And just when Lu Xiuhong sighed, the battlefield also entered the most intense situation, after paying the price of more than 1,000 people killed, the Qin army finally broke through to the position of Handan Xicheng only fifty or sixty steps, only one step away from attacking the position, and at this distance, it was the dead end of all lightning trucks, bed crossbows, and trebuchets.

However, although the long-range weapons were not used, the arrow towers, arrow stacks, arrow killing vehicles, and other crossbowmen arranged on the defense line in the position were in time to show their skills, so for a while, the arrows were as dense as raindrops, and they were shot at the Qin army, and the blow was much stronger than before, and the Qin army almost fell to the ground in rows and died.

But the defense line of the Han and Qin coalition forces was in front of them, as if they could be reached in one step, so at this time, the Qin soldiers couldn't care about much, and they didn't care about the formation, they each raised their weapons in their hands, braved the dense rain of arrows, and rushed towards the defense line of the Han and Qin coalition forces.

In the advance just now, although many Qin soldiers threw away their shields, there were still many Qin soldiers who still held shields, and the shields basically had no defensive power against stones and crossbow guns, but at this time, they played a great role, because the shields still had considerable defensive power against ordinary bows and crossbows, so the Qin soldiers who still had shields immediately became the main force of the attack, and they could hold their shields to block the rain of arrows and rush forward.

Moreover, after all, the Qin army is experienced and well-trained, so behind the Qin soldiers holding the shield, they are often followed by a large line of Qin soldiers, and the Qin soldiers holding the shield also quickly form a row of several people and set up shields to cover the advance of many companions as much as possible.

Although in the process of rushing forward, there will still be some Qin soldiers who do not scruple and are shot down by bows and arrows, most of the Qin soldiers can still get cover, can dodge the arrows, and rush to the edge of the defense line, and then the Qin soldiers immediately raise their weapons and launch a fierce attack on the defense line.

At this time, the Han and Qin coalition forces also changed their defenses, and the pikemen and halberd soldiers stood at the forefront of the defense line to resist the attacking Qin soldiers, while the crossbowmen retreated to the back row, and some crossbowmen stood on the arrow tower and continued to shoot arrows at the Qin soldiers, and the most fierce white-knuckle battle began in this way.

However, just as the two sides were engaged in a fierce white-knuckle battle near the defensive line, the Qi army pushed various large long-range weapons and also entered their own range. Although in the process of advancing, the Qi army also suffered a lot of blows, more than ten aircraft were smashed, and hundreds of soldiers were injured and damaged, but under the coercion of the Qin army, the Qi army still did not break up in the end, and advanced all kinds of large weapons to the position.

But this time it entered the strike distance of the trebuchet, bed crossbow and other weapons in the position, and the Qin army originally entered the dead end of the firing range, and launched a fierce battle with the defenders, so the trebuchet and bed crossbow in the position also stopped, and at this time they started one after another and launched an attack on the Qi army.

Although the strike distance of the trebuchet and bed crossbow is not as good as that of the lightning strike car, it is better in number, and at this time, the Qi army has already entered the range, so the strike distance is no problem, and after the strike is launched again, the momentum is still very amazing, and the strength is much greater than the previous lightning strike car.

As a result, a burst of stone crossbow shots smashed three bed crossbows and a trebuchet in one fell swoop, and the Qi army also suffered more than 100 casualties, but once it was here, of course it was impossible to retreat, and the Qin army's supervision team also caused great pressure on the Qi army, so that the Qi army did not dare to escape lightly. Moreover, at this time, some of the Qi army's bed crossbows and trebuchets had already been prepared, and they all immediately started to attack the opponent's position, while some of the other soldiers were still busy arranging and preparing bed crossbows and trebuchets; Some also erected wooden fences to defend against the opponent's blows.

The counterattack of the Qi army did also cause a certain amount of pressure on the Han and Qin coalition forces, and some stones and crossbow guns fell into the position, killing and wounding some soldiers of the Han and Qin coalition forces, or smashing some defensive facilities. However, the fortifications of the position were carefully built, and large equipment such as bed crossbows and trebuchets were equipped with special positions, and the surrounding protection was very thorough, although it could not be said that it could completely block the enemy's attack, but it could reduce the losses to the bottom.

The bed crossbows and trebuchet positions of the Qin-Qi coalition army were all set up temporarily, although the Qi army also brought some wooden fences, and immediately built a part of the simple defense, which can also play a certain defensive role, but compared with the perfect fortifications in the position, it is naturally far inferior, so although at this time, the long-range weapons of the Qin-Qi coalition army have been fully activated, and the Han-Qin coalition army has formed a momentum of mutual attack, but from the perspective of the results obtained, it is far inferior.

The two sides attacked each other for nearly half an hour, and nearly ten bed crossbows and trebuchets were destroyed by the Qin-Qi coalition army, with nearly 100 soldiers killed or wounded, while in the position, only one bed crossbow and two trebuchets were destroyed, and less than 50 soldiers were killed and wounded by the opponent's long-range weapons.

On the other front, although the Qin army had already attacked the edge of the defense line at this time, under the stubborn resistance of the Han and Qin coalition forces, they still firmly held the defense line, and the Qin army had no chance to take advantage of it. Originally, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Han and Qin coalition was no worse than that of the Qin army, and they had strong fortifications to rely on, occupying a favorable position, and there were archers in the back row, so they caused heavy casualties to the Qin army, and the number of Qin troops killed in the battle at this time had exceeded three thousand, while the casualties of the Han and Qin alliance forces were only five or six hundred.

However, although the Qin army suffered heavy casualties, it still forgot to die and did not retreat for a long time, so Zhongsun Qi, the chief general of the Xicheng position in Handan, did not dare to despise it, and still paid attention to the development and changes of the battlefield, for fear of missing a trace of negligence.

Although the battle has reached this point, the losses of the Qin-Qi coalition army are far greater than those of the Han-Qin coalition army, but Wang Ben is still satisfied with the current situation, after all, he is the attacking party, and the difficulty is naturally much greater than that of the other party, so these losses are naturally inevitable, and now the Qin army has advanced to the edge of the opponent's defense line, and the defenders have launched a white-knuckle battle, and their own long-range weapons have also been pushed to the position, and the opponent has launched an attack, to be able to achieve such a situation, of course, it is not bad, Then the loss is worth it.

Wang Ben immediately ordered to send 50,000 troops again, including 30,000 Qi troops and 20,000 Qin troops, to attack again to replace the 30,000 Qin troops in the first batch of attacks, and at the same time ordered to transfer another 100 long-range strike weapons to strengthen his long-range strike force.

Because most of the strength of the Han and Qin coalition forces is now contained, only sixteen mine strike vehicles can strike at the second batch of attacking armies of the Qin and Han coalition armies, so the strike strength is also very limited, and the second batch of attacking armies of the Qin and Han coalition forces entered the battlefield very easily, replacing the Qin army that attacked the first batch of attacks, and launched another attack on the position of Handan Xicheng.

This time, the Qin-Qi coalition army invested more troops, and basically did not suffer much damage on the way, so the morale of the whole army was quite high, and the offensive also increased a lot. After the addition of 100 long-range strike weapons, the long-range strike intensity of the Qin-Qi coalition army also increased greatly, and for a while, the offensive of the Qin-Qi coalition army was huge, and there was some amazing momentum.

However, the Qin and Qi coalition forces increased the strength of the attack, and Zhong Sun Qi naturally saw it very clearly, so he also increased the strength of the defense line. Now there are a total of 80,000 defenders in the Xicheng position in Handan, and only 30,000 guards in the early stage, Zhong Sunqi ordered to transfer another 30,000 troops to replace the last batch of soldiers guarding the position, and continue to resist the attack of the Qin and Han coalition forces.

Both sides have made adjustments to their troop deployments, and both have replaced them with new forces, so the fighting has become more intense. However, although the offensive strength of the Qin-Qi coalition army increased, the defense of the Han-Qin coalition army was also strengthened, relying on the fortifications, stubbornly resisting the opponent's attack, and always firmly holding the position, and did not give the Qin-Han coalition army any chance. However, as the battle became more intense, the casualties of the Han-Qin coalition army also rose rapidly, and of course, the casualties of the Qin-Qi coalition army were even greater, at least more than double that of the Han-Qin coalition army.

However, the soldiers on both sides showed high morale and courage, even the strongest Qi army, and they were also very good, no worse than the Qin army that fought side by side with them.

The battle between the ranged weapons of the two sides was also fierce, with various stones and crossbow guns flying back and forth in mid-air, falling into the opponent's position, causing damage to the opponent. At this time, the number of long-range weapons of the Qin-Qi coalition army was more than that of the Han-Qin coalition army, but due to the average defensive strength of the position, the losses were still greater than that of the Han-Qin coalition army.

In the fierce battle, both sides also used fire to attack, tying fire bags to the front of crossbow guns, pouring grease on stones and igniting them, or directly projecting clay pots filled with grease as stones. Due to the large number of wooden and cloth items in the positions of both sides, the positions of both sides were suddenly dotted with sparks and smoke.

However, the Han and Qin coalition forces prepared a lot of water in the position, dug wells in some places, and equipped special personnel to fight the fire, and the fire caused by the Qin and Qi coalition forces was not large, so most of the fires could be extinguished in time and did not spread. However, the long-range weapon positions of the Qin-Qi coalition army obviously did not have such good conditions, and once the fire was ignited, it was difficult to extinguish. However, there were no fortifications in the position of the Qin-Qi coalition army, and there were relatively few things that caused fire, mainly the wooden fence, once the wooden fence was lit, it was immediately thrown away, and it did not have much impact.

However, due to the fact that the long-range weapons of the two sides are fighting in the air, it is the long-range weapon of the Qin-Qi coalition army, because it can only hit the front part of the position in Handan Xicheng, mainly to attack the fortifications of the position, so it is inevitable that some stones and crossbow guns will fall into the battlefield where the two sides are fighting.