Chapter 17: Handan (1)

Xianyang, the capital of Qin, royal palace, late October.

It was dark, but one of the palaces in the palace was still brightly lit.

Qin Wang Yingji stood next to the map of Kanyu in front of the wall, staring at Handan, the capital of Zhao for a long time, and did not speak for a long time.

Qin Xiang Fan Ju was standing behind King Qin at this moment, and when he saw Yingji like this, he called softly: "Great King." ”

After Yingji heard Fan Ju's shout, she slowly turned around and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, how is our army on the front line now?" ”

Fan Ju bowed and said: "King, I just received news today that my 100,000 army led by General Sima Terrier of the North Road has broken through Jinyang City, the former capital of Zhao State, and occupied Taiyuan County. ”

"The main army led by Wang Ling, the commander of our Qin army, has converged with my 100,000 reinforcement army, with a total of 300,000 troops, and is launching a fierce attack on Wu'an City, the gateway to Handan, the capital of Zhao State."

Qin Wang Yingji nodded and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, as long as Wang Ling takes Wu'an City, Handan, the capital of Zhao State, will be like a woman, exposed under the front of my Qin army, and it will be defeated in a few days." ”

"As long as our army takes Handan City again, this Zhao State will perish. At that time, the army of our Qin State will sweep through the Central Plains countries, the world will be owned by my Qin State, and the widow will be able to complete the will of the ancestors of the past dynasties! ”

Seeing that King Qin was so excited, Fan Ju was also very happy, and said to Yingji: "King, it is estimated that it will not be long before my king will be able to hear the good news." ”

After listening to Fan Ju's words, Qin Wang Yingji laughed.

After laughing, King Qin suddenly didn't know what he thought, and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, do you know what Wu Anjun is doing now?" If you let him know the military situation on the front line, I don't know how he should feel? ”

Fan Sui was stunned for a moment, looked at Qin Wang Yingji's expression, and then whispered to Yingji:

"King, now Wu Anjun is sick at home. However, as far as the minister knows, many generals of our Qin State in Xianyang will go to Wu'anjun's mansion every day to report the military situation to Wu'anjun. ”

"Your Majesty, Wu Anjun knows the situation of the military situation on the front line, and it may be more detailed than my Wang [Tian Lai .fo] and Fan Ju!"

After listening to Fan Ju's words, Qin Wang Yingji couldn't help but be stunned, and then her eyes narrowed.

After a while, he said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo! Wu Anjun has been the commander of our Qin army for many years, and now most of the generals of our Qin army are from his account. So, don't be surprised. ”

"The widow just wants this Bai Qi to know that without him, my Qin State can still take Handan and destroy Zhao State. What battle will be lost? Wu Anjun is too self-righteous. ”

Seeing Yingji say this, Qin Xiang Fan Ju hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed down and said, "What the king said is extremely true! ”

Qin Wang Yingji, and then said to Fan Ju:

"Xiangguo, now the craftsmen of our Qin State in the army have developed the latest siege weapon - siege tower. You quickly send more craftsmen to the king's tomb, so that they can build more of these siege towers, so that they can take Handan as soon as possible. ”

Fan Ju bowed down again and replied, "No." ”

Just a few days after Qin Wang Yingji talked with Fan Sui, Wu Chengcheng was finally broken after the arrival of 100,000 reinforcements from the Qin army.

At the end of October, the autumn harvest had just ended, and the official road leading from Xiangping City to Pingshun City was also paved with cement.

The newly established counties of southern Liaoning and Hancheng also entered the formalization process, and after the large-scale grain harvest in the two counties, the people of the two counties quickly integrated into Liaodi.

Ji Kang and his mother Ji Zhao, the same drama Xin, Zou Yan and others, returned to Xiangping from Pingshun City.

The general Rong Hao, the old manager Ji Mao, who had returned to Xiangping City before, as well as Shi Kang, Tian Guang and others, welcomed the return of Ji Kang and others at the gate of the city together with many people in Xiangping City.

The day after returning to the Prince's Mansion, Ji Kang held a meeting in the Military Pavilion to discuss with everyone the upcoming Battle of Handan.

On the main wall of the Military Pavilion, there is a huge map of Handan.

The general, Rong Yan, stood next to the map and told Ji Kang, Zou Yan, and Ji Mao about his judgment on the battle of Handan.

Rong Yan's baton lit Wu'an City to the west of Handan City, and preached to everyone:

"Princes, lords, a certain general thinks that if Zhao Guo wants to block the Qin army outside Handan City, this Wu'an City is the key. If the city of Wu'an is not broken, the Qin army will not be able to reach the city of Handan. ”

"If Wu'an City is breached by the Qin army, Handan City will be extremely dangerous. At present, judging from the number of troops of the Qin and Zhao armies, the Zhao army is even more than the Qin army, with the Zhao army being 400,000 and the Qin army being 300,000. ”

"Princes, ladies and gentlemen, the two armies are fighting, on the one hand, the number of troops; But on the other hand, it also depends on whether the soldiers are elite? Are the generals who command the army good? ”

"If we compare our Liao army with the Zhao army, a certain general dares to guarantee that the troops of our Liao army can defeat the current 100,000 troops of the Zhao army in the field, or even more."

"The advantage of the Qin army is that it is relatively elite, while the Zhao army is now old, weak, sick and disabled, and cannot fight with the Qin army in the field. But the current weather is favorable for Zhao Jun. ”

"This year's weather is a little colder than usual. And Zhao Jun adopted the suggestion of my Liaodi, and it was a strong wall and clear field for the Qin army, which was enough to offset some of the advantages of the Qin army. ”

"Zhao Jun also has one advantage, that is, fighting from the city. Even if the Qin army took Wu'an City, it was not so easy to attack Handan City. ”

Speaking of this, Rong Yan knocked the baton in his hand to Handan City, east of Wu'an City, and continued to everyone:

"It has been more than 120 years since the Zhao State moved its capital to Handan City. Since the Wei general Pang Juan broke through Handan City, when Zhao Guo wants to return to this city, Handan City will be strengthened and repaired every year. ”

"The current Handan City is high and wide, and it is not the time when Pang Juan attacked the city. According to our intelligence, the current Handan City is 18 meters high and the head of the city is as wide as 7 or 8 meters. ”

"The walls are mainly ashlar stones, and they are also made of burnt bricks. The gaps between the bricks and stones are mixed with red mud, coarse sand and lime blocks and then tamped, similar to the cement of our Liaodi. ”

"A certain general also asked General Gao Dayong, the lieutenant general of the Liaodi catapulting camp, about Handan City, and asked if he could break Handan City if he used my large catapult in Liaodi. General Gao said to a certain general: The Handan city wall is built in this way, similar to the cement city wall in my Liaodi, and it is difficult to break through it with a catapult. ”

In this way, if the Qin army wants to take Handan City, it can only use the cloud ladder to attack. And the commander of the Zhao army, General Na Lianpo, is famous for his good defense. ”

"In this case, from the point of view of a certain general, it is very difficult for the Qin army to take Handan City in the short term. Therefore, a certain general judged that this time, the attack and defense of the Qin and Zhao armies in Handan City will inevitably be in a confrontation situation like the early stage of Changping, and it will be difficult to distinguish the winner in the short term. ”

"But the war is prolonged, if there is no foreign aid in Handan City, and when Handan City's food and military resources are exhausted, whether the Zhao army can hold Handan City is in two positions."

After listening to the words of the general Rong Yan, Ji Kang and everyone looked at each other, and they all bowed their heads and pondered.

After a while, Ji Kang raised his head and said to Rong Yan: "General Rong, if you are asked to lead my Liao army to attack Handan City, can you capture Handan City in a short period of time under the condition of not attacking as much as possible?" ”

Rong Yan was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said to Ji Kang: "Junhou, if you let a certain general lead his troops to attack Handan City, and want to take Handan City in the short term, a certain general will not dare to guarantee it." ”

"But a certain general will gather hundreds of my catapults and bombard the city wall of Handan day and night. I think, no matter how thick Handan City is, it can't withstand the day and night bombardment of my Liaodi catapult! ”

Ji Kang laughed, shook his head, and said to Rong Yan: "General, you actually undercounted one of my Liaodi siege weapons. ”

When Rong Yan heard Ji Kang say this, his eyes widened, and he looked at Ji Kang and said, "Junhou, a certain general doesn't know how to count the kind of weapon in my Liaodi?" ”

Ju Xin, Zou Yan, and Ji Mao, like Rong Yan, all looked at Ji Kang.

And Shi Kang and Tian Guang, who were standing behind Ji Kang, looked at each other with their eyes, as if they had thought of something, and both of them smiled.

Ji Kang looked at everyone, turned his head and smiled at Rong Yan again, "Hand fire thunder." ”

After Rong Yan, Ji Xin and others heard Ji Kang's words, they were all stunned.

Ji Kang nodded, and said to Rong Yan, Ju Xin and the other four: "Gather hundreds or even thousands of hand fire thunders together, and you will definitely be able to blast through the city wall of Handan." ”

Rong Yan reacted first, his eyes were red, and he said to Ji Kang with a trembling voice: "Junhou, in this way, now all the fortified cities in the world can no longer stop the attack of our army?" ”

Ji Kang fought, walked to the map in front of the wall, looked at Handan City, and said to Rong Gan: "General Rong Gan, you are right. Now all the fortified cities in the world can no longer stop the conquest of our Liao army! ”

After listening to Ji Kang's words, Ji Xin, Zou Yan, and Ji Mao also excitedly swayed all over their bodies.

Then, the three of them stood up together, and like Rong Worm, they came behind Ji Kang.

Everyone looked at the map on the wall and was speechless for a long time.

On November 3, snowflakes fell in the sky.

Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army, stood on the head of the ruined Wu'an City, looking at the snowflakes flying in the sky, and did not make a sound for a long time.

After a long time, he turned to the young Qin army general Wang Jian behind him and said, "General Wang, how are the casualties of our army?" ”

Wang Jian clasped his fists and said to Wang Ling: "General Qiyu, our army attacked Wu'an City and suffered more than 20,000 casualties. ”

Then, Wang Jian looked at Wang Ling again and said to Wang Ling: "General, now that it is winter, it is cold. And the Zhao army is very strong-willed to resist our Qin army, and often fights until the last moment, and does not surrender even if it is dead. ”

"In this way, the casualties of our army will be too great! Why don't we let our army rest for a while? At the beginning of spring next year, another expedition to Zhao can also reduce the casualties of our soldiers. ”

Wang Ling shook his head and said to Wang Qian: "General Wang, don't talk about this, I know that there are complaints in the army." But this time, our king was very determined to destroy Zhao, and increased his army by 100,000. If we can't take Handan in one go, our king will punish me. ”

"You go down, put our army in order, and rest for a few days. After the heavy snow stopped, our army marched towards Handan. Tell the brothers in the army that as long as we take Handan, the battle will be over, and we will be able to return to China. ”

Wang Jian hugged his hands and replied to Wang Ling: "No." ”.

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