Chapter 465: Inside the tent
"Drive, drive, drive..."
"Hush!"
There was a sound of horse control, and the Zhao Jun scout turned over and dismounted, and trotted forward.
After passing groups of patrolling soldiers and passing by standing soldiers one after another, the Zhao army scouts finally stopped in front of the Chinese army's tent.
"Report..."
At the sound of the report, the scout opened the curtain in front of his eyes and entered directly into the big tent.
His eyes swept across the faces of the Zhao Jun generals around him, and the Zhao Jun scout's gaze finally came into contact with Zhao King Zhao Yu who was sitting at the head.
"Your Majesty, according to our inquiries, we know that there are about 50,000 Wei troops stationed outside Yecheng at the moment. The Wei troops north of Zhangshui and Feiyi have left a total of 10,000 soldiers for defense."
The scout's report sounded in his ears, and Zhao Yu couldn't help but look thoughtful in his eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work, you go down and rest first."
"Here."
When the scout's figure disappeared into the tent, Zhao Yu's eyes swept past him and stopped on General Fei Yi.
"General Fei Yi, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, a secret report was sent from the Chu State before, saying that the Wei State's army going south was less than 50,000. But this time, in order to aid South Korea, the Wei State sent a total of 100,000 troops, so the general thought..."
The words paused at this moment, and he looked towards Zhao Yu in front of him. Although Fei Yi was guessing, he said with certainty: "The Wei army that appears outside Yecheng and on the north bank of the Zhang River is the Wei army that was supposed to go south to rescue South Korea.
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"And the commander-in-chief of this army was thought to be none other than General Pang Juan of the State of Wei."
When Fei Yi threw out this judgment, the faces of all Zhao Jun generals present were more or less surprised, while Zhao Yu had a bit of a wry smile on his face.
"General Pang Juan of the State of Wei is indeed worthy of his reputation."
Zhao Yu felt severe pain as soon as he took action, and Zhao Jun was completely passive as soon as he took action.
Looking at the entire battle situation, with the fall of Lieren and Feiyi, Zhao Jun's original advantage has actually turned into a disadvantage.
Once the Wei army stationed in Liren and Feiyi takes action, the Zhao army's connection with the rear capital Handan will be completely cut off, and the army of nearly 60,000 people will become a lone army.
It hurts, it really hurts!
While crying in sorrow, Zhao Yu couldn't help but think about how to turn the tide of the war around now.
"Generals, how should we respond to the current war situation?"
"Your Majesty, the general thinks that our army has two things to do right now." Zhao Yu's question rang out in the tent, and Fei Yi stood up again.
"First, send someone to contact Handan immediately and ask Handan to send a large army."
"Come on, Fei Yi is related to our army's retreat. We must recapture it at all costs. Even if we cannot recapture both cities, we must capture Fei Yi."
After listening to Fei Yi's suggestion, Zhao Yu thought about it secretly and nodded gently.
"What General Fei Yi said is reasonable. I will send someone to contact Handan immediately." After agreeing to the other party's request, Zhao Yu immediately asked: "Then what is the second thing?"
"The second thing is that our army should retreat quickly and return to the north bank of Zhangshui River."
Different from the unanimous approval of the previous suggestion, as soon as Fei Yi came out with his second suggestion, there was an uproar in the big tent.
In order to capture Yecheng, Zhao Jun has lost countless soldiers in these days.
Now that Feiyi is about to give up with just one word, doesn’t this mean that all his previous efforts have been wasted?
Faced with the incomprehension of most of the generals present, Fei Yi did not pay too much attention, but looked at Zhao Yu again.
As the King of Zhao, Zhao Yu lived up to Fei Yi's expectations, and his eyes when he looked over were full of determination.
"According to what General Fei Yi said, I am willing to retreat, but..."
The conversation changed and Zhao Yu asked Fei Yi: "But will the Wei army easily let our army go north?"
Of course not!
It doesn't require too much thinking, the answer to this question is so obvious.
In order to firmly capture this elite Zhao army, General Pang Juan, the leader of the Wei army, also rushed back from the north bank of Zhangshui River to the Wei army camp outside Yecheng.
"General."
Pang Juan handed the reins to the soldiers on the side, and followed by a group of Wei army generals, he also walked towards the Chinese army's tent.
"General, have all the captains arrived?"
"Reporting to the General, in compliance with the General's military orders, all the generals and captains of the army have arrived."
Amidst the report from the deputy general behind him, Pang Juan, who was walking in a hurry, was already standing in front of the Chinese army's tent.
The footsteps slowly paused for a moment. Pang Juan gently pressed the long sword at his waist with his left hand and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
"The general has arrived..."
The trumpet sounded, and as the curtain of the big tent was lifted, all the Wei generals present saw General Pang Juan striding into the big tent with his head held high.
When Pang Juan walked past a famous general step by step and stood in front of everyone, he was greeted by a chorus of greetings.
"The general will pay homage to the general."
"Generals, there is no need to be polite."
He glanced at the surrounding Wei army generals and heard Pang Juan say loudly: "This time our army stopped moving south and went north to Yecheng, just to complete the mission entrusted to our army by the King and the Prime Minister."
"Defeat Zhao Jun, relieve the siege of Yecheng, and finally..."
Pang Juan's voice suddenly paused, and his eyes simultaneously emitted infinite light.
"Capture Handan!"
When they heard the final goal of this battle, excitement flashed on the faces of the Wei generals present.
Handan is the capital of Zhao State. Once Handan is captured, all the participants in this battle will reap brilliant achievements.
Seeing such a goal right in front of them, how could they not feel excited?
Facing the increasingly heated gazes around him, Pang Juan continued: "We, the State of Wei, have been waiting for this battle for a long time; and for this battle, the King and the Prime Minister have also given us tremendous strength."
"Here comes someone."
At Pang Juan's order, the curtain of the big tent was opened again, and two burly and powerful figures appeared in front of everyone.
"The last general, Ying Qian (Yi Qucang), pays homage to the superior general."
Ying Qian and Yiqu Cang, one is the eldest son of the Qin Kingdom, and the other is the future King Yiqu.
These two opponents who should have often met each other in battle in the original time and space are now standing under the same flag belonging to the Wei State.
This time, the reason why the two men appeared on the battlefield at the Zhangshui line was because they were the commanders of the 30,000 Wei cavalry who came for reinforcements.
That's right, in order to inflict heavy losses on Zhao this time, Wei invested not 60,000 reinforcements on the battlefield in Hanoi, but a full 90,000.
Coupled with the garrison under Long Jia in Yecheng, Wei's army on the front line of Yecheng has exceeded 100,000.
It can be said that Wei is bound to win this war.
Chapter completed!