At dawn, the Qin army, who had rested for a night, took advantage of the sudden stop in the rain to attack Handan City again.
Sword rain and falling rocks flew everywhere. Wang He stood in front of the formation and gave orders.
"Release!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tens of thousands of arrows shot toward Handan City, forming a rain of swords that rained down.
The Zhao soldiers on the city wall immediately raised their shields to block, but many people were still hit.
Taking this opportunity, Wang He ordered the vanguard to attack the city.
Who would have thought that the army would fall into the trap that the Zhao army had set up just as they stepped into the city wall? A huge ravine appeared, and in the middle of the ravine stood sharp wooden stakes. Under the wooden stakes were all kerosene.
A large number of Qin soldiers fell into the trap, and their bodies were pierced through. Blood flowed everywhere, and the scene was like a slaughterhouse.
On the city wall, Zhao General Pang He ordered,""Fire the rocket!"
Hundreds of archers released flaming arrows towards the ravine.
Boom!
The kerosene in the ravine was instantly ignited, and a raging fire rose. Many Qin soldiers were enveloped by the flames, and they let out miserable screams like ghosts.
Seeing this, Wang He's face darkened. He knew that Handan City would not be taken today.
Coupled with the lack of food, it meant that they could not fight for a long time and could only retreat.
"Damn it!" Wang He slapped the handle of the chariot, and the handle shattered.
Two hours later, the Qin army used the human flesh tactic to advance. Although they reached the city wall, they were unable to charge in, let alone open the city gate.
Wang He clenched his fists tightly, his face full of unwillingness. If he continued to fight, he would only continue to be exhausted.
"Retreat!" Wang He shouted.
After that, the Qin army began to retreat and stop attacking.
On the city wall, Pang Xiong wiped the sweat off his forehead and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air."Finally, we managed to defend it."
On the other side, Qin Mu and the other three were dodging the pursuit of the Zhao army. They had been running for the entire night.
Qin Mu and Shen Yue were still alright. After all, they were martial artists.
Lady Zhao and Little Ying Zheng could not hold on any longer. After a night of running and being drenched in the rain, they were already exhausted and could no longer hold on.
Finally, the four of them saw a house and immediately ran in to close the door.
Inside the house, a little girl in red was kneeling on the ground. In front of her lay a female corpse.
When the girl in red saw Qin Mu and the others, her face was emotionless. Her eyes were devoid of any light, and she looked like a walking corpse.
When Lady Zhao saw this scene, she could not help but feel pity for him. She asked softly,"Little girl, is this your mother?”
The little girl in red nodded lightly and did not say anything.
At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
"Men, quickly search!"
Shen Yue's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said,"Quickly hide."”
Then, Qin Mu and the others hid behind a pile of dry grass in the house.
In the next second, the door was kicked open, and two armored soldiers of the State of Zhao came in with knives. They said coldly to the little girl in red,"Did you see a man, a woman, and two children?”
The little girl in red looked at the two of them quietly and shook her head.
"What's the point of wasting time with her? You'll know once you search her!”
Qin Mu and Shen Yue looked at each other and slowly drew their swords, preparing to attack.
Just as the two of them were about to enter the house to search, the little girl in red spoke. Her voice was very clear, like the dripping of clear spring water.
"My mother died of a plague."
When the two of them heard this, their expressions immediately changed. They covered their noses and retreated.
Then, the little girl in red said,"Can you bury my mother?"”
"What bad luck! Let's go, let's go." The two of them looked at the little girl in red with disgust and quickly left the room.
After hearing the footsteps leave, Shen Yue walked to the door and opened it slightly. He looked outside and saw that the Zhao soldiers had gone far away. He waved at Qin Mu and Lady Zhao and said,""They left."
"However, we shouldn't stay here for long.”
"Wait!" Lady Zhao stopped Shen Yue and brought Qin Mu and Little Ying Zheng to squat down in front of the little girl in red.
"What's your name?" " What's wrong?" Lady Zhao asked softly as she reached out to stroke the little girl's head.
The little girl in red looked at Lady Zhao and said indifferently,""Ah Fang, but Ah Mother and Ah Father both call me Dong 'er.”
"Dong 'er, are you willing to leave with us?”Zhao Ji smiled.
Dong 'er lowered her head and didn't speak. Her eyes stared at the female corpse on the ground, and tears gradually fell.
"Madam, let's go!”Shen Yue hurriedly said.
Mistress Zhao ignored Shen Yue and looked at Dong 'er with a hopeful gaze.
"Dong 'er is gone. What about Mother?”Dong 'er's voice trembled.
At this moment, Qin Mu walked forward and took out a handkerchief to pass to Dong 'er.""I'll help you bury your mother."
Dong 'er raised her head and looked at Qin Mu, who was younger than her.
"How do I bury him?" Dong 'er whispered.
Qin Mu smiled and stuffed the handkerchief into Dong 'er's hands before pulling out the rainbow.
"Mu 'er, now is not the time to mess around. Quickly leave with Madam and me!”Shen Yue stomped his feet anxiously.
"Sir, there's no need to be anxious. It won't take long.”Qin Mu shook his head.
Following that, Qin Mu stabbed the long rainbow into the ground and used all his strength to draw a few strokes. In less than a minute, a half-meter deep pit appeared under his feet.
"Let your mother in." Qin Mu turned around and said to Dong 'er.
Dong 'er looked at Qin Mu in shock. This little boy who was younger than her actually had such great strength.
"Good!"
Dong 'er hugged the female corpse. Concubine Zhao also came over to help. Together, they placed the female corpse into the pit and filled it with soil to bury it.
Dong 'er kept crying throughout the entire process.
After burying it, Qin Mu picked up a wooden board from the side and used the rainbow to cut it into the shape of a tombstone before sticking it in front of the grave.
"What's your mother's name?" Qin Mu asked.
"Zhang Wan," Dong 'er cried.
When Qin Mu heard that, he waved the long rainbow and carved Zhang Wan's Tomb on the tombstone.
After that, Dong 'er kowtowed heavily three times in front of the tombstone before Qin Mu and the rest left.
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