Chapter 92: Zhao Xin’s strategy to defeat Yan in three ways

Zhao State, Taiyuan County, Jinyang City, Zhao State Palace.

Since the return of the Central Plains, King Zhao has put the destruction of Yan on the agenda. This is the dream of Zhao State for many years. Since Zhao State dominated Hebei, he has always planned to compete for the Central Plains. However, every time he was harassed by Yan State in the rear, Zhao State was very distressed. During the war in the Central Plains, if Yan State had not wanted to get involved, Zhao State would have to consider it if he wanted to go south.

So after returning, King Zhao resolutely proposed to destroy Yan State, completely unify Hebei, and prepare for the victory over the Central Plains.

"Zhao Qing, how many soldiers do you want to attack Yan this time?" King Zhao asked Zhao Xin.

"Reply to the king, I dare to ask, is the king trying to teach Yan this time or wants to completely destroy Yan?" Zhao Xin said bluntly.

"This battle must be successful and completely eliminated Yan State. If Yan State is not destroyed, our Great Zhao will always be a dream." King Zhao said without hesitation that he would completely destroy Yan State.

After Zhao Xin understood what King Zhao meant, he began to think quietly. After a long time, Zhao Xin bowed and said, "King, if you want to destroy Yan State, you will need at least 400,000 troops."

"What!" The ministers were shocked.

Chen Liang, Prime Minister of Zhao, stepped out and said, "General Zhao, do you really want so many? You must know that this is a huge army. If so many soldiers are sent out, there will be no soldiers in the Great Zhao country."

The population of Zhao State has always been no match for the Central Plains. After more than two hundred years of development, Zhao State has saved less than 500,000 troops. In the battle of Huishan, tens of thousands of elite troops were lost. Now there are only 400,000 troops in the entire Zhao State, and only about 200,000 of them are called elite troops.

Zhao Xin looked at Chen Liang and said seriously: "Xiang Chen, you must know that Yan State is not weak, the country's troops are at least 300,000, and this battle is not as good as before. Just destroy an elite Yan State. This time, the people of Yan State will definitely rise up and resist. Without 400,000 troops, how can our army fight through it with one city and one pool?"

"But, we must not leave troops in the country. If the Central Plains countries have different intentions, Zhao may be in a state of doom." Chen Liang did not believe in Zhao Xin, but the entire Zhao State had only 400,000 troops. If they were sent to attack Yan State, then if other countries or Hu people outside the pass came to attack Zhao State, what would Zhao State do to resist?

The King of Zhao on the throne was also very distressed. He finally made up his mind to solve the problem of Yan State, but it was a bit too risky to send all the troops at once. If he was not careful, he would not only not destroy Yan State, but also probably Zhao State would be ruined.

"Report to the king, I support General Zhao!" Lin Qingfeng, a Zhao Xin's old partner, came out to support: "With the strength of Yan State, if I, Da Zhao, would definitely not be able to take over the country. As for the things that Chen Xiang was worried about, I think it was not enough to worry. After so many years of attacks, the Hu people outside the pass would have been out of reach. If Da Zhao had not been able to make any move, the Hu people would have been destroyed long ago."

"The second of the Central Plains countries are the Han and Wei countries bordering our Great Zhao. These are allied countries of our Great Zhao. Moreover, now the Qin and Han Dynasties fight Longguan, and the Wei State's vitality is severely damaged after the war in the Central Plains. There is a Chu State next to it and he will never dare to act rashly. It is a good opportunity to send troops at this time."

Lin Qingfeng's words made King Zhao very moved and wanted to take a risk, so he asked Zhao Xin: "Zhao Qing, if I hand over 400,000 troops to you, how sure can you destroy Yan?"

Zhao Xin bowed and said, "As long as the king fully supports me, I will be 70% sure to destroy Yan within two years."

In two years, King Zhao was thinking about this time seriously. In two years, the war in Longguan should not have ended. Even if it was over, after such a long war, the Han State suffered great losses, and the possibility of sending troops to Zhao State was not high. As for Wei State, with Chu State beside him, King Wei did not have the courage to offend him at all. He directly joined forces with Chu State to destroy him.

As for what Zhao Xin said, 70% of the time, King Zhao said that this was not within the scope of consideration at all, and what Zhao Xin said was basically stable.

King Zhao struggled for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zhao Qing, I believe in you, I will take a risk, but I don't know what Zhao Qing's plan?"

"Thank you for your trust." Zhao Xin bowed, then asked someone to lift the map up and said to King Zhao: "Your Majesty, I plan to divide the troops into three groups this time."

"In this first route, I personally led a 200,000 army to garrison Puyin and threatened Zhuojun and Hejian County. I believe that as long as I am in Puyin, Le Lei will not dare to push the main force south."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Zhao Xin's reputation was too high and he defeated the Yan army repeatedly. If Zhao Xin was stationed in Puyin and the Yan army dared to go south, Zhao Xin could directly attack Jicheng.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Zhao Xin continued: "In this second line, General Sima Chong led a 100,000 army to attack Qinghe County, Anping County, Bohai County, and Hejian County. As long as these four counties are successfully captured, Yan State can be driven back to the deserted Youzhou. In this way, Yan State will have no chance of turning over."

Although the core area of ​​Yan State is in Youzhou, the most important land in the entire Yan State is in these four counties. If these four counties are gone, half of Yan State will be destroyed.

"This third route was led by General Zhang Chuan to attack Dai County. Dai County is now the most unstable place in Yan State. As long as Dai County is captured, it can threaten Guangyang County."

"The main purpose of these three armies, led by the minister, is to try their best to delay more of the main forces of Yan State. General Zhang Chuan's third armies is to shock Jicheng and prevent the King of Yan from mobilizing the troops in Jicheng. General Sima Chong's second armies is to erode the essence of Yan State as much as possible. Without the support of the four southern counties, Yan State will face a shortage of food in less than a year. In this way, our army's opportunity will come."

Zhao Xin finished the goal of the three armies' march routes in one breath, and then bowed to King Zhao and said, "King, Yan State is also a great country, and it is difficult to fight quickly. Only by fighting steadily, we must first take the four southern counties that rely the most and weakest. How can we support the 300,000 Yan Army by relying on the bitter and cold land of Youzhou alone? After the Yan army encounters a food shortage crisis, our army can defeat the main force of the Yan army in one go. Then march towards Jicheng."

"Pa! Pa!" After hearing this, King Zhao clapped and praised: "Zhao Qing is worthy of being the first general of my Great Zhao. With this plan, he took advantage of the weaknesses of Yan State to the extreme. It seems that there is no possibility of failure in this battle."

After saying that, King Zhao walked off the throne, came to Zhao Xin, held Zhao Xin's hand, and said solemnly: "Zhao Qing, I will hand over my lifeline to your hands. You must not let me down."

Zhao Xin was very moved by the fact that King Zhao could trust him so much, and looked at him and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely live up to my mission and cannot destroy the State of Yan. I will come back to see the King without any face."

King Zhao smiled and patted Zhao Xin's hand, saying, "I have confidence in Zhao Qing." Then he turned to the ministers and said, "You are all concerned about the fate of our great Zhao Kingdom. I hope you will work hard to help Zhao Qing. If you are discovered by me, who dares to neglect you and will definitely kill you!"
Chapter completed!