Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 123
Out of trust in each other, Qin Wangzheng and Wang Jian hugged each other tightly, their brows brimming with joy.

One month later, the stirrups and saddles of one hundred thousand war horses were finished. Wang Jian put on his battle armor himself, raised his arms and shouted in the neat and quiet team: "The six winds, the nine states are the same, it is the general trend!"

"The Chu army doesn't know the situation, and intends to prevent the king from sweeping the world and laying the foundation for the world!"

"Since you are stubbornly resisting and lingering on your last breath, then my Daqin cavalry will trample it down!"

As soon as these words came out, one hundred thousand cavalrymen, holding long halberds and long swords at their waists, shouted in unison.

"Tread the ground!"

"Tamp down the Chu army!"

"Tape the Kingdom of Chu!"

The sound was louder than the waves, and the morale of the whole staff was high. The rumbling [-] troops rectified their soldiers and horses, rushing towards the hinterland of Chu State like a torrent.

The 13 troops fighting on the front line have already incorporated all the Chu land west of Chengfu into the territory of Qin State, and the [-] cavalry are as if there is no one in the land.

On the way, the army led by Wang Jian also met Ma Xing, the general of supplies, and Zhang Han, the general of ordnance.

After getting on the horse and experiencing it himself, Zhang Han couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "There is something wrong, the Qin army will surely penetrate deep into the hinterland of Chu, capture King Chu You alive, and present his head to the king!"

With Wang Jian's consent, Ma Xing drove his horse forward for a long distance, and then reluctantly dismounted.

"How does the general feel?"

Wang Jian asked.

Ma Xing cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Under these two pieces of equipment, Qin Jun is like pointing at his arms, no one can lose it, and he has no right not to lose to King Zhao Wuling's iron cavalry!"

Even Ma Xing said with emotion: "If there was such a thing during the eradication of Zhao, why use countermeasures?"

Wang Jian was taken aback when he heard this. If there were stirrups and saddles at that time, the Zhao army led by Li Mu would definitely not be the opponent of the Qin army, let alone defeat the Qin army.

With these two things, why use that treacherous official Guo Kai in the battle to destroy Zhao?

But those were just a passing moment. Now that the army has regrouped, it is ready to start fighting Chu.

After a simple conversation, Wang Jian did not dare to neglect, and ordered the soldiers of the three armies to mount their horses and rush to the front line.

Zhang Han and Ma Xing looked at each other and smiled.

Seeing the soldiers galloping away on a thousand-mile horse, their bodies still maintaining their balance, the two felt more at ease.

Zhang Han was even more pleased and said: "It seems that the general has created an artifact that benefits the country and the people!"

In the eyes of the two, Qin Wangzheng lived in the deep palace for a long time, even if he stepped out of the palace, he only went to Shanglinyuan to hunt, and he hardly went abroad too far.

However, Qin Wangzheng was like a private visit to the people in a micro-service, sympathetic to the people and soldiers, and successively created several artifacts that benefited the country and the people.

This time, it was a whim to build saddles and stirrups for military warfare.

Just by looking at it, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry has been significantly improved.

In addition, due to the use of stirrups and saddles, the Qin army was able to swing a halberd and gallop across the battlefield as if walking on flat ground in Chu, almost without worrying about falling!

This time, one hundred thousand cavalry will be able to kill Xiang Yan's army. It seems that the battle to destroy Chu will end with the Qin army's overall victory in a short time.

Zhang Han and Ma Xing also transported food, supplies, and siege equipment to Chengfu City to support the front line.

After [-] days of fighting, the defense armaments in the city have been exhausted.

In the first few days, the Chu army launched three violent attacks. At that time, the morale of the Chu army was high, and they rushed to the city wall like a wolf. Several big pits came.

Immediately afterwards, rows of bamboo ladders followed one after another like black clouds. The Qin army on the city wall held shields to resist the stone throwing, and there was also a Chu army who brandished a halberd and stabbed to death on the city wall.

The Qin army had just suffered a defeat, and their morale was low. Fortunately, Li Xin put on armor and went into battle to boost morale, so he could resist the three fierce attacks of the Chu army.

After that, the vigor of the Chu army had been worn down by the Qin army, and they stood firm outside the city and stopped fighting.

On the city wall of the father of the city, it was as quiet as a cicada, and the Qin army was trembling, trying to figure out the Chu army's plot.

But for ten days in a row, the Chu army did not attack again, as if they were in a static state.

The scouts who went to investigate the military situation reported that the Chu army was training as before, but Xiang Yan was nowhere to be seen.

After Li Xin listened, his brows were tightly frowned, as if he was sitting on pins and needles, he began to deduce that the Chu army had already bypassed the city father and penetrated deep into the state of Qin?
But there was no news about the few cities west of the city father, which made Li Xin confused.

Meng Tian ordered the defenders of the city to strengthen the city wall and try to maintain the safety of the city.

But today, Xiang Yan's military flag was inserted into the Chu State's barracks again. It turned out that the food and grass of the 40 troops of Chu State were almost eaten up, and there was no more military food.

In the past few days, Xiang Yan went to Shouchun City to ask for military rations, but when Xiang Yan came back, she was downcast, and it seemed that she hadn't succeeded.

The treasury of Chu State was empty, and it was no longer possible to maintain the 30 troops on the front line. Therefore, Xiang Yan ordered: "The whole army attacks the city, and the city must be broken before sunset!"

Forced to have no choice but to launch a fierce attack on the defenders in the city, 40 troops were urgently mobilized and rushed to Chengfu City.

After several days of tough battles, the Chu army was exhausted, and their vigor was quickly wiped out by the Qin army. After eating the only remaining rations, they were already hungry and completely lacked the spirit of the whole army to fight.

Xiang Yan raised his arms outside the city and shouted: "Soldiers of the three armies, there are excellent stones in the city, enough for 40 people to eat!"

"Brothers of the Xiang family, follow me, Xiang Yan, into the city and seize food and grass!"

"Soldiers from the Jing, Zhao, and Qu tribes, follow behind and break the city with us!"

Encouraged by Xiang Yan, the Chu army once again dragged their exhausted bodies to the battlefield.

After the boulder bombarded the city wall of the father of the city, the Chu army attacked again.

Li Xin looked at the dark Chu army outside the city, and gasped, even Meng Tian couldn't help shivering.

Qin Jun's face was ashen, and he was completely dumbfounded. It seemed that Xiang Yan decided to attack by force!
Li Xin brandished his long spear, and said with cold eyes, "The Qin army is condescending on the city wall, and it will definitely catch the Chu army by surprise!"

"Since the Chu army is here to die, we will accompany you to the end!"

"Your Majesty has already sent a hundred thousand troops to reinforce, led by General Wang Jian himself, will arrive soon, hold on!"

Upon hearing Wang Jian leading the army, a smile appeared on the stiff old faces of the soldiers of the three armies, and their gloomy eyeballs brightened instantly.

Meng Tian wiped his blood-stained face with his collar, and watched the densely packed Chu army still stand upright, brandishing their spears and howling.

In the first three attacks, the Qin army lost 35 light cavalry and [-] heavy armored infantry, leaving only [-] in the city. It was as difficult as climbing the sky to confront the [-] Chu army outside the city.

In an instant, the city father raised dust all over the sky in the distance, and after the dust cleared, the "Qin" flag with white characters on a black background was hunting in the air, and the war drums rang through the sky like a huge thunder, and the sound of horseshoes came one after another, even the earth was shocked. shock.

The Chu army, who was approaching the city father city, was stunned. After the scouts informed that it was the reinforcements of the Qin army, the Chu army's face changed in an uproar, and his eyes widened weakly.

Under the leadership of Wang Jian, the Qin army plunged straight into the Chu army like a sharp spear.

(End of this chapter)