Chapter 547 Pincer Attack

On the bank of Yishui River, the Yan army camped.

The allied forces of the Yan Dynasty gathered on the north bank of Yishui River, behind the Great Wall, and made preparations.

Prince Yan Dan was in the military tent, looking at the map. Dai Wangjia, on the other hand, was a little anxious.

Different from Zhao State, Yan State has its own advantage when facing Qin State, that is, it is only vulnerable to enemies on one side.

Unlike the Zhao State, which was faced with enemies on both sides, the Yan State faced the sea to the east and the Donghu, which had long been feared, to the north. Only the southwest faced military threats.

From a long time ago, in order to defend Zhao Qi and defend Wuyang, the capital of Yan, the State of Yan built a 500-mile Great Wall in the south along the Yishui River and took advantage of the terrain.

This Great Wall takes into account all possible threats from the Yan Kingdom. The Great Wall Passage can mobilize troops on the front line of the Great Wall. Once one area is attacked, troops from other places can quickly assemble.

This is an advantage that the attacker does not have.

But now, the powerful enemies of the past are either destroyed or safe. The return of the Qin army's troops was actually a brand new challenge for the Yan state.

For a long time, the Qin army was not something Yan had to face.

"The Qin troops from the three counties of Zhao and Di are gathering. They are moving very quickly. I am afraid they will come soon."

Dai Wangjia got the information and was very uneasy because of it. The county soldiers from the three counties of Zhao, Li Xin's flying army and the 50,000 Taiyuan army were just the vanguard of the first wave of Qin army's attack, followed by the army from Guanzhong led by Wang Jian.

"This is something I didn't expect. But it's not something I can't handle."

Yan Dan did not expect that Zhao Shuang could rectify Zhao's troops so quickly and let them form combat effectiveness. In his original expectation, after the failure of assassinating Qin, the only thing the Yan army had to face was Li Xin's flying army.

Zhao's county soldiers were unable to go north due to issues of combat strength and loyalty, while the Taiyuan army was unable to concentrate its forces due to the vast area under its jurisdiction.

But the situation now is completely different. The elite troops from Guanzhong have not yet arrived, but the mighty Qin army vanguard is approaching the south bank of Yishui.

The opponent's total strength is about 70,000.

"As long as the Great Wall is still in our hands, there will be no problem."

The advantage of the Yan army is that the Great Wall of Yishui is connected in a line, so they can supply food and grass nearby and defend the Qin army. Although the Yan army was weak, it was not a field battle, but a defensive battle.

The situation faced by the Qin army was the same as when it attacked Handan. The difference is that the Yishui Great Wall of Yan State is more tightly defended than the Zhangshui Great Wall of Zhao State.

There is no threat from Yan State in the north. Therefore, it is only necessary to concentrate all the troops on the front line of the Great Wall instead of dividing them into two places, which is much easier to defend than Handan.

Yan State does not have Li Mu, but it does not have the open and vast strategic area in the north of Handan to defend, which has a huge advantage.

Calculating mentally but not intentionally, this is the source of Yan Dan's confidence.

"Your Highness, there is a man named Gao Jianli outside the military tent. He wants to see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Yan Dan waved his hand.

"Let him in."

Gao Jianli finally arrived at the bank of Yishui after a long journey. Now seeing Yan Dan is a gift.

"Your Highness, Zhao Shuang is here!"

"What did you say!"

Both Yan Dan and Dai Wangjia's expressions changed drastically. Dai Wangjia, who was sitting on the steps, stood up.

Gao Jianli told the story of what happened in Lord Yanchun's house. After listening to it, Wang Jia sighed deeply.

"Snow girl?"

But Yan Dan was not as sentimental as Dai Wangjia. He was shocked and immediately looked at the map.

"Zhao Shuang is not at the front, so who is commanding the 70,000 Qin troops?"

"General!"

In the Qin army's camp, all the Qin generals gathered in the tent and bowed in the tent.

Wang Jian touched his beard, looked at everything in front of him, and smiled slightly.

The generals here were not brought out by Wang Jian. Some of them came from the Taiyuan Army of the family line, some were Li Xin's men, and some were simply surrendered generals of Zhao State.

Wang Jian parachuted in from Guanzhong and immediately took over the property that Zhao Shuang had purchased this year. However, this family's wealth far exceeded his expectations.

When marching and taking over territory, speed is the key. This is why it is said to be as fast as the wind.

Yan Dan calculated with intention and unintentional, the Qin army had already lost. By the time the army was united and they tried to attack Yan, they had already lost their chance of fighting.

If we attack again, we will definitely have to learn from each other.

But now, with a ready-made army of 70,000 troops in hand, they can go north immediately and catch the Yan Kingdom by surprise.

The key is that although the combat power of these 70,000 troops is not as good as the elite in Guanzhong, it is still above the general level.

Wang Jian waved his hand.

"Generals don't need to be polite."

There are factions emerging in the Qin army. After all, these generals were not brought out by Wang Jian himself, so he was more polite in his words.

"Where is Lord Hanyang, and where is Li Xin?"

Among the Qin army, Wang Jian and Li Xin were both talented generals that the King of Qin wanted to cultivate. Nowadays, the factions within the Qin army, in addition to the family line, the Wang family's tiger army and Li Xin's flying army stand side by side, which is the Meng family's cavalry. Compared with the two, they are even darker.

The King of Qin focused on cultivating generals. In addition to the older generation generals such as Wang Jian and Meng Wu, the younger generation generals such as Li Xin, Wang Ben, and Meng Tian have also shone brightly in recent years.

Among the generals of the Young Zhuang faction, Li Xin was the most popular.

Wang Jian had already found out clearly before meeting the generals that Zhao Shuang's five thousand Taiyuan elite soldiers and Li Xin's flying army were not among the army.

The army moved north so quickly that even before Wang Jian arrived, all the ministries had already moved step by step.

This shows that the plan to attack Yan has long been determined.

"Han Yangjun led 5,000 Taiyuan troops south across the Hejian Land, while General Li Xin's flying army traveled north across the Yan Mountains, preparing to attack the Yan army from the north and south."

Wang Jian smiled, and it turned out to be true.

In order to complete the plan to assassinate Qin, even though Yan Dan had been prepared, he would not make any big moves on the border beforehand. Otherwise, it will only alert the Qin army.

Yan Dan's plan should have calculated that the Qin army would relax during the peace talks. Even if the assassination of Qin fails, it will take a lot of time for the main force of the Qin army to gather from various places again and reach the south bank of Yishui River.

Therefore, the Yan army had sufficient time to complete its deployment.

However, what Yan Dan did not expect was that Zhao Shuang was able to use Zhao's troops and horses for his own use so quickly. What was even more unexpected was that the Qin army had no intention of attacking the Great Wall of Yan head-on.

interesting!

The art of war is amazing, this main force is just a decoy, and the two partial armies are the real trump card.

But it is not easy to complete this strategic fraud.

The three armies, one positive and two strange, cannot make any mistakes.

No wonder Zhao Shuang wanted him to come so quickly. But the life left behind is not very good.

Wang Jian laughed and said.

"Before the Yan army learns about our army's intention, it must conceal it as much as possible. Our army's marching speed is still too slow at this time, so our army's scouts must make a big splash. Within three days, our army's forward must reach Yishui, Shock the Yan people!"

"promise!"

Wang Jian looked at the generals going out one after another with confidence on his face.

What is right can become strange, and what is strange can become right.

Let's see who can defeat the Yan army first and reach Jicheng!