"Boom!!"
When the gates of Langyu City were breached, the Zhao soldiers on the city walls had not yet reacted.
They were still thinking about how to avoid the bombardment of Qin's catapults, and how to continue shooting arrows to resist the Qin army under their attacks.
But at this time, the Zhao soldiers inside the city let out terrified shouts.
"Not good, the Qin army has broken through the city, the Qin army is rushing in!!"
"Quick, someone come and support us! Quick, someone come and support us!"
The Qin army rushing in was a bolt from the blue for the Zhao soldiers in Langyu City.
With Langyu City in their hands, they were confident of resisting Lin Tian's army.
After all, they had been defending the city for a long time and were well aware of the advantages of Langyu City.
However, once the city gates were breached, the situation changed completely.
With the breach of the city gates, all their advantages disappeared.
Their three thousand soldiers would have to face Lin Tian's fifty thousand troops directly. How could they possibly win?
Seeing the enemy rushing in, many were on the verge of collapse.
The Zhao soldiers on the city walls finally reacted, albeit belatedly.
"The city, the city gates are open?"
"Damn it, how did they break through our city gates so quickly? How did they do it?"
"The city gates are broken, we have no other choice. All soldiers, listen to my command, fight to the death with the Qin army!"
The lands of Yan and Zhao were home to many brave and tragic heroes. Although Langyu City had been breached, and the Zhao army within the city was doomed,
They had no intention of surrendering, but instead chose to fight Lin Tian's army to the death.
Therefore, the Zhao soldiers on the city walls descended from the battlements, picked up their weapons, and engaged in a life-and-death battle with Lin Tian's army.
This desperate struggle also slowed down the Qin army's advance into Langyu City.
The enemy's resistance was too fierce; as soon as one group was killed, another would take its place.
This put considerable pressure on Lin Tian's soldiers.
Facing such fierce and stubborn enemies on their first battlefield was also a test of their resolve.
Fortunately, the Mandarin Duck Formation was effective in small-scale combat, with both long and short weapons, and a balanced offense and defense.
Although the soldiers felt the pressure, they did not fall into widespread panic, nor did they suffer heavy casualties.
At this moment, Lin Tian gave the order.
"Soldiers, kill!!"
"Kill!!"
With the city gates broken, Lin Tian directly led Wang Wu and others in the charge.
Their arrival directly broke the stalemate.
Langyu City was not large, but Lin Tian and Wang Wu and the others did not require a large force.
In fact, Lin Tian alone, with his sword, could clear a wide area.
Not to mention that behind him followed Wang Wu and the others.
When they charged, it was the death knell for the Zhao soldiers in Langyu City.
Seeing Lin Tian's combat prowess, the commander of Langyu City immediately understood that Lin Tian had been using the soldiers of Langyu City as training targets before.
Otherwise, Lin Tian, charging alone at the forefront, could have broken through their Langyu City directly.
Thinking of this, the commander of Langyu City felt a sense of sorrow.
"Have our Zhao army fallen this far?"
"Lin Tian of Qin, do not gloat. Our Zhao soldiers are known for their bravery and skill in battle. When our Zhao recovers, it will surely be your Qin's doom!"
In the past year or two, several commanderies of Zhao, such as Dai Commandery, had not only experienced earthquakes but also droughts.
This had greatly weakened Zhao's national strength, and many people were suffering.
Furthermore, with the war between Qin and Zhao, the main force was Wang Jian's army of two hundred thousand. For this reason, Li Mu had dispatched many soldiers from here.
Therefore, their Langyu was so easily captured.
Thinking of this, the commander of Langyu became even more unwilling.
However, Lin Tian had already captured their Langyu. No matter how unwilling the commander of Langyu was, there was nothing he could do.
Thus, with his anger raging in his heart, he charged at Lin Tian and ultimately perished by Lin Tian's sword.
In the entire Langyu City, only a few dozen people were willing to surrender.
This kind of battle also made everyone realize the difference between the Zhao army and the Han army.
Even Lin Tian's expression became serious.
"You have witnessed the tenacity of the Zhao army. In the battles to come, each of you must remain vigilant and not slack off for a moment!"
"Any single mistake could cost you your lives!"
"I know many of you are on the battlefield to achieve higher ranks, to ease the burden on your families, and to strive for a better future for yourselves. But all of this has one prerequisite: you must survive!"
"Therefore, you must also cherish this hard-won opportunity for training!"
Lin Tian's army, apart from the veteran soldiers of the original Right Vanguard Battalion, were all new recruits.
With so many new recruits, training was essential.
Without training, when facing real battles, they might easily fall into disarray.
Upon hearing Lin Tian's words, his soldiers knew what they had to do.
Afterward, they collected the spoils of Langyu, reported the gains, and left Langyu City.
Lin Tian's next target was very clear: Daicheng, one of Zhao's important cities.
It was also where Prince Zhao Jia of Zhao gathered the remnants of his forces and rebuilt Zhao after Handan was captured.
Daicheng had a fierce populace and was filled with formidable generals, making it a significant source of soldiers for Zhao.
Although not every person was a soldier, it was close.
However, at this time, Daicheng did not have that many soldiers.
Wang Jian led a two-hundred-thousand-strong army to attack the Zhao capital, Handan, forcing Li Mu to transfer many soldiers from here to resist Wang Jian's army.
Therefore, only ten thousand soldiers remained in Daicheng.
If one added the civilians in the city, approximately thirty thousand people could fight.
This number was not insignificant, and with the presence of the city, Li Mu was sufficiently confident.
However, when Lin Tian's fifty-thousand-strong army arrived, it caused panic in Daicheng.
The dense, black mass of soldiers approaching put immense pressure on them.
Especially on the walls of Daicheng, where there were only ten thousand soldiers.
"Major trouble, the Qin army is attacking!"
"What's going on? Why are so many Qin soldiers attacking? Aren't they fighting against the Great General?"
"General, their banner has a character 'Lin' written on it. This should not be Wang Jian's army, but Lin Tian of Qin's army!"
"Lin Tian of Qin? Then this fifty-thousand-strong army is not composed of Lin Tian of Qin's new recruits?"
Lin Tian had become famous after the war against Han.
Therefore, many people paid attention to news about Lin Tian.
The people of Zhao were particularly aware of Lin Tian leading fifty thousand new recruits.
It was just that the Zhao soldiers in Daicheng did not expect Lin Tian to lead fifty thousand troops to attack their Daicheng.
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