Daqin Engineering Corps

But some people don't want to play like this.

In Xianyang Palace, Qin Wang Yingzheng walked up and down anxiously in the hall, and all civil and military officials dared not make a sound.

Before Li Mu died, Ying Zheng was not so impatient.

Because at that time, the number of extermination of Zhao was still unknown, and judging from the battlefield situation, most of them would return without success as before.

But now that Li Mu is dead and 20 Qin troops surrounded Handan, Ying Zheng couldn't sit still any longer.

If there is any country in the six countries that Ying Zheng wants to destroy the most, it is definitely Zhao country.

This is not because of Zhao's important strategic position, nor is it because of the higher combat power between Zhao Jun and Qin Jun.

More importantly, Zhao Guo is humiliation, stain, and torture to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng couldn't wait to erase it from the map, just like erasing those unbearable past events.

Now that the destruction of Zhao is imminent, how could Ying Zheng agree to let Wang Jian take his time?

After walking for a while, Ying Zheng suddenly stopped and asked sharply:

"Li Mu is dead and the morale of the Zhao army is low. This is a great time to destroy Zhao! Why didn't Wang Jian attack?"

"Could it be that you are old and have more energy than energy?"

Li Si knelt down and replied:

"Your Majesty."

"Although the morale of the Zhao army is low, Handan is good at fighting."

"A strong attack is only afraid of losing troops and will only increase casualties."

"It is the best policy to besiege and not attack. I just need to wait for Handan to run out of food..."

As long as you are a discerning person, you will know that "surrounding but not attacking" is the correct approach at this time.

In particular, the country of Zhao had experienced earthquakes and droughts before, and the city of Handan did not have enough food to last long.

But Yingzheng even prepared the manpower to build the Zhao Palace...

Yingzheng has a hobby: "Every time a prince is broken, write and release his palace."

That is to say, every time a country is destroyed, the palace of that country will be imitated by Emperor Xianyang.

And he couldn't wait for Zhao Guo the most, so how could he listen to these words.

Ying Zheng waved his hand to interrupt Li Si's words, and said:

"It's too late to change."

"How can we know whether Chu, Wei and other countries will send troops to help!"

There is some truth to this worry.

Because this has happened before:

Zhao Guo was killed by 40 people because of the Battle of Changping, and the Qin army took advantage of the victory to pursue and was about to destroy Zhao.

However, Lord Xinling of the State of Wei came to rescue Zhao with a stolen amulet and relieved the danger of the State of Zhao.

The current situation is similar to that at that time, and it is hard to guarantee that any country will understand the truth of "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold" and will bring troops to help.

However, this is actually just an excuse for Ying Zheng.

This is a moment.

Now, not to mention that the national power of other countries has faded and it is not easy to protect themselves, how can we save Zhao?

Moreover, Zhao Guo also existed in name only with Li Mu's death, and even if he wanted to save it, he couldn't save it.

But Li Si didn't say anything more, because he knew that Ying Zheng's mind had been made up, and it was useless to say more.

Sure enough, the next moment Ying Zheng ordered:

"Come on!"

"Eight hundred miles urgently!"

"When Wang Jian received the letter, he will attack Handan by force, and he must not violate the order."

The messenger took the order and left.

This is not over yet, Ying Zheng is still fidgeting in the dormitory after retiring from the court.

Whether you are sitting or lying down, the past events in Handan will flash in your mind one after another.

In the end, Ying Zheng couldn't stand the torture, so he ordered Zhao Gao who was standing by and waiting:

"Get ready!"

"The widow wants to go to Handan in person!"

Chapter 68 督阵

Xianyang is 1500 miles away from Handan, and Ying Zheng's order was delivered to Wang Jian in more than two days.

The reason why it takes "more than two days" is because there are many unstable factors after entering the territory of Zhao State.

After all, there are many Zhao soldiers and thieves roaming around in the newly conquered territory, especially at night.

If you lose the order of King Qin, it will be a great crime for the Lianzao family.

Therefore, entering the territory of Zhao State requires cavalry escort, and the speed of cavalry escort will be slow.

Wang Jian frowned after receiving this order.

The Qin army was also short of troops.

The Zhao family alone caused the Qin army to suffer heavy casualties. How can they deal with the other four countries if they continue to play like this?

Wei, Qi, and Yan are good to say, but there is also a state of Chu with a vast territory and many soldiers!

Isn't there still people in Chu who clamored "Although Chu has three households, if Qin dies, Chu must die"?

So what can this army do if it doesn't save a bit?

However, this was the order of King Qin, and Wang Jian dared not disobey.

After hesitating for a while, he had to attack the city according to the order.

All of a sudden, the sackcloth fireballs were thrown into the city in pieces, and the soldiers rushed towards the city wall...

The technology of improving the trebuchet has been handed over to Wang Jian, and Wang Jian's army naturally rushed to upgrade the trebuchet overnight.

In just a few days, there were new-style trebuchets everywhere around Handan.

Because the other three walls are lower, the trebuchets can throw the sackcloth projectiles into the city for a longer distance.

Then the Qin army took advantage of the power of the fire bombs to attack the city.

However, as the saying goes, "The Tao is one foot tall and the devil is ten feet high", Zhao Jun at this time has also become smarter.

They destroyed all the houses within a hundred steps of the city wall and emptied the combustible materials in advance.

The houses extending inward were pulled down every few dozen steps to prevent the fire from spreading.

In fact, the Qin army did have a good chance of breaking through the city that night when Yang Duanhe stormed the north.

At that time, Zhao Jun was not ready. The fire not only caused a serious blow to the morale of Zhao's army and people, but also the chaotic people fighting the fire and the collapsed ruins also prevented Zhao Jun from reinforcing the city wall.

That is to say, the transportation of supplies necessary for defending the city, such as soldiers, arrows, and Leimu, have all been affected.

As long as the Qin army continues to attack the city for a period of time, Zhao Jun's resistance will become weaker and weaker, and it will not take long for the Qin army to break into the city.

Who would have thought that Chen Kui would inform at this critical moment, and Yang Duanhe was so frightened that he quickly stopped the attack.

In other words, it was actually Chen Kui who continued Handan's life for a period of time.

After a period of time until now, the effect of using fire attack is not so good, although this time it is attacking from all sides at the same time.

The advantage of Shen Bing as the right engineer of the artillery division is that he does not need to go into battle to command in person, and the left engineer is responsible for this matter.

What Shen Bing had to do was to watch from behind.

Surrounded by several armed guards.

The leading personal guard is called Ren, and he has always kept a straight face since he was incorporated into the artillery division and became Shen Bing's personal guard.

Shen Bing thought this guy was serious by nature, so he didn't care.

It was only later that I found out that this guy was not happy...

Artillery engineer personal guard?

Ren's goal is to make love and hatred, gallop on the battlefield.

Protecting those who don't need protection in the rear?

Ren unconsciously turned his gaze to the soldiers of the Qin army who were attacking the city densely.

That is his dream, that is his destination, that is where he should be.

What he held in his hand should be a bronze sword instead of a command flag...

One of Ren's responsibilities was to keep an eye on the commander's platform in the rear, on which was a command flag commanding the artillery division.

Ren would use the command flag in his hand to convey the order to the audience.

This is what Shen Bing should do, but Shen Bing is worried about making mistakes even if he waved the flag according to the appearance. Why not do it now that there are "more professional" people to do it for him?

Of course, Shen Bing didn't pay attention to Ren's thoughts.

This is not because Ren is only a corporal leader, nor is it because he is only a second-level nobleman.

But Shen Bing didn't think that anyone would yearn for the battlefield ahead... unless their heads were flooded, it was almost the same.

This is probably the gap between different eras.

So Shen Bing thought that Ren should be thankful for joining the artillery division, but the fact is that Ren was unhappy about it.

But these are not important, what is important is that the sackcloth fire bombs shot by the trebuchet will not have much effect.

This can be seen from the lack of fire in Handan City.

This directly led to the futility of the Qin army's offensive, which failed to capture after a whole day of attack, leaving only a large number of corpses at the foot of the city.

Yang Duanhe found Shen Bing that night and asked:

"Can the sackcloth bomb hit farther?"

"Those Zhao soldiers must have seen the range of the sackcloth bombs and emptied the nearby houses."

"If you can't hit farther, I'm afraid it will be in vain."

Shen Bing thought for a while and replied:

"It's not impossible to go further, but the subordinates think that it is also futile."

Yang Duanhe asked puzzledly: "How do you say that?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Reducing the size of the Mai Fireball may increase the range."

"But its power is greatly reduced..."

Needless to say why, the reduced volume means less turpentine and sackcloth can be wrapped, so the combustion value is lower and it is easier to be extinguished.

Shen Bing continued:

"Another way is to push the trebuchet forward and raise it up with a platform."

"In this way, the fire bomb can travel farther in the city."

This required a little explanation, so Shen Bing drew a diagram on the ground.

The high platform increases the height of the trebuchet to solve the problem of whether the fireball can cross the city wall.

Pushing forward will naturally make the fireball hit deeper.

The problem is to risk being suppressed by Zhao Jun's catapults and crossbows on the city wall.

But of course Yang Duanhe didn't care about the danger, he nodded his head when he heard this method and said: