Battle for hegemony at the end of the Qin Dynasty in the military god system

Chapter 169 Zhao Ben's End (2)

The next day, Zhao Ben reorganized his army and horses and prepared to go to battle.It's a pity that Zhao Ben was not the only one in the Qin army who got the news that the food road was robbed. Many veterans in the army knew the news.Knowing that if the army is really out of food, not to mention attacking the city, it is already very good to keep the army from collapsing.

Zhao Ben went up to the general's platform and found that the place below was a mess, and all the soldiers were talking about it.Zhao Ben was furious, and he also guessed what happened.But this central army was not the army he was directly in charge of. He has been in court for many years. Although he still has some reputation in the army, if he wants to control an army that is about to collapse, his reputation alone is not enough.Zhao Ben was very distressed, but now anyone can have the desire to retreat, but he absolutely cannot.Because he is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, if he is the commander-in-chief of this expedition, how can the soldiers below have the fighting spirit if he wants to retire.

Zhao Ben, who was standing on the general's platform, shouted loudly: "Noisy, what's the matter! Where is the military discipline?"

All the soldiers were well-trained soldiers. When they heard Zhao Ben's angry shouts, they knew that they had gone too far. However, the soldiers could not go into battle hungry, otherwise there would be no fighting capacity.

"General, we heard that the Liang Dao was robbed, is there such a thing?" A lieutenant general from a faction not in the same faction as Zhao Ben said aggressively.

Zhao Ben's face was ashen, and he put his hand on the saber, wishing he could draw out his saber right now and kill the man who had shaken the morale of the army in front of him.Although Zhao Ben was a little impulsive when he led the Central Army's lone army deep, it didn't mean he didn't have time to calm down. After so many years of official career, he had learned to hide his emotions and anger.He An'an thought about it, it's the right time for this deputy general to come forward, and he can completely play the role of scaring chickens and monkeys.Killing him will temporarily relieve the plight of the grain road being robbed.

"Come here! Take down this traitor who shakes the morale of the army." Zhao Ben glared at the lieutenant who had spoken just now, and commanded the left and right guards to capture the lieutenant.

The deputy general struggled and angrily said: "Zhao Ben, I am the veteran general of the Great Qin Dynasty, how dare you treat me like this."

"Beheaded!" Zhao Ben's ruthless voice spread throughout the entire campus, and more than [-] soldiers fell silent for a while.

"How dare you!" the lieutenant yelled angrily again.The ferocious face made the surrounding soldiers dare not step forward, and the lieutenant yelled again, "Who dares to kill me!"

Seeing that no one dared to step forward, Zhao Ben was furious. He drew out his sword, walked up to the lieutenant in a few steps, and understood the opponent with a single stroke of the sword.Holding the head of the lieutenant-general, Zhao Ben shouted loudly: "My Great Qin established the country by law, and anyone who shakes the morale of the army will be killed!"

All the soldiers were terrified, and were overwhelmed by Zhao Ben's fierce aura.They all expressed their willingness to follow the general to fight to the death.In fact, many thoughtful people in the army have already confirmed that the fact that the grain road was robbed may be a fact.But due to Zhao Ben's strength, he had no choice but to commit himself to him.

Zhao Ben saw that the soldiers were all convinced, although he also knew that these were just appearances, and what was hidden under the quiet appearance of these soldiers was a floating heart.Zhao Ben couldn't do anything about it, who told him that he only had five days' food and grass left.The current plan is to quickly win Puyang, in order to alleviate the urgent need.

Zhao Ben ordered the whole army to rectify and set off at noon.Zhao Ben also had his own ideas why he chose noon. At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and people were tired and horses were exhausted.Here he gave the whole army an order to fight at noon. As a soldier who has been fighting for a long time, he will definitely be prepared, but the opponent is not. This may give him some advantages on the battlefield.In fact, Zhao Ben thought too much. The two armies have been fighting these days. Han Xin has long been ready to fight at any time, and he is not afraid of Zhao Ben's army's surprise.

At noon, Zhao Ben led his army to the city of Puyang.Zhao Ben called out and said, "Son Han Xin, don't come out and die!"

Han Xin looked at the sky and thought to himself, this Zhao Ben really can't wait to die.At least I have a city tower to shade me from the sun, but his soldiers have to be exposed to the scorching sun.So he walked to the side of the tower and saw Zhao Ben riding alone in front of the formation. He couldn't help admiring Zhao Ben's courage.Han Xin already knew that Zhao Ben's food supply had been cut off, and he dared to bring an army to attack the city, presumably the other party wanted a quick battle.Han Xin showed a meaningful smile, and shouted to Zhao Ben: "General Zhao, what's the hurry, the weather is so hot, we will fight later."

How could Zhao Ben be confused by Han Xin's rhetoric? He originally wanted to catch the other party by surprise, so how could he give the other party a chance to prepare.He ordered loudly: "The whole army will attack the city!"

Although Zhao Ben ordered all the soldiers to prepare for battle in the morning and prepare to attack the city at noon, he also specially chose a city gate in Xiangyang, but this did not give the Qin army any more advantages.The soldiers of the Qin army complained after Zhao Ben killed the lieutenant general, and were ordered by the general to attack the city under the scorching sun at noon, thinking that Zhao Ben wanted them all to die, so many soldiers of the Qin army did not have high desire to fight and wanted to How to escape from the battlefield.

How could such an army attack the city with strength? The Qin army did not maintain its formation, but rushed towards the city in a loose manner.After a wave of arrows rained from the defenders, a hundred corpses were dropped, and the Qin army collapsed.Zhao Ben was furious, and stood in the middle of the army and shouted: "If you run away, you will be executed according to the law! Kill these deserters for me."

So there was such an interesting situation on the battlefield, the troops on the attacking side actually fought with each other, while the soldiers of Han Xin's army on the defending side stood on the city wall to watch the show.

After about half an hour, Zhao Ben finally suppressed the rebellion in the army and adjusted his formation.At this time, Zhao Ben was physically and mentally exhausted, and he knew that he might not be able to get better this time.You can't retreat at this time, as some soldiers have mutinied just now, if the general has the intention to retreat and the enemy is chasing him, the consequences will be disastrous.At this time, there is no other way but to bite the bullet.

Zhao Ben shouted loudly: "As a soldier, one should fear life and death for the sake of the country. Today I will lead the charge. If someone retreats, then he will not be worthy of being a soldier. His parents will be ashamed of him. His parents will be ashamed of him. Friends will also look down on him. There are rumors that our army's food roads have been cut off, and there is not much food in the army. Now let me tell you, what they said is correct."

As soon as Zhao Ben's words came out, all the soldiers were frightened and talked a lot.

"But as a soldier, a Daqin soldier, how can you have the intention to retreat when facing the enemy. You retreat, you think about your family, you think about your comrades-in-arms, you think about your country. They What will happen? Looking at the city in front of me, we have taken it, and all problems have been solved, food, military exploits, and honor. I don’t want any more soldiers to die in my own hands. Our soldiers have already died in The city ahead. Remember, even if we die in battle, our graves should still be on the battlefield." Zhao Ben shouted vigorously in order to restore morale.

Zhao Ben's affectionate speech had a great effect, and the morale of the soldiers had been completely lifted by Zhao Ben.Zhao Ben took the lead to kill Puyang City. None of the soldiers of the Qin army backed down again. They followed behind Zhao Ben, and an aura of fear of death enveloped the entire battlefield.

Han Xin, who was standing on the tower, witnessed all this, and praised: "This Zhao Ben, if not blinded by hatred, might be a good opponent." However, Han Xin did not show mercy to Zhao Ben's men and ordered the archers to shoot arrows. Yu waited on him, and told Sun Xi to take care of Zhao Ben who was at the front.

With the care of Sun Xi, the God of Arrows, it goes without saying that Zhao Ben's fate was obvious. Before reaching the city wall, he was hit by three arrows, one of which pierced his abdomen.Enduring the severe pain, Zhao Ben insisted on running towards Puyang City.The soldiers behind him were also infected by Zhao Ben's aura, and they all rushed forward desperately.In the end, Zhao Ben was shot again by Sun Xi. This time, Zhao Ben failed to stand up again, and the shot pierced his throat. At the last moment, Zhao Ben used his spear to support himself not to fall, but he still knelt on the ground. When he landed on the ground, he glared at Puyang with wide-eyed eyes, and ended his life like this. Perhaps he didn't regret it, because he died on the battlefield, which was the dream destination of all soldiers.

The soldiers of the Qin army were unwilling to close their eyes after seeing the death of their own generals, and were aroused to anger, and all of them showed the courage to fear death.It's a pity that on the battlefield, courage alone is not enough. Han Xin has already prepared sufficient city defense facilities in order to defend the city, and Han Xin has a lot of strong generals here, Zhou Tong, Ying Bu, Li Shang and others are all there.The soldiers of the Qin army showed the aura of the sharp soldiers of the Qin State, attacking wave after wave. After a long time of attacking, many soldiers had already retreated, but most of them still held the determination to fight to the death.The battle lasted until the evening before it ended.The more than 1 Qin soldiers died in battle except for a small part of the Qin army who deserted. Han Xin also suffered heavy losses, losing more than 5 soldiers, and more than [-] soldiers were injured.If it weren't for Han Xin's excellent command ability, Puyang City would have been destroyed.

When cleaning the battlefield, Han Xin ordered these soldiers to be buried generously, and a tombstone was erected for Zhao Ben who died with regret. Brave fighters are always worthy of the admiration of the enemy, even the rebel army is no exception.

(End of this chapter)