Qin Zheng, Zhao Gao, Zhang Cang and others have always been sitting in the rear, listening to Wang Li's good news, they have never personally commanded any battle, and now they have finally seen the cruelty of the war with their own eyes.

I saw that Blind Xiahou took the lead, killing seven in and seven out in the first row of Iron Eagle swordsmen, and even though the surrounding Iron Eagle swordsmen were rarely killed by one blow, they were also washed down and trampled, and they could not effectively counterattack at all.

Moreover, although the long-handled spear team arranged by Qin Zheng was quite large, it was not flexible enough, and it was naturally quite effective against chariots, and it was actually more like a hammer deal against cavalry.

If the war horse is afraid of the spear tip charge and fails, then the Qin army's defense is of course seamless, if the war horse breaks through the first row, the super long spear weapon to engage the Qin army will be quite out of place.

The cavalry under Xiahoudun is the elite of tiger and leopard cavalry, and the riding skills can be comparable to the nomadic Wuhuan Xianbei, coupled with sufficient defense and good output, under the leadership of Xiahoudun's "iron nail", the "copper wall and iron wall" of the Qin army has not been hindered much!

Qin Zheng, who was originally sitting firmly in the Chinese army, was also a little panicked, and hurriedly asked Zhao Gao next to him: "Aiqing, it's not a way to go on like this, do you have the idea to block the charge of Cao Jun?" ”

At this time, Zhao Gao's face was also a little pale, he could be regarded as an excellent samurai, an excellent bodyguard, and an outstanding driver, but he was not a good general, which can be seen from the Korean campaign.

Fortunately, Zhao Gao had also read a lot of military books, and immediately said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, before King Zhao Wuling, the cavalry was at most reconnaissance and ordering, and then the Hufu cavalry was able to replace the chariot as the strongest mobile combat force.

However, the military books that the minister read still pointed out that the cavalry had a single means of attack, excellent explosive power but insufficient stamina, and although the war horse was domesticated, it was still an animal and had its own weaknesses.

Therefore, the minister's idea is mainly to resolutely not collapse no matter how many casualties there are, and even if you add oil, you must resist it. Second, the rear row of bows and crossbows should be fired indiscriminately to solve the attack of the light cavalry and interfere with the offensive of the heavy cavalry.

In this way, there will be no unbearable casualties if you don't retreat, even if you will be injured by mistake with a crossbow shot, it is better than waiting for death, and the enemy's heavy cavalry with two moves will naturally be exhausted if you can't break through again for a long time!

When the time comes, we will let the crossbows in the back row come forward to shoot, increase the damage but never take the initiative to attack, consume the enemy's strength and morale little by little, and wait for the reinforcements from Hangu Pass to arrive and then defeat them in one fell swoop! ”

Although Zhao Gao's idea sounds very dull and reckless, it is actually a classic plan for pure infantry to fight cavalry, and many generals in previous and future generations have taken such methods.

Especially in the Song Dynasty, which lacked horses, a group of heavy infantry and crossbow firearms played together, although they were a little passive and helpless, but if it weren't for the emperor's civil officials dragging their feet, the Song Dynasty would not have been destroyed.

Therefore, Qin Zheng just thought about it for a moment and then nodded and agreed with Zhao Gao, this method is not a solution, but the longer it is done, the more terrifying the casualties become, and the exchange ratio between the two armies is quite ugly......

But Qin Zheng can't control it so much, who told him that he doesn't have an excellent general around him at this time, so he can only fight this kind of stupid battle mode of injuring the enemy and losing 800 and losing 1,002.

Then, under the command of Zhao Gao, the 1,200 crossbowmen of the Qin army quickly moved forward, taking the positions of the light infantry and some spearmen, and then launched an offensive at the moment when the second assault of the tiger and leopard cavalry ended.

In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, and the tiger and leopard riders, who had a small number, were suddenly covered by this level of attack, and they were also a little confused, and the result was a habitual slowdown defense.

In this way, the spearmen and the Iron Eagle swordsmen were given the opportunity, and in the face of the low-speed tiger and leopard riders, they saw the right time to strike quickly, and unexpectedly caused a lot of casualties, which suddenly exceeded the results of the hard battle just now.

Xiahoudun saw that the Qin army had changed formations, but his heavy cavalry had no time to change and could only suffer a dumb loss, and his expectations for this battle were basically disappointed.

Because the disadvantage of the endurance of the heavy cavalry is quite obvious, his second impact cannot rush into the Qin army's main formation, and the third time is even more impossible, as for the fourth... Sorry War Horse refused.

Therefore, Xiahoudun could only reluctantly gather his subordinates, and quickly retreated from the battle after a few salvos in the second round of the Qin army, and then resumed a stalemate.

Qin Zheng immediately saw that Cao's army was powerless, their tactics had succeeded for most of the time, and now they just had to continue to hold on and wait for reinforcements.

It's a pity that Qin Zheng was not happy, but there was a commotion behind the big array, and the scouts sent by Zhao Gao rushed to the ground before they could reach the two, and said in horror:

"Your Majesty, there are enemy cavalry units in the rear, the number of which is more than a thousand, and the soldiers are almost overwhelmed!"

Qin Zheng and the others turned pale when they heard this, but they didn't expect that Cao Jun also had a backhand, so they actually sent cavalry back to the rear of the Qin army in advance, which not only cut off the connection between the Qin army and Hangu Pass, but also formed a two-sided posture against them!

At this time, Zhao Gao, who was originally a second sword, had no idea, so he could only look at Qin Zheng with a helpless gaze, which meant "It is all up to His Majesty to decide"......

Qin Zheng was angry and annoyed: "The enemy is coming, our army has not yet arrived, it seems that God wants me to fight to the death with Cao's army, in this case, I don't want to defend any position."

Order all the troops to gather together, let's break through the rear, when to meet reinforcements, when to stop the counterattack, if you can't meet... Just reply to Guguan! ”

Zhao Gao didn't know if Qin Zheng was angry, but when the monarch said so, he couldn't help but express his position as a courtier, so he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, please allow the minister to lead a thousand Iron Eagle swordsmen to defend the chariot formation here to buy time for Your Majesty to retreat!"

Qin Zheng didn't know if what Zhao Gao said was sincere, but at this time, the decision was definitely more important than his own heart, so he didn't play anything with Zhao Gao, and said directly:

"Okay, Zhao Qingzhongjun's patriotism is really high, no matter how many of you can come back alive this time, everyone will be rewarded with two knights, and all the treatment will be the same as that of the knights!"

When it came to the end, Zhao Gaodao was very open-minded, and bowed down directly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" ”

Qin Zheng immediately stretched out his hand to help him and said, "Zhao Qing, don't be busy thanking you first, if I meet reinforcements here, I will definitely come back to rescue you."

So I hope you will hold on as long as possible, if you are really defeated and captured, as long as you don't do anything for Cao Jun, I swear to redeem you if you go bankrupt! ”

Zhao Gao, who has played power tricks all his life, doesn't know how credible Qin Zheng's words are, and he doesn't feel that he really chose to stay in order to save him, but as a political animal, his mood fluctuates a little at this time......

Zhao Gaoyi bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty...... Take care! ”