Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

What's more, Pang Nuan is now responsible for guarding the west of Zhao Guo. Qin Wangchu doesn't think Pang Nuan is stronger than Li Mu.

In this way, Wang Jian, who can draw with Li Mu, might be able to defeat Pang Nuan!

Qin Wangchu looked at Wang Jian, with an extremely earnest encouragement: ""General Wang Jian, this time, the widow and Da Qin are all up to you!"

Chapter 897 Unfavorable start? (third update)

Qi State, Li Xiacheng.

This city can be regarded as a relatively famous city within the Qi State.

It is famous, but it is not the core city of Qi, and it has not reached the level of "five capitals".

The five capitals are the five largest cities in the state of Qi, and they are also the hubs of the five major regions of the state of Qi.

Since Gaotang and Pinglu were occupied by Zhao State, Qi State now has only three capitals.

For the size of a city, Li Mu actually doesn't have much idea.

But there is one thing Li Mu is very conceptual.

"Can this city be blown up?" Li Mu asked a Zhao country craftsman beside him.

Yes, then this siege battle is very simple.

No, that would be trickier.

Due to the importance and particularity of gunpowder, a small army of craftsmen has become the standard configuration of Zhao's army, and the leader of these craftsmen, the Zhao country's master craftsman standing next to Li Mu, can even decide how Zhao's army will fight.

Looking at the Lixia city wall in front of him, Master Zhao frowned, and then said: "General, Lixia City is also a big city in Qi State. Judging from the information sent back by Hu Yiwei, if the people of Qi State are right The city wall has been strengthened, so the thunder that shakes the sky may not be effective."

As the so-called army does not use intelligence first, with the strength of Zhao Guo, Hu Yiwei has also become more powerful and active. It is not difficult at all to get the data of the city wall.

Li Mu thought for a while, and said: "Just give it a try. "

This so-called try is not easy.

After all, if you want to dig pits and mines under the noses of the defenders, you will definitely have to pay a price.

Zhao Jun's price was eight days and nearly [-] lives.

Five days were spent filling up the moat, and three days were spent digging pits and laying mines.

These two thousand lives were not paid only when filling the moat and digging pits and laying mines, but also included Zhao Jun's siege casualties in other directions.

Li Mu's idea is also very simple, if he can directly break through Lixia City, then there is no need to waste the precious Thunderbolt.

After all, Zhao Jun and Qi Jun have a great psychological advantage. It is well known that Zhao Guo has always been the sufferer of Qi State.

But this time, the fierceness of the Qi people's resistance was beyond Li Mu's expectation.

Zhao Jun's offensive was repeatedly frustrated, and even one of the soldiers rushed to the top of the city, and was about to open a gap to break through the city, but was killed by the Qi people's frenzied counterattack.

According to the previous battles between the Zhao army and the Qi army, whether it is a siege or a field battle, once the Qi army is opened a gap, it should be followed by escape and collapse.

"These Qi people, could it be that they have taken medicine?" Li Mu was a little puzzled.

This was Li Mu's first time commanding an army of 20 troops independently, and the result seemed to be a bit unfavorable.

For a moment, he even had some doubts in his heart. Could it be that he is really not the material to command an infantry army?

But this suspicion was immediately dispelled by Li Mu as soon as it appeared.

Any peerless star must first have peerless self-confidence.

Only with self-confidence can he make the calmest and wisest judgment at the most critical and critical moment, thus leading his army to the end of victory.

Li Mu's self-confidence does not allow him to doubt his own military strategy and his command art.

That being the case, it must be something wrong with the Qi people.

Li Mu thought about it, and felt that it was impossible for the people of Qi to improve their equipment or the quality of their commanders in such a short period of time, and the people stationed in Lixia City were not the main force of Qi.

Then there is only one reason.

Morale, or morale.

Li Mu found the person in charge of Hu Yiwei who was with the army, and got the information after some communication.

Sure enough, just before Zhao Jun's attack, a new doctor city guard came to Li Xiacheng.

The new Lixia doctor is named Zhou Yang, who is the younger brother of Zhou Fen, the current prime minister of Qi.

Zhou Fen is an out-and-out anti-Zhao faction, so Zhou Yang was sent by Zhou Fen, and his position is self-evident.

It is obvious that Zhou Yang has some ability to be sent to this bridgehead to fight against Zhao Jun as a doctor.

Only relying on the 1 troops Zhou Fen gave him and the support of Li Xiacheng's soldiers and civilians, Zhou Yang firmly blocked Li Mu's attack.

Fortunately, the gunpowder is ready at this time.

炸!

With Li Mu's order, the entire city was shaken.

The city wall collapsed and collapsed into a big slope.

Zhao Jun's soldiers swarmed along the slope and entered the city.

Seeing this scene, Li Mu couldn't help but smile.

After half an hour, the smile on the corner of Li Mu's mouth gradually disappeared.

Lixia City still hasn't been captured!

"What's going on?" Li Mu's temples throbbed non-stop when he said these words.

The walls of the city are broken, but the city still can't be taken down

You must know that in terms of military strength, the Zhao army is twenty times that of the Qi army!

Could it be that the people of Qi are all heavenly soldiers and generals, and it is impossible for one to fight twenty?

The answer is actually quite simple.

"Great Commander, there is another city wall inside the city wall! We were blocked by that city wall, and the Qi people shot arrows at us from above. We suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw!"

Only then did Li Mu understand.