Chapter 493 What on earth is King Zhao thinking? ! Li Mu's whisper
May 15th, the twelfth year of King Qin's reign.
On the ground, the Qin and Qi coalition forces bravely charged towards Handan City.
In the sky, large pieces of flying stone flew into the sky, and then fell heavily towards the city wall, shaking Handan City.
"Go first! Charge!"
"The flying stone cart, smash it!"
"Ah!!! The city collapsed!!!"
A section of the city wall in the east of Handan City finally could no longer withstand the heavy damage from flying stones. The middle part is broken.
The upper part of the rammed earth wall collapsed!
The defenders standing on the city screamed and fell to the ground, and were crushed into minced meat by rammed earth and stones.
Ying Chengyu gave the order without hesitation: "Order! Commander Tian Dan and Commander Tian Heng, immediately lead the troops along the gap in the east city to seize the city!"
Tian Dan shouted excitedly: "Paozes, Seize the city!"
"Everyone who reaches Handan first will be rewarded with twenty sword coins!"
"Whoever enters Handan first will be rewarded with a hundred sword coins, regardless of his life or death!"
A group of Qi soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs with their eyes shining: "Seize the city!"
The two soldiers and horses quickly changed their routes and rushed towards the gap in the east city.
Le Cheng repeatedly ordered: "Immediately block the city wall with swords and carts!"
"Order Bing and Ding crossbowmen and all the fresh troops to move to the east city, targeting the Qin army outside the city. , Save and shoot!”
As soon as Tian Dan and Tian Heng climbed up the half of the city wall with the help of ladders, door-blocking knife carts were already pushed up the gap along the collapsed earth wall.
What greets the Qin and Qi coalition forces is no longer a gap, but a long sword hunting with cold light and a crossbow arrow that blocks the clouds and the sun!
If Su Jiao and Wang Bo were here, they would definitely speed up immediately and take advantage of the opportunity before the knife-cart defense line was fully formed to break through the enemy formation and break into the city.
But Tian Dan and Tian Hengbu showed the reaction that normal soldiers should have.
Faced with the dense array of long knives and crossbow arrows, they hesitated.
If you hesitate, you will lose!
Seeing this, Ying Chengyu shook his head helplessly and immediately changed his order: "Order! Tian Dan and Tian Heng's troops retreat."
"Order the baggage battalion to dispatch ten catapults, aiming at the gap in the east city wall."
"Fire endlessly!"
"I would like to take a look. It is the catapults he has stored in Handan City. There are more stone bullets made from local materials."
Tian Dan and Tian Heng quickly retreated. The long knives on the Semen knife cart looked around blankly, and the wood supporting the long knives was blank. The skeleton was hit by stone bullets one after another!
Each accurately dropped stone bullet can destroy at least one Semen Cutter, and is further weakening the soil at the gap, constantly expanding the channel for the Qin and Qi coalition forces to enter the city.
Le Cheng frowned and ordered in a deep voice: "Ask the civilians to carry the earth up the wall, pour the earth and rocks into the carts, and ram the gates and carts into the wall."
"Then use the carts to pile up the walls. , The construction continues!"
"Open the north gate and order Captain Huang Gao to lead his troops out of the city to involve the enemy!"
"Send messengers to report to the king, the east city has been destroyed! , all the cities are in danger, our troops can only hold on to the city wall for three more days, and then we can use the fortifications in the city to fight while retreating."
"Your Majesty, please decide immediately whether to hold on to Handan Palace or abandon the city. Escape!”
After giving the order, Le Cheng looked at Ying Chengyu standing outside the city in the distance, his eyes full of heaviness.
More than half a month of offensive and defensive battles flattened Le Cheng's arrogance, and also made Le Cheng understand that he not only lacked an opportunity to command, but compared to the top generals in the world, Lecheng does have a clear gap.
He didn't know how long Handan City could last under his command. He only hoped that he could hold on longer and not lose his uncle's reputation!
As if aware of Le Cheng's gaze, Ying Chengyu also raised his head and looked in Le Cheng's direction.
Holding the reins with his left hand, Ying Chengyu placed his right wrist on the back of his left hand, connected his four fingers to the horse's neck, frowned and murmured: "Why haven't you sent out the second batch of lobbyists?"
"Just because I have rejected Mao Sui's lobbying does not mean that I will not accept the strike and peace talks!"
"This general's external personality is that of an ambitious man who can't wait to ascend to the throne. Rejecting the first lobbyist is the right thing to do.”
“But why don’t you try from multiple angles?”
“Try more, I will. I agreed!”
“What is King Zhao thinking about?”
"Is he waiting for Lord Zhao Wu'an to come for reinforcements?"
"But if Lord Zhao Wu'an arrives, our Great Qin General, General Jian, will also lead our Great Qin's main force to arrive!"
"What is he doing? What do you think! ”
Lecheng’s estimate of the battle situation is not optimistic.
Ying Chengyu’s estimate of the battle situation is even less optimistic.
Because Ying Chengxuan knew very well that the Qi army in his hands was not a force that could fight a tough battle. Their persistence until now was entirely due to the temptation of heavy rewards, the encouragement of the Qin army, and the victory of consecutive battles.
With the passage of time and Pao Ze's sacrifice, Ying Chengyu could clearly feel the sharp decline in the Qi army's fighting spirit.
But if King Zhao does not surrender for one day, Ying Chengyu can only attack fiercely to prevent King Yan of Zhao from getting lucky and unwilling to surrender or make peace.
If Ying Chengyu still maintains the current intensity of his attack, perhaps in three to five days this army will lose all fighting spirit and collapse at the first touch.
Before Li Mu and Wang Jian arrived on the battlefield, Ying Chengyu was about to be overturned by Le Cheng!
But, it shouldn’t be like this!
In Ying Chengyu’s prediction, Zhao Wangyan should have been eagerly suing for peace!
"Commander!"
A group of scouts galloped over on horseback, weakly bowed their hands in front of Ying Chengyu, and said in a hoarse voice: "Jun Zhao Wuan was transformed into a man in the Taihang Mountains. Zero, the troops were divided into nine groups. "
"Part of the troops dispersed in Taihang, and some returned to Zhao."
"Of course, Lord Zhao Wu'an sent a large number of scouts to intercept our army's scouts."
"We have not yet explored how many soldiers and horses under Lord Zhao Wu'an stayed in Taihang and how many soldiers and horses returned to Zhao. Tomorrow!"
Ying Chengqiao hurriedly said: "Fool, bring me some wine!"
"Let the robes drink some wine to warm themselves up first."
" Eight husbands, take the map of Kun!”
The slightly sweet wine was poured into the throats, nourishing the dry throats of the scouts and providing some energy to their weak bodies. Only then did Ying Chengxu display the map of Kun in front of the scouts and said: "Mark the distribution of Zhao's troops that you know on the map of Kun."
The scouts quickly pointed to Kun with their fingers. Map: "As far as we can find out."
"There is a Zhao army stationed in Changzhi, a Zhao army in Jingxing, Feihuxing..."
Following the scouts' pointing , a troop distribution map also appeared in Ying Chengyu's mind.
Ying Chengyu finally showed a smile: "Although I don't know why King Zhao has been reluctant to communicate with me, but fortunately there is someone in Zhao who can communicate."
"What Mr. Zhao Wu'an said , I have won my heart!"
Tian Jia blinked and looked at Ying Chengyu in confusion: "Has Mr. Zhao Wuan summoned the coach?"
Ying Chengyu pointed his finger. Clicking on the map of Kun: "Facts speak louder than words."
"This force distribution map is the message from Lord Zhao Wuan to this general!"
Seeing that Tianjia was still confused, Meng Wu explained patiently: "If Lord Zhao Wu'an leads all the troops to rush back to Handan, I, General Jian of Great Qin, can lead my main force of Great Qin to follow him to Handan."
" At that time, Lord Wu'an of Zhao will lead more than 200,000 Zhao troops to fight outside Handan City against the main force of 200,000 Qin troops and 100,000 Qi troops led by General Jian of Great Qin and Prince Cheng of Chang'an of Great Qin!"
“The Kingdom of Zhao will be at an absolute disadvantage and may even be in danger of subjugation!”
“Jun Wu’an of Zhao does not want to do this, but he is unable to get in touch with King Zhao because our army is besieging the city.”< br>
“Therefore, Mr. Zhao Wuan sent part of his troops to the Taihang Mountains to form a blocking position against my superior General Jian.”
"He also ordered some troops to rush to Handan, posing a threat to you and our troops."
"Then we deliberately ordered our scouts to find out the positions of Zhao Jun's troops and horses, but did not allow our scouts to know the Zhao Jun's troops and horses. The strength of the soldiers and horses is a declaration of aggression against our army."
"If our army refuses to retreat, Zhao Jun will not hesitate to fight on both fronts in Taihang Mountain and Handan City!"
In terms of scouting battles on plains and mountain battlefields, Wang Jian can't even beat Li Mu!
The scouts sent out by Ying Chengyu traveled thousands of miles and were able to find such detailed information. It was obviously Li Mu's intention.
Li Mu didn't give Ying Chengyu a single word.
But the card he deliberately opened has clearly expressed his feelings.
Tian Jia showed an angry look on his face: "Is Mr. Zhao Wuan threatening our army?"
"Our army has the upper hand now, how dare Mr. Zhao Wuan threaten our army!"< br>
Meng Wu shook his head: "This is not just a threat, but also a compromise."
"Zhao Wuanjun's withdrawal from Neishi County and the establishment of a position in the Taihang Mountains is a compromise with our Great Qin."
"Zhao Wuanjun is just warning our army not to bully others too much."
< br>Then Meng Wu looked at Ying Chengyu and said with a hint of encouragement: "Commander, can our army withdraw according to the situation?"
Meng Wu also knew the problems that Ying Chengyu discovered.
Meng Wu also knew a little about the worries in Ying Chengyu's heart.
If Ying Chengyu is determined to withdraw his troops, now is the best opportunity!
As expected, Ying Chengyu said without hesitation, or even impatiently: "Jun Zhao Wuan is really not a kind person."
"Since Mr. Zhao Wuan has withdrawn from the siege, he is running towards us. , our army no longer has to be trapped in Handan City."
"Pass this order!"
"Ming Jin, withdraw the troops!"
"After a night's rest, withdraw the troops to Jipu City!"
Ying Chengyu was almost moved to tears.
He is now like a swordsman holding a sharp and brittle sword.
Knowing that the sword in his hand might break into pieces at any time, in order not to show his cowardice in front of the enemy and to continue to maintain the deterrence of the sword in his hand, he still had to maintain his confidence and keep attacking.
Now, Li Mu finally handed over a suitable reason for retreat.
How could Ying Chengyu miss it!
Tian Jia hurriedly handed over his hand: "Commander, our soldiers still dare to fight! They can still fight!"
"Today the wall outside Handan City has been broken, our army will definitely be able to defeat Zhao Wu'an Jun We must win this battle before our troops arrive at Handan!”
“The last general invites you to fight!”
The corner of Ying Cheng’s mouth twitched slightly.
Can our army win this battle before Li Mu's troops arrive?
How come I don’t believe it so much!
But Ying Chengyu can also understand Tian Jia’s thoughts.
If this battle can be won, this battle will be the first great victory for Qi State to conquer the capital of another country after its restoration!
Although this battle was led by Ying Chengyu, the main force in this battle was the Qi army. How could it not be considered a victory for Qi?
Although this victory cannot bring any substantial benefits to the Qi State, it can boost the morale of the Qi State's military and give Tian Jia and other generals participating in the war a smooth future!
After Ying Chengyu pondered for a moment, he shook his head: "Our army can indeed continue to attack Handan City."
"But after our army breaks through Handan City, it will inevitably face Zhao Wu'anjun. They will fight to the death."
"Once the main force of our Qin Dynasty is entangled by Lord Zhao Wu'an, Chu Shangzhu State will probably take advantage of our Qin Dynasty's lack of time to go north to capture Huaiyin!"
" This is not good for Qiguo University!”
Tian Jia was stunned.
There seems to be nothing wrong with what Ying Chengyu said!
Tian Jia unwillingly bowed his hands and said, "That's a mistake!"
Ying Chengyu looked at Tian Jia sincerely: "Although you and I have only been together for a few months."
“I deeply feel that Vice General Tian has the ability to run the army, but he is trapped in the weakness of the Qi army, has nowhere to learn military strategy, and has no exchanges with generals, which is a waste of talent.”
"I sincerely invite Vice General Tian to serve as our general in Daqin."
"I wonder if Vice General Tian is willing?"
(End of this chapter)