Chapter 207

In the city.

The resistance of the Han army is coming to an end.

Wang Shang swept the center along the long street of Xicheng. The Han soldiers who fell to the ground along the way did not allow Wang Shang to stay. His target was Liu Bang from the Han Palace.

"The King of Han Liu Bang was recuperating in the city." I don't know who reported this extremely inaccurate situation to Wang Shang, which made him suddenly excited.

If Liu Bang can be captured in one fell swoop, then the Han Kingdom will basically have no cohesion. Next, the Qin army can go east along the Han River, take down Nanjun and march into Jianghuai. Thinking of this, Wang Shang only felt that the goal of unification of the world was right in front of him, and he could easily obtain it with just one hand.

When people are excited, they often ignore something.

For example, Wang Shang did not notice that a tall figure was pressing his head low in the strokes of the knelt down, and was nervously looking forward to the Qin army's troops coming soon.

When Xiahou Ying was broken, he found an opportunity to get off the city wall, then found a body of a Han soldier of similar figure, and directly lay down his clothes and changed it to his body. At the same time, he also dressed his general armor to the Han soldier who was very favored. In order not to reveal any flaws, Xiahou Ying even poked the wound of the corpse with a selves a few more times.

Afterwards, Xiahou Ying mingled among the fleeing riots, hoping to escape from the city when the Qin army was rushing to enter the city, but he did not expect that Wang Shang's men would enter the city too quickly, so he blocked him on the long street.

The dignified Duke of Han.

The most trusted general under King Liu Bang of Han had to kneel down to the Qin people like other young men, begging for mercy. This change made Xiahou Ying feel resentful.

But he doesn't want to die yet.

No matter what, as long as you can escape, there will always be one day asking the Qin people for the humiliation they suffered today.

After a moment, Xiahou Ying slowly raised his head, spat at Wang Shang's back as he was gone, then turned around and hid in a half-district house in the city.

——.

In the mansion of Cao Shen, the Marquis of Yangping.

There was silence, compared to the noise outside. It was so calm that even a needle could be heard falling to the ground. Cao Shen was lying quietly in the courtyard of the mansion, looking at a locust tree in the courtyard with his eyes, wondering what he was thinking?

"General Wang, are there anyone here?" A surprise scream rang out.

Then, there was a neat and rapid footsteps, and Cao Shen closed his eyes. Without turning his head, he could guess that the person who entered the mansion was not a Han Zhu, or an old opponent, Qin.

In terms of performance, this time the Qin army won the more with fewer victory and bullied people with advantage in military strength. In fact, Cao Shen understood that the training quality of the generals determined the outcome of the battle. The one-to-four comparison of troops was not terrible for the defender. What was really terrible is the quality gap between the soldiers on both sides.

Wang Shang rushed into the mansion. When he saw Cao Shen lying, he felt a little relieved. Just now, Wang Shang, who was rushing all the way, did not catch any big shot in the Han Palace. Not to mention that it was King Liu Bang of Han, he did not even meet the more famous Han army general.

Cao participated in Wang Shang's fights many times, and they were also acquaintances on the battlefield. After a moment of looking, Wang Shang saw clearly that the person in front of him was Cao Shen himself.

"General Cao, why do you look like this? Can you tell me where is the King of Han?" Wang Shang asked. The failure to catch Liu Bang made him feel like a thorn choked in his heart, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"King of Han, haha, General Wang doesn't have to worry about it. The King of Han has already turned to Wancheng early." A little bit of pride flashed across Cao Shen's pale and bloodless face.

Even if it is defeated, it is a pleasure to disappoint the Qin people.

"Cao Shen, are you still obsessed with it? Liu Bang abandoned Xicheng and you, but you still have to work hard for him. I really never regret it." Wang Shang scolded angrily.

"Bah, Qin Gou, don't take the trick of breaking up and disagreeing. Your Grandpa Cao doesn't care about it. Today, his life is here. If you want to kill and cut it, take it away." Cao Shen spat with a fierce mouthful of blood and sneered.

Wang Shang was shocked by Cao Shen, and his anger gradually became angry. He had already admired Cao Shen's ability, but now he had no more favor.

"Come, take the enemy general and wait for Marquis Li to take the lead." Wang Shang shouted loudly.

"Haha, General Wang doesn't have to bother with you, Cao will just break it up." Cao Shen laughed and said as he said, a short dagger in Cao Shen's hand had pierced into his heart.

Blood slowly flowed out.

With a little unwillingness and a little sadness, Xicheng City was captured and Han general Cao Shen committed suicide.

——.

Compared with Cao Shen, who was killed, Xiahou Ying did not have the courage to commit suicide.

After hiding from the Qin army and avoiding the search by the Qin army, he finally fled to the moat on the east side of the Xicheng. The city walls in this area were broken in many places. As long as he turned over, he could jump into the river and then dive into the Han River to escape. This was the idea that Xiahou Ying had.

"Who?" A shout woke Xiahou Ying up from her beautiful dream. This was a Qin army search team who discovered Xiahou Ying hiding at the base of the city wall.

Xiahou Ying's mind was broken and he didn't care about anything else for a moment. He tried his best to turn over and ran towards a break in the city wall.

Li Zhongxiang's eyelids twitched. The escaped Han soldier in front of him gave him a familiar feeling, that was him, the Han general who escaped with an arrow during the first day of attack.

"Chasing, don't let him escape." Li Zhongxiang shouted, flipped his wrist and captured the big bow in his hand. The arrow was placed on the bowstring, and the bow was opened for a full moon. He almost made no aim, and shot an arrow and shot at Xiahou Ying's escaped.

"Swoosh!"

A arrow that chases life!

Xiahou Ying's feet became weak, and his heavy body suddenly pounced forward and rolled down from the broken mouth. This fall made him fall and his nose and face swollen, but he was lucky to have the archer Li Zhongxiang missed the vital point again.

Last time, Li Zhongxiang swept across the tip of Xiahou Ying's hair with an arrow.

This time, the same arrow hit Xiahou Ying's left shoulder, almost making him scream in pain. During the continuous rolling process, the arrow shaft collided with the hard mud and stones, and was embedded into the bones again and again.

"Boom!"

Before Li Zhongxiang could shoot another arrow, Xiahou Ying finally rolled to the moat and quickly dived to the bottom of the water. When he was in Pei County, Xiahou Ying often swam in the river. This time, it was this young man's trick that made him escape the Qin army's pursuit.

——.

The West City was conquered.

The Qin army finally opened the gate of Hanzhong County. At the same time, after hearing the news of the loss of Xicheng on Baoxia Road, the Han general Lv Ze was no longer interested in fighting. He hurriedly burned the plank road at one end of the Xigu, and then led a team of Han troops to escape along the Xigu to Wuguan.

April 9th, the third year of the Qin Xinli period.

Feng Xuanjun crossed mountains and ridges and met with Wang Shangjun successfully at the southern end of the Xigu. Unfortunately, the Baoxi Road, the plank road that communicated between Hanzhong and Guanzhong was burned so severely that it was temporarily unavailable. If the Qin army wanted to mobilize troops on a large scale from Guanzhong, it could only be transported from the Chencang Road farther west.

On April 12, Han Xin led his army to attack Wuguan, an important pass at the junction of Hanzhong and Nanjun. Although this important pass in Liu Bang used to be trapped in the past, it did not have much blocking effect on the Qin army attacking from the front line of Hanzhong. The topography of Wuguan allowed it to play a greater role when resisting attacks from Guandong.

On April 14, the Qin army attacked Wu Pass, and Han general Han Wangxin fled without fighting. In the first head-on battle between the two Hanxins, the more famous and talented Huaiyin Hanxin gained a natural advantage in history.

After Wuguan was captured, the Qin army completely occupied Hanzhong County. Except for a few small counties, which were still in the hands of the Han army, all other places surrendered to Qin.

While Han Xin was capturing Wu Pass, the Qin general Wang Shang was ordered by Li Yuan to start to go south along the Daba Mountains and attack Langzhong and other places in Ba County. The Han army in Ba County had long been drawn away by Liu Bang. Faced with the fierce Qin army, the Han magistrates of each county obediently presented Fu Ce one by one, knelt on the outside of the city, begging for the Qin army's understanding.

Li Yuan was not embarrassed about these internal affairs officials. After asking whether they were a confidant of King Liu Bang of Han, he ordered the officials selected by the elders of Ba County themselves to be appeased. As long as they could continue to cooperate with the Qin army's attack and implement the Qin State's policies, it would be impossible to remain in office.

In the Bashu area, what Li Yuan really focused on was the Shu County area. This later-generation Tianfu country was still occupied by the army of the Han general Li Shang. After learning that the Qin army was heading south, Li Shang had an extremely strong attitude. Not only did he block the Shiniu Road, but he also personally led a group of troops to move to the Bashu area, trying to block the Qin army outside Shu County.

Li Shang's talent was second only to Cao Shen and Zhou Bo among the generals of the Han army. However, now the connection between Li Shang and Liu Bang has basically been cut off. A lonely army guards a remote county. Faced with the aggressive offensive of the Qin army, Li Yuan did not think Li Shang could last for how long.

Even if Li Shang doesn’t surrender, there’s nothing?

Because the elders of Shu County would not be the same as Li Shang, they could not bear the thunderous anger of the Qin army. Therefore, Li Yuan was not in a hurry.

Wang Shang's vanguard only needed to occupy Ba County. Then, when Han Xin captured Wu Pass, he mobilized the Qin army to split south. Li Yuan did not believe that Li Shang's little force could pose any threat to the Qin army.

Changes in Hanzhong County.

The Qin army has the key to mastering the world's general trend again. The iron ore mining in Juxian has been prepared. After eliminating the Han army forces that may threaten the safety of military construction, Li Yuan can mine the open-pit iron ore of Jushui without any worries. At the same time, he can also try to test a series of advanced iron smelting methods such as steel filling technology.

As long as the iron sword that can be forged one day earlier, the Qin army will be ahead of the Guandong princes in weapons and have advantages that other princes cannot compare in terms of technology. This is Li Yuan's greatest capital for fighting for dominance in the world.

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