Chapter 218: Yingchuan suddenly mutates, leads troops to fight against the enemy.
"Report, Chief Zuo Shu, I am here to report!"
In Qicheng, in the study room of the mansion, as the deputy general, Bai Yan, in addition to participating in march deployment every day, also dealt with the army's food and fodder, rear baggage supplies, and casualties of soldiers.
From bottom to top, there are layers of generals responsible for statistics, but in the end they will all be sent to him. After he has processed them, he will show them to Wang Jian.
Bai Yan knelt down in front of the desk, wearing Qin armor, and looked at the news that had just been sent to him.
Wang Ben and Yang Yan have led a large army to attack Yan and Shiri.
Although Yanyu was an important place, the strength of the defenders in the city was beyond Bai Yan's expectation.
You know, this is still the case where reinforcements from Zhao State have not appeared.
"Report, Chief Zuo, there is news from Yingchuan!"
Bai Yan had just finished reading the bamboo slips when a Qin soldier took a roll of bamboo slips and hurried into the study room and handed the bamboo slips to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan opened the bamboo slip and looked at the contents inside.
"Yingchuan rebels?"
Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips and soon couldn't help but frown.
Because Yingchuan County had just been captured, it is understandable that there are many forces resisting Qin in the territory.
But Bai Yan didn't expect that this force could gather more than a thousand people.
Why didn't the governor of Qin notice it?
Bai Yan frowned slightly.
wrong.
It’s not that I didn’t notice it, it’s that someone concealed it and refused to report it!
Recalling that in later generations, Zhang Liang assassinated Ying Zheng. Not only did he know Ying Zheng's route, but he was also able to leave safely after the assassination. When Xianyang ordered Qin officials from all counties to search Zhang Liang, it turned out that Zhang Liang was alive and well, with land and wealth.
Wan Guan even took in Xiang Bo, a serious criminal.
There is also Xiang Liang. He killed people in Yueyang, not far from Xianyang. Not only was there no punishment, but he returned to his hometown with great arrogance and even became an official.
These are all reasons for governing officials, but Yingchuan had just been conquered, so why were there such big loopholes in governing officials.
Qin's military merit title system meant that the number of scholars in Qin's court was far less than that of other vassal states. However, even if there were few, it would not be possible for even one Yingchuan to be left unavailable.
There must be something wrong with Yingchuan.
Thinking of this, Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips, stood up and left the study with the bamboo slips.
On top of Qicheng City.
Wang Jian and a group of generals stood at the top of the city, looking at the army in the distance.
Wang Jian frowned. Since entering Zhao, the soldiers in the army have become increasingly impetuous under the scorching sun. The cost of transporting food and grass has become higher and higher. Water sources will also be a problem when marching in the future.
Feng Jie and others were following Wang Jian. At this moment, they suddenly saw Bai Yan hurriedly walking onto the city road in the distance on the right, walking towards here.
Feng Jie and others looked at each other, somewhat confused.
During these ten days, they all had a completely new understanding of Bai Yan's abilities.
Therefore, they were all curious as to why Bai Yan, the deputy general, suddenly came here in a hurry. It was obviously something urgent.
Wang Jian also saw Bai Yan approaching at this time, turned around quickly and walked forward.
"General, news from Yingchuan!"
Bai Yan came to Wang Jian and handed the bamboo slips to Wang Jian.
Wang Jian heard Bai Yan's words, took the bamboo slips, opened them and looked at them.
Seeing this, Wang Jian's face obviously turned bad.
The other generals all looked at Wang Jian curiously. After Wang Jian finished reading, he handed the bamboo slips to them, and they looked at them one by one.
It's okay not to look at it. Everyone opened their mouths slightly when they saw it.
"What, a hundred thousand troops are trapped on the border of Yingzhao?"
"This Yingchuan!"
Whether it was Feng Jie, Uncle Meng, or others, they all looked astonished after seeing the bamboo slips.
Yang Duanhe led an army of 100,000, but due to food and grass problems, he was trapped on the border between Yingchuan and Zhao, unable to move.
"General, Yang Duan and General failed to arrive at the border on time. Now Li Mu does not need to divide his troops. He and Sima Shang will definitely lead the army to fight our way."
Bai Yan said to Wang Jian.
According to the plan, Yang Duanhe must at least contain Sima Shang's troops, so that they can fight Li Mu without any scruples along the way.
But now in Yingchuan County, it is difficult for Yang Duanhe to solve the food and grass problem, let alone attack.
This also means that Li Mu and Sima Shang don't have to worry about the south and can integrate their forces to deal with their large army here.
"Now we're in trouble!"
Wang Jian nodded when he heard Bai Yan's words.
Wang Jian knew that what Bai Yan said was absolutely correct. Without Yang Duanhe's restraint, their large army would have to face Li Mu and Sima Shang.
Even Handan would probably dare to send a troop of soldiers and horses to help Yan Yu.
"Bai Yan, lead your cavalry and rush to Yanyu immediately to guard against Li Mu."
Wang Jian said to Bai Yan.
Right now, Yan, Wang Ben and Yang Yan were in danger at any time. It took too long for the entire army to rush over. Bai Yan's cavalry had to arrive before Li Mu could have any scruples.
If it were the same as before.
Wang Jian had already ordered the withdrawal of his troops as he had done the previous two times.
After all, without Yang Duanhe, Wang Jian has no confidence that he can defeat Li Mu.
But this time was different from other times. Wang Jian knew that King Qin Yingzheng would never allow Qin to miss this opportunity.
Even if he were to replace his general, Qin would never be able to withdraw its troops.
This battle is inevitable for Qin.
"promise!"
Bai Yan cupped his hands and accepted the order.
Bai Yan was a little surprised that Wang Jian asked him to lead the cavalry army.
You must know that he is a deputy general. After going to Yanyu, he can directly take charge of Wang Ben and Yang Yan.
The opponents are probably Li Mu and Sima Shang.
Wang Jian was so relieved of him!
Think of this.
Bai Yan turned around and left. Since Wang Jian believed in him, he had no choice. Regardless of whether Li Mu went to Huanyu or not, he had to hold on until Wang Jian arrived.
"General, didn't you say that the cavalry army under the deputy general was used as a surprise force? If it goes like this, wouldn't it be directly exposed?"
Uncle Meng looked at Wang Jian and asked softly.
Wang Bi and Yang Yan were attacking Yanyu. They had also been thinking about the battlefields, timings, and odds of winning against Li Mu countless times in the past ten days. However, no matter which one they had, the ones that had a chance were all dominated by the deputy general's cavalry army.
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It is too early to send out the most important surprise troops now. If Li Mu observes it, the cavalry army will basically not be able to use surprise troops in the future.
"It's too late! Against Li Mu, if you make a slight mistake, Li Mu will seize the opportunity and kill you."
Wang Jian shook his head.
Wang Jian was not willing to expose Bai Yan's cavalry in advance, but Wang Jian did not dare to be careless about the news from Yang Duan.
He would rather miss the only chance to win than expose his flaws to Li Mu.
When Huanjue was the general, he was the deputy general. Together with the general, he defeated the two big cities of Yanyu and Yecheng, plus other small cities, gaining a total population of nearly one million.
Later, he saw with his own eyes how when General Huanjue was planning, Li Mu seized the momentary opportunity and directly defeated Qin's 200,000-strong army. Even General Huanjue's head and Yecheng were killed.
All of them were taken back by Li Mu.
He did not want to follow the retreat of General Huanjue.
The most important thing at the moment is to protect Wang Ben and Yang Yan's army. When his infantry army reaches Yanfu, they can wait for reinforcements from Xianyang and then make plans.
Inside the cavalry camp.
Following Bai Yan's order, all the cavalry officers gathered one after another.
A famous cavalry officer held a black flag with the word Qin in his hand. At a glance, the entire camp saw countless flags fluttering in the wind among the army.
Chai, Yanmao, Xi Yuan and other cavalry generals have all gathered together.
soon.
In the sight of everyone, Bai Yan, dressed in Qin armor and wearing a Qin sword, rushed from the city gate.
After Bai Yan led Ye and others to the camp on horseback, he looked at everyone and glanced at all the cavalry officers.
"Set off!"
Bai Yan gave the order and took the lead in turning the war horses.
Chai, Yanmao and other cavalry generals quickly followed.
Countless cavalry soldiers behind them, armed with long swords and black flags with the word Qin in their hands, rode out of the camp one after another.
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