Chapter 52: The Death of Li Mu(1/2)
It would have been fine if Zhao State had only one treacherous minister, Xuchang.
Because Li Mu's ideas and practices do work.
As the saying goes, "the general will not accept any orders from foreign military orders", let alone when the battle is at a critical moment.
Therefore, it is normal for Li Mu to not release military power.
At the same time, if Li Mu conquered the Great Wall and defeated the Qin army, his crime of "cooperating with the enemy" would be defeated without any attack.
So everything will return to normal.
The problem is that Zhao State never lacks short-sighted treacherous ministers.
Xuchang who framed Li Mu was one, and Zhao Cong who was sent by King Zhao to replace Li Mu was also one.
Zhao Cong hurriedly rushed to the front line with the order of King Zhao to show his skills, but he was turned away because Li Mu refused to release military power.
Zhao Cong was not willing to give up.
What made him even more anxious was that the situation in Zhao Jun was very good:
The main force of the Qin army led by Yang Duanhe was surrounded in Matou Mountain and could not be moved.
Yang Ting's troops stationed in the Great Wall only had the ability to resist but had no power to fight back.
Zhaobei Goblin Cavalry broke through the Great Wall and penetrated the enemy side and behind...
It's only one step away from victory!
When will this credit be taken for the time being?
If I continue to fight like this, why can’t I win if I am Zhao Cong?
At that time, I, Zhao Cong, will I be so powerful in the Jiuzhou and become famous all over the world?
More importantly...
If Li Mu wins this battle and clears the suspicion, he, Zhao Cong, will be fine.
So Zhao Cong sent a quick horse to cry to King Zhao that Li Mu ignored the king's order, and on the other hand, he sent someone to send a letter to Li Mu.
In the letter, Zhao Cong denounced the treacherous ministers of Zhao State to be in power, disregarding the national safety and wrongly accusing Li Mu.
After expressing deep sympathy, we made an appointment to discuss the major plan and promised to speak a few good words in front of King Zhao for Li Mu.
Li Mu didn't know it was a plan, and he would never have thought that even a slut like Zhao Cong dared to attack him?!
So he went to the appointment... Li Mu died.
At that time, Shen Bing fought with Zhao's army in an indistinguishable way.
The Zhao army's offensive became more and more fierce, and the infantry captured many places and crossed the Great Wall and launched an attack on the Qin army from several sides.
The Qin army's geographical advantage has disappeared and they can only retreat to a few commanding heights and struggle to support it.
Shen Bing and his group were divided and surrounded on a section of the Great Wall located on the mountain.
This section of the Great Wall has cliffs on the north and south sides that cannot stand, so the Zhao army could only attack up along the Great Wall.
However, several times, Shen Bing and others fought to death to retreat.
The flint bomb is the most useful one.
These stone fire bombs were originally used for stone catapults on the beacon tower.
However, in this case the catapult has lost its function.
Flint bullets are used for manual throwing...
After igniting it, he tried his best to shoot it down, and a fireball jumped and rolled down the steps.
Even if it fails to hit someone, it can burn a ball of fire to prevent the Zhao army from advancing.
The Zhao army was unable to attack for a moment.
The disadvantage is that holding such a fireball will inevitably cause burns if you throw it down.
Although it was just a small fire when it was initially lit.
While bandaging the burns on his hand, he said to Shen Bing:
"There are only more than ten flint bombs left, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long."
"Although the terrain here is dangerous, it is a dead end."
"Wait for the flint bullet to run out..."
There is no need to say more about the following words.
Without the flint bomb, Shen Bing and his men could not resist the Zhao army that was surging up like a tide.
Cang Wu could not believe it: "Why don't we ignite the beacon fire for help?"
Xun was injured by an arrow in his arm, and he leaned against the corner of the wall and responded weakly:
"At this time, there are Zhao troops everywhere."
"If each department is not as good as it can protect itself, how can there be rescue?"
Cang panicked as soon as he heard this:
"Will I die here?"
"Senior brother, you will definitely come up with a solution!"
"We can withdraw our troops and break through..."
Chen Bing did not answer, and he was powerless.
"Master drinks water!" Fatty Zitun respectfully handed the goblet to Chen Bing with both hands.
Chen Bing took it and raised his head and took a few sips, then he found that he had seen the bottom.
Fatty Tun hurriedly replied: "Master, I'm sorry, this is the last bit of water!"
Chen Bing looked up and saw that he was licking his chapped lips unconsciously. He must have been reluctant to drink it.
Fatty Tun seemed to see Chen Bing feel a little sad, so he grinned:
"Master, don't worry."
"Anyway, I'm going to die, so it doesn't matter if I'm thirsty!"
Chen Bing wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh. He just sighed and nodded at Fatty Tun with apologies.
Look at the indifferent look beside me, look at the pale Xun, and Cang who still holds hope for him...
Chen Bing sighed in his heart.
Although it was only more than ten days since I came to this time and space, it was not unfair to be able to meet these life-and-death friends.
At this time, Zhao Jun shouted and rushed up again.
Shen Bing stopped hesitating and ordered:
"Drop all the flint bullets!"
"Kill for a while!"
Everyone responded and ignited more than ten flint bullets and threw them out.
Then he pulled out the bronze sword at his waist and shouted and rushed down.
Yu rushed to the front, and Chen Bing and others followed closely behind.
This is almost a search for death.
Although they were condescending and occupying the territory, most of them were gunmen without armor.
And without melee skills or experience, the bronze sword is just a self-defense weapon.
Although Zhao Jun only had a bronze sword in his hand, he was all fierce and vicious. At a glance, he could tell that he was an elite who had been through the battlefield several times.
Soon the two armies collided fiercely.
As expected, he is indeed the number one "thug" of the artillery master. As soon as he contacted, he cut down two Zhao Bings one after another.
So a sword and a sword were flying, and the enemy and us squeezed together to fight each other.
At that moment, Chen Bing suddenly stopped being scared.
The battlefield is so strange.
Before the war, I was always frightened and my legs became weak, but at that moment, there was no room for fear in my mind.
Just think about how to avoid the enemy's sword edge and kill the enemy.
This is the first time Chen Bing has killed someone.
Chen Bing knew that he could not fight head-on with his opponent, so he swung the bronze sword in his hand and attracted the opponent to block it with a false move.
Take advantage of this moment, and kick the opponent's shield with all his strength...
This was a foot that was condescending with the weight and strength of the heavy soldier. Even if the Zhao army soldier had thick arms and round arms, he could not stand the rushing force and lost his balance and tilted his shield to the side.
To be continued...