Chapter 422 Midway Encounter
Zhao Kuo led his troops to capture Hangu Pass, completing a historic turning point, perhaps from the moment of survival in the Battle of Changping has been doomed, of course, everything is not as smooth as imagined, several escapes from death, which is far from being able to understand the danger, boarding the pass, looking far away, that direction should be where Xianyang, the capital of Qin, has experienced too much, just to end the troubled times as soon as possible.
There were shouts below, and the broken door was broken and carried away by the joint efforts of everyone, the whole stone gate weighed thousands of catties, and the edges were cut neatly, and it was impossible to imagine how it was made with the craftsmanship at that time, and how it was transported to Hangu Pass, and the power of people was so incredible.
Behind Zhao Kuo, a group of generals gathered, a big victory captured Hangu Pass, the joy in his heart can be imagined, this is equivalent to choking the throat of the Qin State, the initiative is completely in the hands of the Zhao people, the wind is gusting, revealing a bit of coolness, at that moment the troubles caused by the death and injury on the battlefield completely dissipated.
"King, the front army has been dispatched, and I am worried that I will be attacked by Wang Jian along the way, so I ordered the cavalry to respond later."
Zhao Kuo waved his arm, stood on Hangu Pass and issued an order to attack Qin, what a momentum, everyone behind him looked up, once the dream was becoming a reality step by step, if it wasn't for Zhao Kuo, who could imagine that this life could witness the moment when the troubled times were calm, this point no one can surpass, Mu Chen laughed, "Happy, really happy, listen to the wind in Hangu Pass today, and drink in Xianyang City tomorrow." β
Wang Jian must not have such a good interest, 200,000 troops out of Xianyang, what a momentum, young and famous, high-spirited, just want to achieve a great thing, help the King of Qin to complete the great cause of unifying the world, surpassing Bai Qi to achieve the first general reputation, after this defeat, the frustration can be imagined.
The front fortress was in a mess, and the traces of the wolf cavalry attack still existed, and a team of cavalry returned, "General, there is something wrong with the city fortress ahead!" β
"Have you found any people?"
The leader shook his head, "It's empty, that's what makes me feel strange." β
Wang Qianren frowned on the horse, it was true, he vaguely remembered the moment when he led the army to pass through here that day, and the city defenders opened the city gate, what happened here. "Let me take a look, and I'll see."
Wang Jian urged him to step forward immediately, but saw a mess above the city fortress, several city walls collapsed, judging from the traces, it should be caused by external forces, this is located between Xianyang and Hangu Pass, which can be called the safest place, what happened, Wang Jian was full of disbelief in his eyes, if it wasn't everything too real, he really thought it was a dream.
Wang Jian picked up his horse and entered the fortress, the situation inside was almost the same as outside, the broken wooden door fell to the side, and then he saw white bones, mostly gnawed by wild beasts, and a few wild dogs in the distance stared at the intruder with their teeth bared.
"Xianyang has changed!" I should have thought of this a long time ago, otherwise why didn't I receive a reply from the king for a long time, and I didn't see the reinforcements, even if the materials of Hangu Pass were also brought with him when he set out that day, Wang Jian exclaimed, losing Hangu Pass at least has the strength to fight again, once Xianyang is lost, it will be a completely fatal blow to Qin.
"Speed up the march and return to Xianyang."
The army passed through the city, and the speed increased significantly, and suddenly smoke and dust rose in the distance, and a sound of horses' hooves followed, "Array." With a shout, the front army quickly stopped, the spear forward, Wang Jian still had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses left, although the remnants of the army also had the power of a battle, judging from the rising smoke and dust, the opponent's strength was less than 10,000.
Did the people who came retreat from Xianyang Wolf Ride, or rushed to Hangu Pass to check on LΓΌ Buwei? If it is the former, what will it be like for the two remnants to meet?
The sound of horse hooves is approaching, all the cavalry, with different clothes and ornaments, carrying on their shoulders, carrying on horseback, it is one of the retreating wolf horses, Xianyang was defeated and suffered heavy casualties, and they had to admit that they were unlucky, but fortunately, the Qin army did not pursue, and simply got some benefits along the way, and the villages around Xianyang suffered one after another, the wolves rode in, the property and food were robbed, the men were killed, the women were insulted, and the light of the torches showed an ugly scene.
This is the troubled times, the world where the strong are respected, and ordinary people can only bear it silently.
"Someone is blocking the way!"
A person pointed with his hand, the strong man in the middle looked in the direction of his finger, there was indeed a team of people and horses in the middle to block the way, the terrain here is open, the most suitable for cavalry combat, Xianyang was defeated, the wolf cavalry was trapped in it, and the weekday combat relied on impact, and losing the speed advantage was equivalent to cutting off an arm.
"Rush straight over."
The speed of the wolf riding did not stop, Wang Jian arranged the front camp just stabilized, the other party had already killed, judging from the clothes on his body, it should be a Bashu barbarian, and he couldn't help frowning, he had contact with these barbarians, the impact formation was extremely fierce, he didn't dare to be careless, he waved his arm, and the remnant shooter camp behind him moved forward quickly.
The wolf rode closer, Wang Jian let out a sigh of relief, the encounter with the city fortress should have been done by these barbarians, but he breathed a sigh of relief, although the barbarians are not good at attacking the city, so Xianyang can be safe, what to do now is to concentrate all the forces to eliminate this group of people and horses.
"Shoot!"
The wolf rode closer, the bow and arrow in the hands of the Qin army were sent out at the same time, although the archers were not more than 100 people still played a role, the wolf rode forward, their own defense was limited, a burst of arrows came, rushing to the front camp and falling off the horse, the whole assault camp was in chaos, losing control of the war horse running around, invisibly affecting the speed of the entire assault array, the wolf rider adjusted its position one after another, and relied on its extraordinary riding skills to avoid the panic and walk the war horse, and rushed out again after some adjustment.
Taking this opportunity, the bow and arrow camp was ready again, without the slightest hesitation, aimed at the barbarians in front of him and immediately shot them, with the last experience, the wolf riders fell downward, the casualties were reduced, and the cavalry in front rushed to the front, and the huge weapon in his hand was smashed out, and the blood light rose, this almost barbaric style of play was terrifying.
As the wolf cavalry entered, the bow and arrow camp quickly retreated, and the infantry with spears moved forward, the Qin army light cavalry on both sides was ready, the Qin army did not give an inch, the other party approached and at the same time the spear in his hand stabbed upwards diagonally, and the two camps were killed and wounded, although the wolf cavalry was fierce, after all, the number was limited, and he was also anxious to see that he could not break through for a long time, and left the Xianyang range, not wanting to meet these people here.
"Hit again."
The rear camp has adjusted the position of the war horse, the legs are suddenly clamped, the war horse is in pain and gallops forward, there is only a team of cavalry left in the rear to prepare quickly, the leader of the wolf cavalry has a gloomy face, and he knows in his heart that there is only one way to rush out, using the advantage of the cavalry to keep impacting back and forth, even if the opponent's defense is strong, it is also impossible to block the impact of the wolf horse, just a little, the cavalry on both sides of the opponent slowly advancing forward is worrying.