Chapter 468: The march is difficult and causes misunderstanding
The clattering hooves of the horses have begun to accelerate, and a killing is already on the horizon!
Different from the galloping horses on the wilderness, in the mountains and forests hundreds of miles away, the army of the Yan Kingdom kept complaining - the mountain road was really too difficult to walk!
Qing Qin, the general of the Yan State, who knew the speed of the soldiers, had already tried his best to increase the speed of the army.
It is a pity that he forgot that more than half of the army given to him were peasants who had just laid down their hoes, and such a high-intensity march was obviously not their forte, although they were also very capable of hardship.
In particular, in order to conceal his intentions, Qing Qin also tried his best to walk on a difficult and difficult mountain road like now, and many recruits who did not have the concept of collective cooperation could only use a will to hold on, and it was obvious that they had reached their limit in a short time. z.br>
Falling behind started two days ago, and it's getting worse!
As a result, a slowdown in the march was almost inevitable.
Seeing that there were still more than two days left to go to the city that was supposed to arrive tonight, Qing Qin looked at the soldiers who were already out of breath, and he was quite helpless in his heart.
Camping is the only way! If we continue to advance, we will only let more and more people fall behind, and I am afraid that if we can't reach Yanhe City, half of our 60,000 army will have to be disbanded.
The helpless Qing Qin could only hope that the Zhao army over there could slow down and find his hidden march, and Zhao Kuo could return to the city later!
What he didn't know was that Zhao Kuo thought so too!
You go slowly!
Of course, compared to the main army where King Yan was, Qing Qin's speed was already fast.
A group of important ministers of the Yan Kingdom, such as King Yan and Xiangguo Libelly, who have always been pampered, have suffered such as marching.
After entering the border of Zhao, the speed of the march increased significantly, and even if he sat in the frame, it was difficult not to bump at such a speed and road conditions. This reversal really made everyone's shelves fall apart.
Fortunately, before Qing Qin left, he also repeatedly explained the importance of "Soldier Speed", which only slightly controlled everyone for a few days. And Chestnut Belly also understood the importance of this battle, and he never shouted tired after gritting his teeth, and even cleaned up a group of ministers who shouted tired.
But the problem is, if he doesn't shout, someone will always shout, and there will always be someone who he can't clean up!
That's right, just when the march was only a third of the way, King Yan already shouted that he couldn't stand it anymore!
When it is hot, as a king, you should lead by example, saying that it is impossible to stand it. And King Yan obviously knew it, so the reason given was also very high-sounding: "The army that is tired of attacking the army with this is not what the wise man calls it." Hold back the march, so that the armies may be repaired, that they may destroy the enemy with total victory."
In this way, under such a king's order, which seemed to be for the sake of the army and the war, the main force of the Yan army began to slow down, and even in the end, it only traveled more than ten miles a day, which was outrageous!
Yan ***, who had a little experience, was no longer thinking about how to make meritorious contributions at this time, but how to save his life in the next battle.
It's only strange that a war can be won on such a march!
Such a march made even Pingyuan Jun, who had been preparing for battle in Handan City, feel surprised. I want to come to Anping City to Handan City, but it's only a three-to-five day journey, why should the Yan army also come to the city?!
Could it be that Yan Jun has other plans?!
The suspicious Pingyuan Jun hurriedly sent out the scouts and lined up the march of the Yan army.
Soon, the scout sent back the latest situation: the cunning Yan army really had another conspiracy, and outside Anping City, the Yan army divided its troops!
Tens of thousands of Yan army "elites" under the leadership of the general Qing Qin went straight to the north, and the other 100,000 troops came to Handan under the leadership of the Yan King and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom.
Although it is said that there are not many troops coming to Handan, Pingyuanjun knows that sometimes the number of troops does not represent the strength of the battle.
And the two armies, which one is stronger and which is weaker, is already obvious in the eyes of Pingyuan Jun.
The reason is very simple, Qing Qin has already come out this time
The most capable general in the Yan army in the campaign, and whether it is the king of Yan or the prime minister of the country, he has not been in the military camp for a day, where will the generals be?
Coupled with the grinding appearance of the 100,000 army coming to Handan, Pingyuan Jun is very sure: the real main force of the Yan army is not the Yan Wang's department who came to Handan, but the Qingqin department who went north in the past!
In other words, the Yan army's siege of Handan is fake, and the heavy army marches into Daibei, and the ambush of the general is true!
As a result, a beautiful misunderstanding arose in the conjecture of Pingyuan-kun!
And the so-called "crisis" also came, King Zhao sent Pingyang Jun to recall the general, once the general led the army back, wouldn't it be the ambush of the Yan army? !
It's a hell of a dead end!
Pingyuanjun, who understood this, couldn't wait to fly to Daidi immediately, and tell the general not to come back, there was an ambush!
But is it possible? Obviously impossible!
So lead the army to rescue the general? Don't even think about it! The 100,000 army of Yan is about to arrive, and at this time, you don't want to send troops to help, but you still want to send troops away, neither the ministers of the court nor the king will agree!
Pingyuan Jun knew that even if he put all the evidence in front of everyone and made his judgment and inventory one by one, King Zhao would not agree with his idea of leading his army north.
Pingyuanjun can even imagine the faces of King Zhao, Dr. Lou Chang and others:
What? The Yan army wants to ambush the general?!
That's great, double happiness!
Oh no, I mean, the above general's ability will definitely be able to turn danger into a disaster, we still have to guard Handan and wait and see what happens!
Well, that's it! Don't you believe the general?!
It is precisely because Pingyuanjun has thought of the possible faces of Zhao Wang and others, after making this judgment, Pingyuanjun has not said anything except Lin Shangqing.
It was also on the day that I met Lin Shangqing that another uninvited guest was ushered in in the Zhao Mansion.
And just a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Ping personally mounted his war horse and hurried out of the north gate with Zhao Kuo's thirty personal soldiers.
It was also on this night that the door of the palace was quietly knocked open by the Plains King again.
Immediately, the 30,000 elites who had been waiting for a long time in Handan City were suddenly mobilized, and the Jian Servant Army transferred from various families and clans took over most of the defense, and the 20,000 elite troops also took advantage of the night to quietly transfer out of Handan City and go to the mountains and forests five miles outside Handan City to hide and wait.
So, in the early morning of the second day, the snowflakes were almost piled up on King Zhao's desk, yes, they were all impeached by Pingyuan Jun. When it comes to the lives of the family and country, it is obvious that there are too many pairs of eyes in Handan City staring at these soldiers and horses......