Hangu Pass is the wall.

Bai Qi was above the city wall, watching the battle situation in front of him.

Because this section of the wall is relatively close to the Yellow River, it is the weakest place in the Zhao army's attack. It is also the reason why Bai Qi, as the main general, dares to take risks in the war.

Just like before, Bai Qi quietly stared at the battlefield in front of him.

There was a quiet place beside Bai Qi. Many personal guards had long been used to it. Only two strong men holding tall shields on the side were ready to resist the cold arrows that came from where they were flying.

The siege was very fierce, as fierce as ever.

For the Qin army, it was the people of Zhao and Koreans who were still dying.

Bai Qi looked at it for a while and said to himself: "What's wrong..."

On the side, several Qin generals looked at each other and saw the confusion on the faces of other colleagues.

A general of Qin asked carefully: "What does Daliang mean?"

Bai Qi did not answer.

As early as seven days ago, the information about Lian Po's victory over Meng Ao in Ji County had already reached Bai Qi's ears.

As the main general, Bai Qi naturally concealed the news completely.

But Bai Qi also knew very well that he would not hide it for long.

The military rations delivered at Hangu Pass are once every ten days, and the next military ration is delivered in two days.

News of this kind of disastrous defeat will soon spread in Guanzhong, and will then be transmitted to Hangu Pass through the mouths of the grain-carrying soldiers and civilians.

In Bai Qi's opinion, even if the news was delayed by King Zhao on the opposite side for several days due to the distance, he should have received the news in the past two days.

Since we received the news, why did the people of Zhao still have no action at all and just follow the steps every day?

Bai Qi actually hoped that Zhao He would do such a thing.

Due to the terrain of Hangu Pass, if the Zhao army did not move, the Qin army would not have the opportunity to actively seek war and win in this current situation.

Originally, it was not impossible to keep a steady and wait for a change, but after Meng Ao suffered a big defeat, this kind of steady and stable look was not waiting for a change but waiting to die.

But Bai Qi was helpless about this.

Because the orders from Xianyang bound his hands and feet.

Just like the previous order to defend Yiyang, when conveying the news of the great defeat in Mengaoji County, the King of Qin once again emphasized the requirement of dialogue with Bai Qi - to guard Hangu Pass to the death, the Zhao army must not go further!

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will never be defeated in a hundred battles, Bai Qi is definitely a very "confidant".

For Bai Qi, he prefers the battlefield situation where everyone is looking for opportunities in a stalemate, or the Qin army takes the initiative to attack. At present, this situation where he can only be beaten passively but cannot fight back is not something that Bai Qi likes, nor is it at all the field he is good at.

Thinking of this, the famous Qin general couldn't help but sigh softly.

He could understand the concerns of King Qin and Marquis of Rang for the Three Jin coalition, but to be honest, he still felt that if he could choose to take the initiative to fight outside Yiyang City, Qin would have a greater chance of winning.

Helplessly, war is often not something that your leader can fight as much as you want.

War belongs to military, but it has never been limited to military.

At this moment, something suddenly attracted Bai Qi's attention.

In the distance of the battlefield, thousands of Zhao soldiers were escorting five heavy artillery drawn by thirty horses slowly coming.

"What is that? Rushing the car?"

Bai Qi looked at the five heavy artillery from afar, and soon the obvious difference between the barrel and the rushing city pillar was revealed.

This made Bai Qi immediately alert.

As the saying goes, something abnormal will happen. Now that the people of Zhao suddenly pull out such a strange and unprecedented thing, we must pay attention to it.

Bai Qi thought for a moment and gave an order lightly: "Immediately ask someone to go and prepare. After entering the range of the crossbowman, organize a few crossbowman volleys. If you reach the wall, burn it with tinder oil immediately!"

No matter what the people of Zhao use, as long as they destroy it, that's it.

Just when Bai Qi gave the order, Zhao He also brought Bao Yuan back to the top of Pingtou Mountain.

Zhao He wiped the sweat beads that popped up from his forehead and smiled at Bao Yuan, who was still a little stiff in his face, "Do you not understand it? It is obviously a very secret matter, but I can learn it at the same time as you."

Bao Yuan laughed dryly and didn't speak because he didn't know what to say at this time.

Zhao He laughed: "Actually, this is the heart of the people! I have already said that the whole world has long known that I will unify all countries. So, many people think that Zhao State is so strong now. If I really destroy the country where I am in the future, should I invest in Zhao State earlier for the sake of my own and my family?"

"Originally, they actually couldn't find any opportunity. But at this time, King Han made such a decision, which was to sell me. The King Han was not rigorous when making the decision. He did not ask someone to discuss it quietly, but directly asked about ten or twenty ministers to discuss matters, because he was not sure in his heart, and determined whether the decision was right."

"Look, Shen Buhe's disciple is not good at doing things. He hasn't learned the essence of the ancestors? Someone saw that these twenty people were discussing matters together. It shouldn't matter what I secretly revealed to the people of Zhao? Anyway, I can't find out. Maybe Zhao will really flatten Xinzheng in the future. With such credit, I can still gain a county magistrate, and even if I don't help, I can be a city magistrate, right?"

Zhao He smiled and raised four fingers and signaled in front of Bao Yuan: "What's more interesting is that there is not just one person who thinks like this. General Bao Yuan, you can think carefully about which guys are leaking the news."

Baoyuan: "..."

The Korean prime minister finally understood why the King Zhao in front of him dared to speak out so bluntly.

It turns out that so many surrender factions have appeared within South Korea!

Although they are still ministers in South Korea, they are already secretly preparing for their future future in Zhao's political arena.

After careful consideration, it seems that it is true. After all, Zhao State successively wiped out Zhongshan, Qi and Yan State, and now it has unified the northern part of China and led the four-nation coalition forces to attack Qin in the west. This momentum seems completely unstoppable.

Moreover, there is actually a "credit" from Bao Yuan, because Bao Yuan is the Korean prime minister who became a Korean prime minister under the support of Zhao He. When other Korean ministers saw that our Korean prime minister had been controlled by Zhao, what else should they say? Hurry up and contact Zhao secretly and you'll finish it.

Bao Yuan took a deep breath and finally couldn't help saying, "Is the king really so sure that he can break through Hangu Pass?"

In Bao Yuan's view, if the Hangu Pass had not been broken, the State of Zhao might not have been able to laugh to the end if Wei State withdraws troops from Han and Chu State goes north to support Qin State.

Once Zhao He really fails, Zhang Kuang is simply an excellent material for slapping the face at this time.

Zhao He blinked and pointed his hand ahead: "General Baoyuan, please take a closer look."

Bao Yuan followed Zhao He's finger and looked forward, and happened to see a round of crossbow arrows shooting down from the wall like raindrops.

Why can crossbow arrows shoot heavy cannons? Of course, this is because...

The heavy artillery that Zhao He made was so short!

On the one hand, the efficiency of black gunpowder is limited, and on the other hand, the process is limited, so the effective range of these five heavy artillery is only 200 steps, which is not only far less than that of the catapult, but also less than the crossbow with a range of usually more than four hundred steps.

Although there was a shield as a protection, after several rounds of crossbow arrows, not only were the horses pulling the cart shot overturned, but the soldiers next to the cart also were shot down many.

Bao Yuan subconsciously glanced at Zhao He and found that Zhao He's face still had a very calm expression.

Bao Yuan turned his gaze back to the battlefield again.

At this time, the five heavy artillery had completely stopped. The soldiers were busy loosening the hook and pulled the horse, who had not been shot to death, to the side, revealing the gun barrel behind.

Then, the soldiers of Zhao State began to fill the barrel with some things.

Zhao He reminded: "That's a thunderclap."

Thunder?

The next moment, Bao Yuan's body subconsciously straightened a lot.

In fact, the thunder of Zhao State has not fought many battles since its birth, but each one is quite critical.

In the recent battle of Jucheng, the once arrogant Qi State was sounded by the death knell by the thunder of Zhao State. Not only was the city flooded, but it also ruined the 100,000 troops of Chu State.

In the understanding of other vassal states, the thunder of the sky was simply a major artifact used by the State of Zhao to conquer cities and territory.

In other words, the Shinstorm Thunder does not seem to be used in field battles, otherwise Bao Yuan would not know how other countries would compete with Zhao without Shinstorm Thunder.

But immediately Baoyuan had new doubts.

Bao Yuan has actually studied every battle example of the Sky Thunder in the Sky Thunder very carefully. According to previous battle examples, the Sky Thunder should be the type that can only generate explosion damage at close range, such as explosion of city gates and city walls.

But now this heavy artillery is at least two hundred steps away from the wall of Hangu Pass.

Bao Yuan stared at the five heavy artillery tightly, wanting to see how these heavy artillery could achieve what Zhao He said.

Under the gaze of Bao Yuan, after filling the thunder of the sky, the Zhao army soldiers used several strong men to carry the round and rolling huge stone bullets and stuffed them into the thick cannon hole.

Zhao He explained very carefully: "These stone bullets were specially found by me. Each stone bullet is about 250 kilograms, which is about eight stones."

"Bashi?" Bao Yuan was really shocked now.

You know, generally speaking, the stones of the trenchers in this era are about one to two stones (Note 1), and the stone bullet in front of Zhao State actually weighs four times the weight!

Once this four times the weight hits the wall, the effect will be...

Bao Yuan suddenly understood where Zhao He's confidence came from, and even he couldn't help but feel a little expectation.

Zhao He smiled again: "Look, the angle of our gun barrel is fixed, so as long as the gun is fired at a suitable distance, the bombardment direction is generally predictable. In this way, there is no need for craftsmen to go to the front line to control these giant cannons, and any trained soldier can control it.

As Zhao He spoke, the five heavy artillery had loaded the gunpowder, and the heavy huge stone bullets had also been placed in the thick gun barrel.

On the wall, Bai Qi suddenly felt a very bad premonition as the Zhao army soldiers operated the heavy artillery in an orderly manner.

Why don’t the people of Zhao continue to move forward?

At this moment, Bai Qi suddenly saw several soldiers from Zhao State taking out fire swords and flints, and skillfully igniting the ignition cable behind the heavy artillery barrel.

Afterwards, many Zhao soldiers immediately retreated and stayed away from five heavy artillery pieces.

In Bai Qi's puzzled gaze, the ignition cable soon burned to the end.
To be continued...