Chapter 67: The Battle of Xianyang (Part II)
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The morning sun has risen, but this dawn is more like a bloody dawn for the Xianyang defenders! On the land of Xianyang, both inside and outside the city, there are dead bodies. A few days ago, the plain covered in silver had long lost its original color, and dark red had become the main color of the earth.
The South Korean army's offensive is like a raging sea, and Xianyang is a reef standing on the seashore, which is in danger of being completely submerged at any time. Fortunately, the reef is tough enough to stand every time, revealing its prototype when the waters reced. It's just that, just as no matter how tough the reef is, it can't withstand the beating of the sea day after day, every time the Korean army retreats, it can take the lives of hundreds of Qin soldiers.
Wei Ran knew that Xianyang had reached the most dangerous moment, but the reinforcements of Duke Qi had still not arrived. Even at this time, the Qin army of the Duke of Qi can show up on the horizon, which can greatly boost the morale of the Qin army, but unfortunately, this is an extravagant hope after all.
Wei Ran was already standing at the head of the city, but even so, the morale he could improve was limited! What's more, the Han army relied on the superiority of troops to attack the city from all sides, and Wei Ran lacked skills, so he could only run around the city with hundreds of his own personal guards like fighting fires!
If it weren't for the most critical moment, nearly a thousand Xianyang people climbed to the top of the city, maybe half an hour ago, Xianyang would have been lost! But even so, an hour later, as the last reserve of the Qin army ascended to the top of the city, the Qin army was also faced with an urgent reality, that is, for every person killed in battle, the strength of the guards would be less, and the flaws in Xianyang would eventually get bigger and bigger with time!
The Han army retreated again, and Wei Ran took advantage of this gap to order someone to quickly count the number of the Qin army, and found that there were only 1,500 people! Among them. Hundreds of people are still seriously injured. Looking down from the city, the South Korean army was clearly preparing a bigger offensive. Wei Ran finally sadly admitted that his last moment had come.
Looking back on his life, he served as the prime minister of Qin five times, served two Qin kings, and was a very popular minister. The power is all over the world, and there are no regrets! Xianyang has witnessed its own rise and its own glory, and it is also worthy of its place to die here. As a loyal minister, there is indeed no regret about starting and finishing well! It's just a pity that Wei Ran can no longer see the rise of the Qin State, nor can he see the day when the Qin State defeats Korea!
King Qin may have arrived at Liyang soon, right? Where are the reinforcements of the Duke of Qi? Maybe he can still do one thing for King Qin. That's a swindle. Even if it's for an hour! Because this hour may be the dividing line between life and death! Just like that, your reputation will be ruined! But thinking about it, Han Jun knew that he was embarrassed and angry after he surrendered, Wei Ran felt very happy and satisfied, so he made up his mind.
When Han Teng was about to give the order to launch the final attack, a guard suddenly came in and reported that Qin had sent someone to surrender, hoping that Korea would suspend the attack. Han Teng glanced around at the lieutenant under him. He smiled in a slightly mocking tone: "Qin Guo is just a turtle in an urn, what if you see each other?" β
The state of Qin is now at the end of its power. Maybe you're disheartened and just want to save the last shred of face. Or maybe there's some conspiracy to delay for a while. Han Teng had already ordered that if the so-called envoy of the Qin State hesitated about his request, he would directly behead him and sacrifice the banner, and then attack Xianyang with all his might. If the other party is sincere. Then you might as well listen to what Qin Guo said.
Soon, the messenger walked in, led by the guards. Han Teng deliberately neglected, and only after the envoy of the Qin State bowed down and saluted a cup of tea did he turn around casually and said jokingly: "Say it!" What did the King of Qin send you for? β
"Don't dare to deceive the general! The king of Qin listened to the villain's slander and fought against Han with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, and Chu. It's really not King Qin's intention! Now your country is like a bamboo, surrounding me Xianyang, my Qin country is willing to send the prince as a hostage to Luoyang, respect the king of Han as the emperor, retreat to the west of Luoshui, in his lifetime, but meet the king of Han car, get off the car and salute. But when he encountered the Korean army, he ate pot pulp. The messenger said respectfully.
Han Teng laughed after hearing this, and replied, "Sounds good!" However, Xianyang is about to be broken by our army, and when Xianyang is captured and the King of Qin is captured, everything in this pass is not up to us in Korea? ! What is the use of your peace? β
The envoy shook his head gently but resolutely, and replied: "The Han army is invincible in the world, and the general is also a famous general in the world, but although Xianyang has a lack of troops, there are thousands of people now. According to this shape, your army will definitely not be able to take Xianyang without casualties, and this is one of them! Second, Xianyang is the capital of Great Qin, and there are so many grains, grasses, and wealth! Now, the King of Qin has ordered all the hay to be placed in the treasury, if your army captures Luoyang, the King of Qin gives an order, and the wealth gathered in Xianyang will turn into ashes, wouldn't it be a pity?! Third, Guanzhong is known as the homeland of Qin, and the people return to their hearts, although South Korea's national strength is strong, it is difficult to really occupy it! It is better to leave the Qin State and help South Korea to dominate the world. In the future, whether it is to attack Zhao or Qi or Chu, our Qin army is willing to be the vanguard of the Korean army! What the King of Qin wants is nothing more than to preserve the homeland of Guanzhong, in order to protect Sheji! If the general responds, South Korea will have one more ally and one less enemy! If the general insists on destroying Qin, but with the instigation of other countries, the Qin people rise up, and Qi, Chu, and Zhao send troops again, won't they have a headache? This minister is a general's plan, and every sentence is from the bottom of his heart, and I hope the general will think about it! β
Han Teng smiled on the surface, but he scolded in his heart. The Qin people are vicious, Xianyang has gathered most of the wealth of the Qin State, if the Qin State really wants to burn the jade, he really can't stop the Qin State before the Qin State acts! South Korea is also known for its benevolence and righteousness, and it can't threaten the Qin State yet, otherwise, if the Qin State dares to set fire to the treasury, the Korean army will announce the slaughter of the city, and the Qin State will definitely throw a rat into the trap! What's more, if South Korea wants to gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong, it must establish power and virtue, and this kind of thing will not have any other effect except to make the people of Guanzhong more alienated from South Korea!
"Where is your sincerity?" Han Teng said it slowly.
"As long as the general agrees, he is willing to retreat ten miles, and our Prime Minister Wei Ran is willing to take him hostage. After an hour, the city will be cleaned up, and the prince will be sent to the general's barracks! The envoy threw out the conditions of the Qin State.
Han Teng shook his head again and again and said, "It's not proper! Inappropriate! Now that your Qin State is willing to negotiate peace, it is nothing more than because the loss of Xianyang is imminent, I am afraid that it is an expedient measure! If reinforcements arrive, they won't change their minds! β
"It's only an hour! How did the reinforcements arrive? The general is overwhelmed! What's more, there is the prime minister as a hostage. An hour later, if the crown prince goes to the general's camp, how can our Qin State go back on its word?! The messenger retorted.
Han Teng sneered slightly and said, "What the crown prince of the Qin State looks like, General Ben doesn't know. If you just find someone to impersonate, won't we be fooled? As for Wei Ran. Although you are the prime minister, the King of Qin has never been very sympathetic to his courtiers, and this time it involves the rise and fall of the country, so he naturally hums! β
The envoy was speechless, and said dejectedly: "In the general's opinion, how can we believe in the sincerity of our Qin State?" β
Han Teng thought about it and said seriously: "Korea is famous for its faithfulness, unless the Qin State is willing to open the four gates, the King of Qin and the prince will welcome our Han army into the city at the gate of the city." In this way, the matter of peace can be discussed! β
The envoy's face immediately turned red with excitement, and he said, "Doesn't the general think it's too much to deceive people like this? β
Han Teng shook his head and sneered: "The Qin State attacked my Korea for no reason, and with the power of the Four Kingdoms intending to attack Luoyang, wouldn't it be even more deceitful!" Read on the face of King Qin, a compromise. You sent Wei Ran over as a hostage, and the prince greeted our army at the gate of the city. How is it? β
The envoy already understood from Han Teng's tone that the Han army entered the city, and the prince as a hostage was already the bottom line of the Han army! If you try it again, you won't be able to negotiate peace, so you simply said: "The matter is big, and you still need to report it to King Qin!" Please wait a moment, General! β
Han Teng smiled and waved his hand. Said: "It's okay! Anyway! However, after two quarters of an hour, if the Qin State did not reply or the reply did not satisfy the general, the general would rather be buried with the treasury of the Qin State and Xianyang! β
The messenger's heart sank, and he replied respectfully: "Don't dare to disobey!" β
As soon as the messenger had departed, the people in the tent began to discuss. Some people insist that this is a delaying ploy by the Qin state. Xianyang Ming couldn't hold on, and Qin wanted to find another way to gain time to stabilize the city defense. Some people are glad that if the crown prince and prime minister of Qin are controlled by the Han army, and the Han army controls Xianyang again, then the Qin State will be under the control of South Korea! Just as Pang Juan did to Zhao Guo after conquering Handan! What's more, the casualties of the South Korean army will be reduced by at least four or five thousand people!
"General, Qin's request for peace" Yang Duanhe stopped talking.
Han Teng waved his hand disapprovingly and interrupted, "General Ben knows it in his heart!" β
The monarchs and ministers of the Qin State still don't know that even if the reinforcements they have high hopes for are the closest reinforcements to Xianyang, the army of the Duke of Qi, they will not come to the rescue of Xianyang! I have plenty of time to see what tricks the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State are going to play!
Wei Ran inquired in detail about what the envoy had seen and heard in the Han army camp, and then fell into deep thought. There is no doubt that the South Korean army initially trusted itself, and then, in order to deepen the trust of the South Korean army, it was necessary to go to the South Korean army camp by himself! The actor of Prince Yiren is easy to find, but Han Jun asked Xianyang to open the four doors, which made Wei Ran very embarrassed!
Wei Ran originally thought that the Han army would be careless all the way. Using himself as bait, after the Han army retreated and the Qin army repaired the city defense, he would make the final blow. He will definitely not be captured by the Han army, and once the matter is revealed, he will commit suicide by taking poison, which can be regarded as living up to King Qin's instructions.
However, the Han army obviously sent a lot of scouts to watch every move of the city, and the Qin army's desire to repair the city defense is tantamount to a fool's dream! If the number of Qin troops is still large, it doesn't hurt to open the four gates, at least you can set a trap. But there are only more than 1,000 people, divided into four gates, and they are not even qualified to ambush the Korean army! Instead of this, it is better to directly express your intentions and rely on the city to defend it! At least, this will cause more damage to the South Korean army!
"Go and sue the Han army, just say that we agreed to their conditions, however, because the four gates are blocked, it will take half an hour to open the four gates, please be considerate of the Han army!" Wei Ran decided to sell a pass.
"Whoa!" The messenger took the command and departed.
When Han Teng heard the reply from the envoy of the Qin State, he smiled and said, "Half an hour is half an hour!" However, Prime Minister Wei Ran can come first and we agreed to be a guest! General Ben has admired Prime Minister Wei for a long time, and wants to come to King Qin to cut his love! β
The envoy nodded silently and said, "Please wait a moment, general, and I will report to my king!" With that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Han Teng motioned to the guards to stop the envoy of the Qin State and said, "For such a trivial matter, let the general's guards do it for you!" Someone! Go and spread the word to the city! β
The envoy had no choice but to accept Han Teng's "Tiyì"!
Wei Ran looked at the team of Korean cavalry who came to greet him under the city and was speechless, obviously. Han Jun is also testing himself! Either go down and take one step at a time, but as long as the four doors are not opened, Han Jun will definitely see through his strategy; Either give up the original plan and hold on for as long as you can! It's just a pity for the clever guard.
Moment of truth. Wei Ran will never have the kindness of a woman, when the Han army under the city was waiting impatiently, Wei Ran ordered people to use crossbow arrows to show their position, that is, they will never surrender!
The Han cavalry, who had broken three people, quickly returned to the camp and informed Han Teng of Xianyang's reaction one by one. Han Teng didn't laugh angrily, and said to the envoy of the Qin State in the tent: "General Ben has long seen that you are just trying to delay time, and now it is really the case!" Now, what else do you have to say? β
Knowing that he had fallen victim, the messenger said in a righteous and awe-inspiring voice: "I have nothing to say! If you want to kill, you have to chop. It's all a word from the general! β
Han Teng actually nodded and said, "It seems that he is still a strong man!" Good! Very good! General Ben likes a man with a backbone like you, well, a man with a backbone! Well, if you're not a man, you don't know if anyone else likes it! I heard that there is still a shortage of eunuchs to serve in Wei Hou, why don't you send you over to General Ben, how about it? β
The face of the envoy of the Qin State turned white in an instant. The so-called soldier can be killed but not humiliated, and his life is small. If you throw away your life, what face will you have to live in the world? What's more, I heard that people with incomplete bodies will go to hell after death, and I don't want to be eunuchs!
Han Teng had a clear smile on his face, but the envoy always felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the envoy would never doubt it. Han Teng will have mercy on himself and give himself a death! It's just that there is a big difference between different ways of dying! And sometimes, death isn't the biggest punishment! It's better to live than to die!
The messenger snorted coldly, and his face was inward. But some trembling legs betrayed the messenger's true thoughts. Han Teng naturally discovered this. Immediately make a gesture to find someone to strip the messenger's clothes, and to execute the messenger!
"Actually, General Ben doesn't have many questions to ask, are King Qin and Prince Yiren in Xianyang? As long as you answer General Ben, General Ben can give you a happy death! How is it? Han Teng turned around and was about to leave the big tent, and when he left, he turned around and said.
Looking at a bronze dagger getting closer and closer to him, emotion finally triumphed over reason, and the messenger almost roared out, saying, "Say! I say! I'll say it all! β
Han Teng turned around with satisfaction and said, "Tell me everything you know!" β
"King Qin is not in Xianyang, the villain really doesn't know!" The envoy's first words made Han Teng's brows furrow, as if he felt that Han Teng was very dissatisfied with saying this, and the envoy hurriedly said, "But! Now the city defense of Xianyang is indeed in charge of Prime Minister Wei Ran! After these two days of fierce battles, the strength of the entire Xianyang City was less than two thousand! β
Han Teng nodded and asked, "These days, has Wei Ran ever entered the palace?" β
The envoy recalled for a moment and replied honestly: "I have never entered the palace!" β
"Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
Han Teng walked out of the tent while shaking his head, only to announce the fate of the envoy of the Qin State who would die with a wave of his hand when he came out of the tent.
"I don't like traitors!" Han Teng muttered.
I also had doubts, wondering how King Qin would have such courage to stay in Xianyang! In this way, perhaps his army had not yet crossed the Weishui, and the King of Qin fled! As for whether it went to Jingyang, Liyang, Shangjun, and Hedong, it is unknown! However, Xianyang is the capital of Qin after all, and the loss of the national capital is undoubtedly the biggest blow to a country! Now that Xianyang has no hole cards, let's destroy the pride of Qin! Even if the Qin State has already made up its mind to burn all the jade and stones, and does not leave Korea with a Qin half tael or a grain of grain, Han Teng will also capture Xianyang!
The whining horn sounded again, and the South Korean army began to assemble rapidly. This time, the South Korean army can be regarded as using all its strength. The archers pressed the formation, the sword and shield men were in front, and the light infantry became the main force in the siege. There is no doubt that Han Jun has lost patience and wants to spend the night in Xianyang City tonight. Many young soldiers began to sweat in their palms, and they held back the fear in their hearts and clung to the weapons in their hands. They knew they wouldn't be spared this time! Wei Ran also knew that Xianyang City was about to fall! Although it was delayed for half an hour, this time will eventually come!
The Korean army launched the final charge, and the battle song of the Qin army resounded on the city, "Old Qin, go to the national disaster together." Blood is not shed, and death is not a truce. There is Daqin in the west, as the sun rises. A hundred years of national hatred, the sea is difficult to peace. The world is in turmoil, how can we get Corning. Qin has a sharp soldier, who fights for hegemony! Qin has a sharp soldier, who fights for hegemony! Qin has a sharp soldier, who fights for hegemony! β
The song could not stop the Han army from attacking the city, but it stimulated the Qin army to be even more crazy. The Qin army completely ignored the casualties, and shouted at the same time, "How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son! How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the son! How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the son! While struggling to kill the Han army that showed its head, even if it was heavily damaged, it would pounce on the city and pull down a few Korean soldiers on their backs. Qin Jun is crazy, this is the common understanding of the Han army! But Han Teng also gave a death order, and those who retreat will not be forgiven! So, Han Jun is also crazy! With madness against madness, the most gorgeous "bloody battle" was staged on the city!
In the last touch of the sunset, the last Qin army died in battle, and before that, Wei Ran was covered with more than 20 wounds and died of exhaustion! Xianyang, the Xianyang of Great Qin, finally fell into the hands of the Han army! (To be continued......)