Chapter 88: Sunset
The army of Zhao Jun has moved forward. Meng Fu continued to lead the marksmen, sniping at the scattered archers from a distance. They shot an arrow to change places, so that Zhao Jun could not grasp their movements. The commander of the Zhao army was furious and ordered the archers to intensify their shooting.
Zhao Jun's arrows rained down all over the sky, and this time he did not use the method of concentrated shooting. Meng Fu found a good angle, there was a large rock in front of him, and he could go around the stone and shoot the archers, but the archers would almost impossible to shoot him. Here he fired a few arrows in a row, attracting all the firepower of the Zhao army, and after the pressure in other places was relieved, he shot down a few more archers. Front, back, and back, several people shot hundreds of arrows and knocked down dozens of people.
By the time they were "named" one by one, the Zhao army had already rushed to within fifty paces, and the second battalion had also advanced to a hundred paces. Two hundred archers of the second battalion joined the firing at the Qin battalion. That's when the real test comes in!
Meng Fu ordered: "Get up! All the archers straightened up. Meng Fu ordered again: "Hair! The archers fired three arrows in a row at the rushing Zhao army. This shot was only an area shot, and most of it hit the shield; However, due to the dense formation of the Zhao army, those who did not shoot the shield all shot the Zhao soldiers. Since each arrow would disrupt the formation of the Zhao army, the arrows behind it were much more powerful. After nearly 300 arrows were fired, about thirty or fifty people were hit by the arrows, and the gap in the Zhao army's formation opened sharply.
At this time, the archers of the Zhao army also shot arrows at the Qin army. With the addition of 200 archers, the arrows became more and more dense, almost obscuring the sky. Meng Fu turned a blind eye and continued to order: "Fa! None of the Qin troops took the initiative to avoid the arrows, and they all straightened up and shot three more arrows at the scattered Zhao army. More Zhao troops fell, and there may be less than 200 people with combat effectiveness. The arrows of the Zhao army fell inside and outside the camp wall, and several of them passed through the gaps between the walls and hit the Qin army behind. Some of the Qin army also fell down with arrows. As soon as the Qin army fell, three or five people immediately rushed up from behind, dragging the wounded to the back for treatment. Although there were not many wounded in the Qin army, most of the parts hit by the shot were in the head and face, and once they were hit, they were often seriously injured. But the Qin army knew this, and still fought to the death.
Meng Fu's arrows were not missed, and every shot was sure to hit, and he himself couldn't count how many people he had shot. The official doctor and the other doctors also couldn't take their eyes off and decisively shot the arrow in their hand. Luckily for them, there have been no new injuries so far.
The first battalion had already rushed to within ten paces, and the archers of the Zhao army were no longer firing. The archers of the Qin army also began to retreat, and the fighting soldiers behind them seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time and jumped up. The remnants of the Zhao army, nearly 200 people, were also fearless of death, and fiercely jumped into the camp and fought with the Qin army.
Meng Fu ordered the issuance of a flag order. The ambush soldiers lying in the col came out in unison and attacked the nearly four hundred archers. Unlike the previous time when the halberd soldiers were dispatched independently, this time the Qin army's shield soldiers were in front and the halberd soldiers were in the back, forming a more rigorous phalanx. Sure enough, seeing the ambush soldiers coming out, the archers of the Zhao army immediately turned around and fired fiercely in this direction. The Qin army seemed to be prepared, and the shield soldiers braved the rain of arrows and charged bravely, and the halberd soldiers behind followed closely.
The distance from the col to the line of archers was not very far, only about twenty or thirty paces, but the positions of the archers were extremely scattered, and it would take a long time to kill them one by one. Doctor Qin, who commanded the command, was very decisive and ordered the archers to shoot arrows at the charging fighting soldiers on the mountain first, and be sure to cross them! So the archers braved the rain of arrows in the sky and shot at the back of the Zhao army on the mountain. With near-direct fire and no cover, the archers were staggering in their killing efficiency, and the melee soldiers fell in large numbers. Although the archers also kept getting arrows in the rain of arrows, the brawlers still collapsed first.
Then, the doctor commanded the Qin soldiers to rush towards the archers quickly, and under the rain of arrows, they forced back and stabbed the approaching archers.
Seeing that the archers had been pinned down by reinforcements, Meng Fu on the mountain ordered the halberd soldiers to leave the camp and attack behind the Zhao army. As soon as the halberd soldiers made a detour, they were discovered by the Zhao army, and at the same time, the reinforcements of the second battalion under the mountain were attacked by the Qin army, and the scene of heavy casualties also fell in the eyes of the Zhao soldiers. The commander gave the order to retreat, and he himself took the lead in running out of the camp gate, rolling down the hill with a crawl. Other soldiers also flocked to the camp gate and squeezed out of the door. The Qin army caught up, stabbed to death those Zhao troops who failed to escape from the door, and immediately retreated; The archers then rushed to the wall and fired heavily at the retreating Zhao army, as well as the Zhao archers who were still firing at the Qin army in the mountain pass. Zhao Meng finally ordered the withdrawal of the troops. The Qin reinforcements also withdrew to the back of the mountain pass.
There was a rare silence on the battlefield. Meng Fu asked everyone to seize the time to rest, visited the wounded, and rushed to the mountain col to praise the bravery of the reinforcements and the good command of Dr. Qin. More than 30 reinforcements were wounded, ranging from minor to severe. Meng Fu found a dry, sheltered place in the middle of the mountain, helped the seriously wounded there one by one to rest, and promised to send them back to the camp when the battle was over; The lightly wounded are well wounded, and those who can still fight continue to fight, and those who have lost their combat effectiveness are here to take care of the seriously wounded.
On the way back to the camp, the Qin camp official doctor sent by Li Bing to support led the doctor and his entourage from the camp up the mountain to find him. Meng Fu took him up the mountain with him, just in front of the wall, and discussed the battle plan with the officials and doctors of the camp.
The area of the battlefield is not large, and the back and forth is only a few miles. The reinforcing officer looked at the large number of dead and wounded who had fallen in front of the dirt slope, and his eyes were full of envy: what a credit it would be to cut off all their heads! He said to the official doctor of the camp: "How fortunate is this victory! ”
The official doctor of the camp said: "Qing's work will be over!" ”
The reinforcing officer said: "But if it is so, it is very fortunate!" ”
The official doctor of the camp said: "But since joining the army, you must also make meritorious contributions!" ”
The reinforcing officer said: "I am ordered to join the army!" ”
Meng Fu pointed to the Zhao army under the mountain and said: "The Zhao people will muster up the remaining courage to fight, and if they don't win, they will be powerless and ......."
The official doctor who reinforced him hurriedly said: "The minister is willing to keep it, if he does not win, he will ......"
Meng Fu interrupted: "The camp has its own base camp, and the secretary should be in other charges." …… Zhao Ren fought bravely, its momentum was very, and then it was exhausted, and Qing should fight its laziness. ”
The reinforcing officer said, "What do you mean? ”
Meng Fu said: "You take the headquarters, and I use 300 soldiers under the mountain to help, but when I see my flag waving, I will go out behind the enemy, drive away the arrowmen, and gallop to the enemy camp." The enemy's elite are all outside, but there are remnants in the battalion, and they will be broken if they are attacked. There was a fire in his camp, and it was broken and burned, but it was returned, and I attacked Zhao Junke. If you see anyone from his camp, drive them away. ”
Meng Xiao's words are simple, but in fact they are very complicated to do, involving very difficult scheduling and insight into the situation. The official doctor said: "I know everything. Seeing the red flag waving in the army, I should go out to the army, take the other camp, and burn it. Nagui and the camp to attack the Zhao army! But those who meet along the way, drive them away! ”
Although the understanding of the official doctor was simplified, there was no big difference, and he nodded yes. The official doctor asked his doctor if he understood, and everyone replied, "Oh! ”
Meng Fu pointed out to the official doctor where the reinforcements were located at the foot of the mountain, and asked the official doctor to bring the troops there so that the Zhao army would not find out. The official doctor led the people down and quietly brought the troops halfway up the mountain. He came up again to see Meng Fu. Meng Wei is now observing Zhao Meng's movements in front of the wall: the main attack of the Zhao army has four battalions, which is very clear, and his own battalion has been standing in front of the battalion since the morning, obviously supervising the battle. Meng Fu saw Zhao Meng behead many commanders in front of the battalion, and many soldiers who ran back were also beheaded. The blood in front of the Zhao camp also flowed into a river! Other soldiers who had fled were placed at the front of the line, apparently exonerating themselves by being the first to do so.
It is still two battalions that are fifty paces apart and attack one after another, and the tactics are probably similar! Meng Wei looked at the arrows and estimated when he should start firing arrows if he wanted to repel the attack of the two battalions of the Zhao army within twenty arrows. Although the Qin army shot a lot of arrows, the Zhao army shot more arrows, and the efficiency was much worse, many arrows were shot on the ramparts, or in the mud in the camp. The Qin army relied on picking up the arrows shot by the Zhao army and shooting them back, which was enough to deal with it. Therefore, although it was fought for a day, the Qin army was not very short of arrows. However, Meng Fu always gave himself a problem, and he wanted to use the most economical method and spend the least cost to win this battle.
He called the archers over and told them to see where their arrows were going before they fired, and that they should concentrate their efforts on that direction. Shoot one arrow at a time, then stop and follow your second arrow. Although the archers thought it was novel, they also thought it was funny, and nodded yes.
After the first wave of impact, the Zhao army suffered heavy casualties, and the remnants were not enough to form a formation, so they lined up in front and took the lead. It is equivalent to Zhao Meng putting all the troops that can be used into the battlefield. In a small space, it took a long time to pull the troops out.
As the sun sets, the remnants of the sun are like blood, illuminating the valley in red, reflecting the blood-stained hillsides. This is the last battle of the day!
The drums sounded, and the vanguard of the Zhao army began to start, and when it was a hundred steps away from the Qin army, it stopped. Due to the close distance last time, he was sniped by Meng Fu, and this time he deliberately stopped at a longer distance. After regrouping, the rhythm of the drums increased, and Zhao Jun began to charge upwards at a brisk pace. The rugged mountain road quickly disrupted the neat ranks, and the Zhao archers fired the first arrows.
Meng Fu waited for Zhao Jun's first batch of arrows to finish, and shouted "up"! Then shoot an arrow, shoot down a person, and shout "Fa"! All the arrows were fired towards the gap that Meng Fu had found, and the dense cross-fire cleared a piece at once, and the scene was terrifying! Seeing that the shooting was effective, Meng Fu immediately ordered: "Volt!" "All the armies fell on the ground. The Zhao army fired a rain of arrows in retaliation, but did not cause any casualties.
Meng Fu shouted "up" again! He quickly shot another arrow in the chosen direction, and the Qin army concentrated the salvo again, and cleared a piece of the Zhao army.