Chapter 43: The Axe
Bullets rain!
The Qin army, who was accidentally exposed outside the female wall, was either killed or injured in an instant, and the exposed thorn crossbow was also pierced and broken by iron bullets, and it could no longer threaten the Chu soldiers who were landing. The remaining Qin soldiers could only shrink under the female wall and shiver, praying for the tyrannical rain of bullets to stop as soon as possible. But bad luck followed, and just when they thought the six-foot-high female wall could protect them, the two gunboats fired a third salvo of solid bullets.
Solid and shotgun bullets are staggered. The solid bullet smashed the female wall, and the shotgun swept the city in anger, and the Qin army, who was shrinking under the female wall, was caught off guard, crying and wailing, and some people even jumped off the city in a panic and jumped into the city. But it was too late, as the shotguns burst through their thin leather armor, and by the time they landed, many of them had become bloody corpses.
The blood flowed from the city, and the Qin army close to the city wall hurriedly crossed the deep trench behind the city wall and hid in the earthen wall on the inner side of the deep trench. The divisions of the Chu army outside the city had never seen the gunboats fire, and even the artillerymen in the Ying division shook their heads again and again when they saw the salvo of gunboats.
There were twelve 32-pound guns on one side of the gunboat, which, counting the other side, was two more companies than a siege artillery battalion. In addition, the twelve guns on one side of the naval guns were very close to each other, and the interval between each gun was only about four meters, or even less than four meters; And the infantry artillery according to the drill code, the distance between the cannons should be ten meters.
The soldiers and soldiers of Chu could clearly witness the guns firing one after another, and in the shaking of the gunboat, they unconsciously shouted long live, and Wang Jian and others, who were one or twenty miles away, could only see the bow of the gunboat because of the angle, and could not see the front of the gunboat's twelve gun doors firing one after another. Flames and smoke continued to erupt from the sea boat, and then were blown away by the north wind, and the female wall at the head of the city was shattered, and the wall was ruined, and the Qin soldiers were faintly seen jumping into the city regardless of life and death.
Defend the city and defend the city, if the head of the city can't hold it, then the city can't hold it either. Wang Jian put away his Lu Lijing and ordered: "The Zhao people want to go out in the north of Fushui, and quickly order our army to line up in the north of Fushui." ”
The Zhao people broke through either south or north, and as for other directions, the shogunate advisers did not consider it, but they all vetoed it. Feixiang is located in the east of Zhangshui, on the west bank of Zhangshui opposite Feixiang, not only Fushui flows into Zhangshui, there is also a river in the south that flows into Zhangshui ten miles before Fushui. The distance from the southeast of Handan to Zhangshui is short, but it is necessary to cross this river to reach Zhangshui. The bridge over the river had been demolished when the Qin army blocked the water, and the Zhao people chose the direction of Wucheng and there would be no bridge to cross.
The Chu army landed to attack the Lieren, and the Qin army judged that the Zhao people would break through from the north of Fushui, and a large number of Qin troops entered the north bank of Fushui through the transfer pass erected above Fushui, but at this time, Handan Zhengchao was still not sure which direction to break through from - when the general Sima Shang announced the direction of the breakthrough, the courtiers were in an uproar.
"Go to Wucheng to cross the Niushou Water, but there is no bridge on the Niushou Water!" Zhao Cong must be responsible for the Queen Mother and the King, before he only saw the formation map of the array, and now he knows the direction of the breakthrough selected by the National Governor's Mansion.
"There are bridges in Niushoushui, and it is difficult to cross tens of thousands of vehicles." There are not only people in Handan City, but also chariots and horses. Especially for a wealthy family like Guo Kai, the gold and silver treasures at home must be transported by chariots and horses.
"Yes! There is a bridge, and it is difficult to cross tens of thousands of cars. "The courtiers all have treasures in their homes, and some of them were given by the kings and kings, and the loss of these things is not only a loss of wealth, but also a loss of family honor.
"If I abandon the car and drive, what will be the treasure at home?" Fei Li asked loudly. He is a descendant of Feiyi, and his fiefdom is Feixiang on the east bank of Zhangshui. The southern line of the Zhao army withdrew into Handan, and he also withdrew into Handan, and when he entered the city, there were more than 200 carriages loaded with money, and more than 50 carriages loaded with treasures.
"The Qin army has set up a transfer pass on the Fushui, and it is no different to travel on the south of the Fushui or to the north of the Fushui." Sima Shangdao. "Only by going to Wucheng can we surprise the Qin people. The treasure is precious, but the life and the safety of the queen mother are even more valuable, if the Qin people block me from the north and south of the water, the queen mother is unexpected, what should I do? ”
"The Chu army is the best! The Chu army should answer our ......" As soon as the Chu army arrived, the morale of the Zhao army was greatly boosted.
"However, the Chu army is only five divisions." Before Sima could answer, the fox baby spoke first. He deliberately did not mention the four dissatisfied editors of the Yue people. "With the military system of the Chu army, there are only 30,000 people. The Qin army is 300,000, our army is 100,000, and the Chu army is 30,000, how can they win? ”
The simple comparison of forces broke the illusion that the ministers relied on the Chu army, and the fox baby continued: "Gold, silver, iron money, treasures, and the qin are all things outside the body. When I Zhao returned to the country in the future, I wanted Dingkou armor, not their luxury. ”
"Lao Su dares to ask the Queen Mother," then the fox baby, the white-haired Crane Crown, asked. He is the prince of Chu, and he founded a school outside Handan City, not to mention his fame in Zhao State, even the world is like thunder. He said that he dared to ask, and Lingluo hurriedly said, "Please speak." ”
"Dare to ask the Queen Mother when she gave General Sima the axe, what was her life?" The crane asked about the word. The general with the axe only does the same thing as when the axe is given, and cannot be changed.
"The concubine ordered General Sima to protect my Zhao people and get out of the Qin military base." Lingyuan said.
After hearing this, Que Guanzi nodded again and again, and he turned to Sima Shang: "Since he has received the axe, from now on, those who go up to the heavens and those who go down to the abyss have generals under the control of generals." The Queen Mother's order is to protect my Zhao people and highlight Qin Lei, why does the general have to say more here? ”
The actual use of the axe is to behead the king, and to confer the axe is to grant the king's arbitrary power to the generals who lead the army, and they will temporarily kill people on behalf of the king. Sima Shang, who was woken up by the words of the Crane Guanzi, was shocked, and immediately ordered: "Please axe!" ”
"The general has an order, please axe!" From the beginning of the sentence 'Why do you need to say more', the ministers began to be worried, and the golden axe was invited into the royal court, as strong as Zhao Onion, and he was silent at this time.
"The minister respectfully told the queen mother, and also told the doctors: Our army went out of the city in the morning, lined up at the time of the day, formed a formation in the corner, and started at noon. There is no bridge in Niushoushui, so there is a bridge, which should also be used for the royal court's chariot. Therefore, this general ordered: If the formation is broken due to the car crossing the water when crossing the first water of the cow, it will not be spared! In front of the Queen Mother, Sima Shang ordered. No one dares to disobey the general holding the axe, even if the king and the queen mother are on the side, no one can save the axe to kill people.
After a long silence, someone from the Chinese side of the royal court responded: "The ministers are respectfully ordered." As soon as these words came out, with great reluctance, all the courtiers in the royal court responded: "The ministers are respectful and accept the order." ”
"Drumming! Out of town. Sima Shang let out a sigh. The time is late, noon opens, noon, small migration, feeding time, big migration, high spring. It will be dark in the spring, and you must walk thirty-two miles in four hours. For Zhao Jun, this is not difficult, but for women and children, this is almost an impossible task.