On the fourth day after Zhao Wen left, Yingbu led 200,000 new troops to arrive and settled in Hangu Pass.
Compared with the three days requested by Lin Ze, it was fully one day earlier. This shows how much Yingbu attaches great importance to Lin Ze's orders.
On the other hand, the supplies delivered by the imperial court arrived on the third day, along with a eunuch and an imperial edict.
The fall of Hangu Pass caused a shock in Chang'an.
Hu Hai even broke out in a cold sweat. If the rebels crossed Hangu Pass and attacked Chang'an, it would be a shame for the Qin State and for him that would be difficult to wash away in his lifetime.
Since Emperor Qin ascended the throne and took power and changed Xianyang's name to Chang'an, Chang'an has never been attacked. The rebels appeared outside Chang'an City. Regardless of whether the rebels can capture Chang'an, even if they don't fire an arrow, they just show up in front of Chang'an City.
All appearances will show how incompetent Hu Hai is.
Can an emperor who has lost the trust of the people in the world be able to secure the world?
Originally, this time Lin Ze applied for supplies from the imperial court. The quantity was huge and the time was urgent. Some ministers in the imperial court suggested providing them in batches.
At the court meeting, Hu Hai rejected the proposal to be provided in batches, and his attitude was very tough. He forced the Zhongshu Provincial Department to coordinate, and then he assembled this batch of supplies in one day and had them delivered.
The imperial edict that followed was also used to commend Lin Ze.
The eunuch who came over not only announced the edict, but also had the task of sending a message to Lin Ze for Hu Hai. He mainly expressed Hu Hai's two meanings:
1. I trust you very much when it comes to countering rebellion. No matter what you want, I will do my best to satisfy you.
Second, work hard and when the rebellion is successfully suppressed, I will make you a marquis.
Lin Ze received the imperial edict with a smile on his face, and while arranging for people to receive the supplies and store them in the warehouse, he said righteously to the eunuch who delivered the edict: "Please tell your majesty, father-in-law, as long as Lin Ze does not die, he will definitely kill all the rebels in the world, and also
Great Qin is at peace."
After the eunuch left with satisfaction, Lin Ze put the incident behind him and concentrated on the upcoming war.
This method of winning over people's hearts was not very clever. Not only was Lin Ze not moved, he even found it a bit funny.
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On the tenth day after Zhao Wen left, Lin Ze received a report from a scout. A large army was rushing in from thirty miles away, numbering about 100,000, with the banners of "Chu" and "Zhou".
Lin Ze's eyes were bright and he said, "It's finally here, and it's coming pretty fast."
According to Zhao Wen, Zhoushi is almost ten days' journey from Hangu Pass. It would take ten days for the messenger they sent out to deliver the news to Zhoushi.
In other words, after Zhou Shi received the news, he led his army on the road and arrived at Hangu Pass in only six days. This shows that he valued Hangu Pass and had excellent leadership skills.
Lin Ze didn't even have time to put on his armor, so he picked up the Tianwen Sword and ran straight to the city wall, waiting for the rebels to attack.
At the same time, under his order, countless attack equipment was moved onto the city wall, including hundreds of trebuchets and hundreds of crossbows.
These weapons were all made by the Mohist disciples who served in the Shaofu, and they were extremely lethal. Even ordinary fourth- and fifth-grade warriors would be hit by a crossbow, and they would be furious on the spot.
As the chief officer of the Young Mansion, Lin Ze knew very well what weapons the Young Mansion had. Within three days of taking over the task of counterinsurgency, he led his people to search through the inner treasury of the Young Mansion before finding these weapons.
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After seeing these treasures, Lin Ze immediately had them sealed and packed away.
Two-quarters of an hour later, countless rebels wearing gray armor appeared in Lin Ze's sight, roaring towards Hangu Pass.
Lin Ze said to a mausoleum guard beside him: "Go and activate the mechanism to make the sound of opening the city gate."
Then he ordered in a tone without any emotion: "The entire army listens to the order, cock the crossbows, load the trebuchets, load the arrows on the crossbows, and prepare."
Under Lin Ze's order, the sound of mechanical rotation sounded on the city wall.
As the rebels got closer and closer, the new soldiers on the city wall were somewhat nervous, and there was a trace of sweat in the palms of their hands holding their weapons tightly.
Suddenly, in Lin Ze's sight, a figure running at the front was waving to him desperately.
It was Zhao Wen who left Hangu Pass ten days ago.
A cold look appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he turned around and ordered: "Turn on the mechanism louder, and make sure that people outside the city can hear it."
Soon there was a "squeaking" sound, and Zhao Wen's face lit up as he sped up and rushed towards the city gate.
However, to his disappointment, the city gate did not open. What was waiting for him was Lin Ze's cold voice, "Fang".
Lin Ze gave an order, and arrows rained down from the city wall, falling on the rebels. Countless people were hit by arrows at once.
Immediately afterwards, boulders as big as millstones drew a beautiful parabola and landed where the rebels were most densely populated.
Immediately, a few unlucky ones were crushed into meat pies, causing the nearby rebels to flee.
The rebels, who suffered a sudden huge blow, began to retreat desperately to escape the attack of the official army.
A quarter of an hour later, the rebels left more than 2,000 corpses and more than 3,000 seriously injured people in front of Hangu Pass, and retreated hastily out of the range of the powerful crossbows.
The rebel leader, a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance, looked at this scene and sighed slightly: "Did the raid plan fail?"
Zhao Wen came to the middle-aged man with a bloody face, knelt down on one knee and said: "Shuai Zhou, the other party did not fall into the trap. His subordinate failed to seize the door. Please punish him, Shuai Zhou."
The middle-aged man is Zhou Shi, a famous general under Chen She.
Zhou Shi waved his hand and said: "I don't blame you for this matter. I have already guessed that there might be a fraud. Since the commander of the army can easily recapture Hangu Pass from you, how could he easily believe your words and open the city gate?"
Woolen cloth?"
"The reason why I agree to you giving it a try is just to hold on to the idea of using small things to make a big difference. It doesn't matter if you don't succeed. After all, strength will speak for itself."
Zhao Wen said with a face full of shame: "General, I saw that the commander of the army had a young face. He didn't look like a resourceful person, so he came up with this plan. Now that I see it, I have underestimated the heroes of the world."
Seeing this, Zhou Shi said Wen Yan: "You don't have to blame yourself for this. Go down and have a good rest to regain your energy. We will attack the city tomorrow and we will need you to lead the charge."
Zhao Wen bowed and stepped back.
Then under Zhou Shi's order, the rebels camped two thousand meters away from the pass.
Seeing that the rebels were retreating, Lin Ze encouraged the soldiers guarding the city a few words, made a rule to change defenses every two hours, and then led the people away from the city wall.
This battle is not that easy to end. Zhou Shi is not that simple. In that moment, 20,000 troops attacked the city gate. Lin Ze was well prepared and attacked head-on. The casualty rate was close to 30%. The remaining rebels
The fact that the army just retreated without chaos is enough to prove that these 100,000 troops are not elites, but veterans.
One hundred thousand veteran heads are not so easy to chop off.