On the city ladder of Suiyang City, the Qin soldiers who put away their swords rushed up the city road one by one, walking towards both sides. Among the dense Qin army, the Chu soldiers they saw all stepped forward to kill them desperately. They didn't stop until the Chu soldiers were hacked to death with random swords.
The Chu army was filled with smoke, and the method of blocking the Qin army's sight was obviously premeditated, otherwise Chu soldiers would not have jumped into the city road one after another from the smoke.
The smoke was like a thick barrier. Only the occasional breeze blew it away, and the Qin soldiers in the city road could see clearly that at some point, more ladders had been attached to the city wall.
No wonder Chu soldiers kept jumping into the city road from places where there was no ladder originally, as if out of thin air.
Within the city road.
Densely packed Chu soldiers boarded the city road. With the fight with the Qin soldiers and the continuous flow of Chu soldiers' reinforcements, the battlefield had spread to the entire city road.
Bai Yan led his soldiers and held Zhan Lu, and killed one Chu soldier after another in the city road, staining his armor with blood.
Although the Chu army was well prepared and the Chu soldiers were brave, they were no match. The soldiers in the city were already willing to fight to the death. If the Qin soldiers who were originally guarding the city road were determined to defend their hard-won status to the death, they would still miss Wei. His wife and children, the desire to return home in rich clothes filled the minds of all the Qin soldiers, so the Qin soldiers who came up for reinforcements later seemed to be desperate for their lives.
What Bai Yan said below the city tower echoed in the minds of every Qin soldier. When the Chu army entered the city, they would not let any of them go.
Defeat means death. At that moment, the Qin soldiers were so angry that they chopped up the Chu soldiers.
"kill!!"
"kill!"
Bai Yan held Zhan Lu and looked at the Chu soldiers in the smoke in front. Before he could step forward, a dense crowd of Qin soldiers rushed in front with sharp swords and long swords. In an instant, they were fighting with the Chu soldiers. , and the reinforcements behind him are endless.
The sound of fighting filled the entire city.
"Let the soldiers throw all the water under the city road and burn it!"
Bai Yan ordered to the soldiers.
Seeing that the battlefield had been stabilized, Bai Yan finally had time to issue orders. The Chu soldiers' actions just now made Bai Yan realize that something was wrong. Now that Bai Yan had stabilized the situation, he had a countermeasure in an instant.
Raw grass can be smoked for a long time, and only by speeding up its combustion can these dense fog be dispersed sooner.
"promise!"
Several cronies who had been following Bai Yan left Bai Yan one after another and passed on the order.
It didn't take long.
Countless Qin soldiers in the city road picked up the water on the ground, came to the outer city wall, and threw it down the tower. Even if the Chu soldiers saw it, there was nothing they could do in the face of the continuous stream of Qin army reinforcements that were rushing to kill them. stop.
"Go and invite Miss Xu over and let her have a look. This thick smoke is poisonous!"
Bai Yan was still worried. Thinking of the dead soldiers of the Chu Kingdom, he asked a few close associates to protect Master Xu and asked Master Xu to come over and take a look at the smoke.
"promise!"
The cronies took orders and left one after another.
Bai Yan felt relieved when he saw this. At this moment, the outer wall beside Bai Yan suddenly changed. Bai Yan frowned. When he saw a figure jumping into the city road from the thick white smoke, he had already The prepared Bai Yan's eyes narrowed, and almost before the Chu soldier had landed, he turned around and struck out with all his strength with his sword.
A leader's head was suddenly chopped off from the corpse, and blood spattered everywhere. The other Qin soldiers reacted one after another, holding sharp swords and long swords, and faced the Chu soldiers who jumped into the city road behind, and they all stepped forward and killed them with swords.
Bai Yan raised a hand, wiped the blood on his face, and looked at the thick fog in front of him.
Xiang Yan knew that the Qin soldiers in the city were all surrendered troops from the Wei people, so from the beginning, he sent all his best to attack the city, using smoke as a curtain to let the elite Chu soldiers jump into the city road, almost planning to defeat them with one blow. The garrison in the city.
The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, but if the lion is like a tiger, it will either die or be maimed. Xiang Yan is afraid that after this battle, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will lose his arms and legs.
Bai Yan saw that even if the Chu soldiers entered the city road, no matter how many ladders and carriages the Chu army had, they would still be unable to compare with the continuous flow of troops rushing to support the Qin army along the city road. .
Bai Yan held the Qin sword and could clearly see that as the fire grew stronger and stronger, the smoke dispersed a lot. Vaguely, Bai Yan saw the mighty Chu army in the distance outside the city as the cold wind blew through the smoke.
the other side.
Among the Chu army, Xiang Yan, who was riding a war horse and with a group of Chu army generals and staff in front of the army, looked at a row of city walls in the distance, all shrouded in thick smoke.
"Bai Yan, you are so good at fighting!"
Xiang Yan looked at the growing fire under the city in the distance, and even the huge fire spread, forcing the Chu army under the city to retreat.
This scene.
Xiang Yanman frowned, and the same happened to Lord Changping on the side. His face became more and more gloomy. This was the first time he saw Bai Yan leading troops in battle, and as Bai Yan's opponent, Lord Changping felt every moment at this moment. Every second is torture.
The nearly 200,000 Qin troops who had invaded the hinterland of the Chu army could not be destroyed, and Lord Changping could not rest assured.
"General, something is wrong!"
At this time, Fan Zeng rode up and stood beside Xiang Yan, looking at Suiyang City and said.
Originally, in Fan Zeng's eyes, as long as Xiang's elite attacked the city tower under the cover of a smoke screen, with the bravery of Xiang's elite, the Wei soldiers on the tower would be killed and defeated.
However, as time passed, subsequent ladders and carriages also arrived at the city wall as scheduled, and countless Xiang clan elites also jumped into the city tower.
However, the Qin army in the city tower never showed signs of defeat. If the Xiang family's elite soldiers were defeated by the Qin soldiers, they would definitely raise their arms and roar, and the city gate had already been opened.
And at this time.
But there was no movement at all. For some reason, in Fan Zeng's eyes, the smoke was like a big mouth, swallowing up Xiang's elites continuously.
"General, if Bai Yan flees, I beg you to hunt down Bai Yan!"
came the voice.
Fan Zeng turned around and saw Huang Ye, who was wearing armor on the other side of Xiang Yan, looking at Xiang Yan with a pleading look on his face.
Seeing this, Fan Zeng didn't even bother to look at Huang Ye. In Fan Zeng's eyes, if Huang Ye was still a famous general of the Chu State, then after being tricked by Bai Yan in Pengcheng and losing the city, Huang Ye became a laughing stock. There is no sense at all in this matter.
Being blinded by hatred makes you a weak person! As a general, there are also dangers~!
If Xiang Yan hadn't eliminated Li Xin's elite army and suffered a lot of damage, how could he have brought Huang Ye here.
"Break the city gate first!"
Xiang Yan heard Huang Ye's request, glanced at Huang Ye, and said softly. Looking at Huang Ye who looked unwilling and still wanted to talk, Xiang Yan also frowned slightly, preparing to persuade him.
At this time, there was a sudden exclamation.
"It's not good! General, look!"
Hearing the voice of his general, Xiang Yan instinctively turned his head and looked at Suiyang City. This sight made Xiang Yan's pupils shrink instantly, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
Not only Xiang Yan, Lord Changping, Fan Zeng, Huang Ye, but also more than ten Chu generals were all looking at Suiyang City in shock at this moment, without saying a word and with different expressions, but they could all be seen. , no one dared to imagine what they saw.
As the fire under the city head surged, the smoke gradually became thinner, and when the strong wind blew away the smoke, everyone could clearly see that at a glance in the city, there was a row of Qin flags planted along the city road. None of them fell down, and they all stood in the city road.
How is this going?
Impossible, Xiang's elite had already entered the city a long time ago, so why couldn't they even capture a Qin flag?
"Send the order, sound the drum and stop the troops immediately!"
Xiang Yan is an old general after all. After coming back to his senses and seeing this scene, he made a decision immediately within a few breaths.
After giving the order, Xiang Yan looked back at Suiyang City with doubts in his eyes.
How can it be!
All the Chu generals behind Xiang Yan also came to their senses at this time and looked at each other in confusion.
"What's going on? There are obviously soldiers from the Wei Kingdom in the city, so why can't we capture the tower?"
"I also don't understand. We have already climbed into the city. How can we not capture it?"
Amidst the discussions among the Chu generals, Xiang Liang was also riding a horse. Behind his father Xiang Yan, he looked at Suiyang City with a suspicious look on his face, shook his head, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Among the many counselors behind Xiang Liang, Kogu, who was riding a horse next to Lu Qing, looked at Suiyang City. Although he frowned, he was relieved in his heart.
Just keep it! Just keep it! ! !
Not long ago, when General Xiang Yan and Lord Changping came back with gloomy expressions, and learned that his nephew was going to fight to the death for Ying Zheng, Kogu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and was worried about his nephew's safety.
After all, Ji Gu knew how many soldiers and horses General Xiang Yan, as well as Lord Changping, Lord Jingqi, Lord Changwen and others had used on this trip, and how determined they were to destroy the Qin army in Chu.
"This Bai Yan is really a famous general! Being able to defend the city must be inseparable from Bai Yan. Bai Yan can use the Wei Kingdom to surrender and defend the city attack. It is not surprising that General Jing Qi regards Bai Yan as a serious problem for the Chu Kingdom!"
Lu Qing suddenly turned his head and said to Xiao Gu with emotion on his face, his eyes full of admiration.
Having said this, Lu Qing looked at Suiyang City again.
"If a strong attack fails, we will have to wait for large equipment such as catapults to continue to deplete the morale of the defenders in the city!"
Lu Qing calculated how long it would take for the catapult that Chu secretly prepared when he ambushed Li Xin to be transported here, and he couldn't help but frown.
Everyone thought that Suiyang City was guarded by Wei soldiers and could not withstand the Chu army. However, Bai Yan once again exceeded everyone's expectations, which Lu Qing was puzzled by.
How could the Wei State surrender its troops to withstand the elite troops of Chu?
"Yes! That Qin general Bai Yan is indeed a serious problem for Chu State!"
Ji Gu also agreed with Lu Qing's words and nodded.
After listening to what Lu Qing said, and seeing the frowns on the faces of the Chu generals around him, and even General Xiang Yan and Lord Chang Ping's expressions darkened, Kogu felt extremely proud at this moment.
Bai Yan, the general of Qin in the city, was his little nephew and close nephew.
You talented men with extraordinary status, the generals of the Chu State, and the great generals of the Chu State are helpless. The Qin general, who was regarded as a serious problem, once followed him like a slut, calling each other uncle and uncle.
When he thought of this, Kogu felt happy.
Suiyang City.
As the drums of the Chu army suddenly changed, the soldiers of the Chu state who were standing next to the ladders, carriages, and lanterns at the top of the city were slightly startled when they heard the drums of the army. The huge fire made all the soldiers They didn't know what was going on on the tower, but they knew what the sound of the drums meant, so the Chu soldiers retreated one after another.
The burned linche and ladders were abandoned on the same place, and the lanterns were also thrown under the city gate. The remaining linche and ladders that were not damaged were pushed back by the Chu soldiers again to prevent them from being destroyed by the Qin army.
What the Chu army outside the city didn't know was that as the smoke thinned and the cold wind blew, the Chu soldiers on the chariot and on the ladder looked at the densely packed Qin soldiers waiting for them in the city road, their eyes filled with fear. Listening to the beating of the drum, I feel a sense of joy, which happened by chance.
"Fire the arrow!"
When the Chu army retreated, the soldiers of the Qin army would not give up. Under the ferocious roars of the Qin army generals, the soldiers holding long bows drew their bows and strings again and fired arrows at the Chu soldiers who were approaching the chariots and on the ladders.
Amidst the screams, many Chu soldiers were clearly seen dying after being hit by arrows. The Chu soldiers equipped with long bows on the carriages also hurriedly fought back. Two unfortunate Qin soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, killing one and wounding the other.
for a long time.
The smoke became thinner and thinner. Under the few cooking smoke, Bai Yan walked in the city road. His face and body were stained with blood. Bai Yan looked at the corpses of Chu soldiers and Qin soldiers everywhere in the city road. As he walked, he gave orders to let them go. The soldiers disposed of the bodies.
"General!"
"General!!"
Huipu, Guan Shou and other generals, as well as Zhang, all raised their hands in salute when they saw Bai Yan. After the battle, looking at the blood stains on Bai Yan's body, let alone them, all the Qin soldiers knew that Bai Yan had also personally fought with him. The soldiers of Chu fought against each other.
"Watch the Chu army's movements!"
Bai Yan ordered Guan Shou, and then walked quickly towards the bottom of the city tower.
"promise!"
Guan Shou quickly accepted the order.
At this time, HP and others looked at Bai Yan's hurried appearance and hurriedly followed behind Bai Yan.
In the city, Bai Yan and others had just descended from the tower. Not far away, they saw Master Xu, under the protection of the cavalry officers, already treating some Qin soldiers who had been vomited by the smoke.
"General!"
When Master Xu saw Bai Yan arriving, he stood up quickly.
"How about it?"
After Bai Yan looked at the vomiting soldier, he looked at Master Xu, full of questions.
Master Xu nodded.
"Although the thick smoke is not extremely poisonous, Master Xu can smell it. The grass in the thick smoke contains a kind of grass and vine that has a debilitating effect on the mind! It is not poisonous, but it is very harmful to the mind. As a result, many people who suffer from insomnia dare not use this vine! This kind of grass vine is mostly found in Baiyue, and few people know about it!"
Master Xu looked at Bai Yan with a pretty face, and in a soft voice, told Bai Yan the medicinal herbs she had just asked about.
When it comes to treating diseases, Master Xu can only be regarded as ordinary, not as good as an experienced old doctor. When it comes to poisonous weeds alone, Master Xu, who has a rare talent, is a different kind of doctor. Like this smoke, maybe if it is replaced by an experienced doctor, it will be a different kind of doctor. You may not be able to smell it. Even if you see a soldier vomiting, you will only think that it is caused by the heavy smoke. The sleepiness is just the fatigue after the battle, which is human nature.
Master Xu, when he smelled it in the thick smoke, he could smell the difference, just like in the eyes of a doctor, he found a unique herbal medicine for healing among the wild grasses in the mountains, with an indescribable familiarity.
"Shenwei! The Chu army is going to attack the city at night!"
When HP heard Master Xu's words, his eyes froze, his whole body was shaken up, and he turned to look at Bai Yan.
Thinking of the actions of the Chu army in attacking the city just now, as well as Master Xu's words now, there was a lot of cold sweat behind HP's back.
As a former general of the Zhao State, Huipu, who was far away on the border of the Zhao State in the north and had never fought with the Chu Army, was completely frightened by the Chu Army's methods. Fortunately, Bai Yan issued orders one by one in an orderly manner. Fortunately, the people in the city , Master Xu is here.
"Can it be cured?"
Bai Yan did not rush to give orders, but looked at Master Xu.
Master Xu saw the eagerness in Bai Yan's eyes, and a feeling of need made Master Xu's mouth slightly raise. His beautiful eyes looked at Bai Yan in front of him, and he nodded gently.
At dusk, the sky is getting dark.
After the battle, there was occasionally a faint firelight outside the city wall, and occasionally a little smoke could be seen rising.
In a mansion in the city, in the main hall illuminated by many candle lights, Young Master Sheng stood up and shook his head in disbelief.
"Xiang's elite attacked the city! In the end, they didn't even capture the city. Instead, all the soldiers who climbed the city were killed?"
Gongzi Sheng was astonished when he heard the news that his servants spent a lot of money to find out. He couldn't imagine what he heard. If the Chu army retreated and Gongzi Sheng was puzzled, then he learned that the Chu army had sent Xiang's elite to attack the city from the beginning. Young Master Sheng felt that the silence outside the mansion was even more unimaginable.
Xiang's elite did not capture the city, and even the Qin army defending the city suffered few casualties.
"Tell me what happened in detail!"
Tian Ding looked at Young Master Zhen gasping for breath and kept saying "fortunately" and "fortunately". Tian Ding ignored it and looked at the servant.
Then, under the gazes of Young Master Sheng and Tian Ding, the servant told all the details of what he had learned.
Only then did Gongzi Sheng and Tian Ding realize that they had underestimated Bai Yan after all.
"Based on those words about surrendering soldiers, doesn't it mean that Bai Yan intended to let Wei State surrender its soldiers to achieve meritorious service from the very beginning?"
Tian Ding frowned more and more as he thought about it. After thinking of something, he was shocked. On his face, he kept reviewing the words Bai Yan said in the Qin soldiers' mouths, as well as the actions Bai Yan had done, one by one. Order.
Tian Ding suddenly woke up!
No wonder the elite Chu army was unable to break the city for a while. It turned out that Bai Yan had already been plotting this moment, in order to make those Wei soldiers surrender and fight the Chu army willingly.
"Bai Yan, Bai Yan!!!"
Tian Ding's eyes were a little shocked. In his dazed eyes, it was the first time he watched and figured out Bai Yan's leading troops in battle at such a close distance. Tian Ding finally realized why Bai Yan had never fought against the Xiongnu Yueshi before, or at Jingxing, Pengcheng's strange schemes were unexpected and astonished by the world.
Regret, a deep and unwilling regret, rose in Tian Ding's heart like never before.
Tian Ding couldn't help but think that this was supposed to be a famous general in the Qi court, but because of his selfishness, he rushed to Qin.
"Bai Yan! Bai Yan! Uncle Zong, I must bring Bai Yan back to Qi! I hope Uncle Zong will teach me!"
Tian Ding was shocked by Bai Yan's plan, let alone Gongzi Sheng, who had lived in Linzi since childhood and had never led an army. For a moment, Gongzi Sheng's eyes were red and eager. The appearance directly asked Young Master Sheng to look at Tian Ding and kneel down in front of Tian Ding.
This move.
It truly reflects Gongzi Sheng's desire for Bai Yan. It is estimated that if Bai Yan cannot be brought back to Qi this time, Gongzi Sheng will not be willing to accept it until his death.
But at this moment, Young Master Sheng, who was eager to take Bai Yan back to Qi Kingdom, never dreamed that when he had no choice but to beg his elders for advice, the uncle in front of him was already filled with regret.
Late at night.
Under the inspection of rows of Qin soldiers holding torches, suddenly beside the city road stairs, Qin soldiers holding crossbows one after another squatted down to the city road, and then bent over while continuously moving towards Walk along the city roads on both sides.
After a long time.
At a glance, under the moonlight, one can vaguely see the densely packed Qin soldiers in the hazy city road, holding long bows and arrows, waiting in the city road.
(End of chapter)
