Chapter 379 No Battle

The Qin army entered Ye and captured a city.

For a time, there was a big earthquake in Handan, and the entire capital of Zhao Kingdom fell into an atmosphere of uneasiness.

More than ten years ago, the Qin army's siege of Zhao Handan failed with the arrival of Wei reinforcements led by Lord Xinling. It has been a long time since the Qin army's front was so close to Handan.

In the quiet morning, Zhao Shuang planned to have breakfast, but he heard a series of knocks on the door.

The voice was very urgent, and Concubine Yan, who was cooking seriously, was a little annoyed.

"Who! I don't want to live anymore!"

Zhao Shuang waved his hand to stop Concubine Yan who was about to get angry, and walked over to open the door.

But as soon as the door opened, a group of Zhao Jun soldiers rushed in. The leader was a captain. He glanced at Zhao Shuang with a sneer on his face.

The captain stretched out his hand, and the soldier behind him brought up the roster.

"It is recorded in it that you are a businessman from the State of Qin, living in Handan." The captain said, then looked at the three women in the room, "Who are they?"

"The concubine I just married."

The captain chuckled and looked at Zhao Shuang. The other party is young, but he lives in such a prosperous place. From a distance, the three concubines should be stunning in figure and appearance, and they can't help but feel a sense of jealousy in their hearts.

"Did you know that when the Qin army entered Ye, we, Zhao, were recruiting corvees to go to Ye. According to the newly issued laws, the Qin people in Zhao are no exception."

"Heading to Yedi?"

The captain smiled, thinking that the young man in front of him was just a prodigal who inherited the family business and could be frightened.

"Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, and has always been ruthless. As a Qin citizen, you should know what it's like. Of course, if you can pay enough gold and silver, you can avoid the corvee."

As he said that, the captain stretched out his hand, feeling a little proud.

However, the captain did not feel something hard and heavy as he imagined, but instead felt soft and soft. When he lowered his head, he saw a pair of big white hands touching his hand.

The young man's eyes were staring at him, and his burning eyes made him a little nervous.

"What do you want?"

"To be honest, Captain, although I am a Qin citizen, I have never been resentful of what the Qin army did."

The captain was stunned. What, is this still a Qin traitor?

But I saw this young man raised his head, looking up to the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and his voice was a bit hoarse and vicissitudes of life.

"I had an unfortunate childhood. When I was a child, I wanted to be a poet, a great poet like Qu Zi. However, fate made me be born in a mountain village, facing blood and killing. My grandfather He is a giant bandit. My father is a giant bandit, and my uncles and brothers are also bandits. They kill, they are ruthless, and they make trouble unreasonably. However, even so, I still did not compromise with the cruel fate. On a rainy day, I walked out of the mountain village. Escaped."

The boy became more and more excited as he spoke, with some tears in the corners of his eyes.

"I had nothing at that time. It was the State of Zhao that gave me the opportunity to create the wealth in front of me with my hard-working hands. Looking at the world, except for the State of Zhao, which country has the courage and ability to be the enemy of the Qin army. So this Once, it’s time for me to do my best for the State of Zhao.”

Zhao Shuang spoke in an upbeat tone with bright eyes.

The captain looked at this scene and couldn't stand it, so he told the truth.

"You don't have to make it so complicated, just pay some money. Ten gold is enough!"

"No!" Zhao Shuang shouted, "Compared to money, I will use my tears and body to defend Zhao. Captain, don't worry, please send me to the most dangerous place."

"You really want to go?"

The captain looked at the hot-blooded boy in front of him, with some doubts in his words.

"If you go, you may not be able to come back for several months, let alone die on the battlefield. Aren't you afraid that your concubine will take your money and run away with someone else?"

"For the sake of the State of Zhao, women's gold and silver are worth nothing! Run away if you like, I don't care."

You fool, when you die, all your wives and concubines will be mine.

The captain cursed the hot-blooded young man in front of him in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you so loyal and brave to the country. So, Anyang is in urgent need of corvee labor, so go there!"

"Thank you, Captain, for giving me this opportunity to serve the Kingdom of Zhao."

The door slowly closed, and the captain walked out of the mansion, his head buzzing from the young man's passionate words.

"Captain, I just took a closer look, and the three concubines of that fool are all stunningly beautiful. Once the fool leaves, we can use some tricks to make the mansion of this fool's concubines belong to the Captain."

A soldier next to the captain said slyly. The captain looked at the soldiers beside him and couldn't help but laugh.

"It is not common to meet such a fool. When the time comes, I will keep one of his three concubines, give one to General Huzhuo, and give one to the Prime Minister. As long as the two adults are happy, I may give it to him when the time comes. You can still be a general. Don't worry, you will be rewarded."

"Thank you Captain."

"Urgent attack on Anyang?"

On the city wall, facing the order brought by Mo Crow, Yang Duanhe and Li Xin were a little confused.

"Anyang is a stronghold of Zhao's army, and it should be well-defended. But now that we don't have the equipment, how can we attack Anyang first?"

Different from ordinary Tucheng and military strongholds, Anyang is an important military town with sufficiently high walls. Without enough siege equipment and enough lives, how can it be conquered?

Facing Li Xin's question, Mo Ya just said softly.

"The Qin army made a surprise attack on Ye, but the Zhao army's defense was not perfect. It would take two days for Huzhou's army to assemble. In Anyang, there was an urgent shortage of defensive equipment, and even the west wall was damaged and had not been repaired. At this time, if you attack urgently, you can quickly cross the Huan River and break Zhao Jun's Huan River defense line in one fell swoop."

"What?"

Yang Duanhe and Li Xin were both in disbelief. How could an important town like Anyang lack defensive equipment?

"Is this serious?"

"It's absolutely true. Lord Hanyang saw it with his own eyes."

"What are you doing in Anyang, Lord Hanyang?"

Yang Duanhe asked in surprise. It was already war time, and Qin and Zhao were at war. If the Zhao people discovered his traces, they would definitely capture him as a hostage. This is life-threatening!

Mo Crow smiled and shook his head.

"You will know then."

"You said these damn treacherous ministers usually don't know how to repair the city defenses. Now the Qin people are about to attack, so they are anxious to let us repair the holes."

Under the city wall, a group of corvees were moving stones to block the holes in the city wall. While doing it, he was also cursing.

"You know what, the relationship between the guard here and the Prime Minister is not normal. When we repaired the city defense a few years ago, we cut corners, and the heavy rains washed away the rain a few days ago, and it collapsed all of a sudden. This leads to the top, such a big thing Handan I don’t even know about it over there.”

"If you ask me, Guo Kai is the biggest traitor."

"Shhh! You dare to say this, and it will cost you your life."

A group of corvees were discussing among themselves, and one of them looked at the youngest person among them.

"I said, little brother, you don't look like a hard worker. Didn't you pay ten gold to be exempted from the corvee? Why are you here?"

Zhao Shuang was covered in gray, and when he saw others asking about him, he cursed.

"The captain wanted to marry me and marry me, so he didn't allow me to pay ten gold. Oh, I hope when I go back alive, my concubine hasn't taken my money and ran away with the pretty boy!"

"They are all miserable people!"

The corvee who asked Zhao Shuang sighed, but heard a surprised sound in his ear.

"Qin...Qin...Qin..."

"Qin what?"

The corvee who asked Zhao Shuang looked back and saw that through the hole in the city wall, the flags of the Qin army that blocked the sky and the sun had filled his field of vision.

"Run quickly!"

I only heard a young voice in my ear. On this day, before the Qin army reached Anyang, the corvées were scattered in all directions in the city, and the Zhao army could not stop them.

There was no battle, but the situation in the city was already in chaos.