Chapter 280 The Final Battle

The news that Zhao Jun was besieged by Qin Jun again spread throughout the world within ten days. The vassal states have become numb, and can only look at the Qin State in the west with awe and fear.

Handan fell into a dead silence, and the courtiers argued endlessly.

Someone suggested that Handan should follow the example of Qin State and mobilize men over 15 years old in the city to form a large army, led by veteran Lian Po, to send troops to Huguan Fortress to rescue the main army of Zhao State. Some people also proposed to negotiate peace with Qin State, at the cost of ceding Shangdang County, and asked Qin State to release the besieged Zhao army back to Zhao State.

No matter what kind of proposal, there are difficulties.

First of all, enlisting the army did not happen overnight. I am afraid that before the army is in place, the Zhao army trapped in the old pass will not be able to hold on and will be starved to death.

Even if a large army can be recruited, how can a new army with no combat experience break through the Huguan Fortress guarded by 60,000 Qin troops. Although the people stationed at Huguan are also Qin's new army, one army has experienced a siege experience; the other occupies a geographical advantage and has sufficient defensive equipment.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to conscript a large army in the country; and all the countries in Shandong were frightened by the state of Qin, and they did not dare to send troops to assist the state of Zhao at this time if they borrowed their courage.

There was no hope of reinforcements, so in desperation, Zhao Guo could only send envoys to Xianyang to discuss peace.

Whether it is King Qin Zhao, Fan Ju, or Bai Qi, they all regard the elimination of Zhao's vital forces as their top priority. How can they let the tiger go back to the mountain when they have an absolute advantage? ! According to Yinghou Fanju's words, Shangdang County is already in Qin's pocket, so there is no need for Zhao to cede it.

Get rid of the thorn in Zhao's side, Qin's road to the east will be smooth, and the unification of the world is just around the corner.

Although he made up his mind to reject Zhao Guo's peace negotiation, when Zhao Guo's envoy arrived in Xianyang with a lot of money, Fan Ju put on a gesture of refusal and welcome, and pretended to be a snake with Zhao Guo's envoy.

Lord Wu'an came up with a letter, hoping that Handan could hold back Zhao's envoys and leave a glimmer of hope for the defenders trapped in the old pass, preventing them from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

With such a strategy, Fan Ju has won the three tastes, and it is handy to play.

Ever since, King Qin Zhao played hide-and-seek with Zhao Guo's envoys. Yinghou Fanju staged a big drama that was working hard to mediate, dragging the Zhao Guo envoys to Xianyang.

While Zhao Guo's envoys were trying their best to work hard in Xianyang, the Changping war zone entered a rare period of peace, and there was no more war between the two sides.

Everyone knows that the tranquility is only temporary, and once the negotiations break down, it will be time for the flames of war to reignite.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Qi carried out a large-scale reorganization of the army, mixing 100,000 new troops into the main army, thereby enhancing the defense capability of Huguan Fortress in disguise.

So far, the 60,000 troops stationed at the Huguan Fortress include both new troops and veterans. Even if Zhao Guo secretly formed a new army in Handan, he would not be able to take down the Huguan Fortress.

After the reorganization of the army was completed, Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that there was an 80% chance of winning this battle.

Ouyang Shuo was dazzled by Bai Qi's operation and benefited a lot from it. In his spare time, Ouyang Shuo intentionally chatted with Bai Qi, talking about some territory matters, so as to get closer to each other.

After breaking the car city formation, Bai Qi's attitude towards Ouyang Shuo changed a lot, and he became much closer. Sometimes, they would discuss countermeasures with Ouyang Shuo on how to win the old pass.

Bai Qi knew that although Zhao Jun was besieged again, the situation was actually different from the first siege. Not to mention that the main force of the Zhao army has Guguan, and it is no longer safe to defend; the key is that there is a large amount of military rations stored in the Guguan fortress. Zhao Kuo has every reason to fight to the death before the food and grass are exhausted.

It is almost impossible to take down Zhao Jun without bloodshed.

Therefore, Bai Qi inferred that no matter how Xianyang operates, a bad battle cannot be avoided in the end.

No matter how Zhao Jun breaks through the siege, Guguan is a hurdle that Qin Jun cannot avoid. As for how to win the Guguan, Bai Qi has already started to plan, trying to successfully capture the Guguan at the lowest cost.

The war has been fought until now, although the Qin army has the absolute upper hand. In fact, the number of casualties on both sides was almost equal, basically close to half of the casualties.

In the Changping Valley, more than 500,000 heroic souls from Qin and Zhao died here.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Zhao Guo's envoys found nothing in Xianyang, and finally understood that Qin State could not agree to a peace negotiation, and also saw through the sinister intentions of the Qin State's ruling and opposition parties, and left Xianyang angrily.

Even if he saw through Qin Guo's sinister intentions, Zhao Guo was powerless.

When sending envoys to Qin, Handan was not really idle. On the one hand, they sent a large number of envoys, with heavy gifts, to other countries in Shandong, and secretly lobbied the countries to send troops, but with little success.

Needless to say, Wei State, Xinling Lord has long been imprisoned; moreover, King Qi refused to accept Jian Lin Xiangru and the old Su Dai's bitter advice, and refused to send troops and food; It was the Yan State, an old enemy who had already become weak, who was planning to attack Zhao State at this time to seize the benefits of the oriole.

Human feelings are cold and warm, the world is hot and cold, countries have no constant friendship, and only profit is for profit.

On the other hand, King Zhao Xiaocheng reactivated veteran Lian Po and began to purge the new army in Handan.

Half a month later, the 100,000 "new army" has taken shape in the outskirts of Handan. Even with Lian Po's ability, he has no confidence in the army he has recruited.

But time is running out, the peace talks broke down, Zhao Guo really can't bear the consequences of annihilation of the main army, King Zhao Xiaocheng can only order Lian Po to lead the new army immediately, and send troops to Huguan.

It is conceivable how a new army of 100,000 hastily formed an army can break through the fortress of Huguan. After the Qin army took over the fortress, they not only reorganized the army, but also reorganized the military equipment. The soldiers were assigned to the city wall, practiced the method of defending the city every day, became familiar with various city defense facilities, and managed Huguan as solid as gold.

Not only that, but Bai Qi also transferred Meng Ao, who is known for his stability, from the southern camp early and stationed in Huguan to lead the army. With Meng Ao personally sitting in the fortress, Huguan Fortress became an insurmountable moat for Zhao Jun.

What Lian Po had to face was such a checkpoint.

According to Lian Po's original intention, he did not want to storm the Huguan Fortress. It's a pity that the king's order is hard to disobey, and there are many old brothers who have followed him for many years in the Guguan army, and Lao Lian can't let them go.

Days of attacks, except for the daily increasing casualty reports, have made no progress.

When Lian Po led the army to attack Huguan, Zhao Kuo, who was sitting in Guguan, finally recovered. Zhao Kuo naturally didn't want to sit still. He had to break through the blockade of the Qin army before the food and grass in the pass were exhausted.

To the north, or to the south? Zhao Kuo had to make a choice.

Going north, not only need to break through the Yingbao camp, but also conquer the Huguan fortress one after another. To the south, it is necessary to break through the southern camp and the royal tomb camp.

Either way, it's not easy.

What's more terrible is that Zhao Kuo is still unable to mobilize the entire army to break through with all his strength. Because Guguan was attacked by the Qin army on both sides, no matter which side it breaks through, the Qin army on the other side will definitely take the opportunity to attack the fortress of Guguan.

After careful weighing, Zhao Kuo finally decided to break out to the north. Anyway, outside of Huguan, there is an army of 100,000 led by Lian Po.

The plan has been decided, and Zhao Kuo ordered Zhao Zhuang to take more than 70,000 troops to guard the south of the old pass. He led a main force of 200,000 to attack the Yingbao camp again.

At this time, the Yingbao camp has increased to 140,000 troops. It is really difficult for Zhao Kuo to take down the Yingbao camp guarded by the 140,000 Qin army with an army of 200,000.

Before setting off, Zhao Kuo made the last war mobilization: "Brothers, this exit is our last chance. We either capture the camp or die in battle. There is absolutely no third way to choose."

"Never retreat in a deadly battle! Kill! Kill! Kill!" A sense of tragedy permeates the old pass, giving people the courage to fight and the power to forge ahead.

"Let's go!" Zhao Kuo waved his hand.

Dichen and other player lords bitterly led the few remaining troops, watching them go to death, but they were powerless to stop them. At this time, if the player refuses to send troops, he will only end up being beheaded.

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It was a bitter battle. From the very beginning, the two sides fell into a deadly battle, and they tried their best when they came up.

There is no temptation, no luck, either you die or I live!

In every position, you can see the figures of fierce battles from both sides. Every section of the city wall has to go through repeated see-saw competition. If it is captured by Zhao Jun, then Qin Jun will desperately recapture it, and the cycle repeats.

The number of soldiers killed on both sides increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhao Kuo divided his 200,000-strong army into two parts, and took turns to fight without breaking the city wall.

Qin Jun is not easy to deal with. Ying Bao personally leads an elite team to act as a "fire brigade". Wherever there is danger, there will be a "fire brigade" to recapture the lost positions time and time again.

The red sea of ​​flames and the black wave collided again, either shattering their bodies to pieces or stepping on the enemy's corpses. The cruel war turned every soldier into a Shura, turning the battlefield into an endless hell.

In the eyes of the soldiers, there is only killing and no other emotions.

After a morning's onslaught, the Yingbao camp was shattered, and almost all the defense equipment was scrapped. In the end, the Qin army could only block the Zhao army's attack with flesh and blood. As the attacker, Zhao Jun was also not easy. A high mountain of corpses piled up outside the camp was the best testimony.

As the saying goes, one bang, then decline, three exhaustion.

Unable to attack for a long time, Zhao Jun's high morale inevitably began to decline. Huge casualties and repeated see-saws made the soldiers endure great tests and tribulations, both physically and psychologically.

From now on, it will be a competition of willpower between the two sides, and it depends on which side is the first to be unable to sustain it.

It was not the two warring parties that broke the balance of the battlefield, but the Zhao army's rear.

Therefore, the pass was broken by the Qin army! ! !