Chapter 21: The Pursuit
In this kind of narrow terrain, it is impossible for the phalanx of either side to be fully expanded, and the troops of Qin and Zhao launched a bloody battle in this narrow terrain.
The commander of the Qin army, Wang Di, saw that a steady stream of Zhao reinforcements drove out of the old pass, and finally he couldn't help it, and the most elite infantry soldiers of Qin State were about to be placed on the battlefield by him, and he wanted to defeat these reinforcements of Zhao State with the spirit of these infantry soldiers who were not afraid of death.
Zhao Kuo was waiting for this kind of moment, and when he saw that the trapped-foot soldiers of the Qin State in charge of the Chinese army began to act, he also immediately gave the order: "Come on, beat the drum and let Wei Chen prepare to attack!" ”
The different drumming sounds of Qin and Zhao rang out, different from the slightly gentle drumming of Zhao State, the drumming sound of Qin State was even more urgent, and the infantry soldiers who were originally standing quietly in the Chinese army all drew their short swords and walked towards the frontline battlefield with firm steps.
Qian Jian, Lu Fang, and Zheng heard the drumming on Danzhu Ridge and already understood what their main general wanted to watch the battle. They quickly led their soldiers to end the entanglement with the Qin army, making way for the elite troops led by Wei Chen to pass through.
And the people of the Qin State thought the same, they moved more quickly than the Zhao State, and immediately made way for the elite behind.
Wei Chen drew his long sword and pointed obliquely at the murderous Qin army's fallen soldiers: "Sons, as the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise troops, and General Zhao carefully selected you from hundreds of thousands of troops, just for today." Achievements are just around the corner, sons and daughters follow me to kill the enemy! ”
The 60,000 carefully selected foot soldiers from the Handan reinforcements also followed Wei Chen and shouted in unison: "Kill, kill, kill!" ”
In the face of the shouts of 60,000 people that resounded through the heavens and the earth, the Qin army infantry on the opposite side did not have any expression on their faces at all, and they now had only one thought in their hearts, with the sword in their hands, to completely tear apart the enemy in front of them.
The infantry phalanx of Qin and Zhao collided fiercely, completely disregarding their own lives and fighting together. Zhao Guo's carefully selected 60,000 foot soldiers really lived up to Zhao Kuo's hopes, although the casualties were still relatively heavy, but they successfully resisted the Qin State's attack of the infantry soldiers.
And Wang Di, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was a little at a loss, under this narrow terrain, the trapping soldiers in his hands were the last resort for him to determine the victory.
At this time, looking at the soldiers in a stalemate with the soldiers of Zhao State, it really made him a little dilemma. You must know that his current attack has completely deviated from the strategy formulated by Bai Qi before he set off, and he has already knocked out all the chess pieces in his hand.
And at this time, there are still many troops of the Zhao State in the old pass are eyeing and preparing to support, if he continues to consume here, I am afraid that he will be defeated and captured today.
You must know that in the Battle of Quehe, none of the defeated generals of the Qin army ended well, and he must not become another Qin general who was defeated in another field battle.
With such thoughts, Wang Di actually issued an order to withdraw at this inappropriate time. The soldiers who had been fighting to the death on the front line were stunned when they heard the sound of gold in the Chinese army.
And Wei Chen would definitely not let go of such an opportunity, he quickly commanded his infantry to encircle and outflank, preparing to leave all the troops that made the six countries of Shandong frightened in this battlefield.
The soldiers of the Qin State were really well-trained, and they were still guarding against the attack of the Zhao State when they were stunned. However, they have now lost the momentum of seeing death as if they were at home just now, and after leaving behind 20,000 corpses, they finally withdrew from this battlefield.
Zhao Kuo on the viewing pavilion now weighed it in his heart, he now wanted to chase down the retreating Qin army, but he was afraid that this was a strategy formulated by Bai Qi to lure the enemy into depth. After quickly weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to let Zhao Jun go after him.
The earth-shattering drumming sound sounded from Danzhuling again, and Wei Chen, Qian Jian, Zheng Ze, Lu Fang, and Fang Xiu, who heard this voice, were all shocked in their hearts, and commanded all the soldiers under their command to bite the tail of the retreating Qin army and pursue in the direction of Danshui.
Wang Ji rode a war horse under his crotch and hurriedly ran towards the Qin army camp on the west bank of the Dan River, and heard the sound of Zhao Guo chasing behind him.
Seeing this scene, Wei Chen wiped the blood on his face and shouted loudly: "Sons, the Qin army wants to withdraw their lair, but we haven't agreed yet. Give me a quick slash of the procrastinating enemy, bite their main force, and I will leave them without a piece of armor! ”
"No!"
Wang Di listened to the sound of the battle that was already far away from him, sighed in his heart, and continued to evacuate to the camp without the slightest pause. He was afraid that as soon as he stopped, he would be bitten by Zhao Jun again, and he would have no chance to keep his new force.
Wei Chen on the other side was also very distressed, he had planned to quickly settle the battle. But the Qin army on the opposite side knew that he couldn't take a step back, and the combat effectiveness he showed was beyond his imagination.
He could only drag the 20,000 Qin army foot soldiers to the pace of pursuit, and when they finished the battle, he could only watch as the main force of the Qin State crossed the Danshui and withdrew to the Qin army camp on the west bank of the Danshui.
Wei Chen could only let his entire army stop, now was not the time to be able to cross the Danshui to pursue the Qin army, in case the Qin army set up an ambush on the west bank of the Danshui, his own people would have no return.
Fang Xiu and the others, who were in pursuit behind, also came to Wei Chen's side, and when they saw the corpses in this place, they also knew what was going on.
"General Wei, are we still chasing after it?" Zheng Ze is a little unwilling now, he doesn't want the fruits of victory to escape like this, and he wants to catch up with the Qin army.
Wei Chen sighed and waved his hand depressedly: "Forget it, let's still follow General Zhao's orders, and the poor will not chase." ”
Zheng Ze looked at the Qin army that crossed the Danshui, and stomped his feet unwillingly, but still did not disobey the order of the deputy general Wei Chen.
By the time they returned to the Danzhuling camp after cleaning up the battlefield, Zhao Kuo was already standing at the gate of the old pass, greeting the triumphant soldiers.
"Sons, you have played the prestige of our Zhao Kingdom in this battle, and after I report to the king, I will take the credit for you!"
Isn't it because these soldiers went into battle to kill the enemy for these military exploits, hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the entire Danzhuling camp was filled with the cheers of the participating troops, which made those Zhao troops who did not go out of the customs blush.
Zhao Kuo helped Wei Chen and the others, who were kneeling on one knee, up and patted them on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, you did a good job!" ”
"Thanks to the general's strategy, we just follow the general's instructions, but we don't dare to take credit."