Chapter 109: A huge killing spree, all attributes break through again!
When Wei Bo frowned.
"Your Highness, General."
"The Qin army has archers. As long as the officers of our vanguard army enter the Qin army's shooting range, they will be killed by their archers."
A general quickly reported to Wei Bo.
"impossible."
"How is it possible to distinguish so clearly in the chaos of the army?"
"Pass on this general's order."
"Once an officer is killed, the officers under him will immediately take over. Anyone who dares to retreat will be executed immediately by the supervision team." Wei Bo shouted coldly.
"promise."
The general beside him immediately went to convey the order.
The Wei army attacked frantically.
Along with the bombardment of the Wei army's catapults, many Qin soldiers in the city were crushed to death by the huge stones thrown down by the catapults. However, with the advantage of defending the city and the long range of Qin arrows, the casualties inflicted on the Wei army were even greater.
Arrows rained down from the city.
After such a long period of preparation, the city has sufficient arrows and food.
This is enough for an army of 100,000 to last for three months. The King of Qin had already given Zhao Feng the capital for a long-term defense.
Zhao Feng was personally supervising the battle.
With the blessing of the official seal of luck, the combat effectiveness of Zhao Feng's soldiers has doubled, and this doubling of morale and combat effectiveness has been reflected in their fight against the enemy.
Every soldier seemed to have strength and spirit that they did not have normally, and every soldier was extremely brave.
Countless arrows were fired from the city and catapults continued to bombard the city.
The Wei army outside the city was a scene of corpses everywhere, wailing everywhere, and Wei soldiers everywhere were crushed into meat paste by stones and shot into hedgehogs by arrows.
"Kill the Wei army captain and pick up 20 points of physical fitness."
"Kill the Wei army general and pick up 10 points of strength."
"Kill the Wei soldiers and pick up 5 points of strength..."
Zhao Feng naturally would not miss such a great opportunity to pick up attributes. Since the Wei army began to attack, Zhao Feng had been shooting arrows continuously. While killing the Wei army officers with arrows, he also did not let go of those ordinary soldiers.
Zhao Feng kept shooting arrows.
For Zhao Feng, just shooting arrows would take up endless energy. It didn't take long before the 100 arrows around him were all shot out. However, this did not affect him at all. Zhao Feng moved his mind and directly summoned more arrows from the space he carried with him. All around him were Zhao Feng's personal guards, all of whom were his trusted confidants. Naturally, he was not worried about being seen by others.
For Zhao Feng.
This moment can be described in four words.
"It's a great harvest." Zhao Feng thought excitedly in his heart.
In just a short prelude to the Wei army's attack, Zhao Feng gained more than 500 attribute points. This was the result of a long period of practice.
"property."
"Perhaps this time all attributes can reach 4,000."
Zhao Feng thought excitedly in his heart.
The speed of shooting arrows is getting faster and faster.
With the killing of Wei army officers and soldiers one after another, the Wei army naturally suffered heavy casualties.
Wei Houjun.
Looking at the army rushing towards Weicheng in chaos, the morale seemed to have collapsed.
Wei Wuji frowned, and finally sighed: "Pass on my order, withdraw the troops!"
"Your Majesty has given orders."
"Withdraw."
Many messengers shouted immediately.
Then the troops were called back.
The Wei army, which had just approached Weicheng, retreated like a tide.
However, the Qin army archers on the city wall would naturally not miss the opportunity to strike hard. They shot arrows madly and tried their best to kill the enemy.
"Your Majesty."
"The vanguard has already reached Weicheng, why did you order a retreat?"
As soon as Wei Bo came back, he said unwillingly.
"The vanguard's formation is in disarray and their momentum is lost."
"Further attack will only lead to more casualties."
"As a general, don't you understand this?" Wei Wuji said with a disappointed tone.
Wei Bo remained silent, but from the expression on his face, he was still unwilling to give in.
Or say.
As for Wei Bo, he had been following Wei Wuji and receiving instruction since he was a child. It was well known in the Wei State that Wei Wuji had high expectations for him, and the entire Wei State also had high expectations for him, and he also eagerly wanted to prove himself.
"How many casualties did our army suffer?" Wei Wuji asked the Wei general standing beside him.
"Reply to Your Majesty."
"This was a test attack. Our army suffered at least more than five thousand casualties. The exact number still needs to be counted in the camp. The Qin army's arrows and catapults are more powerful than we imagined." General Wei replied immediately.
"Qin arrows are indeed powerful." Wei Wuji also nodded.
Thinking of the chaotic battle formation just now, Wei Wuji asked again: "Why is the battle formation so chaotic?"
"There are archers on the Qin army city wall, who are obviously targeting our officers in command. At least three captains and seven marquises have died from their arrows, which has also caused chaos in the vanguard army formation." General Wei replied immediately.
"The Archer?"
Wei Wuji nodded, a thoughtful look on his face.
"Pass on my command."
"Let's return to the camp to rest today and replace the lost officers. Also, all military meritorious officers must wear ordinary soldier armor and cannot be any different from the soldiers." Wei Wuji said immediately.
As the last pillar of the Wei State, he had been through hundreds of battles, so naturally he immediately thought of a way to crack the archer's method of killing officers.
He thought that the Qin army's archers were distinguished by their armor, so he asked the officers to take off their armor and become the same as ordinary soldiers, which would make the Qin army's archers useless.
"I obey your command," General Wei replied immediately.
"besides."
"You must always report any war reports concerning Zhao to me."
"And about the Qin State's movements."
Wei Wuji reminded again.
This time he was gambling on the fate of the country. If he failed, the Wei State would be in danger.
So Wei Wuji was very cautious.
"Your Majesty."
"Tomorrow I will continue to lead the troops to attack the city." Wei Bo bowed to Wei Wuji.
"Bo."
"You are a new leader, so don't be too impatient for success."
“A siege is a battle of morale among elite troops. Only if you are calm can you have a chance to break the city. If you are impatient, you will lose in the end.” Looking at the impatient Wei Bo, Wei Wuji still taught him patiently.
"I understand." Wei Bo agreed immediately, but only he knew whether he had listened to it in his heart.
"Zhao Feng."
"He defended the city so calmly, he is truly a capable general."
"Why isn't he from our Great Wei?" Wei Wuji looked towards Weicheng in the distance, feeling a little sad in his heart.
If you can choose.
He was even willing to choose Wei Bo to the opposite side and replace Zhao Feng.
The same thing.
He is old and does not have much time left to protect the State of Wei. He urgently needs a qualified successor to protect the State of Wei for him.
Zhao territory!
Wang Jian personally led the troops and the Zhao border city was defeated at one blow, and the Qin flag had already been raised on the city wall.
The 200,000 troops under Wang Jian's command were divided into two groups and moved in batches, all of them were elite troops from Lantian.
"Admiral."
"The border city has been successfully captured. General Wang Ben has also sent back a report of the battle. The West City has been successfully captured."
A main general came to Wang Jian and reported.
He was Yang Duanhe, one of the three main generals of Lantian.
"The border is easy to break, but Lian Po is leading the troops personally in the front. It will take some time to break through." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"Lian Po is a powerful general who once wrestled with Wu'an Jun. It is indeed difficult to defend Zhao territory with him." Yang Duanhe also nodded.
In today's world, if there is a ranking list to evaluate generals, who is the most prestigious general? The former Wu'an Jun Bai Qi would be at the top of the list. But if it is a ranking list of living generals, Lian Po would be at the top.
Because he had once fought against Bai Qi in Changping and was undefeated. If Lian Po had not been replaced in Changping, perhaps Zhao would not have suffered a great defeat at Changping.
This also shows Lian Po's ability.
Wang Jian slowly stood up, walked to the map in the tent, and scanned it.
The cities of Zhao State were all accurately marked on the map.
"Quyang City."
"This is the most solid city on the border of Zhao State. The reason why our army was able to capture these cities on the border of Zhao State so easily this time was because Lian Po deliberately abandoned them. He mainly defended Quyang. As long as Quyang is not broken, his Zhao State's defense line will not be broken." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"Quyang is only fifty miles away from this city. If our army speeds up its march, we will arrive there in one day."
"We can march to the city of Quyang the day after tomorrow." Yang Duanhe said respectfully.
Wang Jian looked at the map for a while, then said, "Pass on my order, order Wang Ben to lead the army to Xiaquyang."
"General, you want to capture Quyang and cut off Lian Po's food supply support?" Yang Duanhe immediately understood.
"According to intelligence, Lian Po only has 100,000 troops. Our army has an absolute advantage in terms of manpower. If Zhao wants to reinforce Lian Po, in addition to the 200,000 Zhao border troops in Dai, there are only 300,000 Zhao troops that will go to Yan State."
"The Zhao border troops in Daidi have been held back by Meng Wu, and they are unlikely to move south in a short period of time. As for the 300,000 troops heading to attack Yan, it depends on what King Zhao decides. But even if he wants to withdraw, Yan will not let them do so easily."
"To deal with Lian Po, a head-on confrontation is of course not going to work. We can only rely on our military commander." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"The general is wise." Yang Duanhe immediately agreed.
"besides."
"When you pass the order to Wang Ben, tell him to march carefully. Lian Po is a very cautious person. I can think of dividing the troops into two routes to attack Xiaquyang, and Lian Po can certainly think of it too."
"If we want to defeat Lian Po, it will be a real tough battle." Wang Jian said seriously.
"I understand." Yang Duanhe nodded immediately.
Then he asked his personal guards to pass on the order.
"Lian Po."
"In the past, Wu'an Jun never defeated you directly. Instead, he used a cunning strategy to alienate the King of Zhao, which led to your removal and the victory at Changping."
"But this time, I'm going to really defeat you."
"As long as it is completed, I will prove to the world that there are still generals in the Qin Dynasty who are not inferior to Wu Anjun."
Looking at the map in front of him, Wang Jian felt an ambition in his heart.
For Wang Jian.
In the past, Bai Qi had also taught him how to command troops, and he respected Bai Qi from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, he also knew Bai Qi’s regret in the past, which was that he did not really defeat Lian Po head-on.
But now he has the chance to do it.
As long as he could defeat Lian Po head-on, not only would Bai Qi's old wish be fulfilled, but he would also be able to make Wang Jian famous throughout the world. Naturally, Wang Jian was extremely eager for this.
"Report!"
"An urgent report has been sent back from Yingchuan County."
"Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of Wei State, is personally leading the army south to attack Weicheng in Yingchuan of the Great Qin State." A messenger rushed into the tent, holding a military report, and reported loudly.
Wang Jian came to his senses and looked at the messenger.
At the same time, he waved his hand.
Yang Duanhe, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and took the military report.
"Read it." Wang Jian said.
"Admiral."
"This is an urgent report from General Li Teng."
"Wei Wuji has launched an invasion, with a force of no less than 200,000 men, and is already at the foot of Weicheng."
"Also in Yingchuan County, many former Han nobles have gathered people and caused riots in various places. Now the whole Yingchuan is in chaos." Yang Duanhe said with a grim expression.
"It's just as I expected."
"Wei Wuji has taken action." Wang Jian was not surprised.
"But the General."
"How dare Wei Wuji mobilize his troops to attack our Great Qin?"
"Isn't he afraid that our Great Qin will settle the score with him later?" Yang Duanhe said angrily.
Wang Jian looked at the map with a faint smile on his face: "How can he not be afraid of our Great Qin?"
"But for him, for the State of Wei, this is the last chance."
Hearing this.
Yang Duanhe was a little puzzled, and immediately bowed and clasped his fists: "Please enlighten me, General."
"There were originally seven kingdoms in the world, and they existed for many years."
“It’s always been a delicate balance.”
"But after the Qin Dynasty destroyed Han, everything changed. This balance was broken."
"Zhao's attack on Yan was naturally provoked by our Great Qin, and Wei's attack on Yingchuan was naturally the same."
"Because Wei Wuji knew that if he didn't take advantage of the opportunity of Zhao being dragged into the water to attack our Great Qin, his Wei State would never have another chance in the future, but would be passively attacked by our Great Qin."
"For the State of Wei, this is a battle that determines its national destiny."
"Wei Wuji will give everything."
Wang Jian was like Wei Wuji's confidant. He told Wei Wuji about the situation he was facing and even what the State of Wei was facing.
"So that's it."
"Then Yingchuan will be in danger."
"General Li Teng led his army to attack Han, and lost a lot of elite soldiers. Even if he has replenished his troops, they are new recruits who were only added this year. They have never fought a war. Facing Wei Wuji's personal attack, can Yingchuan be defended?"
"As far as I know, the general has arranged a new deputy general named Zhao Feng to guard Weicheng, with 50,000 soldiers under his command, and 50,000 surrendered soldiers reorganized into a prisoner army."
"Can this really be defended?" Yang Duanhe said with a skeptical attitude.
"Is there any request for help from Zhao Feng in the military report?" Wang Jian asked calmly.
Yang Duanhe took a closer look and shook his head: "I never asked for help."
"This proves that Zhao Feng is very confident in defending Weicheng."
"I believe him." Wang Jian said with strong trust in Zhao Feng.
"Perhaps the General believes him."
"But if Weicheng is conquered by Wei Wuji, the entire Yingchuan will be in danger."
"And from a big picture perspective, facing Wei Wuji personally leading the troops, it would be the best outcome for Zhao Feng to be able to avoid the surrendered soldiers turning against him with just 50,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 surrendered soldiers. It is simply impossible to survive and die with the city to resist the Wei army." Yang Duanhe looked solemn.
certainly.
This is exactly the case today.
Look at the court.
The only one who truly believed that Zhao Feng could defend Weicheng was Wang Jian; no one else believed it at all.
Even King Ying Zheng of Qin agreed to let Zhao Feng guard Weicheng and granted him full control of the army only because of Wang Jian's pleading.
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"If he really can't hold on, and it really comes to a last resort, General Huan Yi will be dispatched." Wang Jian glanced at Yang Duanhe and said.
Two of the three camps of the Qin Dynasty were dispatched, so why was Hangu the only one left? One reason was that the consumption of food and supplies for the two camps was too great, and the other was that the 200,000 elite soldiers in the Hangu camp were ready to rush to the rescue at any time.
If either side shows signs of defeat, the Hangu camp will be moved to that place.
"I understand." Yang Duanhe nodded immediately.
"Go and arrange for the soldiers to stay behind to guard the border town, and the army will march towards Quyang." Wang Jian ordered.
"Yes." Yang Duanhe immediately took the order and withdrew.
Wang Jian stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, staring at the location of Weicheng.
"Zhao Feng."
"I have finally gotten this position for you. If you can hold it, it will be a great achievement. The king has promised to promote you to the rank of commander-in-chief."
"But if you can't hold on, I will be guilty as well as you." Wang Jian sighed in his heart.
Although Wang Jian always expressed his trust in Zhao Feng in front of outsiders, he was still a little hesitant in his heart.
Everyone knew that it would be difficult for Zhao Feng to lead 50,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 surrendered soldiers to deal with Wei Wuji's invasion that would overthrow Wei's military power.
Turn your eyes back!
Weicheng!
"kill!"
"kill!"
"Soldiers of the Great Wei."
"Conquering Weicheng is a great achievement."
"Give me checkmate."
"Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
Wei Bo stood in Wei Zhongjun and roared loudly.
Urging the Wei army to attack.
now.
There were corpses everywhere under Weicheng.
Hundreds of ladders were placed on the city walls, and countless Wei soldiers were climbing up under the rain of arrows.
"Go ahead, hurry up."
"ah…"
"The Qin army has too many arrows."
"Open the city gate quickly."
"ah……"
There were wailing and screaming everywhere outside the city.
The Wei soldiers on the ladders were either shot to death by arrows or fell from the ladders and died.
The Wei army's battering rams at the city gate were attacking frantically, but after a long period of preparation, Zhao Feng had his soldiers cast cast iron to seal the city gate. If there was no one defending it, the Wei army might still be able to break through the city gate, but there was a constant rain of arrows from the city wall, and kerosene was poured down, and the raging fire was spreading below the city, which could not be broken open by a battering ram.
"Release the arrow."
"Suppress the Qin army."
"Release the arrow..."
Wei Bo roared as he brandished his sword.
Thousands of Wei soldiers in front of the city drew their bows and shot arrows into Weicheng, shooting against the Qin archers.
However, in the exchange of fire between the two sides, it was obvious that the Wei army outside the city had no defense and suffered more, and groups of Wei soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
Under Zhao Feng's personal supervision and the invisible power of the Official Seal of Fortune, every Qin soldier was strengthened, including the sharp soldiers guarding the city walls and the archers in the city.
They withstood the fierce attacks of the Wei army for many days without losing their morale.
Even if the Qin soldiers in the city were killed by the stones and arrows of the Wei State, there would be soldiers immediately to take up the defense position.
Everything is in order.
And today.
It was the seventh day of Wei’s siege.
Compared with the morale of the army led by Zhao Feng, and even though the veteran general Wei Wuji was leading the troops outside the city, the small city of Weicheng was like an impenetrable tortoise shell. In seven days, the Wei army suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
certainly.
It is worth mentioning that the Wei army’s offensive was indeed fierce. If other people were guarding the city, the city might have been breached.
On the city wall.
Zhao Feng held the black iron bow and shot arrows, not one by one, but five arrows in a row at the Wei army outside the city.
The powerful force contained in each arrow can easily take the lives of several Wei soldiers.
This was also because Wei Wuji's tactics of hiding officers were successful. Zhao Feng could not identify Wei officers through their armor, so he simply killed Wei soldiers with random arrows.
"Kill the Wei soldiers and pick up 5 points of strength."
"Kill the Wei soldiers and pick up 5 points of physical fitness."
…
Prompts appeared in front of Zhao Feng.
"It's almost there, all attributes will exceed three thousand." Zhao Feng was full of excitement at this moment.
Seven days.
The Wei army continued to attack, and Zhao Feng stayed on the city wall and never went down.
It was precisely because of Zhao Feng's personal presence at the front line that, in addition to the boost brought by the official seal of luck, every soldier respected him.
Their general did not cowardly fear but stood with them.
There is a saying in later generations that goes "A general who does not covet life and a soldier who does not fear death will always win."
Zhao Feng kept shooting arrows and he didn't know how much time had passed.
finally.
"Kill the Wei soldiers and gain 5 days of life."
"Kill the Wei soldiers and pick up 5 spirit points."
"Kill the Wei soldiers and pick up 5 points of strength."
"Kill the Wei soldiers..."
"Congratulations to the host for breaking through 3000 in all attributes. You will be rewarded with a first-level treasure chest." The panel prompted.
As all attributes broke through, a feeling of comfort from the inside out swept over his body, and only Zhao Feng could clearly feel this feeling of becoming stronger.
Every time Zhao Feng’s attributes break through, it’s like a breakthrough in his cultivation realm.
However, it is different from the practice of true Qi, which only reaches the true Qi realm, but the whole body is sublimated.
"We have held on for seven days. It's almost time."
Zhao Feng said secretly in his heart.
The rain of arrows continued.
For the Wei army, it was extremely painful.
Wei Bo stood in the center of the army, screaming madly and unwillingly: "Charge, charge forward, and do not retreat until the city is conquered."
But anyone can see it.
The morale of the Wei army was already very low. After seven consecutive days of attacks, they had suffered heavy casualties. Weicheng was like the gate of hell. Anyone who entered it would be dead.
Wei Wuji saw this.
Frowning.
He naturally understood that Weicheng was difficult to capture.
But as the gateway to Yingchuan, it is naturally impossible to bypass it. Perhaps the army can bypass it, but the food route will be destroyed, and the final result will be the annihilation of the entire army.
"Your Majesty."
"This is not a solution."
"We have been attacking for seven consecutive days, and our army has not even climbed up the city wall to engage in close combat with the Qin army. This Qin army is too powerful. Could it really be that this army is composed of Qin soldiers and Han surrendered soldiers?"
"It has been so many days in a row, and these surrendered soldiers have not mutinied." A Wei general said in great confusion.
"Is the intelligence wrong? There are no surrendered soldiers in Weicheng? They are all Qin troops?" Wei Wuji frowned deeply at this moment and even doubted the intelligence.
The surrendered soldiers reorganized the army.
Once the war comes, there will inevitably be people who turn against their own side and even defect.
But everything in Weicheng was calm, as if there were no surrendered soldiers at all.
From a distance, one could see many Qin soldiers on the city wall not wearing armor. Those people should be the surrendered soldiers of Han. However, they were all desperately defending the city, and there was no sign of any surrendered soldiers.
"It seems that the Qin State used some means to control the surrendered soldiers.
"Moreover, there must be a large amount of food and supplies stored in the city, which is enough for the Qin army to hold on. They have been firing arrows for seven consecutive days, and they haven't run out of arrows yet."
"Perhaps, we should use some psychological warfare tactics." Wei Wuji pondered for a moment, glanced at the sky that was about to darken, and then made a decision: "Sound the retreat."
The sound of the gong stopped.
The Wei army began to retreat in an orderly manner.
Although the Wei army could not break the city, it cannot be denied that as the elite troops of Wei State, they also possessed strong combat power.
"Wei army, retreat."
Looking at the retreating Wei army, Zhao Feng shouted loudly.
"Long live the Great Qin. Long live the Great Qin."
The surviving soldiers on the entire city wall shouted excitedly.
When he saw Zhao Feng who had been guarding the tower in the center.
All the soldiers were in awe, raised their weapons and shouted: "The general is mighty, the general is mighty."
"Brothers who are guarding the city."
"I have seen your bravery." Zhao Feng glanced around and said in a majestic voice.
Then.
Zhao Feng turned around and shouted, "Where is the military commander?"
Response.
Kuai Pu, the commander of the central army of Zhao Feng's main battle camp, came to Zhao Feng.
"General Zhao." Kuai Pu clasped his fists.
"I would like to ask the Central Army to count the names of all the soldiers who climbed the tower to defend the city in this battle. All the brave soldiers who went into battle will be credited with the merits of defending the city. All the soldiers in the prison army will be exempted from slavery and become the untitled soldiers of the Great Qin."
At this moment of unity, Zhao Feng announced to the thousands of soldiers on the city walls.
The words fell.
The warrior who was credited with the merit was happy and had a smile on his face, but he was not too excited.
But for those criminal soldiers, this moment was extremely exciting.
"The general is mighty, the general is mighty."
"I am willing to follow the general till death,"
All the prisoners on the city walls shouted excitedly, and many of them even knelt down in front of Zhao Feng, full of gratitude towards him.
Being deprived of slavery means having the identity of a normal person, living openly in this world without worrying about being beaten to death, and even having the rest and day off that belong to a soldier, truly enjoying the Qin military merit system.
"Kuai Sima, did you hear that?"
Looking at Kuai Pu who did not respond, Zhao Feng said again.
“Yes.”
"I'll have someone compile a list." Kuai Pu said immediately.
"Thank you, Sima Kuai Pu." Zhao Feng said with a fist clasped.
"It's our job, General Zhao, there's no need to do this." Kuai Pu replied with a smile.
"Tu Sui."
Zhao Feng shouted.
"I'm here." Tu Sui immediately ran over quickly.
"Tell the Fire Battalion to speed up the preparation of food and transport it to the tower so that all the soldiers in the city can have a good rest."
"The Wei army's methods are just like that. As long as we guard the city tower well, they can't do anything to us. Tell the soldiers not to worry about anything." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"I will obey your orders."
Tu Sui immediately took the order and withdrew.
Then.
Zhao Feng also found a place and sat down against the city wall, just like all ordinary soldiers.
This attitude naturally infected the ordinary soldiers. Having a soldier who shared the joys and sorrows with them, they naturally felt more at home.
"Zhang Ming."
Zhao Feng waved his hand.
Zhang Ming came over immediately: "Master?"
"Tell Zhang Han to take action late tonight."
"I will lead the troops myself then." Zhao Feng said in a low voice.
"Yes." Zhang Ming immediately understood what it meant.
Zhao Feng had already made all the arrangements before Wei State mobilized its troops.
Defense has never been Zhao Feng's goal.
…
(End of this chapter)
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