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The new city wall is extremely tall and majestic, even worse than Handan, the capital of Zhao State, especially on the side of Xianyang Palace City, which is comparable to the natural danger of Hangu Pass.
In history, with the successive victories of the Qin army, the area of Xianyang City continued to expand, and the original outer city wall lost its use and even became an obstacle to expansion, so it was basically demolished during the Qin Shihuang period.
But the history of this era has been changed. Zhao Guo has been defeated repeatedly, and even Qin Guo, who has taken away Hedong and Hangu Pass, has a great sense of crisis. Not only does the tall Xianyang city wall show no signs of demolition , but was repaired more and more solidly.
It can be said that it may be more difficult to break through such a Xianyang city than Handan city.
Moreover, as the news of Lian Po's march into Guanzhong spread to Xianyang City, the 10 Qin troops located in Jingyang City have now withdrawn into Xianyang City. Coupled with the supply of troops provided by the tens of thousands of people in Xianyang City, Li Mu felt that this There are at least 20 to [-] defenders in the city.
Of course, most of these defenders are just ordinary young and strong non-professional soldiers, but in this way of defending the city, most of the time the attacker and the defender will not engage in face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, which is effective. It avoids the biggest disadvantage of the young and strong when facing the elite soldiers of Zhao State.
If you think about it according to common sense, to deal with such a city, siege is the best choice to surrender without fighting.
With hundreds of thousands of mouths, the food consumed is actually terrifying, an absolute astronomical figure.
As long as the siege lasts for a year or so, [-] to [-]% of the people in the city will die before attacking the city, and it will basically be stable.
But Li Mu is very clear that Zhao Guo doesn't have that much time now.
Let alone a year or a half, at most a month may even be shorter, and Bai Qi will lead his 20 Qin elites to appear under the city of Xianyang.
Can 12 Zhao troops break through this city of Xianyang in a month?
Li Mu felt that unless something like an earth dragon turned over suddenly, an earthquake happened, or a meteorite was punished by a god from heaven, otherwise, it would be impossible to conquer Xianyang City in a month.
So Li Mu could only shake his head, revealing a wry smile.
"General, the last general has little talent and learning, and really can't figure out how to break through Xianyang City."
After hearing Li Mu's words, Lian Po didn't blame him at all, instead he laughed.
"You kid, you really have something interesting."
Li Mu looked at Lian Po who was in a good mood, and felt a slight movement in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but said to Lian Po: "Could it be that the general already has a plan to break Xianyang?"
Lian Po laughed loudly again, and the two strands of white hair on both sides of his cheeks were trembling, looking quite amusing.
After a long while, Lian Po's laughter gradually stopped.
"Actually, I don't have a good strategy to break the city, but it's okay, we just wait here for the arrival of the Han army. I heard that Jin Ji has a lot of trebuchets, which should be helpful for us to attack the city."
In the next few days, the Zhao army launched several tentative attacks on Xianyang City, but they were all beaten back by the Qin army who had already prepared.
So after leaving thousands of corpses in vain, Lian Po simply gave the order to stop the attack.
Zhao Jun began to cut wood and build arrow towers and trebuchets outside Xianyang City, expressing his attitude of wanting to fight a protracted war with the Qin people.
A few days later, the [-] Korean troops led by Jin Fu finally arrived.
With the help of Korean craftsmen, a large number of trebuchets were mass-produced.
With the help of hundreds of trebuchets, the Zhao and Han coalition forces once again launched an attack on Xianyang City in front of them.
The real siege began from this day.
There is a saying in Zuo Zhuan: "When a husband fights, he also has courage. When he is full of energy, he will decline again, and he will be exhausted three times."
The first real offensive is usually the most violent.
This law was also fulfilled in this Xianyang offensive and defensive battle.
Relying on the wild bombing of trebuchets, the Zhao and Han coalition forces once suppressed the defensive firepower of the Qin people, successfully filled a section of the moat, and transported a large number of soldiers under the city wall of Xianyang.
Countless ladders were erected at the head of Xianyang city, the number of which made Li Mu feel that he saw the hope of breaking the city.
But at this time, Li Mu did not have the experience disadvantage of commanding a large corps. Compared with Li Mu's optimism, Lian Po just shook his head slightly.
After three days of fierce fighting, Zhao Jun still did not reach the top of the city.
Along with the unfavorable siege, news about Bai Qi's whereabouts began to come incessantly.
Bai Qi crossed the Yellow River, a little slowly.
Bai Qi returned to Yuanli.
Bai played the heavy spring.
Bai played in Liyang.
At this time, Li Mu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked to see Lian Po in person, hoping to suspend the siege operation in order to prepare for the upcoming Bai Qi.
Li Mu's request was once again rejected.
As the chief general, Lian Po has the power to dictate military plans. As long as he disagrees, no one can change Zhao Jun's combat policy.
Seeing Li Mu leaving with a sad face, a smile appeared on the corner of Lian Po's mouth.
"Boy, you are still too young. We are a big Zhao, with a land of thousands of miles and a population of millions. Is it true that there is no one who can break through Xianyang City?"
Although he appreciates Li Mu and even regards Li Mu as his future successor, Lian Po is more aware that there are some secrets, and it is better for him to rot in his stomach.
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Chapter 586 Lu Buwei's Bet (Third Change)
Xianyang City.
From the day Zhao Jun began to besiege the city, the martial law order of the Qin government took effect immediately.
The streets and alleys of Xianyang City are deserted, and the doors of every house are closed. At first glance, it feels like an empty city.
At this time, if you are caught on the street at will, you will be thrown into jail at least, or beheaded directly at worst.
The sound of wheels rolling over the road sounded, and a carriage slowly appeared on the street under the escort of dozens of soldiers.
The person sitting in the carriage was none other than Qin Guowei Wei Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei's face was very serious, and he was wearing the armor of a Qin general. Although his figure was a little thin and his waist was not straight enough, he still looked decent, except that a general sat without riding a horse. The carriage is somewhat against harmony.
The carriage drove straight into Lu Buwei's Weiwei Mansion.
Lu Buwei returned to the study, called his housekeeper, gave some instructions in a low voice, then picked up a bamboo slip like a normal person, and read it quietly.