Chapter 127: Retreat

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After listening to Jia Yan's strategy, King Zhao was overjoyed and immediately appointed Jia Yan as the chief general of the army, commanding 50,000 troops to rush to the aid of Yanhe. At the same time, a messenger of 800 li was sent to Xinzheng in an urgent manner, requesting that South Korea transport 100,000 stone of grain and grass to Tunliu, and then escorted by Zhao Jun to the Jinyang front.

Not to mention that the Handan messenger dialed three times a day, just talking about Jia Yan's "official reinstatement", he immediately took office. Two days later, the army was assembled. Five days later, the army arrived in Yanhe. Such a speed undoubtedly highlighted Zhao Guo's tough attitude, but the Qin army that came from afar did not show weakness.

On the city and the city, the banners of the Qin army were densely packed, and the figures were one after another. Once the scouts of the Zhao army came within a hundred paces of the city wall, they would be mercilessly shot by the Qin army's archers. There is no such thing as two armies fighting each other, and both sides know that this is a confrontation with no way out, and all pretense may harm themselves. So at the beginning, the two sides of Qin and Zhao fought with real knives and guns. Killing is the only theme in this land. Only those who live are qualified to show their benevolence.

The arrival of 50,000 Zhao troops greatly calmed the panic of the people in the Zhangshui and Lushui valleys. In particular, after the Zhao army successfully ambushed several small Qin troops by transporting "grain and grass" as bait, the morale of the Zhao army and the people greatly increased. It's just that because of the previous destruction of the Qin army, the party on Zhao has not much food in stock. At present, we can only rely on the Han Shang Party to export grain and grass.

Sinjeong, South Korea.

The news that Prince Ran led his army to take Nanyang and Wuguan one after another made this kingdom, which should have been twilight, burst into life again. In this day and age, there is nothing more inspiring and motivating than a big victory. If any. That's a succession of big wins.

Since the arrival of the prince and the army, Korea has successively seized the land of Sanchuan and Nanyang. With a total population of 200,000 households, South Korea has doubled its land size. The war potential has increased greatly. It was from this time that the crown prince's prestige in the country increased greatly, and no one despised him because he was only twenty-five years old.

However, after the victory, the hidden contradictions within South Korea began to be revealed. When Sanchuan County was first taken, the Korean nobles were worried that the Qin State would soon counterattack, so they did not invest too much energy and enthusiasm. But after learning the news of the Yiqu disaster, these nobles flocked to the gate like sharks that smelled the smell of blood. The key to the land. Seeking officials and seeking officials. The methods are also different, some rely on the old and sell the old, and some tears are raining down. Some take the sensational route, and some tempt them with beauty. In short, the eight immortals crossed the sea to show their magical powers.

In order to stabilize the overall situation, Prince Ran endured it for the first time. He originally thought that these nobles could stop in moderation and manage them well. Unexpectedly, dogs can't change the problem of eating, and the good Sanchuan County was made by them.

What's even more excessive is that after learning that the crown prince had taken the Wuguan that held Nanyang, these unfillable nobles shamelessly repeated their old tricks again. Change the target to Nanyang County, and ask King Han for this and that. A few uncles of King Han wept bitterly, hoping that their children and grandchildren could guard Nanyang for Korea, otherwise there would be no peace under Jiuquan after death.

King Han is in a dilemma. The nobles were united, and a happy event gradually turned into a farce. King Han, who should have been overjoyed, got angry and had a serious illness until this time. The nobles of the sect finally stopped.

After learning that King Han was seriously ill, the crown prince immediately rushed back to Xinzheng without stopping. Now Nanyang's shape is very good. With Meng Fu and Li Mu guarding the town, the prince is very relieved. But. As far as the crown prince is concerned, he would rather face the murderous Qin army than deal with these nobles. Without him, it's disgusting.

These nobles greeted the queen of Xia Han with a clear conscience, and then went straight to the point, asking the crown prince to take care of him. In this regard, the crown prince also has a countermeasure, that is, to declare that the Qin State has already strengthened its troops and will attack Wuguan in the near future. In order to strengthen the credible Cheng Dù, the crown prince even fabricated a plan that the Qin State would immediately collect troops from Taiyuan and join forces with the Chu State to attack Nanyang and divide the land. This frightened the nobles and fled.

got rid of the harassment of these nobles, and the crown prince began to concentrate on managing the government. Regarding Zhao Guo's request for help, the crown prince immediately agreed. Bai Qi's trick can be regarded as the army of Zhao State, Zhao State was originally short of food and grass, and now it is even rarer. If he doesn't support himself, Lian Po's army is afraid that it will run out of food. Once Zhao was defeated because of this, Han and Wei could not exist alone. The current Zhao State is the big tree in South Korea, and it is easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and the prince will not let the big tree fall.

With the attention of Prince Ran, South Korea's efficiency was fast and fast, but in just five days, 100,000 stone grain and grass were transferred from Changping to Tunliu.

The 5,000 Zhao troops who stayed in the tun did not delay, and immediately escorted the grain and grass all the way north, and arrived in Ne County on September 16. At this time, Qin and Zhao had been facing each other for ten days, and Lian Po's army still had eighteen days of food and grass available. However, according to the speed of the baggage team, in another ten days, 100,000 stones of grain and grass will arrive in Jinyang - if it is a qiē shun lì.

Zhao Guo, Ma Ling.

Maling is located one hundred and seventy miles west of Yanhe, and it is the necessary place for Nee County to lead to Yangyi, chiseling platform until Jinyang. More than 20 days ago, the Qin army cut off the road between Maling and Yangyi, so that Zhao could not continue to transport grain and grass to the Jinyang front.

However, at present, the main force of the Qin army is besieged in the city of Yanhe, and only a small group of Qin troops are wandering around the city of Yanhe, carrying out some simple harassment work. Therefore, Ma Ling's guard Zhang Kui is very relieved of his safety. According to the itinerary, in another day, the baggage team transporting 100,000 stones of grain and grass will pass through the Maling where it is stationed. This is the most important thing at the moment, and a slight mistake is definitely not guaranteed.

Zhang Kui naturally refused to make a mistake, so he scattered all his scouts to prevent the baggage team from encountering any problems, so that he could reinforce himself in time. When this immortal is invited out of his own realm, then it has nothing to do with him.

"General! Checkmate! The baggage team arrived. A Zhao Jun scout jumped off his horse panting and said.

"What? You repeat? Zhang Kui said with some disbelieving.

"General, the baggage team escorting 100,000 stone grains and grass has entered our Maling territory, and the captain of the baggage team asked me to ask the general to bring someone over to escort it."

"How can it be so fast! One day ahead! Although Zhang Kui was a little puzzled, he immediately comforted himself and said that he must be the captain of the baggage team who was rushing in the starry night, and wanted to make meritorious contributions! After all, I haven't transported grain to the front line for a long time, and I don't know if there is a shortage of grain and grass on General Lian Po's side.

In this way, Zhang Kui took his 2,000 soldiers to escort the "grain and grass" without warning, and embarked on the road of no return.

Only twenty miles out of the city, Zhang Kui saw the baggage team mentioned by the scout. It's really a baggage team! This car is really a lot, but it is a little smaller, and the style is not neat. Perhaps this was because South Korea was too stingy and was reluctant to give good grain trucks to Zhao Guo, or the long journey damaged many grain trucks, and the Zhao army who stayed in the garrison had to replace them with this kind of broken car.

Anyway, Zhang Kui was just surprised by the equipment of the baggage team, so he immediately greeted him enthusiastically, and said in his mouth: "It's been hard all the way!" Welcome, welcome! ”

However, the "Captain Zhao Junjun", who was full of spring breeze, actually took out a crossbow, and a crossbow arrow immediately attacked Zhang Kui's door. Zhang Kui had no way to avoid it and died on the spot. The soldiers he brought were also the same fate, Zhao Jun did not expect that the "comrades-in-arms" who should have been friendly soldiers and robes actually did not ask whether they were right or wrong, and drew their swords against each other.

Soon, the 2,000 Maling defenders were wiped out, and not one of them escaped. The "Captain Zhao Military Academy" took off his helmet casually and shouted at the top of his voice: "Give the general a little bit of profit, you can't leave a trace of blood on the scene, understand no!" ”

The "Zhao" sergeants did not answer, but the movements of their hands were a little faster.

This group of people pretending to be Zhao Jun's baggage team was Wang Ling and his party.

Bai Qi had long expected that after Zhao Guo found out that the grain road was cut off, he would definitely send a large army to clear it. The greatest possibility of clearing and suppressing is to storm Yanhe, but it is also possible that Zhao is either afraid of war or sorting out the key points, and does not attack Yanhe, but besieges. At that time, the Qin army's strategy would be ineffective. It can only be to rush out of the Yan and fight with the main force of the Zhao army in the plains. In this way, they can continue to threaten the grain route of the Zhao army.

This is not what Bai Qi wants to see, so he instructed Wang Ling to divide the troops if he succeeds in cutting off the food supply of Lian Po's army. with half of the troops, he pretended to be stationed in Yanhe to attract the attention of the Zhao army; The other half infiltrated the mountains and forests, and after avoiding the reconnaissance of the Zhao army's scouts, set up an ambush in the place where the Zhao army's baggage team must pass.

Wang Ling is now implementing Bai Qi's strategy. It is often said that the most dangerous place is the safest place when it is dark. Wang Ling took his boldness to the extreme-lurking under the nose of Zhao Jun, pretending to be a baggage team, and taking Ma Ling bloodlessly.

A day later, the baggage team carrying 100,000 stones of grain and grass really appeared. Wang Ling and his soldiers pretended to be the defenders of Maling this time and participated in the important task of "escorting" grain and grass. However, this time they showed some flaws, after all, Zhao Jun and Qin Jun are quite different in many places.

Seeing that the plan was discovered, Wang Ling immediately changed to a strong attack. After a bloody battle, 6,000 Zhao troops were killed, while the Qin army lay down 5,000 men. However, for Qin Jun, the biggest gain is far more than that. 100,000 stone grain and grass is really a lot of money, but unfortunately, staying will only be an enemy. Wang Ling endured the pain, and burned the 100,000 stone grain and grass that Lian Po's army had been waiting for. When Zhao Jun in Yangyi realized that something was wrong and came to the rescue, it was too late. What the Qin army left them with was only a mess all over the ground.

On September 21, the Qin general set up an ambush on the tomb of Wang and burned the 100,000 stone grain and grass that the Zhao army had transported to the Jinyang front, which meant that Lian Po's 140,000 army had only seven days of grain and grass available.

Jia Yan, the Zhao general who found out that he had been deceived, regretted it and immediately attacked the city, but found that it was already an empty city. The Qin army had already taken advantage of the cover of night to sneak into the mountains and forests and flee in the direction of Yanmen County. Jia Yan was embarrassed and indignant, vomited blood three times, left a bloody letter, and killed himself in Yan and the city.

When King Zhao learned the news, he was stunned for a long time, and then wrote a difficult edict, ordering the general Lian Po to abandon the area west of the Fen River and retreat to the east bank of the Fen River. (To be continued......)