The most fertile land of the Yan State, as Jing Ke said when he presented the map, is a fertile land with thousands of miles of fertile fields and abundant products. It can be compared to the Guanzhong Plain of the Qin State.
In addition to being a fertile land, Dukang's geographical location is also very important. It is located at both ends, with Jicheng, the upper capital, in the northeast and Wuyang, the lower capital, in the southwest. It can be said that it is the heart of the Yan Kingdom.
Now with the fall of Wuyang, this fertile land has revealed her true appearance under the veil.
Under the leadership of Li Xin, the Qin army set foot on the land that their king desired.
But what disappointed Li Xin was that he did not encounter the Yan army who came to fight and resist along the way, and even the small towns along the way were not defended by Yan soldiers.
Facing the Qin army's crossing, most cities opened their doors and surrendered, and those that did not surrender were just a charge.
So in just two or three days, Li Xin's troops arrived in front of Zhuoyi City.
Zhuoyi.
It was also called Zhuolu in ancient times. It was the place where the Xuanyuan clan fought against Chiyou in ancient times. It is located in the heart of Dukang, only a hundred miles away from Jidu in the Yan State. Its geographical location is very critical.
As long as the Qin army captured this place, they would be able to use Zhuoyi as a base to garrison food, grass, troops and horses, and become a bridgehead for attacking Jidu. They could advance, attack, retreat or defend.
Li Xin originally thought that Zhuoyi was so important that it would be heavily guarded by the Yan State, and a tough battle would inevitably be fought. Who knew that when he was gearing up to bring his troops, Zhuoyi's order actually opened the door and surrendered.
Looking at Zhuoyi Ling with a flattering smile on his face in front of the city, Li Xin was helpless, but he could only accept it.
The main purpose of their army was to capture Zhuoyi and divide their troops to occupy important villages and settlements along the way to ensure the safety of the subsequent army.
After capturing Zhuoyi, Li Xin began to divide his troops and garrison the important roads in various villages and towns.
Although Zhuoyi ordered to surrender, he had no control over whether the surrounding villages and towns would follow suit. This place was the heart of the Yan Kingdom, and many of the powerful elders and elders of many towns were nobles of the Yan Kingdom for generations. In the Yan Kingdom,
Before the destruction, there is no guarantee that there will be people who do not understand the current affairs and will stubbornly resist to the end.
"One village and one town, guarding the traffic."
Li Xin divided his troops into a group of fifty men, and most of Yan Guo's young and strong soldiers were recruited. A fully armed group of soldiers was enough to capture a town. If they could not capture it, they could also send a message and send a large army to encircle and suppress it.
"We finally got into something good this time. It's just a small town. With the strength of our army, we can't take it easily. I hope those Yan people don't surrender directly. It's best to resist. Then we can
If you can kill him, just chop off one of his heads, and everyone can be promoted to the next level of nobility, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
The black hipster carried a spear and walked on the country road, shaking his head and beaming with joy at the thought of being promoted to a noble title.
His words aroused the resonance of everyone in Xintun, and all the sergeants in the camp laughed and talked about what they could do if they got the title.
Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes at Black Butt, walked straight to a big rock, stood on it, clapped his hands, and signaled everyone in the village to be quiet and listen to him.
"I, Zhao Tuo, understand how you want to make meritorious deeds."
"When we get to the place, if the Yan people in the countryside dare to resist us, we can rush to kill them and take their heads for meritorious service. But if the Yan people do not use force, you must not act rashly, let alone attack women and children. You must listen
I give an order. If someone, in order to obtain military honors, resorts to armed violence privately to provoke a dispute, it’s time to intervene!”
"exist!"
"If this happens, we will use war to kill such people on the spot!"
"only."
Shejian responded and scanned the entire audience.
Everyone in the village couldn't help but trembled when they saw his cold gaze, lowered their heads and remained silent.
After getting along with each other for this period of time, everyone knows how powerful Shejian is. Even though this dead-faced man is usually silent, he is absolutely ruthless in his actions. As long as someone dares to violate Zhao Tuo's order, Shejian will definitely kill someone on the spot.
There is a saying about the Qin army's method of killing in battle: if the commander of the camp is very long, he must be killed, and if he is very long, he must kill ten people.
With Zhao Tuo's authorization, Shejian can kill anyone who disobeys the order.
Black Buttocks reacted the fastest, and he immediately said righteously: "The village chief is right, if anyone dares to provoke a dispute, I will not let him go without waiting for the commander Shejian to take action.
I must poke his ass into pieces!"
Zhao Tuo snorted coldly and got off the stone after seeing everyone's assurance.
It wouldn't work otherwise. As a native of Zhao, Zhao Tuo knew very well that the people of Yan and Zhao were generous and tragic, and could draw swords against each other if they disagreed.
Although the people of Yan are now afraid of the power of the Qin army and all surrender in the city, if someone bullies them too much, the blood of those Yan men will inevitably rise and lead to a bloody battle.
Now that he has left the large army and gone deep into a foreign country, Zhao Tuo must strictly control the team and cannot tolerate any mistakes.
After being warned by him, everyone in Xintun became much more honest. They marched in an orderly manner and did not dare to talk nonsense again.
The place they were going to was called Gubo Township, which was an important township east of Zhuoyi.
Compared to the turmoil of war on the Wuyang front line, Dukangzhiye still maintained some brief peace behind the battlefield.
While walking on the mountain road, Zhao Tuo saw women and old men busy in the fields, and from time to time he could see children chasing and playing in the fields.
It's April, and it's already time for spring plowing.
Most of the men were drafted to the battlefield, but the fields still had to be planted, and the old and weak women and children went to the fields to tend the seedlings. Only in this way could they get something to eat from the fields in the second half of the year.
"Qin Army, it's Qin Army!"
First, several children discovered the traces of Zhao Tuo and others and shouted.
Immediately afterwards, those women and old people also saw it. They screamed, turned around and ran away. Some newly planted millet and wheat seedlings were trampled down by their panicked footsteps.
"Why are you running? Nai Gong won't eat you. What nonsense are you talking about?"
Black Butt curled his lips and stared at the buttocks of those women into the distance. It was not until they disappeared into the fields that he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
Zhao Tuo frowned slightly, Hei Butt's words reminded him of something.
That is, except for him, no one else in Xintun understands what the Yan people say.
Yan and Zhao are adjacent to each other, and their accents are similar. As a noble, Zhao Tuo has learned some Yan dialect, so he can understand the shouts of those women and children. But these are all authentic Guanzhong Qin people.
There is a saying that "Ten miles have different pronunciations, and a hundred miles have different languages".
People from different villages in the same county will have different accents. If they are separated by counties, it will be very difficult to communicate. If they are farther away, you will really have to guess.
Qin's sound is similar to Zhou Dynasty's elegant language. The Yan people can probably understand the Qin army's speech. But the Yan people's speech is like a fairy tale to the Qin army, especially those ordinary Yan people who cannot speak elegant language.
The communication problem is very serious.
At this time, Xiqigu came over and whispered: "Captain, these people should be from Gubo Township. Once they go back to report the news, the people in the township will definitely be prepared. We must rush over as soon as possible before the gate of the township is closed.
Take it away, it will be troublesome if the gate of the village is closed."
"Well, you're right."
Zhao Tuo nodded, Xiqigu was a local official and was very familiar with it.
He quickly asked everyone to run in marching formation, heading straight for the countryside along the road.
Xiqigu's worries did not come true.
The gate of Gubo Township is wide open, and a group of people are waiting there...
Thanks to Legrete von Liszt for the tip, thank you!