Chapter 438: Although the battle is won, the problem is not small
A battle that was almost unwavering and risk-free also gradually came to an end with Li Mu's departure.
I have to say that this battle was really easy to win. It's so easy that it's a little unreal! Although it is somewhat untrue, it is still an inevitability of chance.
After three years of attacking, the Hu people have forgotten how powerful the Zhao State used to be, and with Zhao Kuo's unconventional dispatch of troops, as well as LΓΌ Buwei's strong intelligence support, the army was quietly mobilized from the south to the north, and attacked all the way from the north to the south, which really caught the Hu people by surprise to the Zuo Xian Wang.
There are naturally many coincidences among them, such as every encirclement and annihilation battle is fought just right, but it is also indispensable for Zhao Kuo and Li Mu and others to accurately control the time, and the selected attack time is either at dawn and sleep, or at the time of the morning eclipse, afternoon, and twilight.
Of course, the most important thing is the concerted efforts of the 30,000 Zhao troops, and a breath of anger made them fight for three days and three nights in a row, except for two hours before the last battle, during which they almost never sleeped.
On the other hand, what about the Hu people? Because it is the attacking side, the Hu people are not in a hurry, their battle organization can be described as loose, the front line is about to arrive under the city of Sangan, the battle is about to break out, and the follow-up tribes are still sporadically walking on the grassland, without the slightest intention of quickly concentrating troops.
Of course, this is not unrelated to the nomadic habits of the Hu people, on the huge grassland, even if each tribe obeys the order, there is still a time gap, not to mention, each tribe has its own ghosts.
In any case, such a loose organization naturally gave Zhao Jun great convenience, and each break became the proper meaning.
Not only that, even in the camp of King Zuoxian, who is concentrated in the army, there are many contradictions between the top and bottom, because the distribution system is extremely unreasonable, coupled with the long-term exploitation, the herdsmen have long been numb, and they have long seen through the essence of war - as the bottom, even if they win, it has nothing to do with them.
Therefore, the largest number of herders at the bottom have no desire to win this war, and their only desire is to survive on this battlefield.
Naturally, when their lives are threatened, the herders think not of fighting hard but of signing up.
In this way, the tribes that were separated from Germany were faced with the Zhao army, and defeat was inevitable.
It's just that, looking at the army chasing the north and chasing the north, Zhao Kuo did not have a happy look with his brows stretched, but frowned heavily on his heart.
On the one hand, as Zhao Kuo had always warned himself, this battle was just an appetizer, just a prelude to the entire autumn and winter battle, and its difficulty was not even a tenth of the subsequent battle.
Naturally, victory is just what it should mean. On the other hand, Zhao Kuo also clearly felt the shortcomings of Zhao Jun in this battle.
That's right, it is the heavy armored cavalry that Zhao Kuo has high hopes for! Obviously, from Zhou Qi, the leader of the heavy cavalry, to the individuals of the heavy cavalry, they have not yet fully figured out the role of this unit.
is still addicted to the pleasure of killing, and in the battle, he was even caught up by Zhao Kuo, which is what Zhao Kuo is most dissatisfied with.
Of course, Zhao Kuo also knew that this could not be completely blamed on Zhou Qi and the cavalry. For a long time after its invention, the tank was only used to protect the infantry, and it was not much different from a movable fortress.
To put it bluntly, it was just an auxiliary weapon for the infantry, and even the British, who invented it, had always thought so.
No one ever thought that tanks would become a decisive force that would change the tide of battle! It was not until the appearance of those two geniuses that the attributes of the tank were completely changed, and the face of war was completely changed.
Therefore, it is true that science and technology are the primary productive forces, but to complete thorough upgrading and change, it is indispensable for people who apply science and technology to be unrestrained.
It's like boiling water, if it's just boiling water, it's nothing more than a cleaner source of water for people to drink. But in Watt's hands, it completely started the industrial revolution, and even today, the most advanced nuclear power plants use the principle of Watt's boiling water.
In any case, back to the Warring States, although Zhao Kuo brought technology beyond this era, if he could not bring the corresponding tactics and reverse the thinking of the generals under his command, perhaps, the significance of science and technology would also be greatly reduced.
Obviously, the heavy cavalry that Zhao Kuo wanted was not there to obsessively tear through the enemy's killing machine, but should be a propulsion machine that pierced through the enemy's formation.
There is a saying: it is easy to break the point, but it is difficult to break the game! Breaking through a point and tearing apart a line of defense, even if it is not a heavy cavalry, it is not difficult to replace it with other elite troops.
But after all, fighting a war is not about tearing strips of cloth, a single hole can tear a piece of cloth. Even if you break a point, when you are rescued by the enemy, you will have a lot of strokes, and you will not necessarily be able to control the victory.
Hoplite cavalry shouldn't have been used that way. Very simply, the most powerful weapon of the heavy cavalry is not the invulnerability of the iron armor, but because of the invulnerability, it can be killed unscrupulously!
In a way, this heavy cavalry is the tank of the Warring States! Naturally, the corresponding tactics are also in the same vein.
It's a pity that even though Zhao Kuo repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to punch and rush, no one seemed to really understand his intentions.
Despite the blessing of the heavy armor, it is clear that the heavy cavalry is still stubbornly carrying out the previous battle idea - tearing open the gap, then expanding the gap, and advancing step by step.
Such an approach is undoubtedly to abandon the sharpest weapon of the heavy cavalry - speed. The heavy armored cavalry that has lost its speed is no longer a rampage and helpless subway tower, even if the opponents can't find the trick of looking at the horse's legs for a while, just by brute force, as long as there are enough people, they can also push down the stagnant war horses.
In this way, the heavy armor of the body has become a burden. If this heavy armored cavalry faced not the weak Hu army in today's first battle, but directly faced the elite of the strong Qin army, I am afraid that this battle would not be won so easily, and even the loss of troops is possible.
Fortunately, such a problem has been exposed in such a win-winning battle. Even Zhao Kuo was a fluke.
"Herald: Camp on the spot." Zhao Kuo stabilized his mind slightly, and said to the soldiers on the side: "When Zhou Qi returns, let him come to the Chinese army to see me." β
"Yes." The pro-soldiers beside him immediately agreed, and then the pro-soldiers beside Zhao Kuo immediately took action.
The camp of the Hu people has already been destroyed by the Zhao army, and the soldiers naturally did not bother to clean up the camp of the Hu people, so they immediately found a fairly flat and empty area and established a temporary Chinese army tent, and then took the Chinese army tent as the center and continued to expand outward.
After a while, a small military camp was already in shape. At this time, Zhou Qi returned to the camp with three hundred heavy armored cavalry all the way talking and laughing, and the sound of horses' hooves had lost its eagerness, but had some lightness and meaning.
It's normal, after all, he won the battle, and he still won the victory with such a crushing situation, Zhou Qi's heart was naturally very happy.
"General." Seeing Zhou Qi leading the army back, a personal soldier immediately stepped forward and saluted Zhou Qi and said, "The general ordered you to go to the Chinese army tent for details after you return." β
"Oh?" Zhou Qi nodded, immediately turned over and dismounted, threw the reins in his hand to the cavalry beside him, and said to the soldiers who came to give the order: "Lead the way." β
"Yes." The pro-soldiers did not dare to delay, and immediately agreed with their fists clenched. Immediately, the soldiers led Zhou Qi to the Chinese army tent where Zhao Kuo was.
Listening to the slightly pleasant footsteps behind him, the soldiers wanted to turn around and remind Zhou Qi several times: The general didn't seem to be so happy.
After all, Zhou Qi can be regarded as his own top boss, and he gets along well these days. But in the end, the pro-soldiers still didn't look back, just blindly led the way.
Without him, it's just that the pro-soldiers realize that even if they get along well, he is first and foremost the general's pro-soldiers, and the pro-estrangement still has to be clearly distinguished.
The two of them, each with their own thoughts, soon came to the front of the Chinese military tent.
"General, the 20,000 cavalry of Daijun has been passed on to the last general, so that the battle of his pursuit cannot be crossed more than twenty miles, and he will definitely be able to return at about noon. The rest of the Shangdang army has returned one after another and is camping. The tent door was wide open, and General Li Mu, who had returned one step earlier, was reporting to Zhao Kuo about the situation of the front line chasing the dead and chasing the north.
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting on the main seat, nodded slightly, which could be regarded as approving Li Mu's approach. Seeing that the report in the tent stopped for a while, the soldiers hurriedly stood at the door, clasped their fists and said, "General, General Zhou Qi has arrived." When Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately looked up at the outside of the tent, but saw Zhou Qi with a smile on his face, with a big face, and was about to sign up.
Zhao Kuo's face suddenly turned a little bad: What's the matter? You think this battle is good, don't you?
"Got it." Zhao Kuo immediately withdrew his eyes, waved his hand casually, and motioned for his soldiers to retreat. But he ignored Zhou Qi, who was still in front of the tent.
The soldiers obviously knew that the general was unhappy, so he didn't say anything about it, and quickly hugged his fists to receive the order, and then left, leaving only one Zhou Qi outside the tent door.
It is a felony to break into the tent of the Chinese army without an order; I have already signed up to enter, and naturally I can't leave for no reason.
So, Zhou Qi could only be embarrassed and stunned in place. Fortunately, it was not only Zhou Qi who was embarrassed, but also Li Mu in the tent.
Looking at the general's actions, Li Mu is also the second monk and is puzzled, where did General Zhou offend the general?
What am I going to do? Do you want to intercede for General Zhou? Still is......