Chapter 220: The First Great Collision of North and South 1

Zhao Wu is known as a master of craftsmanship. After listening to Xiang Rong's description, he commented: "The bronze weight is heavy, and the too long blade makes the center of the sword move forward. In this way, the weight of the hilt of the sword must be increased and the thickness of the sword blade must be reduced so that the entire sword is balanced and not to be head-heavy. It seems that the Qin people have a strong force and can swing swords that exceed the normal weight; the second is that they are tall, so that they will not let the sword blade hurt themselves when they swing too long swords; the third is that their bronze casting technology has made a breakthrough, so that they can forge an ultra-long bronze sword."

Zhao Wu did not evaluate his own equipment. He inspected his retainers and doctors one by one, and then said: "In recent years, our military system reform has achieved what it has achieved. It is necessary for the coalition forces of Chu and Qin to test it, especially the cavalry tactics, which can be sharpened on the whetstone of Chu, so this time I personally commanded the cavalry to fight."

Xiang Rong was a little disappointed: "You have only got a little more force from one army. It is probably a stalemate situation to deal with 1,500 chariots."

Zhao Wu laughed loudly. Although he laughed heroically, he still ordered slowly and quietly: "The State of Zheng and the State of Song do not need to work so much military force. You have to continue to attack the State of Chen and Cai, so you only need to send fifty chariots to follow our army to fight... However, the auxiliary troops still rely on the provisions of your two countries."

Xiang Rong and Zichan agreed repeatedly.

On the opposite side, the Chu army advanced to Xiao Yu and the Qin army. The two armies were celebrating. When they heard Zhao Wuzi coming, King Kang of Chu smiled even more cheerful: "I see that Zhao Wuzi is becoming more and more arrogant in middle age. He has begun to underestimate the heroes in the world. After leading an army with more troops, he dares to come and fight me. Let me take a good look at this world's second place, who once forced Yang Youji to shoot arrows. What means does this move to the north and south? Luck? His luck is used up. I will end the glory of this famous general."

The military formation of Qin State was different from that of the Central Plains. One hundred chariots were one unit, led by a councillor, and there was no senior general who was in charge of the overall situation. This time, Qin State came to the councillor and councillor. The two councillors looked at each other and lowered their heads, maintaining the usual tacit style of the Qin people.

"Tomorrow, the chicken crows and cooks. After the time comes, the whole army will be launched. We will face Zhao Wu."

The Jin army and the Chu army have not fought for more than ten years. With the speed of information dissemination in the Spring and Autumn Period, a generation of people did not fight each other and seemed very strange to each other. Only Wu Ju once planned to flee to Jin State, and his footsteps were even close to Hulao, so he knew a little about the situation of Jin State. However, he recently returned to China. In the face of King Kang of Chu, he did not dare to disturb King Kang of Chu's interest. After the Chu Jun finished his discussion, Wu Ju retreated and quietly reminded Gongziwei: "Young Master, don't underestimate the enemy. In recent years, Zhao Wuzi's reputation has become more and more prosperous. He dismembered the Wei State and forced Qi State, which has suppressed the entire northern army. I also heard that the cavalry tactics introduced by Zhao Wuzi are becoming more and more mature. Our Chu army has never fought with the cavalry. The Qin people may have understood the tactics of cavalry, but when they encountered Zhao Wu, the cavalry tactics were not yet mature, and I am afraid they would not understand the current Jin army.

I also heard that Zhao Wuzi reformed his weapons. The people of Jin have already used plate armor and iron weapons to fully change their clothes. Just seeing Zhao Wuzi bringing six divisions, I came to face our coalition forces with confidence. I am afraid that the difference between victory and defeat is not as simple as the king thought."

Prince Wei disagreed: "I have also heard of the battle between the Jin people and Qi. I heard that Luan Yang used chariots to radiate the same front, and pushed forward in Qi, forcing the cavalry to retreat step by step. The people of Qi were far less conscious of fighting than our Chu, and the number of chariots we brought far exceeds that of Qi Zhuang Gong - Victory is ours! No matter how difficult the process is, I have no doubts about victory."

After the young master Wei finished speaking, he threw away Wu Ju without looking back and said goodbye. Wu Ju murmured to himself behind the young master Wei: "Victory? I think so too, but will things be that simple?"

In the next three days, the Qin and Chu army moved their huge bodies and advanced deeply into the Song State with great momentum. At the same time, the Song people were vowing to resist to the death along the line, while Zhao Wu led the reinforcements to meet them calmly.

At noon that day, a brigade of Zhao cavalry rushed through a deserted village. As soon as he walked out of the entrance of the village, several cavalrymen of the forefront immediately blew a shrill whistle. They encountered the front-line army of the Chu army. The two teams were close enough to see the hair on each other's faces clearly.

Both superpowers and warriors who have fought for hundreds of years, the tactical qualities of both sides of Jin and Chu were almost the same. At the same time, the Jin and Chu people pulled out their weapons at the same time. Because they were too close to each other, the bows and arrows on both sides were too late to set their bows and it was not convenient to wield long weapons. Therefore, the two teams began to fiercely fight each other.

The swordsmen of the Zhao family soldiers were silver, and the leading scout was Rongdi tribe soldiers. The swords in their hands were actually sabers, but the word "sword" had not appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, so the weapons in their hands were habitually called "swords". This sword was full of the style of nomadic people, with the blade bent and the hilt of the knife was cast in bronze. The head of the sheep and horse was cast in exaggerated form and was cast in large shape, which just acted as a "pillow".

The Zhao soldiers slashed down with silver sabers, while the Chu people waved the gorgeous bronze swords to fight.

The swords of the Chu people were cast very exquisitely, and the climate in the south was humid. In order to prevent rust, the bronze swords were covered with colorful, colorful patterns and extremely gorgeous patterns according to the Chu people's usual romantic personality. Modern research has found that this gorgeous pattern is actually the earliest anti-rust coating in the world.

The Chu army's sword was slightly shorter, the blade was about forty centimeters long, and the hilt was round. The pillow of the sword at the end seemed to be a pounding garlic pestle, thick and fierce, and could be used as a hammer if necessary.

When the two swords intersected, most of the Chu swords stabbed out, the Jin soldiers on the opposite side did not dodge. They strengthened their strength and chopped down at a more fierce and faster speed. At the critical moment of life and death, many Chu people subconsciously twisted their bodies, but they still insisted on stabbing the sword. Seeing that the sword was about to stab the Jin people, suddenly, a sharp pain came. With a "squeak", the Jin people's sword cut through the iron armor of the Chu people like a layer of thin paper, and the blade was deeply embedded into the Chu people's body.

Zhao Bing's sword has a blade of 75 cm long and a hilt of about 20 cm. It is thirty centimeters longer than the Chu sword. Therefore, most of the Chu swords were chopped to the ground before they stabbed the Jin people.

There are also lucky Chu people. Most of them are descendants of nobles. They are agile and powerful martial arts, which have allowed them to surpass the gap in the length of weapons. They are the first to use the sword in their hands to block the Jin people. The two swords intersect. With a "clang" sound, the Chu people subconsciously flipped their wrists and prepared to stab the sword in their hands, but found that their hands were much lighter - their swords were cut off by the Jin people, without exception.

This group of Chu warriors with outstanding martial arts can complete two actions in a single slash by the Jin people, first blocking and then stabbing, but due to the gap in weapons, their second tactical action was invalid. The Jin people who cut off the Chu people's weapons ignored it, continued to swing their swords and fell in a silly way...

In one encounter, the Jin people who met in close contact fell down all the Chu troops they encountered, without any casualties.

According to the Hu people's habit, this infantry team jumped off the horse and happily moved up the Chu people's armor, searching for the Chu people's broken weapons everywhere, and talking excitedly: "It's all good things. The weapons of these people are all bronze. Although they are broken, after they are melted, it's good to create some household appliances... Hehe, I made a little money."

The leader of the tribal cavalry repeatedly urged: "Hurry your hands and feet, and the smoke and dust gather behind you but don't disperse, which means that the Chu army's large army is coming. Hurry up, hurry up and return to the city after packing up."

At this time of speaking, the Chu army's large army had already appeared, and the leader was Ziqiang.

Fortunately, the vanguard of the Chu army was Ziqiang, who was cautious in character, not impulsive young master. When Ziqiang saw a team of Jin light cavalry without armor, wandering around the Qianmao Army's chariots, with countless Chumao Army's corpses scattered underground, and three overturned chariots were scattered. Ziqiang waved his hand and ordered his troops to stop advancing: "Bows, archers come up and prepare to shoot."

After Ziqiang's hesitation, the Jin soldiers on the opposite side did not care about collecting spoils. With a loud whistle, the Jin people turned over and walked through the village with the cover of the village and disappeared from Ziqiang's vision.
Chapter completed!