Licheng.
From Yinjin, follow the official road, pass by the lake, go out of Hangu Pass, then pass through Xiaoquwo outside Hangu Pass, along the route of Kosai, Mianchi, Xizhou, Luoyang, Gongcheng, bypass the mountains and rivers, and arrive at Wanfeng and Xingyang. Licheng was the junction between Yingchuan County and Wei State.
Along the way, Bai Yan, who commanded 20,000 troops and horses, spent a full month and a half before arriving at Licheng. This was also due to the fact that he passed through Sanchuan County and Yingchuan County from Qin State, all along the river, and many places could be reached. Using ships to transport grain and grass saves a lot of time.
After entering Li City, Bai Yan was not in a hurry to mobilize his army to march again, but instead stationed himself in Li City.
In the next three days, Bai Yan has been dealing with Dajun's affairs.
Three days later, Bai's cavalry and 30,000 Zhao side cavalry also arrived in Licheng.
Outside the city of Licheng, as nearly 60,000 Qin cavalry troops arrived, the outside of the city was instantly filled with tents. At a glance, they were densely distributed outside the city, separated by a small distance.
In a mansion in Licheng City.
"General!"
"General!!"
More than 20 generals including Yanmao, Gui, Feng Nian and others, as well as side riders Yang Yan, Yu He, Huipu and others, all gathered in the courtyard.
Seeing Bai Yan, the general Yu He and others riding on the side were okay. After all, they had not seen Bai Yan for only a few months, but Yan Mao, Feng Nian and others had not seen Bai Yan for a long time.
Now when they saw Bai Yan in black clothes again, all the cavalry generals looked extremely excited at this moment, with joy filling their faces.
Bai Yan walked to the yard, his eyes still a little sleepy, and he yawned slightly.
"General, all the cavalry have arrived in Licheng!"
"General, all the side cavalry have arrived in Licheng!"
Yanmao and Yang Yan stepped forward one after another and raised their hands to Bai Yan to report.
Bai Yan picked up his energy and heard the report from the two men. He glanced at the generals in front of him and saw the smiling Feng Nian, Gui, Yu He, Hui Pu and others. Bai Yan smiled, and he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart. Affection.
When leading troops outside, nothing could make him feel more at ease than seeing these people in front of him.
Thinking of this, Bai Yan turned back to look at Yan Mao, looking at the familiar scar on Yan Mao's cheek, and making eye contact with Yan Mao, Bai Yan couldn't help but smile.
In the eyes of the world in the past, the fierce general Yan Mao showed a simple and honest smile in front of Bai Yan. Even the particularly ferocious-looking scar on his smiling face looked harmless. , not at all as permeable as the rumors outside.
"Except for the 60,000-strong army in Yandi, all the 30,000-strong army in central Guizhou have already arrived in Licheng?"
Bai Yan asked.
The army that Ying Zheng gave to Bai Yan was composed of 20,000 troops from Hexi, 30,000 troops from central Guizhou, 60,000 troops from Yan State, and two cavalry troops from Yanmen, totaling 36,000 soldiers.
Although Yanmen's two iron cavalry have all come to Licheng, after the spring plowing, all the new soldiers have entered the camp to practice. Now led by Chai, they are guarding the territory of Yanmen, especially those in Yunzhong, Woyang, and Yanmen Mountain. If the Huns want to go south, it's not that simple.
Not to mention, the Huns today pose no threat to Yanmen at all.
During the previous war between Qin and Yan, the Yueshi rebelled, and Yanmen's cavalry fought a battle with the Xiongnu. The Qin army fought with Yan and Dai soldiers and horses. In the entire north, only Donghuan was unharmed without any damage.
The Xiongnu and Donghu are both nomadic tribes, similar to Qin and Zhao. They are enemies from generation to generation. Facing the intact Donghu, the old enemy, the Xiongnu will go south. Touman Shanyu can lead all the tribes of the Xiongnu, isn't it? A fool would not really harm the interests of the Huns for the sake of the power of the Central Plains.
Touman Shanyu knew better than anyone else that if he put the interests of the Central Plains forces above the Huns, he would definitely face the end of betrayal and separation, and death would not be far away.
"General, they have all arrived. If there is no delay, Yan Di's 60,000-strong army should be able to reach Licheng in about five days!"
After Yang Yan and Yanmao looked at each other, Yang Yan turned his head and raised his hand to Bai Yan to report.
After Yang Yan finished speaking, Yanmao on the side also raised his hand.
"The 30,000 troops from central Guizhou should be able to reach Licheng in about two days."
Yanmao put away his smile, thought about it, and agreed.
When Bai Yan heard this, he sighed deeply and nodded.
Just when everyone, including Feng Nian, Gui, Yu He, Huipu and others, thought that Bai Yan would immediately deploy an order to attack Wei, Bai Yan suddenly said something that caught everyone off guard.
"The soldiers have worked hard all the way to Xingyang. Send me an order to go down immediately and tell all the soldiers that Bai Yan has prepared a feast of vegetables and meat. In the next five days, the soldiers must eat well and sleep well!"
Bai Yan looked at Yang Yan and Yanmao and said.
In the yard.
Hearing Bai Yan's words, almost without exception, everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, Bai Yan's first order was that the entire army should rest for five days.
Yang Yan and Yanmao were both confused and looked at Bai Yan with confusion.
Yang Yan thought for a while, hesitated before speaking.
"General, the main beam of the Wei State is now in front of us. Although Yan's 60,000 soldiers and horses have not yet arrived, in two days, 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Central Guizhou Army will arrive. At that time, we may be able to attack the Wei State!"
Yang Yan suggested.
To be honest, as the son of Yang Duanhe, Yang Yan had been familiar with military books since he was a child. After joining the army, he followed his father to lead troops in battles. This is why Yang Yan was able to leave his father and lead troops alone.
But looking at Bai Yan's actions now, Yang Yan couldn't understand at all. The most important thing about a soldier is his strength. In this strength, there is speed.
Now they have arrived at Licheng, which is not far from Daliang, the capital of Wei State. What is the benefit of not seizing the opportunity to besiege Daliang and stopping at Licheng to rest? Not only is it not conducive to the attack of the army, it will even frighten the soldiers of Wei State. The mood eased and morale was restored.
Military strategists are very taboo about being strong once, then weak again, or exhausted three times.
On the side, Yanmao heard Yang Yan's words. Although he had not read military books, he had the experience of leading troops on the battlefield. He nodded slightly and looked at Bai Yan.
"Yes, General, the morale of the soldiers is at a high level now. Even if they fight the Wei army, the soldiers are not afraid at all!"
Yanmao raised his hands to Bai Yan and said.
They had just experienced the attack on the Yan Kingdom. Although they had experienced a great war, to follow Bai Yan again. Not only their generals, but also every soldier was very excited and wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy immediately.
In Yanmao's eyes, when the 30,000 central Guizhou army arrives at Licheng, plus the iron cavalry and side cavalry, it will be enough to advance towards the main beam of the Wei capital. Even if it encounters Wei soldiers and horses, it can still fight.
"Don't worry, let the soldiers eat and sleep well first!"
Bai Yan shook his head, looked at the two of them with a smile, and then walked towards the study, ready to continue handling the army's affairs.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
When Yang Yan and Yanmao saw Bai Yan's behavior, although they were confused, they quickly accepted the order and didn't ask any more questions.
After a while.
As Yanmao and Yang Yan went off to carry out the military orders respectively, Feng Nian and Gui found an opportunity to return to the mansion again and met Bai Yan in the study.
"General!"
Gui and Feng Nian are both close friends of Bai Yan. One is talkative by nature, and the other is introverted. The relationship between the two is much closer than imagined. In the past, whether they were leading troops in the camp or attacking the Yan Kingdom, the two Almost everyone hangs out together.
Bai Yan was looking at the bamboo slips and smiled when he saw the two arriving.
"sit!"
Bai Yan did not be polite to the two of them, and directly asked them to sit down opposite each other.
"General, why don't you attack Wei directly?"
Hearing Bai Yan's words, Gui smiled and went to the wooden table with Feng Nian to kneel down and then looked at Bai Yan curiously.
"When I was in Yandi before..."
Gui was worried that Bai Yan had not been to the Iron Cavalry Camp and did not know what happened to the soldiers, so he slowly told Bai Yan about the camp.
When the soldiers followed General Wang Jian to attack the Yan State, they heard about the side cavalry staying in Yanmen and followed the general to kill the Xiongnu in the clouds. At that time, all the soldiers in Yan learned about the general's reward for motivating the side cavalry, and The heroic words uttered by the general made everyone eager to return to Yanmen immediately, replace Bianqi, follow the general to kill the Xiongnu, and let Bianqi attack the Yan Kingdom.
No matter how famous the generals are, no matter how powerful the generals are, they are not as good as their own generals in the eyes of the soldiers. This is the voice of all the cavalry soldiers. Every soldier knows how the former general Bai Yan treated all the soldiers.
So a long time ago, both the injured soldiers and others were eager to return to the general's command as soon as possible.
Now the general does not have to worry about morale at all. Whether it is the army of Wei or Chu, the soldiers are not afraid of a battle.
In the study room.
Gui, the talkative one, was still talking endlessly, telling the soldiers at Bai Yan's camp, and a soldier came in with a traveler and two guards outside the study.
"Yixiang, meet General Bai Yan!"
When Yi Xiang saw Bai Yan, he quickly handed over his hand.
Seeing Yi Xiang in official uniform, Bai Yan was a little surprised, stood up slowly, and then saluted Yi Xiang.
"This is the urgent order that the king ordered me to send to the general!"
Yi Xiang said, then took a roll of bamboo slips from the guard behind him and handed it to Bai Yan.
"Thank you!"
Bai Yan cupped his hands to indicate, then took the bamboo slips with both hands, opened it and looked at it. After a few breaths, his brows gradually furrowed.
Gui and Feng Nian looked at Bai Yan's appearance, both worried that something might happen again.
"Gui, Mr. Yi has worked hard all the way. You can send Mr. Yi to rest."
Bai Yan turned to Gui and said, then looked at Feng Nian: "Order someone to ask General Yang Yan to come over!"
Hearing Bai Yan's words, Feng Nian and Gui nodded quickly. Gui motioned for Yi Xiang to follow him, while Feng Nian walked towards the door.
"Thank you, General!"
Yi Xiang bowed his hands to Bai Yan to express his gratitude, then turned around and left with Gui.
Half an hour later.
"General Wang Ben needs to be stationed in Jiaocheng?"
Yang Yan looked at the bamboo slips and looked up at Bai Yan with a surprised look on his face.
At this moment, Feng Nian and Gui looked at each other in confusion. Didn't General Wang Ben originally say that he would serve as the deputy general of the army and come together to attack Wei? Why do you suddenly have to stay in Jiaocheng again, why can't you appoint other generals to defend it?
"Could it be those villains in the court again?"
Yang Yan frowned and looked at Bai Yan. When he was in Yanmen, Yang Yan had already learned from his father that it seemed that most officials in the Xianyang court did not want Bai Yan to be the main general in the attack on Wei.
"I have written to Xianyang, requesting the king that General Yang Yan will serve as the deputy general this time!"
Bai Yan did not answer Yang Yan, but told Yang Yan that he had written a letter and ordered someone to send it to Xianyang.
"No! Thank you, General!"
When Yang Yan heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes showed a hint of joy, then he smiled, put down the bamboo slips, stood up and saluted Bai Yan.
"We don't have to be polite!"
Bai Yan shook his head, then looked at the bamboo slips on the wooden table.
Bai Yan knew in his heart that those officials alone were not enough to make Ying Zheng change his mind. It was obviously the important officials in the court who also had this suggestion, so Ying Zheng had to think about it. After weighing the pros and cons, Ying Zheng ordered Wang Ben to garrison When he was in Jiaocheng, he did not order anyone else to serve as deputy general.
From the beginning to the end, Bai Yan never expected that there would be so many people in the court, and he didn't expect him to attack Wei this time.
"General, Yang Yan is ignorant. He doesn't know when the general is going to attack Wei. Yang Yan is worried that if he waits for a long time, something may happen."
After Yang Yan knelt down and sat down, he smiled a little. When he returned to the camp, Yang Yan was full of doubts. He really didn't understand why Bai Yan planned to station troops in Licheng for five days.
Now, seeing only Feng Nian and Gui around, Yang Yan couldn't help but curiously asked again.
Because Bai Yan had saved Yang Yan's life, Yang Yan would never betray Bai Yan.
"It's already too late to attack Wei at this time~!"
Bai Yan heard Yang Yan's words and said softly. Under Yang Yan's doubtful eyes, Bai Yan took a deep breath.
"Looking at the previous orders, General Teng directly led troops to attack Han. He first conquered the important city of Yangcheng, then conquered Xincheng, and defeated Shenyan. There was no need to attack Xinzheng before. After that, whether Zhao or Yan were destroyed, even if Zhao Wubian Riding, Yan can still defend the capital without a large army. The city of Handan was destroyed, with no less than 20,000 dead! Even after the defeat of Yi Shui, General Wang Jian besieged Jidu for half a year!"
When Bai Yan said this, he looked at Yang Yan.
"Previously, the State of Wei had learned that the State of Qin was about to attack Wei, and had already gathered all the soldiers and horses from all the cities of the State of Wei, as well as the food, grass and baggage, and put them all in Daliang City. If we attack the city in such a situation, it will take at least three to five years without breaking it, and at the most serious, it will take all the troops and horses. Lose and flee! Qin's power will be lost."
Bai Yan said.
In Bai Yan's mind, historically, Wang Ben commanded more than 100,000 troops of the Qin State and directly attacked the main beams of the Wei State. As a result, he attacked the capital of the Wei State for several months and suffered countless casualties but could not be captured. There was even restlessness in the army. Fortunately, Finally, he remembered Bai Qi's flooding of Yan City and was able to break the city.
It was also like this. After the Daliang City was breached, Wang Ben did not hesitate to kill King Wei in order to calm down the anger of the soldiers and the anger in his own heart.
Why was there anger? Bai Yan guessed that the Chu officials in the court at that time must have been targeting Wang Ben just as they were targeting him now. Moreover, there was a profit-loss theory in the Qin State. Once too many soldiers died, , all generals and generals not only have no merit, but have some faults.
This is why there is restlessness in the military.
After all, seeing that they could not break through the main beam, they did not take credit for their achievements, but were already guilty of it. All the soldiers and generals would become angry and lose their minds.
And it was also because of this incident that when Qin attacked Chu later, whether it was when Li Xin attacked Chu or when Wang Jian attacked Chu after Li Xin failed, Wang Ben did not participate.
Bai Yan thought about the current situation in the Xianyang court. Bai Yan knew that if he had suffered huge damage this time, even with Ying Zheng's favor, he would not be able to participate in the attack on Chu. Ying Zheng agreed and the court would The officials inside will all object.
Next to wooden table.
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Feng Nian and Gui were both inexperienced and unable to understand. They just frowned, thinking that it would be difficult to capture the beam.
But Yang Yan was different. When he heard what Bai Yan said, his expression had already become solemn. When he suddenly thought about it, it seemed that it was indeed the same as what Bai Yan said. Moreover, compared to Jidu, Daliang was the capital of Wei State. Wei State was famous for its fertile land and It was famous for its prosperous trade. At that time, it attacked Handan, which had few soldiers, but so many soldiers died. Now, it attacks Daliang, which has a heavy army.
"What should we do?"
Yang Yan's breathing was already a little rapid, and he suddenly lost his mind and looked at Bai Yan.
Bai Yan met Yang Yan's gaze and did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he took the writing brush on the wooden table that had just been used to write the bamboo slips, dipped it in ink, got up and walked to the map hanging on the room in the distance.
When Yang Yan saw this, he quickly stood up and walked away, as did Feng Nian and Gui.
When the three of them came behind Bai Yan, they suddenly discovered that Bai Yan was holding a pen and ink, and drew a line on the map between Daliang and Xingkou, and then drew a line again between Honggou and Daliang.
Yang Yan looked at the key points of the two lines, both connected to the beam, and the other side was both! ! !
"water......"
Yang Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and his solemn expression disappeared, replaced by excitement.
If what Bai Yan said just now made Yang Yan suddenly realize that his heart was full of fog and he was confused about attacking Daliang, then the two lines on the map at this moment were like light, breaking through all the fog in an instant. , showing all the results before your eyes.
Looking at the two lines at this moment, Yang Yancai suddenly discovered to his surprise that Wei's plan to defend Daliang was destined to fail from the very beginning, and Wei was destined to be destroyed.
Looking at Bai Yan, Yang Yan's eyes flickered slightly, full of admiration. He didn't expect that Bai Yan already knew how to deal with Wei and how to capture Daliang.
I also thought of the officials in the Xianyang Palace and the bamboo slips just now.
Yang Yan, who rarely laughed, suddenly felt extremely funny at this moment. He couldn't help but burst out laughing. He thought what if the officials in the court knew that Bai Yan knew how to destroy Wei from the beginning and had enough power. Grasp, have planned.
I wonder what those officials would think! ! !
"This matter must not be revealed before the troops surround Daliang!"
Bai Yan saw the "looks" of Feng Nian, Gui, and Yang Yan, smiled, shook his head, and then took a pen and ink to draw a few more horizontal lines on it, although no one would dare to come privately Study room, let alone looking at a map, but it’s never wrong to be careful.
However, even if it is revealed and Wei Guo knows, in fact, Wei Guo has no choice now. Wei Guo has brought all the grain, grass and baggage into Daliang.
"General!"
Suddenly, just as Bai Yan turned around, he saw Kou Zhuang outside the study, with a panic on his face, and walked into the study, his breath full of urgency.
Bai Yan looked at Kou Zhuang's appearance with some confusion.
