Chapter 113: The glory is gone
Now the Qin army has once again surrounded Handan, and it has been thirty years since the last time the Qin army attacked Handan. Will Handan survive this time?
Obviously impossible! Because except for the northernmost Daijun, the northern part of the Zhao State has all fallen.
Then, in early March, the main force of the Qin army of more than 300,000 people moved south from the north of Zhao, and the front of the troops was directed at Fanwu. Zhao Dang, the general of Zhao State, led more than 30,000 defenders to fight three bloody battles, and finally fell because of the great loss of military morale and the huge disparity in strength. Zhao Kang, the general of Zhao State, was martyred.
After the fall of Fanwu, the northern part of Handan had been completely opened, so the Qin army did not slack off and immediately drove the army straight to Handan. Zhao General Lian Yue, who was guarding the confrontation between Handan's southern line and Han Teng's headquarters, was shocked when he heard the report, and the army retreated from Zhangshui to the north and tried to retreat back to Handan to hold on. But on the way, he encountered a sudden attack by 60,000 elite cavalry under the command of Fusu and Li Xin, and all 50,000 troops were killed in battle.
Since then, the barriers around Handan have been lost, the army has been lost, and only a lonely city remains, which has been besieged by more than 400,000 fierce Qin troops.
The last moment of Zhao Guo has arrived!
Handan City is tall and majestic, the city is wide and deep, and the circumference is fifty or sixty miles. The city is not only full of high-rise mansions, but also small and elegant ordinary houses. According to folk legends: there are no less than 100,000 residents in Handan City, because there are many wealthy families in the city, plus many guards, so the total population of the city is nearly one million, but it is said that Zhao is a well-deserved political and economic center, and its huge city scale is also one of the best among the seven heroes of the Warring States. In order to supply the living needs of such a huge population in the city, Handan not only has a large scale of grassland, but even has dozens of huge warehouses to store a huge amount of millet, millet and other grains and grasses and various materials. As a result, even if Handan City is trapped, it can rely on its own strength to resist for a long time.
Since Yan Ju led the remnants of the army to flee back to Handan in the starry night, Handan, which was originally rumored by Guo Kai's inexplicable death, was even more panicked, and countless soldiers patrolled back and forth on the streets and city walls, and even when the Qin soldiers first began to besiege the city, they announced a strict sky! And what made the people of Handan even more nervous was that almost all the capable men in the city were requisitioned, and the original 50,000 defending troops gathered 150,000 troops to prepare for the attack of the Qin army. However, there is really a big question mark over how much combat effectiveness this improvised patchwork force can have!
However, at this time, compared with the panic and embarrassment of the people in Handan City, the 400,000 Qin troops in the outer city of the city were very excited at this time. Because the imperial chariot of King Qin Yingzheng was about to arrive at the city of Handan, this feat of driving the emperor and pro-me will motivate the Qin army, which was already very high morale, to boil blood and die!
Just as Wang Qian, Meng Yi and the others were standing in the slightly chilly wind and waiting, a huge army integrating the Xianyang Tiger Army and the Guard Army appeared on the western horizon along with the passionate royal music. Fusu and the generals were not in good spirits, and they looked up together.
In front of the road is the three thousand tiger army, with black helmets and black armor, and even the flag is black, embroidered with the word 'Qin' and the black dragon king flag. Behind them were hundreds of axe-wielding men, riding black horses and black robes.
Behind King Qin's chariot was the chariot of Li Si and the guards and ministers, and then behind were Shizhong, Langzhong and Hubenjun. The whole team was so long that it was almost impossible to see its head, and from a distance, it was like a huge long snake slowly wriggling on the ground!
"Soldiers, please hurry up, you have fought for the country, won many victories, and worked hard!" King Qin Yingzheng is kind and pleasant.
The vast military camp was boiling, and countless crazy Qin army soldiers shouted frantically: "Long live the king!" Long live the King! ”
And King Yingzheng of Qin, who is well versed in the way of "time, place, and harmony", also nodded to the countless soldiers of the Qin army around him.
The image of King Yingzheng of Qin, who is close to the people and benevolent, made the Qin army even more crazy.
For a while, the roar of joy shook the earth and the white clouds seemed to be afraid!
The earth-shattering loud sound did not make the Shang Zhao soldiers at the head of Handan City suddenly change their faces, and they were so frightened that their legs were almost trembling......
No one knows how much damage last year's drought brought to Zhao Guo! In the cold winter, many hungry people have nothing to eat. People in many villages have already begun to starve to death, and it is not a new thing to change children and eat.
Guo Kai has seen those people with dull eyes, to be exact, they are no longer human. It's just a bunch of beasts, staring at you with reddened eyes as if watching a big meal. Facing the soldiers armed to the teeth, they actually rushed forward with their claws outstretched.
Nothing like this happened in one or two places, they were all guys who ate people and went crazy, and they formed a gang to commit crimes. Often, a village is a gang, and they go to other villages to rob. Everything that fills the stomach is brought back and eaten, including people.
If there are children in the family, none of them will be gone. Gone means that there really isn't. Not even a single bone remains, and many times the bones are smashed and the marrow inside is sucked with a small bamboo tube. It really does the bone and marrow sucking! In a year of disaster, people will not let go of the slightest thing to eat.
The minister Guo Kai repeatedly bluffed and frightened Zhao Qian, the king of Zhao, to surrender: "In the humble opinion of the minister, the Thai army is strong, it is better to return the whole city to obedience, and not lose the position of the marquis." ”
"Hey, I'm sorry for the ancestors and ancestors!" There was an endless taste of desolation in the words of Zhao Wang and Zhao Qian. The Great Zhao Empire, which was founded after the three families were divided, was already at the end of the West Mountain. The last king of the greatest Zhao, Zhao Qian, the king of Zhao, also had mixed feelings in his heart.
War has always been a duel of comprehensive national strength, since the Battle of Changping. Zhao has been holding out for 31 years, and the continuous war has already boiled Zhao to the end.
The huge wound after the Battle of Changping has not healed to this day. The advantage in the quality of the army is diluted by the disadvantage in the number of people. When this King Zhao is really tired, King Zhao Zhao Qian is fed up. If he really wants to surrender early, it seems that the end of Han Wangan is not bad. At least, you can give yourself and Zhao Guoren a relief. No more sin!
In the previous battles between the Qin and Zhao armies in the Fei and Fanwu battles, the Qin army was successively annihilated about 150,000 people, with huge losses and the attack was blocked. However, the Zhao army also suffered heavy casualties.
Compared with Fanwu, Handan is at least three or four times larger, the moat is deep and wide, the city is high and the walls are thick, and there is a tendency for a husband to be a pass, and ten thousand people cannot be opened. There are also two battalions of Zhao soldiers stationed outside the city, and the military camp is extended, and the flag is like the sea, which is quite intimidating. The castle tower was full of sentinels, and the atmosphere was tense.
Nei Guo Kai was bribed by Qin, and was willing to serve Qin, and persuaded King Zhao to surrender in many ways.
Zhao State was on the verge of war and pro-minister, innocent and loyal general Li Mu, only three months later, Wang Jian took advantage of the situation to attack, defeated the Zhao army, pacified the Dongyang area, Zhao Cong died in battle, Yan Ju fled.
Just three months after Li Mu's death, the Qin army besieged the city of Handan.
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through from Handan City, Yan Ju, Guo Kai and others persuaded King Zhao Youmiao to surrender to Qin, so as not to suffer from the axe and the lives of Zhao State.
Zhao Jia, the son of Zhao State, resolutely opposed it, advocated fighting to the end, and led the clan and guests to participate in the defense of Handan, the national capital. However, King Zhao lost his fighting spirit and was at the mercy of Nei Guo Kai, and actually ordered Kaicheng to surrender to the Qin army.
Zhao Qian, the king of Zhao, who was already flustered, had no idea at all at this time, and he had nightmares every mile, lest he would enter the Qin army city and be killed, so he wanted to follow the advice of Guo Kai and others. Seeing that Zhao Qiantu, the king of Zhao, was surrendering, Zhao Jia, the prince who was standing on the side, cried bitterly: "The first king passed on to the king with the temple of Shejizong, how can he casually dedicate it to other countries? In case the city is broken, the county has hundreds of miles of land, and it can still be a country, so as to make a future map, how can it be captured?"
Chen Guo Kai interjected: "Handan City is broken, and the king is a prisoner, how can he take care of Daijun? ”
Gongzi Zhao Jia's face turned purple, and he was angry at the bullfight, and "Cangchang" drew his sword in his hand, pointing at Guo Kai and others and scolding: "Slander the ministers, dare to say more!" I will kill them!" As he spoke, the tiger was about to come forward.
Zhao Qian, the king of Zhao, was shocked, and hurriedly stopped his son Zhao Jia and said: "Brother sit down for a while, don't be angry!" ”
Seeing that King Zhao was blocked, the helpless son Zhao Jia gave up.
But Guo Kai and the others on the side were not frightened into a cold sweat, and there was no fierce gaze in their eyes.
However, it was said that Zhao Wang Zhao Qian returned to the harem, depressed, and only drank for fun. At this time, he has completely given up state affairs, and just wants to take advantage of the time when the city wall is not broken.
Although Guo Kai and others dated the Qin soldiers to sacrifice the city, how could the loyal and upright son Zhao Jia lead his clan guests to help defend the city, and he couldn't communicate with the Qin army; Moreover, there is a wide range of corn in the city, and there is no shortage of food, and the Qin army is eager to take it, and it is not in vain for a while.
The Qin army outside the city is also known to itself, because the Zhao State has suffered repeated disasters and famines in recent years, and the two armies are fighting, the people have fled, the Qin army has nothing to gain, and it is quite difficult for hundreds of thousands of troops to rely on supplies transported from Xianyang to sustain themselves.
The helpless Wang Jian then said to King Yingzheng of Qin: "King, our army has sufficient troops, but there is a shortage of food and grass for the time being. The army can temporarily retreat fifty miles away, take a break for a while, prepare all the grain and grass, and then fight hard to attack the city, so that Handan will be broken!"
Although King Yingzheng of Qin was a little displeased, he also knew that Handan City was high and dangerous, so he had no choice but to agree. As a result, the Qin army retreated more than 50 miles and set up camp.
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