The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

The Zhao-Wei coalition army had nearly 100,000 soldiers, marching towards Yan State. Zhao Ke was the commander-in-chief of the coalition army. Zhao Ke was very excited at this moment. You know, before, he could only lead the army of Zhao State. Even if he fought with other countries, he could only be a commander-in-chief at most. But this time he was different. He was not only the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army, but also the commander-in-chief of the coalition army. Moreover, the army assisting him was not the cats and dogs of other countries, but the world-famous Wei army.

Zhao Ke ordered: "General Shi Ju, you lead your Wei army as the front army, I will lead 40,000 as the middle army, and Fei Yi will lead 20,000 as the rear army."

The two bowed and said: "Yes, sir!"

Shi Ju decided to take the enemy by surprise and led the Wei army to start a rapid march. It took only one day to reach Guangning City.

As soon as he arrived in Guangning, Shi Ju started attacking the city without caring about the arrival of the army. After all, the art of war says to attack the enemy when they are unprepared. Shi Ju ordered: "The whole army will attack the city!"

A series of long trumpet sounds rang out outside Guangning City, awakening many soldiers and civilians in the city, and also kicked off the prelude of Wei's war against Han.

Along with the sound of trumpets and the marching of the army outside the city, a flustered sound of footsteps rang out on the top of Guangning City.

He moved quickly, and his body passed through the Yan army soldiers on both sides of the passage like a gust of wind. As the defender of the Yan army, Ji Rang, a member of the Yan royal family, finally stood on the top of Guangning City.

While stabilizing his mind and trying to calm his heart that was beating rapidly due to running, Ji Rang looked at the Wei army that suddenly appeared outside the city and thought about how to defend the city.

But it would have been better if he hadn't looked. When the scene outside the city came into view, Han Rang felt that his heart was about to jump out.

At this moment, the outside of the city was already boiling. The Wei army soldiers wearing red armor were like red dragons twisting and winding. There were at least 30,000 people. (In the Warring States Period, an army had 12,500 people)

Gradually, countless dragons began to gather together, with close combat soldiers in front, long-range archers in the back, and finally catapults and bed crossbows.

It didn't take long before a well-organized siege formation gradually appeared in Ji Rang's field of vision.

Ji Rang drew out his sword and said, "All troops, defend!"

"All troops, attack!"

"Attack!"

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The exciting sound of war drums in their ears inspired the fighting spirit of the Wei army soldiers. They held the sharp swords and heavy oars tightly in their hands and attacked the city wall in front of them.

Seeing that the Wei army outside the city was like a heavy mountain, pressing straight towards them, the eyes of the Yan army defending the city were full of fear. After all, the reputation of the army of the world's most powerful country was not casually created, but a reputation that was earned through fighting in a sea of ​​blood and corpses in one war after another.

Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, suddenly the Wei army stopped, and the Wei army archers raised the crossbows slightly, and at a command, thousands of arrows were fired!

Countless bowstringsThe sound of shaking sounded on the city wall, and countless sounds of breaking through the air passed through the distance between the two armies. Soon this wave of arrows appeared above the heads of the Yan army in the city.

Ji Rang was shocked by the amazing range. How could the bows and crossbows of the Wei army shoot so far?

"Raise your shield!"

After the rain of arrows, the Wei army rushed to the city wall like tigers and wolves. Dozens of ladders gradually approached the city wall step by step under the push of the warriors.

Facing the waves of arrows from the Wei army outside the city wall and the fallen comrades around them, the Yan army soldiers did not sit and wait for death. When the Wei army was within the range of the Yan army's bows and arrows, the Yan army quickly fired a wave of arrows.

The Wei army raised their shields instinctively. On the one hand, the Wei army soldiers at the front of the team began to speed up their pace; on the other hand, the archers in the Wei army team also began to make their own voices.

Next, the Yan army in the city and the Wei army outside the city began to shoot at each other with strong bows and crossbows across the thick city wall.

"The ladders are coming, push the carts!"

Dozens of ladders were put on the city wall together, and the copper hooks were firmly fixed on the city wall, making it impossible to overturn them with human power.

After that, as more and more siege ladders appeared on the city wall, the Yan army soldiers knew that the real cruel battle was coming.

Tumbling logs and stones fell from the city wall, and the Wei army climbing up below had no room to dodge, and were hit directly by these heavy objects falling from the sky.

Shi Ju in the rear looked at the tragic battle expressionlessly and ordered: "Battering rams attack!"

Dozens of catapults also began their performance, throwing stones at the city wall. The Yan army was caught off guard by this sudden attack. Some of the stones still hit their own people at that time, but it also slowed down the Yan army's offensive.

The Wei army took this opportunity to quickly climb the city wall. The Wei army formed groups of three, one holding a shield and two holding a halberd, one guarding and one attacking. The resistance of the Yan army gradually weakened a lot. As time went on, more and more Wei soldiers climbed the city wall, and the Yan army gradually couldn't support it.

With a bang

The gate collapsed, and the Wei army rushed into the city excitedly, slaughtering the Yan army soldiers in front of them, "Brothers, kill!"

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When the Zhao army arrived, the Wei army had already captured the city. In this siege, more than 2,000 Yan soldiers were killed, and more than 2,000 Wei soldiers were killed and wounded, which was a 1:1 casualty ratio.

Zhao Ke was not happy because the project went smoothly, but warned seriously: "General Shi Ju, the siege will be led by my Zhao army, and your Wei army only needs to fight in the field. Why don't you wait for the army to arrive and attack the city without authorization? Even if you want to attack the city, you need to listen to my orders."

Shi Ju replied: "Attack the enemy by surprise. If we don't attack the city immediately when the enemy is unprepared, how can we take the city so easily? If we wait until the enemy arrives, how can we take the city so easily?When the army arrives, the Yan army will be well prepared, and there will be more casualties! "

Zhao Ke was not happy about this sentence, and said: "Your Wei army is the rear army, and Fei Yi will lead the army as the front army!"

"Yes!"

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Yan State Court

When Yan Gong Ji Xiang learned the news that the Zhao-Wei coalition attacked Yan, he panicked and said: "Everyone. The Zhao-Wei coalition attacked my Yan State, what should I do?"

The ministers looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. After all, there was not even a single person in the entire Yan State who could fight. Going there would be a death sentence. It would be better to let them occupy that piece of land.

A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask for peace with them? The Zhao-Wei coalition attacked me, and Yan State just wanted some land. It's better to cede some land to keep my Yan State safe. ”

Ji Xiang was reluctant to cede land, but was afraid that others would attack him, so he continued to ask: "Do you have any suitable candidates? Lead the troops to fight the enemy."

Ji Zi, the lower official, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend a person named Qin Liang, who is now serving as the city gate guard. He is not familiar with military tactics. Why not let him lead the troops to resist the enemy?"

Report~~"Your Majesty, we have found out the number of enemy troops. The Zhao-Wei coalition has about 100,000 people."

"100,000 people!" Ji Xiang said in horror. You should know that the entire Yan State has only more than 300,000 troops. If you want to resist the enemy, you must send at least 80,000. However, since the war with Qi, Yan has long been unable to organize an army.

Ji Zi, the lower official, saw that Ji Xiang was hesitant and had no opinion at all, and sighed: "Your Majesty, since you don't want to send troops, we have no choice but to ask for peace. ”

“But I…”

“Your Majesty, Yan can’t afford a war. Let’s cede land and seek peace!” Ji Zi advised.

“Okay! Cede land!”

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(Three chapters will be updated tomorrow)

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