Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

In August of the 16th year of the Qin Dynasty, a leading force of the Qin army took the lead in crossing the Qin-Yan border, crossing the Yishui River and heading north. At this time, the Yan State was still reacting. This was like a twilight event. The reaction speed of the old lady-like country in all aspects of the mechanism is simply outrageous. However, Yan's unbearable situation is a good thing for the Qin army as its enemy.

In war, the enemy's weaknesses and mistakes are our own opportunities.

It was not until the forwards of the Qin army followed the gap in the river between the Great Wall system built by Yan State to defend Zhao State and entered the boundary of Fangcheng that the entire Yan State reacted. However, the poor mobilization ability of the Yan State made the Yan State For a time, it was impossible to mobilize a large army. In this country, both the princes and dignitaries at the upper level and the common people at the lower level were shrouded in a very lazy atmosphere.

Yan Dan, the only one who wanted to make a difference, took the wrong path.

When the forwards of the Qin Army crossed Fangcheng and headed northeast, the main force of the Qin Army had also approached the Great Wall. Facing powerful enemies, whether it was the State of Zhao, the State of Qi, or the current State of Yan, it seemed that I really like building the Great Wall, but can the Great Wall really have the effect they are supposed to have?

First, the Qin army's thousands of cavalry broke into Yan's territory as if they were in uninhabited territory, and then one hundred thousand Qin's troops came under the Great Wall. Even though Yan's reaction was extremely slow, this time was enough for Yan's fear to spread.

"So fast?" In the palace of King Yan, King Yan looked at the military report in his hand, his extraordinarily fair face full of thoughts, but no one knew what he was thinking about.

"Father, please mobilize troops and horses as soon as possible to fight the Qin army." Faced with such a major event of the Qin army's entry, several important officials from the Yan Kingdom naturally rushed to the Yan palace. Among these people were the prince Yan Dan and his wife. Yan Chunjun is the younger brother of King Yan, and the person speaking is Yan Dan.

At this time, Yan Dan had already understood why his plan for Guo Kai failed to unfold. It turned out that Yang Ming had such an idea. He was to directly use his army to suppress the situation, regardless of the calculations in it, and purely use his strength. Crush, in front of the Qin army, which is an absolute force for the Yan State, all calculations will turn into dust.

"It's about mobilizing troops and horses. General, as the top general of Yan State, do you have any suggestions when facing this situation?" King Yan looked at General Yan Yi and said.

Seeing that King Yan was happy to turn the topic on him, Yan Yi also knew that he could not escape this time, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, the Qin army only captured Zhao this year, and there is a food shortage in Zhao. , Under such circumstances, it is abnormal that the Qin army can still attack our Yan country."

"But it has already happened, so what's the point of talking about it." Lord Yan Chun snorted coldly. If you want to say who is the most panicked when the Qin army is pressing down on the country, except for King Yan, it is none other than Lord Yan Chun. He He was able to dominate the Yan State and even bully Yan Yi, a great general of the Yan State, precisely because of his status as the king's younger brother. If the Yan State ceased to exist, where else would he be able to dominate and dominate? Although he may not love Yan country very much, he cherishes his power very much.

"Jun Yanchun, let the general continue. Do you know more about military affairs than him?" King Yanxi waved his hand, so that Jun Yanchun, who still wanted to say something else, swallowed his words directly.

"Your Majesty, Yan Junjun, the Qin army is attacking our Yan country at this time. Zhao Di cannot provide them with even a trace of support. The food, grass and baggage required by the Qin army can only be mobilized from Qin's mainland. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. It must be very difficult to supply grain, grass and baggage, we only need to drag it. When the Qin army is out of food and exhausted, they will naturally retreat." Yan Yi continued to explain to King Xi of Yan.

"Is it that simple?" Yan Dan frowned and said, drag? Who doesn't know that the best way for Yan State is to delay, but how to delay and why to delay? This question is the key.

"Your Highness, of course, things are not that simple. The reason for this is not only to target the Qin Army's weaknesses, but also to target the Qin Army's strengths. The Qin Army's combat power is the best in the world, and Yang Ming is the commander of the army. This man is fighting on his own. Since then, the best thing to do is to fight head-on. The death of Zhao State was due to this aspect. The main army was defeated by Yang Ming in one battle. From then on, Zhao State no longer had the strength to resist the Qin army." Yan Yi expressed his Opinion.

"We have learned from Zhao's mistakes, so what we have to do is to avoid this situation. Moreover, our Yan State's city walls have been built for so many years, not just for good looks. As long as we order all the cities to guard the city, let the Qin army Go and attack, how much can the Qin army capture before the deep winter comes?" Yan Yi continued, his words were clear and logical, making King Yan, who was sitting on the throne, nod his head frequently.

"So according to the general's wishes, the Qin army is allowed to ravage the land and people of Yan State?" Yan Dan questioned aloud. Is there such a ridiculous thing in the world for Yan State to rely on the enemy's appetite? ?

"Prince, what do you have to say?" Yan Yi, who had been targeted by Yan Dan many times, was a little more angry. Before the Qin army came, because of the tradition of the Yan country, he was afraid of royal families like Yan Chunjun and Yan Dan. The core figure, but now that the Qin army has arrived, who else does he, the general, need to be afraid of? In the current Yan State, besides him, who else can hold the position of general?

Is it Yan Chunjun or Yan Dan? At this moment, Yan Yi really may not be afraid of anyone.

The value of the general, especially the value of the general of Yan, can only be fully reflected at this time.

Faced with Yan Yi's counterattack, Yan Dan was speechless for a moment. What could he do? It was the Qin army. The only Zhao army that could compete with the Qin army no longer existed. Even the Zhao army was able to defeat the Yan army. What's more, the Qin army's combat power is still superior to that of the Zhao army.

"Relying on the city, resisting the Qin army at all levels?" King Yan said thoughtfully, looking at Yan Yi with a bit more recognition. Although this general Yan Yi is indeed average in terms of character, But after all, he is the only general available to Yan State at present. At least he will not brag, and will not let Yan Wangxi misjudge anything.

Thinking of Yan Yi, King Yan couldn't help but think of the drama of the year. At that time, King Zhao changed his throne, and King Zhao Yan forced away the general Lian Po under a series of operations that were difficult for ordinary people to understand. Pang Nuan became the general of Zhao State.

Ju Xin, who was still the general of the Yan State at the time, admonished the King of Yan, saying that he knew Pang Nuan's strength and that as long as he sent troops, he could defeat Pang Nuan and then defeat the Zhao army. He would not only be able to regain the city that Zhao had taken from Yan, but also You can also cut a piece of fat from Zhao Guo.

At that time, King Yan believed it and sent a large army to attack Zhao. What was the result? The result was naturally a disastrous defeat. Not only did they not get any advantage from Zhao, but they were pushed back by the Zhao army and occupied several cities. Even Ju Xin himself died in that war.

Since then, King Yan has detested people who spoke arrogantly, and he has become more cautious.

Yan Yi's statement at this time was naturally very in line with King Yan's taste. Because he himself thought so, he also regarded it as the correct decision.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, time is more beneficial to us." Yan Yi said firmly.

"Yes, time is more beneficial to us." Yan Wangxi said to himself, and he had already made up his mind to trade space for time. Although Yan Wangxi didn't know this sentence, many of the principles were the same. There are just different ways of expression, and Yan Wangxi just understood the similar truth.

However, strategizing in war is not about what you think. Although your own ideas are good, you must also look at the enemy's intentions. Otherwise, it is just a unilateral effort and it is easy for things to go in the opposite direction. And the harder you try, the farther away you go.

It's just that the current Yan Wangxi obviously doesn't understand this truth. As for Yan Dan, he is not as good as Yan Wangxi.

In the gap in the river between the east and west sections of the Great Wall of Yan State, the Qin army found several huge building ships from nowhere, connected them with iron ropes, and then threw the templates between the building ships. The Great Wall of the State of Yan, which originally occupied the terrain from a high position, was instantly leveled by the Qin army's chain-link warships. The defenders of the Great Wall of the State of the State of Yan, who had lost their geographical advantage, faced the Qin army, which was two levels higher than them in terms of combat power. In the midst of the painful persistence, I just felt that time passed a little too fast, and the Qin army attacked the Great Wall in less than half an hour.

Of course, the chain iron warship is not invincible. It also has a fatal weakness of its own. Unfortunately, the Yan army's knowledge makes it impossible for them to find the weakness of the Qin army's warship in a short period of time. All they can do is to face the Qin army directly. powerful offensive.

While Yan Wangxi, Yan Yi and others were still discussing how to use the city to defend the Qin army, the Qin army had already advanced more than 30 miles east and west along the Great Wall of Yan State, and the entire Great Wall of Yan had fallen. It is destined to be just a matter of time, and this time will not be too long.

When the Qin army invaded the Great Wall of Yan State, the vanguard army led by Li Mu had already marched all the way to the northeast, drove straight in, and directly attacked the Yan State's river crossing. The most taboo thing for the lone army deep inside was that the retreat was cut off, and After capturing the ferry, we can use water transportation, either by river or by sea route between Yan and Qi to transport grain, grass and baggage, so that the Qin army's vanguard will not be trapped by the Yan army in reverse when they block the Yanshan Passage.

"What on earth do the Qin army's vanguard want to do? Can they capture Jicheng with their 10,000 troops?" The whole country of Yan was confused by the Qin army's strange offensive route, and the Qin army relied on the Dahe port When they began to march towards Jicheng in the northwest direction, Jicheng was even more confused.