Under the command of Zhao Kuo, two armies were put into the south and a tie with one army of the Qin army. The fundamental reason why Zhao Jun suffered so much was that the formation was slow and not strict enough; Unlike the Qin army, as soon as the flag gate is erected, each battalion can immediately line up under its banner, and with a little rectification, it can be put into battle; If it is broken up in battle, it can also quickly be reduced to the formation of the banner and quickly enter the battle.

Although Zhao Kuo knows the problem, it is related to the training degree of the soldiers on both sides, which is essentially inferior in strength, and it is difficult to change it in a short period of time, and it can only be made up for through his own clever planning, and it is impossible to eliminate it. Therefore, he usually always fights with more troops than his opponent, and tries his best to interfere with the opponent's formation. This time, he thought that by increasing his strength by one-third, he might be able to change the tide of the battle, and if the experiment was successful, it would be a big deal for three armies to become two armies. But the result was still not optimistic, and the four battalions confronted each other head-on, barely holding a draw with the Qin army; Even, if he hadn't sent surprise troops to interfere, the Zhao army might have been difficult to deal with after a few more formations.

Under the interference of the Zhao army's strange soldiers, the ninth battalion of the Qin army was indeed difficult to match with the twelve battalions of the Zhao army, but when the cutting-edge Qin army entered the battle, the twelve battalions and the strange soldiers were not opponents. If he hadn't sent another 5,000-strong army in time to delay the time and use the Overseer to enforce battlefield discipline, this battle would have been completely lost!

Now on the battlefield, there are more than 10,000 people in the 21 battalions of the Zhao army, plus thousands of strange soldiers, and there are less than 10,000 people in the 18 battalions of the Qin army. This is almost the limit of the southern front, and if the battle line is extended to the south, it will be out of the protection of the barrier, and it must have the ability to fight independently, which the Zhao army does not have.

Now the entire strength of the Qin army has been put into battle, and the Zhao army still has thousands of strange soldiers at their disposal. It would probably be difficult for these strange soldiers to cause trouble for the Qin army by launching a charge, because there was no longer enough distance for them to charge; But they can maintain the combat effectiveness of the front line by replenishing the battle losses of the front.

The Qin army focused its main tactics on dealing with odd soldiers, and almost half of the thousands of odd soldiers were wounded. The wounded were allowed to return to the camp and were replenished by reservists.

At this time, it was reported on the Danzhu Ridge in the north that the Qin army appeared behind the mountain. Zhao Kuo was shocked in his heart, if the Qin army broke through the first-line defense of Changping and entered the Shangdang, then what was the point of Changping's defense? He asked a general of 10,000 men to take over the command of the battle in the south, and he had to hold on to it and see what the outcome of the battle would be; No one is allowed to leave the battlefield except the wounded, and those who escape are immediately beheaded; After the wounded are simply treated, those who can fight should be formed into a team and ready to fight at any time!

Then Zhao Kuo took several retainers to Danzhuling. Although Zhao Kuo was very worried about the battle situation in Danzhuling, he told himself that he must not show a panicked look. As if inspecting the battlefields, he came to the side of a 10,000-strong general, listened to him briefly introduce the battle situation, and encouraged everyone, and then went to the next battlefield.

After inspecting three battlefields in succession, Zhao Kuo ascended to Danzhu Ridge. Under the guidance of the 10,000 people defending Danzhu Ridge, they boarded the lookout post, and sure enough, they saw a pass facing east on the opposite mountain, and there were continuous soldiers passing through.

The ten thousand people will ask a little nervously: "Qin people join the party, what can I do?" ”

Zhao Kuo asked, "How many people are there?" ”

Ten thousand people will reply: "Since the beginning of the day, there are ten thousand people. ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, and the Qin people are not afraid. Shangdang is deserted, and the Qin people have nothing to gain, and they will be returned. ”

Ten thousand people will ask in disbelief: "The Qin people joined the party and did nothing?" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "If you are always afraid, you will naturally be afraid. Today, the people of the Shangdang are all in Changping, and the Shangdang has no people and no food, so what are the Qin people in? ”

Ten thousand people will say: "Will attack my back." ”

Zhao Kuo said: "He is only more than 10,000 people, and he has come to work, and I will treat it with ease, and it will be broken." He will not dare to fight! But it's also a glimpse! He pointed to a hill to the north and said, "You can set up a lookout at Petero, watch its movements, and I will order the generals of Shicheng to prepare it." ”

10,000 people will be chattering. Zhao Kuo sent people to Shicheng to report that the Qin army was coming, and each army must occupy important places and prepare for battle.

Although Zhao Kuo seemed to be in charge of the left coupon on the surface, he was actually troubled in his heart: he knew that this was the beginning of Bai Qi's fatal blow to him, but even so, he still couldn't see what the fatality of this blow was. What is enough to send out 10,000 or 20,000 people? Especially in the absence of the rear, there is little combat effectiveness. If the battle is immediately engaged, it may be worth being vigilant, but if you go around to the back, the Zhao army has already arranged heavy troops behind the mountain! He believes that this Qin army can only play a role of interference, and has no practical significance, and now the top priority is to make a breakthrough on the southern front. As long as you break through the defense line of the Qin army and advance to the Duanshi, this battle will basically be won, and the battle behind the mountain will not affect the overall situation.

Zhao Kuo didn't even personally meet with the 10,000 generals defending Shicheng, but only sent someone to inform the enemy of the situation, conveyed the order to prepare for battle, and hurried back to the south.

The battle in the south had come to an end, and neither side was able to continue the fighting, and although they did not withdraw their troops, they only faced each other in formation, and did not fight again. Seeing that the sun was setting, the two sides withdrew their troops.

The south still can't open the situation. Zhao Kuo believed that the key was that he did not prepare another 12 battalions of troops in advance, and after the previous army was defeated, the troops sent were still insufficient. If both armies had been twelve battalions, the results could have been different.

Zhao Kuo commented on today's operation. As a result of the lack of victory, the combat units were not rewarded with double eclipse. They returned to their camp, where two other corps of Zhao troops would arrive during the night. Tomorrow, you must give Qin Jun a ruthless blow! Zhao Kuo swore in his heart. Since neither of these armies could gather twelve battalions of regular soldiers, Zhao Kuo transferred six more battalions from the army next to them to reinforce them.

Tonight, Zhao Kuo did not inspect the battalions as usual, but came to Danzhuling to inquire about the movements of the Qin army. The 10,000-strong general told him that the patrols he had sent to the hills to the north had been expelled by the Qin army sentries, and that the ridge of the mountain to the north was currently controlled by the Qin army, and the movements of the Qin army could not be observed.

Although the sun is approaching, the clouds in the sky are thick, and the moonlight is not bright. In the dim moonlight, the hills ten miles to the north stretched the foot of the mountain to the bottom of its own. If the Qin army attacked along the ridge, it would be on the flank of the defense of Danzhuling Stone City. Zhao Kuo pointed this out to the 10,000 people, so that the 10,000 people will find a way to solve it; And told him that if the Qin army launched an attack on Danzhuling from here, as long as he could hold out for an hour, reinforcements would come.

With a feeling of anxiety, Zhao Kuo ushered in a new day. At the moment when the army was finished, Zhao Kuo was a little hesitant, whether to go to the south to command the attack, or to preside over the defense of Danzhuling in the north, or simply not go anywhere and just sit in the big tent? But in just a moment, Zhao Kuo made up his mind: he couldn't let Qin Jun lead him, and he must firmly implement his plan.

Zhao Kuo came to the south and once again discharged a four-platoon formation of twelve battalions. The Qin army had already lined up in front of their battalion. Zhao Kuo noticed that the soldiers in the formation this time were different from yesterday, it seems that although yesterday's battle did not receive any results, but the exhaustion of the enemy army was done, and today the Qin army has changed its new force. Thinking that he was also a new force, and that he had the advantage of troops, Zhao Kuo thought that he could also win.

The commander of this Qin army was more cautious and did not attack first, but slowly moved his army to look for flaws in the Zhao army. After Zhao Kuo had the Second Army also prepare to go out, he ordered the First Army to attack. The 1st Army's 12 battalions of 6,000 men advanced towards the 5,000 Qin army opposite.

It was a very fierce battle, and both sides showed a strong will to fight, and even the shields were smashed hundreds of sides.

When the battle reached noon, Zhao Kuo let the strange soldiers enter the battle; At the same time, twelve battalions of the Second Army also came out of the camp to line up. This is the lesson that Zhao Kuo summed up from yesterday's battle, and the Second Army should go out earlier.

The Qin army also sent out a second public attendant, taking advantage of the fatigue and disorganization of the Zhao army's main soldiers, to harvest Zhao Qi's soldiers. Zhao Kuo saw that Qin Zhengbing quickly entered the battle, so he restrained the strange soldiers, and did not need to rush forward too much, just sway around the front and back of the main soldiers. The basis for this was that it had just rained and the archers on both sides had not yet been able to enter the battle.

During the battle in the south, it was found that the Qin army had climbed the ridge and moved along the foot of the mountain towards Danzhu Ridge. 10,000 people will immediately beat the drums, and at the same time send someone to report to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo only asked 10,000 people to defend firmly, and there must be reinforcements to help, and the position can be safe.

Without the bow and arrow, the defending side loses its most important support, and those barriers are difficult to function. And in mountainous areas, unlike flat land, large corps can be organized to fight. On the mountain, there are very few areas that can accommodate 100 people to fight in formation, and they are the focus of contention between the two sides. Ten thousand men had already ordered the men to gather all the barely usable bows during the night, and found a thousand or so in total. Although it can be used, it is actually relatively loose and the range is greatly reduced. Ten thousand people will only be able to use them as back-up support in white-knuckle fighting, focusing on the barriers. He concentrated his best hundred shooters around himself and personally pointed them to the targets they struck.

In order to attack the back of the Danzhu Ridge of the Zhao army, the Qin army had to go up the mountain first, then go down the mountain, and then attack upward, and it was still very tiring to walk more than ten or twenty miles of mountain roads. And the roads along the way are rugged and rocky, and it is not convenient to walk. Ten thousand men were to keep their troops around the ramparts, and the archers were concentrated in a relatively open area not far ahead. Only when the Qin army bypassed the strange rocks and pounced on the barrier, it would naturally concentrate on the flat and open area. Ten thousand people will sound a drum, arrows will be fired in a volley, and the Qin army will fall to the ground one after another. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Qin troops dragged up the wounded and retreated behind a rock.