Extremely rich ink-colored dark clouds covered the entire sky, with no trace of light able to shine through. It was as if nine days were about to crush the world, almost touching the top of people's heads.
It was quiet between heaven and earth, and there was no sound of the chirping of flowers, plants, and insects. In the total silence, there was only the gradually increasing sound of wind, which gently flicked the corners of clothes, and gradually people could no longer even stand still.
"Tick tock tock."
Raindrops the size of fingernails fell, and soon turned into overwhelming rain curtains, falling on the mountains and blending into the mountain springs, and then gathered into small streams flowing down the mountain.
A few people could be vaguely heard talking in the sound of rain, with obvious Chu accents, and a little anxiety in their voices.
There were four or five people sitting in the cave, all of whom were dressed in simple attire, quite reminiscent of the former Mo masters.
These people are all very young, and there is light flashing in their eyes from time to time, and they are extremely sharp.
The figure looks strong and capable, with the muscles on each arm bulging, the skin is tanned by the sun and wind, and the hands are full of calluses.
If you are someone who has been in the military for many years, you will know at a glance that these people are all sharpshooters in the military.
The oldest black-faced man among the crowd stroked the strong bow and crossbow beside him and murmured: "I don't know when this rain will stop.
I don’t know how far the war between Qin and Zhao has progressed. I hope we don’t show up too late.
I must kill myself with my sword in order to comfort the ghosts of my parents and brothers. "
In his family of seventeen, only three brothers and sisters were left in Jiangdong. All his relatives in Yingdu died in the great defeat.
Not only the casualties of relatives, but also all the wealth disappeared in a flood.
If he hadn't still had a surname to rely on, he would have been completely reduced to a commoner, and his ancestors would have been humiliated after his death.
Anyone who kills Bai Qi will receive fifty miles of land. This is a reward issued by the Chu royal family to the entire Xia.
I don’t know how many people went to the battlefield between Qin and Zhao, and were trapped in the mountains by the heavy rain.
If you can't find a good shelter from the rain, in this era where fever is basically equivalent to death, I am afraid that many warriors will die directly from the rain.
Everyone bowed their heads and said, "Your Majesty, King Taiyi Su, the supreme god will protect us."
The tradition of witchcraft festivals in Chu State is very strong, and Chu people are famous among all the Xia for their fondness for ghosts and gods.
Among the poems of Quzi, a disciple of Zuo, which were circulated in various countries, he praised and eulogized the gods very much. The Duke of Luo liked it very much and praised it as "the beauty of Chu song, after the poem, it is unparalleled".
Especially after King Su joined Chu Di's faith.
This is the only ancestral spirit who actually performed numerous miracles.
After the Chu royal family publicized it, Chu people became even more convinced about ghosts and gods.
"King Su will be with us."
A voice with an accent that was obviously different from Chu people sounded. Naturally, he was not from Chu people, but from Luo people.
Qiaoyun is the best among Luo Mo. His father is Qiaocheng, the younger brother of Lord Wu.
His wife was a woman from the Chu State who came to Luo State with the envoy. Finally, when she returned to Yingdu to visit relatives, she died in the seemingly never-ending heavy rain.
He was silent for a long time. After the official decided to kill Bai Qi, he took the initiative to apply to his cousin Luo Ze to assassinate Bai Qi. This was a personal feud, so he chose to go with his uncle.
His figure is very strong, especially his arms. The muscle lines almost hold up his clothes, but they don't look bloated, but full of strength.
There is an obviously different strong bow placed on his side. That bow is obviously a specially made bow and arrow. Most people, let alone archery, may not be able to even draw it a little.
The arrow in this man's hand is also unusual. The arrow is not bronze, but a relatively bright metal with a bit of white light.
This metal is called "sharp gold" in the Luo Kingdom.
It is difficult to mine and make weapons, but this metal is extremely effective at breaking armor.
It is far more flexible than bronze, a metal that easily curls. As long as the arm is strong enough, it can be shot directly, and it is not as brittle and easily damaged as iron.
It is really a must-have artifact for killer assassins, but it is a pity that there is too little of this metal.
Some of the parts in Luo's hands were copied directly by using whiteboard props.
Everyone looked at the strong bow and arrow with some envy, but they had all tried that bow before, and with their arm strength they could barely pull it open.
If they can't draw the powerful bow, the sharp and unstoppable arrow will be a waste in their hands.
"Boom!"
The gods above the nine heavens were angry and unleashed their divine power unscrupulously. Lightning bolts appeared in an instant, causing a moment of light between heaven and earth, and then returned to darkness again. Deafening thunder resounded to everyone. 's heart.
This sudden heavy rain not only did not stop, but became even heavier, as if it was offering an elegy to the world, mourning the lives of those who died in the war.
There were expressions of pain on everyone's faces, and the heavy rain that seemed to never stop reminded everyone of the heavy rain that nearly destroyed Chu State.
…
The battlefields between Qin and Zhao were already littered with corpses.
Lian Po has left the battlefield and was transferred back to Handan by King Zhao. Now on the battlefield is the most outstanding genius of the new generation of Zhao State, Zhao Kuo.
Things also start with the confrontation between Lian Po and Bai Qi.
As Lian Po expected, Zhao State, which lacked mountains and rivers, could not effectively resist Qin's attack. He could only use Zhao State's existing terrain to rebuild some cities and fortresses that were difficult to breach.
But what is built by manpower is naturally inferior to what is created by God.
Just like the Weishan Mountains leading to Qin and the mountains in Bashu, they are rugged and difficult to navigate. Building a city can withstand millions of troops. How can anyone compare with it?
But the reason why Zhao State was able to persist was because Bai Qi wanted to lure the enemy deeper and lead Zhao State's army into the pocket formation.
Then Qin only needs to defend a few key passes, and Zhao's army will be trapped and die in them. This is Bai Qi's consistent approach.
But Lian Po is a famous general in the world and will not be fooled at all.
He knew very well that more than half of the passes in Jinzhong were in the hands of Qin.
Once he attacks rashly, there is a high probability that he will be defeated by the Qin army and cut off his retreat.
The Qin army even only needs to control a few cities to complete the encirclement of the Zhao army, which is not very difficult in dialogue.
Once trapped and without food or water, the only thing Zhao Jun could do was to attack the defense line composed of steep mountains and dangerous passes.
This sounds stupid. The Zhao army, which has no water or food, attacks the defense line composed of the elite Qin army. It is simply a dream.
Therefore, facing the Qin army's repeated defeats, Lian Po concluded that there must be fraud.
Even if they are at war with Qin now, the defense line is always shaky.
But Lian Po is never greedy for advantages. He is spending time with Qin here and must not take risks.
Although he was very anxious, because Zhao Guo's food and grass were not enough to supply the needs of the army as he expected.
And it's far from enough.
Because in recent years, Zhao's successive natural disasters have caused a large reduction in grain production.
In the past, when Zhou Bang was so powerful, he was defeated by natural disasters one after another. How could Zhao State avoid this?
Suddenly, the generals on both sides facing each other on the battlefield were very anxious.
Bai Qi's strategic goal could not be achieved, and he did not know that Zhao would run out of food, so he had to rack his brains to think of countermeasures.
Lian Po, on the other hand, could not find a way to win the battle at all, and he had to watch the war situation step by step towards the advantage of Qin.
And once the food was exhausted, Lian Po's only option was to lead his army to withdraw from these cities and surrender them to Qin.
Bai Qi learned that Zhao's country had already criticized Lian Po's conservative war strategy, so he immediately decided to use Qin's classic tactics and let Zhao change generals.
Letters of rebuke from Zhao's court had come many times before, and the letter reprimanded Lian Po: "You are the general of Zhao, and the king appointed you as the commander-in-chief because he trusts you.
But you have been hiding in the city and not daring to fight. Is it because of fear?
According to the battle report, Zhao Guoerlang was brave and defeated the Qin army several times. However, you did not allow the pursuit, causing the fighter plane to be delayed. Isn't it your fault?
As a commander-in-chief but afraid of the Qin people, how can he lead Zhao to victory? "
Bai Qi's plan to lure the enemy deeper, coupled with the fact that Lian Po is indeed good at using troops.
On the surface, Zhao Guo did achieve quite a victory.
This made the King of Zhao and the ministers who did not understand military affairs have a contempt for the Qin people and Bai Qi. In addition, the food and grass were exhausted, and the Zhao State urgently needed a decisive battle.
When the order to change the general arrived, Lian Po was not angry, but had a complicated expression. He knew that this was his destined ending.
He said to the left and right: "Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and I cannot solve the current situation.
If there were generals like King Wu, Lord Xiong Dun, and Lord Luo Wugong alive, leading the way, with thirty thousand elite soldiers, driving the wind and snow, maybe they could face Qin and win it head-on, and make all Bai Qi's plans come to nothing. "
Lian Po is also a general of military power and strategy. Although there is a gap between him and Bai Qi in terms of personal ability, it is not big. It is mainly due to different directions of expertise.
However, due to the gap in national power between Qin and Zhao, Lian Po could only withdraw sadly.
…
Blood.
There were corpses all over the mountains and plains, and countless Zhao people were swarming towards the pass, like a plague of locusts.
But everything was in vain. Without a large number of siege equipment, it would be a dream to attack the city. Countless corpses fell to the ground, but the city was like a towering mountain, unshakable.
A complete failure.
Surrender.
Surrender will not kill you.
Zhao Ren put down his weapon.
Then came the massacre.
As dawn broke, Bai Qi finally appeared in front of everyone.
This is the city closest to Handan City. He looked at it from a distance, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Within dozens of steps of him, teams of fully armored warriors protected him, and within 300 steps there were elites of the Qin army who could arrive at any time.
This is the time when the defense is at its weakest, and the Qin army is searching the whole city.
The surrounding houses have been demolished and no one can hide.
In fact, as long as the distance within a hundred steps is controlled, the assassin is basically useless.
He gently took off his visor, his face was old and pale.
All the Zhao people kneeling on the roadside looked at him with hatred on their faces, but Bai Qi didn't pay attention.
From the moment he showed up, he encountered assassinations almost every day. In the land of Zhao State, he could not travel by himself at all.
That is simply courting death.
"Your Majesty, only Luo Kingdom is left. You will be the new emperor."
Bai Qi gently stroked the sword, and then his face froze.
"Pfft!"
Six hundred steps away, Qiao Yun's arm was covered with blood. His arm was disabled, but his face was cold and solemn.
"Human beings are mortal!"
(End of chapter)
