Walking more than a hundred miles northeast from Puyang, an important town in the north of Wei State, you will find the Fen River that originates from the Guanlui Mountain.

Along the Fen River all the way upstream, after passing several cities, you can see a majestic city with strong defenses.

This is the core of Zhao State in Jinyang, and it is also the foundation of the Zhao family.

Jinyang.

More than 150 years ago, the Kingdom of Jin was still in a situation where six ministers were fighting against each other.

At that time, although the Zhao family, one of the Six Qing Dynasties, occupied a vast territory within the Jin Kingdom, there was no important town that could be used to defend it.

Dong An, the head of the Zhao family, is extremely resourceful and well aware of the hidden dangers of the Zhao family.

For this reason, he suggested to Zhao Jianzi, the then head of the Zhao family, to build a city on the north bank of Jinshui, far away from the conflicts between the six ministers, to serve as the last fortress of the Zhao family.

Because it is located to the north of Jinshui River, this city was named Jinyang.

After spending several years, Dong Anyu built Jinyang City into an impregnable city.

Not only that, he also accepted the order of Zhao Yang, the son of Zhao Jian, and became the first city governor of Jinyang City.

During his rule in Jinyang, Dong Anyu implemented the rule of law and enforced the law strictly, which made the Li Shu who migrated here become die-hard loyalists of the Zhao family.

It was precisely because of the fortified city of Jinyang left by Dong An that the Zhao family was able to successfully survive the two life-and-death crises they encountered, and the Zhao Kingdom was later divided into three families.

After the establishment of the Zhao Kingdom, although Jinyang was no longer the capital, it still played a decisive role in the Zhao family.

Today, Jinyang, the Zhao family's majestic city that was once attacked by the Fan family, the Zhongxing family, the Zhi family, the Wei family, and the Han family, has ushered in another wave of enemies.

"Report..."

A slightly anxious report came along with some messy footsteps, and a Zhao sergeant appeared on the city wall.

"General, the enemy army has arrived at our Jinyang City. The number of enemy troops is no less than 60,000."

"The general has seen it."

As the soldiers' voices fell in his ears, the suppressed voice of Zhao Chong, the Jinyang guard of Zhao Kingdom, immediately sounded.

His solemn gaze glanced down from the city wall, and what came into view were two distinct square formations.

Zhao Chong could tell at a glance that the red phalanx with a larger number of people was the Wei army that had dealt with Zhao Guo countless times.

As for the slightly smaller black square formation, Zhao Chong also recognized their identities after briefly reviewing the memories in his mind.

They were not the Wei State, which belonged to the Three Jin Dynasties like Zhao State, but the Qin people from the land to the west.

Once upon a time, the people of Qin and Zhao had the same ancestor and served under the banner of the Shang Dynasty.

After hundreds of years of turmoil, the two parties with the blood of "Ying" have parted ways.

The people of Qin, who had been repeatedly frustrated in their eastward advance, decided to follow in the footsteps of Qin Mu Gong and embark on the journey to the west to strengthen the country.

As for what the fate of Zhao will be in the future, it depends on this war against Wei.

While feeling the pressure coming from the phalanx outside the city, Zhao Chong's right hand touched the sword at his waist.

"Puff puff..."

The war horse underneath him kept snoring, and its powerful four hooves kept tapping the ground. A battle was already in front of him.

Feeling the anxiety of the war horse beneath him, and gently comforting him, Sun Boling, the commander of the coalition forces and also the Sima of Wei State, couldn't help but look at the figure beside him.

"How does Duke Qin think this battle of Jinyang will turn out?"

When Qin Gong Ying Quliang next to him heard Sun Boling's inquiry, he couldn't help but recall the scenes of the battle in the past few days in his mind, and the expression on his face couldn't help but appear a bit complicated.

If it were a battle on the battlefield, with equal armor and soldiers, Ying Quliang asked himself that the bravery of the Qin army under his command was not much inferior to that of the Wei army.

In the past, why the Wei State was able to repeatedly win against the Qin State? It relied on the orders and prohibitions left by the Yasheng Wu Qi, and it relied on weapons and armor that were almost armed to the teeth.

Especially due to the friendly relations with South Korea over the years, Wei Jun's already very sophisticated armor has improved to a higher level.

The Qin army, which was provided with some armor and weapons by Wei during this trip, had a very deep understanding of this point.

After being equipped with Wei's sophisticated armored soldiers, the already very brave Qin army became even more powerful. It was invincible and invincible along the way north along the Fen River.

Recalling everything he had seen with his own eyes over the past few days, Ying Quliang felt confident.

He believed that with such a well-equipped Qin army and brave soldiers, it would be possible for Qin to make great achievements in its western expedition.

As for the Jinyang City in front of us...

Looking at all the soldiers on his side, especially when he saw the terrifying beast of war standing in the phalanx, Ying Quliang already had the result in his mind.

Slightly arching his hands towards Sun Boling beside him, Ying Quliang said loudly: "Sima, Quliang thinks that our army will win this battle, Jinyang..."

"Bikke!"

"color!"

After a cheer, Sun Boling's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his right hand also touched the sword at his waist.

Under the city wall, two long swords were drawn out in unison, and the sunlight falling from the sky made them extremely dazzling, announcing the beginning of the war to the soldiers on both sides.

"Siege the city!"

"Meet the enemy!"

…

Southeast of Jinyang, a brutal siege battle was also taking place in Handan, the capital of Zhao State, which was hundreds of miles away.

Different from the early stage of the war under Jinyang City, the 60,000 Wei army had already surrounded Handan City for a long time.

During this process, the Zhao defenders in Handan City withstood repeated bombardments from the Wei army's formations with boulders and giant arrows, and also repelled the Wei army's attacks again and again.

Facing the fierce and fierce offensive of the Wei army, the resistance of the Handan defenders was not unyielding, and the fighting was not unheroic.

But this cannot cover up the huge gap in military strength and morale between Wei and Zhao.

In the previous battles on both sides of the Zhangshui River, the Wei army relied on its powerful combat effectiveness to eliminate many of the effective forces of the Zhao army.

Especially as King Zhao Yu's remnant troops retreated into Xicheng, Handan, which had lost most of its garrison strength, had in fact become an isolated city.

In his previous life, Pang Juan was able to lead the main force of the Wei army to conquer Handan when Zhao had sufficient garrison strength.

In this life, with the huge gap between the two sides in mind, it was only a matter of time before Pang Juan captured the capital city of Handan.

"The Wei army is attacking!"

Frightened shouts rang out from the top of the city of Handan, and the exhausted Sergeant Zhao was about to throw down the fallen rocks in his hands.

At this time, several Wei soldiers who stepped up their steps had already climbed up the ladder and climbed to the top of Handan City.

These Wei troops who suddenly appeared in front of him immediately aroused the vigilance of other Zhao troops above the city.

They began to gather in groups, they began to attack, and they began to try to force these Wei troops to retreat first.

It's just that these Zhao soldiers on top of the city have been fighting for who knows how long, and their physical and mental exhaustion has inevitably reduced their combat effectiveness.

"clang……"

After a sound of metal clashing, the sharp blade in Wei Jun's hand directly pierced the armor of Sergeant Zhao, and the sharp blade penetrated directly into the flesh and blood.

"boom……"

A dull voice sounded above the city, and the soldier Zhao who had just fought turned into a corpse and fell down.

Just as the outcome was decided between the two sides, more and more Wei troops took the opportunity to climb up the city wall of Handan, relying on the time gained by climbing first.
Chapter completed!