The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 939: The Background of Yan State [Please subscribe*Please vote for the monthly ticket]

"There is some truth to that!" Yan Yan agreed with Nanyue's guess, which was more credible than Ying Zheng's guess.

"Is there a possibility that Prince Xi of Yan did it on purpose?" Dugu Yanzhi, who had always had little presence, also spoke.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Yan Yan and the others looked at Dugu Yanzhi in confusion.

"On the grassland, when food is scarce in winter, the tribe will abandon the elderly and women and only keep the young and strong to ensure that the tribe can survive." Dugu Yanzhi gave an example.

"You mean, King Xi of Yan is trying to survive by cutting off his tail!" Yan Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

But the State of Yan was different from the grassland tribes. It was an ancient and vast country that had been passed down for hundreds of years. It was impossible for it to be as sloppy as the grassland tribes.

At least before the outcome is decided, the State of Yan will not just give up and have no desire to resist and win.

“It’s actually not difficult to verify this. We just need to let the Military Control Commission pay attention to the core heritage of Yan State and the movements of those young talents and elite craftsmen, and we will find out.” Dugu Yanzhi continued.

Yan Yan turned and looked at Mo Ya.

Mo Ya nodded in understanding, it was not difficult to find these things.

If the State of Yan really transferred the young talents in advance, then it is very likely that it was done according to Dugu Yanzhi's guess.

However, it is very likely that even Yan Chunjun, Fan Yuqi and most people in the entire Yan State are unaware of all this.

Although Dugu Yanzhi's guess was very credible, Yan Yan and others did not care to believe it.

After all, Yan State is different from the grassland. With hundreds of years of inheritance, the family business is huge and deeply rooted, and it is impossible to give it up directly.

"This is the pain of waiting!" Yan Yan didn't really care.

The demise of Yan State was inevitable. As for the process, it had nothing to do with Bingzhou. The one that should be worried about was Qin State and Ying Zheng.

Although the two stones blocking the Qin State were moved away by the Yan State itself, it was so smooth, so smooth that it was somewhat unexpected, which made the Qin State somewhat uneasy.

For this reason, even Wang Jian had to order the attack to slow down, for fear of falling into Yan's trap.

Things on the battlefield change rapidly. Who can guarantee that there are no other powerful people in Yan State besides Fan Yuqi?

Just like the Battle of Yinjin, the Qin army of 500,000 fought against the Wei army of 50,000 in Hexi County. Who would have thought that the Qin army would be defeated miserably, and no one would have thought that there would be such powerful men and epoch-making troops like Wu Qi and Wei Wuzu.

What if, at the critical moment of life and death, the State of Yan exchanges hundreds of years of foundation for a brilliant life and explodes directly?
Compared with the speculation in the rear, Wang Jian, as a general on the front line, was more worried about the sudden explosion of population in Yan State.

After all, this kind of sudden explosion is very rare in history, but also very common. The princes of the world have appeared one after another, but the State of Yan has never appeared.

Qi's Jiji, Wei's Wuzu, Han's Jinnu, Chu's Wuyue, Zhao's Wuling, Qin's Ruishi.

Each vassal state had its own absolutely powerful military force, except for the State of Yan, which had always been mediocre and had no special military forces to show off.

Wang Jian would not believe it if someone said that Yan State did not have any hidden cards of its own. As the state with the longest heritage and the most orthodox and noble status among the princes, would Yan State not have its own cards?
Therefore, even though the Qin State had the belief that they would win, as the main generals, they were still cautious and did not dare to be arrogant in the slightest.

They are well aware that an arrogant army will inevitably be defeated.

The Qin State stationed 200,000 troops in preparation for the battle, while the Yan State stationed 50,000 troops.

"Report~" A hurried voice quickly reached the ears of Wang Jian and the Qin army generals in the central military tent.

Everyone turned their eyes towards the entrance of the big tent.

"Urgent news from the front line!" The messenger dismounted from his horse, rushed directly into the camp, and handed over first-hand intelligence with both hands.

The Chief Secretary took the bamboo slips directly and read them carefully, his expression becoming extremely ugly.

"It's impossible to prop up a piece of rotten wood!" The Chief Secretary couldn't help cursing after reading it, but he also realized that he had spoken out of turn, so he quickly passed the information to Wang Jian.

At this time, the herald, who had recovered his breath, was finally able to start explaining the battle report from the front line.

"The vanguard of 30,000 troops attacked Yangcheng fiercely, but encountered stubborn resistance from the Yan army outside Yangcheng, and all 30,000 troops were wiped out!" the messenger said hurriedly.

"What!" All the generals present stood up, unable to believe their ears.

Although the 30,000 vanguard troops were surrendered soldiers gathered by Qin after its conquest of various countries and were not the main force of the Qin army, even if they were defeated soldiers, they were the elite among the defeated soldiers. Moreover, there were 30,000 troops, while Yangcheng had only 50,000. How could they be wiped out before the central army could react?

This is a total annihilation of the army, not a rout or a defeat.

Everyone looked at Wang Jian who was holding the intelligence bamboo slips. They would rather believe that they had heard it wrong than believe that this was the true combat power of Yan State.

If the State of Yan was so courageous, why did it suffer a crushing defeat in its two attacks on Zhao and become a laughing stock among the princes?
"It's true. It was written by the vanguard general himself. They were ambushed by the Yan defenders in Yangcheng and the entire army was wiped out!" Wang Jian calmly stated the facts.

Even though he was in turmoil in his heart, he could not show it and shake the morale of the troops.

"Is this still the Yan State I know?" Li Xin frowned and spoke carelessly in front of everyone.

Wang Ben was also wondering when the State of Yan became so powerful.

Being able to annihilate the 30,000-strong vanguard army before the central army could react is not something that an ordinary army can do. Even the Qin elite soldiers and Bingzhou blood cavalry may not be able to do it.

"Bingzhou Blood Cavalry!" Wang Jian spoke again.

The battle report recorded in detail the specific process from encounter to defeat. This Yan army was different from any Yan army they had known before. They had uniform armor and strong soldiers and horses. In addition, the intelligence also recorded that these people had different eyes, very indifferent, and they cooperated very well, as if they were all veterans of hundreds of battles.

The vanguard army was the attacker, and after failing to capture the city for a long time, they chose to retreat after receiving an order from the central army to suspend the attack. At this time, the Yan army suddenly came out of the city to fight, catching them off guard.

"I figured it out!" Li Xin suddenly came back to his senses.

"Speak!" Wang Jian was not afraid of anything else but the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry who would suddenly join the battle. In that case, even if they had twice as many troops, they might not be able to capture Yangcheng. Moreover, if Bingzhou joined the battle, they would have big problems in the rear.

"Xin and General Cao Shen, the commander-in-chief of Hetao in Bingzhou, once learned that there is a Great Wall Corps of 50,000 people in Yan State. It has been guarding the north of Yan State and has been fighting with Donghu, Xianbei, Wuhuan and other tribes for years. It has never moved south. Later, this army was handed over to Fan Yuqi, who cooperated with Bingzhou to attack Donghu several times and also had exchanges with Bingzhou Blood Cavalry..." Li Xin spoke slowly.

Without Li Xin finishing his words, everyone understood that this was the foundation of the State of Yan.

(End of this chapter)