Although the bamboo slips are small, the words inside are very valuable these days.
Books are something that ordinary people in Guizhou cannot touch. Therefore, bamboo slips, especially bamboo slips with characters, are almost equated with books.
Books often mean changes in life.
A commoner who can read and write, even if he is unable to farm, can still find a job as a servant in a teahouse, wine shop or a wealthy mansion, which is a much easier life than a peasant who works as a coolie.
Therefore, after seeing clearly that the things dropped from the sky were bamboo slips, the people of Chu State in the city became even more anxious. They didn't care whether it was a surrender letter or not, they only knew that there were words on it! They only understood that the bamboo slips scattered on the ground might be an opportunity to change the fate of themselves and their family.
As a result, more and more people opened their doors and began to walk towards the streets.
Those who have one bundle want the second bundle, and those who have the second bundle want the third bundle. Because the soldiers of the Qin army copied it by hand, the handwriting on it was inconsistent. The people of Chu who were illiterate obviously had no idea that the actual content engraved on each bamboo slip was the same.
Even the subordinate officials of Chu State along the street were shouting at the top of their lungs: These are surrender letters, and they are of no use at all.
However, the people of Chu State still worked tirelessly along the streets to collect bamboo slips abandoned by Qin State. Especially when they discovered that these subordinate officials were also collecting these bamboo slips, they were even more convinced that these were good things!
For this reason, the people of Chu State, who were originally as obedient as sheep, even started fighting with each other. Faced with the extortion of subordinate officials, the people all ran faster than rabbits.
For a time, there was chaos in Zeng City.
Chaos is opportunity. Especially for the sharp soldiers of the Qin Army.
Holding one or several scrolls of bamboo slips in their hands, the Qin army's warriors quickly joined the "chaos" on the street.
At this time, if anyone carefully looks in the direction of the city from the tower, they will find that among the chaos, there is a force, quietly moving towards the city gate.
It's a pity that the 60,000 Qin troops sent by Wang Lu put too much pressure on the Chu troops on the city tower, and no one paid attention to what was going on inside the city.
In the eyes of the Chu army, if there is chaos in the city, let it be chaos. As long as the city tower is not lost, there will be plenty of time to rectify the situation after the Qin army retreats.
The Chu army's carelessness once again allowed the Qin army to take a big step towards victory.
However, the closer to the city gate, the fewer people there were. Soon, the abnormality of the Qin army's warriors was discovered by the soldiers of the Chu army who were stationed in front of the city gate and patrolling.
"Stop!" the commander of the Chu army who led the team immediately shouted sternly.
"Brother, this is not about picking up some bamboo slips and taking them back to see if they are useful." The leader of the Qin army's elite soldiers immediately replied with a smile.
"Haha." The chief of the Chu State said impatiently: "Go back quickly. These are the surrender letters of the Qin army that shake the morale of the army. My king will definitely collect them when the time comes."
"Okay, okay, I'll go back now, I'll go back now." The leader of the Qin army's elite soldiers smiled and slowly moved towards another bamboo slip that was closer, but in his hand, he had already clenched the bamboo slip hidden in the bamboo slip. The dagger hidden in it.
When the chief of the Chu State saw this posture, he immediately thought that the "unruly people" were not listening to the greetings. He immediately became angry and rushed to the leader of the Qin Army's elite soldiers in three steps and two steps at a time, trampling on the bamboo slips on the ground. live.
"General!" The leader of the Qin army's warriors raised his head in embarrassment and looked at the ferocious-looking commander of the Chu army.
"Get out." The commander of the Chu army spat out one word viciously again.
"Hey." The leader of the Qin army's warriors, pretending to be a commoner, hurriedly agreed.
Just as he was about to take action, the chief of the Chu State said again: "Give me all the bamboo slips in your hands and get out."
After hearing this, the leader of the Qin army's elite soldiers immediately continued to pretend to be in pain, but still agreed: "Yes, yes, I will get out of here and let go."
With that said, the leader of the Qin army's warriors made a gesture to hand the bamboo slips in his hand to the hands of the chief of the Chu army.
The chief of the Chu army was still trying to find an obedient "submissive citizen" and was about to take over the bamboo slip, but unexpectedly, a sharp dagger suddenly appeared from the bamboo slip.
In the flash of cold light, bright red blood immediately dripped on the withered yellow bamboo slips, but in the blink of an eye, the entire length of the Chu army had lost its breath.
"Yes, I will help you over." The leader of the Qin army's warriors continued without changing his expression or heart.
In the midst of the lightning and flint, the leader of the sharp warriors inserted the dagger into the lapel of the Chu Army Commander, maintaining the balance of the Chu Army Commander's head.
At the same time, the leader of the Rui Shi almost supported the long body of the Chu army with one hand, making him float in the air. Then he bowed and turned sideways towards the city gate together with the corpse that had lost its strength. .
While walking, the leader of the Rui Shi turned his head and glanced. Several of his men immediately understood and then slowly gathered around the city gate.
The patrolling team was either fighting for the bamboo slips with the people of Chu State, or chasing the people who had left, and did not notice the situation on Shi Chang's side at all.
In this way, although it was difficult to move and even his hand was about to be dislocated, the leader of the Qin army still "carried" the leader of the Chu army and slowly advanced towards the city gate tower.
And just when everything was going well and victory was just around the corner, accidents inevitably occurred!
Due to the movement, even though the wound was in the throat, and even though the incision was very thin, gurgling blood kept coming out of Chu Jun's throat, flowing through his armor, and was blocked by the leader's lapel.
But the blood quickly soaked through the long clothes, and the dagger that was barely supported on the skirt became more and more shaky under the lubrication of the blood.
Finally, during a jolt near the city gate tower, the dagger tilted and quickly slipped from his clothes. At the same moment, the head of the Chu Army commander weakly tilted to the left.
"Clang" was the sound of a sharp dagger falling to the ground.
The leader of the Qin army's elite soldiers was the first to react - "I can't hide it anymore!"
"Kill!" the leader roared and issued an order to all the Qin army warriors.
Then he summoned all his strength, used the long corpse as a weapon, and pushed it towards the half-open roadblock. While smashing the barricade, he knocked down several guards behind him!
When the smoke and dust dispersed, I saw that the Chu robe covered by the leader of the Qin army had fallen to the ground. The tight-fitting short armor made the leader of the warriors look particularly capable in the sun.
At the same time, at some point, two more daggers appeared in the leader's hand. The surface was polished brightly, and the blades emitted bursts of cold light. Even in the afternoon sun, it seemed that the power of the daggers could still be felt. The chill on.
The leader held daggers in both hands, with the left dagger pointing towards the inner leader to defend, and the right dagger to attack the forward leader. The right hand holding the offensive dagger was still dripping with blood. Obviously, it was what was stabbing the Chu army. That long dagger!
Without any pause, while the Chu army was in chaos, the leader endured the soreness in his left arm and immediately stepped forward, blocking the left and right stabs. His figure was erratic, the dagger flying up and down, constantly harvesting the Chu army in front of him. life.
In the blink of an eye, several Chu soldiers guarding the roadblock had been knocked to the ground by their leader.
At the same time, several warriors who had just received the signal had already rushed to the leader's side.
"Seize the door!" The leader looked at his comrades around him and gave the order again.
Behind the leader, hundreds of warriors had already started running wildly, grabbing weapons from their waists, from under the eaves, or from the hands of the Chu army, and roared towards the city gate.
Of course, the fighting at the roadblock also made the Chu army guarding the city gate finally react.
Immediately, hundreds of Chu troops surrounded him in a mighty manner.
It's a pity that before the Chu army could form a strict military formation, the leader came with a dozen sharp soldiers to kill the general. ,
In just one round, the Chu army killed more than twenty people, and the leader of the Qin army's elite soldiers alone had four lives in his hands. Among them were the lives of two Chu army commanders.
As the two camp commanders had their throats cut by their leaders, the two Chu troops at the forefront suddenly lost their command. The elite Chu troops of more than a hundred people were suppressed by more than 20 elite Qin troops.
Of course, this is normal, after all, this is a warrior of the Qin Army!
If weapons were not restricted, the Qin army would obviously have exerted greater combat effectiveness.
But soon, the Qin army's warriors found more suitable weapons in the Chu army.
Taking the long knife handed over from the warrior beside him, the leader immediately inserted the dagger into the special pocket on his waist, then waved the long knife and led the warriors to kill the Chu army again.
Soon, the Qin army's formation took shape with the arrival of subsequent warriors.
Those at the forefront were naturally the leader and more than a dozen warriors with the best martial arts and the strongest physical strength. The weapons taken from the Chu army were given priority to use by them, and they were also the spearhead of the entire formation.
Then there were dozens of sharp soldiers holding swords and daggers. Their task was to follow the leader's spearhead closely and strike the fallen Chu army in a timely manner.
On both sides of them are sharp warriors with tall height and long arms. All the captured spears and other weapons and shields are given priority for them to use. Their task is to protect the flanks of the formation, especially to deflect possible incoming attacks. rain of arrows.
The above nearly a hundred people formed the main force that entered the city gate cave, while the remaining warriors were responsible for welcoming and blocking the Chu army who wanted to enter the city gate cave to help.
Obviously, the elite soldiers of the Qin Army are still the elite warriors of the Qin Army who frightened other countries. They not only have a clear division of labor, but also have a measured advance and retreat.
There were only a few hundred people, and even the weapons had to be seized temporarily, but they played an important role in the battle of no less than ten thousand people.
On the other hand, the Chu army, although it had complete armor and an absolute numerical advantage, was beaten back by the sharp warriors of the Qin army and suffered heavy losses.
Although this is related to the sudden attack launched by the Qin army, in the final analysis, it is still a question of the combat power of the Chu army.
Facing the Qin army's offensive, the Chu army failed to even make any effective counterattack. Only the hundreds of Chu troops under the city tower subconsciously defended the Qin army's warriors.
On one side are the warriors who are moving forward in an indomitable way, and on the other side are the Chu troops who cannot even organize their troops. The result is self-evident.
The crazy killing in the city gate cave soon stopped. The hundreds of Chu troops were simply not enough to kill the Qin army's warriors. The shields were quickly passed to the hands of the warriors outside the city gate.
"Open the door!" the leader of the Qin Army's elite shouted loudly!
The sound of "squeak" sounded immediately, and a dozen tall and long-armed Qin army warriors who had abandoned their shields slowly opened the heavy city gate...
