A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 90 The city is broken and people die

In Handan, the dense arrows on the city wall and the corpses covering the entire city wall indicate the fierceness of the battle.

At this time, Zhao Jun had been attacking Handan for half a year. However, the reinforcements of the White Army were restrained by the Chu State and could not arrive for a long time, while the reinforcements of the Qi State stayed under the Great Wall in Shangquyang, pretending to attack every day.

A white envoy went to see King Wei of Qi and wanted to ask the King of Qi to turn around and relieve the siege of Handan if he could not capture Shangquyang. But King Qi Wei said:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Our army has been attacking Shangquyang day and night. Don't worry. Once the city wall is broken, the Zhao army in Handan will retreat in a hurry like a lost dog. In this way, the siege of Handan can be solved. "

Bai Rong wanted to say something else, but was blocked by King Qi Wei with the same words. He had no choice but to return home and tell Bai Rong about the situation.

At night, Handan was still like day, and the city walls were lit red by torches and fires. This was Zhao Jun's night attack. Taking advantage of their numerical advantage, Zhao Jun divided the army into more than a dozen siege teams and asked them to attack Handan in rotation day and night.

Therefore, in the past six months, the sound of fighting in Handan has not stopped. Uncle Bai stared at Sun Tao with bloodshot eyes and said to Sun Tao with the same expression: "General Sun, you go to rest first! I will replace you."

Sun Tao didn't shirk, he walked straight down the city wall, walked into a private house, and then fell asleep. This has been the situation for the two of them in the past six months. The two of them took charge of each other. The army in the city was also divided into three shifts by the two, but as the number of people decreased, it could only be rotated into two shifts.

Now there are only 100,000 defenders left in the city, among whom there are many civilians from Handan. If it were not for the support of the people of Handan, the 200,000 White Army would have been wiped out a month ago.

There were only 200,000 Zhao troops left attacking the city outside the city, so they had to be divided into four squads to attack the city.

On the city wall, a white soldier cut down the Zhao army who was attacking the city. When he saw the Zhao army retreating, he immediately sat down on the ground. He was originally an ordinary commoner in Handan and lived a pretty good life. These are all The excellent governance of the White Kingdom, because the White Kingdom never competes with the people for profit.

On the basis of maintaining an army of 300,000 people, the Bai Kingdom can still allow the people at the bottom to live a normal life. At least they will not starve to death, and those who are more diligent can even live a slightly richer life. This is enough to prove the excellent governance capabilities of the White State.

But all the sweet dreams were shattered six months ago when the Zhao army attacked Handan. Two months ago, an official from the Bai Kingdom said that the soldiers on the city wall were exhausted and asked everyone to lend a helping hand. In order to repay the kindness of the Bai Kingdom, he He resolutely bid farewell to his wife, children and mother, signed up to recruit soldiers, and after a month of training, he hurriedly went to the battlefield.

His immediate officer was just the most ordinary soldier in the White Army two months ago, but after several months of fighting and losing all his soldiers and officers, he actually became a mid-level officer. And his colleagues are almost all new recruits recruited in the past two months.

After thinking about it, he actually fell asleep, but after a while he was shaken awake by his colleagues and said: "The Zhao Zaizi are about to attack!" Zhao Zaizi is the name they gave Zhao Jun to vent their hatred towards Zhao Jun. of hatred.

He asked the soldier next to him: "How long has it been?"

The soldier replied: "Only an hour!"

One hour is the free time for Zhao Jun to change to the next shift.

In fact, after half a year of fighting, both sides were very tired, but both sides fought hard. Zhao Yong kept making promises to Zhao Jun. He would capture Handan and seal the sword for three days. After returning home, there would be a big reward, and those with rich military exploits would even get land.

It is precisely because of Zhao Yong's heavy reward that Zhao Jun can persist until now.

Ten days later, at the same time, the same section of the city wall, but the man stationed by the White Army was not the same man ten days ago. That man died in a battle three days ago. The White Army soldiers stationed at this time were also newly recruited soldiers. In addition to being different from the previous person's relatives and circumstances, there are also many similarities between them.

That night, Uncle Bai was also guarding the city. Several sections of the city wall were even breached that night. Uncle Bai led a hundred white guards and rushed to the breach many times to save the day.

It turns out that Uncle Bai had a thousand White Guards, but in previous battles, only 300 were lost. In order to function better, the 300 White Guards were divided into three squads.

It was precisely because of the presence of the White Guards that Handan held on for half a year.

A white line appeared in the sky. Then, the white line turned into a red line, as if someone had neatly torn open the window paper in the sky. Soon, the sky turned white.

Sun Tao went up to the city wall and prepared to replace Uncle Bai. Uncle Bai said: "We can't do this anymore. We have suffered too much loss in the past few days. In just ten days, we have lost 10,000 people. We can't hold on much longer."

Sun Tao had no choice but to say: "Gongsun, break out of the encirclement!" Bai Bo said: "We can't leave. Many Zhao people are dealing with Beirong, there are many horses in the army, and there are many Zhao people who are good at riding and shooting. If we leave The city, facing Zhao Jun's cavalry and archery troops, is just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. It is better to defend the city and kill two more enemies."

After speaking, he looked at Sun Tao and said: "General Sun, I am telling you so much because I have decided to die here, and I can only die here. I am tired of my reputation. If I abandon the city and run away, I, the Bai family, have been raising their children for hundreds of years, and this stain will come from me. I can’t smear the Bai family!
If I were just an ordinary Bai Shizi, it would be okay, but I am not! I am Gongsun! I will succeed the young master and become Duke Bai in the future. If I run away, the consequences will not be what I want to see. The Bai family only has the Bai family's sons who died in battle, but not the Bai family's sons who surrendered or even escaped!
But you are different, you can leave. "

Sun Tao looked at Uncle Bai and suddenly smiled and said: "I suddenly understood why the three clans of Su, Yuan and Quan have been loyal to the Bai clan for hundreds of years. My Sun clan has been wandering around the world for many years since my ancestor Sun Wu, and finally ended up in the world. He settled in the Bai Kingdom and was discovered by Bai Gongwei, thus becoming the fifth clan in the Bai Kingdom after the Su, Yuan, Quan and Hei clans.

This is Mrs. Bai's favor to us. From our relationship over the years, you Mr. Bai are also worthy of our loyalty, Mr. Sun. In this world, who else can you find a master who is as trustworthy, tolerant and sincere to others as Mr. Bai? Where is home?
Today I will die together with you, Gongsun. Please don’t dislike me! "

After hearing Sun Tao's words, Uncle Bai burst into laughter and said: "I have been studying poetry for thirty years in Taihang, and today I am going to die in Handan City. There are generals who will not be stingy and die with me. How dare you expect to survive! Hahaha!"

After hearing this, Sun Tao also laughed along with Uncle Bai. The two people's open-minded laughter made the surrounding White soldiers feel a burst of pride. In the ensuing battle, the White soldiers guarding the city seemed to have a flashback, and even after this wave of Zhao troops retreated, only half of the number remained.

Uncle Bai decided to die today, and then he summoned the generals and soldiers and said: "I regret to tell you that there are no reinforcements, and Handan City cannot be defended. I have decided to make a last ditch effort today. Put Zhao Jun into the city and have a final duel with them.

The reason why I tell you this is because I am not prepared to save my life. I have decided to live and die with Handan City today. I know that some of you have wives, children and mothers to support at home.

Therefore, I decided to put you back home, hoping that you could survive the war and not be in vain for our colleagues. And the soldiers who want to participate in the final battle with me, please come with me! We will go to hell together. We cannot live together, but we can die together. I hope you will not dislike being buried with me just because I am a general! "

After saying that, he walked down the city wall and left in the open space behind the wall. Sun Tao followed Uncle Bai, followed by the remaining Bai Zhi guards, then the generals from the Bai Kingdom, then the soldiers, and finally the lonely man in Handan City. A Handan soldier.

Uncle Bai looked at the Handan soldiers with families and said, "Don't be ashamed. When you leave, please remember us and don't let us disappear without a trace!"

The Handan soldiers bowed in front of Uncle Bai and others, then took off their military uniforms and walked home. Fifty thousand people left, and 30,000 people remained. But the remaining 30,000 are all men determined to die and must not be treated like ordinary troops.

Soon, the Zhao army began their daily routine of attacking the city, but they did not suffer even a single arrow when they reached the city wall. General Zhao thought that the White army had no arrows, so he excitedly asked people to climb up the city wall.

Soon, 50,000 Zhao troops climbed up the city wall without any hindrance, only to find that except for blood stains and broken arrows and broken swords, there was no one on the wall. Just when General Zhao was puzzled, someone came to report that the White troops under the city had abandoned the city wall and were marching in the streets and streets. Formation in the open space.

General Zhao understood that this was a battle between the White Army and the White Army, and felt that the great success of capturing Handan actually fell on him. So after passing the military order to Zhao Yong, he ordered 10,000 Zhao troops to guard the city wall, and the rest would join him. to attack the White troops in formation.

Soon, Zhao Jun went down to the city and looked at each other with Bai Jun. However, Zhao Jun found that there was no look of fear on the face of Bai Jun opposite. On the contrary, there was even a smile on his face.

However, General Zhao discovered that although the White Army was in formation, every White Army soldier was staggering around. Although they were standing in their positions, they did not have the momentum of an elite army at all, but looked like a group of stragglers.

General Zhao decided not to wait any longer and ordered a charge to kill.

Soon the two armies were fighting each other, but Zhao Jun soon discovered that the person facing him seemed not to be a human being, but a demon without pain. Even if he was stabbed through the body by a weapon, he would try his best to take away one of them.

Soon, the Zhao army could no longer resist and was defeated. However, the White army continued to pursue them without stopping. The Zhao army soldiers ran desperately and soon encountered the supporting Zhao army. The White army fought with the supporting Zhao army.

As the number of Zhao troops increased, the White troops were surrounded. One hundred thousand Zhao troops surrounded and killed 30,000 Bai troops.

Thirty thousand, twenty thousand, ten thousand, five thousand, three thousand, one thousand, five hundred, one hundred. In the end, only Uncle Bai was left. Sun Tao had been shot to death by a bow and arrow while protecting him. The reason why Uncle Bai can survive until now is entirely because of the sacrifice of his soldiers to protect him. The soldiers of the White Army seemed to regard it as their mission to use their lives to block Uncle Bai's arrows and swords.

Uncle Bai looked at Zhao Jun who was surrounding him. He was exhausted and could not even raise his sword to commit suicide. He looked at Zhao Jun opposite and said, "Do you want a title? Do you want land? Do you want a beautiful woman?" ? Come on! Kill me! Don’t even think about capturing me, because if you capture me, I will definitely not die. Even if any of you get a reward, I will definitely use all my resources to hunt you down. Come on!"

Zhao Jun couldn't stand it and stabbed Uncle Bai's body with his sword. Then the soldiers around him stabbed Uncle Bai with their weapons. Under the stimulation of the reward, Uncle Bai was chopped into meat paste. Only his head was left. In order to distinguish and receive the reward, Uncle Bai was chopped into pieces. Remained intact.

And the mysterious white mark on Uncle Bai's eyebrows is no longer magical, as if it has really become a birthmark, just a white jade-shaped white mark!

(End of this chapter)