"Why did the Qin army suddenly come to the city?”
In a mansion in Ye City, an armored general slammed the table and said angrily.
None of the generals dared to make a sound.
This general was none other than the general of Ye City, Hu Noir.
Hu Noir was a Great General of Zhao State and studied Confucianism. In his early years, he followed Lianpo and Pang He in battles and was always used by the crafty minister Guo Kai.
He was also confused by the sudden arrival of the Qin army. They had not received any news before.
"Isn't there an army of over forty thousand men stationed in the south?”Hu Noir spoke again.
The 40,000 strong army he was talking about was the Zhao army that Yi Feng had just defeated.
Most of the 40,000 soldiers died in that battle, and only a few escaped. However, many of those who escaped did not dare to return to Ye City.
"I, I've already sent people to gather information.”One of the generals stood up and said.
"General, we have news.”At this moment, a soldier walked in to report.
"What news?" Hu Noir frowned.
"Replying to General, that, that 40,000-plus troops were defeated. Almost all of them died, and only a few people escaped.”The soldier reported with his head lowered.
"What is it? Almost all of them died?" After everyone heard this, each and every one of them had an expression of disbelief.
That was more than forty thousand people!
More than forty thousand people were gone just like that.
This was definitely a huge loss for them.
"Everyone, tell me, how should we arrive at the Qin army's attack?”Hu Noir frowned and asked.
"Now, we can only defend to the death and wait for reinforcements!”
"Yes, we still have 60,000 soldiers in the city. With the advantage of the city wall and the moat, we should be able to hold on for a month or two.”
"Although the Qin army has a large number of people, their logistics are far away. As long as we can't take them down, they will definitely retreat.”
"If it really doesn't work, mobilize the people in the city to help defend the city.”
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The generals all spoke up.
"That's the only way."
Hu Noir nodded and then began to send people to other nearby cities to ask for help.
At the same time, they also began to prepare the city defense work and supplies.
Ye City was a strategic location and could not be lost. Otherwise, once Ye City fell, the capital of Zhao, Handan, would be in danger.
On the afternoon of the second day, Huan He gathered 300,000 soldiers and prepared to attack the city.
Yang Duan He's 100,000-strong army was at the front, and Wang Jian's 100,000-strong army was in the middle. Wang Ben's 50,000-strong vanguard army was also a part of Wang Jian's army.
Finally, it was Huan He's 100,000 strong army.
Yi Feng led the thousand soldiers under him to stand in the middle of the army. Looking at the densely packed Qin army around him, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
It was his first time participating in such a large-scale siege.
"Kill them!" With Huan He's order, the war drums rumbled and the battle horn sounded.
"Kill!" The Qin army also shouted and rushed towards the walls of Ye City.
Immediately, the sounds of war drums, horns, soldiers 'shouts, and the rumbling of the army echoed in the sky.
The Qin army at the front held a shield in one hand and a Qin sword or crossbow in the other. The Qin army at the back carried a long ladder for climbing the city and pushed a catapult for attacking the city. The Qin army at the back held spears and halberds.
Yi Feng and his 1,000 soldiers were right behind them with their halberds in hand.
Although it was much safer at the back, the battle points they could get were also less.
The reason why Yi Feng and the others were left behind was because Wang Ben's army had already earned some military merits, while Yang Duan and his army had yet to earn any.
Of course, the ones at the front were also the most dangerous.
However, wealth and honor came from danger.
If he could get the credit of ascending first, he would definitely be able to soar.
However, how many lives would he have to sacrifice for this achievement?
On the city wall, Hu Noir led a group of generals and looked down at the outside of the city. They saw that the outside of the city was densely packed with Qin troops.
In the blink of an eye, the Qin army had already arrived within a stone's throw of the city wall.
"Release!" Seeing that the Qin army had already charged into the range of their bows and arrows, the general of the Zhao army on the city wall ordered the archers on the city wall to release their arrows.
"Sou! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Following the order of the Zhao general, countless arrows flew towards the Qin army below the city wall.
When the Qin army saw this, they raised their shields and continued to charge forward.
"Tsk! Chi! Chi!"
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
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Following that, the sound of countless arrows piercing flesh could be heard from below the city wall, as well as the miserable cries of the Qin army. Many of the Qin soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.
Many of the Qin soldiers stopped in their tracks.
"Don't stop, keep charging!"
The generals of the Qin army shouted, and the Qin army continued to charge forward.
The rain of arrows continued to fall, and the casualties of the Qin army grew.
However, the Qin army had finally reached the moat. They placed the ladder on the moat and started to cross the river.
The Zhao soldiers on the city wall continued to shoot at the Qin soldiers. Many Qin soldiers who had not crossed the river were shot and fell into the moat. It was unknown if they were dead or alive.
"Pass down the order, retreat!" Huan He, who was commanding the battle from the high platform in the rear, saw that the enemy's arrows on the city wall were a little fierce, and the casualties of the Qin army were a little high, so he ordered the retreat.
As Huan He gave the order to retreat, the bugle horn sounded, and the Qin army that had been rushing toward the city wall like a flood began to retreat again.
The casualties of the Qin army in the front were heavy, but Yi Feng and his 1,000-man team retreated before they could enter the range of the Zhao army's arrows. Therefore, Yi Feng and the others did not suffer any casualties.
The first siege had come to an end. The Qin army did not gain any benefits and even lost many soldiers.
After the battle, Yi Feng and the others returned to their tents to rest, while Wang Ben, Wang Li, and the others were summoned by General Huan He for a meeting.
Yi Feng did not know the contents of the meeting, but it definitely had something to do with attacking the city.
The next day, the army rested for a day.
Early in the morning of the third day, the army gathered again and began to attack Ye City again.
The formation was the same as last time, and Wang Ben's 50,000-strong army was still at the back.
However, this time, they returned empty-handed and lost many soldiers.
As a strategic location, Ye City had tall walls and a moat. At the same time, it was heavily guarded. It would not be easy to take it down.
At least according to Yi Feng's understanding, the Qin army had returned empty-handed this time.
For the next few days, the Qin army would rest for one or two days before launching an attack.
However, the result was still the same. The Qin army was unable to break through the city wall. The fiercest attack was only a few Qin soldiers who managed to charge up the city wall. However, they were quickly killed by the Zhao army. That was also the time when they suffered the most casualties.
And Yi Feng's team had never suffered any casualties, because the furthest they had charged was still over a hundred meters away from the city wall's moat.
It wasn't that Yi Feng didn't want to charge, but rather that Yi Feng, as a thousand general, definitely had to stay with his own team. Otherwise, leaving his own team was a very heavy crime, even if he made a great contribution, it would be useless.
An army was an army after all. This was a place where discipline was important, not where one could act recklessly. If everyone acted on their own, then an army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people would be in chaos.
"Get ready. We might be leaving soon.”
On this day, Wang Li suddenly came to Yi Feng's tent and said to Yi Feng with a dejected expression.
"Aren't we going to continue attacking the city?" Yi Feng is slightly startled.
"I'm afraid we can't take this city." Wang Li could not help but sigh.
"Today, the general has summoned us for a meeting. We don't have much rations left. Moreover, there are many spies from the Zhao army in the northwest and northeast. Perhaps the reinforcements from the Zhao army will arrive soon.”Wang Li continued to explain.
To be honest, he was also very unwilling. This time, they had sent 300,000 troops to attack Ye City, but not only did they fail to take it down, but they had also lost a lot of troops in Ye City. It was simply too aggrieved.
Not to mention Wang Li, even Yi Feng was a little unwilling.
"Why don't you let me lead my 1,000 soldiers to attack again at the front? If it still doesn't work, we'll retreat.”Yi Feng looked at Wang Li and spoke with a solemn expression.
He also wanted to try again. If it didn't work, then forget it. But if he didn't even try and gave up just like that, Yi Feng would also have regrets in his heart.
The reason why Yi Feng didn't mention charging at the front was because he thought that he had a chance to rush to the city wall and then climb up the city wall. Moreover, by climbing up the city wall in this way, the casualties of his 1,000 soldiers would be the least.
But he didn't expect Huan He to suddenly give up on attacking the city, so Yi Feng wanted to try again to see if he could bring his soldiers up the city wall.
"Are you serious?" Wang Li looked at Yi Feng seriously.
This was no joke.
"Yes!" Yi Feng nodded and said with a firm expression.
"Are you sure?" Wang Li confirmed again.
"Yes!" Yi Feng once again nodded and said.
"Do you know what it means for you to charge at the front? It was very likely that he would never return.”Wang Li continued.
The casualties at the front were the greatest. Now that Yi Feng was already a public mount, and the rewards for the battle from the last battle had yet to come down, if he came down, Yi Feng might be able to advance a few more levels. He felt that Yi Feng did not need to take this risk.
Although Wang Li, as a soldier, shouldn't say that, he really did it for Yi Feng's good. He didn't want Yi Feng to take the risk.
"I only want to die for the country on the battlefield. Why do I need to return my body in a horse's leather?”Yi Feng said with a determined expression.
He still wanted to give it a try, for the sake of those soldiers who had died in the Qin country, for the sake of the Qin country, and also for himself.
"What a good 'I will only die on the battlefield for the country, why do I need to return my body wrapped in horse leather?'”After Wang Li heard this, he could not help but be deeply affected.
This time, the way he looked at Yi Feng changed, becoming respectful.
"I will help you report this to the General. As for whether the General will agree, I cannot guarantee it.”Wang Li continued to speak. As he spoke, he left Yi Feng's tent and headed straight for the general's tent.
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