My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 748 Watch me use a powerful medicine to force out Wu Anjun! The first time the fire cup is on the battlefield!
Seeing two Zhao troops charging towards the Qin army from afar, Ying Chengjiao tapped his horse's back with his fingers, looking dissatisfied: "You only sent two troops to attack me?"

"Who on earth is leading the Zhao army? Why are they so timid?"

Not only did this general deploy his troops in one place, he even pushed the catapults to the front line.

What a great opportunity!

Such a good opportunity, but you still don't dare to take the risk? !

Fortunately, the Zhao army finally took some action and did not let Ying Chengjiao's preparations go to waste.

Ying Chengjiao ordered solemnly: "Send a message to Commander Qiang Huai to intercept the troops of Zhao Commander Ma Fuchao, and retreat while fighting."

"Order the troops under Commandant Meng Nan to detour northward."

"Order Captain Wang Pan's troops to retreat slowly!"

Seeing the Qin army's catapults retreating, Fei Chong became anxious and shouted in a gloomy voice: "Pass on my order!"

"The whole army speeds up and marches forward!"

While shouting, Fei Chong also urged his horse forward, pressing from the middle to the front.

Although the catapult was equipped with wheels and could move, its speed was still far slower than that of the soldiers running at full speed.

Fei Chong's troops marched at full speed and soon reached the Qin army's catapult before it withdrew into the Qin army's formation!

Fei Chong's eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy, and he shouted loudly: "Order the left and right divisions to stop the Qin army!"

"The rear part maintains a stable formation, and the middle part fires arrows."

"Attention, front troops. Follow me and destroy the Qin army's catapults!"

"kill!"

Pointing the long halberd in his hand forward, the troops in front of Fei Chong accelerated again and launched a charge towards Ying Chengjiao's troops!
Further behind, huge bunches of crossbow arrows flew into the sky and were thrown down in the direction of the Qin army's catapults.

Staring at the distance between the two armies, Ying Chengjiao suddenly shouted, "Order Captain Wang Pan's troops to retreat faster!"

"Order the troops of Commander Meng Tian and Commander Xiao Tu to attack from both sides!"

The soldiers of the baggage camp pushed the catapult with all their might and ran backwards without caring about anything.

But the two troops lined up on the east and west sides of the baggage camp took silent steps and attacked the pursuing fat pet from the side!

Seeing this, Sima Shang hurriedly ordered: "Sound the horn!"

"Order the two divisions of Commander Fei Chong and Commander Ma Fuchao to retreat immediately."

"Order the troops under Commander Fei Li to reinforce the troops under Commander Fei Chong!"

The sound of copper clangs echoed across the battlefield.

The fat pet looked back in confusion.

But seeing the flags on the top of the city waving, Fei Chong quickly gave the order: "Pass on my order, retreat!"

Xiao Tu was immediately furious: "How can you come and go as you please in our Qin army?"

"Soldiers, chase and kill! Charge!"

The strong legs trained in Chu carried the soldiers of Xiao Tu and Meng Tian to accelerate again, and they caught up with the front troops of the fat pet.

But even though the Qin soldiers were determined to hunt down the enemies, they only cut off a few hundred heads.

The remaining Zhao troops had already accelerated their escape with the help of their comrades behind them!
For a moment, Ying Chengjiao felt even more speechless.

Although Ying Chengjiao had already prepared an ambush, Fei Chong's troops had just stepped into the ambush, and Ma Fuchao's troops had not even gotten close to the ambush.

So the Zhao army ran away?!

Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but mutter, "Are the Zhao army cowardly, or are they vigilant, or are they trying to lure our army deeper into our territory?"

"Is Lord Zhao Wu'an hiding in the city, secretly commanding the Zhao army?"

Whether Li Mu is in Handan City has a distinct impact on Ying Chengjiao's overall strategy.

But after thinking for a long time, Ying Chengjiao still couldn't figure it out.

It was not until Fei Chong's troops retreated back to Handan that Ying Chengjiao finally made up his mind and said solemnly: "Order the entire army to cancel their rest and prepare for a decisive battle."

"Guafu, take my order and go to the baggage camp to get 15 carts of oil and deliver them to the commander Wang Pan!"

"Peng Cheng, you will personally lead your comrades into Wang Pan's army and build fire jars on the spot!"

The battle situation did not give Ying Chengjiao any room for mercy.

If the commander of the Zhao army is cowardly, a strong medicine should be used to force the Zhao army out.

If Li Mu was secretly commanding the Zhao army, we could only use a strong medicine to force Li Mu out!

at the same time.

Guo Kai and other Zhao officials looked at Sima Shang with puzzled eyes.

Guo Kai asked directly: "Why did the Commandant Sima first order our army to attack the Qin army, and then call it off?"

"I think that if we can destroy the Qin army's catapults, it is worth paying a heavy price."

"However, our army did not gain anything from this attack, but instead lost hundreds of soldiers!"

"What's the point of this attack?"

Sima Shang calmly replied: "Our army's achievement is to force the Qin army's catapults to retreat several miles."

"The Qin army's catapults can certainly be pushed, but it takes a lot of time to push them."

"Every time our army attacks, we can delay the Qin army's catapults from attacking our city."

"As long as we delay long enough, our army will be able to wait for reinforcements from various cities!" "And after repeated harassment, the Qin army will definitely relax their vigilance."

"If the Qin army slacks off, our army will not only be able to destroy all of the Qin army's catapults in one fell swoop, but we can even use this to expand the results of the battle and severely damage the Qin army!"

"What do you think of my arrangement, Prime Minister?"

Even though the Zhao army had more troops than the Qin army in this battle, they still had to defend the city.

But the best solution in Sima Shang's mind is still to wait for reinforcements from various cities.

This strategy is not brilliant, but it is indeed the safest one.

Guo Kai hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly: "General Sima is indeed a general that General Cong has high hopes for."

"This is a very good strategy!"

Sima Shang looked at Guo Kai and said with a sarcastic smile: "If so, I will feel at ease."

"Fortunately this battle took place in Handan. If you have any questions, you can ask me in person."

"If this battle had taken place in Wu'an City, I wonder if I would have been recalled to Handan City to be punished for the deaths of hundreds of soldiers."

“The last one disappeared!”

It had been nearly ten days since Sima Shang arrived in Handan City. Even though Sima Shang had repeatedly stated that he was no match for Ying Chengjiao, he still had not seen Li Mu, and had not even heard any news about Li Mu.

Sima Shang couldn't help but feel despair and believed that Li Mu had been murdered!

If it were not for his loyalty to the State of Zhao and the responsibility entrusted to him by Li Mu, Zhao Cong, Li Kuo and others, Sima Shang would not have been able to defend the city of Handan. He would have even wanted to surrender to the enemy and kill this pair of tyrants and treacherous ministers on the spot!
Guo Kai's face darkened, and he lowered his voice but said in an extremely serious tone: "I know the ability of Wu'an Jun very well, and I understand how important Wu'an Jun is to our Great Zhao at this critical moment."

"Although I summoned Wu'an Jun to return to Handan, I have absolutely no intention of harming him."

"The disappearance of Wu Anjun has nothing to do with the truth!"

Guo Kai spoke these words with great sincerity!

However, Sima Shang just said coldly: "Since the Prime Minister has said so, how dare I not believe it!"

"Otherwise I'm afraid..."

Sima Shang suddenly stopped talking halfway through his words. Looking at the Qin army's catapults that continued to move forward past the previous stop, he shouted solemnly: "All soldiers, leave the city gate tower immediately!"

Sima Shang originally thought that the target of the Qin army's catapults had changed from the city wall to the city gate tower.

But what Sima Shang didn't expect was that the Qin army's catapults were still moving forward!

Although Sima Shang didn't know why Ying Chengjiao wanted the catapult to continue moving forward, Sima Shang knew that any changes on the battlefield that were beyond his control would most likely eventually turn into factors that were unfavorable to him!
Sima Shang immediately shouted: "Order the troops of Commandant Zhao Ke and Commandant Fei Li to surround the Qin army's catapults from the left and right sides."

"Defenders of the northern wall of Xiaobei City, prepare for battle, crossbowmen, get ready!"

"Please ask Lord Chunping to lead his troops to station at the west gate and be ready for battle at all times!"

Under Sima Shang's puzzled and nervous gaze, the Qin army's catapults moved forward all the way to the end of the range of the Zhao army's crossbows and only stopped.

Commander Wang Pan rode his horse between the catapults, looking around vigilantly and shouting orders: "Everyone, be careful!"

"Anyone who knocks over the pottery jar will be executed immediately, and all of them will be punished as well!"

"Anyone who starts a fire without permission will be executed immediately, and the entire household will be punished as well!"

"All troops should immediately drive the cattle and horses and prepare to attack the city!"

Pulled by a large number of oxen and horses, the masts of twenty catapults were pressed down together.

A large number of Qin army baggage soldiers carefully put the pottery jars into the bamboo baskets at the end of the pole.

After confirming that all the departments were following orders, Wang Pan turned to Peng Cheng and bowed solemnly, "Doctor Peng, thank you for your help."

Peng Cheng returned the greeting with a bow: "It's my job."

Five family soldiers, led by Peng Cheng, walked to an open area and put down the backpacks on their backs.

Under Wang Pan's curious gaze, Peng Cheng first took out a pottery jar filled with reed tassels, saltpeter, sulfur and gravel.

Then he carefully took out a stick-like object with a pine branch as the inner core and dozens of layers of first-generation Chang'an paper tightly wrapped on the outside, and held it over the torch to light it.

Another family soldier took out a bamboo expander with a cone-shaped head from his backpack and inserted it into the pottery jar.

When a cylindrical space was expanded inside the full pottery jar, Peng Cheng immediately stuffed the slowly burning paper into the gap. Another family soldier immediately covered the lid of the pottery jar and tied the pottery jar and the lid tightly with a hemp rope.

Peng Cheng picked up the pottery jar with both hands, handed it to Wang Pan with a serious face, and warned him solemnly: "This thing is fragile, so don't be careless, so as not to accidentally hurt our comrades."

"Put this thing in the basket just as the catapult is about to be fired!"

Wang Pan quickly took the pottery jar with both hands and nodded vigorously: "I know it now!"

Knowing that this matter was of great importance, Wang Pan did not dare to hand over the pottery jar to ordinary soldiers.

Whenever a pottery jar was completed, Wang Pan would personally hand it over to his own soldiers, and have them stand beside the bamboo basket of the catapult with the pottery jar in their hands, ready for battle.

By the time the twenty pottery jars were made, the soldiers in the baggage camp had also loaded the bamboo baskets.

Wang Pan took a deep breath and shouted, "All troops, listen to my orders!"

"Hide the fire pot in the basket!"

Seeing with his own eyes that the twenty pottery jars were carefully placed in the basket, Wang Pan gave another order with a hint of urgency:
"throw!"

The captains of each vehicle had already aimed the long beryllium in their hands at the greased copper pin.

Upon hearing the order, twenty tank commanders thrust out their halberds without hesitation, making the tips of the halberds hit the copper pins steadily, accurately and fiercely!

The copper pin flew out of the nest, and the top rod suddenly rose under the action of the lever, driving the top bamboo basket to slide through a semicircle.

The sixty pottery jars loaded in the bamboo baskets slid out a perfect parabola under the force, flying over the defenders and over the city wall.

Finally disappeared in the city of Xiaobei!
(End of this chapter)