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Chapter 8 Siege(1/2)

After the Qin army conquered the three defense lines outside the Wei army, all the remaining Wei army retreated into the city and defended the city walls!

According to Fusu's order, the Qin army did not take advantage of the situation to attack the city. Instead, they rebuilt the siege line under the abandoned city, and filled all the trenches outside the Wei army's city, removed all obstacles, and made all preparations for the siege.

Three days later, Fusu held a military meeting in his main business, and all the chief generals of the Qin army arrived.

Due to the recent victory, the Qin army only spent a little money to conquer the bloody defense line of the Wei army, which had been hit by the bloody ones in the past, all the generals were energetic and their morale was full.

Seeing the generals' elegance, Fusu smiled with satisfaction and said, "You guys, now the deserted city is surrounded by all sides, and all obstacles outside the city have been wiped out by our army. It can be said that the last moment of our army's capture of the deserted city has arrived!"

As soon as he said this, Wang Ben smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so convincing that he has not yet convinced this time, and he has defeated the Wei army so miserably! Now that the Wucheng is surrounded on all sides, the Wei army is stubbornly defending, but he is still in a state of strength under the repeated attacks of the Lord. As long as our army attacks from all sides, it is expected that the Wucheng will be conquered in just a few days!"

Fusu smiled and said, "General Wang said very much. Our army has been fighting abroad for a long time, and its military strength has gradually been exhausted. We must fight quickly. What's more, after the defeated city, Daliang, the capital of Wei, is going to slap! Therefore, our army must capture the waste city within three days! We pass on our military order: Tomorrow begins to attack the city, those who destroy the waste city first reward a thousand gold!" "Yes!" The generals responded together.

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The abandoned city, the general's mansion and military hall.

More than a dozen major generals of the Wei army gathered here. Although there were many people, the indoor atmosphere was relatively depressing. It seems that the morale of the Wei army was greatly damaged by the recent series of defeats!

General Wu Haoyue's face was a little pale, and his cheeks were much thinner than two months ago. Looking at the generals under the tent who looked like defeated a rooster, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. He frowned and said, "Don't expect that Wu'an Jun Fusu was so sharp at such a young age. Now the defense lines on all sides of the abandoned city have been broken, and the troops in the city are less than 10,000, and the food and supplies are almost completely lost. How can you solve such a dangerous situation?"

A commander stood up and said, "General, our army has refused to defend the Waste City for half a year. Daliang has not sent any soldiers or soldiers, and every grain and one fodder to support it. It would be fine if he could still support it before. In this way, the waste city is in danger. I also ask the general to quickly send warriors to Daliang to seek reinforcements!"

A deputy general shook his head and said, "This is impossible! Daliang's troops are only 50,000 now, and self-protection is not enough. If reinforcements are sent, they will be gathered and annihilated by the Qin army outside the city. How can they enter the waste city? What's more, the powerful people in Daliang City only know their safety and life and death, and they don't care about the soldiers on the front line. You have no idea if you want them to send troops to rescue them!"

A lieutenant smiled bitterly when he heard this, "That's right, General Wu failed to defeat the Qin army in the Waste City the day before yesterday. The king only appointed him as the Waste City Marquis. The general's false name was not supported by any troops and food. Now the Waste City is in danger, how can the powerful people in the court send reinforcements!"

"Bump!" Zhao Tie slapped the table with a palm and said angrily: "The power and treacherous are ruining the country. The Qin army has already attacked the family, but they only know how to sing and dance to peace and enjoy themselves. The King of Wei is even more stupid, just obeying the treacherous and obsessed with money. In such a court, how can such a foolish monarch deserve his father's life!"

Wu Haoyue said angrily when she heard this, "Tie'er, don't talk nonsense, don't slander the king!" Zhao Tie has always been upright and contradicted: "I didn't talk nonsense. Now my father has refused to guard the Qin army in the Waste City for more than half a year, and has fulfilled his responsibilities as a soldier. Now the Waste City is almost out of food and assistance, and he can no longer fight. My father should understand the way of military strategy: "If you can fight, you can fight, and if you can't fight, you can leave." Why bother to pay for such a foolish monarch!"

Wu Haoyue was a little sad when she heard this, shook her head and said, "As a member of Wei, especially a soldier, how could I escape in the battle and hand over the screen barrier of the capital to the Qin army. If I really do this, I will not be able to forgive myself. How can the 20,000 brothers who died in battle, their spirit in heaven forgive me!"

When the generals heard this, they were silent: Look at the general's destruction, but the general refused to break through. It seems that everyone will survive and die with the destruction city!

At this moment, a Wei army suddenly rushed over: "Report——— General, the Qin army has a letter to shoot!"

"Oh, come and see me!"

The soldier submitted the letter and stepped down.

Wu Haoyue opened the brocade box and took out the silk book. It read: "The King of Wu'an of the Qin Dynasty was appointed as the general of Wei Wu: Since the Qin army attacked Wei, they have won many battles and are invincible. However, they have been repeatedly frustrated under the abandoned city and have not yet advanced. Therefore, I am deeply impressed by the general's ability to use troops. Now the situation has changed, and the abandoned city is destroyed only in the evening. The King of Wei is in a mess, which is not enough to attract wise ministers and generals to serve the people. Why not the general follows the ancients' example of "good birds and trees to live on, and wise ministers and masters to serve the people." As long as the general is willing to surrender to our Qin State, it will be highly used. Otherwise, tomorrow will be the time when our army attacks the city. When the city is broken, it will be burned with jade and stones, and no chickens and dogs will be left behind!"

After reading it, Wu Haoyue sighed and said to the generals: "The Qin army wants us to surrender, otherwise we will attack the city tomorrow. The city will be destroyed and the jade will be burned, and no chickens and dogs will be left behind!"

When the generals heard this, they looked at each other: Although the abandoned city is strong, it is just a small thick earth wall after all. If the 100,000 Qin troops attack day and night, the Wei army, which was exhausted for a long time, could not stand it for several days! They couldn't help but look scared!

Wu Haoyue was in the army for a long time. Seeing this, he knew that the army's morale had dispersed and his morale had been discharged. There was no hope of holding on to the waste city. So he was silent for a while and said, "Now, although I am willing to live and die with the waste city, I cannot ask the generals to die with me. Tie'er, you have said that you are the general of your father: If you are willing to leave, you will lead them to break through the encirclement overnight tonight; if you are willing to live and die for the waste city, I will lead them to defend the end!"

It seems that General Wu is planning to sacrifice his life for justice and achieve justice. He is indeed an open and loyal minister!

Zhao Tie was shocked when he heard this and said, "Father, how can this be done! If the father does not leave, the child will never leave. The child is willing to live and die with his father and the abandoned city!" Wu Haoyue shook his head and said sternly: "No, Tie'er! I have no descendants in my life. Now the city is about to be destroyed. If you die with me, my Wu family will be eliminated from now on! You must leave tonight!" Zhao Tie was silent when he heard this.

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At the third update of the night, the four thousand Wei troops who were determined to leave were commanded by Zhao Tie. They opened the south gate at night and wanted to retreat to Daliang.

The army sneaked quietly. After walking less than ten miles, it passed a mountain ridge that was slanted down from Zhishan, Xi'an. At the foot of the mountain, a large Qin army camp of about 20,000 people was being built at the foot of the mountain, guarding the only important transportation route between the waste city and Daliang. If the Wei army wants to break through the south, it will be impossible for it to succeed without breaking through the Qin army's southern camp!

In the darkness of the clouds, the Wei army quietly approached the Qin army camp.

Zhao Tie personally observed the formation and saw that the Qin army camp was lighted and the normal bulging was normal and there was no abnormality. So Zhao Tie made a gesture to the Wei army behind him. The Wei army was on the horse, the blade held the blade, and waiting for Zhao Tie's order to attack.

The Wei army knew that if you want to escape, you must sacrifice your life to fight a bloody path. Otherwise, if you are intercepted by the Qin army, with the Qin army's always fierce and bloody combat inertia, I am afraid that no one can survive!

Zhao Tie gritted his teeth and took the initiative no matter what the future is. He shouted: "Kill--!"

As soon as he finished speaking, it was like a thunder flashing in the darkness. A shocking shouts of killing sounds suddenly sounded in the wilderness. A large number of Wei soldiers roared and rushed towards the Qin camp like a mad tiger.

The earth was shaking, and the dozens of Qin soldiers guarding the gate of the camp were shocked when they saw this. Before they could react, they were chopped to the ground by the scattered swords of the Wei cavalry that rushed to the front. Then the Wei army broke through the gate of the camp and rushed in like a swarm.

In his sleep, the Qin army did not expect that the Wei army would dare to leave the city to rob the camp under such a downturn, and were caught off guard and in a mess.

When Zhao Tie saw the chaos of the Qin army, he was overjoyed and did not dare to fight at the moment, so he led his army to quickly kill the central army. In just a moment, the four thousand Wei troops took the opportunity to kill the Qin army's southern camp, which was incredible!

At this moment, Zhao Tie said to the deputy general: "You lead your brothers to retreat to Daliang, and I will fight back to the city and swear to live and die with my father!" The deputy general and his personal soldiers were shocked when they heard this, "The major general finally killed the siege, how can he be killed again? Never mind!"

Zhao Tie resolutely said: "Don't say anything more, I'm determined! The Qin army is chasing you all, you can go quickly, I'll cut off the back for you for a while!"

The deputy general cried and immediately bowed to Zhao Tieyi: "Take care, Major General!" He immediately led his army to rush south.

Zhao Tie looked back and saw that there were still more than a hundred people standing still and not moving. He couldn't help but say angrily: "When will you stay if you don't leave now?"

Everyone shouted, "The Major General is so righteous that we are ashamed. We are willing to cut off the rear with the Major General!"

Zhao Tie's eyes were filled with tears and shouted: "Okay, let's let the Qin army see that our Wei country's men are definitely not cowards! Kill—"

Zhao Tie roared with a tiger, ran away quickly, and rushed to the Qin army that was chasing the tail first. More than a hundred Wei soldiers behind him also shouted and rushed towards him.

The Qin army, who was chasing first, was caught off guard and was immediately attacked by the Wei army and killed dozens of people. Suddenly, the army was in chaos, and there was no way to know how many Wei army came to kill in the dark night, and he was a little panicked.

Seeing that the Qin army was panicked, Zhao Tie was overjoyed and waved his spear, and killed the Qin army one after another. After a while, he returned to the Nanying.

Han An, the commander of the Qin army's southern camp, was furious when he saw this. He was successful in breaking the camp by the Wei army today. He would be punished by the military orders in the future. If he did not commit crimes, wouldn't it be dangerous? He immediately drove his horse and waved his halberd and shouted: "Don't be rampant in the coming, Han An is here!"

Zhao Tie turned around and looked anxiously, and saw a black-armored warrior running towards him, with a long green halberd in his hand shining with a cold light.

Zhao Tie rushed back his horse, and stabbed Han An in a spear. After the battle was not combined, Zhao Tie rose up his courage, shouted angrily, and stabbed Han An under the horse with one shot.

The Qin army was shocked when they saw this. They had no leader for a while and didn't know how to help the battle.

Seeing this, Zhao Tie was secretly happy and led the remaining troops to push north. After a while, he asked him to break out of the southern camp and head to the abandoned city.

As soon as Zhao Tie left the Nanying, the Qin army was revived, causing countless torches to chase after him. The Qin army was very strict, and the commander general was killed in battle and the deputy general was replaced. Therefore, although the Qin army was in chaos, the order could be restored quickly. However, the charge of the commander general's death in battle was not light, so the deputy general refused to rest, and led the Qin army to be poor and reluctant to leave, so he had to kill Zhao Tie.

Zhao Tie fought and retreated, and gradually he was alone. Fortunately, the horse was fast and the Qin army could not catch up for a while. He chased and fled, and gradually approached the ruined city.

In the early morning, when the Wei army, who were determined to defend the abandoned city to the death, was waiting for the upcoming fierce attack of the Qin army, suddenly shouted with sharp eyes: "The Qin army is here, oh, no, why is the major general in front of you?"

The Wei army was shocked. While opening the city gate, Zhao Tie was placed in, and the crossbows were fired at the same time, shooting the Qin army that had arrived hastily retreated.

Seeing that Zhao Tie had fled to the abandoned city, he came in a hurry and did not carry the siege equipment, he had to retreat in disappointment.

Wu Haoyue was shocked when she heard the soldiers urgently reported Zhao Tie to return, and hurried over. Seeing that Zhao Tiezheng's robe was bleeding, it was like a red god of killing. She couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Tie'er, why didn't you obey the order of your father and go back?"

Zhao Tie bowed and said, "Father, please forgive the child's death penalty. When a man is alive, he should be based on filial piety and righteousness. How can a child sit down and watch his father guard the abandoned city and run away only to his own life! The child has made up his mind and will never leave his father. He is willing to accompany his father to live and die together with the abandoned city!"

Wu Haoyue burst into tears when she heard this, hugged Zhao Tie heavily, and then pounded Zhao Tie's chest hard and said with great enthusiasm: "Okay, since Tie'er is so loyal and righteous, let us father and son fight blood for the Wei Kingdom to the end, and let the blood of the Qin army flow through every inch of land in the waste city!"

"Kill, kill, kill!" The Wei soldiers roared and their morale was unprecedentedly high!

The Wucheng is now a Jedi. After the Qin army was hit by a stick, they came back to their senses. The Wei army would never have any chance to break through the siege. Therefore, the Wei army in the Wucheng were determined to die. After everything was released, they became calm and fearless!

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However, the deputy general of the Qin army's Nanying retreated to Nanying. While urgently reporting to Beiying, he rectified the camp and prepared for the subsequent siege.

When the news reached Beiying, Fusu couldn't help but change his color. Wang Ben and other generals were furious: The Wei army was so arrogant! While temporarily ordering the deputy general to temporarily take over Han An, they postponed the siege that was originally in the morning until the afternoon!

Just after noon, the earth began to vibrate, which was a slow and rhythmic tremor. Most of the Wei soldiers on the abandoned city were veterans, and their faces suddenly became serious: The Qin army is here, and most of them are infantry, and it seems that they are ready to start siege!

The city suddenly became nervous, rolling wood, beating stones, grey bottles, and cannons quickly moved to the top of the wall and prepared to throw them down; the stove also grew, and a large amount of tincture and snow water in the hanging pot on it began to heat up; the remaining Wei army also unsheathed all their swords and bows were tilted, nervously preparing to welcome the coming fierce battle!

Since the northern city has the most open terrain, it will definitely be the main battlefield for the Qin army to attack, so Wu Haoyue and Zhao Tie transferred the most elite Wei army to the northern city, and they personally guarded the northern city.

Suddenly, a bitter cold wind swept through the ground, and the remaining snow on the ground flew into the air, rolling around.

In the cold wind, a long black line suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance, and Zhao Tie's fingers on the city wall suddenly moved involuntarily! Then the black line gradually became clear and gradually expanded into a huge black piece.

Zhao Tie's aura suddenly became heavy: God, this posture is so dense that it covers the sky and the earth. The Qin army in the north is not 40,000 or 30,000! It seems that Cheng Feng is trying his best to conquer the waste city as soon as possible!

The nervous Zhao Tie couldn't help but look at Wu Haoyue, and then he saw a heavy expression on Hao Wu Yue's face. Seeing that Zhao Tie was a little nervous, a fake smile appeared on his rough and mighty face, and said calmly: "Tie'er, don't worry, as long as you are not afraid in your heart, even millions of people will regard it as if they are casual!"

Zhao Tie nodded and secretly admired: My father is worthy of being an old soldier who has been through the battlefield for a long time, and his nerves are indeed very strong!

The Qin army was approaching, and the army was mixed with a large number of siege equipment.

Seeing these siege equipment, Wu Haoyue's face, who was originally relatively calm, couldn't help but change a little, because there were many new equipment among these equipment that he had never seen before.

Zhao Tie observed carefully and recognized most of the siege equipment: bridge vehicles (crossing the moat), striking vehicles (colliding on the city wall), hammer vehicles (colliding on the city gate), cloud vehicles (large siege ladders), cloud ladders (simple siege ladders), well railings (large arch towers), bed crossbows, catapults, etc. In addition, there are some strange siege equipment that even Zhao Tie has never seen before.

Zhao Tie's expression changed: It seems that Cheng Feng also used a lot of siege equipment that appeared in later generations, and the abandoned city was in danger!

The Qin army gradually approached and stopped about five hundred steps below the city wall. After adjusting the formation a little, the crossbow and catapults remained in place and quickly launched, while the rest of the Qin army began to advance quickly to the city.

"Swoosh swish swish swish..." There was a roar in the sky, and the Qin army's catapults and crossbows began to show their power. These giant long-range ultimate weapons with a range of nearly a thousand steps in the era of cold weapons immediately showed their huge power.

"Crack...", a series of huge explosions came to the sky, and the hard rammed earth wall of the abandoned city was smashed to pieces, leaving behind huge and ugly pits. As for the Wei soldiers who were hit, they seemed to have no choice but to immediately turn into a pile of bloody meat pies!

The huge giant crossbow arrows flew over with the raging flames like an angry blue dragon. The battlements on the top of the city were their targets of attack. The precise fire dragon's giant arrows roared and crashed into the arrow towers and battlements. In an instant, a large amount of wood chips and mud powder that exploded. As for the Wei soldiers who were affected, their armor cracked and their bodies penetrated, and those who were in the middle died immediately.

With just one round of attack, the walls of the waste city were a little shaky and shattered. Indeed, in the future, these powerful siege equipment that specializes in stone city walls are currently mostly used to deal with rammed earth as the city, and the destructive power is extremely amazing!

Wu Haoyue's face changed drastically. When the catapult was in the hands of the Fang, it caused a large number of casualties to the Qin army's field troops. Unexpectedly, the retribution is unhappy now. When it comes to him, the destruction of the strong city of Wucheng was so terrible. The huge crossbow of the Qin army has always been the target of the dissatisfaction among countries, and the destruction of the battlements and arrow towers of Wucheng also made Wu Haoyue's mind rise.

Gradually, the Qin army's siege troops stopped at about 200 steps under the city, and the Qin army's famous three-section serial crossbow formation began to train the array. It seems that while the bed crossbow and catapults kept ravaging the Wei army, the three-section serial crossbow formation that Qin army was in awe of the world was also going to join the ranks of perpetrators!

"Qin Feng! Qin Feng! Qin Feng!..." The Qin soldiers shouted loudly with their grim shouts. The earth-shaking shouts made the Wei soldiers discolored in horror.

Immediately afterwards, with the roar, a wave of Qin army arrows covering the sky and the sun.

"Lying down———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

"Snatch the snatch..." The arrow rushed to the front of the city, and the sound of a chaotic symphony was constantly ringing. From time to time, a hanging pot was shot over by the arrow, causing a huge fire. The Wei army was frightened and had to fight hard to fight in the rain of arrows.
To be continued...
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