Compared with the smooth transfer of the main force in the Yunshi area, the Zhao army at other nodes did not have such good luck. Although in order to pursue the Zhao army in the Yunshi area, Sima mistakenly transferred Qin Ruishi back, but even

Ordinary Qin soldiers were not something they could handle.

What's even worse is that as the encirclement and annihilation mission in the Xuans' area in the middle ended in failure, the Qin army, from Sima Cuo on down, was all holding back their anger.

What else can be done?

Vent it all on the remaining Zhao troops.

As a result, the soldiers at the remaining nodes of the Zhao army obviously suffered hardships they should not have to endure, and the most direct consequence of these sufferings was that it was almost impossible to break through the encirclement in an organized manner.

Zhao Jun's lieutenants and commanders quickly realized this, and immediately ordered their soldiers to take advantage of the morning fog to break out of the encirclement.

Soon, the organized defense came to an end.

It is a pity that the Qin army, which gained wisdom after being in trouble, immediately added nearly 10,000 troops on the east bank barrier. There were guards on the city, patrols in the city, and a force of 1,000 people to constantly look for Zhao.

The secret passage left by the army.

Therefore, very few Zhao troops could successfully disperse and break through.

And as the early morning sun rose high, the last trace of mist on the Danshui water surface soon disappeared.

It was simply impossible to break out of the encirclement in broad daylight. Forced to do so, Zhao Jun had no choice but to turn back to the west bank barrier in twos and threes and make a final struggle in a familiar position.

It's not that the Zhao army has not considered surrendering. The problem is that the Qin army has never wanted to take prisoners, not to mention that the Qin army is now red-blooded. Instead of just surrendering and waiting to be killed, it is better to kill one person to make up for the loss, and kill one more to earn another!

By now, the large-scale resistance had almost disappeared, but on the dozens of miles of barriers, Zhao troops were ambushing them almost every few dozen steps, ready to hit the unprepared Qin army in the waist at any time.

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No one knows how many Zhao troops are hidden in this barrier, and how much damage they will cause to the Qin army.

However, Sima Cuo also made a prompt decision and ordered Wang Qi to lead an army of 50,000 to the north road for reinforcements. Counting more than 50,000 casualties, Sima Cuo's troops guarding the barrier were even less than 20,000. This also led to the Qin army clearing out the remnants.

The army was extremely cautious and slow, and this was based on the fact that the Qin army was very familiar with the west bank barrier.

As a result, sporadic fighting continued until dusk, and even though the Qin army was cautious, they still suffered considerable losses from the remnants of the Zhao army.

Post-war settlement: In the Battle of the West Bank Barrier, the total defensive strength of the Zhao army was about 50,000. In addition to the 1,500 cavalry and less than 4,000 infantry who broke out from the Xuans area, they took advantage of the mist to attack

There were only a few thousand troops who fled eastward, and the total number that finally arrived at the old pass was less than 7,000.

Compared with Zhao Jun's losses, their results can be described as brilliant.

Under attack from two sides, the Qin army still lost nearly 60,000 troops, especially Hu Shang's troops. Due to the forced landing and risky pursuit, the number of 25,000 elite troops was reduced to less than 10,000 after the war.

And this is not what Sima Cuo is most distressed about, but the damage caused by Qin Ruishi. Five hundred Ruishi went out to fight. After the war, only 220 people were left, and more than half of the Ruishi were handed over to the barrier.

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The battle loss ratio was almost one to one point two. It was really hard for Sima Cuo to accept this result. Even though this result was actually very close to the battle loss ratio when Qin defended and Zhao attacked, after all, the Qin army that day had no

Those supported by reinforcements also captured the same number of Zhao troops.

However, the Qin army did not face the problem of being attacked from two sides that day.

What should I say? Zhao Jun finally earned it!

However, the reason why the Zhao army was able to achieve such results despite its obviously weak military strength was naturally due to the geographical advantage, but on the other hand, the Qin army's actions of underestimating the enemy included the loss of both armies during the pincer attack.

The problem of matching is also one of the reasons that caused heavy losses in the early battles.

Of course, the most important reason is that Zhao Jun's independent generals below Xu Li dared to think, fight and fight, even risking their lives, and were more willing to spare than the Qin army. And Zhao Kuo's temporarily revised military order -

- Only the number of enemies killed, not the defense of the barrier, is the prerequisite guarantee for the defenders of the barrier to dare to think, fight and fight.

Without the modification of General Zhao Kuo's order, Zhao Jun had no choice but to wait for reinforcements. Would Xu Li have dared to decisively order his cavalry to attack? Could his soldiers still have such wonderful cooperation? How could Zhao Jun have done so?

How could the Qin army be caught off guard? How could the army of the final barrier abandon the barrier and concentrate on escaping for their lives?

If it weren't for the desperate resistance of the soldiers below, the Qin army's elite soldiers would have torn through the defense line of the barrier long ago;

Without Xu Li, who would rather go to the battlefield than use the cavalry, how could the combat effectiveness of most of the cavalry be maintained?

Without the fearless charge and turnback of the cavalry, how could the Zhao army's main camp break through the Qin army's encirclement?

How could the Zhao army quickly break through the east bank barrier that had been occupied by the Qin army if they had not prepared maneuvers and secret passages on the east bank barrier in advance.

It can be said that the victory of the Battle of the Barrier was a complete victory for the Zhao army from strategy to tactics. Even though this victory was not big, even on the surface, although the Qin army paid a certain price, it still achieved it.

A thorough strategic initiative.

The most important thing is that the result of the barrier defense battle told the entire Zhao army: as long as the arrangements are well made and the location is favorable, the Zhao army can still hold its position even if it faces attacks from two sides, and can even compete with the enemy.

A battle loss ratio of one or even one to one point two.

This kind of news is undoubtedly a stimulant for the Zhao army who is fighting fiercely in the fortress, and it even weakens the strategic encirclement that the Qin army is about to complete - so what about the encirclement, you can't break in, if you want to break in, at least

It will cost you half your life.

At the same time, the second battle of the barrier also fully exposed many problems of the Qin army: such as the problem of high-level generals being inactive, the problem of mutual reluctance to cooperate due to silent competition for military merit, and the problem of mutual reluctance to cooperate.

Problems of insufficient preparation and unclear understanding of opponents.

If the Qin Army can discover and solve the problems in the army through this battle, which is not very large in scale and the losses are not heavy, then perhaps the Qin Army will make more money.

It is a pity that although Sima Cuo was deeply distressed by the consumption of sharp soldiers, and even Hu Shang was very sentimental about the heavy losses of his troops, no matter Sima Cuo, Hu Shang, Wang Qi, or even an ordinary Qin army

None of the soldiers thought they had lost this battle, let alone discovered and solved the problem.

And this is the most terrifying...problem...


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