Chapter 192 Did We Win? No! We Went Astray!

Lies won't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!

Wei Wangzeng's words pierced Pang Nuan's heart like a sharp blade.

What does ‘sure enough’ mean?

What does ‘lose again’ mean?

Wei Wangzeng's words showed that he did not think Pang Nuan could win this battle from the beginning!

But the failure of the Five Kingdoms' campaign to conquer Qin made Pang Nuan really unable to gain the trust of Wei Wangzeng.

The fall of Xiuyu City left Pang Nuan speechless. He could only hand it over bitterly: "Foreign officials are ashamed of the King of Wei!"

Wei Wangzeng helped Pang Nuan up with both hands and sighed with emotion: "The fault is not the general's."

"Qin is so strong, how can a general claim victory?"

Wei Wangzeng was not dissatisfied with Pang Nuan, but felt desperate about the current situation.

The Wei State was also powerful in the past.

And unlike South Korea's Wannian Lao Er, in the early stages of Wei Wenhou and Wei Wuhou, the Wei State was assisted by Wu Qi, Pang Juan and other great talents of the world, and it could be called the overlord in the early Warring States Period!

In the Battle of Yin and Jin, Wu Qi led only 50,000 new Wei soldiers and defeated 500,000 Qin troops head-on!

At that time, the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty could defeat ten of the tigers and wolves of the Qin Dynasty.

At that time, the Wei Dynasty dared to clamor for war with the world!

However, from King Hui of Wei to King Zeng of Wei, Wei successively had five generations of kings. Each of these five generations of kings would lose a piece of territory to Qin.

Wei Wangzeng's great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were beaten violently by Qin one after another.

When it was Wei Wangzeng's turn, Wei Wangzeng was no longer beaten violently by Qin.

At this time, Wei's national power was unprecedentedly weak. Wei Wang Zeng was defeated by Qin with an average of losing a piece of territory every two years and nearly ten cities a year!

All this has caused a psychological shadow on the king of Wei, and even formed a phobia towards Qin!

The king of Wei was so angry that he couldn't drink the blood of Ying Zheng.

If there is a chance to defeat Da Qin, Wei Wangzeng will do whatever it takes!

But in Wei Wangzeng's subconscious mind, Qin was so powerful and invincible.

Even if King Zeng of Wei tried his best, he could not shake the Qin State at all!

Sensing the decadence in Wei Wangzeng's heart, Pang Nuan hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Qin is certainly tyrannical, but our five-nation coalition has also reached sixty miles east of Xianyang City."

"If the morale of our army had not been scattered, Qin might have been destroyed by now!"

"In this battle, Qin sent troops to Zhao and Wei at the same time, which was Qin's biggest failure."

"With the combined power of Zhao and Wei, why should we fear Qin?"

Wei Wangzeng calmed down his expression and said solemnly, "What General Pang said is true."

"Qin Wangzheng is too arrogant!"

"With the strength of the Wei Dynasty alone, it is difficult for us to resist the Qin army."

"It is difficult for the Zhao State alone to resist the Qin State's military front."

"However, if Wei and Zhao work together, Qin will return without success!"

Wei Wangzeng's fear of Qin was very obvious.

Even if he said harsh words, he could only say that there was no return, but he did not dare to mention that there was no return.

Pang Nuan immediately handed over his hand: "What King Wei said is absolutely true!"

"Qin is strong, but the combined efforts of all the heroes are stronger than Qin."

"This is the meaning of cooperation!"

Wei Wangzeng changed the topic: "Has General Pang received any military reports recently?"

Pang Nuan shook his head: "The Qin army besieged the city with heavy troops. It is difficult for a small group of messengers to defeat the siege."

"This general has not received military reports for more than half a month."

King Wei Zeng said in a warm voice: "General Pang doesn't know about General Hu's death even if he comes here."

Pang Nuannru was struck by lightning and looked at Wei Wangzeng in disbelief: "What did you say?"

"News of General Hu's death?"

"Which general is he?"

Wei Wangzeng sighed softly: "He is the general of your country, General Hu Noi."

Pang Nuan's heart trembled suddenly.

Hu Zhuo had a close personal relationship with Pang Nuan, and had served as Pang Nuan's lieutenant. The relationship between the two was both mentor and friend.

Pang Nuan was able to retire without any worries after the Five Kingdoms War against Qin because he had Hujue to support the situation.

In Pang Nuan's view, Hu Zou will be the backbone of Zhao State in the future!

Not only that, Hu Zhe was the main general of Zhao State in this battle and the commander-in-chief of Zhao State's North Route Army against Qin State.

But now you tell me that Hu Zou will die in battle? !

Pang Nuan's heart felt severe pain and contraction as if someone had punched him hard.

Pang Nuan's long-term weakened spirit and battered body could not bear the sudden bad news, and he stumbled to the ground when his vision went dark.

"General Pang!"

"General!"

Zhao Huan and Wei Qi rushed to help Pang Nuan, but Wei Wangzeng grabbed Pang Nuan's arms first and shouted loudly: "Send the doctor quickly!"

Pang Nuan grabbed Wei Wangzeng's hand, stood up straight with perseverance, and shook his head gently: "I will be fine."

"May I ask King Wei, how did General Hu die in battle?"

"How much of the main force of our Zhao army is left?"

"Is Handan City still safe?"

Wei Wangzeng immediately said: "Ten days ago, King Zhao ordered General Hu Zui to fight decisively as soon as possible."

"When General Hu took the initiative to send troops to look for fighter opportunities, Qin General Wang Jian seized the opportunity and charged directly at the Chinese army."

"General Hu's troops were defeated, and more than 20,000 Zhao troops were killed in the battle. General Hu himself also died in the rebellion."

Pang Nuan said bitterly: "Did you lose at the hands of Wang Jian?"

"General Hu was defeated unjustly."

Pang Nuan had experience fighting Wang Jian and knew something about Wang Jian.

Although Hu Zhe was good at fighting, there was still a certain gap between him and Wang Jian.

King Wei Zeng said in a warm voice: "General Pang, don't worry."

"At the time of the war, deputy general Li Mu took over the general's command and reorganized his troops and continued fighting with the Qin army."

"Now Qin is still outside Wu'an City."

Pang Nuan frowned slightly: "General Li Mu?"

Pang Nuan knew a little about Li Mu, but not much.

Pang Nuan didn't know what Li Mu's ability was, and whether he, who was good at fighting nomadic peoples, could deal with Wang Jian's tactics.

King Zeng of Wei turned his wrist and held Pang Nuan's hand again, looking at Pang Nuan sincerely: "General Pang, Zhao is now safe."

"But my great Wei has already faced the Qin army."

"If Wei is destroyed, Zhao will face Qin's three-sided siege."

"If Wei survives, Wei and Zhao will unite, why fear Qin?"

What Pang Nuan said just now was returned by King Zeng of Wei.

Pang Nuan just felt a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat and couldn't get rid of it.

Now Pang Nuan doesn't understand that from the initial self-abandonment to the later recognition of the coalition, King Zeng of Wei just hopes that Zhao will keep its word and hope that Pang Nuan will continue to support Wei.

Instead of abandoning Wei and returning to Zhao after learning the news of Hu Zhe's death!

But will Pang Nuan return to help?

Pang Nuan folded his hands and said: "What the King of Wei said is what my king thinks."

"Why should Zhao and Wei be afraid of Qin if they unite!"

"So my king sent me to rescue Wei."

"If Qin attacks our Zhao in the future, I think Wei will also send troops to rescue."

After a fierce battle, there were only more than 20,000 Zhao soldiers under Pang Nuan.

Pulling these 20,000 remnants back to the battlefield of Zhao was not enough to hit the morale of the army, and it was useless to the overall situation.

But if the more than 100,000 troops under Ying Chengjiao followed Pang Nuan back to the battlefield of Zhao, the balance of the war would be completely tilted!

And how can the relationship between Pang Nuan and Zhao Wangyan be compared with the relationship between Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng?

Before Zhao Wangyan gave a clear order, Pang Nuan had to continue to implement the strategy formulated by Zhao Wangyan!

Wei Wangzeng struggled in his heart, but finally said in a deep voice: "Of course!"

Then Wei Wangzeng quickly changed the subject: "General Pang, how do you think we should defend next?"

Pang Nuan knew that Wei Wangzeng was deliberately avoiding the topic of rescuing Zhao, but Pang Nuan did not urge Wei Wangzeng to give a guarantee.

After all, in the current situation of the collapse of rituals and music, let alone verbal promises, even blood oaths can be torn at will.

As long as Ying Chengjiao's troops can stay in Wei for one more day, Pang Nuan will make a profit!

So Pang Nuan followed Wei Wangzeng and changed the subject: "I wonder if the King of Wei can build more city walls?"

Wei Wangzeng nodded immediately: "General Pang, follow me!"

Following Wei Wangzeng into the city, Pang Nuan saw a large number of civilians busy in Daliang City.

"The fire here is not strong enough, how can we dig the ground?"

"Don't be afraid of the heat! Dig while burning, the harder you burn, the deeper you can dig, don't stop!"

"Hey! Ha! Hi! Hit hard!"

It is still cold now. In order to dig out the clay for building the city, the laborers have to use firewood to start the fire, increase the temperature of the clay and then dig it out.

The dug clay was transported to the bottom of the city wall, and the craftsmen added lime soil, sand and limestone according to the proportion and mixed them evenly, and finally poured them into the wooden frame that had been embedded in the inner wall of the city wall.

After tamping, the Daliang city wall was tamped thicker.

King Zeng of Wei said loudly: "General Pang said that the Qin army has catapults that can destroy the city walls. Please make the city walls thicker for defense."

"I will order all the civilians in Daliang City and the surrounding villages to come to build the city, intending to make the walls of Daliang City at least twice as thick."

"General Pang, do you think that the Qin army's catapults can break our Daliang City!"

Looking at the city wall that is twice as thick as the wall of Xiuyu City and is still getting thicker, Pang Nuan finally felt relieved.

But even with such a strong city, Pang Nuan didn't think it could last too long under the Qin army's catapults.

Pang Nuan bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Daliang City is strong."

"But sitting and waiting to die is not a way to win the battle."

"The foreign minister will lead the Zhao army to camp outside the city and form a pincer attack with Daliang City!"

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On the other side.

After thoroughly checking the entire city of Xiuyu City and confirming that there were no more enemy troops, Ba Fu climbed up the relatively intact East City Gate Tower.

After kicking off the Wei national flag on the city gate tower, Bafu planted the Qin Xuanniao flag on the highest point of the city gate tower and shouted proudly:

"Great Qin will win! General will win!"

After more than a month of fierce fighting, the Qin Xuanniao flag finally flew over Xiuyu City!

The battle of Xiuyu City was a great victory, and even the firemen in the army could be rewarded.

So all the Qin troops inside and outside the city shouted excitedly:

"Great Qin will win! General will win!"

Amid the cheers that almost overturned the city, Ying Chengjiao rode his horse into the city.

Looking at the collapsed city walls and the stones scattered on the ground, Ying Chengjiao's eyes were complicated.

For Ying Chengjiao, this was the longest battle he had ever fought, and also the most stressful one.

In order to win this battle, Ying Chengjiao did everything he could.

Now, this battle has finally ended with victory!

Thousands of words gathered in his heart, and finally turned into a sigh: "How difficult this battle is!"

Meng Wu's mouth twitched slightly.

This battle is difficult?

For siege battles that often take years, this battle can be considered a quick battle, okay!

In addition, Ying Chengjiao and Meng Wu took turns commanding in this battle. They could rest for every day they worked. The combined working time was not even as long as when they were in the court.

Why is it difficult?

The one who is really difficult is Pang Nuan, right!

Resisting the desire to complain, Meng Wu asked with a smile: "General, do you want to recruit local civilians to repair the city wall?"

The wall of Xiuyu City can be said to be completely ruined.

If it is not renovated, Xiuyu City will be in a state of almost no protection, and the safety level will be almost zero.

But Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "Repairing Xiuyu City is something to be considered after the war."

"Don't forget the purpose of our army's expedition this time!"

Meng Wu restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Involve Zhao's troops."

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly: "Yes, the soldiers can cheer for the capture of Xiuyu City."

"But you and I should not be distracted by Xiuyu City."

"Because our army is not here to destroy the city, but to involve as many Zhao troops as possible!"

"Now the Zhao army has only 50,000 troops and is dragged into the battlefield of Wei State. This is a failure for you and me."

"If the 50,000 Zhao troops run back to the battlefield of Zhao State, this battle will still be a failure even if you capture Xiuyu City!"

Looking to the east, Ying Chengjiao ordered in a deep voice: "Send a message to Chaoge."

"Order the magistrate of Chaoge County to immediately send officials to take over Xiuyu City."

"Send a message to the whole army."

"After three days of rest, set out for Daliang City!"