Since the king has a destiny, he must do it even if he breaks his legs and exhausts his mind.
Just like now, as King Qin's will was conveyed, the entire Xianyang City started to move quickly like a machine again.
However, in just one hour, the south gate of Xianyang was opened, and Wang Hao led hundreds of elite cavalry, one person and three horses, and quickly rushed out of the city gate.
Less than half an hour later, a group of cavalry also appeared at the north gate of Xianyang. The leader was Doctor Tu Jia, who was now in charge of diplomatic affairs in the Qin State. The rising star of tomorrow - General Meng Ao.
At the same time, Fan Sui in the city was also very busy. Food, grass, ordnance, and even tens of thousands of troops were all waiting for him to coordinate and arrange.
In just one and a half hours, batch after batch of political orders were quickly issued from Xianyang, and teams after teams of conscripts immediately put on their backpacks and left their hometown.
King Qin's will was fully reflected in this hour and a half.
Less than a year later, the Qin army went to war again!
Wang Lu, who was rushing towards Shuzhong, stopped his horse without resting and ran all the way. In just four days, he had reached the main force of Shuzhong.
With the arrival of Wang Lu, the Qin army hoarded in Shu also immediately woke up, revealing its sharp claws and teeth.
In two days, Wang Lu relied on his strong prestige to unite the 160,000 Qin army from all over the country and successfully completed the reorganization of the army.
On the third day after arriving in Shu, the 160,000 Qin army marched out of Shu in a mighty manner.
Obviously, their first priority was to establish a bridgehead in the Chu Territory. As for this bridgehead, Wang Lu set it in Zengcheng.
Zengcheng is the old capital of Zeng State. It is adjacent to the Huaihe River in the north, and the remaining veins of Hengshan Mountain to the west in the south. It has the auspicious sign of mountains on its back and water on its face. It has convenient access to both land and water, and is the key to the hinterland of Chu State.
If it is obtained, Qin's military supplies can be quickly transported to Chu by water, and the loss will be less than one third of that of land transportation.
In such an important place, Chu State naturally arranged heavy defense. A full 30,000 troops were placed in this city by the King of Chu.
Don't underestimate this 30,000-strong army. Coupled with the fortified city and sufficient material preparations, as long as the defense is properly defended, it will not be a problem to delay for a month or two.
A month or two was enough to wear down the Qin army's vigor, and it was also enough for the King of Chu to mobilize troops for reinforcements.
It's a pity that Wang Lu, as the leader of the Qin army, was obviously not prepared to give Chu any time to react.
At the same time that Wang Hao arrived in Shu, the hundreds of cavalry who followed him had only rested for one night before they had disguised themselves as common people of Chu and quietly left Shu. Their target was the unsuspecting man. Zengcheng.
And this cavalry is not Wang Lu's personal soldier, but a sharp soldier of the Qin army that Qin State finally saved during five years of recuperation.
For this battle, King Qin once again placed all his treasures on Wang Lu.
Although the Qin army had already appeared in Shu, due to the distance, Zengcheng did not receive the news immediately. Therefore, five hundred Qin army soldiers entered Zengcheng in batches without any hindrance.
When the generals of the Chu State finally noticed the abnormality and quickly closed the city gates to defend the city, the warriors who sneaked into the city had already ambushed in the east and south of the city under the guidance of the guests on the black ice platform in the city. Be ready to respond to the main force of the Qin army outside the city at any time.
To be honest, the moment they saw the Qin army's majestic army, the Chu army generals stationed in Zengcheng already realized that something was wrong.
Although the Qin army has suffered defeat at the hands of Zhao State many times over the years, the Qin army has never suffered a loss against the Chu army. Especially when the army is dispatched, it can tear off a large piece of Chu State's body almost every time. The meat comes.
In particular, he has less than 30,000 soldiers under his command. How can he be the opponent of Qin's army of hundreds of thousands.
Judging from the momentum of the war, the Chu army was already much weaker.
The good news is that, because he did not have any confidence in this battle, the general of the Chu army sent several lines of cavalry to Chendu to report the news almost as soon as he discovered the traces of the Qin army.
The bad news is that although the Chu army general tried his best to mobilize his troops and prepare to defend Zeng City to the death, he was completely unaware that just behind the east tower where he was standing, a large courtyard was already filled with people in Xuanyi. The fashion of long swords.
The results were already predictable.
More than 100,000 troops were divided into front, middle and rear armies and marched all the way. The front army alone had a total of 60,000 troops, which was already twice as many as the Chu army in Zeng City.
After marching to Chu, Wang Lu launched the attack on Zengcheng without any hesitation.
Hundreds of catapults were slowly pushed onto the battlefield. Amidst the creaking sounds, it was only in this first round that what was thrown at Zengcheng was not the huge stones, but countless bamboo slips engraved with documents to persuade them to surrender. .
Yes, even though Wang Hao had already secured victory, he did not attack rashly. Speed is naturally important, but at the same time, it ensures the combat effectiveness and high morale of the army.
Obviously, Wang Lu was preparing to defeat the enemy without a fight.
And the key to this heart attack strategy is still Zhao Guo!
Wang Hao wanted to tell all the soldiers of the Chu army who were guarding the city not to expect any reinforcements from any country while they were besieged in Zeng City. At this time, the main force of the Zhao State had already appeared in the Yan State, which was impossible. Came to the rescue.
Of course, Wang Hao also knew that the probability of persuading him to surrender was low. Even though his army seems to be endless, even though the troops in the city are originally unable to resist the attack of his army.
At least, they would never surrender easily until the Chu army in the city was sure that King Chu had abandoned them.
The blood feud between Qin and Chu did not allow them to surrender so easily.
However, Wang Lu's "high-altitude throws" were not in vain. To be precise, the targets of these high-altitude throws were not the Chu army, but were prepared for the warriors in the city.
It's very simple. You must know that it is not the middle of the night. Although the Qin army's warriors have already ambushed the city, Zengcheng has already cleared the streets due to the arrival of the Qin army. If Qin Junrui rushed out like this in broad daylight, it would be no different from seeking death.
But what if strange things fall from the sky?
Driven by curiosity, will the people of Zengcheng go to the courtyard to pick it up and see what's going on? If you didn't find it in the yard, would you think of picking it up at the door? We've already reached the door. It's just a step or two away in the middle of the road. What does it matter...
Obviously, if the Qin army smashed down huge boulders, then all the people would just stay at home and tremble. But if the Qin army smashed down bamboo slips, people would still want to go there even if they knew they were worthless. Check it out.
It doesn't matter, but it just gives the Qin army warriors in the city a reason to appear openly on the streets and in front of the city gate.
Seeing piles of bamboo slips floating in the sky towards Zengcheng like a goddess scattering flowers, Wang Hao, who was sitting on his horse, immediately ordered: "The front army attacks!"
"Yes." The ordering soldier beside him immediately took the order.
Immediately, there was a whimpering sound of horns and bursts of drums.
To the beat of drums, the Qin army's 60,000-strong front army was divided into more than ten square formations, pushing hundreds of arrow towers, ladders, siege vehicles and other siege weapons to attack Zeng City in a mighty manner.
If you want to do a show, you have to do the whole thing.
On the one hand, the display of such powerful troops and sufficient siege weapons was also to further confuse the opponent and make the Chu generals firmly believe that the Qin army was about to attack frontally, thereby relaxing the defense below the city tower;
On the other hand, although Wang Lu's plan was to take Zengcheng internally and externally, this did not prevent him from showing the powerful side of the Qin army to these Chu people.
More Chu people may not know how Zeng City was destroyed.
But when they were fleeing for their lives, they would see the boundless military formations of the Qin army and the vast sea of weapons. They would only remember that with just one charge, the Qin army broke through Zeng City, where the Chu army had been stationed for many years.
Such an impression will remain deeply in their minds, and as these Chu people escape, it will be carried to various parts of Chu State, making more Chu people immersed in fear of the Qin army.
Sure enough, when he saw the mighty Qin army coming towards him, the Chu general who was unwilling to surrender also panicked for a moment.
Then he made a mistake in his hurry. In a panic, the Chu army commander once again increased the number of troops on the tower before engaging in battle. It seemed that only more troops and denser positions could give him enough confidence.
It should be said that even if there were no warriors of the Qin army under the city tower who wanted to seize the gate, the behavior of the Chu army general was still very stupid.
The tower is so long and so wide. Once the density of personnel is too high, not only will it be impossible to defend, but it will even affect the mobilization and support of troops.
This is a very simple common sense, but unfortunately, this general of Chu State made such a low-level mistake.
Of course, it’s no wonder! After all, it is very difficult to maintain a calm attitude and choose the best option at all times in the face of Qin Jun's powerful face-lift.
Although the density of troops on the tower is now a bit higher, it is still not to the point where they cannot stretch their legs, and it hardly affects support. It can be said that this mistake made by the Chu army commander was not actually fatal.
The premise is that there are no Qin soldiers under the tower to cause trouble.
Unfortunately, as the familiar sound of war drums approached, all the Qin army warriors understood that it was not only the pace of the Qin army's attack outside the city, but also the countdown to their departure to seize the city gate.
Qin army warriors in twos and threes soon appeared on the streets and alleys leading to the east and south of the city.
Because there were already many people picking up scattered bamboo slips on the street, and even many Chu soldiers were taking a closer look at the bamboo slips, so naturally they found nothing unusual on the street.
Even at the last moment of their lives, the soldiers of the Chu army did not know how they died inside the city. This is obviously his home court, right?
As groups of Qin army warriors gradually gathered together, an eerie silence appeared on the entire street.
With a "pop" sound, it was the sharp sword that penetrated the chest of the Chu army soldier. Before he could scream in pain, a big hand from nowhere was firmly holding down his mouth.
"Attack!" After the Chu army was eliminated at the last alley, the centurions of the Rui Shi immediately issued the order.
There was no more sound, and the group of warriors rushed towards the city gate with hundreds of people holding the handles in silence.
The real battle begins here...
