Sure enough, the next day, the Qin army sent troops again and challenged the Zhao army again, and this time the Qin army brought out 10,000 crossbowmen, including 3,000 crossbowmen and 7,000 archers.

But this time the Zhao army did not face the battle, but closed the camp gate, and the camp wall was covered with guarding soldiers, a frame that could not be held.

Seeing that the Zhao army could not be held out, Wang Jian did not order the attack on the village, but collected his troops and returned to the camp. Of course, he also declared to the soldiers of the Qin army that the Zhao army was afraid of the Qin army, so he did not dare to fight, this trick really worked, and the Qin army, which had been suffocated for a while ago, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and now the Zhao army was forced to dare not fight, and the frustrated morale was also improved a lot.

And in the camp of the Zhao army, the soldiers of the Zhao army did not feel that they were afraid of the Qin army if they did not fight, because the results of the previous battles were basically the advantage of the Zhao army, so in Zhao Bing's view, it is not that we are afraid of your Qin army, but that we don't want to fight with you, and it has no impact on the morale of the Zhao army, and both sides basically take what they need.

Subsequently, the Qin army challenged the Zhao army for two consecutive days, but the Zhao army closed its doors and did not fight, so on the third day, the Qin army launched an attack on the Zhao army's camp. This time, the Qin army first launched nearly 400 bed crossbows, lined up at a distance of about 300 meters away from the Zhao army's Dazhai, and fired crossbow guns at the Zhao army's camp.

The Qin State has always been stronger than other countries with bows and crossbows, and because of its large bed crossbows, both in number and well-made, they are far above other countries. This time, the Qin army brought a total of 600 bed crossbows, and now there are only more than 350 bed crossbows under Li Mu's hands, and this time in the Jingcheng camp, there are only 240 crossbows, which is at an absolute disadvantage compared with the Qin army.

The large bed crossbow is huge, and the weight is also very large, although the bed crossbow is also equipped with wheels, but it is very inconvenient to move, it needs four horses to pull at the same time, and two horses are also needed to carry some small accessories and crossbow guns, and a bed crossbow is launched, and more than ten soldiers need to work together to pull it apart, so a large bed crossbow needs to be equipped with six horses, twenty soldiers, and it is generally only used when defending or besieging the city.

Wang Jian divided the four hundred bed crossbows into three batches and fired them in turns, which could shoot nearly four hundred crossbow guns at a time, wave after wave, with a terrible whistling sound, and shot towards the camp of the Zhao army.

A crossbow is about four feet long (about one. Three meters) is about two inches thick, the head of the gun is cast in bronze, about half a foot long, the firing range can be as far as more than 300 meters, and a bed crossbow can fire three crossbow guns at a time, the force is extremely great, in a relatively range, there is no kind of armor, chariot can block the powerful power of the crossbow gun, even the general wooden fence wall, or rammed earth made of parapet wall, can be pierced by the crossbow gun.

Although the distance of 300 meters was almost the limit of the range of the bed crossbow, and the Zhao army's camp also built a strong wall with civil structures, nearly half of the crossbow guns flew over the wall and landed in the Zhao army's camp. For a time, in the front line of the Zhao army's camp, crossbow guns were inserted. Li Mu also had to order, without his own order, no other soldiers were allowed to come within forty steps of the wall.

However, Zhao Jun did not blindly take a passive beating, after all, there were still 240 bed crossbows in Zhao Jun's camp, and all of them were launched at this time to fight back. Although the number of bed crossbows of the Zhao army is less than that of the Qin army, the terrain of the Zhao army's camp is higher, and the range of the bed crossbow is also farther, and the Zhao army has a wall as a cover, while the Qin army is unobstructed, so although the number of crossbow guns fired is not as large as that of the Qin army, it is not at a disadvantage in this battle.

The two sides went back and forth like this, attacking each other with crossbow guns, and fought for most of the day, shooting a total of tens of thousands of crossbow guns, and then the Qin army collected its troops and returned to the camp. And Zhao Jun's wall, on the ground near the wall, is densely filled with crossbow guns, just like a thorn forest. Of course, near the position of the Qin army, there are also crossbow guns, if the ground is full of thorns. However, the casualties of the soldiers on both sides were not large, the Zhao army only suffered 53 casualties and another 41 wounded, while the Qin army suffered more casualties than the Zhao army, but only 76 were killed and another 69 were wounded. However, any wounded soldier is extremely badly injured, because as long as the part of the crossbow gun is shot, it will definitely be pierced, and if it hits the bone, it will definitely shatter the bone. As a result, the wounded soldiers were not shot in vital parts.

In the following days, the Qin army did not launch this kind of crossbow gun battle again, but launched a formal attack on the Zhao army's camp, because such a battle did not gain much, but could only consume the crossbow guns in vain. After the armistice between the two sides, the crossbow guns that fell into the opponent's position belonged to the other party, and in this regard, the Zhao army accounted for a lot of convenience, and the Qin army had more bed crossbows than the Zhao army, so there were more crossbow guns that fell into the Zhao army's formation. Although it is said that the national strength of the Qin State is strong, it cannot withstand such consumption.

Moreover, after the Zhao army closed its doors for several days, the Qin army should also launch one or two decent attacks to let the soldiers move, and at the same time, it is also like the Zhao army to continue to exert pressure and make the Zhao army exhausted. Of course, Wang Jian grasped the rhythm of the attack very well, often stopping at the point, although the momentum of the Qin army was huge, but in fact, as soon as it was hit by the Zhao army, it immediately retreated, so the casualties of the Qin army were not large, and it also showed Wang Jian's clever command ability.

However, of course, the purpose of the Qin army could not be concealed from Li Mu, so he did not pay too much attention to the attack of the Qin army, and at the same time divided the Zhao army into several groups and took turns to defend and rest. So that the Zhao army would not be dragged by the Qin army, and at the same time, Li Mu also sent one or two elite soldiers from time to time to attack, taking the Qin army by surprise, and also making the Qin army not too proud.

Although there were no more large-scale battles between the two sides, small battles took place almost every day, and both sides had their own victories and losses, and each side suffered casualties. But during this period of time, Gao Yuan did not go to war, but trained soldiers in the barracks with peace of mind to replenish the losses of the first two wars. And this also made the Qin army's goal of hoping to learn the tactics of the Zhao army in the battle not be achieved.

Of course, during this period of time, the Qin army did not abandon it, and seized the time to build a camp and build fortifications, after all, the Qin army was far away and tired, without a defense, unlike the Zhao army had already built a camp here, so just arrived in Jingcheng, building a camp and establishing a village is the top priority of the Qin army, the Qin army has been fighting frequently these days, and there is an important purpose, that is, to contain the Zhao army, so as to win enough time for themselves to set up camps. And the Qin army did seize this favorable time.

Unconsciously, time has passed twenty days, the fortifications of the Qin army camp are basically completed, the Qin army's camp is a little north of the west of Jingcheng, a total of three villages, arranged in a zigzag shape, Wang Jian's main camp is slightly behind, the left battalion will be Li Xin, the location is also closest to the Zhao army's Jingcheng camp, the Qin army's attack on Jingcheng, most of them are launched by Li Xin's camp. And the commander of the right battalion was Xin Sheng, located in the northwest of Jingqian, which could not only contain the flank of the Zhao army, but also guard against the men and horses sent by the Zhao army from the direction of Quyang.

On the whole, the three big villages of the Qin army each occupy important points, defend against danger, and act as horns for each other, whether it is offensive or defensive, they are all impeccable. Therefore, after Li Mu saw the layout of the Qin army on the top of Jingcheng Mountain, he also praised Wang Jian's way of using soldiers, and he was indeed a rare famous general.

At this time, there had been no fighting between the two sides for three days, the Qin army did not come to challenge, and the Zhao army did not attack, which was the longest truce after the Qin army sent troops from Qiu Yong.

In fact, the battle between the two sides in the previous stage was not aimed at defeating each other, but only preparing each other's layout, finding out, and preparing for the future battle. At this time, no one will play all their hole cards.

After the previous stage of the battle, the objectives of both sides were basically achieved, so the first phase of the battle of this war was basically concluded, and both sides entered a period of adjustment to prepare for the next stage of the battle, so a situation of confrontation was temporarily presented on the battlefield.

After Li Mu finished seeing the camp of the Qin army, he took Zhao Xuan and returned to the camp of the Zhao army. Now is also a rare idle time, so Li Mu and Zhao Xuan also came to the camp on the plateau.

The plateau department is a Chinese military camp subordinate to Li Mu, and his camp is very close to Li Mu's camp, but Li Mu's behavior towards the plateau has always been a hands-off attitude, so he rarely goes to the camp on the plateau. Now it's okay anyway, Li Mu also plans to go to the camp on the plateau to take a closer look.

In addition, Li Mu has also heard that the plateau has built a wounded battalion in the camp, and the healing effect on the wounded soldiers is excellent, and most of the soldiers who were injured in the last battle have returned from their injuries after recuperation, and the healing rate of the wounded soldiers is extremely high, reaching more than eighty percent, in this era, this is almost a miracle number, because generally speaking, if the healing rate reaches about forty percent, it is a very good result. Now the wounded soldiers in the plateau camp have been greatly reduced, and they have also begun to accept wounded soldiers from other camps for treatment. Therefore, Li Mu really wanted to see how this wounded barracks on the plateau was made.

The casualties of the Zhao army in the previous stage of the battle were not large, so there were not many wounded soldiers, but as the battle expanded in the future, there will be more and more wounded soldiers, and if the healing rate of the wounded soldiers can be improved, it will of course be a good thing for the Zhao army.

Li Mu and Zhao Xuan came to the camp on the plateau together, and when the soldiers guarding saw it, they immediately saluted and said, "See the general." ”

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, what about your General Gao?" ”

The guard said: "Back to the general, General Gao is in the wounded barracks." ”

Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm going to the wounded barracks to have a look, take me there." ”

The guard said, "Yes, the general, please come with me." ”