The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the evening, Zhao Shou looked at today's battle report in the Zhao army's camp. He felt as cold as winter in his heart. He had just started a battle with the Wei army and suffered such a defeat. Looking at what was written in the battle report, 27,000 people, 27,000 people were just like this. It was gone in an instant. Now he only has more than 40,000 people left in his hands.

Before the war began, he had 70,000 men in his hands, but only 40,000 were left after the first battle. Seeing how worried he was, the soldiers on the side said with concern:"General, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Although we were defeated in the first battle, we still have 40,000 troops. As long as we rely on the water to defend, the Wei army will never be able to break through the defense line.

" After the soldier's words, he sighed and said:"How is the morale of the whole army?" The soldier replied:"General, due to the defeat in the first battle today, our soldiers are very low." After hearing this, Zhao Shou said:"Let me tell you, tonight Have a good rest and return to Huishui Camp early tomorrow morning""General."

Late late at night, all the troops in Zhao Jun's camp were asleep. The camp was very quiet. There were only a dozen Zhao troops guarding the camp gate, and the defense was very loose.

A Wei army quietly walked near the camp, and a Wei Jun lieutenant said softly:"Crossbowmen, prepare"——put! Dozens of arrows were shot at the group of Zhao soldiers. The Zhao soldiers were unprepared and suffered heavy casualties. They fell to the ground. Weiss saw it not far away and ordered:"Nod, let go." Wutai behind him The trebuchet threw the cupping jars at the Zhao army's camp. Boom~~ Several cupping jars fell down, igniting dozens of tents at once.

Zhao Jun in the camp was awakened by the light of the fire, and a group of Zhao Jun soldiers were burned in agony by the fire. The whole camp was filled with cries for help and howls,"Help, help." Wei Si saw that the Zhao army was in chaos and ordered:"The whole army attacks." Kill - kill -, the shouts of kill continued, and the general of the Zhao army had already When I woke up, I saw that the camp was in chaos.

The soldiers have also arrived next to Zhao Shou and said:"General, the whole army is in chaos. Come with us quickly." Zhao Shou looked at this situation and said:"No, I won't leave. I haven't been defeated yet. I haven't been defeated yet. Quickly organize a defense." All the soldiers looked at it and said,"Follow your orders, general."

Several captains tried to organize a defense and shouted:"Don't panic, hurry up and defend the enemy." Some Zhao soldiers heard the commander's voice. , also drew his sword and fought with the Wei army. Kill - attack with the entire army and annihilate the Zhao army. Zhao Shou also continued to gather Zhao soldiers to fight back.

Wei Cuo also commanded the army to annihilate the Zhao army. A Wei soldier said to him:"General, I found that the enemy's general's battle flag is in the southeast." When Wei Cuo heard about it, he said:"Send troops to surround Zhao army quickly. Whoever kills the Zhao army's general will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins.""Heavy rewards must be rewarded by brave men. Wei soldiers attacked Zhao Shou's location frantically. Zhao Shou saw more and more Wei soldiers approaching and grabbed the Chang Ge from the soldiers on the side. With one swing, he killed three Wei soldiers. Soldiers, a Wei military captain saw that it was the general of the Zhao army.

He said loudly:"This man is the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army. The general ordered that whoever kills the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins." After hearing this, all the Wei soldiers rushed towards Zhao Shou. Zhao Shou stabbed left and right with the sword in both hands. After a few breaths, After killing ten people, Zhao Shou laughed so loudly that he threw the gun on the ground, drew his sword and rushed forward. Several Wei soldiers rushed over to fight with him. In just a few rounds, he killed several people, including two Wei military captains. Seeing that he was so brave, Zhao Shou drew his sword and rushed to kill him. Zhao Shou turned around and stabbed one to death, and then changed his hand and hacked to death another. In this way, Zhao Shou killed dozens of Wei soldiers and two Wei military captains.

Zhao Shou looked back and saw that all the soldiers around him had been killed. When he arrived, he looked at the Wei army surrounding him and smiled, saying,"Come on!"——In other parts of the camp, the Zhao army was still fighting against the Wei army. Suddenly someone said:"The general of the Zhao army is dead. Attack with the whole army and annihilate the Zhao army." When Zhao Jun heard that the general was dead, he looked around again, but the general's flag was nowhere to be seen. A Zhao Jun soldier said:"Run away."

In the sound of fleeing, countless Zhao Jun began to flee. They were defeated like a mountain. Wei Jun's chariots rushed into the Zhao Jun camp and killed Zhao soldiers everywhere. Some Zhao Jun The soldiers, led by several generals, fled towards Huishui. When they arrived at Huishui, they found that all the pontoon bridges were burned. They wanted to go back, but saw Wei army chariots coming to pursue them.

Regardless of the coldness of the water, some soldiers jumped into the river one after another in the desire to survive. When the Wei army arrived, the Wei army's crossbowmen fired arrows at the Zhao army soldiers in the river. The sound of trumpets and pleas for mercy echoed along the banks of the Huishui River, and the place where men and women once loved each other became a purgatory on earth.

In the morning, the Huishui River had been dyed red, and the corpses of Zhao soldiers were piled up on the ground. Wei Cuo led the generals to the Huishui River, looked at the Zhao territory on the other side of the Huishui River, and said:"The whole army is crossing the river. , attack Zhongmou."

Three days later, the defender of Zhongmou City of Zhao State looked at the Wei army under the city and said to the soldiers:"The whole army defends." Wei Cuo looked at Zhongmou of Zhao State (Zhongmu was once the capital of Zhao State) and said:" The whole army attacks the city." Dozens of catapults behind them threw hundreds of kilograms of boulders at Zhongmou City. The Zhao soldiers on the city ran away after seeing the boulders above their heads, and dozens of stone bombs hit the city wall. , several holes were suddenly made in the city wall.——Shoot the arrow.

The rain of arrows covered the clouds and the sun. Zhao Bing could only hide behind the female wall to protect himself from the rain of arrows.——attack! The soldiers of the Wei army pushed the ladder towards Zhongmou City. The guard general of the Zhao army saw that it was a ladder and hurriedly said to the soldiers on the side:"Hurry up and fire the arrows, don't let the ladder lean against the city wall." The Zhao soldiers fired arrows in a panic, and more than a hundred people on the city were killed. The archers fired together, and the Wei soldiers under the city quickly raised their shields. Some of the slower soldiers were shot into hedgehogs."Quick, use the cart to push down the ladder." Several Zhao soldiers immediately hit the ladder with the wooden cones on the cart. A ladder fell down and hit several Wei soldiers below after being hit by the wooden cone.

The Wei military captain below ordered:"Fire arrows and shoot down the Zhao soldiers above me." Ten Wei soldiers shot at the Zhao soldiers, and with a brush, the Zhao soldiers were shot off the city wall."One, two, three, push." ​​Boom~~ The five ladders finally reached the city wall after many hardships. Weiss from behind saw the ladders leaning against the city wall and said:"All the soldiers in the army, kill them. The one who climbs the city first will be rewarded a hundred taels." Heavily rewarded, there must be brave men. A group of Wei soldiers held swords in their hands and attacked through the ladder. The Zhao army guard personally led his troops to resist. As soon as a Wei soldier climbed up the city wall, he was stabbed down to the city wall with a long halberd. He was unwilling to give up. fell, but the death of this Wei soldier could not prevent the Wei army from ascending the city.

On the city wall, Zhao Jun was resisting desperately. A siege truck gradually pushed towards the city gate. Guardsman Zhongmu, who was covered in blood, saw that it was a siege truck and shouted:"Quick, pour the kerosene on the siege truck." Burn it for me." Two Zhao soldiers took a bucket of kerosene. Just as they were about to fall down, a few arrows hit them. The siege truck was also pushed under the city gate. The siege truck weighing several thousand kilograms The hammer was pulled by ten Wei soldiers together, and the city gate was shaken by the impact.

Finally, a Wei soldier took the lead in ascending the city and killed several Zhao soldiers. Under his cover, more and more Wei soldiers climbed onto the city wall. They formed a formation and began to harvest the Zhao soldiers on the wall. General Zhongmu His eyes were very frightened and he said:"Quickly, push them down the city." However, after Wei soldiers continuously boarded the city, the Zhao army on the wall could no longer hold on.

With a bang, the city gate was smashed by a siege engine. The entire Wei army cheered. Wei Si drew his sword and shouted:"The city gate has been broken, the whole army attacks." Kill - kill. Finally, after a burst of shouts of killing, the Zhao army's resistance became less and less, until the city wall The siege ended only after the Wei army's flag was finally planted. Wei Si immediately ordered:"The whole army goes to Yecheng and goes straight to Handan!" After Zhao Hou read the battle report in the Zhao Guochao Hall

, the battle report in his hand fell directly from his hand, and the 70,000-strong army was wiped out. He collapsed directly on the throne and looked at the ministers in despair. All the ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to meet Zhao Hou's eyes.

Because the prime minister of Zhao State, Gong Zhongle, was ill, he did not go to court. Zhao Hou waited for an unknown period of time, but no minister got up to worry about him. An unknown fire surged up in his heart and he yelled:"A bunch of stupid pigs, eating the food I gave you, bragging about it when nothing happens, but when the country is ruined and the family is ruined, I can't think of anything, what's the use of raising you." , pigs are more useful than you!!!"

After scolding, a soldier covered in blood ran into the court, knelt down and cried:"Your Majesty, the Wei army has defeated Zhongmou and reached Yecheng of Wei State. We, Handan of Zhao State, They were surrounded by two sides!" After everyone heard what the soldiers said, the ministers were shocked. Zhao Hou wanted to stand up but was unable to do so. Seeing these ministers, he cursed again:"Others have attacked the capital, what did you pigs think of? There is no way!!"

After hearing Zhao Hou's urging, no one answered, and his head dropped even lower, almost touching the floor. When Zhao Hou wanted to scold again, the guards outside the palace came in and said:"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, please see me." After hearing this, Zhao Hou said:"Please come in quickly, Prime Minister." Prime Minister Gong Zhong Le stood on crutches and slowly entered the court. , all the courtiers' eyes were fixed on the prime minister. When Zhao Hou saw Gong Zhongle going to court despite being ill, he quickly said:"Prime Minister, there is no need to be more polite." The prime minister thanked him:"Your Majesty, I have heard that the Wei army defeated Zhongmu. , has now arrived at Yecheng, and is approaching Handan from two directions." Zhao Hou asked:"What good strategy does the prime minister have?" Send a large army to defend the Zhangshui area, whether the Wei army attacks from the direction of Zhongmou or from Yecheng Any attack must pass through the Zhangshui River. Therefore, as long as our army defends the Zhangshui River, it can prevent the Wei army from advancing directly to Handan."

After hearing this, Marquis Zhao quickly said, well, this time the defense of Zhangshui will be led by the Prime Minister himself, leaving only 50,000 troops to defend the Zhangshui." Gong Zhongle said:"Your Majesty, I can also defend the Zhangshui."

Ye Guo of Wei. Cities

Wei Cuo looked at the map of the Zhangshui area. Suddenly, his fingers were on two cities, and his plan was already in his mind. I thought: Zhangshui, Zhangshui, in this attack on Zhao, I, Wei Cuo, must kill 100,000 Zhao troops. In this battle, I, Wei Cuo, must surrender Zhao to Wei. Gong Zhongle, your idea is wonderful. It's a pity that you can't do it yet.