Chapter 53: The First Defeat
In the early hours of the morning, mist shrouded both sides of the Dan River, and the Qin army was not deterred by the weather. Under Bai Qi's command, a complete war machine was wound up, and there was only one goal, that is, the Hyun clan, where the Zhao army was now stationed.
Bai Qi looked at the soldiers under his command with solemn expressions, and said loudly: "Soldiers, I don't need to say more about the importance of this war, you all know it very well in your hearts. I, the Qin State, have always established the country with force, and I rushed up and took down the merits that I picked up in front of me. Capture the Hyun clan and annihilate the Zhao army! ”
"Take down the Hyun clan and annihilate the Zhao army!"
The morale of the soldiers of the Qin State had been completely ignited by Bai Qi, and they responded loudly to Bai Qi's call.
Seeing this, Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction, and waved his big hand: "The whole army is attacking!" ”
With Bai Qi's order, the Qin army left the area of the Great Tent and marched towards the Dan River.
The Qin army of more than 500,000 people quietly approached the Dan River, and as the heavy footsteps got closer and closer, the scouts of the Zhao army located on the walls of the Hyun Clan Fortress finally discovered the enemy attack.
The scout did not hesitate, and immediately rang the gong in his hand: "Enemy attack, enemy attack, Qin people come to attack, Qin people come to attack!" ”
The loud sound of the gong woke up all the garrisons of the Hyun clan and the Zhao country, and immediately sorted out their clothes, and everyone came to the wall of the Hyun clan's fortress for the first time.
Zhao Kuo also quickly rushed here, at this time the Qin army had already arrived on the bank of the Dan River, he did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Crossbowmen shoot, aim at the troops of the Qin army to build pontoon bridges, and attack them all!" ”
The sound of bowstrings instantly sounded on the city wall, and the crossbowmen of Zhao State shot their bows and arrows at the line troops of Qin State without any mercy.
The courage of the Qin State was vividly displayed at this moment, ignoring the crossbow arrows that fell on their heads, and they now had only one thing in their hearts, that is, to build a pontoon bridge and let the army behind them pass smoothly.
Zhao Kuo watched the actions of the Qin army, and only ordered the crossbowmen to attack, and did not let Lu Fangyi or Lin Yi go out of the city to meet the enemy.
The vanguard sent by the Qin army moved quickly, and they chose the narrowest part of the Dan River, and the pontoon bridge was built almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the entire surface of the Dan River filled the pontoon bridge of the Qin army.
Seeing that the vanguard had successfully built a pontoon bridge and began to attack the Hyun, Wang Yi, the deputy general of the Qin army in the rear, immediately began to order the flag bearers to erect the flag, so that the Qin army in the rear began to accelerate the march.
A sneer of disdain flashed at the corner of Zhao Kuo's mouth, and when this vanguard crossed the Dan River, Zhao Kuo's personal guard troops suddenly appeared behind them not far away.
Zhao Kuo had already arranged for his group of personal guards to ambush here yesterday, waiting for the arrival of the Qin army.
Because although the Dan River cannot be used as a natural hazard, it does not mean that it can be crossed. If the Qin army wants all 500,000 troops to cross the river, it must build a pontoon bridge here.
Zhao Kuo was waiting for this moment, and his personal guard troops appeared in the rear of the Qin army, and immediately divided into two routes.
Most of them formed a phalanx, piercing into the Qin army's camp like a sharp knife, and fought with the Qin army.
A small number of others quickly ran to the pontoon with bronze containers full of grease in their hands, poured grease on top of the pontoon and quickly ignited it.
The pontoon bridge that the poor Qin army had worked so hard to build was burned down in this way, so that the Qin army's vanguard attack was immediately frustrated.
"Lu Fang, you lead your subordinates out of the city as quickly as possible, and attack the vanguard of the Qin State in front and back."
Lu Fang had been watching the battle under the city with greed, and when he heard Zhao Kuo's order, he immediately replied: "No, general, you can watch it!" ”
The gate of the Hyun clan suddenly opened, and Lu Fang rushed to the vanguard of the Qin army first: "The little cubs of the Qin State, wash my neck and wait for grandpa!" ”
Originally, the vanguard of the Qin army was already overstretched under the attack of Zhao Kuo's personal guards, and at this time, the Lu side had already supported in place, no matter how fearless and brave the Qin people were, they could not resist such an attack.
Soon, Lu Fang and Zhao Kuo's personal guards worked together to wipe out this Qin army under the Hyun city, and not a single mouth was left alive.
The setback of the vanguard did not affect the pace of the Qin army's attack, and Wang Yi, who was in the rear, saw the raging fire burning on the Dan River, and naturally understood that the pontoon bridge had been completely destroyed by the Zhao army.
However, this was already his expectation, and it was impossible for Zhao Jun to honestly watch himself build the pontoon bridge and let more than 500,000 troops besiege the city.
Thinking of this, Wang Di immediately changed his order and divided a force to continue to build a pontoon bridge on the Dan River.
The Qin people, with a steady stream of crossbow arrows from the Zhao State crossbowmen on their heads, once again began to build pontoon bridges over the Dan River. This time, the Qin people put in more troops, and they were more rapid.
The army led by Bai Qi was already not far from Wang Di, and Wang Di naturally would not leave his own truth for this general.
Wang Yi was ready for the Zhao army to come and make trouble, and ordered the flanks to keep an eye on the Hyun-style city gate at any time, and as long as the Zhao army dared to go out of the city, he would give them a head-on attack.
The result was beyond Wang Di's expectations, Zhao Kuo just ordered the crossbowmen to attack, and had no intention of leaving the city at all.
Wang Yi sat on the horse and thought disdainfully, Zhao Kuo was the son of Zhao Hao in vain, and he actually regarded him as a fierce rival, and he actually watched him build the pontoon bridge successfully.
Just as he was thinking this, suddenly the light of fire in the sky caught his attention.
Rockets continued to fall from the sky, and all of them were inserted into the pontoon bridge built by the Qin army, and once again burned the pontoon bridge that the Qin army had worked so hard to build.
Wang Di, who was once again teased by Zhao Kuo, was suddenly furious, the place he chose was actually outside the attack range of the Zhao crossbowmen, and the attack of the Zhao crossbowmen just now just confirmed this.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guo's fierce attack just now was just a feint, let himself relax his vigilance, these hundreds of rockets are what Zhao Kuo wants to achieve.
Even if Wang Yi is angry, the pontoon bridge is not completed, and he can only sigh. He had no choice but to choose a place further away from the Hyun clan and build a pontoon bridge that was enough for the Qin army to cross the river.
Zhao Kuo was relieved to see that his goal had been realized. The reason why he had to do this was to keep the place where the Qin army crossed the river a little away from here.
Although it is easier to put the Qin army closer to allow the crossbowmen to play a role, in the face of more than 500,000 Qin troops who do not care for their lives, with the current strength in his hands, Hyun Shi cannot defend it at all.
Putting the Qin army far away, coupled with the narrow terrain formed by Hanwang Mountain and the Dan River, was not enough for the Qin army to fully deploy, and it could increase the probability of successfully defending the city.
Seeing that Zhao Kuo had never given an order, Lu Fang hurriedly climbed the city wall again and walked to his side: "General, if you let me go out of the city to attack, I think the general will promise that the Qin army will never succeed in building a pontoon bridge!" ”
Zhao Kuo patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the dust raised by the Qin army's march in the rear: "Are you sure you can retreat in this situation?" ”