Jundu Mountain.

Ju Xin calmed the horses behind him, looked up at the Chinese army camp in front of him, he thought more than once that one day, he was also qualified to enter the camp to discuss military affairs, but now it is impossible.

Zhao Jun camp, Zhao Ke stood in front of the map for a long time, and the captains at all levels behind him all saluted and looked at him, even Zhao Qi, who had the best relationship with Zhao Yong on weekdays, did not dare to come out in front of this son. Without him, this son became famous very early. It's just that he has been in poor health since the Battle of Shouyuan, otherwise with his age, military exploits, and qualifications, Zhao Zhuang and others would still be ranked behind him.

This time to assist Yan Guo, the reason why Zhao Yong sent this veteran out of the horse is that although he has been unwell over the years, he has tried his best to ask for battle, and he has the heart to be old and strong, and second, many people are quite dissatisfied with the music pit as the main general, and Zhao Yong had to let him serve as a deputy general. This veteran only does things right and wrong, regardless of intimacy or negligence, and has a tacit understanding with the orchestra pit. This time he sent troops to Dushan, and Le Chi arranged for him to lead the Zhao army to capture this place.

"What do the generals think is how to divide the troops into battle?"

The people in the camp looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, speaking of which, many of these people are the nobles of Zhao State, with very little battlefield experience, and it is very difficult to lead this group of baby soldiers to fight, Zhao Ke also wants to ask about their battle plan, it is indeed difficult for them.

"The king asked you people to come to Yan, originally to train you, but one by one they were silent, so how will you lead the army to fight in the future? Hum! ”

After Zhao Ke finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads in shame. Zhao Qi saw that this uncle elder was angry, and he quickly retreated, lest he be named. I thought that I knew that this person was leading troops, and I didn't ask Zhao Yong for my life to come here if I was killed.

His move made Zhao Ke notice him. "Zhao Qi, what do you think?"

"I... The last general thought that when the cavalry was the vanguard, they would rush straight into the enemy formation and quickly defeat the Qi army. Zhao Qi said.

"Childe thinks he is too confident in the cavalry." Zhao Ke sneered, "It's no wonder that this is the case, the king has a lot of respect for the cavalry, and you are also proud to be in the cavalry. ”

Everyone listened to Zhao Ke's words with mockery, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they didn't dare to contradict it, speaking of which, Zhao Guo's frequent battles and victories over the years, weren't they all cavalry contributions?

"Zhao Liang, what do you say?"

"Returning to the general, I privately think that the land of the river valley, not to mention whether the cavalry is difficult to walk, in terms of its mud, I am afraid it will not be easy to charge. Our army can only use the elite infantry as the vanguard, attack first, attack the main formation of the Qi army, and then use the crossbowmen as the auxiliary to kill and wound the enemy army, which can be effective. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ke actually has no prejudice against cavalry, but the children in the army are too enthusiastic about cavalry and are completely dissatisfied with the actual situation. In the final analysis, this group of sons is used to being high-minded, and sooner or later something will happen, so it's just right to teach them a lesson now.

"In that case, Zhao Liang, tomorrow you will lead the troops to fight" Zhao Ke said, "Tomorrow in front of the Qi army camp to meet the enemy in line, the crossbowmen are behind, and the cavalry is waiting outside the valley." ”

"No."

As soon as the second day dawned, Zhao Liang led the Zhao infantry crossbowmen into the military capital, and the Qi army, which had long known about the arrival of the Zhao army, also lined up outside the camp to face the enemy. The barriers between the two sides are clear, and a big war is about to break out.

"It seems that the Qi army is not completely defenseless." Zhao Ke said to himself, according to the reports of Pang Xuan and Ji Xin, there are only about 10,000 people here, but looking at this posture, there should be more than 17,000 people. This place is known as one as ten, and if you want to break through this place, you will definitely have to waste some twists and turns. If it falls into the hands of Zhao Guo, he will say that he will build a gate, but it will really be a barrier to the thistle.

Just as Zhao Ke was pondering, the battle between the two armies officially began.

The military capital stretches for forty miles from north to south, although it is said to be very long, but compared to other Taihang Qicheng, it still belongs to the younger brother. Even so, its steepness and steepness, but not much better, many places are even almost perpendicular to the ground, there are rivers under the mountain to pass, the pass is narrow, the car can not be parallel, the horse can not pass four, although there is no city here, but the camp is still well defended, the arrow tower, the horse is readily available, and the terrain is relatively high, for the Zhao army in front, it is condescending. Although there are soldiers and horses here, it is not all of the garrison here, but an open area about twenty miles south of this place, where it is suitable to garrison troops.

Even so, Zhao Liang knew that he had to pass through this place quickly, otherwise it would be even more dangerous to attack this place after the follow-up troops arrived. As soon as the two armies formed a column, the Zhao army took the lead in attacking. Zhao Jun's foot guards held halberds and roared towards the Qi army camp. The Qi army was also not ambiguous, the front foot soldiers formed a column, formed a phalanx, stood with a large shield, and the archers behind began to attack the foot soldiers. The small battle for the city began. The casualties soon fell one-sided, and the marching Zhao army's infantry was not only affected by the terrain, but also blocked by the Qi army, and before they could run in front of the Qi army, the casualties continued to surge. There is no way to do this, the enemy is condescending, and it is easy to attack him, let alone a long-range weapon such as a bow and crossbow. Even so, there is no room to back down, otherwise morale will be devastated. Therefore, the snare drum of the Zhao army was more eager, and the Zhao army, who was not afraid of death, also rushed to kill more bravely.

Seeing that the Zhao army was about to rush to the front of the formation, the opposing general did not hesitate any longer, and ordered the foot soldiers to snipe the enemy closer, and the foot soldiers on both sides finally began to fight, and at the same time, the arrow towers on both sides also began to fire bows and arrows at the warring camps of the two sides. Zhao Liang saw that the other party was starting to charge, and ordered the second part of the foot soldiers that had been prepared long ago to charge. It's no wonder that such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack camp wants to fight down, it is simply impossible, you can only use human heads to pile up victories, either victory or death, Ci is not in charge of the army, probably so.

Zhao Ke stood in the chariot behind and watched the battle, although he couldn't see the battle situation on the front line clearly, but from time to time his own heralds galloped in to report the fierce battle situation to him.

"Report to the general, most of the casualties of the first batch of infantry of our army have been killed, and the second batch of infantry has rushed into the battle between the two armies."

"Report to the general, the other side launched another charge, trying to attack our army's infantry phalanx, and our army is struggling to resist."

"Report to the general, the opponent's archers moved forward in formation, covering the entire battlefield, not only did our infantry begin to suffer casualties, but the opponent's infantry was also attacked."

Zhao Ke listened to the report on the battle situation while analyzing the situation on the battlefield. Zhao Liang's ability, too well understood, he is a disciple of the Zhao family, but he is already a side branch of the side branch, first from the army, and then followed Zhao Zhuang, after Zhao Zhuang went to the northwest, he introduced him to Zhao Ke, more in the hope that Zhao Ke can help him, so that his family will not be lonely. However, Zhao Liang is very concerned about military affairs, and he often arranges troops with Zhao Ke to entertain himself. was appointed by Zhao Yong this time, which naturally brought him out.

Zhao Liang's biggest characteristic is that he is steady and never takes risks. This is also the reason why Zhao Ke appreciates him, although it is said that the soldiers are strange, but after all, the strange soldiers are swords that go sideways, and the soldiers cannot win, so the surprise soldiers are used to defeat the enemy, so the upright division is the right way. Now it is clear that the two armies have entered a stalemate, and whoever can hold on will win the final victory.

"Order, the cavalry battalion is ready, ready to enter the battlefield at any time."

"No." Zhao Ke was also waiting, and if Zhao Liang didn't have a good way to break the balance, he would order the cavalry to enter, even if the cavalry was not suitable for this terrain. "I hope you won't let me down."

Zhao Liang looked at the two armies coming and going on the battlefield, and refused to give in to each other. He was not in a hurry, but he knew that fortunately, these soldiers were all soldiers of the Zhao State, and their combat effectiveness was remarkable. The quality of the soldiers always comes first, and he thought more than once that if he could command it was the Zhao Guowu of the Handan Roll Battalion, then I am afraid that the victory and defeat would have been decided long ago. That is Zhao Yong compared to Wei Wushu to create an elite army, I really hope that one day, I can lead this army!

"Order the archers to move out of the left flank and shoot fifty paces forward." Zhao Liang said.

"General, if this is the case, wouldn't the archers of our army be threatened by the opponent's foot soldiers, and I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out."

"I'm just going to let the other side's pawns see them." Zhao Liang said, "Give the order." ”

When the archers of the Zhao army moved forward fifty steps to shoot, the infantry of the Qi State quickly smelled this piece of fat, but it was not counted, when the archers of the Zhao army moved forward, the position of the Qi army would appear within the range of the opponent, which was very dangerous for the Qi army, if they did not defeat this bow and arrow army, then they would have to bear the rain of arrows from the Zhao army, either bear the attack or defeat him, and the Qi army chose the latter.

"Just in time." Zhao Liang was a little excited, this was the result he wanted. "Order the rest of the infantry except for the central guard troops to outflank the opponent's rear road from the right side, lock the opponent's retreating back road, and drag the opponent's cavalry troops after the left foot soldiers enter the battlefield! Be sure to annihilate this cavalry force. ”

After Zhao Jun heard the order, he quickly took action, and the various troops behind Zhao Liang, except for the central guard troops around him, quickly entered the battlefield. Zhao Liang was right not to choose cavalry, and on such a small-scale battlefield, the role of cavalry is really very limited, and it is still okay to rush into formation, but if you really want to fight, the effect is limited. This is the same reason that the two sides do not choose the vehicle soldiers, and in this area with complex terrain, the vehicle soldiers are more restricted and easier to attack.

When the generals of the Qi army saw that the elite of the Zhao army was exhausted, they no longer hid it, and sent all their troops up, leaving a central guard by their side. However, in the choice of troops, he is obviously not so pure, or more focused on defense, but Zhao Liang dragged the two sides into a decisive battle, which is also Zhao Liang's cleverness, avoiding direct attacks on the camp, but focusing on consuming the opponent's troops.

"Order, the cavalry will support the battlefield and directly attack the opponent's camp!" Zhao Ke heard that the two sides had reached a white-hot level, and knew that the fighters had appeared, so he ordered the cavalry to launch an attack on the opponent's camp, and be sure to take this first pass first to prevent the other side from reinforcing it.

However, the fighter is indeed fleeting. When the cavalry of the Zhao State arrived on the battlefield, the reinforcements of the Qi people also rushed over from the canyon. After Zhao Liang found out about this situation, he knew that this battle could only go here, and he was no longer reluctant, so he ordered all the troops to retreat. And after a big battle just now, the Qi army was just about to pursue the fleeing Zhao army, when they saw that the opponent's cavalry had appeared in front of them, so they gave up the pursuit, leaving the corpse and hurriedly returning to the camp to close the battle.

This battle was fought for a day, and the blood flowed like a river under the mountain of the military capital, staining the clear water in the valley red.

(End of chapter)