"The troops are retreating, the three Jin Dynasties are retreating!"
Seeing the troops of Han and Wei leaving outside the city, Xianyang City erupted in earth-shaking cheers. Even Qin Wangzhu lost his usual composure and walked back and forth on the city wall excitedly.
But soon, everyone couldn't be happy anymore.
"Your Majesty, it seems that only the Wei and Han armies have retreated, while the Zhao and Qi armies are still there." Yangquan Jun pointed to the Zhao army's banner outside the city and said with some confusion.
"Maybe Zhao Jun and Qi Jun will have to wait until tomorrow to retreat. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops. It is impossible to withdraw at the same time. They must be separated in sequence." Fan Ju comforted.
Everyone still has doubts, but at this time they can only hope that what Fan Ju said is right.
"Your Majesty, please go back to the palace first." Yangquan Jun advised.
Qin Wangzhu took one last look outside the city. Feeling a little uneasy, he turned and walked towards the palace.
In the next few days, Qin Wangzhu would visit the city every day to see if the Zhao army had retreated, but he was always disappointed.
"What is Chu doing? Immediately send a message to the young master and ask him to question Chu." Qin Wangzhu roared, Qin paid such a high price just to make Zhao retreat.
Now that Han and Wei have withdrawn their troops, it would be useless if Zhao did not withdraw.
In the current situation of the Qin State, is it the opponent of the more than 200,000 Zhao troops outside the city?
"The Chu State probably didn't expect this to happen." Fan Ju said in a deep voice. Under normal circumstances, both Han and Wei would retreat, and Zhao would also retreat, but Zhao Kuo seemed to have a grudge against the Qin State.
I vowed not to give up until I destroyed Qin.
However, the Chu State and the Zhao State are not yet bordering each other. If the Wei State does not borrow the road, the Chu State cannot threaten the Zhao State at all. If you want to save the Qin State, you can only travel through mountains and rivers to enter Guanzhong from Wuguan Road.
However, Wuguandao has fallen into the hands of the Three Jin Dynasties and is garrisoned by a large army. It is almost impossible for the Chu State to capture it.
In the following period, the Zhao army did not attack Xianyang by force, but diverted the Jing River to flood the city, and ordered the Shesheng Battalion to continuously shoot arrows into the city to persuade the people in the city to surrender.
Zhao Kuo was waiting for the opportunity.
In June, the rain in Guanzhong began to increase, and the flow of the Jingshui River increased significantly. It almost covered the city wall several times. The Qin State promptly ordered people to raise the city wall, which prevented the entire city from being flooded.
In early July, it rained heavily for five consecutive days in Guanzhong. The water level of the Weishui River had reached the river bed and spread to both sides. Xianyang was in danger of being hit by the flood.
Qin Wangzhu personally climbed to the top of the city in the rain and led all the men in the city to reinforce and raise the city wall, but he still could not avoid the situation of every household being flooded.
The water from outside could not come in, but the water in the city could not be drained out either. Even the palace was soaked by the flood.
On the sixth day, the rain stopped.
Le Yi stood on the chariot and looked at Xianyang in the distance. Rows of wood with sharpened ends were hitting the city wall driven by the flood. Xianyang was like an isolated island in the ocean, which could be submerged by the stormy waves at any time.
"Your Majesty, it's time." Le Yi said softly.
"Send an order to attack Xianyang. The first one to reach the throne will be made a marquis, or promoted to one rank, and will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins." Zhao Kuo pulled out his sword and waved it forward.
Suddenly, the storm surged!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The sound of heavy war drums resounded throughout the world, and the Zhao army adopted the tactic of surrounding three and missing one, attacking Xianyang from the south, east, and west at the same time.
Whoosh whoosh!
Hundreds of Zhao Jun's crossbows were spread out, and crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm were shot towards the city head for free. The icy cold light cut through the sky and shot into the enemy's body. Bright red flowers of the other side bloomed.
Blooming at the top of the city.
At the same time, the Shengsheng Battalion also launched indiscriminate shooting.
With the blessing of Yanzhou's talent, as long as the Qin army dares to take the lead, it will be shot into a sieve immediately.
Soon, catapults were pushed up from behind. In order to prevent the catapults from getting stuck in the mud, Zhao Jun laid several layers of thick wooden boards on the ground to support the catapults.
Huge boulders were transported from the rear one after another, and with a swing of the catapult's big arm, they were thrown onto the top of the city.
Zhao Feiqi, the Great Wall Army and other cavalry were not idle either. They could not attack the city, but they could shoot arrows.
All in all, the all-round fire suppression prevented the Qin army from even risking its head!
Xianyang has been soaked in water for more than a month, and it was already severely damaged. Now under the constant bombardment of catapults, some places finally couldn't hold on and collapsed.
The sky-wide flood poured in crazily from the collapsed place, and a sharp tree penetrated the Qin army that rushed to encircle it, and the blood dyed the flood red.
"kill!"
Lian Po took the lead and led the Xuanjia Army to kill Xianyang by boat.
The equipment of the Xuanjia Army has been sent from Xingcheng, but the Xuanjia Army has not worn it. Their equipment is too heavy. If they wear it, they will not be able to take a boat, and they may get stuck in the mud during the battle.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!" Qin Wangzhu hid behind the female wall, his face flushed, and he yelled crazily.
"Your Majesty... Zhao Jun's archers are too strong. As soon as our troops show up, they will be shot dead by Zhao Jun." Wang Jian looked ashamed. He had tried his best, but Zhao Jun was too strong.
Although the Qin State recruited tens of thousands of soldiers in Xianyang City, most of them were children in their teens or elderly people over forty-five years old. Not even half of them were young and strong. How can there be more than 200,000 soldiers with training?
The opponent of the plain Zhao Jun.
"What should we do now?" Qin Wangzhu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked in a deep voice.
"Wait until Zhao Jun gets close to the city wall before attacking. At that time, Zhao Jun will stop shooting in order to prevent himself from hurting his own people. At the same time, our army has the city wall as a support and can compete with Zhao Jun." Wang Jian said.
"I believe in the general. The general can just follow his own ideas." Qin Wangzhu patted Wang Jian on the shoulder and said solemnly.
"The final general will definitely live up to your Majesty's high expectations." Wang Jian said with his fists clasped.
The floods were still raging. Even if the Qin army raised the city wall many times, it still could not prevent the flood from covering the city wall.
"All of them die!" Lian Po shouted, and with a sweep of his halberd, more than a dozen Qin soldiers in front of him were sent flying.
A general with a thousand men led his army to resist, but he was killed by Lian Po under the boat before he could survive a single round.
"We must board the city as soon as possible!" Lian Po looked around. Although the Zhao army was at an advantage, it did not crush the Qin army.
The reason is that the Qin army is standing on the city wall, while the Zhao army is standing on the boat, which has an unstable foundation. Moreover, the Zhao army is both from the north. Without this experience, it is impossible to exert its full combat effectiveness.
"Don't hold back, climb the city with all your strength!" Lian Po roared and cut the Qin army in front of him in half. He climbed to the city wall, his eyes shining with excitement. He was the first to climb the city. As long as he could hold his ground,
You can be promoted to the first level of nobility and have one thousand gold.
Although a thousand gold was a lot, he didn't take it seriously, but he couldn't hold back after being promoted to the first level. Moreover, he also killed Bai Qi. Although he killed Bai Qi together with Wei Wuji and others, he could still get a share of it.
A lot of credit.
He was originally a county prince. After this battle, he could at least be granted the title of county prince, and he might even be granted the title of county prince.
However, Lian Po only dared to think about the fiefdom of a county, and did not think that Zhao Kuo would really grant it to him, but even if it was a false title, it would be a supreme honor.
"Hahaha!" Lian Po laughed loudly, and even the Qin army in front of him became a little cute. Black light bloomed from the big halberd, crushing all the Qin soldiers who rushed towards him into powder.
Almost all the extraordinary warriors of the Qin State died on the battlefield. Ordinary generals were no match for Lian Po. Those who were lucky could hold on twice, but those who were unlucky could not hold on even once and were blasted into blood mist.
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The Xuanjia army followed Lian Po, quickly climbed up the city wall, formed a formation with Lian Po as the center, and moved forward to make room for the Zhao army who was climbing the city behind.
when!
At this time, Wang Jian appeared in front of Lian Po and waved his sword to block Lian Po's attack. At the same time, his Qin army also rushed towards the black armor army behind Lian Po.
"You are the only general that the Qin State can use now. I wonder if you are going to block me, who will block the other battlefields?" Lian Po said with a chuckle, waving the big halberd in his hand one after another, leading to formations.
The sound of breaking wind shocked Wang Jian so much that his face turned red.
"I don't need to worry about it, general. Our Qin State has been established for hundreds of years and has produced numerous talents. Jian is just an insignificant member." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"Everything in my body, only my mouth is hard. I wonder if anyone from Qin will stand up after killing you." Lian Po said coldly, suddenly increasing his strength, and black inner energy continued to pour out of his body.
It formed a whole with the surrounding Xuanjia army, and every time it attacked, it drove Wang Jian back several steps.
Although Wang Jian's soldiers are young and strong men selected from tens of thousands of people, after only one or two months of training, they are far from comparable to the Xuanjia Army. Especially when they attack the Xuanjia Army, they themselves will also be affected.
After rebounding, I became even more constrained and did not dare to try my best.
On the other side, Pang Nuan and Meng Ao also led the Zhao army to attack Xianyang from the east and west of the city.
Wang Jian still barely supported the frontal battlefield. Although the generals in the east and west of the city were not bad, they were far behind Pang Nuan and Meng Ao. They were incomparable in terms of personal force and commanding ability. The soldiers under his command were not comparable.
In terms of quality, Zhao Jun was even surpassed by Zhao Jun.
"The king is watching us from behind, brothers, kill!"
Pang Nuan roared, and the Zhao army burst out with endless energy, rushing towards the Qin army like a flood that broke a bank.
At the same time, Pang Nuan activated his talent to bless his army, and Zhao Jun's strength once again increased. He jumped from the warship, landed on the city wall, and fought with the Qin army.
At the same time, Li Mu, Jia Yan, He Zongjun, Yan Xiong, Tou Man, Qing She, Sima Shang, Li Tong, Zhu Hai... Zhao State did not hold anything back. Almost all the extraordinary generals led the army to attack Xianyang. .
In this battle, Zhao will never retreat unless Xianyang is captured!
For a time, there was an emergency everywhere in the city, and almost all sections of the city requested support. Fan Ju continued to send out legions. In the end, even the reserve legions could only be sent out. At the same time, he began to recruit strong women to join the defense of the city.
"Tell me, where is your king?" Li Mu climbed to the top of the city, grabbed a Qin soldier and asked. Seeing that the other party didn't answer, he exerted a little force and heard a 'click' sound, and the Qin soldier's neck was twisted.
Li Mu strode towards the city, and every time he went a certain distance, he asked King Qin where the pillar was.
"We don't know where the king is!" Finally, Qin Jun couldn't help it anymore and said in a broken voice.
"The city of Xianyang has been destroyed. Surrender without killing! If you continue to resist stubbornly..." Before Li Mu could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Qin army.
"We surrender. As long as you don't kill me, we will surrender." Qin Jun said quickly.
They were just ordinary people who were forced to defend the city. I had never seen such a scene before. There were floods, overwhelming bows and arrows, catapults, and hundreds of thousands of troops. How could they stop it?
Not to mention them, there are also many nobles in Xianyang City who have secretly contacted Zhao Jun during this period.
"General, should we go after King Qin, or..." Sima Shang looked at Li Mu.
"Surround the palace first." Li Mu said.
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"We can't fight any longer." Wang Jian couldn't help but feel anxious as he looked at the Qin troops who were constantly dying around him and the bad news that kept coming from everywhere.
If this continues, even if he can stop Lian Po, the Qin army under his command will not be able to stop the Xuanjia army.
The talent of the Xuanjia Army is so disgusting, even more disgusting than the Army Soul Army.
In other battlefields, the Qin army could not stop the Zhao army.
No one knows the current situation of the Qin army better than Wang Jian. Apart from him, the entire Qin army does not have a single extraordinary general. Even the guards around Qin Wangzhu are only in the Gangyuan realm.
when!
Wang Jian blocked Lian Po's attack again and took advantage of the situation to fly backwards. Without saying a word, he turned around and fled with the Qin army.
"General!" The deputy general of Xuanjia Army looked at Lian Po.
"No chasing." Lian Po shook his head. The legs of the Xuanjia army were too short, and they were surrounded by Qin troops. Even if they chased him, they would not be able to kill Wang Jian.
"Your Majesty, the Zhao army has entered the city. It's too late. I will escort you out of Xianyang." Wang Jian said urgently after getting rid of Lian Po and leading more than a thousand remaining troops to retreat to Qin Wangzhu.
"It only took two hours, how could the Zhao army conquer Xianyang City so quickly?" Qin Wangzhu was shocked.
"Your Majesty, one or twenty extraordinary generals from Zhao's army are attacking the city at the same time. Our army... our army is really unstoppable." Wang Jian said sadly.
None of Zhao Jun's famous generals is weaker than him. He can barely resist one, and he can contend with two by relying on the city wall. But if there are ten or twenty of them together, even a god can't hold him back!
Xianyang has been surrounded for such a long time that the city has already become a vast ocean. Not to mention ordinary people's residences, even the royal palace is submerged in water. It is summer and the weather is hot. Many people begin to fall ill and have no strength.
The morale of the soldiers was also low and they had no fighting spirit.
Zhao Jun had never launched a general attack before, and the Qin Army could barely resist it. Now Zhao Jun launched an all-out attack without any reservations, and the Qin Army could no longer hold out in an instant.
"Zhao troops are all around, where should we retreat?" Qin Wangzhu asked, getting on his horse and running away with Wang Jian.
Mrs. Huayang and Zichu followed Qin Wangzhu. As for his other wives and sons, Qin Wangzhu couldn't take care of him, so he could only run away and take care of his destiny.
"Flee north!" Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"The flood... isn't it coming from the north?" Qin Wangzhu said urgently. Just after the heavy rain in Guanzhong stopped, the amount of water in Jingshui increased significantly, and the water channel dug by Zhao Jun continued to rush towards Xianyang.
They fled north, which meant they were going against the flood.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm with you." Wang Jian said firmly. As a general in the extraordinary realm, he has this confidence.
In addition, the Qin army had no other choice, except that there was no Zhao army in the north of the city.