The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 276: I will repay your kindness on the Golden Terrace and die for you with Yulong.

In the war between Yan and Zhao, it seemed that the Yan army launched the attack first and had more troops, but in fact it was not the case at all.

The Yan army had no morale, the soldiers had no desire to fight, their combat effectiveness was declining, their military equipment was outdated, and most of them were infantry.

The Zhao army was composed of many elite cavalrymen, with high morale and excellent military equipment.

In terms of hard power, the Yan army was far inferior to the Zhao army.

The strategic goals of both sides are even more different. The Yan army wants to recover all the losses, but because they are inferior in combat power, they can only use speed to defeat the slow enemy and buy time.

This move has become a major taboo in military strategy.

The situation was different for the Zhao army. As long as they could hold the big city, they could naturally beat the Yan army back. The Zhao army had no intention of expanding their territory, and their current strength did not allow it.

One side remained calm while the other side took risks. As long as the Zhao army acted cautiously, the Yan army would have no chance given the huge gap in strength in all aspects.

After the Yan army was not fast enough to capture Wu Sui, who held the decisive position, in time, they actually had no chance.

But Ju Xin had no choice. In military affairs, there is no trivial matter. You can't just fight and stop as you please. He was forced by the situation step by step and had to take risks.

If you are not as strong as the other party in terms of hard power and still want to take risks, you can only expect the other party to make a wrong move.

This is also why as soon as he decided to take the risk, Ju Xin asked Yan Dan to quickly spread the rumor that Pang Nuan was nothing special. It was not to humiliate his old friend, but purely to provoke Pang Nuan, hoping that Pang Nuan would make the wrong decision. After all, Pang Nuan is old, a person with an impatient temperament, and the older he gets, the less he can stand provocation.

If Pang Nuan is provoked into anger and makes mistakes in haste, the Yan army will have a greater chance of success.

Of course, Ju Xin just made it casually and didn't intend to rely on this little trick.

It's just that war is about the accumulation of small advantages that lead to a big victory. As long as it is beneficial to oneself, no matter how big or small, no matter what means are used, they must be used. War cannot be about human feelings, conscience, face, etc. Xin has a clear understanding of this.

But the disadvantage is too great, and now there is no way out, or in other words, the outcome is doomed after launching this war.

But a qualified general will never give up until the last moment.

As for what the last moment is, of course it is when all strategic and tactical goals fail.

Not yet, now is the last chance.

There is still one last chance. Even if you fail, you must complete the follow-up preparations to reduce losses.

After Pang Nuan made sure that Li Mu and Le Cheng were in place, he immediately marched into Ju Xin's ambush circle.

As Pang Nuan was well prepared, Ju Xin's surprise attack did not achieve any results. The Zhao army had a tight formation and high morale. At that moment, Ju Xin knew that his desperate move had been exposed.

Since it has been exposed, it proves that nothing can be done, so the only thing we can do is to minimize the losses and preserve the results of the battle.

Ju Xin decisively sent a messenger to tell Yan Chunjun and Yan Dan to act according to the plan. He personally led his elite cavalry to turn to Pang Nuan's rear and entangled with Pang Nuan. He retreated after a short battle and went deeper into the heart of Zhao State while fighting.

Ju Xin knew very well that since the plan had been exposed, there must be an encirclement from behind, and it should have been surrounded. If it were him, he would definitely arrange it this way.

Now he could only go deep into the heartland of Zhao State, which would also attract all the Zhao army's attention to himself, which was exactly what he wanted.

Pang Nuan knew that Ju Xin used himself as bait, but the bait could not be ignored. The threat of more than 10,000 cavalrymen was too great, and the opponent's commander was leading the troops himself, so it was impossible to just leave them alone.

After Le Cheng arrived, he ordered Le Cheng to lead all the infantry to support Wusui and to defend Wusui.

He took over Le Cheng's 10,000 elite cavalry and his own 10,000 troops, totaling 20,000 troops, and personally led the cavalry to chase and kill Ju Xin.

Ju Xin did not act recklessly within the territory of Zhao State. There was no need to do so. Doing so would only anger Zhao State, which would be detrimental to subsequent peace talks.

Ju Xin led more than 10,000 cavalrymen to evade and harass the enemy, and headed straight for Handan, forcing Pang Nuan to chase him with all his strength. The 20,000 elite cavalrymen led by Li Mu also arrived later and gradually arrived. The two famous generals each led 20,000 elite cavalrymen to surround and kill Ju Xin. Ju Xin's soldiers and horses were exhausted, he was in the enemy's country, and he was short of food and grass.

In the end, he decisively led his troops to charge towards Pang Nuan's flag.

completely annihilated.

At the moment when he was about to be beheaded, he smiled and said, "King Zhao, I have tried my best."

'Pang Nuan, what a pity, old friends can never see each other for the last time.'

"We can never drink and hunt together again."

When Ju Xin's isolated army was completely wiped out, Pang Nuan had already determined that Zhao had won the war.

But he really couldn't be happy.

Because what lay before him now was the body of his last friend.

He found a letter left for himself in Ju Xin's arms.

There was only one sentence in the letter: 'My old friend, you are better than me.'

Pang Nuan had no time to be sad, because the war was not over yet. Pang Yuan ordered Li Mu to return to guard the northern border. He would not be needed anymore. It would not be good to have no general guarding the northern border for a long time.

After a brief rest, Pang Nuan took Ju Xin's body and rushed to Wusui, ready for a counterattack.

"My old friend, no matter what, the place you want to sleep most must be in Jidu."

Report your favor on the golden platform, and bring Yulong to die for the king.

When Pang Nuan rushed to Wusui, he only saw Tian Dan.

Le Cheng has already retreated to Fangcheng.

Tian Dan did not have time to return to aid Pang Nuan. He met Le Cheng on the way and expected that there would be no problem. The overall situation had been decided and he did not want to make any more trouble. After all, it was not his own Qi State's business. He went directly to Wusui to recuperate until now.

When Ju Xin decided to fight to the death, he had already explained everything to Yan Chunjun. After receiving his final order that nothing could be done, the entire army immediately retreated, abandoned all the small towns that had been recaptured, and held on to Fangcheng.

Then ask the king to negotiate peace.

Thanks to Ju Xin's desperate delay, the Yan army retreated to Fangcheng without any losses and preserved most of its vitality.

However, the losses in this battle were still heartbreaking, with a total loss of nearly 30,000 people.

The ordinary infantry were fine, but the biggest loss this time was the more than 15,000 cavalry. King Xi of Yan almost fainted when he heard the news.

This is his most elite weapon!

But he also knew that now that things had come to this, he had to solve the problem first!
Fortunately, there is still the big city of Fangcheng holding out, there are still 150,000 troops, and there are still bargaining chips.

When Pang Nuan's army arrived at the city, King Xi of Yan sent envoys to request a ceasefire and peace talks. Pang Nuan also knew that this was the best outcome.

King Xi of Yan no longer had any intention of talking nonsense, and directly gave Zhao conditions that were acceptable. Yan could hand over all the cities captured this time to Zhao, support the attack on Qin, and participate in the coalition.

Although King Zhao Daoxiang felt that it was still a bargain for Yan, he immediately agreed. He did not forget that 15 cities originally belonged to Qin! Now they all belonged to Zhao, making a huge profit!

(End of this chapter)