"That's right. Hiding the enemy from the sky and crossing the sea." Qing Qin shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "In the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo used the strategy of hiding the enemy from the sky and crossing the sea. Now our army has also fallen into this strategy."
Hearing this, the generals suddenly felt that it seemed, seemed, not so unacceptable - after all, Qin Jun and Bai Qi had been deceived by Zhao Kuo, and it was quite reasonable for them to be deceived.
After figuring this out, not only did the generals no longer feel bitter in their hearts, but they felt a little happy.
"It's just, General." A captain asked Qing Qin: "For the current plan, what should our army do? General, you need to make a decision quickly!"
Hearing this, Qing Qin also nodded lightly. This is the most critical issue in this military discussion. How Zhao Kuo hid the truth and how he dared to hide it is no longer important at this time. What is important is how to bring the remaining Yan army back to the Yan Kingdom.
Yes, now that things have happened, of course Qing Qin can no longer think about turning defeat into victory. It is already very difficult to bring back as many troops as possible.
It can even be said that there is not much time left for Qing Qin. 33
"The current situation is like this." Qing Qin said without any further hesitation: "Our army originally had 60,000 troops. In the recent battle, we suffered over 10,000 casualties. Now, not counting the wounded, we still have 45,000 troops. A warrior capable of a thousand battles.”
"As for my main army." Qing Qin continued: "According to what Fei Ge's biography says, the king still has more than 50,000 troops in his hands, but King Zhao is still chasing after him with his army."
All the generals who heard this were holding their breath and concentrating. Obviously, everyone knew that the next decision was the most important.
Qing Qin was focused on how to bring more troops back to Yan, but the generals present were more concerned about the fateful question of who would come to the rear.
You don't need to think about it to know that there is a high probability that the army behind the palace will be surrounded and killed by the Zhao army in Zhao territory. The generals present are all the best among men, so naturally no one wants to be the victim. Immediately everyone looked at Qing Qin.
However, Qing Qin did not directly announce his decision.
"The choice of our army is to advance and retreat. If we advance, we will attack Yan and the city again. If we retreat, we will send our troops to Anping and retreat to the Yan Kingdom together with the king." Qing Qin looked at the people with interest and asked, "What do you think, sir?" , how should we choose?"
Everyone who heard this looked at each other in confusion. Do you still have to choose?
Continue to attack the city of Yanyu. Not to mention that Zhao Kuo is still at the top of the city. It is almost impossible to capture it. Even if the city of Yanyu is captured, so what? It is not necessary to be overwhelmed by the endless Zhao army here.
Retreat, you must retreat immediately!
Immediately, some impatient captains immediately went out and replied: "General, I think it is not appropriate to attack again, so we should retreat quickly and retreat together with the king."
"The reason?" Qing Qin asked calmly.
Just listening to Qing Qin's words, it seems that General Qing Qin wants to fight again? All the generals were surprised.
However, the captain heard Qing Qin's brief question, but he was not afraid and immediately replied: "Although our army still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it is still many times the number of enemies in the city.
However, the ladders, arrow towers and other equipment needed to attack the city were all destroyed, and it was difficult to replace them in a short period of time. This attack was disadvantageous.
Moreover, after the fierce battle last night, our army was unable to attack for a long time, and now its morale is low. This attack is disadvantageous for two reasons;
And Zhao Kuo sits on the tower of the city day and night. With Zhao Kuo there, he is better than tens of thousands of soldiers. This is disadvantageous for three reasons.
I hope the general will think twice about this. "
Hearing this, Qing Qin immediately smiled. The captain knew that he must have made the right bet!
That's right, if you don't want to be left behind as the back-up army, the captain with no back-up has no choice but to prove his ability to Qing Qin.
Just like after the attack failed that day, the captain managed to escape disaster by relying on this explanation to win the favor of General Qing Qin.
The effect this time is obviously not bad.
Sure enough, while nodding, Qing Qin asked the others: "What do you think?"
"What Lieutenant Li said makes sense." All the generals of the Yan army replied immediately.
"Then it's just like Captain Li said." Qing Qin then struck while the railway was hot: "Early tomorrow morning, the army will slowly withdraw southward."
"Yes." All the generals agreed. Although no one gained much benefit from this battle, compared to being able to return to Handan alive, the rest is no longer important.
But Qing Qin's words did not stop there.
"Captain Li has contributed greatly to his advice." Qing Qin stared at Captain Li who had just been chatting, and a faint smile couldn't help but leak out of the corner of his mouth, but this smile was so terrifying in Captain Li's eyes.
Wrong, very wrong...
This was not to reward his smile, Captain Li suddenly realized something. He immediately refused to accept this so-called credit.
Unexpectedly, General Qing Qin spoke first and said: "Immediately promote Lieutenant Li to be the assistant general of the army."
After saying that, Qing Qin looked at Captain Li again. Oh, it was General Li surnamed Li. He glanced at him and said, "Be the rear of my army."
As soon as the words fell, Lieutenant Li froze on the spot. A long-lasting memory suddenly broke into General Li Bi's mind. He seemed to have heard it somewhere: General Qing Qin and that country had a chestnut belly, a nest of snakes and rats, a small belly and chicken intestines, jealousy of talents and talents. ...
I originally thought I was wrong, but now it seems that I was wrong. My well-founded analysis is not looking for a way home for myself, but looking for death for myself!
Just when General Li surnamed Pi was shocked by this sudden "surprise", General Qing Qin's voice sounded again, saying: "You haven't seen General Pi yet?"
Everyone understood immediately and bowed to General Li Bi.
However, there was no respect or envy in this worship, only a touch of ridicule.
"What? Are you shocked by the good news?" Qing Qin's smile remained unchanged, and he continued to look at General Li Bi and said lightly: "What, did you even forget to thank me?!"
What is meant by killing people and punishing the heart? This is called killing people and killing the heart.
He obviously wants to drag you to death, but he still wants you to thank him! Thank him for what? Thank him for giving me the chance to die?
However, General Qing Qin's words sounded light and airy, but they were actually warning General Li Bi. You have to do it if you agree, and you have to do it if you don't agree.
General Li Pi, knowing that he had no way to retreat, immediately bowed, cupped his fists, and clasped his fists towards General Qing Qin, saying, "Thank you, General, for your generous gift."
There was no resistance, not even a complaint.
Because any complaints and resistance from the bottom will only cause pleasure to the perpetrators and passers-by, and pleasure will only bring deeper disasters to the bottom.
General Li Bi did not want to continue to let General Qing Qin use the topic, nor did he want to make his colleagues around him laugh. Therefore, the only thing General Li Bi could do was to accept all injustices calmly, endure the humiliation and then hide his strength and bide his time.
Some people died, but not completely...
