct manifestation of Bai Qi's thinking about using troops.
The failure of the plan to besiege Zhao Jun did not make Bai Qi depressed. His next goal is to wipe out Zhao Jun's vital forces as much as possible to lay the foundation for victory in the follow-up war.
After seeing the strength of the Alien Cavalry Legion, Huan He lost his contempt for the Alien Cavalry Legion. This time going south, Huan He didn't let the Alien Legion back. Those in charge of the rear are Wang Yan's 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry.
One hundred thousand iron cavalry rushed towards Zhao Zhuang's army with the momentum of thunder. Zhao Kuo's army of 150,000 could only face the dust from the sky raised by the vast cavalry, and marched all the way in a hurry, chasing after them.
At this time, Zhao Zhuang led an army of more than 200,000 troops, fighting with Meng Ao's army in the south and Wang Yan's remaining troops in the west. In order to destroy Zhao Zhuang's army, Bai Qi had already issued a death order, requiring the two armies to bite Zhao Zhuang's army tightly and prevent them from getting out of trouble.
Meng Ao got the order to order his infantry to detour behind Zhaozhuang's army and block the way of Zhaozhuang's army going north. The infantry formed a defensive formation, like an iron chain, tightly entangled Zhao Zhuang's army.
Zhao Zhuang, the deputy general of the Zhao army, was also experienced in many battles. After receiving the military order from the general Zhao Kuo, he immediately adjusted the deployment of the army. He arranged the infantry in the south, and also formed a defensive battle formation to resist the frontal assault of Meng Ao's army and the rest of Wang Yan's troops. Then the iron cavalry was gradually transferred to the north, responsible for breaking through the defensive chains laid by Meng Ao's army.
Four to five hundred thousand troops moved around in the Danhe Valley, fighting each other.
Bai Qi sits in the watchtower of Langshan Mountain, condescending, and with excellent vision, he accurately commands the two armies, advances and retreats freely, and holds Zhao Zhuang's army firmly, immobile.
Zhao Zhuang was in the middle of the game and couldn't see the overall situation clearly, so he could only passively respond to the enemy.
After several rounds of trials, Zhao Zhuang has completely given up relying on his own strength to get out of trouble. He mobilized the army again and made preparations to resist the Qin army's cavalry charge from the south.
Zhao Zhuang knew very well that his task was to drag the army of General Zhao Kuo to come to reinforce him. Until then, it's time to fight back. It's not clear who will win.
After Zhao Zhuang re-arranged, there were 100,000 infantry in the center, 50,000 cavalry on each side, and a total of 200,000 red Hufu troops, just like the maple forest in autumn, fiery red. The cavalry on both wings are all horses from Yinshan Mountain, each with a long knife and a curved bow, and a thousand riders with a banner. The troops are extremely clean-up.
According to the situation on the battlefield, the arrangement of the central phalanx was rather weird, it was arranged symmetrically from north to south.
In the first stage, there are 20 rows of cowhide shields and scimitar soldiers, each with 1,000 people; in the second stage, there are 15 rows with 1,000 spearmen; in the third stage, there are 15 rows with 1,000 strong crossbow archers. On both sides of the phalanx, there is a watchtower cloud cart more than three feet high, flying a huge red flag with the word "Zhao".
It is conceivable that in order to deal with the Qin army's north-south pincer attack, Zhao Zhuang also tried his best. The more brilliant thing is that he can gradually adjust the general formation in place in the melee, which is really remarkable.
Seeing Zhao Zhuang's ability to deal with it freely, Bai Qi from Wanglou also felt a lot of emotion.
It is worthy of being the only Zhao Jun who can rival Qin Jun in the same period. Whether it is the combat power of their soldiers or the ability of their generals, they are on par with the Qin army. The only thing lacking may be the lack of national strength.
The goal of holding back Zhao Zhuang's army has been achieved, Bai Qi immediately ordered Meng Ao's infantry to withdraw and rejoin the main force to make room for the upcoming 100,000 cavalry.
At the same time, Bai Qi ordered Wang Yan's remaining troops to gather and deploy to the west of Zhaozhuang's army. After Meng Ao's army was assembled, it was deployed to the east of Zhaozhuang's army, forming a pincer attack from east to west.
Bai Qi's deeper purpose is to use the east and west armies to firmly hold back the cavalry on both wings of Zhao Zhuang's army so that they cannot get in, and fight with the iron cavalry going south.
Bai Qi's arrangement made Zhao Zhuang extremely uncomfortable. He was like a trapped beast, with enemies on all sides. The only gap is the southern camp, which looks like a way of life, but is actually the biggest dead end.
What made Zhao Zhuang even more helpless was that he was ready to be attacked by the north and the south, but Bai Qi didn't deploy a single soldier in the south, which completely failed his plan, and it was too late to adjust the army formation.
The gap between Zhao Zhuang and Bai Qi was undoubtedly revealed in this back-and-forth fight.
The sound of rumbling horseshoes, like thunder from the Nine Heavens, exploded in my ears. The sound moved from far to near, one moment it seemed ten miles away, and the next moment it felt close at hand.
Zhao Zhuang knew very well that the enemy's iron cavalry had finally arrived.
The flames of war rose again, and a great battle was once again staged in the Changping Valley.
"Raise the shield!" The commander began to issue orders.
Compared with the armored and heavy soldiers of the Qin army, the Zhao army's infantry were light, sharp and nimble. The cowhide shields they held were large and round, and the crescent moon swords they were equipped with were light and sharp.
The horses of the Qin army's iron cavalry have armor, and the knights also have iron armor and long swords and long bows on their backs.
This is a contest of spear and shield. Huan He knew very well that his goal was to lead the iron cavalry to penetrate through the formation of Zhao Zhuang's central army. Once it cannot be penetrated thoroughly, it will face the risk of being besieged and surrounded.
The cavalry on both wings of Zhao Zhuang's army just wanted to get in, and confront the oncoming Qin army's cavalry. The Qin army on the east and west sides immediately dispatched, dragging the cavalry tightly like a pair of iron tongs, fighting together.
The torrent of black steel, against the rain of arrows and javelins, launched a fearless attack. After suffering huge casualties, the vanguard troops led by Huan Lu finally charged in front of Zhao Jun.
With the invincible momentum and the inertia of high-speed charging, Qin Jun's iron cavalry turned a blind eye to Zhao Jun's scimitar soldiers, and soon pierced through the first column, followed by the second column, and the third column.
Zhao Jun's scimitar soldiers did not show any weakness. The scimitars in their hands cut off the horse's legs precisely like flowing water. In an instant, the knight was thrown off the horse by the huge inertia. What awaited him would be the addition of swords.
The Alien Cavalry Legion led by Shi Wansui is located among the 100,000 cavalry.
Fortunately, this is the way to avoid the arrow rain and javelin attacks to the greatest extent. If not, he must have suffered heavy losses before contacting Zhao Jun.
After Huan's army paid a huge price of casualties, it finally broke through the positions of the machete soldiers and spear throwers of the Zhao army's middle army. The next thing they faced was a strong crossbow archer with no protection.
Once they broke through to this point, the pressure on the Alien Legion in the middle army and Wang Yan's army in the rear army dropped sharply. With an unrivaled momentum, they rushed towards Zhao Zhuang's army like a tide.
Huan Lu's army rushed to the middle, and the follow-up was already weak. He made a decisive decision, led the army to attack left and right, and began to ravage the 30,000 strong crossbow archers in the middle.
The Alien Legion led by Shi Wansui came later and came first, following the bloody path of Huan's army, they broke through the positions of Zhao Jun's scimitar soldiers and spear throwers effortlessly, and also came to the position of strong crossbow archers.
Under Huan He's signal, the Alien Legion did not stop and continued to charge forward.
After the strong crossbow archer position, followed by the spear thrower position and the machete soldier position.
For Huan He's order, Ouyang Shuo was so angry that his teeth itch. He thought that Huan He had found out in his conscience that he was waiting for him here. His main force was cutting down the powerless crossbow archers in the middle, but let the alien army gnaw the last hard bone.
The military order was like a mountain, even if Ouyang Shuo was angry, he had no choice but to signal Shi Wansui to move on.
Thinking about it carefully, there is actually nothing wrong with Huan Lu's arrangement. The three-way army, Wang Yan's department was in charge of the rear, and the loss was already not small. The Huan Lu Department was responsible for acting as the forward, and also suffered heavy losses.
The only thing that is intact is the Alien Legion in the Chinese army.
Therefore, it is only natural to hand over the next charge mission to the Alien Legion.
Fortunately, the army in Shanhai County is not weak, and they have never seen any battles.
The strong crossbow archers in the middle were chased and killed by Huan's troops, and they rushed to the rear position, which was not as neat as it was at the beginning.
Shi Wansui seized the opportunity and ordered the entire army to press forward, making sure to break through the last two lines of defense at once.
Compared with the iron cavalry of the Qin army, the second brigade and the imperial guard brigade were even better, and the green clam horses sitting on it were also better than the war horses of the Qin army. Of course Shi Wansui had confidence in this.
The Alien Legion broke through the position of the spear-throwing gunners effortlessly, and then rushed through the position of the scimitar soldiers again, like a tsunami, sweeping past the position of the Zhao army's middle army.
Seeing that the Chinese army's position was hit in pieces, Bai Qi ordered again, ordering the two armies from the east and the west to press on all fronts and encircle and suppress Zhaozhuang's army with all their strength.
All of a sudden, the situation changed, and the sky, which was clear just now, suddenly became cloudy.
Zhao Zhuang was in the game, and the guards around him were also scattered, and he was no longer able to command the army.
The huge army suddenly lost its command system, immediately became messy, and gradually showed signs of decline. The soldiers fought on their own, unable to distinguish east, west, north, south, and suffered heavy losses in a short period of time.
On the contrary, under Bai Qi's superb command, the various armies of the Qin army formed an organic whole, like flowing clouds and flowing water, attacking separately, interspersed, or surrounded, nibbling away at Zhao Zhuang's army bit by bit.
Bai Qi's command level has reached the pinnacle and has risen to the height of art.
His brain, like a compact instrument, accurately calculated every step, without any errors. Every minute detail on the battlefield could not escape his eagle-like eyes, and was exploited to the extreme by him.
Zhao Zhuang's army fell into an unprecedented crisis and was about to collapse.
At the critical moment, Zhao Kuo finally led the army and rushed all the way to reinforce.