Outside Yangcheng, looking at Pang Nuan's large army, Ju Xin fell into silence. He looked at his own soldiers and then at the other side's soldiers. He wanted to go home, why should he kill him with his head?
On our side, only middle-ranking generals and above can wear armor, while the other party, as long as they are regular soldiers, have a set of armor and are armed to the teeth. How can we play with this?
"As agreed, Zhao Guoqiong's brothers wear the same pair of pants?"
"As promised, Zhao State has offended all the nobles, so what if there are no soldiers left?"
"we agreed……"
Ju Xin really wants to thank the intelligence personnel of Yan State. Is this your intelligence?
There were 150,000 troops in a joint camp, with mountains of food, grass and baggage, and horses and chariots. Before they could get close to the arrows, thousands of arrows were fired to intimidate them.
It is simply telling him that I only have one word, trench! trench is inhumane!
However, the Zhao soldiers who had gone through the Battle of Yanzhao and the Battle of Yanmenguan a few years ago, before the war started this time, the archers took a few more pots of arrows and lost them, fearing that if they had to go to their own bodies to retrieve arrows, other people would lose them. The same applies to the types of troops. They all carry an extra sword for fear of running out of supplies...
So, Ji Xin wanted to cry even more. Are you a shield soldier, a sword soldier, or a spear soldier? You carry a spear, a shield, and a sword. Why do you want to fight when your family is so rich?
"You guys, look at how smart I am. I only got three swords, one super long sword, one short sword, and one super short sword. It doesn't affect my output at all!" The soldiers of Zhao State were all happy. received their own equipment and weapons at the military supply office.
"That's a dagger. It's an ignorant thing. It's also a super short sword. Why don't you commit suicide!" the quartermaster laughed and scolded.
The general ordered that all the equipment must be distributed before the war. The remaining items were used to look down upon the new prime minister and the Mohist craftsmen.
If it's chipped or curled, don't sharpen and maintain it yourself. Send it directly to the rear, and new weapons will be supplied to the front.
In short, as long as you wear it out, we can replenish it for you.
"I..." The soldier holding the meteor hammer cried sadly. He wouldn't be able to use this thing for another ten years!
Lian Po looked at the mourning soldiers and smiled. What a talent. I am looking forward to seeing you use up the solid meteor hammer!
"The king has ordered that all soldiers who join the army should be provided with three meals a day, each meal must be oily, and at least one meal of meat must be provided every day!" The lieutenants of the counties in charge of recruiting soldiers were also very happy. Recruitment has never been so easy. Pass.
Even during the bloody battle between Yan and Zhao, there were still many people who hid in the deep mountains and forests due to the constraints of righteousness. But this time, they did not have to go door-to-door to search. The young men who took the initiative to join the army formed a long queue, making them all become Too picky.
With the crackdown on crime and corruption and the promotion of integrity at the forefront, the government's credibility has also been greatly improved. Especially when they heard that it was the emperor's order, no one doubted whether the county lieutenant was deceiving them.
Cattle and sheep sent from the grassland were also transported in groups and were continuously transported to the front line.
It was beef and mutton, and even the scholar-bureaucrats might not be able to eat it every day, but the soldiers who were selected to join the army slowly had a pot of it on the first day.
"In this battle, if we don't capture the ten cities of the Yan Kingdom, we won't be able to repay our debts!" Li Mu and Pang Nuan were in pain and happiness.
They like the constant supply of soldiers and strong soldiers, but looking at the daily consumption, they want to cry.
With such consumption, how much land of the Yan Kingdom would they have to take before they can return it!
You must know that when they came out, they issued a military order. In addition to winning this battle, they also had to earn back the consumption of the army.
At first, they thought that as long as they won and captured Wu Sui and Fang Cheng, they would basically be able to double their original investment, but now, they feel that they may not be able to afford it even if they sell it.
"No, we must not drag it out any longer!" Pang Nuan and Li Mu decided.
In the past, the battle had to be ended quickly because of insufficient supplies of food, grass, and baggage, so they had to end the battle as soon as possible. Now they are too rich, and they are afraid that they cannot afford it.
"Order of the Emperor, only victory is allowed in this battle, not defeat, and as many people as possible are captured!" Finally, the order of the Emperor came again from Handan.
Pang Nuan and Li Mu became solemn. They also knew very well that the Zhao State with the participation of the Mohists was different from the past. It did not lack production materials, but it lacked population.
The State of Zhao is vast and sparsely populated, and there is plenty of land. As long as you can open up wasteland, it is yours. The problem is that even so, the State of Zhao still has endless wilderness.
"Siege them as much as possible!" Pang Nuan and Li Mu understood that prisoners can also be used to pay off debts, so they should not kill them if they can. They should besiege them as much as possible and force the opponent to surrender.
Therefore, Pang Nuan and Li Mu once again revised the details of the strategy, changing the attack to an encirclement. They tried every means to lure the enemy deep, and then encircled, annihilated and captured them.
"We don't want Yangcheng anymore, let them in!" Pang Nuan also suddenly became fierce and gave up Yangcheng, allowing the Yan army to occupy it, and then surrounded the Yan army in Yangcheng.
Ju Xin had no idea what Zhao Jun was thinking. He had already decided that he would be defeated, but Zhao Jun collapsed at the first touch and lost the Yangcheng of Yanzhao.
However, Ju Xin did not dare to be careless. Only a small group of troops occupied Yangcheng, while the large army was stationed outside Yangcheng. It was not until the safety of Yangcheng was truly confirmed and the Zhao army retreated that the large army entered Yangcheng.
"Retreat!" Pang Nuan still did not use Zhao Guo's full combat power. He just quit Yangcheng and even gave up his new place and Shaoliang.
However, before surrendering, they also emptied the three cities of food and grass and moved away the people in the cities.
"Pang Nuan is old after all!" Although Ju Xin was a little skeptical, he still felt that Pang Nuan was old and unable to command such a large army.
As a result, the Yan army won a great victory all the way, occupied new places, and approached Yetai.
In the Zhao army's tent, Pang Nuan was not worried at all that Handan would blame him for losing consecutive battles and losing the city. This was also the case. Although Jin Yao looked at the battle report and was a little flustered, thinking that something had happened, he still chose to believe Pang Nuan. and Li Mu.
And it's not that he doesn't understand military matters. He was shocked when he lost Yangcheng, but when he lost Shaoliang and Xinchu again, Jin Yao understood.
Pang Nuan was waiting for Li Mu to cut off the Yan army's retreat and occupy the line between Wu Sui and Fangcheng.
Sure enough, when Pang Nuan received a reply from Li Mu's army and had occupied Wu Sui and Fangcheng, he opened fire with all his strength, firing thousands of arrows and raining arrows across the ground.
The Yan army was in chaos because they discovered that when their weapons struck the opponent, they were actually blocked by the opponent's armor and stomach. The enemy was actually armed to the teeth.
As a result, the rout began. The equipment of both sides was not at the same level at all, and the fighting spirit was not at the same level either.
Ji Xin was completely forced to retreat by the defeated soldiers. The newly obtained new parts were lost before they could be warmed up. He had no choice but to retreat all the way back to Yangcheng to renovate.
But all of this was planned by Pang Nuan from the beginning, to deliberately let the Yan army retreat to Yangcheng and then be besieged in Yangcheng.