The Qin army camp outside Shouchun City.

Qin Pawn was using a vehicle to transport the cannon parts that had been made in the past few days, and they were going to transport it more than two hundred steps outside the city wall for assembly.

In the barracks, there are also siege equipment such as ladders and building carts that have been built long ago, which are being pushed in the direction of the city by Qin soldiers.

It had been three days since Zhao Tuo led the Qin army to Shouchun, and during these three days, he did not rashly launch an attack on Shouchun City.

Shouchun, as the capital of the Chu State, has been continuously built and strengthened by the Chu people for more than ten years, and the city is high and thick, which is very difficult to break.

In addition, there are tens of thousands of guards in the city, and there are tens of thousands of Chu residents, so they will definitely fight to the death at this juncture when they are facing the danger of losing the country.

Zhao Tuo only had more than 20,000 people under him, and the chances of breaking the city in a hurry were not great.

Therefore, he led his army to block the main route for the king of Chu to escape, and at the same time asked the craftsmen and soldiers in the camp to cut down trees and build siege equipment such as ladders, building carts, and cannons.

During this time, Zhao Tuo also received the latest news from the Qin army in Huaibei.

The Southern Route Army led by General Yang Duanhe had already captured Huyi and was rushing in the direction of Xia Cai, and it would be possible to cross the Huai River from Xia Cai in ten days at most and arrive outside Shouchun City.

Wang Qian, who defeated Huaiyang, is also leading the army to slowly move south, or it won't be long before hundreds of thousands of Qin troops gather outside the Chu capital, and in this case, I am not afraid that this city will not be broken.

At the same time, the fleet of ships that the Qin army had gathered in the chasm also began to move south along the river, and under the smooth water transportation, it would be possible to reach the vicinity of Xia Cai in a few days at most, providing food and straw supplies for Zhao Tuo's Qin army.

Friendly forces are coming, food is being transported, and there is really no worries.

"It took me three days to build things like cannons and ladders, and I'm waiting to try out Shouchun today."

Zhao Tuo stepped on the chariot and looked at Shouchun in the distance.

Behind him, the elite soldiers who had rested for three days were all holding their heads high, and their faces were full of war.

"What have you been doing these three days?"

……

"Bugu has been fasting and bathing for three days, so I can ask the gods for mercy."

The King of Chu was full of joy, his face full of joy and expectation.

He had been fasting and bathing in the palace for three days according to the instructions of the Great Witch, his body was sprinkled with spices, and his whole body exuded a strange smell.

He was to wear a special sacrificial dress and walk to the city wall, where he would offer sacrifices to the great gods and pray sincerely for the gods to descend and destroy the Qin army outside the city in one fell swoop.

Open the gate of heaven widely, and take advantage of the clouds.

Let the wind blow the pioneers, and make the rain sprinkle dust.

……

At the head of the city, a group of sorcerers dressed in sacrificial robes and painted with strange colors on their faces were dancing.

Bells, drums and chimes resonate, and wizards chant ancient and mystical sacrificial songs.

Under the guidance of the Great Witch.

The king of Chu looked solemn, took steps, and walked towards the city.

He was followed by a group of sorcerers clad in feathers and muttering words.

The attendants of these gods also carried in their hands the sacrifices that were ready to be sacrificed to the gods.

Sacrifice refers to a solid and intact livestock.

That is, "all sacrifices, all sacrifices" are also said in the "Zhou Rites".

"Bugu worships the orders of the gods, and now my Chu country is in danger of overturning......"

The king of Chu chanted words at the head of the city, and prayed to the great priest of the gods.

In Shouchun City, the Chu people in the city, who had already received the edict of the king, walked out of the house one by one, knelt on the ground, and went to the direction of the city to worship together, reciting the sacrificial words taught by the Great Wu in the past two days.

Jun returned to Xiangxi, and crossed the sky to follow the woman.

The total number of people in Kyushu, He Shou is dying.

Fly high and soar, and take the clear air to resist yin and yang.

……

"What are the Chu people in the city doing?"

Four hundred steps away from Shouchun City, the Qin army that had already lined up the battle array.

The generals of the Qin army, looking at Shouchun City with a huge sacrificial sound in front of them, couldn't help but look at each other.

The black buttocks were even more confused, and he picked his ass and shouted: "Naigong also knows some Chu people's words, but why can't he understand what these Chu people are saying?" Grunting, the sound is still so loud, it can't be cursing us, right?

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo also frowned, and turned his head to look at the few Chu people waiting beside him.

Lu Juan smiled awkwardly.

Fengpei was originally the land of the Song Dynasty, and then the Qi State destroyed the Song Dynasty and returned to the Qi State. By the time the Five Kingdoms invaded Qi, the State of Chu occupied the land of abundance under the banner of aiding the State of Qi.

Therefore, it has only been about sixty years since Fengpei belonged to the Chu State, and Lu Juan is not an old Chu person, but also a civilian family, so he naturally can't understand what those people in the city are saying.

Only Zhong Liyi and Cai Wu's faces changed slightly.

At this time, the song in the city happened to sing: "I am at the same speed as the king, and the nine pits of the emperor's Xi." The spirit clothes were quilted, and the jade was separated. One yin and one yang, everyone doesn't know what to do. ”

Cai Wu's face showed a sad face, and he stopped talking.

Zhong Liyi also frowned, and after a little hesitation, he still spoke: "This is the words of the Great Priest. The Chu people mostly worship ghosts and gods, and use shamans to communicate with the gods and pray. The Great Commander is the god of life and death in charge of Chu Land, and according to the end of the future, this negative is probably asking the great priest of the gods to come down and descend to destroy our army. ”

Zhao Tuo blinked, and when he reacted, he laughed.

"Our King of Chu...... It's really different. ”

It is surprising that the enemy army did not strictly defend the city and prepare for the city defense, but prayed to the gods to destroy the enemy.

However, Zhao Tuo thought about it carefully, this behavior is actually in line with the background of the times, not to mention that in this ancient Warring States Era, even after a thousand years, there is no shortage of such things.

If he remembers correctly, in the year of Jingkang in the later generations, the Jin army was under the city of Bianliang.

Faced with the danger of losing the country, the two Song emperors invited the "Taoist Master" Guo Jing.

The master did it on the spot and made a "Rokka-Divine Soldier".

This divine soldier is claimed to have a rune protector and is invulnerable.

The divine soldiers went out of the city to meet the Jin army.

Then, it was the change of Jingkang, the two emperors hunted in the north.

In Zhao Tuo's opinion, the actions of the king of Chu in this city are really similar to the two Song emperors in later generations.

He's also a wonderful person.

Zhao Tuo shook his head with a smile, but when he turned his head, he found that several honest generals around him, as well as many people in the Qin army in the rear, had worried faces on their faces.

"General...... Do you think that this King of Chu should really invite the gods to destroy us? ”

The black buttocks, who have always been extremely bold, opened his mouth with a worried face at this moment.

Not only the black buttocks, but in addition to Shima still expressionless, Xi Qigu, Zhang He, Bai Rong, as well as Lu Xuan, Zhong Liyi, Cai Wu and other Chu people also had a worried face.

Zhao Tuo was stunned.

He comes from the next generation, so he is naturally not afraid of this kind of pretending to be a ghost to do it.

But Zhao Tuo's soldiers are all locals, and they have lived in a society full of superstition since childhood, so how can they easily abandon the influence of gods and ghosts.

The so-called major events of the country are in worship and Rong.

In this era, not only was the wind of worshipping ghosts and gods in Chu very strong, but even the Qin State in the West believed in ghosts and gods from top to bottom.

The Qin State not only has the official worship of the gods and the natural gods of mountains and rivers, but also has a series of miscellaneous rituals such as Chen Bao, Nute, and Huhou.

It can be said that the theory of ghosts and gods has long been soaked in the hearts of most people in this era.

It is impossible for Zhao Tuo to say anything like "the words of ghosts and gods are not credible" at this time, because it is completely out of line with the background of the times and is completely ineffective.

He raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to scold: "What are you afraid of? We are under the will of the king, and God is ordered to conquer Jingchu, and we have the protection of the god of our Qin country, and An Neng is afraid of him as the god of Chudi! ”

"Could it be that if he is the god of the Chu State, can he still punish the people of the Qin State?"

"If this can be the case, then how can the gods of my Qin Kingdom sacrifice have a break with it!"

Zhao Tuo roared, waking everyone up.

Yes, we are the army of the Qin State, and life and death are controlled by the gods of the Qin State.

You have a god in the country of Chu, and my country of Qin will not be godless?

"Book" cloud: Only the emperor God, surrender to the people, if there is constancy.

"Poetry" is also cloudy: The emperor is God, there is a great man under him, he monitors the Quartet, and seeks the people's help.

The Qin State inherited the Shang and Zhou gods.

The kings of Qin in all dynasties would worship the four gods of yellow, red, green and white.

The Qin people are backed by the four gods, so why be afraid of the Chu gods!

The Qin soldiers were so worried that many of them were also chanting the names of their Qin deities and seeking refuge.

Seeing that the army's morale was reinvigorated, Zhao Tuo no longer hesitated.

The best way to completely dispel the soldiers' fear of ghosts and gods is to shatter them.

It doesn't matter what the king of Chu summons, the big commander, and the young commander.

Even if the Eastern Emperor Taiyi comes.

You'll have to eat my cannon first!

"Cannon commissioning, ready for launch!"

……

At this time, the sacrificial ceremony on the head of the city has also reached the final pass.

"Ride the dragon and gallop into the sky. The knots and laurel branches are extended, and the more Qiang thinks about it. Sad, I hope that there will be no loss today. Solid people's lives are deserved, which can be done? ”

When the awkward and mysterious sound of sacrifice came to an end.

The king of Chu looked excited, looked at the heavens, and prayed loudly to the gods who seemed to have really descended in the clouds.

"I ask the Great Secretary to order him to descend his divine power and destroy the Qin army outside the city, as well as all the traitors who betrayed the Chu State!"

"Please take the life of the Qin general Zhao Tuo!"

Just when the king of Chu had a high voice, his eyes were full of hope that the gods would make a move.

Outside Shouchun City, the Qin army's giant cannon had also faced the head of the city and adjusted the angle.

Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot and looked at the bizarre scene on the city in the distance.

He drew his sword and pointed at it, shouting, "Open the cannon!" ”

For the information on the gods in this chapter, please refer to the "Research on Qin Sacrifices".

Regarding "God", it is the oldest god name since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and has been worshiped by emperors of all dynasties for thousands of years from the Zhou to the Qing Dynasty. The Temple of Heaven in the imperial capital is the place where the monarchs of the Ming and Qing dynasties worship God, and enshrine the god of Haotian.

It's quite surprising that such the oldest native god is now crowned on the head of an alien god

(End of chapter)