Chapter 188 Overt Conspiracy: Exchange of Children
The darkness swallowed up the last ray of light.
Luo Cheng knelt in front of his father, covered in blood, with a sad look on his face.
Death is the easiest thing, but the living will always be sad.
Luo Ze stood upright with his body tense, like a sharp sword reaching into the sky.
Looking at the dark night, he said softly: "Cheng'er, don't be sad anymore.
Your brother just got there first.
The blood in the office is flowing, but the soul is becoming lighter and lighter, thanks to my stepson.
Besides, isn't dying for the country the most glorious thing?"
The soul becomes lighter?
Luo Cheng was stunned. He closed his eyes slightly, and it seemed that a fragrance emanated from his body.
This strange scene made him a little overwhelmed, "Father?!"
Luo Ze didn't say much, just pointed to the sky.
"The shackles of destiny!"
Luo Cheng understood immediately, and a look of relief appeared on his face.
Although Luo Ze was sad about Luo Ji's passing, there was a sense of relief in his words.
“The shackles that have been carried for hundreds of years are finally being removed.
The descendants of the Luo family will be able to live without any burden in this magnificent land of Zhuxia."
No one knows what kind of pressure the Luo royal family has been under over the years.
There is always a knife hanging over your head, cold and sharp.
"Master!"
"monarch!"
There was a noisy sound outside. Luo Ze walked out of the house and saw a group of people who were well-known among the brave warriors coming together.
When they saw Luo Ze, they all half-knelt on the ground and shed tears silently.
Luo Ze also had tears in his eyes and forced a smile, “Please don’t be like this.
Who can live forever in this life?
The stepson died a worthy death.
There are also good men in the clan who protect their stepson.
Their souls may have already reached the ninth heaven.
Meet the Su King."
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After a long period of time, the Qin people finally began the formal siege.
Wang Jian's strategy was very successful.
He fully took advantage of the fact that the Luo army was very elite, Zhaocheng was large, but there were few soldiers.
This set of tactics of wearing out the troops was designed.
Without launching a large-scale attack, even though the Qin army had suffered many blows before, it could still rotate five teams and get enough rest.
The Luo army was completely inadequate; their numbers were insufficient to carry out so many rounds of replacements.
Elite soldiers can endure extremely intense wars, such as the two previous camp raids.
The same is true for all those battles that involved frontal assaults.
But most people cannot endure a long period of low-intensity war.
The pain of mental fatigue far exceeds the pain of physical fatigue.
Although the spiritual will of the Luo people is very strong, will cannot replace the body.
A momentary excitement can resist physical fatigue.
However, if a person cannot get sufficient release for a long time, his body and mind will always be in a state of tension.
Then your physical fitness will decline rapidly.
This tactic is like a spider catching its prey and then ignoring its struggles.
It will not finally attack until it has exhausted all its strength.
These are inevitable in a long tug-of-war.
This is why Luo Ji must take the initiative to break the situation.
However, after experiencing the previous camp raid, all the Qin generals were extremely cautious.
The warriors of Luo State attacked several times but failed to find any opportunities, and could only fall into the current unfavorable situation.
As the sun gradually set in the west, the Qin army's horns sounded.
Another day of siege warfare ended.
The Qin people left behind many corpses and retreated back to the camp in disgrace.
Wang Jian sighed: "The siege lasted three years.
There has been no first climber yet, this Zhaocheng is really as solid as a rock.
If Luo State had 100,000 elite warriors, would anyone be able to defeat them?"
Being the first to climb the mountain is one of the highest honors in the army.
But whoever climbs up first has almost no chance of survival.
Especially when facing these well-trained soldiers of the Luo State army.
They used various city defense tools in an orderly manner, causing heavy casualties to the Qin people.
Those standing figures are the second city wall of Zhaocheng, seemingly unshakable.
Countless corpses were piled up under Zhaocheng, beyond recognition.
The bodies near Zhaocheng were burned directly by the Luo people, and the rest were taken back and dealt with by the Qin people.
During the three-year siege, some people naturally thought of using means such as plague.
But they were all rejected by Wang Jian.
Wang Jian would not use plague as a means to attack Zhaocheng.
Because there is no benefit at all!
If we fight slowly like this now, it will only result in more deaths of Qin people.
The logistical pressure is a bit greater, and the common people of Qin suffer a little and just go hungry.
Once the plague is used as a means.
Not to mention that the Qin people, who are more numerous, might be hit first, and even Wang Jian himself might be implicated.
After all, the plague doesn't recognize anyone.
Most importantly, Wang Jian believed that such means that were against the harmony of nature would make him the target of public criticism.
It has been many years since Bai Qi killed the surrendered prisoners, but it is still mentioned today.
Especially when the generals were assassinated, people all over the world rejoiced.
Wang Jian was very clear-headed and didn't want to end up like that.
His surname is not Ying or Qin.
With your current achievements, you will surely be rich and prosperous in the future.
There is no need to fight so hard for the Qin Dynasty.
His behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Qin royal family and clan.
"General, why are you delaying so much?
There are only more than 20,000 people in Zhaocheng, while hundreds of thousands of my Great Qin people are besieging the city.
You are a famous general who destroyed Han, subjugated Wei, and annexed Zhao. You are invincible in every battle.
Unable to capture it!
Isn't this a deliberate indulgence on your part?
You are from the Six States of Shandong, so you must be a believer in Su Wang, right?
Is it because of the relationship with King Su that you want to preserve the country of Luo?"
Although their words were relatively polite, in fact these people were filled with murderous intent towards Wang Jian.
These people are completely different from Wang Jian.
Either they are clan members of the Ying clan or relatives of the Ying clan, all of them are waiting to establish a state after the world is unified.
In the past, when King Wu was ordered to establish Zhou, a small country in the west, he replaced the great Shang.
The Ji clan suddenly became powerful, and those people in the tribe who were once worthless became powerful.
Relying on his blood relationship with the Zhou emperor, he became the ruler of a country and ruled his subjects.
Some states lasted for as little as two hundred years, while others, like the State of Yan, lasted for more than a thousand years.
Who doesn't want to be the ruler of a country?
Wang Jian certainly understood the source of their hostility towards him.
But he was well prepared. Although he was an unparalleled commander, he had brains.
Unlike these reckless men who only know how to fight, if he really gets serious, he can kill these people.
Of course the real purpose cannot be revealed.
Wang Jian then patiently persuaded them, saying, "My lords, six hundred thousand against thirty thousand.
This is a war that must be won.
Since it is a war that must be won, the final victory is inevitable.
Is there any loss in doing this now?
Are you here for the lives of the soldiers?
According to your ideas, it would not only be the destruction of Luo, but also the destruction of Qin!
For thousands of years, there have been countless unspoken rules of war among the various countries in the Xia Dynasty.
If Daqin were completely destroyed now, how would people in the world view Daqin?
Your Majesty wants to unify the world, not to be the enemy of the world!
I hope you will remember this.”
Wang Jian spoke so confidently that everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although breaking alliances at night was the norm in the Warring States Period, it was different in the Qin State.
The Qin State not only failed to abide by the alliances between countries, but also only cared about profit among people.
As for such precious things as trust and faith.
In the theoretical world of Legalism, human beings are born evil and must be disciplined with harsh laws and punishments.
How can there be such a thing as trust and loyalty between people?
But considering that Wang Jian came from the Six States of Shandong, it is understandable that he believed this kind of thing.
Wang Jian easily resolved some minor disturbances in the Qin army.
His attention returned to the siege.
In fact, he was very satisfied with the results of these days.
The casualties of the Qin army had little impact on its combat effectiveness.
But with every death of a Luo person, Zhaocheng’s defense would become weaker.
Eventually, Zhaocheng’s entire defense system will collapse!
This is Wang Jian’s conspiracy, to exchange lives!
It was Luo's turn to collapse.
After three years of siege, Wang Jian believed that the time had come.
The people of Luo can no longer defend the city of Zhao!
As the Qin army's drums sounded, the Qin people surged forward in waves.
"wind!"
The Qin people shouted, and this was the cry from the 800-li Qinchuan.
Qin was born on the bank of a big river and beside the Wei River.
Then, along the passes formed by mountains, rivers, and streams, they headed towards the Xia state.
The surging crowd really looks like the tide at the edge of a river.
Wave after wave, the huge shields held high rose and fell as they advanced.
The Qin army continued to attack the city from all sides, fully utilizing its numerical advantage.
All the siege equipment was pushed up, including countless catapults and crossbows.
The flying stones smashed against the walls of Zhaocheng with a loud bang.
If the Luo people fail to dodge in time, they will die instantly.
This is completely different from the previous intensity. Luo Ze even thinks it is ten times more than before!
The crossbow arrows directly covered the sky, and the shadows of the arrows in the air were like the falling night.
It was a completely doomsday scene.
All the Luo people fled to the small fortress on the top of the city.
Otherwise, under this scale of rain of arrows, surviving would depend entirely on luck.
However, many Luo people were nailed to death on the top of the city walls.
He turned into a hedgehog almost instantly, and had no idea how many arrows were piercing his body.
Wait until the rain of arrows is over.
The top of the city wall was littered with broken arrowheads and arrow shafts.
The most is blood!
The bodies of those who died from arrows had almost lost all their blood.
The surviving Luo people collected the bodies of their comrades.
"May the King of Su be with you."
This is the sentence they say most often these days.
Dozens of people carrying battering rams came towards the gate of Zhaocheng. In order to enable a surprise attack, the gate of Zhaocheng was not closed.
Ladders were pushed to the edge of the city wall, and the Qin soldiers rushed up as if they were risking their lives.
The people of Luo suffered heavy losses in the past few days, but the people of Qin suffered even worse.
Just a rough estimate puts the casualty ratio at ten to one.
You must know that this is Zhaocheng, not the most important pass in the world, Hangu Pass!
Even at Hangu Pass, to achieve this casualty ratio the general defending the city would need to be very strong.
The reason why the Qin people were so brave was certainly not because of their so-called loyalty.
It was because King Zheng of Qin failed to capture the city after Wang Jian had been attacking for a long time.
He directly issued an edict to offer three times the reward.
One Luoren head is worth three!
Wang Jian didn't expect that King Zheng of Qin would play such a big game, but the effect was extremely significant.
After three years of siege and failure to capture the city, the morale of the Qin people also dropped a lot. If it were not for the rotation, the Qin people themselves would probably have collapsed.
But once the triple reward came, morale instantly reached full value.
The Qin people followed suit and died one after another, so Wang Jian naturally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely capture Zhaocheng!
(End of this chapter)
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