Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Humph, chop this man into eight pieces and throw him out to feed the dogs!"

Wu Zhao didn't believe what Chu Liji said at all. With a command, several imperial guards rushed forward and chopped the man's body into pieces.

Since ancient times, the victor has been the king and the loser has to pay the price.

Wu Zhao did not hesitate and made a prompt decision: "General Xue, you will immediately take Chu Liji's head and lead the army to chase and kill the Qin army!"

"I obey your command!" Xue Huaide said nothing, carrying Chu Liji's head and leaving with his troops.

Although the outcome of this battle had been decided, there were still so many Qin troops in the city, so Xue Huaide did not dare to be careless.

Chu Liji's feint to the east and attack in the west just now almost caused the empress to die, and he almost became a sinner for all eternity.

He had no place to vent his anger, so he vented it on the Qin army.

At this moment, the main force of the Qin army was still in the city. Xue Huaide led his troops to the front of the two armies, raised his head and shouted:

"The Qin Emperor Ying Zheng is escaping, and General Chu Liji has been beheaded. Here is his head!"

The head, still dripping with blood, was like a thunderclap, shocking the Qin soldiers deeply.

Their Lord will be killed!

The emperor escaped!

Is there any point in them continuing to fight?

In other words, can they still win this battle?

The inner momentum suddenly dropped at this moment.

The two sides, which were originally evenly matched, suddenly became unbalanced.

On the other hand, the Zhou army, seeing the enemy commander being killed, suddenly became very valiant, raised their weapons, and shouted as they charged towards the Qin army.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

The Zhou army was in high spirits, and with Xue Huaide's skillful command, they forced the Qin army to retreat in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, it is already noon.

Although the Zhou army was exhausted after a long and fierce battle, they had a short rest and a big meal, so they could still keep up the strength.

But the Qin army was no match for them.

As they were the attacking party, they had consumed a lot of physical strength. In addition, their morale was low. They were beaten back continuously by the Zhou army and had no desire to fight anymore.

Amid the shouts of killing, the Qin army was constantly forced towards the west of the city.

But outside the west of the city, Zhao Yu was leading his cavalry in a fight with the Qin cavalry. Both sides occupied the positions at the city gate, making it impossible for the Qin army in the city to rush out quickly.

Seeing that the opportunity was not to be missed, Xue Huaide made a prompt decision and ordered: "All troops should gather in the west of the city. The few enemy troops in the city should be ignored!"

"Also, don't worry about the fleeing enemy soldiers. Kill as many as you can!"

With such a rare opportunity, the primary goal is naturally to expand the results of the battle.

There was no need to pursue the fleeing Qin army, as that would only disperse the troops.

The most important thing is to destroy the Qin army that has not escaped yet!

Under Xue Huaide's command, archers and bed warriors also came to the west of the city.

Under the dense rain of arrows, the Qin army became lambs to be slaughtered and were shot to death one after another.

The Zhou army also took advantage of this opportunity to defeat the Qin army, making it completely defeated. The Zhou army no longer looked like the strongest army in the world.

Although the Qin army was still resisting, the situation was stronger than the people, and this group of people could not change the outcome at all, but only delayed the time of their destruction.

But even so, these tens of thousands of Qin troops still fought with the Zhou army in the city for two days!

The battlefield gradually became quiet until there was really no one left.

On the city wall covered with corpses, the flag of the Zhou Dynasty stood tall. The red-dyed flag was as eye-catching as the blood-spattered streets in the city.

After Xue Huaide sent people to count the battle losses, he immediately reported to Wu Zetian.

Inside the city, in the meeting hall.

Wu Zhao, wearing a dragon robe, regained her dignity as an empress, and her delicate face beneath the dragon crown revealed a rare smile.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" All the generals gathered together and bowed in greeting.

Wu Zhao nodded slightly: "No need to be polite, we were able to defeat the Qin army in this battle thanks to you generals."

All the generals said: "This battle is thanks to your majesty's wisdom and bravery. He led the army to support us at the critical moment, otherwise we would be in danger."

This battle is dangerous, and only they themselves know it.

Originally, Feihe City was about to be lost. If the empress had not brought the imperial guards to support them, they would have been hunted down by the Qin army.

Fortunately, they finally received weapons support from the State of Chu, which enabled them to come back to life. They not only blocked the attack of the Qin army, but even turned defeat into victory.

Wu Zhao looked at the excited generals and nodded slightly: "After this battle, the Qin army will no longer be able to attack our dynasty!

I will remember the contributions of all the generals and reward them according to their merits after returning to the capital."

After a pause, she looked at Xue Huaide and asked seriously, "How much damage was done in this battle?"

Xue Huaide stepped out of the formation and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, only about 30,000 Qin soldiers escaped in this battle, and the rest were all killed by our army!"

Of the 150,000 Qin troops, only 30,000 were left. The Qin army suffered heavy losses in this battle!

Even though the Qin state was big and powerful, it would still feel sad to lose more than 100,000 soldiers at one time.

Even Wu Zhao was somewhat surprised: "I never thought that our army would destroy so many Qin troops in this battle. It was really beyond our expectations."

Xue Huaide quickly explained: "In fact, there were more Qin soldiers who escaped, but they were blocked by the cavalry led by General Zhao Yu, which allowed our army to catch up with them.

Without General Zhao Yu, the victory would not have been so fruitful.

In addition, the supplies in the Qin army camp have been transported to the city. The food alone is enough for our army to hold out here for several months."

Wu Zhao was very satisfied with this achievement: "Very good, Ying Zheng suffered such a disastrous defeat. I believe he will never dare to attack our dynasty again.

However, our army lost more soldiers in this battle?"

After these words came out, Xue Huaide's face looked a little ugly: "Your Majesty, our army, plus the 30,000 imperial guards you brought, now has about 50,000 people.

And among them, there are about 10,000 people under General Zhao Yu, and our army only has about 40,000 people."

The Chu-Zhou coalition forces in Feihe City had about 80,000 soldiers, but after this battle only more than 20,000 were left.

If Wu Zhao had not come with 30,000 imperial guards to support them, this army would have been destroyed here.

All in all, although they destroyed a Qin army of 120,000, they also lost more than 60,000 of their own.

This was the record they achieved in the early stage when they were defending the city, and in the later stage when they were assisted by Chu weapons and armor.

If the battle were fought on the plains, the Zhou army would never be a match for the Qin army.

Even Wu Zhao couldn't help but gasp after hearing about the battle losses.

Although the Qin army retreated, the Zhou Dynasty's troops were basically defeated and could no longer provide much help to Chu Ning.

Originally, she thought that if she had sufficient troops, she could send them to assist Chu Ning and capture the Fiery Sun Grass from the Qin State as soon as possible.

But now it seems that she can only order the troops to rest here.

With a long sigh, Wu Zhao slowly stood up and said, "Our army suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Let's rest for three months."

"Also, immediately send someone to inform Chu Ning of the battle situation and have him prepare to attack Qin as soon as possible!"