Chapter 93: Night Attack on Grain Mountain

Zhao Kuo returned to the big tent, drank a bowl of gruel, regained some strength, and took a group of retainers and retinues to visit the generals of each family. Under his inducement, all the 10,000 people agreed that the immediate priority was to open up the grain route, specifically to recapture Nanshan. At present, the camps were extremely crowded, and it was difficult for the armies to move, so Zhao Kuo decided to adopt the principle of proximity and launch an attack from the neighboring camps.

After Zhao Meng was killed, the remnants were scattered and arranged to various armies, and the original camp was vacant. But then it was burned down by the Qin army, and the camp fence was gone, leaving only empty land. This, in turn, makes it possible to use more troops at a time. Zhao Meng's 20 battalions were arranged along Nanshan to cover the flank of the whole army. The armies behind him formed a column in the direction of Danshui and Nanshan, and ten battalions were arranged in the defense area, not to mention, they were also divided into three armies.

Zhao Kuo designated two Qin camps for each army and asked them to use all means to attack continuously until the Qin camp was taken.

For the other armies, Zhao Kuo asked them to take turns to send troops to take the initiative to engage the enemy, constantly fatigue the Qin army, and make it impossible to rest. But it is not necessary to go on the offensive.

Starting tomorrow, the armies will fight according to the new plan.

The commander of the Qin army, Bai Qi, was on the bank of Danshui, which made Zhao Kuo like a fish in his throat, but he couldn't find any good way to fight back, so he could only make the Zhao army on the front line of Danshui frequently launch small-scale offensives in the direction of Shanbao to explore the truth and then think of other ways.

Bai Qi has summoned all the generals into his big tent, and there will definitely be a new plan. He didn't know what these plans were, so he could only respond to all changes with no change, constantly harassing and weakening the Qin army. He couldn't break through the siege, and he couldn't break the siege of the Qin army independently, so he had to accumulate small victories into big victories through a series of small-scale battles! Even if you can't win, you can use this method to consume the Qin army, while maintaining your own army's will to fight.

In the afternoon, the lookout came to report, and many people came down from the mountain bag. When Zhao Kuo arrived, Wang Ji was almost at the mouth of the valley, and Wang Ling and Li Bing appeared at the foot of the grain mountain.

At today's meeting, the Qin army decided on the next battle plan, and attacking the grain mountain was the focus of the whole army. In order to achieve this goal, it was decided to assign Li Bing's Northland Army from the royal tomb to Bai Qi's command. The main attack on Liangshan was completed by the Nanjun Army, and Li Bing and Wang Yi were responsible for ensuring the safety of its flanks; After the Nanjun Army tore through the breach, 20,000 swordsmen entered the offensive from the breach. The captain of Nanjun returned to Gaodu with a group of craftsmen to build a shield, and the Nanjun army was directly commanded by Bai Qi.

The generals returned to their barracks and immediately took action according to Bai Qi's arrangement. Scattered in two places, the swordsmen prepared to pull out the camp. Wang Yu also transferred 10,000 men from Gukou to prepare to camp out of Gukou to protect Bai Qi's flanks.

The lookout post of the Zhao army saw the dust of the Qin army camps on the east and west sides, and it seemed that a large number of Qin troops were moving, and they urgently reported to Zhao Kuo again. Zhao Kuo couldn't guess what action the Qin army was going to take, so he only ordered all the troops to be on strict alert and report the situation immediately.

At sunset, all the armies sent envoys to report, and the Qin army lined up in front of them, and there seemed to be signs of an attack. The lookout report reported that there were large armies on both the east and west roads marching in the direction of Dongling-Danshui. Zhao Kuo ordered all armies to prepare for the Qin army to attack, and then went to the lookout post to check, and sure enough, he saw two battalions of soldiers on each side of the east and west heading towards Danshui. Because the sky was dark and the distance was far, Zhao Kuo couldn't judge that the soldiers of these two battalions were swordsmen, thinking that he was simply thickening the strength of the Baiqi camp, with a total of only four battalions, which seemed to have nothing to do with the overall situation, so he looked at it for a while and left.

When night fell, from Danzhuling to Nanshan, the entire Shicheng defense line, the Qin army launched a full-scale night attack. It was the end of the month, there was no moonlight, and the starry sky made everything feel hazy, both visible and indistinct.

The foot of Zhongshan, where Zhao Kuo's big tent was located, was also attacked by the Qin army. Zhao Kuo wanted to go to inspect it in person, but was persuaded by his retainers, saying that the whole army was under attack, and the general left the big tent, which was easy to create a situation where the dragons were leaderless, and it was not conducive to the war. When Zhao Kuo heard this, he could only stay in the big tent, frequently sending military envoys to each battalion to collect information, and also accepting news from each battalion.

The information from the battalions was relatively consistent: the Qin army generally did not beat drums or shout, quietly approached the camp fence, and suddenly launched an attack. Lookouts and sentries were usually the first to notice the Qin army's persecution, and were able to take the initiative to warn and alert the whole battalion to a combat position. Some battalions were lax in their defenses, and they did not realize until the Qin army touched the edge of the camp, which would cause confusion, and they needed reinforcements from neighboring battalions to repel the Qin army's attack and restore their positions.

Zhao Kuo paid special attention to the movements in the direction of Liangshan, in addition to accepting the reports of the defenders and highlighting them on the map, he also sent military envoys to investigate many times. According to the report of the 10,000 defenders, the lookout post spotted the Qin army in time and raised the alarm, and the Qin army was currently patrolling a hundred paces away and was not allowed to advance. Occasionally, a small group of Qin troops penetrated within a dozen steps, and they were all expelled by the Zhao army. Zhao Kuo asked 10,000 people to make the whole army ready for battle, and to plan for the operation of the granary at any time, and to ensure that the granary is not lost.

The Danshui line was relatively calm, and the Qin army did not attack.

In the middle of the night, the commotion in various places gradually subsided, and the military envoys of each battalion reported that the Qin army had taken the initiative to retreat. Zhao Kuo all told him that he must strengthen his patrols, and must not be negligent and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.

The surroundings are quiet. The envoys sent by Zhao Kuo to each battalion all reported that the Qin army had retreated, and the patrol did not find that the Qin army was coming. Zhao Kuo also sent two military envoys to the side of Liangshan, both of which reported that the Qin army had not found any movements of the Qin army since they retreated. Zhao Kuo was also relieved.

The stars shifted, the tension of the battle gradually receded, and sleepiness crept into people's hearts. And the soldiers after a tense battle looked even more tired. Hunger in the womb would have made it difficult for many people to sleep, but after a tense battle, even hunger could not stop them from sleeping.

In the distance, a rooster could be heard crowing. Almost at the same time as the tweet, there was a scream in front of the Liangshan camp: "Qin people are the best!" ~Qin people are the best! ~" Then there were a few screams, obviously the soldiers on patrol encountered the Qin army.

The soldier, awakened by the screams, opened his sleepy eyes and looked down the hill, but saw that the black man was already approaching a mile away. The soldier jumped up and shouted: "Night attack! ~Night Raid! ~" The soldiers at the lookout post seemed to have only now woken up and exclaimed, "Beat the drum for warning!" ”

With the sound of the warning drums, the officers and men of the whole battalion got up and quickly entered the position. Sure enough, the Qin army came all over the mountains. Seeing this formation, the five hundred generals immediately panicked, and hurriedly sent military envoys to report to the thousand generals that a large number of Qin troops were coming. Then keep the archers around you.

In the time when the Zhao army entered the position, the Qin army had already appeared within a hundred steps. The Qin army, which looked like it was black and oppressive, could now see it clearly, and the number of people was only hundreds, but they were very open to each other, and when they looked at it from a distance, it created the illusion of a large number of people.

The 500 men of the Zhao army ordered to shoot arrows into the middle of the crowd, and a rain of arrows passed, and there seemed to be a few screams, but it did not affect the pace of the brigade's advance. The second and third arrows were fired, and even the screams were less, and there were only two sounds.

The five hundred generals were even more panicked: if the archery didn't work, then how could they stop the Qin army's attack? He couldn't think of any other way but to have the archers shoot another round of three arrows. This time, it sounded even worse, almost like shooting into the clearing.

In an instant, the Qin army advanced to a distance of fifty paces. Only then did the five hundred people see why the effectiveness of archery was getting worse and worse, because the Qin people had automatically avoided the position where the arrows were fired during the march, and now there was still a big gap there. This group of Qin people had no shields, and they held long weapons in their hands, comparable to spears, but they were very light, because they came up on the run. The gap between them was still wide, and five hundred men would order arrows, and Zhao Jun fired three arrows at the crowd, most of which passed through the crowd, and did not hit anyone, and occasionally one or two arrows were shot, but to no avail.

Five hundred men will completely lose faith in the bow and arrow, and order the brawlers to go out of the camp to meet them.

The main force of the fight is the shield men in the front row and the spearmen in the back, and the halberd soldiers are scattered behind them and play a supporting role.

The door of the Zhao army's camp was wide open, and the shield soldiers and spearmen rushed out first, quickly forming a formation and marching towards the Qin army. The Qin army moved out of the way and outflanked their flanks. At this moment, the main force of the fighting lost its target, and the halberd soldiers rushed to the front and took the initiative to fight the outflanked troops of the Qin army.

The Qin people are long bamboo poles, with Ge tied to them, and they are violently slashed down diagonally, and the momentum is amazing. The length of the halberd was insufficient, and it couldn't reach the Qin army at all, most people could only choose to retreat, and a few people wanted to block, but they were either hit in the arm or hooked by the halberd shaft. Under the fierce blow, Ge slid down the halberd shaft, directly injuring his forehand, and the halberd fell to the ground. The first blow was followed by a second blow. The bamboo pole hit the ground and rebounded, and Qin Jun took advantage of this rebound momentum to take a step forward and lift it upwards violently, and many halberds fell to the ground. In just three or two strokes, the halberd soldiers who rushed up were crushed.

After defeating the blockade of the Zhao army's halberd soldiers, the Qin army did not turn back to attack the Zhao army's brawlers, but quickly rushed towards the Zhao army's camp. Seeing this, the five hundred generals of the Zhao army shouted: "Shangcang, Shangcang!" "Take the lead and run towards the granary. The archers also followed, running in the direction of the granary.

Unhindered, the Qin army entered the Zhao camp and followed the archers towards the granary. At the same time, someone picked up a few burning dead branches from the fire pit of the Zhao army's camp and set the camp on fire; He climbed up to the lookout post and set the lookout on fire.

The 1,000 men who received the report will report the enemy situation while leading another battalion to reinforce it. The brawlers who had been left behind also turned their heads and tried to storm the camp. Those Qin troops who did not enter the camp entangled with the Zhao army outside, obstructing their advance, disrupting their formation, and buying time for the soldiers in the camp. When even the lookout post was lit, the Qin army outside the camp relaxed slightly, let the Zhao army enter, and followed him into the Zhao camp, and attacked the Zhao army together with the Qin army in the camp.