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Chapter 1250 The situation is unfavorable
"Your Majesty, there is no time to hesitate!"
Chu Liji saw Ying Zheng's dilemma and said sternly, "I have concluded that the Chu army entering our dynasty is small in number, and they cannot capture too many cities."
"Once our reinforcements arrive, we will be able to drive them out of our country's hinterland."
"The most important thing now is Feihe City. Only by taking this city first can we defeat the Chu-Zhou coalition."
They have been attacking Feihe City for so long, and they don't want to give up. Once Feihe City is captured, the heartland of the Zhou Dynasty will appear before them.
With the Zhou army's combat effectiveness, they were simply unable to stop them.
Within a month, they will be able to reach the capital of the Zhou Dynasty!
In order to get Ying Zheng's agreement, Chu Liji immediately winked at the generals around him.
Nei Shi Teng was the first to step forward and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I think General Chu is right. Our army does not need to send reinforcements for the time being. Just let General Zhang send troops back."
"Feihe City is too important. We must take it as soon as possible and defeat the Chu-Zhou coalition."
Seeing someone taking the lead, the other generals also stepped forward and said loudly: "Yes, Your Majesty, there is no room for hesitation on this matter!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 5,000 soldiers as the vanguard!"
"I am willing to lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the city first!"
"If you miss this good opportunity, it will be difficult to capture Feihe City in the future. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
The generals were impatient and expressed their willingness to serve as vanguards.
Ying Zheng swept his gloomy face over everyone, and seeing that everyone's faces were filled with determination and anger, his expression eased a lot.
The destruction of Wang Jian and his 100,000-man army made him so furious that he almost burned away his remaining sanity.
But when he saw that the generals were willing to lead their troops as vanguards to attack the city for the sake of Qin, he was slightly moved.
With all the generals acting like this, what does he have to fear?
This time, he took a gamble!
Without Chu Ning here, he believed that the final victory would definitely belong to him!
Ying Zheng took a deep breath, suppressed his inner emotions, slowly stood up, and said seriously:
"Since you generals are willing to give it a try, I will take this gamble with you."
"Ten days. I give you ten days. If you cannot capture Feihe City within ten days, you must return to the capital immediately!"
"Also, order General Zhang to dispatch 10,000 troops back to the capital."
"Also, have Baili Xi pass a message to the soldiers in each state and county, asking them to gather together, led by Ying Ji, to contain the Chu army!"
"Yes!" The generals shouted in unison, with anger for revenge flashing in their eyes.
At the command, all the generals went down to prepare.
In just one hour, the Qin army had a full meal.
Chu Liji personally led the troops as the vanguard and rode straight to Feihe City.
The cold wind blows, the war drums beat, the war flags fly, and the war horses move!
Amid the deafening sound of drums, the mighty Qin army began to attack the city wall frantically.
Upon receiving the news, Xue Huaide went to the city wall in person.
"General Xue, why did you come here in person?" Zhao Yu, who was guarding on the city wall, bowed with a solemn expression.
Xue Huaide said in a deep voice: "Your Highness the Crown Prince of Chu destroyed 100,000 Qin troops. Such a big event will definitely make Ying Zheng furious.
If he doesn't come back to help, he will definitely attack Feihe City. I must come here to observe the Qin army's movements."
As they spoke, they both turned their heads to look outside the city.
There was not much movement in the Qin army camp in the distance, but the Qin army was rushing towards Feihe City.
"It seems that Ying Zheng has made a decision. He doesn't want to return to help, but wants to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Feihe City!"
Zhao Yu's eyes flashed with determination: "The next battle will definitely be a brutal one, General Xue, you must be prepared!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Huaide suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha~ General Zhao, do you look down on the soldiers under my command?
Although his fighting power is indeed not as good as that of the Chu army, this battle is related to the survival of our dynasty, and no one will retreat!
Even if we fight to the last man, we will die in Feihe City!"
He turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him, and asked loudly: "Soldiers, is this right?"
All the soldiers immediately raised their weapons and shouted, "Fight to the death!"
Morale was ignited at this moment.
But Xue Huaide still felt that it was far from enough.
Pointing his right hand at the Qin army outside the city, he said coldly: "The Qin army is ready to take Feihe City. Once they enter our dynasty, do you know what your family will face?"
Everyone was silent.
Xue Huaide went on to say: "Men will be killed by them, or become their slaves!"
"Women will be abused by them and eventually thrown into the land of fireworks, to be ridden by thousands and tasted by tens of thousands!"
"Are you willing to see this result?"
"I don't want to!" Everyone's eyes flashed with anger and they shouted at the top of their voices.
"Since you are unwilling, then pick up your weapons and kill them all!"
Xue Huaide's aura suddenly exploded, his eyes showed the aura of a superior, and he said in a deep voice:
"The more we kill, the safer our families will be!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" the soldiers shouted while raising their weapons.
Amid the deafening shouts, the Qin army had already approached Feihe City.
Xue Huaide raised his right hand, and everyone suddenly quieted down.
"Now, I will order the archers to take their positions and shoot when the enemy is within an arrow's reach!"
"Infantry, get ready! Rolling stones and huge trees must be thrown into the enemy's crowd!"
Following the orders, the defenders on the city wall began to move.
This scene made Zhao Yu feel relieved.
What he feared most was that the Zhou army had no combat effectiveness. In that case, even if he brought cavalry to assist the other side in defense, it would not be of much use.
Fortunately, with Xue Huaide's encouragement, Zhou Jun showed his spirit as soldiers.
Looking at the people who were already in position, Zhao Yu said in a deep voice: "General Xue, the city's defense equipment has been almost used up.
If the Qin army attacks the city recklessly, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for a month."
What is the most important thing in defending a city?
Of course it is a city defense device.
Once the rolling stones are used up, it will be difficult to replenish them.
The two sides have been fighting fiercely here for more than a month, and the city's defense equipment has long been exhausted.
If the Qin army had not not fought desperately to preserve its strength, the city's defense equipment might have been used up by now.
Xue Huaide knew this very well, and a solemn expression appeared on his face. He suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of Luocheng and said softly:
"I hope Your Majesty can come up with a solution to this matter as soon as possible."
Zhao Yu's expression changed slightly: "General Xue has asked the Empress for help?"
Xue Huaide was an admirable general who would rather die in battle than surrender.
But once he asks for help, it means that the situation here is more serious than he imagined.
Xue Huaide sighed and said, "To be honest with you, General Zhao, not only have the city defense equipment been used up, but even the food and grass are almost gone."
"Although our dynasty sent people to deliver food and grass several times, they were all intercepted by the Qin army. Now the food and grass is only enough for our army to last for half a month."
"If the Qin army doesn't retreat within half a month, we may all be buried here!"
Zhao Yu was shocked when he heard this.
At this time, the Qin army outside the city had already begun to attack the city.