The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 227 Completely crazy
"The king is in great pain, I have seen it with my own eyes!" Guo Kai's upper and lower lips touched each other frequently: "The king is summoning all the generals to discuss matters and sending people to find the prince! The man was left in my palace by Kai, waiting for the prince to return. If the prince still wants to feed the dogs here, I will pretend that I have never been here!"

"Yan Ruo is in power! Don't let the beauty down!" Zhao Yan panted and kissed Guo Kai's lips heavily.

Get up and ask someone to change clothes and take a bath.

Whether it's true or false, it's better than waiting to die here!
Zhao Yan was anxious and acted hastily.

In less than a moment, he had finished bathing and changing his clothes, and boarded the carriage bound for the palace.

Guo Kai stepped onto the carriage and held the armrest to remind:

"The prince's mansion..."

Zhao Yan suddenly realized something, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Less than half an hour after the prince left, this huge mansion caught fire.

The fire burned everything to white, and the light covered the darkness.

In the palace, the generals were coming to the end of their discussion.

The main general in this attack on Qi was not Lian Po or Li Mu, but Le Cheng.

Veteran Lian Po was worried:

"Your Majesty, please reconsider this, this is too risky.

"Our country's military strength is already insufficient, and we have to deploy troops on two fronts. This..."

Zhao Wangdan asked with a smile:
"When Lord Lian defeated 600,000 with only 130,000 men, the situation was far worse than it is now. Didn't he also deploy his troops in two directions?"

"This is a different time." The old general argued: "At that time, the advantage was in Yan, and it would have been difficult to survive without doing something extraordinary. Now the advantage is in my hands, why do I need to take risks again?"

The Zhao generals were divided into two factions.

The radical faction was led by Wuxiang Jun Le Cheng, who proposed the plan. They all looked very young. They believed that Le Cheng's plan was extremely clever and would definitely catch Yan off guard and cause a great defeat.

The conservatives, led by Lian Po, believed that Le Cheng's plan was too risky and abandoned the advantages that had already been achieved. Marching according to Le Cheng's plan would increase the risk of annihilation by five points for no reason.

Zhao Wangdan looked at Le Cheng, who had become overly quiet after proposing the plan:
"Why is Le Qing silent?"

Le Cheng tilted his head and glanced at Lian Po very obviously, a feeling of depression in his chest rising uncontrollably.

Is Le Cheng going to be suppressed by this old immortal for the rest of his life?
Le Cheng looked back at Zhao Wangdan, staring at him rudely, and said in a deep voice:
"If we lose this battle, we will pay with our lives!"

Lian Po, who had looked down on Le Cheng since their last battle, was furious:
"Bullshit! What good is a dead bird like you?

"If you lose! Our country will go back to the three years after the Battle of Changping!
"You are just ambitious! You are Zhao Kuo!"

Le Cheng leaned down and pointed at the border of Yan State on the map:
“If I win, Yan will no longer have the power to invade!
“Within ten years, if there is no interference from other countries, our country will be able to swallow up the State of Yan and dominate the north!
"Then my king can be called the Northern Emperor! He will be above all other princes! And his carriage can be equipped with six horses!"

Lian Po was furious.

How similar is this scene to the Battle of Changping?

The veteran faced Zhao Wangdan and clasped his hands together:

"Your Majesty! Our country cannot afford another Battle of Changping!"

Zhao Wangdan looked back instinctively.

Go find your uncle Zhao Bao, go find your uncle Zhao Sheng.

At such an important time, he needed guidance from the clan elders who were wholeheartedly concerned about the State of Zhao.

He did not see his two uncles, only his son, Zhao Yan.

My heart started to hurt again.

Zhao Wangdan's teeth were clenched so hard that they made a "crackling" sound. The muscles at the corners of his mouth were stretched tighter than cowhide, so he did not lose his composure on the spot.

He lowered his head slightly:
"Yan'er."

Zhao Yan hurriedly responded:

"My son is here."

Zhao Wangdan raised his hand and pointed at Lian Po:
"Mr. Lian."

Refers to the joy of riding:
"Le Jun."

Zhao Wangdan raised his eyes and stared at his son:

"What do you think?"

"Le Jun." Zhao Yan answered quickly without thinking.

Zhao Wangdan was surprised. He didn't expect his son to give the answer so readily this time.

He was relieved for a moment, and even the pain in his heart was relieved a little:
"Oh? Why?" Zhao Yan didn't know how to fight, but there was nothing wrong with his ears.

After listening to the radicals for so long, I still learn to copy them.

At that moment, he processed what the radical generals led by Le Cheng said and turned it into his own words.

When I saw my father smile and nod slowly, I knew I was right.

The reason why he chose Le Cheng was because he heard that his father preferred Le Cheng's tactics.

Zhao Wangdan turned around and looked at Le Cheng, whose eyes were full of expectation, desire and eagerness.

[I am happy to win this battle.]
[Then the Battle of Changping was not caused by my wrong decision, but by Zhao Kuo's incompetence!]
[I cannot die with shame!]
Zhao Wangdan's eyes narrowed, and he issued orders:

"Le Cheng was the main general, Zhao Cong was the deputy general, and they attacked Yan.

"Li Mu returned to Yanmen.

"If those barbarian dogs ever step into the territory of our Zhao State, I will hold you accountable!
"Lord Lian led the army in Xinping and closely followed the movements of Wei and Qin.

"Although the possibility of these two countries sending out troops is not large, we must be on guard..."

A month later, Zhao's army of 100,000 soldiers attacked Yan.

Deputy General Zhao Cong led 30,000 Zhao troops and set out from Handan.

Going down the Yellow River, they attacked several towns east of Wuyang City of Yan State, intending to control the north of Yishui River.

The main general Le Cheng led the main force of the Zhao army of 70,000, set out from Jinyang in Taiyuan County, and passed through Dai County which was under the charge of Li Mu.

With the logistical support of Li Mu, they attacked Shanggu County on the western border of Yan State.

This style of play is extremely crazy.

Let’s talk about Zhao Cong first.

The 30,000 Zhao troops penetrated deep into the territory of Yan State and almost cut off the logistical supplies.

It is a big taboo in military strategy to send troops alone into deep territory.

Wuyang City, which seemed to be Zhao Cong's target, was known as the second capital of Yan State and was the largest city after Yandu Ji.

Not to mention 30,000, even 300,000 might not be something that could be obtained in a short period of time.

However, if they stayed in the territory of Yan for a long time and failed to capture a large and defensible city of Yan,

These 30,000 Zhao troops were like a turtle in a jar, and would be surrounded and killed by the Yan troops coming from all directions.

Three years ago, Lian Po attacked Jixia, but did not take the city to destroy Yan, but asked for peace. It was for this reason.

This is truly a case of tiring an army to march far and reach a dangerous place (xi sound).

Let’s talk about Le Cheng.

Going around the Central Plains, following the route of the Hu people and attacking the Central Plains in return was the strategy proposed by King Wuling of Zhao.

Your Qin State's Hangu Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is heavily guarded.

One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.

Then I will attack Xiaoguan where you are defending against the Hu people and have few troops stationed there!
Unfortunately, the death of the great leader King Wuling of Zhao was too dramatic, and the strategy was never implemented until his death.

Le Chengban inherited King Wuling of Zhao's will and changed the target of attack from Qin to Yan.

But King Wuling of Zhao was convinced by the Hu people, and the Hu people were a help to him.

And Le Cheng...if they encounter the Hu people in the desert, these 70,000 Zhao troops will be in great danger.

The Central Plains countries have always relied on cities and sophisticated weapons to deal with the Huns, Donghu, Linhu and other Hu peoples.

In field battles, only the State of Zhao during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao could defeat the Hu people.

On this day, Le Cheng led his troops and stationed thirty miles away from Shanggu County.

All the Zhao soldiers dressed up as Hu people and cooked.

If it were in the Central Plains, you would have met someone by the time you were thirty miles away from the city.

But in the desert, Le Cheng didn't see anyone.

Without people, Shanggu County of Yan State would not know that Zhao State was attacking.

"It's just as I thought." Le Cheng's heart was burning: "Yan State relied on the strong walls of the city to face the Hu people who were not good at attacking the city, and didn't even send scouts!"

(End of this chapter)