"Knock knock!"

The drums of war resounded through the heavens and the earth, shaking the universe.

Standing on the high platform, looking at the billowing smoke on the west bank of the lower reaches of Koushui, his face was extremely gloomy.

Although he felt that Zhao Jia had some ability, he never really took it seriously.

This is not arrogant and arrogant, but Zhao Jia is only seventeen years old now, and there are only 20,000 old and weak under his command.

On the other hand, most of the generals of the Yan State have gathered under his command, and they have 400,000 troops, which has the potential to swallow the world.

Compared with the two sides, the chestnut belly also has the absolute upper hand anyway.

Even if he was very cautious before, it was because he didn't want the slightest accident, but he never thought that he would lose the first battle.

But now, the 20,000 Yan army led by Meng Le is in ambush like this.

Although the loss was not large, and the Yan army did not reach the level of breaking the muscles and bones, it also made the chestnut extremely uncomfortable.

Chestnut tried his best to promote the attack on Zhao this time, but it was for the sake of fame through the ages, and there could be no surprise.

"Report!"

"Qi Xiangguo, the downstream river-crossing army was ambushed, more than half of the casualties were lost, General Meng Le was captured by the Zhao army, and his life and death are unknown."

At this moment, the scout patted the Malay newspaper, and his voice trembled a little.

After hearing the news, Chestnut's face immediately became more and more ugly.

Speaking of this Meng Le, it also has something to do with chestnut belly.

Although chestnut belly is deeply valued by the king of Yan, after all, he is a Qi person and is rejected by many local nobles of Yan State.

The two brothers, Lejian and Lecheng, are among the representatives.

Ran Li's heart is deep, his wrist is also extremely smart, and he has made friends with many Yan Guo nobles in private, so he rose to the top and eventually became the prime minister of Yan State.

The family behind Meng Le, Yan Guo has quite a foundation.

In order to win the family power behind Meng Le, Chestnut strongly recommended Meng Le as a general, preparing to make him take some credit by the way.

Originally, in Li's opinion, this battle to attack Zhao would be extremely simple, even if there was a mediocre commander like Meng Le, it would not have any impact on the overall situation.

He didn't expect that in the first battle with the Zhao army today, Meng Le was defeated in an ambush, and even he was captured by the Zhao army.

If Meng Le is killed, his family forces may not give up, and his chestnut belly will be more passive.

Thinking of this, chestnut suddenly felt an incomparably headache.

In fact, Meng Le is not a special case, in order to win over the nobles of Yan State, he also installed many nobles' sons to lead the army.

Not to mention anything else, Qing Qin, the commander of the Northern Yan Army, is also highly recommended.

Otherwise, with Qing Qin's own talents, he would not be qualified to command the 200,000 Yan army alone.

Although chestnut's move won great political benefits for himself, it also made the conscience of Lema resentful and refused to participate in the war.

Even Lecheng, a good general, was unable to exert any talent at all because he was restrained by Qing Qin.

At this time, the chestnut belly did not understand the seriousness of this matter.

He was not only annoyed by Meng Le's incompetence, but also worried about the safety of the other party, so he had to keep urging the three armies to cross the river, wanting to conquer Guyi as soon as possible.

However, it was said that after Zhao Jiasheng captured Meng Le, he immediately led his soldiers to retreat.

Although they also suffered casualties, the faces of each soldier were full of excitement.

Even Sima Shang, the captain, and Wang Ruobing, the female pawn, couldn't hide the excitement in their eyes.

Although the Zhao people are not afraid of war.

However, the difference in the strength of Yan and Zhao this time is too great, and many people are still very worried about the future fate of Zhao Guo.

Even, they don't see where the hope of victory lies.

But today, Zhao Jia, the eldest son of the king, commanded 2,000 Zhao soldiers, broke 20,000 Yan troops, killed more than half of the enemy, and captured the enemy commander alive.

on their side, but with few casualties.

Such a brilliant result is incredible.

The victory in the first battle immediately boosted the morale of the Zhao army, and they were no longer so pessimistic about the future.

"Sima Duwei, you are the first to return to the city and urge the people to evacuate Guyi to avoid casualties."

Zhao Jia stared at Sima Shang, whose hair was burned off a little, and said solemnly.

Don't look at the victory of the Zhao army in the first battle, but Zhao Jia knows very well that the army of Yan is irresistible, and Gu Yi will be lost sooner or later.

The reason why Zhao Jia tried his best to resist was not only to buy time for Lian Po, but also to provoke the chestnut belly as much as possible.

As long as the chestnut belly is completely enraged, even if Zhao Jia still has the strength to defend Gu Yi, he will not hesitate to retreat.

Therefore, Gu Yi will be occupied by the Yan army no matter what.

If Chestnut Belly could easily capture Gu Yi, it would naturally not do anything to the people in the city.

However, Zhao Jiazhen wanted to provoke the chestnut again and again, and on the day the city was broken, the Yan army was likely to kill the people to vent their anger.

The Zhao people have shed too much blood for the country.

Zhao Jia didn't want to see these innocent Zhao people bleeding because of their anger.

The reason why they were not evacuated early was because of the construction of fortifications.

And today, in the west bank of Koushui, the soldiers and horses of the Yan army were blocked, in addition to a small number of dummies, there were also many Guyi people pretending.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to create the illusion that there were 50,000 troops in the West Bank.

You must know that even though the river channel of Koushui is wide, after the Yan army builds a high platform, it can still roughly see the situation on the west bank.

If there are too many dummies, it will inevitably show its feet and even backfire.

Let the people in the city make up the numbers temporarily, supplemented by a small number of dummies, and the problem will not be too big.

After all, there was no shortage of old people and women under Zhao Jia's command, and the people in the city pretended to be the army without the slightest sense of disobedience.

"Childe, when the Yan army is attacking the city, these people can also help defend the city."

"If all the people are dismissed, Gu Yi's ability to defend the city will probably be greatly weakened!"

Sima Shang didn't know Zhao Jia's plans, and really thought that Zhao Jia would defend Gu Yi and wait for the arrival of the main force of Zhao State.

His exhortation is also a good word.

In a frontal fight, the people may not play a big role, but everyone can move stones on the city wall and smash people.

In many battles in history, the common people also played a great role.

Zhao Jia knew what Sima Shang meant.

However, he had his own plans, and immediately shook his head and said, "You just do it, I have my own plans." ”

Sima Shang opened his mouth, wanting to continue admonishing.

However, when he saw Zhao Jia's indifferent eyes, he swallowed back the words that were about to come to his mouth.

Sima Shang took the order and left, with dozens of cavalry, roaring towards the city.

He chose to give in, not just because he was afraid of Zhao Jia, but also because he thought of the strangeness of this war.

At first, Sima Shang did not approve of Zhao Jia taking the initiative, thinking that it would be an egg hitting a stone.

The results show that Zhao Jia is not a man on paper, and he is very thoughtful before doing anything.

Since Zhao Jia let the people retreat first, there must be a reason.

Wang Ruobing, who was dressed in military uniform, first looked at Sima Shang who was roaring away, and then looked at Zhao Jia, who had an indifferent face, but there were waves in his heart.

"Could it be that Jia Gongzi is not sure to hold Gu Yi at all."

"Or is it that Gongzi Jia is not ready to defend Gu Yi at all?"

Thinking of this, Wang Ruobing hurriedly shook his head and dispelled his terrible thought.

She came from a famous family, so she naturally knew the importance of Gu Yi.

If Gu Yi is lost, Zhongshan's hometown is almost impossible to defend, and it will be included in the bag of Yan Kingdom.

Zhao Guo definitely can't afford this kind of loss.

If Wang Ruobing was to defend the city, even if all the soldiers and civilians in the city were killed, she would definitely defend until the last moment.

"Ah, it hurts!"

At this moment, the unconscious Yan woke Meng Le up and roared hoarsely.

Zhao Jia's face twitched a little, and he stepped forward and came to Meng Le's side.

"I've seen Jia Gongzi!"

The soldier who was in charge of taking care of Meng Le saw Zhao Jia coming and hurriedly saluted.

Zhao Jia waved his hand and said, "Put it down, I will interrogate it well, if it is a useless person, you will kill it directly, and you don't have to wait to continue to worry about it." ”

When Meng Le heard this, his body immediately trembled in fright.

He hurriedly said: "The last general is willing to surrender, willing to surrender, and I hope that the prince will take him in!" ”

Wang Ruobing and the others, who came over, were a little stunned at first when they heard Meng Le's words, and then their faces showed disdain.

Zhao people are fierce and face the Quartet.

Although they have experienced the defeat of Changping, they are still unwilling to give in, so they look down on those who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Zhao Jia was also cheeky and a little speechless.

He just said that, originally just to scare and scare Meng Le, so that he could get some useful information from his mouth.

Unexpectedly, Meng Le was even more unbearable than the legend, and he directly begged for mercy.

Soon, however, joy welled up in my heart.

Although Meng Le is a soft-footed shrimp, he is a senior general of Yan State after all, if the two sides just fight, there will be a senior general of Yan State to surrender, which will definitely be an extremely heavy blow to the morale of Yan State.

The most important thing is that Meng Le is still a person highly recommended by Chestnut.

It's good that Meng Le died on the battlefield, so although the Yan army lost the first battle, it will still be able to save some face after all.

If Meng Le surrendered in battle, it would definitely be a bolt from the blue for Li's belly, and his prestige would also be deeply hit.

"If you let Meng Le stand on the city wall, scold the chestnut belly in front of everyone, and expose the other party's black material."

"Then, presumably Chestnut will be mad with anger!"

Zhao Jia touched his chin and thought with a dark belly.

There is a saying in later generations that if God wants to destroy people, he must first make them mad.

At this time, Zhao Jia's thoughts were not whether he could block the chestnut belly, but how to provoke the other party and make the chestnut belly hate him to the core.

Only when the chestnut belly becomes crazy and becomes out of proportion can Zhao Jia have a chance to gradually lead him into the abyss.

Otherwise, Zhao might not be able to block the Yan army's attack.

Zhao Jia also learned that because the chestnut belly had just become the prime minister of the Yan Kingdom, many local nobles of the Yan Kingdom were dissatisfied.

It is for this reason that Chestnut wants to establish his prestige through the war.

Chestnut was commanding an army of 400,000 at this time, although it seemed to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact it was difficult step by step.

If you are not careful, you will never recover.

In order to maintain his position, in order to maintain his qualifications as the commander of the Yan army, Li Belly will never allow to be humiliated repeatedly.

"It seems that this Meng Le is going to make good use of it."

Thinking of this, Zhao Jia squinted his eyes and looked at Meng Le, revealing an inexplicable expression.

Meng Le saw that Zhao Jia was silent for a long time, just staring at him strangely, and his heart immediately felt a little chilly.

He hurriedly shouted: "Jiagongzi Mingjian, the attack on Zhao was all facilitated by the chestnut belly. ”

"Although he is a general of Yan State, he has also strongly opposed it, but his humble words are useless."

"A certain pair of Zhao Guo has no evil thoughts, and is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, begging for containment!"

(Thank you for the reward of the alliance leader who clearly likes him for nothing, because the name is too long, I will call Sister Ming Ming on the title, Mo Da, please support!) ）