The entry of such an army into battle is the sorrow of a country, and at the same time the sorrow of these soldiers who are not soldiers.

This army stopped and stopped along the way, because their logistical supply problems were not well solved. The finance of the Yan State did not expect that such a "large army" would be dispatched to attack the Qi army. And still hope to be able to repel the other side.

The little money that Yan had from the treasury was transferred to Xianyang through Qin's banking system, where Yan was actively communicating with Qin and Zhao about purchasing weapons and borrowing troops.

Since there is no money, then you have to starve and freeze. This army has been stationed for too long. So much so that there is no such thing as a tent in its own storeroom. Yes, it was sold out long ago. All that the children of the nobility could sell were sold.

At this time, it is already winter in the north. The Yan army, which lacked winter equipment and winter equipment, barely survived the night in the cold wind. They don't have just a little to put on their own porridge. That's all they had for a day, and then they started the night on their own.

When he spent the night, Yan Jun couldn't even take out a blanket. These "soldiers" can only be frozen. In fact, this night was indeed very difficult, and the Yan army holding these "soldiers" had to put shackles on them overnight for their own convenience in order to prevent these soldiers from escaping. The main thing is that it is cold, people are easily sleepy, easy to fall asleep, for their sweet dreams, therefore, they don't even untie the noose on the toilet. Defecation and defecation are solved on the spot. Or figure it out yourself.

And these soldiers in order to survive the cold winter. They can only curl up as much as possible, relying on the only temperature of the human body for heating. Or just lean against the fire and warm it up.

Those who are officials naturally don't have to work so hard. They had already arranged for the sergeants to take care of their soldiers, and then they ran to the nearby towns to live happily. And those non-commissioned officers also have their own methods of amusement, and there are quite a few women in the army, and they forcibly take women away for their own amusement for various reasons.

With such an army, it is impossible to expect them to be able to fight, as long as they shoot and do not run away, it is good.

The Qin Military Observation Group had no interest in such an army at all, and on the day this army was launched, the Qin Military Observation Group did not even send a single military observer. Because, you don't have to look at it to know that it is a failure, and it is a fiasco.

At the same time, the Qin military regiment was nervously obeying domestic orders, because the Qin state believed that it was time to send some marines to protect its airfield, and at the same time send a large number of combat planes and airships to harass the rapid advance of the Qi army. If the Qi army advanced quickly, then the airfield deployed by the Qin State in the Yan State would be captured by it. Qin's airport has been transferred several times in a row. The first time in the border area of the Yan State, but soon the Yan State lost there, helplessly, the Qin State had to extend the military airport back, but look at the airport when it was selected to be built, it would soon face the arrival of the Qi army. In desperation, the Qin army deployed the airport near Yandu, which was still a considerable distance from the battlefield, but the Qin military strategists believed that the Yan State would soon lose it.

In this way, this army drove to the front line. On cold nights, and with an army that could only provide a little food at a third of its strength in a row of non-combat, more than 300 men froze to death on the first day. Then because of various diseases, the flu soon infected all this army. All people suffer from colds of varying severity. And Yan Jun didn't have any medicine to treat it at all. They also have a serious lack of food, how can they guarantee medical care.

"Report, Yan Jun has been found ahead." The Qi State Scout Cavalry quickly conveyed the news they had observed.

"Yes. How far away is it? The officer of the Qi army immediately asked.

"Not far away, just thirty miles ahead, the army of the Yan Kingdom is stationed in several nearby villages." Qi State Scouts report.

"Village?" The officer asked questioningly.

"Yes, village." The Scout replied with certainty.

"What does that mean?" The officers of the Qi State were a little unsure. Because according to the results of their reconnaissance, several nearby villages are located in the lower plains, and there is not a single village located in the commanding heights of several small dirt hills nearby.

According to the operational regulations of the Yan army, especially according to the tactical regulations of the Qin army, Qi also knew that a popular copy of the tactical regulations compiled by the military academies of the Qin State was popular in the Yan army, and this regulation was very practical and effective. For example, in specific squad and platoon tactics, it is mentioned that it is necessary to occupy the commanding heights, because after occupying the commanding heights, you can arrange your own artillery to bombard the areas that the surrounding artillery can cover. This shelling had an effect that was difficult to compare with the infantry.

The positions occupied and arranged by the Qin army are generally deployed from the commanding heights, which are not only a good artillery position, but also provide a favorable perspective. In the era of firearms development, the extension of firepower often comes from the limitation of geography and landform, and the firepower can be well extended at the commanding heights. In the plain position, because of the perspective relationship, it is difficult to effectively deploy the firepower, so when the Qin army compiled, it paid special attention to the commanding heights. When setting up positions. Priority is usually given to the commanding heights. It is not impossible to encircle the commanding heights. It's hard to do.

You know, the extension of artillery is huge. As long as several adjacent commanding heights are connected to each other, a mutually covering fire defense belt can be formed, and the development of firearms is more and more favorable to the defending side, while it is somewhat difficult for the attacking side. Because in the face of the firebelt, there are only two tactics, one is to break through, and the other is to avoid bypassing and attack from the flanks. The latter is less expensive and has a very good tactical effect. The Qi army has initially accepted this tactic of flanking attack.

"I see. I'll report to the one above right away. The officer waved for the scout to go down first, and he immediately reported the situation to the higher-ups.

The people above the Qi army also thought at first that the Yan army must have other armed forces in ambush. Especially the Qin army, because according to the relationship between the two countries, it is impossible for the Qin state to ignore it. Either the Yan army has some powerful weapon that makes them so bold.

In fact, Qi Jun was completely wrong. The reason why the Yan army was stationed in the village was because the weather was too cold. Almost all of them had a cold. They could no longer afford such a large non-combat attrition, and their personnel were rapidly reduced from 30,000 to more than 13,000. Run, run, die. Runaway, run. If you live in the wilderness, you don't think there will be any fighting.

So, in order to be able to live better. They began to camp in the village, and at the same time, they could take advantage of the time to find some food, clothing, etc. These Yan soldiers are very uncomfortable doing this. They were already poor. Now nature is crazy to dry.

They eat, drink, and use everything, and even the women don't let go, and they think they are too lonely at night. The heating things are even more outrageous, and everything that can be burned is burned. Some firewood can't be found, of course, but in that case it takes a lot of effort to cut it, so they chose another very simple thing, which is to tear down the wood that they can see. In this way, the thatched huts, doors, fences, farm tools, etc., were burned to keep warm.

On the other side, the Qi army was discussing how to deal with the Yan army.

"I think we should scout and see if the Qin army is around, or if they have some secret weapons." An officer suggested.

"Well, I agree with that, but I think the most important thing we should do right now is to occupy the high ground." Another officer suggested.

"Oppose, if we occupy the commanding heights, we must arrange artillery positions, so that as long as the Qin army dispatches air power, it can knock out our artillery, and you must know that we don't have many artillery." An artillery officer objected.

Although the Qi army did not have such a military mechanism as the General Staff, it actually produced such a military mechanism, and they gathered a large number of experienced military commanders, let them put forward reasonable and specific military ideas, and then synthesized the ideas to formulate military plans.

"Otherwise, let's occupy the commanding heights first, and while occupying the commanding heights, we should send the scouts farther away, bypass the Yan army, and check if there is a Qin army around the Yan army." The military commander gave the order.

"Our artillery should be deployed to the commanding heights, and only in this way can our artillery effectively kill and injure the opponent. Our cavalry should be placed on both flanks, while the infantry should do their best to build fortifications near the commanding heights to prevent the opponent from counterattacking, and our artillery should be camouflaged and covered, such as placing cannons under earthen bags. The military commander proposed.

The other officers nodded in agreement. Immediately, the Qi army began to surround the Yan army in front of them. Because it was the vanguard force, they tried not to engage in exchanges with this Yan army as much as possible, although the Qi army was conservative, but it was of no use. And Yan Jun seemed a bit of a layman.

They didn't even have sentries, and there were no guard posts around, all of which seemed to make the nervous Qi army feel that the opponent was releasing a bait to lure them into the bait, and it was this that allowed the Yan army to live for a while longer. The scouts of the Qi army cautiously passed through the area of the Yan army to reconnoiter their rear.

The exhausted artillerymen carefully pushed the cannon to the commanding heights and then built camouflage protection, while the infantry dug as much as possible fortifications, which proved to have half a chance of life being guaranteed if the fortifications were dug well. Shrapnel is splashing. Hiding in a pit can keep you alive. This is what Qi Jun summed up himself.