Fortunately, Xiang Kang did not let Li Shiqi risk going to the camp of the Western Chu army, because when the envoy of the Han army came to the camp of the Western Chu army with a letter of persuasion, he happened to meet the last child of the Xiang family who left Xiang Kang's side - Xiang Guan.

The children of the Xiang family are also obviously more supportive of Xiang Yu, who is better for them, after the Han army messenger was escorted to Zhou Yin, he just presented a letter of persuasion signed by Xiang Kang himself, and then before Zhou Yin finished reading the letter written by Chen Ping painstakingly, Xiang Guan, who happened to be next to him, was already furious, snatched the letter directly from Zhou Yin's hand and tore it to pieces, and ordered the guards in the tent to push the Han army messenger out of the tent and behead him, without giving face to Zhou Yin, the commander of the Northern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army, and refusing to give his cousin Xiang Kang any face.

Knowing that Xiang Yu's temper was more trusting of his relatives, Zhou Yin of course did not dare to attack, so he could only persuade Xiang Guan not to be impulsive in a low voice, saying that the two countries would fight each other, and the Western Chu army would probably continue to have envoys with the Han army in the future, and he could not do things too much, so he let Xiang Guan change his words and order the envoys of the Western Chu army to use sticks to knock the Han army messengers out of the camp.

During this period, Xiang Guan also angrily pointed at the Han army messenger and roared: "Go back and tell Xiang Kang to be a traitor, tell him to play less of these tricks, and if he has the ability, he will come to fight to the death with us in a dignified manner!" If you dare to do anything to buy and persuade us to surrender, don't blame us for being ruthless! ”

The messenger of the Han army crawled away, and Zhou Yin, who did not finish reading the letter, was silent, knowing in his heart that if he could go back or meet with Xiang Yu, Xiang Guan would definitely tell Xiang Yu about the situation, and he had to worry about a problem that he had been secretly worried about for a long time - he fought like this this time, and he was defeated in the water and ambushed in the giant deer camp, and the huge loss of face of the Western Chu army, even if he could get out and go back smoothly, Xiang Yu would definitely not spare himself.

"There is only one last hope, hold on until our king personally leads the army to reverse the situation, and then help the king defeat the thieves and achieve a big victory, only by doing this, the king may not hold me too responsible, otherwise, I will lose my official position at the lightest, and my head may not be able to be saved." This is the conclusion reached by Zhou Yin.

It is precisely because of this that in the early morning of the next day, after receiving the scout emergency report of the two major corps of the Han army, Zhou Yin's heart immediately rose to his throat, for fear that the Han army would come to beat the water dogs, and first attack the camp of the Western Chu army, completely forcing himself into a desperate situation. But fortunately, the scout quickly sent a report, saying that the Zhou Shu Corps of the Han Army, which was closest to the camp of the Western Chu Army, was marching eastward, obviously preparing to attack the east gate of Julu or attack the camp of the Qi army.

"There is still hope, as long as it doesn't come to fight me first, as long as I can buy time for the Zhao army and the Qi army, I still have hope of turning defeat into victory."

Contrary to Zhou Yin, who was very happy, after receiving the scout report of the Han army's movements, Tian Bu, the commander of the Qi army, secretly complained, because the Han army was pulling east, no matter whether it came to attack the Qi army camp or not, the Qi army had to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the camp or rescuing the east gate of Julu, so Tian had no choice but to quickly organize the army to prepare for war, and at the same time had to pray for God's blessing, so that the Han army would attack the east gate of Julu, and also let the Zhao army be able to block the siege army of the Han army alone. Don't force yourself to risk going out into the field.

Human nature is selfish, of course, the same is true on the side of the Zhao army, from top to bottom, they are looking forward to the Han army sending troops eastward, in order to attack the Qi army camp stationed on the only high ground in Julu, and not to come to the trouble of the army first.

In the anxious waiting, when it was nearly half of the hour, the two major corps of the Han army that joined forces to the north finally showed their fangs, among which the Zhou Shu Corps of the Han Army, which sent 40,000 troops, was lined up outside the east gate of Julu City, and the counterweight trebuchet that was built before was lined up outside the city, Xiang Kang's banner also appeared in the Zhou Shu army array, and the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army with 30,000 troops was displayed in the right rear of the Zhou Shu Corps, facing the Qi army camp in array, directly showing the posture of attacking the city and sending reinforcements.

Confirming this situation, the elite troops suffered heavy losses, of course, the Zhao army secretly complained, and the Western Chu army, which stayed out of the matter, quietly snickered, and Tian Bu, who commanded the Qi army, frowned deeply, and had to pray secretly: "Gan Gong, you must fight for some energy, don't be too fast to support it, forcing me to take the risk of sending troops." ”

Zhao Jun's side, no matter how secretly complaining, it is useless, Zhao Xiang Zhang Er and Zhao Jun Commander Gan Gong can only go to the main battlefield of the East Gate together, come to the front line to boost morale, Zhang Er, who led the Zhao army to carry 400,000 Qin troops, also seized the time to deliver an impassioned speech on the city wall, "Sons, don't be afraid of those Han thieves outside the city!" Think about the Julu War back then, the 400,000 Tyrannical Qin army fought for several months, and there was nothing they could do to take our Julu Jiancheng, not to mention tens of thousands of Han thieves? As long as we work together and fight bravely, we will definitely be able to keep the giant deer, keep our Zhao country, and persist until the king of Western Chu raises troops to save the giant deer for the second time! ”

Not to mention, because the last time the Zhao army did withstand the onslaught of the Qin army, under the personal encouragement of Zhang Er, the soldiers of the Zhao army, who had a lot of experience in defending the city, really raised a lot of morale, and were ready to give the Han army a little lesson and color to the frontal attack. However, at this time, a team of soldiers with white flags suddenly walked out of the Han army's formation, surrounded by a prisoner cart and came directly to the city of Julu. ”

The prisoner car was indeed Zhang Er's baby son Zhang Ao, looking at his father standing in the city from afar, Zhang Ao couldn't help but burst into tears, but he still clenched his teeth with a little backbone, and never shouted to disgrace Zhang Er, as well as shake and hit Zhao Jun's morale.

However, the Han army did not force Zhang Ao to shout anything, after Zhang Ao was escorted to the side of the moat, a loud Han army envoy crossed the stone bridge over the moat with a white flag in his hand, and came to the near place under Julu City and shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the Zhao army in the city, you can see clearly, Zhang Ao, the son of Zhang Er of your Xiangguo, is here, we did not kill him, nor did we abuse him!" ”

"Also, don't worry, our Han army is not a Western Chu thief army, and it will not be so despicable as to take hostages to blackmail you for anything! We just want to tell your Xiangguo Zhang Er, as long as he takes you to lay down his arms and surrender, our Han king will immediately return his son to him, and also crown him as the Marquis of Quyang, and give him food and thousands of households! If he is obsessed, he must covet the prince that Xiang Yu, the puppet king of Western Chu, gave him, and insist on using your dead body to build a high altar for him, then after we break through Julu City, not only will we not spare him, but even his son will be executed! ”

"So, the soldiers of the Zhao State, you must understand that Zhang Er is not fighting for you for the Zhao State, but for you fighting for his throne! Now that our Han King has given Zhang Er and his son a chance to live, if Zhang Er is still insatiable and insists on staining his crown with your blood, why do you want to give him his life? As long as you lay down your arms and surrender, we will never kill you, and we will let you go home immediately and reunite you with your families! ”

It was only after the Han army envoy Tu Qian saw the dagger and shouted these words that Zhang Er came back to his senses and understood that the Han army had come to separate himself and the Zhao army soldiers, and to slack the fighting spirit and determination of the Zhao army soldiers, and he was suddenly furious and shouted: "Release the arrow!" Shoot this thief to death! ”

"Eun Xiang, you can't let go of arrows! Otherwise, what about your son?! ”

Wei Wuzhi, a confidant of staff, hurriedly opened his mouth to remind, and Zhang Er also woke up, remembering that if he released an arrow to kill the envoy, the Han army would definitely take out his precious son, and he could only quickly withdraw the order. But fortunately, after the Han army envoy finished shouting, he didn't delay too much, and quickly turned around and left, shouting as he walked, "Tell your Xiangguo Zhang Er, our Han King gave him the opportunity!" If he is still obsessed, don't blame us for being unkind to him! You also think about it, is it worth it to fight for the throne of the rebel Zhang Er? ”

The envoys of the Han army and the soldiers of the Han army soon escorted Zhang Ao back, and the generals of the Zhao army on the city wall also hurriedly opened their lives, shouting and shouting just for Zhang Er to distinguish, and insisting that the words of the envoy of the Han army were just slander and instigation, Zhang Er had no ambition to usurp the throne, and asked the soldiers of the Zhao army to fight for the compatriots in Julu City. However, there was no way, the words of the envoy of the Han army still left traces in the hearts of the soldiers of the Zhao army, which made many soldiers of the Zhao army shaken their hearts, and said secretly: "The Han thieves have already promised to give Xiangguo a marquis, why does Xiangguo insist on fighting?" Is he really coveting the throne? ”

At this time, the counterweight trebuchet of the Han army was also ready to throw stones, and saw from a distance that the soldiers of the Han army had loaded the boulder on the trebuchet, and Ben Hao, the general of the Zhao army who was guarding the east gate, hurriedly said to Zhang Er and Gan Gong and others: "Xiangguo, general, the Han thief is about to throw stones, it is too dangerous to continue to stay in the city, please go back quickly, and hand it over to the last general here!" ”

Knowing that Ben Hao was also a good intention, Zhang Er and Gan Gong could only nod quickly, and then Gan Gong hurriedly reminded: "Ben Hao, remember Chen Ze's lesson, don't enter the city tower, although our city tower has been reinforced, but whether it can withstand the ghost trebuchet of the Han thief, no one knows!" So don't venture into the castle tower and wait until you find out the situation! ”

Could it be that the east gate tower of the giant deer has been reinforced? In fact, after learning the lessons of the Battle of Handan, the Zhao army not only strengthened the Julu Simen Tower with a large amount of solid wood, but also seized the time to try its best to repair and strengthen the Julu City Wall. - Of course, whether this will work or not will need to be tested in actual combat to know.

To get back to the point, not long after Zhang Er and Gan Gong and others hurriedly went down to the city, with the wave of the flag, the Han army slingers who were ready to go immediately started together, struggling to cut the rope that tied the scoop, and under the pull of the heavy object, the boulder in the scoop immediately flew up in the air, whistling and flying towards the city wall of the east gate of the giant deer in the distance, and the target was no accident, and it really smashed into the tower of the east gate of the giant deer that was very important in the defense of the city.

Let Ben Hao and other Zhao soldiers dumbfounded, but also let the Han army Zhou Shu Corps who used the counterweight trebuchet for the first time be ecstatic, although the Julu City Tower has been fully reinforced, just the pillars supporting the girder have doubled, but just two boulders have hit the urn city tower at the east gate of the giant deer, after breaking the roof and entering, the city tower that the Zhao army soldiers have strengthened with all their strength is still the girder is broken, with a loud noise The roof collapsed, burying countless Zhao army crossbowmen and a large number of city defense materials hiding in the city tower. Then, when more boulders hit the tower, the originally tall and majestic Julu Tower turned into a ruin in the loud noise, completely losing the important role of hiding soldiers, covering and hoarding military supplies.

Seeing this scene, Uncle Zhou and the others, who used the counterweight trebuchet for the first time, were of course ecstatic, and finally understood the reason why Zheng Bu insisted on hitting Julu City first, and the Han soldiers under their command were even more demoralized and thunderous. And Zhao Qi's army was dumbfounded, and they all exclaimed, "God! So powerful! ”

Then, before the Han army threw the second round of stone bombs, the fellow villagers of General Qi Yu immediately grabbed Yu Ling's hand and said in a deep voice: "General, the trebuchet of the Han army is far more powerful than we imagined, and it may be difficult for Julu City to hold for a long time." First, immediately send people to contact the Zhao army, and ask them to immediately block the inner and outer city gates of the east gate of Julu with sandbags, earth and stones, and try to gain time, and second, our army ....... ”

When the fellow villagers were still teaching Yu Ling, the second round of boulders of the Han army had also been thrown again, and the target was the second tower behind the urn city at the east gate of Julu, and the result was that relying on the experience accumulated by the Han army trebuchet hand before, and a certain amount of luck, even if the distance was relatively far, the trebuchet of the Han army still only used two rounds of stone throwing, and the inner city tower of the east gate of Julu was smashed to a complete collapse, and at the same time, it also killed and injured many Zhao soldiers who could not dodge, and dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Zhao army.

The test of the Han army's trebuchet is only the beginning, whether the Han army can break through the Julu city as soon as possible, the key depends on whether the Han army's trebuchet can smash down the Julu city wall that has been strengthened by the Zhao army's soldiers as it did on the battlefields of Handan and Puyang, opening a gap that is easier for the Han army's ants to climb.

Fortunately, it still makes the Zhao soldiers desperate, when the Han army trebuchet began to smash the boulder as much as possible to the giant deer city wall, after the boulders falling from the sky smashed onto the city wall, it was still in the Zhao army to repair the city wall after leaving a large pit several feet deep, the Zhao army soldiers carefully arranged the raw cowhide shield, but also in front of the Han army's boulders like paper paste as fragile as paper, it did not play any role at all, causing many Zhao soldiers hiding behind the raw cowhide shield to be smashed into meat sauce alive, and died a miserable death.

The huge stones thrown by the trebuchet of the Han army continue to fall, like a giant fist of the gods, smashing a huge pit one after another on the city wall of the giant deer, the city wall of the giant deer also seems to be trembling, the continuous arrow stacks are broken, the earth and stones collapse, and gradually reveal gaps of different sizes, the soldiers of Zhao shouted on the city wall, ran to avoid the stones, frightened as if the end had come, and the guards of the east gate of the Zhao army led by Ben Hao were also pale, and never dreamed that the trebuchet of the Han army could have such a terrifying power.

At the same time, the Han army's long shield hand has also set up a temporary fortification in the distance of the east gate of Julu, protecting the crossbowmen and preparing to release arrows, and then under the double cover of trebuchets and crossbows, countless Han soldiers began to charge forward with sandbags, rushed to the moat and threw sandbags to fill the moat, sharpening knives and cutting woodmen to open up a road across the river for the Han army's next ant-attached siege, so that the Han army could quickly put a sufficient number of siege troops forward.

During this period, Ben Hao and others of course also plucked up the courage, risking the danger of being smashed into meat sauce at any time, commanding the soldiers of the Zhao army to rush to the side of the arrow stack to block the arrows, but unfortunately because the power of the Han army's trebuchet was too terrifying, the effect of the Zhao army's arrows was greatly reduced, not to mention that it was effective to block the Han army's soldiers to fill the river, it was difficult to form a rain of arrows to densely cover the Han army's river filling, and the Han soldiers took the opportunity to speed up their movements, constantly taking turns to throw sandbags, and gradually piled up two solid roads in the moats on both sides of the bridge.

On the side of the Han army Zheng Bu corps, since the Han army trebuchet began to throw stones to attack the city, the Han soldiers led by Zheng Bu stared at the Qi army camp in the north, and the result was that Zheng Bu and others were surprised and surprised that only more than half an hour had passed after the Han army began to throw stones, and the middle door of the southern camp of the Qi army, which had been closed, suddenly opened, and a team of Qi soldiers shouted to kill, and rushed straight to the Han army's trebuchet position, Zheng Bu was overjoyed to see it, and resolutely yelled to order an attack, the first soldier to meet the soldiers of the Qi army.

It's a pity that the cunning of the Qi army is far above the imagination of the Han army, just saw Tao Xi lead the army to rush in, the Qi army immediately turned around and left, and quickly fled back to the camp, Tao Xi refused to give up, led the army to rush to the vicinity of the Qi army camp, the Qi army on the base immediately fired arrows in unison, covering the companions back to the camp at the same time, but also took the opportunity to shoot and wound some Han soldiers, Tao Xi scolded, but there was nothing to do, so he could only quickly lead the army to retreat.

Seeing such a situation from a distance, Zheng Bu, who had repeatedly suffered the great losses of the Qi army, was of course furious, and hated the Qi army even more, but Li Zuoche next to him sneered at him and said with a sneer: "Want to play tired military tricks? Among the ten falsehoods, there was a sudden truth, killing one of us by surprise, and thinking about it was beautiful! ”

"What then? We can't be played like this by Qi thieves all the time, right? Zheng Bu asked angrily.

"Of course, it is a plan to lure the thief army of Qi to attack in a big way, and completely avenge our previous revenge." Li Zuoche smiled, and then attached it to Zheng Bu's ear, muttering in a low voice with a dark smile......

At the same time, farther away, in the banner array of the Han army located on the hills, I saw the Qi army returning from the camp from afar, luring Zheng Bu to send troops to pursue, and Uncle Zhou, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also said in unison: "Tired soldiers!" First repeatedly teased our interception army, and then suddenly came out of the ten falsehoods, and killed us by surprise. ”

"We don't have to worry about it." Xiang Kang yawned and said lazily: "If Zheng Bu and Li Zuoche can't even deal with this kind of carving insect skills, they will not be worthy of leading an army alone in the future." ”