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Chapter 117 The King of Yan Wants to Move Eastward

Chapter 116: King Yan wants to move eastward

After handing over the three little ones to Huangfusong, Deng Sheng finally heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't have to worry about wasting the potential gained in exchange for so many hegemony points.

It is already summer, and the rainy season is coming soon. Deng Sheng still has a lot to do.

At this time, the battle situation between Zhao and Yan in the north changed dramatically. In mid-July of the 11th year of Qianyuan, General Zhang Chuan of Zhao State finally broke through the Shanggu defense line of Yan State. The entire Shanggu County fell, and Zhao Jun approached Jicheng.

The King of Yan was shocked and urgently summoned Le Lei to help. At this time, Le Lei was confronting Zhao Xin in Fanyang City. After receiving the edict of King Yan, although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to lead his troops back to Jicheng.

In August of the 11th year of Qianyuan, Le Lei returned to Jicheng, and Zhao Xin took the opportunity to occupy Zhuo County.

In mid-August of the 11th year of Qianyuan, Zhao Jun broke through the outer defense line of Jicheng, and Zhao Xin and Zhang Chuan joined forces in Jicheng.

So far, after two years of hard work, the Zhao army won an all-round victory, and the Yan army retreated steadily, successively losing Anping, Qinghe, Hejian, Bohai, Daijun, Shanggu, and Zhuojun.

Jicheng, Yanwang Palace
King Yan looked at his highness and his ministers with a dejected expression, and said powerlessly: "Masters, Zhao Jun is approaching the city, does Dayan still have a chance?"

All the ministers looked at each other and kept silent. The situation of the war deteriorated too quickly. The 30 army before the war now has less than 20. The most terrifying thing is the four important granaries of Anping, Qinghe, Hejian, and Bohai. The loss made the country of Yan even worse.

Yan Guo has been relying on the four counties in the south for money and food. In addition to the two years of the war, the food reserves over the years have been almost exhausted. Now Yan Guokong has 20 troops, but the food has almost bottomed out.

"Report to Your Majesty, General Le sent someone to see you!" At this moment, the voice of the guard outside the hall sounded.

"pass!"

The person who came was Le Lei's general, named Le Feng.

"The last general, Le Feng, pays homage to the king!" Yue Feng came to the hall, and bowed his hands.

"You don't need to be too polite, I don't know why General Le sent you to see the widow?" King Yan said.

Le Feng said: "My lord, there is not much food left in the army, but the food and grass that should be transported to the army have not arrived. General Le sent the last general here to ask when the army food will be delivered to the army. middle?"

"This... the food in the army hasn't been transported to the army yet?" King Yan looked at Fang Lai, the farmer who was in charge of money and food.

"My lord, since the war started two years ago, the imperial court's food reserves have run out, and they still have to support the people of Jicheng. I... I am incompetent, I really don't have much food for the army." Fang Lai faltered. Said.

"What?" Le Feng frowned immediately when he heard it, and Fang Lai said loudly: "Master Fang, what do you mean? Do you know that there are 40 Zhao troops outside the city, and you want my soldiers from Dayan to be hungry?" Do you go into battle on your stomach to kill the enemy?"

Faced with Le Feng's questioning, Fang Lai was very upset. Le Feng was just a small miscellaneous general. If it wasn't for Le Lei's family general, no one in Chao Wen Wu would have looked at him highly. He dared to treat him like this today. It's the other way around.

Fang Lai sneered and said, "General Le, there is not enough food in Jicheng, and there are still 10,000+ people in the city. What do you ask me to do?"

"You..." Le Feng wanted to lash out, but was interrupted by Yan Wang.

"Okay, General Le, you step down first, tell General Le about this matter, tell him, I will definitely find a way, and won't let the soldiers go hungry." Food, so he comforted Le Feng.

Since King Yan said so, Le Feng did not stalk him, after all, he was just a miscellaneous general, not qualified, so he resigned.

After Le Feng left, King Yan looked at Fang Lai and said, "Fang Qing, is the food supply in Jicheng really so tight?"

Fang Lai no longer had the domineering attitude towards Le Feng just now, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, in the past two years of wars, the country's food reserves have been seriously consumed. I estimate that according to the current consumption rate, Jicheng's food reserves can at most be reduced." It can last for two months, but there is still some food in Liaodong, but there is too little time."

"This!" King Yan was a little desperate. When Zhao Jun's soldiers approached the city, he was panicked, but he was not in despair. After all, he still had 20 troops, but now he had no troops, but he was about to run out of food.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not." At this time, King Yan's close minister and servant Wang Bing came out and said.

"What time is it now, what should I say or not, Wang Qing, but it's okay to say." Yan Wang was a little impatient, and now his brows are on fire, and he is still using such an official tone, is it interesting?

Regardless of the unhappiness in King Yan's heart, Wang Bingke said directly: "Your Majesty, there are 20 troops outside the city, and 10,000+ people and tens of thousands of ministers inside the city. The food is not enough to support it, but the land of the four counties in Liaodong has been scarce for many years. There is a war, and the food stored in the four counties is also quite a lot, I think that the king is not as good as Dongshou, go to Liaodong, wait for the Zhao army to retreat, and it will not be too late to return to Jicheng."

When King Yan heard this, his heart moved. To be honest, there are now 40 Zhao troops outside the city. Who knows if Le Lei can stop them. ?But going to Liaodong is different. Not only can Le Lei escape from the crater of Jicheng, but it is good that Le Lei can repel Zhao Jun, and he can come back. Even if Le Lei can't stop Zhao Jun, Ji If the city is lost, I still have the four counties in Liaodong, and I am still King Yan.

And the most important thing is that the king of Yan is not optimistic about Le Lei. After more than two years of war, the Yan army under Le Lei's command has been defeated steadily. It can be seen that Le Lei is not Zhao Xin's opponent at all.

However, this proposal was strongly opposed by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yan, Guo Yu, who stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, it must not be done. Jicheng is the capital of my Great Yan King. As the King of Great Yan, how can you Abandoning the ancestral temple of Sheji and disregarding it?"

"Guo Xiang, you have to know that there is not enough food in Jicheng, and the food in Liaodong cannot be transported. Your Majesty went to Liaodong to save the food in Jicheng and supply the army. It is entirely for the sake of Yan." Wang Bing retorted. .

After Guo Yu heard this, he said to Wang Bing with a cold face: "Wang Bing, you know what's on your mind. You are just worried that Jicheng will not be able to defend and you will become a prisoner of Zhao Jun. Why do you say so grandly?"

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I only think of you for the sake of your Majesty and Yan. I hope your Majesty will find out!" Wang Bing did not continue to refute Guo Yu, but directly appealed to the King of Yan.

"Okay, Guo Qing, Wang Qing is dedicated to the country, Guo Qing doesn't have to be so aggressive." For Wang Bing, King Yan had full trust, but Guo Yu couldn't afford to offend him, so he made peace with him.

"Hmph!" Guo Yu snorted coldly at Wang Bing, and stopped talking.

Seeing that Guo Yu no longer attacked Wang Bing, King Yan said to his ministers, "Yours, what do you think about Wang Qing's proposal just now?"

"Your Majesty, you..." Guo Yu became anxious. He knew that if King Yan hadn't been moved by Wang Bing just now, he would never have asked such a question. Now that he asked, it means that King Yan was moved by Wang Bing's proposal. .

"Guo Xiang, the widow is just asking for the opinions of the ministers, don't worry!" King Yan interrupted Guo Yu.

Uh, after being interrupted by King Yan like this, Guo Yu couldn't talk anymore.

When all the ministers of His Highness saw that King Yan interrupted Guo Yu, they knew that King Yan also wanted to hunt Liaodong eastward.

Fang Lai went out and said: "I will report to the king, and the ministers have seconded the king's servant. If the king stays in Jicheng, not only will he not be able to help Dayan, but it will also speed up the consumption of food. It is better to go east to Liaodong and leave the food to General Le, so that the food can be used for food. General Le has more capital to resist Zhao Jun!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

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All the ministers came out to second the proposal one after another.

(End of this chapter)