If Geng Chenggang had made clear Dongyi's attitude earlier and submitted beforehand, there would still be no problem in seeking a county governorship.
But he wanted to separate himself from one side.
Thinking of taking the initiative in Emperor Qin's hands.
At present, Yang Heng refused a series of demands, and war enveloped Dadong City. Not only the core members of Dongyi were panicked, but the people in the city were also scared to death. All the doors and windows were closed, and not even a pedestrian was seen on the street.
However, Geng Chenggang did not give up his last hope and deployed the remaining 6,000 troops one by one.
The original Dongyi soldiers had been defeated long ago. These 6,000 people were basically gathered together before. They were not even a ragtag group. They were equivalent to being forced into the city defense. I don't know how many people wanted to escape.
The next day.
The Qin army came to the city.
Standing at the top of the city, I saw that on the large plain outside the city gate, the Qin army formed several square formations, with black armor and red tassels, stretching from heaven to earth.
With flying black flags, the messengers galloped back and forth between various military formations.
The scene is shocking and chilling.
This is not the vanguard force in the previous encounter, but the main force of the Qin army.
One after another, the siege weapons were slowly pushed forward.
Seeing this scene and this terrifying military appearance, Geng Chenggang's younger brother, Geng Chengqiang, swallowed hard on the top of the city.
The faces of the other Dongyi soldiers guarding the city were even more pale, and many of them had begun to tremble in their calves.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came, mixed with a slight dust.
A Qin general rode his horse to a stone's throw away and shouted in a loud voice:
"People in the city, listen!"
"Today the threat is coming, I urge you to surrender and attack the city quickly, maybe you can survive!"
"Otherwise, it will be too late to regret!"
The horses were riding back and forth, and the Dongyi soldiers on the city were sweating on their foreheads. Geng Chengqiang was so frightened by the scale of the Qin army's battle formation that he did not speak for a while.
"You little thieves, you are stubbornly resisting! You don't know the heights of the world!"
Seeing that no one responded, General Qin shouted angrily, pulled the reins, and returned to the formation.
On the side of the Qin army, seeing this situation, Yang Heng said: "It seems that Geng Chenggang's desire to separatist rule is not dead."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand: "Arrow array."
"Arrow formation ready!"
"Arrow array preparation——"
This was the first time that the Qin Army's arrow formation was used since the Dongyi was recovered.
With the flag raised high.
Wow!
Wow!
There was a neat sound of armor clashing, and the soldiers of the Qin army all drew their bows and pointed upwards.
"put!"
The flag is waved.
With a buzzing sound, the bowstring tightened, and countless sharp arrows shot out, seeming to tear the air.
The black arrow branches were densely packed, forming a long black curtain, blocking the sun in the sky.
ah! ? Geng Chengqiang subconsciously took a step back, his eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face, and he was a little frightened.
But he was frightened, and the arrow formation was already coming towards him!
When he finally raised his head, all he could see were dense black spots.
Plop, plop!
In just an instant, Geng Chengqiang was nailed into a hedgehog.
The powerful shooting force made him take several steps back, and then he fell to the ground against the wall, with blood bleeding from his mouth. He used his last bit of strength to say: "This is the Qin Army's arrow array."
He was frightened by the shady scene before, and the other Dongyi soldiers were even more so. The arrow array attacked and howled in agony.
Bang bang bang bang!
The sound of crackling continued, and the black arrows like dense rain penetrated the tiles, penetrated the doors and windows, and continued unabated. They were nailed to the wooden buildings everywhere, and the tails of the arrows were still trembling wildly.
After a round of arrow formation, looking at the entire city defense, there was no one alive, and the city towers were filled with carved feathers, densely packed and terrifying.
In the city, the Dongyi soldiers within the coverage of the arrow array were not spared. Bodies fell to the ground, and black arrows were stuck all over the ground. Those who survived screamed in terror, tripped to the ground, and saw ghosts. Same, use your hands and feet together, get up and run away.
"Run! Run quickly——"
"The Qin Army's arrow array is coming——"
Under the raging arrow formation, the Dongyi soldiers at the south gate were directly defeated, or they scrambled to escape, and they did not persist until the handover.
Of course, in a hand-to-hand fight, they would only die more miserably.
Seeing that no one came up to defend the city for a long time, except for arrows, corpses and splattered blood, it was quiet, and the Qin army was also puzzled.
After Yang Heng frowned slightly, he ordered: "Let's attack the city."
"promise!"
The flag is waved.
All the generals drew out their swords and pointed forward:
"Siege the city!"
"Kill--"
On the large plain outside the city gate, dust was flying, and the Qin army's infantry rushed towards the city gate like a tide.
There is no doubt that the south gate was easily breached.
The same was true for the other three places, and they did not encounter any decent resistance.
On Wang Lie's side of the east gate, after he entered the city, he was riding a war horse, with blood dripping from his sword in his hand. He pointed his finger in the air and shouted sternly: "Everyone put down their weapons! Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy!"
With one word, the shocked Dongyi soldiers retreated continuously, and then the sound of weapons falling to the ground was heard one after another, and everyone knelt down on the ground.
Dadong was defeated in a battle. The Qin army entered the city and began to quickly deploy defenses to fully occupy the entire city.
Everywhere in the streets, teams of Qin troops were running forward.
Yang Heng rode a war horse and held a whip in his hand. He looked around and said in a calm voice: "Don't let Geng Chenggang escape. Find all of them, including the slave owners who support him."
"No!" A Qin general took the order and left.
Geng Chenggang's residence.
"Big boss! Big boss"
The confidants ran over in a panic, falling down in the process. After getting up, they didn't care much, rolled and crawled into the hall, and said in a trembling voice: "It's not good, chief! The Qin army has captured Dadong City and is heading here." Come and kill!"
"So fast?" Geng Chenggang suddenly lost his mind. He had actually vaguely heard some of the movements outside.
"There are six thousand of us. How long has it been? How could we not hold it for an hour?"
he muttered.
The subordinates said anxiously: "Big leader, what's the use of talking about it now? You'd better find a way to escape quickly!"
"Escape? Where to escape?" Geng Chenggang smiled mockingly to himself: "Do you think you can escape?"
"Then what should we do?" His subordinates became even more anxious, like ants on a hot pot: "How about surrendering now?"
"Haha." Geng Chenggang laughed, then shook his head slightly, and said desolately: "Indeed, we should not have an attitude of trying to take advantage of Qin. If we had known this, we should have taken a stance as soon as possible after the demise of the Ling Kingdom."
He sighed and said: "I originally thought that I could separate one side and gain the initiative, but Emperor Qin is too strong."
Then, he picked up the sword and placed it across his neck.
"Big boss!" His subordinates hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
"There is no way to escape. It would be more honorable to die now." Geng Chenggang looked at him and after finishing his words, he used all his strength and committed suicide on the spot.
The sword fell to the ground, and his men threw themselves in front of his body, making a mournful cry.
Not long after, the sound of running infantry was heard, and Qin general Qiao Yun led his troops in.
Seeing this scene, Geng Chenggang's confidants quickly knelt down in front of him and said in a trembling voice: "I surrender, I beg the general to spare my life."
At this point, the Dongyi rebel forces were completely wiped out. (End of chapter)
