Chapter 529: Something is wrong. Why did the Qin army choose to attack at night?
It was getting dark.
Before the sunset in the sky fades away, the torches on the ground light up. There must always be something bright in the sky or on the ground.
Two hundred steps in front of Linji City, there was no black and yellow soil, and it had turned into a barren land.
Qin Feng's singing voice is still loud and clear.
Li Xin, the deputy general of the vanguard army, divided his 20,000 men into groups of 2,000, and took ten turns to attack the city, ensuring their physical strength and willpower, and the intensity of the siege lasted for a long time.
The Wei army on the top of the city remained silent, and only the voices of military orders being delivered by messengers could be heard.
As they were in a double row with Linji City, they had a huge innate advantage and only changed personnel three times in two hours.
In such a high-intensity city defense battle, the Wei army had only one thought in their minds: defend Linji! Kill these Qin dogs!
Zhou Shi, covered in blood, stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the Qin dogs outside the city that were gradually becoming blurred.
The morale of the Wei army remained high and they were able to defend themselves impeccably under the fierce and high-intensity attack of the Qin army, which had a lot to do with the personal presence of their general.
With the general standing here, they felt assured. With the general here, they would not lose this battle.
The short-sleeved man who was three steps away from Zhou Shi had clothes that were stinking of gunpowder and smoke from the smoke of gold juice and flint, but they were unexpectedly clean.
He just stood there and watched the attack and defense battle that lasted for two hours.
Watch the Qin army's attack and the Wei army's response, and remember everything you see in your mind.
Compared with the others who were covered in blood, including General Zhou Shi, the man in shorts looked like an outsider.
The only wound on his body was the sword mark on his neck left by Zhou Shi's personal soldiers with a two-foot sword, which was barely visible in the gradually darkening sky...
"Boy, have you seen enough?"
After two hours of issuing orders, eighteen messengers took turns delivering the message. Zhou Shi's voice was a little hoarse. As the sun set, a shadow covered his face.
"Think about what to say when you get back."
The man in shorts clasped his fists, bowed his head slightly, and saluted, paying respect to the darkened Zhou City.
The performance of the Qin army only slightly exceeded the expectations of the short-handed man. The reputation of this tiger and wolf army has been circulating for a long time, and today they saw that it was even better than the rumors.
However, Zhou Shi, who was able to defend Linji and prevent such an elite Qin army from advancing an inch outside the city, completely impressed the short-handed man.
This proud Chu man lowered his noble head willingly.
"When the general was here, Chu and Wei were allies. I will report to my king now, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"
There was no joy on Zhou Shi's face.
"How long is a short time?"
"this……"
The man in shorts looked a little embarrassed and looked at Zhou Shi out of the corner of his eye.
"I am a lowly person with little power and I dare not make any promises."
Zhou Shi's face was not angry, his expression was always cold, and his words were always calm. It seemed that he was not on a battlefield, but in the court of Wei.
"Qin is not only the enemy of Wei, but also the enemy of Chu. Before competing for a deer, you must first chop off the deer owner's head and release the deer."
The Wei general, surrounded by his personal soldiers, walked up to the man in shorts, patted him on the shoulder, and left two overlapping black, red and yellow handprints.
"There is only one Wei, but there are two Chu. In three days, this general will be here to welcome the envoy of Zhang Chu."
The short-sleeved man looked obviously unhappy and his words became cold as well.
"I will carry out the general's words word for word and report them to my king truthfully."
After the restoration of the State of Chu, Xiong Xin, a descendant of the royal family, became king, and Xiang Liang served as prime minister and great pillar of the country.
The Lingyin of the State of Chu was equivalent to the prime minister, and the Dazhuguo was equivalent to the general.
The current situation of the Chu State, which was restored in Yunmengze, is somewhat delicate, because before this, Chen Sheng established a country called Zhang Chu, which means to expand the Chu State.
Because the rebellion started early, he won over many people from Chu and took away at least half of Chu's strength.
If Chu had not had Xiong Xin, the legitimate king with royal blood of Chu, and if Xiang Liang, the descendant of Xiang Yan, had not won over almost all the old nobles of Chu, the nobles of Chu would have looked down on Chen Sheng, a lowly man who had been hired to weed and farm for others.
With Zhang Chu in front, it would be difficult for the State of Chu to restore its independence.
Chen Sheng was born into an aristocratic family. With his noble knowledge, he initially instigated a peasant uprising under the guise of a commoner and established Zhang Chu.
Ultimately, because of his commoner status, he could not be accepted by the Chu nobles. He was truly a substitute for another, hollowing out the foundation of Chu to strengthen Zhang Chu.
It’s the time and it’s the fate.
Chu State, Zhang Chu.
The war has not started yet, but there will be a war sooner or later.
Boom!
The car that had stopped for half an hour started to blare again, and shooting stars streaked across the sky.
Zhou Shi looked outside the city. The Qin army was already blurry and he could only see a black mass, like ants.
The Qin Feng's cry of "Who says I have no clothes" was still loud, and the strong smell of blood could not be covered even by the flint and gunpowder smoke from the carriage.
There was no need for him to give any more orders. The Wei army, which had long been accustomed to it, pushed down the ladders skillfully and no longer dodged like they did the first time.
While throwing stones and shooting arrows, they also paid attention to looking at the flint in the sky.
Flint is scary, but as long as it doesn't hit you, it's like an arrow that misses the target, and is completely useless.
If they just pay a little attention, it won't be a big deal.
Such a large burning stone is much more conspicuous in the dark night than in the daytime, and is also much easier to hide.
The torches were lit, and fire snakes licked Zhou Shi's face, which flickered.
Climbing on the top of the city wall, listening to Qin Feng's voice which had not weakened at all, he frowned.
"Something is wrong. Why did the Qin army choose to attack at night? Who is leading the army? How could they make such a stupid mistake?"
Attacking a city at night, if the attacker is well prepared, the difficulty of attacking the city increases exponentially.
Throughout history, there have been numerous night attacks and city captures, most of which were carried out by taking the enemy by surprise and taking the city in one fell swoop when the defenders were unable to organize sufficient troops.
In Linji now, both the attackers and defenders are on high alert. Apart from creating constant pressure, Zhou Shi can't think of any benefit from attacking the city at night.
Linji City is three meters high, and only a handful of people can climb up with bare hands. The Wei soldiers only need to stand on the top of the city wall, push the ladders, and shoot arrows and throw stones at the sound, while the Qin army needs to fight in the dark.
As I was thinking, the singing suddenly became louder.
Originally it was only in the west, but now it is also in the north and south directions.
Mayor Zhou urgently ordered the Wei army to reinforce the north and south city walls, then stared at the black ant colony outside the city and sneered:
"You are surrounding three sides and leaving one side open. Are you really stupid to expose your position in a night battle? Or do you want to fight for a long time and wear down the morale of our Wei army? I am really curious about you."
The battle continues without stopping.
Mayor Zhou has been standing on the top of the city wall watching. He doesn't plan to sleep tonight as he is worried.
The man in shorts did not leave either. He did not believe that a Qin general who started from the bottom would make such a childish mistake.
Half an hour later, Zhou Shi's eyes lit up and his bent body straightened up unconsciously.
Seeing this, the man in shorts immediately moved closer to the city wall.
A thousand steps away from the city, there was a huge black bird lying on the ground, its beak facing Linji.
The black bird was burning brightly, extremely conspicuous under the dark night sky.
