The armies of Qin and Chu met on the plain by the Ying River. Zhao Kuo didn't give the other side any chance to think. The chariot, as the vanguard, rushed directly towards the enemy, while the infantry followed the chariot.
Behind you, press the gap torn by the chariot to break through. This is a very simple command method, but people who are familiar with this method can use it to their advantage, such as Zhao Kuo.
He has been fighting for decades and has encountered all kinds of enemies. It can be said that after defeating a series of famous generals such as Bai Qi, Wei Wuji, Lian Po, and Meng Ao, Zhao Kuo is now fully qualified.
Standing on the top of the famous generals, of course, there are people like Wang Jian, Li Mu, and even Zhao Kang who are not bad, but in the eyes of the world, there must be some gap between these juniors and the senior Zhao Kuo.
Take the current war as an example. Xiang Yan responded quickly. After he knew Zhao Kuo's thoughts, he gave up the front army because the front army had no combat effectiveness at all. It was originally composed of old and weak soldiers.
Unable to withstand the attack for too long, he focused his attention on the rear army. The Chu army lacked chariots and most of them were infantry. In order to deal with Qin's chariots, he hurriedly organized a shield-bearer and spear-bearer formation.
The first column, assisted by crossbowmen, hurriedly began to move the grain carts behind them forward, sideways to resist the impact.
It can be said that Xiang Yan did an outstanding job. Ordinary generals would not be able to make arrangements so quickly in a short period of time. Unfortunately, his opponents are not ordinary people. Zhao Kuo always has a sense of integrity when commanding his chariots.
With a considerable figure, Zhao Kuo not only absorbed the best of hundreds of schools of thought in academics and became a master of miscellaneous schools, but also in terms of tactics, he almost learned the characteristics of many generals of the same era and integrated them all.
First of all, let’s take a look at this reverse-rolling bead curtain, using chariots to expel enemy soldiers to rush into the battle. Does it look familiar? Yes, this is Bai Qi’s best style of play. Bai Qi can find various opportunities to disrupt the opponent.
After encountering him several times, Zhao Kuo also learned this method. He mainly relied on the deterrence of the chariot, but at the same time he could not kill everyone. Instead of killing the enemy, he used them to rush into the formation.
Arrays are more effective in causing confusion.
In addition, does Zhao Kuo attack in an instant, bring a few days of dry food with him, and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy before he can react? Does it look familiar? This is the specialty of a drunkard in Wei State, relying on his rapid marching speed
With his outstanding battlefield sense, this drunkard can always appear in unexpected places and catch his opponents by surprise.
When it comes to commanding chariots, Zhao Kuo prefers Lian Po's commanding skills, rationally using the chariots' charging capabilities to cut the battlefield from different directions. It does not need to kill many enemies, but it must be formed locally to hit more enemies.
Young man, the chariot cuts the cake and the infantry eats it... Zhao Kuo stood on the military chariot and kept raising flags, while the chariot kept changing directions according to his orders. On this plain,
They quickly cut the big cake of Chu into slices.
While integrating these strategies, Zhao Kuo also fully displayed his own characteristics. What are Zhao Kuo's characteristics? When the soldiers heard the news that Zhao Kuo had come to the south, they were extremely excited and stood on tiptoe to wait for him.
When Zhao Kuo personally came to the military camp to greet the soldiers and help them solve their problems, the soldiers shed tears. When Zhao Kuo stood on the military chariot with his flag fluttering in the wind, the soldiers became extremely fanatical.
Zhao Kuo was able to maximize the elusive and ungraspable thing called the general's heart. For some reason, the same army, in the hands of Xin Wu and in the hands of Zhao Kuo, were two completely different armies. The name Zhao Kuo could
Making his soldiers crazy can make the enemy frightened. But Zhao Kuo is not pretending, nor is he doing it to fight. He really cherishes his soldiers and respects them very much.
Compared with him, an incompetent old farmer from Xianyang, it was the bloodshed and sacrifice of these people that created a unified civilization. Zhao Kuo just wanted to help them so that they could all survive. In Zhao Kuo's eyes, these people
They are all like his children. They are young and they should not be sacrificed for no reason...
Therefore, when the two sides fought, Xiang Yan felt the despair almost instantly. Yes, it was despair. Xiang Yan had never fought against Zhao Kuo in person. When he was in Korea, he also fought against Wang Jian, not face to face.
This was his first time encountering Zhao Kuo. He watched the crazy Qin army shouting and rushing up. The chariots tore up his defense line, and then they began to cut the position regardless of the situation. The infantry
They poured in and surrounded the Chu people in the middle.
Xiang Yan hurriedly issued a flag order, and the troops on the right wing moved forward to attack the enemy's frontier army. Because there was water in the other direction, this would disrupt the Qin army's formation... But when Xiang Yan just issued the order,
The Qin State had directly penetrated into the Chu Army. There was nothing in front of the right-wing army, and they attacked alone. Xiang Yan's hands trembled slightly, and the Qin Army, which was like a tiger and a wolf, completely penetrated into the Chu Army.
Xiang Yan found that he could not command the army at all. He could give orders, but the Chu troops who were separated in various places could not execute them.
At that moment, Zhao Kuo's military chariots launched their final attack. When Wu Chenghou's flag charged towards Xiang Yan, the Qin soldiers also launched their final push. The Chu soldiers were pushed
Falling into the water, being trampled on, constantly defeated, unable to find a place to escape, at this moment, Zhao Kuo opened the fence and withdrew the troops in the rear. At this moment, the soldiers of Chu State started to flee from the gap with shouts.
...Chu** team completely collapsed...
At this time, it was less than an hour before Xiang Yan met Zhao Kuo.
Xiang Yan took a deep breath and heard the driver beside him shouting: "Retreat! General! Retreat!!"
Xiang Yan could not hesitate and directly ordered a retreat. The Chu army began to flee, but Zhao Kuo did not choose to pursue it. The chariots also stopped to deal with the remaining Chu army. The war ended soon. Chu
General Xiang Yan fled with thousands of soldiers, while the rest of the Chu people were either killed or captured. Zhao Kuo was on the battlefield, constantly helping to treat the wounded, and Xin Wu followed him, never leaving.
"General...General, Xiang Yan was defeated even before he could issue three orders..."
Xin Wu was very excited. He really couldn't express the shock in his heart. Zhao Kuo lowered his head and helped treat the wounds of the wounded soldiers without saying a word. Soon, the battlefield was cleaned up, and Zhao Kuo also dragged
Xin Wu returned to the military chariot with a tired body, Xin Wu still followed him, muttering, "General, today I know what it means to use soldiers like a god. I think even if Lord Wu An is reincarnated, he will definitely not be as good as you..."
Zhao Kuo stopped, turned around, looked at Xin Wu who looked enthusiastic, and said seriously: "Actually, I hate the battlefield."
"Really, I hate war."
Xin Wu was speechless. Chen Xiao, who came up, helped him change the subject. He said, "General? What should we do next? This defeated army of Chu State cannot run very fast. Please
Allow me to lead the cavalry in pursuit and capture them all." However, Zhao Kuo shook his head and asked, "How many of the enemies have escaped?" Chen Xiao thought seriously for a moment and said, "Escape with Xiang Yan.
There are probably thousands of people...if we include those who fled earlier, there are probably nearly 10,000 people..."
"Then let them escape."
"Let them escape first, and we will follow them..."
"Where is the target?"
"The target is Xiang Yan."
What Zhao Kuo said was unclear, but no one dared to ask him anymore, including Chen Xiao, and they didn't dare to remind him. Wu Chenghou must have his own plan, he thought. Next, Zhao Kuo
Kuo led his troops and followed Xiang Yan. He did not pursue them with all his strength, but just followed. Xiang Yan fled to Ju Yang, and Zhao Kuo attacked here. Xiang Yan could only continue to run, and he and his men could not defend Ju Yang.
Zhao Kuo easily attacked Juyang. Then, he followed Xiang Yan all the way. He was unstoppable and kept attacking the city. No city could stop him. Just when Xiang Yan was about to be tortured to death by Zhao Kuo
, the army sent by Shouchun finally came to respond. This army had more than 60,000 people. When Xiang Yan came to the army, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. The general who commanded this army was called Xiong.
Mao.
Xiong Mao is a young general who was recently promoted by the King of Chu. The King of Chu likes these energetic young people. Xiong Mao is also considered to be a relatively good young general in the Chu Kingdom. When Xiang Yan came to him with a disgraced face
, he hurriedly asked the army to stop, stationed here, and went to greet Xiang Yan in person. The relationship between Xiong Mao and Xiang Yan was not very good, but there was no major conflict. Especially in such a foreign war, unity is the most important thing.
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"Go back to the city quickly... Go back to Shouchun, come back to Shouchun...", Xiang Yan breathlessly looked at the young general in front of him and issued the order.
Xiong Mao was stunned and asked: "The enemy is still pursuing?"
"Yes, return to the city quickly."
Xiong Mao didn't want to flee the battlefield like this, but seeing Xiang Yan in such a mess and thinking about Zhao Kuo's terrible record, he decided to obey Xiang Yan's order. He hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat.
At that moment, the scout rushed in and said: "A large army of Qin has appeared in the north and is heading towards us..." Xiong Mao was a little startled. He looked at Xiang Yan and asked in fear: "
General, what should we do??"
The young general was indeed frightened and a little at a loss. Although he had an absolute advantage in military strength, he was still afraid. He had never fought with the Qin people. Xiang Yan said hurriedly: "Leave some people to delay the enemy, and the rest."
We are retreating, I think Zhao Kuo seems to want to attack Shouchun... We can only defend his attack by relying on the tall city. If we go back too late, Shouchun will also fall..."
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Xiong Mao was stunned for a moment. He was actually plotting against Shouchun??
Seeing his trembling appearance, Xiang Yan reluctantly took over his position and began to make his own deployment. He left 20,000 people here to resist defense, but the rest of the soldiers began to retreat, unwilling to fight Zhao Kuo.
..As for the 20,000 people, Xiang Yan also had an explanation. As long as he could hold off the enemy for a period of time, run away if you can't hold on. Don't hesitate... Zhao Kuo didn't hesitate at all. Before Xiang Yan made the deployment,
By that time, the front armies of both sides had already started fighting.
The Chu people abandoned the front army and the rest retreated. This was a huge blow to the morale of the Chu army.
After the two sides fought, Zhao Kuo once again defeated the army in front of him through his chariots. When his chariots took the lead in attacking, the enemy collapsed... Zhao Kuo turned the ambush into an encounter, and then
He turned the encounter into a pursuit battle. Relying on the idea that the enemy did not dare to confront him head-on, he continued to pursue. More than 30,000 Qin people chased 60,000 to 70,000 people within the territory of Chu...
Xiang Yan, who had given up the fight at first, felt regretful at this moment.
After choosing to escape for the first time, he could only continue to escape and could no longer choose to fight head-on... And if he had chosen to fight head-on in the first place, the danger would have been extremely high. It is hard to say that the defeat of his troops here would not cause chaos after the war started.
..In a war, as long as one party flees, this phenomenon may spread to the entire army. Only then did Xiang Yan understand what Zhao Kuo was thinking. He deliberately let himself escape...
Shouchun was in extreme chaos, and the news from the Qin people had spread throughout the country.
The King of Chu was sitting in the palace, his face ashen.
At first, when a scout brought news that Xiang Yan had been defeated, the King of Chu did not panic and hurriedly asked Xiong Mao to lead his army to respond.
Then came the news that Juyang and other cities had fallen, but the King of Chu did not panic. He asked Ling Yin to summon the army.
When Xiong Mao and Xiang Yan were chased and beaten, and the enemy was less than a hundred miles away from Shouchun, the King of Chu finally couldn't sit still.
He really couldn't imagine that Qin defeated his own army of 100,000 with an army of 30,000 to 40,000. It seemed that he wanted to attack Shouchun? What a shame. King Chu just cursed his general angrily.
, and at the same time, he had a deep fear of Zhao Kuo. He finally obeyed Ling Yin's instructions and hurriedly left Shouchun and went to the south to hunt... Chu State was about to move its capital again.
The King of Chu was sitting on the carriage, looking at the chaotic Shouchun. His face became more and more ugly. Is he really going to abandon the capital just because of 20,000 or 30,000 people? At this moment, he was so angry and desperate.
The main force of the Qin State is still outside the Great Wall, and the partial troops summoned by the two counties can move the capital. So if one day, Zhao Kuo brings the main force of the Qin State to attack the Chu State, does he still have the slightest hope?
?
This arrogant, arrogant and rude king of Chu finally realized his ignorance at this moment. He seemed to think things too simply. War is not a numbers game, and it is not whoever has more people can win.
.The King of Chu lowered his head in frustration and slowly left Shouchun. The ministers of the Chu State also followed him away, and the people of Shouchun were even more panicked and fled in all directions. The Chu State was in chaos.
Xiang Yan and Xiong Mao led the rest of the soldiers to Shouchun in a hurry, but were surprised to find that the place had almost become an empty city.
Xiang Yan hurriedly began to deploy city defense.
Zhao Kuo stood on the military chariot, just outside Shouchun City, looking at the Chu army on the city wall from a distance.
Xiang Yan stood on the top of the city, looking at the figure on the military vehicle, and couldn't help but shudder.
Just like Zhao Kuo did when he saw Bai Qi's figure at Zhao Changcheng.