Chapter 124: Blood stains the Qin capital
Crossbowmen are the weapons of mass destruction in the era of cold weapons, and no army should be underestimated.
Although many of Lü Buwei's disciples are highly skilled in martial arts, they will also suffer heavy casualties in the face of long-range strikes from the army's standard bows and crossbows.
"I didn't want to do this, but I had to!"
"You have only heard the gossip spread by other countries, and you dare to deal with the king and the prime minister, I am afraid that you have already rebelled."
"The opportunity to reform has been given to you, but it's a pity that you insist on rebelling, so it's no wonder that you are true to yourself."
Seeing that Wang Yi actually dispatched a crossbowman, Lu Buwei sighed softly, and then raised his right hand high.
"Knock knock!"
As soon as Lü Buwei's right hand was raised, the war drums immediately rumbled.
"Whoa!"
Immediately afterwards, something happened that shocked Wang Di.
I saw that in the houses near Xiangguo's mansion, many heavily armed Qin soldiers rushed out, and many crossbowmen also appeared on the roof at this time, pulling the bowstring and facing Wang Yi and his subordinates.
"How can you mobilize your troops and horses!"
Seeing this, Wang Yi was immediately shocked and angry, and his tone was full of disbelief.
Although Lü Buwei was a prime minister, it was impossible to mobilize troops and horses without the permission of King Qin.
Wang Di is the general of the Qin State, no matter where the troops and horses of the Qin State are mobilized, he will get the news in advance, otherwise he would not dare to besiege the Xiangguo Mansion just by leading these soldiers and horses.
"Wang Yu sent troops to besiege Xiangguofu, intending to rebel, and the soldiers were bewitched by it and did not know the details, at this time lay down their weapons to avoid death, if not, Zhulian relatives!"
Just when Wang Yi was shocked, an old and majestic voice came.
Wang Yu and his soldiers turned their heads to look, just in time to see the heavily armed Meng Fu, standing in the middle of a pile of crossbowmen, staring murderously at themselves and the others.
"Mengfu, you are actually in cahoots with Lu Buwei!"
"Don't you know that no matter which major crime Lu Buwei committed, it is enough to disgrace my Great Qin royal family!"
Seeing this, Wang Yi was immediately shocked and angry, and couldn't help but scold.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Lu Buwei's face was gloomy, and he directly waved his right hand and motioned for Meng Fu to release the arrow.
Seeing this, after a little hesitation, Meng Fu finally gritted his teeth and gave the order.
Meng Fu is the secretary of the Qin State, and his status is second only to Lü Buwei, if compared to the real power, Meng Fu, who has the ability to command the army, can even be equal to Lü Buwei.
In addition, Meng Wei has worked for several generations of Qin kings, and he can be regarded as a veteran of the Qin State, even if he is a Qi person, he is also supported by the Qin people.
It's a pity that the two war faux pas caused the Qin State to lose nearly 200,000 young people, and the relatives of these soldiers who died in the war are even millions, and they have a lot of complaints about Mengfu.
The local generals of the Qin State, headed by Wang Di, were even more unaccustomed to seeing Meng Fu, a general of another country, in a high position, and took advantage of Meng Fu's two major defeats to repeatedly write to impeach, wanting to pull him down.
During this time, Meng Fu and the entire Meng clan were not in a good situation, if it weren't for Lü Buwei's best help, I am afraid that Meng Fu would have lost power in the Qin State.
Over the years, Meng Fu has also offended many local generals of the Qin State, and if he completely loses power, the fate of the entire Meng clan can be imagined.
In order to maintain his own position and keep Meng's foundation in Qin, Meng Fu had to secretly take refuge in Lü Buwei.
The two of them are both literate and martial, and they have the King of Qin and the Queen Mother as their backing, so if they really want to give it a go, even the Qin clan can only retreat.
"Chirp!"
With the order of Meng Fu, the archers who were lying in ambush suddenly released their bowstrings, and the arrows fell like raindrops, and many of the soldiers under Wang Yu's command were all hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
After two rounds of arrow rain, Wang Di's corporal was already crushed, and even Wang Di himself was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
"Kill!"
Seeing that the formation of the soldiers and horses under Wang Di's command was in chaos, where would the battle-hardened veteran Meng Fu let go of such a great opportunity, he immediately commanded his soldiers to start charging.
"Kill!"
Meng Wu was brave and fierce, rushing to the front with weapons in hand, but all those who encountered obstacles were killed with a sword, and there was no enemy under his command at all.
As soon as the soldiers and horses of the two sides came into contact, the corporal under the command of Meng Fu defeated Wang Yu with absolute overwhelming strength.
"General, quickly retreat, I'll escort you away!"
The generals under Wang Yi have followed him for many years, and they have long been loyal, and at this time, seeing that their defeat has been decided, they can't care about going to arrest Lu Buwei, they just want to protect Wang Di to break through.
"Let's go!"
Wang Yi was so angry that his face turned purple, but unfortunately the defeat was decided, and he could only break through and escape.
"Want to escape?"
Standing on the roof and observing the battle situation, Meng Fu saw Wang Di and the others preparing to break through, and a cold light immediately flashed in his eyes.
He knew very well how cruel the political struggle was, and how dangerous it was even more than the confrontation between the two armies.
The two sides fought on the battlefield, and if they were defeated and captured, there was still a possibility of survival, and their relatives and families would not be affected.
Political struggles are different.
If Meng Fu can't remove all the obstacles and keep King Qin and Lü Buwei safe, Meng Fu and even the entire Meng clan will be killed.
For the survival of himself and his family, Meng Fu could only make up his mind to help Lü Buwei sweep away all the enemies.
"Take my bow!"
Meng Fu stretched out his left hand, and the soldier beside him hurriedly handed over a strong bow.
Meng Fu put the arrow on the bowstring, and then slowly pulled the bow full, narrowed his eyes slightly, and aimed at the heart of Wang Yuhou, who was breaking through.
"Chirp!"
Meng Fu suddenly let go of his right hand holding the tail of the arrow, and the powerful elastic force of the bowstring directly caused the arrow to fly into the distance, and it had already appeared behind Wang Yu in an instant.
"General be careful!"
The soldiers guarding Wang Di's left and right felt the sound of the breaking wind behind them, and when they turned their heads and saw the arrow coming at them, they immediately burst into flames and roared hoarsely.
Almost at the same time, the soldier also flew forward, trying to block the arrow with his body for the king.
"Poof!"
Unfortunately, Meng's arrow was too fast, and although the soldier tried his best to rescue, he was still a step too late.
The arrow carried a strong kinetic energy and directly pierced Wang Di's body.
"Ho ......"
Wang Yi felt the pain in his heart, and let out an irrepressible cry of pain from his mouth, his strength seemed to be drained in an instant, and his body shook and fell to the ground.
"General, general, general!"
When he was dying, Wang Yi vaguely heard the shouts of the soldiers, but unfortunately he did not have the strength to respond.
In a daze, he thought that if this mutiny failed, his family would definitely not be able to escape the bad luck of annihilation, and he couldn't help but feel a deep fear in his heart.
"Kill!"
The drums of war are roaring, and the shouting of killing is still the same.
In Xianyang City, it has not been devastated by war for a long time.
This sudden battle also made many Xianyang people who didn't know what was going on feel deeply frightened.
Everyone didn't know why Xianyang City, which had always been stable, had become so chaotic today, with Qin soldiers chasing and killing each other everywhere, and corpses and blood were all over the streets of Xianyang.