Chapter 72 Successful Expansion
Zhou Bo thought that the two idiots surnamed Tian would probably run towards Dingtao, which was Xiang Yu's territory.
"General Jiang Ji, you will take 10,000 troops to guard outside the west gate. Those with the surname Tian may escape from there. The general has an order to capture the living."
Under the Lieliu Supervisor's flag, Jiang Ji agreed and led 10,000 troops from the headquarters to kill Ximen. Zhou Bo said in a vocal voice, "Beat the drum and beat me hard."
Under the city, drums symbolizing the general attack were loudly sounded. The Qin soldiers who were sieging the city were inspired and the offensive became even more fierce. The archers on the other side of the moat knocked their shields with their bows and arrows in their hands, making a shocking "roar roar roar" sound, and shouts came one after another like waves. Tianjiao, the fields watched the soldiers around them fall down one after another, and the bloody corpses were stacked together, just like wheat bundles in the rice fields. The locusts in the air kept landing. The vertical arrow rods on the horse path almost covered the blue-gray ground, and the drums were thumping in their hearts. The Qin army under the city tower was like a group of hungry jackals who had been hungry for a month, climbing up with red eyes. If one was cut down, three or four would be filled immediately. The more they killed, the more they killed, the more they became braver. These people didn't know how to write the word "death". Tianjiao's forehead and chest and back were unconsciously oozing cold sweats.
"Second brother, go quickly. It will be too late if you don't leave. The Qin people are too fierce!" Tian Jiao could no longer hold on. It would be better to live without death! Tian Jian ran down the city with a big knife, shouting while running, "Brothers, hold on!" The two ran to the city, pulled thousands of personal soldiers, and rushed to the west gate.
The soldiers on the city wall knew at a glance that these two bastards had escaped. Who would have resisted him? One ran faster than the other, and rushed down the wall along the steps. By the time the Qin army attacked the city wall, there was no one left.
The city gate was opened and the suspension bridge was put down. The Qin army outside the city flooded in like a flood, and dark clouds filled the open space in the city where they looked. The Zhao army soldiers on the open space were not even too late to beg for mercy and were chopped into meat paste by the tiger and wolf Qin army.
Zhou Bo and Ren Ao entered the city and led their personal soldiers to search for the Tian brothers with all their might. After searching outside the north gate for a long time, no one was seen. Zhou Bo sneered, "As expected, the two wastes escaped. General Ren Ao, please kill me here. I will take people to the west gate to intercept them.
After Zhou Bo said that, he took the cavalry whirlwind, while Ren Ao went deep into the enemy group to launch a large-scale massacre. Ren Ao was cruel and had no room for doing things. This character was more vividly reflected in the bloody battlefield. As long as the Zhao people he encountered, whether they were soldiers or generals; whether you surrender or resist stubbornly, you can only have one end, that is death. This guy smells the smell of blood. Often, he is not satisfied with his sword, and he has to make up for the body a few times. Such a person commands an annihilation battle alone, and the degree of tragedy can be imagined.
If Zhou Bo did not leave, perhaps the Zhao army in the city had a front line of life. These people fell into Ren Ao's hands and would have been considered a disaster for eight lifetimes. Zhao Bing, covered in wounds, knelt down and begged for mercy. Ren Aoquan pretended that he had not heard it, or his buddy could not understand the 'Zhao dialect', and kept commanding and calling on his soldiers; "Kill me, kill me hard, and not one of them could be kept, and they would be killed."
Zhao Bing didn't expect Ren Ao to surrender, and it was too late to pick up his weapon again. Tens of thousands of people were surrounded by the Qin army, and they developed from the outer circle to the inner circle like chopping sugarcane. The dead bodies fell down one by one. The living people jumped up and wanted to escape, but they were tripped to the ground by the plasma and meat sausages that were not covered by the back. They would be stabbed more than a dozen times and go to the west.
When Zhou Bo arrived at the Ximen Gate, the Ximen Gate opened wide and the outside of the city was in a fierce battle. The Tian brothers had been intercepted by Jiang Ji and were desperately breaking through. Tian Jiao and Tianjian were besieging Jiang Ji, and the two boys had already gained the upper hand and shouted while fighting. "Go ahead of the way, or today next year will be your sacrifice day." Tianjian said proudly, "You are not the opponent of our brothers, so you should surrender. Qin State is over, Guanzhong will be razed to the ground by the King of Chu."
Jiang Ji was a pure Qin general, and he felt very angry when he heard it. However, his skills were average. It was very difficult to deal with Tian Jiao and Tian Jian attacked each other, and he was almost in danger. Tian Jiao, Tian Jian was about to escape with a shot. Zhou Bo pulled the bowstring and shot the buttocks of the ghost in the field. Tian Jiao did not care about his second brother and ran away desperately. Jiang Ji rushed up from behind. The handle of the iron spear poked the waist and knocked him down. Several Qin soldiers came up, beat him up, and then dragged him into the rear army. Zhou Bo rode over and killed him, and wanted to rescue Zhao Jun in the field. He jumped off the horse's back, grabbed the hair of the field, lifted it up from the ground, and the iron halberd was pressed against his neck, shouting loudly, "Order your subordinates to surrender, otherwise, I will wipe you."
The soft bones in the field were already painful. The sharp iron halberd flashed with white light and murderous aura, which made his back chill and cried at the back of his spine. He cried at the top of his throat at all costs. "Surrender, stop fighting, put down his weapons and surrender."
As he stumbled, the Zhao army threw away the weapons in their hands one after another and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. Zhou Bo was much stronger than Ren Aoke. He resolutely implemented Wang Ben's order to surrender and not kill him, ordered the Qin army to confiscate the weapons and armor of the surrendered soldiers, pressed these people into the city, and then separated and organized into the Qin army.
Jiyuan City was captured, Zhou Bo stayed behind Ren Ao to guard the city, and he and Jiang Ji returned to Julu.
Tianjiao and Tianma were taken to the presence of General Wang Ben.
The unlucky field was wearing tattered armor and covered in bloody buttocks, and a white carved feathered arrow was trembling. Before entering the house, Wang Ben heard his screams from a distance: "It hurts so much - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - give up your life - how can you lead your soldiers to fight with such a corrupt body? It's almost the same to hug your child at home.
Wang Ben blamed Zhou Bo who came in with him; "What's going on? Why don't you treat General Tian's injuries?" Zhou Bo was amused in his heart, and said seriously on the surface; "Report to General, this man is a thief, and I want him to suffer to death." Tian Jian was so scared that he almost had incontinence and cried, "I won't be a thief, I surrender to Daqin. General - please - OK."
"No matter what, Tian Jian is also a descendant of King Jian of Qi, and he still has some connection with our Great Qin. For the sake of his ancestors, he must first cure his wounds."
"I'm guilty, I'm wrong, I deserve to die!" Tian Jiao, together knelt in front of Wang Ben, kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice. Wang Ben stroked his beard, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes. He walked over to help the two of them up. Tian Jiao stood up, and Tian Yan said in a howling grimactic manner. "General, it's better for me to kneel on the ground,"
Wang Ben saw his face as white as snow, and beads of sweat as big as beans kept flowing downwards, and coughed, "The two generals Tian suffered. This was a misunderstanding. This general sent troops to attack Zhao and eliminate Zhang Er at the order of the King of Qin. He didn't expect to capture the two generals too. This is a huge misunderstanding. But since he has come, General Tian has suffered such severe external injuries, I think it's better to send you to Guanzhong to recuperate for a while!"
There was another ghost howl in the field: "General, don't be polite. This - skin trauma is nothing. Let's not go to Guanzhong." Wang Ben glared and roared: "If you dare not go, I will steam you into human meat buns immediately and distribute them to the soldiers as food."
Zhou Bo hurriedly said, "It's great. I haven't eaten human meat buns for a long time. The two Generals Tian's skin and tender flesh must be delicious." Tian Jiao and Tian's stomach contracted, and the pores all over his body were cold. He was so scared that he immediately shut up and looked at Wang Ben pitifully, as if he was scolded in front of his parents.
Wang Ben changed his face, sat at the desk and sneered, "Tell me, what do you think in your heart? Should you continue to follow the thief Xiang Yu or surrender to the Qin Dynasty."
Tian Jiao, Tian Jian's whole body trembled and rushed to say, "Surrendering to Da Qin, surrendering to Da Qin, what is Xiang Yu? Our brothers have long hated him."
Wang Benxin said that these two boys could not be a climatic situation at all, that is, the business card of the direct descendant of Tian’s family is still valuable, and it would be fine if you kill it with one knife. Now in this situation, it is better to send it back to Guanzhong first.
"So, you two don't object to Guanzhong - to recover from your injuries!"
I had a thousand reluctant field just now, but I thanked you very much at this moment. "Thank you, General, for giving us brothers this opportunity. My third brother and I have long wanted to see the magnificent mountains and rivers of Guanzhong, but we have never had this opportunity. The General thought about us so thoughtfully, and I really don't know what to say to be grateful for." But I added in my heart, I guess I will never come out in this life.
Wang Ben stood up and said with satisfaction, "As it happens, Zhou Bo, you go and arrange for the military doctor to treat the two generals as soon as possible, and then send someone back to Guanzhong with whip, waiting for the king to receive him."
After letting Tianjiao and the fields go, Wang Ben immediately gathered all the generals to continue to consolidate the results of the battle, radiating all the troops in his hands to all directions, occupying Zhao's land in an all-round way, and stationing heavy troops at some critical junctures, such as Jingxingkou and Handan, to prevent the Chu army from coming to fight.
Zhou Bo went north and captured the five cities of Zuoquan, Taihang, Hejian, Daijun and Mayi. These four cities were once important towns in the north of Zhao State. When Li Mu was there, he had been active in this generation to block the Xiongnu, and had long stationed heavy troops in the city. However, since the chaos in the Central Plains and the confrontation between Qin and Chu, Zhao Xie and Zhang Er had relaxed their defenses against the Xiongnu and transferred all their troops to the Julu and Handan line to defend against the Qin and Han Xin troops. In addition, Daijun and Jinyang generation, after being breached by the Qin army last time, the city walls were destroyed, and in fact they had already lost their original strategic position. Therefore, Zhou Bo's task was not heavy.
E Qianqiu and Jiang Ji went east along Julu City, taking into account the three counties of Neihuang, Zhongmu and eldest son bordering Zhao and Wei. Once successful, Wang Ben's army could be connected with Guan Ying's army stationed in Wei County. Their power would inevitably double.
Wang Ben personally led the army into Jingxing Pass and then swept through Handan. Handan City had been destroyed by war, and nine out of ten houses were empty. Now it is just a reputation. Since Han Xin retreated from Jingxing Pass, Zhang Er did not station a large army, so Wang Ben was also in a state of power. To put it bluntly, the Zhao State that Zhang Er took over was just an empty shell. As long as the Julu was captured, the entire country would basically be paralyzed. It would be a matter of time before it was necessary to have troops, generals, and to deal with these cities.
In mid-December, the Qin army basically completed the annexation of Zhao, and Wang Ben's army continued to go north and turned to Yan.
Han Xin's speed was faster than Wang Ben. Jicheng, the capital of Zangtu, was surrounded by Han Xin's pitiful 30,000 soldiers as early as early December. In the past half month, Han Xin has only been surrounded by Jicheng. He used the strategy of "surrounding the city in the countryside" to send cavalry to cut off all the transportation and supply lines outside the city, and then occupied all the large and small Yan Kingdom cities surrounding Jicheng. At this moment, Jicheng is like an isolated island floating in the vast ocean, and a wave can overturn it. Han Xin is now racing against Wang Ben. The reason why he did not do his best to attack the city is because his wings are not yet abundant.
He didn't want to consume troops in the siege, otherwise, Zangtu would have traveled to the West long ago. According to Han Xin's comprehensive calculations, judging from the consumption of food, grass, military supplies and other angles, it is expected that Zangtu's army will not last for five days in hunger, and Wang Ben's army will take at least eight days to reach Shanggu County, the outermost periphery of Yan State. The defending Shanggu County was the first villain general "Li Liang" under the first Zhao Wang Wuchen. This person likes to surrender with his boss's head the most.
Han Xin's army surrendered as soon as he arrived at the city. Han Xin really didn't dare to leave such a person by his side, so he still kept him in the defense of Shanggu. Although Li Liang was very inferior in terms of quality, his ability was not weak. Although he had to face the world's No. 1 general Wang Ben, it would be no problem to hold on for three or two days. Han Xin carefully calculated that he would take down the city six days before Wang Ben arrived in Jicheng, and he had found a good cemetery for Wang Ben in a valley outside the city. If the calculation was correct, the sign of the world's No. 1 general would be transferred from Wang Ben to him after six or seven days.
In fact, nine out of ten of Han Xin's calculations were fully fulfilled. Zangtu was like a child who had just entered a nursery. Although he was very clever, he could not jump out of the teacher's palm. Jicheng, which had not transported grain for a full twenty days, had a mutiny from soldiers under Han Xin's meticulous actions. Zangtu almost died in the chaos.
This is what Han Xin didn't plan. He believed that Zangtu had only two ways to go, one was to die in the chaos, and the other was to raise his hand to surrender to General Han Xin. The reason was very simple, because the traffic line outside had been cut off by him, and Zangtu could not escape at all. Even if he escaped, he had to go to Liaodong. King Han Guang of Liaodong hated him Zangtu into the crack of his bones, how could he accommodate him! Zangtu would definitely not dare to go.
When Han Xin entered the city, he was really shocked when he heard that Zangtu had run away. The idiot Zangtu really made him look at him with admiration. Unexpectedly, he really took the risk to go to Liaodong. However, at this time, Han Xin still sneered. Even if Zangtu went, he would definitely be unable to escape death.
But what Han Xin didn't expect was that Han Guang was not as stupid as he imagined. At this time, he seemed to suddenly understand the truth that the cold rabbit and the fox were sad, and he actually took over Zangtu. This incident had a great impact on Han Xin's subsequent military operations, which made Han Xin so angry that he jumped.
However, Han Xin didn't have time to argue with him at this moment. His first task was to defeat Wang Ben, the world's number one general, - that old guy. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!