Chapter 750 Little Beicheng was reduced to scorched earth! Ying Cheng is surrounded with few soldiers!
On April 20, the 14th year of the Qin Dynasty, two days stood side by side in Handan.
A rising sun hangs high in the sky, spreading its radiance all over the world!
A blazing sun sinks to the ground and burns everything!
In less than an hour, the flames had completely engulfed the Beicheng District of Little Beicheng.
The sea of fire that had already started was difficult to extinguish, and was driven by the wind and spread all the way towards Nancheng District!
As we all know, Xiwang City is located on the south side of Xiaobei City.
The farther south the residence in Xiaobei City is, the closer it is to Xiwang City, and the residents further south are more noble!
After the middle-level officials of Zhao State had cried together, the high-level officials of Zhao State and the royal family and nobles also became anxious.
"The fire is completely uncontrollable! If the fire is allowed to continue burning, it will inevitably affect the royal city! Prime Minister, we must not put the king in danger!"
"The Qin army is outnumbered in this battle, but our army is outnumbered! General Sima, why do our troops have to be trapped in the city and can only be beaten passively? I am willing to send all my servants to participate in the battle. I only want to get back the head of Lord Qin Changan. The official family takes revenge!"
"Xiangbang, I will fight! I will destroy all the catapults of the Qin army!"
A famous minister of Zhao State became more and more tough! The postures jointly threaten Guo Kai, Sima Shang and Zhao Yi, and they must immediately destroy the Qin army's catapults outside the city to ensure the safety of their property!
But Guo Kai and the others were in trouble.
Outside the city, more than 40,000 Zhao troops were desperately rushing towards the Qin army's catapults, trying to use their lives to tear a hole and destroy the twenty behemoths spewing death and destruction.
At the top of the city, more than 30,000 Handan City crossbow soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder on a narrow section of the city wall. Each round, more than 10,000 crossbow bolts were continuously thrown into the sky, blocking the sky and the sun, and throwing them down towards the Qin army!
But the Qin army also formed a solid front under the command of Ying Chengxuan.
Even after more than an hour of fierce fighting, and even withstanding attacks from multiple directions at the same time, they still refused to retreat, firmly protecting the catapult behind the army!
Sima Shang's eyes were always fixed on the battlefield, and he roared: "Send an order to Feili's troops to circle to the west and flank the Qin army's rear flank!"
"Send an order to Zhao Ke's troops to attack. We must hold on to the front at all costs, and we must not allow Qin Commander Meng Tian’s troops to join forces with Qin Commander Qiang Huai’s troops!”
"The crossbowmen abandoned the direction of the Qin army's catapults and targeted Qin Duwei Qiang Huai's troops. Shoot!"
After giving a few more orders, Sima Shang looked back at the ministers and said with a serious face: “The general is already trying his best to send troops and horses to attack the Qin army!”
“Please trust me, general!”
“The main battlefield is now completely within the range of my Xiaobeicheng crossbowmen. Within.”
“At every breath, soldiers from Qin are killed by our army’s crossbows!”
"Five hours at most! It only takes five hours at most!"
"The Qin army will inevitably fail because it cannot bear the losses..."
Although the fire in Xiaobeicheng is raging, although Sima Shang As a captain, his family members also need to stay in Handan City.
But as mentioned before, a poor man like Sima Shang did not have enough money to settle his family in Xiaobei City.
So Sima Shang cannot empathize with these courtiers.
In Sima Shang's view, the left and right were just burning some buildings in the city.
As long as we can take this opportunity to weaken the Qin army as much as possible, it is worth it even if Xiaobeicheng is reduced to ashes!
However, before Sima Shang finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Sikou Zhao Chong: "Five hours?"
"Does General Sima know that if the Qin army continues to set fire to five What will happen to our city of Handan?"
"Ashes!"
"The south wind is getting heavier today, and the fire in the north of the city is bound to be blown by the south wind to the east and west royal cities."
"If the sea of fire ignites the Longtai Palace, arsenal or even grain depot, even if the Qin army is severely damaged and retreats , how should this battle continue!"
Zhao Yan also said coldly: "I think that General Sima lost his courage because he suffered consecutive defeats under Lord Wu'an, and he even harbored feelings for Lord Qin Changan. I am so afraid that I forget that your Majesty intends to kill Qin Chang'an Lord in this battle formation."
"Our army is large and Qin's army is outnumbered in this battle. Although Qin Chang'an Lord is brave, our Zhao soldiers are also brave! Fight bravely!"
"I believe that we must not continue to defend Handan, but we must take the initiative to annihilate the Qin army and kill Qin Changanjun!"
All the ministers nodded in unison: "We second the proposal!"
Sima Shang said anxiously: "Qin Chang'an Lord has the ability to drive the earth dragon, and he is also proficient in military strategy."
" The reason why Lord Qin Changan is only burning Xiaobei City and ignoring the city wall must be because of his plan!”
“Allowing Lord Qin Changan to burn Xiaobei City will certainly cause Xiaobei City to catch fire, but it will not affect the situation! Our soldiers can actually give our army the opportunity to weaken the Qin army."
"Our army should maintain the war situation as much as possible to weaken the Qin army and expand its advantage."
"Instead of fighting the Qin army for a house with wooden beams!"
Unfortunately, even the military strategy formulated by Li Mu will be constantly questioned by the Zhao court, let alone Sima Shang?
More importantly, Sima Shang’s idea is indeed beneficial to this battle, but it is not beneficial to the ministers!
Under the quarrel and noise, Guo Kai made the final decision: "Handan City must be defended, and Xiaobei City must also be defended."
"The king's will must be protected by me. Waiting for execution! ”
"Qin Changan Jun is brave, but Qin Changan Jun has only more than 90,000 troops and horses left under his command. We, Handan City, have more than 150,000 troops. If we continue to defend the city and sit back and watch the Qin army burn Xiaobei City, I, Zhao, will probably Become the laughingstock of the world."
"It will also lead to the loss of military morale!"
Sima Shang said anxiously: "Xiang Bang!"
Facing a pair of excited eyes, Guo Kai solemnly said: "Pass the original order!"
"Order the deputy general Chunping Jun Zhao Wei to lead 120,000 troops, go out of the city at each gate, and fight the Qin army to the death!"
When Ying Chengyu completely abandoned the other three cities and only attacked Xiaobei City, Handan City's biggest weakness was finally completely exposed. For the safety of the property of all courtiers and the lives of his family, Guo Kai had to give up the complex city defense system of Handan City and chose to go out of the city to fight the Qin army!
Sima Shang's eyes were full of despair: "Prime Minister!!!"
Zhao Ji smiled and handed over his hand: "I will take the throne for my great Zhao. Return the head of Lord Changan of Qin!”
Zhao Yan knew that Guo Kai promoted Sima Shang to deputy general not only because of Sima Shang’s experience, but more importantly, to let Sima Shang restrain Zhao Yan to prevent Zhao Yan from becoming too powerful. .
However, in the end, it is not up to me to clean up the mess!
With a flick of his sleeves and robe, Zhao Yi said proudly: "Pass this general's order!"
"Commander Zhao Ke and Commander Feichong continued to attack the Qin army's catapult position."< br>
“Captain Feili’s troops broke away from the battle and took advantage of the Qin army’s unpreparedness to detour to the southwest of the Qin army.”
“Captain Ma Fuchao’s troops left the city through the north gate of Dabeicheng and took advantage of the situation. The Qin army was not prepared to circle to the northwest of the Qin army."
"Captain..."
Under Zhao Yan's command, all the soldiers and horses in Handan City moved in unison, quietly leaving the city from various city gates, and sneaking towards the location of the Qin army from all directions.
Seeing that the troops and horses in the distance had arrived at the predetermined position, Zhao Yan shouted: "Pass this general's order!"
"Open the city gate! Get out the ambush!"
< br>“Encircle and Annihilate the Qin Army!”
The west gate, north gate, northwest gate of Xiwang City, the north gate, northeast gate, northeast side gate of Xiaobei City, and more than ten gates are opened at the same time!
More than ten Zhao armies rushed out of the city gate at the same time, covering the Qin army like a big net!
Seeing this, Ying Chengyu sat up straight and shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order to Commander Mengtian to form a formation in the north!"
"Captain Qiang Huai to form a formation in the east!"
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“Captain Meng Nan is arrayed in the west!”
"Captain Xiao Tu and Commander Wang Qun continue to line up on the south side, and must withstand the front of Zhao's army!"
"The crossbowmen of each department line up, don't hesitate to shoot arrows, and save the enemy!"
< br>The battle suddenly became intense.
One hundred thousand Zhao troops surrounded the Qin army from all directions.
The 30,000 Zhao troops on top of the city kept firing. Even some of Zhao's important ministers personally picked up the Zhao crossbows and fired angry crossbow arrows at the Qin soldiers, so much so that they hit the Qin army. The crossbow arrows are overwhelming and continuous!
Facing the heavy punches thrown by Zhao Jun, Qin Jun did not dodge at all. He resisted all the blows and remained nailed to the north gate of Xiaobei City, resolutely and stubbornly throwing punches into Xiaobei City. oil.
Seeing this, the corner of Zhao Ji's mouth turned up slightly, and he ordered again: "Send the order to Captain Zhao Sa to lead the chariot to the battle."
"Crush the Qin army's formation!"
Always The north gate of Xiaobeicheng, which was at the center of the battle, suddenly opened.
Displayed behind the city gate is a chariot emitting brilliant golden light in the sun!
Captain Zhao Sa hissed and roared: "The country is in tatters! Our homes are in ruins!"
"And all of this was done by the enemy forces at the front!"
"Soldiers, take revenge! Charge and kill!"
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The war horse stepped forward with four hooves, and the heavy copper chariot began to accelerate. One hundred and twenty chariot soldiers and four thousand accompanying infantry roared in unison: "Kill!!!"
Wang Qun quickly shouted: "The spearmen on the left line up to stop the enemy!"
Two thousand spearmen immediately lined up in front of the formation, piercing the tail end of their spear into the ground and pointing the front end directly at the Zhao chariot.
The complex battlefield environment did not give Zhao Sa any room to dodge, so Zhao Sa simply avoided it and roared crazily: "Charge! Keep charging! Slower cut!!!"
Wrapped in the fishy wind, the Zhao army's chariot suddenly collided with the Qin army's gun forest!
The sharp and dense spears pierced into the body of the war horse, and even stabbed the horse through.
But the chariot behind the war horse was also thrown into the forest of spears under the action of inertia. The heavy chariot body not only smashed apart long spears, but also smashed the spearmen behind the spears. Smashed into minced meat!
As the first row of Zhao Jun's tanks were all destroyed, the line of defense formed by Wang Qun's troops also overturned.
Under the command of Zhao Sa, the second row of tanks avoided the corpses of the soldiers and the wreckage of the tanks, and charged towards the Qin army further inside!
Wang Qun could only shout: "The spearmen in the middle are arrayed!"
"Get them all on top of me!"
"Even if you die, you have to do it!" Take a bite out of Zhao Jun’s body!”
However, while shouting, Wang Qun felt extremely bitter in his heart.
Wang Qun’s troops are not elite at all, they are just ordinary Qin troops.
How can we withstand such a strong attack by Zhao Jun!
Under the impact of Zhao Sa's troops, Wang Qun's troops were retreating steadily. They could only watch as the Zhao army's chariots penetrated the Qin army's formation, and the distance between them and the Qin army's catapults became closer and closer. !
Zhao Ji's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this: "The Qin army is exhausted!"
"Opportunity!"
"Pass this general's order and beat the decisive drum!"
"Defeat the enemy in one battle!!!"
(End of this chapter)