In the sixth year of Zhao Wangyong, the fourteenth year of Han Wangkang, Qin attacked Han and attacked Yanling.

The storm kite stood at the head of the city, watching the chariots of the Qin State lined up in a mighty line, and the crossbowmen of the front army were still kneeling, winding, and the movements were smooth, as close as a machine, followed by a rain of arrows falling one after another, mercilessly piercing through the clouds, cutting through the sky, and nailing to the body of the Han army, and a bright blood flower bloomed on the chest.

The bed crossbow not far away has also been damaged, continuous attacks, and the machinery is running non-stop, but they are too big after all, even if the Korean craftsmen do it well, they can't withstand his wear and tear life, not to mention that one or two people are not easy to operate, and every time the string is put on, it takes a while. For this reason, the Storm Kite specially divided the six bed crossbows into two teams to complete the defensive work alternately, even so, in the face of the Qin soldiers who were not afraid of death, the morale of the Han army finally plummeted.

"General, the Qin State is attacking again!" The lieutenant general beside him stood behind him, with colors on his face, pointing at the Qin soldiers who were pressed and shouting. The Qin army was in groups, carrying ladders and pushing siege vehicles, and quickly approached the city gate. Although Yanling has a moat, but after several days of attack, most of the moat that is not wide has been neutralized, and it is soaked with soldiers of the Qin State, Korean soldiers, stones, rolling wood, and so on, not to mention the gradually spilled soil.

The kite gulped and tore open its breastplate, revealing the muscles inside and the hideous scars on it. "Prepare the stone and smash it to death!"

"I'm running out of stones!"

"Then you have to go, quick!"

The adjutant sighed "sigh" and turned to carry out the order.

The storm kite stood at the head of the city, because he had an obvious target and did not know how to dodge, for a time all the archers saw this eye-catching target and greeted him one after another. The storm kite does not dodge, nor does it want to dodge, the more this time, the more it must stand up and encourage the soldiers to hold on. Koreans are actually not afraid of death, but in front of the brave Daqin soldiers, they are indeed a little less bloody.

At the moment when he was in a trance, a feather arrow broke through the air and went straight to the door of the storm kite, and the storm kite subconsciously wanted to block, only to remember that he had no shield, and could only rely on the bronze sword in his hand, but at this distance, he could only rely on luck, but he forgot to dodge in time.

Suddenly, he felt his body tilt, and a heavy object knocked him out, and then with a "tuk", the arrow seemed to hit the wall.

The storm kite looked back and said, "Captain Zhao, thank you for saving your life." ”

Zhao Hao shook his head, leaned over against the female wall, and said in a slightly anxious voice: "General, the more urgent the Qin army's offensive is, and the lower the morale of our army, if we can't improve our morale, I'm afraid we will have to abandon the city." ”

"So-and-so is clear." Storm Kite picked up the shield of a Korean soldier's corpse from the side and erected it, "Abandoning the city is death, and dying in battle is also death, since there is no difference, a certain natural choice is to die here." ”

"General, don't be rash." Zhao Hao also picked up a shield, "The grain and grass in the city are exhausted, and the soldiers have no will to fight. If there was enough food and grass, he would never want the general to abandon the city. ”

The world knows that South Korea's crossbow is strong, but they don't know that Qin's bow and crossbow are not much better than South Korea, and South Korea is different from South Korea, South Korea's strong bow and crossbow are better than the long distance, the range is sufficient, and it is much stronger than other countries; The bow and crossbow of the Qin State is strong in lethality, and the Qin State likes to design blood groove barbs on the bow and crossbow feather arrows to enhance the lethality, and similarly, its range is slightly insufficient compared to South Korea.

"That being said, a capital offense is a capital offense, and it cannot be argued." While holding a shield to resist the rain of arrows, the storm kite leaned out to see the offensive of the Qin people. The Korean soldiers have begun to drop the stones, but Yanling is mostly plains, and the stones are not sufficient, so the Qin people resisted in the siege vehicles for a while, and the casualties were not large, once the stones were exhausted, Yanling was really not guaranteed.

"Captain Zhao." Storm Kite said, "Zhao Guo can come here to help, and a certain and South Korea will not forget their kindness, but the city is about to be destroyed, if it affects allies, it is wrong for Storm Kite." You wait to evacuate Yanling as soon as possible, and leave the rest to you. ”

When Zhao Hao heard this, his eyebrows furrowed: "The general refuses to give up his allies, how can Zhao Guonan'er be greedy for life and afraid of death?" It's just that once the city is broken, the general will not be able to make new contributions to Korea, and the stubborn resistance may cause the tyranny of the Qin State. ”

Storm Kite looked at Zhao Hao, looked outside the city, and thought for a while, "Although this is the case, but the city is about to be destroyed, even if our army wants to leave, I am afraid that it will be captured by Qin Guosheng, so why bother?" ”

Zhao Hao was also at the head of the city, so he naturally knew that the situation was urgent, and he could not say much, so he said: "If the general believes that he is in the city, he may try, and the general immediately organizes the evacuation of personnel, and responds to us twenty miles away, and leads the thousand-man team of Zhao State out of the west gate to assault the rear of the Qin army, and the general leads the troops to pile up all the stones at the city gate, delaying the offensive of the Qin army, and then withdrawing from the south gate." ”

Storm Kite looked at Zhao Hao's serious expression, and couldn't help but say: "This matter is too dangerous, you and Zhao Jun can't come to help us and others, transport grain and grass, if you die here, Kite can't explain to King Han and King Zhao!" Yes, you go and organize the evacuation, and a certain person will arrange a surprise attack on the Qin army! ”

Zhao Hao glanced at the offensive of the Qin army again, and said anxiously: "General, don't misunderstand, the cavalry is like an arm to me, and the general is not fully aware of the cavalry." It is necessary to do this. Please also ask the general to organize the execution! ”

Let's say it, without waiting for the storm kite to reply, he walked down the city wall with a rain of arrows. As soon as the violent kite wanted to hold him, he was blocked by the rain of arrows, and he didn't dare to move, so he could only watch Zhao Hao leave, and the organization personnel gathered the stones at the city gate and prepared to evacuate.

Zhao Hao walked down the city wall, and the thoughts in his mind kept flying. He even remembered the scene when Pang Cong saw him off before leaving Handan that day.

Handan, tea shed.

Due to the expansion of Handan City, the original Li Sanshui Lu was demolished and moved to the city. Li San's business was also handed over to his son, and he begged for leisure, not far from the old site of Li Sanshuilu, set up a shed, boiled some tea, and chatted with people. It's just that the weather is too cold, Li San is heating at home, and the shed is not managed, so people can avoid the wind and snow.

"A few days ago, the king wanted to send people to South Korea to transport grain and grass. Because of the long road risk, you may also fall into death, so ask someone who is available. The first thing that comes to mind is you. Pang Cong stood in the shed, looked at the Zhao Guoyun grain team that had lined up the phalanx, and continued: "Because you often say that the brave will win, the more you face the Jedi, the more you must have the spirit of survival, and I recommended you to the king." The king thought for a while before agreeing to let you go. ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhao Hao felt very happy to be able to show himself in front of Zhao Yong, at least it showed that his talent was recognized by Zhao Yong.

"Thanks? Is it too early to say? Pang Cong chuckled, "South Korea is fighting against Qin this time, although it is to wait for work, but South Korea may not be able to win. However, because the king had promised to assist South Korea, he sent troops to participate in the battle. In fact, the king still has some selfish intentions. ”

"Selfishness?" Zhao Hao asked suspiciously, he is the kind of pure soldier, and his speculation about these things is not as good as others.

"Yes, selfishness." Pang Cong looked at the branches that were crushed by snowflakes not far away, and muttered: "Although the king is not very old, his ambition is not low, and he has always wanted to be the one who unified the Central Plains." ”

Zhao Hao's heart was surging when he heard this, and the blood in Erlang's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he said excitedly: "In this way, I am willing to follow the king and achieve immortal achievements." ”

"Of course, this is also our long-cherished wish. It's just that at my age, I'm afraid there is no hope of seeing it. Pang Cong said, "On this road, there are not only Zhongshan hindering and Qi Wei blocking it, but also the arrogant Qin State. Therefore, the monarch thought about it for a long time before sending a team of elites to observe the combat strength of the Qin State at close range, so as to make plans in advance. ”

Zhao Hao suddenly realized, it turned out that Zhao Yong decided to send himself after thinking about it, not because he doubted his ability, but because he needed this general to have the ability to command the battlefield.

"I have informed you of the dangers of this journey. I know very well that there is only one widow in your family, and you are not yet married, if you raise an objection now, you will not be blamed, and you will naturally find someone else to replace you. ”

Zhao Hao is on the battlefield, calm and decisive, but there is only one point, that is, he is young and vigorous, and he cannot tolerate agitation. Then he hugged his fists and said: "Since ancient times, leading troops to fight, there is no reason to retreat with the whole body, if the general is afraid of death, and the soldier spares his life, it is better to shrink at home and be a rich man with peace of mind. Although he is not a famous general, his talent is also limited, but if he can go to the soup for the king and fight to the death with the Qin army, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will have no regrets! ”

"No," Pang Cong patted him on the shoulder, and said solemnly, "only life, not death." After more than a month, still here, waiting for you to return victorious. Remember, when two armies meet, the brave will win. ”

"The brave will win." Zhao Hao chewed on this sentence, raised his head, and saw the Zhao soldiers who were already ready to attack not far away, although there was chaos in Yanling City, and the Korean soldiers began to prepare to escape, but most of the three thousand cavalry came from the Baijin Battalion, and some of them were transferred from other troops, and they had worked with him for several years, and they had a tacit understanding. Although this time, they were not allowed to take the saddle and other equipment out of the Zhao Kingdom, but they had long been mindful of the horses under their command, so they were naturally not too worried.

Zhao Hao looked at everyone and shouted: "Now, the city is about to be broken, and you need to help the Han army evacuate this city, so you must accompany you to attack the Qin army formation." ”

"May the general go!"

Uniform, without the slightest cowardice, Zhao Hao nodded, "Where is Xu Li?" ”

Xu Li raised his head, looked at Zhao Hao, and hurriedly returned: "The end will be!" ”

"I order you to lead 500 men and horses, and wait here for the deployment of the Storm Kite General to help you get out of the city." Zhao Hao said, walked up to Xu Li, looked at him, and said with a smile: "I left in a hurry this trip, and I didn't tell the widow about the danger. If you can't get out of the whole body, you have to rely on your brother Zhao Fu one or two. ”

The reason why Xu Li chose to join the army was because he saw that there was no one in the eyes of the envoy of Qi State, and there was just a lot of blood in his heart. Unexpectedly, he met Zhao Hao, and then he and Zhao Hao became confidants. Zhao Hao knew that Xu Li's qualifications were not high, but he was quite interested in the military formation, so he often drank and talked happily, and the two lived not far away, so they were relatively close.

Xu Li knew that at this time, it was not time to talk about friendship, and without the slightest delay, he immediately went to carry out the task.

Zhao Hao saw that the important matter in his heart was over, so he cleaned up the soldiers and horses and went straight to the West Gate. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked halfway, he heard the hooves of horses behind him, and saw a team of Korean cavalry rushing towards him. Although at this moment, in order to avoid settling accounts after the autumn of the Qin Kingdom, Zhao Hao and others are also wearing Korean soldier armor, but Zhao Hao is still very familiar with his own people.

"Captain Zhao is slow." The leader shouted: "Captain Zhao, a certain is the cavalry under the general of the tyrant kite, and the general ordered us to assist the captain in the battle." ”

"How many of you are there?"

"There are three thousand of them, and all but one of them are here for the retreat."

Four thousand five hundred people, Zhao Hao pondered for a while, and said: "You should wait for the general to answer again, and leave the matter of the assault on the Qin army to us." ”

"What does the captain mean by that? South Korea is defeated like a mountain, and there are bloody men. Doesn't the general look down on us for this discussion? ”

Zhao Hao saw that this group of people was indignant, and knew that what he said just now was a little discriminatory against them. He sincerely apologized, no longer refused, and rushed towards the west gate with 4,500 cavalry troops.

(End of chapter)