Chapter 48: The Second Crusade 2
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Taking advantage of your illness and killing you is the essence of warfare.
After all, such a fatal mistake is an opportunity for Zhang Jiashi to bring a fatal blow to Zhang Han.
They are enemies, and naturally it is impossible to engage in the kind of "cultural fighting" that stops at the point, but the kind of bloody battle that will never stop to the death.
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After Zhang Han's camp was gradually thrown by oil bombs to form a fierce sea of fire, the Qin army under Zhang Jiashi's command quickly launched an offensive against Zhang Han's camp.
More than six climbing vehicles and a large number of ladder trucks were propelled forward, ready to take on the battle at any time.
And behind these troops who climbed the city, patches of arrows like raindrops quickly appeared in the sky.
Because the quality of the equipment in the hands of the crossbowmen of the Zhang Han army defending the city was not as good as the equipment of the officers and soldiers under Zhang Jiashi, many times, the bows and crossbows used by these officers and soldiers could not bring effective damage to the crossbowmen of the Qin army in the counterattack.
On the contrary, the rain of arrows shot by the Qin officers and soldiers could effectively bring a large number of casualties to the officers and soldiers of the Zhanghan army guarding the city. In such a situation, Zhang Han's army paid a very heavy price in shooting at each other.
And some of the surviving crossbowmen were not willing to die at all.
In such a situation, the obstacles encountered by the troops on the city were much less, because at this distance, it was these crossbowmen who were capable of long-range attacks or Zhang Han officers and soldiers who operated defensive equipment that could bring more effective casualties.
At a distance of about 500 meters, the officers and soldiers under Zhang Jiashi's command did not pay too much price, and pushed these siege equipment to an effective distance to play their role.
"Put !!"
At this distance, the commander of the ascending force under Zhang Jiashi quickly ordered the ascending to the castle.
Ladder trucks and climbing vehicles were quickly operated.
These ladder trucks are also made using the lever principle, and once thrown, they can effectively snap onto the battlements.
Of course, this kind of ladder car is equal to the defense ability of the troops who climb the city. And Zhang Jiashi continued to use this kind of equipment, which is outdated in a sense, mainly because the battlefield needs of this kind of equipment can be regarded as relatively harsh.
It's like a castle built on a hill, and these climbers can't easily reach the outer walls of the castle.
Zhang Jiashi avoided embarrassing things in some situations, so he had to improve the ladder car and then use it on the battlefield.
In this operation, it was not the officers and soldiers under Zhang Jiashi's command who used this kind of ladder truck, but the troops of all the commanders and generals under Zhang Jiashi's command were equipped with this kind of light vehicle and improved ladder truck.
is like the two troops of Su Teng and Dong Peng, and such a device is naturally no exception.
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Before Zhang Han's officers and soldiers launched the battle to ascend the city, the arm of his left hand was directly pierced by two arrows because he failed to block the arrows.
But he did not retreat directly, but continued to command the operation.
In such a situation, if Zhang Jiashi knew about Zhang Han, he might have said a word to Zhang Han.
It's a pity that Zhang Han's purpose in staying here is to keep the army's morale from being discouraged, but Zhang Han's idea is very beautiful, but the reality makes Zhang Han cry and laugh.
That is, even if he continued to stay in this place, it would not be of much help to the hearts and minds of the officers and soldiers defending the city.
Because under the fierce offensive of the Qin army under Zhang Jiashi's command, the officers and soldiers of Zhang Han were already frightened in a sense.
The most terrible thing about a unit is not that it cannot win because it is too poorly equipped, on the contrary, it is the officers and men who have lost the will to fight are the ones who have really lost their combat effectiveness.
Zhang Han himself is naturally very aware of this, because in the big battle last year, the trauma that Zhang Jiashi gave him was indeed too great.
The troops under Zhang Han's command, which he had been painstakingly managing the year before last, could be said to have been beaten to the bone by the officers and soldiers of Qin under Zhang Jiashi's command in that battle last year.
If it weren't for Zhang Jiashi's consideration in many aspects at that time, Zhang Han himself would not dare to guarantee whether he would still be able to successfully defend the nest of Yingchuan County.
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In Zhang Han's heart, the appearance of Zhang Jiashi made him realize one thing, that is, if Zhang Jiashi does not die, then the Great Qin Empire will not perish.
And he underestimated the talent of this young man and the ability of Chen Ping, which allowed the situation to develop to this point.
But he found that he did not resent Zhang Jiashi.
He didn't know why he had such an idea, but Zhang Han knew one thing very clearly, that is, if it weren't for Zhang Jiashi's efforts in the past few years to turn the tide, he didn't have much hope for whether the Great Qin Empire would continue to exist.
It's a pity that everything is as Li Xin said last year, in the Thorn Plains after the Battle of Julu, he threw away the lives of more than 100,000 officers and soldiers under his command, as a vote to Xiang Yu, he lost his last retreat, and now he can only go one way to the dark. There was no going back.
He didn't know whose fault it was for such a result, but when things came to this point, he found that he really couldn't resent Zhang Jiashi now, because all this was not someone he could easily face with Zhang Jiashi, who had now become the regent of the Great Qin Empire and held the real power of the Great Qin Empire.
"Perhaps...... Today is my death. And why, in my heart, I vaguely look forward to this day?"
Zhang Han looked at the Qin officers and soldiers who were constantly fighting under the city wall, and his heart was much more relaxed......
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Zhang Han knew very well that if he wanted to resist the landing of these Qin troops, there should not be much problem for a period of time, but how long he could hold out, to be honest, he himself had no confidence at all.
Because of the officers and soldiers under his command, there is no one who still has the courage to fight to the death against the Qin army.
He naturally knows very well how much impact a unit that has lost the will to fight has on the outcome of the war.
At such a time, more and more Qin officers and soldiers began to officially climb the ladder or follow the officers and soldiers above the climbing vehicle to raid this camp after the baffle in front of the climbing vehicle was lowered.
After the baffle of the boarding vehicle was lowered, a group of heavy infantry in front continued to advance, and several crossbowmen in the rear of this group of heavy infantry kept shooting at the officers and soldiers of Zhang Han that they could see.
Although the officers and men of Zhang Han lacked the will to fight, under such circumstances, these people would not be captured.
Officers and soldiers on both sides were constantly hit by arrows, either at the head of the city, or fell to the ground several meters high.
But these crossbowmen themselves are used to cover the breakthrough of those heavy infantry to the city wall area, as long as the heavy infantry troops in front are not directly wiped out by the other party, the counterattack ability of these crossbowmen is not comparable to the crossbowmen of these recruits in the Zhang Han army.
And the heavy infantry in front, after fighting with several Zhanghan officers and soldiers who were located nearby, these Zhanghan officers and soldiers could not resist the breakthrough of these heavy infantry at all.
Once these heavy infantry carved out an area within the confines of the city, it would be a nightmare for the defenders of the Zhanghan army.
Because they need to face a steady stream of Qin officers and soldiers rushing down from the boarding cars and joining the battle array.
Under these circumstances, the officers and men of Zhanghan, who had been greatly weakened in terms of strength and lacked the will to fight, could hardly resist such a steady stream of enemy reinforcements.
But the officers and soldiers of those ladder trucks were not so lucky.
Because compared to the sturdy baffle aisles of those boarding cars, the ladders of these ladder trucks can be said to be quite fragile.
Weapons such as the wolf tooth paddle that Zhang Han placed on the head of the city have a rather insignificant effect on the damage to the baffle aisle, and these wolf tooth paddles are quite deadly to the ladder.
Although, in a certain sense, the ladders of these ladder trucks will not be like ordinary ladders, once they are directly broken, then the officers and soldiers who climb the ladders will fall half to death, but the officers and soldiers who lack effective means of counterattack still pay a lot of casualties under the resistance of Zhang Hanjun.
If it weren't for the fact that more and more troops ascending the city expelled or killed Zhang Han's officers and soldiers, the casualties of these Qin officers and soldiers who climbed the ladder would have been even more tragic.
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Zhang Han saw that the controlled area on his city was getting smaller and smaller, and the casualties among the officers and soldiers under his command were getting heavier and heavier, so he couldn't help but roar: "Haven't our reinforcements come up yet?"
Zhang Han's words made several cronies and generals who followed Zhang Han speechless.
Because of Zhang Jiashi's kind of oil bomb, the connection between them and the rear army has been severed for a long time.
And Zhang Han also remembered this matter after seeing the silence of his cronies, he thought for a while and decided that he could not die in this place so easily.
"Let's go !!"
Zhang Han knew that the outer wall of the barracks could not be held in such a situation, and it was a very stupid thing to stick to the head of the city when there was no effective contact with the officers and soldiers behind.
Although he was not afraid of dying in this place, after thinking about it, he decided that he wanted to stay useful and do more.
But Zhang Han now seems to have overlooked a thing that he himself had thought about, that is, where the knight troops under Zhang Jiashi were.
Zhang Han, who had forgotten such a little, didn't know how fatal such a thing would be for him.
"Where shall we go, Your Majesty?"
A confidant general under Zhang Han asked Zhang Han about such a thing.
And Zhang Han muttered: "Let's go to Xiangji." β
"But your majesty, the country of Chu is too far away from our place, and we are going to Pengcheng from here, but we have to pass through Yingchuan County. β
The general hesitated, but still said what he thought.
And Zhang Han looked at this cronie deeply, and then he said: "If Fan Zeng is not old and dizzy, he should know to send reinforcements to reinforce our army." Although Zhang Jiashi's use of troops is not too good, the overall view of the other party is not something that I or other heroes in the world can easily compare. It's like the other side's battle last year, which took nearly half a year to gradually cut off the princes north of the river and Sanchuan County, it can be said that the other side has directly changed the dilemma that he can only stick to the same place into an encirclement and suppression of our people. β
Zhang Han said this, and couldn't help sighing: "I have to say that if Gu and Liu Bang, the king of Jiujiang, are defeated by the other party, then next, the State of Qi, Wei Bao and the State of Chu will face the thunderous power of Zhang Jiashi and the army under the command of the other party." It's hard for others to say, but Fan Zeng will definitely not let such a situation happen. β
Zhang Han said this, and added: "This is also the reason why Lone is reluctant to go south to join Liu Bang, Lone is thinking, Zhang Jiashi should not let Lone meet Liu Bang so easily." I'm afraid that on the road to the south, the other party has already laid out a net. β
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Zhang Han's thoughts, if Zhang Jiashi knew about them, he would have to admire Zhang Han for being able to think of so many things.
However, Zhang Jiashi did not just arrange a large army in the south, but sent Li Shang to lead a group of 5,000 knights on the road to Yingchuan County to ambush.
After all, the army under Zhang Jiashi's command is not short of military horses, and whether these 5,000 people can leave Zhang Han's life, Zhang Jiashi does not have the idea that he must succeed.
However, Zhang Jiashi himself knows one thing, that is, the knight troops under the command of Li Shang may not be able to spare Zhang Han's life, and it will be enough to delay Zhang Han in this area.
Zhang Han didn't expect that his negligence in the number of knights under Zhang Jiashi's command would become the most important foreshadowing for his final death on an unknown mound.
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The battle on the city wall gradually stopped because the officers and soldiers under Zhang Jiashi gradually suppressed the officers and soldiers defending the city under Zhang Han.
At this time, the fire in Zhanghan's camp also began to stop on a large scale.
Under the heroic battle of the officers and soldiers who climbed the city, at about noon, the army under the command of Zhang Jiashi was able to rush into the camp of Zhang Han's army through the gate.
Officers and soldiers of both sides engaged in a scuffle in the barracks area.
In this case, the officers and soldiers of Zhang Han and the officers and soldiers under Zhang Jiashi did not expect one thing, that is, Zhang Han actually ran away at such a time.
The original fighting will of the officers and men of Zhang Han was not too high, and after two hours of melee again, Zhang Jiashi commanded a large army and controlled most of the area of the Zhang Han military camp.
However, Zhang Jiashi received the news that a Li merchant sent someone to report back, so he besieged Zhang Han and less than 300 people on a small mound.
The people sent by Li Shang also asked Zhang Jiashi how to deal with Zhang Han in the next battle, because Zhang Han had obviously become a turtle in the urn.
After Zhang Jiashi came back to his senses, he said to the herald of Li Shang: "You wait here for a while, ...... Go and meet Zhang Han in person. β
Zhang Jiashi's words made Sun Po and the others stunned slightly, but after getting along with Zhang Jiashi for such a long time, even Wang Li knew one thing very clearly, that is, Zhang Jiashi didn't want to kill Zhang Han like this.
He wasn't worried about what Zhang Han would do, after all, Zhang Jiashi's current strength, even if Zhang Han attacked with all his might, Zhang Jiashi himself would be able to retreat with his whole body.
Before leaving, Zhang Jiashi continued to be in charge of the operation of Zhang Han's camp by Wang Li, and Zhang Jiashi added a sentence: "General Wang, if it is not necessary, let those people surrender as much as possible." β
"Whoa!"
Wang Li and the high-ranking officers of the Qin army who continued to stay in this place hugged their fists and promised.
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Zhang Jiashi led Yu Yong and the three thousand cavalry Zhonglang under Yu Yong's command to the small mound reported by Li Shang.
And Li Shang didn't lie to him, because the person on this small mound was Zhang Han.
Zhang Jiashi looked at the small mound in the distance, and after thinking for a while, he said to Yu Yong: "Let a person go to that small mound, just say that Gu hopes to meet Zhang Han."
"Whoa!"
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Zhang Jiashi's envoy was not attacked and killed by Zhang Han's army, on the contrary, he saw Zhang Han very easily.
This may have been a situation that Zhang Han had expected a long time ago.
However, after Zhang Han knew Zhang Jiashi's thoughts, his own heart could be said to be quite complicated.
He knew that it was impossible for Zhang Jiashi not to kill him, otherwise he would not be able to face the curse of the hundreds of thousands of unjust souls buried in the Thorn Plains and their families.
And Zhang Jiashi planned to meet him at this time, naturally not for this matter.
He knew very well that he would inevitably die in this place under such a circumstances, and in this case, it was better to have one of his wishes and regrets, that is, to have a meeting with Zhang Jiashi.
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Zhang Jiashi looked at Zhang Han, and Zhang Han also looked at Zhang Jiashi, after a while, Zhang Han looked at Zhang Jiashi, and couldn't help but show a smile: "You won, I have to say that the first emperor didn't look at the wrong person." β
"Thank you General Zhang for your praise, this time I came to General Zhang, mainly in the hope that General Zhang would make those officers and soldiers lay down their arms and ...... I don't want to kill any more people. β
Zhang Jiashi's words made Zhang Han slightly stunned.
But Zhang Han was quickly relieved, that is because Zhang Jiashi is indeed not the kind of person who kills indiscriminately at every turn.
He looked at Zhang Jiashi deeply and said a sentence: "Regent, Zhang Mou knows that he will not escape death, and before he dies, he also hopes that the regent can agree to a request from Zhang." β
Zhang Han's words made Zhang Jiashi a little suspicious. But Zhang Jiashi quickly thought of Zhang Han, that is, why he said that request.
That is, Zhang Han also has a son, and this son is already Zhang Han's last bloodline.
Zhang Jiashi was not interested in the matter of the heir, he nodded slightly: "This request can be agreed to you, besides, General Zhang should have already made arrangements, and there is no need to worry about it at all." β
In this way, Zhang thanked the king. And the last thing, Zhang Mou ......" Zhang Han hesitated a little while saying this, but he still said it: "Please ask the regent to borrow the Lulu sword to use." β
Zhang Jiashi looked at Zhang Han silently, and after a while, he summoned the Lu Lu Sword in the Dao space, and then threw it at Zhang Han's feet:
"General Zhang, although you made a mistake, but you deserve to use this sword......"