In the situation of fierce confrontation between the two armies, Murong Ke, the commander of the Yan army, suddenly reduced the soldiers and horses in the army, which is very doubtful, and naturally aroused the doubts of the generals under Xie Ai, and said it loudly.

Xie Ai nodded, and said with a straight face: "It seems that the Yan Kingdom is no longer able to support so many soldiers and horses, so Murong Ke has to carry out a certain reduction of the army under his command!" ”

"What does the general mean is that the Yan army is already short of food and grass, and it is difficult to get the necessary replenishment?" A subordinate general hurriedly asked.

Xie Ai nodded and said: "That's right, recently, the fine work that will be sent to the other side has sent back the news, in the Yan State camp, all the soldiers can only get seventy percent of the rations, and many Yan soldiers who can't fill up alone are making a fuss in the camp?" Now it seems that Murong Ke has no choice but to do anything about it, and he has to dismantle the soldiers and horses under his command! ”

Obviously, Xie Ai still knows the situation of Yan Jun very well, and can clearly see Murong Ke's intentions.

"What the general said is that this year, Yan has suffered a locust plague, and the supply of grain and grass is somewhat insufficient, but our crops in Hebei have achieved a bumper harvest, so that Yan will definitely not be able to consume us, but now the Yan army has reduced tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and our army's soldiers and horses are still very large, and if this continues, the consumption of our army will be far greater than that of the enemy!" A subordinate general said loudly.

Obviously, this general has already considered that after the Yan State reduced its troops and horses, the consumption of national strength has weakened a lot, while their soldiers and horses are still very large, and the consumption will be much more than that of the Yan State, and he is worried about this.

Hearing this, Xie Ai thought for a moment, and said, "Our army is on the south bank of Yishui, and we are confronting the army of Yan State. In order to consume a large amount of Yan's national strength and make Yan become sluggish, now, Murong Ke has reduced tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, weakening the consumption of Yan's national strength, which has ruined our army's plan in a certain way. Our army must react immediately and put great pressure on the Yan army to prevent Murong Ke from continuing to reduce troops and horses, if Murong Ke continues to reduce troops and horses, our army has the advantage of strength, and it can completely break through the Yishui defense line and approach Jicheng. ”

Obviously, Xie Ai intends to comprehensively weaken the national strength of Yan State, and does not give Yan Kingdom any respite. In order to achieve the strategic goal of completely eliminating the threat of Yanguo.

"The general's intention is to immediately launch an attack on the north bank of Yishui, so that the army of Yan State will face tremendous pressure, so that they will not dare to continue to reduce troops and horses." A subordinate general hurriedly asked loudly.

Xie Ai nodded and said, "That's right, our army must immediately organize a large-scale attack, so that Murong Ke understands that our army is stationed on the south bank of Yishui." Not to defend Yi Shui, but to attack Yan Kingdom. ”

"General. When the Great Army will attack. A subordinate general hurriedly asked.

Xie Ai thought for a while, and said, "You immediately return to the camp to give an order, so that the soldiers are ready to fight, and assemble after dinner, before midnight." The camera launched a massive offensive. ”

"Yes, General." The general shouted the order, and immediately turned to give the order.

After dinner, in the large camp of the Cheai Legion, nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses. Begin to make all kinds of preparations before the battle, and within a few hours, complete preparations, at this time, just under Xie Ai's order, the main army of nearly 200,000 will immediately launch a large-scale attack on the north bank of Yishui.

"General, the soldiers are fully ready to launch an attack on the north bank of Yishui at any time." A subordinate general looked at Xie Ai and reported loudly.

Xie Ai nodded with great satisfaction, stood up, and led his subordinates out of the big tent of the Chinese army and stood on the high platform of the big camp.

Xie Ai, who was standing on the high platform, saw that the army under his command, black and oppressive, had completely prepared all kinds of preparations before the battle, and was very satisfied, and looked at the generals beside him, and said softly: "The soldiers of our army, morale is like a rainbow, launch an attack on the other side tonight, even if they can't break through the Yishui defense line, it can greatly deter Murong Ke's army and make them fear our army." ”

"General, as long as the officers and men of our army work harder, they can completely break through the Yishui defense line tonight, and when the time comes, they will definitely be able to hit the main army of Yan State, and then drive straight into it and destroy Yan Country in one fell swoop." One of the generals said loudly.

"Yes! General, now, our army and the Yan army have been facing off for half a year, and Murong Ke has reduced his soldiers and horses at this time, which is the best time for our army to break through the Yishui defense line. Another general said loudly.

Obviously, the generals under Xie Ai's command all believed that they should take the opportunity of Murong Ke's reduction of troops and horses to lead the main army to launch a strong attack on the north bank of Yishui, and break through the Yishui defense line in one fell swoop, severely damage the main force of the Yan State, and then wave the army to continue southward and destroy the Yan State in one fell swoop.

However, Xie Ai didn't think so, he felt that although the soldiers and horses of the Yan State were already at a disadvantage, but along the Yishui defensive line, the defense was still quite tight, if he went all out to break through the Yishui defensive line, the casualties of the army must be very huge, and this was what Xie Ai was unwilling to do, for this reason, Xie Ai did not intend to break the Yishui defense line in one fell swoop, but still took feints and deterrence as the main purpose.

"Generals, Yan Guo has been operating on the north bank of Yishui for half a year, and all kinds of defense facilities must be very perfect, although our army's soldiers and horses have an advantage, but if you forcibly attack the defense line of Murong Ke's army, you will suffer great casualties, so this general orders you, the large-scale attack launched tonight is still a feint, the purpose of the battle is to deter the enemy, and the generals must minimize the casualties of the army." Xie Ai said loudly.

"Yes, General." The ministers will answer with a loud voice.

Xie Ai looked up at the sky and saw that the hour was almost up, so he immediately ordered: "All armies immediately set off and prepare to attack. ”

"Yes, General." The generals shouted the order, and immediately led their soldiers and horses to the designated position.

And Xie Ai and his own soldiers have been standing on the high platform, watching the army under his command leave the camp in waves and rush to the shore of Yishui.

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In the Yan army camp on the north bank of Yishui, Murong Ke and his subordinates were dealing with various problems caused by the dismissal of old and weak soldiers, and at this time, the scouts of Yan State discovered the changes on the other side of Yishui and immediately reported to Murong Ke.

"General, the main force of the enemy on the south bank of Yishui has been abnormally assembled, and it seems that it is going to attack our army's defense line." A small colonel rushed into the big tent of the Chinese army and reported loudly.

Murong Ke and his subordinate generals were all taken aback when they heard this, and immediately glanced at each other.

"General, it seems that our army has withdrawn its troops and horses, which has attracted the attention of the enemy." A subordinate general hurriedly said.

"Yes! General, Xie Ai is planning to take advantage of the opportunity of our army's dismantling of troops and horses to launch a surprise attack on our army! Another general said loudly.

When Murong Ke heard this, he lowered his head and fell into deep thought, this situation had been expected as early as when he ordered the removal of troops and horses, but he did not expect that Xie Ai's army would act so quickly, and he actually reacted on the second day after he had just reduced the troops and horses.

"It seems that Xie Ai wants to take advantage of the situation! Immediately send an order, the officers and men of all armies must guard their own defensive lines, and absolutely not allow the enemy to break through our army's defensive lines. Murong Ke ordered loudly.

Obviously, Murong Ke was full of confidence in the Yishui defense line that he had been operating for half a year, and felt that even if he eliminated thirty percent of the old and weak soldiers and horses, it would not affect the strength of the Yishui defense line in the slightest.

Hearing the order, the generals under Murong Ke's command immediately turned around and left the Chinese army's tent, and went to command the soldiers and horses under their respective commands, preparing to resist the attack of Xie Ai's army.

After the generals left the big tent of the Chinese army, Murong Ke pondered for a moment, and also walked away from the big tent of the Chinese army, and looked down on the entire camp on a high platform in the big camp.

"Fourth brother, the enemy army on the other side has begun to build pontoon bridges, and many warships have also set sail, look at this posture, the enemy army is going to launch a large-scale attack on our Yishui defense line!" Murong Ba walked up to Murong Ke's side and said loudly.

Hearing this, Murong Ke looked up in the direction of Yishui's south bank, nodded, and said, "Yes!" The enemy is going to launch a large-scale attack on our army tonight! However, our army's defense line has been operating for half a year, and it is not easy for the enemy to break through the Yishui defense line. ”

Obviously, Murong Ke was full of great confidence in the Yishui defense line that he had painstakingly managed.

"What the fourth brother said is that although the enemy army has many soldiers and horses, it is not easy to break through our army's defense line at all, and tonight, our army will definitely be able to hold the Yishui defense line." Murong Ba said loudly.

Seeing that Murong Ba was as confident as himself, Murong Ke was very happy, and stood on the high platform, observing the Yishui defense line in the distance.

At this time, all the soldiers and horses under Murong Ke's command had made emergency deployments within the defense line on the north bank of Yishui, and were fully prepared to face the battle.

Soon, the main army of nearly 200,000 under Xie Ai launched a large-scale feint attack on Yan's Yishui defense line, and all kinds of thunderbolts and bows and crossbows were all fired at Yan's Yishui defense line with all their might to effectively suppress Yan's soldiers and horses.

However, the Yishui defense line of the Yan State is very strong, and a large number of defensive facilities such as arrow towers have been built along the shore of the north bank of the Yishui, and the soldiers of the Yan Army rely on these defensive facilities to dodge the attack of the Xie Ai Legion very well, and immediately carry out an effective counterattack against the attacking soldiers and horses of the Xie Ai Legion.

The battle between the two sides was quite fierce, however, because the task of the Xie Ai Legion was a feint, and it did not launch the most fierce attack on the Yishui defense line with all its might, and the Yan army was completely on the defensive, without the slightest intention of launching a comprehensive counterattack, for this reason, the losses of soldiers and horses on both sides were not very large. (To be continued......)