Back to more than 20 days ago, Qing Qin and Ju Xin led 100,000 Yan troops, marched straight in from Shanggu Pass, passed through Puyinxing and entered Dai County of Zhao State. They were invincible along the way, and they soon reached Dai County, the seat of Dai County. .
After Li Bo, the governor of Daijun, received news of the Yan army's attack, he immediately sent people to Zhao Kuo and Li Mu, who was guarding northern Xinjiang, for help. At the same time, he recruited all the strong men over the age of fifteen in the county to resist the Yan army.
As the guard of the Great Wall, Li Mu was not under the jurisdiction of Daijun, nor could he leave his post without authorization. However, he knew that Zhao Kuo would definitely send him south after learning the news, so he organized his army and prepared while waiting for Zhao Kuo's order.
On the day he received the order, Li Mu immediately led 10,000 cavalry troops southward at night to support Dai County, and at the same time asked his deputy general to lead 40,000 infantry to follow closely.
Outside Dai County, Li Mu and Ju Xin met!
Ju Xin saw that the Zhao army only had 10,000 soldiers and had to travel a long distance. The general was only around ten years old. He did not take Li Mu seriously at all and led his troops to charge forward without saying a word.
"Is there no one in the Zhao Kingdom? They actually appointed a child as a general!"
Then he suffered the worst defeat in his life. He was chased by Li Mu for more than fifty miles and was almost killed.
"With your strength, I'm afraid your life will be in vain."
Li Mu waved his spear, and the sky was filled with arrows and talent, which simultaneously enveloped the Yan army.
"Damn, what a bunch of trash!"
Feeling the effect of the talent, Li Mu couldn't help but cursed and quickly deactivated the talent.
His talent can balance the strength of both sides, whether he is strong and the enemy is weak or the enemy is strong and he is weak, so it is more suitable for use when one is weak and the enemy is strong.
Of course, if his own side is stronger, Li Mu is confident that he can defeat the enemy even without relying on talent.
Just now, Li Mu saw that the Yan army had a total of 30,000 troops. Without saying a word, he used his talents to weaken the Yan army. Who knew that the Yan army was not weakened in the end, but the strength of the Zhao army continued to decline.
"It shouldn't be. Although the individual strength of our army is higher than that of the Yan army, there is no way that one soldier can defeat the three soldiers of the Yan army." Li Mu had some doubts in his heart, "Could it be..."
Li Mu lowered his head to look at the majestic war horse at his crotch, and a suspicion suddenly emerged in his mind.
It's really impossible when it comes to soldiers alone, but if you add war horses, it's very reasonable!
The Zhao army has one man and two horses, and the individual strength of each horse is no less than that of an ordinary soldier. If the two are added together, they will definitely surpass the Yan army.
The more Li Mu thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why one's own strength declined and the other's strength increased after the two sides were balanced.
And generally speaking, war horses do belong to one's own side, and it is normal for them to be affected by talents.
"My talent is so bad!" Li Mu suddenly felt that it would be better for him to lead the infantry. Even if the opponent is a cavalry, he can't defeat him with this talent!
As long as the soldier's endurance limit is not exceeded, he can balance himself! Complete the feat of defeating cavalry with infantry!
But if you lead the cavalry, it's not that you can't win, but unless the number of enemy troops far exceeds your own, this talent is the same as having none.
"But I still want to lead the cavalry!" Li Mu roared up to the sky.
With stirrups and saddles, the cavalry is the strongest military branch in the world. It cannot be compared with infantry and chariots. Moreover, Li Mu knows that Handan is already secretly building horseshoes, and the strength of the cavalry will be further improved in the future.
The more Li Mu thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he lost. Two fierce lights shot out from his eyes, and he swiped his spear and charged towards the Yan army angrily.
"The young man really couldn't stand the teasing, so he got angry and was a little too young." Ji Xin thought in his mind, but to be on the safe side, he still activated his battle formation and talents.
Immediately afterwards, a layer of khaki light emerged from the armor and weapons, flowing glittering and translucent, and the soldiers of Yan Army were like glowing terracotta warriors and horses.
Ju Xin's talent can improve the legion's defense. The improvement effect is similar to Lian Po's talent. However, after it is not broken, the defense will be improved again.
To be precise, it is a weakened version of Lian Po.
"Chariots forward, archers behind."
Ju Xin wanted to use his chariot to block the Zhao army's cavalry, but Li Mu did not confront him head-on. He circled around the Yan army and continued to cover it with arrows. Although Ju Xin's talent increased his defense, he was not immune to bow and arrow attacks. , people kept falling to the ground.
After feeling that the time was almost up, Li Mu took the lead and rushed towards the Yan army's battle formation. With a sweep of his spear, he tore a hole in the Yan army's body. The cavalry behind him filed in, constantly harvesting the lives of the Yan army like mowing grass.
The talent that Ju Xin relied on was like a paper lake in front of Li Mu. With a few charges, he defeated the Yan army's battle formation and killed the Yan army in pieces.
"With this little strength, you still imitate others' arrogance. Those who don't know better think you are Lord Wu'an." After defeating the Yan army, Li Mu was still angry and continued to lead his men towards Ju Xin. Upon seeing this, Ju Xin quickly shouted gold. retreat.
Li Mu would not let go of the opportunity to beat up the drowned dog. He chased him for more than fifty miles and beheaded more than 5,000 people, severely injuring Ju Xin. It was not until Qing Qin led the army to support that Li Mu withdrew covered in blood.
"Thank you, General, for your help, General." Uncle Li personally went out of the city to greet Li Mu. He was very happy and even wanted to lead Li Mu's horse and whip.
As soon as Li Mu arrived, he repulsed the Yan army. At least his position as county governor was saved.
To be honest, as the governor of a border county, Li Bo himself actually knew a lot about military affairs. However, in recent years, the Zhao State had fought many wars and recruited strong men many times. Daijun was surrounded by land on two sides, the Xiongnu and Donghu in the north, and the Yan Kingdom in the east.
There is really no one left in Daijun.
Even if he immediately recruited soldiers after learning about the Yan army's attack, he could only recruit more than 10,000 soldiers, old and young, so their combat effectiveness can be said to be almost zero.
After all, not everyone can defeat Tianhu with a group of garbage soldiers.
Li Bo could only choose to defend the city and wait for reinforcements.
"If you don't want to be a Mu, please ask the Sheriff." Li Mu quickly got off his horse.
When the two returned to the city, Li Bo immediately arranged food and drinks to accommodate the Zhao army who had arrived.
After drinking and eating, Li Mu and Li Bo came to the governor's house to discuss counterattack against the Yan army.
"How many strong men are there in the city now?" Li Mu asked.
"Dai County is in decline. I have tried my best to recruit only more than 16,000 strong men. Most of them are under the age of eighteen and over fifty-five. It is difficult to form an effective fighting force." Li Bo sighed. tone, shaking his head.
Dai City is backed by mountains on two sides and surrounded by a river on one side, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. If there are soldiers and food in the city, even if the Yan army is only 100,000 strong, even if it is 200,000 strong, it will not be able to defeat it.
But now Daijun is in real trouble. There are no soldiers, and the food is not particularly sufficient. There is really nothing Li Bo can do.
"With the addition of the 10,000 troops I brought, the defense is enough. There are 40,000 troops coming from behind. When they arrive, it will be time to counterattack. But what we have to do now is not just to defeat the Yan army; Defeat the Yan army with minimal losses, and then support the king." Li Mu said.
The State of Zhao is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. The Yan army Li Mu faces is the weakest enemy of the State of Zhao. How could he just be satisfied with defending!
"General Li's orders are direct. I will obey the general's orders on behalf of the entire county." Uncle Li immediately clasped his fists and said solemnly.
Although Li Mu was very young, Li Bo did not look down upon his ideas. Judging from the recent defeat of Yan Guo's famous general Ju Xin, Li Mu's strength was no less than that of famous generals from all over the world.
Another reason is that Li Bo was originally from Qi, and his position as county governor was appointed by Zhao Wangdan. Although Zhao Kuo did not expose everything that happened back then after he ascended the throne, as a county governor, Li Bo naturally had ways to know. . He was a little worried that Zhao Kuo would remove him from office.
And Li Mu is Zhao Kuo's confidant. If he can be on good terms with Li Mu, he may not be unable to be reused by Zhao Kuo.
"Where is the main force of the Yan army now?" Li Mu asked.
"Feihuxing Exit." Li Bo pointed at the map and said.
Li Mu looked at the map. The Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and are in a dangerous situation. Since ancient times, they have been a battleground for military strategists. One section of the North Taihang Mountains is the dividing line between Zhao and Yan.
Among them, the dangerous road connecting Dai County to Yuanyuan County is called Feihuxing, and the mountain trail from Yuanyuan to the capital of Yan Kingdom is called Puyinxing.
The two cliffs were no less dangerous than the Taihang Mountains, Zhiguan Mountains, Baixing Mountains and Fukou Mountains that Li Mu had seen before.
The Yan State fought from Puyinxing, through Feihuxing, and all the way to Daixian.
The Yan army now holds Pu Yinxing and Feihu Xing. One man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men cannot break it. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend. It is easy for the Zhao army to defeat the Yan army, but it is very difficult to severely damage the opponent.
Moreover, once Zhao failed to recapture the two towns, it would be at a disadvantage in the subsequent war with Yan. Yan could attack Zhao at any time, but Zhao had nothing to do with Yan.
"If we want to severely damage the Yan army and recapture Feihuxing and Puyinxing, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Li Bo said worriedly.
Once the Yan army retreats into the pass and switches from attack to defense, if the Zhao army wants to attack by force, the losses will be huge.
Li Mu thought for a moment, shook his head, and said firmly: "No, let's recapture Feihuxing and Puyinxing first, cut off the Yan army's retreat, and then severely damage the Yan army."
"Ah?" Uncle Li was a little surprised.
"General, General Yan Ju led Zhao Feiqi to the outside of the city." At this time, a guard came in and reported with a bow.
"Okay." Li Mu was immediately overjoyed, and he and Uncle Li strode out of the city to greet Yan Ju.
"Yan Ju was ordered to support Daijun, and I met the county guard." Seeing the two men approaching, Yan Ju got off his horse, clasped his fists and said, then looked at Li Mu and said with a smile, "We meet again."
The five thousand Zhao Fei cavalry behind him turned over and dismounted at the same time. Their movements were exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold.
"You are indeed the pride of my country, Zhao." Uncle Li looked at Zhao Feiqi with some emotion, cupped his fists and saluted, "The acting governor, Uncle Li, has met the general."
"The general arrived just in time. With the general's help, we are more certain of severely damaging the Yan army." Li Mu said excitedly.
Li Mu and Yan Ju were relatively casual. He and Yan Ju were very familiar with each other. They often slept together when fighting side by side. Li Mu asked Yan Ju a lot about cavalry, and Yan Ju also learned from Li Mu. Quite a few.
"Let's go to the city and talk." Li Bo said.
The three of them entered the city hand in hand. Behind them, Zhao Feiqi also led his horse into the city. The people around him were amazed when they saw it.
"So this is Zhao Feiqi from our Zhao country!"
"Your Majesty even sent Zhao Feiqi here, we have not been given up!"
"What a pride of my country, Zhao!"
"I will also become Zhao Feiqi from now on!"
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There were even some brave women who threw red pipes or catkins to Zhao Feiqi to express their love, and spoke boldly and aggressively. These men who killed people without batting an eyelid on the battlefield, now blushed with shame when they heard the woman's words, lowered their heads, stared at the uppers of their shoes, and did not dare to look up anywhere else.
"Hehehe, look, I like that man who keeps his head down. He almost walked out of the team just now. It seems that he has never married. After the war is over, I must go find him."
A woman wearing a green skirt with a petite face and figure pointed forward and laughed.
"Don't harm others, lest our country of Zhao lose another good man." The man next to him said proudly with a pout at the corner of his mouth.
"What do you mean?" The woman in front suddenly became unhappy and asked loudly.
"Means nothing."
"Don't leave, please tell me clearly."
There was a slight commotion in Zhao Fei's cavalry. Many soldiers raised their heads and looked in the direction where the two women were leaving, with some reluctance in their eyes.
Yan Ju felt helpless. He thought that after defeating Qin's Iron Eagle Army, Black Armor Army, and Fei Lian Army, Zhao Feiqi would have no rivals in the world, but he never expected that one day he would be defeated at the hands of a group of women.
I, Zhao Feiqi, will be famous all my life!
However, Yan Ju did not scold her. Zhao Feiqi was a group of vigorous men. It was normal to look at a beautiful woman more than once. Not to mention them, even Yan Ju couldn't help but want to glance at her.
"There should be many sergeants and soldiers in the army who are still unmarried, right?" Upon seeing this, Uncle Li asked with a thought in his heart.
"Indeed." Yan Ju nodded.
"These are all good men from our Zhao country. What can we do if we don't get married? It's better to wait until the war is over and this county governor will make the decision and betroth my daughter from the county to our good men from Zhao country." Li Bo said.
"Thank you, Sheriff, but... I'm afraid... I need to ask your Majesty for instructions on this matter first," Yan Ju said.
Zhao Feiqi is different from other legions. The three generations of ancestors and grandchildren of every soldier must be checked, including the wife. They must be from good families.
"When the time comes, the county governor will personally submit a letter to the king for instructions." Li Bo waved his hand and said.
"Then thank you so much, Sheriff." Yan Ju said solemnly, cupping his fists and saluting.
"General Yan's accent doesn't sound like he's from Zhao?" Uncle Li asked casually.
"I am a native of Xia Qi who entered Zhao only a few years ago." Yan Ju said.
Speaking of which, his opportunity was a bit strange. Although he had some strength, he was not particularly powerful. He was also a guest general, so it was almost impossible to lead Zhao Feiqi.
However, the Yan family and the Empress Dowager Zhao's natal family happened to be related by marriage. At that time, the State of Zhao borrowed troops from the State of Qi, and it was the Qi army led by Yan Ju who supported the State of Zhao.
At that time, the Zhao army was severely damaged by the Qin State, and even Zhao Feiqi suffered a loss of more than 40%. After the war, the Queen Mother Zhao urgently needed to regain military power, so she asked Yan Ju to stay and command Zhao Feiqi.
"No wonder I felt friendly when I first saw the general. It turns out that we were all from Qi State before." Li Bo said excitedly.
