Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 53

Wang Jian is good at using soldiers steadily and steadily.And this time he was going to use [-] infantry to resist Li Mu's [-] cavalry attack for half a day, so even the temporary camp was built by him like an iron barrel.

At the entrance of the valley, thick trees felled on a special trip to the mountain were used to lay down two rows of wooden piles, which are high on the outside and low on the inside, as the camp wall. Planks were placed between the two rows of piles for soldiers to stand on and defend.

A row of horse-rejection posts was set up outside the camp wall to prevent the impact of war horses, and there was a trench just dug outside the horse-rejection posts.

Inside the camp, there are still two simple camp walls temporarily erected in case the outer camp walls are breached.

The innermost part of the camp was the large tent of the Chinese army where Wang Jian was. In front of the tent was a black flag of Commander Qin's flag, which was rattling against the strong wind.

The [-] soldiers staying in the camp of the Qin army, except for a few standing guard at the back of the valley, have all gathered behind the camp wall. around the camp wall.

"Da da da..." Like an earthquake, the sound of horseshoes came from far and near, and the neighing of several war horses could be heard faintly.

Zhao Guo cavalry arrived.

It is undoubtedly a very prodigal act to use cavalry to attack a camp. Cavalry is suitable for field battles, and the damage caused by attacking a camp is quite large. This project has been monopolized by infantry since ancient times.

However, this time Li Mu sneaked a long-range attack on the rear of the Qin army, even if he was reluctant, he could only use his elite cavalry. If he used infantry, it is a matter of how much energy he can save for fighting when the infantry treks over. Even at the speed of infantry, they couldn't outrun the cavalry of the Qin army.

Zhao Jun's cavalry approached the camp, and the two sides first shot a shower of arrows at each other from a distance. Due to the long distance, few people were basically injured.

Immediately, Zhao Jun sent two divisions (using the military establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, 2500 people per division) cavalry led by two division commanders to launch the first round of tentative charges against the camp. The soldiers were soldiers, but the cavalry lost hundreds, which was twice as much as that of the Qin army.

Li Mu also hesitated for a moment. Although the Qin army had few soldiers, they defended against danger, so they could only attack from this entrance.According to this situation, even if this wave of Qin army is wiped out, Zhao Jun's cavalry will lose more than half.

In case the Qin army cheated, Wang Jian was not in the camp at all.Use [-] cavalry to fight off Qin's [-] infantry, and the business will suffer a lot.

Seeing that Zhao Jun did not launch the next round of attack for a long time, Wang Jian also guessed what Li Mu was thinking.

Immediately ignoring the objections of the guards, he stood on the camp wall and shouted loudly: "Li Mu, are you just a coward? How dare you fight with our army in an open and honest manner?"

As soon as Wang Jian appeared on the stage, he attracted all of Li Mu's attention. The two had fought quite a lot on the battlefield in the past few years, so they were very familiar with each other.When Li Mu saw that Wang Jian was indeed in the camp, he immediately made up his mind.

As long as Wang Jian can be eliminated, then everything is worthwhile. Now Zhao Guo can only use this way of drinking poison to quench his thirst to win this war. As for whether he can survive the next time, Li Mu can't guarantee it.

Immediately, he drew his sword and pointed to the sky, and ordered: "The whole army is led by four commanders, and they will attack the Qin army's camp in turn. Those who capture or kill Wang Jian alive will be rewarded with a hundred gold.

kill! "

The entrance of the valley was relatively narrow, and the rolling Zhao army couldn't use it at all, so the four divisions had to take turns to attack non-stop, without giving the Qin army any time to rest.

As the attacking side, the Zhao army suffered heavy casualties, but at this time, it was even more obvious that Li Mu's army was strictly governed. Under Li Mu's order, the Zhao army's cavalry seemed to put life and death aside, wave after wave. Constantly launched a charge.The space hundreds of meters in front of the camp was filled with horses and the corpses of Zhao soldiers.

Soon the trenches outside were filled with corpses, and the horse-rejection posts were overturned by the continuous impact.Zhao Jun's cavalry even rushed under the camp several times.

The casualties of the Qin army also continued to rise as time went by. The blood almost stained the entire camp wall, and it was impossible to distinguish which belonged to the enemy and which belonged to him.The officers and soldiers of the Qin army behind the camp wall had only one thought in mind at the moment, they must block it, even if they block it with their own bodies, they must not let the Zhao army cavalry enter the camp.

Once Zhao Jun breaks through, the remaining infantry in the camp will have no chance against the cavalry at all.

The hundreds of generals, chiefs, and chiefs on the side also kept cheering up the sergeants, "Hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive soon!"

The outermost and strongest camp of the Qin army was crumbling after only holding on for less than an hour.

Not only was it impossible to form a comprehensive defense due to the heavy casualties of the soldiers, but also several camps had already been breached by the Zhao army, and it was difficult to withstand the next wave of cavalry attacks with flesh and blood.

Seeing this, Wang Jian immediately issued an order: "The whole army retreats and defends the wall of the second battalion." After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Qin army retreated quickly taking advantage of the extremely short gap between the two waves of attacks.

On the way to retreat, Wang Jian also ordered the military tents along the way to be set on fire, hoping to stop Zhao Jun for a while.

Because although there were still two simple camp walls, they were erected hastily and could only have a very limited defensive effect.

After retreating to the second line of defense, Wang Jian looked to the south wearily. "I didn't expect Zhao Jun's offensive to be so sharp, regardless of damage. It seems that it is difficult for me to persist for a long time. I hope Sima Chang can return to help soon, otherwise this time it will be a big game."

After the main force of the Qin army approached Fangfang City, the [-] cavalry led by Sima Chang turned around and rushed back to the camp.

The remaining [-] Qin troops continued to rush towards the house city.The feigned cavalry has returned, and the house city on the bank of Huai River is the real intention of this army.

Li Mutong's cavalry was not there. If there were only [-] Zhao army infantry, even if it was a siege battle, the Qin army would have full confidence in capturing the house.

As the distance from the house city was getting closer and closer, Xin Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qin army who was ordered to lead the Qin army, felt that something was wrong.Not only did a Zhao Jun's scout around the Qin Army not find it, but the house city from afar was completely silent.

Sensing the strange Xin Sheng, he didn't know what the hell Li Mu was doing. Li Mu never played cards according to common sense. In recent years, Qin Jun has suffered a lot from him.Immediately, the Qin army was ordered to strengthen its security, and now only soldiers can come to cover the water and soil.

When approaching the house, Xin Sheng couldn't understand what was going on.There is no soldier on the city wall at all, only some old and weak women and children.

"Could it be an 'empty city plan'" Xin Sheng thought to himself.When it comes to the empty city plan, everyone naturally thinks of Zhuge Liang's use in the Three Kingdoms period.However, there is no record of Zhuge Liang using the empty city strategy in real history. Instead, it appeared several times during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

The closest time to this time was during the first battle of Tiandan Fuguo. The old and weak women and children were sent to defend the city to make the Yan army relax their vigilance.

Xin Sheng's family has a long history, and when he saw this situation, he immediately thought of the empty city plan for decades. "Could it be that Li Mu wants to trick me according to Tian Danzhi's calculations!" It is true that facing thousands of mad cows running wildly, no one would dare to stand in front of them.

Immediately ordered: "Stop..., the whole army is on alert. Send scouts to investigate the house and city first."

The results of the investigation soon came out. Except for the old and the weak, women and children, there was really no Zhao Jun on the house city, and the house city was not big. According to the people in the city, Zhao Jun left with his whole army in the early morning.

After hearing the news, Xin Sheng's face changed drastically: "No, I fell for the trick, the general is in danger!"

(End of this chapter)