"Luckily!" Qing Qin, who was sitting in the central military tent, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but felt lucky in his heart.
Just now, spies came out from the front to report that he was on the city.
The flag with the word "Zhao" was fluttering in the wind, but General Zhao Kuo had arrived in the city. After hearing this report, Qing Qin couldn't help but secretly call out luck in his heart: If he hadn't forcefully allowed the troops to walk an extra five miles last night, they might not have been able to reach Yanyu City at this moment.
And wait until the next day, perhaps Zhao Kuo will have left Yanyu City and gone to Handan City. The purpose of my trip was completely in vain.
Fortunately, as luck would have it, at the last moment, Zhao Kuo was blocked in Yanyucheng. Yes, from Qing Qin's perspective, he just blocked Zhao Kuo on the road. However, Qing Qin never dreamed that Zhao Kuo was waiting for him in Yanyucheng.
Before his 60,000-strong army arrived at Yanyucheng, Daidi's 30,000 cavalrymen had already brushed against his shoulders and headed straight for Handan.
If he could force the march earlier, he might be able to arrive at Lanyucheng in the morning, and he might also be able to block the way of Daidi's army going south.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. It was this slow step that allowed him to successfully escape the battle with Daichi's elite cavalry. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, who can tell clearly!
Of course, facing Zhao Kuo, Qing Qin did not dare to act recklessly. If he could block Zhao Kuo, he would be considered lucky. There is no need to rush the attack.
At least he won't send troops easily until he understands the situation in Yanyucheng. Immediately, they set up camp less than five miles outside the city of Yanyu. They dug deep trenches and spread out to block the horses. They looked as if they were afraid that Zhao Kuo would intercept the camp. Even in the middle of the night, they still sent out numerous horse scouts to blockade the southward movement. Secondly, it is also a way to spy on the truth and reality in Yan and the city.
It has to be said that although Qing Qin is not a top military general, he can still be regarded as a qualified military general.
At least he knew what he wanted - blocking Zhao Kuo from going south would be a great achievement. For this reason, guarding the main road is the most important thing he needs to do.
And all this was naturally seen by both Yan and Zhao Kuo in the city. Zhao Kuo was naturally happy and relaxed about Yan Jun's shrinking tactics. After immediately ordering Sun Gu to continue patrolling the city, he ignored Yan Jun's scouts and continued his artillery building business in the city.
In this way, on the first night when the Yan army arrived outside Yanyu City, the two sides maintained peace and quiet, just like two unrelated strangers, standing opposite each other, but in harmony with each other. river water.
It was not until the next day, after searching night after morning, that Qing Qin finally confirmed that Zhao Kuo, the general of the State of Zhao, was in the city of Yanyu. At the same time, he also received a piece of news that made him extremely tangled: Today, Yanyu There are less than five thousand men and horses in the city.
So an extremely difficult multiple-choice question was placed in front of Qing Qin! To fight or not to fight? ! Not fighting is the safest choice. As long as it can be confirmed that Zhao Kuo is among them and has never returned to Handan City, he will have done a great job!
But, facing the world-famous Zhao Kuo! There are only less than 5,000 troops around him, but there are 60,000 troops on his side!
Not to mention capturing Zhao Kuo alive or beheading him, even if he just knocked down the city from Zhao Kuo's hands, it would be enough for him to become famous!
But if we really fight, the opponent will be Zhao Kuo! just in case. . . . . . That means stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
However, it seems that being defeated by Zhao Kuo is not an unspeakable thing. Moreover, even if he cannot defeat him, it is impossible to break out of the camp with the numerical advantage of his 60,000-strong army.
As long as Zhao Kuo does not break camp and go south, how can he be considered defeated? It seems that this is a sure-fire deal!
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qing Qin was convinced by the devil in his heart and decided to give up the defense and attack the city with the entire army!
Of course, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. Similarly, a general who does not want to be a famous general is not a good general.
Qing Qin's behavior obviously cannot be said to be anything wrong. On the contrary, if you put yourself in his shoes, even Zhao Kuo himself would make the same choice - human nature is like this, and this may also be Yan Jun's last chance.
However, the so-called opportunity has naturally set its price secretly! In any case, the war is about to break out!
"Send the order: At the next moment, the whole army will be organized and attack. The target is: Yan and the city." Qing Qin decisively issued the general order to attack.
"Yes." The messenger next to him immediately agreed. . . . . . Not a moment later, the Yan army, which had already rested, slowly approached Yanyucheng with a relatively orderly pace!
General Qing Qin rode on the tall horse, feeling half uneasy and half excited. Perhaps his emotions were infected by the war horse under his crotch, but he saw that the war horse kept snoring in the direction of Yanyucheng.
Can you not feel uneasy? The person opposite is Zhao Kuo! This is the most popular general these days, bar none.
Even the Iron Armor of Qin, which was said to be invincible in the world, collapsed in front of him. Bai Qi, who had fought victoriously all his life, was forced to die by this man in the land of Shangdang.
When faced with such an enemy, anxiety is a normal reaction. However, precisely because the enemy opposite was Zhao Kuo, Qing Qin was even more excited.
Without him, this battle would be too rich! The enemy and us were one to twelve. Qing Qin had never fought such a rich battle in his life, but he met Zhao Kuo.
If it weren't for this exaggerated comparison between ourselves and the enemy, Qing Qin wouldn't dare to take the initiative to attack the city even if he was killed! But it is precisely this exaggerated comparison between ourselves and the enemy that makes defeating Zhao Kuo no longer a dream, but a future that can be grasped.
Just be careful, be careful, and be more careful! The title of the number one general of the Warring States Period will fall on his head!
How can you not be excited? ! Touching the head of the war horse under his crotch, Qing Qin tried hard to warn himself that he must calm down and guard against Zhao Kuo's sudden attack, and must not give Zhao Kuo any opportunity to take advantage of him.
"Report!" The urgent report from the messenger brought Qing Qin back to reality.
"Speak." Qing Qin replied immediately.
"The guard generals on the left and right wings have led five thousand people from their headquarters to the designated position and set up a defensive line." The messenger replied simply.
"Okay." Qing Qin nodded.
"Report!" Before he could finish his words, another urgent report came.
"Speak." Qing Qin ordered again.
"The front army of 20,000 troops has reached the front line. The vanguard will request an attack." The messenger immediately replied.
"There is no rush." Qing Qin shook his head and said, "Wait until our central army and siege equipment advance another three hundred steps. Tell the vanguard general to guard the front line strictly. Anyone who dares to attack rashly and destroy the formation will win. Also behead.”
"Yes!" The messenger immediately agreed, then got on his horse and headed straight to the front line.
"The Chinese army continues to advance slowly." Qing Qin then continued to order the army around him. The Chinese army, which was like a behemoth, then continued to move forward slowly.
That's right, Qing Qin's strategy is very simple, just use human lives to pile up! There is no fancy approach, everything is stable.
Even in order to prevent Zhao Kuo's sudden attack, Qing Qin sent a full 10,000 troops to the left and right wings out of the 60,000 troops.
Of the remaining 50,000 troops, except for the 5,000 who guarded the camp and continued to make siege equipment, the other 45,000 were all pushed onto the battlefield.
There are 20,000 people in the forward army and 25,000 people in the center! The target is directly at the south gate of the city. We don't have any main attack or feint attack. We just attack the south gate, which has the widest front.
Let's make it clear, we just rely on the large number of people to wear you to death. Aren't you, Zhao Kuo, good at using surprise weapons? I won't give you a chance to use them.
You only have one chance to cash in. Even if two or even three people cash in on one of you, the victory will belong to me.
Unfortunately, Qing Qin still underestimated Zhao Kuo. To be precise, the power of technology should be underestimated.
The more concentrated the formation, the more
A delicious meal of "Hui Hui Pao"! Of course, it's just infantry, but it's not time to show the fangs of the artillery.
Zhao Kuo, who was standing on the southern city gate, almost laughed out loud when he looked at the Yan army's formation. This seemingly sound arrangement was actually a waste of his advantage.
If Zhao Kuo came to arrange it, it would definitely be according to our
The battle layout of "Li Tianwang Laozi" - there are no fucking assists, it's all about the main attack. Brother Yunlong dared to attack from all sides with eight times the force, not to mention his own twelve times the force advantage.
The general of the Yan State was lucky enough to simply give up the attack on the other two sides. What? Will attacking the east and west sides take up a lot of your troops?
No matter how wide the southern city wall is, it won't be able to deploy an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people at once? ! Of course, Zhao Kuo had wronged Qing Qin.
You know, Zhao Kuo can withstand an army of more than 10,000 people with just these two words. Who dares to divide his troops and attack easily.
If the troops are divided and you take advantage of the break in the siege to kill a large army, the situation will collapse!
It's not like you've done this before, so of course people have to be on guard against this. Instead of wasting troops on the east and west gates and giving Zhao Kuo an opportunity, it is better to concentrate the troops on the south gate and directly put up a defensive posture at the east and west gates. The main thing is to be safe!
Looking at the formation of the Yan army, Zhao Kuo did not immediately adjust the layout, nor was he busy adding troops to the south gate. What if the opponent showed weakness?
After some observation first, if he really specializes in the south gate, it would not be too late for Zhao Kuo to make adjustments.
"All the troops stop!" While Zhao Kuo was still trying to observe, a loud horn sound accompanied by the voice of the messenger quickly spread among the ranks of the Yan army.
It's a pity that although the whimpering horns were loud enough and the messengers were almost hoarse from shouting, the Yan army's front seemed to have inertia and just couldn't stop.
Seeing that the one on the east side had finally stopped, the one on the west side took a few steps forward.
After a while, Yan Jun's queue finally stopped. Looking at the Yan army's front like a dog gnawing at them, Zhao Kuo and Sun Gu couldn't help but smile at each other - indeed, this Yan army was quite elite.
