Chapter 593 Meeting Young Master Sheng before the war
All the Qin soldiers in the city road raised their bows and arrows. Everyone was concentrating and holding their breath, looking at the Chu army approaching like a tide in the distance, looking at the ladders and siege vehicles, each Qin soldier's eyes were like,
They are all full of determination.
Killing people is not enough to lose their heads. They managed to live like this and get their current status. Thinking of their wives, children, parents in their hometown, and the rewards they have finally received these days, looking at the Chu army, even the elderly soldiers of Qin
The old man held Chang Ge with his wrinkled and bony hands with increasing strength.
"Meet General Bai!"
In front of the city house, Tian Ding saw Bai Yan approaching and took a deep breath. From the corner of his eye, he saw the mighty Chu army approaching from outside the city, as well as the Chu army that filled the distant sky.
Bai Yan cupped his hands and saluted.
"Why is Mr. Tian here?"
Bai Yan walked a few steps in front of Tian Ding and stopped. After returning the salute, he frowned and looked at Tian Ding.
Hearing this, Tian Ding did not rush to answer Bai Yan's words. Instead, he turned sideways and, under the wide-sleeved robe with white stripes, raised his hand to introduce the two men beside him to Bai Yan.
"Young Master rises! Young Master Zhen!"
After Tian Ding finished speaking, the two men bowed their hands to Bai Yan.
"Tian Sheng! I've met General Bai!"
"Tian Zhen! I've met General Bai!"
Kuang didn't think anything of what the two men said, but Guan Shou immediately frowned and looked at the two men.
Bai Yan also looked at the two people in front of him with a surprised look. He had grown up in Qi State, so Bai Yan naturally knew that these two people were the sons of King Qi and the young masters of Qi State.
But Bai Yan never thought that the Chu army outside the city was now fierce and about to attack the city. He would meet the two Qi princes on such an occasion.
"Bai Yan, I have met the two young masters!"
Bai Yan was not rude.
"Now that the war is about to begin, I wonder why the two young masters are here?"
After Bai Yan finished the ceremony, his eyes met with Tian Ding's, and then he looked at Young Master Sheng and Young Master Zhen.
Gongzi Zhen turned his head and couldn't help but look at his brother. Although his eyes were obscure, Bai Yan still noticed that Gongzi Zhen came here, obviously unwillingly, and it was most likely that he was promoted and dragged here.
"I want to invite the general to come back!"
Young Master Sheng did not hide anything. When he heard Bai Yan's question, he spoke directly without hesitation and looked directly at Bai Yan.
That look in his eyes made even Bai Yan's hair stand on end, as if he had a good feeling about Long Yang.
“Get back together!!!”
Zhang next to Bai Yan had an indifferent expression at first, but after hearing this, he suddenly became unhappy and looked at the general in front of him, and then looked at Young Master Sheng with displeasure.
The same goes for Guan Shou, with that look in his eyes, even Tian Ding frowned slightly when he saw it.
"The war is about to begin. Please leave young master quickly to avoid being affected by the flames of war. Bai Yan is a general of Qin. Thanks to the great love of King Qin, he has no intention of returning to Qi!"
Bai Yan sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face, and then looked at Tian Ding.
"Master Tian, please take the two young masters out of the city. Bai Yan will order people to open the city gate! Let the young masters leave!"
Bai Yan cupped his hands and said.
Bai Yan felt that he had made it very obvious. Even Young Master Zhen nodded when he saw this, looking at his brother with anxious eyes, and then looked at Tian Ding.
But Gongzi Sheng was not affected by Bai Yan's words.
"General Bai, now outside the city, the Chu army has no less than 200,000 people. In addition, Lord Changping rebelled against Qin, Qin General Li Xin was defeated, and 200,000 Qin troops died at the hands of Xiang Yan. Wang Ben has already withdrawn his troops. Jing Jing
Qi also commands the Chu army and is watching with eager eyes. Now there is only one general. The general knows that he will only die if he stays, so why bother to throw away his life in vain?"
Young Master Sheng frowned and said to Bai Yan bluntly.
Tian Ding also looked at Bai Yan silently. On the way here, they had already received news that Lord Changping had rebelled, Li Xin was defeated, and Wang Ben of Wei led his troops to evacuate.
Currently, only Bai Yan's Qin army is at war with the Chu State, and Bai Yan alone is facing the Chu State.
Thinking that Jing Qi had already commanded the Chu army and could cut off Bai Yan's retreat at any time, if Bai Yan tried to find a way to leave secretly, he would probably be dead.
"By virtue of the king's favor, Bai Yan is willing to fight and die!"
Bai Yan refused to Young Master Sheng simply and directly, without any hesitation.
Bai Yan knows better than anyone else that Gongzi Sheng is the son of the Chu Kingdom. Now every word that Gongzi Sheng says to him is likely to reach Ying Zheng's ears, so Bai Yan basically goes to Ying Zheng without any hesitation.
Show loyalty to the government.
At worst, if he is really defeated, if Ying Zheng learns what he is saying now, after the world is unified, he will treat his parents even more kindly.
"Send the young master off to the tower!"
Bai Yan obviously didn't want to tangle with Gongzi Sheng anymore, so he directly gave instructions to Mang.
Tian Ding suddenly frowned and took a step forward, while Master Zhen was so frightened that his face changed and his eyes changed.
Full of panic and fear.
"Sir, please!"
He opened his mouth and said in a rather unkind tone.
"Bai Yan, Ying Zheng is a tyrant, why bother serving Ying Zheng!"
Gongzi Sheng looked at Bai Yan turning sideways and said unwillingly. However, Tian Ding was filled with fear when Tian Ding stepped forward. After thinking about it, he glanced at the persistent Bai Yan and then turned around to look at Gongzi Sheng.
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"Sir, let's go down to the tower first!"
Tian Ding said to Gongzi Sheng. Seeing that Gongzi Sheng was unwilling to give in and seemed to not want to leave, Tian Ding quickly gave him a wink and shook his head in a vague way.
"This place is a battlefield!"
Tian Ding said softly to Young Master Sheng.
This is also a reminder to Young Master Sheng that this is a battlefield. Facing the persistent Bai Yan, any more words will only make Bai Yan, the commander-in-chief, even more disgusted.
After two breaths of silence, Gongzisheng seemed to understand what Tian Ding meant. He finally hesitated and nodded in agreement.
However, before leaving, Gongzi Sheng still handed over to Bai Yan.
"The general will not leave until he returns to Qi, even if he is promoted! Even if the Chu army surrounds the city."
Gongzi Sheng said with a persistent look on his face, looking straight at Bai Yan's side face, then turned around and walked past Bai Yan.
Seeing this, Master Zhen hurriedly followed, fearing that he would be one step behind.
Tian Ding was also ready to leave, but when he passed by Bai Yan, Tian Ding thought for a while and stopped.
"Before I left Linzi, I met the old woman. The old woman is still looking forward to your return. Don't die in the battle in Chu..."
Tian Ding said softly, and after finishing speaking, he walked towards the city road.
Bai Yan turned his head and looked at Tian Ding's leaving figure. Thinking of his grandmother, he turned back to look at the Chu army getting closer outside the city. His mind couldn't help but recall the smile his grandmother always showed after seeing him when he was at home when he was a child.
Leave the good to him.
Come back to your senses.
Bai Yan took a deep breath and looked at the Qin soldiers with firm eyes in the city road. Bai Yan also looked at them in the same way.
Also, everyone says that Ying Zheng was a tyrant, but who in the world can know that if Ying Zheng was a tyrant, the terracotta warriors and horses that will shock future generations for thousands of years are all made of earth, not bones.
If Ying Zheng was really a tyrant, how could the nobles of the Central Plains countries, especially Qi, have the opportunity to rebel against Qin after Ying Zheng's death?
In later generations, it is still unknown whether King Jian of Qi was really starved to death or was retaliated by the Qi people, but the royal family and clan members of the Qi King basically remained in Qi unscathed.
Think of these.
Bai Yan looked at the Chu army approaching outside the city. Although he was the only Qin army in this battle, he still wanted to try and destroy Chu!
Bai Yan doesn't care how future generations will evaluate Ying Zheng, but at the moment, Bai Yan is a general of Qin, and Ying Zheng is the one who has been appointed as the general!
"Fire the arrow!"
"Fire arrows!!!"
As the roars of the generals rang out one after another in the distant city road, countless arrows in the city road flew out of the city instantly. Bai Yan looked in front of the city house, and saw thousands of arrows on both sides.
Shoot at the Chu army.
Bai Yan clearly saw the attacking Chu army. Although there were siege vehicles, ladders and the like in front, and even the Chu army had countless shields, as a wave of arrows rained down, he could still clearly see that, as
In the tidal sea-like Chu army, many spots seemed to be different from the surrounding Chu army sea, and they disappeared in an instant.
"Fire the arrow!"
"quick!"
There were no drums in the city, only countless shouts. Under waves of arrows, the Chu army got closer and closer to the city. At this time, the Chu army also started to take out their bows and crossbows under the city and fired arrows into the city road.
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In front of Bai Yan, following Guan Shou's gesture, rows of Qin soldiers holding wooden shields stood in front of Bai Yan, raising their shields to block.
As the arrows came and went, screams could be heard everywhere in the city. Many Qin soldiers who were hit by the arrows were not shot to death, but the severe pain made them cover the place where they were hit by the arrows, wailing loudly.
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Bai Yan was also prepared for this. In the city road filled with Qin soldiers, the narrow walkway on the inner wall, apart from providing support, was also used to carry injured soldiers to the city for treatment.
"leave!"
Under the order of a Qin Army general, the Qin Army soldiers who had been hiding behind the shield soldiers stepped forward, holding up porcelain filled with water, and threw it towards the approaching siege vehicles and ladders, regardless of the rain of arrows. Even some soldiers
In his hand, he was holding a small wine flask.
As those porcelains slammed into the ladders and siege vehicles, they shattered when they hit it. Black water instantly spread on the wooden piles, and even some Chu soldiers were hit so hard that they were covered in water.
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Before the Chu soldiers could recover, the next moment, torches flew out from the top of the city. Some of them hit the Chu soldiers, while others instantly ignited flames after touching the water.
Gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the wailing figures of the Chu army under the city walls could be seen everywhere. What was even more frightening was that water would burn if it touched it, which also led to many riots among the Chu army.
"kill!!"
"kill!!!"
The soldiers of the Chu army were on the carriages, pushing aside the wooden planks one after another and rushing towards the city road.
However, the Qin soldiers had already taken their crossbows and fired arrows at the Chu soldiers. As the Chu soldiers fell to the ground and fell from the high carriage, other Chu soldiers wanted to jump to the city road. The Qin soldiers raised
With Chang Ge, he was stabbed directly into the body in mid-air.
I don’t know whether Xiang Yan’s promise was too high, or whether the Chu army just won a great victory and their morale was high. Standing in front of the city tower, Bai Yan could clearly see that under such a dense defense, some Chu soldiers still jumped.
Entering the city road caused a commotion.
There was even a Chu soldier who killed three people in a row.
"Lead the people and be sure to kill those people. Tell the soldiers to kill all those who climb the city until the Chu army becomes frightened and the Chu army will not dare to attack the city again!"
Bai Yan ordered Guan Shou.
At this time, Bai Yan could tell at a glance that those Chu troops who had ascended first were all warriors who were good at fighting and had always been the first to ascend. Not only were they not afraid of death, they were also very experienced, which had to make Bai Yan wary.
Xiang Yan wanted to defeat the morale of the city in one day, and even wanted to breach the city tower.
"promise!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Shou bowed his hands to accept the order, then turned and left.
Fortunately, before the war, Bai Yan had spoken to the Qin soldiers, so that the Qin soldiers understood that the destruction of the city would mean death and family death. Therefore, in the city road at this time, watching the soldiers of the Chu army ascending to the tower, one by one the soldiers of the Qin army
They all looked as if they didn't care about their lives and started to kill the Chu soldiers with wide eyes.
No matter how brave the Chu army was, they could kill one or two, but as all the Qin soldiers rushed to kill them, even the experienced Chu soldiers who were the first to attack had panic in their eyes.
"kill!!!"
"kill!!"
In the blink of an eye, they were surrounded and killed by the Qin army. They were chopped down to the ground with knives, and then they ended up being hacked to death again and again.
Qin soldiers see blood!
That was complete madness. Some of the Qin soldiers who had lost their minds even shouted hoarsely, looking at the Chu soldiers who were approaching the carriage, their eyes showing unprecedented madness.
This scene made the soldiers of the Chu Army who originally thought it would be easy to capture the city tower were shocked. Especially after they got on the carriage, they stood on the carriage and took a look at the long city road. They saw murderous eyes everywhere.
, the Qin soldiers stared naked at him, their eyes seemed to be unyielding and even crazier than them.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Kill all the Chu troops!!"
Under the constant shouts from the generals of the Qin army, the initial offensive of the Chu army soon made no progress.
Generals such as Huipu and Guan Shou, with their cronies in the city road, continued to kill all the Chu soldiers who came to the city.
As the smoke began to rise from the ladder, a moment later, to the surprise of Bai Yan and all the Qin troops, more and more smoke rose from under the city head. This smoke was very pungent and was obviously not caused by burning water and wood.
Smoke is the smoke of burning grass and hay mixed together.
There were many soldiers who were choked by the smoke, and some soldiers were even caught off guard and suddenly encountered a large puff of smoke in the smoke, which instantly made them unable to open their eyes and made them burst into tears.
"Immediately order the soldiers below the tower to cover their noses with wet cloths and come up to replace them! Hurry!!!"
When Bai Yan just saw Liao Yan, he thought of the Chu army's move of sending elite troops to advance first. He instantly understood the Chu army's intention and hurriedly gave instructions to his cronies.
Then Bai Yan didn't care about anything else. Seeing that Zhang had returned, he drew his sword and pointed to the other side.
"Hold that side! Don't let the Chu army attack the city!"
Bai Yan was also choked by the growing smoke, but he didn't care so much. After seeing Gu nodded, he quickly walked towards the other side with his other close associates.
More and more smoke blocked the Qin army's sight, but the Qin army fired randomly at the smoke.
On a carriage, a Chu soldier in his thirties quickly jumped into the city road in the smoke. Then he took a sharp sword and slashed at a Qin soldier, with blood splattering on his body.
But the Chu soldiers didn't care at all. In this trance, in the smoke, more and more Chu soldiers jumped into the city road one after another, entered the city road and pounced on the Qin soldiers.
The constant actions caught the Qin soldiers off guard.
However, at this moment, when this thirty-year-old Chu soldier was feeling proud, he turned around and felt a force on the back of his knee. The moment he fell to his knees, he felt a stinging pain in his neck, as if all his strength had been drained.
The Chu soldier raised his hand and touched his neck with all his strength. His eyes were full of disbelief when he saw that his hand was covered with blood.
Falling to the ground, the Chu soldier did not know who killed him from beginning to end, and his eyes were blurred, and his thoughts went back to the scene in his hometown before he entered Xiang's army, and he finally lost consciousness.
Within the smoke.
The two Chu soldiers who had just jumped into the city road saw the figure approaching and were killed by the figure before they could slash with their swords.
Bai Yan held the bloody Zhan Lu and looked step by step at any Chu soldiers who appeared in the city road.
Many Qin soldiers didn't react at first, but after they reacted, they fought with the Chu soldiers one after another. When they saw Bai Yan holding a sword and killing the enemy with them, their morale was even higher.
Within the city.
On the street, a carriage drove slowly.
"Brother, if not, we should go back to Qi! Bai Yan is determined to fight and die for Ying Zheng. It is too dangerous for us to be here!"
Gongzi Zhen looked at his brother with a pleading look on his face, and then looked at Tian Ding as if praying.
Originally, he was going to take Guichan back to Qi in the name of his father. However, his brother and Tian Ding were not informed of their arrival, and they learned that Bai Yan had returned to Qufu and insisted on letting him go with them.
It is said that the two young masters of Qi took the risk to invite each other to show their sincerity and move Bai Yan.
This is not the case.
When he came here and saw the mighty Chu army outside the city, Gongzi Zhen instantly regretted it. He had known that he would return to Qi State no matter what he said. Now, he followed his elder brother here. His elder brother saw that the Chu army was about to break through.
I don't even plan to leave the city, I have no idea at all.
His master, Zhen, is a master of Qi State. If he doesn't enjoy the glory and wealth, why should he come here to suffer?
"Bai Yan cannot die here. The Qin State has already killed 200,000 troops. Qin General Wang Ben led the Qin Army to retreat. After the Chu Army defeated the Qin Army under Bai Yan's command, they not only took back Qufu, but also the Qin Army.
If we take advantage of the situation and annex Wei, Qi will be in danger!"
Gongzi Sheng looked at Gongzi Zhen with an angry face and said seriously.
If the Qin State first destroyed Han and Zhao, and then swallowed up Yan and Wei, which made Qi State uneasy, then with the rebellion of Lord Changping and the Chu army's great victory, the Chu State was the threat to Qi State.
This also made Gongzi Sheng realize more and more how dangerous and helpless a country is without good generals.
If Qi is powerful, how can it be afraid of Qin? If Qi has famous generals who are good at fighting, how can it let Chu annex Wei? Qi can completely reap the benefits.
so……
With this promotion, the young master became more determined to take Bai Yan back to Qi.
If Bai Yan is defeated, Gongzi Sheng will threaten the Chu State and let Bai Yan go, even if he risks being killed. Otherwise, the Qi State will allied with the Qin State to attack Chu and send troops immediately!
Gongzi Sheng didn't know whether this move would threaten Chu State, but at the moment, Gongzi Sheng didn't care about that much.
"Master Tian!"
Seeing that he could not convince his brother, Master Zhen could only look at Tian Ding pleadingly.
"The defenders in the city are all surrendered soldiers of Wei and common people of Wei. Bai Yan can't resist the Chu army at all. Bai Yan must be saved!"
Tian Ding sighed and had the same thoughts as Gongzi Sheng.
Bai Yan can't die!
Besides...
If it weren't for him, a loyal minister and capable general like Bai Yan would be in the Qi court.
Bai Yan never blamed Tian Ding, but the more he acted like this, Tian Ding felt a sense of guilt deeply buried in his heart. When he met King Qi, Tian Ding would feel uneasy. When he met his colleagues in the court, he would feel guilty.
It stings, and when you see countless ambitious people in Qi, you will feel depressed and uncomfortable.
"Bai Yan made a mistake! But if Lord Changping hadn't suddenly rebelled, Bai Yan wouldn't have been forced to surrender his troops to defend the city. He didn't even have time to mobilize his elite troops. Think about the Battle of Miao River, when Bai Yan swallowed up hundreds of thousands of Chu troops.
To the east of the Chu State, no Chu army can resist Bai Yan!"
Young Master Sheng couldn't help but look at Tian Ding and shook his head. When he talked about Bai Yan, his eyes were filled with brilliance.