Liaoxi County, the northern foot of Yiwulu Mountain.

Zhao Tuo was sitting in the carriage, munching on dry food.

He has completely integrated into this era, even if he chews tasteless food, he can talk and laugh with people.

Only occasionally, he couldn't help but think of the dazzling array of delicacies in another time and space.

He poured another sip of water, turned his head to look around, and saw that the sergeants and soldiers had all dismounted and rested, eating and drinking like him.

"Tuo, are you really sure that King Yan's father and son will escape to Liaodong?"

Shima in the car couldn't help but ask, after all, the idea that Zhao Tuo proposed before was really bold, and it was ridiculed by many generals.

Captain Huan Zhao even threatened that King Yan's escape to Liaodong would never happen!

"In the battle of Yishui, although the elite of the Yan army did not fight, the Yan country did not have the strength to struggle. Under the circumstances at that time, King Yan was fully able to send another army to garrison Zhuoyi and continue to fight with our army, exchanging space for time. ”

"But he didn't, but let the entire land of the governor be successfully taken by our army, and only cared about shrinking his forces to protect Jicheng, which shows that King Yan has a cowardly personality, and once he is frightened, he will give up the territory and only care about his own safety."

"During the Battle of Jicheng, our army attacked the city with huge cannons, and King Yan's panic and escape is an example. If it is replaced by a bloody king, he will definitely defend the palace city. Or to put it mildly, it should also surrender like King Han and King Zhao. But King Yan didn't, he just wanted to run for his life. ”

"Such a person who spares his life, after being taken by our army to Jicheng, I am afraid that he has been frightened and has no courage to fight against our army anymore. So I think he will give up and stick to Shanggu and Yuyang two counties and run away. And as soon as he ran, he ran to Liaodong, so that he was in line with the character of King Yan. ”

"Of course, the reason why I speculate so much is also because although the terrain of Shanggu and Yuyang is dangerous, their populations are not large, and a group of soldiers have been transferred to participate in the war before, and they are no longer able to support King Yan and our army."

"Once our army breaks through Juyongsai, the land of the two counties will not be taken for long, and holding on to the two counties is just a way to sit and wait for death, and King Yan must be able to see this."

Zhao Tuo blinked, it was impossible for him to say that he knew the final result, but it was still possible to make up a reason to have a possibility.

Shima nodded silently, Zhao Tuo's words made sense, but they were not absolute, but now that they had entered the depths of Yan Di, it was pointless to say anything when they arrived in this place.

That day, in front of Juyong, the generals discussed Zhao Tuo's ideas for a long time.

Basically, everyone thought that this could not happen, after all, without everyone knowing the historical results, Zhao Tuo's idea that King Yan would abandon the land of the four counties and flee to Liaodong was really too whimsical.

Even Li Xin thought about it for a long time.

Maybe Li Xin is based on his trust in Zhao Tuo, or maybe this idea has a certain possibility.

Or maybe it's because the Juyong Fortress in front of him is strong and difficult to break, if it is really as Zhao Tuo said, King Yan will flee straight to Liaodong, then they will break through the barrier after a period of time, King Yan must have run far away, and it is impossible to catch up.

Due to various reasons, Li Xin finally accepted Zhao Tuo's proposal, led his army eastward, and intercepted King Yan's father and son halfway.

Of course, Li Xin, as the chief general of the First Army, will not put all his hopes on Zhao Tuo's bold idea.

On the basis of Zhao Tuo's ideas, Li Xin formulated a more complete and comprehensive plan.

Led by the captain Huan Zhao, all the foot soldiers continued to besiege Juyongsai.

After the Guansai was conquered, Huan Zhao led the infantry into the two counties of Shanggu and Yuyang to search for the traces of King Yan.

Li Xin, on the other hand, led all the chariots and cavalry in the army and turned eastward.

They first returned to Jicheng, replenished the supply of grain and grass, and then galloped along the road leading from Jicheng to the sea.

The news of the fall of Jicheng has spread.

The cities of Yan to the east of Jicheng were all panicked and at a loss, they only knew that Jicheng had fallen into the hands of the Qin people, and there were different opinions about whether King Yan was dead or alive.

Under such circumstances, the Qin army who was hurrying along the avenue did not dare to stop it at all, and there were even officials who saw the black flag fluttering, so they directly opened the city and surrendered.

Li Xin didn't care about this, he led the chariot cavalry all the way to the sea road, followed the sea through the Jieshi, and finally arrived at the Daling River valley in later generations.

Further east of this place was hundreds of miles of vast expanses, and the sea roads were muddy and difficult to navigate, and it was impossible for their chariot cavalry to pass through without the assistance of foot soldiers.

Thankfully, they don't need to go through it. The pursuer turned around and headed north, marching north along the north-south direction of Yiwulu Mountain, heading straight for the northern Great Wall of the Yan Kingdom.

There, it was the only way for King Yan to escape to Liaodong, and as long as the speed was fast enough, they could intercept it. If the Yan King has passed, they can also follow and attack.

Of course, if Zhao Tuo's judgment was wrong, King Yan did not flee in the direction of Liaodong, but wanted to use the two counties to hold on.

Li Xin can also directly lead his troops to turn around, go west along the north side of the Great Wall, and insert Yuyang County in reverse, echoing with the Huan Zhao Department after breaking through Juyong, and attacking the trapped Yan King from the north and south directions.

The best of both worlds!

Even Zhao Tuo couldn't help but secretly praise, under such a plan, no matter whether King Yan escaped to Liaodong or not, Li Xin's chasing troops would not do useless work, and they would always be able to catch him.

Because Li Xin requisitioned all the chariots and horses in the army, he also asked for some captured Yan chariots and horses in Jicheng.

The number of chariots and horses was greater than that of Mite, so he recruited many good riders and riders from the infantry and joined the pursuers.

Among them, Zhao Tuo was assigned a chariot to drive because he was good at the royal car.

According to the military system of the Qin State, there were three armor soldiers on the car, the royal hand was in the center, and there were still two people on the left and right of the car in the rear, each holding a spear, halberd, bow and crossbow to attack. In the rear of the chariot, there should also be eight chariot soldiers to fight in coordination with the chariot. Responsible for covering the impact of the vehicle and following the vehicle to expand the results.

Of course, because it was a light vehicle pursuit, there was no need for eight infantry in the rear, but the left and right sides of the car were a must.

In the choice of the left and right of the car, Zhao Tuo naturally gave full play to the characteristics of cronyism, and specially selected the two of Shima and Black Buttocks, so as to ensure the close cooperation between comrades-in-arms and no mistakes.

Now, Li Xin's chasing army has reached the northern end of Yiwulu Mountain, and the soldiers and horses are resting in a foothill.

Further north, a few miles away, is the traffic avenue that leans against the Great Wall.

Li Xin had already sent the rangers out, asked them to probe the nearby roads, and waited for an opportunity to capture the Yan people who lived nearby, and asked if there was any convoy passing by.

Just when Zhao Tuo and Shima were chatting, the black buttocks were eating dry food on the side.

There was a black-armored knight galloping from the north.

"Discover the Yanwang convoy!"