Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 725 kindness does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth

What Shi An said made Qi Hou quite moved.

Marquis Qi had heard about the richness of Jinling's treasury for a long time, and he coveted it.

You know, during Qingji's reign, Wu State wiped out Yue State and Chu State in one go, and even emptied Zheng State's treasury in the early years.

The state of Wu has also been known as the ruler of the south for many years, and has received successive tributes from nine vassal states: Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xue, Teng, Ju, Lu, and Tan.

In addition, for so many years, the country of Wu has been prosperous in business and has made more than a hundred gold every day. How rich is it?

Qihou has long been salivating over this!
In the past, Qi State had no chance to attack Wu State, and it was shameful, but now the opportunity has come?
"Shi An, how long can Jinyang last?"

Qi Hou squinted his eyes and asked.

Hearing this, Shi An couldn't help but look happy, and then replied without hesitation: "Qihou, Jinyang City, is the place where my Zhao family invested heavily. The city is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is a lot of grain! "

"The favorable location and harmonious people all depend on the Zhao family. Even if there are more than [-] coalition forces, with the strength of Jinyang City, the Zhao family is united, and there are [-] soldiers and civilians in the city sticking to it. In a year and a half, the coalition forces will definitely not be able to take Jinyang." city!"

"Furthermore, Jinyang is thousands of miles away from Jinling. Even if the Wu army wants to rush to Jinling, it will be difficult to move to Jinling. It is absolutely impossible without two or three months!"

"If the Marquis of Qi sends troops to attack Wu from the water and the sea, and go straight to Jinling, he will surely win the first battle!"

"good!"

Qi Hou finally agreed with Shi An's proposition.

Taking advantage of the fact that Wu's main army is all outside, why can't the Qi army take advantage of it?

……

The time has entered the 19th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 495 BC, the eleventh month of the lunar calendar.

The scenery of the Northland, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting.

The offensive and defensive battle of Jinyang City is still going on like a raging fire, and it is extremely tragic.

"kill!"

The red-eyed coalition soldiers screamed, climbed up the ladder to the top of the city, and then clenched the spear in their hands. A spear pierced the enemy's chest, and a gust of warm blood rushed to his face.

The coalition soldiers who fought with a group of Zhao troops couldn't last long after killing a few enemies, and then they were cut to pieces with random knives.

The dark red blood, soaked in the white snow, is extraordinarily enchanting.

"Stop!"

"No retreat!"

"kill!"

From the beginning of the battle, it was caught in a tug-of-war.

Whether it's the Zhao family's division or the coalition army, at this moment, all the soldiers up and down are filled with anger, wishing they could kill each other quickly.

"drink!"

A coalition soldier shouted loudly, held a broadsword, sealed his throat with a sword, and killed the oncoming enemy, but couldn't hold back three or four long daggers.

As the saying goes, an inch is long and an inch is strong.

The soldier who wanted to be strong in his life was stabbed into the abdomen and chest by a few spears, and then spit out blood. He was thrown out, fell into the city, and was smashed into meatloaf...

The tragic battle situation continued in Jinyang City.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by the dull and murderous sound of war drums, the soldiers of the coalition forces had no choice but to bite the bullet and launched a more rapid offensive against Jinyang City.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

At the gates of Jinyang City, hundreds of soldiers of the coalition army desperately pushed the battering hammer, chanting and roaring like wild animals.

They pushed the battering hammer with all their strength, hoping to knock open the crumbling city gate that had already become potholed.

"Pfft!"

"what!"

But, the reality is very cruel.

On the top of the city, many Zhao's soldiers took the opportunity to throw stones, rolling logs, and even bricks and other foreign objects, causing a certain degree of damage to the coalition soldiers who were pushing the battering hammer.

Some archers of the Zhao family took advantage of the opportunity to draw their bows and set their arrows, and they were able to shoot and kill the soldiers of the coalition army below, causing them to howl one by one, and fell into a pool of blood, dying of breath.

War is as brutal as ever.

It will be a success!

"attack!"

"kill!"

The coalition forces once again organized death squads and rushed to the walls of Jinyang City.

"Fire arrows!"

Facing the fierce offensive of the coalition forces, the defenders in the city did not back down.

A large amount of arrow rain, like locusts crossing the border, was thrown towards the enemies outside the city.

"Pfft!"

"what!"

The soldiers of the coalition army, who could not be defended, fell to the ground one after another. It can be said that their ambitions have not been fulfilled...

Such a tragic offensive and defensive battle made Qing Ji see it, and felt very uncomfortable.

Although, the vast majority of those responsible for the siege are soldiers from Zhao, Han, Wei, Fan, Zhi, and Bank of China.

However, there has been no progress in the war, and for Qingji, the pressure is still not small.

To be honest, Qingji has never advocated attacking a strong city by force.

Because that kind of victory is completely piled up with human lives.

Not advisable!
"Mingjin withdraws troops."

Seeing that it was getting late, Qingji finally gave the order to retreat.

The coalition soldiers who were still engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle now receded like a tide, and returned to the camp to lick their wounds like wild animals...

Fighting in such cold weather is undoubtedly a huge torture of will for the soldiers of the two armies.

After the battle, the soldiers of the coalition army began to clean up the battlefield one after another, and carried away the dead soldiers, the body of their own robe, under the city.

The Zhao soldiers on the top of the city did not shoot them with arrows when they saw this, but turned a blind eye with a tacit understanding.

After the coalition forces carried away the bodies of all the dead soldiers, and took away cart after cart, the soldiers of the Zhao family in the city slowly opened the city gate, and then gathered their soldiers on the snowy ground in a pool of blood. dead body...

Although they were fighting to defend the city, there were also many soldiers who exchanged their lives for another. When they had to, they hugged the enemy and fell to the top of the city together, and they died together.

The soldiers of the two armies restrained each other's corpses in a tacit understanding.

Not long after, thick smoke was ignited inside and outside Jinyang City.

This is not cooking smoke, but the black smoke of burning corpses.

I saw that on the white snow, one corpse after another was placed on the bonfire and then ignited. The raging fire engulfed all the corpses in an instant...

Bonfires, piles and piles.

Soldiers who are familiar with each other can also put the ashes of the best friends of Paoze into the jar, so that they can be handed over to their family members for proper placement in the future.

Seeing this scene, Qingji also had mixed feelings in his heart.

However, he doesn't regret what he did, and he must fight this battle.

As the saying goes, kindness does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth!

How could Qingji be merciful at this time?
"My lord, the bed crossbows, crossbow bolts, arrows, stone bombs and other military supplies in the rear have arrived. Please check them out, Your Majesty."

Just when Qingji was deep in thought, the censor Fan Li had already held a document and handed it to Qingji to have a look.

(End of this chapter)