After dinner, the moon rises in the east. The female guests sat upright, holding their breath and waiting for the festival to begin. The queen with a long skirt and wide sleeves, like a fairy, stepped on the altar, and under the witness of the elders and female officials, worshiped the moon god Yeming! A female official recites the memorial on behalf of the queen. A fire was lit on the altar, and the sacrificial silk book was reduced to ashes in the fire. A basket of offerings was poured into the Great Ding, and the flames under it were blazing, and soon a light fragrance was emitted. Subsequently, the aroma became stronger and stronger, reaching into the sky. The female guests were in the middle of the banquet.

The music turned to a gentle national style: "The moon rises brightly, and the best people are shining." Shu Jiao was entangled, and he worked quietly...... "The queen said a few words, and a female official came out and said loudly: "There is a teaching in the future, the Zhao boys are on an expedition to the frontier, and I am Zhao girl, don't worry." Prayers! Xing~, worship~; Xing~, worship~; Xing~, worship~. ”

King Zhao stood on the upper floor of the palace, looking at the women in the distance and worshipping, and he couldn't say what it was like in his heart. As soon as he turned around, he saw an envoy rushing in the moonlight. King Zhao was worried about bad news, so he hurriedly went downstairs and came to the vestibule. The military envoy was indeed sent by Zhao Kuo, but the good news came: after the Qin army entered the Shangdang, it launched an attack on Danzhuling from the side and was repulsed! Zhao Jun plans to attack on all fronts!

King Zhao was very happy and sent someone to inform Lian Po. Lian Po did not come back, only said that Zhao Jun's victory was due to the virtue of King Zhao!

The music on the other side of the school changed again, and turned into a generous and sad song: "Beat the drum and bor, and use the soldiers enthusiastically." Tuguo Chengcao, I will go south alone......" King Zhao felt that this song was in line with his mood, so he whispered and sang with the vestibule: "Death and life are broad, and Zicheng said." Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son. Yu is broad, not I live. Yu Xun Xi, I don't believe it! ”

When Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun heard the song, their expressions changed. An ominous premonition hit, but the two said nothing.

The news of the capture of Shicheng by the Qin army arrived in Handan on the evening of the 16th. But there was no frustration in Zhao Kuo's battle report: "Qin attacked Shicheng with an army of fifty or sixty thousand. Hang the master alone. Please break the Qin wall, and he will collapse himself! "There was no call for help, no request, as if everything was under control.

Pingyuanjun didn't dare to slack off, so he went to Lian Po first, and then went to Le Yi. Lian Po believed that Shicheng was the last line of defense of the Zhao army, and Shicheng was captured by the Qin army, and the Zhao army was in danger. Le Yi believes that the Qin army's occupation of Shicheng may not be calculated; If the Zhao army goes out of Danzhuling and bypasses behind enemy lines, it will be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. The Qin army's best strategy is actually to fight against the Zhao army, and it is the next strategy to fight with its field! The two soldiers gave completely different answers, and Pingyuan-kun had no idea.

But King Zhao is more determined: "If you don't say anything, you should let it go, you can't move lightly, and you will lose a big plan!" It's the autumn harvest, and if you send troops, you won't be able to spend enough! ”

Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun both agreed with King Zhao's opinion and chose to believe Zhao Kuo. Only a large number of sentinels were sent to the intersections from Changping to Handan, and if there was no change in the battle situation, troops would not be sent for the time being.

But since that day, Handan has never received a battle report from Zhao Kuo. Changping's connection with Handan was cut off by the Qin army! Handan could only frequently send various spies to Changping to listen to the news, most of the spies returned in vain, and a few were even captured by the Qin army.

The only thing Handan can know is that Zhao Kuo is still fighting in Changping, and Changping has not been lost.

The Qin army suffered heavy casualties in the first day of field fighting, and although they captured more Zhao troops, they were unable to leave the city for field battles on the second day. And Zhao Kuo directly organized 30,000 Zhao troops and left the camp one after another.

Among the Zhao army that had been dispersed from Shicheng, a large number of soldiers had lost their weapons and lacked physical strength. They were placed outside the southern ramparts, each received a bucket of food, and left to fend for themselves. Last night, Zhao Kuo sent an order for this group of soldiers to use baskets to fill the trenches tomorrow. Those who retreat are killed! Their work is in the vicinity of a 10,000-strong general, and if they cower, they will be killed! The man of ten thousand men sent 3,000 men to supervise and guard the work of these people.

The basket containing the soil was originally used to carry grain, and when the grain was eaten, the basket was still kept, and it was all gathered outside the south wall. They dug all night and filled the baskets with earth. After beating the drum and beating the army, Zhao Kuo asked them to select 10,000 sturdy soldiers from among them, and carry the soil to the southern attack site in a basket.

After the 10,000 combat troops left the city, seeing that the Qin army did not leave the city, they drove their troops directly to the front of the barrier and lined up to cover. Then let the fillers carry the baskets to the front.

Seeing this, the Qin army knew that the Zhao army was coming to attack, and they all opened their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot.

The Zhao army evenly distributed 2,500 baskets of soil behind the army, sending only 100 baskets at a time, widening the distance and running forward desperately. I saw it on the wall and gave the order to shoot, and a dense rain of arrows came all over the sky, but few really shot. Since these 100 people did not care about the formation, they did not need to cooperate, they just ran desperately, and the speed was extremely fast, and only three showers of arrows rushed to the front of the trench, threw the earth basket into the trench, turned around and ran back. About seventy percent of the soil makes it into the ditch, and only half of the people get back. The moment they fell into the ground was the most dangerous time, they were less than ten steps away from the Qin army, and the Qin army could directly aim and shoot; And such a close distance means that as long as you are hit by an arrow, most of them will hurt your internal organs, and you can't avoid it!

2nd team, 3rd team...... A team of Zhao Jun stepped forward bravely and poured soil to fill in the trenches; The soldiers who were hit by the arrows lay in front of the position, unable to breathe for a while, and let out screams and wails. The Qin army gave up the method of fighting with the rain of arrows, and only waited for them to get closer, and ten people dealt with a basket of soil and fired directly at it. This style of play increased the casualties of the Zhao army and reduced the amount of soil that could be poured into the trenches. But baskets of soil kept turning into the ditch.

Wang Yi had no choice but to ask the swordsman to come out to relieve the pressure of the attack. The five doctors had a way, and sent a thousand swordsmen with bows and arrows, sneaked out of the wall, and went around the side of the Zhao army to shoot arrows. Although the casualties were not large, they caused confusion in the military formation. Zhao Kuo sent troops to drive them away, and they scattered in a hurry, but they hid in the shadows and shot an arrow or two from time to time. These people are skilled in archery and have good physical strength, as if they are glued to their bodies, and they can't be shaken off or shaken off. Zhao Kuo seemed to be interested in them and sent a second formation to fight them. One side is the ability of individual soldiers, and the other side relies on the strength of the collective. The two sides fought back and forth. But the threat of the first array was lifted.

By the time all the baskets were sent into the trenches, it was not more than noon, and there were no more than 3,000 of the 10,000 men who had filled the trenches. Zhao Kuo ordered the first formation to attack. In the thunderous drums, Zhao Jun shouted and marched forward. The Qin army shot a rain of arrows, and the Zhao army also responded with arrows.

After rushing under the barrier, Zhao Jun picked up the earthen baskets that had failed to fall into the trench, piled them under the barrier, formed a gentle slope, and desperately attacked upwards, and soon attacked the barrier. However, the breakthrough was too narrow, and the Qin army launched blocking shots from both sides, which soon interrupted the offensive of the Zhao army, and the Zhao army that entered the barrier was also completely annihilated.

Zhao Kuo ordered the follow-up troops to immediately enter the battle. The third and fourth rushed forward with shouts. At the same time, all the strange soldiers rushed out of the camp fence and entered the siege battle.

The Qin army adopted the tactics of taking the initiative to meet the attack, sending spearmen to climb the dirt slope and counterattack back, suppressing all the Zhao soldiers who rushed up the dirt slope. But they were also immediately hit by the bow and arrows of the Zhao army, and they also suffered heavy casualties.

The third Zhao army arrived, taking over the attack of the first formation; The first group dragged all the wounded in sight to retreat. They retreated behind the fourth formation and regrouped. Almost all of them were wounded.

Zhao Kuo's banner was firmly pointed in the direction of the Qin army, and at the same time ordered the second group of regular soldiers to go out of the city and line up.

Seeing that the swordsmen who went out to harass him were pinned down by Zhao Jun, the five doctors simply sent all the 5,000 swordsmen - because the battlefield could only accommodate 5,000 people. The appearance of the swordsman turned the tide of the battle, and the second formation was immediately defeated. Five thousand swordsmen pounced on the besieging army.

Zhao Kuo did not show weakness, and ordered the second batch of Zhao troops out of the city to meet the battle, and the safety of the siege troops must be guaranteed.

The narrowness of the battlefield limits the swordsman's individual ability, and the battle machine unfolds repeatedly, and there is no room for change on both sides, so they can only fight with their lives!

Zhao Kuo ordered again to transfer the third batch of troops out of the formation!

The first troops besieged the city, the second fought the swordsmen, and the third became a reserve. At this time, the battlefield has been completely filled, and there is no room for any other troops, it is difficult to reinforce it, and it is difficult to retreat, so it can only fight to the death!

The swordsmen of the Qin army are really strong, and they can usually break through the two formations of the Zhao army in one formation, and they can also fight against the third formation. As a result, the casualties of the Zhao army were much higher than those of the Qin army. However, limited by the narrow battlefield, this did not allow the Qin army to change the tide of the war, and the Zhao army still bit the Qin army to the death, and the battle situation was still deadlocked.

Around the gentle slope of the attack breach, there were many dead and wounded, rivers of blood, and both sides poured their troops here, and it was like a slaughterhouse, harvesting one life after another. Since the breach was not wide, the Qin army could attack with bows and arrows from depth, and only retain enough troops at the breach. Zhao Jun did not have this kind of convenience. Team after team of Zhao Jun braved the rain of arrows and attacked frantically. The archers of the Zhao army, under the cover of the shield soldiers, also desperately shot arrows into the wall, but the damage to the Qin army was completely different. After all, the Qin army has the protection of the barrier, which is much stronger than the shield, and the formation of the Qin army is far less dense than that of the Zhao army!

Attack and retreat; Attack again, retreat again. After repeating this repeatedly, Zhao Jun had no other feeling, only the idea of rushing to kill. And after more than an hour of attack, the density of arrow rain in the Qin army's position also began to decline. With such consumption, the Qin army could not afford it.

The blocking effect of bows and arrows decreased, and more soldiers of the Zhao army rushed to the barrier and started white-knuckle combat, and the numerical advantage of the Zhao army began to be played. The Wonder Soldier brandished his halberd to the rampart, but was stabbed by several spears and picked off, but opened up a gap for the halberders behind him, who were able to stick to it and deal a blow to the spearmen. There was even Zhao Jun who could jump off the wall, bringing temporary chaos to the Qin army.