Chapter 54: Desperate Survival

Qin State, Qi County.

The Xiongnu who got serious made the defenders of Qixian County strong, and the entity would be under real pressure! From sunrise to sunset, from the willow tops on the moon to the moonlight sinking in the west, the Xiongnu's offensive never stopped for a moment. Several Huns 10,000 troops took turns to attack the city, leaving no time for the Qin army to rest. The defenders at the head of the city had been replaced three times, but despite this, in just two hours, this group of defenders had suffered a third of the casualties, and the previous two groups were almost all killed.

The Qin army has been killed to numbness, to the edge of the sword, to exhaustion, but the swarming Xiongnu army still seems to be endless. The Xiongnu army besieging the city also opened their blood-red eyes, and rushed to the city again and again without fear of death, and then was driven down, and then rushed up again.

Death has become the most common thing on this battlefield, but as long as there is a breath, everyone tries to kill the enemy, and as for whether they will be killed by the enemy, it is already an insignificant matter for the soldiers on both sides who are numb to kill! Because many people know that according to this style of play, death is the only result in the end, and early death may be a relief! But before you die, it's good to be able to pull a few enemies on your back!

At dawn, the fifth charge of the Huns finally retreated. After paying more than 4,000 lives, the Qin army once again successfully held Qi County, looking at the more than 10,000 corpses dropped by the Xiongnu up and down the city, the surviving Qin army did not have half a point of happiness and pride, some, just numbness and exhaustion.

Everyone knew that it would not be long before the Huns would gather their army again and launch the sixth charge! In five charges, the Xiongnu lost 40,000 troops before and after, and the Qin army also paid the price of 14,000 people! Now in the entire Qi County, the Qin army only has 15,000 elites left. And three thousand old and weak! According to this offensive of the Xiongnu, the next charge, the Qin army will definitely not be able to hold out!

Wang Jian knew very well that the Xiongnu were now gritting their teeth and insisting, and when they entered the customs, they still had 200,000 troops. Today, there are only 1120,000 people, which is definitely the most tragic war of the Xiongnu. Both sides are now in a state of fire, and as long as one side does not perish, the other side will never stop.

"Reinforcements! Why haven't you come yet? If you don't come again, Qi County will not be able to hold on! Wang Jian looked at the west, but his mind flew to Xianyang.

I have been holding on to Qi County for more than half a month, and according to the time, Xianyang's army should also arrive. It's just that why hasn't there been news of Xianyang for a long time?! Wang Jian was very puzzled. It's also very anxious. No one knows the uneasiness and worry behind his calm and calm calmness. Wang Jian didn't believe that Xianyang would not send follow-up reinforcements, because the edict given to him by the King of Qin had clearly stated that once the army had raised all the grain and grass, it would set off to reinforce him! Could it be that something happened in Xianyang, or that there was a danger in Hedong? Wang Jian buried these bad thoughts deeply, and arranged the city defense without panic to boost morale.

"General! The Huns are attacking the city again! "A guard rushed into the wounded barracks. Said anxiously.

"Let's go! Come and see! Wang Jian strode forward and hurried to the city without looking back.

When Wang Jian rushed to the city. The archers of the Qin army were already in place, but this time, because there were too many dead bodies piled up on the battlefield, and most of the bows and arrows of the archers of the Qin army had been consumed in the previous battle, there were not many arrows in stock. There is nothing to be done about this situation! The Xiongnu soldiers who besieged the city took advantage of these obstacles and made a detour back to the city walls with minor casualties.

The next drama is to set up a ladder and climb up. No one laughed at this group of stout and short Hun soldiers, although the scimitars in their hands were short of sharpness, their clumsy posture of climbing the ladder had become proficient in the struggle on the edge of life and death. There were also Hun archers waiting under the city walls, but if any Qin army dared to poke out their bodies or heads, it was often the end of death.

Both sides have their own dependence, but once they are close to each other, the only thing that determines the outcome of both sides is strength and courage. The Xiongnu suffered more than 80,000 casualties, and there was no way to retreat, and behind the Qin army was Xianyang, and there was no way to retreat! Therefore, there was no temptation at all, and the two sides fought to the death as soon as they came up. The land at the head of the city, which is only one or two steps away, often becomes the Shura field, and in order to fight for every inch of land, the Xiongnu and the Qin army will never stop without fighting to the last person.

Why fight to the death, why fight these thoughts have lost their reason to exist, everyone knows that if you want to live, you must kill everyone in front of you, otherwise, any thoughts are illusory and unrealistic.

The Xiongnu seemed to see the crumbling of Qi County, so they invested 30,000 troops at one time, and 10,000 troops were ready to move, as for the deeper part of the Xiongnu camp, the Qin army could not see it, and there was no need to see it.

In five hours of fierce battle, 3,000 old and weak people died in the city, and only 8,000 of the 15,000 elites remained, and the generals of the Qin army at the head of the city had repeatedly asked Wang Jian for reinforcements, but Wang Jian just kept the 5,000 elites still, and let the 3,000 elites on the city head fight less and less.

Because of Wang Qian's "inaction", the excited roar of the Huns became louder and louder, although they could not see the scene of the city, but the Qin army could also hear it, more and more Hun soldiers must be climbing the ladder, if it were not for the Qin army to block the four gates with soil in advance, the Huns would have crashed into the city gate with a crash. However, even if you only use the ladder, it won't be long before Qi County will be broken, and your own people will be sacrificed.

"General! Let the last general lead the troops to reinforce it! Even if it's a thousand! The adjutant pleaded in a hoarse voice.

For a soldier, the most painful thing is not defeat, but watching his robe being killed by the enemy one by one, he can obviously support, but he can only watch indifferently. The adjutant general didn't know why Wang Jian had not sent reinforcements for a long time, but the adjutant general knew that he was willing to die on the battlefield with the Qin army at the head of the city!

"Nope! Ben will lead the army himself! Five thousand, all with them! Wang Jian listened carefully to the voice on the city for a while, and immediately said.

The deputy general was overjoyed, and the five thousand Qin troops who wanted to fight were burning like raging fire in their eyes, and since the beginning of the war, they had been hidden in the snow. For sixteen days, they did not climb the city once, and did not destroy a single Hun soldier. What happens once the long-suppressed war spirit bursts out!

Wang Jian naturally knew that good iron should be used on the blade, and if he took these 5,000 elites to the city, he could definitely drive the Xiongnu off the city. But what about catching up?! The Huns will go back and reorganize a little, and they will come again! No matter how powerful the five thousand elites are, they can't stop the endless Hun army! Therefore, from the very beginning, Wang Jian did not plan to use the five thousand Qin troops to rescue the city, but to risk going out of the city to kill for a while. Fold the sharpness of the Huns!

When Wang Jian led 5,000 Qin troops to the north city gate, after watching the stones and soil that were originally used to block the city gate be cleared and the city gate was unimpeded again, the deputy general knew Wang Qian's thoughts! Attacking the 20,000 Hun army outside the city with only 5,000 elites seems dangerous, but it has a very high probability of success!

First of all, the Xiongnu hit the north city gate continuously with a crash car, and found that the north city gate was blocked by mud and stones, and there was no further temptation, and the Xiongnu never imagined that the Qin army quietly moved away the soil and stones, plus the Qin army has been relying on the city wall to defend. Therefore, the five thousand Qin troops suddenly went out of the city to attack, and they could definitely catch the Xiongnu by surprise!

Secondly, there were 35,000 Xiongnu soldiers on the head of the city, and there were many Xiongnu soldiers waiting or ascending the city under the city wall, who were defenseless against the Qin army, and once the Qin army cut off the connection between the Xiongnu camp and them, they would become turtles in the urn. Let the Qin army slaughter!

Also, if you don't take risks, the Qin army has only a dead end. Adventure, you can take a few more hours, or even half a day! With these three reasons, it is enough to make the Qin army take risks!

When the five thousand Qin troops descended the mountain like fierce tigers, the Xiongnu did panic for a while, and the Xiongnu who were under the city wall bore the brunt. Became the ghost of Qin Jun's sword! The Huns on the head of the city were in a state of confusion, some wanted to go down to support, and some wanted to quickly eliminate the Qin army in front of them, and the Huns' panic was tightly grasped by the Qin army on the city! The morale-boosting Qin army mustered up the last bit of strength and drove the disheartened Xiongnu army down.

Under the city walls. The slaughter of the five thousand Qin troops continued. A 10,000-strong Xiongnu team that originally wanted to make a share of the war became the new prey of the 5,000 Qin army.

If it was 10,000 Xiongnu elite cavalry, it would not be able to defeat with 5,000 Qin army foot soldiers. If the 10,000 Xiongnu advance and retreat in a certain way, they will not be so panicked, and they will not be taken advantage of by the Qin army, which is only half of their number. But the fact is that there is no if in the war, and the 10,000 Xiongnu armed with scimitars are actually inferior in the face of the 5,000 long-suppressed and well-equipped Qin army!

Fortunately, the Huns were brave and brave, or the Xiongnu nobles who led the troops knew that the responsibility for defeat was something they could not bear, so although the losses were huge, the Huns held on to the death without defeat! Wang Jian naturally knew that he had already taken enough advantage of this rush, and if he was greedy, he might have to stay here! Therefore, after leaving the palace of 800 people, Wang Jian led the main force of the Qin army to return to the city.

The remnants of the 6,000 Xiongnu vented their anger with these 800 Qin troops, but after all, they could not change the fact that they had lost half of their troops, and the Xiongnu nobles who were responsible for commanding the siege wanted to cry without tears.

In the battle, the Qin army annihilated more than 9,000 Xiongnu at the cost of losing 1,500 people. Although the Qin army in Qixian County only had 6,000 people left, the thought that the Xiongnu might only have a little more than 100,000 troops left, the Qin army was still elated as if it had won a big battle! Only when I think of Dai Xiao in the city will the joy of victory be diluted a little.

Xiongnu Shan Yu was furious about this unexpected defeat, but considering that there were only thousands of people left in the Qin army, and the various tribes had already complained about themselves because of the great losses, Shan Yu finally raised the stick high and put it down gently, and instead raised the reward for the Huns who obtained the head of the Qin army's main general, Wang Jian - 10,000 slaves and 1,000 good horses! At the same time, it was ordered that after an hour, it would be completed in one battle, and the whole army would be pressed!

Looking at the black and oppressive Hun army approaching step by step, every Qin army's face was written with tragedy rather than panic, and he walked out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and the panic had long been abandoned by the surviving Qin army! The ballad of going to the national disaster together sounded in the city, and many people knew that this might be their last battle! Since you are destined to die, why show your cowardice to the other party! You want your own life, you can! But in exchange for your life! Because Lao Tzu's life is very valuable!

"General! Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming! The South Gate guard stumbled over, and the excitement on his face was beyond words!

"Reinforcements are coming? Reinforcements from Xianyang are coming? Reinforcements from the king are coming? The expressions on the faces of all Qin Jun who heard this changed suddenly! If they can live, who wants to die?! Now it's okay, the reinforcements are coming, and you don't have to die! You can have a good time with these Hun barbarians! This is what many people think. Although this news has not been verified, almost everyone who heard this sentence whispered to the person next to him: "You know what? The king's reinforcements have arrived! The king has not forsaken us! No! ”

Wang Jian breathed a sigh of relief, because he knew that the South Gate guard would not deceive himself! Since he said that reinforcements are coming! That must be coming!

But in front of everyone, Wang Jian still said calmly: "What a panic!" Where did General Ben's etiquette go to explain to you on weekdays?! Tell me, who led the troops, and where did the army go?! ”

After all, Wang Jian still couldn't help but probe, although he still had a straight face, but his eyes were very eager!

"General! The leader of the troops is Lord Lang Zhongling! There are 100,000 troops! The forward is only thirty miles away from Qi County! The South Gate keeper replied.

"Reinforcements are coming? Reinforcements from Xianyang are coming? Reinforcements from the king are coming? The expressions on the faces of all Qin Jun who heard this changed suddenly! If they can live, who wants to die?! Now it's okay, the reinforcements are coming, and you don't have to die! You can have a good time with these Hun barbarians! This is what many people think. Although this news has not been verified, almost everyone who heard this sentence whispered to the person next to him: "You know what? The king's reinforcements have arrived! The king has not forsaken us! No! ”

Wang Jian breathed a sigh of relief, because he knew that the South Gate guard would not deceive himself! Since he said that reinforcements are coming! That must be coming!

But in front of everyone, Wang Jian still said calmly: "What a panic!" Where did General Ben's etiquette go to explain to you on weekdays?! Tell me, who led the troops, and where did the army go?! ”

After all, Wang Jian still couldn't help but probe, although he still had a straight face, but his eyes were very eager! (To be continued......)