General Qin

As the sunset slanted to the west, when the sound of golden gongs sounded, the attacking Qin army retreated like a tide, dragging their tired bodies back to the barracks.

The blood-stained city walls are even more dazzling in the setting sun, the stumped limbs and broken arms can be heard everywhere, and the painful groans can be heard everywhere, which can be described as a complete interpretation of the words that human life is worthless.

Zhao Tuo looked at this scene from a distance, and felt rejoiced in his heart.

"Wuyang, guarded by a remnant army and a defeated general, can withstand the Qin army for nearly a month. Fortunately, Wang Jian did not attack in the cold winter, otherwise, I don't know how many people died."

Under the leadership of Qin Wuji, Wuyang City was as solid as a rock, firmly blocking the Qin army's way to push Yandi.

Only by taking this city, can the Qin army gallop in the field of Dukang in the rear without any scruples, otherwise it will be like a choke, and part of the troops will be pinned down here, unable to attack Jidu with all its strength.

Because the city is too strong, and the residents in the city are all the old people of Yandi, facing the attack of the Qin army, they all struggled to defend their homes. As a result, the Qin army under Wang Jian's command attacked the city for almost a month. Still failed to capture Wuyang City.

However, it was not without gains, under the repeated attacks of the Qin army's various siege equipment such as siege vehicles, building carts, ladders, and even catapults. The soldiers in Wuyang City suffered heavy casualties, and almost everyone was injured. It seems that it will be broken within a month at most.

But Wang Jian couldn't wait any longer. Not only was the Qin army casualties caused by the siege, but also because King Yan and his son did not wait to die. , and even important ministers within the Qin State, intending to put pressure on the King of Qin.

Whether Yan Guo's diplomatic strategy is useful or not is not mentioned for the time being.

But Yan Wangxi's conscription did put a kind of pressure on the Qin army.

After all, Yan State is one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Even the weakest one has more than two million citizens. There are also.

Therefore, Wang Jian wanted to attack Wuyang, the capital, and take Jicheng directly before Yan's new army was assembled.

"Ten Zhang, what do you think we escorted these captives here? Could it be that the general wants these captives to attack the city?"

Hei Hiu followed behind Zhao Tuo and asked carelessly, but fortunately he now also knew that respect should be respected among Shiwu, and he dared not call A Tuo anymore, but called Zhao Tuo the head of the village.

During the nearly one month when the army besieged Wuyang, Zhao Tuo and other wounded soldiers stayed in the camp at Nanyishui to recuperate. After all, the level of medical care is limited in this era. Once injured, it is basically impossible to go to the battlefield until the wound heals.

And even if the injuries he suffered were not fatal, he was afraid that the wounds would be infected and he would die later.

Fortunately, the lives of Zhao Tuo and others were high, and the weather had just started in spring and was not too hot. Fortunately, the wound healed without any microbial infection. Except for Zhu's serious injury, who remained in the rear, these wounded soldiers were reorganized, filled in, and went to the battlefield.

Unsurprisingly, Zhao Tuo was promoted to a military official at the rank of chief of the village with the third-level title of hairpin, and he could command fifty soldiers under him.

As the head of the village, it is natural to appoint the chiefs and corps chiefs of the subordinates, just like Liang Guang, Jiangzhu, the head of the village, appointed the chief of the chief.

Zhao Tuo flattered his ancestors' tradition of nepotism, and appointed Gengshi's Shejian, Xiaobai, Heiqi, and even Xiqigu as chiefs.

Several of them now have the titles of dukes, and their promotion to Shichang also complies with the legal procedures.

Although some soldiers who also have duke titles are not convinced, there is nothing they can do. Who told them not to be Zhao Tuo's cronies.

The new Shiwu was formed and continued to belong to the original Hundred General Lu Wu.

Although Lu Baijiang was also promoted to a level in this battle, it is a pity that the five hundred masters who are further up the military rank do not need to charge into the battle. It is enough for the head of the village to lead the charge, so there are basically no deaths in battle, and naturally there is no vacancy for Lu Baijiang to replace.

Lu Baijiang is still a hundred generals.

After the formation was completed, their reserve force received a reinforcement order from the general and escorted a group of Yan army prisoners.

Looking at the side, under the deterrence of the Qin army's spears and halberds, the prisoners who were advancing honestly. Zhao Tuo didn't answer Hei Hip's question directly, but looked at the other elders and asked, "What do you think the general ordered the prisoners to come here for?"

"Ah? I think it's possible to let these captives go to attack the city. With so many people, at least they can consume the arrows and logs in the city." Xiaobai expressed his thoughts.

Zhao Tuo smiled and said nothing.

Xi Qigu thought for a while, and said: "I guess the general may want to behead these captives in front of the city, intimidate the soldiers in the city, and scare them into surrendering."

Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, Xi Qigu's words were higher than Xiaobai's.

But it's not right either.

These days, there are indeed incidents of killing prisoners in front of the city and intimidating the soldiers in the city. But that kind of situation is generally only useful when the army in the city is unstable and the guards are timid.

Now Qin Wuji swears to defend the city to the death, not afraid of intimidation at all. The soldiers and people in the city were also afraid of being slaughtered by the Qin army, and they all resisted desperately. If Wang Jian massacred the captives in front of Wuyang City, it would only make the soldiers and people in the city more determined to resist.

Just like when Tian Dan tricked General Yan into cutting off the noses of the captives outside Jimo City, instead of scaring the people in the city, it aroused hatred and ended in a big defeat.

Wang Jian was an experienced fighter, so it was impossible for him to do such a thing.

Zhao Tuo's gaze finally fell on Shejian, and there was a look of expectation in his eyes.

She Jian frowned, and finally said: "The prisoners of the Yan army escorted this time are all able to write or speak fluently, probably related to this."

Zhao Tuo nodded, Shejian really is a person who pays attention to details.

All the captives of the Yan army who were escorted were carefully selected, either they could write the Yan language, or they were articulate and eloquent.

Another point that She Jian may not have noticed is that many of the prisoners of Yan State have relatives and brothers in Wuyang City.

Judging from the perspective of Zhao Tuo's later generations, Wang Jian should have decided to use the technique of attacking the mind because he saw that a strong attack would fail.

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big camp.

"General, the prisoners of the Yan army have arrived in the camp." Lieutenant General Xin Sheng reported.

Wang Jian laughed loudly: "Alright, now that the captives have arrived, Wuyang City will be ready to fall."

"Sun Tzu said: The first is to attack the enemy, the next is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city. Before this general, he lost his head and focused on attacking the city. Instead, he violated the taboo of military strategists."

Xin Sheng hurriedly said: "General, don't blame yourself, it's because Wuyang City is too strong, if it is replaced by another small city, with our army strength, it has already been defeated in one battle."

Wang Jian waved his hand and said, "Stop comforting me, I am indeed old. Go ahead, let those captives write on silk and shoot them into the city. Then let them go to the city day and night to preach that the soldiers and people in the city, as long as they surrender You don’t have to kill them, but if you want to fight to the end, you will be slaughtered on the day the city is destroyed!”

"only!"

Xin Sheng received the order and went out of the account to supervise the matter.

Wang Jian looked outside the tent, the flag was fluttering in the wind.

"Qin Wuji, you swear to defend the city to the death. But are the other people in the city also determined to die?"

Unfortunately, when the protagonist leveled up, the author was removed. It just happened to be only one place away from being promoted to recommendation, and I cried and fainted.

I asked the editor when I was collecting 1100 before. The actual follow-up is 170, and the ratio is less than ten. They all said it is okay. It proves that many friends who collect this book are looking after it, but the collection base is much less than other books in the same period.

I feel that my writing may be too flat, coupled with too many references, it does not meet the tastes of most people and is biased towards the minority.

But the tone of this book has been set, that is, under the style of textual research, the protagonist gradually upgrades, grows bigger step by step, and grows up to have more room for display. Political struggles and governance, invention and creation, seem to be slow.

I also hope that book lovers who like this book will give a lot of support, follow up and read the latest chapters every day, and after reading up, you can still recommend it through the resurrection competition.

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