Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 388 Destruction of Julu City
Although it was agreed long ago that the remnants of the Western Chu Army would be responsible for covering the battlefield at the North Gate of Julu, and would send troops to share the pressure on Zhao’s army when the Han army sent troops to attack the North Gate, but during the Great War at the East Gate, the Western Chu Army naturally had to be strict. Watching the movement of the East Gate battlefield, at the same time under the strong request of Xiang Guan, Zhou Yin organized an army to assemble and wait for orders, ready to take action at any time to share the pressure for Qi and Zhao's army.

The reason why Xiang Guan put forward this proposition was, of course, that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. He was worried that after Qi and Zhao's army was finished or suffered heavy losses, the already severely weakened Western Chu Army's Northern Front Corps would be even more isolated and helpless, and there was no hope of persevering until Xiang Yu personally raised troops. Come to save the giant deer battlefield.

It is precisely because of this that Xiang Guan immediately made a suggestion to Zhou Yin when he saw that the Han army successfully attacked the east gate of Julu, and saw that the Qi army was unfavorable in attacking, and was dragged into a scuffle by the Han army's Zheng Bu corps. He asked Zhou Yin to immediately send troops to help the Qi army, try his best to reverse the situation in the field, and indirectly reinforce the Zhao army that was fighting hard at the head of the city.

However, it is a pity that Zhou Yin has his own plan. Considering that the Western Chu army has been severely injured after being severely injured, even if they forcefully attack, it may not be able to reverse the situation. There are also some personal factors. Zhou Yin did not immediately agree. Said: "Calm down, don't be in a hurry, Qi's army still has plenty of spare power, let's see the situation clearly first."

Zhou Yin only temporarily appeased Xiang Guan, who was in a hurry to go to battle. As the rescue of Qi's rear army was unfavorable, the situation of Qi's army going out of camp became more and more critical. , there is no need to hesitate any longer, the situation of Qi State's army in camp is critical, if we don't help, Qi State's army in camp will be in danger of being completely disintegrated, when the time comes, the Qi State's army will also be seriously injured, and our situation will definitely be even worse Not good."

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Yin asked Xiang Guan: "What if we are also unfavorable in attacking? We have already suffered heavy losses before. If we take a risky attack and suffer losses again, how will we fight next?"

"We have to take a gamble!" Xiang Guan replied decisively, and said: "The current situation is that our three armies of Chu, Qi and Zhao are dependent on each other. If we don't try our best to rescue each other, the Han thieves will only take the opportunity to defeat us. If we meet Zhao Jun If we don’t save them, even if we keep the rest of the army, there is absolutely no way to block the attack of the traitors alone.”

Zhou Yin, who was secretly thinking about his own calculations, still didn't let go of his promise immediately, but at this moment, Tian Bu, the commander of the Qi army, suddenly sent an envoy, asking Zhou Yin to send troops to help, and to meet the Qi army outside the camp to break through and escape. The generals of the Western Chu Army also spoke one after another, and they all believed that the Western Chu Army should send troops immediately. Seeing the public opinion, Zhou Yin did not dare to show his selfishness too clearly, so he could only reluctantly nodded and said: "Okay!" Now, I will trouble General Xiang Guan to lead the army to attack and rescue the army of Qi outside the camp."

Xiang Guan was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurried away, leading the [-] soldiers of the Western Chu Army who had been preparing for a long time, strode out of the camp, bypassed the northeast corner of Julu City, and directly reinforced the critical situation outside the Qi army camp. The generals of the Chu Army also stretched their necks, watching Xiang Guan's attack nervously, while Zhou Yin was anxious in his heart, and secretly said: "There is no other way, no matter whether this attack can rescue the trapped Qi army, This commander must have further offended the traitor Xiang Kang, if that traitor swears to kill me in a fit of anger, this commander will have no way out."

Not to mention, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Western Chu Army has been severely injured and its vitality has been severely injured, the combat effectiveness of the Western Chu Army soldiers is there after all. It put a huge pressure on the Qi army outside the camp, forcing the Zheng Bu corps of the Han army to immediately divide their troops to meet them, and could no longer besiege the Qi army outside the camp with all their strength. Fleeing for their lives at the gate of the barracks, the army of Qi State in the camp also took the opportunity to rush forward, and did not hesitate to meet the friendly troops outside the camp.

As a result, the fighting outside the Qi army camp became more intense. The Han army Zhonglimei's unit blocked in front of the Qi army's camp. The troops were also divided into two groups. One team fought hard to meet the Western Chu army, and the other team slashed and killed the Qi army outside the camp before they could withdraw to the camp. The Qi army and the Western Chu army also fought for breakout and rescue. Three forces and six groups All the armies fought desperately, and the melee was so dark that the sun and the moon were dark.

Seeing this situation, Xiang Kang could only temporarily adjust his tactics in order to take precautions and ensure the victory of his own army. He quickly dispatched [-] troops from Uncle Zhou's corps to go north to reinforce Zheng Bu's corps. The ace heavy armored soldiers of the Han army infantry that I brought from the Puyang battlefield rushed into the battlefield with the heavy armored soldiers as the vanguard, directly attacking the dense crowd of the Qi army outside the camp.

The ace's battle is naturally extraordinary. Accompanied by a series of primitive grenades to open the way, all the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army in iron armor stabbed into the crowded place of the Qi army outside the camp like a sharp knife. Let the soldiers of the Qi army stab their steel armor with bronze weapons, and wave steel knives and spears fiercely just to greet the enemy. Of course, the bronze weapons have little effect on the iron armor of the heavy armor soldiers of the Han army, and there is almost no possibility of harm. Seeing the bodies of the soldiers of the Han army under the iron armor, the steel weapons of the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army can easily penetrate the leather armor and helmets of the soldiers of the Qi army, killing the soldiers of the Qi army to the ground, screaming endlessly, and the rear army of the Han army took the opportunity He rushed up and helped the heavily armored soldiers forcefully tore an incision in the Qi army crowd, and then tore the Qi army outside the camp in half.

After successfully tearing apart the Qi army outside the camp, the situation of the Han army naturally regained the absolute upper hand. First, the pressure on Zhong Limei, who was in charge of intercepting, was greatly reduced, and then Zhang Zhong led the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army to turn east, attacking the most critical situation. The Qi army in the east, and the generals of Zheng Bu's army also took the opportunity to step up their offensive and killed the enemy in the east. The corpses were scattered all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river. However, they completely defeated the enemy in the east in a short time, and then concentrated their forces to the west, attacking and approaching Western Chu. The Qi army crowd outside the camp also attacked the Western Chu army who had ventured out of the camp for rescue.

Seeing such a situation on the high ground in the self-barracks, Zhou Yin's heart was of course cold, knowing that the rescue of the Qi army by the self-army was doomed to be difficult to succeed. Losing money, Zhou Yin couldn't help muttering in a low voice, and said to himself: "Stealing chickens won't cost you a lot of rice, and you will offend Xiang Kang again for nothing."

At this time, a soldier suddenly came to Zhou Yin, presented a white silk to Zhou Yin, and said in a low voice: "Da Sima, the Han thief just sent someone to send it, please have a look at it yourself."

After receiving the white silk, Zhou Yin quickly read the persuading letter written by Xiang Kang himself. Zhou Yin couldn't help but chuckled in his heart, and couldn't help but said in his heart: "There is still hope, Xiang Kang didn't blame me, I still have a choice."

At this time, seeing that the victory in the northern battlefield was basically decided, Xiang Kang also ordered the general of the Han army Ling Jing to lead the attack and strengthen the offensive against the east gate of Julu. Ling Jing, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, was overjoyed , and immediately led the troops to rush forward, and very cleverly chose to avoid the section of the urn wall where the Han soldiers were already too dense, and attacked the northern section of the Julu East Gate, which the Han army was attacking on the city, and captured the city by themselves with the support of friendly troops. Upper space position.

With the support of friendly troops from the city, the ant-attached battle under Ling Jing's troops was naturally much easier, but in a short time, one after another, flying ladders climbed up to the top of the Julu city, and the fresh troops of the Han army stepped up the ladder with shouts, fighting hard. Although the enemy on the city wall, the soldiers of the Zhao army on the city wall also resisted with all their strength, smashing countless stone and gray bottles at the soldiers of the Han army who were climbing the ladder, but they still could not stop the heroic impact of the soldiers of the Han army. The army also rushed to the city to respond, and the soldiers of the Han army rushed to the top of the Julu city one after another, opening up a large area of ​​​​new space to occupy the position.

The Han army's offensive was so fierce that Zhao Jun's east gate defenders could only retreat to the city head position of the inner city gate one after another. Gan Gong, the coach of the Zhao army, also transferred almost all the reserve troops to the east gate for reinforcements. While continuously going to the city for reinforcements, he kept attacking the Han army from the north and south gates. Pave the city road.

Not only did they rush fiercely, but the Han army also fought very smartly. The Han army's trebuchets lined up outside the city saw the opportunity and began to throw huge stones at the north and south of the east gate of Julu, killing and injuring a large number of those who tried to pinch the Han army. At the same time, the soldiers of the Zhao army also shared the pressure for the soldiers of the Han army on the city wall. At the same time, the soldiers of the Han army on the city wall used the ropes left by the enemy to continuously enter the urn city, transport sandbags, earth and rocks that blocked the urn city corridor, and respond to the crashing vehicles to attack the urn city. The city gate, and the section of the urn wall, except for the west side where the Zhao army was defending, was almost all captured by the Dengcheng Han army.

Huge cheers came from the north, which represented that the Han army had completely defeated the Qi army outside the camp, and defeated the Western Chu army and fled. Encouraged by the victory on the battlefield outside the city, the soldiers of the Han army of course charged more violently and resolutely. , Killing Zhao Jun was even more retreating, crying ghosts and wolves howling.Zhao Jun, on the other hand, has an army of more than 3 people in the city, but because of the narrow space above the city, it is impossible to deploy its forces, and it is also psychologically affected by the disastrous defeat of the friendly army, making it even more unable to launch a counterattack. It can only rely on crowds to defend the city Stairs, dying struggles, fighting trapped beasts.

When the Western Chu army was driven back to their camp, the cheers of the Han army soldiers sounded in front of the gate of Julu Wengcheng at the same time. They poured into the Wengcheng city like a tide, and then seized the steps, and joined hands with the Han army on the city to attack the Zhao army team defending the steps. The Zhao army was attacked by the enemy, and the situation was naturally more critical.

The situation report arrived in front of Zhang Er. Zhang Er, whose eyes were already red, was so anxious that his eyes almost burst into flames. He had to send messengers out of the city from the north gate to ask for help from the Western Chu Army and Qi Army. He shouted in despair. Said: "Tell Zhou Yin and Tian Bu, please send troops out of the camp no matter what, attack the flanks of the Han bandits outside the city, and help us share the pressure, otherwise, once the inner gate is broken, the giant deer will be completely finished!"

It's a pity that although Zhao Jun's messenger who ventured out of the city quickly sent the news of the request for help to Zhou Yin, Zhou Yin flatly refused to continue sending troops, saying: "You have also seen the situation just now, and we will only die in vain if we send troops again. , I can only ask you to stick to it yourself, and wait until the sky is completely dark and the Han bandits and soldiers are exhausted, then we can find an opportunity to send troops."

The Qi army is the same, even Yu Ling's fellow soldiers said to him: "We can't go out to die, we can only let Zhao's army stay until the sky is completely dark. Only then can we send troops to take a gamble, otherwise if we send troops now, we will only suffer the same disastrous defeat as before!"

"What if Zhao's army can't defend at that time?" Yu Ling asked quickly.

"Then defend the high ground outside the city with all your strength, and continue to wait for the reinforcements from the King of Western Chu." The fellow soldiers answered very directly, saying: "No matter how powerful the Han bandit's trebuchet is, it is impossible to throw stones on the mountain from the foot of the mountain. It is also close to Daze, and the water network is dense, so it is difficult for the Han thieves to completely cut off our water source. Relying on the grain sent up the mountain by the Zhao army, we still have hope to persist until then."

After Yu Ling turned the words of his fellow countrymen into his own opinions and told Tian Bu, Tian Bu, who had already been terrified by the Han army, agreed deeply, and immediately nodded in agreement. Come over and ask Zhao Jun to defend with all his strength, and wait until it is completely dark to play by ear.

In fact, this time is already halfway through Shen time in the afternoon, and there are only two or three hours left before dark. The Zhao army is not completely hopeless, but it is a pity that the fatal weakness of the Zhao army's elite soldiers is exhausted. But at this time, it was completely exposed. With the large number of Han soldiers going to the city, Zhao Jun, who had completely lost his condescending advantage, could only rely on his flesh and blood to carry the Han army's attack, and was flanked by the Han army rushing into the city. Under the enemy's front and back, almost all the soldiers of the Zhao army, who were almost all second-line auxiliary soldiers, became more and more panicked the more they fought, and the more frightened they became. No matter how the generals urged them, or how bluff they shouted, the soldiers of the Zhao army on the city wall were always retreating. Gradually gave up the space of the positions on the north and south sides, and gradually gave up the key positions guarding the steps of the upper city.

At the same time, the two major corps of the Han Army, which still had sufficient reserves, sent [-] troops to the East Gate Battlefield with food, water, and torches for reinforcements. This not only made preparations for the night battle in advance, but also ensured that the Han Army had a sufficient number. mobile forces available.

Finally, with the cheers of the soldiers of the Han army again, the last Zhao army team standing on the top of the steps was successfully killed by the Han army, either fled down the steps in embarrassment, or rolled down the city directly, completely giving way to the west of the barn city. The wall section allowed the Han army to completely control the upper part of the Julu East Gate's urn city, and began to attack the city.

Then, something unbelievable happened to the generals of the Han army and the Zhao Qi Chu army. Amidst the cheers, Xiang Kang's Hanwang banner appeared on the top of the Wengcheng City, which represented that Xiang Kang himself had come to the front line to observe the battle.Encouraged by such encouragement, the soldiers of the Han army were of course even more aggressive, rushing towards the city from the top of the steps like a tide, hacking and hacking, the offensive was extremely fierce, but within a short time, they successfully captured two lower steps, and began to move towards the city. Zhao Jun launched an attack on the inner city gate corridor that was urgently blocked with sandbags.

Seeing this situation, Gan Gong, the completely desperate Zhao Jun coach, also bet the last bargaining chip. He personally put on his clothes and led the troops directly under him to launch a counterattack against the Han army, trying to regain the position in the city to buy time.However, it is a pity that Duke Gan's appeal and influence are far behind Xiang Kang's. Even seeing his handsome flag appear on the battlefield, Zhao Jun's soldiers were not moved at all, they were just terrified. Watching Xiang Kang's Wang Qi keep retreating, gradually moving away from the city gate position.

The house leak coincided with the continuous night rain. At this time, a new change suddenly occurred. Without warning, the inner and outer gates of the north gate of Julu City were suddenly opened one after another. He rushed out of the city under the leadership of the leader, and rushed directly to the Zhengbu Corps of the Han Army that had been reorganized, put down their weapons and surrendered. The fraudulent surrender was all forced by Zhang Er's traitor, I didn't intend to deceive you on purpose! I really surrendered now, I really surrendered to you!"

Picking a big pie that suddenly fell from the sky in vain, Zheng Bu laughed wildly, and immediately divided his troops into the city, directly entered Julu City through the city gate opened by Liu Jian, and became the first team to rush into Julu City. The Han army team in Lucheng, of course, made the Han army's main siege force, Uncle Zhou's corps, almost vomit blood. Even the kind-hearted Uncle Zhou couldn't help shouting: "Zheng Bu, Zhong Limei, you are too Will pick ready-made cheap!"

The sudden rebellion of Liu Jian, the guard of the north gate, not only completely shattered the last hope of Zhao Jun's stubborn resistance, but also completely turned Zhang Er, Gan Gong and others and Zhao Jun's team into a shackle. The two southwestern gates were blocked by Zhao Jun himself, and it was impossible to unblock them again in a short period of time. With complete desperation, the desperate Zhao soldiers could only put down their weapons and surrender one after another. In addition, Xiang Kang judged the situation and immediately Ordering the soldiers of the Han army to shout the slogan of surrendering without killing, the soldiers of the Zhao army naturally surrendered faster and more. At the gate, the soldiers of the Han army in the urn rushed into the city, completely establishing the victory.

Seeing such a situation on the high ground, the desperate Qi and Chu army of course completely gave up the idea of ​​sending troops to rescue again, and had to start preparing for the next battle in advance, but Gan Gong, the commander of the Zhao army in Julu City, refused to give up. , after hastily protecting Zhang Er with an army that could be restrained, he once tried to break out of the city from the north gate, but there was no way, the Han army had already guarded the north gate of Julu, and Zhao Jun was killed and retreated after several attacks. While not going out, there were fewer and fewer soldiers around Gan Gong, Zhang Er and others.

In the end, there was nothing he could do, so Zhang Er had no choice but to make up his mind hastily, weeping loudly and ordered Gan Gong and others: "Quickly, tie me up and take me to Xiang Kang. Only in this way can you survive." hope!"

"Enxiang, the last general will swear to his death not to do such unrighteous things!" Gan Gong and others replied crying.

"This is not injustice!" Zhang Er stomped his feet and cried loudly, "I am not only here to keep you alive, I am also for my son! Now only by surrendering to Xiang Kang quickly, can he spare my son's life ! If I fight you all to the end, Xiang Kang will definitely not spare my son!"

It was the second watch of the night, and after ordering his subordinates to tie him up, Prime Minister Zhao Zhang Er, who had held the power of Zhao Guo for many years, finally came to Xiang Kang and surrendered in front of Xiang Kang. Kang's punishment is only to ask Xiang Kangnian to spare his son Zhang Ao's life for the sake of God's virtue.Xiang Kang replied lightly, saying: "Don't worry, this king has never been a person who kills indiscriminately. Since you can know how to repent at the last moment, this king will certainly not kill your son, and will spare your life."

In the end, because of Chen Ping's recommendation, Xiang Kang also appointed Zhang Er's chief of staff Wei Wuzhi on the spot as Zong Zhengcheng of the Han army, so as to buy the hearts of Wei who still miss Lord Xinling very much, and also appease Zhao Guo Surrendering civil and military affairs will facilitate the Han army's next step to surrender and seize other lands and cities of Zhao State.

(End of this chapter)