Huan Qi stood on the high cart and looked at about a thousand steps (one step is about one. 38 meters), the fortifications built by the Zhao army.

Fanwu did not have a city wall, and the main camp of the Zhao army was built by the mountain and by the river. In addition to the main camp, two lines of defense were established, each about five hundred paces apart. On one side, the Hutuo water (i.e., the Hutuo River), and the use of the woods, mountains, rocks, hills and other terrain at the edge of the Hutuo water, cut wood and erect fences, build stones for walls, raise soil for trenches, and divert water for canals. On each of the raised hills, there are strong wooden village shooting towers, outside is a heavy fence and ditch, can effectively resist the arrows, dozens of wooden villages echo each other, with Huan Qi's decades of military experience, the Zhao army's defensive position is almost impeccable.

Among the many famous generals of the Warring States, Li Mu has always been known for being good at using soldiers, and he is unpredictable and unexpected. In the words of [Sun Xiao's Art of War], it is aggression like fire, but Huan Qi knows that the other side of Li Mu's use of soldiers is that he is not moving like a mountain. Whether it was when he was defending against the Xiongnu, or three years ago, when he was fighting against himself, Li Mu actually took the first step to hold firmly, waiting for the enemy to show his flaws, and then launching a fierce attack. Judging from the layout of the defensive positions arranged by the Zhao army, Li Mu's defensive ability is actually not inferior to his offensive ability at all.

However, Huan Qi had already received clear news that the Zhao army, which was holding the Fanwu position, had dispatched an army of about 80,000 or so to the south to rescue Handan. In this way, only about half of the troops of the Zhao army stationed in the Fanwu position remained, and those who withdrew must have been the main army, and those who remained in the position must have been old and weak soldiers.

Therefore, Huan Qi also immediately ordered to dispatch 170,000 troops to attack Fanwu's Zhao army position, leaving only 30,000 Qin troops to garrison the Qin army camp in Jingcheng.

Although before sending troops, there were generals to build yì to Huan Qi, first go to pursue the Zhao army, and after defeating the Zhao army retreating south, then come back to attack Fanwu. In this way, the Zhao army of Li Mubu could be completely defeated, and after the Qin army occupied Fanwu, it could take advantage of the situation to advance south, take Handan directly, and destroy the Zhao state.

However, Huan Qi knew very well that even if he was in retreat, Li Mu would never leave any flaws for himself, he would definitely set up an ambush halfway through the retreat to cover the retreat of the army, maybe Li Mu was looking forward to his subsequent pursuit, and there would be a battle of Maling. Therefore, it is better to choose a more prudent tactic, first capture Fanwu, and form a flank attack on Handan with Yang Duanhe on the southern front, and then the Qin army will join forces under the city of Handan, concentrate troops and fight Li Mu to the death.

Moreover, Huan Qi is also a person who is proficient in the art of war, and it is not ruled out that Li Mu will take advantage of his full strength to attack Fanwu, suddenly return to the army, kill a return horse gun, and cooperate with the Zhao army stationed in Fanwu, and hit the Qin army by surprise, so the Qin army was also stationed on the peripheral roads of Fanwu, and a large number of outposts were sent to prevent Li Mu from suddenly leading the army to kill back.

Although in this way, the total strength of the Qin army for attacking Fanwu dropped to only about 150,000 people, but the number was still about double the number of troops left behind by the Zhao army, and the Qin army could also let go of its hands and feet and attack the Zhao army's camp with all its might, so Huan Qi was also full of confidence in this battle. After watching it for a while, Huan Qi also immediately ordered to launch an attack on the Zhao army's camp.

―――――――― the dividing line ――――――――― dividing line―――――――― but what Huan Qi never expected was that Li Mu actually did not leave the Fanwu camp at all, in fact, he was now behind the first line of defense of the Zhao army, sitting on a temporary high platform, watching the attack of the Qin army.

Gao Yuan had only seen this scene of hundreds of thousands of troops fighting each other in the movie before, and he had already felt very shocked at the time, but after coming to the scene, Gao Yuan knew that this was completely different from the feeling of sitting in the movie theater. And hundreds of thousands of troops marched forward, their footsteps trampled on the ground, making a thunderous sound, and also brought out a dignified coercive momentum, although Gao Yuan was not a timid person, but at this time he also felt that the pressure increased sharply, and his heart beat faster.

In fact, it's not just the plateau, there are many Zhao soldiers who are not as good as the plateau, although the veterans want to pretend to be disdainful of the Qin army, muttering in a low voice, "What's the big deal", "Pretend to scare anyone", "Three years ago, it wasn't like we were beaten to the ground", etc., but unfortunately the smile on their faces was stiff and heavy, which also greatly reduced the persuasiveness.

The recruits couldn't pretend to be able to do it, many of them were pale, and some people even started to tremble, only to be reprimanded by the veterans, which also reminded Gao Yuan of the first time he went on a mission, in fact, it was no better than these new troops. After all, every veteran has to go through this stage, but after this war, how many recruits will live to become veterans?

Gao Yuan squinted at Li Mu sitting on the high platform again, still in a row of relaxed and calm people, and from time to time he exchanged words with Jian Xuan beside him, saying something, it seemed that he really didn't take Qin Jun seriously.

The nervousness of the Zhao army is not unreasonable, because there are only more than 70,000 Zhao troops in the big camp now, including 50,000 elite soldiers, including 5,000 cavalry and 20,000 recruits. The strength of the army is indeed only half of the Qin army, if it weren't for Li Mu sitting in the barracks, I'm afraid it would have been chaotic a long time ago.

Because the Zhao army is now defending with all its might, the cavalry did not participate in the battle and rested in the rear camp, only Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong were in front of the battle, so as to wait for Li Mu's orders at any time.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-" As the horn sounded, the Qin army's attack finally began.

I saw that from the formation of the Qin army, dozens of stone-throwing trucks were launched, lined up in front of the formation, and there was a distance of about three hundred meters from the position of the Zhao army. With the start of the stone-throwing truck, a large stone weighing dozens of catties brought out the wind of Ling Li and smashed into the position of Zhao Jun.

The Qin army first used the stone throwing carts, not to kill and injure the Zhao army, but mainly to destroy the wooden fence on the periphery of the Zhao army, so that the infantry could charge. Moreover, the killing power range of the catapult is more than 300 meters, far exceeding the general bow and crossbow arrows, and only the range of the bed crossbow can be compared to the catapult. A boulder weighing thirty or forty pounds fell from a high altitude, and as long as it was eaten correctly, it could completely destroy a row of wooden fences, and once it hit a person, it would inevitably be smashed into a meat patty. However, the weakness of the stone-throwing car is that it is too cumbersome, does not move more, and the stones used are heavy, so a stone-throwing car needs eight horses, fifty or sixty people to use, and the process is complex, the cost is very high, once the stone-throwing car is destroyed, the loss is also very heavy.

However, the Zhao army also had a stone-throwing vehicle, and because the Zhao army basically occupied the highlands in this area, it had a certain advantage in the terrain, and immediately started the stone-throwing truck, and at the same time opened the bed crossbow to return fire at the Qin army.

However, the Qin army's stone-throwing vehicles were used intensively, while the Zhao army's stone-throwing vehicles and bed crossbows on the front line were only a dozen, and they were scattered, so the Qin army still had a certain advantage in the competition.

Boulders and crossbow arrows flew back and forth over the positions of both sides, smashing into each other's positions, and a continuous process lasted for almost more than two hours, but after all, the wooden fences of the Zhao army's position were arranged very densely, so the Qin army's hit rate was very high, and many of the wooden fences in the front row were hit by boulders and were smashed to pieces, and many soldiers were hit by boulders, their heads were broken and bleeding, and their tendons and bones were broken and died.

Of course, the Qin army did not ask for any benefits, because the range of the Zhao army's catapults was slightly longer than that of the Qin army, so in the array of the Qin army, seven or eight stone-throwing vehicles were destroyed by the Zhao army, and many soldiers who operated the stone-throwing carts were also injured. There is quite a bit of the smell of artillery suppression in modern warfare.

Although the two sides had not yet met each other at this time, the atmosphere on the battlefield had begun to become fierce and bloody.

At this moment, in the formation of the Qin army, hundreds of chariots were launched, and after passing the stone-throwing trucks, they advanced a distance of nearly 100 meters, and then stopped, each chariot was more than two meters long and wide, and after stopping, the chariots were connected in a group of ten, and a passage about three or four meters wide was maintained between each group, forming a wide and nearly a thousand meters long, and two rows of deep barriers. And behind each chariot, there were crossbowmen of the Qin army stationed to prevent the Zhao army from counterattacking. The whole process was very fast, and it also fully showed that Qin Junping had undergone rigorous training.

The chariot barrier of the Qin army was about two hundred meters away from the defense line of the Zhao army, and other bows and crossbows could not be reached except for the crossbow that could only be opened by stepping on it, and the Qin army had chariot cover, even if it was with the crossbow, it would not cause much damage to the Qin army. Only the powerful range of a bed crossbow can penetrate the walls of the chariot, or the stones thrown by the catapult can smash the chariot.

However, as the Qin army's chariot barrier advanced, many of the Zhao army's stone throwers and bed crossbows placed or transferred to the rear of the defense line could also exert their power, so they also started one after another, and the Zhao army's striking power was also significantly strengthened for a while.

Some Qin soldiers were pierced by crossbow guns along with the chariots, and some Qin soldiers were smashed into a ball of flesh, but none of the Qin troops stationed at the chariot barrier dared to retreat, and they still held on to their positions, which also made Gao Yuan greatly admired.

At the same time, Gao Yuan also understood the tactics of the Qin army, which was to use this way of advancing the chariot barrier layer by layer, gradually forcing into the defense line of the Zhao army, and then launching a short-handed attack, so that the advantage of the Zhao army's defensive position would be greatly reduced. Therefore, this tactic of the Qin army is indeed very clever, although it also has to pay a certain price, but it is much better than directly filling it up with the lives of soldiers. Moreover, to implement this tactic, it is not only necessary to be well-trained in peacetime, the commander-in-chief general to be proficient in the art of war, and to command well, but also to have strong logistical support.

Therefore, although the two sides have not officially exchanged hands at this time, judging from the characteristics of the Qin army now, the Qin army is indeed the most powerful army in this era.