"Of course, I finally thought." The scolded general did not give up. He knew that with this turn, the battle would be completely lost.
It's just that what he can see is a problem that so many civil servants and military generals don't understand? But what if the Yan army is defeated?
It's better than having your own head on the ground! Fortunately, Zhao Jun's surprise attack caused everyone to panic, and for a while they were unable to organize words to refute the young general.
This gave the general a chance to continue speaking.
"Zhao's army seems to be coming with menacing force, but its strength is only tens of thousands, judging by the last general's opinion, and its strength is not even that of mine. As long as our army can hold on to the camp, Zhao's army will retreat if it misses a single blow. "The general continued: "As long as we persist for an hour, as soon as Zhao Jun loses his energy, it will be time for our army to counterattack!"
"Now the gates of Handan City are wide open. Once our army successfully counterattacks..." The general wanted to continue, but was immediately interrupted by another minister.
"Not to mention an hour. Now the Zhao army is coming from three sides. I am afraid that within a quarter of an hour, the Zhao army's cavalry will rush to the central army! We are all captured! For this plan, we must retreat as soon as possible." Obviously, the ministers did not want to stay in this dangerous place for a moment longer.
"Prime Minister." King Yan suddenly lost his mind when he saw the argument between the two, and immediately asked Li Fu, the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Li Fu took a brief look at the dust and smoke outside the camp, and he immediately had the answer in his heart. Then he said to King Yan: "Handan City has been surrounded by our legions, and there must be troops that can leave the city silently. From this point of view, the two Zhao troops in the north must be Zhao's reinforcements." As soon as these words came out, The ministers immediately understood what Li Fu meant, but it was a pity that King Yan still didn't understand.
Helpless, Li Fu had no choice but to continue: "Whether the reinforcements come from Daidi, Shangdang or Hanoi, it is impossible for our army to win this battle."
"Then what should we do?" King Yan was obviously a little anxious. All his money was lost here. If it was all lost here, could the Yan Kingdom survive alone?
"Don't worry, my king." Li Fu took a deep breath, and then said: "The main force of our army is still there. My king can quickly move to the east. As long as the army is still there, everything will be fine." Li Fu His words are very straightforward. As long as the army is still there, the King of Yan will still be the King of Yan. Neither Zhao nor the domestic forces can do anything to the King of Yan.
As for this defeat, it was nothing more than finding a scapegoat and then compensating Zhao for a few cities. King Yan did not hesitate and immediately said to everyone: "As the Prime Minister said, all the kings will obey the Prime Minister's orders."
"Yes." All the ministers agreed in unison. Even the unwilling young general could only agree with helpless fists.
Then King Yan took Li Fu's hands and said affectionately: "I'll leave everything to the Prime Minister."
"Don't worry, my king." Li Fu immediately replied, but just after promising King Yan, Li Fu suddenly felt a slight chill. This scapegoat couldn't be him, right?
! There was no time to think too much, because Zhao Jun's arrow rain had already struck again. Even though there are only a few of them, they are enough to scare all the kings and ministers of the Yan Kingdom half to death.
"All armies, listen to the order." Li Fu no longer hesitated and immediately ordered all the armies: "Leave 10,000 troops in each of the front and rear camps to delay the Zhao army's attack. The army will immediately reorganize and head east, aiming for Anping City." Everyone gave a slight pause. Wow, do you want to run so far?
It’s almost time to return to Yan State. But when they thought that Zhao Jun was imminent, they immediately no longer hesitated and agreed: "Yes." So, under Li Fu's order, Yan Jun moved quickly, even a few minutes faster than Zhao Jun.
Even the cavalry led by Li Mu had just broken through the rear camp of the Yan army. Before they had time to clean up the other armies, the main force of the Yan army over there had already rushed towards the east.
To be honest, Li Mu was a little stunned when he saw this scene. No matter what, why don't you resist? We just rushed to the back camp, and your army ran away. What's going on?
But don't tell me, this escape tactic is really the best way to deal with Li Mu. The armies in Handan City and Xishan are all infantry, obviously not suitable for pursuit, and the 30,000 troops led by him, who is good at pursuit, have already rushed in. After arriving at the rear camp, they were strangled with the Yan army. For a while, it was really difficult to gather again.
More importantly, what Li Mu wanted to fight was a defeat. After all, the general was still waiting for him to rescue him.
Even if there are troops to pursue, they are destined not to pursue too deeply. But don't chase them. Li Mu won't be willing to let the main force of the Yan army escape like this!
With no other choice, Li Mu had to gather about 10,000 troops and ordered them to go east to intercept the main force of the Yan army fleeing eastward.
Of course, in order to avoid pursuing too far, the limit was twenty miles. Immediately, Li Mu led the main force of the Zhao army and began to annihilate the tens of thousands of troops abandoned by King Yan.
The rest of the battle has completely lost any suspense. No matter in terms of troops, generals or morale, the Yan army is at an absolute disadvantage.
The only suspense is how many Yan soldiers can be annihilated in this battle. To be precise, it should be only how many Yan troops can be left behind by the pursuing troops.
However, the Yan army failed to bring any obstacles to Li Mu, but it did not mean that Li Mu's trip would be smooth sailing.
The battle outside the city was quickly reported to the ears of King Zhao!
"What?" Hearing the news that reinforcements appeared in the north to encircle and suppress the Yan army, King Zhao immediately stood up from his seat: "The general is back?" It would be false to say that he is not excited. These days, although there is Pingyuan Jun in front of him, It was nothing serious, but as the king of Zhao, being beaten to the door of his house by the Yan army, his anger and worry were real.
When he heard that the reinforcements had arrived and were encircling and suppressing the Yan army as soon as they came back, King Zhao was naturally very excited.
"I knew the general was loyal!" King Zhao said happily to the ministers in the court. Obviously, Zhao Kuo's timely return really made King Zhao very happy - at least Zhao Kuo learned to be obedient.
Facing the excited King Zhao, the ministers present obviously did not dare to disappoint. They immediately praised Zhao Kuo for his loyalty, even Dr. Lou Chang. If you only listen to the words at this time, you Unexpectedly, just one night ago, Dr. Lou Chang was still slandering Zhao Kuo in front of King Zhao for not respecting the king's orders.
Of course, as King Zhao's favorite, King Zhao also generously forgot Lou Chang's slander.
Just when the palace was enjoying itself, another messenger sent back from Pingyuan came with the latest battle report: "The army of Yan State has fled eastward!"
"So fast?" Everyone was shocked again!
"General, you are worthy of being the pillar of our great Zhao Dynasty! The Yan army is not worth mentioning at all." King Zhao immediately praised the case.
What followed was another burst of praise.
"My king." Lou Chang immediately left the mission and said, "Why don't we go out of the city to welcome the return of the general!" After saying this once, not to mention King Zhao, many courtiers present also cast surprised glances at Lou Chang.
After all, it was almost universally known that Lou Chang and Zhao Kuo would not deal with each other. Now Lou Chang actually proposed that he go to greet Zhao Kuo in person?
This is a great courtesy! Do you still think Zhao Kuo's prestige is not enough? ! Lou Chang's thoughts were obviously not so pure. Lou Chang knew very well: Facing Zhao Kuo's another military exploit, a head-on confrontation was meaningless and would only make him bloody.
It would be better to light up a big fire for Zhao Kuo when he is at the height of his power, which may not be able to blow up the hot stove.
It is naturally an act of courtesy for Prince Zhao to welcome him in person, but if the other party is a person with great achievements, this courtesy is a solid poison - the kind that has no solution.
The more proud Zhao Kuo is at this moment, the more his actions in the future will attract world attention, and the more they will be silently and infinitely magnified in King Zhao's heart.
If there is a slight mistake, I am adding fuel to the flames... Of course, not everyone can understand these thoughts, especially the two senior officials on Zhao Kuo's side. Lin Xiangru is still sick, and Lord Pingyuan is in the tower. On top of that, no one would be able to see through his flattery.
The most important thing is that King Zhao cannot see through this plan! Sure enough, after hearing this, King Zhao stroked his beard and looked very pleased, and then said slowly: "General, if you defeat this powerful enemy for Zhao again, I should go and greet you personally. Doctor Lou Chang said this with great intention. ”
"Come here, give Dr. Lou Chang a pair of Yujue." King Zhao then continued. Any unexpected gains? !
Lou Chang immediately clasped his hands into his fists and smiled as happily as a three-year-old child. Soon, King Zhao led Wu Yangyang's group of people towards the city tower.
Lord Pingyuan, who was watching the battle on the city tower, heard the report from his subordinates about the personal welcome of King Zhao, and immediately felt something bad. Almost instantly, Lord Pingyuan realized that this was not a matter of courtesy at all, but a conspiracy to kill Lou Chang.
But the problem is, King Zhao is out of the palace! This conspiracy also turned into a real conspiracy as King Zhao left the palace!
how? Even though King Zhao is here, do you still want to let King Zhao return to the palace? It can be said that this conspiracy was already effective from the moment King Zhao came out of the palace.
The personal welcome has become an established fact, and Zhao Kuo has also been put on the fire. He patted the blood-stained battlements fiercely. Lord Pingyuan really had a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to curse out - he and Zhao Kuo fought desperately and bloodyly. It could be said that they had a narrow escape from death. Who knew that he had to guard against this coming from behind? stab in the back.
There is a saying: It is easy to hide an open spear and hard to prevent a hidden arrow. At this time, Lord Pingyuan had no way to make a comeback for Zhao Kuo.
Seeing that King Zhao's chariot has slowly arrived under the city tower, Lord Pingyuan, no matter how reluctant he is, can only go down to the city tower to greet him. He only hopes that the general can be a little more humble when he returns.
But does humility really work? Lord Pingyuan shook his head helplessly, and hurriedly led the few remaining generals on the tower to the bottom of the tower to welcome King Zhao.
What Lord Pingyuan didn't know was that it was impossible for Zhao Kuo to be humble even if he wanted to. At this time, Zhao Kuo was eating millet with the soldiers on the tower of Yanyu City!
And this is where Zhao Kuo's crime lies.
