The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Chapter 122

Zhou Borui led his army to the city of Zitong. From the garrison commander on the upper floor to the dense army of the State of Zhu below, the city of Zitong was already terrified!

The garrison commander of Zitong hurriedly asked the priest beside him: "Master Priest, please go and ask the gods to send down the plague and let the army of the State of Zhu retreat!"

The priest was also very scared when he saw the army of the State of Zhu below. It seemed that he changed his mind and thought that no matter how much the four countries in Bashu fought, they would not hurt the priests. Instead, they would worship them highly. The priest said: "I will go out of the city to persuade them to withdraw!"

The garrison commander heard that the priest was going to go out in person and hurriedly said: "Then I'll leave it to the priest!"

Just when Zhou Borui was about to order a camp to be set up nearby, he suddenly saw the city gate opened and a priest came out with hundreds of followers.

The priest walked to the front of Zhou Borui's chariot and said, "General, please withdraw your troops quickly! Do you want to be punished by the King of Shu? We vassal states cannot start a war at will! And I heard that you also signaled to kill the priest all the way, which is disrespectful to the gods! Retreat quickly, otherwise the gods will punish you!"

The soldiers of the Ju State who heard it all laughed, and the priest was furious and said, "You are disrespecting me. Do you want to be punished by the gods?" Zhou Borui waved his hand, and the soldiers beside him drew their swords and killed the boastful priest. The followers standing behind were all scared. They actually killed the priest!

Then, the soldiers of the Ju State rushed forward and killed all the followers! Standing on the tower, the Zitong defender who had been watching was also terrified. They dared to kill the priest! Aren't they afraid of the punishment of the gods?

The soldier on the side said cautiously: "General, what should we do next?"

The garrison commander of Zitong looked at the neat army formation, sharp weapons and chariots of the Ju State, and said in fear: "Hold on!"——Yes!

After the Ju State army set up camp, Zhou Borui said: "Order the generals to come to my tent to discuss matters!"——Yes!

In the tent, Zhou Borui said: "Everyone, according to the scouts, it was found that the Li State sent 50,000 troops to support. What should we do next? Everyone, talk about it!"

The deputy general Qiang Yong stood up and said: "General, since the enemy reinforcements are coming, then let them come. I estimate that this 50,000 troops should also be the main force of the Li State. It's just right for us to fight the enemy here in Zitong! It's also just right, we can try out the combat effectiveness of our army in frontal combat?"

Zhou Borui nodded and said "That's what I meant. Order the whole army to surround Zitong without attacking! When the main force of the enemy arrives, our army will fight the main force of the enemy head-on. Now let's talk about tactics."

Qian Yong said again: "The army of the State of Qi is just some migrant soldiers. There is nothing to be afraid of. Our army can first use chariots to attack the front, and then attack the enemy's flanks on the left and right wings. When the enemy's formation is broken up by our chariots, the central army will attack with all its strength!"

Zhou Borui nodded and said: "Okay, fight with the main force of the enemy, our central armyThe army set up a Yuli formation. The left and right wings were arranged in a square formation, and the iron armored new army was responsible for the left and right wings. The two wings attacked the enemy's flanks respectively. When the enemy's formation was rushed by our chariots, the central army immediately pressed on, and then the left wing took the opportunity to attack the enemy's flank, and the right wing went around the enemy's rear and attacked the enemy's rear! "-Yes!

A few days later, the soldiers of the State of Zhu only surrounded Zitong and did not attack Zitong.

The defenders of the State of Qi on the city saw that the army of the State of Zhu only surrounded them and did not attack, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. The defender of Zitong looked into the distance and thought: Why haven't the reinforcements come yet!

Yao Lei, the general of the State of Qi, led the army to Zitong. Yao Lei looked at the army behind him, and he was full of confidence. When the army went out, the high priest asked the mountain god, and the mountain god would bless them.

Yao Lei asked the soldier next to him: "How far is it from Zitong? "The soldier replied: "General, our army is still thirty miles away from Zitong."

"The whole army advances at full speed!" Yao Lei ordered.

In a hidden place, several men in black kept staring at the army of the State of Qi. A small bird suddenly flew out of the forest, but Yao Lei just took a look and didn't think it was a bird that was carrying a message.

In the tent, Zhou Borui took off the bamboo tube hanging on the bird's neck, opened it, read the silk book, and smiled: "Order the whole army to prepare for battle!" ——Yes!

More than an hour later, Yao Lei arrived with the army. The defenders of Zitong City were very happy to see the reinforcements. The defender of Zitong ordered: "Don't open the city gate, the enemy has surrounded us!"

Looking at the army of the State of Qi, which had been waiting for a few miles away, Yao Lei ordered: "The whole army is in formation! Defeat the enemy and lift the siege of Zitong! ”

After a while, the army of the State of Li stopped 600 steps away from the army of the State of Ju. The armies of both sides were distinct. The army of the State of Ju had uniform uniforms, especially the soldiers in the front row, who were all wearing armor and in a strict formation. Some soldiers of the State of Li had bare arms, no tattoos, and no one knew what they wore on their heads. They held short spears, swords and other weapons, and their formation was also chaotic.

Zhou Borui stood on the chariot and looked at the army of the State of Li. There was not a single chariot in the army of the State of Li. Zhou Borui ordered: "Our army will not move for the time being, let the enemy kill us!" ——Yes!

Yao Lei ordered: "The whole army will follow me to kill, warriors, kill! "The army of the State of Qi rushed towards the army of the State of Zhu frantically.

The soldiers of the State of Zhu had no expression on their faces, only a pair of determined eyes. When the army of the State of Qi reached a position of 200 steps, Zhou Borui ordered: "Bowmen shoot arrows!"

Thousands of bowmen raised their bows and crossbows, and thousands of arrows were fired at the same time. The army of the State of Qi fell down in an instant, and thousands of soldiers fell in a pool of blood. The bowmen of the State of Qu were still shooting arrows, and waves of arrows were shot at the army of the State of Qi. Batches of soldiers of the State of Qi fell down, but the dense rain of arrows did not stop the advance of the army of the State of Qi.

When the enemy army reached a position of 100 steps, Zhou Borui held the command flag and ordered: "Chariots charge, infantrySoldiers follow!" The Yuli formation in front of the central army of the Ju State started to move. The Yuli formation consisting of 100 chariots and 10,000 soldiers was rushing towards the army of the Pi State with all its strength.

The chariots of the Ju State directly hit the army of the Pi State, tearing the formation apart. The archers on the chariots kept shooting and killing the soldiers of the Seven States, and the chariots were also constantly strangling the soldiers of the Pi State.

The soldiers of the Ju State army following the chariots were fighting with the Pi State army. The war instantly became one-sided. The Pi State army was beaten back by the Ju State army. The soldiers of the Pi State were completely unable to deal with the fast chariots. They could only be chased and beaten by these chariots.

Yao Lei was also fighting The enemy was killed desperately, but the enemy was too strong. They did not fight alone like the soldiers of the State of Qi, but fought in groups of five. They could not win at all. Moreover, the equipment of the soldiers of the State of Zhu was too good. Now on the entire battlefield, the army of the State of Zhu defeated the army of the State of Qi, and the chariots also killed the army of the seven countries.

Zhou Borui saw the enemy army being beaten back, and thought: The left and right wings have not attacked the army of the State of Qi, but they have been suppressed by them. Isn't this army of the State of Qi too bad? Zhou Borui ordered: "The left wing attacks the flank of the army of the State of Qi, and the right wing attacks the rear of the army of the State of Qi! ”

The iron army on both wings moved, and the soldiers of the Ju State marched in neat steps and gradually approached the army of the Pi State. Kill~~

The iron army of the Ju State attacked the flank of the Pi Army. Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Pi Army, Yao Lei ordered: "The entire army retreats!"

The Pi Army retreated across the board, and ended up running into the detour of the Ju State Army. The two sides started fighting again!

The Ju Army relied on its good equipment to beat the Pi Army back step by step. At this time, the chasing Ju State Army also started fighting, and the Pi Army was attacked from both sides. After seeing that victory was hopeless, Yao Lei dropped his sword and said: "The entire army surrenders! ”

When the soldiers of the Qi army laid down their weapons and surrendered, Zhou Borui was very happy. This was his first battle with the new army and his first victory!

On the city of Zitong, the defender of Zitong was very scared when he saw the army surrendering. He hurriedly said to the soldiers: "The whole army must hold on and guard the city!"

Zhou Borui ordered: "The whole army will be assembled tonight and attack Zitong tomorrow morning!" - Yes!

In the tent, Zhou Borui said: "Everyone, in today's battle, our army defeated the main force of the Qi country. The next step is to break through the city of Zitong. Do you have any good ideas?"

Qian Yong thought for a while and said: "General, the siege is the most tragic, so we must be cautious. According to the seven siege methods, the siege is divided into ladder siege, tunnel siege, battering ram siege, earth siege, chariot siege, fire attack and water attack! This city is not very high, why don't we build a city by piling up earth?"

Zhou Borui nodded and said, "Okay! Let's use the accumulated earth to attack the city! Order each soldier in the army to carry a cloth bag filled with sand, and tomorrow morning the archers will cover the army to pile up the earth to form a mountain! When the earth mountain is built, General Qiang Yong will lead 10,000 new armored troops to attack the city through the earth mountain!" ——Yes!

The next dayIn the early morning, all the archers of the Ju army aimed at the city of Zitong. The most eye-catching ones were the archers, and behind them were tens of thousands of soldiers. Each of these soldiers carried a bulging cloth bag on his back, and no one knew what was in it.

Zhou Borui drew his sword and shouted, "Attack!" As soon as the words fell, the archers all fired arrows, and a wave of arrows rained in the sky in an instant. The defenders of Zitong hurriedly hid behind the parapet and dared not stick their heads out. And tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ju Kingdom also began to charge. Under the cover of the archers, they rushed to the bottom of the city wall and threw the cloth bags on their backs at the corner of the city. Gradually, one bag after another piled up, slowly forming a slope, and the army could also attack the city wall along this slope!

When the earth slope was formed, Qiang Yong led 10,000 new armored troops to rush over. When the Zitong defenders found out, it was too late. The Zitong defenders hurriedly ordered: "Archers, shoot!"

Qian Yong saw the archers and ordered: "Shield up!"

The arrows were all blocked by the shields. The Zhu army pressed forward and attacked the city wall. In a blink of an eye, the two armies began to fight on the city wall. The Zhu army severely suppressed the Zitong defenders.

More than ten district army soldiers rushed to the gate of the city and opened it. Zhou Borui saw the gate open and said excitedly: "All the troops, follow me and charge into the city!" Kill kill~~

The court of the State of Pi

After receiving the battle report, Yao Zhongmei, the king of the State of Pi, spat out a mouthful of blood. The ministers below hurriedly said: "Your Majesty!" Yao Zhongmei was helped up by the maid beside him, and said tremblingly: "Quick! Hurry up and ask for support from the State of Shu, and ask the king of Shu to send troops to save our State of Pi!" - Yes!

Yao Zhongmei said again: "Order the whole city to be under martial law, and all men in the capital must enlist in the army! Hurry up and resist the Ju army!"

A minister below stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do that! Now the main force of our army has been annihilated, and there is really no one left in the capital to recruit. If we recruit again, even 12-year-old children will have to go to the battlefield!"

When Yao Zhongmei heard that there was no one left to recruit, he vomited blood again and fainted. Your Majesty~~

(Dear readers, if there are historical figures you like from the early Warring States period, I can also write a few chapters about their stories. After writing about the disputes in Bashu, I plan to write about the war between Qin and Yiqu! If you have any good ideas, please put them forward! Later, when I write about Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan, will Zhang Yi be written to Wei or Qin? You can also tell me, Gongsun Yan must be from Wei!)