Chapter 45: The Tragedy of Changping (Part II)

The atmosphere in Coach Zhao Jun's tent was extremely depressed and depressed at the moment.

All the generals knew that the Zhao army had no other way out, only surrendering to the Qin army and dying on the battlefield.

Zhao Kuo's deputy general stepped forward and suggested, "General, it's better for our army to surrender the Qin army, and when the Qin army is close, I will wait to kill him by surprise, and then break out of the encirclement." ”

Zhao Kuo looked at his lieutenant general, then at the generals in the tent, shook his head, and said slowly, "Although the soldiers are not tired of cheating, it is Wu Anjun Bai Qi who is now commanding the Qin army!" How can we hide from him when we wait for us to surrender! ”

Looking at the heavy expressions on the faces of the generals, Zhao Kuo said to the generals of the Zhao army, "Generals, it is now time for me to have more than 300,000 Zhao troops left, and life and death are at stake. Rather than a conspiracy that fails, it is better for our Zhao army to fight hard in the end, and the victory or defeat is determined by the courage of our army. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuo stood up, walked in front of the generals, and said to the generals, "Generals, while our army still has the last strength, I want to divide our army into four roads, and break through in the east, south, west, and north directions, each according to the mandate of heaven." If you can break through an army, you can count it as an army. If you can't break through, attack it repeatedly. ”

Zhao Junzhong will think about it, there is no good way at this moment. Since he didn't want to surrender to the Qin army, he had to break through this way, so he bowed down together and said, "No." ”

At this moment, standing on a mountain, Bai Qi, the commander of the Qin army, also got the news that Zhao Jun began to eat human flesh.

Bai Qi turned around and said to the deputy general Wang Di beside him, "By now, the reinforcements of the Zhao army have been withdrawn, and the army has begun to kill each other, and there is no way to return to heaven. You can make our army shout and let the Zhao army surrender. ”

The deputy general, Wang Di, clenched his fists and bowed down to receive the order, "No." ”

Immediately, all the Qin troops who surrounded and blocked the Zhao army's breakthrough shouted at the Zhao army, "Surrender!" Fall! Fall! ”

In the big tent of the Zhao army, Zhao Kuo and the generals of the Zhao army, who were discussing the breakout, suddenly heard the shouts of the Qin army, looked at each other, and didn't know what to say.

Zhao Kuo looked at the generals and said to the generals, "Now the Qin army has asked our army to surrender, but anyone is willing to surrender?" ”

The generals shook their heads together, clenched their fists and bowed, "I am willing to fight to the death with the general." ”

Zhao Kuo looked up to the sky and laughed, his eyes were moist, and he bowed to the generals of the Zhao army and said, "Generals, in this life, Zhao Kuo is sorry for everyone!" Up to now, it is the glory of Zhao Kuo's life to be able to go to Huangquan with the generals. ”

Speaking of this, he turned to his lieutenant next to him and said, "Order, beat the drums, and gather all the soldiers of my Zhao army." ”

The adjutant general bowed to Zhao Kuo and said, "Obey the order." ”

Standing on a low hillside at the bottom of the Changping Hunshui River Valley, Zhao Kuo gathered together, and more than 300,000 Zhao troops standing at the bottom of the mountain shouted loudly, "All the soldiers of my Zhao Kingdom, I, Zhao Kuo, don't want to hide from you, and now my army is surrounded at the bottom of this Changping Hunshui River Valley." External reinforcements have been withdrawn, and there is no food or grass inside. Now, it has come to the time of life and death of my Zhao army, and it is also the time of life and death of my Zhao country. ”

Then, he raised his right hand and pointed around, and he could vaguely hear the sound of the Qin army surrendering around him. He continued to shout loudly to the soldiers of the Zhao army, "Now that the Qin army has asked our Zhao army to surrender, I want to ask all the soldiers here, are you willing to surrender to the Qin army?" ”

All the soldiers of the Zhao army raised their weapons high and shouted loudly, "I don't want to!" Unwilling! Unwilling! ”

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo's eyes couldn't help but shed tears, took off his helmet, and continued to shout loudly to the soldiers of Zhao Jun

"All the soldiers of the Zhao army, my good brothers."

"I, Zhao Kuo, despise the enemy, are greedy for merit, don't know the severity, and don't measure myself."

"Now that I think hard, I can't find a way to break the enemy."

"Although I am bent on bearing the difficulties of the country, I have been burdened by the country."

"One general is incompetent, tired of the three armies, I, Zhao Kuo, deserve to die."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuo burst into tears.

After a pause, he shouted hoarsely to all the soldiers of the Zhao army

"Soldiers, you are all good men of my Zhao Kingdom."

"I, Zhao Kuo, will lead you to break through the siege today and fight the Qin army endlessly."

All the soldiers of the Zhao army shouted loudly in unison, "Kill!" Kill! Kill! ”

Zhao Kuo put on his helmet and ordered all the soldiers of the Zhao army in a loud voice, "According to our army's strategy, the whole army will break through." ”

In the twelfth year of King Wucheng, on September 12, more than 300,000 Zhao troops who were besieged at the bottom of the Hunshui River Valley in Changping refused to accept the surrender of the Qin army. According to the order of coach Zhao Kuo, it was divided into four roads and began to break through.

Around the bottom of the Hyunshui River in Changping, the sound of fighting suddenly resounded. The four-way Zhao army repeatedly attacked the defense line of the Qin army. The two armies of Qin and Zhao suffered heavy casualties and rivers of blood.

By September 18, the North Road Army led by Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao Army, had rushed to Changping Pass, but was surrounded by the main force of the Qin Army led by Bai Qi.

Wu Anjun, the commander of the Qin State, and Bai Qi, the general, rode on horseback and stood on top of a mountain. Looking at the Zhao army, who was exhausted at the foot of the mountain, but still charged forward and fought repeatedly with the Qin army, he said to the deputy general Wang Ji, "How are the casualties of our army?" ”

The deputy general Wang Yi sighed, and said sadly, "General, in this battle, before and after, our Qin army has suffered more than 250,000 casualties. ”

Bai Qi nodded, and said to the deputy general Wang Di, "Zhao Jun is not a warrior of Zhao Wuling's "Hufu Cavalry Shooting" back then, and his combat power is really good. But today, it's all coming to an end. In the future, there will be no force that can stop our Qin army. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at the east, and said excitedly to Wang Di, "General Wang, my old Qin ancestors have been unifying the world for generations, and the long-cherished wish of unifying the world is about to be realized in the hands of my generation." ”

The deputy general, Wang Yi, nodded when he heard this.

Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, who had not eaten for a few days, was covered in blood and rushed in front of the Zhao army with difficulty.

Looking at the "white" handsome flag of the enemy army in front of him, the young man's face showed a look of fortitude, and he shouted to the Zhao army behind him, "The soldiers of the Zhao army, follow me to kill the enemy commander." ”

Zhao Jun, who followed Zhao Kuo, shouted in unison, "Kill!" ”

Following the commander Zhao Kuo, he slowly but firmly rushed towards the handsome banner of the Qin army.

Standing on the hillside on horseback, the commander of the Qin army, Bai Qi, looked at Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, who was leading the Zhao army and walking in the forefront, and said to the deputy general Wang Yi beside him, "It seems that General Zhao Kuo has made an alliance and is unwilling to surrender to our Qin army." General Wang, let's let the Qin army, fulfill General Zhao Kuo's ambition, die on the battlefield, and die for the country! ”

Wang Yi, the deputy general of the Qin army, looked at the Zhao army, who was so hungry that he was staggering when he walked, and was still struggling to fight the Qin army. With a sigh, he ordered, "Crossbowmen prepare." ”

The crossbowmen of the Qin army raised the crossbow in their hands, and they were densely connected. They were all aimed at Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army who was charging over, and the Zhao army behind him.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo knew that he had reached the last moment of his life.

He wore it by his father and took off the helmet that he gave to him. Wiped it with his sleeve a few times, trying to wipe the blood and dust off the helmet. But it was found that the more you swiped it, the more blood stains there were.

Zhao Kuo looked at the helmet and smiled, "Father, my son has lived up to your expectations, and my son is about to make amends to you." Now that I'm beside you, you can beat and scold as much as you want! ”

With that, he put his helmet back on his head, raised his bronze sword, and shouted "Kill." ”

He immediately ran in front of the Zhao army and rushed towards the Qin army.

Seeing this, Wang Di, the deputy general of the Qin army, shook his head and ordered, "Shoot." ”

The Qin army's crossbowmen fired thousands of arrows, and Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, was hit by several arrows.

The young general, kneeling on one knee, holding the bronze sword he had planted on the ground with both hands, looked at the "white" handsome flag in front of him, and wanted to stand up again and lead the Zhao army to charge, but he had no strength in his body.

The lieutenant general who followed behind Zhao Kuo held Zhao Kuo in his arms, crying and shouting, "General, general." ”

Zhao Kuo looked at his lieutenant general and wanted to finally apologize to the soldiers of Zhao Jun, but he didn't say it after all, and slowly closed his eyes.

The moment Zhao Kuo closed his eyes, as if he saw his deceased father, Ma Fujun Zhao Hao came to him and stretched out his hand, just like when he fell down when he was a child, his father always said to himself, "Son!" Rise up on your own and go with your father. ”

Zhao Kuo's lieutenant, big tears rolled down. Gently put the young general in his arms on the ground, untied the cloak on his body, and covered Zhao Kuo's body. Then, looking up to the sky, he roared and shouted, "Kill!" ”

led the Zhao army behind him and continued to rush towards the Qin army.

In the twelfth year of King Wucheng, on September 18, Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, died in Changping. The Zhao army, which followed the coach Zhao Kuo to break through, all died in battle, and no one surrendered.

This battle finally ended with 250,000 killed in each of the Qin and Zhao armies, and the remaining 200,000 Zhao troops who broke through the siege in the other three ways surrendered to Qin.

The world-renowned decisive battle of Changping finally came to an end with a great victory for the Qin army.

Subsequently, Bai Qi immediately ordered the Qin army to quickly send troops to occupy the 17 counties of Shangdang, what Bai Qi did not expect was that none of the counties and cities surrendered, and all the Qin troops sent to accept the cities met with fierce resistance from the Shangdang people.

Especially in Changzhi County, the county capital of Shangdang County, there are less than 4,000 soldiers and civilians left in Changzhi County, and all the soldiers and civilians under the leadership of the county guard Feng Ting have brought great casualties to the Qin army.

The Qin army was furious and ordered Wang Ling to lead an army of 30,000 to defeat Changzhi and swear to take Feng Ting's head.

Seeing that the city of Changzhi County had been broken and the Qin army had invaded the city, Feng Ting was covered in blood, and said with a smile to Jin Huang, the former Shangdang County Guard beside him, "To tell the truth, I am really grateful to Liaochengjun for letting most of the Shangdang people migrate to Liaodi." Now, it's time for you and me to go together. In this way, there are no regrets! ”

Jin Di also smiled and said to Feng Ting, "With you by your side, the old man will not be lonely on Huangquan Road." ”

After saying that, the two laughed, picked up the bronze sword in their hands, and greeted the Qin army together.

On September 20, the Shangdang County Guard, Huayang Jun Feng Ting, and the former Shangdang County Guard Jin Huang were killed in battle.

The entire 17 counties of Shangdang County were occupied by the Qin army. With the resentment of three years of confrontation and the hatred of revenge for the 250,000 soldiers who died in battle, the Qin army launched a massacre of the few remaining people in Shangdang County.

After Shangdang was occupied by the Qin army, the counties of 17 counties were damaged, and the villages were rubble, and there were no people for hundreds of miles.