Chapter Thirty-Six: Yi Que Yi Que!
Zhao Jun's iron cavalry advanced too fast.
Taking advantage of the dark night, 10,000 Zhao Guotie rode to lurk on a small hill ten miles away from the east gate of Yique. After receiving the torch signal from the "Qin Army", Zhao Junma took advantage of the power of the people and the power of the horse, and rushed into Yique City in just a moment.
The Qin army also tried to resist stubbornly, but unfortunately the huge disparity in strength between the two sides could not be compensated for by the bravery of the soldiers. The Qin army at the head of the city resisted for less than a quarter of an hour before suffering heavy casualties.
"Wang Li, how is it now?" Looking at the Qin army, who was forced to retreat step by step by the Zhao army, Gongsun Yun was anxious and pulled the five hundred lords who brought him over.
"Taishou! For now, we can only wait for help. There are still 3,000 troops in the city, and they must have heard the movement here at this moment. When the reinforcements arrive, we will fight back desperately, and maybe there will be a chance to live. β
"Waiting for help?" Gongsun Yun muttered.
Just with the five hundred Qin troops at the head of the city? No, now there are less than two hundred Qin troops left. Before the reinforcements arrived, he exposed the corpse of the city. Moreover, there are only 3,000 troops in the city! At present, the rumbling iron cavalry of the enemy army is not visible at a glance, not to mention that there are more than 10,000 people, where will the 3,000 Qin army be the opponent of the enemy army! It seems that the loss of Yique City is inevitable.
"No, I can't die here. I still have a great life to live, and I don't want to die yet. Gongsun Yun muttered.
"Wang Li, I see that the enemy is outnumbered, and stubborn resistance is a dead end, so it's better for us to surrender!" Gongsun Yun, who was a literati, came up with an idea that seemed to be the only way to survive.
Wang Li looked at Gongsun Yun's words in disgust and said, "Taishou, surrender is a capital crime!" We old Qin people don't have a bad seed! Taishou should stay behind me with peace of mind! As long as I don't die, Taishou will be fine. β
Surrender? That's a sin and a family! If you can only die on the battlefield tonight, then die in battle! The military soul of the old Qin people cannot be lost! Wang Li secretly told himself.
Just when Wang Li turned around and wanted to step forward to kill the enemy, he suddenly felt a pain in his back, and when he looked down, a long sword pierced his chest. Wang Li turned around in disbelief, but saw Gongsun Yun with a hideous face.
"Taishou, you"
"Wang Li, you and I are both capital offenders when the city is broken. There is still a glimmer of life in surrender, don't blame me for being ruthless, blame you for not knowing the times. β
After speaking, Gongsun Yun kicked away the limp and weak body of Wang Li, raised his sword and shouted, "Wang Li is dead, I order, all surrender!" β
The Qin soldiers looked back and saw that the five hundred lord Wang Li, who should command them, had been killed in battle, and the titular Lord Taishou held high the bronze sword and ordered to surrender.
A few uncles and subordinate chiefs also wanted to re-boost their morale and fight again, but unfortunately Zhao Jun's crossbow arrows made them lose the possibility of speaking.
"Those who descend will not be killed!" Zhao Jun took advantage of the situation to launch a psychological offensive. Losing his command, the Qin army, which was already wavering, finally knelt on the ground one by one and begged for mercy under the bronze sword of Zhao Jun.
At the gate of Yique East City, the commanders of the Han and Zhao armies met Gongsun Yun who was escorted.
Looking at Gongsun Yun, who was crawling forward and kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, Zheng Yun, the commander of the Zhao army, floated with an imperceptible feeling of disgust. But disgust is disgust, the current Gongsun Yun is still of some use, and he is not good at chilling the heart of surrendering the Qin army.
"You are Yique Taishou Gongsun Yun?" Zheng Yun asked out loud.
"Don't dare, don't dare, the criminal is Gongsun Yun."
Zheng Yun didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly, "You came to tell General SΓΉ, how many Qin troops are there in Yique City?" β
"Lord Hui, each of the four gates of Yique has 500 guards on duty at night, and now there are 3,000 defenders in the city."
It seems that the defenders of Yique are still 5,000 men, and the information they have obtained is correct. Zheng Yun nodded secretly.
The prince looked at Gongsun Yun, who was on his knees, and was also secretly happy. In this way, Yique can be regarded as a winner. The mere three thousand Qin troops are not in their eyes.
Gongsun Yun looked at the two nobles in front of him, and immediately volunteered: "The criminal minister will lead the way for the army and exterminate this chaotic army." The sinners are their commanders, and they still listen to the orders they want to persuade them to surrender. β
"Lead the way!" Zheng Yun was overjoyed.
As soon as he received such an order, Gongsun Yun immediately led the way forward. Now that he is a grasshopper tied to a rope with Zhao Jun and Han Jun, Gongsun Yun is more anxious than anyone else to solve the three thousand Qin troops in the city. If you can persuade you to surrender, it will be a great achievement! His own life is more certain to be saved.
In the city of Yique, the Qin army camped.
The sound of killing from the east gate had already woken up the sleeping Qin army, and not long after, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves resounded through the three gates of the north, south, and west gates.
"Is it robbers robbing the city?" This was the first reaction of the Qin army, but where were there so many robbers. Listening to the sound of war horses in the distance outside, there are thousands of horses, to say the least. Dare to rob the heavily guarded city of the Qin army, are they impatient?
Doubts are doubts, and the Qin army is still under the command of layers and quickly dressed up to prepare for rescue. Now there are shouts of killing at the east, south, west, and north gates, and Yique City is in danger. No matter what the enemy was, the three thousand Qin troops would crush them and let them know that Yique City was not a place where they could come and leave whenever they wanted.
"It's a big deal, countless Zhao Jun iron horsemen poured in from the east gate. Gongsun Taishou ordered you to quickly reinforce the East Gate. It's too late. β
A Qin sergeant hurriedly entered the account and reported the news of the request for help to the three two or five hundred lords, who now had the highest military rank.
"What? How did Zhao Jun get in? "A man of two or five hundred was excitedly seized by the soldier who told the news.
"Old Sun, don't get excited." The other two or five hundred lords separated the two and said to Xiao Bing, "You come to sue me, where is Taishou now?" How many people are there in Zhao Jun? β
The pawn took a few breaths of nervousness, and replied eagerly, "Taishou is now at the east gate, and the iron cavalry of the Zhao army is rolling in, and there is no way to see the edge, not to mention tens of thousands of horsemen. β
"So how did they get in? How do you defend the city? The two or five hundred lords who had not made a sound shouted and scolded.
"This" Qin Jun's pawn muttered.
"Say, don't say that Lao Tzu cut you." In the next second, a bronze sword was drawn out and pointed at the pawn of the Qin army.
"Yes, it was Gongsun Taishou who ordered the door to open. I heard that it was the messenger of Huyang's army. The pawn was vague.
"Forget it, Lao Chen, don't be like a pawn." A master of two or five hundred waved his hand to signal the pawn to retreat, and said, "Let's hurry up and send troops!" The soldiers outside are almost ready. β
It's just that before the 3,000 Qin troops could leave the camp, they were surrounded by more than 7,000 Zhao troops. After several waves of arrow rain, Gongsun Yun came out.
"Brothers, I'm Yique Taishou Gongsun Yun. The tyrannical Qin had no way, and he went on expeditions everywhere, causing chaos in the world and displacing the people. Now the punishment of heaven has come, Hu Yang's 100,000 army has been wiped out in Yewang, and the 100,000 army of Zhao and Han has occupied the four gates of Yique. I obeyed the mandate of heaven, and I have surrendered to Zhao and Han, and abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. For everyone's sake, I also advise you to put down your weapons and not work for Tyranny Qin. Dazhao and Dahan treated the prisoners preferentially, and those who were willing to join the army continued to serve in the army, and those who were unwilling were given land. β
"What? Hu Yang's army was defeated? β
"What? Is the city of Yique broken? β
"Why did Taishou surrender? It's over, even if you rush out and go back, it's a capital crime! β
"Where can you rush out, haven't you heard that the 100,000 Zhao and Han armies have already surrounded Yique?"
Gongsun Yun's words can be described as one stone that stirred up a thousand waves. The already panicked Qin Jun heard so much news for the first time, and heard it from the mouth of the former chief general and the current enemy, and was even more flustered.
The three two or five hundred masters in charge looked at the inside and outside of the camp, glanced at each other, and all showed helpless looks. Morale has been lost, outnumbered, honest can not be done! In the end, the three of them led the crowd out of the camp with a sad face.
"Boom, boom", the sound of the weapon falling on the ground announced the surrender of the last resistance force of the Yique Qin army, and also announced the loss of Yique.
In this battle, the Qin army lost 2,400 casualties, and the remaining 2,600 surrendered. The Han and Zhao armies paid only a few hundred casualties.
After twenty years, Yique was captured by Qin, and now it has finally returned to Korea. It's just that, in the hazy morning light, no one noticed, and rode away from the west gate of Yique.
After dawn, the frightened people of Yique cautiously opened the door. Looking at the two eyes, the streets were full of majestic Zhao Jun and Han Jun, and there was no trace of the murderous Qin Jun in the past. At this time, the people of Yique knew that but overnight, Yique had changed the sky.
According to Wang Ziran's instructions, Tian Hu happily went to gather the three elders and post notices, and he was very busy. Every Han soldier's face was full of relief, pride, and excitement, and even when he walked, he was vigorous.
Wave after wave of messengers came out of the east gate of Ique and headed for the wild king. Now that Yique has been placed, the next strategy of the coalition forces will be adjusted. The 40,000 Korean rear troops were bound to speed up their marches, and the Wei and Zhao armies of Yewang also had to hurry to Yique to converge.
Stimulated by the victory, in just one day, the 40,000-strong army of the Storm Kite arrived at Yique. Three days later, the 140,000 troops of Zhao and Wei also arrived at the foot of Yique and set up camp.
(Two more!) In the next chapter, Bai Qi appeared. οΌ