ebookland Chapter 218 How could he be so brutal?
Chapter 218 How could he be so brutal?
The archers in front of Qi Jianshu had nowhere to escape when faced with the overwhelming "rockets" shot at them. Compared to the city walls, at least there were walls to defend against Han Yaojun and his men.
They were the ones who truly had... nowhere to escape, nothing to hide themselves from, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to. In an instant, the flaming arrows pierced their bodies.
The fire instantly ignited their clothes, and before they could even roll on the ground, they were burned like a fireman...
In a hurry, they dodged, trying to avoid the arrows, but were instead affected by their comrades who were hit by arrows. Not only were they hit by the sparks from their bodies, but they couldn't even retreat.
All were too late...
It was a windy day today, and the strong wind helped Han Yaojun and the others. In less than a moment, all the archers who were touched by sparks would be surrounded by fire.
Even if they rolled on the ground with all their strength, it was still too late to put out the fire. Some died miserably, while others finally put out the fire but their bodies were burned to ashes, with blood-red stained skin...
The tens of thousands of people behind Qi Jianshu were frightened by what they saw, and no one dared to step forward, for fear that such a tragic ending would be a lesson for them!
The people on the city wall who thought they were doomed saw that this move had intimidated the rebels below, and they subconsciously shouted from the bottom of their hearts, "It works! This move works!"
"Continue." Han Yaojun's gaze fell coldly on Qi Jianshu under the city wall. When the two armies confronted each other, there could not be a single moment of hesitation. Otherwise, even if the situation was slightly in favor of Han Yaojun, it could be reversed at any time.
As the rain of arrows from the city wall continued, the morale of the Zhou rebels behind Qi Jianshu became increasingly low.
Originally, they were reluctant to work for Qi Jianshu.
No matter how disappointing they are, they are still people of the Great Zhou. What's the point of serving the people of Western Chu?
But who can blame them for not wanting to die? General Wang, as their chief general, took the initiative to choose to surrender to Western Chu. As their subordinates, they naturally had no choice but to... rebel together.
As a result, after they had finally accepted the fact of their own rebellion, the mere few thousand defenders at the North Gate blocked their tens of thousands of troops outside the city wall.
Not only were they unable to move forward, they also suffered heavy casualties. Qi Jianshu did not even treat them as human beings and kept ordering them to go up and attack.
The soldiers around Han Yaojun were determined to defend the city even at the cost of their lives, while the soldiers behind Qi Jianshu were a temporary army formed by the combination of Western Chu and Great Zhou.
The Great Zhou had 50,000 soldiers, while the Western Chu had only a few thousand. This number was finally gathered by digging out all the spies who had been lurking in Xianyang City for many years.
How can we work together if our minds are not together?
This is actually the same concept as tug-of-war. If one side is slightly uncoordinated or wavers, then the outcome of losing is inevitable!
Once morale drops, it is not easy to raise it again.
Especially since the two forces were different, the combination of Western Chu and Great Zhou had divided the positions of the generals and soldiers into two different camps.
Although they have already rebelled, it is difficult for most of the Xianyang City defenders to immediately adapt to the change of identity and become a complete traitor willing to work for Western Chu.
This resulted in the people of Western Chu not being too upset even if they saw the Great Zhou soldiers who were the first to rush to the front being burned to death alive.
The Great Zhou soldiers, who were also rebels, felt grief-stricken and desolate.
As the main general, Qi Jianshu naturally understood this principle, but even if morale was affected and many people had the idea of retreating, what would it matter?
We must continue to do what we should do. Now that the siege has begun, we cannot give up halfway.
In order to formulate this plan, the Western Chu court and Qi Jianshu himself have made a lot of preparations. Now that it has begun, there is no turning back.
Qi Jianshu is well-versed in history books and military books, and knows better than anyone what the consequences will be if one wavers or hesitates even a little when deep behind enemy lines.
He glanced sideways at the subordinate closest to him. The other party was his confidant brought from Western Chu, not a rebel from the Great Zhou.
The confidant understood Qi Jianshu's eyes, and immediately pulled the reins gently, controlling the horse to approach Qi Jianshu with a respectful look on his face.
Qi Jianshu went undercover in the Great Zhou this time. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not bring too many people with him. He only had a few confidants. Even though the others were also from Western Chu, he was still not so comfortable using them.
He lowered his voice, not wanting others to hear, and whispered a few instructions.
After receiving Qi Jianshu's order, the confidant nodded without thinking, "Yes."
Han Yaojun had been paying attention to the situation on Qi Jianshu's side. When he saw a few people quietly leaving the team and moving towards the west, his eyes narrowed slightly.
He turned his head and instructed his confidant, "Send someone to follow them and see what they are going to do! If anything goes wrong, report back immediately."
"Yes."
Those who received Han Yaojun's order were also members of the Han family. They turned around and called on a few members of the Han family to act together.
Except for a team of more than ten people moving westward, Qi Jianshu under the city wall did not take any other action. He just raised his hand as usual to signal the soldiers behind him to continue charging.
The city gate continued to be rammed, and the soldiers who tried to climb up with ladders were also eliminated and came back again, one after another, in an endless stream.
Many of these soldiers who climbed over the city wall by ladders were defenders of the Great Zhou Dynasty from Xianyang City. As fellow people from the Great Zhou Dynasty, the thought of them killing each other was really uncomfortable.
But as rebels, they have no way back. Even if they know they are wrong, they can only make the same mistake again and again.
Han Ziyu and his men have carried nearly 500 wounded soldiers down, most of whom are seriously injured. The lightly injured are not willing to go down for the time being and insist on continuing to fight.
There were hundreds of wounded soldiers being carried away at once, and there were not enough local or military doctors, so Han Ziyu specially selected a hundred people to lend a hand.
In addition, if there is not enough herbs, please write them down temporarily. He will ask people to find a way to borrow them from the herbal medicine store in the city, and then settle the debt together after repelling the enemy.
Once the war begins, food and herbs become the most indispensable military supplies.
Han Ziyu finally explained everything and returned to the city wall. Prince Chu and the Third Prince followed closely behind him.
Chu Xi happened to encounter a fearless man who rushed up to her with the tip of his sword pointed at her. Before she could get really close to him, Chu Xi stabbed him in the knee with the sword, and the man fell to his knees.
She noticed that the man who attacked her was wearing Great Zhou armor. She quickly hit the rebel's head with her elbow, whose knee was pierced, and the man... fainted.
Seeing this, the others who were ready to attack Chu Xi couldn't help but feel deeply worried about their knees and heads.
How could such a gentle and refined young man be so cruel?