Chapter 472: All are equal under war

The city gate was broken in a way that Zhao Du could not imagine, and the Qin cavalry immediately attacked the Zhao capital with a lightning offensive, leaving no more time for the Zhao army to react, and the Qin army that rushed into the city immediately controlled the vicinity of the city gate and responded to the follow-up Qin army.

The wide city gate that was once used to highlight the grandeur of the royal capital was also for the convenience of the monarchs and ministers of the Zhao State became a more favorable passage for the Qin army, and in a short period of time, thousands of cavalry had rushed into the Zhao capital, and the Zhao army that was still on the city wall was organizing soldiers and horses to try to kill the city wall.

It's just that when the city wall is outside, it is true that the Qin army can't attack it in a short time, but when it is inside, how can the Zhao army be killed in a short time, in the entanglement between the Zhao army and the Qin army, there are smart Zhao troops leaving the city wall from the far passage, but the time left by the Qin army is too short, so short that even if someone gets off the city wall and prepares to organize a counterattack in the city, but the scale of the counterattack cannot constitute a certain combat power at all, and the result is only to be quickly defeated by the Qin army.

The city wall was originally the last reliance of the defenders of Zhaodu, but at this time, they became a huge net that trapped the defenders of Zhaodu, and the Zhao army of the city wall watched the Qin army rush into the Zhao capital they wanted to defend, and watched the Qin army rush into their homeland, but what could they do?

The narrow passage has been sealed by the Qin army with strong bows and crossbows, and on the city wall that stretches for dozens of miles, the passage to the city is limited, and the Qin army outside the city has also launched an attack, and under the enemy's back, it is the more panicked Zhao army.

As the Qin army launched a full-scale attack, the entire Zhao capital became a terrifying battlefield.

The Qin army was 'fortunate' in the past few decades, leaving too many legends for the capital of the Zhao State, at this time, even if the Qin army had entered the city, the courage of the Zhao capital to resist was not broken, not only the Zhao army.

When the Zhao army was trapped on the city wall and unable to move under the attack of the Qin army from the inside and outside, the people of the Zhao capital spontaneously took to the streets, pushing the walls into defensive lines, burning wood in the streets, blocking the streets with flames, and using weapons that were not weapons to show their strength of resistance.

Among them, the vast majority of them didn't know what the fall of Zhao meant to themselves, and they didn't know what the war between Qin and Zhao was for, but they knew to defend their homeland, they didn't know what national hatred was, but they knew family feuds.

For so many years, the war between Zhao and Qin, if it is a war between Qin and Zhao from the top, and between the king of Qin and Zhao, then on another level, the war between Qin and Zhao is also a war between countless families in the two countries.

The national feud is too far away, but the family hatred has always been passed down in the words and experiences of the ancestors.

The people in the capital of Zhao didn't know much more about it, they only knew that when the enemy came, they had to take up arms to protect their homes.

But in the Zhao capital city, which was ignited in an instant, not every place was turned into a battlefield, between the high gates, there were obviously higher walls, obviously there were stronger slaves, and there were obviously sharper weapons, but in the charge of the Qin army, almost half of them were closed gates, quiet as death, and another world that had fallen into war did not seem to be in the same city.

At this moment, there was indifference in the battle, the color of the Zhumen was reflected in the flames, and the shouts in the battle highlighted the silence in another place.

Outside the city, Yang Ming stood in front of the formation, and the Qin army was constantly rushing into the city, and at the same time, there were also military information from the city in the opposite direction to Yang Ming's control.

Listening to the herald's report, Yang Ming looked at the Zhao capital city from afar in silence, the city wall could not block Yang Ming's vision, the reflection of the firelight, under this blue sky and white sun, was not so bright red, but it was extremely dazzling in Yang Ming's eyes.

"Our time is precious, as long as the people in the city do not take the initiative to attack, there is no need to pay attention to them, the palace, the arsenal, the granary, and the various official residences are our goals." Yang Ming, who had already anticipated what the Qin army would face, directly ordered.

"What if the Zhao people take the initiative to attack?" The herald asked subconsciously.

"Kill, anyone who stands in our way, can be killed." Yang Ming said.

Yang Ming never thought about surrendering without a fight, this is war, before or after the war, different people have different identities, but in the war, there are not so many complicated things, in the war, there are only oneself and the enemy.

Mercy can exist before or after war, but not in war.

Really continued, on the square outside the palace of King Zhao, there were already traces of Qin Jun, and the Empress Dowager Zhao, who barely suppressed the fear in her heart and came to the palace wall, looked at Qin Jun who was moving in her sight, her mind was blank, during this time she was still thinking about saving herself, but now, there was no chance.

The rest of Zhao still has a chance to surrender, but what about her? Can the queen mother of a country have a chance to surrender? Even if there is a chance to surrender, is there a chance to die well?

What exactly am I doing wrong? What is the scourge of today? Empress Dowager Zhao subconsciously thought that her heart was already cold.

If I hadn't done that in the first place, wouldn't I have the bad luck I have today?

In fear, Empress Dowager Zhao's thoughts couldn't help but be pulled back to twelve years ago, when she returned to Wu'an County from Zhaodu, just to eliminate the last trace of threat to her ascension to the throne.

"Am I wrong? No, I'm not wrong, I don't want to be like my ancestors, go out between the big families, witness their drunken dreams and death, but I can only watch, and grovel to laugh, I finally got rid of my identity and married him, at that time I was grateful to him, I really wanted to live a good life with him, but who made him so uncompetitive, died early, his mother didn't like me, and even because of my identity, took Xue'er from me, I was also forced, If I don't find a support for myself, will I be able to go back to my old business? Empress Dowager Zhao recalled the life of her king for nearly forty years.

"I have to take that opportunity, even if it's at the expense of everything, yes, I'm not a good person, but is that old goddess a good person? In my life, I have not been sorry for anyone except Cher. Empress Dowager Zhao said to herself, fear gradually dissipated, replaced by madness, this is never a kind woman, nor lack of their own determination, this is a real crazy woman, if not crazy, how can a joking advocate in Zhao Capital become the current queen mother of a country, but unfortunately, for Zhao Guo, it is unfortunate to have such a woman, because in her eyes can only see herself, although there is a calculation, but there is no pattern, or a small family, but it will cause chaos in a country.

The Qin army's attack continued, although there was no lack of determination to resist in the Zhao capital, but in the face of the absolute strength of the Qin army, many resistances were doomed to be in vain, the official residences in the Zhao capital were lost one after another, and the arsenal also became a sea of fire under the attack of the Qin army, and the granary, which was still as important as the arsenal, was captured by the Qin army in the fastest time, blocking the flames that had not yet spread.

With the continuous advancement of the Qin army, all those who dare to block the way of the Qin army's attack will be destroyed, this is war, on the battlefield, there are no men, women and children, there are only soldiers, no matter who they are, when they pick up arms, even if the weapon is just a stone, they have lost their original identity.

As the sun gradually approached the western mountain, the Qin army had completely occupied the streets and official residences in the Zhao capital, but the Qin army did not directly attack the palace, but stopped the offensive in the despair of Zhao Du, so that the forces that were still resisting in Zhao Capital couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

A tough day is over, but what about tomorrow?

On the city wall, Chun Pingjun watched the teams of Qin troops passing through the streets, looking at the houses that were lit everywhere, and there was only confusion left in his heart, is there any point in resisting?

Does it still make sense to not see victorious resistance? He saw the corpses, there were Qin Jun's, there were Zhao people, at this moment, he could still find the meaning of his resistance, because he was a member of the Zhao royal family, his grandfather, his father, his younger brother, his nephew, all of them were the king of Zhao, and the country of Zhao was the country of the king of Zhao, and it was also his country.

I used the reason to resist, even if it was to pay with my life. In the view, Chun Pingjun retracted his gaze, but when his gaze was withdrawn from Zhao Du and landed on the city wall, he saw tired faces, and on those faces he didn't recognize, he saw determination, fear, blindness, and madness.

What about them? What is the reason for their resistance and desperate efforts?

They were instigated by people like me to put their lives on the line to resist the Qin army, but what were they defending? At this moment, Chunpingjun's mind was once again dominated by confusion.

In the camp of the Qin army, Yang Ming had already called Liu Ji to him.

"Tomorrow, we will completely take the capital of Zhao, we soldiers, although we are very good at attacking the city, but we are not good at stabilizing the city after the war, you used to be a native of Chu, and you are good at dealing with those people below, so you will select a team of people from Yulinwei, and then select some people from the soldiers from Taiyuan County, responsible for maintaining the order of Zhaodu after the war." Yang Ming commanded.

"Lord Protector, what kind of rules should I use to maintain the order of Zhao Capital, is it Qin Law? Is it Zhao Lu, or is it our military law? Liu Ji, who knew what he was going to do, asked.

"Without him, it's just three chapters of the law." Yang Ming looked at Liu Ji in front of him, and for a while he really felt a wonderful fate.

(End of chapter)