Chapter 526: If you want Linji, you have to exchange your life for his
The Qin army that delivered the letter did not return alive.
A headless corpse was thrown down from the three-meter-high city wall, fell to the ground with a thud, and landed in the hearts of the 200,000 Qin soldiers.
The vanguard troops tightly grasped the Qin swords in their hands, a murderous look appeared on their faces, and bloodshot eyes began to fill.
It is pure nonsense that when two armies are fighting, they should not kill the messengers.
There have been no righteous wars in the Spring and Autumn Period since the military saint Sun Wu wrote down the five words "Warfare is the art of deception", which marked the beginning of the use of conspiracies and tricks without morality.
Li Xin already knew this would be the result.
If Zhou Shi wanted to surrender, there would not be such a three-meter-high city standing before him.
He was not angry, on the contrary, he was very happy.
Li Xin's military achievements were not as good as Meng Tian's, but his title was higher than Meng Tian's.
He was the Marquis of Longxi, the nineteenth rank of military nobility in the Qin Dynasty, and the Marquis of Guannei.
This was not the result of his efforts alone, but the efforts of two generations of his father and son. The title of nobility in the Qin State was hereditary.
[Longxi is within the Guannei Pass, but the Marquis of Longxi is not necessarily the Marquis of Guannei Pass.]
With a sneer on his lips, he stared at the new and hastily built city wall and drew out the Qin sword in his hand.
An inch longer, an inch stronger. Spears and halberds are extremely effective when used on a wide battlefield.
When attacking a city, a weapon that is too long will hinder movement and will be less effective than a secondary weapon like a sword.
"Send the order! Attack the city!"
The messenger waited in silence.
Siege warfare is different from field battles. After issuing the attack order, a more important message will be released.
"The first one to reach the summit will kill a thousand warriors!"
If one killed a sharp soldier, he would be promoted to the first-class duke, and be awarded one hectare of land, a house, two hundred coins, and a salary of fifty stones.
Originally, two hundred coins per servant were exchanged for money, but the term "servant" was abolished and people were exchanged for money.
Killing a thousand warriors is enough, but it is definitely not a shortcut.
If you kill a thousand elite soldiers, you can skip the second-class nobility and directly become the third-class nobility, Zhanxiao, which will give you three hectares of land, three houses, six hundred coins, and a salary of one hundred and fifty stones.
In addition , in the Qin army, the meals eaten at each meal were different according to the different ranks of the nobility. A noble could have one dou of fine rice, half a liter of soy sauce, a plate of vegetable soup, and half a stone of hay.
The Qin army had four major military achievements: being the first to reach the target, breaking the enemy's formation, beheading the general, and capturing the flag.
To be the first to climb the city wall was to be the first. This was the path for the Qin army, which came from civilian origin, to rise quickly.
In the First World War, he went from being a commoner to a prominent figure in one step, but this was not a shortcut.
It requires facing sharp arrows, countless locust stones, and boiling and smelly golden juice, and it is a fight for your life.
And the chance is extremely low. This not-so-tremendous wealth will only be given to the first person to climb up the wall . The second person to climb up the city wall will get nothing.
This is such a tiny opportunity that requires risking one's life, and among all the countries, only Qin can provide it.
Messengers ran one after another to spread the general's words.
"General, the order! Attack the city! The first one to reach it will be rewarded with the victory of killing a thousand warriors!"
The Qin soldiers who heard this all had tears in their eyes, especially the front row of Qin soldiers, who turned into tigers and wolves one by one, baring their sharp fangs at the three-meter-high city wall.
But not every time the first to climb the city wall can achieve such a great achievement. It is thanks to these Wei dogs that they built such a high city wall.
"Who says I have no clothes? I share my clothes with you! When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds, and I will share your hatred!"
The charge began. The Qin army held a wooden round shield in one hand and a Qin sword in the other, roaring and running towards Linji not far away. The sound of footsteps became the main melody on the battlefield.
As long as I am the first one to reach that city, I will be the hairpin owl!
The frozen soil collapsed, smoke and dust filled the air, and the last chill of winter could not stop the Qin army.
When this wall of smoke mixed with black armor appeared 350 steps outside Linji City.
The sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly and forcefully tore through the main melody and broke in.
The clear sky darkened, and countless sharp arrows reached their final point in the air, slid in an arc and fell into the smoke.
The yellow sand was slightly tinged red, and the strong wind carried a fishy smell.
Spring is the season when all things grow and develop, except humans who die.
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share the same clothes with you! When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds and work with you!"
A louder roar broke through the arrow blockade, and the red-stained sand wall actually moved faster. The charging Qin troops had held back their strength.
The Wei army in Linji waited for the Qin army to enter the shooting range and shot them, while the Qin army was also waiting for the Wei army's arrows to speed up.
This is a game where the winner lives and the loser dies. It’s a race of life and death.
On the city wall.
Zhou Shi , who was in charge of both military and political affairs and was both the prime minister of Wei and appointed as the general by King Ju of Wei, observed the battlefield situation under the protection of his personal army.
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share my clothes with you! When the king raises his army, I will prepare my armor and weapons and go with you!"
The singing voice, accompanied by the wind, rang in Zhou Shi's ears, and a hint of envy appeared in his eyes.
If the Wei army had been as brave and fearless as the Qin army, they would not have been destroyed.
No matter how many times he watched it, every time he would be shocked by the might of the Qin army.
In fact, it was not only the Qin army that was willing to fight to the death.
In the Battle of Handan, the Zhao army would rather die than surrender to Qin.
In the battle to destroy Chu, the Chu army was desperate. Knowing that they would die, they still attacked the Qin army camp.
But all these were based on certain prerequisites. The Zhao and Chu armies were forced to fight desperately because of the destruction of their country and the ruin of their families.
The Qin army was different. They fought desperately in every battle, as if their country would be destroyed and their families would be ruined if they lost the battle. Zhou Shi was very envious.
The only people in Wei who could do this were the Wei Wuzu.
The selection of Wei Wuzu was extremely strict.
A soldier must be able to wear triple armor, hold a long spear in his hand, have an iron sword hanging from his waist, carry a rhinoceros-faced oar on his back, fifty crossbow arrows and a powerful crossbow, carry three days of military rations, and be able to march a hundred miles in half a day to be qualified.
Among the 100,000 people, there are only about a thousand people with the fighting spirit that only elite troops like the Wei Wuzu have, but the Qin army has them everywhere.
"Anyone who opens the city gate will have his entire family exterminated. Anyone who joins in guarding the gate will have his entire family exterminated. Anyone who knows the truth but does not report it will have his entire family exterminated."
Mayor Zhou gave the order in a cold voice. He was extremely glad that he had defended the city from the beginning and did not choose to swim against the current.
He was very skeptical. Was there really any army that could defeat the Qin army in the field?
"only!"
The nearby personal soldiers bowed and responded loudly.
Zhou Shi lowered his head, looking at the Qin army that was about to rush to the city, watching the soldiers around him change their archery from projectile shooting to direct shooting, watching the smoke and dust getting closer and closer to him, and smiled.
He sniffed the stench that could not be dispelled by the strong wind and could not be invaded by the fishy smell, and whispered:
"If you want Linji, you have to exchange your life for his."
Behind Zhou Shi were countless rows of large cauldrons filled with boiling golden juice.
On the ground, there were arrows without feathers and with crooked shafts. When shooting arrows from a high position, there was no need for feathers to stabilize the flight trajectory. What Linji needed now was a bad arrow that could be shot, not a good arrow that could stabilize the trajectory.
Next to the inferior arrows were large baskets filled various irregular stones.
For this siege, Zhou Shi made full preparations and used at least half of the entire Wei State's resources to keep the enemy out.
