In Chang'an, a city wall on the southeast side is less than three hundred meters wide, but there are hundreds of ladders and countless hooks and ropes attached to the edge of the wall.
Thousands of soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty, under the cover of archers, carried light shields made of the furs of unknown monsters, supported logs, braved the rain of arrows, and swam upstream like ants.
Occasionally, a ladder was pushed down and the flag was waved. A group of soldiers under the city wall carried the ladder again, shouting and replacing it.
After a hard fight, Western Qin soldiers gradually climbed onto the city wall and met the Qin soldiers in close combat. The fight was inextricable.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Fighting on the battlefield is not a competition. Although personal martial arts is important, it is not absolute.
The first priority on the battlefield is momentum, the second is the cooperation of teammates, and the third is superb fighting skills and sophisticated equipment.
Lin Ze looked around and saw that the equipment of the Western Qin soldiers might be a little inferior, but in terms of momentum, mutual cooperation and fighting skills, they were clearly superior to the Qin army.
Raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while is nothing better than this.
After calculating for a while, Lin Ze waved his hand, and 20,000 troops pressed forward again. As he expected, Qin's key defense was at each city gate. For ordinary city walls, the defense strength was limited.
Deterrence weapons such as trebuchets and crossbows were not seen on this section of the city wall.
However, this is only temporary. When the Western Qin attacked this section of the city wall, the information was transmitted to the city. It won't take long for the reserve army in the city to arrive to support the defending Qin army.
It would be great if Western Qin could capture this section of the city wall before reinforcements arrived.
If it can't be captured...
Chang'an City is very big, isn't it? At present, Qin State does not have military gods like Gongsun Qi and Wang Jian. Who can guarantee that Qin State's defensive army will cover all aspects, defend to the death, and never make mistakes?
Moreover, even if reinforcements come, if they only reach this level, Lin Ze will still be sure to break the city.
Twenty thousand troops shouted in unison and rushed towards the city wall. The soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty who were attacking the city were shocked when they heard the sound, and their momentum exploded again.
Some soldiers climbed up a little faster, and some soldiers fought on the city wall, getting harder and harder.
Lin Ze was quite satisfied with the performance of the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty. He waved his hand to Zhang Han and said, "Come to command the siege. The main thing is to be safe. If there are major changes, report to Gu immediately."
Zhang Han's face lit up with joy and he responded: "Please rest assured, Lord."
Lin Ze did not respond, and immediately immersed himself in his mind, colluding with his own Dao Seed, and obtaining from the Dao of Heaven information about the battle between Buddhism, Confucianism, Heaven and Man in the sky.
Lin Ze is not worried about the destruction of the city.
What Lin Ze was worried about was that Emperor Qin's trump card had not been revealed so far. Even if the city of Chang'an was destroyed, he might not lose his destiny and be slaughtered at will, as the Three Saints inferred.
After all, if the city of Chang'an was really that important, shouldn't Emperor Qin be able to defend the city with peace of mind? How could he take the initiative to provoke a battle with the Four Sages of Confucianism?
In other words, since Chang'an City is related to Emperor Qin's destiny, how can the other side have no backup plan?
In Lin Ze's induction, the imperial avenue condensed by Emperor Qin shone with golden light and exerted great power, occasionally breaking up the seven avenues of Meng Ke and others.
Meng Ke and others gave full play to their indomitable spirit, and the avenues dispersed and reunited, and they fought a war of attrition with Emperor Qin.
Just when Lin Ze was watching with great interest, the Taoist Saint's voice rang in his ears: "Lin Ze, why are you standing there in a daze? Why are you watching the excitement there if you don't take the opportunity to break through Chang'an?"
Lin Ze was shocked when he heard this and immediately cut off the connection with Tiandao and replied: "The teacher taught me that the disciples should concentrate on attacking the city."
The Taoist sage seemed to have guessed that Lin Ze had concerns in his heart, and said again: "Qin Huangzheng has his own teachers and Buddha and Confucian sages to keep an eye on it. Just go ahead and do it, don't worry about anything else."
As if he felt that these words were not convincing enough, Dao Sheng added: "When the city is broken, it is the time for the three masters to take action."
The Three Saints want to take action themselves?
Lin Ze was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced at the sky, but he could only see white clouds and could not see the Taoist Sage's expression as he spoke.
Meng Ke and others have been unable to defeat Emperor Qin. Could the Three Sages finally be able to hold back?
Putting aside these distracting thoughts for the time being, Lin Ze set his sights on the city wall.
Dao Sheng's words have come to this point. If he continues to deal with things perfunctorily, he is afraid that he will be settled by Qiu Hou.
On the wall of Chang'an, the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty began to stand firm, formed formations to protect themselves, and waited for their companions to come up.
Suddenly there was a burst of cheers in the city, and the Qin army on the city wall seemed to have been beaten to death. They attacked the Western Qin soldiers frantically regardless of casualties.
It was obvious that reinforcements from the Qin army had arrived.
The number of Qin troops on the city wall suddenly increased sharply, and stones, logs, and various defensive materials were continuously shipped up.
For a time, the situation reversed, and the momentum of both sides waxed and waned.
The Qin army fought hard and pushed back the Western Qin soldiers who had just gained a foothold, forcing them to the edge of the city wall. Some Western Qin soldiers were even pushed off the city wall.
Lin Ze decisively ordered: "Send the order to withdraw the troops, and the archers are ready to release arrows to cover."
Zhang Han heard this and hurriedly advised: "My lord, please don't retreat. We will soon conquer the city wall in one go. How can we retreat?"
Lin Ze glanced at him and said coldly: "The purpose of retracting your fist is to swing it out more powerfully. Do you need me to teach you such a simple truth?"
Zhang Han: "But..."
Lin Ze interrupted: "No but, if you have nothing to do, use your master level cultivation to help the soldiers retreat."
Zhang Han looked unwilling and had no choice but to turn around and leave.
Ming Jinsheng remembered that the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty who had been trained for a long time were not willing to fight, and they took turns to cover and retreat.
Half of the Western Qin soldiers who climbed the city wall survived and returned to the formation, but their morale was a bit low.
On the other hand, on the city wall, cheers rang out from the victorious Qin army, and a continuous stream of mocking and insulting voices were used to undermine the morale of the Western Qin army.
Skills such as ridicule will never go out of style. Many Western Qin soldiers looked sad and angry when they saw this, but because their belief in observing military discipline had long been engraved in their bones, they held back.
Lin Ze looked at the cheering Qin Jun with a sneer on his lips. It's time for you to experience what it means to fall from heaven to hell.
I saw Lin Ze shouting loudly: "Where is the leader of the Shenji Camp?"
A skinny military general hurriedly came out of the queue and said: "The last general is here."
Lin Ze said in a deep voice: "Pull out all the thousand artillery pieces brought by your battalion and give them a try to the enemy."
"I will obey your orders," the commander of Shenji Camp responded, turned around and left in a hurry.
Not long after the army retreated, the Taoist Saint's voice sounded in Lin Ze's ears again: "Lin Ze, why did you order the retreat?"
Lin Ze bowed slightly and replied: "Reporting to the teacher, this is the disciple's plan. It will be known in a moment. If Emperor Qin has no backup plan, Chang'an City will be destroyed soon. Teacher, please wait and see."
After a while, the Taoist sage's voice stopped coming. Lin Ze straightened up and ordered the crossbows to be fired towards Chang'an City to paralyze the Qin army.
The generals of the Qin army on the city wall saw this scene and saw that the army outside the city refused to disperse. Sure enough, they thought that the Western Qin thieves were still determined to come back, so they immediately ordered that before the rebels attacked the city, all kinds of defenders
The city's equipment is ready and the battle array is ready.
While the Qin army was preparing, artillery pieces were pushed to the front of the formation and lined up in a row.
The well-trained soldiers of the Shenji Battalion began to adjust the angle, fix the wheels, and fill the cannonballs.
A quarter of an hour later, the commander of Shenji Battalion bowed and asked: "To the Lord, the artillery is ready, do you want to fire it?"
Lin Ze raised his hand, pressed it down, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go together."
After receiving the order, the leader of Camp Shenji immediately shouted loudly: "The king has ordered, light the torches and prepare to set off together."
Swish, swish, the torches lit up one after another.
The general of the Qin army on the city wall couldn't help but be startled when he saw this. He looked at the sky with the sun shining brightly and murmured: "It's not dark yet, why are you lighting torches?"
The leader of Camp Shenji couldn't help but look back at Lin Ze. Seeing his indifferent expression, he shouted loudly: "Light the fire."
A thousand soldiers responsible for lighting the fire put torches on the fuses almost simultaneously.
A whistling sound sounded, and each cannonball passed through a beautiful parabola and hit the city wall.
The commander-in-chief of the Qin army felt a sense of extreme danger, and he only had time to shout: "Be careful to avoid the enemy's stone throws."
Then there was a huge roar in his ears, and he felt pain all over his body, his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness forever.
Not only this section of the city wall, but also the entire Chang'an City shook for a while.
The Qin army guarding the city in other places looked confused. Is this an earthquake?
After being baptized by a thousand cannonballs, no one could be seen standing on this section of the city wall.
Lin Ze ordered with a cold face: "Continue."
The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who had been prepared poured a bucket of water into the barrel of the cannon, cooled it down, cleaned it, and put in the second shell.
Then the ground shook again.
After two passes, Lin Ze ordered to the stunned Zhang Han: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you quickly lead the army to attack?"
"Oh oh oh," Zhang Han came to his senses. He even forgot to salute and obey orders. He ran away with his men and led the army to attack the city wall with ladders.
Soon some soldiers of the Qin army noticed something unusual, beat gongs and drums, and called for reinforcements.
But the defenders of this section of the city wall, as well as the nearby reserve troops, were all wiped out in this round of artillery fire. How could anyone come to defend the city in a short time?
Zhang Han easily scaled the city wall and entered the city.
At the same time, a Tai Chi diagram, a string of Buddhist beads, and a scripture all fell from the sky and hit the raging black dragon.
Hearing the black dragon's mournful cry, Emperor Qin suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell towards Xianyang Palace.