Warring States Odyssey

  This is not to say that the plateau's power far exceeded that of the win, but because this blow from the plateau also carried the impact force of the war horse, it was as if both the man and the horse had launched a full-force attack on the win. The win could not withstand it. As a result, the chariot's center of gravity shifted, overturning onto the ground.

  However, this is also because the plateau uses a new-style horse set, with only double-high-bridge saddles and stirrups that can guarantee that riders can withstand such intense counter-shock forces. If it were still an old-fashioned simple horse set, even the most outstanding knights of this era would hardly be able to withstand the huge counter-shock forces and would be shaken off their horses.

  However, under the blow of Gao Yuan, the war chariot of the Qin army's commander-in-chief overturned, and this result naturally boosted the morale of the Zhao army. They all held their spears and followed Gao Yuan to charge at the Qin army. As for Ying Hui and others who fell off the chariot, they were swallowed up by the iron cavalry of the Zhao army before they could even get up.

  Bang!

  A Zhao cavalryman's long spear happened to pierce a Qin soldier's shield, but the tremendous force generated by the collision of the warhorse sent this Qin soldier flying backward in an instant, and he collided with and knocked down several Qin soldiers behind him.

  Then, Zhao's other cavalry also rushed up and engaged in battle with the Qin army. As a result, under the piercing of Zhao's long spears and halberds, some Qin soldiers were pierced through their bodies and died miserably, while others were struck flying away. Although some Qin soldiers narrowly escaped the spear thrusts of the Zhao army, they were trampled by war horses and turned into minced meat in an instant.

  The result was that under the impact of Zhao Jun's cavalry, the Qin army's resistance was almost useless, and soldiers fell to the ground, being stabbed by spears and trampled by horses. In the blink of an eye, the Qin army's formation was thrown into chaos by Zhao's cavalry. Moreover, the speed of Zhao's cavalry charge did not slow down at all, basically maintaining its original speed as it pierced through the Qin army's formation and continued to charge towards the Qin army's main camp.

  In the process of breaking through the Qin army, only a dozen or so Zhao cavalrymen fell off their horses, and even adding those who were shot down by arrows earlier, the total loss for the Zhao army was only around 40-50 men. The losses for the Qin army, on the other hand, were almost ten times that of the Zhao army. Such a smooth outcome also made the Zhao army itself somewhat disbelieving. In the past, if the Zhao army wanted to break through the Qin army's formation, they would have had to pay a price of nearly half their losses.

  After breaking through the Qin army's formation, Gao Yuan also completely let go of his worries. Although he also knew that in the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the absolute king on the battlefield, all this knowledge came from historical materials and some TV dramas he had seen, but after all, there was no intuitive experience. Now Gao Yuan truly believed that his path was correct, and perhaps the era of cavalry would arrive ahead of time.

  So Gaoyuan held up his long spear and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge!"

  Behind Zhao Jun's cavalry, another 4,000 cavalry immediately divided into two groups. One group of Zhao army continued to attack the Qin army that had already become disorganized, although at this time the Qin army still had 2,600-2,700 soldiers, but the main general had already died and the formation was greatly disrupted. Adding to the shock of being charged by the Zhao army earlier, many Qin soldiers were extremely shocked and did not expect the Zhao army's cavalry to have such strong combat power. Therefore, the Qin army was completely unable to withstand them and was instantly killed and wounded in large numbers, fleeing in disarray.

  Another batch of cavalry crossed over the Qin army and closely followed Gao Yuan's men to attack the main camp of the Qin army.

  At this time, Gao Yuan led the cavalry and charged to the front of the Qin army's large camp, less than 100 meters away. Moreover, due to the rapid advance speed of the Zhao army, the attacking Qin army was almost in vain, and did not slow down the advance of the Zhao army at all. As a result, the Qin army gathered from other places had not yet arrived, and on this local battlefield, there were only 200-300 defenders of the Qin army, which could not withstand the impact of the Zhao army at all. What was originally a good defensive plan turned out to be self-defeating.

  The Qin army's large camp is a temporary camp, with relatively simple defensive works. The camp walls are mostly made up of vehicles or wooden fences, and only a small number of places use wooden palisades. When the Zhao army rushed to the front of the Qin army's large camp, they first shot a wave of arrows, scattering the small number of Qin soldiers who were left behind. Then, dozens of cavalrymen threw out lassos, entwining them around the wooden fences of the war chariots, and then pulled hard, instantly opening up four or five gaps.

  Gao Yuan immediately led the cavalry, killing from the gap into the Qin army's large camp. At this time, other Qin armies arrived one after another, but it was too late. The Zhao army had already broken through the gap and killed all the way into the Qin army's large camp.

  The terrain in the big camp was flat and more conducive to cavalry warfare. Although the tents were densely packed and the space was relatively narrow, after Zhao's cavalry broke into the Qin army's big camp, they quickly dispersed into teams of 50 or 100 people, galloping back and forth within the Qin army's camp, shooting arrows and stabbing with spears. At this time, the Qin army could not withstand the sudden attack by the Zhao army, resulting in the Qin army being killed until corpses filled the camp and blood flowed like a river.

  At this time, Zhao Jun's subsequent cavalry had also rushed into the Qin army's camp, and they all dismounted to fight on foot, assisting the cavalry in battle. In the Qin army's camp, they charged left and right, killing people, while frequently setting fire to burn tents. As a result, in the blink of an eye, dozens of tents were set ablaze, and due to the large number of flammable materials in the camp, the fire spread extremely quickly.

  At this time, the Qin army that had been left to guard the camp had already been killed by the Zhao army and was fleeing in all directions. They were completely unable to resist, let alone put out the fire. As a result, the fire spread throughout the camp, burning more and more fiercely, and its scope grew wider and wider. In just a short while, nearly half of the camp had become a sea of flames. The Qin army was forced to fight off the Zhao army's attacks on one hand, while also trying to avoid the fire on the other, and could only flee in all directions.

  But there are still six or seven thousand wounded soldiers in the Qin army's camp, who were originally recovering from their injuries in their tents. However, as the fire spread over, those with lighter injuries fled out of their tents, while the heavily injured soldiers could only wait for death inside their tents.

  The plateau saw that the Qin army's large camp was already full of flames, with countless burning tents and vehicles. Even if they were to put out the fire, it would take a considerable amount of time, and the Qin army's losses would not be small. Therefore, the goal of this surprise attack had basically been achieved. The plateau immediately ordered the entire army to retreat, and at the same time led the cavalry following him to withdraw from the Qin army's large camp.

  Other cavalry troops also withdrew one after another, and at this time the battle outside the camp had already ended. The Qin army had been defeated by the Zhao army, fleeing in all directions, leaving behind a field of corpses. Therefore, Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong immediately led the cavalry to retreat from the original road and return to the Zhao army's large camp.

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  At this time, in front of Zhao Jun's large camp, the battle between the two sides was still going on fiercely.

  The casualties of the Qin army had already reached 30,000 to 40,000 people, but the Qin army was still launching a fierce attack on the Zhao army's main camp, and their morale and momentum had not weakened at all. Overall, the situation for the Qin army was not bad, but Huan Yi's uneasy emotions were getting heavier and heavier. Because the will of the Zhao army to resist was also too strong, it was able to persist until now.

  Just then, a Qin soldier hastily ran to the front of Huan Yi's chariot, with a look of panic on his face, saying: "Report to the general, the Zhao army has raided our main camp, and Yang Quan, who is guarding the main camp, asks the general to send troops back to reinforce."

  "What?" Huan Yu heard it and was also shocked, subconsciously turning his head to look in the direction of the main camp, only to see thick smoke billowing into the sky, indeed a large fire.

  However, Huan Yi was after all a seasoned general who had experienced many battles. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down and rapidly calculated in his mind. So, should he withdraw his troops to rescue the main camp, or continue to attack Zhao's main camp? Or should he dispatch a portion of his army to rescue the main camp while leaving the remaining troops to continue attacking?

  Actually, Huai Yan was not without defense against the Zhao army's raid on his own camp. After all, he still left 12,000 to 13,000 troops stationed in the camp, and the Zhao army would not easily break through their own camp. Therefore, this time, the Zhao army sent a large number of troops to attack their own camp, and the Qin army's forces would not be small either. As a result, the Zhao army's defensive forces would decrease. Although the Zhao army is now resisting fiercely, it may already be the last gasp. If the Qin army can maintain its attack for a while longer, they can break through the Zhao army's camp. If they can successfully break through the Zhao army's camp, even if their own camp falls, it will still be worth it, after all, that is only a temporary camp.

  But how much resistance does Zhao Jun have now? Is it really the last straw? What if he can't break through Zhao Jun's big camp, and his own temporary camp is lost, then he can only retreat to Jingdian Camp. To think about attacking Zhao Jun's Fanwu Camp again, at least three to five days are needed, and in this way, Zhao Jun will be able to rebuild the defense line, and it will not be easy to occupy Fanwu Camp again.

  If a portion of the troops are dispatched to rescue, it is also a solution and the most secure one. But how many troops should be sent back for reinforcement? If too few are sent, they may not be able to save their own camp, but if too many are sent, it will affect the current battlefield. So, how many troops to dispatch for rescue is also a problem, perhaps neither side will end up well.

  So how to choose, Huan Yu was also somewhat indecisive for a while, but Huan Yu also knew that at this time, he could not hesitate and must make a decision on the spot, even if it was not the best choice, but it was better than hesitating and missing the opportunity.

  Huan Yi gritted his teeth, just about to give the order, disregarding his own camp, and launching a full-scale attack on Zhao's Bianwu camp. But at this moment, another soldier rushed to Huan Yi's side in a panic, shouting: "General, Li Mu's banner has been raised in the Zhao army's camp!"

  Huan Zhuang raised his head and saw that in the big camp of Zhao's army, a black flag with red tassels was indeed raised, on which a huge "Li" character was embroidered. Huan Zhuang's heart trembled, and he suddenly understood everything - it turned out that this time he had fallen into Li Mu's trap again.