Chapter 66: Besiege but Not Attack
Zhao Jun's method of besieging but not attacking made Wang Di in the Light Wolf City extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing that the Qin army's grain stocks were decreasing day by day, the scouts sent out showed no sign of returning at all.
Any arrangement of the Zhao army is simply unclear to the Qin army in the city now.
In such a situation where the enemy army is unknown, Wang Yi just wants to go out of the city to meet the attack, and he is also afraid of being ambushed by Zhao Kuo again.
However, the scarcity of grain and grass forced Wang Yi to come up with a way to deal with it in the shortest possible time, and he couldn't always sit and wait in the Light Wolf City.
If the grain and grass are exhausted, there is no need to wait for the Zhao army to attack the city, and the Qin army will starve to death in the guarded Light Wolf City.
Wang Yu kicked heavily on the city wall, hateful Zhao Kuo Xiao'er, you have the courage to attack the Light Wolf City guarded by your grandfather Wang Di, it's really annoying to consume it like this.
Zhao Kuo in Zhao's camp tent didn't have such troubles as Wang Yu, he just read the military book every day and wandered around the camp tent.
With his answer, the group of generals under Zhao Kuo had already extinguished the idea of a quick decisive battle with the Qin army.
Since the Qin State does not have much food in stock, then it will consume them, which can not only reduce the casualties but also successfully take the Light Wolf City, why not.
Now that the Zhao army has besieged the Light Wolf City for five days, Zhao Kuo also thinks that the Qin army in the city is about to start moving, and Wang Yu on the opposite side will definitely not just sit still.
Just as he was thinking about this, the sound of fighting suddenly sounded in the west of Light Wolf City.
Zhao Kuo immediately understood in his heart that this was the reinforcements from the direction of Hanoi of the Qin State had already left for the Light Wolf City, and now it was finally time to launch an attack.
"Fuji, gather all the generals to me, and say that I have important things to arrange."
Zhao Kuo's summoning made all the generals quickly concentrate in his big tent, looking at the eager people, Zhao Kuo did not beat around the bush, and directly began to issue orders.
"Wei Chen, Lu Fang, and Xi Ying listened to the order, now it's time to attack the Light Wolf City, be sure to hold back the defenders of the Qin State in the Light Wolf City! I'll let you go first, and once you're destroyed, you will stop the siege, but don't turn back to the camp, just outside the Light Wolf City, understand? ”
Although they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhao Kuo's gourd, Wei Chen and the others also knew that the main general was to reduce casualties, so they responded in unison: "The last general obeys the order!" ”
In the Light Wolf City, Wang Yi also heard the sound of fighting in the west of the city, and the close fighting was like a heart booster hitting his body.
It seems that his urgent messenger has arrived in Xianyang, and the king in Xianyang has learned of the unfavorable situation on the Changping front and has begun to dispatch troops.
"General, general, it's not good, the Zhao army is already preparing to attack the city."
Just when Wang Yi was overjoyed, the news of the scout was like a basin of cold water, directly extinguishing the raging fire in Wang Di's heart.
Zhao Kuo'er actually deceived me like this, I definitely won't make him feel better.
Thinking of this, Wang Yi immediately gave an order: "All the soldiers are ready to attack, and they must let the Zhao people know how powerful my Qin soldiers are!" ”
The sound of the drums of the Zhao army had begun to resound through the heavens and the earth, and the mighty army of the country had left the camp and marched towards the light wolf city in the hands of the Qin state.
The first thing to bear the brunt of is the few carts that have been rushed out of the Zhao Army's equipment battalion for a period of time.
This is still Zhao Kuo's early morning order to rush to the equipment battalion, otherwise the Zhao army of more than 400,000 troops would not have a means to attack the city.
However, even if Zhao Kuo asked the equipment battalion to work overtime, there were only a few vehicles, and I don't know if it could play a role.
Soon, the soldiers of the Qin State used their actual actions to answer the question in Zhao Kuo's heart.
Before the chariot arrived in the Light Wolf City, the Qin army's crossbow arrows poured out like a vent of anger; When the cart finally came to the light wolf city, the rolling stones were thrown from the light wolf city again.
The chariot that Zhao Jun had finally made with great difficulty turned into wreckage and lay quietly outside the gate of Light Wolf City.
Seeing that the chariot had been destroyed, the current generals remembered Zhao Kuo's order and stayed outside the attack range of the crossbowmen of the Qin State and quietly looked at the Light Wolf City.
Zhao Jun's drums have become louder and louder, and the earth-shattering drumming of Zhao Jun can be heard for miles away.
On the contrary, the movements of the besieging Zhao army seemed to be immobilized. The more the drums of war sounded, the quieter they became, and there was no sign of wanting to attack the city.
Even so, Wang Yi didn't dare to be negligent, the army of Zhao State was already under the city, even if they didn't attack the city now, they always had to defend seriously.
The sound of Zhao Jun's drums completely covered up the sound of fighting in the west of the Light Wolf City, and Zhao Kuo let the drummers hammer the drums for two hours.
Just after the drummers were tired enough to choke after alternating rounds, Zhao Kuo said comfortably: "Mingjin retreats." ”
In fact, Zhao Kuo knew very well in his heart that the most elite army of 500,000 in the Qin State had been sent to the Changping battlefield.
If there are still reinforcements in the direction of Hanoi now, it can only be the people of the Qin people who are hungry and forcibly requisitioned.
Dealing with this kind of miscellaneous soldiers, with Lin Yi's combat effectiveness, two hours is enough to solve the battle. The reason why he made the siege move was to prevent Wang Yi from breaking through to the west, otherwise Lin Yi and the others would be attacked from front and back, and it would be really difficult to say whether they would win or lose.
Hearing the crisp sound of gold in the camp tent, the soldiers of the Zhao army, who had unconditionally trusted Zhao Kuo, all turned back to their camp tents like the tide retreating.
Wang Yi looked at the Zhao army, which had dispatched a reckless but never attacked the city, and was also confused.
At this time, the sound of fighting in the west of the light wolf city had gradually died out, and Wang Yi understood what Zhao Kuo was doing.
He returned to his general with a gloomy face, took out his saber and cut the case into two sections: "Zhao Kuo Xiaoer, you have deceived me so far, I will definitely take your dog's life!" ”
The venting was also vented, and the heavy reality once again began to remind Wang Yi. The reinforcements sent by the Qin army from Hanoi to Changping are estimated to have been resolved by the Zhao people, and it seems that this route has also been completely controlled by the Zhao army.
It is difficult to send the grain and grass that he has in his heart to the Light Wolf City again, and there are only two ways in front of him, one is to break through, and the other is to starve to death in the city after the grain and grass are exhausted.
The second path must not be chosen, the Qin State has lost more than 300,000 troops, and the hundreds of thousands in his hands are the last elite soldiers of the Qin State.
The family wealth accumulated by the Qin State for more than 70 years after the Shang monarch's reform could not be buried in his own hands.
At this time, the outline of the Light Wolf City appeared in Wang Yu's mind, and the path of retreat from the west to Hanoi seemed to have been cut off by the Zhao army.
However, it is impossible for the Zhao army to put all the main forces here, and judging from the current combat strength of the Qin State, it should not be a big problem to break through this defense line and break through to Hanoi.
Wang Di's mind was running rapidly, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind. He decided to take a risk, and it would be better than a slow death!