Yan State immediately opened up full horsepower under the leadership of the Minister of State, conscription of soldiers, raising grain for food, seizing power for power, and closing the door behind closed doors.

In short, in Yan Guo's top-down efforts, everything was moving forward as they expected.

The Yan Kingdom is using their last flesh and blood essence to block the national fortune of a hundred years, casting a sword that swings towards the Zhao State.

It's done, cut off a large piece of flesh from Zhao Guo's body, make up for the flesh and blood essence consumed, and then gather his will and wield the second sword...... If you lose, you may have to completely withdraw from the stage of the Warring States.

Of course, it is related to the fate of Yan Guo, whether it is the king of Yan or the prime minister of the country, it is not something serious that has not been done.

In order to paralyze the Zhao State, the chestnut belly spread the news that the Yan army was also going to take action against the Donghu people. This news did not cause any major movement in the Central Plains countries, but it frightened the already weak Donghu people.

In the past few years, taking advantage of the Zhao army's presence on the Changping battlefield, the pressure on the Yan army has decreased a lot, but it has not cleaned up the Donghu people.

I have to say that this news has also deceived many spies in Jicheng to a certain extent, including the spies of Zhao State.

It wasn't until the passage of time that more and more Yan troops gathered in Jicheng, to the point of being outrageous, that the spies became alert - do you need so many troops to fight Donghu?

！ You must know that because of the geographical relationship, the grassland of Donghu is much poorer than that of the Hu people in the land of Zhao, and the number and equipment are much worse, and the Yan army has been almost incessantly invading in recent years, and the strength of the Donghu people has been reduced to a terrible level.

This can be seen from the number of garrisons of Zhao and Yan in the north today: Zhao, even in such a difficult situation on the Changping battlefield, still maintained the 60,000 elite garrisons of Daibei, and these 60,000 elite troops can withstand the Hu people

"Autumn grass hunting" activity. On the other hand, the Yan State now has less than 30,000 troops in the north, but this only 30,000 troops can still suppress the Donghu people.

The weakness of the East Lakers' combat power can be seen. It stands to reason that even if you want to exterminate Donghu, sixty or seventy thousand troops are enough!

But what about Yan Jun? Almost endlessly, they were heading towards Jicheng, 10,000, 20,000, 30,000...... It wasn't until after dusk one day that hundreds of cooking smoke rose from the overcrowded military camp outside the city - the spies of Jicheng realized that something was not ordinary!

In order to deal with such a rabble, it is necessary to mobilize so many large armies? It's simply in

"Kill chickens with a knife"! And when the soldiers transferred back from Yanbei returned to Jicheng, everyone felt that it was not good, but at this time, Jicheng had entered martial law, not to mention finding out the news, even if there was already news that wanted to spread, it was difficult.

At the same time, the king of Yan finally listened to the advice of the general Qu, and on the eve of the completion of the army, he sent an envoy to the state of Qin, trying to persuade the king of Qin to send troops to respond to the military action of the Yan army.

Of course, King Yan's meaning is obvious, and it is naturally best if King Qin can send troops! But if King Qin refuses to send troops, Yan Guo is not afraid to hold on.

In a word, Zhao Guo's piece of fat, Yan Guo is determined. It's just that if King Qin knew King Yan's thoughts, I don't know whether he would praise his courage or mock his ignorance.

But, after all, the ignorant are fearless! Here, Yan Guo is preparing in full swing, and Zhao Kuo is not idle in Daidi, under the leadership of General Wu, Zhao Kuo and his party have come to the front line of anti-Hu in just one day - outside Macheng.

Zhao Kuo rode a tall horse and stood in front of Ma Cheng, looking up and carving

The stone plaque with the word "Macheng" has been invaded by the wind and sand so that only an outline remains, but the iron painting silver hook of the year can be faintly seen between the dots and horizontals.

Horse City is obviously not too big, but its walls are not low, two or three feet high. Looking at the distinct colors of the layers of soil, it is obvious that it has undergone several repairs and heights.

The lowest earthen wall is only less than a zhang high, and it has already turned black and brown, which is obviously a testimony of countless baptisms of wind and frost and blood and rain.

The higher up the wall, the lighter the color, and the top one is almost indistinguishable from the soil on the ground, so it is clear that it took not much time to build.

This simple city wall also seems to implicitly indicate the military situation in which the Zhao army is gradually losing the initiative in Daidi - the city wall, which was originally only one zhang high, has finally become majestic in the reinforcement again and again.

The thickness of the city wall is never something to boast about, even if it is as majestic as the Great Wall, it is just a pain that history and the nation are unwilling to mention.

The current horse city is like a fortress-like city full of blood. Outside the city, the shooting boundary has long been cleared, all the knee-high logs, including the bushes, have been cleared, and a few small yellow grasses may be the only embellishment on this road.

And to Zhao Kuo's relief, among the people who entered and exited Macheng, although they may have anxious appearances, they have no intention of being afraid, obviously, for the Zhao people in Macheng, there is not much fear of the upcoming Hu people.

Inside the city gate, Zhao Kuo had even heard the bustling cries. It seems that it is not bad, and the life of the people continues to live.

Only a safe area can allow people to live with peace of mind, and the atmosphere of such a city can be conveyed.

Obviously, there is a good guard in the city of horses, which makes the people feel at ease. Of course, the young general standing in front of the city gate and the soldier standing behind him held two spears with shiny spears in their hands, which also made Zhao Kuo very happy.

Although the clothes of those soldiers are not bright, and even a little shabby, and the armor is even more old-fashioned leather armor that Zhao Kuo looks down on, and while the defense is weak, it also restricts people's movements.

But just with that spear, Zhao Kuo knew that this soldier could fight. This also made Zhao Kuo more confident in the next battle.

As for the general standing in front of the city gate, it should be General Li Mu, one of the four major generals of the Warring States that Zhao Kuo thinks about day and night.

Without hesitation, Zhao Kuo immediately jumped off the horse with a harrier turned over. The young general in front of the city gate hurriedly helped his helmet, and then took three steps and made two parts, and came to Zhao Kuo.

"The last general, Li Mu, was ordered to wait for the general here." Young general

"Li Mu?" Zhao Kuo patted the young general in front of him, tried to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said to Li Mu: "General Li has worked hard. ”

"It's not hard." Li Mu immediately replied. Zhao Kuo, who heard the words, was slightly stunned, obviously slightly stunned for Li Mu's answer - sure enough, he was still an immature general, and he didn't have any consciousness at all.

When the leader says you're hard, what you have to tell the leader is: "You're working harder!" "Ahh How can you answer that you are not hard?

！ It's not hard, isn't that forcing the leader to assign you more work? Zhao Kuo chuckled in his heart, and then did not embarrass Li Mu.

Gently patted Li Mu's stomach, then looked at the several soldiers behind Li Mu, took two steps forward, and pulled out the long knife on the waist of a soldier, which was not bad, the blade was sharp, and it was coated with a thin layer of oil to protect the sword body.

There was a faint flash of blood on the faint oil, which added a bit of murderous aura to this long knife. Zhao Kuo took the long knife and danced a knife talk, and then returned the long knife.

Then he smiled and said to Li Mu: "The knife is good, and the soldiers are also good." ”

"Thank you for the general's praise, the last general is ashamed!" Although Li Mu didn't dare to say anything, the corners of his mouth bent back quietly revealed his true thoughts in his heart.

Obviously, for Zhao Kuo's praise, Li Mu was extremely happy in his heart. This is normal, after all, if it is the idol of the young and middle-aged general of Zhao Jun now, what if it is not Zhao Kuo, who is trying to turn the tide?

can get the praise of his own idol, Li Mu's heart is naturally very happy. Regarding Li Mu's performance, Zhao Kuo naturally saw it in his eyes and rejoiced in his heart - he was one step closer to subduing this super general.

Immediately, Zhao Kuo patted Li Mu's shoulder with a smile and said, "General Li, take the lead and lead the way!" Look at the fortification of this horse city. ”

"Yes!" Li Mu immediately clenched his fists and said, "General, please." While speaking, Li Mu had already taken Zhao Kuo and his party to the city tower.

On the top of the city tower more than two zhang high, it is not empty, and even the city wall is not too wide, and it is already the limit for three to four people to go hand in hand, and there is no special horse racetrack.

Zhao Kuo knew that the most difficult thing to fight on such a narrow city wall was the support that came and went.

Because the city wall is not spacious enough, the equipment of its own defense has to occupy a certain position, plus the position of the soldiers, it almost takes up half of the space, and in the space under him, one column of soldiers can still pass through freely, and the two columns seem a little crowded.

Once rapid reinforcements are needed, the soldiers are hastily mobilized, which can easily cause confusion. If two columns of soldiers were to move in opposite directions, it would almost be a disaster.

And this is an extreme test of the commander's ability. Not only do you need to judge whether to reinforce in the shortest possible time, but you also need to quickly judge where to reinforce to avoid collisions, because once you send them, you can't get them back, and once the reinforcements collide and delay the reinforcements, I'm afraid that the defense of the entire city will be wiped out.

Obviously, this narrow tower requires the generals to have a strong ability to control the battlefield. Judging from the previous examples, Macheng has never been broken through, and Li Mu, who is in charge of the defense of the city, and Wu Wei, who is in charge of the overall defense, should have two brushes.

At just one glance, Zhao Kuo already had a general impression of the city defense of Macheng. At the same time, Zhao Kuo also secretly exclaimed in his heart

"Fluke". Because, in Zhao Kuo's previous plan, he planned to use Macheng as bait to encircle the Hu people.

Because this narrow city tower is not suitable for the deployment and defense of the Mo Dao team at all.