Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Judging from the actions of the laborers and militiamen who were giving signs of trouble, he knew that this was most likely true.

At this moment, he couldn't help but mourn for the Korean soldiers.

Ji Fei subconsciously looked at the ox horn bow in his hand. They felt the convenience of this weapon and equipment most obviously.

Even if there were sharpshooters with the same archery skills as him among the Han army soldiers, he would not be afraid at all.

Because his arrows can fly farther, this is the confidence the weapon gives him!

"Let's go and annihilate the next scout team." Ji Fei took the lead and walked towards the next scout base, reminding them, "If we go too late, the merits will be taken away by other brothers!"

Erniu and Houkui looked at each other and hurried to catch up.

"A Fei, I'll lead the way. No one knows this area better than me. I know a shortcut." Er Niu walked in front. "Let's deal with the scouts in the south first. They happen to be the closest to us."

Ji Fei nodded.

The three men followed suit and efficiently eliminated three more teams of scouts. The only pity was that one of the scouts was killed in advance by their brother unit.

In less than half an hour, all the Korean scouts nearby were wiped out.

Just as they were moving forward and preparing to join the main force, they unexpectedly saw a wounded Korean scout who was preparing to escape on horseback.

Both sides discovered each other. The Han army scout was shocked and angry. Just when Ji Fei pulled the bowstring to shoot the arrow, he saw the Han army scout fall off the horse and lie on the ground motionless.

"What's going on?" Erniu was a little confused.

"It looks like he fainted." Hou Kui shrugged.

Ji Fei raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Have you heard the story of the frightened bird?"

"I, Old Niu, will give him one more blow first." Erniu walked forward with two axes in hand.

"Be careful, he is pretending to be fainted!" Hou Kui warned.

"Do you know why I, Old Niu, always have to give you a finishing blow?" Erniu's expression darkened and he subconsciously clenched the two axes in his hands.

Due to a negligence, his brother, who had been friends with him for life and death, was stabbed through the heart by the enemy who pretended to be dead in order to protect him.

In a rage, he cut the man into pieces, but his brother never came back.

From then on, every time he went out on a mission, he would not stop until he had chopped off the enemy's head.

He never wanted to experience the same pain a second time.

After chopping off the head of the injured Korean scout, Erniu asked, "A Fei, what do you mean by a frightened bird?"

Hou Kui also looked at Ji Fei with some curiosity.

Ji Fei smiled slightly, "Once upon a time, there was a sharpshooter named Geng Ying, who was an excellent archer and never missed a shot. One day, he was walking with the King of Wei, and a few wild geese flew across the sky. He told the King of Wei that he could shoot down the geese without using arrows."

"The King of Wei didn't believe it, so Geng Ying picked up a bow and arrow and shot it into the sky, and the wild goose really fell down. The King of Wei was very surprised and asked why. Geng Ying said that he knew from the wild goose's cry that it had been injured before. The wild goose heard the sound of the bowstring and flew high in panic. However, the harder it tried, the more it aggravated its injury, so it fell down."

To win more is actually Gan Sheng.

Strictly speaking, the archery skills that Ji Fei learned were inherited from Gan Sheng.

Chapter 183 The truth is only within the range of the cannon

In Nanyang, Han Fei had gradually dispatched additional troops more than a month ago.

Wei Zhuang became the new general of Han State, in charge of military and political affairs of Nanyang.

Bai Yifei brought tens of thousands of elite White Armor Army soldiers, plus the soldiers stationed in Nanyang, and gathered an army of 100,000 to counter the Qin's fierce army.

"I didn't expect that I could go to the battlefield again in my lifetime." Tang Qi, the former leader of the Qi Jue Hall, put on the Han army armor again. He stood beside Wei Zhuang and said with emotion.

"At this time of life and death for South Korea, everyone should work together." Wei Zhuang sat at his desk, handling military and political affairs in an orderly manner.

"The Qi Jue Tang disciples lurking in Qin's territory have sent news that Qin has been making unusual moves recently, and that food and supplies have been secretly transported to the border. Although it is secret, it has left traces after all." Tang Qi's face was solemn. "I just don't know which of the six countries Qin will go to war with. If it is South Korea, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist with South Korea's national strength."

"It doesn't matter. The Ninth Prince has reached an alliance with the State of Wei. As long as they can hold out here for more than a month, the State of Wei will send troops to attack the Qin army from the flank. As one of the Three Jins, the State of Zhao will not sit idly by." Wei Zhuang's face was cold. No matter how powerful the State of Qin was, the State of Han would not be completely powerless to fight back.

As long as we avoid fighting and hold the city for several months, we can still do it.

He didn't like this way of fighting, but as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, he had to take a comprehensive view of the overall situation.

"Report!" A soldier ran over in a panic and reported, "Report to the general, the Qin army is approaching the city!"

what? !

"Why haven't we received any news?" Tang Qi's face changed drastically. There were so many scouts on the front line, but not a single one came back with any news? Thinking of this, he was shocked.

Wei Zhuang frowned, "It seems that things are more serious than we thought."

"Be prepared for a fierce battle." After saying this, Wei Zhuang walked out of the mansion and headed straight for the top of the city.

In another mansion, Bai Yifei looked at the letter in his hand with flickering eyes and his mind in turmoil.

He had two letters in his hand. One was written by his cousin Madam Mingzhu, telling him not to take it too seriously. If the Kingdom of Han was destroyed, Han Fei and his group would lose power, but they were different. Winning or losing would not affect their status. She said Su Xuan had made a guarantee on this matter.

The other letter was written by Su Xuan. In the letter, he did make the guarantees as Madam Mingzhu said. He also suggested that if he did nothing, even if he retained his title, he would probably still lose power. But if he and he joined forces to attack Han, not only would he not lose power, but he would be able to make further progress and even be valued by Qin.

He analyzed the direction of the war in great detail. After reading it, Bai Yifei himself felt that South Korea's defeat was inevitable.

Bai Yifei's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly. He thought Su Xuan would take a tougher attitude, but he didn't expect that he would give the choice to him.

This made him feel respected.

He naturally knew what to do to maximize his own interests, but if you wanted him to change sides directly, a letter alone was far from enough!

Just as he was deep in thought, his personal soldiers reported to him that the Qin army was approaching the city.

The corner of his mouth curled up.

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Then he walked towards the top of the city.

Wei Zhuang and Bai Yifei arrived at the city wall almost at the same time.

Looking at the majestic and vast black ocean, both of them fixed their eyes.

Under their gaze, the Qin soldiers launched a brand new weapon, which looked like a cannon, but seemed different.

Hundreds of stone cannons were lined up neatly, and then huge stones that were difficult for several people to hug were tied to the end with ropes. As the soldiers pulled the ropes, the heavy objects in the counterweight baskets suddenly pressed down, and then the huge stones were thrown into the sky.

At this moment, huge rocks filled the entire sky, and the visual effect was exactly the same as meteorites.

From the perspective of the Han soldiers, the entire sky darkened. By the time they realized what it was and wanted to escape, it was already too late.

Rumble!

It was like hundreds of thousands of thunders exploding. The terrifying power of the giant stone cannon destroyed the city and broke the walls. Nothing could stop it from moving forward, because everything that stood in its way was crushed into powder.

Nearly half of the Han soldiers guarding the city were crushed into meat paste. As for the rest, most of them had broken hands and feet and their bodies were covered with rubble. As for those who were intact, there were very few.

Even strong people like Wei Zhuang and Bai Yifei were now covered in dust and dirt.

Seeing the city that was like a meat grinder, Wei Zhuang's heart sank.

The power of this weapon is too terrifying!

"Send orders to the three armies to counterattack with crossbows and bed crossbows!" Wei Zhuang responded immediately.

However, before he could finish his words, a second wave of meteorites arrived.

Bombs were fired at the city like crazy, as if they were free.

Marquis Xueyi's face changed. He was almost injured when he was resisting the impact of the boulder just now. Seeing the terrifying firepower of the Qin army, he didn't think twice and asked all the white-armored soldiers to get down from the city wall and take shelter.

Su Xuan was right, in troubled times, the troops at hand are the greatest asset!

He has already spent all his capital, can he still have the power he has now?

Han Fei is not worth his life. Whether he wins or loses, what does it have to do with him?

Seeing this, Wei Zhuang's eyes were as cold as knives, and murderous intent boiled in his heart. He was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, so even if orders were to be given, it should be him!

He also knew that now was not the time to worry about this, so he immediately gave the order to retreat for a while.

......

"My Lord Prime Minister, are you going to order an attack on the city?" Meng Wu held a telescope and took in all the actions of the Han soldiers on the city wall. Seeing that there was a good opportunity, he couldn't help but start to get excited.

"Don't be in a hurry, let them feel the despair first!" Su Xuan stood on a high platform not far away and had a clear understanding of the entire battle situation.

He would tell the Korean soldiers a truth, that is, the truth is always only within the range of artillery. If it can be covered by firepower, first make a few rounds to plow the land flat, and then use swords to fight after the fire bombing.

Under the repeated bombardment of huge rocks, huge dents were smashed into dozens of city walls, and several of them were completely drilled through. The power was so strong that it was shocking.

Even the gunners operating the stone carts were shocked when they saw this scene.

However, Su Xuan felt that this was far from enough.

Even though springs were manufactured and the improved catapult was improved, its power still did not reach the effect that Su Xuan expected.

He thought about developing explosives right away so that the six nations could experience the baptism of artillery fire.

If we replace the stones with bombs of the same size, the effect will probably be much stronger.

Although he cannot use explosives now, Su Xuan can choose to have a few more rounds.

After several rounds of bombardment by huge stone shells, there was not a single Han soldier standing on the city wall, all the battle flags were broken, and the strong smell of gunpowder and blood filled the entire city wall, like a purgatory on earth.

"The warm-up is over." Su Xuan's eyes were cold and ruthless. "Order the three armies to attack the city!"

"The first one to reach the summit will be credited with the first achievement!"

The corner of Meng Wu's mouth twitched. The Han army was beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads. Is this just a warm-up?

Without hesitation, he ordered people to beat drums to convey military orders.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of drums was deafening. The Qin generals understood the situation and led their soldiers and ladders to climb up the city wall as quickly as possible.

Chapter 184 Attack and Defense

Under the bombardment of the stone cannon, the morale of the Korean soldiers guarding Nanyang City fell to the bottom. Many of them even shouted that this was a natural disaster that could not be resisted by human power, and they abandoned the city and fled.

Seeing that they were about to be defeated, Wei Zhuang led the soldiers who had not yet climbed onto the city wall and killed hundreds of the fleeing soldiers. Only then did they calm down.

"Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!" Wei Zhuang's eyes were as cold as a knife, and the shark-toothed sword in his hand was dripping with blood, like a deadly sickle. After realizing how terrible it was, the defeated soldiers turned around and killed the Qin soldiers on the top of the city.

shhhhhh!

The Han soldiers who climbed to the top of the city wall for the first time were all stunned when they saw the tragic scene, but this did not prevent them from shooting crossbows.

Arrows rained down like raindrops, logs and rocks kept falling, scalding gold juice, burning kerosene, almost everything that could effectively stop the Qin army's advance was used.

Under Wei Zhuang's organization, the Han soldiers actually resisted the Qin army's offensive for a while.

The Qin soldiers who climbed up the city wall were also killed by Wei Zhuang like killing chickens and cutting vegetables.

Later, the Qin soldiers who wanted to climb the city wall with ladders were all knocked down by the Han soldiers with battering rams, and some were stabbed to death with pitchforks.

Seeing that the situation was improving, Bai Yifei immediately ordered the White Armor Army to join the battle, because even if it was just acting, they couldn't go too far.

On the other hand, if the Qin army captured Nanyang City within a day, where would the White Armor Army put its face?

He knows deeply that other people's attitude towards you depends on your strength. Only with sufficient strength can you gain enough weight and voice.

He could turn against his own side and stab Wei Zhuang in the back, but not at this moment.

As the saying goes, the first attack is of great strength, the second is weaker and the third is exhausted. After seeing that three consecutive attempts to climb the city wall failed, Su Xuan gave the order to call off his troops.

This was only the first day and he was in no hurry at all.

After the Qin soldiers retreated to a safe area, he placed the giant stone cannons and arranged shieldmen to provide layers of protection. Then they only needed to do one thing, which was to bombard the Han soldiers with the giant stone shells, causing them to lose their morale and have no desire to fight again.

The fighting lasted from morning to afternoon, and only stopped slightly in the evening.

On the battlefield, corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like a river. The setting sun seemed to turn blood red at this moment.

The casualties of the Qin army were about one thousand, while the casualties of the Han army, Su Xuan estimated, were about eighty to ninety thousand or ten thousand, looking at the mountains of corpses.

If this kind of battle happens two or three more times, let alone a few times, the Korean soldiers will suffer a major defeat. Even if someone points a knife at them and forces them to go to the battlefield, they probably won't obey the order.

Because the Korean soldiers who witnessed the tragic situation knew that this was a complete meat grinder. If they swung their swords at their own people, they might still have a chance of survival, but if they fought against the Qin army, they would be smashed into meat paste. Who could bear this?

In just half a day, the morale of the Korean soldiers defending the city was completely broken.