Zhao Kuo, who was sitting at the top of the city, tried hard to contain the excitement in his heart.
As the saying goes, "A person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile". The more he reached this critical node, the more Zhao Kuo knew he needed to calm down. The slightest accident may cause Li Mu's plan to fall short.
It is better to be still than to move.
To be honest, Zhao Kuo, who was in Yanyucheng, could not do much.
No matter what the Yan army chooses, Zhao Kuo can only respond passively. No matter how the pursuit battle in Handan County develops, Zhao Kuo can only watch quietly from a distance.
Even Zhao Kuo couldn't even tell others what he was thinking.
"Things can be accomplished through secrets, and failure can be revealed through words." There is no need for others to remind him of the truth. Zhao Kuo has suffered too many losses in his previous life. Even his confidants Zhao Ping, Sun Gu and others, Zhao Kuo could not speak clearly.
Even Zhao Kuo had to remain unaware of what Li Mu was about to do.
Without him, as the future King of Zhao, Zhao Kuo must let his whole body radiate as bright as the sun. Because of this, any stain will be ruthlessly magnified. Not to mention the filth of committing regicide, which a successor would never allow himself to be contaminated with. 33
No matter what, Zhao Kuo could only wait quietly for the development of things.
This time, another night passed quietly. In a blink of an eye, the morning sun has already shone on the earth.
Suddenly, Zhao Kuo seemed to see the Yan army camp being restless, and there seemed to be signs of breaking out of the camp?
strike camp?
attack?
No! Is the leader of the Yan army so strong? We have just experienced a bloody battle, and are we about to come back again? Zhao Kuo didn't believe it.
But it has to be said that if the general of the Yan army was smart and bold enough, he should indeed launch another attack on Yanyucheng before leaving.
Whether it is to block the pursuit or as a last ditch effort for the Yan army, this should be done. At least if Zhao Kuo himself was the opposing general, he would definitely launch another round of attack.
Without hesitation, Zhao Kuo immediately stood up and ordered: "The scouts go out of the city to find out the movements of Yan's army, and the whole army is ready for war."
"Yes." The soldier beside him replied immediately.
Immediately, drums sounded in the city, and the soldiers who had rested for the night rushed to the tower to prepare for the Yan army's charge.
Under the city tower, two side doors quietly opened, and a dozen cavalrymen rushed out of the city gate at top speed, then divided into left and right groups and rushed towards the direction of the Yan army.
At the same time, behind the city tower, the young men continued to transport rolling logs and stones towards the city tower.
And the artillery battalion was also making final adjustments to the catapult.
Obviously, with Zhao Kuo's order, the entire Yanyucheng immediately turned into a hedgehog with explosive hair, which was bound to prick the Yan army who dared to invade with several thorns.
It's a pity that the Yan army never thought of continuing the attack.
Last night, General Li Pi's words had been analyzed very thoroughly. Of course, these were actually just excuses. The most important thing is that in Qing Qin's heart, there is no desire to win anymore. To be precise, Qing Qin did not think that he would be Zhao Kuo's opponent, even if Zhao Kuo only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in his hands.
There was no way, his energy and spirit had been chopped off by Zhao Kuo and fell to the foot of Yanyu City.
Listening to the sound of drums beating in the city from afar, Yan Jun's movements became faster and faster.
But in just a quarter of an hour, the first thousand-man team had already left the village gate and headed south, followed closely by the second, third...
"You two, please report to the general as soon as possible: the entire Yan army is withdrawing south. I will continue to monitor the movements of the Yan army from here." Upon seeing this, the scout commander immediately said to the two people around him.
"Yes." The other two scouts around him agreed immediately.
Immediately, the clattering horse hooves started running wildly in the direction of Yanyucheng again.
With just a cup of tea, the scout was brought to Zhao Kuo.
"Report to the general: The Yan army retreats." The scout immediately reported to Zhao Kuohui.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo stood up in surprise.
No wonder Zhao Kuo was so surprised, because Zhao Kuo knew very well that once the Yan army retreated, not only would the siege of Yan and the city be solved, but Li Mu's plan would also become more feasible and realistic. It can be said that the sooner Yan and the Yan army outside the city retreat south, the more flawless Li Mu's plan will be.
"General." Sun Gu on the side was also very surprised: "Will our army pursue you?"
Obviously, although Sun Gu had a rough idea of the current situation in Handan County from Zhao Kuo's description, he did not know Li Mu's plan, and therefore he did not know that what Zhao Kuo and Li Mu wanted most now was the one facing them. The Yan army moved south as quickly as possible.
In Sun Gu's mind, sending a force to delay the Yan army's retreat, waiting for Zhou Qi's army to arrive, and then attacking the Yan army would be the best option to severely damage the Yan army.
Zhao Ping on the side immediately showed the same expectant expression.
Zhao Kuo looked at the two men, but smiled lightly and said: "Look at the Yan Army camp, it has already exceeded the maximum attack distance of our catapults. In other words, if we want to attack the Yan Army, we can only rely on our cavalry. and infantry. However, the number of troops in the whole city was insufficient, and almost everyone was injured.
There were only a thousand people who could use their hands to fight out of the city. However, in front of tens of thousands of Yan troops, these mere thousand people could not have any delaying effect at all. Instead, they lost their lives in vain.
Moreover, what if this Yan army pretended to retreat, but actually wanted to attack? "
"Yes." Sun Gu also lowered his head in shame when he heard this. It seemed that he was so happy with his success that he completely ignored the already crumbling city defense. It was really inappropriate.
"There is no need to pursue." Zhao Kuo continued: "Send more cavalry scouts to monitor the Yan army along the way and beware of the Yan army turning back to attack. After the Yan army retreats ten miles, raise the red flag to report!"
"Yes." Sun Gu agreed immediately.
Immediately under the city tower, the two small doors opened wide again, and dozens of elite cavalry filed out of them and ran wildly in the direction of the Yan army.
On top of the city tower, the generals and soldiers of the Zhao army who had received the news were also holding the swords and spears in their hands tightly. Their eyes were fixed on the road in front of the city and the Yan army camp in the distance, looking forward to the side that symbolized The red flag of victory appeared under the tower earlier.
Waiting is a torture for everyone.
Fortunately, the Yan army, which was eager to flee south, did not keep Yan and the Zhao army soldiers in the city waiting. But half an hour later, a red flag as bright as blood, facing the sun and accompanying the north, slowly danced in the direction of Yanyucheng!
"Victory?" Zhao Jun's soldiers asked hesitantly!
"Victory!" Another Zhao Jun soldier replied affirmatively.
Yan and the city tower, which were still holding their breath and concentrating, instantly fell into a sea of cheers and joy...
Some people died, but not completely...
