The capital of Yan State was Wuyang.
"What, Wang Jian refuses to fight?"
Yan Dan roared angrily, crumpled the silk book in his hand into a ball, and threw it to the ground.
The acting king Zhao Jia on the side curled his lips and said: "Why should the prince be angry? It doesn't matter whether Wang Jian fights or not, our army only needs to defend Wuyang. The terrain of this city is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only tens of thousands of people can stop him here." Why do we have to fight the Qin army in the field with millions of troops? Wang Jian will be reprimanded by the King of Qin sooner or later if he does not advance, and then we will only have to defend the city, and we will surely kill the Qin people in Wuyang City."
Yan Dan glared at Zhao Jia coldly, what nonsense did this guy say?
If the city could be defended, who would be willing to risk a field battle with the Qin army?
In the era of cold weapons, when attacking and defending a city, the defending party had a great advantage. Especially in a strong city like Wuyang, tens of thousands of people could defend it and block the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops.
But isn’t it that the Yan State can’t afford it?
Not only are there warning signs in Liaodong, Donghu will invade in a large scale, and Liaodong frontier troops will need to come back for reinforcements.
More importantly, as my father said, the Yan State has consumed a lot of grain and grass in the past few months, and spring plowing is about to begin. If this war is not ended as soon as possible, the Yan people will not be able to cultivate with peace of mind. Let alone continue to consume, they will continue to grow in the second half of the year. Not a single grain of food could be taken out.
And what is the meaning of Zhao Jia's fight? Do you really think that Yan Dan doesn't know?
After the Zhao Kingdom was destroyed last year, Zhao Jia led a group of old nobles to Daidi and proclaimed themselves king, gathering tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and hundreds of thousands of people.
However, the territory under his command is only more than 300 miles away, and there is famine every year, so he can only go to Shanggu County to station troops. He claims to join forces with the Yan State, but all his food is supplied by the Yan State. Now he has led his people to The reason for coming to Wuyang City was to unite against the Qin Dynasty, but in reality it was just a matter of free food and drink.
With so many people eating horse chews, even if the Yan State had some savings before, it could not afford such consumption.
However, Yan State still needs the soldiers and horses in Zhao Jia's hands. Thinking of this, Yan Dan softened and said: "What King Dai said is reasonable. But our army's food and grass are no longer enough. We even went to Liaodong to warn that we must fight with Wang Jian."
"What if he doesn't come?" Zhao Jia asked.
"If you don't come, then we will cross the Yi River and take the initiative to defeat the Qin army!"
A rough and arrogant voice sounded, and an eight-foot-tall man wearing iron armor and a full beard walked in.
Qin Wuji.
He is the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Frontier Army. After the famous general Qin Kai of the Yan State, he is also the elder of Qin Wuyang. He has stationed troops in Liaodong for many years and led the Yan State's Liaodong Army to beat the shit out of the barbarians such as Donghu, Gaoyi, and Haoqi. He is very confident. He is the most famous general in the Yan Kingdom today.
Qin?
It is just a barbarian country in Xirong, similar to the savages in the east.
I heard that the Qin army is said to be invincible in the world?
He had not been beaten to pieces by Li Mu of Zhao State before.
Wang Jian, Li Mu's men are just defeated.
And I, Qin Wuji, have won every battle and am a famous general in the world.
So Qin Wuji was not afraid at all. He felt that he was Li Mu of Yan State.
No, he wants to become a figure like the ancestor Qin Kai or the Chang Kingdom King Le Yi, who can defeat Wang Jian in one battle and destroy Qin in another battle!
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Boom!
Drums beat in the camp.
Zhao Tuo woke up first and called out. After a long period of training, everyone in the tent had already become sensitive to the golden drum. They stood up one after another, put on armor and looked for weapons.
After the five drums, everyone had eaten the morning meal. Under the command of military officials at all levels, they walked out of the camp and formed square formations under the flags.
Li Xin came galloping on a white horse. At his side, two captains followed closely, and the military commanders under him had already assembled their soldiers.
Li Xin was wearing armor and standing on the military parade platform, making an impassioned speech. He seemed to be saying some oaths to send troops. However, Gengshi was located far back with the wind at his back, so he couldn't hear clearly. He could only see the phalanx at the front shouting one after another. .
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
The exciting emotions spread in the military camp, forming sound waves that were transmitted layer by layer. Even Zhao Tuo who was behind the scenes was infected by that emotion, and the blood in his body boiled.
He looked around and saw that Zhu, Heiyi and others were also raising their arms and shouting. Even Shejian, who had always been silent, turned slightly red and raised his hand.
army!
Once you join the army, you are no longer a separate individual. Everyone's life and emotions are all connected together.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
As the brightly colored flags moved toward the east, each battalion, in units of a thousand people, marched in marching formation and began to move eastwards.
Zhao Tuo's eyes were shining, and while directing everyone in Gengshi to move, he recalled the military information he learned during this period.
It is said that a few days ago, the general had sent his lieutenant Xin Sheng to capture Sanqiu and other important cities to the west of Yishui. His troops approached the south of Yishui, but stopped there and did not cross the river to attack the Great Wall of Yan on the east bank of Yishui. It seemed that he was waiting. What are you wearing?
There are rumors that the Yan people have already issued a declaration of war, and they will take the initiative to fight a life-or-death battle with the Qin army in the west of Yishui River, and the outcome will be decided in one battle.
Zhao Tuo didn't know whether the news was true or not, but now that even their reserve force had begun to take action, it seemed that the decisive battle was not far away.
"Wang Jian will definitely win this battle, and then he will sweep across the land of Yan like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Finally, he will encircle Jicheng and capture the capital of Yan. However, King Yan will flee to Liaodong. Only after Chu is destroyed, Qin will be free to take over Yan. , eradicate together”
Zhao Tuo recalled the historical knowledge he had learned in his mind. Qin will definitely win this war, so Zhao Tuo only needs to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds. He does not need to worry about the larger situation. This is a rare smooth battle.
Just when Zhao Tuo was thinking about it, he found that something was wrong.
"No, this is not the road leading to Sancho. Why is it going due north?"
Zhao Tuo had followed the refugees to the vicinity of Sanqiu before being recruited into Jing Ke's convoy, so he knew that road.
It stands to reason that Wang Jian's army is stationed in Sanqiu, and even if the Yan people want to fight decisively, they should be nearby. However, their reserve force avoided the road to the two places and walked towards another trail heading north.
Could it be that they were not there to support Wang Jian?
The answer will be revealed after an hour.
At that time, the army had strayed far away from the official road and arrived in an uninhabited valley.
Once here, there is no need to worry about leaking military information.
General Li Xin stood on a high place and stated the purpose of his trip to them, and the wind carried his voice into Zhao Tuo's ears.
"The general has lured the Yan people out and will fight to the west of Yishui."
"Our department does not need to participate in this battle, because the general has other important responsibilities."
"When the two armies are dueling, our troops will bypass the battlefield, cross the Yishui River northward, attack the Yannan Great Wall, capture it, block the Yan army's escape route, and strangle the defeated Yan Dai army!"
"Our Qin army will win this battle!"
"The Qin army must win!"
"The Qin army must win!"
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As Li Xin finished speaking, countless excited voices sounded.
Zhao Tuo was also surprised.
His first reaction was that Wang Jian was too confident.
The old general was confident of defeating the Yan and Dai coalition forces head-on without the reinforcements sent by the King of Qin.
At the same time, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but praise, "Ginger is still spicy when you are old."
The army faced off head-on, and the strange soldiers came around to steal the house.
If they win the frontal battlefield, their unique force can cut off the coalition's retreat, strangle the defeated army, and eliminate the effective forces of the Yan Dynasty.
On the contrary, if the two armies are in a stalemate on the frontal battlefield and the stolen troops capture the Yannan Great Wall, the Yan Dynasty Allied Forces, whose retreat will be cut off, will inevitably be demoralized and defeated by the Qin Army.
As for losing in a head-on battle, is that possible?
