Chapter 750: The Southern Route Army was the first to be annihilated
"Report, General, Zhao Jun appeared, about thirteen miles behind our army." Meng Fu, who had been on the march for most of the day, soon received a military report from the scouts.
"How many are there?" Meng Fu immediately asked.
"Stretching for miles, there are probably seventy or eighty thousand." The scout replied immediately.
"Seventy or eighty thousand." Meng Fu muttered, "It's not enough."
"Order the whole army to repair on the spot and bury the pot to make rice." Meng Fu immediately issued a military order.
"Yes." The herald immediately agreed, and went to report it.
"Closely monitor the movements of the Zhao army, and report back immediately to a distance of about seven miles from our army." Meng Fu then ordered the scout again.
"Yes." The scout was a little surprised, but he immediately took the order.
Of course, this is a fatal way to fight, burying the pot and cooking during the day is very easy to be detected by the Zhao army, and the distance of only seven miles, under the advance of the cavalry of the Zhao army, is not a very long distance at all.
Obviously, Meng Fu was waiting for the encirclement and attack of the Zhao army.
To be precise, Meng Fu wanted to attract the attention of the Zhao army as much as possible, so as to cover the army on the northern road.
In order to allow more Qin troops to return to Shuzhong and Guanzhong, they must make sacrifices, and Meng Fu used himself as the fuel for sacrifice.
The good news is that Meng Fu's series of actions have indeed attracted the attention of Zhao Jun, and nearly 100,000 troops have been firmly attracted by Meng Fu in the middle lane.
The bad news is that a cavalry of 10,000 men has begun to outflank the flanks and rears of Mengfu, and once an encirclement is formed, Mengfu's headquarters are bound to be completely annihilated here.
The worse news is that what Meng Fu did not reduce the burden of the Qin army on the northern route, which is also a hundred thousand troops, and has been closely eyeing the Qin army on the northern route.
The only good news is that the north road is full of mountains, rivers and forests, although there has been a contact battle with the Zhao army, and the Zhao army wants to use the cavalry to surround and annihilate the rear, but there is no such opportunity for the time being. Ь.
As for the Qin army on the south road, they were the first to open and the first to be discovered by the Zhao army, and the same luck can be said to be the worst.
After only a few hours, a cavalry team of 10,000 people of the Zhao army had already begun to outflank it, but the road in front of this Qin army was almost flat, and there were no mountains, rivers and forests to hide in.
Destruction, for the Qin army along the way, is only a matter of time.
At dusk, the situation of the three-way pursuit was finally summarized in front of Li Mu.
It's just that judging from the intelligence, except for the Qin army on the south road that has entered the encirclement, the two Qin troops on the middle road and the north road really can't see that they are the main force of the Qin army.
Yes, although the Great Thread of Meng Fu appeared in the middle lane, and even the Qin army in the middle showed stronger combat effectiveness and determination to retreat, Li Mu did not conclude that this Qin army was the main force of the Qin army.
Obviously, even though he was very close to victory, Li Mu still maintained absolute calm.
However, even if he was not the main force of the Qin army, Li Mu did not plan to let Meng Fu return to the Qin State.
"Heralds." Putting down the battle report, Li Mu immediately began to arrange the pursuit and encirclement work.
"Yes." The heralds below immediately agreed.
"The Southern Route Army, immediately divide the 50,000 troops and reinforce the middle route. And tomorrow to complete the task of encircling and annihilating the Qin army on the southern route, and immediately, the whole army will go north to cooperate with the northern route army to pursue the enemy in front of them." Li Mu ordered while looking at the map.
"The middle route army, immediately scatter the cavalry of the department, the first interception chain is set on the first line of Zifang City, be sure to delay the speed of the Qin army's march on the road, the second interception chain is set on the first line of the weak pass, be sure to take the weak pass before the Qin army, block the road for the Qin army to flee westward, and immediately cooperate with the reinforcements of the south road to encircle and annihilate the department.
The cavalry troops advanced along the Zhangshui River and set up ambushes in the mountain and forest passes, delaying the advance of the Qin army and consuming the combat power of the Qin army.
As the words fell, several heralds agreed, "Yes."
Look at Li Mu's arrangement
knew that although Li Mu was not confused by the middle route army and concentrated all his forces on the middle route, he still unconsciously deviated a little from the center of the road.
It can also be seen from the order of deployment of troops and the detail of the interception order that Li Mu still made the middle route army of the Qin army the primary target.
In fact, in Li Mu's eyes, just the word "Mengfu" is no different from the main force of the Qin army.
If he wanted to make a choice between Meng Fu and the main force of the Qin army, perhaps Li Mu would not hesitate to choose to stay with Meng Fu.
It's very simple, it's easy to get a general in a thousand armies, especially in today's Qin army, how difficult it is to cultivate a general who can take charge of himself.
On the contrary, it is the number of Qin troops, as long as the King of Qin (Zhao State does not recognize the Qin State to go to the king's title, and is still called the King of Qin) is ruthless enough, it is not impossible to gather an army of more than ten or two hundred thousand under the reckless force.
Overnight, under the overnight rush of the heralds, Li Mu's orders were quickly transmitted to all aspects of the army.
The 300,000 Zhao troops also began to move further.
Of course, the fleeing Qin army did not rest. As soon as the dawn of the day, the 150,000-strong army of the Qin State continued their escape path.
It's a pity that the fish that caught the net, no matter how much they struggle, can't break free from this dense net.
The first to suffer, no need to ask, is naturally the Qin army on the South Road.
Xu had already felt the threat of the Zhao army, or the Zhao army had just been pursued and attacked fiercely.
The Qin army general, who had just entered the basin, immediately ordered to speed up, trying to pass through the basin as soon as possible and burrow into the mountains and forests.
I have to say that in the end, it was the general who could reassure Meng Fu to lead an army alone, and almost subconsciously felt the approach of danger.
It's a pity that even though the sixth sense has already felt the danger, feeling it and avoiding it are completely different things. In many cases, even if the danger is approached, if it is not handled properly, it will accelerate the arrival of the danger.
Just like today's Qin army.
Here, the Qin army had just accelerated to the center of the basin, and it was greeted by a thunderous sound.
"Cavalry!"
Almost immediately, the experienced generals of the Qin army judged the source of the voice.
But then came a deep despair.
Yes, Zhao Jun, who had just gotten rid of the pursuing Zhao Jun by breaking off the tail of the gecko, crashed head-on into the pocket array set up by the Zhao Jun in front.
And in this basin where there is no way to hide and no to hide, the infantry encountered a large number of cavalry, and there was almost no hope of survival. Not to mention, there are several times as many Zhao Jun's foot soldiers behind him.
In an instant, General Qin already knew his end.
In other words, when he took over this covering task from Meng Fu, General Pi already knew his end - attracting the main force of the Zhao army and covering the withdrawal of the army, from beginning to end, he had no hope of survival.
It's just that, according to his own expectations, this moment should come two days later. Obviously, Zhao Jun was even more elite than he imagined.
However, since it has arrived, it can only be faced calmly.
Exhaling deeply, General Qin immediately ordered, "Form a circle formation and stick to the place."
Yes, in the face of the situation of the Zhao army's front and rear attacks, the Qin army did not choose to give up, nor did he choose to charge hard, but adopted the strategy of defending on the spot.
Rushing hard, maybe there will still be a glimmer of life, even if the Zhao army has completed the encirclement, but it has not been surrounded like an iron bucket after all, and the follow-up Zhao army has not yet been surrounded, not to mention how many people rush out, hundreds of people are still okay.
Defending on the spot is undoubtedly a self-defeating approach.
Once the follow-up Zhao army surrounds it, I am afraid that none of the more than 10,000 Qin troops will be able to escape.
As the main general of the road, General Qin Jun obviously would not be unaware of this truth, but he still chose to stick to the spot at the first time.
Without him, he just wanted to hold on a little longer and leave Zhao Jun on the South Road a little longer.
That's all.
Clearly, he did.
Facing the circle formation of the Qin army, the cavalry of the Zhao army did not immediately attack, but began to reconnoiter around the circle formation of the Qin army, waiting for the arrival of the follow-up army.
In just half an hour, the pursuing Zhao army finally arrived at the battlefield.
The 50,000 Zhao troops also surrounded the more than 10,000 Qin regiments, and then began a siege and annihilation battle without any suspense.
The cavalry that came and went like the wind constantly fired arrows at the periphery of the Qin army's circle array, consuming the Qin army's vital strength;
The improvised chariot cooperated with the chariot and rushed towards the Qin army front that had just been consumed;
Shooting over and over again, impacting over and over again, inevitably, gaps and gaps began to appear in the Qin army's formation.
The cavalry of the Zhao army, which had been staring at it for a long time, appeared at the gap almost instantly, and under the swing of the long knife, the gap quickly expanded, and more cavalry quickly rushed into it, straight into the position of the Chinese archers.
As the archers' positions were disrupted, more Zhao infantry also launched an attack, following the gap opened by the cavalry, and poured into the Qin army's formation.
One hundred, two hundred......
One thousand, two thousand......
The originally shrunken Qin army formation was like a balloon, and the soldiers of the Zhao army who were constantly squeezed into it became bigger and bigger.
While constantly expanding, the strength of the Qin army on each front became thinner and thinner.
Finally, the Chinese army gave an order, and the Zhao army in all directions immediately launched a final attack on the Qin army's military array, which had more than doubled.
"Bang", it was the collision between Zhao Dao and Qin Dun, and it was the beginning of the rupture of Qin's *** array.
The over-swelling military formation, with almost no backup, and a thin layer of skin that was almost broken at the slightest poke.
The Zhao army on the periphery rushed in in an instant, and merged with the Zhao army inside, and the Qin army's formation, which was originally quite well-organized, was broken into pieces by the Zhao army almost instantly.
The strangulation also begins at this moment.
At this point in the battle, all the soldiers of the Qin army already knew their results.
Perhaps, from the moment the general ordered the defense on the spot, all the officers and soldiers of the Qin army already knew their results.
However, under the whimpering horn, in the sound of drums, Qin Jian was still waving, and the bowstring was still trembling.
Until the last drop of Qin blood dropped......
Obviously not far away, it is the way home, and there are still parents, wives and children waiting at home.
"Old Qin, go to the national disaster together", the heroic Qin dialect sounded again in the bloody remnant sun. Xiu Shu
It's just that there is no Shang Ying in this world who can turn the tide and help the building fall.
History has given the Qin State a chance, but now, the screenwriter of history has stood by the side of the Zhao State.
The mountains are like the sea, and the remnant sun is like blood.