Great Zhou Tianzi

Of the three explosion points, except for one of which did not directly blow out a gap in the city wall, the other two were very successful. The length of the gap exceeded five feet, which was much wider than the city gate that was only one foot wide.

The explosion occurred just before dawn, and people are often the most sleepy at this time, and there are not many defenders on the top of the city, so that after the explosion, the soldiers of the Qin army ran here while wearing armor.

My dear, two big openings so wide!

When Qin Jun saw this, he was all dumbfounded. Although there is a wide and deep moat outside the gap, how much effect can a river play without the city wall as a barrier?

"What's going on here?" Tongguan guard Yingming shouted.

A small soldier stepped forward and said: "Zhou Jun took advantage of the night to arrange three explosion points outside my city wall, and then detonated the gunpowder, and the result was..."

"Come on, kill..."

At this time, there was a sound of shouting and killing, and the Zhou army was divided into three groups, and rushed towards the city wall. Although there was an explosion point that failed to blow up the city wall, that place was already crumbling. will collapse.

"Order the soldiers to mount the city wall for defense, order the trebuchets to move back, and aim at the firearms, and make sure to keep the enemy out!" Ying Ming roared.

Under normal circumstances, the defending side will put the main force on the city gate building and a section of the nearby city wall, but now, the three explosion points are far away from the city gate, and it is difficult for the Qin army to attack the three explosion sites at once. Effective defensive measures were formed in the local area, which gave Zhou Jun a chance.

The Zhou army who rushed to the front were cavalry. They held their shields and put two bags of soil on the saddle. With the impact of the horses, they threw them out suddenly after reaching the river, threw them into the moat, and then returned quickly.

Following the cavalry was the infantry. They carried ladders tied with shields, placed them on the moat that had almost been cut off in the middle, stepped on the shields and continued to charge forward.

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Kingdom of Chu, the royal palace.

"Sister, I really don't know what you are thinking, how can you say the words of submitting to Da Zhou?" Li Yuan stared at Li Yan who was sitting on the bed and hugging his son.

Li Yan raised his head and said in a flat tone: "Don't you think this is a very good method? Although our Chu State has thousands of miles of fertile fields and hundreds of thousands of troops, it has never been an opponent of Qin State, and it is not even big now. Zhou's opponent, Qin State will soon be wiped out by the Great Zhou, so what can we do if we don't surrender?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Sister, you are wrong. As the saying goes, when two tigers fight, there will be a wound. Qin and Da Zhou only saw that no matter who wins or loses, the winning side will also suffer great losses. I don't believe it. After the tragic victory, they still have the strength to attack Chu State! You think too much, tell [-] steps, Da Zhou will definitely win, in case we submit to them, but they lose to Qin State, when the time comes What should I do?"

Li Yan opened her mouth, but stopped talking. She knew very well that Ji Jie would never be defeated by others, and it was even more impossible for Da Zhou to be defeated by Qin.

"However, the Great Zhou Dynasty has already sent troops to the border of our country!" Li Yan said.

"I know that!" Li Yuanyin said with a smile: "Our Great Chu is not the Qi State, and Ji Jie's two-front battle cannot be so smooth every time, so don't worry, brother, I, as the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses, will definitely We will lead the people to resist the enemy's invasion and drive them out of Chu."

Now, Li Yan has some regrets about handing over the military and political power of Chu to Li Yuan. As a result, what she said now has little weight, and Li Yuan has the final say on all matters large and small in the country.

Walking out of the palace, Li Yuan spat on the ground, and said to himself bitterly: "Sister, since your elbow is turned outward, don't blame the brother for being unkind, my dear nephew, you did it at such a young age. The King of Chu who has been here for so long must have had enough of his addiction, how can Uncle see you as a child bear such a great pressure, you should leave it to Uncle!"

Back at his home, Li Yuan recruited a group of confidantes and began planning to usurp the throne of King Chu.

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Although the Qin army fought hard, they still failed to block the Zhou army's flood of attacks. More and more Zhou army soldiers entered the tube through the gap in the city wall and started a scuffle with the Qin soldiers.

"Report, General Qi, there are more and more enemies, and our army is about to be unable to resist!" The messenger knelt down in front of Ying Ming and said.

Yingming punched the table and said, "If you can't stand it, you have to give it to me. I will personally go up to supervise the army and send orders to all the ministries. Whoever dares to take a step back will be executed on the spot!"

"Yes!"

The appearance of Yingming cheered up the low morale of Qin Jun, but this situation could not be maintained for too long. Who made them face Zhou Jun who was several times their own? In Ji Jie's opinion , Their previous appearance was more like a flashback of a dying old man.

The city wall at the gap has been controlled by the Zhou army. Ji Jie came over in a hurry on a horse, and said to the people around him with a smile: "The Qin people's defense ability is only so. , They are also helpless!"

"Yes!" A general nodded, and then said in a war: "My lord, the credit has been taken away by General Xiong Ben. We are all greedy, do you think we should also go up, and the meat is not eaten?" , You have to take a sip of the soup!"

"You guys, okay, let's all go up!" Ji Jie waved his hand generously, and the generals were overjoyed, and hurried up with the troops from the headquarters.

Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Yingming had no choice but to give an order to retreat, and fled to Xianyang with a remnant of defeated soldiers.

Xiong Ben led the crowd to chase Yingming for dozens of miles, but he still felt a little unfulfilled. If it wasn't for Ji Jie's warrant, he would have dared to chase him all the way to Xianyang city.

The fall of Tongguan woke up the ministers of the Qin State who were dreaming of victory. The government and the opposition were all shocked.

Chaotang Zhishan, Ying Ming, whose clothes were torn and his face was dirty, knelt in the hall, lowered his head, and told the whole process of the pass's fall.

Yingzheng was furious and shouted: "Tongguan is the last barrier of our Qin capital. It must be caused by your dereliction of duty. Yingming, can you be convicted?"

Ying Ming was so frightened that he trembled all over, and said, "The general will be convicted!"

"Then pull it out and chop it up, as a warning to others!" Ying Zheng was murderous.

"Your Majesty, don't!" Wang Jian stepped forward and pleaded for Yingming: "Although General Ying was defeated, the soldiers who escaped with him were only a few hundred, which shows that he had tried his best at that time. As usual, please let your majesty deal with it lightly!"

"General Wang is right!" Lu Buwei also took a step forward and said, "Let General Win take the blame and meritorious deeds!"

"Report..." A court lieutenant knelt down on one knee in front of Yingzheng, who was high above him, and cupped his fists and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the Zhou army has come to the city and surrounded my city of Xianyang, threatening that we will not open within three days." If the city surrenders, they will rush in!"