"Occurrence! Attack!"

"Kill--"

Near the city gate of Dongliang City outside the city, countless Qin troops came from the southern city wall and launched an attack on the pile of earthen walls.

The earth wall starts from the outer city gate in the west and ends at the inner wall gate in the east. It is less than one meter high, and it is about 120 meter long. The earth wall has a deep ditch that is one person high. The ditch is filled with sharp bamboo thorns as a trap. It is a defensive fortification built by the Mo family disciples led the defenders in the city overnight.

The Shaoliang general who defended this earth wall was named Wu Kang. He was previously loyal to the Zhai family like Wei Zhu. However, now, these battalions are only loyal to Zhai Hu in addition to being loyal to this country.

Facing the Qin army that was rushing like a tide, Wu Kang calmly issued an order: "Shoot the arrow."

The young crossbowmen standing behind the earth wall pulled the trigger and launched a volley at the oncoming Qin army.

Suddenly, the Qin soldiers who rushed to the front were all shot and fell to the ground.

Given the greater pressure on the battlefields on the east and west sides, most of the crossbow soldiers left in Shaoliang City were assigned to the subordinates of Zhai Hu and Xia Yangjun. However, even so, the number of crossbow soldiers on the Xiguo battlefield was still insufficient, and their volleys were not enough to stop the Qin army's advance. The Qin soldiers who were swarming in like a tide rushed to the earth wall. Fortunately, there was a deep ditch covered with bamboo thorn traps in front of the earth wall, which made it difficult for the Qin army to cross.

"Climb over with a long ladder!"

A Qin general shouted loudly.

So the Qin army ladders were placed next to deep ditches and on earth walls, trying to step on these siege ladders over the earth walls.

"Hook and reject! Take the hook and reject!"

Wu Kang responded calmly and immediately sent soldiers holding hooks to overthrow the siege ladders.

Some Qin soldiers were lucky enough to jump back to the deep ditch, while others unfortunately fell into it. They were immediately pierced by the sharp bamboo strips of the bamboo thorn trap, either dead or disabled, which was very terrifying.

Their miserable fate made the Qin soldiers behind him look frightened, and the offensive stuttered.

"Despicable Shaoliang people!"

The Qin general cursed, but Wu Kang, who was in charge of the defenders, didn't care at all. He even sneered: "Does the other side think we are fighting with them? This is a battle of life and death!"

A young Liang army soldier heard Wu Kang's words from the side. Although they were expressionless, they agreed very much in their hearts.

They were standing here at this moment not to play with the Qin army, they wanted to repel these enemy troops who invaded his Shaoliang!

General Li Wubai said that only by repelling these Qin troops could they rebuild Shaoliang. Jieshi would work hard to eradicate the water damage of Shaoliang, open the barren mountains into terraces, and build livestock farms so that every Shaoliang people can eat and wear warm clothes...

This longing and expectation for a better future has made every young Liang soldier present unconfused. They stick to their positions and strive to kill the enemy.

“How is the situation?”

A familiar voice came from behind into Wu Kang's ears. He looked back and saw Zhai Hu wearing armor, holding the sheathed sword, and walking quickly towards him.

"Mr. Zhai Hu."

Wu Kanggang raised his hand and wanted to salute him, but saw Zhai Hu waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Can you hold on?"

"good."

Wu Kang nodded, pointed to the opposite side and said, "The Qin army has not yet come up with an effective offensive method. Just such an offensive can be resisted by the soldiers, but the ditch we dug may not be deep enough."

Zhai Hu frowned and walked up the slope behind the earth wall, leaned out and looked out.

Indeed, the deep trench outside the earth wall was indeed not dug deep enough, and only one person was tall. Although sharp bamboo strips were inserted under it as a trap, it was obvious that this deep trench would not be filled with the body of Qin soldiers in the long run. The bamboo thorn trap would no longer work, and the Qin army would attack the earth wall more easily.

After thinking for a while, Zhai Hu turned to Wu Kang and said, "You should guard first. Hu Fei and the others are repairing the second and third defenses in the rear to prevent accidents. If you really can't defend, you can consider retreating."

"What should I do if the West City Gate?"

Wu Kang pointed to the West City Gate and frowned and asked, "When the time comes, Zhang Ben and the others..."

"They retreat first."

Zhai Hu looked at the Qin army in the distance and said, "When he retreated to the inner wall, you retreated to Beiguo, and let the others talk about it after night!"

"Yes." Wu Kang nodded, and then swears: "Please rest assured that the soldiers here will definitely hold the Qin army as much as possible..."

"Well, then you're here, I'll say hello to Zhang Ben."

"yes!"

Saying goodbye to Wu Kang, Zhai Hu quickly walked up to the city gate tower and inspected the battle situation on the city wall.

The guards stationed at the Xicheng Gate Tower were named Zhang Ben, who was also a general of the "Zhai Family". When Zhai Hu walked up to the city wall quickly, Zhang Ben was holding his arms and watching the guards on the city resisting the Qin army's attack with a heavy face.

"Zhang Ben."

"Well? Lord Zhai Hu?"

“How is the situation?”

"As you can see." Facing Zhai Hu's question, Zhang Ben pointed to the distance.

The worst situation that Li He had imagined had not yet occurred. At this moment, the main direction of the Qin army's attack was to attack the Xichengmen Tower along the south wall, and did not launch an offensive outside the city at the same time. This meant that Zhang Ben only needed to guard the Qin army in one direction.

Moreover, the city wall is not spacious, only about meter wide. Without considering casualties and physical loss, ten Shaoliang soldiers could rely on fortifications built of wooden boxes and sandbags to resist hundreds and thousands of Qin troops.

The advantage in terrain makes Zhang Ben's pressure less, and the ten-fold or twenty-fold Qin army can withstand the ten-fold or twenty-fold Qin army with just hundreds of young Liang soldiers, making it difficult for the other side to overcome.

Seeing this, Zhai Hu was also a little relieved and asked Zhang Ben with a smile: "Can you last until night?"

Zhang Ben's tense face slightly squeezed out a few smiles: "Look at Wu Kang and the others, they can hold on, but here they can hold on..."

Indeed, whether the Xicheng Gate Tower can be defended does not depend only on Zhang Ben and his soldiers, but more mainly on whether the Qin army launched an attack from outside the city at the same time. In addition, whether Wu Kang below can defend it. If it is just the former, Zhang Ben can still grit his teeth and hold on for a while, but if Wu Kang below can't hold on, then they can only choose to retreat, otherwise they will fall alone and be surrounded by the Qin army.

Therefore, even Zhang Ben is the brave general of Shao Liang, he couldn't help but comment: "General Li Wubai's plan is really dangerous."

Zhai Hu laughed: "When you discussed last night, why didn't you say this?"

Zhang Ben smiled slightly: "It's probably because... I'm also a native Shaoliang native. I'm also looking forward to what Li He said last night to rebuild Shaoliang... If it can completely cure my Shaoliang flood, that would be great."

Zhai Hu looked at Zhang Ben deeply, nodded heavily and said, "Yes... If he can't do it, you guys will sink him into Zhishui."

Zhang Ben immediately laughed: "I am not the opponent of General Li Wubai."

While speaking, a burst of shouts rang out from afar. It turned out that the Qin army was once again raising their morale and launching a fierce attack.

Seeing this, Zhang Ben restrained the smile on his face and said to Zhai Hu seriously: "This place is dangerous. Lord Zhai Hu, please move to the inner wall as soon as possible."

After saying that, he nodded and said goodbye to Zhai Hu, took his sword and walked forward, towards the Shaoliang soldiers who were struggling to resist the Qin army, shouting: "Standing the position! No step is allowed to retreat! Let the Qin people see the backbone of my Shaoliang people!"

"oh--!"

Hundreds of young Liang soldiers on the Xicheng Gate Tower shouted to respond, blocking wave after wave of attacks by the Qin army.

At this time, near the Dongcheng Gate Tower, Xia Yangjun was also standing on the city and looking down at the battle in Dongguo.

The Dongguo battlefield is basically the same as the Xiguo battlefield where Zhai Hu, Wu Kang and Zhang Ben are located, and it is mainly due to a dirt wall offensive that they have been repairing overnight to resist the Qin army.

The general who stood by this earth wall was Du Liang, a general of the Shaoliang "Wang Family", while the guard of the Dongcheng Gate Tower was Hua Jia, a general of two thousand Wei soldiers.

With the advantage of terrain, Du Liang and Hua Jia also resisted the Qin army several times more than him and repelled the Qin army's offensive again and again, which finally made Xia Yang Jun breathe a little relieved.

To be honest, he really didn't expect the defenders in the city to be able to hold on so much.

You should know that before and after the meal last night, the morale of the soldiers in the city was so low that it was difficult to fight. However, Li He's words aroused the morale of his Wei soldiers and Shaoliang soldiers.

only……

He suddenly asked Hua Jia next to him and said, "Hua Jia, why do you think these soldiers from Wei State fight at this moment?"

"Of course, we are fighting for our Wei Kingdom." Hua Jia replied naturally.

"Take it seriously?" Xia Yangjun looked at Hua Jia with a suspicious look.

"Uh..." Wei Jianghua and Jia Yu were speechless.

In fact, even if Hua Jia Gu is concerned about him, Xia Yang Jun himself knows it.

Although it was in the interests of his Wei State to help Shaoliang resist the Qin army, and the Wei army under his command, who had previously fought side by side with the Shaoliang people with this purpose, after last night, the ideas of the Wei army soldiers under his command might have changed.

The generals such as Zheng Hou, Hua Jia were fine. After all, they had hope of life, and the Wei State could not even give up. But for ordinary Wei soldiers, they were probably not fighting for the Wei State that sacrificed their sacrifice, but for the Shaoliang State that accepted them.

It is ironic that soldiers from one country are really fighting for another country!

There is also the 500 general named Li He, who is obviously from him, Wei...

Recalling the attitudes of Li He, Dongliang Jun, Zhai Hu, Fan Hu and others last night, Xia Yang Jun sighed: "No matter whether this battle is successful or defeated, our Wei Kingdom will lose Shaoliang..."

Hua Jia, who was beside him, was stunned when he heard this, and then hesitated and said, "Maybe... there is still room for recovery?"

"Oh."

Xia Yangjun smiled bitterly.

There is indeed room for recovery. As long as Anyi immediately sends troops to Shaoliang to help Shaoliang repel the Qin army, Shaoliang State will most likely still be a vassal state of Wei State. Li He, Dongliang Jun, Zhai Hu, Fan Hu and others' dissatisfaction with Wei State can also be compensated.

But it is not that easy to convince Anyi to send troops to rescue immediately?

But even though Shao Liang was alienated from Wei after the war, it was better than letting Qin annex Shao Liang. This is why Xia Yang Jun still firmly supported Shao Liang to resist the Qin army at this moment.

Time gradually passed, but the battle in Dongliang City did not stop for a moment.

After all, the Qin army used their bodies to fill the two deep ditches between Dongguo and Xiguo and attacked the earth wall.

Seeing this, Zhai Hu and Xia Yangjun gave up the West City Gate and the East City Gate according to the established plan, and shrank the defense line to the inner wall and the North Guo section.

The Qin army commander Ying Qian was actually not satisfied with such a result. Fortunately, he also saw Dongliang City's tenacious resistance with his own eyes.

"It seems that Dongliang will be captured tomorrow."

Before dusk, Ying Qian smiled and said to the guard beside him.

At this moment, he did not realize that many things would happen overnight.
Chapter completed!