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

Chapter 750: Xiaobei City is reduced to scorched earth! Ying Chengjiao is surrounded with few soldiers!
On April 20th of the 14th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi, two suns stood side by side in Handan.

A rising sun hangs high in the sky, bringing blessings to the whole world!

A blazing sun sank into the earth, burning everything!

In just less than an hour, the flames had completely engulfed the northern part of Xiaobei City.

The fire that had already started was difficult to put out, and driven by the wind, it spread all the way to the southern city area!

As we all know, Xiwang City is located on the south side of Xiaobei City.

The further south the residences in Xiaobei City are, the closer they are to Xiwang City, and the more noble the residents are!

After the middle-level officials of Zhao State burst into tears, the high-level officials and royal nobles of Zhao State also became anxious.

"The fire is out of control! If we allow it to continue burning, it will inevitably affect the royal city! Prime Minister, we must not let the king be in danger!"

"In this battle, the Qin army is outnumbered and our army is outnumbered! General Sima, why should our army be trapped in the city and can only passively take the beating? I am willing to send all my family soldiers and servants to participate in the battle, just to get back the head of Qin Chang'an Jun and avenge my family!"

"Prime Minister, I will fight you! I will destroy all the catapults of the Qin army!"

One by one, the important officials of the State of Zhao jointly threatened Guo Kai, Sima Shang and Zhao Yi with an increasingly tough attitude, urging them to immediately destroy the Qin army's catapults outside the city to ensure the safety of their property!

But Guo Kai and the other two had their grievances unspeakable.

Outside the city, more than 40,000 Zhao soldiers were rushing towards the Qin army's catapults recklessly, trying to use their lives to tear a hole in the catapults and destroy the twenty behemoths that were spewing death and destruction.

On the top of the city wall, more than 30,000 crossbowmen from Handan City stood shoulder to shoulder on a narrow section of the city wall. More than 10,000 crossbow arrows were thrown into the sky one after another in each round, and smashed down at the Qin army, covering the sky and the sun!

But the Qin army also formed a solid line under the command of Ying Chengjiao.

Even after more than an hour of fierce fighting, and even after being attacked from multiple directions at the same time, they still fought to the death and firmly protected the catapults behind the army!
Sima Shang kept his eyes fixed on the battlefield, roaring hoarsely: "Order Fei Li's troops to go around to the west and attack the rear wing of the Qin army!"

"Order Zhao Ke's troops to hold the front line at all costs. Do not let Qin Duwei Meng Tian's troops join forces with Qin Duwei Qiang Huai's troops!"

"The crossbowmen abandon the direction of the Qin army's catapults and target the troops under Qin Duwei Qiang Huai. Shoot at them!"

After giving a few more orders, Sima Shang turned around and looked at his ministers, saying with a serious face: "I am trying my best to send troops from all parts of the country to attack the Qin army!"

"Please trust me!"

"Right now, the main battlefield is completely within the range of our Little North City crossbowmen."

"With every breath, Qin soldiers are killed by our crossbows!"

"Five hours at most! At most, it will only take five hours!"

"The Qin army will surely be unable to bear the losses..."

Although the fire in Xiaobei City was raging, and although Sima Shang was a captain, his family also needed to stay in Handan City.

But as mentioned before, even a poor man like Sima Shang did not have enough money to settle his family in Xiaobei City.

Therefore, Sima Shang could not empathize with these court officials.

In Sima Shang's view, it was just a matter of burning some buildings in the city.

As long as we can take this opportunity to weaken the Qin army's manpower as much as possible, it will be worth it even if Xiaobei City is reduced to charcoal!
However, before Sima Shang could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted by Sikou Zhao Chong: "Five hours?"

"General Sima, do you know what will happen to Handan City if we allow the Qin army to continue setting fire for five hours?"

"A piece of charcoal!"

"The south wind is getting stronger today. The fire in the north of the city will surely be blown to the East and West Royal Cities by the south wind."

"If the sea of ​​fire ignites the Longtai Palace, the armory, and even the granary, even if the Qin army is severely damaged and retreats, how can this battle continue!"

Zhao Yi also said in a cold voice: "I thought that General Sima had lost his courage because of the repeated defeats under Wu'an Jun's command, and he was even more afraid of Qin Chang'an Jun, so he forgot that the king wanted to kill Qin Chang'an Jun in this battle!"

"In this battle, our army is large and the Qin army is small. Although Qin Chang'an Jun is brave, our soldiers of the Great Zhao are also brave and courageous!"

"I believe that we must not continue to be trapped in Handan. We must take the initiative to attack, annihilate the Qin army, and kill Qin Chang'an Jun in battle!"

All the ministers nodded in agreement: "We second this motion!"

Sima Shang said anxiously: "Qin Chang'an Jun has the ability to drive earth dragons, and is also proficient in military strategy."

"Qin Chang'an is only burning Xiaobei City and ignoring the city walls. He must have some plan!"

"Allowing Qin Chang'an Jun to burn Xiaobei City will certainly cause Xiaobei City to catch fire, but it will not harm our soldiers. Instead, it will give our army the opportunity to weaken the Qin army."

"Our army should maintain the battle situation as much as possible to weaken the Qin army and expand our advantage."

"Rather than fighting a decisive battle with the Qin army just for a few wooden beams!"

It’s a pity that even the military strategies formulated by Li Mu were constantly questioned by the Zhao court, let alone Sima Shang?
More importantly, Sima Shang’s idea was indeed beneficial to the battle, but it was not beneficial to the ministers!
After much arguing, Guo Kai made the final decision: "We must defend Handan City and Xiaobei City as well."

"The king's will must be carried out by us!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun is brave, but he only has 90,000 soldiers left, while Handan City has more than 150,000 soldiers. If we continue to defend the city and watch the Qin army burn Xiaobei City, our Great Zhao will become a laughing stock of the world."

"It will also lead to the loss of morale and loss of morale in the army!"

Sima Shang said anxiously: "Prime Minister! Think twice!"

Facing the excited eyes, Guo Kai said solemnly: "Pass on this order!"

"Order your deputy general, Chunping Jun Zhao Yi, to lead 120,000 soldiers to leave the city through all gates and fight the Qin army to the death!"

When Ying Chengjiao completely abandoned the other three cities and only attacked Xiaobei City, the biggest weakness of Handan City was finally exposed. For the safety of all the court officials' property and the lives of their families, Guo Kai had to abandon Handan City's complex defense system and choose to leave the city to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army!
Sima Shang's eyes were filled with despair: "Xiang Bang!!!"

Zhao Yi smiled and cupped his hands: "I will definitely retrieve the head of Qin Chang'an Jun for our Great Zhao!"

Zhao Yi knew that Guo Kai promoted Sima Shang as deputy general not only because Sima Shang was experienced, but more importantly to let Sima Shang contain Zhao Yi to prevent Zhao Yi from becoming too powerful.

But, in the end, I still have to clean up the mess!

Flicking his sleeves, Zhao Yi said proudly: "Pass on my order!"

"Captain Zhao Ke and Captain Fei Chong continue to attack the Qin army's catapult positions."

"Captain Fei Li's troops withdrew from the battle and took advantage of the Qin army's unpreparedness to bypass the Qin army in the southwest direction."

"Commander Ma Fuchao's troops left the city through the north gate of Dabei City and took advantage of the Qin army's unpreparedness to bypass the Qin army in the northwest direction."

"Captain..."

Under Zhao Yi's command, all the troops in Handan City moved together, quietly left the city through various gates, and sneaked towards the Qin army from all directions.

Seeing that the troops from various units had already arrived at their designated positions, Zhao Yi shouted, "Pass on my orders!"

"Open the city gates! Send out the ambushers!"

"Encircle and annihilate the Qin army!"

The west gate, north gate, northwest gate of Xiwang City, the north gate, northeast gate, northeast side gate of Xiaobei City... more than ten city gates were opened at the same time!
More than ten Zhao troops rushed out of the city gate at the same time, covering the Qin army like a big net!

Upon seeing this, Ying Chengjiao sat up straight and ordered in a deep voice: "Order Commander Meng Tian to line up in the north!"

"Commander Qiang Huai is lining up in the east!"

"Captain Meng Nan is lining up in the west!"

"Captain Xiao Tu and Captain Wang Qun's troops will continue to line up on the south side and must hold off the Zhao army!"

"All crossbowmen, line up and shoot arrows to kill the enemy!"

The battle suddenly became intense.

One hundred thousand Zhao troops surrounded the Qin army from all directions.

The 30,000 Zhao soldiers on the top of the city wall kept shooting arrows, and even some important officials of Zhao State personally picked up the Zhao crossbow and shot crossbow arrows filled with anger at the Qin soldiers, so that the crossbow arrows shot at the Qin army were overwhelming and continuous!
Facing the heavy blows from the Zhao army, the Qin army did not dodge at all, but took all the blows head-on, still nailed outside the north gate of Xiaobei City, resolutely and stubbornly throwing oil into Xiaobei City.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi's mouth curled up slightly, and he gave another order: "Order Captain Zhao Sa to lead the chariots to the battle."

"Crush the Qin army's formation!"

The north gate of Xiaobei City, which had always been at the center of the battle, burst open.

Displayed behind the city gate are chariots that emit brilliant golden light in the sun!
Captain Zhao Sa roared, "The country is in turmoil! The family is ruined!"

"And all this was done by the enemy ahead!"

"Soldiers, revenge! Charge!"

The war horses started to move forward, pulling the heavy bronze chariots to speed up. The 120 charioteers and 4,000 infantrymen roared in unison: "Kill!!!"

Wang Qun hurriedly shouted: "Left lancers, line up and stop the enemy!"

Two thousand spearmen immediately lined up in front of the formation, thrusting the tail ends of their spears into the ground and pointing the front ends directly at the Zhao chariots.

The complex battlefield environment did not give Zhao Sa any room to dodge, so he simply avoided it and roared madly: "Charge! Keep charging! Slash the slowdown!!!"

Accompanied by the bloody wind, the Zhao army's chariots and the Qin army's guns suddenly collided!

The sharp and dense forest of spears pierced into the warhorse's body fiercely, even piercing the horse through.

However, the chariot behind the warhorse was thrown into the forest of spears due to inertia. The heavy chariot body not only smashed the spears, but also smashed the spearmen behind the spears into minced meat!
As the first row of Zhao army chariots were completely destroyed, the gun forest defense line set up by Wang Qun's troops also collapsed.

Under the command of Zhao Sa, the second row of chariots avoided the corpses of their comrades and the wreckage of the chariots, and launched a charge towards the Qin army further inward!

Wang Qun could only shout hoarsely: "Central spearmen, form a battle array!"

"All of them, come to me!"

"Even if I die, I will bite off a piece of flesh from the Zhao army!"

However, while shouting, Wang Qun felt extremely bitter in his heart.

Wang Qun's troops were not elite at all, they were just ordinary Qin troops.

How can they withstand such a powerful attack from the Zhao army!

Under the attack of Zhao Sa's troops, Wang Qun's troops were defeated step by step and could only watch as the Zhao army's chariots penetrated the Qin army's formation and the distance between them and the Qin army's catapults became closer and closer!

Zhao Yi's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this: "The Qin army is already exhausted!"

"Chance!"

"Pass on my order, beat the victory drum!"

"Defeat the enemy in one battle!!!"

(End of this chapter)