Pingyu City.

The sound of howling and killing filled the high walls of the entire city. Countless Qin soldiers, densely packed like ants, swarmed under the city wall. At a glance, there were countless ladders and carriages, all wearing Qin armor.

, the soldiers armed with long swords kept climbing the Pingyu City Road.

Arrows flashed back and forth, and the Qin soldiers fell off the ladders and carriages after being hit by arrows. Some of the Chu guards in the city were shot and killed by the Qin soldiers. Every time the Qin soldiers rushed to the city

After saying this, the soldiers of the Chu army came forward to fight with him.

In the city road littered with corpses, as the Qin army attacked the city day after day, the number of Chu soldiers was no longer what it was at the beginning. The number of Chu soldiers who came up from the city ladder to help was only a few dozen.

As the drums of the Qin army roared more and more, another wave of Qin soldiers swarmed from the Qin army far outside the city to the city head. More and more Qin soldiers jumped into the city from the chariots and ladders.

Road, the number of Chu soldiers fighting Qin soldiers in the city road has visibly decreased. As Chu soldiers died one after another, more and more Qin soldiers climbed onto the tower.

Defeat sometimes happens in an instant.

Although there were still more than a thousand people, in the face of the continuous Qin army, the Chu army finally could not hold on, and while fighting the Qin army, they retreated towards the city ladder.

the other side.

At the south gate of Pingyu City, the huge city gate slowly opened. The Chu army generals, with their cronies, and the remaining Chu army, quickly fled the city and rushed towards the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom.

On the wall of Pingyu City, the last Chu flag was cut down and replaced with the Qin flag.

Pingyu finally returned to calm after several days of fighting.

After the Qin soldiers entered the city and the war was over, they began to clean up the corpses. The corpses of the Qin soldiers and the Chu soldiers were separated, and all the bodies of the Chu soldiers were disposed of by the people in the city.

Perhaps it was also due to the fact that nearly a hundred years ago, King Xuan of Qi sent the famous general Kuang Zhang to lead the troops of the five capitals, plus the northern garrison, to attack the State of Yan. He then smashed, looted, burned, raped and plundered the capital of Yan, and committed inhumane crimes against the people of the State of Yan.

The crime of forgiving eventually led to Kuang Zhang's descendants being hunted down by the Yan people and almost extinct. Even if there were any descendants, they no longer dared to be officials or do business, so they could only hide their names anonymously.

Attacking a city without harming the civilians is something that most of the leading generals tacitly agree on. They will not speak out to make others think they are afraid, but they will never indulge their troops in burning, killing and looting the people, especially in the Qin State.

The Qin State is famous for its farming wars, and it attaches great importance to the people's farming. Killing and maiming the people does not do the Qin State any good. Even if they are guilty, they will be arrested and forced to work.

On the streets of Pingyu City, due to the end of the war, all Chu people were hiding in their homes and did not dare to come out. This also resulted in the fact that apart from the people who were arrested to dispose of corpses, few women and children were seen on the streets.

Among the Qin army, Li Xin, escorted by Qin generals, rode a war horse and looked around in the street.

Capturing Pingyu undoubtedly opened the door to Chu State, which made Li Xin more confident in destroying Chu.

"General, the granaries in the city are empty. I have searched everywhere but no grain or millet was found. The Chu army sent down soldiers and said that the Chu general only stocked grain in the city for more than ten days!"

A Qin soldier on horseback came to Li Xin and handed Li Xin a report.

Although Li Xin was a little surprised when he heard the words of his trusted general, he just thought that the Chu army general knew that he could not resist, so he prepared to retreat from the beginning, and didn't think much about it.

Moreover, the Qin army also had food and supplies, which were continuously sent to them.

Whether the Chu army stockpiled grain or not was not that important to Li Xin.

"Send the order, the army will rest in Pingyu and head to Juyang in two days!"

Li Xin turned to Captain Han Bo and gave instructions.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, Han Bo quickly handed over to Li Xin to accept the order, then turned his horse around and rushed towards the city gate with his trusted followers.

In the mansion in Pingyu City.

Li Xin looked at the map and gathered together with Commander Zhang Min, Commander Ying Xi, Commander Ximen Fei and others. At this time, Qin Army generals in their twenties hurriedly came to the study.

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"Father, I have already gone to investigate. All the nobles in the city have left, and no one is in Pingyu City!"

The young general came to Captain Zhang Min and handed over his report.

When Zhang Min heard this, his face was full of solemnity.

This appearance made Li Xin, Captain Yingxi, Ximen Fei and others all look at Zhang Min with doubts on their faces.

"General Zhang, what happened?"

Ying Xi glanced at Li Xin and the other generals, then looked at Zhang Min and asked.

As a clan member of the Ying family, even Ying Zheng said personally that Ying Xi was a calm man and good at listening to others. This is why Ying Zheng asked the young Ying Xi to follow Li Xin, and now, Ying Xi is also firmly

Remember what my cousin Yingkan said. The battlefield is a matter of life and death. Listen to what other generals say and remember it.

General Zhang Min is the elder among the many captains. There are rumors that Zhang is the successor of Jiang Taigong. Ying Xi doesn't know whether it is true or not, but Ying Xi knows that Zhang should not be underestimated in the Qin State.

Zhang Min's father died fighting for the Qin State. Now Zhang Min is the captain of the Qin State and has been a soldier of the Qin State for decades. His wife is the daughter of the Wang family. They have three sons. The eldest son Zhang Han is an official, and the second son Zhang Ping is coming next to him.

The young general reported.

Although Zhang Ping was only a young general, Ying Xi never looked down upon him. The reason was that the Wang family was married to the Zhang family, and Zhang Ping was Zhang Min's son.

"I'm worried!"

Zhang Min glanced at Ying Xi, and after seeing Li Xin and others looking over, he shook his head slightly.

"I have been in the army with General Wang Jian for many years and have gone through dozens of battles. The enemy's plans can be seen from the actions of the nobles. Now in Pingyu City, all the nobles have abandoned the city and left. This is really abnormal!"

When Zhang Min said this, he looked at Li Xin.

"The nobles in Pingyu City must be afraid of something, so they all left!"

Zhang Min said that as a general, Zhang Min expressed his concerns to the commander-in-chief Li Xin. As an elder, Zhang Min also reminded Li Xin that he felt something was wrong.

"Fear?"

When Ying Xi, Ximen Fei and others heard this, they looked at each other in confusion. What were the nobles in Pingyu City worried about? The Qin army would not kill them. They all said that the Qin army was like a tiger, and the Qin people would not eat them.

Who knows why those nobles left.

In front of the map.

Li Xin frowned slightly when he heard General Zhang Min's words. Li Xin had not noticed this before. Now Zhang Min has ordered his second son to investigate clearly. All the nobles in the city have left. This made Li Xin vaguely aware that something was indeed going on.

Abnormal.

However, looking at the map, Li Xin looked at Meng Tian's march route. At this time, Meng Tian was definitely attacking Qiuqiu. At this time, Li Xin could not rashly withdraw his troops no matter what.

The king trusted him and mobilized 200,000 Qin troops to hand over to him. At this time, Pingyu had been captured. At this time, the troops were withdrawn. How could Li Xin return to Xianyang to meet Ying Zheng?

Thinking that Wang Ben was at war with the Chu army and Bai Yan had already led troops to capture Qufu and cut off the connection between Chu and Qi, how could Li Xin be willing to be the queen? Like Meng Tian, ​​Li Xin also longed to capture Shouchun for Qin.

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"The king ordered us to attack Chu. On this trip, we must serve the king and attack Chu. No matter what Chu does, we must conquer Yanying and Juyang first!"

After Li Xin hesitated, he looked at the generals and said.

Ximen Fei and others nodded when they heard this. The old general Zhang Min also knew what Li Xin was thinking. Although he was worried, he also understood that he could only take one step at a time.

Suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the door.

Three Qin soldiers hurriedly came to the study, and then everyone saw one of the three kneeling on the ground with a look of panic.

"General, it's bad, Ying Chen has rebelled!"

Qin soldiers report.

"What?"

"Yingchen rebellion?"

Li Xin, Zhang Min, Ying Xi and others were shocked when they heard this, and then their expressions changed drastically and they looked at each other.

Li Xin walked around the wooden table and stared at the soldiers with a solemn expression.

"The right prime minister is in Yingchen, how could Yingchen rebel?"

Li Xin asked in disbelief.

At this moment, Li Xin's mind couldn't help but think of the bamboo slips he received from Bai Yan in the past. Bai Yan reminded him word by word to beware of Ying Chen. At the moment, Li Xin was full of panic. Li Xin knew very well that if Ying Chen really rebelled,

What does it mean to the Qin army?

"General, this is absolutely true..."

The Qin soldier who spoke was clearly the soldier who had escaped from Yingchen. At this moment, the soldier's expression was full of fear and uncertainty, and his eyes were full of fear as he told what happened to Yingchen.

In the study room.

After listening to the soldiers' stories and learning what happened in Yingchen, Li Xin, Zhang Min, Ximen Fei and others turned pale, and panic could not help but appear in everyone's eyes.

The younger Ying Xi and Zhang Ping also knew that something bad was going on, especially when they looked at everyone's appearance, they felt even more uneasy.

"General, you must leave Pingyu immediately and join General Meng Tian, ​​otherwise all the Qin troops will be buried here in Pingyu!"

After Zhang Min listened to what the soldiers said, he immediately looked at Li Xin.

At this time, Li Xin slowly came to his senses and tried to calm down. Although he was full of doubts, he now realized the urgency of the matter. Li Xin turned around, came to the map, and put his hand on the map.

"City Father!"

Li Xin thought for a long time and finally set his sights on the map, a place called Chengfu.

Just as Li Xin finished speaking, a Qin soldier hurriedly came to the study.
To be continued...