Chapter 118: The Influence of King Yan’s Movement East

As soon as the King of Yan left, Le Lei directly retreated into Jicheng with his troops. However, in order to prevent Zhao Xin from sending troops to chase King of Yan, Le Lei still left 50,000 troops outside the city to be responsible for watching Zhao's army.

Zhao Xin felt very strange when Le Lei suddenly retreated into Jicheng, but soon a scout reported that King Yan led most of the people in Jicheng to flee east. Zhao Xin then understood why Le Lei retreated his army into Jicheng. It turned out that there was no one in Jicheng now.

Zhao Xin also thought about sending troops to chase King Yan. The King Yan's team had a large number of people and family members, so the speed would definitely not be very fast. It would be too easy to chase him. However, seeing Le Lei set up tens of thousands of troops outside the city, Zhao Xin no longer had the intention to chase him.

It is true that if the Zhao army wants to break through the blockade of tens of thousands of Yan troops, it is easy to chase the King of Yan, but it is not cost-effective. First of all, the Yan army is not weak in combat. Since the war started, the Zhao army has been able to win one after another because there are too many loopholes in Yan State. In addition, he has dragged most of the main forces of the Yan army in Fanyang City, which has led to the Zhao army winning all the battlefields. Strictly speaking, Zhao Xin has no other achievements except for destroying 50,000 Yan cavalry in Beixin City.

To break through the blockade of tens of thousands of Yan troops, the Zhao army would have to invest at least 100,000 to 150,000 troops. Even if it breaks through, the troops would be at least 30% or even more. Even if it catches up with the King of Yan, it would be difficult to keep the King of Yan. According to the scout's reward, the troops who protected the King of Yan were no less than 50,000, and they were all elite troops of Yan. Unless Zhao Xin used all 400,000 Zhao troops to chase the King of Yan, he would definitely not be able to keep the King of Yan.

Since Le Lei retreated into Jicheng, Zhao Xin hoarded soldiers under Jicheng and wasted Le Lei. Zhao Xin knew that the Yan army's food and grass were almost at the bottom. As for the Zhao army, since the Zhao army captured the four southern counties of Yan State, the King of Zhao migrated a large number of people from Zhao to the four southern counties to cultivate. In this way, the four southern counties, which were once the lifeline of Yan State, became the granary for the Zhao army to besiege Jicheng.

The king of Yan's escape made the countries dumbfounded. No matter what the King of Yan wanted to leave Jicheng for his purpose, the move of Yan's leaving Jicheng undoubtedly gave a heavy blow to the morale of the Yan army. Although the Yan army struggled a little hard in the battle of Jicheng, Jicheng, as the capital of Yan King, was where the King of Yan was located, the Yan army would definitely burst out with extraordinary combat power in order to protect the capital, adding more suspense to this war.

But now, the departure of the King of Yan has caused half to make Yan soldiers defend the capital. The monarch is gone. The capital is still a big deal. The morale of the Yan army, which was about to lose food, has been hit so much. It would be strange if the battle in Jicheng can win.

In Jicheng, Guo Fuyi came to Lelei's central army tent and saw Lelei exhausted, saying, "General Le, are the soldiers very dissatisfied with the king leaving Jicheng?"

"Oh..." Le Lei sighed and said, "That's right. Many soldiers felt that the king had abandoned them. Rumors in the army were coming one after another. Although I and General Qin Kai explained to the soldiers many times that the king's departure was to save food to supply the army, many people still didn't buy it. I was really worried about the next battle."

Guo Qi frowned. He didn't expect that the departure of King Yan would have such a great impact. If he had known at that time, he would have kept King Yan even if he fought for this life, but now it would be useless to regret it.

"General Le, in your opinion, can Jicheng be defended?" Since the influence has been caused, what Guo Yi was most worried about is whether Jicheng can be defended. If Jicheng is gone, Yan State will really have to hide in the four counties in Liaodong to survive.

Le Lei said: "After the king left, he left a lot of food. Now the food in Jicheng can last at least four months, and there are still two months to be in the middle of winter. By then, the Zhao army will definitely withdraw. There is no question to defend Jicheng this year, but after the beginning of spring next year, it is hard to say. At least there will be a lot of questions to ask about food."

After hearing this, Guo Yi looked worried. The biggest question for Yan State is food. As long as there is enough food, even if Le Lei can't beat Zhao Xin head-on, but with Jicheng's city defense and the 150,000 troops in his hand, it is not worthwhile to spend several years with Zhao Xin. By then, the Zhao State, which has all the elite domestic players, will definitely be the focus of the southern countries.

However, the Yan State, which had lost the four southern counties, had half its life, not to mention that Zhuo County and Shanggu were also lost. It would be great if the grain stored in the four Liaodong counties could support the King of Yan and his group. It was a dream to support Jicheng. As for Youbeiping and Yuyang, it would be impossible to support the 150,000 army with these two counties. In other words, Jicheng could last until next year at most.

Guo Qiyi said: "General Le, let me think of food if you want to ask for it. As for the military affairs, I'll ask you. The Battle of Jicheng is related to the future of my Dayan, and it must not be lost."

Le Lei nodded. Guo Yi has been the Prime Minister of Yan State for so many years. He must be more capable than him, a martial artist, in this regard, and there is no good idea now.

Deng Sheng also got news through Mingjing about what happened in the northern border, but he did not pay special attention. First, the northern border is too far from Deng State, and no matter how fierce the battle is, it has nothing to do with him. What's more, Deng Sheng is almost in a state of anxiety now.

The reason is that since August, rainfall in the south has increased significantly, and the water levels of the rivers that have appeared in the river are almost reaching the critical point, but the rainfall has not stopped. As a flood is coming, Deng Sheng is busy every day.

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

"King, Jiangxia, and Nanjun counties have submitted to the Shangshu Province, saying that the rainfall this year has increased at least three times compared with previous years. Although each county has taken a series of measures, it has only been suspended. Now the water levels of rivers and rivers in various places have reached the critical point, among which the Yangtze River water level is the most serious. It is estimated that in less than three days, floods will break out in the two southern counties. The prefects of the two counties have migrated the people in the low-lying areas." Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan told Deng Sheng the memorials received by Shangshu Province in the past few days.

After hearing this, Deng Sheng frowned. The Yangtze River is no more than the Yellow River. There are many tributaries of the Yangtze River and many lakes are mixed with lakes. Generally, as long as it does not encounter heavy rains once a century, it is difficult to cause floods, but once it breaks out, it will be fatal.

"Is the Ministry of Revenue still sufficient money and food?" Deng Sheng told the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Hu Weiyong that floods are inevitable. The most important thing now is to prepare for disaster relief, and food and food resources are even more essential.

Hu Weiyong replied: "Return to the king, the grain output across the country has been quite attractive in recent years, and even Shangyong has a rare bumper harvest. As long as the king no longer starts war next year, relying on the domestic food storage and disaster relief, it is not a problem to hold on to the autumn harvest tomorrow."

In recent years, except for the Han Dynasty, Deng State has not consumed much food. As for the Battle of the Central Plains, it consumed all the food from Chu State. After taking Yingchuan, it also obtained the food that South Korea had accumulated for many years. As long as the war did not start, Deng State still had enough food.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you are not panic. After hearing Hu Weiyong's words, Deng Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since there is enough food, disaster relief is no longer a question.

Deng Sheng said: "I ordered all places to move the people to the highlands as soon as possible and resettle the people well. If any mistakes are made, I will take their lives!"
Chapter completed!