On the other side, the Qin army camped directly on the river bank without any cover. A large number of soldiers carrying large shields patrolled outside the camp at all times, waiting for the Wei army to cross the river and attack them halfway.
Both King Qin and Si Li understood that it was impossible for Zhao Kuo to give up the Zhao army in Changping, just like it was impossible for Zhao to give up Shangdang. They knew that there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, but they had to break through.
Therefore, the two of them were very patient and waited by the river for Wei Jun to cross the river.
However, after waiting for three days, the Wei army did not launch an attack.
On the fourth day, Si Li stood by the river and looked worriedly at the Wei army camp on the other side. Suddenly he saw a few birds falling into the Wei army camp. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his body suddenly lifted up from the ground and faced the river. Fly to the other side.
When Si Li saw that the Wei army camp was empty, his whole body suddenly became cold!
…
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, the Wei army has disappeared." Si Li hurriedly rushed into the camp.
"Disappeared?" King Qin put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked at Si Li with some confusion.
Can the 200,000-strong army disappear?
"The Wei army has disappeared. I suspect that they are attacking Hangu Pass." Si Li's voice was like a thunderbolt exploding in King Qin's ears.
King Qin stood up from his seat, looking like a furious lion, with blazing anger in his eyes. He asked in a deep voice: "How many defenders are there at Hangu Pass?"
"There are only five thousand defenders." Si Li said.
"Are you sure the Wei army is attacking Hangu Pass?" Qin Wangji asked.
"I...can't be sure for the moment, but I have sent scouts to investigate." Si Li said.
"Report, urgent report at Hangu Pass." At this time, a fast horse rushed into the camp from outside.
Immediately afterwards, a eunuch came over holding a piece of information.
King Qin opened it and took a look. He was furious and immediately ordered: "Send the order and the whole army will cross the river."
Although Hangu Pass is known as the most powerful pass in the world, it cannot withstand the bombardment of 200,000 troops.
Moreover, all the Qin's troops are now outside, and there are no troops to send inside. Once Hangu Pass is captured, everything will be flat as far as Xianyang...
King Qin simply could not imagine the consequences.
Things turned around, and it was finally King Qin's turn to experience the situation that Zhao Kuo had faced before.
"But... our army will definitely lose when crossing the river now." Si Li hesitated.
You can tell with your toes that Wei Jun must be waiting for them to cross the river at this time.
King Qin suddenly raised his head, stared at Si Li, and said word by word: "Then you mean to let Zhao Kuo break Hangu Pass and then attack Xianyang?"
"I will lead people to build a pontoon bridge right now." Si Li said immediately.
"Send a message to Xianyang and order Fan Ju to recruit 20,000 strong men from Guanzhong, led by Wang Jian, to support Hangu Pass. The sooner the better," King Qin said.
"promise."
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Outside Hangu Pass, huge stones were thrown from the catapults, drawing elegant arcs in the sky, and then raining down on the city wall, splashing a large amount of dirt or blood.
The soldiers guarding the city hid behind in fear and did not dare to move forward. In the past two days, hundreds of soldiers have been hit.
Although the proportion was small, it was unbearably miserable. After being hit, there was not even a complete body, only a pool of blood and mud at the bottom of the pit. The scene was so horrific that even veterans who had been on the battlefield for many years could not bear it.
"Push out the catapult and point it at the Wei army." Qiang Yu ordered.
Catapults are not unique to the Wei army. The Qin army has already put catapults on the battlefield.
Catapults were pushed out from the rear one after another. Compared with the catapults of the Wei army, the catapults of the Qin army were smaller and more backward in technology. However, each catapult was the same size and unique to the Wei army. The car is in stark contrast.
"Crack!"
At this time, another wave of stones fell, and several catapults were hit by the stones. The frames instantly shattered and turned into a pile of wood scattered on the ground.
"I wonder if I can just put it in the back? Who asked you to push it so far forward?"
If it weren't for someone in the family of the general who commanded the catapult being an official in Xianyang, Qiang Yu would have wanted to kick him under the city wall.
"General, if you put them at the back, they won't be able to hit the Wei army..." the general said in a low voice.
After all, Qin's technology has been accumulated from generation to generation. Compared with someone's cheating, it is still very backward. Even if it is condescending, its range cannot compare with the Wei army's catapult.
"..." Qiang He was speechless.
"Let go." The general pushed the catapult behind the female wall, identified the gap for the Wei army's attack, and gave the order.
The rocks, mixed with violent noises, fell towards the Wei army like meteorites, with overwhelming force, and then landed on the ground with a "boom" in seconds, stirring up dust all over the sky.
None of the Wei soldiers beside the catapult were killed, but their bodies were covered with dust, like clay figures.
"Move back the catapult and continue bombarding." Jin Bi ordered.
"promise."
"General, the Wei army has retreated and we can't hit them." The general looked at Qiang Yu.
"A bunch of rubbish, what's the use of shaving such a big stone? Can't we just make the stone smaller and throw it farther?" Qiang Xu said speechlessly as he split the stone in half with a knife.
Are these people’s heads just decorations? I can't think of such a simple solution.
"The generals of the Qin army are quite capable." Bao Yuan looked at the stones thrown by the Qin army and nodded slightly.
It is very simple to cut a stone into small pieces, but not many people can think of it. Especially in this crisis moment, it is even more valuable.
Moreover, the size of the stones may make some difference when it comes to smashing city walls, but it makes no difference when it comes to smashing people. They are just a pile of meat.
Therefore, the Qin army was able to reduce the size of the stones, but the Wei army could not follow suit. It can be said that the Qin army directly weakened the role of the Wei army's catapults by this method.
"Given time, all countries will have a place for him." Wei Wuji said.
Judging from the appearance, Qiang Yu is not very old, only a few years older than Zhao Kuo, and there is still a lot of room for growth in the future.
"Zhao and Qin are full of talented people." Bao Yuan looked at Zhao Kuo beside him, then looked at the Qiang Su in the city, and finally thought of South Korea, and couldn't help but sigh.
South Korea has no successor!
"Go down and build an earth slope higher than Hangu Pass outside Hangu Pass, pull the catapult to the earth slope and blast it." Zhao Kuo ordered.
Since you choose to weaken the advantage of my catapult, then I will weaken your advantage of the height of the city wall.
"Promise." Jin Bi immediately accepted the order and led his soldiers to start building a slope of earth.
"Don't stop now. When one row of catapult stations is full, pull out two rows. If the ones are broken, replace them with new ones immediately. Don't stop at night. There are wood everywhere on the mountain, and there is no money."
There are not many soldiers at Hangu Pass. As long as they attack uninterrupted, these soldiers will collapse in five days at most. At that time, it will be time to capture Hangu Pass in one fell swoop.
