Chapter 20: The Decisive Battle
Fang Xiu didn't give the Qin army much respite, and quickly commanded his chariots to launch a new round of attack while their foothold was not stable.
Zhao's chariot soldiers formed a phalanx, and in this narrow pass, they rushed towards the Qin army that had not yet recovered from the battle just now.
Zheng Ze is worthy of being an old partner who has cooperated with Fang Xiu for many years, and seeing that the chariot soldiers have launched an attack, he also quickly commanded his soldiers to follow closely, ready to wait for the opportunity to give the Qin army a fatal blow.
No matter how strong the Qin army's will to fight is, it has not yet recovered from the fierce attack, and the roaring chariot soldiers of Zhao State are already close at a moment's notice.
The generals who led the army had no choice but to command the soldiers under their command to resist Fang Xiu's attack with flesh and blood.
Zhao Kuo, who was standing on the viewing pavilion and watching the battle, saw that the Qin army was able to meet it without a trace of fear in the face of such an attack, even if it was their opponent, he couldn't help but admire the Qin army's group of tigers and wolves: "It's not for nothing that the Qin army can deter the six kingdoms of Shandong, you see, if you put yourself in the shoes of the current Qin army replaced by you, can you meet it with such a fearless face?" ”
Zhao Kuo's question made the generals beside him look at each other, and they didn't know how to answer. If they had encountered such an attack under the same conditions, I am afraid that they would have broken up into a group long ago.
The battle situation did not change with Zhao Kuo's sigh, and the chariot soldiers under Fang Xiu's command rushed down the mountain like tigers, and began to kill themselves in the face of a group of skinny sheep.
No matter how brave the Qin army is, it can only block it for a moment like a mantis arm as a car, and it can't stop such a fierce impact of Zhao Guo's chariot soldiers.
At this time, the sound of drums in the Qin army's camp suddenly changed, and the chariot soldiers behind the Qin State infantry were also ready. And the soldiers in front were also very well-trained and scattered in all directions, making a gap.
The phalanx of chariots behind them quickly moved forward, and they immediately became entangled with these chariots led by Fang Xiu. However, Fang Xiu's purpose had been achieved, and he commanded his chariot soldiers to immediately withdraw to the left flank, taking the chariot soldiers of the Qin State directly out of this area.
Zheng Ze quickly seized such a good opportunity and commanded his soldiers to surround the Qin State infantry who were preparing to reorganize the front, preparing to annihilate them on the spot.
Such a predicament aroused the bloody nature of the Qin State foot soldiers, although it was difficult for them to form an effective formation, they still fought separately and began to fight for their lives with the foot soldiers of Zhao State.
Zheng Ze anxiously looked at the soldiers under his command who were dragged by the Qin army, he knew that if he couldn't get rid of this remnant army as soon as possible, it would be even more difficult to solve it when they converged with the Qin army in the rear.
However, the Qin army did not seem to have any plans to rescue these stragglers, and their foot soldiers began to close in the direction of Zheng Ze, preparing to surround all these Zhao State foot soldiers.
Zhao Kuo, who had been paying attention to the changes in the situation below from the observation pavilion, suddenly found that the trap camp used by the Qin State as a strategic weapon actually appeared in front of him for the first time.
These people are very different from ordinary foot soldiers, they just use sackcloth to simply wrap their hair, and they are dressed in thin armor that is easy to fight, but their bodies exude a murderous aura that exudes inhumanity.
With such a discovery, Zhao Kuo couldn't sit still anymore, and he quickly started a new round of arrangement: "Come on, come on." ”
The scout was already waiting beside him, and when he heard Zhao Kuo's shout, he immediately agreed: "What does General Zhao command?" ”
"Go, quickly go and inform Qian Jian and Lu Fang, and let the two of them lead their soldiers to support Zheng Zehe and Fang Xiu. To make them mentally prepared, the group of dead soldiers of the Qin State are already ready to dispatch. ”
When the surrounding generals heard Zhao Kuo's order, they noticed that the group of phalanxes exuding an earth-shattering murderous aura not far from the Qin army had been formed, and they waited for the order of the main general to rise up and kill the enemy.
"General, I don't think it's better for Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and let Zheng Ze and Fang Xiu return to the division camp to solve the problem."
"Confused, you look at the current situation on the battlefield, once Zheng Ze and them collect their troops and return to the city, the Qin army will definitely bite them to the death. When the time comes, will you close this door or not? ”
"This ......"
Zhao Kuo didn't bother with Li Kui's opinion anymore, he saw that Qian Jian and Lu Fang had already gathered the soldiers and swarmed out from the gate of the old pass.
But he didn't have any bottom in his heart now, and looked at Wei Chen with a frown: "Wei Chen, what is the combat strength of the 60,000 foot soldiers brought from the baggage battalion?" ”
After listening to Zhao Kuo's question, Wei Chen knew that his master was preparing to let these 60,000 foot soldiers have a hard fight with the Qin army's trapped camp.
He swallowed a mouthful of spit and said with difficulty: "General, these 60,000 foot soldiers are all people who stand out from the 200,000 army, and they should be no worse than the combat effectiveness of the group of dead soldiers in the Qin State. ”
Zhao Kuo glanced at Wei Chen, who was nervous, and knew that he actually had no bottom in his heart. But as the old saying goes, it's the mule that the horse pulls out and slips. The 60,000 foot soldiers that he had worked so hard to select, the Qin State Trap camp on the opposite side was just a touchstone!
"Wei Chen, you quickly take these 60,000 foot soldiers to support Zheng Ze and them, remember, you have only one goal, which is to catch those guys for me and kill them, understand?"
No matter how uncertain Wei Chen was in his heart, Zhao Kuo's order had already been issued, there was no possibility of refutation. He clenched his fists, they were all born by his father, and he didn't believe that his foot soldiers were worse than those dead soldiers: "General, just look at it, I will definitely press Wang Yi personally in front of you, so that the prestige of the Qin State will be lost!" ”
"Well, let's go."
Wei Chen walked out of the viewing pavilion without saying a word, he had been prepared since he heard the sound of Qin Jun's drums. The 60,000 elite infantry soldiers who had been carefully selected from the baggage battalion had long been waiting for him, quietly waiting for his order.
Looking at the energetic young men, Wei Chen waved his hand vigorously: "Sons, today we are going to face the tiger wolf Qin army, I won't say more, go up and kill this group of hillbillies!" ”
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Wei Chen walked out of the Danzhuling camp with 60,000 elite infantry soldiers following Qian Jian's footsteps, and the Zhao reinforcements brought by Zhao Kuo from Handan also appeared on the battlefield of Changping for the first time.
In the long and narrow valley outside the ancient gate, Zhao and Qin invested nearly 300,000 troops at once, which can almost be said to be a strategic decisive battle.
Originally, he thought that Qin's attacks were all following the strategy of baiqi to deceive and lure the enemy, but when Qin's real tiger and wolf army appeared, Zhao Kuo felt that the history he was familiar with had completely disappeared, and the history of the new Battle of Changping was gradually taking shape.