As the stars and the moon rotate, the crisp sound of horse hooves breaks through the quiet morning.

Sitting on the high platform of the Chinese army, Zhao Kuo looked coldly at the scene in front of him:

Thousands of horses lined up in front, listening to the whimpering of horns, the sound of drums and the sound of horses neighing continuously;

The army is about to set out, the flags are half-rolled, countless soldiers are passing through, and they are bringing up countless dust and smoke.

"Report: Our division on the southern route has been attacked by the Qin Army's Jiepai leader. Three villages have been defeated. One captain and three captains have died in the line of duty, with more than 15,000 soldiers lost!"

"Report: Our Hanwangshan camp and the east bank barrier on the east bank of Danshui were attacked by partial divisions of the Qin army and fell one after another! The defenders were completely wiped out!"

"Report: Our army's west bank barrier was attacked by the main force of the Qin Army and the Qin Army's partial division on the east bank of Danshui River. The total strength is approximately more than 100,000. General Xu Li, the guard of the west bank barrier, reported: Under attack from two sides, the defense pressure on the barrier is quite high.

, the general will lead his 50,000 soldiers to exert his utmost effort and fight for three days for the army. Please make plans in advance, general."

"Report: General Sun Gu reported: The main force of the Qin Army in Guanglang City has come out in full force, has stuck to our rear army, and is moving towards our army's flank. Our army is relying on the strength of the fortress to fight back. Please make a quick decision, General.

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The army on the northern route was still being prepared, but bad news came one after another. However, in the face of the aggressive Qin army, Zhao Kuo could not make any better decision.

"Instruction: Sun Gu's main force, based on the fortress and its favorable terrain, fights against the Qin army step by step, and the most important thing is to eliminate its effective strength. Tell Sun Gu and transfer the whole army: If you can exchange one for one, there will be no fault; if you can exchange for two, it will be no fault.

It's a meritorious service!" Zhao Kuo ordered in a cold voice.

"Yes!" When the ordering soldier on the side heard this, his heart trembled immediately, but he immediately agreed and immediately took the order and left.

"Send an order to Xu Li: Withdraw the order of holding for three days, and change the order to say: The first priority is to destroy the enemy. Based on the advantages of the barrier, if the 50,000 Qin troops are destroyed, they can evacuate on their own." Zhao Kuo continued to order.

"Yes!" Another messenger answered after taking the order.

Before Zhao Kuo could continue to think about the situation behind him, the messengers in front of him hurriedly arrived again.

"Report: The 30,000 cavalry troops belonging to the front army have completed their formation!"

"Report: The 20,000 infantrymen of the rear army have been deployed."

"Report: The formation of 50,000 infantry and cavalry under the Chinese Army has been completed."

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Zhao Kuo silently listened to the report of the ordering soldiers with cold eyes, silently calculating the strength and time of the troops in his heart.

Looking up, he saw the Qin army in the distance was swarming with darkness. Its strength was by no means inferior to his own. Zhao Kuo knew that this was a fierce battle with almost no chance of winning. If there were other ways, Zhao Kuo would never want to do this.

Catch each other and fight.

Fire attack? The vast grassland, the sky is dry, and it can indeed be burned, but what happens after it is burned? It would be good if we can both die together, but it is a pity that the main river of Danshui is to the east, and the ditches with eight forks pass through here.

Flow into Danshui. Before the fire could start, the Qin army over there would have already doused it with water from streams and rivers.

If fire attack doesn't work, what about water attack? Can't you put out fire if you have more water?

Obviously it's not possible. It's the hot summer and the dry season. Even Danshui, which has the largest amount of water, is only just above the knee. The other small ditches and streams are even more crystal clear and cannot form water at all.

A devastating flood.

The endless plains are not only conducive to the galloping of Zhao Jun's cavalry, but also cut off the possibility of Zhao Kuo's "surprise victory" from another angle. It is basically impossible to ambush or anything like that.

Therefore, there is only one way left - to fight for hard power.

But obviously, although the Zhao army has the advantage of cavalry, its hard power is actually far inferior to the Qin army.

The peripheral vision briefly glanced at the sun that was rising slowly through the clouds. Zhao Kuo calmed down silently in his heart, then stood up, breathed out from his dantian, and slowly uttered one word: "Fight!"

As the word "war" came out, the banner behind Zhao Kuo on the high platform immediately rolled up, and the flags around the high platform began to dance together.

"The great banner sends an order: the front army attacks!"

Under the high platform, flying horses galloped out with the sound of whimpering horns. As they flew away, they loudly announced Zhao Kuo's general order.

"Dong, dong dong, dong dong dong..."

Immediately afterwards, the war drums of the front army sounded, gradually becoming more urgent, as if urging the advance of the front army.

The long sword was unsheathed. Zhao Wei, the vanguard general of the front army (brother of the fierce generals accepted in Chapter 47), slowly raised the long sword. The long sword above his head reflected dazzling light in the sun. It was the front

The gaze shared by thirty thousand cavalrymen in the army.

"Boom!"

A heavy hammer fell, and the war drum made a dull sound.

The long knife in the commander's hand immediately fell from the air until it was parallel to his shoulder.

"Kill!" Zhao Wei, the former soldier, roared, and then he used both feet to clamp down hard on the horse's belly. The painful horse immediately carried its master and rushed forward to kill.

Soon after, almost at the same time, the cavalry behind the general followed him immediately.

Layer after layer, like layers of waves, 30,000 cavalry followed the general and charged away in an orderly manner.

If you observe carefully, although the rows of cavalry are not separated by a straight line like in the military parade, there is exactly one and a half body spaces between the two cavalry, whether in front, back, left or right. And like this

The distance will not affect the movements between the front and rear, and it can quickly increase the horse's speed for reinforcements at critical moments.

Obviously Zhao Jun's cavalry is very capable. Tens of thousands of people attacked collectively, not only did they not show any signs of panic, but they were unexpectedly rigorous and orderly, and even had some inexplicable beauty.

Zhao Zhibianqi was never weaker than anyone else in his life.

With the horns and drums beating among the Zhao army, the Qin army knew the situation immediately even though they were far away.

Without hesitation, the commander-in-chief Wang Lu took command of the central army, and the commander-in-chief Ying Xi of the cavalry immediately took the order and went forward.

The Qin army, which was like black water, immediately rushed towards the flame-like Zhao army.

"Left and right wings, cavalry archers, disperse!" Zhao Wei, the vanguard of the advancing Zhao army, did not forget to observe the situation and immediately ordered the left and right wings to spread before the horse could pick up speed.

"Yes!" The messenger behind him immediately waved the avenue in his hand and used flags to notify the left and right departments to disperse.

The reason why Zhao Wei wanted to disperse left and right was to create enough distance between the armies to facilitate the movement of the cavalry. At the same time, the cavalry mainly focused on long-range shooting. Taking a detour could also use time and

In space, both avoid unnecessary hand-to-hand combat to reduce unnecessary casualties.

Obviously, after being by Zhao Kuo's side for more than ten days, Zhao Wei is no longer the Amon he was yesterday. Of course, what's more important is that Zhao Wei, who was born in the North, already knows the use of cavalry tactics.

After advancing a few steps, the black figures of the Qin army were already in sight. Zhao Wei glanced at the horse archers on both sides with his peripheral vision, and saw that they had dispersed on both sides as he requested.


Chapter completed!