After that, Li Mu led his army to continue advancing.
At the end of October in the bleak autumn wind, Li Mu led 30,000 Qin troops to force Juyong Pass.
Prince Dan's strategy to deal with the Qin army was very clear, which was to gather all his strength, shrink the defense line, and use Wuyang, Juyongguan, and the capital Jicheng to build a barrier against Qin.
Shrinking the defense line and holding on to the city is a good strategy to use the weak to defeat the strong, effectively restrict the Qin army, and maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses.
There is nothing wrong with Prince Dan's strategy, and the Yan army is not a weak force. They have faced off against the Qin army in Wuyang in the past few days, and they have indeed effectively implemented the strategy formulated in advance.
The only surprise came from Li Mu on the north road, who advanced too fast.
When the news came out that the Qin army was entering the territory of Yan, and that the troops were heading directly towards the capital Jicheng, Prince Dan had to arrange for his troops to go to reinforce Juyong Pass, not only to appease his father King Xi of Yan, but also to protect Juyong Pass.
If the Juyong Pass is broken, the defense line established by Prince Dan will lose its meaning, and the Yan people will be in danger of subjugating their country.
Prince Dan had amassed 150,000 troops in the cities along Wuyang, which was more than half of the entire Yan army.
At this time, it was decided to mobilize 50,000 troops to assist Juyongguan.
The generals he sent out held the military talisman and went out from the east gate of Wuyang City. They were intercepted by the Qin army outside the city. After the two sides fought, they successfully broke through the siege. Then, holding the military talisman, they transferred troops from various cities along the Yan defense line to Juyongguan for reinforcements.
The general who received the order from Prince Dan gathered the Yan army along the way, and it took three days to arrive at Juyong Pass.
The head of Juyong Pass will be Yan General Qin Ji. He is tall and thin, with a slightly sinister face. There is a black mole above the cheekbone on the left cheek.
Ju Lu, the defeated general who fled all the way from Zaoyang, was also in the city. He was shot blind in one eye while escaping, and his head was wrapped in white cloth. He mentioned that the Qin army hated and feared him.
Seeing the reinforcements sent by Prince Dan coming, Julu and Juyong Pass guard Qin Ji opened the city gate to let the reinforcements enter.
The three Yan generals gathered together and came to the top of the city to watch the Qin army led by Li Mu outside the city.
The Qin army was riding around the city and might attack the city at any time. Qin Ji frowned and observed, and said angrily:
"These Qin barbarians are invading everywhere. They are really hateful. They boil water and poison arrows. If they dare to attack the city, pour boiling water and shoot poisonous arrows..."
Before Qin Ji finished speaking, he suddenly felt a flash of sword light in front of his eyes.
The general sent by Prince Dan to aid him actually drew his sword and struck at him.
This attack was so sudden and so close that Qin Ji was completely unprepared, and his head immediately flew up.
On one side, Ju Lu was almost paralyzed with fear, and said in horror: "Fan Yuqi, are you crazy?!"
That's right, the general sent by Prince Dan to aid Juyongguan was none other than Fan Yuqi, the Qin people's surrendered general.
As early as when Fan Yuqi attacked Zhao, Zhao Huaizhong relied on his prediction of the direction of history and cheated in advance to lay the groundwork.
At that time, Fan Yuqi made a mistake on the battlefield, and it was Li Mu who sent troops to burn the supplies of tens of thousands of Qin troops.
It was a complete show. At that time, Zhao Huaizhong entered Yan Di in order to bury Fan Yuqi without leaving any loopholes. Most of the food that was burned was real food and grass, so no one saw that it was a ruse.
At that time, Zhao Huaizhong had already begun to make plans for seizing Yan in the future, and he buried a nail casually.
In the next few years, Fan Yuqi fled to Yan territory, led the troops seriously, and repeatedly offered good strategies without any abnormality, and then gradually gained the trust of Prince Dan.
In war, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, and there is no respect for humanity.
Fan Yuqi entered the land of Yan and was waiting for this day to return to Qin with meritorious service.
Juyong Pass is known as the most powerful pass in the world. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Fan Yuqi's move can at least save the Qin army's tens of thousands of troops from the long-term siege and attack on Juyong Pass.
In front of me, the leader of Juyong Pass will be killed.
When Ju Lu remembered Fan Yuqi's background, he immediately reacted: "You are a spy of the Qin people... you are pretending to surrender... you will not die well..."
Before he finished speaking, he was also swept across by Fan Yuqi with his sword, and he ended up with the same fate as Qin Ji, with his head falling to the ground.
Inside Juyong Pass, shouts of killing suddenly arose.
Fan Yuqixuan took action at this time and had already made a series of arrangements.
On the way here, the Yan army he brought had been led by him into a pit, and he secretly switched with the Qin army. The Qin army who came had stripped the Yan army's clothes, deceived them into the city, and cooperated with Fan Yuqi.
There was instant chaos in Juyong Pass.
The terrain of Juyongguan is dangerous, but the city is not big. As soon as chaos broke out, it quickly spread to the whole city.
Outside the city, Li Mu led his army forward and opened the city gate immediately after the city wall was controlled by Fan Yuqi.
Li Musuo led his troops and swarmed into the city...
Late at night, in the palace of King Yan.
The chamberlain hurriedly knocked on the door of King Yan's palace.
It was late at night, but Yan Wangxi was not deeply asleep. When he heard the noise, he asked someone to open the door: "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, Juyong Pass has been broken!"
King Yan was stunned for a moment, his face turned pale in an instant, he reached out and grabbed the chamberlain who came to report the news, and shouted: "What did you say?"
Seeing the ferocious look on King Yan Xi's face, the chamberlain trembled and said: "The news came back from the front line that Juyong Pass has been broken!"
Click!
The chamberlain's neck was directly pinched by Yan Wangxi, his head was pulled to the side, and he lost his breath.
The blood on King Yan's face faded away and turned frighteningly white.
The same night, on the west side of Yandi, Wuyang City.
Prince Dan was also awakened by the messenger.
When he learned that Juyong Pass had been breached, Prince Dan's knuckles turned white and he tightly grasped the messenger who reported the news: "Given the natural dangers of Juyong Pass, even if Li Mu descended from heaven, he would not be able to breach Juyong Pass in one day.
How was Juyong Pass broken?"
No specific news came out about the breach of Juyong Pass, and the messenger did not know the reason.
After asking, Prince Dan found no results and sat down slumped.
When the sky turned bright, he moved, stood up, and told his surroundings: "I want to go back to Jicheng. When my father hears this news, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
When he spoke, his voice was as hoarse as an old man's.
"I will go with the prince," said the counselor following him.
Prince Dan nodded slightly. He had slowly regained his composure and quickly made a series of arrangements.
As the sky dimmed, Prince Dan galloped on his horse towards Jicheng, the capital of the country.
The territory of the Yan people was long and narrow, stretching from Wuyang (today's Hebei) on the west to Liaodong (today's Liaoning).
The important towns of the Yan people, such as Wuyang and the capital Jicheng, are all located in the west of their country.
That's why Prince Dan had previously formulated the strategy of shrinking the defense line and relying on Wuyang, Jicheng, and Juyongguan to secure it.
Wuyang was not far from Jicheng. Late that night, Prince Dan returned to Jicheng and met his father, King Xi of Yan.
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