In the spring of the third year of King Qin's reign, Wang Jian and his son, Fan Yuqi, divided their troops into three groups and jointly attacked Qiuyang, Gucheng and other places in Zhao.
After the Qin army raised their troops, they surrounded them without fighting. Until the 18th day, there was still no movement.
Wang Jian was not in a hurry and was ready to wait.
On the eighteenth day, a Qin army of 30,000 men, commanded by Yang Ruihe, took advantage of Wang Jian's siege of Qiuyang, Gucheng and other places to surprise the border city of Zhao.
The Qin army led by Yang Ruihe was composed of old soldiers, wearing secret armor and holding secret weapons. They were the elite of the Qin army.
After they captured the city in a surprise attack, they marched southward in the Zhao region, winning consecutive battles.
In three days, they captured four Zhao people's cities, broke through the Zhao people's border defenses, and penetrated into the Zhao people's hinterland.
It is a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone.
If you are surrounded by others, you will definitely be defeated, and you may even be in danger of being annihilated.
However, the depth of an isolated army depends on the situation. Outside the Qin army, there are Wang Jian's heavy troops to provide support, and it is the secret Qin army that penetrates deep into the enemy's territory. It is the most powerful in the world and has unparalleled military strength.
Yang Ruihe also carried an empty gourd with him, which was filled with food and grass, making him self-sufficient.
Therefore, Yang Ruihe and his troops were able to penetrate deep into the Zhao territory, look around, tear open a hole, and stab the Zhao people hard.
At the right time, Li Mu settled in the city and defended it, and he was able to hold his ground and remain unmoved.
The king of Zhao, Zhao Qian, was surprised by the elite Qin army and the speed of their advance in Zhao territory.
When the Huns attacked Zhao, they penetrated hundreds of miles into the Zhao territory, but that was deliberately put in by Li Mu. Moreover, when the Huns entered Zhao, they relied on roaming tactics to harass everywhere, and rarely dared to attack the city head-on.
This Qin army entered the country but fought steadily. Every time it was a tough battle to break the city, they won every time.
Every time King Zhao heard that a city had been captured, his fear increased.
Like his father Zhao Yan, Zhao Qian learned that Yang Rui and his troops had defeated four cities in three days, so he issued several edicts in one day to summon Li Mu out of the city to fight.
Forced by the situation, Li Mu went out of the city at the end of April to confront the Qin army.
The two sides lined up their armies in the wilderness and faced each other head-on, with loud sounds of killing.
Viewed from a high altitude, the soldiers and horses of the two armies are all wearing armor and carrying sharp weapons.
The long sword, several feet long, stabbed forward suddenly.
Attack and retreat in an orderly manner.
Tens of thousands of Qin troops formed a square roller formation, and the meat grinders generally advanced layer by layer.
What Wang Jian was most good at was using his invincible military front and taking advantage of the general momentum to destroy the enemy's army head-on.
At this time, he divided every 10,000 people into one team, and among every 10,000 people, he divided into five small teams of 2,000 people.
In each team, there are five people working together to cooperate with each other. In the majestic team of ten thousand people, there is still subtle local array changes, and they are extremely flexible and support each other.
The entire Qin army array was in a severe state of affairs.
However, the Zhao army did not show weakness. Under the repeated attacks of the Qin army, the formation was not disordered at all.
Suddenly, during the confrontation between the two armies, a low and deafening drum sound sounded from the rear of the Qin army.
The Qin army, which was charging and killing, changed when they heard the sound of drums, and their formations staggered.
They pressed forward with their rhombus-shaped shields that were nearly as tall as a man, while the Qin army hid behind the shield array and pointed forward with long spears.
In front of the entire array, a plane was formed with shields, pressing down on Zhao Jun like a heavy mountain.
This is the Mountain Moving Formation.
The formation changed with the sound of drums, pressing against Zhao Jun, forcing Zhao Jun to change formations in response.
The confrontation between two armies is like a battle between masters.
Wang Jian and Li Mu used the military formations to fight each other, and they were able to advance and retreat freely between attack and defense, which was amazing.
Both armies were interspersed in formations, using weapons and shields in coordination.
If you stay on time, it will be airtight; if you attack, you will be invincible.
The Qin army pushed forward step by step, while the Zhao army was on the defensive most of the time.
kill!
Amid the shouts of killing, the sound of weapons piercing armor made people shudder.
In the rear formation, Wang Jian raised his long sword and stared at the battlefield without blinking an eye.
"General, the Zhao people have been defeated. How about you lead your men up and charge for a while?" Fan Yuqi was eager to make a contribution.
The opportunity for Qin to conquer the world has come.
In the battles against the five countries in the next few years, whoever can make great achievements will be famous throughout the ages.
Fan Yuqi's heart was burning.
Wang Jian glanced at him sharply, and suddenly remembered Zhao Huaizhong's instructions. In Zhao Huaizhong's plan to attack Zhao, and even in the future battle to conquer Yan, Fan Yuqi occupied a very important position.
"The king has other considerations and is already making preparations and arrangements for the attack on Zhao..." Wang Jian thought to himself.
Since Fan Yuqi was very important in Zhao Huaizhong's plan, Wang Jian did not hesitate to give advice and said:
"This Zhao army has fought with the Xiongnu, Da Qin, and the Yan people for many years, and has fought all over the world. They are all fierce soldiers under Li Mu, and their combat power is not inferior to that of our Qin army.
Although we have a slight upper hand at the moment, we only have the advantage of having sharp weapons and strong armor and shields.
The time has not yet come to defeat the Zhao army."
Fan Yuqi nodded patiently: "I also know that the Zhao people are indeed strong soldiers.
However, the national strength of the Zhao people is declining day by day, while our Qin Dynasty has strong troops and strong horses, and its armor is unparalleled.
When the two armies confront each other, they will not only fight for their generals, but also their reserves. Sooner or later, the Zhao army will be defeated by our army."
Wang Jian praised: "Well said."
Fan Yuqi looked at Wang Jian with reverence: "The general has achieved the status of a military saint, and his combat power is astonishing. If he takes action, it is possible to directly break through this city?"
Wang Jian laughed dumbly: "You underestimate the confrontation between the two armies, not to mention that Li Mu's cultivation is not inferior to mine.
In the past two years alone, the aura of heaven and earth has continued to grow. Not only are our human race strong men emerging one after another, but the combat power of our soldiers is also increasing.
A few years ago, relying on the power of the military formation, even the combined forces of all armies might not be able to kill the saint.
But now, all the troops have come out together and gathered their strength to kill the saint.
On the Western Front, General Meng Ao used military formations to gather his strength and killed more than one demon king.
General Fan must remember that the military generals of our Great Qin Dynasty are constantly changing, and so are other countries. Their military strength is increasing and they complement each other. We must not underestimate the enemy."
Fan Yuqi respectfully agreed, but the eagerness in his eyes did not diminish.
At this time, the situation of the confrontation between the two armies on the battlefield changed again. Wang Jian looked at Fan Yuqi and said: "You lead 20,000 people to attack Zhao Jun from the left wing and see how Li Mu responds."
Fan Yuqi was overjoyed and rode out.
In this battle, although Zhao Jun was always at a disadvantage.
However, Li Mu's command was measured and he sought opportunities in a weak situation to lure the Qin army to advance. Unfortunately, Wang Jian was not fooled.
In the end, both sides suffered losses, and the Zhao army suffered more casualties.
dusk.
Both sides offered gold and retreated their troops.
Although the two armies faced each other without a winner, Qin general Yang Ruihe kept making great progress.
At the end of April, the Qin army led by Yang Ruihe defeated Zhao's three cities again.
Zhao Qian, the king of Zhao, was frightened and kept issuing edicts to urge Li Mu. If the Qin army could not be defeated head-on, Li Mu would be asked to return as soon as possible to protect the Zhao people's heartland and try to stop Yang Ruihe's troops.
By mid-May, after Zhao Qian issued fourteen consecutive edicts, Li Mu finally withdrew his troops from Qiuyang and returned to defense.
Fan Yuqi took advantage of Wang Jian's troops to conquer Gucheng and go to take over the city. He resolutely ordered and chose to pursue Li Mu.
Li Mu pretended to retreat to lure the enemy, but Fan Yuqi, greedy for success, led his army in pursuit.
May 21st.
The two armies fought in Feixia, Zhaodi (northeast of Yi'an), and Li Mu suddenly launched a military formation and launched a counterattack.
To be continued...