The ninth Handan
Months have passed, the weather has become cooler, the Qin army has attacked the city day and night, the sound of killing outside the city of Handan has shook the sky, the original moat has been completely dried up after exposure to the sun, the Qin army has opened the formation, the soldiers are holding spears and ladders and constantly impact the city wall of the Zhao army, the layout of troops above the city wall is limited, according to the width and length of the city wall, Zhao Kuo also has some considerations, which is extremely exquisite, the front is the position of the crossbowman, slightly raised, which can increase the field of vision, and can also ensure their own safety, the rear is the hidden infantry, holding spears, and there are holes left above the city wall, Once the Qin army climbs up, it is completely possible to kill with a spear through the hole.
The soldiers pulled up the catapult together, the boulder crossed the air and smashed into the Qin army's camp, the Qin army held a shield to block the bow and crossbow in the city, and the siege soldiers took the opportunity to climb up, how could the city wall be towering, and they couldn't climb up for a while, the bow and crossbow shot straight to the top of their heads, and with the sound of the wind, the figure of the Dao fell downward.
Bai Qi's face was gloomy, just an outer city, I didn't want to be so difficult to attack, time was a fear of change, urging the soldiers again and again, the camp moved forward, the Qin army completely dominated, the difference between the two sides was too much, the number of troops in Handan City was less than 100,000, and the Qin army outside the city was close to more than 300,000.
The Qin army on the left side sent out a burst of strong crossbows, and the defenders of Zhao State on the city wall were killed by arrows one after another, and one person's spear stabbed downward, and half of the arrow crossbow hit the vital point, the corners of his mouth oozed blood, and his body went down, and he smashed straight towards the Qin army.
"The apparatus retreats into the inner city."
Zhao Kuo gave an order, both sides of the city wall gradually lost, once the Qin army completely rushed to the middle of the road responsible for suppressing the bow and crossbow will inevitably cause a threat, do not dare to be careless, the herald quickly rushed down, the second outer city gate opened, responsible for the catapult soldiers to push quickly, there are wooden wheels installed below, even so it still requires several people to work together to do.
The equipment retreated, and the guard quickly approached, "King, the Qin army is attacking too fiercely, please ask the King to retreat into the inner city immediately, and the last general will fight to the death here." β
"The whole army retreats and abandons the outer city."
"The King."
"Execute!"
Zhao Kuo gave an order, the soldiers of Zhao State quickly retreated downward, the Qin army occupied, and someone tried to quickly open the city gate, so that the army could enter the city directly, and the Zhao army had not completely retreated.
"Mu Chen, guard the city gate!"
Zhao Kuo saw it in his eyes, Mu Chen shook the broadsword in his hand and urged the horse to come closer, "King, here will be handed over to Mu Chen!" β
Ascending the city wall, Qin Jun went down the stone steps, and Mu Chen roared angrily, "Kill Lao Tzu!" β
Two teams of people rushed out, Mu Chen rushed to the front, the big knife took turn, a team of Qin soldiers just jumped down from above, seeing a person killed like an evil god, he hurriedly raised his sword to meet him, the speed was still a little slower, Mu Chen's big knife fell, his body was directly split, and the flesh and blood were scattered on the ground with internal organs.
"Grandpa Mu is here, who dares to come."
Mu Chen brandished the big knife, and the blood marks were left along the blade, as if killing a god, a Qin soldier saw it in his eyes and quickly retracted, and the soldier behind him pushed it with his hand, turned around and scolded: "Which one pushes Lao Tzu." β
Looking back, there was a scream, and the head was directly cut off by the blade.
Zhao Jun brave, Zhao Kuo led a group of defenders to retreat into the second outer city, the distance between the first outer city and the second outer city is limited, not conducive to the attack of the army, the same consideration was taken into account when the construction was built, the Qin army relied on the advantage of troops, and attacked upwards with a sky offensive, forcing the Zhao army to take care of one and lose the other, once the city wall was captured and could only give up.
Now it is different, the advantage of the Qin army is equal to being cut by Zhao Kuo with a stone wall, even if the army completely fills the first and second city walls, but it can accommodate tens of thousands of people, and thousands of bows and crossbows can be arranged on the city wall, plus falling stones and other things, the Qin army will inevitably suffer.
The drum sounded, Mu Chen fell with a knife, and he could hear it clearly, it was the order to retreat, "Go!" β
Command the soldiers behind him to retreat, Mu Chen shook the big knife and retreated, the Qin army rushed out, the number of Zhao troops occupied a disadvantage, and they chased after each other in their eyes, Mu Chen urged the horse to leave, the outer city gate was wide open, the Qin army swarmed in, and chased directly, on the second city wall, there were already soldiers who were ready, Handan gate, soldiers, people ran out of the city with arrows and stones, and the catapult quickly adjusted its position.
"Smash!"
At the sound of an order, a boulder flew up in the air, a boulder was obviously thrown high, off the track all the way up, and fell directly on the city wall in the exclamation of the soldiers, and the boulder fell, and someone was killed and injured immediately.
"Your mother, it's crooked, hurry up and adjust it for Lao Tzu."
The soldiers hurriedly adjusted, and the direction and angle of the catapult throwing were completely grasped by a few hengmu that appeared above, and the strength was controlled by the soldiers, which seemed to be coolies, which implied technology, and smashed their own people if they didn't get it.
The Qin army was in hot pursuit, Mu Chen urged again and again, a burst of bows and crossbows were shot on the city wall, the Qin army retreated, Mu Chen and others entered the city, Zhao Kuo nodded, "Well done." β
Mu Chen sighed, "I just hate that I can't kill more Qin thieves." β
Zhao Kuo sneered, "It's not easy to capture this city, drag down the will of the Qin army with the city wall, and then defeat it in one fell swoop, and then you have to rely on you." β
"Fight for the king, fight for the Zhao country."
The shouts in Handan City shook the sky, and the people waved their arms, "Fight for the king, fight for the Zhao country." "On weekdays, I don't know why I am fighting, but now I finally understand that the Qin army united with Qi, Wei, and Han to try to carve up Zhao to achieve the goal of destroying Zhao in one fell swoop, and there is only one battle in the face of a strong enemy invasion, for myself, for the king, for my family, for Zhao State, any reason is completely sufficient.
The Qin army entered, quickly pointed outward, Bai Qi couldn't help frowning in his eyes, and had to admire Zhao Kuo's ability, the two outer cities were completely connected, so they lost the siege space of the army, and Handan City was built on the slope, which increased the difficulty of the siege.
"Wu Anjun, what do you think?" LΓΌ Buwei saw it in his eyes, it took several months to capture a city, such a speed was unsatisfactory, it was not that the Qin army was afraid, it was not that Bai Qi's command was unfavorable, all of them were in the Zhao people, taking advantage of the city wall to launch offensives one after another, bows and crossbows were sent out all over the sky, and stones and other objects kept falling in the air, and the offensive was completely blocked.
Bai Qi sneered, "Zhao Kuo is very smart, but he forgot a little, so that the two city walls are connected, our army can also directly enter the inner city through the city walls on both sides, and immediately launch an attack on the city, two ways of soldiers and horses attack the east and west sides, the middle rush camp to storm the city gate, and the elites on both sides are arranged to seize the opportunity to occupy the city wall immediately."
As Bai Qi said, it was too much of a rush at the time, and the craftsmen ignored this, and the two walls were also connected by walls, so that they could respond quickly, but they also caused trouble.
Lu Buwei nodded again and again, "Your Excellency is clever, you will definitely be able to capture this city today!" β
Bai Qi held a big gun to adjust the camp, the left and right were completely attracted to the firepower of the Zhao army to defend the city, and the middle rushing camp was the most vulnerable to the damage of the opponent's bow and crossbow, and it was also the most lethal, and both sides were good at fighting elites, only waiting for the Zhao army to suddenly kill when they were tired of coping.
The shouts were bursting, the Qin army launched, the Zhao army in the city was not afraid at all, the camps on both sides were mostly elite bows and crossbows, Erwa and Hei Niu each led a team, the Qin army was getting closer and closer, bending the bow and arrows, and the bowstring made a sound.
"Shoot!" Dao arrows were issued, and the Qin army below quickly raised the shield in his hand to block his body, the shield had just been put down, and the arrow had already come closer, so fast and powerful was amazing.
In the middle camp, the car was withdrawn by more than a dozen strong men, the wheels made a sound, and on top of it was a huge piece of rolling log, the front end of the rolling wood was sharpened, wrapped in bronze, this long tip was just like the tip of a sword, which could cause more damage to the city gate, and I didn't want to know that the pressure changed with the contact area during the Warring States period.
The rumbling sounded, and the eyes of the city were immediately attracted by the rushing car, and everyone knew that the huge impact force of the rushing car would cause damage to the city gate, even if the city wall could not accept the continuous impact of the rushing car.
The person who pushed the car was wearing thick armor, his arms were exerting force, and the speed of the car was getting faster and faster, "Shoot!" β
More than 20 swordsmen aimed at pushing the Qin army to rush the car, the arrow was shot, the shooting part was exquisite, the upper body of the Qin army soldier was tightly wrapped, even if the tip of the arrow was also difficult to penetrate, the only way to choose the opponent's legs, the legs were also the weakest point of defense, the city wall was full of elite marksmanship, and they practiced archery weekdays, aiming at the front and shooting out, pushing the rushing soldiers to kneel to the ground in an instant, and their legs were completely pierced by arrows.
The force of the car suddenly deviated, and the soldier fell to the ground in pain, and the car crashed into the city wall on the side.
"It's a pity!" LΓΌ Buwei saw that if he could hit it head-on, the city gate would inevitably suffer heavy damage, and he knew in his heart that Zhao Jun would definitely not allow the rushing car to approach.