The Qin army destroyed the city with huge cannons and frightened all the defenders in the city. Lan
The five thousand Chu troops had no fighting spirit. The guard general Feng Houyi opened the city gate and led his troops to abandon the city and flee south, intending to head towards Huaiyang.
The fleeing Chu army was attacked and pursued by Zhao Guang's troops who had laid down in the road in advance.
In this battle, the Qin army killed nearly 2,000 Chu soldiers and captured 900, while the rest were routed.
The total casualties of the Qin army were less than a hundred, and some of them were the unlucky ones who accidentally fell into the Mohist trap when entering the city.
After occupying Yangxia, Zhao Tuo set foot on several other city walls to check the city defense layout above.
"The Mohist city defense skills are really powerful."
I saw that every few steps on these city walls were filled with various powerful city-defending weapons such as iron pear, stone, crossbow, long axe, etc., and there were all kinds of traps filled with sharp blades under the city walls. Lan
If the ant attack method commonly used in this era was followed, even if the Qin army could capture Yangxia, the number of casualties would be unknown.
"General, why are you so sarcastic? No matter how sophisticated our Mohists are at defending the city, they are still inferior to the artillery skills of the Qin people like you."
"Is that thing really Gongshuzi's invention?"
Bai Di, the young inkman who was a prisoner, gritted his teeth.
In the Battle of Yangxia, the city defense skills that the Mohists were proud of were defeated by the Qin army with huge cannons, and did not play any role. This result had a huge impact on this group of Mohists who had always been proud of defending the city. shock and shock.
And his master, Deng Lingzi, the last Chu-Mo leader, and several Mohists, in despair and sighing, faced the bombardment of giant cannons and sacrificed their lives as martyrdom.
Bai Di escaped from the city at the last moment. It was not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death and abandoned the moral principles of Mohism. Lan
But he wanted to know, who made that giant cannon?
Why did the Qin army come up with such a terrible thing in the past two hundred years since the Duke lost his son?
Is it really a relic of Gongsu, or is it something made by those Mohists who took refuge in Qin?
Before Zhao Tuo could answer, Hei Butt, who was following him, smiled proudly and said, "You Mohist is really blind to the mountains. The giant cannon you mentioned was invented by my general during the Battle of Yan. He He is the descendant of Gongshu Zi Lu Ban! Why, are you still not convinced?"
Bai Di trembled, looked at the young general in front of him who was younger than himself, and murmured: "Are you really the heir of Gongshuzi?"
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and was noncommittal.
Bai Pe saw that Zhao Tuo didn't deny it, and he didn't look like a member of the Mohist family. He thought he was really a descendant of Gongshu. Lan
After all, the Gongshuzi lineage has never been ethical. In the past, Gongshuzi made a special trip from Lu to Chu in order to gain wealth, and invented siege equipment such as ladders for the king of Chu. Now it is possible for his descendants to dedicate this terrible cannon to Qin for the sake of power and status.
Bai Di couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Master is right, Gongshu's ingenuity is unparalleled in the world, and I, the Mo family, are not as good as him. But..."
At this point, Bai Pei glared angrily and cursed at Zhao Tuo: "Your father-in-law has used his lineage to become an unjust weapon for the people of Qin and launched an unjust war. Attack the country of others, destroy their gardens, and seize them." Cattle and horses, killing its people, occupying its cities, towns and ancestral temples, allowing Qin to use its strong power to bully the weak. These actions are the greatest injustice in the world. Even if Chu can be destroyed and the country is subjugated this time..."
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Today, the Qin State obeys the will of Haotian above and the hearts of all people below, and it is the general trend to unify the world. When the world is established, wars will be peaceful, disputes will be eliminated, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. This is not what Zimozi said, "The meaning of uniting the world is to govern the world"! "
"Mo, you seem to be helping the Chu State out of righteousness, but in fact it is just a small righteousness. But we fight to unify the world, eliminate disputes, and realize true universal love without attacking. This is the righteousness!"
"Now, you are using small righteousness to block the great righteousness and abandoning Zimozi's ideal morality. Isn't it unjust!"
Bai Di was dumbfounded, unable to refute what Zhao Tuo said.
Mozi, still the same.
In addition to universal love and non-aggression, it also agrees with the principle that the world is unified.
Bai Pei was suppressed by Zhao Tuo with his righteousness. He looked sad and no longer refuted, but whispered: "We, the Southern Mo, must follow our words and be resolute in our deeds, so that our words and deeds are in harmony with each other." Since I have sworn to defend the city for Yangxia, when the city is destroyed, we will lose our lives. Master and all the Mohists have been martyred, how can I, Bai Di, have no reason to live in vain?" Lan.
With that said, the ink master Bai Di jumped down from the city wall.
The ink of the south has been extinct since then.
Zhao Tuo looked at all this coldly.
He had no regrets in his heart, compared to Qin Moxiang who helped Qin to unify the world and achieve the true ideal of "universal love, non-aggression".
Chu Di's Southern Mo vision is actually too narrow and stubborn, clinging to the old and failing to adapt to the development of the times, so it will only be a matter of time before he is eliminated by the times.
The emergence of the giant cannon only accelerated this process.
"Times have changed!" Lan
Zhao Tuo stood on the wall, looked toward the chasm in the distance, and sighed.
Behind him, Zhong Lizhen looked at the young general in front of him with a complicated expression.
The first time he saw the cannon attacking the city, he was shocked by the terrifying power. He became more and more aware that the demise of the Chu Kingdom was almost irreversible.
What shocked Zhongli Mei even more was that according to what the black hip said, this terrible weapon was actually invented by the young general in front of him.
Fighting against the odds, a military genius.
He is good at retting and fertilizing Quyuan and is proficient in agricultural skills.
A huge siege cannon, an ingenious invention. Lan
What else can this young general not do?
How many secrets are hidden in him?
Zhong Lizhen's eyes were full of admiration as well as curiosity. He was completely convinced.
After a long time, Zhao Tuo stopped looking into the distance and said to his left and right, "Let's go."
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The Qin army captured Yangxia, but no Chu people in the city resisted.
First of all, it was the second time that Yangxia fell into the hands of the Qin army. The first time was familiar and the second time was familiar. It was not difficult for the people of Yangxia to surrender. Lan
Secondly, these Yangxia Chu people were frightened by the giant cannon and could not resist.
Under this situation, Zhao Tuo calmed the people in the city and restrained the soldiers so that they would not invade the Chu people, and then waited for the arrival of the army.
A few days later, a black flood from the north rolled in.
The fluttering flags covered the sky and the sun, and hundreds of thousands of troops were in continuous line. The high-raised spears, swords and halberds reflected the dazzling brilliance in the sun, making people dare not look directly at each other.
Near Yangxia, all the Chu people who saw this scene were trembling with fear.
"Hiss... Is this Qin's army of hundreds of thousands?"
I was cutting firewood on a small slope in Wu Guang. When I saw this scene, my feet felt cold. Lan
The endless black-armored army on the road in the distance looked too shocking. The entire Yangxia City, including men, women, old and young, did not have such a large number.
Wu Guang couldn't help but feel lucky that the Qin army that captured Yangxia had weapons such as giant cannons that could quickly break through the city. Otherwise, if they were stopped by Mo Zhe's city defense, they would suffer heavy casualties. By the time this huge Qin army moved south, there would be a huge enemy in Yangxia city. There must be rivers of blood.
"It seems that the Chu Kingdom is destined to be destroyed this time. I must integrate into the rule of the Qin people as soon as possible."
Wu Guang whispered to himself, compared to those ignorant Guizhou people who did not know the changes in the situation.
First of all, as someone who has read books and is a little educated, he can naturally feel that the times are changing.
The Qin people are coming.
This country of Jingchu, which has lasted for eight hundred years, will probably cease to exist.
...Lan
The water of the chasm flows slowly, and countless navy ships come from the north, transporting large amounts of corn and grain from Aocang in Xingyang, and supplying the army with food along the way.
This is also the reason why Wang Jian sent Zhao Tuo to take Yangxia first. The Qin army's food route must not allow any possible danger.
Hundreds of thousands of troops began to set up camp in the wide area on the side of the chasm, and they were endless as far as the eye could see.
Except for a Qin army sent south by Wang Jian to capture Guling, the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops will stay here for one night, and then continue southward, pass Guling and advance towards Huaiyang. You can see the troops gathered there. Xiang Yanchu army.
Outside the big tent of the military camp, the Yu Baolong flag was flying.
"We have finally decided on our next strategic plan."
Zhao Tuo straightened the crown on his head and walked towards the tent of the military camp where Wang Jian was. Lan
Now the Qin army has reached the north of Huaiyang, and Yang Duan and his army in the south have also moved to the vicinity of Shangcai.
On the Chu side, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops under the command of Xiang Yan were huddled near Huaiyang, as if they were going to fight there and fight to the end.
The war situation has become clear. On this day, Wang Jian summoned the generals to discuss the next strategic planning and deployment and decide how to launch the battle to destroy Chu.
They concentrated their forces to fight Xiang Yan at the foot of Huaiyang City, launching a shocking battle in which victory or defeat would be decided in one battle.
It was better to disperse the huge troops, attack from all sides, attack the city and seize the territory, and divide and devour the huge Chu State.
Or...
The last possibility comes to mind. Lan
The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth couldn't help but curve.
