As Cai Ning said, for ordinary people, whoever the grain and taxes are handed over, and whoever the emperor replaces, they all live the same; What's more, the Son of Heaven, who is about to change the day, also bears the blood of the Zhou family; Their uncle and nephew had a friction, but we shed blood and died on the battlefield, why bother?

But if King Qin Zhou Changfeng secretly colludes with Nankang, then the nature of this war will be completely different.

is like two brothers in a family, who have a conflict over the unfair division of the family; The younger brother, who was thin and weak, invited a wicked neighbor with a big waist and a round waist and beat his brother to death! And the price he paid for inviting this evil neighbor to come to their aid was all the ancestral property of their family, but he didn't know it!

This is a typical harm to others and self, this is a typical eating inside and outside, and luring wolves into the house.

Cai Ning didn't lie, and he didn't even add a little bit of oil and vinegar. At least from the perspective of others, what King Zhou Changfeng of Qin did was so stupid! And those soldiers of the Capture River Battalion who had already had the intention of retreating, after thinking about this relationship, they slowly developed a mentality of "holding the fight and helping the weak" in their hearts.

After all, Nankang is rich, and those nouveau riche who come and go to Zhongzhou to sell goods must not be able to see where to go.

"Brothers, have you understood the truth? Even if he can enter Yanjing City, he is just a lackey who explores the way and blocks the knife for the Nankang people! If he wants to face the south and turn his back to the north, and intends to ascend the throne and sit in the palace, he must see the faces of the Nankang people. Since I, Cai Ning, am the governor of Zhongzhou Road, I shoulder the responsibility of defending the land against the enemy and defending the country; No matter whether the person who comes is the Qin army or the Nankang army, as long as there is no will of His Majesty, as long as I am alive, it is impossible to sit back and watch the southerners invade the north and cause trouble in Zhongzhou! As for this small city of Huaiqing, it is the place where God gave me my death! ”

There was nothing inflammatory in itself, but from the mouth of Cai Ning's identity, it seemed extremely sincere and eager, and the soldiers of the Duojiang Battalion were excited when they heard it, and they also completely left the trace of "it doesn't matter" in their hearts.

But everyone has their own ambitions, and they should not be forced; Of the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Jiangchuang battalion, more than 800 people eventually left. It's just that the departure of these people not only did not shake the hearts of the warriors who stayed behind, but also strengthened their determination to fight to the death and defend their homeland!

After all, the heinous viciousness committed by Chen Ziling's subordinates is seen in the eyes and hurt by every Zhongzhou person. If such people are allowed to master Zhongzhou and Huayu Continent, their wives and children will not have a good life!

Iron that has been stripped of impurities is called steel.

The Liantian banquet in Luojing City was placed from the west of the city to the east of the city along Heluo Street. The wealthy businessmen of the Zhongzhou Chamber of Commerce all have a lot of money, and they do not hesitate to spend huge sums of money in order to flatter and invite their new masters. This labor banquet was held for three days, from morning to night, and the fire on the stove was never extinguished for a moment!

On the fourth day, Xiang Qingxiang Yinshan, who was "Jinkou Imperial Seal" by Zhou Changfeng as the general of Dangkou, put on a gorgeous one-piece general armor, and pointed the sword in his hand to the north. In front of all the people of Luojing, he announced that the 120,000 Dangkou army would immediately march to Bishui Pass.

The guard of Bishui Pass is named Xu Li, one of the righteous sons of Wang Fang, the prime minister of Zuo, and he is also a confidant and favorite general who has been trained for thirteen years when Wang Fang was still serving in the Northwest Army. It's just that Zhongzhou Lu Chengping has been peaceful for a long time, and decades of happy life have turned a muscular and combative young warrior into a fat old man with a big belly and a fat brain.

In fact, as early as when the news of Hangu Guanshou coming to Qin, Xu Li had already begun to consider his position. However, Chen Shijie was moved by Xiang Qing's "sincerity" in entering the tiger's den alone and dedicated a Luoyang City; But Xu Li did not receive the olive branch handed by Qin Jun, and he did not even receive a letter of persuasion.

In his early years of war, he also understood a truth. Even if you want to fall, you must win the first few battles and fully show your value in order to get the most benefits. As for those "soft bones" who look at the wind and bow down, the end is very miserable.

So, when Xiang Qing rode a tall horse and led the vanguard troops to the city of Bishui Pass; Xu Li, who was no longer able to put on armor, also stood on the tower of the south city with a huge belly, barely carrying the large horse chopping knife.

"Who is coming, An dares to lead the crowd to invade my Bishui Pass! Could it be that you haven't heard of Xu Li's name? ”

"I haven't heard of it."

Xu Li is already in his fifties this year, and Xiang Qing is only in his early thirties; In addition, he was a member of the Beijing official department earlier, and he had never joined the army; So he didn't hear this sentence now, not because he deliberately swept away Xu Li's prestige, but because he really didn't know that he was so the number one.

"Hahahahaha...... Doll, you were born too late, and you don't know how thick the sky is! If you haven't heard of my Xu Li's name, you can only blame your father! Come on, come on, even if you lead the army to attack, the old man will let you see today how good the number one fierce general under Wang Zuocheng is! ”

Xiang Qing looked at the pot-bellied old man, standing on the city wall with a big knife and frowning. This feeling of not knowing the root of the matter made him unable to let go:

"Hmm...... Have any of you ever heard of Xu Li? ”

Hearing this, a senior lieutenant took three steps forward, clasped his hands into fists and replied:

"General Xiang, the last general has heard the old man in the army mention that there was indeed such a number one person as him under the command of Mu Beigong back then; The most revealing time seems to be that he and Mu Beigong each led 800 horsemen, chased for three days and three nights, and killed the 5,000 monks and soldiers of the Great Golden Boy Buddha one by one...... But the last general has only heard such a story, as for that Xu Li, whether it is this fat old man, the last general is not right. ”

Xiang Qing stretched out his hand and took out a monocular sea goggle, looked at Xu Li who was standing tall in the city, and muttered to himself:

"With such a fat body, can you really ride on a horse and chase the enemy for three days?"

General Xiang...... Shall we camp on the spot or attack the city? ”

Xiang Qing touched his chin and thought silently for a while; Immediately, he looked back at the siege equipment behind him, and said with a little hesitation:

"That'...... Let's try three salvos first, shall we? ”

The 120,000 well-fed and well-fed soldiers, and a large number of them were on the way; And the first part to arrive under the city of Bishui Pass was the top priority of the whole army, the baggage battalion, which was personally pressed by Xiang Qing.

After all, Bishui Pass has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and the city wall and defense facilities must be its top priority. Therefore, whether it is Xiang Qing, the main general in the army, or the most ordinary people, they all have the attitude of beating children on rainy days, and plan to try each other's quality first.

Since the main army was on its way to the assembly point, the men and auxiliaries of the baggage battalion assembled twenty wagons and huge trebuchets, and immediately began to organize the camp tents, grain and grass, and other things, and were ready to camp on the spot.

From Xu Li's arrival in the city to call for the battle, to the first stone bullet crossing the city tower of Bishui Pass, an hour has passed......

At this moment, General Xu, who led the troops stationed at Bishui Pass, was carefully serving the three ladies and holding a bowl of chilled sour plum juice:

"Hey...... It's getting hotter and hotter. The three ladies, I heard that the scenery of Lin'an Mansion in Nankang is pleasant, and the old man is also old enough to understand Jia's return to the field; After this battle, we voted for the Qin army, and then went to Lin'an City to buy a big house and live the rest of our lives comfortably...... Hey, I want the old man to fight all his life and work hard for half a life; It's time to enjoy a few days of good fortune when you're old......"

Bang!

A dull loud bang suddenly came from the direction of Dongcheng; Xu Li was so frightened that he shook his whole body, and knocked over half a bowl of iced plum juice in his hand on his chest, dyeing a cloud of purple red......

"Someone ...... coming"

Bang bang bang......

In the blink of an eye, countless stone bullets fell into the city, shattering countless houses, and shaking the ground under everyone's feet......

Although Xu Li's figure has completely eaten away, with his early career as a horse, his sense of crisis is still very keen. He pushed aside the three ladies who were clinging to him, and quickly burrowed under the hardwood table, seeking a kind of psychological comfort.

The three salvos of the chariot and the trebuchet soon passed; And Xiang Qing, who was confirming the stock of stone bullets with the auxiliary captain in the rear, was also interrupted by a sentry horseman:

"Report to General Xiang, the southern city of Bishui Guan has collapsed."

Xiang Qing frowned when he heard this, and glared at the confidant brought from Bashu Dao:

"What does it mean to collapse?"

"That's it...... The castle tower and the gate were blown down together......"

"Ridiculous."

Xiang Qing coldly threw out these two words, and then turned over and ran to Bishui Pass in person. However, when the collapsed city wall really appeared in his field of vision, Xiang Qing was almost shocked under his horse!

"What the hell is going on here, this, this!"

"General Xiang, the craftsmen and masters of Nankang said that there may be some problems in the assembly process of the car, and the stone projectiles flew lower, and many of them were smashed near the city tower and the city gate hole...... Isn't it, after three volleys, the walls of Bishui Pass were completely destroyed......"

In fact, this nonsense is purely the result of half providence and half man-made disaster.

The second-generation trebuchet and the improved car produced by the Tianji Workshop are indeed extremely powerful siege weapons. However, for a military town like Bishui Pass, due to the extremely heavy fortification of the city defense, coupled with the existence of military facilities such as urn cities and moats, the direct lethality that can be caused to the city wall is actually very limited.

Whether it is a car or trebuchet, their main targets are the defenders in the city, and military facilities such as watchtowers and arrow towers; As for the storming carts, which were specially used to bombard the city gates, they are still tied to the ox carts!

But for Wang Fang's righteous son Xu Li, this silver to strengthen the city defense has long been regarded by him as a bag and a meal on his plate......

Man-made disasters are far worse than natural disasters.