When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other.
Bu Shuo said unhurriedly: "As for the Qin army's crossing of the river, we can attack them halfway across the river. You must know that the Yellow River Basin and its branch waterways are still under the control of our army."
The deputy general said: "So, Commander Bu is planning to abandon Zhanghua. In this case, should we inform General Gong Chao?"
"No, let him continue to guard Zhanghua." Bu Shuo said directly: "Zhanghua can be lost, but if it is lost, it must be valuable. At least, it cannot be obtained so easily by the Qin army."
"This..." People looked at each other again.
Even a fool understood what Bu Shuo meant.
The biased general moved his lips and said tentatively: "But Commander Bu, General Gong Chao has great military exploits and has always done his duty faithfully. If, if..."
At this point, he did not dare to say any more, but secretly glanced at Bu Shuo's face.
The latter did not hesitate and said neatly: "It is a lifetime honor for a general to die in battle and be wrapped in horse leather! The gains and losses of Zhanghua involve the loss of the Qin army's strength. It is absolutely impossible to surrender. This is because Gong Chao is a soldier." Responsibility!"
After that, he added: "If he asks for help, tell him that the reinforcements will arrive soon, and ask him to defeat the Qin army!"
This is to give the other side hope and let them fight to the last moment.
It can be seen from this that Bu Shuo was very ruthless in his use of troops. Even if he gave up a place, the enemy would lose his troops and generals.
He is not as disciplined and restrained as Huang Zu. In other words, at certain times, he is more difficult to deal with than Huang Zu.
The generals understood what he meant and became somewhat silent.
At this time, of course Gong Chao didn't know that the main force was already planning to abandon Zhanghua, but he was still holding on desperately, and he was personally on the front line, directing the battle.
On the Qin army's side, the person in charge of the siege was Xu Rong, who had received the death order from Yan Qi. If he could not defeat Zhanghua, it would be impossible to retreat.
One of the two sides thought that there were reinforcements, and the other had to capture this place. Therefore, the battle was extremely fierce. The bricks and stones on the entire wall of the city had long been dyed red by the blood of the soldiers on both sides. There were ladders on top of the ladders, all of which were filled with people fighting for their lives. The soldiers of the Qin army who climbed up were constantly hit by falling rocks and rolling trees, and arrows were shot back and forth. The scene was extremely bloody.
After fighting like this for five or six days, Zhanghua's troops were insufficient and already in danger.
On this day, a fierce battle broke out again. On the top of the city, Ling General Gong Chao had already been killed and covered in blood. He grabbed a soldier and asked sternly: "Where are the reinforcements! Where are the reinforcements!"
The soldier was grabbed by the collar, and his face almost turned pale with fright. He stammered: "I said... I said I should have arrived yesterday, but...but..."
"Ah!!" Gong Chao was furious and pushed him away, his eyes widened: "Tell Bu Shuai! Zhang Hua! We can't hold on any longer!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shook his sword and roared with his hair and beard spread out: "Kill -"
It can be seen from this that Lingjiang also has many strong-willed men.
On the city defense, Lingjun's soldiers were retreating steadily, and the situation was irreversible.
At the city gate, a siege vehicle was hanging thick and sharp wooden stakes, and a large group of Qin troops worked together to violently hit the city gate again and again.
"one two three!"
"one two three!"
With a bang, the tall and heavy city gate finally could no longer withstand it. The door bolts, pillars and other things cracked and broke. The spirit army holding the gate inside also let out a miserable howl, and people fell on their backs.
"The city gate is broken! Brothers, kill -"
With their swords raised high, countless Qin soldiers began to shout loudly and rush in crazily.
Xu Rong also jumped up the ladder to the top of the city. In the chaos of the battle, he quickly saw Gong Chao. Without saying a word, he held a bloody sword in one hand and headed towards him menacingly.
At this time, Gong Chao was actually at the end of his strength. Leng Ran slashed with his sword. He quickly parried, but the powerful shock made him take several steps back and hit the city wall behind him.
Before he could regain his balance, the sword came again and came down on his head.
As a last resort, Gong Chao could only raise his sword.
With a clang, the blade struck the edge of the sword hard, piercing the eardrum.
Xu Rong's martial arts skills are not low, and he used all his strength with this sword.
Gong Chao's shoulders collapsed instantly, his face turned red, and he clenched his teeth tightly as he pushed forward.
But Xu Rong suddenly exerted force again. With a click, the sword suddenly moved down and cut into Gong Chao's neck in an instant. Xu Rong did not pause and pulled hard!
Blood splattered, and Gong Chao spun around and fell to the ground. His eyes were still wide open until he died.
After finishing it, Xu Rong didn't even look at it. He pointed his sword forward: "Kill--"
The few remaining and defeated Ling Army soldiers were now even more helpless to fight back. Many of them were overwhelmed by the crowd while fighting and retreating, and some others turned around and ran away. , but was chased and slashed by a sword, and fell into a pool of blood.
General Ling Gong Chao died in battle, and the Qin army successfully captured Zhanghua.
But this battle was worthwhile for the main force of the Ling Army, because Gong Chao not only blocked it for five or six days, but also consumed nearly 30,000 Qin troops here.
For Bu Shuo, this is exactly the result he wants to see.
After occupying Zhanghua, Xu Rong seemed extremely excited and rushed to the county government immediately.
At this moment, the place was in a mess, with things scattered everywhere on the ground. As soon as Xu Rong entered the county hall, a young general ran over quickly, clasped his fists and bent down and said: "General, the Zhanghua County Magistrate has already escaped in advance. "
This was expected. Xu Rong did not say more about this, but changed the topic and said: "What about his concubines? Are they all here?"
"Here, they all ran away." The young general returned truthfully.
"What a hateful dog official!" Xu Rong was furious and looked a little unhappy. It was obvious that he wanted to kidnap the official's concubine for fun.
Seeing that everyone had fled, he had no choice but to sit down behind the main case and said carelessly: "General, I am exhausted from the bloody battle in Zhanghua. Go and get some good wine and food right away."
"Yes!" The young general quickly accepted the order.
At the same time, a certain residence in the city.
There was a woman on the ground, about seventeen or eighteen years old, her clothes were messy, her eyes full of fear, and she kept crawling back.
"Help! Help..."
There was also a Qin soldier on her body, his eyes were burning, he grabbed her ankle, pulled the woman back, and at the same time pulled hard on her body.
There was a sound of clothes breaking, and the snow-white skin was immediately exposed to the eyes. The red belly and the round and bulging chest were so attractive.
Seeing this scene, the soldier swallowed hard. He couldn't help it, but now he became even crazier. He began to savagely tear at Dudu, and at the same time he hurriedly pulled at his waistband.
The woman couldn't resist, so she could only cry and beg for mercy:
"Please, Master, let me go, let me go..."
Her eyes were full of tears, but in this situation, the soldier's bestiality was revealed and he had already lost his mind, so he could not care about her begging for mercy.
