"Pass down the order. Have the remaining 20,000 soldiers attack the city from the south. They are only allowed to advance and not retreat.”
"Order the generals in the west to attack the city with all their might. They are only allowed to advance and not retreat. If anyone dares to retreat, they will be punished by military law!”
Bai Qi then ordered the messenger behind him.
"Yes, sir!" The two messengers behind Bai stood up and bowed with cupped fists. Then, they hurriedly walked down the platform.
"The Great General has ordered that the remaining twenty thousand soldiers attack the city from the south. They are only allowed to advance and not retreat. If anyone dares to retreat, they will be punished by military law!”
Soon, the messenger passed down Baiqi's order.
"Yes, I accept your orders!"
The generals of the Qin army received the order and led the remaining 20,000 soldiers to the south gate of Handan City.
They knew that the Great General was about to launch an all-out attack, so they naturally did not dare to slack off.
Although they didn't know why the Great General suddenly ordered a general attack from the south, as soldiers, military orders were like mountains. They just had to follow them.
Moreover, they did not doubt the general's orders at all.
Since the Great General had ordered them to launch a general attack from the south, it meant that they would definitely be able to break through Handan City from the south.
After the Qin army received the military order, they were all excited. They had finally launched a general attack.
If they could break through Handan City, it would be a great achievement.
"The Great General has ordered the western army to attack the city with all their might. They are only allowed to advance and not retreat.”
At the same time, the generals and soldiers of the Qin army in the west received the order from the Great General and immediately launched a fierce attack on the western wall of Handan City.
After giving the order, Baiqi left the command post and boarded his chariot. He led his personal guards and headed straight for Handan City's east gate.
Only when they were close to the range of the arrows did Baiqi's chariot stop.
Baiqi ordered the Qin army to retreat temporarily.
"General Lianpo, you can't hold Handan City anymore. Open the gates and surrender!"”
Baiqi shouted at Lianpo.
"Hmph, as the general of Zhao, I swear to live and die with Handan City!”
Lianpo snorted coldly.
How could he be persuaded to surrender by a few words from Baiqi?
"Haha, I admire General Lianpo's righteousness. However, your King Zhao and his ministers have already packed up their things and left you behind. Is a King Zhao like this still worthy of your loyalty?”
Baiqi continued.
Lianpo was shocked when he heard Baiqi's words.
He didn't expect Baiqi to already know about it, and he even said it in front of so many Zhao soldiers.
"What?" When the Zhao soldiers on the city wall heard this, they were all shocked, and their morale instantly fell.
Even their king and ministers had run away, so what was the point of their defense?
In an instant, they felt abandoned.
"He, he definitely did it on purpose!" Lianpo naturally felt the change in the Zhao soldiers 'emotions, and his face darkened.
Baiqi's words dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Zhao army.
"Nonsense! Don't even think about using lies to shake the morale of our army.”Lianpo hurriedly denied.
He would never admit that this was true.
"Whether it's true or not, you'll know when I take the head of King Zhao.”Bai Qi smiled faintly.
"This general has already sent troops to surround and kill the King of Zhao. Perhaps you will be able to see the head of the King of Zhao very soon.”Bai Qi added.
"What?" Lianpo was shocked when he heard this, and his expression changed.
If what Baiqi said was true, then the King of Zhao and the ministers of Zhao would be in danger.
However, since Bai Qi already knew about the Zhao King's retreat, he should be telling the truth.
At this moment, Lianpo was caught in a dilemma.
Should they continue to guard this place, or should they transfer their troops to rescue the King of Zhao and the others?
If they continued to defend here, the King of Zhao would most likely be killed by the Qin army. At that time, the Zhao army would definitely be unstable, and Handan City might fall very quickly.
Since Handan City could no longer be defended, they might as well transfer their troops to save the King of Zhao. As long as the King of Zhao did not die, the State of Zhao would not perish. They still had a chance to make a comeback.
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Lianpo quickly made a decision to save the King of Zhao.
"Soldiers of Great Qin, Handan City will fall today!”
After Bai Qi finished speaking, he pulled out his sword and pointed it at the city wall in front of him.
"Wind!"
With the War God Baiqi personally overseeing the battle, the morale of the Qin army soared. They all shouted and charged towards the city walls.
When Lianpo saw this, his expression changed again.
Then, Lianpo gave the command of the city wall to another Zhao general.
He went to the western and southern walls and transferred 5,000 soldiers each, making a total of 10,000 soldiers. They went straight to the north to rescue the King of Zhao.
As for the soldiers on the east wall, Lianpo did not dare to move them because Baiqi was there.
However, what Lianpo didn't know was that the east and west were both empty. Baiqi's real breakthrough was in the south.
With Bai Qi's order, the Qin army immediately launched a fierce attack on the Zhao army from the east, west, and south.
Outside Handan City, the sound of war drums and battle cries shook the world.
The battle on the battlefield was even more intense. The casualties on both sides continued to increase. More and more corpses were on the ground, and blood dyed the ground red.
The people in front fell, and the people behind continued to fill in.
One after another.
Only those who did not retreat.
Each and every one of them had their eyes completely red from killing.
Bai Qi expressionlessly looked at the corpse on the ground.
This was the war of the cold weapon era.
A general's achievements could make ten thousand bones wither!
……
Outside the north gate of Handan City, the 5,000 cavalrymen of the Qin army and the 15,000 soldiers of the Zhao family were evenly matched.
However, when Meng Ao led 15,000 cavalrymen to reinforce them, the entire situation was completely reversed.
The Zhao army was instantly defeated.
"Great King, it's bad. The Qin cavalry is coming.”
On an official road, a huge group was slowly advancing.
The main reason was that there were too many goods and family members on the carriage, which seriously slowed down the progress of the journey.
"What is it? So fast?"
The King of Zhao and the minister's expressions changed drastically when they heard this.
"Your Majesty, why don't we abandon the carriages and the ordinary servants and maids and replace them with horses before we hurry on our way?”
The general in charge of escorting the King of Zhao, Zhao Qiang, frowned and looked at the King of Zhao.
How could a horse carriage be faster than a horse? Moreover, it was carrying a family. If this continued, the Qin army would catch up sooner or later.
"This…"
After hearing this, the King of Zhao and the other ministers couldn't help but feel troubled. They were reluctant to give up so much gold, silver, and jewelry.
"Your Majesty, your life is more important!"
Zhao Qiang saw that King Zhao was not too willing and said anxiously.
"Alright then!"
The King of Zhao suddenly heard the faint sounds of fighting coming from behind him. He immediately shivered and did not care about anything else. He hurriedly mounted his horse and fled into the distance.
When the other ministers saw this, they also mounted their horses.
Just like that, the King of Zhao and the nobles and ministers of Zhao fled under the escort of the Zhao army, while the Qin cavalry chased after them.
That was the King of Zhao. How could the Qin army let go of such a huge achievement?
As a result, countless corpses of the Zhao army were left behind along the way.
All the gold and silver treasures in the carriages of the King of Zhao had also fallen into the hands of the Qin army.
As for the maids and servants, they instantly turned into birds and scattered when they saw the Qin army.
Some of the greedy servants still wanted their gold and silver treasures, but they were all killed by the Qin army.
Not long after, Lianpo brought the 10,000 Zhao soldiers to the north gate of Handan City.
Then, Lianpo gathered the 5,000 soldiers guarding the north gate and brought them out of the city.
However, when they left the city, there were only the corpses of the Zhao and Qin armies on the ground. There was no trace of the Zhao and Qin armies.
"I hope King Zhao is fine!" Lianpo prayed in his heart.
Then, he led 15,000 Zhao soldiers and chased after them along the official road.
"Kill!"
However, before Lianpo and the others could go far, they heard a loud shout. Countless Qin infantry charged over and surrounded them.
"Not good, we've fallen into a trap!"
Lianpo was shocked and his expression changed.
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