Chapter 45: Aftermath
Yandu, Tongxia Terrace.
King Yan sat on the platform, purple and red smoke surrounded him, and the copper lamp wrapped around the fire cloth next to him emitted light, and the dragon paste burning inside made a "zizi" sound, and there was a strange fragrance that permeated this palace.
Yan Wangxi opened his eyes and scanned the pieces of rubble inlaid in the hall.
Pieces of broken stones, light and shadow can be seen, like a copper mirror, which reflects countless twisted figures of King Yan.
"Didn't show up."
A flash of disappointment flashed in Yan Wangxi's eyes.
This is the palace of King Yan on the Tongxia Terrace.
Legend has it that the ancestor King Zhao once met the goddess on this stage.
The goddess stepped out of the smooth gravel mirror and swam with King Yan Zhao on this stage, playing and playing.
From time to time, there are Luan Feng encouragement, such as the piano and the song, the divine light shines, such as the sun and the moon.
The tree of eternal spring is planted on the stage, the leaves are like lotus flowers, fragrant like osmanthus, and the flowers follow the color of the four seasons.
King Yan Zhao has the help of goddesses, and there are heroes and heroes, and he will govern a weak Yan country to a strong and brilliant state.
Le Yi went on a southern expedition, broke more than 70 cities, and shocked the princes.
Qin Kai went on an eastward expedition, chased east Hu to force Korea, and expanded the land for more than 2,000 miles.
It was the most glorious and pinnacle moment of the Yan Kingdom, and he became one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States.
This made the successive generations of Yan kings fascinated, wishing that this happened to them, they passed it down from generation to generation, and they would sit on this Tongxia platform when they had nothing to do, waiting for their own goddess to appear.
Yan Wang Xi is no exception, Wang Jian garrisoned Zhongshan, and will cross the Yishui to cut down Yan at any time, which makes him very worried, but as a king, he can't show it, so he can only come to Tongxiatai every day to meditate and recreation.
"If you can meet a goddess alone and get the help of the fairy gods, you will definitely be able to destroy the Qin State in one fell swoop, just like King Zhao destroyed Qi."
"It's a pity that the goddess is nowhere to be found, and it is difficult to find it, but recently those few monks said that there is a sacred mountain in the sea, if you send someone to float to the sea, or you can climb the sacred mountain, you can get the medicine of immortality."
Yan Wangxi thought of this, his eyebrows and eyes smiled, and the corners of his mouth were grinning, and the matter of the army of Qin had been forgotten.
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came, waking Yan Wangxi from a beautiful vision.
"What's so hasty?"
Yan Wangxi put away his smile and frowned at Yan Dan who strode into the hall.
This son broke his head.
Yan Dan walked into the hall quickly, and saw that his father was still sitting in the smoke, thinking that he was waiting for the goddess here in a daze again.
"Did Wang Jian attack?"
King Yan was happy to see that his son's expression was not very good, so he chuckled in his heart and took the lead in asking.
Yan Dan shook his head and said, "Father, the army under Wang Jian has not moved, and is still shrinking in the Zhongshan camp. ”
Yan Wangxi frowned and said, "If this is the case, what is there to panic about." As long as Wang Jian doesn't cross the easy water, my Yan Kingdom will be safe with him. ”
"Father, something happened to Liaodong!"
Yan Dan gritted his teeth and said.
They were afraid of Wang Qian's attack, so they not only recruited men from the country to enlist in the army, but also summoned tens of thousands of Liaodong border troops back, preparing to fight Wang Jian to the death.
According to King Yan's idea, they only needed to concentrate their troops in the city of Wuyang, the lower capital, relying on the fortress that had been in operation for hundreds of years and the easy water flowing in front of the city, and waiting for the Qin army to take the initiative to attack.
The weather is cold, the city walls are solid, and the soldiers are united, no matter what famous general Wang Jian you are, when you arrive at the city of Wuyang, you will also break the halberd and sink the sand, and you will be consumed to death.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jian didn't go as planned, and he couldn't shrink back all winter, but he just practiced soldiers in the camp every day, which made it difficult for King Yan and his son to do it.
It is difficult for them to ride a tiger now, especially because the Liaodong Army has been transferred back for too long, and those guys who have been driven by the Yan Army to a remote and wild place have come out again.
Donghu, Gaoyi, Haoren, Qiang, and even the Jizi North Korea, which was severely beaten by the Yan State, are also ready to move.
"Several cities have been plundered by those savages, and I heard that the Donghu tribes are gathering to take my Liaodong."
Yan Dan's words made King Yan take a startle.
Liaodong!
Although the climate of that place is severe and there are many barbarians, under the development of several generations of Yan country, agriculture has improved, and it also has the advantages of fish and salt, the rao of fur, and the vast terrain, which can be called a very important reserve storage place in Yan country, and it must not be lost.
Yan Wangxi said with an awe-inspiring expression: "It seems that the battle with the Qin State must be resolved as soon as possible." Summoning all the generals to come and discuss the military together. ”
"Yui."
Looking at Yan Dan's figure walking out of the hall, Yan Wangxi completely woke up from the illusory dream.
He has been the king of Yan for twenty-eight years, and what he has seen is far farther than Yan Dan.
"Spring ploughing."
He muttered, looking at the small tree planted on the platform, which was already full of greenery.
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The Qin army battalion.
"General, the king ordered us to destroy the Yan Kingdom and revenge the assassins, but it has been several months now, but we haven't even beaten Yi Shui, how can we explain to the king!"
"That's right, the general took pity on the soldiers and didn't want the soldiers to brave the cold winter to capture the fortified city. But now that the ice and snow have melted, it is time to send troops in one fell swoop to destroy the Yan Kingdom, instead of sitting in a large camp and spending hundreds of thousands of stone grains and grass every month! ”
"The last general asked for orders, led the army to cross Yishui, and took Wuyang City."
Xin Sheng, Qiang Qi, Li Xin and other generals gathered in the tent and rushed to urge Wang Jian to send troops.
Wang Qian, who was sitting on the top seat, smiled with a smile on his face, quietly looked at what the lieutenant generals said, and waited until they finished speaking, and then said slowly: "Your feelings, this general understands." ”
"It has been several months since the king ordered the Yan to be cut down, but we have no size, and we have wasted millions of stones of grain and grass in vain, so you are very anxious."
The generals nodded, as time passed, they consumed more and more grain and grass, but they still didn't get an inch of land, and everyone had to be in a hurry.
Wang Jian laughed and said: "But have you thought about it, you are anxious, the Yan King who is shrinking in the thistle capital is more anxious than you!" ”
"My 100,000 army is stationed in Zhongshan, and I spend hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass every month, so what about Yan Kingdom? They will not have fewer soldiers in Wuyang than us, and as far as the old man knows, King Yan not only requisitioned the men in the country, but also called back the Liaodong border army. In addition, Zhao Jia also led the army to come, and the food was all supplied by Yan State. In this way, Yan Guo consumes much more grain and grass than us every month! ”
"My Qin country has the land of Bashu, the fertile fields in Guanzhong, there is plenty of grain and grass, and there are at least one million stone grain and grass savings in the Xianyang warehouse, not to mention the rich storage in various places, which is enough to supply our army. On the other hand, Nayan is located in a bitter cold place, although there is surplus food, but it is not enough for this expense. The confrontation between the two armies, in terms of attrition, does the Yan people consume more energy than me? ”
"Not to mention, now that the ice and snow have disappeared, spring ploughing is coming. If the confrontation continues, Yan Guo will not have the time and manpower to cultivate the fields, and his heart will definitely be anxious. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Jian's old body burst out with confident vitality.
He said loudly: "Therefore, General Ben believes that the Yan people will not continue to drag on, and will definitely invite our army to fight!" There is no need to attack Wuyang City, they will come to invite battle. ”
"This is the art of war, and it is also a preemptive strike!"
As he was talking, an envoy entered the camp to deliver the war report.
Wang Jian glanced at the silk silk and laughed, "Isn't this coming." ”