As a famous general of the Zhao State, Yan Zhou had his own arrogance. Just defeating a single Rong Jian would not satisfy him. If it were not for the fact that there were too few soldiers under his command, Yan Zhou even had the idea of taking the 150,000-strong army of the Yan State alone.
However, when he saw the Yan army's tents stretching for more than ten miles, he suddenly felt like a tiger eating a hedgehog and had no way to bite it, so he had to give up this idea and implement another plan.
Yan Zhou led his army to stay behind the hillside ten miles away from the Yan army's camp. This distance could hide 99% of the Yan army's scouts. He held a tender grass stick in his mouth and a rag in his left hand. He carefully
Wiping the spear in his hand.
Not long after, several soldiers sneaked over from a distance.
"Have you found out the layout of the Yan army's camp?" Yan Zhou spat out the straw stick in his mouth, threw the rag into the horse bag, and asked excitedly.
"General, Yan Jun...Yan Jun has withdrawn camp..." Yan Xing, the leader, said with some embarrassment.
He led a few elite cavalry around the Yan Army's camp for a long time, slaughtered several Yan Army soldiers, and finally sneaked into the Yan Army's camp, found the Yan Army's food storage point and the commander's camp, and found out
After learning about the general layout of the Yan army's camp, he happily slipped out and planned to receive the reward from Yan Zhou.
At this time, the Yan army pulled out the camp... pulled out the camp...
It almost made Yan Xing angry to death!
"Breaking camp at this time? Don't they know that their vanguard has been wiped out?" Yan Zhou scratched his head, somewhat confused by Yan Jun's actions.
It stands to reason that at this time, the Yan army should spread out scouts and stick to the camp, wait until the Zhao army arrives, and then rely on the strength of the military camp to block the Zhao army, and then look for opportunities.
Is it possible that he still wants to take the initiative to defeat Zhao Jun?
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"The Zhao army has elite cavalry and is very likely to attack our grain road. Wang Fang and Xinping, you two will personally escort the grain from now on. You must be more vigilant and don't let the Zhao army succeed."
Li Fu ordered that although he did not have any outstanding achievements, he still knew how to protect the grain road. Even if he lost, he would never let himself lose on the grain road.
He did not attack the State of Zhao for his own selfish reasons, but he really believed that this was the best time to attack the State of Zhao, so he persuaded King Yan to attack.
Li Fu read through the history books and found that the average ability of those monarchs who became kings by usurping the throne, whether they disrespected etiquette and law or were treasonous and immoral, far exceeded those of inherited monarchs.
Originally, the strength of Zhao State was stronger than that of Yan State. If Zhao Kuo was allowed to securely ascend to power, would Yan State still have a way to survive in the future?
As for offending the State of Zhao, it is nonsense. If the State of Zhao rises in the future, even if you have not attacked it today, it will still attack you.
Similarly, if Zhao does not rise in the future, even if you kill his king, he will not be able to do anything to you.
Moreover, it is time for the Five Kingdoms to attack Zhao again. For Yan State, there is no better time than this.
Therefore, in this battle, the Yan State must fight whether it wants to fight or not.
"No." The two generals below immediately accepted the order, turned around and left the camp.
"Send the order, the entire army must break camp, cross Huchi Lake as soon as possible, and face the Zhao army." Li Fu ordered.
"Xiang Guo, the soldiers of Zhao are all elite soldiers who survived the First World War at Shangdang and are familiar with military affairs. My subordinates believe that it is better for us to retreat to Zishui for defense," the general advised.
After hearing the news of Zhao Jun's arrival, the Yan army's morale plummeted. No matter the soldiers or the generals, they had no hope of defeating Zhao Guobao.
And judging from the number of Zhao troops, it is obvious that they are regarded as soft persimmons.
Among the five countries, Zhao chose them to be the first to defeat them.
"There were a total of 15,000 vanguards. Facing the Zhao army's 10,000 cavalry, only less than 20 people escaped in the end. Do you think our defense can stop it when the Zhao army arrives?" Li Fu glanced at the general.
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It's not that he didn't know that the Zhao army was more powerful than the Yan army, so he specially sent several thousand more soldiers to Rong Ben. Otherwise, how could the number of vanguards have increased to 15,000.
As a result, the 15,000-strong army was completely wiped out without even a splash!
"..." Lieutenant General.
Can't stop it, really can't stop it!
The problem is that even if the defense can't stop it, isn't it even more difficult for the offense to defeat it?
You know all this and still insist on attacking? It can't be a spy sent by Zhao Guo, right?
As if he could see the thoughts in the general's mind, Li Fu pointed at the map and said: "According to the intelligence, King Zhao personally commanded an army of 100,000 to fight against our army. Everyone knows that Zhao's army is elite, and King Zhao is a rare famous general in the world. Don't mention it.
It is said that our army now only has 150,000 troops. Even if 250,000 troops are here, they will not be a match for Zhao Jun."
"Zhao Guo also knows that most of our army are farmers who have just entered the battlefield, so they must be very disdainful of the strength of our army, and their vigilance will be greatly reduced, which gives our army an opportunity. I watch the sky at night
, there will be a heavy rain in three days, and the water level in Huchi will skyrocket. This is our only chance to defeat Zhao Jun."
This is the great gift Lifu prepared for Zhao Jun.
"Xiangguo, wouldn't it be okay to retreat to Zishui?" someone asked.
"If you were Zhao Jun, would you immediately send troops to attack when you see a group of enemy troops that have not yet settled down? Or would you immediately send troops to attack when you see a group of enemy troops that are well prepared?" Li Fu asked.
"The prime minister is wise." The generals bowed their heads and said with great admiration for Li Fu.
"And the amount of water in the water is far less than that of Huchi, so it is difficult to have much effect on Zhao Jun." Li Fu said.
There was another reason he didn't mention. Even after finally conquering such a large territory, Li Fu was unwilling to send it back to Zhao State. This was all his fault.
Just like Yan and Zhou were dissatisfied with Zhao for giving Gaotang and other places to Qi, this is human nature.
Everyone suddenly realized that Li Fu had such a plan, and they were immediately convinced of Li Fu.
"Lixiang, you should immediately lead an army of five thousand to the upper reaches of Huchi Lake to build a dam and wait for my order." Li Fu ordered.
"No." The lieutenant general just now accepted the order without raising any objection.
"Mr. Chang Guo probably doesn't know that Xiang Guo has such a strategy." Everyone laughed.
"Don't tell him about this." Li Fu waved his hand.
He had no dissatisfaction with Lejian. In his opinion, the two of them just had political differences, and they were essentially both thinking about the country of Yan.
Le Jian was just like Zhao Bao during the Changping Battle of Zhao State, believing that the enemy country was powerful and should not be provoked if possible.
Li Fu believed that if an enemy country is strong, it should find ways to weaken it, and if an enemy country is weak, it should find ways to annex it to enhance its own strength.
At this point, Li Fu and Le Jian's father Le Yi have more similar ideas.
The difference is that Li Fu doesn't have Le Yi's ability...
So...Historically, he was pushed to the ground by Lian Po and hammered...
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"General, are we still going to do this?" Yan Xing asked, and everyone looked at Yan Zhou excitedly.
"Do it, why not do it! But instead of sneaking a surprise attack on their food and grass, we will sneak a sneak attack on their coach!" Yan Yiyi slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth and said, "It was a little difficult to attack their coach's camp at first, but now that Yan's army has pulled out of camp, it will be much easier.
, immediately find me where Yan Jun’s flag is.”
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Later that night, a gray line suddenly appeared on the horizon, and then continued to approach Yan Jun at an alarming speed.
After the Yan army scouts discovered Zhao Jun, they immediately turned around. However, due to Zhao Jun's speed, they were overtaken and killed as soon as they turned around.
The very few who were not killed had no time to spread the information in advance, because when they arrived at the main army, Zhao Jun also arrived.
"Enemy attack!"
It wasn't until Zhao Jun had arrived not far from Yan Jun that a hysterical sound resounded throughout the nine days.
"kill!"
Yan Yiyi took the lead and rushed into the Yan army. He waved the spear in his hand wantonly, and his internal energy swept out like a horse, smashing dozens of Yan soldiers in front of him, including a thousand-man general and the war horse at his hip.
The Yan army was not elite to begin with. They were suddenly attacked and thousands of generals died in battle. They were instantly in chaos, and some soldiers even dropped their weapons and fled away.
"The army has stopped advancing. Don't panic, everyone, follow me to meet the enemy!" Li Fu's voice sounded from somewhere in the army. It spread all over the front and back, and the army that was still advancing slowly stopped and headed towards the center under the leadership of generals at all levels.
The army besieged him.
Zhao Jun was very fast and kept approaching Yan Jun's commander's flag. Yan Zhou knew very well that he had to kill in front of the commander Li Fu before Yan Jun could react. Otherwise, when Yan Jun could react and command the army to encircle and suppress, even if Yan Jun's strength was
No matter how rubbish it is, a pile of 150,000 people can kill it.
"Libel suffers death!"
Yan Zhou looked at the man wearing armor and helmet next to Shuai Qi. Although the style of the armor was very ordinary, no different from ordinary soldiers, the ear protection, neck protection, shoulder protection, arm protection, knee protection...all
A complete armor suit, no matter how ordinary the style is, cannot be worn by soldiers.
Intuition told Yan Zhou that this person was the Yan army coach Li Fu.
Sure enough, when he saw Yan Zhou rushing toward him, Li Fu immediately ordered the shield guards to block the front, and at the same time asked the left and right armies to outflank him.
The Yan army's war clouds formed into one, setting off huge waves and crashing towards the Zhao army. However, the Zhao army's war clouds were like small islands in the sea. Although they were small, they remained standing.
"Die!"
Zhangba's spear thrust towards Li's belly with unparalleled momentum, and Yan Zhou smiled, as if he saw Li's belly being stabbed all the way through.
Just when the sharp edge of the spear was about to touch Li Fu's throat, a big knife suddenly stood in front of Li Fu, "Cang!" A fierce collision sounded, and between the lightning and flint, the two people had already fought for several times.
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"Who are you?" Yan Zhou swung his spear, knocking back the strong man in front of him. The blue inner energy spurted out, condensed into a giant spear more than ten feet long, and hit the chestnut belly hard.
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"Yanqu." The strong man waved the sword in his hand into a wall, blocking Yanzhou's attack. His strength was still far behind Yanzhou, but under Zhan Yun's suppression, it was not obvious, and he was not
If Yan Zhou needs to be killed, all he needs to do is hold Yan Zhou back until the army encircles him. Yan Zhou and the nearly 10,000 cavalrymen behind him will undoubtedly die.
"Get away if you don't want to die." Yan Zhou seized the opportunity, and when the opponent had a chance to attack, he thrust his spear diagonally, leaving a half-foot-long wound on Yan Qu's body.
"It's you who deserve to die." Yan Qu said in a deep voice.
A soldier wearing heavy armor, holding a round shield in his left hand, a broadsword in his right hand, and a crossbow on his back rushed over from the rear. They were different from all the Yan troops before. Their eyes were firm and murderous. Even when facing
Zhao Jun's cavalry showed no fear in their eyes.
"Liaodong strong soldiers!"
Yan Zhou's eyes instantly became more solemn. The status of Liaodong Jianbing in the Yan Kingdom was equivalent to that of Zhao Feiqi in the Zhao Kingdom. Although his strength was far less than before after being nearly wiped out by Tian Dan, he still surpassed most of them.
Elite.
If Yan and Zhou were not deeply surrounded, they would still be interested in trying the level of Liaodong's strong soldiers.
But now, he has no idea of challenging Liaodong's strong soldiers.
Looking at the Liaodong soldiers standing in front of him and the boundless Yan army surrounding him, Yan Zhou understood that there was no chance to kill Li Fu, and he would not be able to leave if he didn't leave!
Yan Zhou took out a bow and arrow from his back and aimed at Li Fu. The Yan army officers quickly blocked the front. Just when everyone thought he was going to shoot at Li Fu, the bow and arrow turned and shot in the direction of the commander's flag.
"Peng!"
The handsome flag snapped in response.
"Brothers, retreat!" Yan Tuesday turned around and ran away in another direction without saying a word.
"Block them for me." Li Fu roared.
It's embarrassing enough that the commander's flag was broken and the commander was almost killed. If the enemy is allowed to escape again, then what dignity does he have to live in the world?
"Kill an enemy soldier, get a bounty of one yi, and be promoted to one level. Kill the enemy commander, get a bounty of 1,000 yi, and be promoted to five levels." Li Fu's voice reached the ears of all the Yan troops.
In an instant, everyone's eyes lit up. The opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune was right in front of them. Even if they killed only one Zhao soldier, they would get a piece of gold and be promoted!
"Change of formation!"
Yan Zhou pointed his spear toward the sky, and the entire legion quickly moved, using him as an arrow to rush outside. The war clouds in the sky also turned into the shape of a spear, as if it could pierce the Yan army.
"The sword and shield soldiers are in front, the archers are behind, let me shoot the arrows!" Yan Qu ordered.
"kill!"
The Zhao army's cavalry rushed towards the Liaodong soldiers like a torrent that burst an embankment. The moment the enemy raised their bows, everyone leaned down and hid behind the horse's neck. Yan Zhou did not look back. He knew that many people must have been hit by arrows.
They died, but there was no way. He couldn't stop collecting their corpses. What they had to do now was to keep moving forward and penetrate the Yan army, otherwise everyone would stay here.
"Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving!"
Yan Qu led the Liaodong soldiers to stand in front of the Zhao army's cavalry. Each of them was brave and fearless, and rushed towards the Zhao army one after another.
"If it were the Liaodong Jianbing in its prime, it would still make me stay away. As for you scum who only inherited the name but not the strength, you should all die."
Yan Zhou roared, and flew out several Liaodong soldiers in front of him. Then, the big horse hooves stepped towards the Liaodong soldiers. Zhao Jun followed Yan Zhou, filed in, and waved his sword towards Yan.
The army chopped it off.
A Liaodong warrior stood up with a round shield and a broadsword in his hands, and slashed hard at the horse's belly with the force of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.