On the day that Ji Kang left for Wuyang, the capital of the lower capital.

The eastern army led by the king of Changguo led the landed eastern army and came to Donglai City, a large coastal city on the eastern coast of Qi State.

And set up camp under the city, and sent people into the city to persuade Dr. Donglai to surrender.

In several large cities of Qi State, the officials of the highest administration and army are all called "doctors". It can be said that the horse is in charge of the army, and the horse is in charge of the people, and the power is very great. Basically, they are all built by the queen and the king of Qi, and the relatives of the two clans are in control.

And the army of Yanguo South Road, Wang Shi commanded the Fourth Army.

Then he attacked the city of Rao'an (now southeast of Yanshan, Hebei) and began to attack.

The arrows sent out from the air, densely packed, flew towards the head of Rao'an City.

The boulders emitted by the catapults also continued to smash on the walls of Rao'an City, making a loud sound of "Peng, Peng".

On the top of Rao'an City, from time to time there were screams of people who had been hit by arrows and boulders.

The current siege method of the Yan army is different from that of the armies of various countries in this era.

For example, under the circumambulation of the city, the technicians of the catapult first watched the layout of the city of Rao'an, and then synthesized all aspects of the information to report to the main general Wang Shiyu whether the catapult could smash the city.

Obviously, this Rao'an City is within the capacity of the Yan State catapult that can be smashed open.

At the very least, catapults can smash through the city walls, and the Yan army will not use these siege equipment such as ladders and siege vehicles. In this way, the number of casualties of the Yan army's besieging army was undoubtedly greatly reduced.

The phalanx of the entire Yan army under the city did not move at all, waiting for the city wall to collapse.

When Rao Ancheng was crumbling, the various formations of the Yan army issued an order: "Cover up, prepare." ”

All the Yan troops besieging the city put down the masks on their helmets, clenched their weapons tightly, and prepared to attack the city.

After a while, the wall that was hit by the boulder collapsed.

Wang Shi, the main general on the command platform, waved his hand and gave an order: "Attack." ”

On the command platform, the flag that ordered the attack began to flutter.

The war drums on both sides of the Yan army's command platform also sounded "dong, dong" immediately.

All the Yan troops under the city shouted: "Kill." ”

In the order of the phalanx, facing the dust of the collapsed city wall, he ran towards the city of Rao'an.

As more and more Yan troops entered the city, fire and smoke were lit everywhere in Rao'an City.

A herald came to the command platform of the chief general Wang Shi and reported to Wang Shiyu:

"General Qiyu, there is a report from the city, the main general of the Qi army around Ancheng has died in battle, and our army is controlling Rao'an City."

Wang Shi nodded, and then ordered: "Immediately report to the king and the rear commander Rong Yan, and say that our army has occupied Rao'an City, and let him send officials to accept Rao'an as soon as possible." ”

"No."

Wang Shi, as the general of Yan State, is very clear about the placement of the Yan State court.

The army is fighting on the front line, and the nine major departments and various systems of the court in the rear are also actively operating.

For example, the Ministry of Officials has already dispatched a group of outstanding officials who are ready to accept the Qi State; According to the changing situation on the front line, the military department is also actively organizing reserve troops to prepare for reinforcements to the front; The medical department is organizing doctors and nurses to participate in the treatment of the wounded......

Even the Ministry of Commerce has actively organized various chambers of commerce to send military supplies, grain and grass, and soldiers to the front line.

Wang Shi started from Liaodi and followed the current Yan Wang Ji Kang. I am already very familiar with the current operating system of Yanguo. He deeply knew that the system practiced by Yan Guo now was very different from before.

Even compared with the countries of the Central Plains, this system is also obviously different from other countries, and the efficiency is extremely high.

In this way, as the main commander of the front, you just need to do how hard you want to fight.

As for logistics and transportation, grain and grass support, and so on, these issues do not need to be considered by the general at all.

Thinking of the time when he was in Liaodi, all the places occupied by the Yan army, whether it was Buyeo, the Kei country, the three northern counties, etc., were completely settled down in less than a year.

This is unimaginable for any country today.

Thinking of this, Wang Shi couldn't help but say to himself to the generals of the Yan Kingdom beside him: "The king is wise and martial, and the national system he practices is also a system that has not been established since ancient times. If we have the privilege of following my king, we will rule the world......"

However, when he saw all the generals around the command platform, they all had "confused" expressions.

Wang Shi couldn't help but stop his mouth and sighed.

remembered what Wang Shang Ji Kang once said to him: "Life is really lonely like snow!" ”

But if I remember correctly, Wang Shi's own expression at that time was no different from the faces of the current generals.

But these are not admitted by the general Wang Shi no matter what.

With the large-scale invasion of the Yan army into the Qi State, the envoys of the Central Plains countries in the Yan State and even the secret spies began to move.

They sent people back to report to the kings of their respective countries.

Zhao and Yan are connected, and the capital Handan is also the closest to Yan, and there is no doubt that the news is the earliest.

After the Yan army stepped into Qi on the first day, the envoys of Zhao and other personnel in Yan hurriedly sent back a message from Yan State, which started from the cities on the border of Yan and Zhao, and was relayed by the post officials overnight and brought this message back to Handan.

It was late at night on the same day that the general Wang Shi took Rao An.

Ji Kang's uncle, Zhao Wangdan, was woken up late at night.

After reading the information brought back from the Yan Kingdom, he learned that the Yan army had invaded the Qi State in a big way.

Zhao Wangdan's inner shock can be imagined.

Immediately, people went to call Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and even Lian Po, a veteran who had just returned to Handan City, to discuss how the Zhao State should respond to the current war between Yan and Qi.

At the beginning of March, Zhao Wangdan sent the general Le Yi to Jinyang City to replace the veteran Lian Po and return to Handan.

After Zhao Sheng and Lian Po, the two of them came to the palace, they read the message from the Yan Kingdom.

The two glanced at each other, and both saw the look of surprise on each other's faces.

Yan Guo's work in the early stage of Qi was too good, and Zhao Guo didn't know it at all!

Zhao Wangdan's voice sounded in the ears of Zhao Sheng and Lian Po: "Uncle Wang, old general, can you two judge, is Yan Guo's attack this time a small fight?" Or is it like Le Yi is like Qi and ready to completely occupy the Qi country? ”

After listening to Zhao Wangdan's words, Zhao Sheng and the veteran Lian Po both bowed their heads and thought about it.

After a while, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, stepped forward and said to Zhao Dan: "Enlighten my king, the minister thinks that this Yan country is premeditated. It must not be a small fight, but a preparation for a big war with the Qi State and the destruction of the Qi State. ”

"Your Majesty, my king can think about it, a few years ago, the Yan State sent Su Dai and Jiang Qu to my Zhao State and signed a "friendly country" alliance with my Zhao State. It seems that at that time, Yan Guo is ready to make a move against Qi Guo! ”

Zhao Wangdan suddenly realized and said to Zhao Sheng:

"Uncle Wang, that's the case! At that time, the widow thought that Yan Wang Kang was a relative of my Zhao country, and sent Su Dai and Jiang Qu to my Zhao country to make friends, which was the proper intention. I didn't expect my nephew to have such a deep strategy! ”

Then he turned his head to look at the veteran Lian Po and asked:

"Old general, do you think that this time the two countries of Yanqi are at war, how will they win or lose?"

The veteran Lian thought for a moment and replied:

"Qi my king, I don't know what the situation of the follow-up battle between Yan and Qi is? But in the early stage, it will inevitably be a big victory for the Yan army, and there is no doubt about this. ”

Zhao Wangdan let out an "oh" and asked again: "Old general, what is the reason?" ”

The veteran Lian Po replied: "Your Majesty, just as Pingyuan Jun said just now, a Yan country has premeditated and is well prepared; Qi did not expect that after the new king ascended the throne, the Yan Kingdom would launch such a large-scale attack on Qi State. This is to have the heart to the unintentional, that is, the art of war: surprise, attack unpreparedness. ”

"The second is the Yan army's ability to fight, which is now completely beyond the imagination of the last general. Wang, two years ago, the Yan army came to the aid of our Zhao State, and fought with 150,000 elite Qin troops in Shangdang, and the generals of the Qin army, Meng Fu and Sima Terrier, both died in battle. ”

"The 150,000 elite army of the Qin State was also defeated by the Yan army, and nearly 100,000 people were captured, and it is said that they were sent to Liaodi. The king, the last general thought that with the above two points, the Yan army did not need to question it in the early stage, and it would inevitably win a big victory, and the Qi army was not the opponent of the Yan army. ”

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, also said to Zhao Wangdan at this time: "Your Majesty, what General Lian Po said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it. ”

Zhao Wangdan pondered for a while, and said to the two: "It seems that this is indeed the case?" So this war between Yan and Qi, will Yan destroy its Qi country? Or will it be like Le Yi Vaqi back then? ”

This question can be asked by Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and veteran Lian Po, and the two of them thought for a long time and couldn't come up with an answer.

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, could only say to Zhao Wang Dan:

"Your Majesty, Yan and Qi are both big countries in the world, and no matter whether the two countries win or lose in the war, for my Zhao State, we must prepare in advance. If the minister's expectations are not bad, in a few days, the Qi State will inevitably send an envoy to my Zhao State to ask for help. ”

The veteran Lian Po also said to Zhao Wangdan: "Your Majesty, what Pingyuan Jun said, the minister seconded it. ”

After listening to Zhao Sheng and Lian Po's words, Zhao Wangdan sneered twice:

"In the Battle of Changping that year, the State of Qi sat back and watched the fight between the two countries of Zhao and Qin, and my Zhao State sent envoys to the State of Qi many times, but the State of Qi was unwilling to reach out to help my State of Zhao. Only Yan Wangkang gave me the greatest help to Zhao Guo. ”

"The two Aiqing, the widows want to take advantage of the war between Yan and Qi to send troops to occupy the matter of Tiandan, and return the fifty-seven cities such as Gaotang and Pingyuan in Qi State, can it be done?"

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was stunned, thought about it again, and said to Zhao Wangdan:

"Not at the moment, Your Majesty. I, Zhao Guo, will prepare first and wait to see the two countries of Yanqi fighting. If the Yan State wins, our Zhao State will send an envoy to the Yan State to form an alliance with the king's nephew, Yan Wang Kang, and seize the fifty-seven cities that were originally returned to the Qi State by our Zhao State. ”

"If the Qi State wins, my Zhao State can send troops to attack the Yan State, or force the Yan State to return to the Zhongyang, Lingshou and other cities that were originally returned to the Yan State by my Zhao State. In this way, my Zhao country can be said to be invincible. ”

Zhao Wangdan and Lian Po both smiled after listening to the words of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains.

The veteran Lian was busy and said to Zhao Wangdan: "Your Majesty, Pingyuan Jun's strategy is very good, and the minister agrees." ”

Zhao Wang Dan laughed and said to Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains:

"Good, very good. Uncle Wang, old general, I, Zhao Guo, will handle it according to this policy! ”