Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 25 What is the end of the road?

The sun was setting in the west, and the dim skylight shone on the city wall from the west, with a touch of blood.

The broken sword, the arrows that extinguished the flames, the black smoke billowing from the carriages, and the sound of 10,000+ troops shouting for death shook the sky.

The evil spirit is soaring!

Even the crows dare not come near this place.

"Dangdangdang!!!"

Suddenly, Ming Jin's voice echoed throughout the battlefield.

On the top of Pillao City, the military peak with the banner with the word "Chu" on it exited the battlefield like an ebbing tide. The tug-of-war siege battle once again ended at dusk, leaving behind a broken battlefield full of messes.

Sparks crackle and dance.

Beside the city gate tower where the flames remained, many soldiers of the Qin army quickly carried water to put out the fire, and the splashed cold water also diluted the dried blood on the ground.

"Quick! Clean the battlefield quickly and push all the corpses down." A school captain kept shouting from the top of the city with a hoarse voice, directing many Qin soldiers to clean the battlefield immediately.

No one knows when the allied forces of Wei, Chu and Zhao will attack the city next.

The corpses of Chu soldiers were pushed down the city wall one after another, and the bright red blood was like paint painting the city wall again.

The arrows on the ground and on the corpse were pulled out again, the blood on them was wiped off randomly, and they were put back into the quiver.

Qin's soldiers dragged their tired bodies and hurriedly cleaned the battlefield.

When the city gate was slightly moved, a Qin soldier sneaked out and moved the wood and rolling stones back into the city.

At the same time, everyone was looking into the distance with vigilance. There were enemies on the ground who were not yet dead, so they casually took a stab at them.

This time no one had time to behead and take credit.

On the city wall, Wang Hao, who was wearing a black cloak and black armor, led a group of generals past the wall stacks. The soldiers who were busy along the way immediately tidied up and retreated.

Wang Hao looked at the outline of the allied forces retreating into the distance, fighting on a wind outlet, silently staring at the sun in the west with an expressionless expression on his face.

This has been a siege battle for several days.

Although the Qin army did not allow the enemy to stand on the city wall, it also caused heavy losses to the Qin soldiers.

All the people of Zhao State in the city were affected, a large number of houses were demolished, and all the wood and stones were used as weapons to defend the city wall.

Even when the situation was most dangerous, Wang Lu even ordered the Zhao people in the city to go up the city wall to fight with the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.

Kindness does not hold the army!

Wang Hao didn't care about Zhao Ren's life and death, and Zhao Ren wouldn't be grateful anyway.

Galloping along the way, the physical strength of the 25-strong army had almost reached its limit. Seeing that the crossing was imminent, he had to let his soldiers recover completely.

However, the wheel-like siege of the three kingdoms of Wei, Chu and Zhao caused the high morale of the Qin soldiers to decline, and their emotions began to become numb.

The original enthusiasm to return to the Qin Dynasty has been worn away.

The rest is just a competition of willpower.

"call!"

Wang Hao took a deep breath, put away the distracting thoughts in his mind, looked at the distant mountains in the direction of the coalition camp, then turned around and said in an encouraging tone:
"We have fought for another day, and now it is the end of the year. The weather is getting colder and colder. Li Mu and others should be more anxious than us. The army consumes countless grains every day outside. As long as it is delayed until the cold winter, the coalition army will collapse without a fight."

However, all the generals and commanders looked blank, and it was obvious that his words were not greatly recognized.

It is true that the allied forces of Zhao, Wei and Chu were at great expense, but Qi and Yan were still supplying blood. No matter how poor the food and grass supply was, it would still be much better than what they were doing now.

The generals behind them looked at each other for a moment, but no one answered.

Among them, the deputy general Wang Ling sighed and said: "General, please don't be optimistic. Li Mu is not trying to wear us down. The casualties of the soldiers are increasing day by day, and the morale of the army is declining. The top priority is to find an opportunity to cross the Fen River as soon as possible and defend Fen City. .”

"You are right." Wang Hao looked at him coldly, feeling a little unhappy, but still encouraged the generals: "You all know these things in your heart. But don't forget, your Majesty will never sit back and let me wait. If the Chu-Zhao coalition forces want to attack the city with all their strength, they will weigh it in their hearts and dare not take it lightly."

As soon as he finished speaking, a partial general named Zhou Qi raised his hand and laughed loudly: "Our Qin Army Tigers and Wolves were killed. The soldiers of Chu, Zhao, Wei, etc., have not taken down the city wall for several days, they are just a ragtag group of people."

After saying this, Zhou Qi paused and continued: "When we regain our breath, we will definitely kill them. Who gave them the courage to chase us and other tigers and wolves!"

"The morale is commendable. Go down and rest and defend." Wang Hao stroked his beard in approval, and then called to Wang Ling who was about to leave: "Fifth doctor, please stay."

Wang Ling turned around, stepped forward and asked doubtfully: "What are your orders, General?"

Wang Hao didn't speak and stood quietly on the city wall, the smell of blood entering his nose from time to time.After a moment, Wang Hao's slightly stern voice sounded: "The words that the fifth doctor just said should not have been said."

Wang Ling was suddenly startled. He didn't expect to say this. When he opened his mouth to argue, Wang Lu's words rang in his ears again.

"As a general, you must attack bravely and diligently, and be cautious in your words and deeds. Now the main task of the army is to stabilize the morale of the army. I also know that you are worried, but speaking out now will not help. Instead, it will make the generals feel heavy and only increase their burden. .”

Wang Ling moved his lips, but finally fell silent.

When Wang Hao saw his appearance, he suddenly shook his head secretly in his heart. If he hadn't crossed the river soon and couldn't tolerate any mistakes, he would have directly beheaded Wang Ling just now.

The general is the courage of an army!

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

At this moment, he was still trembling with fear, walking on thin ice, and Wang Ling, as the deputy general of the army, actually said this.

Not to mention a deputy general, even a partial general would not make such a mistake.

Wake him up today so that he won't make any shocking remarks at critical moments in the future and the army will fall short.

Wang Ling immediately realized what a stupid question he had just made.

At worst, it will harm the morale of the army.

According to the law, he should be executed.

However, it was really an unintentional mistake. He was silent for a moment, looking at the darkening sky outside the city, and changed the topic.

"I wonder what's going on with Xinliang's army? What's going on with the reinforcements that are returning to our country?"

"Xinliang's army must have returned to Hangu Pass. Looking at the daily siege status of Li Mu and other troops, it is obvious that the supporting troops and horses have not made progress yet. Even if there is progress, the troops and horses should still be lurking and dare not move rashly."

Wang Lu looked at it for a while, clapped his palms on the wall, and sighed: "I really don't count on the soldiers and horses from the counties that were recruited. For the rest, I just hope that the army will sink the cauldron once, kill the three kingdoms' coalition forces, and let the three kingdoms retreat in the face of difficulties."

Wang Ling looked at Wang Ling and suddenly asked: "Why didn't the general choose a good general and lead 5 horses to cut off the rear? The general took the opportunity to leave first with the rest of the army."

"Leave first?" Wang Hao laughed, shook his head and said, "So what if I leave first? Li Mu and others will still catch up, and if I leave the soldiers behind and leave first, the morale of the army will be dispersed before crossing the river. "

After saying this, the expression on Wang Lu's face became solemn: "Qin is in a difficult situation. It is very difficult to compete with other countries. It all depends on the soldiers living and dying together. If one breath is lost, no matter how much time and energy is spent, it can make up for it. not coming back."

"What's more, an elite force that has fought hundreds of battles is very important to the Qin State at this moment. Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. I have been a general for many years and I know that an army that has fought a hundred battles is the most important, or both are indispensable. .”

"I have betrayed the king's trust." Wang Hao looked at the allied army camp outside the city and smashed his fist down: "I must not betray the great Qin!"

……

As night fell, the fighting ceased completely.

In the coalition camp, the bonfire burned vigorously, like a fire dragon across the mountainous land.

Such power is not afraid of any sneak attack or attack by any large army.

On a hilltop where the Chinese army's camp was located, Li Mu had a headache looking at the city standing opposite. After several days of siege, he saw how tough the tigers and wolves killed by the Qin State were.

"No wonder the Xiongnu rarely attacks Qin in recent years. With such tough tigers and wolves, the Xiongnu will definitely break their heads and bleed."

Huang Xie, who was standing next to him, looked a little unhappy and said in a low tone: "We have suffered heavy casualties in the past few days. In the past five days, the number of casualties has reached nearly 2."

Although, the Qin army took advantage of defending the city.

However, the Qin army retreated all the way from Handan, and they were chased and killed along the way. They could still fight like this despite the huge psychological pressure and low morale.

This is already a real tiger and wolf.

Even he, a native of Chu, was a little jealous when he saw such a tiger and wolf.

At this time, Wei Wuji, the Lord of Xinling on the side, said: "With our current military strength, there is no problem in taking this isolated city. At the moment, we are not going to attack with all our strength, but we also have to be prepared for a sudden attack by Qin's reinforcements."

Even more, Wei Wuji was still thinking about Ying Jun's cavalry.

Wei Wuji really hoped that Yingjun would lead the iron cavalry over again, and then... solve it smoothly!
We fought all the way to Hangu Pass without any scruples.

At this moment, footsteps sounded, and the three people who were talking suddenly stopped talking and turned to look.

However, a Chu general came in and reported to Huang Xie: "Your Majesty, all the more than 1 prisoners of Qin soldiers have been brought to the camp."

"Hahaha... Wang Ran is dead!" The gloomy look on Huang Xie's face instantly smiled, replaced by a look of violence. He looked up at the two people around him, and Huang Xie waved his hand fiercely: "Take a rest for the night, and tomorrow we will behead everyone in the city. The Qin army captured prisoners for blood sacrifice, and then the army attacked the city with all its strength——"

(End of this chapter)