"The whole army obeys the order and attacks the city!" Ying Yiren did not tolerate him at all and directly ordered the attack.
The soldiers pushed siege vehicles and drove ladders towards the city wall. On the city wall, guards used arrows, stones, boiling oil and other items to defend themselves. Yiquzhan personally sat on the wall and directed the process in an orderly manner.
After attacking the city for a while, the Ying Yi people saw that they had not made any progress, so they ordered their troops to retreat.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to be effective in attacking a city like this." Ying Yi thought to himself. Sun Wu, the sage of war, said in the Art of War: "If ten are to encircle an enemy, if five are to attack it, if it is doubled, then fight it. If the enemy is doubled, the enemy can be divided. If you can guard it, you can avoid it."
Generally speaking, the success rate of siege is more stable if the number of troops is five times.
There are still 100,000 troops in the opponent's city. Our own Qin army, plus the Yiqu army, Wushi army and Qu Yan army that were recovered along the way, add up to only a little more than twice the opponent's number. It's too difficult to attack forcefully.
As for the siege, not to mention that the Qin army did not have enough food. The other side would soon have reinforcements, and Qin would still lose.
"By the way, where is Zhang Beichen?" Ying Yiren suddenly thought that Zhang Beichen did not return to China after instigating the Yiquming coup. Instead, he continued to stay in the capital.
"With his methods, he must be thinking of a way." Ying Yiren waited patiently.
…
"I knew that I should conquer Qin in one go!" Wei Yao was upset when she saw the intelligence.
She didn't want to withdraw her troops at that time, and she wanted to continue the attack even in the cold winter.
But the king of Han and the king of Zhao disagreed. Their national strength was not as strong as that of Wei, and the benefits to them from attacking Qin were not as great as those of Wei, so they wanted to withdraw their troops.
This spring, Wei Yao also wanted to attack directly. However, this proposal was still rejected by the kings of Han and Zhao. Their reason was that their country was short of food and they had to cultivate in the spring and wait until the wheat was harvested in the summer before recruiting troops.
This gave Qin a chance to breathe.
As for the State of Qin, in fact, the State of Qin also has no food! Qin's attack on Yiqu was completely desperate. If you can't defeat them and grab food, you'll be dead!
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[Wei State sent 100,000 troops, South Korea sent 50,000 troops, and Zhao State sent 50,000 troops to aid Yiqu. 】
The pressure on Ying Yi's people is even greater. They must quickly break the city and then defend the enemy.
Just when she was distressed, she finally received news from Zhang Beichen.
[After the failure of the Yiquming coup, Zhang Beichen continued to lurk in the capital of Yiqu. He pretended to be a Wei businessman and purchased a mansion. He ordered his accompanying guards to dig a tunnel in the mansion. After several months, he had dug a secret passage leading outside the city. 】
"Great!" Ying Yi was overjoyed. As long as he secretly sent people into the city and created chaos, he would have a chance to capture the city!
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Yiqu Zan also increased patrols in the city, especially targeting those originally related to Yi Quming and people from the Qin state.
But Zhang Beichen pretended to be a businessman from Wei State, and the people in Yiqu did not embarrass him. Because they still count on the rescue of Wei State, they dare not be too presumptuous with Wei merchants.
[At night, you open the secret passage and let the Qin army sneak into the city secretly. You bribed a drainage official and led these people to set fire to the city, shouting, and causing chaos in the city. 】
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Outside the city, I watched the city's flames soar into the sky. Ying Yiren knew that the time had come.
"Attack the city!" Ying Yiren asked the soldiers to attack again.
Yi Qu Zan quickly stood up to maintain order.
"Don't cause chaos. Send people to put out the fire. Anyone who makes trouble will be killed without mercy!" Yiqu Zan had just given the order when he heard shouts from outside.
"Yi Qu Zan seeks power and usurps the throne, and is treasonous. Yi Qu Ming should be king!"
"What? Yi Quming is still alive? Wasn't he killed by this king?" Yi Quzhan was shocked, but he soon calmed down.
There must be someone pretending to be Yi Quming to create chaos, but he can figure it out, but others may not be able to.
Some officials and people who had been loyal to Yiquming didn't know what to do, so they simply hid to watch the show. Some even joined the rebellious team and attacked the palace.
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[The capital of Yiqu was in chaos. Even though King Yiqu tried his best to command, he still could not save the defeat. Ying Yiren led the soldiers to attack the city and take control of the situation. 】
In the palace, Zhang Beichen held his sword and looked at Yiqu Zan on the throne.
"It turns out it's you!" Yiqu Zan laughed loudly and said, "The majestic Prime Minister of Qin has been lurking in our country of Yiqu for so long! It's my king's mistake!"
"Before I die, I have one more request -"
Before Yi Quzhan finished speaking, Zhang Beichen beheaded him with a knife: "There's so much nonsense."
He thought to himself: "You still want to get involved with Ying Yiren, you won't be able to do it in the next life!"
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[You recruit King Yiqu's army and open the granaries to stockpile grain. The people of Yiqu will be grateful. 】
"The bet is won!" Ying Yiren finally breathed a sigh of relief. The country would not be destroyed at the beginning of this round. Thanks to Zhang Beichen, otherwise she would not have been able to conquer Yiqu Country just by relying on her own conquests.
With Yiqu State's surrendered troops, food and war horses, she can block the attacks of Wei, South Korea and Zhao.
[You send some soldiers to guard Yiqu Country. At the same time, he brought troops and food back to the country for defense. 】
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"Has Yiqu State been defeated?" In South Korea, Han Mengshu saw the intelligence and thought carefully, "Qin State's strength has been replenished. If we want to defeat it again, it will be a waste of time. Anyway, we have gained a lot of benefits from this start. The withdrawal of troops has strengthened Bar."
King Zhao also had the same idea as her.
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[Han Jun and Zhao Jun decided to withdraw, and you had to order Pang Ming to withdraw. 】
"Sure enough, I knew it!" Wei Yao had no choice but to defeat Qin for a while. The long-term war also consumed a huge amount of Wei's national power.
"I'm not willing to give in!" Wei Yao rolled around on the bed holding a pillow, her plan to conquer the Qin Kingdom and snatch Zhang Beichen failed!
Although Qin has lost half of its land now, after the construction of Yiqu, the land area is wider than before. There is no doubt that in a few years, it will become a powerful country again!
Then he is getting further and further away from his goal of stealing Zhang Beichen!
"Bang!" Wei Yao accidentally hit the head of the bed, "Asshole, who made this bed!"
Wei Yao was angry when she suddenly thought of an idea: "Hey, it seems that to capture Zhang Beichen, we don't necessarily have to conquer Qin!"
She thought that actions such as writing letters to a character, giving gifts, etc. could increase their favorability!
As long as the favorability reaches love, isn't Zhang Beichen still hers? Maybe he can even tempt Zhang Beichen to rebel!
"Yes, why didn't I think of such a good idea at the beginning?"
"Hehe, Ying Yiren, just wait and see!"
…
[A Wei businessman visited you and brought letters and gifts from the King of Wei. 】Qin State, Zhang Beichen actually received Wei Yao's "express delivery".
He opened the package, and inside was a set of ferret fur coats, as well as gold and silver jewelry.
The letter read: "Zhang Beichen, it's bitterly cold in Qin. I give you this mink coat to protect you from the cold."
She didn't write anything about wooing him, but Zhang Beichen saw that his intimacy with Wei Yao had increased a few points.
Zhang Beichen didn't care and didn't return the favor.
He continued to plan how to quickly unify the world with Qin.
"Nowadays, heroes are vying for hegemony in the Central Plains. Qin's current strength is not enough to compete with them. Why not conquer all the Rongdi tribes on the border first and expand the territory!"
Zhang Beichen marked three places on the map, Wushi Kingdom, Quyan Kingdom and the Rongdi tribe of Lao Shanyu in Longxi.
Although Wushi State and Quyan State had previously helped Qin attack Yiqu State, they also swore tribute to Qin. But this is only superficial. Once Qin is weak, they will cause chaos again.
It is better to conquer it directly, annex the land and population, and strengthen Qin.
