The Jin envoys returned to important areas without success. The news spread back to Jin, and the King of Jin was furious again.
I thought that with the prosperity of Jin for generations, no one in the world would dare to offend him, but King Liang took the opportunity to seize Guangling.
At this time, the Jin State was actually in a dilemma. Since most of its domestic troops were tied up at Shanyuguan, it was no longer possible to really send troops to the Liang State. If so, it would have to fight on two fronts. If Yan and Ling join the battle again, the Jin Kingdom will be doomed!
Therefore, the King of Jin had to eat this mute loss even if he didn't want to eat it. It was precisely because of this that the King of Liang recognized this and dared to take Guangling.
But even if he knew the situation, King Jin could not bear this breath. He was losing his temper in the Chaoyi Hall. At this moment, he had already thrown the bamboo slips onto the hall.
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Jin carefully picked up the bamboo slips and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, calm down. The war is over. The current situation does not allow our country to attack Liang again. The matter of Guangling can only be dealt with later."
"But here is the battle report! With Ren Ying's superior force, he still can't break through the Shanyu Pass! The two countries of Huan and Chu are doing despicable things!" The King of Jin now wants to destroy Qin immediately, and then turn around and clean up Liang Guo, but the reality was not as he wished.
The Prime Minister of Jin said: "Huan Chu acted like this, which is really unfaithful to the allies. But on the Wu side, the King of Wu is attacking Qin with all his strength. Once Ningyang is captured by the Wu army, the Qin Lord will not have enough troops to take care of both sides. The Yu Pass will also be broken. Therefore, Your Majesty, there is no need to be anxious and you can watch the battle in Ningyang."
He was right. King Wu was indeed attacking Qin with all his strength because he wanted to be the first to enter Qin and annex Shu.
And Xiao Yuan was in Ningyang, with Xia Ping as his general and 30,000 Qin troops stationed there. These 30,000 Qin troops did not have any reinforcements! Xia Ping could only rely on himself to withstand the attack of 100,000 Wu troops.
Prime Minister Jin's words somewhat calmed King Jin's anger, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
At the same time, Ningyang.
In the three battlefields of Shanyuguan, Guangling and Ningyang, this is the most intense place of the battle!
Xia Ping led 30,000 soldiers and refused to give in, launching a fierce counterattack against the Wu army.
At this point in the war, the Wu army had been attacking the city for more than twenty days, but they were still unable to break through.
The soldiers of both sides spilled blood at the city gate many times. The Qin army alone had more than 20,000 dead, and only 8,000 soldiers were left to fight. This shows how tragic the battlefield was.
Because the Wu army was attacking the city, the losses were even more severe. More than 50,000 people were killed and over 10,000 were seriously injured. The number of troops available to fight was less than 40,000.
Forty thousand against eight thousand, still five times the enemy. At this time, the Wu army's commander-in-chief Huangfu Ye was already preparing for the final decisive battle against Ningyang.
As for the Qin army, due to the war for more than 20 days, there is obviously a shortage of stone, rolling logs and other defensive equipment. If they cannot defend the city tomorrow, the Wu army will fully invade Qin.
In the meeting hall, generals gathered together, and people's faces were a little solemn.
Someone said: "General, our army has insufficient equipment to defend the city. If the Wu army attacks again tomorrow, I am afraid we will have to fight face-to-face hand-to-hand combat with them."
Xia Ping's armor and battle robe still looked like it was soaked in blood. He put his helmet on the table and hung his sword on his waist. He looked around and said: "This battle is related to the safety of the entire Qin Dynasty. The lord will take on important tasks." Leave it to us, Ningyang must not be lost, no matter what! You must keep it even if you can't!"
"Having said that, how does the general want to fight?" A partial general couldn't help but ask.
This was a critical issue, but Xia Ping didn't think too much about it and immediately said in a loud voice:
"Since we don't have enough equipment to defend the city, we should take the initiative to turn on the switch! Kill the entire army and fight the Wu army head-on!"
"this……"
Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look at each other.
Xia Ping added: "According to the battle report, the Wu army has been attacking the city for more than 20 days, and its strength is less than 40,000. However, we still have 8,000 men who dare to fight! Eight thousand versus 40,000, do you dare to fight?"
The generals looked at each other again.
"I'm just asking you, do you dare to fight?" Xia Ping asked with a glare.
"Dare!" At this moment, the enthusiasm of the generals was also aroused.
"Okay!" Xia Ping said in a loud voice: "Tomorrow's battle, I, the general, will be the first to go into battle and kill the enemy! Tell the soldiers below! This battle will be the key battle to determine the outcome! Win! We are The first achievement in this battle!”
"I have the order!" All the generals clasped their fists together.
Not only did Xia Ping's armor have no time to clean due to the war, he looked like he was covered in blood, but so did the generals of the Qin army.
The next morning, the Wu army was indeed preparing to attack the city again. Before the battle began, Huangfu Ye said with confidence: "Looking at the previous battle, the Qin army has exhausted all its city defense equipment. In today's battle, our army will mainly attack the ladder, and the opponent will not be able to attack the city." Stones and rolling wood will not put much pressure on our army. As long as they can climb the city wall, the Qin army will be in chaos and then completely defeated!"
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, before his deputy general could answer, the gate of Ningyang City suddenly opened wide, and then, countless Qin troops swarmed out...
"General, look! The Qin army actually took the initiative to fight out!"
"Huh!?" Huangfu Ye suddenly frowned, looking a bit incredulous. Soon, he also reacted and immediately waved his hand: "Quick! Get ready to meet the enemy!"
On the top of the city, the drums began to beat loudly.
"Soldiers! Follow me and kill -"
Xia Ping took the lead, holding a sword and rushing to the front of the crowd. Behind him were countless Qin army soldiers.
Most of these soldiers were veterans. They had experienced more than twenty days of bloody battles in the previous time. It could be said that they had crawled out from the dead. Their combat prowess can be imagined.
And under the leadership of the general Xia Ping, everyone also burst out with a roar:
"Kill--"
The eight thousand warriors who dared to fight were fierce and attacked the enemy. Because they did not expect that the Qin army would come out, the Wu army was a little panicked for a while. Under the command of its general, there were also archers and crossbowmen who began to attack continuously. Shoot the arrow.
Arrows from both sides shot back and forth, and amidst the chaos of arrows, they soon met, and then there was a hand-to-hand exchange.
Xia Ping was at the front. Once he made contact, he swung two swords fiercely without even looking, and the two Wu soldiers were immediately chopped to the ground by him.
The war has broken out. In a corner of the battlefield, a Qin soldier had just killed a Wu soldier, but was stabbed by several halberds at the same time. But before he died, the Qin soldier opened his eyes wide, roared and waved. With one strike, Wu Jun was killed in front of him.
The Qin people are warlike and their soldiers are despised by other countries. If they participate in the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains this time, the bravery of their soldiers will definitely make people fearful.
This battle lasted for who knows how long, and the pitiful howls filled the whole place without interruption.
From time to time, someone is stabbed to the ground by a halberd...
On the ground, corpses fell one after another, and blood was splashed everywhere.
Xia Ping's resolute cheeks were already stained with enemy blood, blurring his true appearance.
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