The wind swept through the blizzard, slapping the walls hard, and the biting cold penetrated deep into the bone marrow. Stretching out his hand and missing his five fingers at night, Qin Jun never thought that the Zhao army would attack the city at this point when people could freeze to death, and there was no one on the entire city wall.

Even if there were people, they would have frozen to death a long time ago.

Zhao Jun quickly approached Yuzhong City under the leadership of Le Jian, successfully climbed the city wall, and rushed towards the city.

It was only then that Qin Jun discovered Zhao Jun.

It was too late for them to get up and resist, the cold had already occupied their bodies, and the sleepiness had also eroded their brains, and before the stiff and sluggish bodies could react, Zhao Jun's knives and guns had already stabbed into their bodies fiercely.

The lives of the Qin army at the forefront bought time for the others, but the outcome of the war did not change because of this.

Puff puff!

Relentless crossbow arrows burst out from the crossbow machine, piercing the Qin army and nailing it to the ground.

Le Jian strode out and slashed the Qin army that was rushing towards him to the ground with a single sword.

"Why are you fighting in such cold weather?" The general of the Qin army asked in disbelief, he saw that although the Zhao army was wearing a winter coat, it was not thick, although it was much stronger than the Qin army's winter coat, it was still not enough to support the battle in such a cold weather.

"I forgot to tell you that the general's talent is: the colder the weather, the stronger the combat effectiveness. It's no longer enough weather for you to sustain your fight, but it's just right for Ben." Rakuma said coldly.

Since the attack on Yuzhong was frustrated, Rakuma gave up the idea of attacking Yuzhong in a short period of time.

The Zhao army only has 10,000 people, and the defenders in the city are 3,000, even if they can capture Yuzhong, the Zhao army will lose most of them, which is unacceptable to Lejian.

When the Qin State sent reinforcements again, and the defenders increased to seven thousand, it was even more impossible for the Zhao army to break through Yuzhong City.

The Qin army wanted to drag out the war until the depths of winter, forcing the Zhao army to withdraw. As everyone knows, Rakuma is also waiting for the deep winter season, and the temperature plummets.

Half a month ago, there was already a cold wave in Yuzhong, and the river outside the city was frozen, but it was not so cold that it was unbearable at that time, and the Qin army still had a certain combat effectiveness, so Lejian chose to continue to wait.

Finally, let him wait until today.

Under the terrifying low temperature, even with the blessing of Lejian's talent, Zhao Jun felt the biting cold, let alone Qin Jun.

So, Lejian launched an attack without hesitation and successfully attacked Yuzhong City.

"Surrender or die!" Lejian put a knife on the neck of the Qin army general and said in a deep voice.

"I vote...... Surrender." General Qin was so frightened that he lost his soul, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to surrender.

"Take me to your lord general and the rest of the Qin army." Le Jian said that the Qin army in front of him was only five or six hundred, and excluding the Qin army defending the four city walls, most of the Qin army should stay in the city.

Only by eliminating this part of the Qin army can the Zhao army truly occupy Yuzhong City.

Under the leadership of General Qin, Lejian successfully found the chief general of the Qin army.

At this time, the chief general of the Qin army was lying in the warm quilt with his concubine who had just accepted a few days ago, and he never thought that the Zhao army had already invaded the city. Before he could react, he was taken out by Le Jian and beheaded.

"Surrender or die." Le Jian pointed to the head of the Qin army's chief general and said to the rest of the Qin army.

In the middle of the night, the Zhao army raided into the city, and the lord was killed.

Then, Lejian sent people to take over the other city walls, and the Qin army stood up to resist in the middle, all of which were pacified by the Zhao army, and after several short battles, the Zhao army successfully captured Yuzhong City.

After taking Yuzhong City, Lejian did not stop.

Early the next morning, Lejian left 3,000 Zhao troops to guard Yuzhong, and at the same time guard the Qin prisoners. He alone took the remaining 7,000 Zhao troops and rushed two hundred miles to the outside of Didao City.

Didao City is the seat of Longxi County, the city wall is taller than Yuzhong City, and the population in the city is larger, but the defenders are only 1,000. The Qin State put the defenders on the front line, leaving the rear city empty.

If it weren't for Dido

The city is the county of Longxi County, and there may not even be a thousand defenders.

The weather was cold, and the defenders of Didao City shrank in the same way as the defenders of Yuzhong City, completely unaware that the Zhao army had come to the city.

The Zhao army did not spend too much time and successfully captured Didao City.

Rakuma did not continue the attack, but wrote to Kuriya, asking him to find a way to send some men over and escort the prisoners back, preferably with some more grain and grass.

Prisoners cannot be killed, but staying in the city is always a hidden danger, and the best way is to send them back to the Hetao to work for the Zhao State.

Although the Zhao army captured a lot of grain and grass from Yuzhong and Didao City, there were also 8,000 more prisoners, and these captives had to eat grain.

In winter, the weather is cold, coupled with the heavy snow blocking the road, it is impossible to transport grain and grass by water, and the difficulty of grain and grass transportation has increased several times.

If Zhao Jun continues to fight, the grain and grass in the rear will not be able to keep up.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Qin State to sit idly by and watch the Zhao army capture Longxi, and it will inevitably send troops over, and the Zhao army will also need to deal with the counterattack of the Qin army in the next period of time.

The elongated battle line was not conducive to the Zhao army's battle.

"All that's left is to pacify the people of Didaw." Lejian thought in his heart that he needed to know enough about the situation as he walked towards the city with his lieutenant and staff officers.

The streets and alleys in the city have long been plastered with notices by Zhao Jun, telling everyone that now that Di Dao City has been taken over by Zhao State, Zhao Jun will not rob everyone's property, what everyone did before and what will do in the future, there is no need to be afraid of them.

Considering that most of the people are illiterate and may not understand the languages of other regions, Lejian specially hired a few locals to read in the local dialect.

In order to win the trust of the people, Rakuma also specially gathered some wealthy people and merchants in the city and bought some grain, grass and cloth from them.

In order to curry favor with Zhao Jun, these rich people said that these things could be given to Zhao Jun, and even when they came, they were ready to break the fortune and avoid disasters, and they had never heard of any army capturing a place and spending money to buy things for so many years.

To be honest, if it weren't for the next counterattack of the Qin army, Le Jian would have accepted it a long time ago, and he wouldn't have to get along with the money, and besides, so many people in Zhao Jun would have to make some hard money.

If you can make money, the morale of the soldiers will be stronger and they will be more willing to fight him.

However, in order to buy people's hearts, win the trust of the people, and deal with the next counterattack of the Qin army, Lejian still chose to trade with the wealthy merchants according to the market price, and established initial trust.

At this time, every notice was full of people, and the people looked at Zhao Jun in fear, for fear that the other party would suddenly come up and give him a knife.

Perhaps seeing that Zhao Jun didn't do this, the people gradually relaxed their hearts, and some of the bold ones even took the initiative to ask Zhao Jun if the Qin State was defeated by you.

"The people of the city, though they are afraid of us, have no hatred in their eyes. The last general thinks that this is a good thing. As long as we restrain our soldiers and strictly prohibit robbery, harassment and other incidents, it will not be difficult for everyone to let down their vigilance against us." Adjutant General Yang Chen said.

"The people in the city have many kinds of dishes, which shows that the Qin State pays heavy taxes, and we want to buy them...... With everyone's support, we may be able to start from this aspect. For example, opening a warehouse to release grain, cashing out work, and so on. In the process of helping us to work and get food, it can also increase the sense of identity of the local people." The staff officer said.

"Some of the people in Di Dao City are the former Yiqu people, and they hate the Qin State for killing the Yiqu King, and some people have continued to stand up against the Qin State over the years. Some of them were criminals and businessmen who moved from the Qin State, and these people had a lot of complaints about the Qin State. The last general thought that he might be able to find the descendants of King Yiqu and ask the court for canonization. In this way, these Yiqu people will definitely return to their hearts, and they will even be able to shake the rule of the Qin State in Longxi and the northern land." Another staff officer said.

"The king must agree to be canonized. When we find the descendants of King Yiqu, we will write a letter to the king, and after the king agrees, we will send a messenger to canonize him, and it will take two or three months at the earliest." Rakuma shook his head.

After two or three months, the daylilies are cold.

If, after three months, the Qin State still did not send reinforcements, or the reinforcements could not capture Didao City, then there were no descendants of the canonized Yiqu Queen

Significance.

If three months later, Di Daocheng returned to the hands of the Qin State again, then it would be even more meaningless to canonize the descendants of the King of Yiqu.

The canonization of the descendants of King Yiqu may be able to shake the rule of Qin, but it will also affect the rule of Zhao.

When Zhao entered Longxi, he wanted an upright and justifiable occupation, not to support the so-called Yiqu queen.

Yiqu has been destroyed by the Qin State for decades, and it is long overdue to be swept into the dust of history.

"You can issue an article condemning Qin's bad behavior towards Yiqu, such as Empress Dowager Xuan seducing King Yiqu to kill him, and then write an article to pay tribute to King Yiqu's spirit in the sky." Rakuma said.

It doesn't matter how the dead are admired, even if they canonize the king of Yiqu, the dead can't stand up against the Zhao State.

But living people, such as the descendants of King Yiqu, can never be canonized.

"No." The staff officer clenched his fists and said.

"Cash-for-Work...... I'll wait for the Governor's reply. If we can bring grain from the Hetao, we will start cash-for-work." Rakuma said.

Di Dao City has some grain and grass, but it is not too abundant, and he must ensure the needs of Zhao Jun.

"It's better to directly reduce the taxes for the next three years, if my army can keep occupying the city of Didao, this tax will be exempted. If Didao City was recaptured by the Qin army again, the Qin State would levy taxes again, which would inevitably cause local dissatisfaction. The next time our army attacks Didao City, it will be much easier." The adjutant general said in a deep voice. ap.

This year's taxes have been collected, and now they are all in Zhao Jun's pocket. As for the future, it may not be available anyway, it is better to use it in exchange for the support of the local people.

"Okay, that's it!" Rakuma's eyes lit up and he said immediately.

At the end of December, Lejian received a reply from Kuri that 20,000 farmers had been sent from Hetao to transport grain.

In the letter, Chestnut said that the Mohists invented a boat that could walk on the ice, and only needed to be pulled by people on the shore to walk quickly, saving a lot of manpower than transporting grain and grass before.

The disadvantage is that it can only be used when the ice is hard enough, and if the ice is not hard enough, the boat will fall.

Lejian began to open a warehouse to release grain, and gradually won the support of the locals.

In the city, Qin Wangji lay quietly on the bed to recuperate.

The injury has been repeated many times, and if he can't recuperate with peace of mind, even if the divine doctor comes, he can't cure him.

Although Qin Wangji was lying on the bed, his heart was not calm, his heart was pounding, and he always felt that something big was about to happen.

"King, Xianyang urgent." Just then, a guard barged in from the outside.

"Get it." Qin Wangji sat up suddenly, the last time the urgent report said that his son was preparing to ascend the throne, what news came from the urgent report this time?

The guard hurriedly handed over the letter.

Qin Wangji took the letter, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly felt dizzy, and his body tilted to the side.

"King, King." Fan Ju grabbed Qin Wangji and said urgently.

Fan Ju's injuries were much more serious than Qin Wangji's, but Fan Ju listened to the doctor's words and obediently lay on the hospital bed to recuperate, and now he has recovered most of the time, and it is only a matter of time before he recovers.

On the other hand, Qin Wangji's injuries not only did not improve, but became more and more serious, and they were about to become sink.

"Longxi is lost." Qin Wangji said in a deep voice.

"What? Isn't Zhao Jun only 10,000? How could it be possible to capture the entire Longxi?" Fan Ju couldn't believe it.

Although the population of Longxi is not large, it has a large area, and it is mountainous, and there are lofty mountains everywhere, and it is not easy to capture it.

"The Zhao army captured the cities of Yuzhong and Didao." Qin Wangji said.

"It's just two cities...... No, didn't my Qin State deploy 10,000 troops in Longxi?" Fan Ju frowned.

"Defeated! All the defenders in the city were captured by the Zhao army." Qin Wangji sighed, the battle on the front line was in jeopardy, and there was bad news in the rear, how could he be good.

"The King...... Losing the Hexi Corridor, my Qin State is still a Qin State. If I lose Guanzhong, I can do it

Nope. The Zhao army in Longxi is only 10,000, as long as we repel the Zhao, Wei, Han and Qi coalition forces in front of us, we can easily destroy the Qin army in Longxi and recover the Hexi Corridor. But the four-nation alliance army of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qi in front of him must be blocked from the pass." Fan Ju said solemnly.

At this point, he thinks the same as Zichu.

"Zichu has already led his troops to Longxi to defend against the Zhao army." Qin Wangji said.

"That's good." Fan Ju breathed a sigh of relief, although the situation was very unfavorable to the Qin State, it was not hopelessly bad yet.

"The Zhao State is pressing forward step by step, and the other countries are refusing to form an alliance, sir, is there a way to save my Qin State?" Qin Wangji looked at Fan Ju and asked solemnly.

The envoys sent by the Qin State to various countries have returned, and without exception, the four countries of Han, Wei, Qi, and Chu all rejected the Qin State's request for an alliance, although it had been expected, Qin Wangji still felt a little desperate.

In order to win over the state of Chu, Qin Wangji even proposed to marry the state of Chu, marry his granddaughter to the king of Chu, and send the proton to the state of Chu, but was still rejected by the king of Chu.

"King Rongchen think again." Fan Ju frowned, in the face of absolute strength, even if he had a monstrous plan, how could he change his life against the sky.