Daqin: Assist Zulong at the beginning and become a public enemy

Chapter 251
Chapter 251
On the second day after the meeting, Xiang Yu personally led an army of [-] to attack Shouchun.

Wherever Xiang's army passed by, the officials of Daqin in the counties and counties of Chu land watched the wind and surrendered. Even if there were county governors who wanted to occupy the city, they were killed by the ecstatic Chu people, and Kaicheng welcomed the arrival of Xiang's army.

In just five days, Xiang Yu's army has occupied one-third of Jiujiang's territory.

Wu Rui was shocked, and quickly called Yingbu to lead his army to stop him.

Yingbo and Xiang Yu fought for several battles and were defeated one after another. They did not dare to take the initiative to attack again, so they could only hide in the city, avoiding the battle and recuperating.

Although Xiang Yu couldn't enter Shouying, he allowed his soldiers to continue to capture other counties in Jiujiang. As the two sides grew and disappeared, the gap in strength widened.

The south was lively, and the generation in the Central Plains was not idle.

Zhang Er ordered Chen Yu to attack in all directions, and Wei's territory became larger and larger.In addition, Zhao Miao had to give up part of Henan to Wei because of Li Zuoche's defeat in Liaodong and his strength was damaged.Wei Guo's national power has steadily increased, and the three surrounding Qi, Chu, and Yan countries can only rely on it. With such a posture, it seems to be an existence that can keep pace with Qin.

But behind the raging war, countless people were displaced and their corpses were left in the wilderness.

The once-rich land of the Central Plains has completely turned into a piece of scorched earth, and the stable life of the people has also been completely wiped out because of the rebellion of various countries.

The common people who were still hostile to Qin State regretted it now.

After all, under the rule of the Qin State, although life was difficult, it was still passable.But right now, being able to survive is already smoke from the ancestral grave, as for whether he can live well or not, that is not up to him.

The people miss Qin, but the Qin army has no time to take care of the chaos outside the Kanto at this moment.

Above Jicheng, Li Xin looked at the helpless Zhao Gao below the city, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

According to Ying Gang's plan, it really worked. After continuous watering, the surrounding area of ​​the city was completely covered with ice, and it was not slippery, and it was impossible for people to stand on it.

Zhao Gao sent people to attack several times, but unfortunately faced the ice cap, he could only retreat in despair.

Zhao Gao, who lost his soldiers and generals, had no choice but to stand outside the city and curse at others.

"How about it?"

Li Xin turned around and saw Ying Gang appearing there. He cupped his fists and saluted and said, "Everything is the same as before. This Zhao Gao just can't cross the city even half a step."

Ying Gang took a look, but there were not many surprises. He said calmly: "Zhao Gao is a thief with many tricks, so we must not take it lightly. Just in case, extra soldiers will be sent to patrol at night to prevent them from setting fire to the city."

Li Xin said disapprovingly, "Young master, even if you light a fire in this icy and snowy place, once the fire ignites and the ice cover melts into water, wouldn't it just put out the fire directly?"

Ying Gang said, "Naturally, ordinary firewood can't do it, but I know that there is a kind of oil that can continue to burn even if it touches water."

"Young master is talking about tung oil?"

Ying Gang nodded: "I can't guarantee whether Zhao Gao didn't know, but if he knew, he would definitely use tung oil instead of firewood. Moreover, the city walls were originally frozen by our water, once they were baked at high temperature, the city soil would be destroyed It will become extremely soft, and at that time it may collapse with a light bump. Without the city wall, the enemy army is several times that of ours, and we have no chance of winning. Therefore, we must be careful."

Li Xin embraced the order.

Below the city, Zhao Gao returned to the tent after cursing and cursing for a while, and hurriedly summoned several captains to discuss matters.

After observing for the past few days, he already had a bad inference in his mind.

Li Xin is still alive and well, but Zhen Gang and the others have not come back for a long time.

With their efficiency, they will never make such low-level mistakes.

There is only one explanation, that is, they missed and were killed by Li Xin's men.

The Six Sword Slaves were the last trump card in Zhao Gao's hands, and now they were all broken, which dealt a serious blow to Zhao Gao.Especially when he faced this slippery city, he even had a bad thought.

Could it be that fate really does not belong to him?
Just as he was thinking about it, a school captain suddenly said: "My lord, it will never be done in the long run. We must make plans early."

A cold light flashed across Zhao Gao's face, looking at the captain in front of him, he asked dissatisfiedly, "What's the plan?"

"Our military spies have sent news that Meng Tian has led his army past Yishui, and is now heading towards us. We don't have much time left. If we can't enter the city, our army's equipment is not enough for a field battle with Meng Tian's army. .”

Zhao Gao became impatient when he heard their dejected words, looked at them coldly and asked, "If you want to destroy the city, what can you do?"

Several captains suddenly fell silent.

Although they were born in the Liaodong Army, they are not generals who are good at fighting. It is for this reason that they have not been reused before.

Now they rely on betrayal and flattery to become captains and generals. They are good at flattery, but they really don't have any good ideas when it comes to attacking and breaking the city.

Zhao Gao also knew that these people really had no hope, so he snorted coldly and walked out by himself.

Outside the camp, several soldiers were gathering together to warm themselves by the fire.

Zhao Gao held back his breath, seeing them lazily walking towards them.

Seeing Zhao Gao approaching, several soldiers stood up in fright. Zhao Gao glanced at them, and suddenly saw the blue bonfire burning beside him, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

"How did your fire start?"

A soldier looked at Zhao Gao timidly, hesitated to speak, and finally forced the fear deep in his heart to say: "This fire was lit with oil from the mountain."

"Oil?" Zhao Gao suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up.

Since the Warring States period, although there have been precedents for using kerosene to attack cities, although kerosene is extremely hot, it cannot burn in water, let alone burn in such a cold snowy day.

Only the oil that Yinggang once told Yingzheng can do.

"Yes, I have an idea." Zhao Gao said, turned around and looked at the captains behind him and said, "Go find me some containers immediately and bring someone to collect this oil for me."

The captains were still a little confused, so Zhao Gao could only patiently explain: "This kind of oil has a very high temperature, and it is not easy to be extinguished when it comes into contact with water. If we collect it, we can easily put it on the city wall. All the ice is melted. If the ice melts, the enemies in the city will be in our hands!"

The school lieutenants immediately reacted, and without waiting for Zhao Gaoduo's order, they quickly led the soldiers to search for this kind of oil that was not easy to extinguish.

Zhao Gao was still a little worried. After all, Li Xin was one of the best generals in the empire. Since he could think of using ice to protect the city, he would naturally come up with corresponding countermeasures.

I only have one chance to attack, if I miss one hit, I am really doomed.

(End of this chapter)