The Qin army used huge artillery to break through the city, frightening all the defenders in the city.
The five thousand Chu troops had no fighting spirit. The guard general Feng Hou Yi opened the city gate and led his troops to abandon the city and flee south, intending to head towards Huaiyang.
The fleeing Chu army was attacked and chased by Zhao Guang's troops who were lying in advance on the road.
In this battle, the Qin army killed nearly 2,000 Chu soldiers and captured 900, while the rest were routed.
The total casualties of the Qin army were less than a hundred, and some of them were the unlucky ones who accidentally fell into the Mohist trap when entering the city.
After occupying Yangxia, Zhao Tuo stepped onto several other city walls to inspect the city defense layout.
"The Mohist city defense skills are really powerful."
I saw that every few steps on these city walls, there were iron pear, stone, crossbow, long ax and other powerful weapons for city defense. There were also all kinds of traps filled with sharp blades under the city wall.
Lan
If the ant attack method commonly used in this era was followed, even if the Qin army could capture Yangxia, the number of casualties would be unknown.
"General, why are you so sarcastic? No matter how sophisticated our Mohists are in defending the city, they are still inferior to the art of the Qin people's cannons."
"Is that thing really Gongshuzi's invention?"
Bai Di, the young inkman who was a prisoner, gritted his teeth.
In the Battle of Yangxia, the city defense skills that the Mohists were proud of were defeated by the Qin army with huge cannons, and did not play any role. This result had a huge impact on this group of Mohists who had always been proud of defending the city.
shock and shock.
And his master, Deng Lingzi, the last Chu-Mo leader, and several Mohists, in despair and sighing, faced the bombardment of giant cannons and sacrificed their lives as martyrs.
Bai Di escaped from the city at the last moment, not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and abandoned Mo Zhi's morality.
But he wanted to know who made that giant cannon?
Why did the Qin army come up with such a terrible thing in the past two hundred years since the Duke lost his son?
Is it really a relic of Gongsu, or is it something made by the Mohists who took refuge in Qin?
Before Zhao Tuo could answer, the black buttock who followed him smiled proudly and said, "You Mohist is really short-sighted and can't see the mountains. The giant cannon you mentioned was invented by my general during the Battle of Yan. He
He is the descendant of Gongshuzi Luban! Why, are you still not convinced?"
Bai Pe trembled, looked at the young general in front of him who was younger than himself, and murmured: "Are you really the heir of Gongshuzi?"
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and was noncommittal.
Bai Pei saw that Zhao Tuo didn't deny it, and he didn't look like a member of the Mohist family. He thought he was really the descendant of Gongshuzi.
After all, Gongshuzi's lineage has never been moral. In the past, Gongshuzi made a special trip from Lu to Chu in order to gain wealth and honor, and invented ladders and other siege equipment for the king of Chu. Now his descendants, in order to gain power and status, have used this terrifying giant
It is also possible to offer artillery to Qin.
Bai Pe couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Master is right, Gongshu's ingenuity is unparalleled in the world, and my Mo family is not as good as it. But..."
At this point, Bai Pei glared angrily and cursed at Zhao Tuo: "Your father-in-law has used his lineage to become an unjust weapon for the people of Qin, launching an unjust war. Attacking the country, destroying its gardens, and seizing it."
The cattle and horses, killing the people, occupying the cities, towns and ancestral temples, allowing Qin to use its strong power to bully the weak. These actions are the greatest injustice in the world. Even if Chu can be destroyed and the country is subjugated this time, it will also..."
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Nowadays, the Qin State obeys the will of Haotian and the hearts of all the people. It is the general trend to unify the world. When the world is settled for one time, wars will be peaceful, disputes will be eliminated, and the people of Guizhou will live and work in peace and contentment. This is not what Zimozi said, "Together the world will be unified."
The meaning is to govern the world!"
"Mo, you seem to be helping the Chu State out of righteousness, but in fact it is just a small righteousness. But we fight to unify the world, eliminate disputes, and realize true universal love without attacking. This is the righteousness!"
"Now, you are obstructing the great righteousness with small righteousness and betraying the ideal morality of Zi Mozi. Isn't it unjust!"
Bai Di was dumbfounded, unable to refute what Zhao Tuo said.
Mozi, Shang Tong.
In addition to universal love and non-aggression, it also agrees with the principle that the world is unified.
Bai Pei was suppressed by Zhao Tuo for his righteousness. He looked sad and no longer refuted, but whispered: "We, the Southern Mo, must follow our words and be resolute in our deeds, so that our words and deeds are in harmony with each other."
Since I have sworn to defend the city for Yangxia, the day the city is destroyed will be the day when we lose our lives. Master and other Mohists have already been martyred. How can I, Bai Di, have no reason to live in vain?" Lan.
With that said, the inkman Bai Di jumped down from the city wall.
The ink of the south has been extinct since then.
Zhao Tuo watched all this coldly.
He had no regrets in his heart. Compared with Qin Moxiang, he helped Qin to unify the world and achieve the true ideal of "love all, not attack".
Chu Di's Southern Mo vision is actually too narrow and stubborn, clinging to the old and failing to adapt to the development of the times, so it will only be a matter of time before he is eliminated by the times.
The emergence of giant cannons only accelerated this process.
"Times have changed!" Lan
Zhao Tuo stood on the wall, looked toward the chasm in the distance, and sighed.
Behind him, Zhong Lizhen looked at the young general in front of him with a complicated expression.
It was the first time he saw giant cannons attacking a city, and he was shocked by the terrifying power. He became more and more aware that the demise of the Chu Kingdom was almost irreversible.
What shocked Zhong Lizhen even more was that, according to what Black Buttocks said, this terrible weapon was actually invented by the young general in front of him.
Fighting against the odds, a military genius.
He is good at retting and fertilizing Quyuan and is proficient in agricultural skills.
Siege cannon, ingenious invention.
What else can this young general not do?
How many secrets are hidden in him?
Zhong Lizhen's eyes were full of admiration as well as curiosity. He was completely convinced.
After a long time, Zhao Tuo stopped looking into the distance and said to his left and right, "Let's go."
…
The Qin army captured Yangxia, but no Chu people in the city resisted.
Firstly, it was the second time that Yangxia fell into the hands of the Qin army. The first time was familiar and the second time was familiar, so it was not difficult for the people of Yangxia to surrender.
Secondly, these Yangxia Chu people were frightened by the giant cannon and could not resist.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, Zhao Tuo comforted the people in the city while restraining the soldiers so that they would not invade the Chu people, and then waited for the arrival of the army.
A few days later, a black flood from the north rolled in.
The fluttering flags covered the sky and the sun, and hundreds of thousands of troops were in continuous line. The high-raised spears, swords and halberds reflected the dazzling brilliance in the sun, making people dare not look directly at each other.
Near Yangxia, all the Chu people who saw this scene were trembling with fear.
"Hiss... Is this Qin's army of hundreds of thousands?"
I was cutting firewood on a small slope in Wuguang. Seeing this scene, my feet felt cold.
The endless black-armored army on the road in the distance looked really shocking. The entire Yangxia City, including men, women, old and young, did not have such a large number of people.
Wu Guang couldn't help but feel lucky that the Qin army that captured Yangxia had weapons like giant cannons that could quickly break through the city. Otherwise, if they were stopped by Mo Zhe's city defense, they would suffer heavy casualties. By the time this huge Qin army went south, there would be a huge enemy in Yangxia city.
There must be rivers of blood flowing.
"It seems that the Chu Kingdom is destined to be destroyed this time. I must integrate into the Qin people's rule as soon as possible."
Wu Guang whispered to himself, compared to those ignorant Guizhou people who did not know the changes in the situation.
First of all, as someone who has read books and is a little educated, he can naturally feel that the times are changing.
The Qin people are coming.
This country of Jingchu, which has lasted for eight hundred years, will probably cease to exist.
...Lan
The water of the Chasm flows slowly, and countless navy ships come from the north, transporting large amounts of corn and grain from Aocang in Xingyang, and supplying the army with food and fodder along the way.
This is also the reason why Wang Jian sent Zhao Tuo to take Yangxia first. The Qin army's food route must not allow any possible danger.
Hundreds of thousands of troops began to set up camp in the wide area on the side of the chasm, and they were endless as far as the eye could see.
Except for a Qin army sent south by Wang Jian to seize Guling, the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops will stay here for one night, and then continue southward, passing Guling and advancing towards Huaiyang. You can see the troops gathered there.
Xiang Yanchu Army.
Outside the big tent of the military camp, the Yu Baolong flag was flying.
"We have finally decided on our next strategic plan."
Zhao Tuo straightened the crown on his head and walked towards the tent of the military camp where Wang Jian was.
Now the Qin army has reached the north of Huaiyang, and Yang Duan and his army in the south have also moved to the vicinity of Shangcai.
On the Chu side, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops under the command of Xiang Yan were huddled near Huaiyang, as if they were going to fight there and fight to the end.
The war situation has become clear. On this day, Wang Jian summoned the generals to discuss the next strategic planning and deployment and decide how to launch the battle to destroy Chu.
He concentrated his forces to fight Xiang Yan at the foot of Huaiyang City, launching a world-shattering battle in which victory or defeat would be decided in one battle.
It is better to disperse the huge troops, attack from all sides, attack the city and seize the territory, and divide and devour the huge Chu State.
Or...
Thinking of the last possibility.
The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth couldn't help but curve.