There is enough food, grass and military equipment in the city, and the people are united and determined to resist the Qin army. There are also elites from the three Jin Dynasties. It cannot be taken in a day or two.
Not only can each of the soldiers of the Zhao army be equal to ten, but they can still be equal to three or even five. Some of them have been strengthened by the power of faith. Even when facing the Qin army, they can defeat many with one.
The Qin army returned to strength, but except for a few elite regiments, the combat effectiveness of other soldiers recruited from various places and the prisoner army was far inferior to that of the regular army of Zhao.
If training every day and providing the best equipment can't widen the gap with those ordinary legions, then Zhao Jun can just disband on the spot.
Before coming, Le Yi and Wei Wuji told him that his priority was to preserve himself and that he could retreat at any time, but as a general, no one wanted to earn more merit.
This time, he was ahead of everyone and took the lead in leading the battle. If there is such an opportunity in the future, it will definitely be someone else's. I don't know when it will be his turn next time.
"A secret tip came to report that King Zhou has been unconscious since he was angry and vomited blood today. It seems that he will not survive for long. Once King Zhou dies, the royal city will be destroyed." Li Si said in a low voice.
Since he learned that King Zhou was seriously ill that day, Li Si took the opportunity to arrange for the army doctor to diagnose and treat King Zhou, and spent money to bribe one of King Zhou's servants.
Not for anything else, just to receive the news of King Zhou's death in time and make arrangements in advance.
"King Zhou was so angry that he vomited blood? What happened?" Le Cheng asked.
"The King of Zhou and the Duke of Western Zhou have owed a lot of money in order to raise military expenses over the years. Including the money given to the soldiers this time, they all borrowed it from the rich in the city. This does not include the soldiers of the Duke of Western Zhou. The rich of the Principality of Western Zhou Worried that after the city was destroyed, the money they lent to the Duke of Western Zhou and the King of Zhou would be wasted, so they took advantage of the fact that the Western Zhou Kingdom was not yet destroyed, and collectively went to the Duke of Western Zhou to collect debts. The Duke of Western Zhou couldn't get the money, so these people went to Zhou King. King Zhou just woke up. After learning about the situation, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fell into a coma. Only then did the group of rich people return," Li Si said.
"A group of traitors, faced with a national crisis, did not know how to serve the country, but added insult to injury. Do they really think they will have a good life in Qin?" Le Cheng cursed angrily.
If this group of people usually came to collect debts, he would not say anything. After all, it is natural to pay back debts, and the same goes for King Zhou.
But now the Qin army is attacking the city outside, but they are collecting debts inside and helping the Qin army in disguise. They deserve to be killed!
"And with one royal city, we consumed tens of thousands of Qin's troops, which is already pretty good." Li Si said.
He has discovered that the Qin army has military doctors accompanying the wounded soldiers to treat the wounded soldiers, otherwise the number of casualties of the Qin army will increase.
"Let's wait a little longer and use up some of Qin's strength, so we can retreat when the time comes." Le Cheng thought for a moment and said.
"Then my subordinate will go back first." Li Si did not insist.
It would not be too late to wait until the Qin army broke through the royal city before retreating. The three Jins combined totaled more than 20,000 people, and it was impossible for the Qin army to keep them.
The Duke of Western Zhou also couldn't sleep. Although he had expected this day, he still couldn't accept it when he learned that the Qin army had climbed onto the city wall.
"Haha, the so-called three Jins combined make the world invincible, but that's it. They can't even defeat the small Qin State. It seems that the previous victory was just an accident." The Duke of Western Zhou sat on the steps outside the palace and looked at The bright moon and treetops in the sky laughed.
He is about to become the king of subjugation, and it seems that he can only regain some ground through words.
After a while, the Duke of Western Zhou looked back at the palace. It was the seriously ill King Zhou who was lying in the palace.
"Now that you are lying on the hospital bed, you don't have to worry about anything, and you don't even have to pay back the debts you owe. But what to do with the inheritance left by our ancestors! Are you just going to hand it over to others like this! A bunch of trash, a group of people who don't even have the inheritance left by our ancestors. You are a waste that cannot be guarded well..." The Duke of Western Zhou stood up, pointed at the palace and cursed angrily.
I don't know how long it took, but the Duke of Western Zhou, tired of scolding, sat down on the ground.
In a daze, he seemed to see the scene of the Qin army breaking through the royal city and overthrowing the Zhou Kingdom.
That’s it! That’s it!
Since the king of Zhou doesn't care about these things, what can I change as the king of a principality with only a few dozen miles of land and tens of thousands of people.
Let him be!
The war is still going on. The Qin army begins to attack the city before dawn every day. It does not start to withdraw its troops until it is almost dark, and then cleans up the corpses on the battlefield.
At this time, the defenders would also send some soldiers in baskets to clean the battlefield.
This was the most tacit moment of the entire war. Although the eyes of both sides were full of hatred, no one attacked the other side.
It's not that both sides are talking about martial ethics, but the sun is shining brightly during the day, the temperature rises, and corpses can easily breed plague after they rot. For the sake of the lives of the soldiers and the people of the world, cleaning the battlefield and cleaning up the corpses must be done.
These are bloody lessons.
The Qin army's attacks became more and more fierce day by day, and they would not give up until they took the royal city. The Zhao army and the Wei army also continued to send troops to support.
The entire south of the city has been turned into a huge meat grinding ground, with soldiers falling every moment. Even after many repairs, the city walls are still full of holes, and the city bricks are stained red with blood. No matter how much they are washed, they cannot restore their original color, and even the air is filled with blood. There was a strong smell of blood that could not be dissipated for a long time.
More than ten days later, Jia Yan once again helped the Han army repel the Qin army and returned to the city exhausted.
A soldier came forward to help Jia Yan take off his armor and get some water, "General, let's clean it."
"Thank you for your hard work." Jia Yan picked up the towel and was about to wipe his face when his face suddenly changed and he became motionless. Water dripped from the towel onto the ground, quickly soaking a large area.
"General!" The soldier looked at Jia Yan with worry and fear.
Jia Yan came to his senses, threw the towel back into the basin, and strode outside regardless of the filth all over his body.
"General!" The soldier quickly chased after him.
"Where is General Lecheng?" Jia Yan rushed to the nearby military camp where Lecheng lived and shouted loudly.
Although the Duke of Western Zhou prepared a house for the generals of the Three Jin Dynasties in the city and arranged for servants, Le Cheng and others still chose to live in the military camp.
"General Jia Yan, the general is patrolling the city wall and will be back soon." The guard outside the camp said with clasped fists.
Jia Yan quickly turned around and walked out. Then he thought of the talkative people on the city wall, pointed at the guards and said, "Go and report to General Le immediately, ask him to come back, and tell him that I have something urgent to do to see him."
"No." The guard immediately rushed to the city wall without any hesitation.
Although Jia Yan is no longer a deputy general, he is by no means comparable to ordinary soldiers.
Although killing the Qin army and surrendering the soldiers had some impact on his reputation, he won the respect of all the soldiers of the three Jin Dynasties, and everyone still regarded Jia Yan as a deputy general.
"What happened?" Soon, Le Cheng hurried back from outside.
"It's white." Jia Yan pulled Le Cheng into the tent and said in a deep voice.
"What!" Le Cheng's expression suddenly changed. Isn't Bai Qi in Qin? How could it appear here? But he soon realized the problem, "How do you know?"
"General Lecheng should know that all first-class generals have talents." Jia Yan said.
There is a saying in the world that those who are talented are not necessarily famous generals, but those who are not talented are definitely not famous generals.
Over time, talent has become the criterion for distinguishing famous generals, and personal strength is secondary, unless you have the strength to defeat an army alone.
But if he really had this strength, unless he was a fool, his talent would have been born long ago.
"Not bad." Le Cheng nodded, saying that he still didn't know what Jia Yan's talent was.
"I have no talent. But I do have a very... abnormal ability. As long as Bai Qi appears nearby, I will immediately sense it." Jia Yan said bitterly.
When he was young, he was also a famous general in the Zhao Kingdom. King Zhao had high hopes for him. He was almost born with talent, but was suddenly defeated by Bai Qi.
After the Changping War, this ability appeared inexplicably.
The ability to guard against someone was a privilege for Bai Qi, but a shame for Jia Yan.
So he never mentioned it to anyone else.
At this moment, it is impossible not to mention it.
Bai Qi has already arrived outside the city.
I just don’t know what this guy is doing here now?
It stands to reason that Zhang Ruo has almost conquered the royal city, and Bai Qi coming here at this time will not speed up the progress. The behavior of picking peaches will only disgust the whole Qin State.
No matter how low Bai Qi's emotional intelligence is, it is impossible, or in other words, he doesn't bother to do such a thing.
And Qin Wangji shouldn't have sent Bai Qi here. He wanted to cut off all of Bai Qi's military achievements and let Bai Qi start from scratch. Unless there is something wrong with his brain, he will give Bai Qi military glory for free.
"Are you sure? This is no small matter." Le Cheng stared at Jia Yan and asked in a deep voice.
Although Ren Mingshu Ying has never fought against Bai Qi, Le Cheng knows how terrifying Bai Qi is.
To put it bluntly, if Bai Qi is really outside the city, the three Jin coalition forces may have to answer here.
"The last general dares to pledge his head as a guarantee." Jia Yan said solemnly.
"Go and call Li Si and Feng Quji." Le Cheng pushed open the tent and ordered the guards next to him.
Soon, Li Si and Feng Quji rushed over.
"General, General Jia Yan." The two of them clasped their fists and saluted.
"Sit down." Lecheng pointed to the bench and said.
Nowadays, almost all Zhao Guojun has benches or chairs, and mats are rarely seen.
After the two of them sat down, Le Cheng narrated the incident and then asked, "What do you two think?"
"I can't believe it." Feng Qu gulped quickly, his face full of shock. How could there be such a weird talent in the world!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe it.
"I do believe what General Jia Yan said. Your Majesty often said that the world is so vast that there are no wonders. It is normal for some abnormal talents to appear." Li Si said.
"Then how do you two think our army should respond?" Le Cheng asked.
"I wonder if besides the three of us, there is a fourth person who knows about General Jia Yan's talent?" Li Si pondered for a moment and looked at Jia Yan.
"No one. To be honest with you, I have always felt that this ability is too embarrassing, so I didn't tell anyone, not even the king or my wife knew about it." Jia Yan shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face.
"This will be easier to handle. My subordinates suggest that the news about the in vain be spread." Li Si looked at Le Cheng.
"Wouldn't this make people in the city panic?" Le Cheng said with a frown.
"First of all, the royal city can't hold on for long. Even if the news is released, it won't have much impact. It may also inspire the soldiers' determination to defend the city. The Duke of Western Zhou is not very stable these days. Secondly, let's test the Qin army and see. Is Bai Qi really here?"
"Third, the Qin army provoked civil strife. The Qin army did not raise Bai Qi's flag, which means that only a few generals of the Qin army knew the news about Bai Qi's arrival. At this time, our army released the news, and Bai Qi must be suspicious. There is an internal response from our army in the Qin army," Li Si said.
"Okay, just do what Shenjun said." Le Cheng patted his thigh, "By the way, what did Shenjun mean when he said that the Lord of Western Zhou Dynasty was not very stable?"
"He wanted to surrender," Lees said.
"What! We worked hard to help him defend the city, but he wants to surrender?" Le Cheng said in disbelief.
"Are you sure?" Jia Yan was no longer calm.
"The Lord of Western Zhou is not a fool. He has long seen that we just want to use Western Zhou to weaken Qin, but there is no other choice. In addition, the Lord of Western Zhou still has some hope in his heart, just in case the Qin army retreats. Now the royal city is about to be destroyed. , hope is completely shattered, it is normal to want to surrender the city to try for wealth. I just don’t know if this wealth can be obtained, Qin has no tradition of treating captured monarchs favorably." Li Si sneered.
The Qin army originally treated the captured monarch preferentially, but unfortunately it was undermined by the princes of Shu.
After the Qin State destroyed Shu, in order to appease the local people, the descendants of the Shu Queen were granted the title of Shu Marquis. As a result, three consecutive generations of Shu Marquis launched rebellions, which made the Qin State extremely disappointed.
It would be difficult for Qin to treat the captured monarch preferentially later.
"In this case, there is no need to continue to defend this royal city. I plan to notify the Han army and the Wei army to prepare to retreat. What do you think?" Le Cheng asked.
"Don't notify them yet, wait and see." Li Si shook his head.
"Didn't you say that the Duke of Western Zhou was ready to surrender? What are you waiting for?" Le Cheng asked strangely.
Half a month ago, Li Si said he would withdraw. Now that he agreed, Li Si said he would wait.
"If Bai Qi really comes, it may not be easy for us to retreat. We will have to wait for the opportunity." Li Si said calmly.
"Okay, let's wait a little longer." Le Cheng nodded.
Outside the city, the Qin army camped.
Zhang Ruo and Wang Lu welcomed Bai Qi into the camp one after another.
"I'm here by bad luck." Bai Qi forced a smile, but because he hadn't smiled for a long time, the smile at this time was inevitably a little oozing.
He had already seen that the royal city was already crumbling and could be captured at any time. If he came at this time, he would only take away the credit from Zhang Ruo and Wang Lu.
"What did the general say?" Zhang Ruo said quickly.
"I won't show up in the next few days. I will show up again after the general captures the royal city." Bai Qi glanced at the main seat and did not sit on it. Instead, he sat on the deputy seat next to him.
"Thank you, General." Zhang Ruo felt happy, leaned over and bowed, and said sincerely.
Who dares to say that Bai Qi has low emotional intelligence? He obviously has high emotional intelligence, but he just doesn't want to do some things.
"By the way, has the general's affairs been finished?" Zhang Ruo asked.
"Yeah." Bai Qi said calmly, as if he had just done a trivial thing.
