April 21, the city of the eldest son.

In the early morning, the Liao army under the city rode on horses, lined up in columns.

The military flags fluttering in the wind, as well as the military robes of the generals and soldiers, and even the helmets on the heads of the soldiers, turned the entire Liao army's military array into a sea of red.

Fan Meng, the defender of the Qin army standing at the head of the eldest son's city, is also a veteran who has fought for many years and is experienced, and he was also shocked when he saw that the Liao army under the city was all cavalry.

When you see the dress and appearance of the Liao army, you know that this is the most elite soldier.

Fan Meng thought to himself, it seems that in the past few years, Yan Jun has also been terrible! Large-scale equipment has begun to be equipped with war horses! There is also the equipment on Yan Jun's body, which is very good at a glance.

However, what made Fan Meng wonder was that he didn't find that in the camp of the Liao army, there was a ladder to build a siege city.

Many soldiers of the Qin army also discovered this, and they didn't know what was going on. Aren't you going to besiege the city? What city do you attack without a ladder? This is a siege war! No matter how powerful your war horse is, can you jump on the head of my eldest son's city?

But then the soldiers of the Qin army were frightened by the dozens of catapults launched by the Liao army from behind.

For so many years, the Qin army can be said to have fought every year, but they have never seen such a tall catapult!

At present, the catapults of the Liao army are assembled with "assembly line" and "modular", and every component on the catapult is of unified standard and material.

In peacetime, you can disassemble the parts on the catapult, and in wartime, you can use the vehicle to load these parts, and just follow the army. When it's time to get to the front of the battle, just assemble the parts.

According to the regulations of the Liao army, the Liao army's means of attack must be "sharp", and each division must be equipped with at least 20 catapults.

In this way, there are 60 catapults in each army.

Yesterday, after the Zuozong Department of the Second Army of Liaodi arrived at Changzi City, the soldiers of the catapult battalion assembled these dozens of catapults according to the order of the army commander.

The Liao army's current means of attacking the city are simple, but they are also very crude.

According to the words of the coach Rong Yan, the siege of the city will directly smash the catapult for me.

If you can't smash it, you will dig a tunnel and bury a fire mine for me.

In short, one purpose is to destroy the opponent's city wall for me, and then the army will enter the city.

The sun had just risen from the top of the hill in the east of the city of Eldest Son, and the morning wind blew the red flag of the Liao army camp "whoosh, whoosh".

At this time, in the slingering camp of the Liao army, orders were heard in turn:

"The first squad is ready, the second squad is ready, and the third team is ready......"

"Loading stones!"

"The first team has finished loading stones, and the second team has finished loading stones......"

"Launch!"

In the shouting of the generals of the stone-throwing camp, huge stones rose into the air and smashed into the walls of the eldest son city in front of the Liao army.

Not surprisingly, after several rounds of boulders smashed on the city walls, the walls of the eldest son city slowly collapsed with a roar.

The time was very short, and the Qin army defending the city was not given any chance to fill the city wall at all.

Army Commander Zuo Zong looked at the collapsed city wall in front of him, shook his head, and said to the generals of the Liao army behind him:

This is what the prince called the "dimensionality reduction" strike! It's the Qin army, which is known as the army of tigers and wolves, what can I do? ”

After saying that, he immediately ordered in a loud voice: "All the soldiers of the army, give me to attack the city." Be sure to occupy the city of the eldest son for me today, kill! Kill me! ”

All the soldiers of the First Division led by Liu Shou gave an order, and all the soldiers put down the masks on their heads, and then rode their horses towards the mouth of the collapsed city wall of the eldest son city.

Fan Meng, the defender of the Qin army, who was still at the head of the city, saw this situation and was heartbroken.

Shouted loudly at the head of the city: "Plug the gap!" Send me troops to plug the gap! ”

Liu Shou took his subordinates and drove the war horses faster and faster.

The saber in the hands of the cavalry of the Liao army has already flashed with ten thousand cold rays under the light of the early sun.

With a shout, the cavalry of the Liao army followed the collapsed rubble bricks and slaughtered into the city of the eldest son.

Suddenly, the sound of fighting resounded over the entire city.

In the first year of King Yanxiao, on April 21, the city of Changzi, the county capital of Shangdang County, was occupied by the Liao army.

The Qin army guarding the city of the eldest son, except for a small number of people who fled to Wu'an City, the guard general Fan Meng and more than 10,000 Qin troops were all wiped out.

And Tunliu City, behind the eldest son city, was broken by the Hu Guiliang Department of the Third Army; Tongyu Castle was taken by the First Army's Rongyan Division.

At this point, the intention formulated by the Liao army to attack Shangdang and cut off the rear road of the main force of the Qin army under Handan City has been basically realized!

At the same time, the Sima Terrier Department of the Qin Army, who was stationed in Taiyuan County, did not know what was happening in Shangdang County.

Sima Terrier concentrated the 30,000 Qin troops of Taiyuan County, and also came from Jiexiu City to the southeast of Nicheng in an attempt to reinforce Shangdang County.

The deputy general Meng Fu also led 100,000 Qin troops from Handan City to advance rapidly towards Wu'an City.

As soon as Sima Terrier's army set off from Jiexiu City, several carrier pigeons flew up in a col outside Jiexiu City.

A big man dressed in civilian clothes said to the three people behind him: "Now that we have informed our army of the movements of the Qin army, I will go to Taiyuan County to meet the bureau chief, you must continue to monitor any movements of the Qin army, and you must not be sloppy." ”

The three people behind the big man bowed down together and said, "No." ”

And Meng Wei led 100,000 Qin troops and had just set off from the Handan military camp.

In the dense forest outside Handan, there are also several carrier pigeons that soar into the air and fly eastward.

It was already dark, and Rong Yan, the commander of the Liao army in the eldest son city, came to the map hanging on the wall and looked at the map after reading the military information sent by the intelligence bureau.

After a while, Rong Yan turned to the deputy general Liu Sheng and said:

"According to the information obtained by our intelligence officers, now the deputy general of the Qin army, Meng Wei, has led an army of 100,000 troops from Handan to the eldest son city that our army has just occupied, and according to the speed of the Qin army's march, it will take ten days to reach the eldest son city at the earliest."

"And in the Sima Terrier Department of Taiyuan County, 30,000 Qin troops have also set off from Jiexiu, and they are almost reaching the Nirvana City that I occupy. The situation of our army in the party is also grim! ”

Liu Sheng, the deputy general, also walked to the map, looked up at the map on the wall, and then measured the distance with his palm on the map.

After bowing his head and pondering for a while, he raised his head and said to the coach Rong Yan:

"General, now it seems that our army is being flanked by the Qin army in the east and west, but in the opinion of the last general, our army can take advantage of the time difference to break the Qin army on both roads."

Speaking of this, Liu Sheng pointed to the map and continued to Rong Wei:

"General, the first, second, and third armies of our Liao army are the most elite armies in our Liao region, and the whole army is equipped with war horses and moves quickly. And the Shangdang cities that I occupy now are located in the Shangdang Basin. ”

"Although there are mountains all around, from the city of Nirvana to the city of the eldest son, and all around the cities are plains! This terrain is conducive to the vertical and horizontal cavalry of our Liaodi, which is beneficial to our army. Now the Qin army from Handan will still need time to reach the city of the eldest son. ”

"But the 30,000 Qin troops who came from Jiexiu are almost in Nirvana. The general, the last general, suggested that Zuozong's second army should stay in the city of the eldest son to prevent the Qin army from Handan. ”

"And our Liao army concentrated the first army and the third army to go to the vicinity of Nicheng and eat the 30,000 Qin troops of Sima Terrier as soon as possible; Then, our army turned around and headed south, and fought a decisive battle with the 100,000 Qin army led by Meng Fu in Changzi County. ”

"As long as the two Qin armies are defeated against the Shangdang attack, the last general will not believe it, and the main force of the Qin army led by Wang Yi will dare to return from the Shangdang? If he really led the army to come, the last general thought that this was his own death! ”

After listening to Liu Sheng's words, coach Rong Yan looked at Liu Sheng and laughed.

"General Liu Sheng, the hero sees the same! Ben will think the same way! General Liu, immediately report to the prince and the marquis on the state of my Liao army in Shangdang at this time, as well as the plan of action of our army. ”

"Order the Hu Guiliang Department of the Third Army stationed in Tunliu City and the Rongyan Department of the First Army stationed in Tonglu City to lead the army to Nicheng City. Since Sima Terrier is unwilling to lead his troops and return to the Qin State to the west, then his 30,000 Qin troops will stay in Shangdang and don't need to go back! ”

"In addition, I also notified the personnel of Handan City and asked them to report to King Zhao, saying that our army had taken the Shangdang and blocked the way for the Qin army to return to the west. Let Zhao Guohui and the armies of Wei and Chu attack the Qin army under Handan City as soon as possible. ”

"No." Adjutant General Liu Sheng bowed and replied.

Relying on the communication conditions of the Central Plains countries in this era, Sima Terrier did not know at this time that his deputy general Fan Meng had been killed in the battle in Changzi County, and the entire northern part of Shangdang County had fallen into the hands of the Liao army.

Sima Terrier led 30,000 Qin troops, and after setting off from Jiexiu, he urged the Qin army to travel day and night to Nirvana.

The commander of the Liao army, Rong Yan, and the deputy general Liu Sheng, led the main force of the two armies of the Liao army, with an army of nearly 50,000 people, also coming to Nirvana.

The Liao army and the Qin army, the two most elite armies in this era, a large-scale engagement, is coming!