As a subordinate, you must take a stand at this time.

Rong Yan, Le Jian and others, including Han Fei and Ju Wu who recorded it, also stood up together and said in unison:

"The last general (Weichen) is willing to follow the king and complete the king's will."

Ji Kang waved his hand to everyone in the hall again, and said to everyone: "The widow also has feelings, everyone should sit." Next, let General Rong Yu tell the secretaries about the military plan of our Yan State to attack Handan this time. ”

Rong went to the map in front of the wall and took a baton from the wooden frame next to it.

Facing everyone, he said loudly: "Wang, Lu Xiang, generals, our army attacked Handan this year, there is no doubt that this is a battle to destroy the country. We, the Yan Kingdom, must do our best to ensure the victory of this battle. ”

With that, Rong Yan used the baton in his hand to point at the map on the wall.

"According to the distribution of military strength and the terrain in the area of Handan in Zhao State, the military department planned that this attack on Handan, our Yan army will be divided into four routes, three roads for attack, and one road for defense, which will be in full swing."

"After our army attacked Daijun, Jinyang and other places last year, Zhao Guo also began active preparations in Handan and other places. According to intelligence, so far, Zhao has also prepared for a full-scale war. ”

"Judging from the deployment of the Zhao army, the army currently deployed by the Zhao army in the direction of Handan has a total of two routes. All the way is the southern Zhao army led by the veteran Lian Po, with about 100,000 troops; The other road is the Zhao army of the North Road led by Pang Xuan, and the number of troops has also reached 100,000. ”

Rong Yan turned around, facing the map, and pointed the baton in his hand to Jixi County.

"The army attacking Handan was divided into three armies: eastern, central, and western. The Eastern Route Army, led by General Wang Shi, led the Third Army, the Eleventh Army, and a reserve army in Jixi, totaling 100,000 troops, launched an attack on Zhao from Jixi County. ”

"After the campaign was launched, General Wang Shi's troops must conquer Dongwu City (the area around Gucheng County, Hebei Province), and then lead the army to continue westward, and be sure to occupy the sand dunes of the important town of Zhao (now Guangzong County, Hebei Province), and cut off the retreat of Pang Xuan's Zhao army in the north."

"According to the judgment of the General Staff of our army, after the campaign is launched, Zhao Guolianpo's southern army will go north at any time to reinforce Pang Xuan's army in the north. The Eastern Route Army led by General Wang Shi must also be prepared to meet the reinforcements of Zhao State. ”

The general Wang Shi's face was serious, and his eyes were fixed on Tobu Castle on the map.

The baton in Rong Yan's hand pointed in the direction of Jinyang again.

"According to the plan of the military department, the western army of our army is led by General Lejian, leading the first army, the second army, and a reserve army, a total of three armies, 100,000 horses, from the direction of Jinyang along Jingcheng to attack Zhao State."

"At present, the eastern part of Jingcheng is still under the control of the Zhao army. The task of our army on the western route is quite arduous, and the most important thing is that we must seize Jingcheng and go out of the Taihang Mountains. For this reason, our army in the middle can cooperate and seize Jingcheng. ”

"After General Lejian led his troops to capture Jingcheng, he immediately moved south to capture Bairen of Zhao (now Longyao County, Hebei Province), and complete the encirclement of Pang Xuan's army in the north."

Rakuma's brows furrowed slightly, and he began to think.

Located in the middle foot of the Taihang Mountains, the Jingcheng Passage is an important passage in the Taihang Eight Mountains. It is not an easy task for the army to cross the well.

It seems that the most important thing for his army is whether he can capture Jingcheng as soon as possible?

Then, Rong Yan's baton focused on Zhongyang County on the map.

"Since the beginning of winter last year, our army has re-carried out strategic deployment in Zhongyang County, and now Zhongyang County has gathered the three main armies of the army's fourth army, the fifth army, and the eighth army, with a total of 100,000 troops, led by the general himself, to attack Zhao in the south."

"Pang Xuan has been fortified on the south bank of the Hutuo River. After occupying Feicheng, the Middle Route Army continued to advance in the direction of Yi'an (southeast of present-day Shijiazhuang, Hebei) and Shancheng (north of present-day Baixiang County, Hebei Province) to cover the capture of Jingcheng by the West Route Corps and seek to meet the main force of Pang Xuan. ”

After hearing this, everyone knew that the task of the army in the middle was the most arduous.

The battle with the main force of the Zhao army led by Pang Xuan seems to be a matter of the middle route army.

In the end, Rong Yan's command pointed to Wei Jun.

"In my Yan Guowei County, the Sixth Army, the Ninth Army, and a reserve army have now gathered, with a total number of 100,000 people, for my defensive corps for this attack on Handan."

"Because Weijun is close to Handan, Lian Po, a veteran of the Zhao army, led 100,000 Zhao troops and stationed here. In the south of Handan, Pingyang (now southeast of Ci County, Hebei) and Wucheng (now southwest of Ci County, Hebei) were supported by the Southern Great Wall of Zhao, and if our army wanted to attack Handan from there, it would inevitably be strongly counterattacked by the Zhao army. ”

"Therefore, according to the advice of the General Staff, our army has implemented a feint attack strategy against the southern Zhao army, which is nominally a large-scale attack, but in fact it is to contain the southern Zhao army so that it cannot go north for reinforcements."

"In addition, this year's attack on Handan is different from last year's attack on Daijun, Jinyang and other places. The attack on Handan has touched the vital interests of the countries of the Central Plains, and all countries will inevitably pay close attention. ”

"General Bo Wang, although your troops are feints, you must pay attention to the movements of the Central Plains countries at any time, especially the movements of Wei, Korea, and Qin. If these countries come with troops, you must lead your troops to block the layers of Weijun and delay the reinforcements to ensure the success of my campaign against Zhao. ”

Hearing this, General Bo Wang nodded, his face was very cautious.

Rong Yan finally said to everyone in the palace: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiang, generals, this is the battle plan for attacking Handan formulated by the military department, please correct my king and you." ”

With that, Rong Yan bowed to everyone and returned to his seat.

Everyone in the hall was silent at this time, and they all bowed their heads and pondered.

Ji Kang took a sip of water and said to everyone with a smile: "This is the preliminary military plan of the military department, everyone can make suggestions if they want to speak freely." If there's something inappropriate, bring it up, don't hide it. ”

What his own king said was very popular, but he was very interested in the appetite of the generals in the palace, and everyone couldn't help laughing.

Changguo Jun thought about it for a while, stood up, bowed to Ji Kang and said:

"Your Majesty, after the Battle of Jinyang ended last winter, our department considered a plan to attack Handan. After many investigations, the Zhao army has a heavy army stationed in Jingcheng, and our department thinks that it will be worth the loss to directly cross Taihang and attack Jingcheng. ”

Ji Kang's face became solemn, and he said to Lejian:

"General Lejian, how do you think our army should send troops to attack Handan?"

Le Jian pursed his lips, bowed to Ji Kang again, and said:

"Wang, the last general has discussed with Rong Yan, Zuo Zong and other generals, although the direct attack on Jingcheng is very close, but the casualties must be very large. After discussion, our department thought that we could send a partial division to contain the Zhao army in Jingcheng. ”

Speaking of this, Le Jian looked at Rong Yan and continued:

"The main force of our army can go directly to Wuyang County from Feihu Cheng, and then go south, passing through Zhongyang Lingshou (now northwest of Lingshou, Hebei), to attack Jingcheng. In this way, although the road is a little farther, our army will definitely be able to successfully capture Jingcheng and then go down to Bairen. ”

Lejian dares to make such a suggestion, and there are also concerns.

The military plan mentioned by Rong Yi just now, everyone in the palace understands that it must have been approved by their own king, and under normal circumstances, everyone will not object.

If you oppose it so blatantly and directly, your own king will surely be displeased.

Ji Kang got up, came to the map in front of the wall, and looked up at the map.

After a long while, Ji Kang turned around and asked Rong Yandao:

"General Rong, what do you think of General Rakuma's proposal?"

Rong Yan stood up, bowed to Ji Kang and said:

"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that Chang Guojun's suggestion is very good, and it can indeed reduce the casualties of our army."

Ji Kang laughed and turned his head to look at Changguo Junlejian.

"General Rakuma, your suggestion is very good, although the widows don't know much about wars, they also know that wars that can reduce casualties are the best policy. It's a little bit farther, but it's safe, and that's good. ”

"I'm Wang Shengming." Lejian couldn't help but feel a little moved.