It's just that Fang Cheng's approach really makes the attacking side boring, especially when the other side comes with full sincerity and confidence. It is bound to show authority and morale in this first battle, but he doesn't want to punch him. On cotton.
King Yan was obviously not satisfied with such a battle without any sense of achievement. Fortunately, King Yan still had Prime Minister Li Fu beside him.
Xu Shi could see that King Yan was not satisfied, so Li Fu quickly stood aside and said, "My king is personally on the battlefield. The people of Zhao State feel the majesty of our army and look forward to the wind. This is a good omen. Our army is leaving. We will definitely be able to drive straight into Handan and restore the power of our Yan country!"
"Okay!" King Yan was extremely happy after hearing this. A battle that should not have existed turned into a great victory for the Yan army in the blink of an eye. How could King Yan not be extremely happy?
Fortunately, not everyone in the Yan Army camp is so out of tune.
At least, General Qing Qin still knows something about military affairs. Although he is still far from a first-rate general, he still knows a little about the four words "soldiers are more valuable and speed is faster".
Seeing that the smoke has been rising, the whereabouts of the Yan army have naturally been exposed, and the Zhao State is bound to respond soon. Whether it is urgently transferring Zhao Kuo to return reinforcements, or drawing troops from Shangdang and Hanoi County, it will be detrimental to the situation. Yan Jun.
Now that the matter has come to this point, it is useless to think any more. The plan for now is to march quickly and immediately. According to the established plan, on the one hand, they will directly capture the city and cut off Zhao Kuo's return route, while on the other hand, they will attack Handan and force King Zhao to sign an alliance under the city.
Immediately, Qing Qin suggested to King Yan: "My king, now that our army has captured Fangcheng, the whereabouts of the army will no longer be hidden. The general thought that our army should move quickly, enter Zhao territory first, seize Anping City, and use it as a logistics support." base, and then divide our forces to attack according to the original plan."
King Yan, who was in a good mood just now, listened to Qing Qin's suggestion and naturally agreed.
"That's it, General Qing." King Yan nodded.
"The general is here." Qing Qin replied quickly, as if he was afraid that King Yan would change his mind.
"I order you to be the vanguard, lead your 60,000 troops, and quickly capture Anping City for our army!" King Yan made a decision immediately with a wave of his hand.
"Yes." Qing Qin quickly agreed.
Anping City is one of the few large cities on the border between Yan and Zhao. Although it is not a major transportation route, it is the shortest route to Handan. In addition, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has both land and water connections. It is also convenient. Its city is naturally a good place for the Yan army to invade. first choice.
If this city was at the border of Qin and Zhao, it would be a stronghold for gathering heavy troops, but it is on the border of Yan and Zhao.
Zhao had always been strong and Yan was weak, especially after Tian Dan defeated Yan in Qi and took the three cities of Yan for Zhao, Zhao's defense against Yan was basically gone. In Anping City, there were already Not many soldiers.
In addition, in the Battle of Changping, almost all the troops of Zhao State were mobilized except for the army of Daidi, and Anping City was naturally no exception.
In the Battle of Changping, although the Zhao State won, it suffered huge losses, and most of the remaining soldiers failed to return home. Today, the entire force in Anping City, including even the officials on duty, is less than two and a half. Thousands of people.
This information, which is not secret at all, is obviously known to Yan State.
Sixty thousand people versus two thousand people, you don't have to think about it to know what the result will be. Although Qing Qin is eager to capture Anping City, he has no doubts about whether it can be captured.
Even in Qing Qin's heart, he fully thought that Anping City would surrender without a fight just like the Fang City in front of him.
Therefore, although Qing Qin's actions were not slow, the army was actually not ready to attack the city. Just like the ladders and arrow towers necessary for attacking the city, Qing Qin's vanguard army was not equipped with them.
And he apparently forgot an ancient saying: Yan and Zhao are many generous and tragic people.
Although the pace of Qing Qin's troops was fast, it was not as fast as the speed of the beacon. Long before Qing Qin's troops arrived at the outskirts of Anping City, Anping City had already reached a consensus on the issue of resisting Yan's invasion.
The officers in Anping City knew very well that the city they were stationed in was important to the Yan army, and they had the responsibility to defend the territory. A killing was inevitable, and everyone was ready to die for the country.
The city gates were opened not to welcome the arrival of the Yan army, but to allow the people to flee for their lives;
The rising black smoke is not only the smoke of the messenger, but also the manifestation of the golden juice burning hot;
On the seemingly sparse city defense, bundles of arrows have already arrived, and rolling logs and stones are being carried continuously to the city tower.
On the relatively towering city wall, more than a thousand Zhao soldiers were ready to go.
When the sun is high in the sky, a long black line spreads from the horizon, carrying the cold and murderous spirit of the north, marching with mighty steps, and big flags with the word "Yan" facing the vast autumn sun. , slowly heading towards Anping City, which is like an isolated city.
Who else could it be if it wasn’t the 60,000 elite troops under Qing Qin’s command?
Zhao Zu, who was standing on the highest point of the city tower and looked out, soon discovered the traces of Yan Jun. Looking at the almost endless skyline, his throat felt dry and his swallowing became more frequent and obvious.
However, no matter how dry his throat is, he still blows the horn of the enemy's attack!
"Woo..."
"The enemy is eight hundred steps away from the city!" A slightly hoarse voice shouted the message he saw from high on the tower.
And standing below him were the guards of Anping City and a group of soldiers.
After hearing this, the city guard raised his right hand high, but looking at the people who were still busy escaping below the city tower, the hand seemed to be frozen in the air and could not fall down.
The city guard knew very well that once his hand fell, the city gate would also be closed, and the people in the city who had not been able to escape would be waiting for the slaughter of the Yan army just like him and others.
I and others are soldiers and have the responsibility to defend the land, but the people are innocent! If you can escape more, let them escape more!
What, the Yan army will not massacre the city?
The city guard who has decided to live and die with the city will not place his hope on the kindness of the enemy.
surrender? That is something that has never been thought of, neither the city guards nor the Zhao soldiers with less than 2,000 people.
Different from that Fangcheng, this Anping City has long belonged to the State of Zhao. It eats the salary of the State of Zhao, writes the characters of the State of Zhao, listens to the music of the State of Zhao, drinks the liquor of the State of Zhao, and the Zhao soldiers in the city have long been The relationship with Zhao is constantly separated.
Born here, raised here, we should defend here and fight here. It is nothing more than death here, and we can always be buried here.
The sounds of squeaking carriages, chattering voices, children crying, women urging, and men sighing reached the ears of the Zhao soldiers on the tower.
Many voices are still so familiar.
That was Uncle Li's cough at the street corner, and Butcher Liu's voice was still so loud when he turned the door. I wonder if the Wu family's wife in the small courtyard has left, as well as her father, mother, wife and children. They should have returned to the village by now. !
In a small town, relationships are always so simple and pure. The people who left one by one were not the relatives, friends and neighbors of the Zhao soldiers on the tower.
Seeing the familiar voices disappearing one by one, the Zhao soldiers on the tower didn't want to leave with them, leave this nightmare of swords and swords, count the wheat with their children in their arms, and live a good life.
It's a pity that the tragedy of Changping has not been completely covered up, but the hateful Yan army has arrived again.
As soldiers of Zhao State, even though they knew they were outmatched, even though they knew they were about to die, they couldn't leave!
The city guard has made it very clear. After passing Anping City and going to Handan, the road is almost smooth. No matter how unstoppable the city is, no matter what, he must buy time for Handan to set up defenses. Even if it is only an hour, he must fight with his life. Fight for.
Everyone understands that behind them is Handan, King Zhao and the entire Kingdom of Zhao.
Keep? Everyone knows that is almost impossible!
But it is possible and necessary to delay, even if it costs your life, you must delay as long as you can! By delaying it for a while longer, Handan will have more time to prepare, and Zhao will have more hope of victory!
Death is already doomed. The only suspense is how much harm his death can bring to the Yan army and how much time it can buy for Zhao.
"Hurry up..." Under the city tower, the Zhao soldier in charge of the city gate kept urging the people at the city gate who turned around every step of the way.
It's hard to leave one's homeland. This is a sentiment engraved in the bones of Chinese people. What's more, during the Warring States Period, if possible, who would be willing to leave their homeland and go to that unknown area to seek life?
But there is no way, the Yan army is coming, with shining long knives and sharp arrows!
You have to leave even if you don't want to, just to survive. Looking at the slow-moving crowd, the Zhao soldiers at the city gate saw it and became anxious. Immediately, they became impatient and began to push the people away from the city gate.
It wasn't that they were impatient, but that they had already seen the high-raised arms of the city guard on the tower. He knew that once this hand fell, even if his parents were still inside the city gate, he could only close the door in tears.
Under the urging of Zhao soldiers at the city gate, the flow of people at the city gate obviously sped up a little. However, no matter how fast the people were, they could not outpace the well-trained Yan army.
Under the sun, a small black line in the distance has become thicker and thicker...
"Six hundred steps!" Zhao Zu, who was responsible for the lookout from a high place, loudly conveyed Yan Jun's message again.
"Wait a little longer, there aren't many people left!" Seeing that the city guard's arm was about to fall, a Zhao Jun garrison commander beside him hurriedly persuaded him.
The city guard was slightly startled, looking at the people below the city who were still speeding out of the city, and then at the Yan army that was approaching ten steps closer. After all, the arms that had already been beaten still did not fall.
Seeing this, the commander of the village hurriedly ran to the edge of the city tower and shouted down: "Hurry up, the Yan army is coming and they are about to close the city gate!"
A shout immediately caused an explosion under the city tower, and the people's pace quickened a bit.
pity......
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