Chapter 56: The Yan State Makes Many Stupid Moves
"I'll take you to see it!" The Six-Fingered Black Knight knew that Jin Yao was unwilling to give up, so he ordered Suzaku to change direction and return to the battlefield.
But this time, the Mohists just stood by and watched .
Yan State, Jicheng Royal Palace.
This was the fourth year of King Xi of Yan's reign. As the new monarch, King Xi of Yan had great ambitions, otherwise he would not have so brazenly launched an army of 600,000 to attack Zhao.
King Xi of Yan was also very conceited and felt that he was a man of destiny.
Qin's successive wars crippled the Three Jins, Zhao, Wei, and Han, defeated Qi, and forced Chu to move its capital.
Similarly, the Qin State itself was defeated.
Only the strength of the Yan State, which was isolated in a corner, was perfectly preserved.
In the world today, the only country that can muster an army of 600,000 and 2,000 chariots is myself!
Especially when the news from Handan came back, King Xi of Yan became more confident.
He seemed to see another Battle of Changping, where the prime minister was dismissed on the battlefield. King Xi of Yan really didn't understand what King Dan of Zhao was thinking. He drove away the Mohist school and the prime minister.
So, King Xi of Yan decided to lead the army in person!
Yes, that's right. When the army was winning victory after victory and the State of Zhao was fighting among itself, King Xi of Yan decided to take command and lead the army in person!
So the Yan army slowed down their attack and waited for their king to arrive.
In the end, the 400,000 troops led by Su Fu, the main force of the Yan army, were divided again . Su Fu led 200,000 troops to continue moving forward, and the remaining 200,000 troops served as the main force of the central army waiting for the arrival of their king.
"Oh shit~" Jin Yao was dumbfounded .
The Six-Fingered Black Knight was also confused. The State of Yan was courting death!
"Could this be something you have calculated?" The Six-Fingered Black Knight looked at Jin Yao. At the same time, Lian Po, Le Cheng and other famous generals and ministers of the State of Zhao who had received the order from the Yan army to divide their forces again were also thinking about this question.
"I said no, do you believe it?" Jin Yao really didn't expect that Yan State would divide its troops again.
"The Lord has already created an opportunity for us. If we don't take it, we will suffer the consequences!" Lian Po was ecstatic.
They had already made preparations for war. Le Cheng led 50,000 elite troops to Dai County to relieve the siege of Dai City, while Lian Po personally led an army of 200,000 to fight against the 400,000 tired Yan troops led by Su Fu in Hao City.
Both of them were ready to die in battle, but the situation took a sudden turn and the Yan army split up again.
"Two hundred thousand against two hundred thousand. If I lose, I will tear my head off and use it as a chamber pot for Su Fu!" Lian Po smiled confidently.
However, the arrogant Yan army was still advancing triumphantly. In Su Fu's opinion, Zhao would never dare to take the initiative to attack, but would be trapped in Handan. Therefore, the entire eastern part of Zhao would be his easy prey.
Finally, on the land of Haoyi.
Su Fu was dumbfounded and completely confused when he saw the dark mass of Zhao troops ready to go on the horizon.
"How dare Zhao?" Su Fu had never thought that he would see the Zhao army outside the city of Handan, let alone such a large one.
Therefore, they did not even stop in formation, but plundered in a scattered manner, until they saw the 200,000 Zhao troops appearing before them, and then they were completely panicked.
"Isn't Lian Po the general defending the city? How dare he? Isn't Zhao afraid of being destroyed? Are they so brave?" Su Fu asked three times in a row.
How dare Zhao? Two hundred thousand against four hundred thousand. If they were defeated, what would they use to defend the capital? Zhao would be gone!
Therefore, the State of Yan was totally unprepared for a decisive battle and encountered the aggressive and extremely angry Zhao army led by Lian Po in Hao.
"Is he so brave?" Lian Po was also confused. He thought that the Yan army might be lax and arrogant, but he didn't expect them to be so lax and arrogant.
Lian Po had never expected that the army would go deep into the heart of another country and dare to disperse and plunder without any formation or any left or right flank support.
"Kill him while he's ill!" This was originally the idea of the State of Yan when attacking Zhao, but now it has become Lian Po's idea.
The 200,000-strong army did not give the Yan army any time to regroup and, under the command of Lian Po, launched a decisive attack and pounced on the Yan army's main banner where Su Fu was.
Then Su Fu became even more panicked, and hurriedly gathered his troops under the banner, trying to form an effective defense.
Lian Po looked at the command of the Yan army and became more certain of Jin Yao's words: the commander of the Yan army had no idea how to command!
Therefore, Lian Po commanded the Zhao army to deliberately slow down their pace, waiting for Su Fu to gather his troops. Whenever Su Fu gathered one, he would kill one.
"I can win this battle even if I use my feet to command!" Lian Po sneered, saying that this battle was too easy.
On the distant mountains, Six-Fingered Black Knight and Jin Yao were also watching the battle between the two sides. Even people who didn't understand military tactics and military affairs could tell who was winning and who was losing. The entire land was filled with Zhao army chasing after Yan army.
The battle lasted for three days before Lian Po issued the order for a general attack. If it dragged on any longer, the main force of the 200,000 central army led by Prince Xi of Yan would also arrive.
As a result, the angry Zhao army attacked in full force, not giving Su Fu any chance, and the battle lasted from day to late at night.
No one knows how many people died in this battle, but everyone knows that the Yan army's flag fell and Su Fu died in the war.
Then the angry Zhao army made a simple rest and drove the defeated Yan army to chase after the main force of the Yan army.
"The Yan army is finished!" Jin Yao shook his head.
He thought that Zhao would win, but it would be a difficult victory. He never thought that the Yan army would split up again and be so lax and arrogant.
The Yan army was indeed finished. The angry Zhao army drove the defeated army to attack the 200,000 main forces led by King Xi of Yan, and then directly led the main force of the Yan army to defeat.
"Is this what you expected?" Six-Fingered Black Knight asked Jin Yao.
Jin Yao nodded. He had expected this result. If he was still in Zhao State and went on the expedition with Lian Po, he would surely have defeated the Yan army.
"I once imagined giving the Hexi land of Zhao to Qin in exchange for the Hexi army. After defeating the Yan army, we would attack Yan with a great victory, seize 35 cities, and make up for the loss in Hexi!" Jin Yao said.
"It's a pity that Zhao State didn't wait, nor was it willing to wait!" The Six-Fingered Black Knight sighed and patted Jin Yao's shoulder comfortingly.
He could imagine that if the King of Zhao could stand firmly on Jin Yao's side, Jin Yao would then work with Lian Po to drive out the Yan army, invade the territory of Yan, seize the Sixteen Prefectures and Thirty-Five Cities of Yanyun, and become famous throughout the world.
It’s a pity that Zhao Wangdan gave up and lost such a great talent.
Seeing the ferocious eight hundred warriors shredding all the Yan people standing in front of the Zhao army like sharp swords, Lian Po sighed, looked towards where Jin Yao was, and then saw the Suzaku flying high on the mountain.
"Thank you, Lord!" Lian Po held his sword and bowed deeply. It was a pity that Zhao State did not hold on to the end and did not believe in the young prime minister. Otherwise, the young prime minister would probably have become a famous figure and the hope of Zhao State.
