Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 48 The State of Wei Attacks
In the middle of the night, the sound of warnings in Handan city was loud, and the sound of mountains and tsunami came from outside the city.A torrent like a raging fire slammed into Handan City fiercely.If the costumes of the soldiers of the State of Zhao are like a blue flame, then the costumes of the State of Wei are like the scorching sun in the sky.

Numerous arrows swarmed in from outside the west gate, and a large number of Wei Guo infantry strode neatly, rushing directly towards the city gate with overwhelming momentum.A series of ladders were erected, climbing up like ants.King Wei stood on a high slope outside the west gate, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been imagining the scene I saw today. If it weren't for the plan of the general, how could I get my wish."

"These are all matters of duty, and the minister is ashamed and dare not do it."Pang Juan saluted King Wei respectfully, his face full of humility.

The king of Wei hurriedly helped Pang Juan up, as if he had thought of something, the smile on his face became even stronger: "General, guess what kind of expression Zhao Zhong will have now."

"I dare to speculate that King Zhao should jump in a hurry."Thinking of Zhao Zhong's expression now, Pang Juan also laughed.

King Wei turned his head to look at the city of Handan in the distance, and saw a large number of troops rushing towards the city gate. A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes: "After all, Handan is the capital of Zhao State, with a population of several million and a military force of [-] to [-]. Between them, I am afraid it will be difficult to win."

"If there is no way to capture Handan in this storm, the minister proposes to besiege the city."Pang Juan obviously had a plan in mind and suggested it to King Wei.

King Wei seemed a little unwilling after thinking about it: "Three days, the widow will attack for three days, if the city of Handan is not captured in three days, the widow is listening to the general, and the widow will besiege Zhao Zhong to death."

"The minister obeys the order".Pang Juan saluted respectfully again, turned around and told the surrounding soldiers: "Pass down the general's order, and the soldiers will attack the whole army, vowing to capture Handan City within three days."

"Follow the order".Soldiers galloped in all directions, running into the army.

The sound of the drum was louder than the sound, and groups of Wei troops rushed to Handan City.The siege vehicles were pushed out one after another, and slammed into the gate of Handan City.

A famous archer on the city wall bent his bow and shot arrows one after another, and countless arrows rained down.At the same time, several soldiers quickly ran towards the palace.

"Report to King Wei for surprise attack".

"The Wei army raided Ximen, and Ximen was in a hurry."

"The Wei army dispatched siege engines, and Ximen was in jeopardy."

"The soldiers of Wei are dispatched, and the army of Wei State has been overwhelmed by the whole army, and our army is gradually exhausted. Please, Your Majesty, quickly send troops to support."

Zhao Zhong stood up from his seat, looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who had just been summoned, and felt angry in his heart: "Well, you Wei Yu, while encouraging the widow to build a high platform to antagonize the five kingdoms, at the same time deliberately sent troops to attack our Handan, this revenge widow take note of it".

"Your Majesty just went to Ximen and asked the soldiers to estimate carefully. I'm afraid Wei Guo came here with all the power of the whole country."A general saluted Zhao Zhong, the situation is critical now and there should be no delay.

Zhao Zhong took a deep breath, and turned his eyes to the general: "The power of the whole country? Wei Wuzu. Could it be that Pang Juan, who took back Shangjun from Qin State not long ago for Wei State, also came?".

"Wei Wuzu is here, and Pang Juan is naturally also outside this city."The military commander sighed in his heart when he thought of this formidable enemy.

There was an uproar all over the court, and they all took a breath.At that time, Wei State was almost destroyed by the joint efforts of Zhao and Han, and Qin State took the opportunity to recapture Shangjun, Hexi and other places.After several bloody battles in Wei State, all the upper counties were lost, and most of Hexi fell into the hands of Qin State. Wei State was almost completely defeated.The king of Wei worked hard to govern, personally selected a group of young generals such as Pang Juan, Gongzi Ang, and Long Jia, and appointed virtuous and generous generals. Since then, Wei State has gradually become stronger.A few years ago, Wei General Pang Juan led the main force of the Wei State to defeat the Qin people, and all the upper counties in Hexi were restored. At this point, the strength of the Wei State reached its peak.

Zhao Zhong suddenly thought of the scene of arresting Zhao Wuming outside the city today, and was furious in his heart.But considering the situation he was facing now, he could only suppress that trace of anger.Wei's surprise attack on Handan was obviously planned for a long time, and it would be very difficult to defeat them: "I don't know who can share the worries of the widows and retreat the Wei army outside the city."

"The king Wei Guo poured all the power of the whole country to attack, and the only way for us to stick to it is to wait for help."A man dressed as a general, with gray temples, bowed to Zhao Zhongyi and answered.

After Zhao Zhong heard the proposal, he fell into deep thought, and looked at the general for a long time: "Where is the reinforcement that the captain of the country mentioned?"

"I ask the king to send the prince to Xindu, and hold a decree to order soldiers and horses from all over the country to support Handan."Xue Li told Zhao Zhong that it is the most feasible way at present.

When the hundred officials heard this proposal, they immediately divided into several factions to express their opinions.

"I agree with Guowei's suggestion. At this time, my great Zhao is in turmoil. Only the prince can justifiably mobilize troops and horses from all over the country to support Handan."

"It's too dangerous to have the army of Wei State outside the city. The prince is the heir of Zhao State, how can he be in danger."

"I heard that the third son, Fan, has always been brave. He was called a real general by the king of Yan in the neighboring country. Why didn't the king let Mr. Fan go out of the city, and called on soldiers from all over the country to come to support him."

"It is precisely because the third son, Fan Yongwu, is extraordinary. At this time, I am employing people in Handan. If the third son leaves, it will not be a big loss."

"The crown prince cannot be in danger, and the third son cannot leave. After thinking about it, only the second son is the most suitable. I don't know what your colleagues think."

"It's inappropriate, it's not right to use the body of a son to control soldiers and horses everywhere. In my humble opinion, it's better to let the prince go to the capital."

"...".

Hearing these arguments, Zhao Zhong suddenly became angry.At such a critical juncture, the officials still don't know the general idea: "When the country is in crisis, why are you so noisy?"

Baiguan listened to Zhao Zhong's scolding voice, his heart sank, and only then did he realize the crisis he was facing at this time.One by one, they went down without saying a word, and the hall was instantly silent.

Zhao Yu looked at Zhao Yu who was standing among the officials, suppressed the anger in his heart, and his voice gradually softened: "Yu'er, what do you think about this matter?"

"The father and son are willing to go out of the city to Xindu, and call on soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to support."Zhao Yu didn't say much, and asked Zhao Zhong directly.

Zhao Zhong fell into deep thought, as if weighing in his heart: "You should think about this matter of Yu'er clearly."

"At this time, Wei's army was only at the west gate, and no Wei's army was found at the other three gates. So I ventured to guess that there should be no danger in those three gates."Zhao Yu analyzed Zhao Zhong for a while, if the speed is fast enough, he should be able to run to Xindu smoothly.

Zhao Zhong made a firm decision in his heart, and loudly ordered all the officials in front of him: "Pass the decree, the prince will go out of the city to Xindu, and restrain the soldiers and horses from all over the country to quickly support Handan."

"Children lead the decree".Zhao Yu saluted respectfully, Zhao Zhong immediately wrote the decree and used the jade seal, stood up and went to Zhao Yu and handed it to him.

Zhao Yu accepted the order, turned around and walked out of the hall, hoping that there was still time.

(End of this chapter)