"Begin the siege!"
The next morning, after Baiqi gathered the generals for a discussion, he gave the order.
"As ordered!"
The Qin generals bowed and accepted the order. Then, according to the plan, they commanded the army to attack from the east, south, and west of Handan City.
Of course, there were only 10,000 soldiers in each direction.
This was only a probing and exhausting attack by the Qin army, not a full-scale attack.
Furthermore, according to the plan, Baiqi was planning to send troops to attack day and night to deplete the strength of the Zhao army.
"Attack!" The commanders of the Qin army in the east, west, and south of Handan City gave the order.
Immediately, the sound of war drums rang out outside Handan City.
"Wind!"
The Qin army below the three walls roared and charged towards the walls of Handan City.
These 30,000 soldiers were all Qin infantry.
In the front row, the Qin army held shields and crossbows to defend against the arrows of the Zhao army on the city wall and to launch long-range attacks against the Zhao army on the city wall.
In this era, the State of Qin's bows and crossbows were already very advanced, and their power was also huge.
The soldiers in the middle were pushing huge catapults, ballistae, ladders, and other siege weapons.
The Qin soldiers in the back row were either wielding long swords or spears that were three to four meters long. They were waiting for the Qin soldiers in the front and middle to create an opportunity for them to charge forward.
Bai Qi, his deputy general Meng Ao, the personal guard general Bai Mang, and the messenger stood on the command platform that had been built yesterday, looking down at the battlefield.
There were 20,000 Qin soldiers lined up in an orderly manner below them. 10,000 of them were Great Qin's Cavalrymen, while the other 10,000 were Infantry.
The 20,000 Qin soldiers were also prepared to go out to battle at any time to deal with any situation on the battlefield.
Bai Qi stood on the platform, his face expressionless as he focused on the situation in front of him, preparing to respond at any time.
These 30,000 soldiers weren't too many, but they weren't too few either. They were enough to test and wear out the Zhao army in Handan City.
"Qin, the Qin army is attacking!"
"Do you think we can hold on?”
When the Zhao army on the Handan City wall saw this, they were shocked and their expressions changed.
Although there were only 10,000 people on each wall, the Zhao army standing on the wall looked out and saw that the outside of the wall was densely packed with Qin soldiers.
The morale of the Qin army was especially high. Their orderly charge caused the ground to rumble, and their shouts of "wind" were deafening, resounding through the clouds.
The Zhao army on the city wall could not help but tremble.
Perhaps it was because of the defeat at the Battle of Changping, but even the 450,000 soldiers of the Zhao army had been defeated. This caused the morale of the Zhao army to drop to the lowest point.
It also made them fear the Qin army from the bottom of their hearts.
Especially when they heard that the commander of this army was the Great Qin's Baiqi, the God of Slaughter who had never been defeated in the Great Qin. This made them feel even more pessimistic about this war.
"Prepare for battle!"
The general on the city wall quickly reacted and immediately ordered.
"Warriors, this is our home, and our capital. Therefore, we have no way out. We can only fight to the death!”
Seeing the low morale of the soldiers on the city wall, the general of the Zhao army couldn't help but say loudly,
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Perhaps it was because of the general's strategy, the Zhao soldiers on the city wall immediately regained their fighting spirit.
They were people of Zhao, and this was their home. They had no way out.
"Who is commanding the battle on the city wall?”
Bai Qi, who was on the command post, noticed the situation on the other side of the city wall and frowned.
"Looking at the 'Lian' word on the commander flag, it should be the Great General of Zhao, Lianpo.”
Meng Ao glanced at the sky before replying to Baiqi.
Lianpo had been replaced by Qin during the Battle of Changping. Now that the Qin army was at Handan City, the King of Zhao used Lianpo again, hoping to defend Handan City.
"Lianpo?" Bai Qi couldn't help but mutter.
As expected of one of the Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period, he was indeed quite capable.
However, Baiqi was not someone to be trifled with. He was the leader of the Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period.
Last time, he had missed out on Lianpo, but this time, he wanted to have a good fight with Lianpo.
"Release the arrows!"
The general on the city wall saw that the Qin army had already entered the range of their arrows and immediately ordered.
"Sou!"
"Sou!"
"Sou!"
Following the order of the Zhao general, countless arrows turned into a rain of arrows that filled the sky and flew towards the Qin camp.
When the Qin soldiers in the front row saw this, they squatted down and raised their shields.
"Ah!"
Although the Qin army had their shields, the arrows were too dense and they couldn't block all of them. Some of the Qin soldiers were still hit by the arrows and screamed in pain.
Following that, the Qin army took advantage of the time when the Zhao soldiers on the city wall were changing their arrows to rescue the injured Qin soldiers or continue advancing.
"Release the arrows!"
As the Zhao general on the city wall continued to give orders.
A rain of arrows landed on the Qin army, causing some casualties.
Bai Qi, Meng Ao, and the others stood on the command platform, their faces expressionless.
They were already used to it.
In this era of cold weapons, there would be huge casualties in a siege.
As long as there was war, there would be bloodshed and sacrifices. This was something that could not be avoided.
War was cruel.
They had already experienced countless wars, big and small, and were already numb to bloodshed and sacrifice.
The only thing they could do was to minimize the number of casualties.
They only had one goal, and that was to win the war.
Because the arrow rain from the Zhao army was too fierce and frequent, the Qin army in front of them found it difficult to move. They could only work together and raise their shields to enter the defensive stage.
At the same time, the ballistae of the Qin army in the middle were already prepared.
The advantage of the Ballista was its long range and great power. It had a longer range than ordinary bows and arrows.
Therefore, the Qin army's ballistae could fire from outside the range of the Zhao army's arrows.
But trebuchets were not. The range of trebuchets was much smaller than that of bows and arrows.
And because the arrows of the Zhao army were too fierce, the catapults of the Qin army never had the chance to push up.
Of course, it was mainly because this was only the Qin army's first wave of probing and exhausting attacks. There was no need to go all out. Therefore, the Qin army did not push the catapults up against the Zhao army's arrow rain.
"Release!" The Qin commander in the middle began to command the soldiers to fire with the ballistae.
"Sou!"
"Sou!"
Immediately, a series of loud whooshing sounds rang out as the huge ballistae shot out towards the city wall.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the arrows hit the city wall or the Zhao soldiers on the city wall.
The powerful crossbow bolts pierced deep into the sturdy city walls.
When the arrows hit the soldiers, it was even worse. The arrows instantly pierced through the soldiers 'bodies and sent them flying.
The power of the ballistae was great, but there were too few of them. Although they could cause a certain amount of casualties and obstruction to the Zhao army, they could not change the overall situation of the war.
The battle outside the city fell into a stalemate.
The Qin army had yet to reach the city wall.
In other words, the Qin army had never thought of charging down the city wall.
This was because the Qin army's goal was only to wear down the Zhao army, and this way, the Qin army's casualties would not be too high.
The scale was just right.
……
In the palace of Handan City, the King of Zhao and his ministers were all worried.
They had not slept well last night and had been waiting for news from Su Dai.
However, Su Dai did not return. Instead, he received news of the Qin army attacking the city early in the morning.
It was obvious that Su Dai would not be able to return.
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