Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 162 The Death of Lian Po
And the Qin army outside the city is not comparable to the Yan army back then. The commander-in-chief is Qin general Wang Jian, who is also the four famous generals of the Warring States period, and the 30 Qin army's tiger and wolf division.

Under Lian Po's defense, Ziying's little cleverness can't come to the fore at all, and Lian Po can't help but be fooled by any tricks.

Unable to make a coincidence, the Qin army could only attack the Shouchun City, which seemed to be crumbling, but persisted again and again.

Only 30 soldiers took up arms to defend the army for the first time, but under the siege of the Qin army's [-] troops day and night, they lasted for more than a month.

It was not until mid-April 24 that the city wall of Shouchun was captured by the Qin army due to insufficient troops.

After entering Shouchun City, Wang Jian and Ziying led a group of soldiers towards the Chu Palace. It can be said that the journey was unimpeded without any hindrance.

Almost all those capable of fighting have died in the battle to defend the city wall for more than a month.

Arriving at the Chu Palace, the gate of the majestic Chu Palace has even been opened and no one is guarding it.

Wang Jianziying led his people all the way to the bedchamber of King Chu of Chu.

It wasn't until here that Ziying encountered the only wave of Chu troops, about [-] soldiers covered in smoke and dust, guarding in front of Chu King's palace.

Obviously, the only guards in Chudu should have retreated from other walls after learning that the city wall was broken.

However, standing at the front was a veteran whose hair and beard were as pale as snow.

Although thin and thin, the vigor in his eyes is no less than that of a young man, and there seems to be thousands of troops hidden in them.

Standing here alone with a long knife seems like an insurmountable moat.

Seeing this person, Wang Jian couldn't help but widen his eyes.

After carefully looking at it, he clasped his fists and saluted and said, "No wonder Shouchun City is so difficult to crack an emptiness. It turns out that General Lian sits here! Later Wang Jian has seen General Lian Po!"

Wang Jian, who has been in the army all his life, has naturally seen Lian Po's demeanor. When he was a lieutenant in the Qin Army, Lian Po's name had already shocked the seven countries, and he had the reputation of being invincible.

In front of Lian Po, he, Wang Jian, was indeed a younger generation. When Lian Po was around, even Bai Qi, the legendary general of Qin, would have difficulty breaking Zhao.

When Ziying heard it, his heart was shocked!

This turned out to be Lian Po!He is still alive.

When he went to Zhao Guo, Lian Po had already left Zhao and went to Wei because of Guo Kai's slander, so although he had been in Zhao Guo for many years, Ziying had never seen this famous general who left endless sighs in history.

I never thought about it, but the king of Chu saw it in this way.

At the moment, like Wang Jian, he saluted Lian Po respectfully and said: "Qin Guoziying, I have met General Lian!"

Although they are in different camps, they can impress the generals of the enemy country. In today's world, Lian Po is probably the only one.

"You two, I also heard that the state of Zhao will be destroyed, and that is what you did." After listening to Wang Jian and Ziying's words, Lian Po frowned and said: "Back then I could not repay my father with my death. I am not worthless here, so don't think about taking a step forward!"

Lian Po was born in the period of King Wuling of Zhao. It can be said that he has witnessed the peak, decline and even demise of Zhao State. His feelings for Zhao State can be said to be as thick as the sea.

When I was old, even if I was in a foreign country, I always thought about being able to go into battle again and serve the country.However, under the operation of the powerful minister Guo Kai, the sigh of "Can Lian Po be old enough to eat?" was left in vain to future generations.

Wang Jian and Ziying, who destroyed Zhao, naturally had indissoluble hatred in Lian Po's heart.

Wang Jian and Ziying understood that pity was tantamount to an insult to this legendary veteran general, and Lian Po didn't need it.

"Beat the drum!" Wang Jian ordered.

"Dong dong dong dong..." In the deep palace of the Chu Kingdom, waves of mournful war drums began to wander.

"The whole army strikes!" Wang Jian raised his long sword and shouted loudly.

Although there were still [-] remnants of the Chu army, everyone knew that Wang Jian ordered people to beat the drums, and all the soldiers of the Qin army launched the attack together, all for an old veteran.

Kill one person with one army.

At the same time, Lian Po seemed to have returned to the moment when he was galloping on the battlefield when he was young. He swung his sword and shouted loudly:
"Big Zhao Erlang, follow me to kill!"

The five hundred Chu troops behind Lian Po, no one cared that the old general regarded them as subordinates of his homeland in a trance.

Although Lian Po is not from Chu, Lian Po has undoubtedly established a high reputation in the hearts of these people over the past month.

Regardless of their exhaustion, these 500 people followed the old general's pace and rushed towards Qin Jun like moths to a flame.

Although the remaining Chu army broke out with extremely powerful fighting power, their number was too small. Facing the continuous Qin army, the Chu army following Lian Po became less and less.

Although Lian Po was still brave, he swung his sword to kill three Qin soldiers in a row, and then stabbed the No. 4 Qin soldier with his long knife.

However, by this time, the old general seemed to have exhausted his last trace of strength, and he didn't even have the strength to pull out the long knife.

Taking advantage of this gap, more than ten spears pierced Lian Po's body together.

"Good Zhao, you'll die if you say so." Lian Po murmured with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Lian Po, a famous general of a generation, finally died on the battlefield.

As soon as Lian Po died, the remaining dead before King Chu's palace were also quickly cleaned up.

Ziying and Wang Jian walked slowly to Lian Po's corpse.

Although he died, the old general still opened his eyes wide with anger, as if he had great unwillingness.

Ziying took a long sword from the guard beside him, and with a flick of his head, he cut off a strand of his own hair and put it gently on Lian Po's body. Seeing this, Wang Jian also cut off a strand of his own hair just like Ziying. The hair was placed on Lian Po's corpse.

At this time, Confucianism has not yet prevailed, and it has not yet reached the point where "the body, hair and skin are received by parents, and dare not damage them." However, one's own hair will not be cut off easily.

In special cases, hair also has the meaning of referring to the head.

"The corpses of these 500 people will be burned and thrown into the river. General Lian Po will be secretly buried in the Lingtai of Wenyao." After standing up, Wang Jian ordered.

Although Ziying had admiration for the five hundred Chu troops who would rather die than surrender before King Chu's bedchamber, he understood that Wang Jian's approach was indeed the most appropriate.

It is precisely because they would rather die than surrender that they cannot leave a trace of remnants.

"Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, Chu is the most innocent!" This is the words of Fan Zeng, a later generation. Although it is slightly biased, we can see the mentality of the people of Chu.

Wang Jian knew very well that the people of Chu were aggressive. If the corpses of these 500 people were not destroyed and the people of Chu were left with such an excuse to remember the martyrs who fought against Qin, it would easily destabilize the hearts of the local people and even keep hating Qin.

As for Wenyao Lingtai, it is where the tombs of the former kings of Zhao State are located. Lian Po fought for Zhao State all his life, and he never forgot his homeland even when he died. He was buried here, which also shows Wang Jian’s respect for Lian Po, a veteran. respect.

(End of this chapter)