Chapter 1498: The 188th Battle of Han Banner World III

The spring wind blew Lu Chao on the terrace of the Black Ice Terrace Hall. Although the sun was shining brightly in the sky, Lu Chao still felt that the wind was very cold, and it was cold all the way from outside his body to his body.

Xianyang City under the sun was at the feet of Lu Chao, but in his eyes, it was full of haze. When he squinted, what he saw was not the trees growing new leaves in Xianyang City, but the city walls and houses. Withered weeds.

Bad news came one after another. Two groups of Han cavalry penetrated into the hinterland of Qin at a very high speed. Their purpose was not to attack the city but to disperse the militiamen from various places who were concentrating on Xianyang City. In just a few days, more than ten groups of troops were dispersed by them, and the Qin army escorting these militiamen was killed.

Although the Han cavalry came quickly, it was still within Lu Chao's expectation. Both the north and south routes had been penetrated. Qin, which had lost a large number of elite troops, was unable to intercept these troops who were accustomed to guerrilla warfare. Han cavalry.

Because it was expected, Lu Chao was not angry because of it. But today, a big event happened in Xianyang, which made Lu Chao angry. Ever since he received the report in the morning, he had been standing on the terrace. like a statue.

Mingtai disappeared. Mingtai and the Black Bingtai troops under his command disappeared without a trace overnight.

Mingtai is Lu Chao's most trusted partner. It was the close cooperation between the two that successfully overturned the rule of the Ying family in the Qin Dynasty. Although the one sitting on the throne is still named Ying in name, everyone knows that that Just a puppet. Lu Chao believed in Mingtai and never thought that Mingtai would abandon him and leave like this.

It was precisely because he believed so much that Lu Chao was even more angry after it happened. The location of Mingtai was too special, and Lu Chao was completely unprepared for it, so Mingtai disappeared silently.

The whole of Xianyang was shocked by Mingtai's disappearance. Xianyang City, which was already in panic, became even more turbulent, and even Mingtai ran away. This shows how far the situation has deteriorated. Politically, this was a fatal blow to Lu Chao.

There were footsteps behind me. Lu Chao didn't need to look back to know that Gou Yi was back. He smelled a faint smell of blood and frowned.

"How many people were killed?" he asked calmly.

"General, the general has arrested the remaining members of Heibingtai, but nothing has been found out." Gou Yi lowered his head and said shamefully: "It was all the general's fault, some time ago. The general had already discovered that the black There were signs of instability in the ice platform, but the general did not expect that the Ming thief had plans to escape. "

"It's not your fault, because I didn't think of it either." Lu Chao shook his head, "Those who stayed from Heibingtai and are not dead yet, let them go. Mingtai gave up on them.

That's because they are not Mingtai's confidants at all, so if you interrogate them, you can't find a reason. Let them go. Incorporate them into the army to fight. "

"Yes, General." Gou Yi hesitated, "I'm afraid our city defense arrangements will have to be rearranged. Mingtai knows all about this. If he defectes, the Han army will know all about our arrangements. "

"It's not necessary and it's too late." Lu Chao shook his head and said: "The key to fighting the Han army this time is not to defend the city, but to fight in the field. If the decisive battle outside the city fails, no matter how solid the defense is, it will be broken. The emergence of artillery will make Any traditional defense deployment will be ineffective."

"Yes." Gou Yi sighed. This is no longer an era where more combatants can achieve victory. The emergence of gunpowder weapons. War has fundamentally changed.

"How many artillery pieces have we made?" Lu Chao turned around.

"General, all the Xianyang craftsmen's workshops are now used to cast artillery. Dozens of artillery can be cast every day, but the quantity of Han steel specially used to make cannons we obtained is too small, and the quality of a large number of artillery All of them were unqualified. During the experiment, chamber explosions often occurred, and at most one or two of the ten guns were barely qualified. The craftsman said that if he wanted to extend his service life, he could only reduce the amount of charges. Without the amount of charge, the range and power of the artillery shells will be greatly reduced. In addition, we have never been able to make the Han people's flowering artillery shells. "

"There's no need to experiment, just build as many as you can, as long as they can fire a shell without a bomb." Lu Chao said coldly. "As long as it can be punched out, it can cause damage."

"By the way, the quality of the copper cannons made by the craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop is better. There are about a hundred such cannons, but we no longer have copper." Gou Yi continued.

"How can there be no reason why copper cannot be found in the huge city of Xianyang? Pass on my order. Everyone in Xianyang must hand over all the copper utensils at home, including copper coins, for use in making cannons. If there is anything hidden that cannot be found, Those who make contact will be treated as collaborators."

"I understand, I will take care of it immediately."

"You're not in a hurry to leave." Lu Chao walked towards his big table in the hall, sat down and looked at Gou Yi. Gou Yi strode to the front of Lu Chao.

"General, what other orders do you have?" Gou Yi asked.

Lu Chao picked up a newspaper on the table and threw it to Gou Yi. The newspaper seemed to be a bit tattered, with damage at the corners. Gou Yi glanced at the Dahan Daily and glanced at the date on it. He couldn't help but be stunned. This was published by Dahan Daily a few months ago. There were only After a piece of news, Gao Yuan ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the Han Kingdom became the Han Empire.

The virtues of the Three Emperors and the merits of the Five Emperors were great. The huge thick black characters of Emperor constantly stimulated Gou Yi's eyes.

This newspaper has been in Lu Chao's hands for a long time. Obviously, he has read it many times, otherwise it would not be so damaged. Looking at the newspaper and Lu Chao's eyes staring at him, Gou Yi understood.

"General, that fart baby, it's really time to give up. Now the Qin Dynasty is in danger. We need a wise king, no, an emperor to lead us out of the predicament, lead us to defend Xianyang, and repel Xianyang." Han people, rebuild the glory of our great Qin."

A smile finally appeared on Lu Chao's gloomy face. He stood up and strode out. Gou Yi quickly followed. Walking out of the Black Ice Terrace Hall, the dazzling sunlight stung Lu Chao's eyes slightly. After pausing for a moment, he strode towards the steps.

Behind him, Gou Yi followed closely with the soldiers of the Ying Department.

With a bang, the door of the hall was pushed open. Two rows of soldiers poured into the hall. They stood on the left and right, each with a murderous look on his face and his hand on the hilt of his knife. Lu Chao walked into the hall and stared at the man sitting at the table in the middle of the hall. The puppet King Qin was drinking porridge. The little King Qin was only eight years old now. Beside him sat his nominal mother, the woman who had served as a maid in the palace of the eldest prince.

Seeing Lu Chao coming in with murderous intent, the luxuriously dressed woman trembled and fell to the ground. As a woman who had stayed in the prince's palace, her knowledge was naturally much better than that of ordinary women. Being recruited to play such a role, she knew what her fate would be in the future, but as a weak woman, she knew that any resistance was meaningless.

The eight-year-old King Qin still held a spoon in his hand and looked at Lu Chao blankly.

Gou Yi strode forward, stretched out his hand, and roughly snatched the spoon from King Qin's hand, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, the Qin Kingdom is in danger now. Hundreds of thousands of violent troops are coming to attack. The civil and military officials of the court and the people of the country all feel that the king's majesty is really not suitable to lead our country in the Qin Dynasty to fight against the tyrants. At this time of crisis, our country in the Qin Dynasty needs a strong king, a king who can make the whole country willing to fight for Those who fight will take on this responsibility.”

The eight-year-old Little Qin King didn't know what Gou Yi meant by his words, but the palace maid who was paralyzed on the ground understood it immediately. She stretched out a hand and dragged the dumbfounded Little Qin King to the ground. She raised her head and said: He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is willing to surrender to the general. I only ask the general to leave my mother and son a way out for the sake of my orphaned mother and the fact that I have only followed the orders of the general all these years." "

Lu Chao smiled, walked over and sat down, "You are very sensible, so you will survive. Don't worry, I won't kill you."

The next day, when the sky was dark, the bells in the palace that summoned the ministers for discussion rang melodiously. The Xianyang dignitaries who hurried into the palace entered the palace with trepidation under the gaze of the eager soldiers, and walked towards the Black Ice Terrace as usual. Although everyone knew that King Xiao Qin was in the Zhengyang Palace, the real person in charge now lived in Heibingtai, which had been the highest ruling center of Qin for decades.

Now the city of Xianyang is trembling, and Mingtai's departure has brought this panic to its peak. The Ying tribe led by Gou Yi wantonly hunted and killed powerful ministers in Xianyang city, ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans, killing heads and leaving rivers of blood. Everyone doesn't know if they can live to see the sun tomorrow. Even the core figures of Li's academic circles don't have any sense of security now. Lu Chao is already red-handed in order to raise military expenses and food and grass. Whose family If you have a lot of wealth, you will be targeted. The backbone figures of the Li school of thought have been at the highest level of Qin's rule for decades and hold real power. They are precisely such a group of people. In the past few days, there have been three core figures of the Li school. He fell under Lu Chao's butcher's knife. He was a Tonghan in name, but in fact everyone knew why.

A general walked over with a tigerish face, clasped his fists and said to the frowning courtiers: "My lords, please go to Zhengyang Hall to discuss matters."

In front of the Zhengyang Hall, soldiers were densely crowded. When they stepped into the hall, everyone was shocked and shocked, because there were actually fully armed soldiers standing in the hall, and they were all Yingmen who were famous for killing in Xianyang City.

The little King of Qin, with a white face, was sitting in the middle, and standing next to him was the current actual controller of the Qin State, General Lu Chao.

"See you, the king, see the general!" Many courtiers fell to the ground and prostrated themselves at the foot of the steps. (To be continued.)