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Chapter 119 The Influence of King Yan's Eastward Move

Chapter 118: The Influence of King Yan's Eastward Move

As soon as King Yan left, Le Lei led his soldiers back into Jicheng, but in order to prevent Xin Zhao from sending troops to chase and kill King Yan, Le Lei still left [-] soldiers outside the city to guard Zhao Jun.

Le Lei's sudden retreat into Jicheng made Xin Zhao feel very strange, but soon a scout reported that King Yan had fled eastward with most of the people in Jicheng, and Xin Zhao understood why Le Lei He will retreat the army into Jicheng, but now there is no one in Jicheng.

Xin Zhao also thought about sending soldiers and horses to hunt down the king of Yan. There are a lot of people and family members of the king of Yan in the team of the king of Yan. The speed will definitely not be very fast. It will not be too easy to chase and kill him. With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city, Xin Zhao has no intention of chasing and killing them.

It is true that Zhao Jun wants to break through the blockade of tens of thousands of Yan troops. It is easy to chase and kill the king of Yan, but it is not cost-effective. First of all, the combat power of the Yan army is not weak. There are too many loopholes in the country, coupled with the fact that he held back most of the main force of the Yan army in Fanyang City, this enabled the Zhao army to win in various battlefields. Strictly speaking, apart from destroying [-] Yan in Beixin City Apart from the cavalry, there were no other gains.

In order to break through the blockade of the tens of thousands of Yan troops, Zhao Jun must invest at least 15 to 5 troops, and even if he breaks through, the soldiers and horses will be lost by at least 40% or more, and even if he catches up with King Yan's team, he will not be able to fight. It is very difficult to keep King Yan. According to reports from the scouts, there are no less than [-] soldiers protecting King Yan, and they are all the elite of the country. Unless Zhao Xin uses all [-] Zhao troops to hunt down King Yan, he will definitely not be able to keep Yan. Wang's.

Now that Le Lei has retreated into Jicheng, Xin Zhao hoarded troops under Jicheng to spend time with Le Lei. Xin Zhao knew that the Yan army's food and grass had almost bottomed out. As for Zhao Jun, since Zhao Jun took Yan Guo After the four counties in the south, King Zhao moved a large number of Zhao people to farm in the four counties in the south. In this way, the four counties in the south, which were once the lifeblood of Yan, became the granary for the Zhao army to besiege Jicheng.

King Yan's escape made the nations dumbfounded. No matter what purpose King Yan wanted to leave Jicheng, the move of King Yan's departure from Jicheng undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Yan army. In the battle, the Yan army fought a little hard, but Jicheng is the capital of the king of Yan, and the king of Yan is located. In order to protect the capital, the Yan army will definitely explode with fighting power beyond ordinary people, which will add more suspense to this battle.

But now, the departure of the King of Yan has made the soldiers of the Yan army half-hearted in defending the capital. The monarch is gone, and the capital is still safe. The morale of the Yan army, which is about to run out of food, has suffered so much It is no wonder that the battle of Jicheng can be won.

In Jicheng, Guo Yu came to Lelei's tent of the Chinese army, saw the exhausted Lelei, and said, "General Le, are the soldiers dissatisfied with the king leaving Jicheng?"

"Alas..." Le Lei sighed, and said, "That's right, many soldiers felt that the king had abandoned them, and there were rumors and gossips in the army. Although the general and General Qin Kai explained to the soldiers many times It is said that the king’s departure is to save food for the army, but there are still many people who don’t buy it, and the next battle, I will be really worried.”

Guo Yu frowned tightly. He didn't expect that King Yan's departure would have such a big impact. If he knew at the time, he would have kept King Yan even if he risked his life, but it's useless to regret it now.

"General Le, in your opinion, can this Jicheng be held?" Now that the impact has been caused, what Guo Yu is most worried about is whether Jicheng can be held. If Jicheng is gone, Yan Kingdom will really shrink back The four counties in Liaodong are dying.

Le Lei said: "After the king left, he left behind a lot of food. Now the food in Jicheng can last for at least four months, and there are two months until the midwinter. By then, Zhao Jun will definitely retreat and defend Jicheng this year. There is no problem, but after the spring of next year, it will be hard to say, at least there will be a big problem with the food."

After Guo Yu heard this, he looked sad. The biggest problem for the Yan Kingdom is food. As long as there is enough food, even if Le Lei can't beat Xin Zhao head-on, but with the city defense of Jicheng and the 15 soldiers in his hand, he and Xin Zhao will be able to fight against each other. It will not be a problem to spend a few years. At that time, the country of Zhao, which has produced all the best in the country, will definitely be focused on by the southern countries.

But without the Yan Kingdom of the four counties in the south, half of life would be lost directly, not to mention that Zhuojun and Shanggu are also lost now. The food stored in the four counties of Liaodong can support King Yan and his party. I want to support Jicheng is just a dream. As for Youbeiping and Yuyang, it is impossible to rely on these two counties to support an army of 15. That is to say, Jicheng will be able to last until next year at most.

Guo Yu said: "General Le, I'll be the one to figure out the food problem. As for the military affairs, I'll leave it to you. The battle of Jicheng is related to the future of Dayan, so there must be no loss."

Le Lei nodded. Guo Yu, who has been the Prime Minister of Yan State for so many years, must be better at this than him as a martial artist, and there is no good way now.

Deng Sheng also got the news of what happened in Northern Xinjiang through Der Spiegel, but he didn't pay special attention to it. First, Northern Xinjiang is too far away from Deng Guo, so it has nothing to do with him no matter how fierce the fight is, not to mention that Deng Sheng is almost burnt out now. .

The reason is that since August, the rainfall in the south has increased significantly, and the water level of the extra rivers is almost reaching the critical point, but the rainfall does not stop. Seeing that a flood is coming, Deng Sheng is very busy every day .

In Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng has been discussing countermeasures with the important ministers of the three provinces and six ministries here.

"My lord, all the counties in Jiangxia and Nanjun have written letters to Shangshu Province, saying that this year's rainwater has at least tripled compared to previous years. Although the counties have taken a series of measures, they are only suspended. Now the water levels of rivers and rivers in various places It has reached a critical point, and the water level of the Yangtze River is the most severe. It is estimated that within three days, floods will break out in the two counties in the south, and the prefects of the two counties have already moved the people in the low-lying areas." Shangshu ordered Jiang Wan to report the situation that Shangshu Province has received in the past few days. Zhezi talked with Deng Sheng again.

After Deng Sheng heard this, he frowned tightly. The Yangtze River is no better than the Yellow River. There are many tributaries of the Yangtze River, and there are many lakes to divide the water. Generally, as long as there is no torrential rain that occurs once in a century, floods are difficult to occur, but once it erupts, it will be fatal. that's it.

"Is there enough money and food for the Ministry of Households?" Deng Sheng asked Hu Weiyong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households. The flood was inevitable, and the most important thing now is to prepare for disaster relief, and food and materials are even more indispensable.

Hu Weiyong replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, the grain output in all parts of the country is quite good these years, and even Shangyong has a rare bumper harvest. As long as your Majesty does not start a war next year, relying on the domestic grain reserves, after the disaster relief, it will last until tomorrow." Autumn harvest is not a problem."

In the past few years, apart from fighting the Han State once, Deng State did not have any major food consumption. As for the Battle of the Central Plains, it consumed all the food of the Chu State. After taking Yingchuan, it was also accumulated by South Korea. For many years of food, as long as there is no war, Deng's food is still very sufficient.

As the saying goes, if you have food in hand, you don’t panic. After hearing Hu Weiyong’s words, Deng Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since there is enough food, disaster relief is not a problem.

Deng Sheng said: "Decree to all places to move the people to the high ground as soon as possible, so that the people can be resettled. If there is any mistake, I will kill them!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)