Zhao Kuo's order was undoubtedly a death sentence for the royal tomb camp.
When the generals of the royal tomb camp received the order from the Commander in Chief, their faces were ashen, already having a premonition of their fate. They did not hate Zhao Kuo, they only hated the Qin army for being too cunning.
"Brothers, fight to the death!" The Zhao army's bravery was never inferior to the Qin army.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The scene of Wang Ling leading the remnants of the army to jump out of the trench and fight to the death replayed itself. The same location, the same desperate situation, the only difference was that the two sides had changed.
Fate was sometimes so coincidental, but also so cruel.
The bravery of the Zhao army moved Meng Ao. For the first time, a ripple appeared in his calm eyes. Facing such an opponent, the only thing Meng Ao could do was to give it his all and send them to the last level.
Deafening shouts of "kill" were repeated inside and outside the camp, and it continued without end. The charge of the Zhao army aroused the bravery of the Qin soldiers. The soldiers of the two sides fought until their eyes turned red, fighting to the death.
The fierce battle lasted from morning to afternoon. When they were tired, the Zhao soldiers ate in the trench and did not even have time to return to the camp. Because the moment they retreated, the Qin army would pounce on them.
The sun was setting in the west, and the royal tomb camp looked especially desolate under the setting sun. The repaired camp became dilapidated again, with broken walls and ruins, and smoke filled the air.
Meng Ao sat in the center with a cold expression. The will of the Zhao army to resist was completely beyond his imagination. The trench on the other side looked dead silent, as if it could be taken down at any time. But when the Qin army charged forward, the "corpses" would magically come back to life, pick up the curved blades in their hands, and fight with the Qin army.
After a series of battles, the trench no longer existed, it was buried by corpses and blood. Whether it was the siege weapons or the defense weapons, they were almost all broken, and no one thought of repairing them.
At the end of the battle, only the soldiers were left to fight in close quarters. There were no tactics, no fancy tricks. This was the bloodiest and most dazzling scene in the era of cold weapons.
Soldiers were not wheat that would quickly grow back after being cut.
The Zhao army was top notch in terms of combat power and determination and were on par with the Qin army. However, they were outnumbered and eventually lost in front of an enemy that was twice their size. Following the setting sun, they walked towards the darkness together. Just like the royal mausoleum's army, not a single person in the camp surrendered. All of them fought to the death.
In this battle, after an entire day of fierce fighting, with the advantage in numbers, Meng Ao's army paid an almost equal price in casualties before they finally managed to take down the royal tomb camp before nightfall.
At this point, the lost barracks of the royal mausoleum had been regained, but the price paid was a little too high.
After the battle, the mutant army led by Chen Tang was almost completely annihilated, with less than a thousand survivors. The inhuman army's tragic state was the best illustration of this battle.
After taking down the Royal Tomb, Meng Ao followed the Lord of Martial Peace Bai Qi's instructions and led 70,000 troops into the Royal Tomb. In order to commemorate General Wang Ling who had died in battle, the name of the camp remained the same.
Seeing the royal tomb camp fall, Zhao Zhuang's eyes were red and he wanted to fight to the death with the Qin army in front of him. However, Commander in Chief Zhao Kuo's orders kept his mind clear and he angrily led his troops back to the foot of the old pass.
The allied army of Huan Qi and Ying Bao had blocked Zhao Zhuang's army for an entire day and was exhausted. They retreated to Light Wolf City to rest and build up their strength. The two generals knew that a crueler battle was about to come.
As for the 100,000 Qin soldiers north of the Hundred Mile Stone Great Wall to restrain the Zhao army at the old pass, they were naturally separated from the royal tomb camp. When the allied army of Huan Qi and Ying Bao entered Hanoi to attack the Wei army, Wang Ling had received Bai Qi's secret instructions to split an army of 100,000 to follow Ying Bao's previous route to Chang Ping Pass.
A few days ago, when Meng Ao's army was still feigning an attack on the royal tomb camp, the entire Qin camp only had 50,000 soldiers guarding it, like an empty city. At that time, the Zhao army only had 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers, but they did not move. If Zhao Kuo had taken the risk, then the battle situation would have been completely different.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in war.
Early the next morning, Zhao Zhuang began to move all the old chariots and usable items out. After five whole days of hard work, a never-before-seen circular formation of chariots finally stood majestically at the foot of the old pass.
There were five layers to this formation. The outermost layer was a moat and stump; the second layer was the chariots' encirclement, with soldiers with swords and shields behind the chariots; the third layer was a phalanx of infantry; the fourth layer was a continuous line of military tents, with soldiers on duty and the injured and the weak; the fifth layer was the central command tower of golden drums with a large 'Zhao' character on it, with the commander commanding the entire army.
The formation of the chariot city immediately alerted the Qin army. From afar, the Qin army filled the entire mountain camp to observe and point out the formation, everyone clicking their tongues in wonder. Bai Qi received the report and immediately led the generals up to the highest point of Wolf City Mountain to take a look. From afar, the formation looked like a huge circle of flames with a radius of more than 10 miles. The flags were scattered, the golden drums could be faintly heard, the neighing of horses could be heard, and the sight of it was truly awe-inspiring.
Bai Qi glanced at the generals and asked: "All of you are experienced in battle. Who can tell the origin of this formation? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How do we fight it? "
Ying Bao had already reached the north of the Hundred Mile Stone Wall and was in charge of commanding the 100,000 soldiers there. Meng Ao was in charge of the Zhao army at the royal tomb camp and was in charge of monitoring the movements of the Zhao army at the old pass.
Beside Bai Qi, there were only two generals, Wang Ci and Huan Qi. Wang Ci led over 50,000 troops and was still stationed at the Old Horse Ridge camp. Huan Qi took over Ying Bao's troops and in addition to the mutant cavalry that had always been by his side, there were a total of 80,000 Steel Cavalry stationed at Light Wolf City, taking over the responsibilities of Meng Ao.
Other than these two generals, there was Ouyang Shuo, who was the representative of the mutants, and Ju Sheng, who was following him.
Wang Ci smiled and said, "Who cares about the battle formation? With 50,000 Steel Cavalry, two charges and it will be overturned! "
"Overturn 50,000 Steel Cavalry? I'm afraid that even if all 50,000 Steel Cavalry are dead, you will still be ignorant. As a general, you are a loyal subject of the country. How can a blind man and a blind horse win a battle? " Although Bai Qi's words were not fierce, there was an indescribable majesty to them. Even the high-ranking generals like Wang Ci and Meng Ao were in awe of Bai Qi and never dared to talk to him openly.
However, the most important thing was that the entire army had absolute trust in Bai Qi. Bai Qi, who started his career as a soldier, was an Iron Eagle Swordsman when he was a soldier. He was proficient in cavalry, infantry and all kinds of weapons. However, when he walked around the military field, he could tell with one glance that this person's skills were lacking.
Ordinary generals would wear casual clothes when they were this long. However, Bai Qi was far from this level. He was meticulous in his calculations on the battlefield, brilliant in his deployment of tactics, plentiful in killing the enemy, decisive and decisive in his decisions. He was almost at the point of perfection. For more than 30 years, as long as Bai Qi led the army, no matter how fierce the battle was, the Qin army was invincible.
As time passed, the Qin soldiers all talked about Bai Qi as the God of War sent by the heavens. A military rumor spread in the military camp: "But if you follow Bai Qi, you will only die of old age. If you die in battle, it is heaven's will! "It said that if you fight with Bai Qi, you will not die in vain.
Even so, Bai Qi had never been arrogant or impetuous. He was always calm and clear-headed, always diligently trying to figure out the enemy.
Other than the word 'god', there was no other explanation.
Hearing Bai Qi's words, Wang Ci's face turned red and he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks.
Bai Qi knew Wang Ci's character very well and did not take it to heart. Just as he was about to take this opportunity to explain the tactics of the battle formation to the generals, a slow voice suddenly came from behind him: "If this old man is not wrong, this formation should be the round formation of the carriage city."
Bai Qi was startled and turned his head to look. He saw that the speaker was an old man dressed like a scholar, standing behind the Mutant Army. The scholar faced Bai Qi's gaze and bowed.
Ouyang Shuo understood and introduced: "Reporting to the Lord of Martial Peace, this is the military advisor of the Mutant Army, Ju Shou."
Bai Qi nodded, not annoyed at being interrupted. Instead, he praised: "I did not expect there to be such an expert among the Mutants. Please explain this formation, I am all ears. "It was not that Bai Qi was purposely making things difficult for Ju Shou. As long as one could recognize the formation, they would naturally be able to tell the strengths and weaknesses of the formation.
Ju Shou did not decline and said: "The round formation of the carriage city comes from the Art of War of Sun Bin. In his entire life, Sun Bin has never used a formation in battle. He only left behind ten diagrams of formations. How they are used is unknown. The so-called Sun Bin's Ten Formations were: square formation, circular formation, single line formation, thin formation, number formation, cone formation, flying goose formation, hook formation, xuanxiang formation, water and fire formation. Of these ten formations, the first three were regular battle formations, which were written by Sun Bin in actual combat. The last one was the Water and Fire Formation, which was also used in actual combat. It was not a formation. The remaining six formations were created by Sun Bin, but there was no fixed method to how to use them. There were many variations depending on the person, the place, and the equipment. The current formation of the Zhao army is based on Sun Bin's Ten Formations. It is a round formation with trenches, chariots and infantry. It is called the round formation of the carriage city. "
"The power of the circular chariot formation lies in the coordination of the entire army. The officers and soldiers of the army can coordinate and coordinate with each other. If our army concentrates our forces to attack one place, the rest will come to attack our flanks and rear. If our army completely encircles the enemy, our forces will spread out to form a circle of several dozen li. We will be scattered and weak. How can we break the camp?
"Clap clap clap!" Bai Qi was the first to applaud and laughed: "Old Mister is a genius!"
"I do not deserve the praise of the Lord of Martial Peace."
Bai Qi waved his hand and for the first time, his expression turned serious.
According to Bai Qi's plan, the next step is to coordinate with Ying Bao's army north of the Stone Wall to attack the Old Pass from the front and back. However, Zhao Kuo's formation is equivalent to making the southern part of the Old Pass impregnable.
The Royal Tomb camp that Meng Ao's army painstakingly built is now useless.
Not only that, Zhao Kuo can coordinate with the Hu Pass garrison and attack Ying Bao's army from the front and back. Because of this formation, the situation between the enemy and himself has been reversed.
Bai Qi can't help but sigh. Zhao Kuo is really starting to show the power of a famous general.
"To defeat the Zhao army, we must first destroy the round formation of the carriage city!" Bai Qi said firmly. (To be continued.)
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