Chapter 98: The Eighteenth Day

Zhao Kuo settled the camp that was attacked at night, and returned to his big tent to arrange today's offensive operations.

Zhao Ying, who was newly transferred, saw the dilapidated scene in front of him, and was afraid in his heart. The strong fortress and the tall arrow tower are the psychological source of their safety; Now that both are destroyed, what else can they rely on to fight? Five hundred men will call to the crowd to hurry up and erect the barracks - the arrow tower is powerless. But before it was completed, the offensive of the Qin army began.

A battalion of Qin troops scattered and attacked the Zhao army camp that had been destroyed last night. Behind them, tall shields stood demonstratively.

The Qin army advanced towards the Zhao army camp. The 500 generals of the Zhao army did not dare to put the Qin army too close because they had lost the protection of the camp fence, and ordered archery a hundred paces away. Occasionally, a soldier fell from an arrow in the completely dispersed formation, and the soldier next to him continued on his way as if nothing had happened.

When they reached a distance of eighty paces, the soldiers in the front row raised their bows and arrows in unison and shot at the Zhao military camp.

In this Qin army, the soldiers all held the Changge (because the tip of the bamboo pole was sharpened, it could also be counted as a halberd), only the Shiwu chief was equipped with arrows, and the officers above had shields and swords. The bow and arrow commander usually walked at the front of the group, standing still after initiating a white-knuckle fight, allowing the halberd to rush to the front. The composition and tactical thinking of the entire battle formation are clearly different from those of the Central Plains. The Qin army fought mostly with the Chu army, and had a clear understanding of the tactics of the Chu army, and gradually gained the upper hand in the battle. Zhao Jun had never met with Chu Jun and could not think of a way to counter this strange tactic for a while. They fired a salvo in the same way as they dealt with dense formations, and the effect was very bad. And the archers of the Qin army were all veterans, and when a burst of arrows came down, they shot down a lot of Zhao troops.

The 500 men of the Zhao army will be ordered to line up, with the shield soldiers in front and the archers in the rear, to reduce casualties and return fire. At this time, the Qin army had already touched the camp. Behind them, the group of huge monsters also rumbled loudly, and set off slowly but surely.

After last night's battle, Bai Qi gained confidence in the shield and was keenly aware of the weakness of the shield tactics: its sides had to be firmly protected. So today he set the direction of his main attack on the camp adjacent to the camp that was broken last night, and attacked first with a battalion of Qin troops to contain that battalion. The shield then attacked, and its side was effectively protected. On the other side, Bai Qi also sent a battalion to follow behind the Lu Dun in front, if the neighboring Zhao army did not come out, the Qin army did not come forward, so as to avoid unnecessary losses; If the Zhao army attacked, the Qin army could also follow up in time to protect the other side of the shield.

When the first wave of the Qin army attacked and forced the Zhao camp, the adjacent camp should have given fire support in time, and even sent reinforcements to attack the Qin army's flank. However, the presence of the shield constituted a great deterrent, and only a few arrows were shot sporadically at the battalion that the shield was targeting, and then all attention was given to the big guy of the shield. Although the Zhao army on the other side gave bow and arrow support, in the case of the Qin army's dispersal, the effectiveness was as obvious as the battalion on the front.

When the 500 men of the Zhao army hid their archers behind the shield soldiers to avoid the Qin army's shots, the Qin army had already rushed thirty or forty steps in front of the camp fence. The Shiwu commanders shot the last arrow, and then raised their longbows, and the Changge soldiers behind them rushed up and rushed towards the Zhao army's position. Five hundred men were to be ordered to meet the battle, and the shieldmen stood up, and the spearmen stretched out their spears behind them, forming a hedgehog array. But the Qin army did not confront them head-on, but went around to both sides.

A battalion of five hundred people, in a dense formation, the front is only a hundred people wide, and only a few more steps are needed to avoid the front. The 500 men of the Zhao army will urgently rotate the position, and the formation will be scattered for a short time. It was at this time that Chang Ge was waiting, and at the sound of an order, Chang Ge raised it high and hit it hard, and the spear that was hit was knocked to the ground; Catching up with the step, Changge violently provoked, some people picked up the shield, some people picked the spear shaft, some people even picked the clothes of the people, and of course some people picked nothing. But whoever picks something, that thing goes up to heaven, and if you don't pick anything, it's nothing; One more step ahead, hit hard, and finally hit the shield, or the person, of course, someone was stabbed by Zhao Jun's spear, and blood splashed.

Although it was said that there were mutual killings, the Qin army's position was not chaotic and its combat effectiveness was not reduced, while the Zhao army's tactical system had been broken up, and they were almost fighting separately, and their combat effectiveness suddenly declined.

10,000 men will see from the barracks, and immediately assign a battalion to line up and prepare for support.

When the previous battalion charged at the damaged Zhao army camp, the Lu Shield also accelerated its advance, ignoring the fierce arrows and crashed into the Zhao army camp fence with a huge momentum; Then the soldiers came out in unison and fought five hundred with a thousand men, which was naturally the advantage. After repelling the defenders, he shook the arrow tower again, and smashed the archers above. Unlike the limited vision at night and the fact that they did not dare to make an excessive assault, this assault was resolute and sure enough, in an orderly manner, with a clear division of labor, completely expelling the Zhao army from the camp, beheading the wounded of the Zhao army left behind one by one, and also departing a part of the troops to assist the first battalion to drive away the soldiers of the Zhao battalion, and then the two groups of troops retreated safely.

The battalion of Qin troops that followed behind saw that the Zhao army on the flank did not attack, so they cautiously stopped a hundred steps away and did not rush in.

Last night's attack was in the dark of night, and everyone didn't see the process clearly. This morning's assault was carried out in broad daylight, and the ferocity of the beast was clearly observed in almost all the camps. With the support of this giant beast, the attacked camp gate had almost no chance to counterattack.

By the time the reserve sent by the 10,000-strong general arrived, the Qin army had completely retreated.

Zhao Kuo also rushed to hear the news, saw the second half of the Qin army's attack, and witnessed with his own eyes what a lure shield is, and how it operates. Seeing that the Qin army took the initiative to retreat, Zhao Kuo said to the 10,000 generals: "Although the enemy attacks but has nothing, there is nothing to do." But if you revert to the gate, it will not be damaged. ”

After successively capturing two barracks of the Zhao army and demolishing two arrow towers of the Zhao camp, the Qin army's attack seems to have progressed. But Bai Qi was not satisfied, because he found that unless he could break through continuously, if he only broke through one camp, it would be difficult for the Qin army to occupy it stably after attacking, and it could not be the starting point for the next attack. To put it simply, taking down only one barracket will not help break this chain. He estimated that it would take at least five camps to overcome at once in order to inflict substantial damage on the defenses.

Moreover, Bai Qi also found that after two attacks, the structure of the oarshield was damaged, and it was likely that it would be destroyed in the next application. He didn't want to put his hopes on such a behemoth, he preferred to rely on the efforts of his own soldiers to win.

Today, the Zhao army is still attacking the Qin army on all fronts in Danzhuling. The Qin army on the front line of Shicheng was seriously short of arrows, and many white-knuckle battles were launched on each front. In this completely unfortunate fight, the Qin army's casualty figures expanded. The Guanzhong Army, the Shangjun Army, and the Beidi Army all had hundreds of wounded on this day and had to withdraw from the battle. Meng Fu once wanted to repeat the old trick and let the Zhao army enter the camp to encircle and annihilate him, but the Zhao army learned wisely, and they did not enter the Qin army camp. If there was no resistance from the Qin army, they would destroy the camp fence outside the camp, and they would not go in; If the Qin army showed signs of outflanking, they took the initiative to retreat. Hate so much that he only gritted his teeth! The troops had to be sent out of the camp to meet the battle.

Another of his tactics, "directing a volley", although it could save arrows and bring greater damage to the Zhao army, was as difficult to do without arrows. Moreover, this method of warfare is more effective against enemy troops attacking neatly, and the effect will be greatly reduced against enemy troops that are rapidly advancing.

In short, Meng Fu did not find a way to break the current deadlock, so he could only fight with Zhao Jun. Fortunately, the rations of the Qin army are still sufficient, and the physical strength of the soldiers is stronger than that of the Zhao army. Now it seems to be up to who can consume whom.

The attack of the 10th battalion ended punctually at noon, and the Zhao army collected its troops and returned to the camp. The Qin army also rested and rested, and the wounded were wounded; Some of the soldiers were assigned to clean up the battlefield, but they did not receive much loot. After a short rest, the camp fence is repaired. The camp that the Qin army is now guarding is the camp of the original Zhao army, and the camp gate was built under the auspices of Lian Po, which is very strong. After every battle, the Qin army also had to repair the loose places and re-consolidate them. After the intensity of the bow and arrow was reduced, the repair work actually became reinforcement.

Meng Fu is still on the front line, patrolling camp by camp. When the enemy attacked, he would stand in the middle of the spearmen with a spear in his hand. He is strong and excellent in martial arts, and he is always the first to open a breakthrough. When he repelled an enemy attack, he made a little arrangement and went to the next camp. Over time, the soldiers all got to know this wise and brave soldier, and when they couldn't find a suitable title, they all called him "Doctor of the Army", and then simplified to "Military Doctor". The military doctor is on the battlefield, that is the guarantee of victory, and it is much easier for everyone to fight.

After Zhao Jun collected his troops, Meng Fu also returned to Li Bing's big tent, a dilapidated small hut. Li Bing would shrink a bowl of water for him and soak him in a bowl of fried millet from himself. Meng Fu has high martial arts, great strength, and full of energy, but the disadvantage is that he has a large amount of food. When others eat two meals, he has to eat three or four meals, and he eats more at each meal. Every time someone eats a handful of fried millet, he has to eat a handful, and he won't have indigestion. Li Bing knew about it, so he evened out some of his fried corn and gave him a meal.

Meng Wei said to Li Bing: "Strange! In three days, Zhao Jun occupied it at sunrise and returned in the middle of the day. Every ten battles were fought with white blades, and there were no results. However, there are no variables. What will Zhao Ren do? ”

Li Bing said: "What does it mean to join the army?" ”

Meng Fu said: "If it is not the only army, it is the same for the six battalions of my economy. ”

Li Bing said: "My enemy, 30,000 generals, but only sixty battalions. Ten battalions a day are all over the battle against our army,—— without seeking results. - But it's just a war. ”