Chapter 254 First Battle(1/2)
Central Plains, Qin and Zhao front line.
"The people of Zhao really crossed the river." Wei Ran was a little happy when he heard the news and said to Bai Qi: "Bai Qi, it seems that your plan has been successful, and the people of Zhao have indeed entered the death ground."
Bai Qi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, maybe you shouldn't be optimistic too early."
Soon, Wei Ran discovered that what Bai Qi said was indeed correct.
Although the Zhao army had crossed the river, it only sent a small number of troops, with a number of about 20,000 to 30,000.
Wei Ran was eager to try: "We can eat this army directly!"
Bai Qi expressed his objection: "Have you not noticed the navy on the river? If the Qin Dynasty launched an attack, the navy on the Wei Kingdom on the river would probably cause a lot of trouble."
Wei Ran hesitated for a moment and decided to continue to launch an attack.
"Send the order to send out 50,000 troops and attack the vanguard army of Zhao's army across the river!"
Wei Ran wanted to attack Zhao people but had not yet established a foothold.
Bai Qi sighed silently and did not speak anymore.
Soon, the black handsome flag representing Wei Ran was waving in the air.
The rumbling drums began to sound, and the Qin army rushed out of the position like a tide, killing towards the Zhao army, who had just settled on the river bank.
The sound of killing shook the sky.
Wei Ran couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he looked at the situation in front of him.
This is the power of the Qin army!
Wei Ran turned to look at Bai Qi who was silent on the side and smiled, "Bai Qi, although you are meticulous in your work, you are sometimes too steadfast! Kill the Zhao people first and catch them off guard, so that Zhao can know the power of my Great Qin Xiong Army!"
Bai Qi was silent for a long time before saying, "What the Lord said is."
Wei Ran knew that Bai Qi was dissatisfied, but he didn't care.
This marquis is the real commander of the Qin army. How could he be at your mercy in everything?
Could it be that without you Bai Qi, this marquis would not have been able to fight?
What a joke!
The Zhao army on the river bank had obviously been prepared for a long time. As soon as they crossed the river, they immediately formed a defensive formation.
The one who commanded this vanguard of Zhao army was no one else, but the doctor Ling Lecheng of Zhao State.
Le Cheng was very excited at this moment.
In the past few years, Le Cheng was the chief guard of Zhao He at first, and later promoted to the ward ruling, and he had to follow Zhao He all the time, so there was no chance to fight.
Naturally, there were many rumors, saying that Le Cheng was able to rise to power by his brother Le Yi. Some even said that Le Cheng deliberately curled up with the eunuchs and ordered the wise to obtain the status he is today.
These remarks are undoubtedly a great shame for Le Cheng, who has a strong self-confidence.
So today, Le Cheng strongly recommended himself and got the task of crossing the river pioneer.
When he saw the Qin army moving, Le Cheng not only did not feel panic or fear in his heart, but instead smiled on his face.
What he wants is this opportunity now!
Le Cheng looked back and found countless boats going back and forth on the river, busy carrying Zhao soldiers across the river.
As the saying goes, people are boundless and unbordered, so Wei Ran made a very serious mistake in judging the number of Zhao troops here.
Le Cheng actually had only 18,000 people in his hands, not 20,000 to 30,000.
But Le Cheng was not at all panicked.
"Shield soldiers line up!"
With Le Cheng's order, the flag behind Le Cheng also began to wave.
Thousands of Zhao soldiers stepped forward at the same time, and each of them had a large iron shield in their hands.
"Hey!" "Huh!" Amid the roars, the sharp corners under the diamond-shaped shield were smashed heavily into the earth, and a simple but imposing shield wall suddenly appeared.
Wei Ran saw this scene from afar, but just sneered: "It's totally useless!"
Bai Qi frowned, and wanted to speak but stopped.
The distance between the two sides gradually approaches.
Countless Qin troops stepped on the ground, and rushing to the front were three hundred Qin troops' chariots. The horse's hooves and wheels rolled up countless smoke and dust into the sky, looking like a huge sandstorm was rushing towards the Zhao army.
Le Cheng calmly ordered: "Where is the crossbowman? Put the crossbow!"
In the gaps between diamond shields, crossbow machines began to appear.
"put!"
Amid the officers' shouts, the dense crossbow began the first round of riding and shooting.
"Swoosh swish swish!" The thick crossbow arrow cut through the air and headed towards the Qin army vanguard.
"Puff puff puff!" The sound of arrows entering the flesh began to sound one after another, and most of the arrows accurately hit the target, but these targets were not the Qin soldiers themselves.
Shoot the horse first.
Although the horses pulling the cart also wore some leather protective gear to protect important parts such as the head and neck, in front of Zhao Jun's 300-step range of powerful crossbows, these leather protective gears were no different from paper-paste.
Countless war horses were shot, and the sound of horse neighing suddenly overwhelmed the human voice. Many chariots began to overturn due to horses, and many chariots were even pulled away from the direction and collided heavily.
On the other side of the river, Zhao He suddenly laughed: "What a serial crash."
No one helped Zhao He take this joke.
Amid the loud rumbling sound, a heavy wheel rose out of thin air. When it landed, it pressed down the bad luck of the two Qin army, directly causing them to break their heads and necks to fall to the ground and die.
Countless steps quickly came from behind, trampling on the two unlucky guys, completely submerging them.
Wei Ran's face slightly when he saw this scene, but then he immediately laughed: "So what?"
The crossbow used by Zhao Jun was a crossbow. The so-called crossbow is a crossbow that needs to be pedaled with its feet. It has a longer range and greater power than an arm-bow that relies on the arm-bow that relies on the string alone. However, it takes more time to shoot from winding to line up.
Due to the range, many times, you can only shoot two or even one round of slashing crossbow, and the enemy has already rushed to the front.
This has always been the norm for war between princes and Wei Ran’s psychological capital that he could have no pressure.
The Qin army can still bear a round of crossbow arrows, so how can there be no one who can't kill anyone?
However, what happened next made Wei Ran completely unexpected.
Le Cheng had a expressionless face: "Continue, go to the second row of crossbowmen!"
In the gap in the giant shield formation, the first row of crossbowmen who had fired backed up instantly, retreated three feet away in an orderly manner, and began to wind the strings.
The second row of crossbowmen who were originally standing behind the first row of crossbowmen quickly moved forward, replacing the launch position of their comrades just now.
"Swoosh swish swish!" Another round of crossbow arrows fired, and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing again. The Qin army's chariots rushing in front were defeated one after another.
Wei Ran couldn't laugh a little: "Does Zhao Jun actually have a second round?"
But immediately, Wei Ran gritted his teeth and said, "So what? It's impossible to have another round, right?"
Le Cheng's face was cold: "The second row retreats, the third row goes!"
Zhao Jun does have one more round.
In fact, there is more than one round!
Because, when the third row of crossbowmen finished shooting and retreated, the first row of crossbowmen who fired first had completed the winding again and could fire again!
Wei Ran was shocked to find that the people of Zhao actually had the third round, the fourth round and the fifth round!
"This... how is this possible?" Wei Ran couldn't believe his eyes.
On the other side of the river, Zhao He, who was surrounded by countless Zhao soldiers, breathed a sigh of relief, showed a smile on his face, and smiled at Le Yi beside him, "How about it, Is this tactic of 'queuing and taking turns shooting' that is OK?"
Although he traveled through time, Zhao He did not immediately carry out drastic reforms to Zhao's military system.
Because Zhao's army has been winning!
Reforming an invincible army without knowing the consequences is undoubtedly something that only fools would do. The wars in the Warring States Period were so frequent and fierce that they could not tolerate even a slight mistake.
So Zhao He took a different approach.
The 30,000 imperial guards stationed in Handan became the best training target in Zhao He's eyes.
Le Cheng is the general responsible for training this new army.
Today is when this new army officially takes the Chinese stage!
In the Qin army's main formation, Wei Ran, the chief general of the Qin army, had already lost his composure: "Damn, these damn Zhao people!"
Five rounds of volleys, a full five rounds of volleys!
The three hundred chariots in the front of the Qin army used to attack the front line of the Zhao army's positions were wiped out!
In Wei Ran's original idea, the Zhao army would definitely not carry anything like a chariot when crossing the river in a hurry. As long as the Qin army dispatched the chariots to rush and disperse the defense line on the front of the Zhao army, wouldn't the victory be enough?
Wei Ran suddenly sighed and said, "Maybe I should send more chariots."
"Your Majesty is wrong." Bai Qi suddenly said: "Three hundred chariots are already the limit that this battlefield can be spread. If more chariots are sent, the lineup of the Qin Dynasty will disrupt itself."
To be continued...