Hearing Wang Ben cite Wu Zixu's example, Wang Ben's heart was indeed touched.

Wu Zixu is a famous member, the word Zixu, a native of Jiaoyi of Chu State, and was the minister of Chu State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Wu Zixu's father, Wu Hao, was the prince of King Chuping, and because of the slander of the power fee, King Chuping abolished the prince Jian, and killed Wu Hao and his eldest son Wu Shang together.

In 506 BC, Wu Zixu and Sun Wu led the Wu army to attack the Chu capital. At this time, King Chu Ping was dead, and King Chu Zhao, who succeeded to the throne, fled to hide anywhere. Wu Zixu dug up the tomb of King Chuping and whipped the corpse of 300 to avenge his father and brother. Subsequently, Wu relied on the strategies of Wu Zixu, Sun Wu and others, broke through Qiang Chu in the west, defeated Xu, Lu, Qi and other countries in the north, and became the overlord of the princes in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

Generally speaking, the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants are usually considered to be the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Song Xiang, the Duke of Wen of Jin, the Duke of Mu of Qin, and the King of Chuzhuang, but there is also another version, which is the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Wen of Jin, the King of Chuzhuang, the King of Wu, and the King of Yue, Goujian.

The era of Wu Wang Lu, Wu Xiaoxu, Sun Wu and others who dominated the world has passed nearly three hundred years from now, but its deeds are still widely spread among the countries. Only most Confucian scholars from the perspective of the orthodoxy of the monarch and the minister, think that Wu Zixu filial piety knows that he has relatives but does not know the country, enemies one person and kills a country, and he is a poison sect, but most people still think that Wu Zixu can abandon small righteousness, snow shame, become a great cause of rejuvenating a country and destroying a country, make meritorious contributions to the present generation, and be famous in later generations, which is really a great hero.

And Wang Ben's current situation, to the point that Wu Xiaoxu is indeed a little similar, so Lu Xiuhong cited Wu Zixu's example to advise Wang Ben, to really untie Wang Ben's heart knot a lot, since Wu Zixu in order to avenge his father and brother, he can borrow the soldiers of other countries to be enemies of his own country, and also the corpse of the king of Chu, but he has achieved the name of a hero, then he is also avenging his father, even if he is an enemy of Dutch who represents the legacy of Qin Wangzheng, there is no need to feel anything guilty, on the contrary, if he can break through Handan and kill the plateau, the destruction of the Han Kingdom is also a great achievement, so the people of later generations will definitely be like Wu Zixu, thinking that they are also great heroes.

Thinking of this, Wang Ben only felt that his mouth was suddenly open, and he immediately stood up, bowed to Lu Xiuhong, and said, "Thank you, Mr. for teaching, so that my heart can be opened, and I am grateful." ”

When Lu Xiuhong saw it, he was also greatly relieved, hurriedly returned the salute, and said with a smile: "The general can figure it out, naturally it can't be better, avenge his father and establish a meritorious career, just between the general's raised hand." ”

The next day, Wang Ben immediately ordered to behead all the Qin army deserters who were caught, with the correct military law, and at the same time informed the whole army that their families were in the Qin State, if they dared to escape from the camp without authorization, not only beheaded, but also affected their families, this really shocked the whole army, the Qin army was already strict in military discipline, accustomed to obedience, and Wang Ben was also known as a prestige in the Qin army, so the other Qin soldiers dispelled the idea of escaping, and honestly listened to it in the army.

Of course, Wang Ben is also a person who is good at governing the army, knowing that he can't blindly punish soldiers strictly, and there must be rewards and punishments in order to lead an army, so he promised a heavy reward to the whole army, and those who bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield will be rewarded heavily, beheading the enemy, promoted to the first level, and awarding 200 copper coins; captured an enemy alive, promoted to the second level, and awarded 500 bronze coins; Attack the enemy's position, upgrade to the fifth level, and reward 1,000 copper coins.

These tricks are really useful, first, they are related to their families, and if they don't fight hard, they will inevitably affect their families; Second, Wang Ben promised a heavy reward, and people always have selfish intentions, so the morale of the Qin army has also improved a lot. And the morale of the Qin army has improved, and even the momentum of the Qi army has increased a lot, Lu Xiuhong is relieved, so look at this battle, there are still a dozen.

So Wang Ben and Lu Xiuhong did not hesitate, and decided to strike while the iron was hot and immediately launched an official attack on Handan. Therefore, the two immediately ordered to mobilize 160,000 troops to attack Handan. And this time Hehua did not appear again, which made Wang Ben feel at ease, so after the Qin-Qi coalition army lined up the array, Wang Ben immediately ordered to first dispatch 20,000 Qin troops to attack the position outside the city in Handan.

The 20,000 Qin troops left the array of the army and slowly advanced towards the positions outside the city of Handan.

Li Yinghong stood on the high platform, watched the enemy army on the opposite side approaching him, and looked back at his own phalanx, whether it was the Han army or the Qin army, they were all fully prepared to face the battle, all the bed crossbows and trebuchets were also loaded with crossbow guns and stones, and only a few lightning trucks were still being assembled.

Now there are a total of 66 lightning trucks in Handan City, eight of which are placed in the positions outside the city, and the remaining 34 are all left in Handan City. However, the assembly of the lightning strike car is a complex process, which takes at least half an hour, so these twelve lightning strike vehicles are still in the process of assembly.

In fact, although the lightning truck claims to be able to throw stones at a distance of 500 steps, this is the maximum range of the lightning strike vehicle, and it is only limited to small stones under 20 catties, and it cannot be loaded more. The actual strike distance of the lightning strike vehicle should be between 400 and 450 steps. Of course, this range is also far behind other long-range weapons in this era.

Originally, the eight lightning strike vehicles in the Xicheng position were placed about fifty steps away from the edge of the defensive line, while the eight lightning strike vehicles brought by Li Yinghong and Chun Yu Zhongxiu were fifty steps back, which could form a continuous strike, and in addition, it could also better protect the lightning strike vehicles.

And as the Qin army advanced, it gradually approached the effective range of the lightning strike vehicle, and on the high platform in the position of Xicheng, Zhong Sun Qi turned to Li Yinghong, held the order flag in both hands, held it high above his head, and said: "The enemy army will be placed, please give the queen an order, you can start the attack." ”

Li Yinghong smiled and said: "Although I am the queen, but now the commander of Handan is General Sima, and General Zhongsun is the commander of the Xicheng defense line, so everyone has their own responsibilities, give orders, transfer troops, and command the battle is your business, I just came to supervise the battle, and I will not interfere with your command, General Zhongsun doesn't have to mind, just give orders." ”

Zhongsun Qi listened and said, "Thank you, Queen." Only then did he turn to face the front, waved the command flag in his hand vigorously, and shouted: "The lightning strike car is started." ”

Seeing the order, the soldiers who operated the lightning trucks immediately set off, and the eight lightning trucks were divided into two groups, four in each batch, and launched a blow against the Qin army.

Now the lightning truck is loaded with small stones under twenty catties, and each lightning truck is loaded with more than ten pieces, and with the start of the lightning truck, the stones are thrown high into the sky, and scattered in the sky, and then fall down to the array of the Qin army.

However, the Qin army has long been prepared for this kind of strike, because many Qin soldiers have seen the power of lightning strike vehicles in Daliang, so this time the Qin army attacked, 10,000 soldiers were equipped with shields, and they were all big shields, seeing the stones falling from the sky, the Qin soldiers immediately put their shields on top of their heads, and the two Qin soldiers held a shield to cover the stones.

Although all the small stones thrown this time are less than 20 catties, no matter how small the stones are, falling from a height of tens of meters, the kinetic energy converted from potential energy is also extremely terrifying, so as long as the shield is hit by the stone, most of them are directly smashed and smashed through, and most of the Qin soldiers hiding under the shield are naturally not spared, and they are not killed and injured by the stones, and a considerable number of soldiers do not have a shield to protect, so they can only look at their character.

The first batch of blows had a total of forty or fifty stones, and more than 20 Qin soldiers were killed and wounded, but on the whole, the blow to the Qin army was not large, and it could even be said that it was very small, so even if it was the second round of blows, the losses caused to the Qin army were still not large. The Qin army was still steadily advancing towards the outer defense line of Handan.

At this time, in the main formation of the Qin-Qi coalition army, Wang Ben passed another order, ordering 10,000 Qi troops to launch 100 trebuchets and 80 bed crossbows to approach the defense line outside Handan.

Although the Han and Qin coalition forces did not retreat to Handan City, but stationed positions outside the city, they also built a solid position defense line, and the Han and Qin armies were both powerful armies, so without the support of long-range strike weapons such as trebuchets and bed crossbows, it was not only very difficult to break through the positions outside the city, but also needed to pay a lot of casualties.

However, the strike distance of the trebuchet and bed crossbow of the Qin-Qi coalition army was too far from that of the lightning strike vehicle, so the trebuchet and bed crossbow could only be pushed to the front of the position outside the city to be used.

In fact, in this era, whether the two armies are fighting, or besieging a walled city, the distance between the two sides of the array is usually about 400 steps, although it also exceeds the strike distance of trebuchets and bed crossbows, but it is also about the same, as long as it is pushed forward more than 100 steps, it is almost enough.

However, due to the ultra-long strike distance of the Han army's lightning strike vehicle, the Qin-Qi coalition army was forced to retreat to a distance of about six or seven hundred steps to avoid being hit, but in this way, if the Qin-Qi coalition army wants to use long-range strike weapons, it must push the trebuchet and bed crossbow forward at a distance of about 400 steps, and in the process of advancing, it will definitely be hit by the lightning strike vehicle, so Wang Ben first sent a team of Qin troops to attack to attract the attention of the Han and Qin coalition forces, and then sent troops to push the trebuchet and bed crossbow up, A full-scale strike was launched on positions outside the city.

It can be said that Wang Ben has made careful preparations for today's attack, indicating that Wang Ben has untied the knot of his heart with the enemy of Dutch China after withdrawing from the bottom, and has begun to devote himself to the battle of attacking Handan.

Although the strike distance of the lightning truck is super long, it is not only troublesome to assemble, but also the time between each launch is very long, far exceeding that of ordinary trebuchets, so if the number is insufficient, it is difficult to form a continuous strike. Although the Qin army suffered a little loss, it still steadily advanced to a range of only more than 200 paces from the position outside the city.