On the other side, Wang Hao led the 50,000 Qin army with great momentum. They captured Yiyang in just over ten days, and then continued eastward, conquering more than ten cities until they reached the gates of Luoyang.
Outside the city, Wang Hao stood on the chariot at the front, with the black-armored Qin troops behind him expressionless and waiting in full formation.
This is the most elite Guanzhong Army of the Qin State. Both the Iron Eagle Warriors and the Black Armor Army came out of the Guanzhong Army.
Unlike the sparse army of military souls, Qin's Guanzhong Army has tens of thousands, and when necessary, it can even recruit more than 200,000 talented Guanzhong Army.
"General, shall we attack the city?" Sima Jin asked.
Since the Changping defeat a few years ago, he has been concentrating on practicing at home. Now he has not only transformed himself into a transcendent warrior, but also successfully unlocked his talent.
During this expedition, he was determined to avenge his past humiliation and rectify the name of the Sima family.
"How can the bravest man in Qin be sacrificed in the attack on the city? Send an order and send people to shoot a message into the city. As long as the King of Zhou gives the Jiuding to Qin, our Qin will immediately withdraw its troops. Then send people to send a message to the king and recruit troops.
Fifty thousand prisoners are here." Wang Lu said.
Although the Qin army has been victorious all the way and its morale is high, the royal city is after all a great city in the world. Even though it is now dilapidated and has been reduced to a second-rate city, its scale is still there, and there are still 20,000 to 30,000 people in the city. It is impossible to do so in a short period of time.
capture.
If the attack cannot be taken for a long time, the morale of the Qin army will be hindered and casualties will be increased in vain.
Instead of doing this, it is better to repair yourself, recharge your batteries, and wait for the prisoners to arrive at the front line.
For Wang Lu, it was not difficult to destroy Zhou State. The reason why Qin State did not attack before was just that the time had not come yet, not that it could not be destroyed.
"No." Sima Jian said, cupping his fists.
"Scouts must be widely deployed in the east, north, and south directions. I will know at any time whether Han and Wei have sent reinforcements and where they have arrived." Wang Hao continued.
It is not difficult to destroy Zhou, but if Han and Wei send reinforcements, the difficulty will be different.
"promise."
"Prepare to set up camp and start building siege equipment tomorrow. We must build enough siege equipment before the prisoner army arrives." Wang Lu ordered.
King Yan of Zhou and Ji Jiu, Duke of Western Zhou, stood on the walls of the royal city that were mottled by time, looking worriedly at the dark Qin army below the city.
In addition to the nominal Zhou Kingdom, the Zhou Dynasty also had two principalities in the east and west, known as the Western Zhou Kingdom and the Eastern Zhou Kingdom.
The Eastern Zhou State split from the Zhou State after being instigated by the Zhao State and South Korea. The relationship between the two countries was not good. After Zhou Wang Yan succeeded to the throne, he moved the capital to the Western Zhou State.
At this time, King Yan of Zhou was already eighty years old. He was the longest reigning monarch in the entire Zhou Dynasty and was older than King Ji of Qin.
According to history, his country was destroyed last year.
But in this world, the Qin State attacked the Zhou State for a year, allowing Zhou Wangyan to live until now.
Today, King Zhou's beard and hair are all white, and his face is covered with wrinkles, like pine bark. He points his dry fingers at the Qin army below, wanting to scold Qin's rebellious ministers and traitors. His lips move, but in the end he sighs deeply.
, turned around helplessly and walked towards the city.
It’s not just Qin that has rebellious ministers and traitors. Who in the world is not a rebellious minister and traitor?
What's the use of scolding?
If scolding could solve the problem, he, an eighty-year-old man, couldn't scold the 50,000 troops under the city.
That’s it!
That’s it!
Old man, I don’t have a few days left to live, so let everything go with the wind...
"Your Majesty." Ji Jiu, Duke of Western Zhou Dynasty, was shocked when he saw this.
Zhou Wangyan doesn't care about anything at this age, but he can't care. Although he can't be said to be still young, standing in front of Zhou Wangyan, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is young. He doesn't want to die.
The Qin State was cruel, and if the Zhou State was destroyed, he would definitely not end well.
Ji Jiu quickly followed up, supported King Yan of Zhou, and said in a sad voice: "I'm afraid the Qin State is really going to destroy me this time. I'm sorry for the Zhou Dynasty. It's been eight hundred years since King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty. How could God want me to be the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Subjugation of the country?”
They have seen this scene countless times.
Not only Qin, but also Han and Wei bullied them and captured their lands.
But every time they surrendered, the Three Kingdoms would retreat.
This time it was obviously different. The Qin army went straight to the royal city without any sloppiness.
"You...ahem...what can you do?" Zhou Wangyan's voice was extremely old. He had a premonition that his end seemed to be approaching.
"Unite the six kingdoms of Guandong and fight against Qin together." Ji Jiu said solemnly.
The Western Zhou Dynasty was extremely weak, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty had no way to deal with it.
Of course, even if there is help from the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, it will be useless. The strength of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom is not as good as that of the Western Zhou Kingdom.
If Zhou wanted to compete with Qin, it could only turn to the six kingdoms of Guandong.
"The six kingdoms of Guandong, haha, it's all a piece of loose sand." Zhou Wangyan shook his head mockingly.
He had long seen through that it was impossible for the six kingdoms of Guandong to truly unite. Moreover, Zhou State had no prestige now. Even if each country sent some symbolic troops and horses, it would not be Qin's opponent.
"Not to mention the long distance between Yan State and Qi State, Chu State is attacking Lu State, and the possibility of sending troops is not very high. Han Wei and Zhou State are at odds. If Zhou State is destroyed, Qin State will definitely attack Han Wei State in the next step. As long as it sends troops
The envoys went to the two countries to ask for help and explained that the two countries would definitely send reinforcements. Zhao State, the leader of the Three Jin Dynasties, had been at war with Qin State for several years before, and the conflict between the two countries was very deep. Zhao State was definitely not willing to see Qin State go east, as long as the Three Jin Dynasties
If we are willing to send troops to support, our Zhou Kingdom will definitely be able to stop the Qin army." Ji Jiu said seriously.
He really didn't want to subjugate the country. Although the territory of the Western Zhou Dynasty was small and there were not many people under its rule, it was still better than being a slave to the subjugation of the country if he had enough to eat and drink and had a car when going out.
"Leave it all to you, I'm tired." Zhou Wangyan waved his hand and got on the carriage.
Watching Zhou Wangyan's back gradually disappear into the carriage, the wheels turned, and finally the carriage disappeared at the end of the city alley.
Ji Jiu suddenly felt a burst of sadness in his heart, as if King Zhou Yan was about to leave him.
"Immediately prepare gold, silver and jewels, and send envoys to ask for help from the six countries. Don't be stingy." Ji Jiu told his entourage.
"Your Majesty, the Qin army outside the city has just fired a message into the city." At this time, a guard walked in quickly.
"What was written in the letter?" Ji Jiu didn't bother to open the letter and asked directly.
"The letter... the letter said that as long as I, the State of Zhou, offer the Nine Cauldrons to the State of Qin, the State of Qin will withdraw its troops." After saying this, the guard quickly lowered his head.
"It's so deceiving. If it weren't for me, Zhou, how would Qin be where it is today? His ancestor was a horse breeder. It was Zhou who gave him the opportunity and made him a prince. It was also Zhou who valued him and made Guanzhong a prince.
He made him a great nation in the world. Is this how he repaid me, the Kingdom of Zhou?" Ji Jiu angrily snatched the letter, tore it into pieces, threw it to the ground, stepped on it a few times, and then relieved his anger.
The guards retreated silently, not daring to look up at Ji Jiu.