Chapter 383 Offense and Defense

Jicheng.

"What did the Qin envoy say?"

King Yan looked at Yan Chunjun in front of him with a gloomy face and asked.

"The Qin envoy always wanted to leave, but he was stopped by my younger brother."

Yan Chunjun lowered his head. He always liked to show off his achievements and did not dare to say a word. Because Yan Chunjun knew that King Yan was in a bad mood at this time.

The prince of Zhao was kidnapped by the envoy of Yan. King Zhao was furious and sent troops to attack Yan. Now he has gone to Licheng.

The sudden news completely ruined the Yan-Zhao peace talks plan that King Yan, who was already very active in thinking, had hoped for. What followed was an apology to the Qin envoy who had been left out in the cold.

Over the past few days, the noble Yan Chunjun has been following the Qin envoy like a pug, barely kneeling before him, and barely stopping the Qin envoy from returning to Qin.

Because Qin's envoy knew that this was a good time to ask for a price, and Yan was begging Qin. However, the news that came soon made the originally arrogant Qin envoy calm down again.

Qin general Yang Duanhe led the heavy armored army to Ye, fought with Zhao army and captured Anyang.

All the generals of Yan State knew that it would be difficult to capture Handan without an army of 200,000. However, this victory came too strangely. Even if a lone army captures Anyang, can it still hold it?

For a moment, King Yan murmured in his heart: Does Qin really want to help Yan share the pressure this time?

King Yan quickly suppressed this idea in his mind. To prevent Qin from cheating Yan, it would be more difficult than letting the river flow back.

However, King Yan was still not sure what the Qin army wanted to do?

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Yan Dan comes from outside. Ever since the envoy of Yan kidnapped Mr. Zhao in Handan, he had been blamed by the King of Yan.

But this time, his face was equally ugly, different from when he was scolded by King Yan, but he was really worried.

"Father, the spies on the front line have just received news. The Qin army has broken through hundreds of thousands of troops and has now crossed the Zhang River and is approaching Handan."

"What did you say?"

When he first heard the news, King Yan was already hallucinating for himself.

"How can this be?"

Yan Dan cupped his hands and looked very serious.

"That's true. The scouts on the front line reported that the Zhao army was less than twenty miles away from our army, but not long ago, it took the initiative to retreat thirty miles. The Zhao army's offensive was like a rainbow. If not, how could it take the initiative to retreat?"

Yan Dan raised his head and saw the face of King Yan on the throne changing, finally turning red.

"Great, while Zhao Junjun is unstable, our Yan army can attack immediately and regain the lost ground..."

"Father!"

Yan Dan raised his hand and stopped King Yan.

"The Qin army was only tens of thousands, but it was able to break through the Great Wall of the State of Zhao and advance towards Handan. In the future, wouldn't it be possible to break the Great Wall of the State of Yan, cross the Yishui River, and surround Jicheng with troops?"

Yan Dan's words calmed down King Yan, who was originally trying to add insult to injury due to inertia. Yan Dan's words made him feel a little bit of fear.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is overly worried. With only tens of thousands of troops, can Handan be captured?"

Yan Dan smiled and asked back.

"Can tens of thousands of troops conquer Anyang or cross the Zhang River?"

As soon as these words came out, Yan Chunjun was speechless. To some extent, the Qin army's performance was so outstanding that King Yan was a little scared.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from the State of Qin is outside asking for an audience."

The voice of the chamberlain gave King Yan a headache. He covered his head and his voice was low.

"Tell the envoy of Qin that I am ill and cannot see him for the time being. Dan'er, go and entertain him."

"promise!"

Tanuki City.

Zhao Jun had just captured the city of Yan State, but there was no joy in the whole army.

The rain was pouring down continuously. When Li Zuoche walked out of the house, he was surrounded by a group of captains.

"What did the General say?"

"The general has ordered General Sima Shang in the rear to gallop to Handan for rescue. I will also lead the cavalry back to Handan soon."

The faces of all the captains were still a little confused. I really didn’t understand. Are all the people in the capital just losers? Hundreds of thousands of people were defeated by tens of thousands of people who broke through the defense line and pushed directly to the gates of Handan City.

So much so that now, in a situation where they originally gained a huge advantage, they have deployed most of their elite troops to support them.

"The general studied the military reports coming from Handan and found something strange."

"How to say?"

"Although Yang Duanhe is a famous general, the Qin army's tactics this time are completely different from his previous military style."

"What does it mean?"

Everyone was puzzled, but saw Li Zuoche lose his breath and hesitated for a moment. In the end, he couldn't withstand everyone's urging and expressed his thoughts.

"Either Yang Duanhe's style of using troops has changed, or someone else is directing this war."

"What? But the Qin army's general Yang Duanhe and deputy general Li Xin did not hear anyone else's flag in the battle formation."

Li Zuoche fell silent for a long time, then slowly spoke.

"Judging from the several battles between the Qin army and our army, the situation is like this. There are mistakes and omissions of our army, but more importantly, the Qin army seems to be able to see through the reality of our army. Take the battle of Zhangshui as an example, the Qin army went non-stop. They rushed to the long bridge in Zhangshui and captured the city gate. But I looked at the map and saw that there were several long bridges closer to the Qin army, but they accurately captured the only one that had not been burned. As a result, our army was defeated and Handan was in danger."

"What do you mean, Major General, there is a traitor in our army?"

Li Zuoche shook his head.

"There is a more terrifying possibility. The real commander of the Qin army knows the situation of our army well. He may not even be among the Qin army."

Most people found Li Zuoche's speculation a little unbelievable, but some people raised their own questions.

"If this is really the case, what is his identity and where is he now?"

"You, hurry up and move the wood."

On the Handan city wall, the soldiers guarding the city were shouting and urging the corvees to do their work quickly.

It has been many years, and the people in Handan have not been so nervous. The entire city has entered a state of war readiness.

"Hey!"

Zhao Shuang lowered his head and hurriedly moved the wood to a fixed position with others.

"Who's name is Xiaolong?"

At this moment, a soldier shouted loudly, and his voice echoed throughout the city.

"Little dragon?"

Zhao Shuang picked up the bamboo tube containing water next to him. Who could be so tasteless and call him such a name?

"Who is Xiaolong, Feiyan's husband?"

Zhao Shuang's expression changed. He wanted to drink water, but he spurted it out.

"I am!"

The centurion of Zhao Jun glanced at Zhao Shuang and waved.

"Your wife is here to see you, go quickly!"

Zhao Shuang hurriedly ran down the city wall and saw Concubine Yan standing there, looking pretty.

"what are you doing?"

Concubine Yan felt a little distressed when she looked at Zhao Shuang's tanned skin and roughened hands.

"I miss you! Look, I brought you delicious food."

"Sister, this is a war, what are you doing? Ugh..."

Concubine Yan stuffed a chicken leg into Zhao Shuang's mouth with a smile on her face.

"I understand, I'll leave in a moment."

Just when Zhao Shuang and Yan Fei were getting tired, a familiar voice came from not far away.

"Sir, I am the wife of Mo Xiaolong, the corvee here, and I want to come and see him."

"The same to you?"

At this moment, Zhao Shuang flew over with a quick stride, smiling broadly.

"Sir, she is also my woman."

"Why do you have two wives?"

Facing the officer's doubts, Zhao Shuang hugged Luna.

"Side, side."

Although the Zhao Jun officer was a little confused, he didn't pay much attention. Luna, on the other hand, was very unhappy.

"Why am I just a side wife?"

"What time is it? You still have time to take care of this. You two, get out of here quickly."

At this moment, another familiar figure appeared in front of Zhao Shuang. For a moment, he felt very dizzy.

"Li Ji, why are you here too?"

Li Ji was originally smiling when she saw Zhao Shuang, but with these words, her expression dropped.

"Can't I come?"

Not far away on the city wall, Guo Qi accidentally saw this scene, which was a little strange.

"This kid is actually still alive!"