Chapter 1505: Han Banner World 195 Decisive Battle 9

Qian Zhongyi specially put on a blood-red cloak today and stood upright on the city gate tower with a knife, which was very cool and conspicuous. He was the commander-in-chief of the last garrison ordered to guard Hangu Pass.

Since the beginning of this year, the soldiers and civilians at Hangu Pass have begun a large-scale retreat towards Xianyang. Hangu Pass was the focus of Lu Chao's management in the past. He managed to feed the soldiers and civilians, and they were also very loyal to him. , compared with the Qin people in other places who have no food to eat, the Qin people around Hangu Pass still live a relatively comfortable life. Although they have labor and military service, they still have food to eat, clothing to wear, and no money. It was a lot, but it could still be spent, so after giving the order, the soldiers and civilians here gave up their family properties and headed for Xianyang without saying a word.

Important factories such as Lu Chao's weapons workshop are concentrated here. These must be evacuated to Xianyang City. During the Chinese New Year, these = pig = pig = island = novel ww.zhuzh workshops and craftsmen will be the first to leave, followed by the army. As well as Qingzhuang, the last people to evacuate were the civilians. In order to ensure a smooth retreat, Qian Zhongyi led 20,000 people to make a final stand here.

"Father!" Qian Zhongyi's eldest son Qian Ming came over and stood beside him. Looking at the dense artillery and countless siege equipment of the Han army in the distance, his face looked a little pale.

"What, are you scared?" Qian Zhongyi glanced at his eldest son and said with some dissatisfaction.

"My child is not afraid." Qian Ming cheered up. "In the past two years, I have followed my father in the battle. There has never been a time when my son has not been at the forefront. But this time, does our perseverance mean anything?"

"Meaning?" Qian Zhongyi glanced at his son and laughed: "Behind us, there are thousands of old, weak, women and children retreating to Xianyang. Every time we hold on for one more day, they will become more complete. We Every day we hold on, Xianyang will have one more day to prepare. His Majesty the Emperor is preparing for an unprecedented decisive battle with the Han army in Xianyang. That is the battle that will determine the life and death of our Qin country. Do you think we can hold on here? significance?"

Qian Ming was silent for a moment: "Father, how sure do you think we are of winning this decisive battle?"

Hearing what his son said, Qian Zhongyi also fell silent. After a while, he said: "If we don't fight, we won't be sure at all. If we don't fight, who will know? Until the dust settles, nothing can be concluded. The history of history There are many cases of turning defeat into victory. As long as we Qin people work together, there may not be no chance of a comeback. "

"I hope so!" Qian Ming lowered his head.

"As a general, your lack of confidence makes your generals even more frightened. Your subordinates are all looking at you for your general's courage!" Seeing Qian Ming unable to cheer up, Qian Zhongyi was a little angry.

"I know." Qian Ming nodded, "Father. Last night, I asked my second uncle to take their family and my second brother,

The younger sister went out of town. The mother refused to leave. But she also promised me not to tell you about this matter. Now, the second uncle and the others are afraid that they have entered the area controlled by the Han army. "

Qian Zhongyi turned around in shock. Looking at his son, his face slowly turned red and he raised his hand fiercely. There was a crisp sound, and five red handprints suddenly appeared on the left side of Qian Ming's face.

"You bastard, you are rebelling. You, you actually sent away your family. If this were leaked, wouldn't it demoralize the troops in the city?" Qian Zhongyi's whole body was shaking with anger, but he had to suppress it. sound. The surrounding soldiers looked in shock when they saw the general suddenly slap the young general in the face.

Qian Ming's voice was also lowered, but he stared at his father without fear: "Father, you also know that we are just making the final struggle. If this is the case, why are we dragging my uncle and his family with us? Is there a second brother and a younger sister who will die here together?”

"Who said you will definitely die in the city?" Qian Zhongyi said solemnly: "As long as we defend the city, we can ensure the safety of everyone. And to defend the city, the first thing is to work together."

"We are fighting now, but not in the past. Look at the artillery under the city. Which part of the city is safe? Anyone within the range of the artillery may be killed. Even if they can escape the artillery fire by luck, what will happen if they really get there? When the city is destroyed, will you let them survive?" Qian Ming said.

Qian Zhongyi suddenly fainted and said after a while: "Qian Ming, do you know why His Majesty the Emperor appointed me to guard Hangu Pass and promoted me to general?"

Qian Ming sneered: "What's wrong with this, because countless Han troops died under your hands, and their 20th Army was half disabled by you. If you were asked to guard it, they would never worry that you would surrender. Because the Han army will never let you go. Then Li Mingjun will eat your flesh and sleep on your skin."

"Not only Li Mingjun, but also Zhao Xilie. Compared with Li Mingjun, Zhao Xilie has a higher status and is more influential. Li Mingjun's subordinates are more of Zhao Xilie's elite troops back then." Qian Zhongyi laughed, "So the emperor Your Majesty assigned me to guard it because you know that I will fight to the end and will not surrender. Because surrender is also a word of death, so Qian Ming, I kept them, firstly, to stabilize the morale of the army, and secondly, if I really want to die, The family dies together, and they have a companion on the road to hell, so they won't be too lonely. With you and me by their side on the road to hell, they don't have to worry about being bullied by others, no, by ghosts. Your uncle and your brother are too weak. If you send them to Han-controlled areas now, do you think the Han people will let them go?"

"I heard that there is no collective guilt among the Han people. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. My father and I have a grudge against them, but my uncle, brothers and sisters have never been to the battlefield."

"You are always so naive. Well, since it has come to this, I have nothing to say. I hope that as you said, they will live well in the Han country and will not be implicated by us! But they have no ability to manage, so how can they survive even if they go to the Han country?"

"In the past year, I have exchanged all my belongings for money and entrusted someone to deposit them in a Han bank. I gave all the certificates to my second brother. If they really will not be implicated by us, they will have no problem surviving in the Han country with this money." Qian Ming said.

Qian Zhongyi looked at his son for a long while, as if he had just met him today, "When did you start doing this?"

"During the Chinese New Year." Qian Ming said, "At that time, I knew that our Great Qin was going to end."

"Okay, okay, you are so thoughtful that you even hid it from me." Qian Zhongyi smiled bitterly, "Since they are gone, we father and son will have a good deal with the Han people. Last year, I defeated the Han army in Jinyang and killed and wounded countless people. Today, I rushed into Jinyang. I was the vanguard when attacking and the rear guard when retreating. I have seen many Han armies and fought many battles. This Hangu Pass is not something that the Han people can take just because they want to."

"My son is willing to live and die with his father." Qian Ming said loudly.

Qian Zhongyi nodded with relief. Although his son did a lot of things without telling him, it was because of filial piety and family affection, which was impeccable. He wanted to encourage his son a few more words, but the words he said were completely drowned out by the sudden sound of artillery fire from the city.

Under the city, hundreds of artillery pieces fired at the same time, and the sound was so loud that everyone was shocked. In their ears, they could not hear anything except the roar of the artillery. The Han army position that was clearly visible just now was instantly filled with smoke.

Qian Ming suddenly threw his father to the foot of the city wall and covered his father tightly with his body, but his waist tightened and he was pulled over by his father, who pressed him under him instead.

"Dad!" He shouted loudly, but found that he could not even hear the sound he shouted.

The earth shook, and the entire Hangu Pass was shaking and shaking, as if it might collapse at any time. Dense shells flew over, hitting the wall, falling into the city wall, and passing over the city wall into the pass. The pass was closed and immediately fell into a sea of ​​fire.

"Counterattack, father, counterattack immediately!" After the first round of artillery fire, Qian Ming turned over and sat up, drew his sword and wanted to rush to his artillery position.

"No need!" Qian Zhongyi sat against the wall. "Our artillery can't reach their artillery positions at all. That's why I hid our artillery and dispersed it. We can't destroy their artillery positions. We can only try to preserve our artillery positions and let them play a role when the Han army attacks the city. I don't believe that the Han army is made of iron and steel. One shot can still blow down their siege equipment and destroy their siege will. Let their flesh and blood fly everywhere and flow into rivers. "

Qian Zhongyi's confidence is not without reason. After Lu Chao was stationed in Hangu Pass, the most thing he did was to reinforce the walls of Hangu Pass. In addition to the original walls, a thick barrier was rebuilt with reinforced concrete. This made it difficult for the solid artillery of the Han army to hit it. At most, it would leave a pit. It was difficult to cause substantial damage to such a completely integral wall. Although the Qin army's artillery had a short range and was extremely unreliable in quality, and often exploded, the artillery positions on the walls were all hidden in the gun holes cast in cement, which could not be moved or adjusted in angle. However, Hangu Pass was such an attack surface, and dozens of artillery could seal this attack surface.

Arranging his son to go to the city to appease the troops, Qian Zhongyi crouched down and checked the gun positions one by one on the city wall. What made him feel at ease was that although the artillery fire of the Han army destroyed most of the buildings on the city wall, the gun positions were safe and sound. The only thing to worry about was that the gunners were pale. Obviously, this scale of artillery bombardment also shocked them greatly.

Comforting the gunners with kind words, Qian Zhongxin looked at the safe city walls and artillery, and suddenly felt more confident. (To be continued.)