The last thing any general in this world can do is to underestimate his enemies.

Of course, Xu Li is qualified to underestimate Wang Qian, after all, in Xu Li's opinion, he is the general of the Praetorian Guard of Zhao State, and Wang Jian is just a "little-known" young man of Qin, and he belongs to the kind of guy who is forcibly promoted to the position by the people of Qin who really have no choice.

If it weren't for the fact that the troops in his hands were too small, maybe Xu Li would have tried to go out of the city and have a big battle with Wang Qian.

The Qin army continued to attack Jiutian Shaoliang City, but did not make much progress except for throwing a corpse on the ground.

Wang Jian seemed to be really determined to take Shaoliang City, and the pressure on Shaoliang City every day was very great, so Xu Li was forced to keep sending the real main force, the Zhao army from Hedong County, to support the soldiers of Xihe County and Shangjun County who were recruited before the war.

On the tenth day, a news reached the camp of the Qin army in Shaoliang City.

"Li Mu took Jingyang?" Wang Jian frowned after receiving this news, pondered for a moment and then said to Wei Yu in front of him: "I'm afraid that we will soon receive an order from the king to return to Guanzhong. ”

"Back to Guanzhong?" Wei Yu's eyes widened in surprise: "However, didn't it have been said before, before the capture of Shaoliang City, Guanzhong temporarily fortified the wall and defended the wilderness, so that Li Mu could not find any flaws?" ”

Wang Jian sighed and said, "I am still negligent, this flaw Li Mu has already found." ”

Wei Yi was still puzzled: "It's just a Jingyang City, could it be that Li Mu occupied a Jingyang City, so that we could be forced to return to the division?" ”

"yes." Wang Jian nodded with a heavy face, and said, "Don't forget, Jingyang City is the former capital of Great Qin, and there are temples and royal tombs in it!" If he can't recapture Jingyang City, then wouldn't Great Qin be ridiculed by the people of the world? ”

Wei Yu spread his hands and said, "Everyone knows that the Zhao army is only temporarily occupying there. ”

Wang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "If it is other generals of the Zhao Kingdom, then it is true, and I will not be so worried." But the problem is that it's Li Mu! Have you forgotten what he did in Oak Yang City? ”

Wei Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then gasped: "What does the general mean, could it be that Li Mu might burn Jingyang City?" ”

Wang Jian sighed faintly and said, "It's not possible, I'm afraid that the current Jingyang City is already in ruins." ”

What Wang Jian said was not wrong at all, in fact, as early as three days before Wang Jian received the information, Jingyang City had already fallen.

Although it is said that Li Mu's troops are all cavalry, in the face of the powerful earth-shaking thunder, the city walls of Jingyang City, which have not been expanded and repaired on a large scale for two hundred years, have no room for resistance.

There was a boom, and then the cavalry entered the city, and Jingyang fell.

For the era of cold weapons, the earth-shattering thunder is indeed too far ahead of the times.

"Do you want to burn the city?" Li Mu said to Yiqu Sheng in front of him.

"Burn the city?" Yiqu Sheng paused for a moment, gritted his teeth and said at any time: "Okay, since the people of Qin have burned a capital city for me, then I will also burn a capital city!" ”

Li Mu nodded, and said to Zhao Kuo beside him: "Send the order, immediately drive all the residents of the city out of the city, and tell them that the governor of Pontus will burn the city to the ground at noon tomorrow." ”

On the same day, the crying outside Jingyang City shook the sky, and countless people of Qin State left the city with their children and left the city in panic.

Zhao Kuo looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "What the king said is true, war is really the most evil thing in this world. ”

Li Mu looked at all this with a calm face, and there was not even a trace of fluctuation in his eyes: "If we are not strong enough, then this scene will be staged in Handan, in the land of Zhao State." ”

Zhao Kuo was said by Li Mu, and subconsciously thought of a scene: his mother and younger brother helped the old and the young, followed by countless Zhao people crying all the way and leaving along the road, and behind them was the burning Handan City.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help but shudder, all the sympathy for these people of Qin State disappeared in his heart, and he said: "General, the time has come, please order the fire." ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Go ahead." ”

Hundreds of cavalry held torches and kept running back and forth on the streets of Jingyang City, billowing smoke accompanied by the skyrocketing fire raging in the city, and the original temple of Qin State in Jingyang City was engulfed by the fire for the first time.

Zhao Kuo looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly felt a trace of excitement and happiness inexplicably.

War brings destruction, and destruction is an addictive emotion.

Tu Xian, who was next to him, looked at the expression on Zhao Kuo's face, and suddenly rode over and said, "Adjutant General, do you think that the feeling of this fire is good, or is the feeling of the earth-shattering thunder strong?" ”

Zhao Kuo pondered for three seconds and said: "If the fire is burned, the situation will be more spectacular, and if you watch it for a long time, it will be more pleasant." But the earth-shaking thunder is different, the earth-shaking thunder shakes the mountains under the thunder, and its effect can make people climb to the peak in an instant, just like the bliss between men and women, and it is also a great enjoyment of life. ”

Tu Xian glanced at Zhao Kuo with admiration, and said: "The deputy general is really a person who has read books, and it is interesting to say this piece by one." By the way, speaking of this woman, the adjutant general thought ......"

The two of them laughed, and the horses stepped aside to discuss the issue.

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"Jingyang City is ruined, so we have to go back to Shiguanzhong." Wang Jian slowly said to Wei Yu in front of him: "If you want to break through Shaoliang City, you must also break through this city before the king's messenger arrives. ”

Wei Yi nodded solemnly, and said, "If it is a strong attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack for a while, what is the general's clever plan?" ”

Wang Jian shrugged his shoulders and said, "This siege strategy is nothing more than a few. There is a deserted drainage ditch outside Shaoliang City, I have ordered to dig secretly in the past few days, and now this ditch has been connected with the water ditch in the city, only hundreds of skilled water-based soldiers need to sneak into the ditch, then you can combine inside and outside, and break through Shaoliang City! ”

Wei Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately spoke: "I grew up by the river since I was a child, and I would like to lead the sergeant into the city as a pioneer general!" ”

Wang Jian laughed and patted Wei Mi's shoulder vigorously: "Very good, then the victory of this battle will be handed over to General Wei Mi." ”

Midnight.

Xu Li, who had just finished his tour of the city, returned to his room and said to the guards: "Fetch some hot water, I want to wash my feet." ”

The hot water soon came, and Xu Li took off his armor and shoes and soaked his feet in the hot water.

A comfortable feeling came from his feet, Xu Li moaned comfortably, and the whole person lay down on the couch and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

"It's been ten days, presumably Governor Li Mu's side should be able to make some movements, right?"

If Xu Li still underestimated Wang Jian a little at the beginning, then now, this kind of underestimation has completely disappeared without a trace.

After fighting with Wang Jian for so many days, Xu Li has fully felt Wang Qian's style, this young Qin general does have his uniqueness, and the layers are like waves of huge waves roaring, which often makes Xu Li have a feeling that he can't bear it.

At first, Xu Li felt that he could hold on for at least three months, but after ten days of guarding, Xu Li felt that it was already good luck for him to be able to stabilize for a month without losing the city.

Xu Li urgently needed Li Mu to share some pressure for himself in Guanzhong.

Thinking about it, Xu Li's consciousness began to become a little groggy, and he was slowly about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, a commotion came into Xu Li's ears.

Xu Li was excited, and the whole person jumped up at once, and even the hot water on the soles of his feet was knocked to the ground at once.

"What's going on?" Xu Li asked in a deep voice outside the door.

A rush of footsteps suddenly sounded, the door was opened, and a Zhao general's nervous face appeared in front of Xu Li.

"Oh no, General, the Qin army has already invaded the city!"

"What?" Xu Li was shocked when he heard this: "How is this possible, could it be that the people of the Qin State flew in from the sky?" ”

Xu Li was flustered, put on his armor as fast as he could, and rushed out of the door.

As soon as he rushed out of the room, Xu Li's face changed instantly.

At this moment, the Shaoliang City was already full of shouts and killings, and the firelight reflected the streets red, and standing in Xu Li's position, he could even clearly see that a long dragon composed of firelight was approaching in the direction where Xu Li was.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Li's heart was suddenly cold.

"How so, how can this be?"

Xu Li couldn't understand at all, half an hour ago, he had just inspected the four walls of the entire city and ensured that all the vigilance mechanisms were operating normally, why was the Qin army able to attack the city so effortlessly?

Could it be a traitor? Or did the Qin people discover some secret passage?

Just when Xu Li's mind was in turmoil, the captain of his personal guard couldn't help but pull Xu Li's shoulder and said, "General, it's time to retreat, otherwise the people of the Qin State will call!" ”

Xu Li came back to his senses at this time, and when he looked around, he found that hundreds of soldiers had gathered around him, all of them looking terrified.

Xu Liyi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, retreat from the north gate with me!" ”

After dawn, Wang Jian led his guards into the city and met Wei Yu.

At this moment, Wei Yu looked as if he had been fished out of a pile of dead people, covered in blood, and his eyes were also full of evil spirit.

Wei Yi arched his hand towards Wang Jian and showed a smile: "General, fortunately, I am not dishonored!" ”

Wang Jian also smiled at the same time: "General Wei Yu, this battle can break the city, and you should be the first to make the first contribution!" The order went down, and immediately began to calm the people, and the whole army was ready to repair, and when the order of the king of Xianyang arrived, he immediately drove west and returned! ”