Liaodong is remote, sparsely populated, backward in agriculture, and has a cold climate, making it difficult to develop. If Yan wants to use this as a foundation to compete with Zhao, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Once Zhao State blocks the Liaoxi Corridor, the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains will no longer have anything to do with Yan State.
King Yan is not stupid, and the so-called waiting for the world to change is just a perfunctory statement.
But Yan State has no other choice. If it does not want to perish, it can only survive.
"We will definitely fight back." King Yan took one last look at the palace and fled out of the city under the protection of hundreds of guards.
"Your Majesty, temporary gains and losses are nothing. Handan of the Zhao Kingdom was captured by the Wei Kingdom for several years and was finally taken back. As long as your Majesty is still here, our Yan Kingdom will not be destroyed." Ju Wu consoled him.
But he knew in his heart that Zhao Guo's fight back depended on the support of the people.
No matter when, the State of Zhao has never lost the hearts and minds of its people.
But the people of Yan State have already lost all their support.
"Qingshe, Feng Wuze, you two lead your troops to occupy the north and south gates. Sima Shang, you immediately lead your troops to block the east gate." Li Mu led the Zhao army to attack Jicheng and gave a quick order.
"promise."
Zhao Jun quickly dispersed and followed their respective generals to kill without any hesitation.
"You go back and rest first. Come to the palace in three days to receive your reward." Finally, Li Mu said to the five thousand Yan army.
Without these five thousand internal forces, although the Zhao army could have captured Jicheng, it would have to pay a heavy price. It would be impossible to capture the capital of a country with almost no blood as it does now.
"Thank you, general, thank you so much, general." After receiving Li Mu's promise, Yan Jun breathed a sigh of relief. They all bowed and saluted, and then dispersed.
"The rest of the people will follow me and attack the palace to capture King Yan alive."
The sound of rapid horse hooves sounded on the street. All the doors and windows on both sides were closed tightly. Some brave ones secretly opened a small gap and were shocked when they saw Zhao Jun wearing strong armor and riding a tall horse passing by the door. He quickly closed the door and took some hard wooden sticks to hold the door up from behind.
Then he took out a broadsword, dagger, or hoe from under the bed, and put the iron rod on the bedside. The family did not dare to sleep, and they all sat on the bedside, quietly waiting for the verdict of fate.
Although some people said that Zhao Jun would never rob civilians, they couldn't believe that only the weapons in their hands could bring them some psychological comfort.
"General, we have not captured King Yan."
"General, we have not captured King Yan."
"General, we captured a eunuch. He said he saw the Yan Dynasty fleeing eastward."
"Li Qian, lead your people to seal the palace and prohibit anyone from entering or exiting. Zhao Hui, lead your people to maintain order in the city and prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. The others will follow me." Li Mu got on his horse and chased eastward himself.
"Your Majesty, let's go here." Ju Wu led the Yan Dynasty to the east for a while, and then turned toward the southeast.
"We walk on two legs. The Zhao army is all cavalry and must be faster than us. Now it is too late for us to rush to the city gate. If we want to escape from Jicheng, we can only take the water gate." Ju Wu saw the expression on King Yan's face. Question, explained.
Jicheng was built based on water control. The rivers and moats in the city are connected to water control, and there are water gates. Some materials are also transported through the water gate.
Water transportation is far more convenient and cheaper than road transportation.
Soon, the group of people fled to the water gate. Two eunuchs helped King Yan get on the boat, and then the captain of the guard also boarded the boat.
"Doctor and Wang Sun, why don't you hurry up and get on the boat?" King Yan waved hurriedly when he saw that his son and Ju Wu hadn't come aboard yet.
The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough waves know the sincere minister. Those who can follow him at this time are loyal ministers, and King Yan will not give up on anyone.
Coupled with the conversation along the way, King Yan admired Ju Wu's wisdom very much and had already planned to let Ju Wu be his son's teacher.
"I hope that the king will atone for his inappropriate words. The king is the king of the Yan Kingdom. Although the king and grandson have not been established as princes, they are actually heirs. In this crisis, the king and the heir must not ride in the same boat. If something bad happens, Our country, Yan, will suffer disaster." Ju Wu knelt on the ground.
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"The doctor is speaking from the bottom of his heart. How can I blame you? Just take the king and grandson to the next boat. If something happens to me, the king and grandson will be handed over to the doctor." King Yan stood on the boat and bowed solemnly.
Ju Wu accepted this gift calmly. From now on, he will protect Yan Dan with his life.
Ju Wu took Wang Sundan to the second ship, followed the ship on which King Yan was riding, and quickly came to Shuimen along the waterway.
King Yan looked around and saw no Zhao Jun. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to open the water gate.
Two boats full of guards rushed out first and saw no enemies. King Yan and Ju Wucai left one after the other.
Looking at Jicheng behind them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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"We will dock first, then withdraw to the northeast, take the Liaoxi Corridor, and withdraw to Liaodong." Ju Wu said.
At this moment, two warships that were more than twice the size of Yan's ships came quickly from a distance. In the darkness, the word "Zhao" on the warships was looming.
The river channel for water control was too narrow, not to mention the moat, and large ships could not enter at all. Zhao Jun could only ride on a stern boat. Even so, it was one or two times larger than the ships of Yan State.
If it weren't for the rainy summer and the water level of the moat rising, Zhao Jun's ships might not be able to enter.
Woohoo~
Zhao Jun also discovered Yan Jun, but they did not rush over directly. Instead, they blew the horns, and soon more ships sailed out of the darkness.
"I didn't expect to be able to capture people by staying here." Yuan Hua said in surprise. He originally wanted to attack the city with the main force, but Li Mu ordered him to block the waterway.
This is the military order, and Yuan Hua cannot disobey it.
But what he didn't expect was that someone actually came to his door.
"Brothers, come on, no one is allowed to run away. I will treat you to a drink after I catch the big fish when I go back." Yuan Hua said loudly.
The green inner energy rushed out from Yuan Hua's body and covered Zhao Jun. The war clouds in the sky condensed instantly and crushed towards King Yan.
"Yes." Zhao Jun roared excitedly, controlling the cockroach to rush toward Yan Jun like an arrow from a string.
"When did Zhao Jun have such an elite naval force?" Ju Wu looked at this scene in disbelief. As we all know, the north is good at horses and the south is good at boats.
Why is it that the Zhao State not only has powerful cavalry, but also its navy?
The general at the head is obviously talented.
Now there is no famous general with talent in the entire Yan State, and the general of any partial army in Zhao State has talent.
Why does God treat Zhao Guo so favorably!
"Your Majesty, don't worry about us. You go first, and we will help you block Zhao Jun." A ship turned around resolutely and rushed towards Zhao Jun. Immediately afterwards, more warships turned around and rushed towards Zhao Jun.
They have been favored by the State of Yan in their lives. Even if the King of Yan is unpopular and the people are full of resentment towards the court, they are still willing to die for the State of Yan.
Ju Wu cursed angrily in his heart: If you fail to succeed, you will fail.
"Your Majesty? There is King Yan on board!" Yuan Hua's eyes suddenly lit up, all laziness disappeared, and he accelerated towards the Yan army.
"Fire arrows."
The dense rain of arrows covered the Yan army like locusts. After five waves of arrow rain, there were no more standing soldiers on the Yan army's warships.
"Go around and catch them alive." Yuan Hua said excitedly.
"Be sure not to talk." Ju Wu picked up Wang Sundan and said solemnly.
Wang Sundan nodded very sensibly. Although he was young, he knew that Ju Wu was one of his own and would never harm him.
Ju Wu looked at Zhao Jun who was getting closer and closer, secretly hid where Zhao Jun couldn't see him, threw away his robe, jumped directly into the water with Wang Sundan in his arms, and then swam desperately in the direction away from King Yan. .
King Yan stood beside the boat, his legs were shaking a little. He couldn't swim.
"Are you King Yan?" Yuan Hua approached and asked.
"I... I am not King Yan..." King Yan said tremblingly.
"It's not the King of Yan, you call yourself a widower." Yuan Hua suddenly laughed. This King of Yan seemed a bit stupid, "Catch him."
Two soldiers stepped forward and tied up King Yan and took him to the Zhao army's warship.
In the dark night sky, the destiny of Zhao State and the destiny of Yan State slowly emerged, and then the destiny of Zhao Kingdom moved northward, swallowing up the destiny of Yan Kingdom, and suddenly grew by 30 to 40%, and then moved toward the northeast. extend.
"Five years ago, I, Yuan Hua, was still hunting in the mountains. At that time, I never thought that one day I would be able to capture the king of a country. This life is not in vain." Yuan Hua circled around King Yan twice. He nodded with satisfaction.
The most correct decision in his life was to abandon his roots in Yue and come to Zhao resolutely. Not only did he become the commander of the Zhao navy, he also captured the king of Yan.
If he had stayed in the Yue Kingdom, he might have died in the war with the demise of the Yue Kingdom.
"General, is he really King Yan?" a soldier asked cautiously.
"Isn't this nonsense? Could it be that there are still two kings of Yan in the Yan Kingdom?" Yuan Hua said angrily.
"So, we're rich," the soldier said excitedly.
"Let's see if you have some ambition." Yuan Hua said.
"Hehehe, I can just follow the general and fool around from now on. If the general becomes prosperous in the future, don't forget me." The soldier said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will never forget you." Yuan Hua patted the soldier's shoulder. This was an old man who had followed him all the way from Yue. "Be careful, don't let him run away, and don't let him commit suicide. "
"Don't worry, general. As long as I'm here, he will never be able to escape." The soldier said, patting his chest.
"Continue searching to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net." Yuan Hua ordered.
On the other side, Li Mu chased to the east city gate non-stop. When he saw Sima Shang, he quickly asked, "Have you caught King Yan?"
In fact, Li Mu already knew the answer from Sima Shang's expression. If he catches King Yan, he will definitely be so happy that he can't cover it up.
But Li Mu still had a glimmer of hope that he would get an unexpected answer.
"King Yan is not in the palace?" Sima Shang asked in surprise.
"Alas, after so much effort, King Yan finally escaped." Li Mu sighed.
If the King of Yan can be captured, all the counties and counties in the Yan Kingdom can send a message. But if King Yan fails to catch him, there will be some trouble. Not only will the resistance of various counties and counties increase, but once King Yan is allowed to regroup his forces, the Zhao army will destroy Yan again.
"Commander, good news, we have captured King Yan." At this time, Yuan Hua rushed in from outside the city and said with cupped fists.
"Seriously?" Li Mu said in surprise.
"General, I've already found someone to identify him. I'm sure it's King Yan. General, please find someone to check again." Yuan Hua pointed at King Yan and said.
"Okay, okay, General Yuan Hua has made a great contribution in this battle." Li Mu said very happily.
"Thanks to the general, if the general had not arranged for the general to defend the waterway, the general would not have encountered such a good thing." Yuan Hua laughed.
"General, it is indeed King Yan that General Yuan Hua captured, but after we checked, there is still one missing person." After returning to the palace, the clerk found Li Mu.
"Who is missing?" Li Mu asked.
"Wang Sundan, Yan Dan, the eldest son of King Yan, is three years old this year. According to the guards, Yan Dan fled with his father, King Yan, but no one in our army has seen him." The clerk said.
"Didn't we capture a few prisoners? Go interrogate, and King Yan, as long as they don't kill him. We must find out the whereabouts of Wang Sundan." Li Mu said immediately.
"No." The clerk said.
Soon, King Yan couldn't bear the torture and told him about Ju Wu and Yan Dan's escape by diving into the water.
"Immediately send people into the water to search. If you want to see the person alive, you want to see the body if you are dead." Li Mu ordered, "In addition, call Sima Shang, Yuan Hua, Qing She, and Feng Wuze to come to discuss the matter."
Soon, the four people arrived at the palace.
"General." The four of them saluted.
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"Although we captured King Yan, Wang Sundan was rescued by Ju Wu. If nothing unexpected happened, Ju Wu would have taken Wang Sundan and fled to Liaodong." Li Mu said, pointing to the map.
Although he sent people into the water to retrieve the corpse, Li Mu did not place his hope on it. He learned from Yan's people that although Ju Wu was a scholar, he was very strong. Since he dared to jump into the river, it meant that he knew how to swim, and he might drown. Very little sex.
"Sima Shang and Yuan Hua, after dawn, you two will lead the Great Wall Army and Navy from the Liaoxi Corridor and Bohai Sea to Liaodong to capture Wang Sundan. If there is no news about him, the Yan Kingdom will be declared dead immediately. King Yan and his son Yan Dan will And all the clans were captured and occupied Liaodong." Li Mu said.
Wang Sundan poses no threat to Zhao State, but the Yan State orthodoxy he represents is very useful in this era.
But as long as he dares to come forward, Li Mu is sure to catch him.
If Ju Wu hides with him and does not show up, then Li Mu will announce that Yan Dan has been arrested and deprive the two of their identities.
Without their identities, the two people were just ordinary people. No one would recognize them as the official and grandson of the Yan State, and Ju Wu would have no chance to cause trouble.
"No." Sima Shang and Yuan Hua said with fists clasped.
"Qingshe, Feng Wuze, you two will lead your headquarters to recover the four counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Liaoxi. If there is resistance, they will be destroyed directly." Li Mu said.
Among the lieutenants, Qingshe and Feng Wuze had the least meritorious service, so Li Mu gave them the credit for recovering the four counties.
"Thank you, general." Qingshe and Feng Wuze said gratefully.
The Yan Kingdom has been destroyed, and anyone from the four northern counties can recover it. This achievement was given to them by Li Mubai.
