Chapter 139: The City is Broken
Half a month after Zhang Yuan and the others passed through the Qin camp, Qin Jian, the commander of the Qin army, once again sent people to attack Yongcheng. It's just that the threat and intimidation of the siege this time are more serious, and most of the people sent are old, weak, sick and disabled, which is intended to remind Bai Gongsheng and the others not to mess around with Qin Xiu'er. He himself secretly reported the situation of Qin Xiu'er falling into the hands of the Han army to the king of Qin on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was preparing for the withdrawal of troops and negotiations.
It's just that what Qin Jian didn't expect was that the siege he made of himself had a huge advantage for a time, and Zhang Dan, the general who commanded the siege, asked Qin Jian for another army. bluntly said that as long as he was given another 30,000 tigers, he would be able to break through Yongcheng today.
Qin Jian didn't believe it, thinking that Zhang Dan was bragging. If Yongcheng is really so easy to capture, it will be used to wait until today. So he went to the battlefield to watch.
When Qin Jian came to the head of Yongcheng City, his eyes couldn't help but widen. Zhang Dan didn't lie, the Qin army did achieve a huge advantage. At this moment when Qin Jian was watching, the Qin army had already attacked the city twice, and in the end, they had to retreat because of the lack of troops.
Qin Jian was in a trance, and he didn't know if the Han army had suddenly weakened or if the Qin army had really become a tiger wolf. He didn't dare to increase his troops easily for a while, but ordered Zhang Dan to suspend the attack and return to the camp to rest.
After returning to the camp, Qin Jian ordered someone to beat the drum of the gathering generals. Gather the generals to discuss countermeasures, whether to directly attack the army into Yongcheng.
When the generals heard this, Qin Jian immediately said something about Zhang Dan's attack on Yongcheng. Some muscular, simple-minded military leaders immediately said that this was a good thing, saying that Zhang Yuan and others passed through the Qin camp a few days ago and rescued Bai Gongsheng in the million-strong army, which is really breathtaking, since they can attack Yongcheng today, they must go in and make Bai Gongsheng and others look good.
For these generals who only have muscles and almost no brains to participate in military discussions. Bai Gongsheng directly reprimanded them and said: "You fools don't want to think about it, the Yongcheng that Bai Gongsheng guarded a few days ago was like an iron bucket, and suddenly it became vulnerable. I'm not afraid that people will be cheating, and I deliberately framed us into an urn to catch turtles."
These muscular men instantly buried their heads one by one like defeated roosters, and they didn't dare to say a word again.
And those urbane generals who used to call themselves wise generals and thought that they were much stronger than those muscular men began to jump out and speak. One of them is Wei Shu, who is friendly with Li Min, who was arrested.
Wei Shu said: "Why should the general be so distressed, in fact, Bai Gongsheng's defending army has become so unbearable, it is easy to explain." Let me explain it to you."
Then he said a lot. In short, half a month ago, Bai Gongsheng suffered a lot of losses in order to respond to Zhang Yuan and others. The direct death toll of the Han army found by their Qin army was fifty or sixty thousand, not counting those who were scattered.
In addition, Bai Gongsheng shook hundreds of thousands of Qin troops by himself at the beginning, although he finally escaped. But serious injuries are certain, and maybe the vitality is running out. And Bai Gongsheng has not reached the Daotai realm, so he can't use the spirit stone to restore his vitality. Judging from Ta Weishu, it would be good if Bai Gongsheng could recover to his peak within three months, and now there is no way to go to the city to fight.
This is the reason why the Yongcheng army has become weaker.
Qin Jian frowned when he heard this, don't look at Wei Shu's reasoning is very beautiful, and his head is Dao. However, the reasons he said were all based on the results, which were pure speculation, and there was no evidence at all.
He ignored Wei Shu, but turned to Mr. Han and asked, "Mr. Han, what do you think about this matter?"
Mr. Han lowered his head and frowned, thinking about it. Hearing Qin Jian's voice, he raised his head and said, "Dashuai, I think what Wei Shu said makes sense, let's send someone to attack the city directly."
Qin Jian: "Sir, if Bai Gongsheng has any backhand in Yongcheng, wouldn't we be joking with the lives of millions of soldiers?"
Mr. Han shook his head with a smile and said, "Marshal, didn't you say that General Zhang Dan almost attacked Yongcheng with only 20,000 people." We don't need to press the whole army, at most 100,000 people will definitely be able to enter it, and if there are any other ambushes in the city at that time, we will find out."
Qin Jian was stunned, and immediately made people select 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled. Zhang Dan was once again appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front line to continue the attack on Yongcheng.
Yongcheng, Bai Gongsheng's mansion, is also holding a meeting at this time. Zhang Yuan, due to his previous outstanding performance on the battlefields of the Qin and Han dynasties, authorized him to participate in this meeting as an advisor.
The topic of the conference was simple, but somewhat confusing. He had always advocated that as long as Moon Rose and the others returned safely, the situation of the Han war against Qin would inevitably be reversed.
However, at this moment, Moon Rose returned, and completed the task brilliantly, bringing back the grandson of the Ancient Barbarian King, the Barbarian Vine. When the Qin State sent troops to attack the city again, Bai Gongsheng's agenda for calling everyone turned out to be to retreat.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the main purpose of this gathering is to discuss how we should retreat to ensure that as many soldiers as possible survive."
Huang Chang, who usually works against Bai Gongsheng, immediately became anxious, and said directly: "Bai Gongsheng, what's the matter with you, didn't you say that as long as Moon Rose comes back, we will have the possibility of defeating the Qin army." Now Moon Rose is standing here, you don't say that you want us to retreat if you don't say that you will defend the city well."
He agreed that Bai Gongsheng would send troops to receive the Moon Rose, not because he would be able to make a big contribution at the end of the war. For this reason, he commanded the army and still had the reputation of being a general of the defeated army, and now that Bai Gongsheng wants to withdraw, how can he agree.
Bai Gongsheng: "General Huang don't be impatient, General Yue will come back safely, we really have a chance to win." It's just that at this time, the Qin army is strong, and Yongcheng can't resist it. We should retreat or retreat."
"If General Huang has to stay, it's not impossible, you can stay in the palace, and I will definitely give you a big credit afterwards."
"Hmph!" Huang Chang snorted coldly, tilted his head to the side, and said no more.
Zhang Yuan was standing at the very end of this gang of soldiers at this time, and he didn't have a chance to speak at all. He didn't plan to speak, after all, whether to withdraw or not to withdraw had little impact on him, as long as he didn't erase his credit after the war.
He was going to be a stake, but no one wanted him to get better. This person Zhang Yuan also knows, it is Min Zhen who talked to him before.
Min Zhen: "General Bai Gongsheng, in view of Zhang Yuan's outstanding performance in the previous battle with the Qin army, I suggest that it is better for him to stay in the palace."
Min Zhen This is purely a personal vendetta of the communiqué, a few days ago, Zhang Yuan used the name of hooking up with Moon Rose. Deduct money from Min Zhen again and again. The accumulation before and after was as high as more than two million medium-grade spirit stones.
This is not enough, the key is that Min Zhen understands that Zhang Yuan and Moon Rose have already made a private agreement for life. This clearly shows that she is cheating on her Min Zhen's money, if she doesn't make some stumbling blocks for Zhang Yuan at this time, she feels sorry for herself.
Bai Gongsheng was also a little annoyed that Zhang Yuan didn't care about his face before, and immediately said: "Zhang Yuan, stay for the army, are you willing?"
The ghost wanted to stay, and Zhang Yuan immediately said: "General Baigong, I don't want to stay, can you retreat with the army?"
Who knew that Bai Gongsheng's inquiry was just a formality, and he disagreed. Bai Gongsheng said: "How can you say that if you don't stay, you won't stay." I'm determined, you can stay in the palace."
Zhang Yuan's face turned black in an instant, then the eggplant you still asked. If he hadn't captured Qin Xiu'er, the princess of Qin, and married Liang Zi of Qin, he would have wanted to assassinate Bai Gongsheng and defect to the Qin army at this time.
Seeing Zhang Yuan's ugly face. Moon Rose walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing to stay, and when the war is over, it's a great credit." It may not be worse than our Qin State and his party."
Then he looked at Zhang Yuan, and then said, "Don't be angry, I will stay too"
Zhang Yuan was surprised, Moon Rose also wanted to stay, then he must also stay. I just don't know what Moon Rose means by the great merit.
By the time the meeting is over, it's decided who will stay. They are Bai Gongsheng, Moon Rose, Zhang Yuan, and Min Zhen. The rest of the people were led by Huang Chang to retreat, and Bai Gongsheng told them that they would have someone to answer them when they left Yongcheng.
The plan has been decided, and everyone in Yongcheng has begun to get busy. At this time, Zhang Dan of the Qin State also led the old, weak, sick and disabled to attack again.
Seeing that most of the soldiers of the Qin State were old and weak, some people suggested that they should not retreat, but first repel them. However, Bai Gongsheng did not allow it, and ordered Huang Chang to lead people to retreat, while he led Moon Rose, Min Zhen, and Zhang Yuan to personally go to the city to intercept the enemy army.
By the time the defenders of Yongcheng left, it was almost over. Bai Gongsheng immediately ordered to abandon the city and flee, and the Yongcheng defenders immediately retreated in an uproar, and even those who ran slowly were trampled to death. However, it was useless, and the Qin army sent a lot of horses to chase them down, and most of them died under the knife.
Bai Gongsheng led Zhang Yuan and a few people to hide in a private house, and in the private house, Zhang Yuan saw an acquaintance, his sworn eldest brother Manteng. It's just that there is also an old man in a Taoist robe with yellow hair and white beard next to him.
"Big brother, why didn't you withdraw, didn't General Bai Gongsheng order the retreat?"
Manteng smiled slightly: "I can't retreat, I've been waiting for you here?"
Zhang Yuanzheng wanted to ask what was going on, but Bai Gongsheng opened his mouth and said, "Chief Lin Dao, everything you need is ready."
The old man in the Taoist robe with yellow hair and white beard nodded and said, "It's all ready, all that's left is for us to hide and wait for the Qin army to enter Wengzhong."
Bai Gongsheng nodded, and after taking the barbarian vine and Lin Daochang, several people changed places to hide.
After the Qin army entered Yongcheng, Zhang Dan quickly ordered someone to report to Qin Jian. Qin Jian was overjoyed, and immediately wanted to station all the Qin troops in Yongcheng, and then used Yongcheng as a base to encroach on the thousands of miles of land that the Han State had no danger to defend.
Mr. Han grabbed him and persuaded him: "Dashuai, even if you want to enter Yongcheng, you have to have someone inspect it to see if there are any other dangers!"