Chapter 735: The soldiers besieged Xinling, and the Wei army was defeated
War has always had its iron laws, and it will not be changed by anyone.
There is no doubt that from the moment Shinling-kun was obsessed with victory, there was no suspense in this battle.
Just when the Wei army was still trying to break through the seemingly retreating army formation of the Zhao army, Zhao Kuo had already ordered 15,000 cavalry to quietly go around behind the Wei army.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sunshine at the beginning of Shen Shi was still warm, after getting the news of the successful arrival of the Rear Legion, Zhao Kuo also decisively ordered: the whole army counterattacked.
Suddenly, while the flags were unfurled, the military formation, which was still slowly retreating, finally stopped retreating.
In the midst of the drums, Zhao Jun's long knife once again slashed and slashed on the battlefield, and in great strides, Zhao Jun's foot soldiers began an orderly counterattack;
With the sound of whimpering horns, the cavalry of the Zhao army finally began an all-out attack on the Wei army from all directions.
Especially the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses that appeared on the back road of the Wei army, which really made Xinlingjun panic.
At this point in the battle, even the most stupid person understood that he had been surrounded by the Zhao army.
It's just that, seeing this, in addition to the panic when he saw the army behind him at the beginning, Xinling Jun quickly sneered: "Just 100,000 horses, they want to surround my 100,000 army. Zhao Kuo, your appetite is inevitably too big!"
Indeed, the art of war has a cloud "double is to attack it, ten is to encircle it", now the Zhao army's soldiers and horses are just the same as the Wei army, even if they attack, the victory or defeat is only between the two, let alone what encirclement and annihilation, it is almost impossible.
But on the contrary, even a partial general and lieutenant who is familiar with the art of war understands this truth, but Zhao Kuo ignores it.
Of course, it was not that Zhao Kuo deliberately held it up, but that the time was ripe for encirclement and annihilation.
Very simply, the Wei army attacking the position of the Zhao army on the front line has been very impatient with the repeated attacks of the battle array, and the Wei army on both flanks has stretched the front for a long time under the retreat of the Zhao army step by step.
This also provided the possibility for Zhao Jun's counterattack.
On the long flanks, the Zhao army could break through against the Wei army from almost any node, and once the Wei army's formation was broken, it would not be something that anyone could control anymore.
Coupled with the psychological pressure brought by the more than 10,000 Zhao troops from the rear to the Wei soldiers, it is impossible for the Wei army not to panic.
And once the Wei soldiers panicked, Zhao Kuo's encirclement and annihilation would be regarded as more than half.
No way, not everyone has the self-confidence of Xin Lingjun, Xin Lingjun obviously overestimated the psychological capacity of his troops, and at the same time underestimated the status of Zhao Jun in the hearts of the Wei army.
In particular, there is also the presence of Zhao Kuo on the other side.
Although the Wei army has not directly dealt with the Zhao army in these years, the Wei army has suffered a loss under the Qin army. Nearly a month of getting along day and night also made Wei Jun understand the gap between himself and Qin Jun.
And Zhao Jun is an existence that can even beat Qin Jun, guess what kind of terrifying image Zhao Jun will have in Wei Jun's mind.
It can be said that from the very beginning, the soldiers of the Wei army were under tremendous pressure.
Of course, Xin Lingjun did not relieve this pressure, and he told the soldiers that the Zhao army opposite was just a young man who was temporarily recruited, and his combat strength was far inferior to his own.
Such words certainly greatly boosted the morale of the Wei army in a short period of time, but as the battle progressed, especially when the front was repeatedly unbreakable and the flanks were suffering heavy losses, no one soon believed Xin Lingjun's words anymore.
And the morale has become more and more depressed with the distrust of the soldiers.
Until the Zhao army launched a full-scale attack, and the morale of the Wei army also fell to the bottom at this time.
In fact, if the Wei army can withstand this wave of attacks, it may be able to recognize that the Zhao army in front of him is a paper tiger, and even if it can't be defeated, it will definitely not be easily defeated by the Zhao army.
But it's a pity that in the face of the menacing Zhao army, the Wei army, which has no morale, will not be its enemy at all.
The light cavalry on the flanks were the first to make a breakthrough.
The army formation, which was originally quite neat, followed the Zhao army
The surprise attack, dozens of breaches in an instant, countless grassland iron cavalry rushed into the Wei army's military formation, with extremely fast speed, the only few arrows left in their hands poured out, and then pulled out the long knife, and began to clean up the Wei soldiers who were still stunned.
Suddenly, chaos spread among the Wei army's military formation.
As the two flanks were broken through by the Zhao army, the overall movement of the Wei army immediately became a serious problem.
The consequence of the stranded troops is that the Wei army on the front-line unit area has decreased sharply, and the Zhao army's infantry is an elite veteran, where would they let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately formed a formation of three or two to kill the Wei army.
Without any accidents, the Wei army, which had lost a steady stream of "fresh blood" support, would certainly not be the opponent of the Zhao army.
Soon, the Wei army, which was still in pursuit, was killed by the Zhao army and lost his armor.
All of a sudden, on the battlefield, the Wei army was on the verge of collapse almost everywhere and needed support.
It was also when the Wei army from all walks of life sent messengers to ask for help from the Chinese army, but when they saw the rear of the army, suddenly smoke and dust were billowing up, and looking at the swaggering banner, it was not the Wei army, but the Zhao army with a red banner.
I couldn't help but feel a chill even the captains and generals of various armies.
Can this battle still be fought?
A doubt that should not have appeared instantly swept the minds of all the Wei generals.
It was this stunned effort that the Wei army, which had lost command for a short time, immediately fell into an even greater crisis.
Who said that with the same force, the encirclement cannot be completed? In history, in the Battle of Changping, didn't Bai Qi perform a game?
And now, Zhao Kuo is just a little flexible. The bully is the ineffective cavalry of the Wei army; The bullying is Wei Jun's natural fear of Zhao Jun; What bullied was the initiative on the battlefield that Zhao Jun had subtly occupied for a day.
It's a pity that Xinlingjun doesn't know much about these.
It's like he doesn't know his soldiers as he thinks he is.
In just half an hour, Zhao Kuo's encirclement and annihilation have already achieved initial results, the Wei army's military array has been torn into an east and a west by the cavalry of the Zhao army, and it has become difficult for Xinlingjun's military order to spread throughout the whole army, not to mention others.
Now, Xinlingjun has finally given up all his luck.
He understood, he lost – completely.
It's just that even if he lost, Xinlingjun still didn't think about giving up.
He knew better that once he gave up, the entire Wei State would really be finished.
And as long as he can return to Daliang, even if it is only to return to Daliang with an army of thirty or twenty thousand, he can recast the city defense of Daliang and resist the Zhao army outside Daliang City.
As long as you wait for the Qi State to send troops, the Wei State will not die!
Immediately, Xinlingjun, who had already made a decision, did not hesitate any longer, and immediately issued a final order to the troops who could still be contacted: "The whole army retreats, and the target is Daliang."
The meaning of this could not be clearer: if you lose the battle, run quickly, and run back to your home country is a victory.
The order was quickly issued, and Xinlingjun also embarked on a journey back to Daliang with his own soldiers and more than 10,000 elites of the Chinese army.
The Wei army, which reacted a little faster, also followed Xinlingjun's footsteps, but more Wei troops still tried their best to fight the Zhao army.
It should be said that Xinlingjun's order does have the meaning of a backstab, but from his point of view, this is the most correct choice.
Whether it is for himself or for the Wei State.
It's just that such a backstab is undoubtedly unacceptable to the soldiers of the Wei army.
And Wei Jun's abnormality was seen by Zhao Kuo almost immediately, and at the first time, Zhao Kuo judged the message that Wei Jun was going to run.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Kuo immediately issued two instructions:
First, immediately persuade the remaining Wei army to surrender, and those who surrender will not be killed;
Second, the cavalry divided 30,000 troops to pursue the Wei army, and the Wei army must be intercepted outside Daliang City.
Obviously, Zhao Kuo was determined to leave all the Wei troops behind, and even did not hesitate to transfer nearly half of the cavalry to pursue.
Without him, just as Xinlingjun wanted to return to Daliang to keep the glimmer of life in Wei, what Zhao Kuo wanted was to wipe out all this new force outside Daliang City, so as to completely take Daliang and Wei.
Soon, Zhao Kuo's order was also carried out.
As Zhao Kuo expected, the Wei army, which was backstabbed by Xinling Jun, almost soon began to give up resistance after hearing Zhao Jun's promise that "those who surrender will not be killed".
With the landing of a weapon, tens of thousands of weapons also landed.
The old soldiers of the Zhao army also cheered and began to collect these surrendered troops.
At the same time, the cavalry that pursued them soon began their harvest journey.
After all, a pair of legs can't outrun four legs.
Without any suspense, running out to make tea, the cavalry of the Zhao army began to catch up with the Wei army one after another.
Zhao Jun, who was in a hurry, didn't even bother to shoot arrows with a bow, clamped the horse's belly heavily, and rushed up to stab his neck.
The Wei army, who had already lost his armor in a hurry, suddenly had two heads, and directly stunned the Wei army on the side.
Fortunately, before the other long knife was added, the Wei army had already discarded all the blades with good sense, kneeling on the ground, and raising his hands high.
Helplessly, the soldiers of the Zhao army, who had already received the order of "those who descend will not be killed", had no choice but to put away their long knives, clamped heavily on the horse's belly, and continued to rush towards the Wei army farther away.
Naturally, there was a Zhao army behind him who was in charge of capturing the Wei army who was kneeling on the ground.
Just chased all the way and descended all the way, as night fell, the tens of thousands of troops that Xinlingjun finally brought out from the battlefield were left with only more than 10,000 of his own soldiers and the Chinese army.
And the clattering hooves of the horses still resounded in the wilderness.
Zhao Kuo's order is very clear, keep pursuing, and don't collect troops until Daliang City!
Xin Lingjun, who had just rested for a short while, had to turn over his horse again after the scout's return, and continued to gallop towards Daliang with the remnants of his troops.
The good news is that although almost all of the scattered troops behind him surrendered to the Zhao army, they still bought valuable time for Xinlingjun's troops to escape into the mountains and forests; ap.
The bad news is that at their destination, General Tian Dan, has already arranged an army of 10,000 and is waiting for the arrival of Xinlingjun.