Time flies like a shuttle, always in a flash of time inadvertently. Inadvertently, the sunset has hung on the top of the mountain, and only the last breath is left to sink into the abyss, and the city is gradually returning to tranquility.

The military order of the curfew had been imposed a quarter of an hour ago, and the lively revelry of last night was a thing of the past, and all that remained was the solemnity of the curfew, and the infinite oppression of the eve of war.

In the barracks in the south of the city, the soldiers had already packed their bags, and the sound of Huo Huo's sharpening of knives became the main theme of the entire barracks.

Everyone knows that they are about to embark on a new journey! But obviously, although the air pressure in the barracks is still low, there is no sadness before the departure of the sun.

The reason is simple: the two victories have given them enough confidence that as long as the general is around, they will not be afraid of any enemy.

Although until now, they only knew that the enemy on the other side was from the Yan Kingdom. As for the number of people, weapons and equipment, morale, and so on, they don't know anything.

Perhaps, they don't need to know. It was enough for them to remember to follow the general and rush in the direction of the blade in the general's hand!

Of course, this is true for the soldiers at the bottom, but not for the generals who are the specific executors of military orders, especially the senior commanders.

Before he was about to embark on the journey, it was necessary for Zhao Kuo to explain his plan to his generals, well, at least the two generals, Li Mu and Zhou Qi.

So, in the impenetrable Chinese military tent surrounded by the pro-soldiers, in front of a simple sand table, Zhao Kuozheng made the final strategic deployment.

"In this battle with the Yan army, the total number of troops invested by our army is the southward division of Daijun, about 30,000 cavalry, 3,000 foot soldiers defending the city and 400 soldiers of the general, and about 30,000 foot soldiers of the defenders of Handan City, totaling about 63,400 people." According to the usual practice, Zhao Kuo first began to analyze the situation of the enemy's and our forces.

"As for the Yan Army, according to investigation, it is almost out of the country." Zhao Kuo paused slightly, then looked at Li Mu and Zhou Qi, and slowly said an almost desperate number: "Its total strength is about 160,000. ”

"What?!" The two of them were shocked in unison.

"Where did Yan come from so many soldiers?" Li Mu then continued to ask. For this neighboring country, Li Mu obviously paid attention, and even when dealing with the Hu people, the soldiers on the border of the two countries would cooperate with each other, so although he didn't dare to say how much he knew about Yan Guo, Li Mu still knew something about the basic plate of Yan State.

Since the failure of the destruction of Qi and the fact that it was pushed by Tian Danping, the Yan Kingdom can be said to have been in a slump, although it still has a certain advantage over the Hu people in the north, but it is also facing the Hu people.

When facing the countries of the Central Plains, he properly sat in the last echelon with Han Zhiguo. What is the situation of Han Zhiguo, Qin and Zhao fought a vigorous battle on his territory, he didn't even dare to let go of a fart, even with this large piece of land with a very strategic position, it was divided by Qin Zhao, and no one even thought to ask its owner, Han Zhiguo's thoughts.

Today's Han Zhiguo is only the territory of one county left, if it weren't for the need for a buffer zone between Qin and Zhao, Han Zhiguo would have been destroyed at this time.

What about Yan Guo? It's not much better. A war to destroy Qi has been hollowed out of the hundred-year-old continuation, and the next Yan State has not been able to change its policy, let alone have the intention of recuperation, and still has the dream of a great country, but there is no strategy to strengthen the country, let alone do anything to make a strong country.

In this way, the Yan State is almost getting worse and worse, and under the huge financial pressure and the reduction of the land area, it is impossible for the strength of the Yan army to be greatly expanded.

There are tens of thousands of border troops, plus tens of thousands of capitals, and the total strength should be only 100,000, which should be the limit of Yan State.

And now the general said 160,000, from Li Mu's point of view, this is absolutely impossible. Zhao Kuo naturally understood where Li Mu's question came from.

He immediately explained: "Judging from the information sent back so far, when this Yan army entered our Zhao Kingdom, when it captured Anping City, which is not a major town and was guarded by less than a thousand people, it lost thousands of soldiers. Therefore, these 160,000 people should be the result of the temporary patchwork of the desperate Yan King. "This makes sense, after all, there are still hundreds of thousands of farmers and people in Yan Kingdom, and it is not a problem to get together 160,000.

Li Mu also nodded when he heard this. 60,000 elites, against the 160,000 people who were improvised together, it doesn't seem that they can't be beaten!

There are even a lot of odds of winning! It's just that another question has also come to mind randomly! The 160,000 people who were temporarily put together, whether it was the cooperation of the battle formation or the ability to respond to emergencies, were bound to be greatly weaker than the original troops because of the addition of the people.

In other words, this extra 60,000 people may not only fail to improve the overall combat power of the Yan army, but actually reduce the combat power of the Yan army?

Why did King Yan do such a useless act? Zhao Kuo's next words seemed to explain this question.

Of course, it is explained by another, bigger question.

"At present, the 160,000 soldiers of Yan State are divided into two routes, 100,000 people all the way, out of Anping and south, straight to Handan, 60,000 people all the way, from Anping City to the west, straight to my city and the city. At present, there is still about a day and a half to go from coming to my city and the city department, and there are still two days to go from the Handan department. Zhao Kuo calmly fiddled with Yan Jun's position on the sand table.

"Huh?" Two incredible sounds immediately came out of Li Mu and Zhou Qi's mouths. Obviously, the two also saw the mistakes and omissions of Yan Jun's move.

"Isn't this division of troops giving our army a chance to break through?" Zhou Qi seemed to be a little unconvinced that this would be the layout of the Yan army.

"Isn't it so unwise?" Li Mu, who had dealt with the Lejian Department on the side, didn't believe that Yan Jun would be so arranged.

But that's just the way it is. Zhao Kuo could only reluctantly speculate slightly: "The scout came to report, and there was no Lezi banner in the march, so I'm afraid that Lejian didn't accompany him." ”

"Huh?" When Li Mu heard this, he frowned puzzled, and continued: "Le Jian or the first general of Yan Kingdom, how can there be no gift in such a battle of the country?" ”

"Not necessarily." Without waiting for Zhao Kuo to answer, Zhou Qi on the side said first: "If you don't see you, it's my king, and you also gave the tiger talisman to the people of Pingyang Jun." Why can't King Yan give up the music room? When Li Mu heard this, he was slightly silent.

"In any case, there have been five groups of scouts about the division of the Yan army, and they have learned about it from different sources, which is an indisputable fact. Whether King Yan underestimates the enemy, or King Yan is unwise, it is not something you and I need to consider. Zhao Kuo then said, which can be regarded as an end to this controversy.

"Yes." The two replied in unison.

"Now that the enemy is clear, it's time for us to deal with it." Zhao Kuo then continued.

The two people present also immediately pricked up their ears.

"It stands to reason that our army should defend the city of Yanhe and Handan, and attack the grain route of the Yan army with more than 10,000 cavalry. In less than a month, the cold winter is coming, and the Yan army is short of food and clothing, so they retreat without a fight. In this way, the plan with the least loss of troops and the least danger is also the plan. In the coming year, troops will be slowly transferred from Shangdang and Hanoi, and then enter Kou Yanguo to avenge this, but also. Zhao Kuo immediately put his first plan on the table.

After hearing this, the two naturally nodded frequently. Although 60,000 against 160,000 is not completely without a chance of victory, but after all, the difference in strength is more than twice as much, even if it wins, I am afraid that it will have to lose a lot of troops, and it is obviously the best way to hold on to the day.

But apparently, the two of them also suddenly realized that the general seemed to have said something before this move

"Reasonably". Is there anything wrong with this battle?

Is it "reasonable"? Sure enough, the general's voice immediately sounded again: "It's just that Pingyang Jun is holding the tiger talisman on his side, if the army has not turned back to Handan, I am afraid that he will have the idea of seizing power." ”

"How dare he?" The hot-tempered Zhou Qi was immediately unhappy. Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter whether he dares or not, the important thing is that once he chooses to hold on, he and the city are good to say, we can defend it, and it is said that the Yan army has 60,000 troops, that is, 160,000 Qi Zhi, and it is okay to defend it for a few months." But what about Handan City? ”

"Handan City is high and deep, and there are 30,000 elites and hundreds of thousands of people inside, how can the Yan army break it?" Zhou Qi replied immediately.

"Handan has no generals!" Li Mu replied on the side.

"Then, General, personally lead 10,000 cavalry to reinforce Handan, and at the end of the year, 20,000 troops will be used to defend the city of Yanhe, which is enough." Zhou Qi once again took care of the road.

This is really not Zhou Qi's arrogance, although the strength of the 20,000 army is not much, only one-third of the 60,000 people of the Yan army, but whether it is the morale of the army or the degree of elite, the Zhao army is far superior to the Yan army, and it is not a problem to defend it.

Li Mu also nodded when he heard this, obviously he also recognized this tactic. But Zhao Kuo, who heard this, shook his head: "These 60,000 Yan troops are not here to represent the county, but to block the general. Immediately, Zhao Kuo continued to deduce: "If the Yan army follows the general to the south and fights with the main force, it will be difficult for our army to attack it again." And the Yan and the city department will also be in a dilemma - enter, the Yan army, which has been prepared, will inevitably be on guard against the back road; retreated, leaving 40,000 people in Handan City to carry the Yan army alone, and it was difficult. ”

"What's more, Pingyang Jun will not sit idly by and watch us divide our troops, and what my king wants is not just this general to lead this 10,000-strong army south. Even if the general could suppress Pingyang Jun, he was helpless to my king. If only 10,000 troops have broken the siege, I am afraid that the siege has not yet been lifted, and the general will have already been imprisoned. Zhao Kuo sighed softly.

For a while, there was helpless silence in the Chinese military tent......