The setting sun is like blood,
When the red sunset shines on the battlefield,
The vast earth is all red,
Bodies of fallen soldiers were everywhere.
Some of the corpses were mutilated, and some had even been trampled to pieces by war horses.
Various organs and flesh and blood were mixed together.
There are also some soldiers who are more lucky, lying in the corner of the battlefield and moaning constantly.
When all the dust has settled,
Many Qi army officers and soldiers were cleaning the battlefield.
While rescuing the wounded soldiers, they must also confirm whether there are any soldiers from Zhao who are alive or pretending to be dead.
At the same time, Zhao Jun's weapons and armor must be confiscated.
soon,
It took a whole night to clear the battlefield.
When the name of heaven is given the next day,
The statistics of relevant battle losses have been placed in front of Han Lin.
"Your Majesty, in this battle our army has 21,500 troops and 43,000 wounded, of which more than 70% are cavalry."
"At present, all the wounded soldiers have been properly placed. At the same time, General Huo has led his troops to Handan last night. Handan is currently surrounded by General Huo. However, according to the detailed information in the city, the Emperor of Zhao is not in Handan City at the moment and seems to have abandoned the city. escape."
After listening to Wei Qing’s report,
Han Lin said calmly: "It doesn't matter, just run away."
"Anyway, we have achieved our strategic goal. We will immediately transfer people from Qi to begin taking over Zhao's land."
"Also notify the Ministry of Industry and ask them to immediately start the construction of the Great Wall to resist the Huns from the north."
After Han Lin finished speaking,
He frowned.
Defend the Huns?
Why does this sound so weird?
Especially when he said this sentence to Wei Qing.
Forget it, no matter so much.
After all, when building the Great Wall and announcing it to the outside world, there must be a legitimate reason.
Otherwise, there will be another group of people claiming that they are carrying out large-scale construction projects and wasting money and people.
I am doing this all to resist the Huns.
It's definitely not for any reward.
think about it,
Every winter the Huns would raid south on a large scale.
How much would it cost each year to send a large army to attack.
But if you build the Great Wall, it will cost more to build.
But once it is built,
Subsequent maintenance will only be required every few years.
The costs between the two are not of the same order of magnitude at all.
...
At noon.
The army, which had finished resting, advanced towards Handan.
Han Lin also followed the army.
We didn't go long,
The outline of Handan City has already appeared in the field of vision.
At this time,
A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came into my ears from far away.
Not long after,
Huo Qubing appeared in front of Han Lin with more than a dozen soldiers.
"The last general, Huo Qubing, pays homage to His Majesty."
"Get up."
Han Lin said calmly: "What is the current situation in Handan?"
Huo Qubing replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, after the Emperor of Zhao fled back to Handan yesterday, he took his concubines, hundreds of officials and their families, including a large amount of treasures, and fled westward."
"Currently, there are 30,000 defenders in Handan City, and the defender is Sima Shang."
Han Lin frowned and said, "Where are Lian Po and Li Mu?"
At this time,
Wei Qing replied: "Yesterday, some soldiers discovered a corpse that was suspected to be Lian Po's. However, the corpse was so mutilated that it could no longer be identified."
"As for Li Mu, he followed the Emperor of Zhao to the west with the gathered defeated army last night."
Huo Qubing snorted coldly and said: "To the west of this is the Taihang Mountains. It seems that Zhao State wants to go to the west of Taihang and continue to survive. Will your Majesty send a large army to pursue it?"
Han Lin shook his head: "Forget it, let's take Handan first."
"The fertile land of Zhao State is all to the east of Taihang, and to the west is close to the grassland. Even if a barren land is left to him, it will not make any waves."
After saying that,
Han Lin raised his hand and pointed at Handan: "Can you persuade me to surrender?"
Huo Qubing shook his head: "The general persuaded me yesterday, but Sima Shang refused to surrender."
Han Lin smiled contemptuously and said: "Haha~ Why bother to resist stubbornly?"
soon,
When the army arrived at Handan City.
You can also have a panoramic view of the thousand-year-old capital of Zhao State.
Wei Qing waved his hand,
The army immediately dispersed and completely surrounded Handan.
Then soldiers from all walks of life began to cut down trees, either to set up camps or to build siege equipment.
As for Han Lin,
A luxurious camp has been set up on a high ground with a wide view nearby.
On the second day,
When many siege equipment are completed.
After Sima Shang once again refused to persuade him to surrender,
Wei Qing began to attack the city.
As for Han Lin, he was sitting outside the camp with his concubine in his arms, enjoying the siege battle in front of him as if watching a movie.
But this kind of thing,
If you watch it for a long time, you will get tired of it.
In the next few days,
In addition to watching the siege every day, Han Lin also enjoyed singing and dancing, drinking and having fun in the camp.
sometimes,
There will even be a bonfire party outside the camp at night.
With a group of concubines, they sat in the center.
The rest of the palace maids gathered around.
Either play the piano or dance.
only,
Han Lin's position was on top of the city, so he could see everything clearly.
Especially during this night,
Under the light of fire,
The soldiers on the top of the city can be seen clearly.
This made Sima Shang miserable.
After all, at this time,
The entire city of Handan was besieged.
And he knew in his heart that no matter how long he persisted, he would never be able to wait for the support of soldiers and soldiers.
But these soldiers don't know.
if they knew,
Even if they all die here, no reinforcements will come.
That feeling of loss will definitely destroy morale.
The results are good now,
The morale of the soldiers has not collapsed yet.
Han Lin did this outside the city.
Sima Shang didn't know whether the other party did it on purpose or not.
In short,
In recent times,
Especially at night,
Many soldiers patrolling the city were lying on the top of the city, their eyes falling on the camp in the distance, watching the graceful dance of the palace ladies.
Because of this,
This made many soldiers unwilling to fight.
at first,
This incident is still circulating among a small number of soldiers.
Later, I don’t know where Wei Qing found out about this.
Directly gave up the act of forcibly attacking the city.
Instead, some brothel girls were found from several nearby counties.
Then, no matter day or night, he brought a large group of soldiers to Handan City under the eyes of the soldiers and began to make the brothel girls dance.
At the same time, these soldiers were also provided with good wine and meat.
Every day at meal time,
The fragrant smell fills the city of Handan.
Here, the soldiers of the Qi army all ate with their mouths full of oil and drank with their faces full.
The defenders on the city wall could only stare and try not to drool.
In short, it’s all kinds of fairy treatment.
All arranged.
Wei Qing wanted to completely defeat the spiritual defense line of the Handan defenders mentally.
