Chapter 83 Section 5 Bloody battle of gold and iron horse

Ten days later, when the autumn moon was at its brightest and roundest, the general situation of the Changping battlefield became completely clear. More than 400,000 main troops of Zhao State were trapped in the Changping River Valley and Mountain Plateau by more than 500,000 Qin Army!When the news spread, all the countries in the world were horrified at first, and then they were amazed—since China has been at war, has there ever been a case where half a million troops surrounded a half a million troops?Waiting and surrounding it is clearly a miracle through the ages!What I dare not even think about, is actually done in vain, how can it not make people's tongue change!For a while, there were a lot of discussions all over the world, wondering whether Qin Jun could eat Zhao Jun?It is difficult to wait and surround, but it is even more difficult to wait and swallow!In any case, the Qin army has already completed waiting and besieging after all, and the difficulty is more difficult, but there is no need to speculate.But whether Zhao Jun can be wiped out is a big unknown!500,000 troops, that's a number that the little princes would hold their breath when they hear it.Even if there are seven great warring states, who apart from the Qin and Zhao families can command an army of 500,000?If it's someone else, it's nothing more than Zhao Jun, who is as fierce and good at fighting as Qin Jun. Even if he is in a difficult situation for a while, at best Zhao Jun will only be defeated and lose a little more troops. Qin Jun absolutely cannot swallow this mighty army in one go !

Only in this way, the diplomatic trend of the Warring States Period was rolled up like a whirlwind again.The envoys of Zhao State rushed to ask for help, the envoys of Qin State sniped everywhere, and the five Shandong countries tried their best to control the situation, planning where to bet the most deadly state at this most delicate juncture?Betting on the Zhao State, if the Qin State destroys the army and wins, it will be a disaster immediately!In Qin State, if Zhao State struggles to escape, even if he does not take revenge immediately, he must firmly remember the revenge of the most critical moment!So there were all kinds of running around, there were continuous hypocrisy and slander, there were all kinds of shuttle-like spying, there were clouds covering and dancing obstacles that no one could see clearly, and there were hum-ha-ha unheard of in the history of diplomatic relations. Wang Gu talked about him from left to right.

Dear judges, please put aside the turmoil of diplomatic relations for the time being, let's first take a look at this unprecedented battlefield. The candles of the Zhongjun Xingyuan were shining brightly all night, and Zhao Kuo stopped talking for the first time.For the whole night, Zhao Kuo stood in front of the two-person board, neither eating nor drinking or moving his feet, but the more he looked at it, the colder his heart became, and the more he looked at it, the less manic he was.Gradually, Zhao Kuo finally understood the current situation of Zhao Jun. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he let out a long sigh. The theory of "fighting against the ground" is really extremely stupid!

The mountains and rivers where Zhao Jun was trapped were south of Changping Pass, east of Laomaling, west of Danshui, and north of Mengao's camp. Shangdang, a city with mountains, rivers and flat land, was tens of miles away. hinterland.In terms of military strength, the Qin army was naturally unable to besiege a good-fighting army equal in number to itself.However, after pondering the terrain of Changping, Zhao Kuo suddenly discovered that although the Changping battlefield is vast, there are very few exits around it. Even an army of hundreds of thousands cannot escape! The root of this is due to the special terrain in the hinterland of Shangdang——

First of all, with Wang He's Laomaling camp, the passage of Zhao Jun's west out of Hedong was blocked. Secondly, there was Meng Ao's camp on the south line, and the passage for Zhao Jun to break through the encirclement and go south along the Danshui River Valley was also blocked. Once again, with the northern fortification of the royal tomb, the connection between the Zhao army and the northern backup base Shichangcheng was cut off. Once again, Yingbao penetrated into the barracks in the northeast of the Great Wall of Stone, and the passage out of Taihang Mountain in the east was completely blocked.

Finally, to the east is the continuous and towering Taihang Mountains. Once Fukouxing, which leads directly to Handan, is blocked, it will be an insurmountable barrier of thousands of mountains! From the point of view of planning, there is another strategy, which is that Zhao Guoli sent reinforcements to the Shangdang, broke through Fukouxing, joined the Zhao army defending Shichangcheng, and captured the northern base of the Qin army. At the same time, the Zhao army in Changping attacked north. Even if the Qin army cannot be defeated, at least all the troops can be withdrawn.However, this first step is to have Zhao Guo have soldiers to send.As a matter of fact, Zhao Guo's army has already marched westward to Shangdang, but Yu Yunzhong's 20,000 frontier troops are struggling to support the Xiongnu Linhu. It is not easy for Li Mu to keep his invincibility. How can he go south without a pass?If a new army is recruited in a hurry without training, how can it have the combat power to fight against the tiger, wolf and Qin army?How can we break through Fukouxing defended by the Qin army?This strategy is obviously to talk about war with his ordinary books, it is not feasible!

As far as Zhao Jun's current situation is concerned, the most terrifying thing is not being surrounded, but the blocking of food roads.With 400,000 troops besieged, why fear a bloody battle?If only relying on bloody battles, it would be impossible for the Qin army to win the warriors of the Zhao army.However, the hinterland of Zhao State could not transport food to the party, and the warehouses in Shichang Wall could not transport food to Changping's army. This is an immediate crisis!Zhao Jun's army food could last at most ten days, and if the Shichangcheng fortress was unobstructed, it would take at most two months of food and grass.In this way, it is obvious that if the fortress of the royal tomb cannot be captured, the army will be starved and out of food after ten days!To capture the fortress of the royal tomb, you will have to deal with food and grass for two months.

"It's a bloody battle to the death! We also want to capture the camp of the royal tomb!" Zhao Kuo stomped his feet fiercely, looked at the misty autumn dawn, and shouted, "Come on! Gather generals to raise the account!" The generals quickly gathered in the Xingyuan big tent, and exhaustion was written all over everyone's face.When Zhao Kuo strode out from behind the big screen holding a long sword, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the frustration of the generals.After a moment of silence, Zhao Kuo gave a generous bow to the generals: "You generals must have understood that the two bases of our army have been divided by the Qin army, and the Changping army is in trouble. The fact is so, there is no need to hide it. What Zhao Kuo said is true : Our army was defeated and trapped, and it is the crime of the general! The battle is not counted, and the refusal to accept a good strategy is Zhao Kuo's two major mistakes!" With a heavy sigh, Zhao Kuo bowed deeply to the generals, "Badu Lieutenant Unjustly committed suicide, more than 60,000 soldiers were killed or injured, the whole army was in trouble, Zhao Kuo was ashamed of the soldiers of the three armies. On the day when the army escaped from trouble, Zhao Kuo should plead guilty to King Zhao and never shirk his commission!" When he raised his head, Zhao Kuo was already Both tears were shed, "Today, Zhao Kuo asked: The main force of our army is still there, but please recommend a brave general to command the whole army to break through the siege! Zhao Kuo asked his army to fight to the death to open the way to atone for his sins!"

The huge gathering hall was silent.The generals saw that the illustrious general who looked down on the world lowered his haughty head and accepted all the responsibilities frankly, so they had already forgiven Zhao Kuo.The style of the military has always advocated daring to act.Killing is nothing more than a nod to the ground. What else can a commander of the three armed forces plead guilty to?After all, Zhao Kuo is not a mediocre person, nor is he useless. His courage, agility in seeing things, courageous tactics, quick decision-making, and today's self-examination are indeed all generals of the three armies. of.These battle-hardened generals have a natural intuition for whether a general is a general or not. After a few orders, they can see that if they go through several battles over time, this person must be the most outstanding commander of the Zhao army!When Zhao Kuo asked the generals to recommend generals and led the army to fight to the death, the generals were deeply shocked.What can I say if the general of the army has such a big heart and the courage to sacrifice his life to save the entire army!

Lieutenant General Zhao Zhuang glanced at the hall, turned around and cupped his hands and shouted loudly: "Shut up the general! Lead the three armies and kill the blood!" "Support the general! Lead the three armies and kill the blood!" All the generals gathered in the hall shouted in unison. Suddenly, tears filled Zhao Kuo's eyes, and for the first time, he felt a solid feeling that he was deeply integrated into the blood of the army. The old father's words flashed through his heart like lightning, "The battlefield is only difficult and dangerous, and those who speak lightly will be defeated." The general's sincere support means that he has put the lives of half a million troops on his shoulders!It was also the first time that Zhao Kuo's heart trembled violently, and the military proverb "General, the Commander of the Three Armies" hit his heart with a bang.It's also strange, how come I didn't have such a heavy heart at all?If in the past there were three points of caution and fear today, why would the eight captains lose their lives?Why is the army in such a predicament?That's right, in the past, what I was thinking about was only using my talents to prove that I was invincible in the world, but now what I was thinking about was the lives of half a million soldiers!Seeing each other in heaven and earth, Zhao Kuo, how shallow and ignorant you were in the past!Thoughts were flying, a solemn and deep mission filled Zhao Kuo, and he finally calmed down.

"The generals entrust the life and death of the three armies to me, and Zhao Kuo is duty-bound!" Facing the generals, Zhao Kuo was firm and sober, "The main force of our army is still there, the combat power is still there, and the road to escape is in a bloody battle." The last time we failed to capture the fortress of the King’s Tomb was because we failed to block the main flank attack of the Qin army in the south and west at the same time, which caused our army to retreat in the middle. The plan this time: Our main force attacked in two ways. He personally led an army of 150,000 troops to the north, and took turns to attack the Wangling camp; on the second route, General Zhao Zhuang led an army of 300,000 troops, and launched a fierce attack on the western and southern part of the Qin army at the same time, locking the enemy's main force in the camp and preventing them from attacking! What do you generals think?" "Follow the general's order!" Facing Zhao Kuo's first question, the generals agreed to take the order with one voice. "All the generals return to the camp, prepare their troops and horses, and go to battle immediately in the afternoon!" "Hi!" With a bang, the generals strode away. It is the mid-August of autumn, and the vast Shangdang Mountains are clear and clear, the pale yellow mountains are undulating under the blue sky, and the valleys are filled with the last spring weather.When it was noon, there was a bit of hot air.At this moment, shrill horns sounded suddenly in the Changping Valley, and a large red cloud-like banner flew north and south in two directions, and the rumbling footsteps of horseshoes were like endless thunder. mountains.Zhao's main force of more than 400,000 troops was dispatched. The royal tomb camp on the northern line immediately fell into an unprecedented fierce battle! Zhao Kuo divided the 150,000 troops into three groups: the 100,000 main infantry divided into two formations, changing every half an hour, attacking in turn, without giving the royal tomb camp any respite; One intercepted and killed the raiding cavalry hidden in the valley in the royal tomb.At this time, Zhao Jun already understood that this battle was about the life and death of the entire army, so everyone bravely fought to the death.Zhao Kuo waved the banner on the hill, and the 50,000 infantry followed the drums and horns and roared towards the Qin barracks: the bow and arrow brigades on both sides were covered by arrow rain, and the leading brigade immediately rushed up to crush the wooden planks and trench carts. Go up the ditch, but when you encounter the fire ditch, there will be countless dense soil packs smashed in; rushing through the ditch, ladders and various wooden ladders will swarm up the barriers, and warriors with scimitars, shields and spears will surge up!After half an hour, the front team felt a little timid, and immediately there was a second team to replace the onslaught.After four rounds of such bloody battles, the roar of the mountains and the tsunami of killing sound shook the sky, and the Royal Tomb's camp was already severely strained.The critical point is that the 25,000 iron cavalry hidden in the valley of Wangling completely lost the effect of raiding Zhao Jun's back under the interception of Zhao Kuo's 50,000 superior cavalry.What's more, Zhao's army took turns to attack fiercely, and large equipment such as machine-fired crossbows, fierce fire oil tanks, and huge stone piles had no time to repair them if they were faulty.Rao Wangling's sudden change, he immediately gave up the defense in the north, and changed the 10,000 cavalry into infantry and put them into the camp.At this time, if Zhao Jun from the Stone Great Wall from the north came to kill him, the fortress of the Royal Tomb would almost certainly fall! As dusk was approaching and torches were lit everywhere, the Zhao army's offensive was still wave after wave, and its ruthless momentum overwhelmed the remaining 30,000 Qin army, which seemed to be unable to hold on.Just at this juncture, Shi Changcheng dispatched more than 30,000 infantry troops to attack, and the Qin army's camp was immediately flooded by huge red waves on both sides!Wang Ling, wearing a long sword, jumped out of the ditch like a bloody lion and shouted, "Old Qin brothers! Fight to the death! Kill——!" In an instant, all Qin soldiers gave up their weapons and jumped out of the ditch, waving With a sword and spear, he began the most tragic face-to-face fight. Just at this extremely critical time, the situation on the battlefield changed suddenly again! We have to start with the main battlefield on the southern front.The army guarded the main pass and trapped the main force of the Zhao army. The soldiers of the Qin army were all jubilant, but Bai Qi did not slack off in the slightest. He immediately issued an order to the whole army: "The battle of trapped beasts has always been feared by soldiers. Que's ancient motto. Today, my generals and soldiers encircle this 400,000-strong army, and they are actually encircling a fierce tiger within a few feet. Seeking skins from tigers, how can it be taken lightly! Let me tell the generals and soldiers of the three armies: the real bloody battle will begin from now on! , follow the military law!" As soon as the order came out, all the troops felt awe-inspiring, and the Qin army pruned up and down as before.After thinking about the scouts' repeated secret reports, Bai Qi gathered for the second time last night in the cave shogunate of Langcheng Mountain, and made arrangements for the upcoming war for an hour.After the deployment was completed, Bai Qi had separate discussions with several generals as usual, and the account was only dispersed at the fourth watch. At noon, Zhao Zhuang's army came out of the camp in two directions to attack the Qin army's camp. Unexpectedly, the former army drove less than two miles away, and met the main force of the Qin army rumbling head-on!In front of Laoma Ridge in the west is a big flag with the word "Wang", and in the Dandong River Valley in the south is a big banner with the word "Meng".Qin Jun marched out of the camp to fight, obviously because he didn't want to be blocked by Zhao Jun in the camp.Zhao Zhuang was also a great general in all battles. As soon as he saw the formation of the Qin army, he knew that today would be a deadly battle. He immediately ordered: "The two armies split up to meet the Qin army! Never let the main force of the Qin army cross Changping Pass!" The Army Fourth Route launched a stormy battle in the Changping River Valley. As soon as the battle started, Bai Qi boarded the watchtower of Langcheng Mountain.Bai Qi's deployment is: Meng Ao's army on the south road storms Zhao's army, and Wang's army in the northwest only needs to withstand it; Wang's army must divide 60,000 troops to break through Zhao's army, and go north to reinforce the Wangling camp.Bai Qi made it very clear to Wang Lu: This battle will be fought in the camp of the royal tomb!The main force of the Zhao army's southern line was dispatched, and the real intention was to block the main force of the Qin army and prevent the north from aiding; Instead of defeating the main force of the Zhao army, they broke through the blocking of the Zhao army with all their strength, and kept the camp of the royal tomb, thus trapping the Zhao army for a long time!The reason why Wang Lu was asked to divide his troops was because Wang Lu's army was known for its fierceness and bravery, and it was unstoppable to charge into the battle.But seeing that an hour passed, Wang Lu's iron cavalry could not break through Zhao Jun's cavalry formation, Bai Qi gradually frowned.The valley of the royal tomb camp is narrow. Although it is good for defense, there is no place to hoard heavy troops. The only way to strengthen this vital camp is to keep heavy reinforcements at all times.From the present point of view, the most critical moment has come, Zhao Kuo led an army of 150,000 to attack in turn, Wang Ling is going to hold on, I'm afraid it's time! "Report to Lord Wu'an: The Royal Tomb's camp is in a hurry!" The old Sima of the Chinese army looked at a red flag that was swinging rapidly downstairs, but he shouted sharply, his veins all over his face. Seeing the red sun sinking to the west, Bai Qi's face suddenly sank: "Order the Huan's Department to dispatch immediately!" "Hi!" The old Sima immediately turned a big red flag on the watchtower, which was an urgent order from the Qin army to the general support army.At the same time, Bai Qi had already stepped off the watch tower and flew on his horse and shouted: "Iron Eagle Swordsman is out!" As soon as the horse descended, the three hundred iron cavalry on the mountain of the shogunate swept down like a hurricane.When they arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain, Huan Lu's 50,000 cavalry had already rumbled away.Bai Qi took the lead, and hurriedly chased after him with the Iron Eagle Flying Rider on his tail. Zhao Zhuang's army was entangled with the main force of the Qin army, but saw the smoke and dust rising from the side, knowing that something was wrong, but was unable to divide the troops at all, and watched the black cavalry rushing north like a furious wave.When Zhao Jun was distracted, Wang Yan let out a roar, and the general flag rushed forward to the iron cavalry under his command, and he rushed to kill and broke through Zhao Jun in an instant, and rushed out all over the mountains and plains!Zhao Zhuang was in a hurry, he stopped drinking, and immediately led a group of knights to step in, and blocked the rear of the Qin army again.In this way, about 30,000 to 40,000 iron cavalry rushed past Zhao Jun one after another.Zhao Zhuang originally wanted to divide his army to follow and pursue him, but was intercepted by tens of thousands of infantry from Meng Ao's department, who detoured to the side and formed an formation to intercept them. A dense rain of arrows came roaring, and the front was a scuffle of infantry and cavalry. Neither side would let the other get away. Hundreds of thousands of troops were entangled in a life-and-death scuffle! When Huan He's army rushed to the northern battlefield like lightning, it coincided with the time when the Zhao army joined forces from the north and the south to attack the barrier.Looking at the flag of the Qin army annihilated from a distance, Huan He knew that something was wrong, and he shouted: "The horn of death!" More than 30 horns around him sounded shortly and fiercely, and this new force that had never participated in the battle rushed towards the camp !Zhao Kuo's 50,000 iron cavalry had already set up a formation behind the attacking infantry, but they just couldn't resist the impact of this black torrent, and they could roll up from behind to cover up the kill, but it happened to coincide with the white iron eagle flying cavalry. kill.These three hundred knights are the real heavy armored knights in the Qin army. Each of them has a heavy armor mask, each horse has an iron armor for body protection, and each has a specially cast fifteen-pound epee. But charging in Pingchuan is invincible!What's even more peculiar is that this iron cavalry has neither a banner nor a horn, and does not shout to kill, but it just spreads out and presses down on the banner of Zhao Kuozhong's army like a mountain. It is really shocking and inexplicable! Zhao Kuoben ordered all the cavalry to cover the camp from behind the Qin army, so as to pinch the Huan'an iron cavalry with the infantry. Suddenly, General Qianqi on the hillside shouted: "Hundreds protect the hill! Thousands of cavalry follow me to intercept and kill!" Zhao Kuo turned around and saw that a ferocious black wave was silently pressing towards the hill, and one could tell from his momentum that this was the famous Iron Eagle Swordsman of the Qin Army!All of a sudden, Zhao Kuo's blood boiled, and he raised his sword and shouted: "Everyone get on your horses! Kill the Iron Eagle Knights! Send them to see Bai Qi!" He flew on his horse and brandished his sword to lead the last hundred cavalry team down the mountain. For the future, Bai Qi has always been on the battlefield with an iron armor mask without a banner and does not reveal the identity of the coach.It was also at this time that the overall situation on the battlefield no longer needed him to give orders, and what was most needed was the charge of his iron eagle swordsman team.When he was in the army, Bai Qi was a warrior in the army, and the fifteen-pound epee was his special weapon for the Iron Eagle Swordsman.When this iron cavalry goes into battle, it never needs an overall order. Usually, it is a solo cavalry that rampages unscrupulously until it completely kills the opponents around it.Today's opponent was Zhao Jun, and Bai Qi only shouted on the road: "Three Cavalry Formation on the battlefield today!" Zhao Kuo's thousand-man flying cavalry are all first-class knights of the Zhao army, and their horses are unique in the world, and their strength is more than twice that of a hundred.Zhao Jun's Flying Cavalry is known for its lightness and fierceness, Qin Jun's Iron Eagle Cavalry is known for its heavy armor, and the coaches of both sides are in the formation. It is the first time that the soldiers of both sides have encountered evenly matched opponents. fight!Although Zhao Jun has many flying cavalry, but Iron Eagle Swordsman's three-cavalry formation coordinates smoothly like a magical mechanism, and its power is like a strangling machine. Even if Zhao Jun's flying cavalry is ten against three, it will not be able to take the lead.In the eyes of Iron Eagle Knight of the Qin Army, Zhao Junfei is like a floating cloud in the sky. Seeing you beside you, the four-foot long sword disappeared when he stretched it out. It is really difficult to resist this dazzling and mighty cavalry and archery team with proficient actual combat coordination. During the half-hour fight, the 40,000 to 50,000 iron cavalry led by Wang Lu arrived one after another. Seeing that the iron eagle cavalry had entangled Zhao Kuo's flying cavalry, they all rushed towards the attacking Zhao army without hesitation.Although the Huan He iron cavalry who arrived first were a fresh force, their strength was only 40% of that of the Zhao army. Although the Zhao army was superior in strength, they fought fiercely for half a day and suffered heavy casualties. Thus, the two armies repeatedly entangled and fought in the camp. Can't get it either.When Wang Yan's army arrived one after another, the situation changed drastically. The Qin army immediately turned from defense to offense, and the two charges pushed the battlefield to the south of the camp. At this time, the sky was already dark, and although there was a bright moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the battlefield was still hazy and boundless.Although Zhao Kuo was in the middle of the battle, his heart was on attacking and defending the camp. Seeing Wang Yan's army approaching, he flew out of the formation and galloped to the edge of the infantry, shouting: "Retreat! Cavalry rush to kill! Infantry retreat first!" Zhao Kuo heard The order was made public, and three cavalry from the Iron Eagle Cavalry rushed out of the battle formation and galloped to Wang Lu's cavalry. In a moment, the Qin army's horn sounded, and the infantry and cavalry army lined up in the south of the camp, but they did not rush to kill. Withdrawn to the south of Changping Pass. The Qin army lit torches to count the battlefield. More than 50,000 defenders of the camp died in battle, and the remaining 20,000 cavalry were bloody and seriously injured!When the soldiers carried a blood man to Wang He's banner, Bai Qi suddenly took off his mask, shouted: "Wang Ling!" and hugged the blood man.The blood man smiled hoarsely with his white teeth bared: "Mr. Wu An, the stinky Zhao Jun really has the guts to kill, kill with enthusiasm..." Before he could say a word, he passed out. Seeing the military doctor rushing to treat Wang Ling, Bai Qi ordered in a low voice to Wang He: "Immediately dispatch Meng Ao's 80,000 infantry troops to replace Wang Ling, Huan He's iron cavalry to supplement Meng Ao's troops, and Huan He to replace Wang Ling to defend the fort. , your troops will go back to Lao Maling!" After Wang He took the order, Bai Qi immediately summoned Huan He for a while to give a secret order, and Huan He's cavalry immediately headed north from the camp and the river valley without flags and drums. When Bai Qi returned to the shogunate in the Langcheng Mountain Cave, the sky was brightly lit. Just after finishing his military meal, the old Sima hurried in to report: Ying Bao Huan's two forces were attacking, and the Shichangcheng camp had fallen! "Okay!" Bai Qi slapped the table violently and shouted, "This battle is already sixty percent."