Chapter 326 Battle of Yiyang (Twenty-one)
The Qin army entered the valley, the figure above swayed, the shield hand distributed on the periphery, strictly preventing the arrow or boulder from falling, the entire camp marched extremely slowly, the main general was not in a hurry, the king had an order to march cautiously, just waiting for the troops on both sides to beat the opponent from the dangerous road to guò by surprise, if the middle road is too fast, it will be unfavorable to the whole battle situation, on the battlefield, how to cooperate between different camps is the most exquisite general ability and tacit understanding on weekdays.
At the mouth of the valley, the terrain gradually opens up, the scenery in the distance is unobstructed, the valley is dangerous, and the back is a flat river, this terrain is most suitable for the formation to rush and kill, the advantage of the Zhao army is completely lost, Zhao Kuo will not give up here, Ying Zheng has seen the marching map, and has guessed that it must be another bloody battle here, the woods on both sides of the valley, the black shadow is shaking, the cavalry of the Zhao army is hiding in it, the long sword is in hand, just waiting for the Qin army to approach and suddenly kill.
On both sides of the mountain road, the Qin army moved forward in turn, the atmosphere did not dare to grow, the terrain was dangerous, fortunately, the Zhao army did not set up an ambush here in advance, otherwise it would not be possible to pass through guò at all, just arrange a team of elites in the dangerous place to block the opponent's strength several times, so dangerous, did Zhao Kuo ignore it?
Above the valley in the middle road, the number of Zhao troops is limited, but it is used to bluff, and the terrain on both sides is the most suitable for ambushing soldiers, even if Qin Wang Yingzheng thinks so, Zhao Kuo just went the other way, the middle road valley is arranged on both sides of the suspicious soldiers, the cavalry is distributed on both sides of the valley mouth, the whole valley is just like a cloth bag, as long as the mouth is blocked, the Qin army can only be blocked in the valley, just near the mouth of the valley, and a team of shooters is arranged in the high places above, so it is enough.
The wind was gusting, there was a bang, the stones fell from above with sand and stones, the Qin army camp was in chaos, a miserable scream, a person slipped under his feet and fell from above, and disappeared in an instant, the companion next to him opened his mouth wide, his body bent down, his arm stretched out, or a step slower, watching his companion fall into the mountain and cry out.
"What's going on?"
"There was a stone falling from it, and someone accidentally fell down."
One person bent down to pick it up, but the size of a fist, everyone's attention was dangerously attracted, a heart was always lifted, and any sound above it could make people collapse instantly, and the position of the person just happened to be on the periphery, and the whole person fell directly with a shake of his legs.
"Waste, a stone is scared like this, don't lose the face of the Qin people."
"General, stay on the road, why do you go to such a ghost place, it's weird and scary."
The man sneered, "Don't underestimate here, as long as you follow the lì pass guò from here, you can defeat the Zhao army." ”
"Defeat the Zhao army!" Everyone looked at each other, their eyes were full of doubts, and no less than 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses died in the hands of Zhao Jun, so they relied on their own people to defeat Zhao Jun.
"What did Zhao Jun rely on along the way?"
"Calculate."
The man shook his head, "Wrong, this kind of thing is just a trick to deceive people, from the arrow tower to Tucheng and then here, Zhao people have always been in front of us, it is undeniable that Zhao Kuo is very smart, and knows how to grasp the geographical advantage to the greatest extent, now it is different, as long as you bypass from here, go around to the rear of the Zhao army, it is us who control the geographical advantage, and the good life of the Zhao people is completely over." After speaking, the soldiers beside him seemed to be also infected, defeating Zhao Jun, defeating Zhao Kuo, how many people were looking forward to that moment.
"Kill Zhao Kuo, attack Handan, and kill all the women of Zhao Kingdom."
A burst of laughter came out, and the original tense atmosphere suddenly became relaxed, but no one noticed the pair of angry eyes on the top of the steep mountain, both hands forward, touching the cold rock, the battle broke out at any time, everyone waited for the opportunity, an opportunity for the Qin army to collapse, why did the Zhao army appear here?
It is implied in the book that Zhao Kuo personally led the cavalry to block the attack of the Qin army, and the troops above retreated and left quickly at night, and when the Qin army found that the city had already been empty, only a hundred wounded war horses were left neighing from time to time, and the entire Qin army camp, hundreds of thousands of troops, fell into uneasiness all night, and did not want to be killed by these injured war horses.
If a nerve is too tight, it is easy for people to collapse faster.
Ying Zheng finally realized that in order to take care of the rear army's marching speed along the way, the speed of the march was completely affected, and the Zhao army only brought dry food, and drinking water could be obtained along the way, and the flexibility of the entire camp was greatly improved.
Ensure flexibility, show their own advantages, and also maximize the time to buy, all the way forward, along the way is flat ground can not build defense, the Qin army carries catapults, the arrow tower is completely useless, Zhao Kuo is Zhao Kuo, always come up with a way that others can't think of, the roads along the way have been destroyed by the Zhao army, the Qin army had to be buried later, a big war has evolved into a game of you digging and I bury, which makes people sigh.
The two mountains are adjacent to each other, there is a valley in the middle, the valley is also spacious, dozens of people can walk side by side, the same is connected to each other, if it takes a lot of time to go around the road, here was once the only way for Chu and Qi merchants to enter Xianyang.
"King, a recipient has been found in front of you."
"Let's take a look."
Zhao Kuo urged the horse to step forward, and the generals around him accompanied him, after all, this is Qin Land, many things must be guarded against, everyone approached, people could see clearly on the horse, an old man sat there, scattered bamboo baskets on the side, his expression was painful, and he grabbed his ankles tightly with his hands.
Zhao Kuo jumped off the horse, and the old man was so frightened that he begged again and again, "Spare your life, spare your life, do it well, and let the little old man have a way out." ”
"Old man, don't be afraid."
Zhao Kuo bent down, grabbed his right hand, the old man shouted out in fright, Zhao Kuo's position was the injured place, click, the right hand grabbed the left hand and pressed it, the whole action was clean and neat.
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
The old man looked incredulous, as a Chu person, he was most afraid of meeting Qin Jun, and he didn't want to treat himself without being rude, "The old man is a Chu person?" ”
"Yes."
"Don't be afraid, we are Zhao people, not Qin people."
"Zhao Ren?" The old man looked puzzled, he had too little experience, and he had a guy on his body, and he couldn't tell it at all.
Zhao Kuo smiled indifferently, stretched out his hand to help, the old man stood up from the ground, moved, although there was a little pain, at least he could walk, he blamed himself for being greedy, there was still a journey from the village, if it weren't for these people, even if they didn't starve to death, they would be eaten by wild wolves.
"Thank you." After saying that, he bent down, no matter how he faced these people with sharp blades, he was always afraid.
"How did you get hurt on your feet?"
"Accidentally fell from above."
Zhao Kuo raised his head, and finally saw clearly, a fruit tree grew on the stone wall above, hung with wild fruits, red and green, people couldn't help but swallow saliva, most of them were passing by and wanted to try it, accidentally fell from it, the mountain is steep and how can an old man with weak legs and feet be able to climb up.
"Pick some off."
"Yes!"
A few people stepped forward, their hands and feet were sharp, the flying tiger claws shook out, and the figure jumped up, a few moments have reached the top of the stone wall, stretched out his hand to take it off, the old man was surprised in his eyes, the first time he saw this kind of thing, he thought that he had spent a lot of effort to climb only half of it, and finally his feet slipped and fell from above.
"It's getting dark, let's go back with this."
"You are really Zhao people." The old man looked grateful, and finally believed it, if he met a Qin person, it would definitely be a punch and kick, and it was difficult to say whether a life could be saved, but now it was different, not only to treat his own illness but also to send his own fruit.
"You can't deceive people, the one who heals you is the king of my family."
"Zhao Wangkuo."
Zhao Kuo's fame shocked the world, even in the countryside, Lao Tzu's body went down, Zhao Kuo hurriedly held on, "Old man, no, no, saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter." ”
"Seventh-level floating slaughter?"
Zhao Kuo smiled indifferently, thinking about it, how to know what Futu was in the Warring States Period, after all, it was a Buddhist term, "It is the meaning of accumulating virtue." ”
"Jide, the king has done so many good things for the people, it has long been enough."
"Zhao Kuo, how can he de, there happens to be one thing to ask."
"The king said it was so."
"The old man is from the other side of the valley?" Zhao Kuo was not familiar with the terrain along the way, so the old man should live nearby and simply inquire.
The old man shook his head and pointed with his hand, it was the side of the valley, which was blocked by trees and stones, and if you didn't look carefully, you really couldn't find that there was a path that went up, and it was not clear where it led.
"Where does this lead to?"
"You can go directly to the other side of the valley."
"The valley is flat and easy to walk, so why walk here?"
"I'm used to it, when I was a merchant in my early years, I was worried that I would be robbed of my belongings, so I walked from here, and I didn't feel anything after a long time."
"Only one path?"
"There is another one, which is to stay away." The old man pointed with his finger, Zhao Kuo nodded, things in the world are like this, if it wasn't for saving the old man, how would he get such important news from the other party's mouth, do good deeds, maybe he won't get benefits immediately, and the accumulation of time will eventually pay off that day.
"Get some dry food."
The soldier stepped forward and took out the dry food from his body, and the old man waved his hand again and again, "I can't take it, I can't take it." ”
"Take it." Zhao Kuo took it and stuffed it into the old man's hand, what kind of pair of hands were it, there were cracks on it, and he was reluctant to take a bite of the wild fruit, he must have more people in his heart, even a family, and he had to rely on these hands.
"Control the dangerous roads on both sides, and the Qin people are absolutely not allowed to pass through here, and suspicious soldiers are arranged on both sides of the valley." Zhao Kuo's quick response, if it is common sense, it must be to arrange ambushes on both sides of the valley, just one point, the length of the valley is limited, even if the elite Qin army wants to forcibly pass guò, the other factor is Ying Zheng, the two of them fought all the way, several times were narrowly defeated, this young Qin King also caused Zhao Kuo to pay enough attention, when encountering a stupid opponent, any means can work, and when encountering a shrewd opponent, he can only be careful step by step, and can not leave any flaws.
The march of the valley, there was no danger, occasionally there were boulders falling, just a few pieces, there were shields on both sides, everyone worked together, the boulders stopped, lost speed, just an inconspicuous stone, suddenly there were loud noises on both sides of the valley, followed by screams and angry scolding.
"What the hell is going on!"
Not only the Qin army in the valley, but Ying Zheng also wanted to know, the loud sound could also be heard outside the valley, the small roads on both sides of the Qin army did not stop, nearly half of them passed through the Zhao army control area, and a fierce man got up, "Qin dog, listen, your grandfather Zhao is here, and he will not kneel down and die." ”
Zhao people! With an angry shout, the Qin army camp below was in chaos, and the Zhao people suddenly appeared, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations, if they could still fight to the death on the flat ground, the Qin people were not afraid of death, at least they should die on the battlefield.