Chapter 1012: Success in the East and Success in the West (V)
The drums rumbled, and another round of attack began. Seeing the Qin army marching out with high spirits singing war songs amid the drums, the Han army on the tower could not help but admire the other side's fighting spirit. In the past few days, the Qin army had suffered heavy casualties under the city of Shannan County, but no matter how heavy the casualties were, it seemed that they could not affect their desire for victory when they launched another attack. Whenever the drums sounded, they would start another attack with full confidence.
Qian Kezhuang, who had just been lying on the crossbow machine like a dead dog, jumped up again as if he had been injected with chicken blood, bent down to pick up a crossbow arrow from the ground, inserted it into the crossbow machine, and then turned the capstan with a grunt. Tighten the crossbow arrow.
"The damn Qin people are really not afraid of death!" He hummed. When they fought against the Donghu people in Liaoning Guard, the Donghu people were also known as the strongest army in the world. If they encountered such tragic casualties, they would have ridden away long ago.
"The Qin people are rich and the people are poor. The space for ordinary people to rise is extremely limited, and military merit is the most convenient way for them to change their living conditions. The military merit of the Qin army is calculated by the number of enemy heads cut off. The number of heads counts as one merit, and it must be recorded, so they are not afraid of death at all." Shang Kexi looked at the big knife in his hand, which had many cracks on it. , he threw away the knife and asked the soldiers to bring him a new knife.
"Prepare the bows and crossbows!" Shang Kexi ordered.
"Brothers, aim, one arrow at a time." Qian Kezhuang roared. The Shannan Camp he led was now acting as archers, attacking the enemy from a distance. When the Qin army withstood their shooting and fought on the city walls, the regular army would come up to fight the enemy. Although these militia reserves usually undergo military training, they have never fought in a war or seen blood. If they were asked to fight hand-to-hand from the beginning, I am afraid that the losses would be great.
Shang Kexi was very careful when using these reserves, but it was very effective. , these days, these reserve soldiers have gradually become accustomed to the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere. No one will vomit bitter bile when seeing the dripping blood, flying limbs, and turbulent intestines on the ground. Now, they can hold the steamed buns in one hand and the soup in the other hand without changing their faces or beating their hearts, and swallow the corpses on the ground.
"Shoot!" With a bang, Qian Kezhuang pulled the trigger fiercely, and the crossbow arrow shot out, and a Qin army general who was riding on a horse and waving a flag vigorously fell off the horse with a thud.
"Hit one!" Qian Kezhuang laughed loudly, and as he shot the arrow, countless feather arrows flew over the city wall. Shooting out like locusts, they attacked the Qin army under the city.
The armor-piercing ability of the Han crossbows was too strong. Whether it was a bed crossbow or an arm crossbow, the iron-clad wooden shields held by their soldiers were completely unable to compete with it, and the shields were almost broken by the arrows. Only the large shields that were more than one person tall could block the attack of the Han army's feather arrows.
Although the Qin crossbow was considered to be extremely outstanding in this world, it was obviously inferior to the military industry of the Han Dynasty.
"Prepare grease and set fire!" Shang Kexi said.
One after another, the shield carts and the rammed earthen carts rushed to the bottom of the city wall. With the clanging sound of the cloud ladder, they were placed on the city wall. The soldiers of the Shannan Camp quickly retreated, and from behind them, they carried pottery jars in their hands. The soldiers rushed up and threw the things in their hands fiercely.
"Rocket!" The soldiers of Shannan Camp who retreated to the rear rushed up again, but this time the arrows they shot were all burning with small flames.
A raging fire rose up with a series of whooshing sounds. The burning flames could make the Han army on the city feel the heat wave. It is easy to imagine how the Qin army under the city felt.
Once the fire started, it was difficult to stop, because there were too many corpses piled up under the city, but the smell was too bad. The smell of meat was scattered with the flames, but it was uncomfortable to think that it was human flesh.
The Qin army slowly The fire was still burning even after retreating. The soldiers on the city soaked their towels and tied them on their faces. It seemed that the Qin army would not attack again today. The fire would not be extinguished in a short time. It was a pity that the bodies of the Qin army could never return to their hometown.
In the Qin army camp, Wang Xiao had an anxious look on his face. He pressed his fingers on the map and drew a line from time to time. He had tried his best to lure Feng Fayong out of Shannan County City and annihilate him in one fell swoop. He originally thought that it would be easy to capture Shannan County City. He did not even take the unknown Shang Kexi seriously. But now, this unknown general has already... He has been firmly blocked outside the city for more than ten days.
"How long will it take? How long will it take?" He turned around in the big tent several times like a trapped beast, looking up and glaring at the generals in the tent.
"General, according to the news from the Black Ice Platform, the Eastern Field Army of Helan Xiong of Dai County has set out. Within ten days, they will leave Dai County."
"Ten days?" Wang Xiao's face gradually became ferocious, "Well, I will give you five days now. If you still can't take Shannan County City after five days, the king will want my head, and I will chop off your heads first."
"Yes!" The generals bowed and accepted the order.
"Get ready!" Wang Xiao waved his hand irritably.
This time, the plan for the war against the Han Kingdom, drawn up by King Wulie of Qin himself, is definitely comparable to the battle ten years ago that destroyed the Xiongnu beyond redemption. Every link is linked, but if there is a problem in one link , the entire strategy will end in failure. For this war, King Wulie of Qin did not hesitate to cede Han to the Chu State, and also sent the interests of the Qi State to the Chu State, and used four generals, Li Xin and Meng Tian , Wang Xiao, Lu Chao, and King Wulie of Qin are bound to win.
But if the final result of his victory here is just to annihilate Feng Fayong's 20,000 Shannan County soldiers, then the entire grand strategy will be bankrupt.
Ten years ago, Wang Xiao was so high-spirited. In the battle in Huolan Mountain, he killed tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry in one breath, and his reputation was blazing throughout the world. But today, he was blocked by the Shannan County built by the Qin people. Outside. Although Shannan County has been changed beyond recognition by the Han army over the years, in Wang Xiao's eyes, this is still Shannan County for the Qin people.
This place, which was once the place where he became famous, is going to become the place of his failure? Thinking of this, Wang Xiao felt even more irritated. He even kicked up a big case in the tent and knocked it over. land.
When the guards outside heard that Wang Xiao, who had always been quiet, lost his temper, they were so frightened that they did not dare to breathe loudly, for fear that the angry coach would anger them.
The main target of the Qin people in this battle was not Feng Fayong in Shannan County, but the Han Army's Eastern Field Army led by He Lanxiong.
But now, this goal is on the verge of failure because Shannan County has been unable to be captured.
The first step of Wang Xiao's mission is to trap Feng Fayong and seize Shannan County. During this process, He Lanxiong, who was stationed in Dai County, must come to the rescue after hearing the news. What the Qin people want is for He Lanxiong to lead his troops and leave Xiling, the capital of Dai County. city.
In the second step, Wang Xiao's task is to block He Lanxiong in Daijun. But at this time, according to King Wulie of Qin's plan, Xiling City, the capital of Daijun, should already be in the hands of the Qin army, and Helanxiong will be blocked in Daijun. Within Daijun, there was no way to advance or retreat. It became a meal for Qin's large army.
But Shannan County can't win, everything is in vain.
"Father!" The big tent opened and Wang Jian strode in, "I escorted the grain and grass back, and this time I recruited another 20,000 people from Jiuyuan County to come with me."
"Well, is it going smoothly all the way?" Wang Xiao asked.
"It went smoothly," Wang Jian nodded, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Father, General Li Xin has already begun to take action. A hundred thousand troops have passed through Hedong County and attacked Dai County. Half of them were taken away by He Lanxiong. General Li Xin's move may be overwhelming. But if we don't block He Lanxiong in Dai County by then, but let them leave Dai County, they can Retreat to the prairie, or even to Jishi City, so that the plan we designed before the war to annihilate the Han Eastern Field Army in one fell swoop and cut off Gao Yuan's arm will be completely impossible to implement."
"I know." Wang Xiao closed his eyes.
"Father, if we can't fulfill the king's request this time, I'm afraid the king will be really angry." Wang Jian whispered. "Father, even if it costs people's lives, we must go to Shannan County. This time I brought two Husband of all people..."
"Haste makes waste. Shannan County has been run by Feng Fayong for several years. There are enough arrows and crossbows in the city, and there is no danger of food and grass. There are tens of thousands of well-trained infantry guarding the city. We initially besieged Feng Fayong, but the people in the city are still gratifying. Not sending troops to rescue has laid the foundation for today's disaster. Shear, please supervise it personally and ask the 20,000 civilians to cut down trees and build siege vehicles for me. One hundred siege vehicles that are flush with the city wall, one hundred less. When the time comes, I will use their corpses to pile them up to the same height. Tomorrow morning, I will see these siege vehicles and destroy the city, just tomorrow." Wang Xiao stood up, "As you said, it is Even with the pile of corpses, I have to take down Shannan County."
"I understand, father!" Wang Jian saluted, turned around and exited the tent.
At the border of Hedong County, Li Xin looked at Zhao Qi in front of him calmly, "Mr. Zhao, happy cooperation!" He stretched out his hand towards Zhao Qi.
Zhao Qi's eyes flashed with anger and he glared at Li Xin fiercely, "I don't believe you Qin people."
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. What's important is that now our strength can destroy your Zhao State at any time. Make way for us to fight against the Han State, or will we perish immediately? I think Mr. Zhao must have a plan in mind. If our Qin army of hundreds of thousands attacks your Zhao State now, do you think Gao Gao will come to rescue you?" Li Xin said calmly: "Yes, maybe we will still attack you in the future, but the important thing is that now You are still alive. As long as you are alive, there is hope, the hope of turning defeat into victory. Maybe if we fight with Han and both sides suffer, you will have a chance, right?"
The sparkling anger in Zhao Qi's eyes dimmed little by little, and he said after a while: "Jing Rufeng is really ruthless. He is ruthless to us, Zhao Guo, and even more ruthless to himself."
Li Xin remained silent.
Zhao Qi slowly stretched out his hand and held Li Xin's hand. The other person's hand was cold. With a gentle squeeze of his hands, Zhao Qi turned around and looked at Zhao Jun behind him, "Make way!"
Li Xin smiled slightly and got on his horse. The Qin army crossed Hedong County and entered Shanggu. They crossed Shanggu County and went straight to Dai County. I am afraid that the people of Dai County never dreamed that the Qin army would pass through Shanggu, which was still controlled by Zhao Army. , attack them directly. (To be continued)