The 5,000 foot soldiers were divided into three echelons, each with a large shovel, and swooped down on the edge of the ditch to shovel soil and fill the ditch. It rotated for half an hour, and it was not until twilight that the ditch was filled in flat.

The three-zhang wide moat, if it is not filled in advance, will be a huge obstacle for the Qin army to attack the city, because the cloud car will not be able to pass at all.

……

It was also at this time that 40,000 Qin troops converged with Qin Emperor Huhai under the leadership of Meng Bai. Now under the city of Pingyang, the number of Qin troops has suddenly reached 60,000.

From this moment on, Hu Hai finally had the capital to storm Binh Duong. He knew that this was the first battle of the Great Qin Empire since its eastward departure, and he had to be cautious.

In this battle, we can only win and not lose. Because if he loses, it will be a disaster for him.

……

At this time, it was nearly twilight, and Hu Hai flashed a fine light under his eyes, looked at the moat that had been filled in on the opposite side, and resolutely ordered: "The army rests for an hour, sets up camp, and eats half a meal." ”

"Yes——!"

With Hu Hai's order, the 60,000 Qin army moved quickly and coordinated with various departments. After a while, I saw a little smoke curling from the cooking.

The Qin army needs to rest, the Qin army needs to eat more, and the Qin army needs a battle even more.

"Your Majesty, what is the ...... of this battle?"

Meng Bai's face was complicated, and he believed that the strong attack at this time was a big problem for the Qin army, which had suffered heavy losses before and had not recovered.

The Great Qin Empire went eastward and faced more than just the Western Wei. It is the kings of the world of Shandong led by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.

Great Qin's exit from the east is equivalent to confronting the entire world with his own strength.

"Assault!"

Standing on the top of a mountain, Hu Hai paused word by word and said: "At present, the Great Qin Empire needs a positive and hearty victory to awaken the morale of the army and stabilize the people. ”

"It's not that I want to fight, but that the government and the opposition of the Great Qin Empire are bent on going east and bent on a big war!"

Speaking of this, Hu Hai patted Meng Bai's shoulder: "Don't think about it, go eat quickly, there will be a big war waiting for us next!" ”

"Yes!" Meng Bai agreed and strode away.

Hu Hai looked at the sky alone in a daze, and just now, he had an urge to blurt out, wanting to say - I will take you home.

It's just that when he talks to his lips, he can't say anything. Hu Hai knew that this time out of the east, the Great Qin Empire was not prepared at all.

Whether it was food, grass, equipment, armor, horses, population dispatch, everything was not prepared.

But the Great Qin Empire needs a stable environment to recuperate, and Hedong County and Sanchuan County must be taken, otherwise Hu Hai will not be reconciled and will not be at ease.

"Your Majesty, you can eat some too!" Han Tan brought a bag of water.

Hu Hai didn't say much, took the water bag handed to him by Han Tan, unscrewed it and drank a few sips, then grabbed the air-dried beef and chewed it.

This is the current situation of the Qin army, even if the Qin Emperor Hu Hai led the army to the battle, he could only eat dried beef and drink water like ordinary soldiers.

After chewing heavily, Hu Hai ate a few pieces of beef jerky with clear water. I suddenly felt warmth in my abdomen, and at the same time, I felt pain in my cheeks.

Hu Hai stood up, threw the water bag in his hand to Han Tan, and said, "Order: siege the city——! ”

"Yes!" Agreed, Han Tan shouted: "Your Majesty has an order: siege the city-"

"Woo woo-" At the same time, the horn sounded loudly, and the sound of whining clearly fell on the ears of the Qin soldiers.

With Hu Hai's order, the main force of the Qin army, which had already been prepared, quickly pressed up, and the chariots came out in a mighty manner, and the catapults and cloud chariots all appeared on the battlefield.

At this moment, but under the torch, Hu Hai held the Tianwen long sword in his hand, put on his armor, stood on a cloud chariot less than a stone's throw away from the city wall, and personally commanded the siege battle.

"Beat the drums, cheer for the army-" The murderous intent in his eyes was monstrous, and Hu Hai shouted.

"Knock knock—"

In the vast plain under the cover of night, people shouted and neighed, torches filled the sky, and the sound of drums shook the heavens and the earth. The head of Pingyang City is also lit up, the Wei army's helmets are bright, and everyone is fighting to the death.

Meng Bai personally stood on the front line, commanding the equipment battalion to attack the city, and the Qin army advanced in cloud vehicles, and because the moat was filled, it was pushed under the city wall after a while.

"Kill—"

The ladder was built, the Qin soldiers climbed frantically, and the stones and rolling logs at the head of Pingyang City poured down. At this moment, the arrows of the Qin and Wei armies seemed to be asking for money.

It was only a moment later that the arrow fire stopped. Although the Qin army had strong bows and crossbows, this long-range weapon was difficult to use in night sieges, otherwise it would accidentally injure its own soldiers.

After all, no matter how many arrows there are, they are limited, and if they are shot and cannot be recovered, how can they be shot indiscriminately?

Similarly, the same is true of the state of Wei. Now that the Qin army is besieging the city, the reinforcements do not know when they will arrive, and the materials in Pingyang City are limited, so they must be carefully calculated.

Long Du looked at the advancing Qin army, and hurriedly ordered: "Bring a large number of pig and cow fat from the accumulation, divide them into clay pots, and place them under the women's wall." ”

"Only ——!" Jun Sima nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

Dragons know that arrows alone are not enough, or even insufficient. Even if all the arrows were shot, they would not be able to stop the offensive of the Qin army.

The most important thing at the moment is to block the first wave of offensive, so that we are qualified to say anything else.

Standing at the head of Pingyang City, Long Du's eyes flickered, and the whole person was calm and almost terrifying. He kept staring at the advancing Qin army foot soldiers under the torches.

Seeing that the Qin army was attacking under the torches, a cloud ladder was erected, and the Qin soldiers climbed up. At this moment, a touch of cruelty flashed under Long Du's eyes: "Kill-"

General Long Du gave an order, and the Wei soldiers immediately smashed the grease clay pot into the cloud ladder.

"Butter torches, throw ——!" Long Du roared again.

"Brush Brush ......"

Countless butter torches pierced the darkness and threw them into the city, like fireworks in troubled times.

"Roll the wood, kill—"

Longdu is extremely keen to capture war, one ring after another. Starting from the clay pot being thrown, the butter torches and the stones and wood are described as waves of fierce killing.

……

At the moment when the grease of the clay pot exploded, splashing all over the ladder and the Qin army's foot soldiers, the butter torches that could burn for a long time also fell, and with a bang, the flames soared, and the Qin soldiers rolled and fell down screaming again and again.

Then the dense rolling wood and stones rolled down from the city, smashed the ladder at the waist, and smashed the Qin soldiers to death under the city wall.

Hu Hai stood on top of the car, taking in the whole scene, and couldn't help frowning. He knew that the Qin army had suffered too many casualties, and it was not a way to go on like this.

……

"Your Majesty, the Wei army is well prepared, and our army's siege of the city has been blocked, so it is not appropriate to continue the siege of the city——!" I don't know when, Meng Bai appeared next to Hu Hai.

"Mingjin ——!" After a moment of silence, Hu Hai resolutely ordered.

After attacking for two hours at night, there was nothing to be done about Pingyang City, but the Qin army suffered heavy casualties, and in desperation, Hu Hai ordered to stop the attack.

(End of chapter)