Zhao Guo, Jin Yang.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the three-zhang high city wall, reflecting a beautiful golden yellow light, mixed with an agate red halo, yellow is earth, red is blood. Looking down from the top of the city, the ground is full of corpses, standing or kneeling, lying or lying down, in all kinds of postures. The few large flags left by the Qin army have been burned down, and only the flagpole remains, but the smoke of gunpowder is still billowing out, obscuring the view of the battlefield. When you look closely, you will find that there are dozens of war horses that have been shot to the ground by Zhao Jun's crossbow arrows next to the flagpole. Their owners have long since died on the battlefield, and only the tenacious ones are left wailing, waiting for death to come.

Jinyang is the foundation of the rise of the Zhao royal family, which was originally the capital of the Zhao State, and it has also witnessed the rise and fall of the Zhao family for a hundred years. One hundred and eighty-two years ago was the most dangerous time for Jinyang. Zhibo united Han and Wei to attack Zhao, but the strong attack was changed to besiege, and the Jin water was irrigated. The water level became higher and higher, and the tallest houses in the city were only six feet above the water, and the people had to nest in trees and hang pots for cooking.

At this time, Zhao Wuxian, the sect leader of the Zhao clan, was already preparing to surrender the city, but fortunately, the strategist Zhang Mengtan stopped him with all his might. Zhang Mengtan went out of the city at night, pretending to be a sergeant of Zhibo, and met Han Hou and Wei Hou, Chen said that it was amazing, but it was a pity that Wei Hou was cowardly at a critical moment and did not dare to betray Zhi. It's just that God gave the Zhao family a chance, and seeing that he was about to win, Zhibo lost his words after drinking, and said with a smile that water can also destroy the country. Han and Wei were shocked when they heard this, both of them were close to the river, so they agreed to join forces with the Zhao clan to attack the Zhi clan. The most powerful clan of the Jin Kingdom--- Zhi Clan, which was originally likely to replace the Jin royal family, was wiped out by Han, Zhao, and Wei in Jinyang, and the territory was also divided.

It's just that now it's 200,000 Qin soldiers besieging Jinyang, and the people of Jinyang are really not sure if they can survive like last time.

Fifteen miles west of Jinyang, the Qin army camp.

With the sword on his waist and hips, he looked at the Xiongcheng in the distance. It has been three days since the Qin army attacked Jinyang, and in the past three days, every time the city was attacked at first, it was a counterattack by the Zhao army and retreated. The retreat to the Zhao army lost patience, thinking that the Qin army spared their lives and refused to storm onslaught. In line with the purpose of saving arrows, the defenders of the Zhao army only resisted the offensive of the Qin army slightly.

The two sides tacitly "rehearsed" offensive and defensive battles, and only a few hundred people were lost every day. The situation did not change until last night, when the Qin army suddenly attacked at night and stormed the four gates, causing great damage to the Zhao army. Just when the Zhao army was in full battle and preparing to resist the Qin army, the Qin army's offensive weakened again.

Take today's siege as an example, the Qin army launched more than a dozen waves of attacks, but only one was a real strong attack. The Qin army did not give full play to the advantage of its superiority in troops, but instead started a "guerrilla war" with the Zhao army! Sometimes they stormed the east gate, and sometimes they stormed the west gate, which made the Zhao army miserable.

"General! All the strategic points around Jinyang were captured by our army. The young Wang Ling said with a look of adoration.

Twenty days ago, he discussed the battle situation with Bai Qi, but he didn't expect it to become a prophecy. Gongsun Cao was destroyed overnight, and Yan Xin, the new monarch of Yan State, succeeded to the throne and raised the banner of resistance to Qin. After receiving Jicheng's secret protection, Bai Qi stopped the Qin army's advance for the first time.

After taking Shanwu City, the Qin army found that Yanmen County was even more desolate than Shangdang County of Qin State, which was far beyond Bai Qi's imagination. If they really want to continue to advance and take Daijun, then the Qin army is likely to be attacked on three sides--- Xiongnu in the north, Yan in the east, and Zhao in the south. Although Bai Qi is still confident that he will win the battle, such losses are somewhat worth the losses. Moreover, the Zhao army of Taiyuan County could go north and cut off their retreat. At that time, he will really become a lonely army.

At the first time, Bai Qi decided to go south through Taiyuan County. In this way, it is not only convenient to get half of Hexi County's grain and grass supply, but also has more strategic choices. However, half of Yanmen County, which had already been taken by the Qin army, did not let go lightly. After leaving behind an army of 30,000, Bai Qi led the rest of the army south. All the way to take Guangwolf City, Lin County, Lishi City, Daling, and Jiaoyang, after gaining enough strategic space, Bai Qi led the remaining 150,000 troops to besiege Jinyang.

Jinyang, as the former capital of Zhao State, is naturally difficult to attack. Bai Qi was not willing to storm Jinyang at all, and now he was only trying to force Zhao to send reinforcements. After the reinforcements are eliminated, Jinyang will become a lonely city in the true sense of the word. When the time comes, it's not up to you to take it.

"Hmmm! Well done! Bai Qi crossed his hands, but did not turn around.

Wang Ling looked at the figure in front of him, and then said: "The 100,000 reinforcements of the Zhao State have already sent troops out of Handan, the main will be Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and the deputy will be Pang Xuan, the disciple of the Crane Guanzi. It is expected to arrive in two days. ”

"Zhao Sheng? Pang Xuan?" Bai Qi turned around, and there was a faint mockery between his eyebrows.

Zhao Sheng is just a politician with a superficial knowledge, as for Pang Xuan, an unknown person. What I really put in my heart is just Lian Po alone. A few months ago, he prevented himself from returning west to Hanguguan, causing himself a lot of losses and achieving his great name. In this battle, I am going to sue the world, but the generals who are as famous as myself have not yet come out!

As if knowing Bai Qi's intentions, Wang Ling quickly added: "Lian Po's army is also on the way to Jinyang. Intelligence said that there are still 80,000 left in the Zhao army of Fa Yan, and they will arrive within seven days. ”

Bai Qi nodded, in this way, the Zhao army would have 180,000 troops. However, Bai Qi was not afraid. At the beginning, he had only 50,000 troops, which was between 300,000 Chu troops. It is not the strength of the forces that will win or lose the absolute victory, but the command. The more soldiers and horses Zhao had, the greater the logistical pressure on them.

"Is there any news from Hexi and Hedong counties? How is the food and grass for the army prepared? Bai Qifu asked the question he was most concerned about.

Wang Ling recalled the battle report he had just read, and replied: "The southern front is led by Prime Minister Wei himself, and a large area east of Yanshi City has been recovered, and the siege of Anyi has been lifted. However, the Wei army has now been united with the Zhao army in Hexi County, and the prime minister has fought with them several times, each with its own victory and defeat. ”

"Oh? Does the war seem to be smooth? If I'm not mistaken, there are thirteen cities east of Yanshi City, almost half of Hedong County. Was the Wei army so vulnerable? Bai Qi interrupted Wang Ling's words and asked suspiciously.

Prime Minister Wei Ran didn't have any effective generals, although he had 100,000 soldiers and horses, he was more responsible for containing the 100,000 troops stationed in Han and Wei. Even if the Zhao army didn't notice it at first and didn't have time to rescue the Wei army, the Wei army should not have lost so many cities.

Wang Ling smiled and explained: "On the one hand, the Wei army showed weakness and gave up small cities like Xunxian and Shaanyi, so that the prime minister could advance so quickly. Of the two, the prime minister discovered several good young generals, such as Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe, who were very good. Especially Wang Jian has been awarded the title of doctor because of his military merits. ”

Bai nodded his head to indicate that he understood, and Wang Ling continued: "I have urged people to go to Hexi County to ask for grain and grass according to the general's order, and at present, the grain and grass of the whole army is enough for two months." However, regarding the request for reinforcements, Xianyang has not yet responded. (Thank you for the reward from Lumia, there is a shift in the evening, go out to do errands first.) Ask for a favorite! ）