The north bank of Yishui is dozens of miles away, far away from the flat and open land of Yannan. It is full of hills and valleys, and there are even valleys here and there. The terrain is extremely complex.
The Yan State coalition forces retreating from Yishui could not help but retreat, preparing to go to Yuyang and defend the Shanggu area.
It's just..., as soon as we arrived at this area, deep in the jungle on both sides, suddenly, a series of powerful crossbow arrows flew horizontally, piercing through the vanguard walking at the front one after another.
The smell of blood spread throughout the void.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"..."
Deep in the surrounding mountains and fields, the overwhelming sound of killing suddenly came. In an instant, the retreating people of Yan State, who were already frightened, panicked.
Even so, I still didn't see any enemies, and I could only kill them with a barrage of crossbow arrows.
"withdraw!"
"withdraw!"
"..."
In order to counterattack, the military order was issued not to fight but to retreat. Upon hearing this, the morale of the soldiers became even lower. Immediately, groups of Li Xin's troops, who had been waiting for a long time, attacked.
Holding sharp blades, tens of thousands of tigers and wolves move together.
"kill!"
"..."
Facing the retreating people from all sides of the Yan State who were trying to escape in a hurry, they gave the maximum degree of robbery and killing. There was no obstruction wherever they passed. The tiger and wolf Qin devoured everything.
"Where is Yan Dan?"
Catching a Yan soldier, Li Xin shouted.
"Thief Qin people, delusions!"
"kill!"
Li Xin didn't talk nonsense to him.
There are many people with integrity in Zhuxia, and there are also many people who are willing to provide what they want to know.
"Where is Yan Dan?"
"kill!"
"..."
After killing eight people in a row, finally... the ninth person asked about Yan Dan's whereabouts.
Even so, he was still killed.
"hateful."
Looking at the defeated and fleeing Yan soldiers, Li Xin spoke angrily.
According to what the soldier said, they retreated into three groups, and they were only one of them. Yan Dan was in the other two groups, not with them.
"General, what's next?"
"Should we make peace with the general and the others, or should we continue to pursue him?"
Sima, who was accompanying the army, stepped forward and said that they had achieved sufficient victory in this battle.
"Let's meet with the general first."
"The war to destroy the country cannot be accomplished overnight. We must give Yan some hope before we can completely destroy it."
Li Xin waved his hand and did not go up. He pursued the soldiers of the Yan State, but it was just a few more military achievements, but compared with the achievements of destroying the country, it was still not as good. With a word, he took control of his horses and headed south.
The army followed closely behind him.
It's night.
The army met at a place on the north bank of the Yishui River. In the military tent of the shogunate formerly owned by the Yan State Allied Forces, the generals of the Qin State met at a place. The Army Sima was counting the losses and gains.
They were here to discuss their next move.
"It's a pity. If Zhao Ping can be captured, the few Zhao people in Daidi can all be wiped out."
Li Xin still felt that the ambush of Zhao Ping was not satisfactory.
"We led our troops to hunt down Yan Dan, but failed. Lu Zhenlang was still a master among warriors and left with Yan Dan."
"What a pity."
Xin Sheng also sighed, he caught up with the one where Yan Dan escaped, but unfortunately... he failed to capture Yan Dan.
Yan Dan conspired with Qin and ordered Han Shen to assassinate the king, and he should be punished for the crime.
No matter what, this battle will not allow Yan Dan to escape.
It's a pity... However, there is still a chance in the future, and Yan Dan can be captured alive, escorted back to Xianyang in person, and handed over to the king.
"The Zhao State of Dai Di was not captured, and Zhao Ping also escaped."
"General, Li Xin takes charge!"
Li Xin stepped forward angrily, it was really unbearable.
"I almost captured Yan Dan, but unfortunately, I didn't succeed."
"Xin Sheng takes the blame!"
Xin Sheng also felt that it was a pity. If Yan Dan hadn't been surrounded by Lu Zhenlang, he would have been able to capture him.
"The soldiers of the State of Yan retreated too quickly and failed to annihilate all the main forces of the State of Yan. Ma Xing is guilty."
Another person approached.
"……."
"..."
For a moment, when the generals in the military tent heard this, they thought that today's victory would be rejoicing, but now that they thought about it carefully, they realized that the main force of the Yan Kingdom was not completely wiped out.
Secondly, Zhao Ping and Yan Dan both escaped.
Even if you kill a few people, how can you count it as a great victory?
Involuntarily, all the generals had the same feeling in their hearts, and they came forward and bowed deeply.
"General, this is the result of the battle."
Wearing heavy black armor and looking solemn as before, standing at the top, General Wang Jian ignored the generals in front of him and took the document from the army commander who was approaching.
He looked at it carefully and nodded slightly.
Then, he handed the document to the army commander.
"In this battle... a total of more than 116,000 Yan soldiers and horses were beheaded on the two battlefields, more than 72,000 Zhao soldiers were defeated, and more than 110,000 Yan coalition troops were captured."
"Conquer the north of Wuyang, up to the Great Wall of Yan, and approach Yuyang. Yan Dan, Zhao Ping, Lu Zhenlang and others fled, leaving only more than 100,000 troops with them."
The army commander bowed his hand in salute, took the document, and with one step, told the harvest of this battle. The Yan State's coalition forces of 4 to 50 million have now attacked and killed more than 200,000, captured more than 100,000, and escaped with more than 100,000.
Although they did not completely annihilate their real main force in one fell swoop, they had no power to fight anymore.
But... overall, it's a big victory.
pity.
The lingering sound of these results lingered in the shogunate's military tent in Nuoda. If it had been the moment before, the generals might have been very happy, but at this moment... it seemed that it was far from the result they expected.
Quite a bit different.
"This battle is not a losing battle!"
"However... it can't be called a victory."
Wang Jian said in a deep voice, holding a long sword and walked to the exquisite and detailed sand table on the side.
"A war to destroy a country is not a trivial matter. It is not comparable to ordinary sieges of cities and territories. Different countries have different war situations. If we expect this battle to completely defeat the Yan State, it is also impossible. It is like a daydream."
"Previously, we planned and planned with the top priority of total annihilation. However, the battlefield situation changed, and the Yan State and others responded quickly. Although they were not completely wiped out, important people were also able to escape."
"Generally speaking, the battle to destroy Yan still needs to be pushed forward. They lost more than 300,000 troops in this battle. It can be said that the main force is gone. Although they have spare power, they will not stop them."
"As long as we continue to pursue and kill, it is absolutely impossible for the Yan State to resist. It is already midsummer. No matter what, we must capture Jicheng before autumn and winter. We will advance steadily in the coming year and completely bring Liaodong under control."
Regarding the war to destroy the country, General Wang Jian has always seen it very clearly and in detail. There is no rush in this matter. He wants to wipe out all the countries in Shandong in one breath within three or two years.
Absolutely impossible.
Therefore, South Korea was destroyed first, then Zhao was slowly destroyed, and now Yan is slowly destroyed, step by step, so that they have no power to resist at all. That is the result Qin needs.
This year's goal is to capture Shanggu, Yuyang, and Yannan, which occupy the eighth or ninth level of the Yan Kingdom's national power, and even digest one or two of them. As for the remaining four counties of Beiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong, there is nothing to fear.
"I am willing to hear the general's order and pursue Yan and Zhao!"
The Zhao State in Dai Dynasty lost its elite and completely lost the power to resist.
This is especially true for Yan State.
After listening to the general's words, the generals cupped their hands and shouted.
"There is no need to be urgent in the pursuit of the enemy. It is better to advance slowly."
Wang Jian nodded again, raised his hands, finished speaking, and the generals in the shogunate dispersed.
******
"Yan Dan, Zhao Ping is lucky to be able to escape from the general's pursuit of hundreds of thousands of troops."
"Humph, I want to see how long he can escape."
"Wuzhenhou, Changpingjun, you and others should also take a look."
The battle between the Yan State and Yan Nan had only lasted five or seven days. Thousands of miles away in the Xingle Palace in Xianyang City, Qin Wangzheng flipped through the secret documents in his hand and smiled coldly.
Then, he handed the document to the waiter next to him.
Dressed in regular clothes, he got up from behind the case of the king and walked around casually. After waiting for several months, the general finally fought with him. Judging from the results of the battle, it was pretty good.
Unfortunately, the most important people were not caught.
"The main force of the Yan State's coalition forces was wiped out in the first battle. The Yan State's current army only has more than 100,000 troops. It is not a serious threat. The general's documents stated that in order to plan for the country, taking Jicheng this year is the best result."
"Moreover, I think it won't be long before the Wei State can take over the Yan State first, but this is contrary to the Central Committee's plan."
"With the capture of Yannan, the government should also send enough officials into the Yan Kingdom to plan for the rule of the people, recuperate, maintain stability, and bring order to the war-torn Yan Kingdom."
In today's Xingle Palace, Zhou Qing is also present. In addition, there is also the doctor Ling Mengtian, as well as the government dignitaries who came after hearing the news, and Gui Gu Gai Nie, who is involved in political affairs. The Yan State has won a great victory. According to the usual practice, the government also
It's time for big action.
Taking the king's book from the waiter's hand, Zhou Qing read it carefully. The smile spread on Zhou Qing's face. Although the soldiers under Wang Jian's command were few, they were all the iron-blooded warriors of the Qin Kingdom, and they had just experienced the battle to destroy Zhao.
However, the allied forces of the Yan State were uneven and could not match them in terms of combat strength.
What's more, the General of the Supervisory Department has always supplied large quantities of ordnance to Wang Jian's army, and even increased expenditure this year, coupled with the continuous optimization of the National Protectorate Academy.
Having a sharp weapon close to you will give you greater power to kill enemies.
On top of the document, apart from Wang Jian's narration of the results of the battle, that's what I asked for. Some of the luggage, the government's follow-up... everything was listed.