Taoyi.

This city was once the capital of the Song Dynasty and one of the most prosperous commercial cities in the Central Plains.

The State of Song was once known as the "Eighth Hero of the Warring States Period".

More than 20 years ago, King Min of Qi blatantly sent troops to annex the State of Song.

King Yingji of Qin took advantage of the situation and promoted the alliance between various countries, forming a coalition of five countries, with the Yan State general Le Yi as the main general, and attacked Qi State.

Le Yi led the coalition forces of the five countries to defeat Qi, and then the princes divided the territory of Qi.

Taoyi was owned by Wei Ran, the then prime minister of Qin, and became the Qin State enclave in the Central Plains.

A few years ago, Marquis Rang Wei Ran lost power, Fan Sui came to power, and a great war broke out in Qin and Zhao.

Xinling Jun Wei Wuji seized the opportunity and led the Wei army to conquer Taoyi in one fell swoop, and Taoyi has been incorporated into the Wei Kingdom until now.

Li Mu smiled quickly after passing the past and present of the city in his mind.

"What a good city. From now on, this city belongs to our Dazhao!"

In front of Li Mu, 30,000 Zhao cavalry were walking around the city, just like in Xianyang City, ruthlessly suppressing the Wei army on the city wall.

The Wei army's arrows were shot scattered from the city wall, and then the Zhao army's arrows were shot back like raindrops.

An archer army composed of 30,000 cavalry is impossible to match any vassal state.

Someone around Li Mu said:

"General, noon has arrived."

Li Mu looked up at the sky and the sun moved to the top of his head.

"Okay, the people of Wei did not surrender."

Li Mu said to himself.

Three days ago, Li Mu surrounded Taoyi, and then tied the letter of surrender to a bow and arrow and shot it in.

If Taoyi surrenders, Zhao's army guarantees no offense!

Judging from the city gates that are still closed to Taoyi until now, this letter of persuading surrender has not achieved the desired effect.

Li Mu issued an order.

"Let's start!"

The arrow flew into the sky with a whimpering sound.

The 30,000 cavalry of Zhao State immediately retreated to the rear in an orderly manner.

Then, two waves of rockets shot out respectively.

Unlike when conquering Xianyang before, the General Staff summarized the experience and lessons afterwards and believed that two city gates should be detonated at the same time, which is the safest plan.

"Boom boom boom!"

The huge explosion trembled the earth.

It was only the second time that Li Mu was a little used to it.

He smiled and opened his arms, taking a deep breath of the smell of gunpowder in the air.

For Li Mu, this is the taste of victory!

The smoke gradually dissipated, and what appeared in Li Mu's sight were the collapsed Taoyi city wall and the bombed city gate.

"Why are you still standing there? The whole army attacks!"

Li Mu waved his arm viciously, as if he wanted to release all the murderous intent in his heart.

Unwilling to surrender?

Not jealous?

Then let me teach you a lesson.

Let you know what it means to be beaten if you fall behind!

The cavalry of Zhao State made a shocking cheer, whipping the horses, rushing towards the city gate like lightning.

Li Mu looked at this scene quietly and suddenly felt a little thought in his heart.

"If it's so easy to attack the city in the future, wouldn't the war become boring?"

But immediately, Li Mu laughed again.

"It's boring, it's quite interesting."

There is a saying that is very good: kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

This kind of war method that is very meaningless but absolutely guarantees victory is the best for Zhao State itself.

The cavalry of Zhao State rushed into Taoyi like sharp arrows.

Along the road, countless Wei soldiers were panicked, and their despaired expressions were revealed on their faces.

Taoyi, conquered!

Daliang City.

Lian Po stood on the chariot and stared at Daliang City surrounded by two canals. He couldn't help but tickled.

"It's really a bit troublesome."

Daliang City is different from other Central Plains cities.

When King Hui of Wei moved the capital here to compete for hegemony of the Central Plains.

Since it is a battle for hegemony, military purposes must be considered.

Daliang City is located in the plain. King Hui of Wei dug two canals on the north and south sides of Daliang City to guard the city.

The one in the north is called Dagou, and the one in the south is called Lianggou.

These two ditches connect to a huge moat, which can be used to transport ships in normal times. When the bridges on the river are demolished at war, the enemy will be unable to cross the river and threaten the walls of Daliang City.

With this huge moat, Daliang City has never been captured since its establishment.

The King of Wei stood on the city wall and stared at the Zhao army coming from afar.

There was obvious anger on King Wei's face.

"These Zhao people really regard me as soft persimmons?"

Long Yangjun and Jin Bi stood beside the King of Wei, and when they heard this, they said:

"The Queen Mother must worry that no matter how cruel the people of Zhao are, they will never be able to fly over Lianggou and Dagou with wings."

Jin Bi also said:

"We only need to hold on for a while, and when the reinforcements from other vassal states arrive, the Zhao army will naturally retreat without fighting."

This is absolutely impossible to fight the Zhao army.

There are only two counties in Wei State now, while there are twenty counties in Zhao State, which is ten times that of Wei State.

The Wei State was able to recruit 100,000 troops, which was the result of using all the troops in the country and truly pursuing military force.

After Zhao recruited 200,000 troops, he still had enough energy to retain the defense forces of each county. While retaining the troops, he could send an army of 50,000 to station in Hedong County to guard against the Qin army.

The national strength of the two countries is no longer on the same level, and no one with a brain can come up with the idea of ​​fighting the people of Zhao.

King Wei breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little depressed.

Thinking about how mighty the Great Wei was back then, the first overlord-level country in the Warring States Period, it was a real command of no one in the world to refuse to obey.

How did it become like this now?

The King of Wei was a little disappointed and said:

"The defense here, General, please keep an eye on it. I want to go back and rest."

The Lord of Long Yang immediately followed the King of Wei.

After only two steps, the King of Wei suddenly heard a burst of exclamation from the Wei soldiers on the city wall and stopped immediately.

"What's going on?"

Jin Bi was also surprised at this moment and pointed his hand at the canal outside in disbelief.

"Look, king, there, that's from Zhao..."

The King of Wei was shocked and immediately returned to the city wall and turned his sight.

On the canal, countless sails swaying, a vast white area.

Many large and small ships covered the river and drove in a vast and rushing towards Daliang City.

The King of Wei's tongue was a little stuttering.

"Zhao State, the ship of Zhao people?"

Lian Po, who was outside the city, looked at this scene and showed a happy smile on his old face.

"Wei Wuji is really punctual enough. Come and beat the drum!"

The sound of drums instantly rang through the sky, and many Zhao soldiers lined up in formation, advancing densely, and arrived at the bank of the canal.

The ships coming from the canal also stopped slowly.

Hundreds of ships formed an extremely huge floating bridge on the surface of the canal in just a short moment!

"Quick, get on!"

Amid the shouts of the generals and officials of Zhao State, countless soldiers of Zhao State flocked to the top, stepped over the ships and headed towards the other side of the canal.
To be continued...