morning.
Qin General Wei Qing led the first, third, seventh and eighth infantry formations of Qin's Central Army, totaling 40,000, to approach the city.
On the large plain outside the city gate, black armor and red tassels formed several square formations.
Some large siege equipment has also been pushed forward.
Between each military formation, there were messengers galloping back and forth on horseback.
On the city defense, all the Ling soldiers had ugly faces, their hands holding their weapons were full of sweat, and how many of them had their Adam's apples slipping and secretly swallowed their saliva.
The siege team was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
The defenders of the city were full of nervousness and fear.
The morale of both sides has long been out of proportion.
Xinchang Mansion.
Wei Guang did not go to the front line. Instead, he sat behind a few cases directly above and closed his eyes to rest. He was not moved by the war at all, or in other words, he was already discouraged.
The sound of armor scraping was heard, and Ling General Fan Que stepped inside, clasped his fists and said: "Commander Wei! Now the Qin army has not attacked Yankou, but has already arrived at the city, and may launch an attack on Xinchang at any time. Why are you sitting still? Here it is.”
Wei Guang opened his eyes, looked at Fan Que, and said in a calm voice: "General, do you think Xinchang can withstand a battle?"
Fan Que said: "No matter what the situation is, since our army has been stationed in Xinchang, there is no reason not to fight. We also ask Commander Wei to deploy quickly to repel the Qin thieves."
Wei Guang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay, then let General Fan take full charge of war command to ensure that... the whole city is safe."
"This." Fan Que choked, but the opponent was the coach and had such an attitude. He couldn't do anything about it. The situation and the depressed mood also made him very angry. After a pause, he tilted his head and clasped his fists: " Farewell!"
After saying that, he turned around and left here.
Looking at Fan Que's back, Wei Guang had no intention of calling him out, because his heart had long been filled with despair.
The commander is like this, not to mention the soldiers below, not to mention that almost all the regular troops of the Ling Kingdom were taken to Yankou by Yin Dian, and the only ones left here are more than 30,000 young men who were forcibly recruited.
They have never been on the battlefield and have not received any military training. They are just a group of ordinary people who have been forced to put on armor.
After leaving Wei Guang, Fan Que hurried all the way towards the city defense.
At this time, the streets of Xinchang were already in chaos.
People everywhere were running for their lives in a panic, carrying baggage. Tables and chairs in shops on the street were overturned and it was a mess.
There were also many county soldiers among them. Fan Que grabbed one of them sharply and asked sternly: "As a soldier, you should protect the country and the people! Why are you running away!"
"I was farming at home, but I was captured by you! The Qin army has already attacked me. If you don't run away, are you going to stay here to die?" The surroundings were too chaotic, and the man shouted.
"You!" Fan Que was about to get angry, but the man raised his arms to push him away, ran away, and swarmed into the crowd.
"Having joined the army, how can you be a deserter!" Fan Que shouted and wanted to stop, but in this situation, if there were not several guards around him, he would have been knocked down by the chaotic crowd.
This scene left Fan short of breath, but time was running out, so he could only grit his teeth and quickly walk towards the front line.
Of course, the city defense side was not so chaotic. That was because there were several spirit generals guarding it.
By the time Fan Que arrived, some of the rocks and logs used to defend the city had been prepared. However, all the county soldiers on the city defense were pale and sweating from their temples. Many of them had never seen a war scene and their calves were already starting to tremble. .
Fan Que couldn't care about this at all. He only leaned forward and took a general look outside, and then asked: "How is the situation?"
A spirit general said: "Looking at the situation, the Qin army has deployed its siege echelon and is about to launch an attack."
Hearing this, Fan Que took a deep breath, then faced a group of county soldiers and said loudly:
"Although you were common people before, you have now joined the army. As soldiers, you must protect your home and country!"
"The Qin army has nothing to fear! As long as we hold Xinchang! Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Now he can only use empty reinforcements to boost morale, but these people are not regular troops at all, let alone voluntarily come to fight, so how can they be listened to.
Before he could mobilize again, there was already movement from the Qin army.
The soldiers were ordered to gallop on their horses.
General Qin shouted, and the trebuchets began to fill the oil jars.
Wei Qing took out his sword from its scabbard and pointed directly forward:
"Start the war!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The exciting war drums sounded.
Accompanied by loud shouts of killing:
"Kill--"
On the plain, the dust was flying and there were crowds of people.
Black armor surged towards the city gate like a tide.
The ladders one after another were carried by the soldiers and moved quickly.
It's time.
Wei Qing began to launch a comprehensive attack on Xinchang.
The trebuchets also bounced one after another, ejecting oil jars one after another, flying over the heads of the Qin army, and hitting various parts of the city defense one after another.
The fire oil splashed and exploded into balls of fire. Fan Que subconsciously raised his arms to avoid the scorching heat. At the same time, he did not forget to give a loud command: "The crossbowmen are ready to fight back——"
But these county soldiers had never been on the battlefield at all, and almost no one listened to him. Their ears were filled with miserable howls, and 'fire men' dancing wildly with their hands and feet, knocking down the crowd and causing chaos.
"Don't panic! Don't panic—"
He was still shouting.
But under the bombardment of the Qin army's oil altar, there was a burst of sound, followed immediately by a round of arrow formations.
The county soldiers had no experience facing the enemy and did not know how to cooperate with shields and bows. In addition, they were panicked and before they could react, they were shot over a large area, and the city wall defense line instantly became vacant.
At the same time, the Qin army had rushed to the bottom of the city, and ladders were quickly erected all over the city wall. The battlefield-experienced infantry of the Qin army did not pause at all, and began to use their hands and feet to climb up.
"Quick! Use falling rocks and rolling trees! Don't let the Qin army attack the city!"
Fan Que was still trying his best to command, but it was still the same. Most of the people were in panic, and only a few made any moves. However, the arrows fired by the Qin army continued, and many county soldiers had just raised stones and were still fighting. Before he could hit it, he was hit by random arrows and fell down the city with a howl.
In such a situation, there was no need to fight at all. No wonder Wei Guang had that mentality, because he knew deeply that these county soldiers would definitely be defeated in one blow.
The outbreak of the Battle of Xinchang was probably the easiest time for the Qin army. It didn't even take half an hour. The Qin army on each ladder had already jumped up and attacked the city.
Once the gap opens, there is a steady stream.
As soon as they reached the top of the city, it was a face-to-face hand-to-hand battle. Facing the wolf-like Qin army, the county soldiers were expected to do well.
They were already in a mess, but at this time they just threw away their weapons and fled away.
"Come back! Come back everyone! Hold on! Don't run away -"
Fan Que was still shouting at the top of his lungs, but no one was listening to him.
