20demayo Chapter 235 Attacking Zhu City
Chapter 235 Attacking Zhu City
At the foot of Qishan Mountain, thousands of soldiers are gathering.
Qin Sheng, the eldest son of the Qin family, was standing right in front of the troops, scanning the soldiers in front of him.
The Qin family suffered persecution from the Chen court. Of course, the Qin family had nearly 100,000 private soldiers who helped Chen fight against Yan, but now there are less than 10,000 left.
At this moment, after several days of gathering, the troops under Qin Sheng's command only consisted of more than 8,000 people.
They still had simple siege equipment and some food supplies, which could only last for a few days.
Now that Qin Sheng has become the head of the Qin family, he must lead his men to launch a counterattack against the imperial court, obtain supplies, and reverse the impending collapse.
Looking around, only 20% of the soldiers in the Qin family's army were wearing armor, and most of the weapons in their hands were old and worn. Facing the well-equipped Chen Kingdom army, they seemed a little inferior.
But Qin Sheng had no way out. Only by capturing Zhu City ahead would they be qualified to negotiate terms with the Yan people.
There is still some pride in Qin Sheng's heart.
He had previously inquired and found out that there were only a few thousand defensive troops in Zhu City.
He firmly believed that he could lead the Qin army to capture the city in front of them.
If the Yan man named Jiang Zuo could really provide weapons and supplies to their Qin family, Qin Sheng would definitely be able to lead this remaining army to pose enough threat to the Chen court.
After all, these Qin family's private soldiers hate the Chen court no less than Qin Sheng does.
Those brutal Chen imperial army killed their families, and now, the opportunity for revenge is right in front of them.
Qin Sheng recalled Jiang Zuo's words in his mind again.
Guerrilla warfare and winning over the hearts of the people are easy to say but not so easy to do.
After a few days of investigation, Qin Sheng also learned about what Jiang Zuo had done in the State of Chen.
The news that the Yan State delegation had swindled more than six million taels of silver from the Chen State had already spread throughout the Chen State, and even angered the emperor in the capital.
What Qin Sheng was sure of before was that Jiang Zuo had no connection with the people of Chen. He wanted to use the Qin family to help Yan deal with Chen.
The once powerful Qin family has now become a flag bearer, and Qin Sheng feels sad.
After a moment, he put away his complicated thoughts and remembered something else.
"How's Third Sister doing?"
Qin Sheng asked in a low voice.
Manager Shi replied, "Don't worry, Master. Miss Three is doing well in Yan State. She has sent letters to you many times. But Master was busy training soldiers recently and didn't receive Miss Three's letters. I have ordered people to keep all of them."
Qin Sheng nodded slightly and said nothing.
In the past, he was often indifferent and serious towards his sister Qin Yu, but now that the Qin family is in such a state of decline, Qin Sheng only has Qin Yu as his closest relative.
I just hope that the Yan man doesn’t have any intentions towards my third sister, otherwise Qin Sheng will never let him go.
only……
Recalling his previous meeting with Qin Yu in Yan State, Qin Sheng realized that it seemed that his sister had some feelings for that Yan man.
Qin Sheng knows his sister too well.
Qin Yu actually disobeyed his brother's words for the sake of that Yan man.
"Hey, I hope that Yan people have no other purpose."
He sighed secretly in his heart and turned his gaze back to the city in the distance.
For some reason, Qin Sheng, who was usually extremely confident, felt a little uneasy at this moment.
After a moment, he put aside his complicated thoughts and rode his horse to the front of the battle.
The Qin family soldiers in front of him also had complicated expressions on their faces.
"Take down Zhucheng! Avenge our fallen brothers!"
Qin Sheng shouted loudly.
At this moment, the Qin family army still has some morale.
Although they have few soldiers and good equipment
The soldiers shouted one after another to boost morale.
Qin Sheng rode his horse, stood in front of the formation, and took a deep breath.
"set off!"
The remaining troops of the Qin family marched towards the direction of Zhucheng in a mighty manner.
After arriving outside Zhucheng, Qin Sheng gave the final orders again.
"We must capture Zhucheng within one day!"
If they fail to capture the city within one day, reinforcements from the Chen court will surely arrive, and the Qin army will be attacked from both sides.
The city of Zhu before them seemed to be the first obstacle blocking the Qin family's progress.
From a distance, the defenses on top of the city walls seemed extremely weak.
Even though the Qin army came in such a mighty force, the officers and soldiers in the city did not seem to react at all.
This scene made Qin Sheng feel extremely uneasy.
But the arrow is on the string and must be fired.
"attack!"
Qin Sheng shouted again.
The soldiers of the Qin army rushed towards the city.
In the eyes of these soldiers, as long as they captured Zhucheng, they would be able to obtain a large amount of gold, silver and food.
But when the Qin army was about to approach the city wall, a large group of defending imperial soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall.
"Fire arrows!"
On the city wall, the defending general shouted orders.
In an instant, an overwhelming rain of arrows shot towards the Qin army.
The soldiers of the Qin army seemed to be caught off guard, and the vanguard troops were shot by arrows one after another.
Upon seeing this, Qin Sheng hurriedly rode forward, took the lead, and led the troops to attack the city.
"Master!"
Manager Shi was startled and quickly followed Qin Sheng.
At this moment, the Qin army had suffered heavy casualties and finally approached the city wall.
"Set up the ladder!"
Qin Sheng said loudly.
In an instant, the Qin army surged onto the city wall like a tide.
At this moment, the sound of fighting broke out inside and outside Zhu City.
After an unknown amount of time, after the Qin army soldiers fought desperately, they occupied the southern city of Zhu and opened the city gate directly.
Seeing this, Qin Sheng immediately led his elite cavalry and charged in through the city gate.
Victory seems to be just around the corner...
"Master, we are under attack from behind!"
Manager Shi shouted anxiously.
"what?!"
Qin Sheng was personally fighting forward, and when he heard what Manager Shi said, he suddenly panicked.
He had already entered the city and looked back outside.
There seemed to be chaos outside the city.
"Quickly occupy Zhucheng and close the city gates!"
Qin Sheng ordered.
As long as he captured Zhucheng, Qin Sheng would be sure to keep the imperial army out.
"Master, it's too late, their reinforcements have arrived!"
Manager Shi was also fighting.
"Reinforcements coming so soon?"
Qin Sheng felt uneasy.
No wonder they were able to capture Zhu City so easily. Could this be an ambush set by the imperial army?
He hesitated and stopped where he was.
Suddenly, an arrow shot towards him.
"Master, be careful!"
Manager Shi quickly reminded.
Qin Sheng was about to raise his knife to block, but it was too late. The arrow shot directly into his left arm.
Severe pain spread to Qin Sheng's brain.
At this moment, the Qin family army seemed to be in a disadvantage.
A large number of imperial troops were heading towards them.
If the fighting continues like this, I'm afraid the Qin army will be wiped out.
"Get out!"
Qin Sheng made a prompt decision and shouted loudly.
But now the whole chaotic situation is not something he can control alone.
At this moment, the crisis is approaching Qin Sheng...