Qin Shi: Beginning as the first emperor's younger brother

Chapter 191 The battle of defending the city
Kwai city.

Inside the magistrate's mansion.

At the end of the season, Ying Yuan, who had already fainted, was settled, and he said to Zhao Cong next to him in a deep voice: "The news of Master Hou's fainting cannot be spread! The soldiers must grit their teeth. If Bai Yifei finds out about this, I'm afraid , will create a disadvantageous situation for us.”

Fortunately, few people know about the news of his passing out.

It took a lot of effort to transfer him here from the turret. Although I saw many soldiers along the way, I just thought he was an ordinary general and didn't think much about it.

If they found out that Ying Yuan had passed out, the entire Qin army would be in chaos. Even if the situation was better, the morale of the army would be lowered.

"When will Master Hou wake up?"

Zhao Cong asked with concern.

Ji Mo pondered for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "It's hard to say, Lord Hou has never suffered such a serious injury."

"The toxin on Lord Hou's injured arm has been cleaned up, why is he still unconscious?"

Although Zhao Cong has been by Ying Yuan's side all the time, since he cleaned up the toxins from his wounded arm last night, he thought that Master Hou was fine, but he didn't expect that he would receive such a backlash after running around for a whole day.

At the end of the season, he didn't know how to respond. In fact, he didn't know how to answer this question.

"Before Lord Hou faints, let us defend this city to the end, and then we must stick to it to the end. Lord Hou's current state is no longer suitable for long-distance treks. We have to persist for a few days before the reinforcements from Hangu Pass and Pingyang Pass can catch up." Come."

He had already informed Guan Nei and Xianyang of the news that Ying Yuan had fainted, and wanted to ask for reinforcements.

But the two of them never expected that after Li Sishen received the news at Pingyang Pass, he did not choose to immediately mobilize troops.

The doorman who followed him asked puzzledly: "My lord, the champion is the king's younger brother no matter what. If we don't ask, isn't it a bit unreasonable? What if the king blames him?"

Having said that, he looked at Li Si's thoughtful expression.

The latter replied: "Do you think this Ying Yuan really fainted?"

"The news from the frontline battle report, can it be fake?" Men Ke frowned and blurted out.

Li Si snorted coldly, stroked his beard and said, "Ying Yuan is known as the god of battle, and he never fights uncertain battles. Don't you think it's too sudden to encounter a dangerous situation? That mere Bai Yifei, with such a big ability?"

"Then, my lord, what should we do now?" the doorman asked.

Li Si said in a deep voice: "Don't ask, just let him go. If they really encountered difficulties, why did they stick to Kuicheng? Even if they went to Hangu Pass, I can understand it, but what's the point of sticking to Kuicheng? "

In fact, there are not many defenders at Pingyang Pass at present, only six to seven thousand troops, but even with this small number of troops, if they all go to Kuicheng, they can postpone the difficulty of being besieged.

No one is better at governing the country than Li Si.

But when it comes to marching and fighting, I'm afraid he still needs to understand a lot.

The battle of defending the city of Kuicheng was extremely difficult.

On the second day after Ying Yuan returned to the city, he encountered a fierce attack from the Han army.

The city gates on all sides were besieged.

The current Kuicheng can be said to be impenetrable. No one can break through the defense line of the Han army and accurately convey the news in the city to the outside world.

At the end of the season, I was anxious. The current defenders of the city are less than [-]. With these thousands of people defending the city, how long can they last?

Corpses are everywhere inside and outside the city walls, and the smoke is filled, like a hellish scene, which makes people shudder.

Zhao Cong stood beside him, staring into the distance, and said worriedly: "If this city can't be defended, can we successfully send Lord Hou out of the city?"

Hearing the sound, Ji Mo shook his head, "I don't know."

It seems that it takes a lot of courage to say these three words, and then he continued calmly: "But even if we die, we will die before Lord Hou. Before the Han army besieged the city, I have already released the news and ordered the police to come , at this moment, maybe only they can help Lord Hou."

Zhao Cong was silent.

After a while, the Han army attacked the city.

Numerous arrows were shot at the head of the city, and large siege equipment took turns to go into battle.

The Kwai City wall is high, but weak because it is located on a plain, there is no danger to defend.

After several battles, the soldiers have suffered countless casualties.

Billowing thick smoke filled the top of the city.

Two days later.

None of the generals of the Qin army were not injured, and even Ji Mo and Zhao Cong had more or less blood on them.

The medical supplies in the city are simply not enough.

Hemostasis depends on coarse cloth tied to the wound.

The wounds of many soldiers festered.

After Li Tong, who was still storming the Yewang City, learned the news that Ying Yuan was besieged, his internal depression burned like a raging fire.

"General, do you want to withdraw your troops to help Lord Hou?"

At this time, someone asked cautiously.

Li Tong thought over and over again, and made a difficult decision, "Order the soldiers, at all costs, within three days, we must completely pull down the Wild King City!"

"Continue to attack? What should I do with Lord Hou?"

Someone voiced their doubts.

Champion Hou is a myth in the army. If something happens to him, no Qin general will not be in a hurry.

"I know what you are thinking, I, Li Tong, have followed Lord Hou in the north and south for a long time, and until now, I have regarded Lord Hou as my teacher.

It is because of this that I cannot easily withdraw my troops. Lord Marquis has already bought us too much time to attack Yewang City. Right now, this city is about to be in my pocket. If I retreat now, I am afraid that Lord Marquis will be defeated A whole lot of effort. "

His meaning is quite clear.

Ying Yuan was injured because he wanted to buy time for Yewang City. If he gave up this city at this moment and desperately helped Kuicheng, then he would regret it after he found out.

Li Tong knew Ying Yuan well, so he planned to continue attacking Yewang City.

"How many troops do we have now?" He suddenly asked when all the soldiers were silent.

Others replied: "There are more than [-] people."

Li Tong said decisively: "Take 1 people and go to Kuicheng to help Lord Hou, and the remaining [-] soldiers will follow the general and continue to attack the city."

He was still very worried about Ying Yuan's current situation, even at the cost of dividing his troops, he would not hesitate to do so.

In case of something wrong with Lord Hou, what would a mere Yewang City be?
It's not enough to take the whole of South Korea to be buried with Lord Hou!
It's just that the Yewang City is already within easy reach, if you retreat rashly, all the soldiers will feel regretful.

Kwai city.

Li Tong and Zhao Cong are leading the army to defend the city with difficulty.

The enemy's attacks day and night made the spirits of the soldiers of the Qin army tense all the time, and some supplies couldn't keep up, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness.

However, they have no choice.

In the dimness of night.

The Korean army planned to siege the city again, adopting the tactic of encircling three ques and one, which is also the most commonly used method of warfare in modern siege tactics.

"kill!"

Ji Moti held a machete and kept slashing at the soldiers of the Han army who climbed up the city wall.

Counting from the time when the Han army attacked the city, he did not know how many enemy troops he had killed. In short, the armor all over his body had been dyed scarlet.

His own blood and the enemy's blood have been intertwined together, completely indistinguishable.

The sound of shouting, beating, and killing filled the inside and outside of Kuicheng, deafening.

Compared with Zhao Cong, his current situation is better.

As for the former, he was already exhausted from top to bottom.

He hadn't had a good rest for days.

Not only him, but also a large number of soldiers of the Qin army. The way the Han army attacked the city in turn was to plunge them into endless exhaustion.

"Damn, the more you kill, the more you earn!"

Zhao Cong roared, and when he saw a Korean general who had climbed the city wall, he angrily raised his gun and killed him.

He was almost using a life-for-life style of play, jumping up and stabbing like a fierce tiger.

The enemy general naturally noticed it, he held a long knife in his hand, stepped forward quickly, and slashed at him in the middle.

The enemy general was shot in the heart and died.

Zhao Cong was stabbed in the waist, and his life was hanging by a thread.

Just then, another Korean soldier rushed towards him.

At such a critical moment, regardless of his waist injury, he turned around and stabbed a shot, directly piercing the chest and abdomen of the enemy soldier.

(End of this chapter)