Chapter 235 Breaking the Thistle City, Tongyanbei (I)

The fierce battle of Jicheng lasted for more than a month, the king of Yan held the heart of the death battle, if the loss of Jicheng is equivalent to the loss of the entire Yan country, holding a long sword to personally climb the city wall to face the battle, the periphery of the city wall was completely besieged by the army of Zhao Guo, it is impossible to win with less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the last life-saving straw is still pressed on Qin, just like when Sun Bin surrounded Wei to save Zhao, once Qin sent troops, Zhao Kuo must retreat.

There may be more than one person who thinks about Yan Wang, how Zhao Kuo does not know the stakes, here it takes at least two months from the Handan cavalry to run, once there is something in Handan, the news comes here, the army has returned to the aid time for more than four months, four months A lot of things can be changed, do not dare to delay, the army of Zhao attacked the city day and night, the arrows inside and outside the city wall are like flying locusts, as the Zhao army attacked again and again, the boulders above the city wall fell one after another, once someone approached immediately launched a fatal blow with a spear, the Zhao army offensive did not stop, and the strength of the defenders on the city was suddenly insufficient.

After an offensive retreat, one person walked quickly to the front, "King! The man who spoke was a veteran, and his armor had long since worn out, and now it was even more dilapidated in the dust.

King Yan took a deep breath, and Zhao Jun below was like a mountain weighing heavily on his body, and his breathing also became laborious, "Hard old general!" ”

"Fight to the death, fight for the country, the luck of this life."

"Did the old general ever think that one day the Zhao army would still attack in." King Yan's expression revealed a sense of frustration, every day is like sitting on pins and needles, as the days pass, the original hope of surviving in his heart is also gradually extinguished, if Qin Nengzhan will definitely not drag on until now, let alone let the power of Zhao State sit big.

"Unless you step on a corpse, even if you have your last breath left, you will never allow this to happen."

"If everyone can be like the old general who has Yan Country in his heart and has the heart to fight to the death, the widow is convinced that Jicheng can be defended."

"There are not enough guards and horses."

"How many more centaurs are available to call?"

"Less than five thousand."

King Yan nodded, the old general's words were equally sober, if he gave up the Yan Kingdom was completely hopeless, "Annoying the old general to defend the city here, and leave the rest to the widow." ”

"Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the shouting and killing outside the city started again, the old general did not dare to slack off, and ran straight to the top of the city wall at a trot, and there were constantly wounded soldiers carried down from above, and at a glance, most of them were hit by Zhao Jun's bow 61 crossbow, the war continued, and the medicinal materials for the treatment of arrow wounds were extremely scarce, even if they could live temporarily, they were also not lucky, so the injury could suffer for a few days, and finally they could only die in despair, which made people even more uncomfortable.

Arm on the wall and look down, Zhao Jun's camp approached again, with many years of experience in battle, and couldn't help but praise again and again in his eyes, if he could have such an elite in his hands, let alone a month, even if he could keep it for a year, he could do it.

"Cheer up, the Zhao people are not iron-clad, use your courage to repel the invading enemy and defend the country."

"Defend the family and the country!"

The soldiers in the city were greatly encouraged, and the original fatigue disappeared in an instant, and everyone bent down, bent their legs, and grasped the stones with both hands, just waiting for the order of the lord.

The city is busy, the Zhao army camp below is relatively calm, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the rear, Jicheng is not conducive to the advance of the army, can only take the echelon attack strategy, according to the calculation of the minimum number of troops that can be called at a time, the number of people is too large but becomes crowded, crowded under the city wall can not be climbed, will only be injured by the boulder falling above, the number is too small, even if it can be attacked, it will be quickly repulsed, so it is the most test of the main general's ability.

Zhao Kuo's face was gloomy, his eyes fell on the city wall, and he could see clearly, one of the generals walked back and forth, every time he had an advantage, he was about to attack, and he could always appear at the most appropriate time to turn the tide of the battle in an instant, "This person is very good!" ”

"I have inquired clearly, he was originally a border general, he has been responsible for the defense of the border, and he is well versed in the law of defending the city, and King Yan transferred this person back to the town to guard Jicheng, and he also likes his defensive ability."

Zhao Kuo nodded again and again, the generals who are good at attacking are mostly known for their bravery, like a sharp sword instantly piercing the heart of the enemy to give the other party a fatal blow, some people are completely different, they have studied and abided by the law all their lives, no matter what method the other party uses, they can quickly choose the way to deal with it, among which the first one is Mozi.

When he traveled and heard that Wei was going to raise troops to attack Zheng State, Zheng Guo was weak, Mozi immediately asked to see Wei Wang Chen and said that there were stakes in it, trying to stop this unjust war, the other party was aggressive, and it was imperative to do it, Mozi proposed to try it.

The battle was fierce, and the opposing general launched several attacks in a row, but Mozi was defeated with minimal damage.

The Zhao army under the city attacked one after another, the speed was extremely fast, and it was getting closer and closer to the top of the city wall, and the guard Yan army was never seen, even if the siege soldiers also muttered in their hearts, only three steps away, and they could jump on the city wall in three steps.

Three steps away, it seems easy, but in fact, the closer you get to the heart, the more nervous you are, the speed is also affected, the left leg takes a step, and you see the arm almost at the same time, and then there is a huge black shadow, it is a terrible nightmare, holding the boulder in the hand of Yan Jun, the body rotates downward almost at the same time, the boulder falls, almost in front of him, the person can't help but secretly rejoice, the screams from below gradually disappear, the whole person swings upward, jumping directly with the strength of his arms, I don't know how many times this trick has been practiced, how many times I have attacked the city wall with extraordinary skills, Finally became the leader of the siege, the distance was getting closer and closer, a spear suddenly stretched out, extremely fast, straight to the chest position stabbed, the man's body moved horizontally, the left arm was raised and clamped directly, but it was a pity to ignore a point, the spear used by the Yan army also had a blade behind it, and the person above pulled it hard, the spear blade cut through the clothes, the chest position of the armor was the strongest, and the armpit was the weakest.

"It hurts me too!"

Gritting his teeth and arming downward, the spear in his right hand stabbed out, hitting the man's throat, the pain in his left arm weakened, and the two spears stabbed almost at the same time, unavoidable, the spear in his right hand swept across, and he could not get rid of it, and the spear from above hit, and the corpse fell, and the siege soldiers below did not stop at all, and the fear of death in the smoke weakened again and again.

"Strengthen the offensive and do your best to break through Jicheng."

There is no terrain around Jicheng, Zhao Kuo has no choice but to take the method of strong attack, Sun Tzu's art of war has a saying, the strength of the army is several times that of the enemy when surrounded and annihilated, and the opponent's combat power is eliminated in one fell swoop, although this method is effective, it is also the most consuming vitality.

The streets of Jicheng were deserted, most of the people hid in their homes, the courtyard door creaked open, revealing a head, and quickly retracted the courtyard door at a glance and plugged it again.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and King Yan returned from the outer city gate under the protection of his own soldiers, and the troops were insufficient, so he had to quickly come up with a feasible method, and the war horses were divided left and right, and a team of men and horses disappeared quickly.

It didn't take long for people to appear outside the royal city, most of them were Yan Wang's cronies, Gongsun Cao died, Yan Wang Dan controlled the power, and the original old family was also reused, everyone saluted in unison, and Yan Wang waved his hand, "No need to be polite, Yan Guoxing shì must be clear in everyone's hearts, Zhao Jun is outside the city, here is our root, once it is gone, the entire Yan Kingdom will die." ”

"King, in a word, this old bone can still go into battle to kill the enemy."

The person who spoke was old, his beard was white, standing in front of everyone, it could be seen that the rank and status of the generation must not be low, King Yan sighed, "How dare you invite the boss, since you have a heart, the widow will also make it clear, the strength of the city is insufficient, I am afraid that it will not be delayed for a few days, and there will be many people in your house." ”

"It's okay, I'm afraid that these rabbit cubs will not be useful, but they will cause a big deal."

"That's what I'm saying, it's okay to take care of the family, but I'm afraid it's not okay to fight."

Everyone was talking, King Yan's face sank, his figure stood up, put the long sword aside and held it in the palm of his hand, the cold light flashed, and everyone was so frightened that they retreated again and again, "King, what does this mean?" ”

King Yan sneered, "On weekdays, one by one, I show loyalty and dedication by the widow's side, what is it now, but I want to use your people to save your lives and property, since I would rather die in the hands of Zhao Jun than hand over people, the widow simply fulfills you." ”

King Yan showed murderous intent, and the surrounding soldiers drew out their long swords one after another, and everyone suddenly panicked, Wang Cheng rules that you are not allowed to carry weapons with you, if you really start to do it, you will inevitably suffer, and the following is even more rebellious.

"The king is right, the country is dead, there is nothing, the old man's mansion has 288 family members and generals, counting the men in the family, there are 300 people."

"More than two hundred."

King Yan nodded, and the long sword was withdrawn, "All loyal people remember it in their hearts, if you can retreat from the enemy, you will be grateful!" "King Yan saw it in his eyes, gathered no less than fifty or sixty people from the clan, and could quickly increase more than 10,000 troops, not for long, the families of each prefecture and Ding family would gather quickly, King Yan climbed to a high place, mostly young and strong, and the sound of killing came from time to time at the city wall.

"Today I am fighting for Yan, and I thank you here."

"Don't worry, the king can kill Zhao Kuo with the sword in my hand." A person standing at the front with a sword in his hand, burly, presumably good martial arts, knowing that he was fighting with Zhao, these generals who show off their martial arts on weekdays suddenly came to the interest, and one by one they were like fighting chicken blood, and they couldn't wait to kill out of the city immediately to kill a good one.

"What's so great about Zhao Kuo, with my ten-step killing sword, I will kill the gods when I meet them."

A person walked out of the camp next to him, his expression revealed disdain, and the person followed the sound, and the two recognized it, "Ten steps killing sword, funny, really funny, I think it's almost the same as a ten step killing sword." ”

There was a burst of laughter in the camp, and suddenly his face couldn't hold back, and he drew his long sword, "Just because you dare to kill Zhao Kuo without shame, you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue." ”

The camp below was in a mess, and no one from each family obeyed anyone, and with a wave of Yan Wang's arm, a team of guards rushed out, and the spears were set aside and directly placed on the necks of the two people who were arguing.

"What is this for?"

"We're going to kill the Zhao people."

"The order is stopped, the order is eliminated, this is a military order, and those who dare to disobey will be killed!"

Yan Wang deliberately accentuated his tone with the three words behind him standing on a high place, wanting to form rules as quickly as possible, and the best way was also to kill.

"Kill!"

The guards were not polite, the long sword was directly chopped, the two never dreamed of it, it was just a fight, and in the end it led to death, the head fell to the ground, and everyone opened their mouths wide, this is not a joke, it is really killing.

"Array!"

With an angry shout, the camp was instantly restored to order, and the purpose had been achieved, and King Yan ordered to form a new army to guard the city, and the camp behind the city gate was ready to fight at any time.