More than 20 scouts and the Qin army fought at the city gate, and there were also two pairs of Qin soldiers and Huai army scouts fighting on the city tower. Scouts are the best of the best in the military.

In a panic, the Qin army was no match for these scouts at all, not to mention that these scouts were also equipped with hand crossbows, and as soon as they made contact, the Qin army's night vigil team was killed and wounded heavily.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of vine armor troops also rushed up, and even in order to prevent the city gate from being blocked, they were specially equipped with flying claws and flying ladders. The flying ladder is actually a beggar's version of the ladder, which is very simple to make, and it is an extended version of the ladder.

Those rattan armor soldiers took advantage of the night to directly set up the ladder at the head of the city, and the soldiers next to them ran and climbed up as quickly as apes. It only took a few breaths to climb to the top of the city.

More than a dozen ladders were erected, and in a matter of moments, dozens of vine armor soldiers reached the top of the city, and these vine armor troops quickly occupied a section of the city wall, and then more and more vine armor troops rushed up.

The night attack of Huai caught the Qin army off guard, not only did Neiying open the city gate, but even Neiying set fire to each of them in the city. Originally, those soldiers of the Qin State who had fled back had already become frightened birds, but now they were raided, and they suddenly became panicked, and even because of the huge mental pressure, there was actually a camp roar.

The city of Mianxian was full of fires, and Gongzizhang, who had just been woken up, saw the chaos in the city and immediately sent his guards to control the army and command the battle, but in this case, his orders could not be effectively conveyed at all. In addition, it was not shorter than the Huaiguo Tengjia army entering the city, and the soldiers of the Qin State were constantly defeated and retreated, and Gongzizhang was also unable to return to the sky.

Gongzizhang mobilized hundreds of soldiers to recapture the city gates, but was defeated by the Huai army here. The city was full of flames, and the second-line army left behind by the Qin State soon couldn't resist it and began to flee.

There were only two city gates in Mian County, both of which were blocked by the Huai army, and the Qin army could only die in the city. As the Huai army grew more and more, the Qin army's resistance became weaker and weaker, and gradually more and more Qin troops laid down their arms and surrendered.

In the end, the Qin army led by Gongzizhang was blocked in a small area in the city, and could only lay down their arms and surrender.

The Qin State has been fighting continuously over the years, and although it has won many times, it has also suffered many casualties. Especially when fighting with Zhao this time, Huai attacked secretly, and Qin had to recruit many old and weak.

With the surrender of Gongzizhang, the Huai army successfully occupied Mian County, and the western part of Hanzhong also fell into the hands of the Huai State. After the land of Bashu and the western part of Han fell into the hands of Huai, Qin completely lost Bashu, and in the Baogu, although the Qin army under the command of Bai Qi broke through several camps, but the stubborn resistance of the Huai army also suffered heavy casualties.

After learning that Mian County had fallen into the hands of the Huai people, Bai Qi sighed and said: "The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, the heavens do not bless Qin, and there is nothing to do." ”

Then he led the army to withdraw from Baogu and return to Qin.

After Qin Wangji learned that Bashu and the west of Hanzhong were all lost, the whole person was suddenly drained away in an instant, and he fell to the ground. It took a long time to finally come back to his senses, and then he spoke: "How is Bai Qi now, how many troops do we have left?" ”

"Great King, General Bai Qi has led the army to retreat, and now there are still 40,000 soldiers, in addition to the garrisons of Wuguan, Hangu Pass, and Hexi, there are 50,000 troops in Shangjun to confront the Qin army, and Xianyang City is also garrisoned by 100,000 troops."

With the garrisons in various parts of the Qin State plus other armies, the Qin State only had more than 300,000 troops left. In just a few years, the Qin State lost more than 250,000 troops, and the vast majority of them were in the prime of life, which made the Qin State also short of troops.

In particular, the loss of the land of Bashu caused the Qin State to lose nearly one million people. The original population of about five million is now less than four million, and more importantly, without the food supply in the land of Bashu, the Qin State can no longer maintain such a high-intensity battle.

Because of the last sneak attack of the Yiqu State, the Qin State deployed heavy troops in Xianyang, which made the mobile forces of the Qin State very limited.

Qin Wangji deserved to be a rare Ming Jun, and after seeing this situation, he immediately responded. He sent an envoy to ease relations with Han Wei, and at the same time sent an envoy again to negotiate peace with Zhao.

Because Qin still has some advantages in the war with Zhao, Qin Wangji sent an envoy to Zhao and was willing to send protons to negotiate peace with Zhao. At the same time, the land east of the Great River occupied this time was returned to the Zhao State.

After Zhao Guo saw Qin Guo's conditions, he did not agree to it immediately. Although they didn't know what was going on in the Qin state, they knew very well that the dominant Qin state would not propose such an alliance that was obviously beneficial to the Zhao state.

The Qin State was defeated and the news of the loss of the land of Bashu could not be concealed at all, not to mention that the Huai State intended to spread it, so the Zhao State quickly got the news. After getting the news, Zhao began to open his mouth, not only asking Qin to return more than 100,000 Zhao army prisoners, but also asking Qin to give up Shangjun.

Naturally, it is impossible for Qin State to agree to this kind of request, Qin State can't beat Huai State, can't it beat you Zhao State? What's more, the Qin army still had 100,000 Zhao army prisoners in their hands. The big deal is to fight, and the 100,000 Zhao army prisoners don't want to go back.

After hearing these words, Zhao Guosheng also calmed down and began to discuss seriously. In the end, according to the requirements of the Qin State, the Qin State gave up the land of the Zhao State east of the Great River, and the two sides exchanged protons. Then Zhao exchanged 50,000 middle-aged slaves, 100,000 stones, grain and grass, and 3,000 war horses for 100,000 Zhao prisoners.

After the alliance was finalized, Zhao and Qin soon sent protons to each other. Qin Wangji sent one of his unfavored sons to the state of Zhao. King Zhao also sent his unfavored son to the state of Qin.

Next, the Qin army began to retreat, and the Zhao State also began to hand over slaves to the Qin State in batches. And after the Qin State was enslaved again, it also began to release the prisoners of war of the Zhao State.

The return of 100,000 Zhao captives made Zhao also breathe a sigh of relief, you must know that these 100,000 captives are not those who are strong, but soldiers with combat experience, and Zhao has taken advantage of 50,000 slaves plus 100,000 stones, grain and grass and 3,000 good horses in exchange.

Unlike other countries, Zhao still implemented a semi-slave and semi-feudal system, and Zhao has always had a large number of slaves.

After releasing 100,000 prisoners of war, the Qin State obtained 50,000 slaves, grain, grass and war horses, and finally regained some strength. Both Qin and Zhao understood that this time the alliance was only a temporary peace.

After losing the land of Bashu, the Qin State began to deploy heavy troops in Chencang and Yixian, build cities, and block all the passages between Hanzhong and Bashu. The Qin State's original monopoly of two percent of the Heavenly Mandate Purple Qi also collapsed in half of it in an instant at this moment, and even the remaining Heavenly Mandate Purple Qi became shaky.

(End of chapter)