The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 163

Handong Village.

"Kill it."

The dark Qin army rushed into the village entrance and killed everyone they saw. The militiamen in Handong Village also took up arms to fight back.

The men and horses of both sides interacted together and engaged in a fierce fight.

Wei Qi stood on the high platform in the village and directed the defense.

"Have those women and children evacuated?" Wei Qi from behind took a bow and arrow and shot an arrow, saying in a deep voice.

"Follow your instructions to withdraw one after another. The five hundred militiamen in the village stayed to resist the Qin army. I don't know how they got around. Fortunately, there was an early warning, otherwise there would be no chance to retreat." Bai Qi held a handful. The Mo family's crossbow guarded Wei Qi and said anxiously.

"As long as the women and children evacuate, it will take some time to escape back to Dahan Town. We need to buy them some time." Wei Qi said in a deep voice.

The dark Qin army has broken through the outer defense line, and the main force has rushed into the village.

Bai Qi yelled at Wei Qi: "Village Chief, hurry up and withdraw, the Qin army has too many people, if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave."

"No, my lord has handed over Handong Village to me. I can't just withdraw. I have to hold on. Even if I can't hold on, I have to evacuate most of the people." Wei Qi yelled.

"Hey!"

Bai Qi also stomped his feet in a hurry. He had no choice but to be Wei Qi's assistant, so he could only bite the bullet and keep it.

On a hillside outside the village.

Meng Ao watched the battle below with squinted eyes. After two days of continuous driving, he finally reached the defense line to the east of Dahan Town.

The geographical environment here is complicated, and if the attacker is not familiar with the route, it is easy to get lost.

Especially with such a large-scale march.

But Meng Ao was a very experienced general after all. He led 500 soldiers through many obstacles to the defense line of Handong Village. When they arrived, they had lost nearly [-] people, most of whom were injured or sick on the way.

No matter what, being able to lead the army here is half the battle.

"This small mountain village is quite tenacious." The captain next to him sighed.

"Yeah, I don't know why they are resisting so much?"

Meng Ao didn't understand. According to his previous experience, such a village will definitely surrender when it encounters an army, because resistance is meaningless.

"No wonder the general came to oversee the army in person. This bandit really has an evil spirit." The commander looked serious.

"Even if we win, the price we pay is not small." Meng Ao shook his head helplessly.

The defense focus of Dahan Town is placed on the outside of the town and the Hanmen Gate.

Not much defensive force was invested in Handong Village, because it was never expected that the enemy would spare such a large circle to attack here.

For Su Lin, this is an economic village to feed the population and provide food.

There is no way to disperse the defensive force here.

However, there are also some militiamen participating in patrols and training here, but without strong military defense projects, it is difficult to resist the attack of the Qin army.

"what."

With a few screams, seven or eight women ran out of the mill and ran towards the west entrance of the village in panic.

Wei Qi, who was commanding in the center of the village, saw this situation and shouted, "Why are there still people not evacuated?"

Bai Qi fired with his crossbow and shouted urgently: "It was too sudden. We didn't have time to organize. There are still some women and children who are retreating."

"No, there are too many enemies. If this continues, the rest of us will not be able to escape. I will leave a hundred brothers here to defend. Take your people and retreat to Dahan Town." Wei Qi shouted road.

"No, the village chief, I'll stay here, you take the people away." Bai Qi shouted, knowing that whoever stays will die.

Although Bai Qi is only a prisoner of Chu State, Wei Qi has always been kind to him, and he cares about his heart. The soldiers at the bottom of Chu State don't care what you think, they just treat you as cannon fodder.

Bai Qi found a sense of belonging in Handong Village. This is his home, and it is worth giving his life to protect.

"You obey the order, boy, or I will take your skin off. Get out of here, or you won't be able to leave." Wei Qi roared, kicking Bai Qi hastily.

"Village head!" Bai Qi was so anxious that he was about to cry.

"roll."

Wei Qi pushed him hard, and Bai Qi lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Bai Qi also knew that it was meaningless to resist at this time, and the only way to minimize the loss was to bring the remaining people to a safe place.

Gritting his teeth, he quickly stood up and shouted: "Leave 100 people, and the rest follow me."

on the hill.

"General, look, they are running to the west." The commander pointed at the center of the village and shouted.

"Continue the attack and capture this village within a quarter of an hour." Meng Ao glanced at it and said solemnly.

Looking down from the hillside, densely packed black-clothed soldiers pressed towards the narrow village entrance, and militiamen were killed every second.

Dozens of arrow towers outside the village have already been captured, and it took a lot of effort.

Meng Ao had suffered from the arrow tower, and spent a lot of thought on how to quickly take down the arrow tower, but the price he paid was relatively high.

"Brothers, this is a test for us. We have to block the enemy and buy time for our wives, children and brothers to retreat. Hold on!" Wei Qi shouted from a high place in the village.

"Defend the village." The remaining militiamen shouted.

Bai Qi had already led his people away. The long and narrow group of people were rushing on the mountain road. Many of them were women and children, so the speed was not very fast.

"Hurry, hurry up." Bai Qi shouted anxiously. He was so anxious that he really wanted to whip him away with a whip.

As he said that, he looked back at the west entrance of the village.

Maybe it was the last time I saw Wei Qi just now, Bai Qi sighed and then turned around suddenly, leading the people forward.

The Qin army has a huge numerical advantage, plus a militia with a higher military quality than Handong Village.

The militiamen's ability to resist up to now has depended on willpower.

Soon, Handong Village was completely captured.

Wei Qi's body was covered with arrows, his mouth was bleeding and he knelt on the ground weakly. He raised his head and glanced at the flag of Handong Village.

He had been hanging around for half his life and finally took root here. He really wanted to spend the rest of his life with Li Erni.

But God did not wish.

Thinking of the affectionate eyes of Li Erni who left the night before, Wei Qi felt that he had finally found the right person.

It's like having a child with Li Erni, instead of having two children, one boy and one girl, and then the family will live here forever.

Live a life of peace.

"Erni, you have to live."

These were Wei Qi's last words in this world, and then he fell forward and fell to the ground without breathing.

Wei Qi is dead.

Qin Jun took control of the commanding heights in the village. Meng Ao walked in wearing shiny armor, and seeing Wei Qi's body, his face was heavy, without a trace of joy.

This is not a well-defended village.

But Meng Ao has never seen the fighting power that the people here exploded.

"What exactly did they go through, and why did they explode with such tenacious combat power?" Meng Ao asked the commander next to him, as if he was asking himself.

The commander was silent, no one could answer him.

"In this way, we must nip this power in the bud, otherwise it will be the biggest obstacle for our Great Qin to rule the world." Meng Ao was terrified in his heart, and was very afraid of things he had never seen before.

Su Lin, that white figure, what kind of magical power does she have?

It was able to create a force that made the capital of Qin, the tiger and wolf, afraid.

"Continue to pursue." Meng Ao raised Qin Jian and ordered.

"General, the general said that after breaking through the village, we should rest, otherwise we will lose our troops." The commander hurriedly said.

"The general is outside, so we should adapt to the situation so as not to miss the opportunity of the battle. This general ordered the pursuit. Those who disobey will be killed!" Meng Ao's voice was deep, and he was not angry.

(End of this chapter)