Chapter 227 Battle of the Three Cities 3
Handan City has been the most turbulent city in the past few years. The Zhao people took it back from the hands of the Qin people during the uprising. After that, it never found peace again. It was once surrounded by an army led by Zhang Han.
After several months, if Hu Hai hadn't summoned Zhang Han back, the city of Handan would have been destroyed. Then the Zhao people intervened in the fight between Qi and Chu, which made the Chu people want to destroy Zhao, and then Zhang Han
The army of Xiangzhuang used a plan to raid Handan, and finally returned it to the rule of Qin. Unexpectedly, the matter was not over yet. Now Xiangzhuang and Xiang and he led tens of thousands of horses to the Handan City, and Handan City was no longer there.
Once it was caught in the flames of war. Now there are only 8,000 Qin defenders and tens of thousands of people in the city. Today's Handan City has long lost the scene of the Zhao Kingdom, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
Perhaps the only thing that remains unchanged is the tall and thick city wall. At this time, Wang Li, the general of Qin who was guarding this place, was standing on the high city wall and looking down. Since he followed Zhang Han and surrendered to Fusu
After that, Fusu entrusted him with the important task of guarding this city, so Fusu ordered Zhang Han to come here because he knew that the person Wang Li trusted the most was still his old boss Zhang Han. At this time, Wang Li
But he didn't know that Zhang Han was on his way to Handan. He only knew that in order to earn Fusu's trust, he must not let the city of Handan be lost in his own hands. Although there were less than 10,000 soldiers in the city, plus the available strong men, the whole city
His defensive strength was only 15,000 people, but looking at the city wall which was several feet lower than Xianyang City, he was still confident that he could block the Chu people's attack.
Looking at the Chu army below the city that had not launched an attack, Wang Li felt vaguely uneasy. A few days ago, the Chu people launched a frantic attack on Handan City. Fortunately, the soldiers here worked together and used various tools to defend the city.
They were repulsed. However, the Chu people stopped attacking since yesterday. This unreasonable thing had to make Wang Li suspicious. "If they want to surround my Handan City to Zixin City,
But it's just Chen Bing under a wall, what are their intentions?" Wang Li frowned and thought hard, but he didn't come to any conclusion. If the enemy attacked the city with open swords and spears, Wang Li would not be afraid.
But now this situation made him more and more uneasy. After patrolling the city and finding nothing, Wang Li had no choice but to walk down the city with deep uneasiness.
In the Chu camp outside the city, Xiang Zhuang looked at Xiang Ta in confusion and asked: "Brother, what is the purpose of you asking me to order only troops to stay here and not attack again? It's been half a month now.
But there is still no chaos in Handan City."
Xiang Tao smiled calmly and said: "Brother Zhuang, don't worry. Ever since our army attacked Handan City, I have been looking at the defense methods of the Qin soldiers who defended the city. I found that this general is really good at defending the city. This is enough.
He should be a general who can fight a hundred battles. However, he has placed troops everywhere in the city, and there are even archers ambushing him in some corners. This shows that this person is very cautious and does not allow himself to be negligent. This point
Although it is a good thing, it also has a disadvantage, that is, this person will be suspicious. Most of the people in the city are from the original Zhao country. If we let the guard feel suspicious, he will think that our army has something to do with the people in the city.
If Goulian is defeated, then the guard and the Qin army in the city will definitely be in chaos, and then our chances of breaking the city will be greater.
Xiang Zhuang nodded first, but after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Now that we are both inside and outside the city, how can we make this suspicious strategy known to the people in the city?"
Xiang Ta smiled and said: "This is one of the reasons why I asked you not to attack Handan again. When the general sees that we are neither attacking nor besieging Handan, he will definitely be very suspicious. And I will make another move.
Plan to make him completely agree
I believe that the Zhao people in Handan City have our internal intelligence. When the time comes, the defender will conduct a large-scale search and arrest in the city. Once the resentment of the people in the city is aroused, the city will begin to collapse from within. Those who attack the enemy should attack the enemy's heart.
Come on."
When Xiang Zhuang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement and said with admiration: "His brother is still capable of being a general. If it were changed, I would have to rely on my soldiers to attack Handan City to the death."
Xiang Tao smiled: "This Handan City cannot be easily captured by tens of thousands of us. On that day, Zhang Han's hundreds of thousands of Qin troops surrounded him and did not capture it for more than a month. In the end, we could only rely on the strategy of attacking from the east to the west.
It was captured. So to capture Handan, some extraordinary means must be used."
Wang Li in the city was just as he expected, and he couldn't let go of the doubt in his heart. If the Chu army didn't attack, he felt that the other party must have some conspiracy. He simply called one of his trusted military advisors and told him his doubts.
Got him.
The military advisor had been with him for a long time, and he was very cautious and suspicious. Upon hearing his doubts, the military advisor thought for a moment and said: "General Wang, I'm afraid something is not good. Do you remember that Xianyang City is
How was it broken?"
Wang Li nodded and said: "Of course I remember this. It was after the emperor got in touch with the internal agents in the city that they opened the city gate so that they could successfully enter the city..." At this point, Wang Li hit hard
He shuddered, looked at the military advisor and asked in surprise: "Mr. Yi, do you mean that there is also an internal response from the Chu people in this city?"
The military advisor nodded and said: "I am 70% sure that there are internal contacts from the Chu people in this city. First, we have only captured Handan for less than a year, and the people in the city are all those who originally followed the Zhao people in the uprising.
, there are many people who are dissatisfied with our great Qin. They
They are very likely to have colluded with the Chu people both internally and externally. Secondly, looking at the leisurely look of the Chu people who neither attacked nor besieged the city, it can be seen that they are confident and are probably just waiting for the people in the city to open the door for them.
City gate."
Wang Li walked back and forth for a few steps in confusion, and then suddenly made up his mind and said: "I can't let the Chu people succeed. So I asked the defenders in the city to strengthen their vigilance to prevent disaster from happening to Xiao Qiang." With that, he hurried away.
go out.
At midnight, the moon was shining dimly in the sky, and a dark shadow came to the bottom of the city through the moonlight. He was seen leaning against the foot of the wall and suddenly puffed his lips and blew a whistle. The Qin army who was watching on the city looked down curiously.
He looked, but saw nothing. When he
When they turned back, another whistle came from the city. This made the soldier on guard at night suspicious, so he picked up the crossbow and waited there with bated breath, waiting for the sound from below.
He shot the man with arrows. Sure enough,
Three whistles also came. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and shot an arrow at the place where the sound came from. A scream came from the city, and the soldier shook his head in confusion.
He knew exactly what that person was here to do. But he would still
This matter was reported to a lieutenant general who stayed in the city that night. The lieutenant general had already received Wang Li's order and was thinking about how to find the spy. Now when he heard about it, he naturally
The two things were connected, and he hurried to report to Wang Li.
As soon as Wang Li heard about this, he became even more sure of his judgment, so he summoned all the generals overnight and ordered them to search the city for the suspected people the next day. He would rather arrest them first than
Give Chu people the slightest chance.
Early the next morning, there was chaos in the city of Handan. Those who were suspected, had contacts with the Chu people, and were former officials of Zhao Yeshi were arrested by the Qin army and imprisoned in prison. In fact,
Wang Li also knew very well that most of these people were innocent, but in order to defend Handan City, he had to do this.
Just when Wang Li thought that everything was fine, one of the lieutenants he sent to capture the suspected Zhao people suddenly ran over and said with a troubled face: "General, there is a man named Zhao Ba in this city that day.
An official of Zhao State, when we wanted to capture him, he and his family beat him out, and now our brothers have fought with them."
"Zhao Ba?" Wang Li felt that the name was familiar, and suddenly remembered that when he and Zhang Han suddenly attacked Handan, this man had led the people to stop him. At that time, seeing that he was brave and brave, Zhang Han did not take his life.
Unexpectedly, he came out to cause trouble again at this time. So Wang Li said angrily: "Let's go and have a look. If he really dares to be an enemy of my army, we will kill him on the spot." After saying that, he left first.
When he went out, the deputy general followed him hurriedly.
When they arrived near Zhao Ba's residence, they heard the sound of ice blades clashing continuously. When Wang Li heard that the two sides had actually exchanged hands, he was even more furious, and he was even more certain that Zhao Ba must be
The traitor in Handan City jumped over the wall when his identity was revealed. When he got there, he saw dozens of people surrounded by hundreds of Qin soldiers. However, they were not afraid at all and continued to attack the Qin army.
The attack was launched. Among the group of people gathered together, there was a man nine feet long, holding a spear nearly eight feet long and thicker than a child's arm. Wang Li recognized him as Zhao Ba, so he yelled:
"Zhao Ba, you are so brave, you actually dare to fight against our soldiers of Great Qin."
When Zhao Ba saw Wang Li coming, he hurriedly ordered his men to stop the attack, cupped his hands and said to him: "General Wang, I don't know what I have committed. You want the sergeants to come and arrest me."
Wang Li sneered and said: "Now there are spies from the Chu people in the city. Anyone who is suspected will be temporarily detained by my general. You are also among them, Zhao Ba. Can't I arrest you first?"
Zhao Ba raised his head and said: "I'm afraid the general still holds grudges for being your enemy that day? If I fall into your hands, I won't be able to come out alive. So even if I die in battle, I won't
I will wait for death." He waved the spear in his hand.
Chapter completed!