"Prepare for battle!"
Unlike the King of Zhao and the ministers, the Zhao army quickly reacted after a short period of panic. The general of the Zhao army shouted.
"Your Majesty, you and the ministers will leave first. I will bring the army to cover the rear.”
The general of the Zhao army bowed and cupped his fists at the King of Zhao.
"Zhao Qiang, take 5,000 soldiers and continue to escort the king and the ministers north!”
The Zhao general then ordered the deputy general beside him. After he finished speaking, he led his soldiers towards the Qin army.
"General, take care!" The King of Zhao was extremely touched. He shouted at the general and continued to speed up without any hesitation.
Since the Qin army had appeared here, the Qin army outside the other three walls should have received the news very quickly. They might send reinforcements very soon. At that time, it would be difficult for them to escape.
Soon, the Zhao general led 15,000 Zhao soldiers and engaged the 5,000 Qin cavalrymen.
The Qin army was extremely ferocious, especially on the battlefield. They were fearless and the 5,000 Qin cavalry were actually fighting the 15,000 Zhao soldiers.
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On the other side, the Zhao soldiers on the east, south, and west walls of Handan City were starting to get tired after a day and night of fighting.
Baiqi used a rotation tactic, letting the Qin army take turns to attack the Zhao army on the three walls, not giving the Zhao army any chance to catch their breath.
This caused the Zhao army on the city wall to not rest at all for a day and a night. They were in a highly tense state of battle.
Furthermore, Baiqi had used a strategy of feinting, making it impossible for the Zhao soldiers to distinguish which of the Qin soldiers 'attacks were real and which were fake.
They couldn't even tell which wall was the focus of the Qin army's attack, because sometimes the strength of the attack on each wall was different.
Sometimes, they thought that the Qin army was attacking from the east, but in the end, they realized that the Qin army was actually attacking from the west.
If it is true, it is false, and if it is false, it is true.
When the Zhao army thought that it was fake and let down their guard, Baiqi suddenly sent more troops to turn the fake into real.
When the Zhao army thought that it was real and was prepared to defend with all their might, the Qin army only used an illusory spear to turn the real thing into an illusion.
This caused the Zhao army to be unable to distinguish between the real and the fake. Every time they faced the Qin army's attack, they had to be extremely focused and did not dare to slack off.
Because if you let your guard down, the Qin army could break through at any time.
This consumed a large amount of Zhao Jun's energy, making him extremely exhausted.
As for the Qin army, they relied on their numbers to take turns to rest.
However, the Zhao Family did not dare to do so. Once they relaxed, the Qin army's attacks would become more intense. There were several times last night that the Qin army almost killed their way up the city wall.
"Is it starting again?"
The Zhao soldiers on the city wall were all haggard and dispirited as they leaned against the city wall, listening to the war drums outside the city and the Qin army's shouts of "wind".
They raised their heads and looked out of the city. The Qin army had once again charged towards the city wall.
The previous attack had just retreated when another group of Qin soldiers began a new attack.
On the city wall, Lianpo frowned and looked at the command tower in the distance.
That was where Bai Qi was.
This time, Lianpo had truly witnessed the power of the War God Baiqi, and he could barely hold on any longer.
Especially Baiqi's fake and real moves, Lianpo couldn't guess and could only defend passively.
In this battle between Baiqi and Lianpo, Baiqi had the upper hand.
He had to admit that Bai Qi was indeed a terrifying opponent worthy of respect.
He knew that Handan City would not be able to hold on with just these soldiers on the city wall.
A clever housewife can't cook without rice!
He did not have any soldiers or rations, and he was facing a terrifying opponent like Bai Qi. He was at a loss.
Looking at the exhausted Zhao army on the city wall, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Handan City fell.
What he needed to do now was to stall Baiqi's army and buy more time for the King of Zhao and the other ministers.
He knew that the King of Zhao wanted to move the capital.
He didn't dare to let the soldiers know, or it would be a fatal blow to the morale of the Zhao army.
Outside Handan City, on the command post, Baiqi stood with one hand behind his back and the other on the sword at his waist, looking ahead.
Behind him stood the Deputy General Meng Ao and the General of the Guards, Bai Mang, as well as the messenger who was on standby.
"Lianpo, one of the Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period, is indeed quite capable.”
Bai Qi could not help but sigh.
If it was someone else, he might have already attacked the city wall last night.
There were a few times when they almost reached the city wall, but they were defended by Lianpo.
However, Baiqi was not in a hurry.
He didn't think that he could take down Handan City in a short time. Handan City was the capital of Zhao after all. Even if Zhao was already at the end of its strength, it wouldn't be so easy to take it.
As a commander, he had enough patience.
He had been observing the situation on the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity.
He was waiting, waiting for the Zhao army to make a mistake. Even if it was a small mistake, as long as he could grasp it, it might become the key to changing the entire battle.
In a confrontation between generals of this level, it depended on who made the mistake first.
As long as he didn't make any mistakes, he would always be invincible.
This was his experience from leading troops on the battlefield for so many years.
The rest was a competition between national strength and soldiers. However, whether it was the national strength of the Qin country or the strength of the Qin army, they seemed to be on his side.
This was why he dared to attack Handan.
In his opinion, it was only a matter of time before Handan City fell.
"Great General, a large number of Zhao troops have appeared in the north of Handan City and are retreating. It is suspected that the King of Zhao is retreating with his ministers.”
On the command platform, a Qin soldier suddenly reported to Baiqi.
"Oh?" After hearing this, a smile appeared on Bai Qi's face.
Truly, one was not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates.
Lianpo had tightly guarded the three walls, and it was hard to break through in a short period of time. He could only slowly wear them down.
However, King Zhao had given him a new breakthrough.
Of course, they couldn't blame the King of Zhao and the others. The Qin army was attacking the city, and they seemed to have no choice but to retreat. Otherwise, would they wait for the Qin army to break through the city?
If they wanted to blame someone, they could only blame the way they retreated. They could have just abandoned everything and sneaked away, but they could not bear to part with the gold, silver, treasures, and beautiful concubines.
However, this was human nature.
Who would be willing to give up these things?
"Meng Ao!" Baiqi said loudly.
"I'm here!" Meng Ao, who was beside Bai Qi, immediately bowed and cupped his fists.
"I order you to lead 15,000 cavalrymen and 30,000 infantrymen to pursue the King of Zhao's troops. You must annihilate them all!”
Baiqi ordered.
"I accept your orders!" Meng Ao bowed and cupped his fists.
"Wait a minute!"
Just as Meng Ao was about to leave, Bai Qi called out to him and whispered a few words into his ear.
After Meng Ao heard this, he couldn't help but smile and nod. He then got off the command post and led the Qin army that was already prepared to head north of Handan City.
"Handan City should fall today!”
Bai Qi muttered to himself as he watched Meng Ao leave with his army.
He had thought that he would have to wait for a period of time before he could break through Handan City, but now, the King of Zhao had created an opportunity for him.
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