Chapter 66 Instructions
The hammers of the catapults continued day and night. The Chu army outside the city felt boring and mechanical, but the Qin people in the city felt fear and despair. Yesterday, a large piece of the city wall collapsed again, but the Chu army, like more than ten days ago, did not rush in, so that the careful arrangements in the city were useless. It seems that the Chu army's intention was very clear, and they had to wait until the gap was completely opened before they could attack the city.
In the dim light of the county magistrate's office, in front of the county magistrate's armor, the county magistrate summoned officers above the town commander to enter and make the final arrangement.
"Our wife and sons are all in Nanjun. If we surrender, we will definitely be in charge. Is it okay to exchange our death for our wife? "The county magistrate was the old Qian leader in Guanzhong. During the battle of Changping, he was appointed as the Duke and the county magistrate. He looked at the five hundred lords from the five hundred lords, and then saw the five hundred lords from the three thousand Qin soldiers. They may all die here tomorrow.
"But." Under his gaze, dozens of Tuns breathed a long sigh and replied.
The heads of the Tunchang are mostly Xinqian leaders, so it is not surprising that this answer is. The five hundred masters sitting in front of him looked calm, and one of them was muffled: "Eat the king's fortune, and be loyal to the king. I had to live for more than twenty years without the hand of Zhao people back then."
"Good!" I feel at ease with the 500-ranking county magistrates. Like the thousands of Qin soldiers back then, they are all loyal to the king and all loyal to the Qin State. "Today, the city will be destroyed. When the people of Jing enter the city, they will die without fighting; if they fight, they will die, and they will fight for it. We will pass on our military order: From today on, the whole army will eat meat and give wine, and think it will be a battle."
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"Shaxian's city wall has been broken, and you asked for battle several times but did not allow it, why?" At the same time, Xiong Jing was also instructing officers above the Chu army. With the gaze of thirty-two soldiers, eight brigade commanders, two division commanders, and forty-four pairs of eyes, he said bluntly without shyness. "Someone once said that the Chu army was slim and not flattering. We, the people of Chu, did not act based on principles, but on emotions; they did not follow the principle, but on change; they did not act based on virtue, but on heroism; they did not use common sense, but on genius; they did not think too much, but on good thoughts, but on indulge in nature.
Military affairs are cold and heartless things. If the temperament is useful, why do you need regulations? If you can do it in a straightforward manner, why do you need to calculate the temple? If you are invincible in your personal courage, why do you need to arrange it?
If you are not flattery, what is a strong teacher? Xinping Jun said: If you don’t see a strong teacher, you need to see a defeat. If you win, each teacher will be the same. If you lose, the strength is different. Why? A strong teacher’s heart is like a rock, and a soldier is like a brother, and he will not be happy about victory or worry about defeat. Fighting is like a craftsman casting a mold, like a farmer plowing a field, like a weaving girl spinning a yarn, and everything is customized. If you fail, it is the skill that is not as good as the skill; if you fail, it is the flaws of the war; if you fail, it is the cooperation error. If you fail, it is the mistake of today, it is the mistake of tomorrow, and the mistake of tomorrow will be changed tomorrow, and it will be like the day of the day, and it will be rising day by day.
If the weak army is not the case, the winner will be ecstatic, and the loser will be very sad. If the Qin people order people to be like Chu Song in the next day, what will the king be? If the Qin people win again and again, what will the king be like? If the Qin people drive their fathers and wives to do shields, what will the king be like?
Since we are in the array, we should eliminate our own bravery and advance and retreat with the entire army; when we are doing military affairs, we should ask how the temple is, how the war is, how the tactics are, how to cooperate, rather than relying on passionate courage. In this battle, the warriors should control themselves, and the viewers should understand themselves."
There are few such long-term discussions. The Lord of Luyang has always wanted to invite Xiong Jing to the military academy, and Xiong Jing has always refused. But this time, he has been with Ying Shi for a long time, and Xiong Jing can increasingly feel the problems in the core of Ying Shi. However, institutionalization and regularization are not achieved overnight. This requires the cultivation of a very axial and very axial military officer group like Prussia.
"King?" Xiong Jing seemed to have finished speaking, but he was still standing there, so Deng Sui didn't know if he had anything to say.
"The unspoken words have been finished." Xiong Jing said. "Siege the city."
"Siege the city!" The brigade commander, who was still thinking about the king's words, was still a little dazed in his mind. Several brigade commanders who had never read even did not understand what the king was saying. How could there be so many things to pay attention to when fighting and killing enemies? After receiving the order, they finally restored their true nature as soldiers, shouted at Xiong Jing, "I will accept the order" and then left the account and rushed to the headquarters.
‘Dongdongdongdongdongdongdong…’ At noon, the trencher finally smashed the last small section of the city wall. The wall collapsed and the dust dissipated. The entire Shaxian City was exposed at the breakout. The Qin army guarding the city lined up after the breakout, forming a strong array, as if they were going to fight the Chu army to death.
It was originally a small town that was easy to capture, but the scolding from Xiong Jing was repeated again and again. Yang Wei, who had long been unhappy in his heart, shouted loudly when he saw the Qin army: "Attack!"
"Attack--!" the soldiers shouted. They walked forward with their spears. Although their faces were red with excitement, they still had military laws and regulations. They did not rush forward in a swarm, but took neat steps and slowly moved forward.
The Chu soldiers moved forward, and the Qin soldiers at the breaking corner lived and retreated. After half of the Chu soldiers entered the city, two Qin soldiers suddenly rushed out on both sides that were invisible to the breaking corner and attacked the flanks of the Chu army. The Qin soldiers who had originally retreated immediately stopped and attacked the Chu army from three sides.
"King?" The two soldiers and Chu troops had a thirty meters wide, about the width of the broken wall. Outside the city, they could only hear the shouts and killing inside, and there was no sign of the situation inside the city. Deng Sui felt something was different when he heard the sound and didn't know what to do.
"The general is outside, and the king will not accept the order." Xiong Jing shook his head. He could scold the generals of the Ying army, but he could not roughly interfere with their command. But he said so, but his heart was still hanging. However, the city was too narrow and the soil was fine. Under the trampling of the two armies in the battle, the wall was dusty and could not be seen.
Xiong Jing was worried that the Chu soldiers who entered Shaxian City were suddenly robbed and killed on three sides. At first, they were a little at a loss, but the spear formation could have been attacked from all sides. The spears in the hands of the soldiers were laid flat, and the Qin army rushing over did not take advantage. However, the dust that was stomping during the battle was really annoying. Many Qin soldiers rolled under the spear and began to fight with short spears, forcing the spearmen on the outside to abandon the spear to draw the sword and fight in close combat.
"Run!" Yang Wei led the way and rushed to the front. The Chu army stuck at the brink could not be deployed, and the subsequent troops could not be invested. Therefore, it is more important than stabilizing the array to advance. As long as the Qin army is defeated forward and the Chu army of the two divisions rushed into the city, the subsequent battle will be without any suspense.
"The general has his order, and the spear will rush the spear!" The elder of the soldiers understood the meaning of Yang Wei and directly ordered the spear to rush the spear.
"Run!" The front row of giant spears had been raised high, and even if there was no distance to rush the spear, the spearmen rushed forward. Countless Qin soldiers were pierced, and the spearmen who rushed out did not entangle with the Qin soldiers too much, and then avoided to both sides.
"Running—!" The first wave of spearmen rushed out, followed by the second, then the third, and the fourth. After the fourth spearmen rushed out, the Qin army's blocking was meaningless, because the subsequent spearmen followed closely and the city wall was broken. The Chu army outside the city was pouring into Shaxian City like a tide, and the three thousand Qin troops retreated in an instant.
"Report to the king, the Qin army is defeated." The military officer was injured on his leg and could not protect his body with a ring of armor. It was too heavy to wear a set of chain mail.
"Shank you." It stagnated a little when entering the city, but it quickly defeated the Qin army's tenacious resistance without causing too many casualties. Xiong Jing could not find any problems with such a battle. "Don't kill women and children."
"I will not kill women and children." The military officer agreed heavily and quickly turned around. When he went, the county magistrate's mansion in the city suddenly caught fire. Apart from the county magistrate's mansion, fires also ignited in other buildings, and cries came occasionally.
"It should be the Qin people in Guanzhong." The Chu army did not rush into the inner city, and the fire was released by the Qin army. Seeing this scene, Xiong Jing naturally remembered the Qin army that was burned to death in the Battle of Jiyi. Those old Qin soldiers who participated in the Battle of Changping were the most ruthless and would rather die than surrender.
"The Qin people were vicious and would rather burn their people than let me get it." The Right Shi had seen many wars, and Taixu sighed when he saw this.
"Qin people?" Xiong Jing shook his head, and did not resist under the harsh government. What is the difference between living and dying?
"Please order someone to save him." The fire became louder and louder, and the crying became more and more urgent. Shaxian City was small, and even against the north wind, some sounds could be heard in the position Xiong Jing occupied. Zuo Shi immediately spoke out when he heard the sound, but Xiong Jing refused to answer.
Zuo Shi said again, Xiong Jingcai said: "How can we save each other when the broken enemy is not clear?"
"King, there may be people from Chu in Shaxian City." Zuo Shi could only change his statement.
"If you see a woman and a child in the fire, you can save him." Xiong Jing ordered Deng Sui. He had no love for the Qin people, so he did not strictly order the Chu army to be rescued. Zuo Shi watched the military officers go to the city to pass the orders, and dared not make any more requests.
After more than an hour, the battle in the city ended. When Xiong Jing entered the city, he not only saw the bodies of Qin soldiers scattered everywhere in the city, but also smelled the burnt smell of human flesh, just like the burnt smell of Chen Ying back then. When he arrived in the inner city, there were more than a thousand undead women and children. These people cried and had no idea what fate they would be waiting for.
"I have fulfilled my mission and have already defeated Shaxian." The two soldiers led by Yang Feng were the vanguards, and the remaining soldiers came from the Xicheng Division. When he and the prison officer saw Xiong Jing coming, they immediately stepped forward and bowed and returned to their orders.
"How many casualties?" Xiong Jing looked happy. He felt that the casualties in such a battle should not exceed three%.
"Please look at the king." The numbers have been counted. Shi Sima did not explicitly say the numbers, and only handed the numbers to Xiong Jing.
"Yeah." Within the expected number of casualties, Xiong Jing's stern face finally loosened a little. "Outside the whistle, you can reward the entire army."
"Thank you, King!" Master Ying started eating meat very early, but rewards are different from eating meat. Rewards are wine. The price of millet remains high, so the alcohol tax is also added. After deciding to accumulate millet this year, some counties and towns began to buy wine with tickets, and it is difficult to get wine tickets. When it comes to rewards, nobles like Yang Wei also began to swallow their saliva.
"King, what about the surrendered soldiers?" After the Qin army was defeated, some people surrendered. The prison guards did not know whether these people were killed or not.
"A man from Qin or a man from Chu?" Xiong Jing asked.
"There are people from Nanjun who also speak Chu language." Lao Cheng said.
Chapter completed!