Qin advocated black, Chu advocated red, Yan advocated blue, Zhao advocated white, Wei advocated earthy yellow, Korea advocated cyan, and the only Qi country that did not come advocated purple. Therefore, for a time, the flags of six colors inside and outside the city flew and fluttered, and the six colors of black, red, dark blue, silver white, earth yellow, and green appeared to be distinct, competing with each other, and it was very spectacular.

However, except for the soldiers of Zhao State, whose voices are quite loud, the number of soldiers in Yan State and South Korea is only tens of thousands, and the momentum cannot be compared with Chu, Wei, and Zhao at all.

"I didn't expect the two sides to turn into a war song competition. It's unbelievable! Meng Tian muttered in disbelief.

"The battlefield changes in an instant, anything can happen, and you should be a long-sighted person." Meng Yi said with a smile, "However, the coalition forces are divided into five different voices, and compared to our unified roar, we have the upper hand in terms of momentum alone. ”

History has entered the Warring States Period, and warfare has shifted from the rigid frontal warfare of military vehicle tactics in the early years to a more mobile and flexible combat mode.

Cavalry appeared as an independent branch of the army, and at that time the major powers established cavalry units,

For example, Qin, Zhao and other countries are known as "thousands of cars, ten thousand horses", and the army has gradually changed from infantry and riding to equal emphasis on chariots and horses.

The biggest change was made by Zhao Guo first of all. Located in the north, the Zhao State was adjacent to the Loufu, Linhu, Xiongnu and other ethnic minorities, and suffered greatly from its disturbances, while the traditional chariot infantry of the Zhao State was very disadvantageous when fighting against the flexible and fast Hu cavalry. In order to change this situation and enrich the country and strengthen the army, King Wuling of Zhao carried out the reform of "Hufu cavalry shooting" in the country, and he declared that "Jinwu will be Hufu cavalry and shooting to teach the people" to reduce the chariots in the army and increase the cavalry; It is required to change the traditional Han people's wide-sleeved clothes to Hu-style tight-fitting clothing, which is convenient for riding and shooting.

From here, the status of cavalry in the Central Plains countries gradually improved, and it became a major force in the army.

Because of this powerful cavalry, Zhao became a powerful country that could compete with Qin militarily in the late Warring States period.

Zhao attacked Lin Hu with infantry cavalry, Lou annoyed "a thousand miles", Li Mu used more than 10,000 horsemen with infantry soldiers to break the Huns and annihilate more than 100,000 enemies.

The Zhou people arose to raise horses for the Shang Dynasty, and the Qin people also arose to raise horses for the Zhou people. Although the cavalry of the Six Kingdoms was numerous, it did not end well when it encountered the elite cavalry of the Qin State.

The two brothers Meng Yi saw that the infantry army was fighting fiercely, so they simply watched the play on the periphery.

The Qin army had a phalanx of infantry, armed with a 7-meter spear, which was leveled and stabbed enemy soldiers by its long advantage. The crossbow of the Qin Dynasty, with an effective range of up to 100 meters, was the most accurate weapon in the world at that time, and even had a set of its own aiming system. According to the topography and the comparison of the superiority of the enemy's and our forces, the commander of the phalanx arranged his troops, sometimes waiting for the formation, sometimes flexibly adjusting the change of the formation, and mobilizing internal organizational resources in the most effective way.

If it is used for individual combat, a 7m spear cannot be fought freely at all. The power of the spear lies in the strength of the collective. No matter what happens, these soldiers have to move forward with their spears in their arms, the front row falls, and the back row immediately fills up, keeping the phalanx unchanged. As you can imagine, in order to turn thousands, tens of thousands, of people into an impregnable phalanx, the soldiers had to undergo rigorous training. In terms of weapons and combat methods, spearmen are the most lethal infantry unit. The head of the gun is like a forest, the phalanx is like a mountain, and the huge impact is unstoppable.

Unlike spearmen, halberd-wielding soldiers can fight alone, and for them, mastering the art of free fighting and using their individual talents is crucial. Beryllium resembles a short sword with a long pole, and its length is about 3 between the halberd and the spear. Around 5m, the soldier with beryllium is likely to rely on some kind of formation to attack the opponent.

In the infantry phalanx of the Qin army, spearmen played the role of repelling the enemy, using the advantage of length to kill and wound the enemy, and resist the chariots, the main assault force at that time; The beryllium hand is behind the spearman, and when the spearman's formation is disrupted, he uses his strong thrust ability to push the incoming enemy out with a small assault formation; When the Phalanx is in a melee, the halberdier joins the battle as a single soldier to clear out the enemy in the array. From the point of view of different killing distances, there is a professional division of labor between spears, berylliums and halberds, and they can protect each other.

"The infantry phalanx of my Qin State is really excellent, and it actually advances against the other side." Meng Tian praised proudly.

"But the other party is also very heroic, fighting to the death and not retreating, and he didn't forget to pull a cushion for the time being." Meng Yi was obviously not used to this kind of tragic battle.

Both armies were killed, and the dense formations were rushing towards the enemy in waves, and there was no return! The battle descended into madness. In some hills and high slopes, the two sides are the focus of contention, blood stains every inch of the land red, overlapping on top, abandoning corpses, and countless casualties on both sides.

At the end of the day's fighting, the sun was off duty, and the bloody remnant sun shone on the silent battlefield, littered with corpses, many of which had been reduced to fragments. The smell of dirty blood everywhere was thick and bloody, and the smoke made people dizzy.

"We can't continue to fight like this, 50,000 troops went to war, and in the end we could only return to the city in formations with cavalry and crossbow soldiers, with more than 30,000 dead and wounded, and the price was too huge." The old general Meng Fu said directly.

"The Chu army came from afar, the sergeants were tired, and except for a few elites, the overall combat effectiveness was not strong. However, the state of Chu is a big country and has a great influence, if the Chu army is defeated, the coalition army will collapse without a fight. General Wang Jian analyzed the situation of the coalition forces and made up his mind, "The elite troops, taking advantage of the coalition army's negligence at night, raided the Chu camp. ”

"It's a solution, but it's going to take a bloody battle to win. The price is still too great! If the Chu army does not retreat in a desperate battle, won't our army be in a dilemma? Qin Xiang Lu Buwei objected.

Meng Yi, who had not spoken, finally couldn't help but speak.

"Generals, the young general knows a method, why don't you give it a try?" Meng Yi really couldn't stand the scene of hundreds of thousands of people fighting, and thought: Anyway, if the Qin army wins, it won't have much impact on history.

"What's the solution?" Qin Xiang Lu Buwei has always admired Meng Yi very much, and is naturally willing to listen to his thoughts.

Sun Tzu said: All those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory. Therefore, those who are good and surprising are as infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers and seas. The coalition forces were intrigued and had their own evil intentions, among which the Chu army was the most resentful, and it had neither obtained land nor a large amount of property, and had long wanted to retreat. It is better for us to create a false impression that the Chu army will think that we will attack them first, so that the generals of the Chu army will definitely retreat. ”

"A soldier who surrenders without a fight is the best policy. The old man made a decision, so he did it! Qin Xiang Lu Buwei was very happy, and he found that Meng Fu and Wang Jian nodded by default, so he naturally understood that this was the best strategy.

Just do it, Meng Yi deliberately sent people to attack the Chu army's camp in turn that night. At first, it was just to expel the rangers of the Chu army, then send people to kill the sentry posts of the Chu army, and finally send thousands of cavalry soldiers to the Chu army camp to observe the enemy's situation.

Wave after wave of Qin troops appeared in the Chu army camp, causing increasing pressure.

Xiong Ping, the general of Chu State, went from puzzled to worried, and repeatedly sent people to ask for help from Pang Xuan, the commander of the coalition army.

"How? What does the marshal say? When will the reinforcements arrive? Xiong Ping, the general of the Chu State, was pacing back and forth in the main camp, very restless, and when he saw the herald coming in, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed him, and asked sharply.

"The marshal asked you to continue to hold on, and the Qin army was just suspicious. The coalition forces will not send reinforcements for the time being, in case the Qin army attacks the east and west. The herald replied weakly as he was dragged to the bitter end, but did not resist.

"Damn, you won't send reinforcements! What about the grain and grass that the coalition army promised to give to our Chu army? When will it arrive? Xiong Ping, the general of the State of Chu, was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and continued to shout loudly.

The big marshal said...... The marshal said that there was a shortage of grain and grass, and the general was asked to give him a few more days. The herald was frightened and hesitated. After all, he was an inconsequential soldier, and if Xiong Ping, the angry general of the Chu State, regarded him as an object of discouragement, even if he killed him on the spot, the commander Pang Xuan would ignore him.

"Hmph, how many days of grace? It's been a month since this rhetoric was used. My Chu army is about to run out of food, can I let the sons and daughters of the Chu country drink porridge every day? ”

Xiong Ping, the general of Chu, was exposed and threw the herald out of the tent.

"You go back and tell Pang Xuan that my Chu State was attacked by the Qin army on a large scale, and the grain and grass were cut off, so I could only withdraw to the Chu State. Don't get out of here! Xiong Ping, the general of Chu State, glared at him, and then ordered him to pull out the camp and wave his army east.

At this moment, in the big tent of the commander of the coalition army, the armies of the four countries heard that the Chu army retreated first, and the army's heart was shaken.

"The people of Chu are the most unreliable, and the half-heartedness of King Chu Huai back then is the best example. Now that the Chu State has withdrawn its troops, I, the Yan State, are not willing to accompany it. Su Cheng, the general of the Yan State, said complainingly.

"Compared to the Chu State, your Yan Kingdom is even more unreliable, who knows if you want to return to China? Or do you want to take the opportunity to sneak up on the city of my Zhao Kingdom? "Zhao Cong, the general of Zhao State, has always been unaccustomed to the people of Yan State.

"If only four of us are left, we will have the upper hand in terms of troops, and the chances of winning this war will be much smaller, so it is better for everyone to withdraw." Han Ping, the South Korean general, cautiously suggested that he did not want to risk dying in battle and continue to stay on the battlefield where there was no possibility of victory.

"Marshal, is it possible to persuade the Chu army to return? If it is just a dispute over grain and grass, I think that the dispute can be resolved by each of the four countries evenly distributing a portion of the grain and grass. This joint attack on Qin is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if we miss it, we will definitely regret it for life! "Wu Qiang, the general of Wei, is relatively calm and wants to try his best to save the unfavorable situation.