Chapter 275 Rising Stars

Wolf Mountain, the Qin Shogunate.

Lord Wu'an Baiqi raised his tent again and gathered generals to deploy the next stage of combat missions.

According to Baiqi's sixteen-character strategy: Surround the spot to fight for aid, strengthen the wall to clear the field, beat the snake seven inches, and block the encirclement and suppression! After encircling the points and fighting for reinforcements, it was time to fortify the walls and clear the fields, that is, to capture the camp of the royal tomb.

"As soon as the camp is built, the Zhao army will be trapped and defend the old pass, forming a pattern of besieging the Zhao army again. Therefore, tomorrow's battle, no matter what, must be determined by the battle." Bai Qi said loudly.

"Follow the general's order!" The generals suddenly agreed.

"Tomorrow's attack on the city, with Meng Ao's army as the main force, Huan'an and Yingbao's troops as the general support, responsible for blocking Zhaozhuang's army at the foot of Guguan, Wang's army still sticks to the camp, and must be ordered to fight!"

"promise!"

Ouyang Shuo sat aside, with a trace of doubt flashing across his expression. Since it was a real siege of the city, why did Wang Lu's army, which fought bravely, still couldn't hold out. He had just observed Wang Lu's expression, and he was not dissatisfied at all, which made him feel strange. Perhaps, Bai Qi has other unknown arrangements.

The annihilation of the army of Wei State not only destroyed the alliance of Shandong countries, but also seized a large amount of grain and grass materials.

Qin State supported Yewang Fortress for three years, and the military rations in the treasury were almost exhausted, and all of them were transported to Yewang Fortress. A big fire in Zhaozhuang burned the food and grass that Qin had hoarded over the years. Therefore, although the grain roads were restored, the grain and grass that Ying Hou Fanju could collect in the country was very limited.

Because of the frequent grain requisitions, the old Qin people in the pass were full of complaints. In order to support the front-line army, even the rations of the people's homes are required to contribute. How can the people not complain.

Because of this, Zhao Kuo concluded that if the two armies continued to confront each other, the Zhao army would be stronger than the Qin army.

It's a pity that Wei's embarrassing defeat caused countless food and grass materials brought from the country to be discarded at the camp or on both sides of the road at will, which really benefited Qin.

King Qin Zhao is already organizing civilians to quickly transport this batch of military rations to Guanglang City.

The plain where the Qin and Wei armies fought was located in Hanoi County, very close to Changping, saving the hard work of transporting grain in the middle, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. In a few days, the military rations will be transported to Light Wolf City. Therefore, the shortage of food and grass for the Qin army has been greatly alleviated, and it is far from the shortage of food and grass that Zhao Jun predicted.

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The next morning, the sun was rising and the weather was fine again.

Early in the morning, Zhao Jun began to get busy, moving out all the old chariots and usable things in Guguan Fort, preparing for the formation of the car city circle.

While Zhao Jun was busy, the Qin Jun on the opposite side had come out in full force.

The Kuroshio that covered the sky and the sun, stepping on the rhythm of the war drums, lined up in a uniform army formation, walked out of the barracks one by one, waving flags, covering the sky and the sun.

Bai Qi boarded the watchtower as usual, condescendingly, commanding the army.

The first to march was the army of 120,000 cavalry led by Meng Ao. The army on this road has been besieging the Wangling camp for days, and they have long been familiar with the road. The difference is the order to fight to the death issued by Sima in the army last night.

Among the Qin army, in the event of a deadly battle, anyone who is timid and retreats will be punished without mercy. In serious cases, family members may also be affected. Therefore, in every battle to the death, the soldiers are all brave and decisive, fighting with their backs.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Huan He's army and Ying Bao's army trailed behind Meng Ao's army through the smoke and dust. In the first battle on the Qin-Wei Plain, the Huan He Ying-Bao Allied Forces lost very little, with 100,000 troops, there were still 90,000 left to fight.

Meng Ao's army marched to the royal tomb camp again. The defenders of the camp looked at the army coming from afar, and they were not very nervous. The two sides fought for several days, and Zhao Jun concluded that the enemy on the opposite side was just putting on a show.

The news of the defeat of the Wei army was only known to the generals of the Zhao army with more than 10,000 troops. In order not to affect the morale of the army, the general Zhao Kuo ordered that it is strictly forbidden to spread it downwards, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded.

Therefore, among the defenders, except for a few generals, most of the soldiers were kept in the dark.

They don't know that the Qin army today is completely different from yesterday. Although the generals knew about it, they also ordered the soldiers to cheer up, but unfortunately the effect was minimal.

Because the military order had been issued in front of Lord Wu'an, Meng Ao threw in the main force as soon as he came up and launched a fierce attack. Several days of fighting were not fruitless. At the very least, the ditch in front of the camp has been basically filled.

The vast army stepped across the trenches, set up ladders, and launched endless onslaughts on the camp that originally belonged to them. The soldiers were not afraid of death, and went on and on.

Such a fierce attack caught Zhao Jun by surprise. Only then did they realize that Qin Jun on the opposite side was going to get serious this time. By the time he wakes up, he has suffered a heavy loss.

Fortunately, Zhao Jun is not a mediocre person like Wei Jun. Although he suffered a big loss at the beginning, he quickly adjusted and took advantage of the city wall to launch an extremely brutal fight against the attacking Qin Army.

All kinds of defensive equipment such as fierce fire oil tanks were manipulated to the extreme by Zhao Jun's soldiers, causing great casualties to Qin Jun at once.

Meng Ao was sitting in the middle army, his eyes did not fluctuate at all, and he ignored the huge casualties ahead. Waving the flag cruelly, sending teams of soldiers to the front line, vowing not to give up until the goal is achieved.

The continuous onslaught put a lot of pressure on the defenders of the camp, and they didn't even have time to catch their breath. After repeated attacks, gaps appeared in some parts of the camp. Although they were blocked in time, they were already in danger. If the attacks continued like this, it would only be a matter of time before the city was broken.

Meng Ao is so keen, seeing a loophole in the opponent's defensive rhythm, he immediately pressed the reserve troops on the whole line. For a time, the royal tomb camp was in jeopardy. The defenders of the camp had to send a distress signal to Zhaozhuang's army.

Although Zhao Zhuang was in charge of arranging the formation of Checheng, he had been secretly paying attention to the siege battle not far away. Seeing that the Qin army had changed from a feint attack to a real attack as he expected, he immediately organized a large army and was ready to rush to reinforce it.

Just as Zhao Zhuang's army rushed over, the Huan He Ying Bao Allied Forces who had been hiding behind Zhao Zhuang's army suddenly rushed out, blocking the retreat of Zhao Zhuang's army with an invincible force.

The 90,000 cavalry were like an insurmountable iron wall, standing between Zhao Zhuang's army and the camp of the royal tomb.

Huan He and Ying Bao, the two generals, according to Bai Qi's instructions, in this battle, blocking the enemy is the first priority, and killing the enemy is the second. Relying on mobility, the army interspersed and marched in front of Zhaozhuang's army, making it impossible for Zhaozhuang's army to advance at all.

Standing at the head of Guguan City, Zhao Kuo saw that Zhaozhuang's army was blocked, and knew that the Qin army was determined to take down the Wangling camp this time and pull out this nail.

Although he prepared the Checheng formation, Zhao Kuo did not want the Wangling camp to fall early. No matter how bad it is, the 50,000 troops in the camp must be brought out safely.

Just when Zhao Kuo was about to mobilize the army inside Guguan to go out to reinforce Zhaozhuang's army, the scouts suddenly came to report: "General, a large number of Qin troops appeared in the north of Guguan, carrying a large number of siege equipment, as if they were going to attack Guguan. "

"What?" Zhao Kuo couldn't believe it. When did Qin Jun detour behind the Great Wall of Stone again? He didn't even know that the scout team was incompetent. "How many are there?"

"No less than one hundred thousand!"

Zhao Kuo's heart trembled, the 100,000 army, if he sent the old guard army out to reinforce Zhaozhuang's army first, then the old pass would be in danger.

"No!" Zhao Kuo frowned and said to himself, "How could it be such a coincidence?"

After thinking about it, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. The Qin army in the north must have set off a few days ago, so that they could show up in time when the main force of the Qin army besieged the Wangling camp, so as to contain the old pass army and prevent them from going out to rescue the camp defenders. If Zhao Kuo doesn't care about it, then the enemy's containment will immediately turn into a real attack. In this way, one of the Guguan and the Wangling camp will always fall.

It is clear which of the two is more important.

This is a blatant conspiracy, and Zhao Kuo can only bitterly choose one of the two, or in other words, he can only choose to stick to the old gate and abandon the camp of the royal tomb. As for cooperating with the Huguan defenders and attacking the Qin army in the north, it is not feasible.

Huguan is too far away from Guguan, and the enemy has already disappeared without a trace after coming back and forth.

This is the inadequacy of Zhao Jun's defense line. The vertical defense line is stretched too long and cannot smoothly respond to each other, leaving an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo had a deep understanding of Bai Qi's subtlety in using soldiers. Obviously, this battle shows that Bai Qi has thoroughly seen through the weaknesses of Zhao Jun's defense line and made targeted arrangements.

In contrast, Zhao Kuo does seem a little immature.

Zhao Kuo's embarrassment is not only that he has to sacrifice the 50,000 troops in the Wangling camp, but that if he really ignores it and watches the garrison being captured by the Qin army, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the entire army.

Save it, you will be powerless; if you don't save it, the army will lose its morale.

Zhao Kuo shook his head in pain, and said bitterly: "Order the defenders to turn to the north to defend against the Qin army. At the same time, order the defenders of the camp to stand firm. After the Qin army that attacked the city is eliminated, the army will immediately go out for reinforcements."

"No!" The messenger trembled in his heart, not daring to show any strange expression on his face, and retreated respectfully.

Everyone knows that Zhao Kuo's so-called exit reinforcements are just empty words. When the main army really repulsed the Qin army in the north, the Wangling camp would have fallen long ago, so how could they come to reinforce it.

Although everyone knows it well, after all, logically, Zhao Kuo did not give up the camp of the royal tomb. It was really because of the restraint of the Qin army that he had to do it as a last resort.

In this way, the morale of the entire army will not be greatly affected.

I have to say that although Zhao Kuo's move is not aboveboard, it is still an effective method. A general should have a heart of stone, and when he should be cruel, he must be cruel.

Bai Qi taught Zhao Kuo another lesson.

After experiencing this battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo grew up at a speed visible to the naked eye and matured day by day. If he can really walk out of the Changping theater alive, he will be a rising star.