Chapter 515: The Storm Rises Again, Handan County
Waving his hand, Zhao Kuo ordered: "The three of you go and prepare first, and the military advisor will stay for a while." â
"Yes." Several people agreed in unison.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo also stood up, slowly walked to Lu Buwei's side, and said: "Although the matter of the mutual market is important, the general has more important things to entrust to the military advisor. â
Hearing this, Lu Buwei immediately clasped his hands into fists and said, "Dare to obey your fate? â
Zhao Kuo nodded and continued: "I want to bother the military division to rush back to Handan City with trade matters and sit in Handan. â
Saying that, Zhao Kuo took out a token from his arms and handed it to Lu Buwei's hand, and said: "Hold my token, if necessary, you can cross the Pingyuan Jun and Zhao Ping, and directly control the three thousand elite soldiers in Handan City." â
"This?" Lu Buwei was a little puzzled for a while, didn't he just say that these three thousand soldiers and horses were under the command of Pingyuan Jun? How do you give yourself a token again?
Why even transfer 3,000 elite soldiers to Handan City, isn't the siege of Handan City already lifted? Are you afraid that King Zhao will attack him and his family? That's not right, just pick up the family directly, hundreds of people are enough, and making such a big battle will startle the snake, and it will be in vain.
Just now, LĂź Buwei wanted to bring it up, but he never had the opportunity, and now that he saw that the general had given him the final command, of course LĂź Buwei had to ask clearly.
"General." Lu Buwei took the token, bowed slightly and asked, "I don't know what these three thousand soldiers and horses are used for?" â
Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said: "Handan is about to have a big change, and these 3,000 soldiers and horses are not only for emergency purposes, but also for counterinsurgency at that time. As for why there is rebellion? After the military division arrived in Handan, it was naturally known. The military power was handed over to the military division, and there would have been only one requirement: to eliminate all evil. â
As soon as the words "eliminate evil" came out, Lu Buwei's body suddenly shook.
If these four words come from the mouth of the puppet, it is just an indignation for the yearning for justice, but if these four words come from the mouth of a general who holds military power, it means that there is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Of course, LĂź Buwei knows very well that this is a superior person, and he should be decisive! Although he didn't know what evil the general wanted to get rid of, LĂź Buwei knew that his fate had long been tied to the general.
Looking at Zhao Kuo's "sincere" face and smile, Lu Buwei clenched the token in his hand, clasped his hands into fists and replied quite seriously: "Subordinates receive orders, and eliminate evil." â
Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction.
It was also on this night that Qing Qin, who fled south, got the news that the Zhao army was besieging King Yan in Anping City.
Qing Qin knew that he had to rescue King Yan in both public and private. As far as Gong Yu is concerned, he is the general of the Yan Kingdom, and when he sees that the king is trapped and does not save him, even if he brings back more soldiers and horses, it is too much merit; Privately, his ally, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, is also among them, without this ally, how can he be the opponent of a famous general like Lejian.
Therefore, after a not too heated discussion, the army unanimously decided to break through the blockade of the Zhao army and rescue the king.
And under the next deduction, it was really easy to break through the defense of the Zhao army, and even it was not impossible for the Jedi to turn the tables.
Qing Qin was a little surprised! Is this still the Zhao army that he fought hard for several days with more than ten times his troops and couldn't get it? How did such a stupid formation come about, isn't this another trap?
I have to say that Qing Qin, who has suffered a big loss in Yanhecheng, is a little suffering from Zhaophobia.
Even in the face of a certain victory, Qing Qin couldn't help but doubt its authenticity. There's no way, he was crushed by Zhao Kuo too badly in Yanhe City, and even his own personal soldiers were broken by more than half in it, can you not be careful!
In fact, not only Qing Qin, but also the generals of the Yan Army who were present looked at the Zhao Army front that was torn to pieces by them on the map, and they all looked incredible.
Fortunately, there are still capable people in the barracks.
Seeing Zhao Jun so stupidly arranged, and thinking of Zhao Kuo, who was still far away in the city, when he said a possibility: "Within Zhao State, will there be disagreements?" â
Well, how to say it? The word "also" is used very quintically!
Thinking about his own family, and then thinking about Zhao Guo, Qing Qin quickly understood: after the Zhao army defeated the main force of the Yan army, it did not immediately return to the city to help, which was already very suspicious in itself, coupled with the fact that the formation of Gu Tou for the siege of the city was incompatible, and it was almost ironclad.
So what else do you have to say, fuck it!
Immediately, the meeting immediately passed the resolution of General Qing Qin on "sending troops to Anping, rescuing King Yan, and counterattacking the Zhao army". More than 45,000 Yan troops then re-prepared for battle.
It's just that King Zhao, who is still under Anping City, obviously doesn't know anything, and King Yan in the city naturally doesn't know either.
One slept peacefully in his tent, while the other shivered in the city. No one knew that in the coming days, the situation of the two would be turned upside down.
For a while, the land of Zhao Kingdom, which had been quiet, was surging again, and a storm of conspiracy was quietly sweeping the land of Zhao Kingdom.
Fortunately, the lively night passed quickly, and when the people in the city were still immersed in the joy of victory, Zhao Kuo had already ridden a high-headed horse, with more than 9,000 soldiers and horses, and drove to Daidi.
After a while, several convoys dressed as business travelers also slowly drove out of the city.
When the sun rose high, Qing Qin's Yan army also quietly escaped into the mountains and forests, and secretly advanced in the direction of Anping City.
Everyone is rushing towards the destination they want......
Even King Zhao seemed to have finally figured it out and put on a shiny military uniform. 33
Immediately, in the camp of the Zhao army, the war drums of the attack on Anping City were finally sounded.
It's just that thinking about it like this really caught the soldiers below off guard.
If nothing else, the siege equipment was not prepared at all.
Yes, that's right, the tower of Anping City is not tall and mighty, but it is also a city wall, and even the minimum ladder arrow tower is not enough, how do you want the soldiers to attack and jump up?
Helplessly, the drums of war were beaten in the morning, but the soldiers came out in the afternoon.
Under this delay, it is no wonder that the soldiers of the Zhao army can have morale! Fortunately, the morale of the Zhao army was low, and the morale of the Yan army was even lower.
Under the offset of these two phases, the two armies even fought "back and forth".
Of course, just looking at the lazy arrows from the city tower, you can know how perfunctory this so-called "back and forth" is.
If the offensive and defensive battle between the city and the city, the two sides are frequently playing hole cards, each showing its ability, and it is wonderful, then the offensive and defensive battle of Anping City is almost as boring as two children seesawing.
When you attack, I will step back; I'll come back, and you will retreat.
In the seemingly lively scene, the battle damage of the two sides just can't go up.
This is really not Li Mu's special explanation, it is really that the war drums in the morning have consumed too much energy of the soldiers, and the newly made cloud ladder is not enough for the soldiers on the front line.
What else can you do if you don't mess up? If you force the Yan army to be in a hurry, your own losses will be even greater!
Fortunately, dusk soon came, and King Zhao finally announced the withdrawal of Mingjin at the request of the soldiers.
It's just that with the return of the siege soldiers, Li Mu, who had been persuading King Zhao to collect his troops, was sent to the East Road, which was called preparing for the siege and annihilation of the Yan army, but in fact, King Zhao wanted to completely control the right of the Chinese army.
If it was before today, Li Mu would have to fight for everything and stay in the Chinese army to ensure that he could dissuade the king in time when a similar rude military order occurred.
But at noon today, the scouts below had quietly reported that traces of the Yan army had been found in the north.
Counting the days, Li Mu knew in his heart that it should be time.
Immediately, in the face of King Zhao's order, Li Mu also got off the donkey and took his own soldiers to the east.
That's right, in the mountain col east of Anping City, Li Mu's 10,000 troops have built a walled city there in the name of ambush, which has never been the way of life for the Yan army, but the way for the 40,000 army of the Zhao army.
For this reason, before Li Mu left the barracks, he also visited almost all the generals above the rank of captain one by one.
A simple sentence: If there is something, go to the East Valley. That's all Li Mu's words.
There is nothing wrong with this, even if he is told to King Zhao, there is no problem, after all, Li Mu is also the former commander, if something happens, send a letter to the Donggu where he is now, it is not too much.
Of course, there is another interpretation of this, that is, once something big happens, defeat or whatever, don't run to Handan, run to Donggu, brother is there to cover you.
Even if the generals don't know what Li Mu means now, once the crisis comes, they will definitely be able to remember this sentence.
In this way, Li Mu will also be able to preserve the combat power of the Zhao army as much as possible.
As for choosing the east instead of the other sides, the reason is very simple, if the Yan army wants to return to China, it must go east.
What Li Mu lacks is the east, that is, he will tell you that there is an ambush in the east, and it will be good for me to stay in Anping City with peace of mind.
After besieging the east, it also essentially cut off the communication between the Yan army and the Yan mainland, and controlled the main grain transportation channel of the Yan army. Even if the Yan army defeated King Zhao's base camp, it was no longer able to threaten Handan City. Unless they want to go hungry and continue the war.
Otherwise, they would have to take advantage of the time there was still food to either open up the valley to the east where Li Mu was located, or make a detour further north to turn back to the Yan Kingdom.
Although it is the most direct way to open up the valley, in the days of the armistice of Yan and Zhao, Li Mu has already built a fortress in the valley, and it is not so easy to break through the walled city that Li Mu is holding onto.
If it is a detour of grain and grass, not to mention how much it will consume, it will take no idea how much time and energy it will take to determine just by changing the transportation route.
Therefore, the best way for the frustrated Yan army to retreat from the north was to take advantage of the draw.
In this way, Zhao Guo was also saved.
Of course, such an idea is just Li Mu's wishful thinking, and things in the world are often unsatisfactory.
But no matter what, so far, almost everything has gone the way Li Mu wants.
And the final tipping point is coming......
Some people died, but not completely......