Battle of Changping Chapter 173 Jiepai Ridge is in danger of the Qin army
This time, Zhao Jun didn't hide more.
Although in the battle of the barriers, the Zhao army controlled the situation well and killed all the Qin troops among them, Tian Dan was still worried that in some unknown place, maybe there would be a Qin army that would survive, and there would be no need for more, as long as one or two, the intentions of his own army would be exposed.
And even if no Qin army survives, the Qin army will send people back to supervise at any time for material and other reasons. In other words, the fall of the West Bank Barrier could be discovered by the Qin army at any time.
Therefore, grabbing time is the only way for Zhao Jun.
Even if there are survivors in the Qin army, it will take time for him to pass the news to the army, and after the Qin army gets the news, it will take time to verify it, and it will take time to judge, the response is fast, and it also needs to be redeployed, and it still takes time to deploy, and it is time to rush back to the barrier and the boundary gate.
And all this time added up, it was Tian Dan who gave Zhou Qi: the time to rush to Jiepai Ridge and capture Jiepai Ridge - three hours!
Three hours, before the Qin army reacted, take the Jiepai Ridge and close the south gate of the Shangdang battlefield!
It can be said that as long as Zhou Qi does it, then it will be difficult for the Qin army to make any waves in this battle!
Then what else is there to say, run for your life! Unlike the Zhao army who rushed to Guangwolf City, Zhou Qi's troops were all cavalry, and only cavalry could come and go like the wind and arrive at Jiepai Ridge, which was dozens of miles away, within three hours.
Of course, the cavalry siege was obviously a problem. Tian Dan is gambling, betting that Bai Qi will be desperate, and betting that the troops of Pailing will also be drawn out like an army of barriers.
If you lose the bet, I'm afraid that Jiepai Ridge will become Zhao Jun's sad ridge!
Of course, with the advantage of the Zhao army's 30,000 troops, and under the surprise attack, even if the Qin army is still there, there is a chance that the surprise attack will be successful. And if you want to succeed, the timing of this attack is very delicate.
Now is the ugly time, three hours later, it is just the hour of the hour, the time when the pass opens!
It's early, the ridge gate has not been opened, 30,000 cavalry troops, and there are no siege equipment, if you want to break through, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky;
It's late, the news has arrived, as soon as the Lingmen is closed, 30,000 cavalry can only look at the city under the city and sigh, crying out in vain;
Obviously, such a time choice is not a coincidence, but Tian Dan has carefully calculated. Of course, no matter how clever the calculation is, it also needs someone to execute it. Well executed, that's really good!
Fortunately, when Lian Po left, Zhao Kuo was left with two capable generals! Sun Gu, a good defender, was by Zhao Kuo's side, and Zhao Kuo's coma time depended on Sun Gu's support, so Zhao Jun did not break up; Zhou Qi, a good attacker, was left in the Great Grain Mountain by Zhao Kuo, and he also proved himself in the battle of the barriers.
He is especially good at cavalry, and he is obviously the best choice to break through the Jiepai Ridge.
Of course, Tian Dan also has such an ability, but an age is there, and a long-distance run still requires excellent physical strength in the end; Second, the bottom line of the barrier also needs Tiandan to take charge; Third, now that Zhao Kuo is besieged, the peripheral troops can only obey Tian Dan's dispatch, and to communicate between the north and the south and the Chinese army, Tian Dan, as the main general, can only be in the middle of the barrier.
As a result, the candidate for attacking the Jiepai Ridge fell to Zhou Qi without accident! And he, who was born in the Northern Army, did not live up to the trust of Lian Po and Zhao Kuo at all.
After running wildly all night, before the dawn, the army had reached the Jiepai Ridge less than two miles away. Erlidi, in the case of foot soldiers, may take some time, but for the cavalry, it is almost instantaneous.
The scout horse in front has already brought back the news that the gate has been opened, but unfortunately there are still patrolling Qin soldiers above the gate. Although it was not much, for the sake of insurance, Zhou Qi did not order the whole army to attack, but changed into the clothes of a rich merchant who had been prepared, took three hundred elite soldiers, divided into several batches, and drove several carriages full of fire oil to the Jiepai Ridge.
Obviously, Zhou Qi's plan was to infiltrate the city first, and then personally occupy the gate of the pass with his own soldiers, and then ignite the oil and lead the army to attack, three hundred personal soldiers, enough to hold out until the army arrived. In this way, even if the main force of the Qin army is not out, Jiepai Ridge will be defeated by Zhou Qi in a battle.
It's a pity that the Qin army on Jiepai Ridge didn't give Zhou Qi room to play.
The main force of the Qin army within the pass has already quietly left in the dark night, and now it is the boundary card
In the mountains, the total number of Qin troops was only 500 people.
As soon as he entered the city, Zhou Qi became keenly aware of the lack of strength of the Qin army, tore open the outer brocade robe, revealing the red armor inside, turned around, and the long knife hidden in the carriage was already in his hand.
The gates were thrown into chaos, and there were cries, shouts, and groans and wails.
The three hundred soldiers also showed their armor one after another, drew their long knives from the bottom of the carriage, one followed Zhou Qi to guard in front of the pass gate, and the other lit the accompanying carriage and led the army to come.
As for the next thing, it became simpler and simpler, seeing the smoke rising, the 30,000 army immediately rushed wildly and killed towards the Jiepai Ridge.
With just one charge, the defenders of Jiepai Ridge were wiped out.
At this point, the southern gate of the Shangdang battlefield was also completely closed by Zhao Jun.
At the same time, on the main battlefield after a night of fierce fighting, although the Qin army suffered heavy losses under the strong attack of the Wei and Zhao coalition forces, it was unable to break through in the end.
As soon as the sky brightened, Zhao Kuo knew that the Qin army's counterattack might come at any time.
Coincidentally, Zhao Jun's combat power has indeed reached its limit. As a result, Zhao Kuo immediately ordered to slow down the pace of the offensive and gradually shrink the front to prepare for the upcoming Qin counteroffensive.
Because the combat strength of the Zhao army was indeed in a stage of decline after one night, Zhao Kuo's strategic shift did not arouse the suspicion of the Qin and Wei armies who were in a fierce battle.
Even for Sima Cuo, it's good news. After all, no matter how weak the Zhao army was, it also contained more than 20,000 of its troops. Now, although I don't dare to transfer all of them to the Wei army's side with great fanfare, it is still possible to move 2,000 soldiers slightly.
And these two thousand soldiers are like a drop of rain in the southeast for the Qin army in the southeast, which has almost reached a dead end!
That's right, although the tension was slightly eased by 2,000 soldiers, the offensive of the Wei army was almost endless, and the investment of 2,000 men could not make any waves.
This is also thanks to the personal guidance of General Lian Po. Lian Po obviously knew in his heart that the Qin army was bound to counterattack, so Lian Po did not use the conventional three-shift pattern to attack in turn, but instead increased the number of people attacking each time, attacking the Qin army in two shifts.
Specifically, the 110,000 Wei army was divided into three parts by Lian Po, of which about 20,000 people belonging to the original vanguard were all withdrawn and repaired, and took over the rear camp as the general reserve, and the remaining 90,000 horses were split into two attack corps, which took turns to attack the Qin army.
Therefore, although the sky was bright, the offensive of the Wei army did not decrease in the slightest.