Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 254 Is this the Chu army?

at this time.

Ten thousand golden fire cavalry are heading towards Wuguan under the leadership of Ying Jun.

In order to allow the army to reach Hangu Pass quickly and defeat the armies of the four countries in one fell swoop, Yingjun asked Yan Da to go to Wuwei County, mobilize Dian Wei and his [-] Beiwei troops stationed there, and follow him to Hangu Pass for assistance. .

With the bravery and fighting skills of the old Qin people, and with the help of the terrain of Hangu Pass, they were able to keep the armies of the four countries at bay.

But this was not enough. This time the four-nation army attacked Qin, led by the State of Zhao. However, the State of Zhao and the State of Qin had a deep hatred, and they would never withdraw their troops easily unless absolutely necessary.

The armies of the four countries can afford to consume energy, but Qin cannot afford it.

Although the three giants of the grassland, Qiang, Yuezhi, and Xiongnu, were destroyed this time, a large amount of materials were obtained from them. Although these grains, cattle, sheep, horses and other materials can solve the current food crisis of Qin State, it will persist until The first wave of food harvest.

But how can food alone be enough?

In a time of great strife, the strong will survive and the weak will perish.

Only the art of war can unify the six kingdoms, which requires countless warriors from the Qin Dynasty to conquer cities and territories for the Qin State.

Siege requires a large number of tanks, siege engines, catapults, catapults and other equipment.

Even the armor worn by the soldiers, the weapons, arrows, and spears used by the soldiers...the demand for these is far more than that of food.

It was precisely these factors that blocked Qin's march eastward.

'Hu~'

Yingjun took a deep breath and took out the design drawing of the serial crossbow vehicle from his arms, a glint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

If this continuous ballista can be produced, it will greatly enhance the Qin army's combat capabilities.

Moreover, the difference between Qin arrows and arrows from other countries is that these Qin arrows can be disassembled. Once the arrows are damaged, they can be disassembled immediately and replaced with other arrows and can continue to be used. This is also the strength of Qin arrows.

The repeating crossbow cart is a mechanical device that consumes a lot of arrows. A repeating crossbow cart can load 150 large crossbow arrows and [-] small crossbow arrows at a time, and can be fired continuously.

The only disadvantage is that it requires ten people to drive it. The most ingenious thing is that the tail of the ten-foot-long crossbow arrow is tied with a rope, and after being shot, it can be quickly rolled up and retrieved with a windlass.

Once mass-produced and used on the battlefield, whether it is siege or defense, it will undoubtedly become a terrifying existence.

This will also greatly enhance the Qin army's combat strength and accelerate the pace of unifying the six countries!
At this moment, a fire cavalry stepped forward and reported to Ying Junhui: "My lord, we will reach Wuguan in fifty miles!"

Yingjun came back to his senses, put the serial ballista in his arms again, raised his head and looked at the agreed place ahead, turned to the golden fire cavalry beside him and said: "The army of messengers, there is no need to enter the city after arriving at Wuguan , just rest nearby!”

"Here!"

The Golden Fire Cavalry turned around and conveyed military orders to the rear.

After a while.

The army arrived outside Wuguan City.

According to Yingjun's instructions, the army did not choose to enter the city, but took a temporary rest outside the city.

Yingjun dismounted, turned around, walked to a crooked tree and sat down, taking a few sips from the sheepskin water bottle he carried with him.

The army has been running around non-stop in the past few days, and it took only three days to rush back to Qin from the grassland.

Now you only need to pass through Nanyang County and Sanchuan County to reach outside Hangu Pass.

Based on this marching speed, it only takes two days to arrive, which is one day faster than the originally budgeted six days.

Only by reaching Hangu Pass as quickly as possible and repelling the four kingdoms can we reduce Qin's consumption and accumulate more strength to attack the six kingdoms.

Thinking of this, Yingjun waved to a resting Golden Fire Cavalry not far away.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Fire Cavalry quickly stood up, strode up to Ying Jun, and said respectfully: "What are your orders, my lord!"

Ying Jun nodded slightly, and then said: "Go quickly and check around to see if there are any traces of General Yan and the others!"

"Here!"

After the Golden Fire Cavalry finished speaking, he turned around, mounted his horse and left.

at the same time.

Nanyang County.

Two Qin army officers on duty were standing on the city wall, talking to each other.

"Have you heard? Now the four kingdoms of Han, Yan, Zhao, and Wei have arrived at Hangu Pass with one million troops. The king has even sent General Wang Jian to lead an army of 50 to assist." "What! Zhao Guoshang. In the second battle of Handan, Wang Zijun was severely damaged and defeated. He even abandoned Handan and fled to Dai City. Now he dares to attack the border of our Qin State. Is this Zhao State trying to be destroyed?"

"Who says it's not the case! It's just that in order to solve the food crisis in the Qin State, Wang Zijun has led troops to the grassland. A few days ago, I even heard from people from Wuwei County that Wang Zijun had wiped out the Qiang clan. They are fighting fiercely with the Yuezhi!"

"It seems that the State of Zhao dared to attack the State of Qin while Wang Zijun was away. If Wang Zijun came back with a large army, how could the four countries dare to be so arrogant! However, General Wang Jian went to assist Hangu Pass, and I believe that they will be defeated The armies of the Four Nations should not be a problem.”

"That's what I said, but now Qin has a food crisis. Once the four countries find out, they will definitely gather their armies outside Hangu Pass and fight a war of attrition with Qin. In this case, even the generals may be helpless!
What I'm more worried about than this is that once the army takes the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy, it will inevitably face a pincer attack from the armies of the four countries. This is the majority of the entire Qin State's military strength. Once Hangu Pass is lost, the Qin State will be in danger. "

"In order to defeat the armies of the Four Kingdoms as soon as possible, the King has ordered to recall Wang Zijun. As long as Wang Zijun comes back, the armies of the Four Kingdoms will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"..."

While the two were talking, a deafening roar sounded not far away.

'Boom! '

'Boom! '

The momentum was as loud and fierce as the tide, and the yellow sand in the sky was lifted up by the wind, and it was coming quickly in the direction where they were.

"What's going on here?"

The soldier looked forward with astonishment on his face and asked the soldier beside him.

"No, I don't know!"

Another soldier shook his head violently, looked at the approaching Huangsha in front and said hurriedly: "I, I will report to the guard. You go and beat the drums, ring the gold, and close the city gate!"

After the soldiers finished speaking, they turned around and ran towards the city.

"Boom boom boom!"

"dong dong dong"

As the drums sounded, the soldiers under the city quickly ran in from outside the city, and with the combined efforts of several people, they quickly closed the city gate.

Hearing the sound of drums, the [-] soldiers in the city quickly gathered and ran towards the tower.

Even the people living in the city quickly put down what they were doing and ran towards their houses.

In less than a moment, hundreds of Qin soldiers had gathered on the entire city, each wearing armor and holding weapons, looking nervously ahead.

'Boom~'

As the roar got closer and louder, everyone became even more nervous and stared straight ahead.

The sound was not unfamiliar to them.

This is exactly the sound of a galloping war horse. It can make such a thunderous sound, and its number must not be less than ten thousand.

After a while, the guards responsible for guarding the city rushed to the top of the city, staring closely ahead.

Twenty miles!
Fifteen miles!
The roar is getting louder and louder!

They are getting closer and closer!
Gradually, a cavalry leader suddenly appeared in everyone's sight, holding a dark purple flag in his hand. The flag had the word "Chu" printed on it.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of cavalry wearing armor, holding bronze swords and spears appeared behind the flag bearer.

Not a hundred, but a thousand!

This...this is tens of thousands of Chu cavalry!
Even behind the cavalry were neat rows of infantry, as well as siege engines, catapults, etc.

This……

This...there are at least tens of thousands of people! ! !

The faces of everyone on the city wall suddenly turned pale, their eyes were filled with fear, and the hands holding weapons were trembling slightly.

Their entire Nanyang County has less than 3 people, and now they have to face hundreds of thousands of Chu troops!

How is this possible! ! !
Now that the Chu army has arrived at the city, it is too late to send someone to notify Xianyang. We can only choose a nearby place to ask for help!
Thinking of this, the guard swallowed hard and without caring about anything else, he hurriedly pointed out to the several soldiers around him:

"You, go to Danyang County quickly and ask them to send troops to assist Nanyang County!"

After saying that, he immediately pointed to another soldier and said: "You, go to Wuguan and tell them that the Chu army is attacking, and ask them to quickly lead troops to support!"

"And you, go to Sanchuan County...!"

(End of this chapter)