After filtering through the entire confrontation zone of Changping from north to south, Zhao Kuo still felt that the attack had to be launched in the south. Only there can be a role for one's superior forces. In the narrow place to the north, there is only one pass, and it is too crowded to put three or five thousand people, and it is naturally impossible to give full play to the superiority of one's own forces; In the south, although there are mountains, the distance between the two sides of the barrier can reach more than 20 miles, six or seven thousand steps, and three attack formations with a distance of 100 steps are arranged on both sides, which is more than enough.

In the earliest days, Lian Po once pulled out 50,000 troops to fight in that area, but was met with stubborn resistance from 40,000 Qin troops, and finally suffered a lot of losses in the process of retreating, and was almost taken advantage of by Bai Qi. Zhao Kuo visited the generals who participated in the battle, listened to their understanding of the battle repeatedly, and made sure that the same mistakes were not made again. Thinking about it, Zhao Kuo and the guards of the disciples began to inspect the battalions. – this is the homework he has to do every day.

Zhao Kuo demanded himself in an almost strict way: every day when he heard the chickens, he finished neatly when he heard the drums, and ordered troops outside the tent. Arrive at the corresponding barracks before and after breakfast, and use the breakfast time to discuss today's battle plan with the officers. Put it into practice immediately after breakfast. During the entire combat process, Zhao Kuo would watch the battle on the barrier. If there is something in the camp, you can come here to deal with him. Since he took the initiative to attack, the Qin army has not sent small troops to harass the Zhao army's fortress in the past few days, and the rest of the area is very quiet.

The troops returning to their original camps; After dinner, the army for tomorrow's battle will move to this makeshift camp. There were so many non-commissioned officers who needed to be trained that in a few days, only 30,000 or 40,000 troops had been trained in rotation.

Zhao Kuo asked himself to rest after dinner and have a regular meeting with the generals to discuss the next day's affairs. Then he inspected all the battalions of the army, including those stationed in the back hills. The defense line of Changping is 300 miles long, and there are 900 battalions of 450,000 people, and the distance between the camps is 900 miles. Since the veterans left, Zhao Kuo has spent the past few days inspecting all the 900 battalions, and at least 100 battalions are inspected every day, and it is late at night when he comes back; Almost as soon as I lay down, I had to get out of bed.

Today is the beginning of the second pass. The 20 battalions in the far south that will attack tomorrow are the focus of his inspection today.

Get out of the tent and go down the mountain. The first battalion in front of me is the battalion temporarily organized by the Zhao army, which has just gone out to battle today and has been fighting six times in a row. Zhao Kuo walked into the camp, talked a few words with the new 500 generals, and checked the soldiers along the road between the campfires on both sides. When the soldiers saw Zhao Kuo and his entourage coming, they all knelt down to greet each other; Zhao Kuo crossed his hands as a chest salute. In the light of the jumping fire, these people all looked red and refreshed.

A battalion walked by, some entered the camp, and some only walked from outside the camp, but the state of each battalion was seen in Zhao Kuo's eyes. The barracks from the Great Horde to the south were about twenty miles, and were crowded with more than thirty battalions. It took about half an hour to walk to the south to attack the camps of the battalions.

This camp was squeezed out by Zhao Kuo, in order to allow the army that went out to fight every day to arrive one day earlier, familiarize themselves with their combat area, and draw up a suitable combat plan.

When Zhao Kuo arrived, two generals of this army, ten thousand generals, and twenty five hundred generals were patrolling the barracks. When they saw Zhao Kuo coming, they saluted one after another. Zhao Kuo asked them to put forward their opinions. This army did not have 10,000 generals, and the two generals each expressed their tactical ideas, and they generally attacked in a group of 5,000 people. Zhao Kuo said: "If you fight with two sides, what can you do?" ”

The two generals were a little uneasy, if only 5,000 men were to fight, and the two of them could make up 5,000 men who could fight; If 10,000 people go into battle together, the old and weak soldiers, the children of noble relatives, and the scoundrels of the well market will all go into battle, and there may be some jokes. They found some reasons to prevaricate, but Zhao Kuo firmly disagreed. In the end, the two said: "If the army doesn't practice for a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get my way!" ”

Zhao Kuo seemed to understand their thoughts, and said: "If the army is not strict, it will not stand." If it is difficult for you, you are willing to do it on your behalf! May you pass on my decree: "If the father and son are together, the father will be spared; Brothers who are with them are exempted; The only child in the family is free! The rest, all day long! “

Under the supervision of Zhao Kuo, the officers returned to the camp to rectify the soldiers.

According to the establishment, a battalion had a hundred shieldmen, two hundred halberders, one hundred spearmen and one hundred archers. Among them, shield soldiers and spearmen need to choose strong people to serve, archers are good marksmen, and halberd soldiers have no special requirements, and they are generally miscellaneous soldiers. But in Changping, there were not enough bows and arrows, and the archers all picked up halberds and even sticks and became miscellaneous soldiers. Carrying shields and spears was physically demanding, and they were usually able to carry more rations than the miscellaneous soldiers. Of these twenty battalions, few can be organized according to this kind of organization, most of them can only be regarded as miscellaneous soldiers, less than 2,000 people who can be qualified for shield soldiers and spearmen, and if they are based on conventional tactics, their 10,000 people can only organize a front of 1,000 people. Zhao Kuo said: "The Qin people don't have bows and arrows, but they can fight with halberds. "So, for tomorrow's battle, five thousand shieldmen, one thousand spearmen, three thousand halberders, and five thousand halberders, who are fairly regular, will be dispatched.

It took a lot of time to train here. After eliminating the old and weak and the father and brother, there were only three thousand people left in the real halberd formation. Zhao Kuo and the others agreed on a plan for the attack.

Out of the south, Zhao Kuo turned to the north again, there is a wide valley, not steep mountains on both sides, it is a good battlefield; Whoever occupies one side of the ridge has an overwhelming advantage over the army in the valley. This characteristic made both sides dare not use troops in this area. However, Zhao Kuo sometimes wondered, if a surprise army was sent from here to attack Gaodu, would it be possible to succeed? But he didn't dare to try it lightly, it was too risky!

Due to the long time spent organizing the army in the southern camp, Zhao Kuo did not inspect Shicheng, but went down the mountain in advance to inspect the camp placed in the valley. From here, I turned around and went back, and that night I inspected more than a hundred battalions. It was already midnight when I got back to the big tent. Zhao Kuo fell down and fell asleep.

The next day, Zhao Kuo announced that the three thousand Zhao soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in yesterday's battle would be the superintendent of the battle, and those who flinched in the battle would be allowed to be killed! When the generals heard that a battle had been set up, their faces changed, and they all knew that a big war was imminent!

Zhao Kuo brought the 3,000 warlords to the camp gate in the south and lined up along the mountain. These soldiers were originally good at fighting, and they were instructed to supervise the battle, so they naturally had a momentum like a rainbow, and the formation was extremely neat.

The banner was set up on the rampart, and the faces of the eight thousand soldiers who were ready to go out of the city to fight were tense, and the tension was written. With a sound of drums, ten standard-bearers rushed out of the camp fence and set up the flag gate, and the ten battalions rushed out and set up a good position.

The 5,000 troops of the Qin army on the opposite side were already in formation and were pressing forward. This time, the Zhao army did not retreat, and after the formation was completed, when the Qin army advanced within a hundred steps, it also bravely met it, making a violent crashing sound. Nine battalions engaged the enemy in turn, each ramming, and the number of wounded by halberd spears increased rapidly. But this time, instead of replenishing, they gathered next to the middle camp and covered themselves with wounds.

When the nine battalions were scattered by the impact and were in the process of forming a group, the three thousand halberd soldiers in the camp suddenly poured out, and they basically did not form a rank, holding their halberds high, and rushed over with wild shouts. Seeing this, the Qin army, who was in the back team, also beckoned his companions to rush forward in a scattered manner, forming a chaotic battle. At this time, whoever can form a local to fight more and fight less can take advantage; If you fall into playing more with less, you will suffer. But in general, the Qin army was more cooperative, and often a dozen or so people spontaneously formed a battle group to surround and kill the lone Zhao army. Zhao Jun suffered several losses, learned to be obedient, and also integrated a large group of dozens or hundreds of people, so as not to let the Qin army have a chance to besiege and kill. At this time, the scattered Zhao army reorganized its ranks and re-entered the battlefield. And because the Qin army fell into a melee, delaying the whole team, it was obviously at a disadvantage. The Qin army had no choice but to ring the bell and take back the Qin army.

This time, the nine Zhao military camps of the whole team did not stop in front of the mountain, but resolutely launched a back attack on the mountain. The group of halberders, who were not in order, also brandished their halberds and rushed up the hill from both sides with shouts.

The middle camp of the Qin army on the mountain was a hundred archers, and they immediately shot the arrows in their hands, but thousands of people attacked, and a hundred arrows were not enough to see. Although someone fell from an arrow, Zhao Jun, who felt that he had an advantage, still rushed up the mountain with courage. The attacking public passenger let out a long sigh and had to retreat.

The Zhao army, which had occupied Xiaoshanbao, temporarily stopped in the mountains, reorganized the formation, and then pounced on the Qin army. This time, the middle camp of the Qin army failed to buy enough time for the scattered army, and only a few Qin army camps formed a team and counterattacked the Zhao army, which was quickly dispersed. And the group of Zhao troops wielding halberds rushed towards the Qin army in a scattered manner, interrupting the rhythm of their entire team. Wang Yi had no choice but to send 5,000 Qin troops to block the attack of the Zhao army and return to the camp after the collapse of the Qin army. When Zhao Jun saw that the Qin army reinforcements were answered, he stopped the attack and retreated to the starting point. The Qin army did not pursue any further.

If yesterday's battle, the Zhao army was a draw with the Qin army, then today's battle can be called a victory. Seeing that the Qin army took the initiative to withdraw after a while of confrontation, the Zhao army also retreated into the barrier. The victorious cat is as powerful as a tiger, and this team of Zhao Jun is arrogant, even more majestic than the team on the mountain. Those fathers and brothers, old and weak, who did not go to war, gathered in front of the door, and when they saw them enter the wall, they let out a heaven-shattering cheer together!

Zhao Kuo was originally going to fight for a day, but the battle ended after a long day, as if he had taken some advantage, and he was happy. He stood on the gatehouse, comforted the Zhao army who were in battle downstairs, rewarded them for their bravery and alertness, and congratulated them on their hard-won victory!

The whole army roared with joy!

Zhao Kuo announced that the army was all eaten today! It caused a lot of jubilation.

The news of the victory of the Zhao army over the Qin army, and the victory of an unfavored Zhao army over the Qin army, quickly spread among the Zhao army and stirred everyone's hearts.