Bai Yan was riding a war horse on a mound behind the army, looking at the distant mountains between the mountains and the Zhao army covering the entire plain.
Next to Bai Yan, Wang Ben issued defensive orders one after another.
In terms of holding the army, Wang Ben has been with his father Wang Jian and has long been familiar with it.
Therefore, now facing the army led by Zhao Guo Li Mu, Wang Ben was still able to issue orders one by one in an orderly manner.
Bai Yan didn't care about the command right at this time and let Wang Ben take command.
Opposite are Li Mu and Zhao Bianqi, who are famous in all countries in the world. When life and death are at stake, Bai Yan will naturally not care about anything else at this time.
What's more, Bai Yan knows it well.
The most important thing for a general is to know how to employ people. The most taboo thing is to show off one's strength.
On the plains.
Bai Yan looked at the Zhao army in the distance and felt a little nervous, because he had chosen this line of defense. If this defense line was lost and the attack on Zhao failed, he would inevitably be punished.
And Bai Yan thought of what Bai Yu said to him back then.
He is not Li Xin, his name is Bai Yan. If he is defeated on the battlefield of Zhao State, the generals of Zhao State will definitely not let him go.
It can be said that Bai Yan has now truly experienced the pressure of leading troops in battle.
"Zhao Jun doesn't seem to be planning to attack now!"
Wang Ben rode a war horse, looked nervously at the Zhao army in the distance, and said.
Wang Ben once followed his father and confronted Li Mu, so Wang Ben knew very well how terrifying Li Mu's tactics were.
Fortunately, the general is Bai Yan, and Bai Yan trusts him and gives him full command of the army.
Bai Yan nodded when he heard Wang Ben's words.
"It should be because we don't know whether the commander-in-chief of our army is General Wang Jian, so we have some concerns."
Bai Yan guessed.
Because the Qin army and the Zhao army arrived at almost the same time yesterday, he was sure that Li Mu would not attack at night. However, from today on, Bai Yan was no longer sure about Li Mu's plan like he was last night.
"General, it seems that Zhao's army does not have 100,000 men!"
Chai was riding a war horse, wearing Qin armor, looking at the Zhao army in the distance.
The Zhao army does not seem to number 100,000, but only about 50,000, which is at least half the number reported by the soldiers yesterday.
Bai Yan frowned slightly after listening to Chai's words.
Bai Yan naturally also saw that the number of Zhao troops who came here was not even 100,000, but now until the spies came back, no one knew which direction Li Mu sent those tens of thousands of Zhao troops to go.
No.
Maybe there is a chance!
Bai Yan looked at the Zhao army in the distance with thoughtful eyes, but this opportunity required luck.
When it comes to commanding troops and planning, no one in the world can compare with Li Mu, not even Wang Jian, in Bai Yan's heart.
Because Wang Jian had a steady stream of Qin troops and Qin's national power behind him, but Li Mu didn't even have Zhao behind him.
When General Huanjue of the State of Qin was still there, a very old Wang Jian was appointed as the deputy general. It can be seen that in the eyes of the King of Qin and a series of important officials of the State of Qin, General Huanjue's ability was superior to Wang Jian.
It was under such circumstances that Li Mu killed the Qin general Huan Jue.
Moreover, Wang Jian himself has said bluntly many times that he is not sure of defeating Li Mu.
"Where will the remaining tens of thousands of Zhao troops go?"
Wang Ben looked at Zhao Jun, his brows furrowed and his eyes full of worry.
At this moment, there was a lot of sweat on Wang Ben's armor.
The pressure on Li Mu was too great.
"Zhao Jun wants to meet!"
Wang Ben saw a chariot approaching among the mighty Zhao army on the plains, and then a Zhao soldier on horseback rode towards their Qin army. Wang Ben immediately thought of the reason.
Wang Ben turned his head.
"We are here to see if the general of the Zhao army is Li Mu."
Wang Ben said to Bai Yan, and then told how to identify Li Mu: "Li Mu has a disease in his right hand! He cannot hold the sword or stretch his arm."
Wang Ben knew that Zhao Jun requested a meeting, and the Qin Army general had to go. Otherwise, if Zhao Jun laughed at Qin Jun, it would disturb the Qin Army's morale and make the Qin soldiers timid and hesitant.
As the deputy general, it was natural for Bai Yan to go to the meeting.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded.
"Yanmao, Ye, you two come with me."
Bai Yan turned his head and spoke to Yanmao and Ye.
Among the generals of the cavalry, Yanmao ranks first in ferocious martial arts, and Ye is not afraid of death.
Since he is no longer in the army, it would be a surprise. Chai wants to stay and control the cavalry.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Yanmao and Ye quickly handed over their hands. Then they saw Bai Yan approaching on horseback, and the two of them quickly followed.
On the plains.
In the army of Qin and the army of Zhao, the respective flags of the two armies were fluttering in the wind. With the rising sun, countless soldiers in armor stood in place with weapons in hand.
And on the huge plain between them, under the watchful eyes of countless soldiers, the chief generals of the Qin and Zhao armies each led a team of soldiers to meet in the middle.
Gulu gulu~!
The sound of horses' hooves and the sound of wheels, when all sounds stop.
The soldiers holding Chang Ge and the black flag with the word Qin in their hands and the soldiers of the Zhao army on the opposite side looked at each other warily.
Bai Yan looked at the chariot opposite and saw an old general in his fifties slowly getting off the chariot.
Bai Yan also got off his horse.
Beside Bai Yan, Yanmao and Ye also followed Bai Yan, walking towards the opposite side.
With the weak wind blowing by the river, Bai Yan, who was wearing Qin armor, looked straight at the old general opposite, and also noticed that the old general's right arm was indeed disabled and seemed to be atrophied.
If this is correct, this Zhao general is Li Mu!
Li Mu!
This was the first time Bai Yan saw this famous general who had been passed down forever. However, unlike the legends of later generations, Li Mu was not tall and strong. Instead, like him, he did not seem to be a general at all.
Li Mu's beard seemed to have been shaved not long ago, and the beard that had just grown out at the corner of his mouth showed that Li Mu had only been away from home for a few days.
"I am Qin General Bai Yan! I wonder if the general is Zhao Wuanjun Li Mu?"
Bai Yan stepped forward and took the lead in saluting with his hands in hand.
Thinking of Li Mu's deeds, he defeated the Xiongnu, destroyed the Xiongnu, defeated the Donghu, and defeated the Qin army.
It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous.
If it weren't for the king's order, and if he wasn't a general of the Qin State, Bai Yan would not be willing to rush to the Zhao State and face Li Mu.
Because facing Li Mu on the battlefield, Bai Yan had no chance of winning, let alone winning, or even leaving alive.
"Bai Yan, Gao Nu Bai Yan?"
When Li Mu heard Bai Yan's name on his weathered cheeks, he looked thoughtful, and then looked at the young Qin Army general in front of him with interest.
He heard about the battle between Gaonu and Nu.
Bai Yan was indeed the first person he had seen after the famous general who dared to fight against the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu's 150,000 troops with 10,000 cavalry.
I thought that this young descendant of the Bai family should rest and recuperate after the battle with Gaonu, but unexpectedly, I came to Zhao Kingdom.
"I am Li Mu!"
Li Mu opened his mouth to answer Bai Yan, and then looked at the mighty and neat Qin army behind the young Qin general in front of him, looking at the countless Qin flags and Chang Ge.
"I didn't expect that King Qin would appoint you as a deputy general at such a young age!"
After Li Mu received the news from the spies last night, he looked at the defensive formation and thought it was Qin general Wang Jian. He did not expect it to be the young Bai Yan.
In this case, the formation that is very similar to Wang Jian's should have been made by the Qin general Wang Ben, and the Bai Yan in front of him came to meet him, so this Bai Yan should be the deputy general of the Qin army on this road.
"Bai Yan thanks the king for his kindness!"
Bai Yan heard Li Mu's words and said softly.
This sentence was suspected of being flattering, but Bai Yan still said it.
When Li Mu heard Bai Yan's words, he looked away from the Qin army and looked at the young Qin general in front of him.
"Another group of troops from the Qin State has been trapped in Yingchuan. Your Qin army alone cannot cross the well path."
Li Mu bluntly stated his purpose.
Discourage!
Li Mu directly told Bai Yan that as long as Li Mu was around, the Qin army would never be able to pass the well.
"Bai Yan knows what Wu Anjun is capable of!"
When Bai Yan heard Li Mu's words, he smiled and shook his head: "But Mr. Wu An should also know that Bai Yan cannot retreat due to drought and natural disasters!"
After speaking, Bai Yan looked at Li Mu.
Bai Yan knew that with Li Mu's ability, what Li Mu said just now was not an exaggeration at all.
But no matter how strong Li Mu is, he will never be able to lead the army to retreat now that the king's life is on his side.
However, he did not mention the king's order, but said that because of the opportunity of disaster, he would not retreat and could not retreat.
"I didn't want to meet you on the battlefield regarding Gao Nu before. I never thought that we would eventually meet on the battlefield. Since we don't retreat, then you and I will have to meet each other at war!"
Li Mu looked at the young Bai Yan.
Because Li Mu was stationed at the border all year round, he hated the Xiongnu going south to plunder.
Therefore, regarding Bai Yan's previous behavior and actions in Gaonu, as far as he was concerned, even though the other party was a Qin general, it was rare for him to appreciate this young Qin general.
pity.
Finally we met on the battlefield.
"Everyone is his own master, please give me some advice from Mr. Wu An!"
Bai Yan looked at Li Mu and bowed his hands.
Li Mu looked at Bai Yan, nodded and saluted, and then turned and left after saluting Bai Yan.
After Bai Yan finished the ceremony, he stood there and watched Li Mu's leaving figure.
In Bai Yan's heart, he admired Li Mu from the bottom of his heart.
In terms of stance, as a Zhao general, Li Mu dedicated his life to the Zhao State and made countless contributions to the Zhao State on the battlefield.
In terms of identity, Li Mu was from the Central Plains. With just one person leading the army, the Xiongnu did not dare to go south to herd horses for ten years, and all the people in the Central Plains benefited from him.
Such a person has no black spots at all.
Later generations will always talk about Li Mu's annihilation of the Xiongnu, and they will always say that the Xiongnu was not in its heyday, but no one has ever thought that Li Mu also destroyed 100,000 Xiongnu with the national power of a vassal state.
Moreover, when the country of Zhao was in sunset, it was Li Mu who supported the country of Zhao in one fell swoop.
It is a pity that no matter how loyal Li Mu is to Zhao Guo, no matter how Li Mu destroys Xiuzhai, defeats Donghu, rejects Han and Wei, and defeats the Qin army.
The final result was that not only the Qin State wanted to get rid of Li Mu day and night, but also the State of Zhao, where Li Mu had served all his life. In the Zhao State's court, Guo Kai and other ministers wanted Li Mu dead, and even Zhao Wangqian never
Li Mu, who had trusted this man who was loyal to Zhao, wanted him to die suddenly so that he could take over the military power.
Thinking of all these, I also looked at Li Mu's right hand which was so disabled that he couldn't even hold a sword or eat.
At this moment, even Bai Yan couldn't help but sigh, "How can the heaven be so poor as Li Mu!"
It seemed that everything was unfair to Li Mu.
Thinking that he was also planning how to get rid of Li Mu, Bai Yan felt a little guilty and a little ashamed of his own methods, but his position was that Bai Yan had no choice.
As far as the world is concerned, no one dares to say that they can defeat Li Mu on the battlefield, and everyone in the world knows this.
And his allegiance is to Qin.
It was King Yingzheng of Qin.
His position is that as long as he can destroy the Zhao Kingdom, he would rather be a villain and do whatever it takes.
Otherwise, in a head-on fight with Li Mu, he and his Bai family cavalry would die an unknown number of people, or even all of them would be killed by Li Mu.
So after this battle, as long as he is still alive, he will still choose to alienate Li Mu without hesitation.
Among the Qin army, Wang Ben was riding a war horse. After waiting for a long time, he finally saw Bai Yan and the Qin army officers on the plain in the distance, mounting their war horses and returning towards the army.
The general of the Zhao army also returned to his chariot and headed towards the Zhao army.
"How is it? But Li Mu?"
Wang Ben asked curiously after Bai Yan came back.
Bai Yan nodded towards Wang Ben.
"It's Li Mu!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth to answer, with some helplessness in his words.
For him, he had experienced many wars since he joined the army, but no matter that time, whether it was in Korea or the narrow escape in Gaonu, he had never felt as uneasy as he did now.
This uneasiness comes from Li Mu.
This famous general from Zhao has never been defeated in his life.
Now the war is about to begin.
Looking at Li Mu's past achievements, we can see that Li Mu will never fight an uncertain battle.
Dong dong dong dong~!!!!!
Suddenly, the sound of war drums was heard in the distance behind him. Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the Zhao army in the distance.
The Zhao army is already beating drums, which is the trumpet sound of war.
Obviously, after Li Mu knew that Wang Jian was not leading the army, he had guessed that the army led by Wang Jian must not have arrived at Yanyu.
"Bang the drum!"
Wang Ben also quickly ordered the soldiers to beat the drums to boost morale.
Bai Yan rode his horse back to the mound.
Seeing Wang Ben's nervous expression, Bai Yan also looked worriedly at the Zhao army in the distance. At the moment, he could only believe that Wang Ben could hold on.
Li Mu still has 50,000 troops missing, which is not a good thing.
Now we can only pray that Wang Ben can defend this place under Li Mu's attack. As long as he holds on, he will have a chance to know Li Mu's plan.
There has been drought in Dai for many years, and now there is an earthquake. The people of Dai have suffered numerous casualties. The generals and soldiers under Li Mu are all from Dai County and Yanmen, so there must be a chance.
"coming!"
Wang Ben was shocked when he saw two square formations of Zhao troops starting to attack under the mountains in the distance.
Bai Yan saw that Zhao Bianqi was also forming a whole team behind Zhao Jun's formation, and they attacked together.
"Let the soldiers prepare to protect the right wing and wait for orders at any time."
Bai Yan ordered.
"promise!"
Chai quickly handed over his hands to accept the order, then turned around and gave instructions to his cronies.
"Order the archers to prepare!"
Wang Ben opened his mouth and ordered.
The messengers accompanied Wang Ben with their banners to report Wang Ben's order. Soon after, under Bai Yan's eyes, the Qin army's crossbow officers and soldiers holding wooden shields moved forward fifty steps again.
Rows of soldiers of the Qin army walked forward holding crossbows. After bringing them to their positions, they stood there, raised their bows and crossbows, and pointed them at the Zhao army formation approaching from a distance.
"Fire the arrow!"
Bai Yan listened to the Qin army general's low roar, and then saw rows of Qin army officers in the front, all facing the direction of the Zhao soldiers, firing their crossbows.
As dense arrows were shot towards the Zhao army, even if the Zhao soldiers were prepared and raised their wooden shields, there were still many casualties.
After two or three waves of arrows, many Zhao soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
At this time, the Qin Army's crossbowmen also entered the range of the Zhao Army's bow. Almost instantly, countless arrows fell from the sky.
The soldiers holding crossbows quickly retreated and squatted down, while the Qin army soldiers holding shields quickly blocked the front with their shields.
As countless arrows flew down, one after another Qin army soldiers fell to the ground after being struck by arrows. Some were crossbowmen and some were soldiers holding shields.
With several waves of arrows shooting at each other.
Bai Yan and Wang Ben rode their war horses and stood on the mound, watching the Zhao army getting closer and closer.
Wang Ben quickly ordered the phalanx holding Changge to come forward and prepare for battle.
Dong dong dong~!!
After Wang Ben's order was issued, the messengers held the order flag and rode towards the phalanx. Within a few seconds, they saw a large formation of the Qin army holding long swords and walking towards the front, replacing the bows and crossbows.
Hands, stand at the front.
After a while.
As the soldiers of the Qin and Zhao armies came into contact on the plains, countless long swords intertwined with each other and stabbed each other.
Whether it was the soldiers of the Qin army or the soldiers of the Zhao state, they all became red-eyed in an instant.
As you come and go with Chang Ge, you can see people dying under Chang Ge almost all the time, falling to the ground and turning into corpses.
At this time, whether it was the Qin army or the Zhao army, some soldiers with Qin swords and sharp blades appeared from their respective square formations. They rushed towards the opponent desperately, hoping to use close combat to kill the opponent.
Soldiers holding long soldiers.
Accompanied by the clash of Changge, the screams of soldiers, and the sound of clashing swords.
On the battlefield.
More and more soldiers fell into a pool of blood.
Both Li Mu in the distant Zhao army and Wang Ben in the Qin army were watching all this.
At this moment, Wang Ben was a little lucky. Fortunately, the terrain here was narrow. Under the mountains on both sides, the winding Zhangshui River made it difficult for Zhao Jun to move. Otherwise, he would not be able to resist Li Mu alone.
Looking at Bai Yan from the corner of his eye, Wang Ben did not blame Bai Yan for not being able to help him at this moment. At such a young age, Bai Yan had done many things that far exceeded his expectations.
Facing Li Mu.
Even his father was here and Li Mu was not sure he could win. How could he expect Bai Yan to help him?
Right now, he just wants to be able to hold on to this place.
Looking at the Zhao army in the distance, what made him most uneasy right now was the tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers who had disappeared.