Chapter 137 Ying Zheng was shocked and captured King Zhao!
Handan City is only a few miles away!
Five thousand guards protected Wang Luan, who was pulled by nine horses. All of the five thousand guards were cavalrymen, wearing armor, carrying quivers on their backs, longbows hanging on their horses, spears in their hands, and swords on their waists.
It's like being fully armed.
Among all the countries in the world, whether it is Qin or other countries.
The Royal Guards are the strongest elite troops in the country, and are selected from the military.
The five thousand Qin imperial guards here are powerful enough to withstand the attack of an army of twenty thousand without being defeated, and may even destroy it.
Inside the imperial carriage! Ying Zheng and Xia Wuqi sat in it.
After traveling for many days, both of them were a little tired.
After all, since returning to the Qin Kingdom, Ying Zheng has been handling government affairs and has not practiced martial arts, so his health is not as good as before.
As for Xia Wuqi, he is naturally a bit old.
"Have we entered Handan territory?"
Ying Zheng shouted outside the imperial carriage.
"Return to the King."
"It's only three miles away from Handan." Ren Xiong replied respectfully.
"Handan, the capital of Zhao."
A smile appeared on Ying Zheng's face.
immediately.
Ying Zheng opened the curtain on the side of the imperial carriage and looked at the situation outside the window.
"It's been more than ten years. I never thought that we would be able to come back one day." Ying Zheng said with some emotion.
Hear the sound.
Xia Wuqi also opened the curtain on his side.
Looking at the endless land outside, although it was empty and there was even a strong smell of blood in the air, Xia Wuqi, as a great doctor, could naturally smell it easily.
"yes!"
"When I came back again, everything was different."
Xia Wuqie sighed in his heart.
The State of Zhao was his former motherland.
certainly.
If it is the one-country theory of this era, then it is indeed a bit hurtful, but if it is the theory of unifying China, then it is righteous.
Han Fei!
Wasn't it because he was attracted by the theory of the unification of China that he eventually surrendered to Qin?
same.
As a great doctor, Xia Wuqie possesses insights far beyond ordinary people. He is naturally very aware that the infighting among the Chinese ethnic group has been going on for hundreds of years. How many people have died over the years? countless! If we can destroy all the countries and unify China, then everything will be worth it.
"father in law."
"Soon, we'll have a chance to meet Dong'er."
"Our family will definitely be reunited." Ying Zheng said with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.
Xia Wuqi also smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.
What Ying Zheng thought and wished was also what he thought and wished, but he knew that his daughter might no longer be alive.
Zhao Ji’s crazy words that day were like a nightmare to Xia Wuqie every day, filling him with despair.
However, outside, even Ying Zheng, whom he regarded as a junior, did not notice it.
At this time!
"Your Majesty."
"There is a Qin army from my Lantian camp ahead. It seems that General Wang Jian is here to welcome you." Ren Xiong's voice came over.
"kindness."
"Go forward." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
"promise."
Ren Xiong replied immediately.
The imperial guards continued to escort the imperial carriage.
soon.
They arrived at the rear of Handan City.
This is also close to Handan City. At this moment, even if you stand a thousand meters away from Chang'an City, you can clearly smell the pungent smell of blood.
The corpses scattered in front of the city and the Handan city tower with the Qin flag hoisted on it all indicated one key point: Handan City had been conquered by the Qin Dynasty.
"They actually captured Handan City so quickly?"
"How long has it been?"
"Originally, it would take the king half a month to reach Handan from Xianyang, but the king urged us to speed up the journey, and we entered Handan in ten days."
"Doesn't this mean that the Lantian camp took less than ten days to capture Handan City?"
"General Wang Jian is truly amazing."
"Handan, such a magnificent city, was conquered so easily."
"You are worthy of being the number one general of the Great Qin."
Looking at the situation in Handan City, the guards who escorted the king could not help but look shocked.
They also didn't expect that Handan City could be conquered so easily.
"Your Highness, I, Wang Jian, lead my personal guards to welcome you, Your Majesty."
"May the king live forever, and may Great Qin live forever."
Wang Jian walked quickly to the front of the king and bowed to pay homage.
Ren Xiong immediately pulled open the curtain of the king's carriage.
Ying Zheng walked out of the royal carriage slowly, and when he saw Wang Jian, a smile appeared on his face.
"No need to be so polite, General." Ying Zheng walked forward and helped Wang Jian up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Jian responded immediately.
"Looking at the general like this, it looks like he hasn't slept for several days?"
Ying Zheng took a close look at Wang Jian and saw that his eyes were red and swollen, and he even had dark circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he had not slept yet.
"The elite soldiers of the Lantian camp have been attacking Handan for nearly six days without sleep. How dare I rest alone?" Wang Jian replied respectfully.
Hearing this!
Ying Zheng raised his head and looked towards Handan City.
When he saw the Qin flag on the tower, he was slightly startled, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "It took me ten days to set out from Xianyang, and the general had not yet started the attack on Handan. Now, in just a few days, he has already captured Handan City?"
"The general is truly the war god of our Great Qin."
Facing Ying Zheng's praise, Wang Jian immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the credit for this battle does not lie with me."
Although this battle was glorious, as they captured the capital of a country in five days, and it was far more difficult to conquer than the capital of Han, and this was a great military achievement, Wang Jian was not the kind of person who would embezzle military achievements.
certainly.
Strictly speaking.
The credit for this battle was indeed his, because he was the supreme general of the Lantian camp and the decision on the deployment of troops was up to him.
But for Wang Jian, the greatest achievement of this battle went to Zhao Feng.
If Zhao Feng had not bravely led his army to capture the city of Handan, the Qin army's casualties in this battle would have been no less than 100,000, or even more.
"Who is the vanguard?" Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"Zhao Feng, the commander of the fourth main camp of Lantian, led his elite soldiers as the vanguard and broke through Handan City."
"Break the city gate in one day and capture the outer city of Handan in three days."
"Today is the sixth day, and Zhao Feng has already attacked the Zhao royal palace." Wang Jian reported loudly.
Hear this.
Even Ying Zheng was surprised at this moment.
"Break the city gate in one day? Capture the outer city of Handan in three days?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise.
"That's right."
"I never speak falsely." Wang Jian replied respectfully.
"The city is guarded by an army of 300,000 led by Pang Nuan. How did Zhao Feng do it?" Ying Zheng was also very curious at this moment.
"According to my observation."
"Not only is Zhao Feng's own combat power outstanding, the combat power of the army he leads even exceeds that of the elite warriors of the other two main camps."
"From the perspective of combat power, perhaps they are not even as good as the royal guards around the king." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
These were naturally witnessed by Wang Jian himself.
He had been stationed in the rear army command for many days. Unlike the attack on Wu'an City when the troops were divided into three groups, this time Wang Jian actually saw Zhao Feng leading the elite soldiers to break the city. Their bravery was not comparable to that of ordinary elite soldiers, not even the imperial guards.
Ying Zheng was even more surprised: "Even the guards around me are not as good as them?"
How could Ying Zheng not know how powerful the guards around him were?
Fully armed, one Imperial Guard is as good as several skilled warriors, all of whom are carefully selected from the three major camps of the Qin Dynasty.
Guards! That is the most powerful specification in Daqin, and also the most powerful in Daqin.
They are small in number but strong in combat effectiveness. It is their duty to guard the palace and the king. Every guard will be no older than 40 years old and must maintain youthful combat effectiveness.
"That day, the general reported that Zhao Feng broke through Wu'an City by breaking through the city gate on his own. I am very curious about how he did it?" Ying Zheng suddenly asked.
Wang Jian smiled and said, "I knew Your Majesty would ask, so I was prepared a long time ago."
Then Wang Jian clapped his hands.
Immediately behind him, the guards brought a large box.
"Originally, I was planning to have someone transport it to Xianyang, but now that Your Majesty is here in person, there is no need for that." Wang Jian smiled and opened the box.
What caught my eye were some fragments of the city gate piled in a large wooden box.
Ying Zheng walked forward and picked up a piece at random. It was very heavy.
"It seems that these were all cut by a sharp weapon."
"But even if it is a sharp weapon, it is a divine weapon."
"It's impossible to cut through such a thick city gate? It's made of fine iron." Ying Zheng said in surprise.
Speaking of.
Ying Zheng directly drew out the Zhanlu sword from his waist and chopped at the heavy fragments of the city gate with all his strength.
With a whoosh sound.
The Zhanlu sword chopped down.
Snap.
The sword tip directly cut into the fragment, but it was followed by a powerful recoil force that caused Ying Zheng's arm to tremble, and the hand holding the Zhanlu sword loosened.
"Is the king alright?"
Wang Jian immediately stepped forward and asked with concern.
"No problem."
Ying Zheng shook his hands and smiled indifferently.
Then he looked at the Zhanlu sword in front of him. The tip of the sword had already penetrated three-quarters into the iron block, but this was only one-third of the thickness of the city gate.
"The Zhanlu Sword is a divine weapon passed down from generation to generation by the kings of our Great Qin. It can cut through iron like mud. However, even the strongest divine weapon needs a strong force to assist it. Even if I use all my strength, it can only cut through three-tenths of the iron."
"I'm really curious about how much power Zhao Feng possesses."
Ying Zheng said with even more emotion.
Ren Xiong, who was standing by, immediately pulled out the Zhanlu sword and presented it respectfully to Ying Zheng.
"After Zhao Feng conquers the Zhao Palace, Your Majesty will be able to meet Zhao Feng."
"Your Majesty can ask him when the time comes." Wang Jian said with a smile.
"good."
"Ever since I first heard his name and knew his age, I have been somewhat curious about him. Now, I really can't wait to meet the youngest outstanding person in my Great Qin." Ying Zheng laughed.
Just at this moment!
"Your Majesty."
"The war in the city has not yet been completely settled."
"But Pang Nuan has already been killed by Zhao Feng. I think the war will be settled in a day or two."
"When that time comes, Your Majesty can enter the city again." Wang Jian reported respectfully.
A turn of eyes! North of Handan City, towards Dai.
Thousands of people fled in panic towards the north.
Even Zhao Yan, the King of Zhao, did not ride in the imperial carriage at this moment, but was running for his life on foot. Beside him were the ministers of Zhao, the King of Zhao's concubines, and his children.
"Where are we now?"
"I am dying of exhaustion."
Zhao Yan said while running, feeling extremely tired.
"Your Majesty, we have not yet left Handan. If the Qin army pursues us, we will catch up quickly."
"Please hold on a little longer, Your Majesty." A guard commander replied loudly.
"Haven't you escaped from Handan yet?"
"I am almost dying of exhaustion." Zhao Yan looked painful.
Running for such a long time today was an experience Zhao Yan had never had before. How could he, who had lived a life of luxury, bear it?
Although that is the case.
But Zhao Yan did not stop.
Thinking of the Qin army that might have already broken through his palace and Ying Zheng, Zhao Yan did not dare to stop. This time, Zhao Yan's potential was really stimulated.
To survive.
He risked his life.
certainly.
Except Zhao Yan.
Beside him were his civil and military officials, but at this moment, no matter whether they were civil or military, everyone was running for their lives at a faster pace. Many of them even ignored the so-called monarch and his subjects and ran directly in front of Zhao Yan.
But at this time.
All I could hear was the sound of horse hooves from behind.
Many fleeing Zhao people looked back in horror.
"Oh no, the Qin army is catching up."
"Run away."
"The Qin army is catching up..."
Many Zhao officials shouted in fear.
All he saw was hundreds of people on war horses quickly chasing after the fleeing Zhao people.
Although there were not many people, each of them was covered in blood, looking like Shuras who had fought their way out of the blood sea purgatory.
"Why so fast?" Zhao Yan's face changed.
He hurriedly called out to the guards around him, "Quick, go and fight."
"All the guards are going to fight."
Facing King Zhao's order.
Although the surrounding guards were terrified, they all stopped, turned around and gathered together to prepare for the battle.
Although the King of Zhao was fleeing for his life at the moment, his majesty and royal power remained in front of his subjects.
In this era that emphasizes blood inheritance, the identity of King Zhao is still unattainable, and the awe-inspiring power of the king has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"Retreat, retreat quickly."
Seeing the Imperial Guards going to fight, Zhao Yan shouted hurriedly again and continued to run for his life, even faster.
And the guards gathered among the crowd.
Although their number was small, there were still thousands of them. Under the orders of their superiors, they quickly organized their troops and formed a battle array to meet the enemy.
And right opposite them.
More than a hundred cavalrymen quickly swept over.
When looking at the Zhao Imperial Guards lined up in battle formation, these cavalrymen showed no signs of panic.
"arrow."
Zhao Feng shouted loudly.
He was the first to pick up the bow, and easily pulled out six arrows from the quiver behind him and put them on the bow.
Ten or so feet apart.
call out! Six arrows were fired at once.
In an instant, it turned into lightning and broke through the air.
moment.
Six arrows directly pierced through the bodies of more than a dozen guards.
The personal guards around Zhao Feng also bent their bows and raised their arrows, shooting arrows out, and a group of guards were directly shot and fell to the enemy.
As the guards rode their horses at a rapid speed, arrows were fired continuously.
Judging from the speed and skills of these guards, their riding skills are no inferior to Zhao Hufu Cavalry and Archery, and they are even stronger in combat power.
When approaching.
Zhao Feng immediately put away his bow and arrow.
Overlord gun in hand.
"For the Great Zhao, for the King."
"kill."
Zhao's imperial guards roared and rushed towards Zhao Feng to fight.
To be able to join the Royal Guard, besides skills, the most important thing is loyalty.
Needless to say, their loyalty to the royal family is outstanding.
Their spears stabbed towards Zhao Feng, and the Overlord Spear swept across, easily knocking away several guards.
Zhao Feng rode his horse forward and easily killed these Zhao guards.
Each of the more than one hundred personal guards has mastered martial arts and can fight ten enemies at once by mobilizing their internal strength.
More than a hundred personal guards easily slaughtered these Zhao imperial guards.
They may be the strongest in Zhao State, but they are no match for Zhao Feng's personal guards.
What's more, there is Zhao Feng, a man who can defeat thousands of enemies with power that is not possessed by ordinary people.
Although there was a huge difference in numbers, these Zhao guards were killed in a short period of time.
"If you run again, I will kill you without mercy."
"Those who stop and kneel will be spared death."
After dealing with these Zhao guards, Zhao Feng shouted at the Zhao people who were running for their lives.
Hear what Zhao Feng said.
These Zhao people did not stop immediately and continued to flee for their lives.
See here.
Zhao Feng was no longer tolerant.
He simply picked up the bow and shot a Zhao minister to death with one arrow.
Many of the guards immediately understood and shot arrows at those who were fleeing.
Every guard's archery skills are so good that they never miss their targets.
Hundreds of people were shot and killed easily, and under this shock.
These Zhao people finally became afraid.
"Don't kill me, I won't run away, I surrender."
"Please spare my life, sir."
"Please spare my life."
“Don’t kill me…”
Many Zhao people were so frightened that they knelt on the ground with pale faces, kowtowed frantically and begged for mercy.
Zhao Feng naturally chose to let go of those who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but he shot those who fled with arrows.
Under this shock, more and more Zhao people chose to surrender and kneel down, no longer daring to flee.
"Leave fifty men to watch them. Anyone who dares to escape will be killed."
"The rest of you follow me and continue chasing." Zhao Feng shouted.
He took a quick glance at these people and knew in just a moment that King Zhao was not among them, because a group of people had escaped before, and it was impossible for Zhao Yan to stay.
The reason why Zhao Feng came to chase this time was for King Zhao. Zhao Feng would never go back unless he caught him.
"promise."
The guards responded in unison, and then immediately split up. Fifty of them guarded the surrendered Zhao people, and the remaining eighty or so riders followed Zhao Feng in pursuit.
As for why Zhao Feng had war horses?
It's obvious.
There were more than a hundred war horses stored in the King of Zhao's palace, all of which were used by Zhao Feng. In addition to these personal guards, there were many more personal guards on the way behind.
And in front.
Zhao Yan fled for his life, and so did the officials around him.
At this moment they all wished they had more legs.
But this is just a thought.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came again.
Hear the sound.
Zhao Yan and the court officials around him were all panicked.
"It's over."
"The Qin army is catching up."
"Those imperial guards are so useless. The Qin army is not numerous, but they can't even stop it."
"It's over."
The people around were all panicked and filled with despair, but they were still running away quickly.
And Zhao Yan was even more panicked.
His ministers might have a chance to survive if they fell into the hands of Qin, but he would definitely have no chance of survival after falling into Qin.
Because he was Ying Zheng's enemy, a mortal enemy.
He was the one who bullied Ying Zheng since he was a child.
If you fall into Ying Zheng's hands, you will surely suffer a fate worse than death.
"We must not be caught by Ying Zheng." Zhao Yan thought to himself.
Then he discovered something, and hurriedly took off his royal robe and threw it on the ground. Then he painted his face black, and threw away everything that symbolized his royal power. Then he mixed into the crowd and continued to flee.
At this time!
Zhao Feng took the lead and chased after him, with more than seventy personal guards following closely behind him.
“Stop immediately.”
"Otherwise, die."
Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
Hearing this loud shout, the fleeing Zhao nobles were naturally even more frightened and fled frantically.
Zhao Feng naturally used the same old trick again.
Shoot the arrow directly.
The personal guards also shot arrows.
After a burst of shooting.
Seeing their companions falling down beside them, the nobles of Zhao State dared not escape. They stopped and knelt down.
"Have mercy, don't kill me."
“Please spare my life…”
One after another, the Zhao nobles knelt down and prayed loudly.
At this moment, the most important thing is to save your life. Dignity and status are not as important as life.
Even Zhao Yan did not dare to escape at this moment. He knelt down in the crowd and tried his best to hide himself so as not to be discovered. Now that he had taken off his royal robe, he should be unrecognizable.
"My Lord."
"There seems to be no escape ahead. They are all here."
Zhang Ming rode his horse around and after confirming that no one was escaping ahead, he immediately reported to Zhao Feng.
"Yeah." Zhao Feng nodded.
The horse moved.
He went straight into the midst of these Zhao nobles who were kneeling down.
Take a look.
There are more than a thousand people.
But at this moment they were frightened by Zhao Feng's dozens of personal guards and dared not move at all.
"Zhao Yan!"
Zhao Feng shouted directly to the crowd.
Naturally, no one responded to this sentence.
"I know you are hiding in the crowd. If you come out now, I can still give you some face. But if you still pretend, don't blame me for not caring about who is the king." Zhao Feng looked around and shouted coldly.
But this threat was made and still there was no response.
At this moment, Zhao Yan lowered his head and even buried his face in the soil.
"I must hold on. I will definitely not be discovered if I blend into this crowd. I can find a chance to escape later." Zhao Yan comforted himself at this moment.
Zhao Feng was not in a hurry at all. He rode his horse directly into the crowd and came in front of Zhao Quangui, who was wearing the official robes of the Nine Ministers.
"Stand up." Zhao Feng said coldly.
“M-Mercy.”
"I surrender." One of the nine ministers of Zhao State immediately begged for mercy in panic.
Even after standing up, my body was shaking.
"Point out Zhao Yan." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
“This…this…”
This Zhao minister hesitated, as if he was afraid.
The next moment.
Longquan is unsheathed.
Behead with one sword.
Zhao Chen's head rolled on the ground and his body fell straight to the ground.
The people around them turned pale with fright.
Everyone looked at Zhao Feng with fear in their eyes.
Zhao Feng pointed the blood-dripping Longquan at another Zhao official and said, "You point out Zhao Yan, or you will die."
At this moment, Zhao Yan was extremely frightened and his whole body was shaking.
Under threat of life.
This Zhao Chen dared not hesitate, and looked towards Zhao Yan with trembling eyes, and said tremblingly: "The King... The King is there."
Follow the direction of his finger.
Zhao Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, had already fallen into Zhao Feng's sight.
…
(End of this chapter)
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