It is said that generals have a will to die, and soldiers have no love for life. The general boosted morale in this way, and the soldiers below rushed more fiercely, completely using the Qin people's life-threatening fighting style.
The five captains, leading their respective teams, all rushed to the front.
Looking around, there are strings of soldiers on the ladder, advancing one after another.
As soon as his head showed up, the opponent's scimitar fell. On the Qin army's side, the swords also slashed forward, fighting for their lives.
Under the fierce offensive, Xirong was instantly unable to resist.
This siege didn't last long at all, and it wasn't considered brutal. In only about an hour, a large-scale Qin army had already attacked the city.
The reason for this is that the Xirong troops in Quanqiu are insufficient.
The second is the defense of the city wall, which is not the best of Xirong. What they are best at is plundering. Relying on the advantages of tall war horses and cavalry, they wreak havoc across the plains, sweeping through the plains like a strong wind.
Once on this kind of battlefield, their soldier quality, tactical level, equipment ordnance, and generals' command capabilities will be greatly reduced. This is why Xiping Pass was able to defend Xiping Pass for so long with only the rebels.
The fierce battle spread from the bottom of the city to the entire city defense. There were sounds of weapons clashing and miserable howls everywhere. People could be seen being chopped down with swords everywhere. The hatred from the past surged into my heart. When I thought of my home being destroyed and my parents and ancestors being slaughtered, many Qin soldiers The soldier's eyes were red with blood, and his face was covered with blood stains. He waved his sword fiercely regardless of the situation.
Xirong was defeated even faster.
The Rong general in the middle of the city defense was still shouting at the top of his lungs, trying to save the last bit of the situation, but soon, Wang He led his men to kill here.
He was wearing the armor of a Qin general and carried a sword in his hand. The tip of the sword was still dripping with blood. He was striding forward with a fierce momentum. When he met a Xirong soldier on the way, he didn't even look at it. He waved his sword and pointed it directly at the general.
Naturally, the other party also saw him. After they met, he yelled and fought with him without saying a word.
Xirong's hair was disheveled and he had no armor. The general was very tall and powerful when he swung his scimitar.
Wang He refused to dodge and struck a head-on blow. With the sound of gold and iron clashing, the two sides began a life-and-death fight.
The whole scene, soldiers against soldiers, against generals, is the final battle circle.
After fighting for more than ten rounds, the battle sword struck the scimitar fiercely. Wang He held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and the sword edge pressed against the blade. He roared angrily and tried his best to force the general to retreat and hit his back. city wall.
Without giving him a chance to deflect the sword blade, the war sword swiped down again.
With a pop, blood sprayed out, and Rong dropped the scimitar to the ground.
Such a situation also caused the last few Xirong soldiers to completely lose their fighting spirit. They screamed, turned around and ran away.
The pursuers and slashers followed closely behind, and they howled in agony.
The Qin army, which was fighting in various parts of the city defense, quickly joined forces, and the black flag was planted in the center of the city.
Wang He held the sword in one hand and the general's head in the other. Under the black banner, he shouted with blood all over his body: "Great Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years!!!"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
All the soldiers above and below the city began to raise their weapons and shouted in unison.
In Quanqiu City, the people of Xirong began to abandon everything and fled north, causing considerable chaos and leaving the city in a mess.
Although Xirong is very large, its population is very sparse, with only about two million people. There are not many residents in Quanqiu. Therefore, when the Qin army fully entered the city, almost all the Xirong people inside were gone. However, a lot of supplies were left behind.
As a nomadic people, their main occupation is herding sheep and horses, not to mention cattle and sheep. In the evening, the commander in charge of the inspection returned and began to report:
"General, in the battle of Inuqiu, our army beheaded 600 people, captured 1,000 cattle and sheep, and 180 horses."
There were only 600 Xirong soldiers in Quanqiu. This was something no one expected. After listening to the captain's report, Wang He nodded, "Very good. Transport all the horses back, slaughter the cattle and sheep, and store the meat to prepare military rations." ."
"At the same time, send a message to General Yang Heng about the situation in our department."
"No!" The captain cupped his fists.
In the era of cold weapons, war horses were very precious. An elite cavalry was the key to victory or defeat on the battlefield. Horses were not produced in many places in the Central Plains, but Xirong's war horses were tall and strong, and they galloped with lightning speed.
The Battle of Quanqiu, in the final analysis, was due to the inertial thinking of Xirong. Although they already knew that the Qin army was not easy to deal with, psychologically, they were used to plundering, and they still thought that only their own side would invade Qin, and the other side would not Maybe call.
Therefore, military defense of the border areas is not taken seriously.
A few days later, Black Rock City.
This place is not as easy to fight as Quanqiu. Due to its geographical location, it is more important to Xirong. It connects many nearby areas and serves as a hub. Therefore, it has about 10,000 troops all year round.
At present, the 40,000 Qin troops have launched a fierce offensive in an attempt to capture Black Rock with a blitzkrieg. However, after all, there are 10,000 Xirong troops here and they cannot be defeated in one go.
However, after this battle, the Xirong Army's shortcomings in the city attack were fully exposed, especially when facing the Qin Army's arrow array, they suffered countless casualties, and they did not have good defensive measures against catapults and other siege equipment.
It stands to reason that the party attacking the city is the most difficult, but considering various circumstances, the Xirong army suffered more serious losses.
Based on this problem, the Xirong generals in Black Rock City also launched an emergency military meeting.
In the meeting hall, someone first proposed the strategy of holding on and waiting for help, but it was directly rejected by Deputy General Blackstone. He said:
"City warfare is not the strength of our army. When it comes to defending the city, the enemy's armament, tactical command, and battlefield coordination are all superior to ours. Especially the Qin Army's arrow array, which is unparalleled in the world, and its crossbow bed is a powerful weapon. Our lethality is simply too great.”
"If we just wait for reinforcements and wait for the letter to be sent back to the capital, the king will send troops, and the reinforcements will arrive, it will take at least half a month. During this period, we will not be able to hold on."
"And our biggest advantage is the cavalry. But if we stay here, the cavalry will be useless, let alone reach the city defense."
After he finished speaking, General Blackstone also frowned deeply. After pacing back and forth, he looked at the deputy general and said, "What do you mean?"
"In my opinion, it is better to separate the two thousand cavalry and occupy the Shifengling on one side to form a complementary force with the Black Stone. When the Qin army attacks again, our cavalry can rush in from the flanks, or go around and sweep behind them, inflicting heavy losses. Its ministry.”
Upon hearing this, the Black Stone Lord's eyes lit up, and then he looked around and said, "What do you think?"
The generals looked at each other, and then someone said: "This can be said to be a good tactic. Our cavalry is outside and can look for suitable fighters."
"Well..." Lord Blackstone nodded slowly. After thinking about it, he immediately said, "That's it! Go down and make arrangements immediately!"
