"General Jin, it's not that I can run fast, it's that I really can't save you."
Bao Yuan fled to the river with thousands of remnants of his army. He glanced back in the direction of Yecheng with a lingering heart, and shook his head bitterly. "You are worthy of being Lord Anping who restored Qi."
The Zhao Kingdom was surrounded by enemies, and Tian Dan only had 35,000 soldiers. Facing an army of 200,000 from Han and Wei, Bao Yuan really didn’t expect that Tian Dan would dare to fight out, let alone be able to raise the 30,000 army to the level of military spirit.
Legion level.
Over the years, he has only been defeated so miserably by Bai Qi and Wei Ran, and Tian Dan is the third one.
The strength of the three people made him have no idea of fighting back.
"General... General, what should we do next?" the guard commander asked breathlessly, leaning on the ground with his gun pole. Others also looked at Baoyuan.
Although Han Jun looked embarrassed, he was basically not injured.
Baoyuan sensed that something was wrong and ran away without saying a word. The soldiers followed closely behind him and escaped before they could be injured.
"What else can we do? Gather the soldiers and return to Xinzheng." Bao Yuan said angrily.
In this situation, we can only return to Xinzheng to report to the King of Han, and then the King of Han will send envoys to negotiate peace with Zhao.
As for being punished for defeat, Bao Yuan didn't care. He was used to it anyway, so it should be offset by his achievements in defeating Qin Li last time.
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Outside Yecheng, there were stumps and blood everywhere, dyeing the ground red, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Sergeant Zhao suppressed the discomfort in his heart, drove groups of prisoners aside to squat, and then began to clean the battlefield.
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"General, we died in total 982 people." Meng Ao came over and said with great admiration.
With an army of 30,000, they defeated the 200,000 allied forces of South Korea and Wei, with less than 1,000 casualties. This battle was worthy of being recorded in the annals of history!
"Yes." Tian Dan nodded, his face calm, and he was not surprised.
In this battle, it seems that Zhao Jun is the weak side, but in fact, with the blessing of his talent, they are all equivalent to the Army Soul Legion, and their strength is far greater than that of the Han and Wei coalition forces. In addition, the Fire Ox Formation disrupts the Wei Army's formation and creates a crushing attack.
The effect is not surprising.
If Jin Bi had not led the Wei army to fight to the death, Zhao Jun's losses would have been even smaller.
"Where are the prisoners?" Tian Dan looked at Meng Ao.
"There are more than 58,000 prisoners in total, as well as countless supplies of food, grass and baggage," Meng Ao said.
The allied forces of Han and Wei were different from the Qi army fought by Lian Po. The Qi army had a river behind them and had no way to escape. Except for the soldiers who died in the battle, most of them surrendered.
However, there were neither mountains nor rivers blocking Yecheng's east, west, and south directions. The Han and Wei armies scattered and fled in all directions. It was impossible for the Zhao army to capture them all, so most of the soldiers fled.
"Keep the prisoners under guard until the king comes to deal with them. Bring all the food, grass and baggage into the city." Tian Dan turned around and walked towards Yecheng.
"General, I have something that I don't understand." On the way back, Meng Wu said with clasped fists.
"Say." Tian Dan said.
"Since the Han and Wei coalition forces were about to retreat, why should we attack them?" Meng Wu asked.
"Let me ask you, why did South Korea and Wei attack our Zhao country?" Tian Dan looked at Meng Wu.
Meng Wu was stunned for a moment, because Zhao Kuo's rebellion was against the rules and regulations? Absolutely not. There were so many illegal things in the world, and they didn't take care of them.
There is only one real reason...
"Because they are afraid of the rise of our country, Zhao." Meng Wu said solemnly.
"Yes, they are afraid of the rise of Zhao, so they want to take the opportunity to weaken Zhao. Similarly, we also need to weaken Wei and South Korea. Only in this way will they be obedient in the future.
Moreover, over the years, both South Korea and Wei have been overwhelmed by the Qin State. Now, with the help of our Zhao State, they have shown signs of turning around and are provoking our Zhao State. How can we not teach them a lesson?" Tian
Shan said in a deep voice.
"Won't South Korea and Wei hate our country Zhao for this?" Meng Wu said worriedly.
"Boy, remember. Good people will be bullied, and good horses will be ridiculed. This is especially true between countries. The other party will not respect you because of your kindness, but will only fear you because of your strength. Besides,
This time, South Korea and Wei were the first to attack Zhao, and they were wrong. Even if their bones were broken, they could only swallow them in their stomachs."
Tian Dan patted Meng Wu on the shoulder, "But after being beaten with a stick, it is natural to comfort him. This matter will have to wait until the king comes."
The current Zhao State cannot fall out with Wei and South Korea. The three Jins must unite together to subdue Qin in the west and Chu in the south.
After he had done the evil deeds, Zhao Kuo had to do the rest of the comforting work.
Tian Dan still understands how to be a human being.
"What if Qin takes the opportunity to capture Hedong?" Meng Wu asked again.
Zhao Kuo originally gave up Hedong to Wei, largely because he wanted Wei to serve as a barrier to resist the powerful enemy Qin. If Hedong was occupied by Qin, the gains would outweigh the losses.
"Wei State has more than these 100,000 soldiers. When we attacked Qin, we sent out 200,000 soldiers. Now the territory is larger. If we recruit more, we can get 300,000 soldiers. Besides, isn't that guy Le Yi in charge?
Party?"
Tian Dan said that he did not believe that Le Yi would watch Bai Qi occupy Hedong.
Although Le Yi's 30,000-strong army alone would definitely not be able to defeat Bai Qi, it would be hard to say if Wei's 100,000-200,000-strong army was added.
Moreover, the most expensive countries in this war are not the four kingdoms of Yan, Qi, Han, and Wei, but the most powerful states of Qin and Zhao. Zhao needs this spring plowing to stabilize the country, and Qin also needs this spring plowing to restore its vitality.
As long as Bai Qi and Fan Ju saw that Qin could not quickly capture Hedong, they would definitely retreat.
In this way, Zhao State can achieve the strategic goal of weakening Wei State and helping Wei State to preserve Hedong.
With Wei and South Korea as barriers, Zhao will be able to break away from the war and develop well in the next few years.
"Thank you, General, for clarifying my doubts." Meng Wu suddenly realized that he still had a lot to learn.
"You still have a long way to go, don't be anxious." Tian Dan said.
Although Meng Wu's talent is not as good as Zhao Kuo and Li Mu, if he is properly cultivated, it may not be impossible to become a handsome man in the future.
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Qi State, Gaotang.
With a burst of cheers, Zhao Jun finally captured Gaotang, one of the five capitals of Qi.
"Is there no news about the king yet?" Lian Po stood on the city wall and said with some doubts.
A few days ago, he received the news of peace talks between Yan and Zhao from Handan. Logically speaking, with the Zhao army's marching speed, even if they didn't arrive here, the messenger should have sent the news over. It shouldn't have been done by now.
any news.
"... General, Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please report urgently." At this time, a messenger from the city rushed over. After seeing Lian Po, he quickly got off his horse and said with cupped fists.
Lian Po jumped directly from the city wall, couldn't wait to walk to the messenger, took the letter, and checked it carefully to see that there was no sign of damage to the ink pad before opening the letter.
With a glance, Lian Po was instantly overjoyed and said loudly: "Give me the order. The whole army will throw away all their baggage and only take ten days of food and grass, and follow my troops to surround Linzi!"