Chapter 748 Watch Me Use a Strong Dose of Medicine to Force Out Wu Anjun! The Fire Cupping Jar Makes Its Debut on the Battlefield!

Seeing two Zhao troops charging towards the Qin army from afar, Ying Chengjiao tapped his horse's back with his fingers, his eyes showing dissatisfaction: "Only two troops were sent to attack me?"

"Who is in charge of the Zhao army? Why are they so timid!"

Not only did I deploy my troops in one place, I even pushed the catapults to the front line.

What a good opportunity!

Such a good opportunity, but you still don't dare to take a risk? !

Fortunately, the Zhao army still made some moves after all, and Ying Chengjiao's preparations were not wasted.

Ying Chengjiao ordered solemnly: "Order the commander Qiang Huai to intercept the troops of Zhao commander Ma Fuchao and retreat while fighting."

"Order the commander Meng Nan's troops to go around to the north."

"Order the commander Wang Pan's troops to retreat slowly!"

Seeing the Qin army's catapults retreating, Fei Chong was anxious and shouted anxiously: "Pass on my order!"

"All troops speed up and move forward!"

While shouting, Fei Chong also drove his warhorse forward, pressing forward from the middle to the front.

Although the catapults were equipped with wheels and could move, they were still far slower than the speed of the soldiers running wildly.

Under the full speed of Fei Chong's troops, they soon approached the Qin army's catapults before the catapults withdrew to the Qin army's formation!

Fat Chong's eyes were filled with unstoppable joy, and he shouted loudly: "Order the left and right divisions to stop the Qin army!"

"The rear division stabilizes the formation, and the middle division fires crossbow arrows."

"The front division listens to my orders, and I will destroy the Qin army's catapults!"

"Kill!"

Pointing the long halberd in his hand, Fat Chong's front troops speeded up again and charged towards Ying Chengjiao's troops!

Further back, a large number of crossbow arrows flew into the sky and smashed down in the direction of the Qin army's catapults.

With his eyes fixed on the distance between the two armies, Ying Chengjiao suddenly shouted: "Order the troops of Captain Wang Pan to speed up the retreat!"

"Order the troops of Captain Meng Tian and Captain Xiao Tu to attack from both sides!"

The soldiers of the baggage camp pushed the catapults with all their strength, and ran back regardless of anything.

But the two troops lined up on the east and west sides of the baggage camp quietly took steps and attacked the chasing Fei Chong from the side!

Seeing this, Sima Shang hurriedly shouted: "Sound the gong!"

"Order the troops of Captain Fei Chong and Captain Ma Fuchao to retreat immediately."

"Order the troops of Captain Fei Li to reinforce the troops of Captain Fei Chong!"

The sound of the bronze gong resounded through the battlefield.

Fei Chong looked back in confusion.

But seeing the flags on the top of the city waving, Fei Chong quickly ordered: "Pass on my order, retreat!"

Xiao Tu was immediately angry: "How can you come and go as you please in my Qin army?"

"Soldiers, chase! Charge!"

The strong legs trained in Chu carried Xiao Tu and Meng Tian's soldiers to accelerate again, biting the front troops of Fei Chong tightly.

But even though the Qin soldiers were determined to chase, they only cut off hundreds of heads.

The remaining Zhao army had already escaped faster with the help of their comrades behind them!

For a moment, Ying Chengjiao was even more speechless.

Although Ying Chengjiao had already prepared an ambush, Fei Chong's troops had just stepped into the ambush, and Ma Fuchao's troops had not even approached the ambush.

As a result, the Zhao army ran away? !

Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but mutter: "Is the Zhao army cowardly, or vigilant, or is it trying to lure our army deeper?"

"Is Zhao Wu'an Jun hiding in the city and secretly commanding the Zhao army?"

Whether Li Mu is in Handan City has a clear impact on Ying Chengjiao's overall strategy.

But after thinking for a long time, Ying Chengjiao still couldn't figure it out.

Until Fei Chong's troops retreated back to Handan City, Ying Chengjiao finally made up his mind and said solemnly: "Order the whole army to cancel the rest and prepare for a decisive battle."

"Guafu, take my order to the baggage camp to get 15 carts of oil and deliver them to the commander Wang Pan!"

"Peng Cheng, you personally lead your comrades into Wang Pan's army and build fire pots on the spot!"

The battle situation did not give Ying Chengjiao room for mercy.

If the commander of the Zhao army was cowardly, he should have used a strong medicine to force the Zhao army out.

If Li Mu was secretly commanding the Zhao army, he could only use a strong medicine to force Li Mu out!

At the same time.

Guo Kai and other Zhao officials looked at Sima Shang with puzzlement.

Guo Kai asked directly: "Why did Captain Sima order our army to attack the Qin army first, and then call off the troops?"

"I thought that if we could destroy the Qin army's catapults, it would be worth it even if we paid a heavy price."

"However, our army not only did not gain anything from this attack, but also lost hundreds of soldiers!"

"What is the point of this attack?"

Sima Shang replied calmly: "Our army's gain was to force the Qin army's catapults to retreat several miles."

"The Qin army's catapults can certainly be pushed, but it takes a lot of time to push them. time."

"Our army can delay the Qin army's catapults attacking our city for a while if we harass them once."

"As long as the delay is long enough, our army can wait for reinforcements from various cities!"

"And after repeated harassments, the Qin army will definitely relax their vigilance."

"If the Qin army is slack, our army can not only destroy all the Qin army's catapults in one fell swoop, but also expand the results of the battle and severely damage the Qin army!"

"What do you think of this arrangement of the last general?"

Even if the Zhao army is stronger than the Qin army in this battle, the Zhao army is still the defender.

But Sima Shang's best solution is still to wait for reinforcements from various cities to attack.

This strategy is not brilliant, but it is indeed the safest.

Guo Kai pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "General Sima is worthy of being a general that General Cong has high hopes for."

"This strategy is very good!"

Sima Shang looked at Guo Kai and said with a sarcastic smile: "If so, I will feel at ease."

"Fortunately, this battle took place in Handan. If you have any questions, you can ask me in person."

"If this battle took place in Wu'an City, I don't know if I would be recalled to Handan City for the death of hundreds of soldiers."

"In the end, he disappeared!"

It has been nearly ten days since Sima Shang arrived in Handan City. Even though Sima Shang repeatedly stated that he was no match for Ying Chengjiao, Sima Shang still could not see Li Mu's figure, and even could not hear any news about Li Mu.

Sima Shang could not help but feel desperate and believed that Li Mu had been killed!

If it were not for his loyalty to Zhao State and the responsibility entrusted by Li Mu, Zhao Cong, Li Kuo and others, Sima Shang would not have defended Handan City. Sima Shang even wanted to surrender to the enemy and kill this pair of tyrants and treacherous prime ministers on the spot!

Guo Kai's face darkened, and he lowered his voice but said seriously: "I know Wu'an Jun's ability very well, and I know how important Wu'an Jun is to our Great Zhao at this critical moment."

"Although I summoned Wu'an Jun to return to Handan, I have no intention of harming Wu'an Jun."

"Wu'an Jun's disappearance has nothing to do with me!"

Guo Kai said this very sincerely!

However, Sima Shang just said coldly: "Since the Prime Minister said so, how dare I not believe it!"

"Otherwise I'm afraid..."

Halfway through his words, Sima Shang suddenly stopped talking, looking at the Qin army's catapults that continued to move forward after passing the previous stop, and shouted solemnly: "All soldiers leave the city gate tower immediately!"

Sima Shang thought that the target of the Qin army's catapults had changed from the city wall to the city gate tower.

But what Sima Shang didn't expect was that the Qin army's catapults were still moving forward!

Although Sima Shang didn't know why Ying Chengjiao wanted the catapult to continue moving forward, Sima Shang knew that any changes on the battlefield that could not be controlled by him would eventually become factors that were unfavorable to him!

Sima Shang immediately shouted: "Order the two divisions of Captain Zhao Ke and Captain Fei Li to surround the Qin army's catapults from the left and right sides."

"The defenders of the north wall of Xiaobei City prepare for battle, and the crossbowmen are ready!"

"Please ask Chunping Jun to lead his troops to the west gate and be ready for battle at all times!"

Under Sima Shang's puzzled and nervous gaze, the Qin army's catapults moved all the way to the end of the Zhao army's crossbow arrows' range before stopping.

Captain Wang Pan rode his horse between the catapults, looking back and forth vigilantly, and shouted orders: "Everyone, watch out!"

"Anyone who knocks over a pottery jar will be executed immediately, and all the people will be punished!"

"Anyone who starts a fire without orders will be executed immediately, and all the people will be punished!"

"All units will immediately drive the cattle and horses to prepare for the siege!"

Under the pull of a large number of cattle and horses, the poles of the twenty catapults were pressed down together.

A large number of Qin army baggage soldiers carefully put the pottery jars into the bamboo baskets at the end of the poles.

After confirming that all units were following orders, Wang Pan bowed solemnly to Peng Cheng: "Doctor Peng, thank you for your hard work."

Peng Cheng bowed in return: "It's my job."

The five family soldiers led by Peng Cheng walked to an open area and put down the backpacks behind them.

Under Wang Pan's curious eyes, Peng Cheng first took out a pottery jar filled with reed tassels, saltpeter, sulfur and gravel.

Then he carefully took out a stick-like object with a pine branch as the inner core and dozens of layers of first-generation Chang'an paper tightly wrapped on the outside, and put it on the torch to light it.

Another family soldier took out a bamboo expander with a cone-shaped head from the backpack and inserted it into the pottery jar.

When the full pottery jar was expanded into a cylindrical space, Peng Cheng immediately stuffed the slowly burning paper into the gap, and another family soldier immediately covered the lid of the pottery jar and tied the pottery jar and the lid tightly with a hemp rope.

Peng Cheng held the pottery jar with both hands, handed it to Wang Pan with a serious face, and solemnly reminded: "This thing is fragile, don't be careless, so as not to accidentally hurt our comrades."

"Put this thing in the basket when the catapult is about to be launched!"

Wang Pan hurriedly took the pottery jar with both hands and nodded vigorously: "This general knows it!"

Knowing that this matter is of great importance, Wang Pan did not dare to hand the pottery jar to ordinary soldiers.

Whenever a pottery jar was finished, Wang Pan would personally hand it over to his own soldiers, and let them stand beside the bamboo basket of the catapult with pottery jars in their hands, ready for battle.

When twenty pottery jars were finished, the soldiers of the baggage camp had already loaded the bamboo baskets.

Wang Pan took a breath and shouted in a deep voice: "All troops, listen to my order!"

"Put the fire pots in the baskets!"

Seeing the twenty pottery jars carefully placed in the baskets, Wang Pan ordered again with a little urgency:

"Throw!"

The captains of each car had already aimed their long halberds at the greased copper pins.

Hearing this order, the twenty car captains thrust out their long halberds without hesitation, making the halberd tips point steadily and accurately on the copper pins!

The copper pins came out of the nest, and the tip rod suddenly rose under the action of the lever, driving the top bamboo basket to slide through a semicircle.

The sixty pottery jars in the bamboo basket slid out a perfect parabola under the force, flew over the defenders and the city wall.

Finally, they disappeared in Xiaobei City!