At the head of Xinyang City, the battlements of the city wall are full of holes, and the thick walls are covered with gravure printings of large and small sizes.

Three days, the Qin army attacked Xinyang City for three days.

"Jing Su, how many casualties are there in our army?"

In the Qin army camp, Meng Tian sat in the main seat, her eyes closed, as if she was falling asleep.

When calming down and pondering, Meng Tian is used to closing her eyes and resting.

"Two thousand people were killed in battle, and more than three thousand were injured."

Jing Su reported the numbers on the bamboo slips and was shocked. In just three days, more than 5,000 casualties were injured and killed.

"I think the casualties of the Chu people are not under our army."

Meng Tian frowned slightly and then stretched out. As the commander of the army, he had to get used to facing tragic casualties.

A leader in his previous life said well, I don’t want the number of casualties, I just want the goal of the battle.

"With a car and a crossbow, a catapult, the Chu people are afraid that twice the casualties will be caused by our army." Jing Su echoed.

In the era of cold weapons, the casualties of the attacking party were often far greater than the guarding party. A clever general defending the city could delay the enemy's army several times by using a few troops.

Zhang Xun of the Tang Dynasty could withstand 100,000 rebels with less than 3,000 troops, and lasted for three months.

Xiang Yan, who guarded Xinyang City, was very capable and decisive in his work and blocked the city gate with a big stone. Meng Tian's first climber broke into the city and had a huge crash, and there was no way to get the city gate.

However, Meng Tian spent a lot of effort to build crossbows and catapults. Such heavy equipment was equivalent to the artillery troops of later generations, and they were suppressing the Chu army on the city.

"Xiang Yan was cruel enough to use the supervision team to drive the Chu army, and he used his life to defend the city."

Meng Tian witnessed the fierce battle at Xinyang City, which was thrilling. In the era of cold weapons, wars were close handed over, fighting with life, and blood on the city.

Such a spectacular scene is far from being truly presented by later film and television dramas.

"General, then, will our army continue to attack Xinyang next?"

Jing Su raised her head and looked at Meng Tian with a little worried in her eyes.

Meng Tian still lacked experience in attacking the dangerous city and the dangerous pass. In the past, when attacking Zhao State, Meng Tian often used sneak attacks.

Xiang Yan from Xinyang is experienced. The Nanjun soldiers sent by Meng Tian were still unable to succeed.

"Fight, of course!"

Meng Tian opened his eyes without hesitation: "At this time, Xiang Yan probably received news from Jiangdong. I will hold him here so that Gan Luo can achieve greater results."

In Xinyang City, a simple mansion near the South City is Xiang Yan's temporary residence.

"What? The Yue people attacked Jiangdong?"

In the lobby, Xiang Yan received an emergency news from the Xiang family's fiefdom. He was shocked and his gray beard kept trembling.

The Xiang family moved eastward and had a fief of Wuzhong for thirty years. In his early years, in order to ensure the safety of Jiangdong, Xiang Yan led the Xiang family's troops and took the initiative to go south to expel the remnants of Yue.

Xiang Yan knew in his heart that a group of Yue people in a mess were divided into multiple tribes, so where could they have the courage to attack Chu?

"The Zhu Kingdom, Qin and Chu war, Jiangdong's troops were all drawn, Wuzhong was empty, and the Yue people wanted to pounce on it to take advantage of it."

Xiang Chan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes showing anger, and he wished he could immediately lead his army to destroy the Vietnamese tribe in the south.

"No, just based on Yue people, they don't have this courage."

Xiang Yan calmed down, shook her head slowly, squinted her eyes, as if she had thought of something.

"King Wei defeated Yue Kingdom, and King Huai ordered people to go south to expel the remnants of Yue Kingdom. Yue people were already scared. Even if the Jiangdong was empty, Yue people would not jump out in such a hurry."

Xiang Yan's right hand held the wooden slip in his hand and rubbed it gently. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "If I guessed correctly, the Yue people must have been bewitched by the Qin people."

"How can you trust the Qin people?" Xiang Chan said with a hatred.

The Qin people in the Spring and Autumn Period were trustworthy and cute, and they fought fiercely with each other.

After entering the Warring States Period, after Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin people absorbed the experience of the Jin people's international struggle and were prone to change and impermanence. If they were not careful, they would suffer a great loss.

After King Wei, King Huai of Chu was a little naive, so he was played with by Zhang Yi. The fate of Chu State plummeted, falling into the mortal world, and he could not recover.

"I don't know what the Qin people promised the Yue people, but I think the Qin people's things are not that easy to get!"

Xiang Yan snorted coldly, venting his anger. Unexpectedly, the Yue people who had never cared about their hearts stabbed Chu State from the back.

If the Yue people attacked Jiangnan, Xiang Yan might not have paid much attention, but Jiangdong was the base camp of Xiang's family.

The fiefdom of Wuzhong, the elderly, weak, women and children of the Xiang clan were all there, and their defense was very weak.

When he led his army to the front line, Xiang Yan recruited private soldiers from the Xiang clan. On the one hand, he set an example, and on the other hand, he did not have enough private soldiers in his hands. His authority as the upper pillar country would be greatly reduced.

“What should I do now?”

Even if you are angry, you have to find a solution after being angry.

Xiang Yan sighed secretly, held his knees, frowned, and thought hard.

At this time, there were no extra troops in Chu State.

The building was about to collapse, and the King of Chu, supported by the Qin people, sent envoys to contact the monarchs everywhere. Many monarchs were vaguely posing as if they were sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight.

"boom--"

When Xiang Yan was worried, the sound of stone bombs hitting the city walls came from the top of the city, and the Qin army's attack began again.

"Meng Tian's son is really a bully!"

A deafening sound came, Xiang Yan frowned and wrinkled a little more, and his brows flashed slightly.

Xiang Yan's heart was filled with pain.

The Chu army's stone catapult requires human pulling and has a short range, so it is not as accurate as the Qin army's throwing.

Multiple people pull the rope, and it is impossible for them to have the same strength every time. It would be strange if they want to throw it accurately.

On the other hand, the Qin army's catapult cart did not require manpower. It only needed to stir up the mechanism behind, let go of the mechanism, and a stone bullet flew to the top of the city. In just three or two breaths, it could fire a turn.

In any era, it is actually not difficult for the party who masters advanced military technology to be as ill as the Song Dynasty, destroys his magical skills, and defeats the party who is behind in technology.

Xiang Yan deeply understood this.

"If I had known this, the State of Chu would not have wiped out the Mo family..."

Xiang Yan slowly stood up, guarded by Xiang Chan, and walked towards the tower in the city.

The Qin army's crossbow could shoot a thousand steps away. For safety, Xiang Yan did not go to the city, but set up a commanding wooden building in the city, far from the range of the Qin army's crossbow.

Xiang Yan thought that the heavy weapons that appeared in the Qin army were written by the Mo family. After the Mo people entered Qin, the weapons of Qin quickly caught up with the Chu State.

The famous Chu Jian in the Spring and Autumn Period had long gone its reputation. The Chu army is now able to seize a Qin army long sword, which is a great contribution.

In the evening, after a fierce siege, the Qin army retreated again.

Seeing the soldiers lined up in the army and slowly returning to the camp, Meng Tian thought in his mind:

Xiang Yan can't hold on any longer, right?

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Chapter completed!