Chapter 76 Battle
Beyond Bai Ren, the enemy is in a vast way.
When the number reaches a certain level, a different kind of beauty will also be created. Zhao Kuo only saw so many people gathering when he went to watch the military parade in his previous life. He lay in the deep forest and all he could see were busy Yan people. After the vanguard of Yan people arrived here, he refused to move forward. They began to explore the surroundings. If this army was a Qin person, Zhao Kuo and others would definitely be caught.
The Yan people's war-weariness is more serious than the Zhao people in Changping.
When the Qin people attacked Zhao State, the soldiers could gain military merits, so they would fight to the death with all their hearts. When they heard about Zhanxi, the Zhao people resisted foreign invasions. Although they missed their hometown, they could only grit their teeth and fight to the death because they wanted to protect their loved ones behind them. The Yan people were different. They were forced to attack Zhao State. Even if they defeated Zhao State, they would not do anything to them. In fact, many soldiers in the Yan people were conquered by Yan. They might not hate Zhao, but they must have hated Yan people.
The Yan people were very perfunctory. When they came outside the dense forest, Zhao Kuo could even see their angry faces. They waved their swords and chopped around for a while, then shouted in Yan language behind them. Zhao Fu, who was beside them, told Zhao Kuo that this person was reporting that it was safe. The Yan people's army was filled with a kind of irritability and impatientness. Zhao Kuo saw that even when they were transporting wood, they threw them to the ground with all their strength.
Then came a whip from the general. The general seemed to be very irritable. The whip kept falling on the soldiers. The soldiers rolled on the ground in pain, begging for mercy. The other soldiers smiled and surrounded them, laughing.
Zhao Kuo seemed to understand what Lin Xiangru had said to him in an instant. Lin Xiangru once said that there are three types of troops, the army fighting to protect the people, the army fighting to protect themselves, and the army fighting to reward, but Zhao Kuo now sees the fourth type, the army being forced to fight. The generals of Yan State do not regard the soldiers as humans, or even as swords. To be precise, the soldiers are treated as dogs, let them go and bite the Zhao people.
Especially the Hu people conquered from Liaodong, these Hu people had no sense of belonging to the Yan people and could not even understand the words of Yan State. They were forced to come to the battlefield, and there was not much food or grass originally allocated. After Zhao Kuo burned the food and grass, they could get even less food and grass. Even the Yan people killed the horses they brought. As food for other Yan people, the generals could not communicate and could only talk to them through whips and swords.
When Zhao Kuo saw this pitiful and hateful army in the distance, he really didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Li Fu was still standing on his chariot. The journey was different from before, and the march was very slow. This was because Li Fu was worried about being attacked by the Zhao people again, so he walked carefully. The elite scouts patrolled both sides of the central army, and everyone they met along the way died under their swords. At night, the Yan people were particularly careful. A little movement might cause the army to turmoil. However, after a few days, Li Fu was already exhausted and looked decadent, as if he had been older than ten years old.
These days, the Yan people received no good news. The envoys he sent to Yan State disappeared as soon as he left. The Zhao people who had been conquered and bowed their heads to beg for mercy were now against the Yan people in the rear. With Zhao Kuo's banner, they even drove the Yan people out of the city many times. The army was seriously short of food and originally wanted to collect food in Zhao State. Who knew that the Zhao people were poorer than them!
This damn King Zhao actually didn't love his people at all, and he was not a benevolent king! He had confiscated all the food of the Zhao people, and the Yan people couldn't even grab it if they wanted to!
The front army had already arrived at the city of Bairen. It is said that the surroundings were very safe. The army of Zhao State gathered at the city of Bairen, and Zhao Kuo was also here. After Li Fu learned of this news, he kept working hard to accelerate the entire army. There were more and more Yan people outside the city. They lined up, which was even larger than Bairen City. After the front army patrols, they sat on the ground and started to rest. After Li Fu arrived, they immediately took a military carriage to explore Bairen City.
He didn't dare to get too close. He looked at the city with figures running back and forth, and then looked at the flags. Li Fu inferred that there were about 6,000 defenders in the city. Qing Qin stood beside him. He did not ride a chariot, but rode a horse, and his eyes were full of disdain. Li Fu's incompetence caused the Zhao people to easily burn the food and grass. Now he was in a passive situation. Qing Qin wanted to take over the command of the army from him, but Li Fu refused, and the conflict between the two became more and more serious.
Qing Qin said seriously: "The soldiers traveled a long distance and were exhausted. Why not take a rest here for a day? I see that there are many woods around here that can be used to build siege equipment. I will lead them to attack the city tomorrow." Li Fu stood in the chariot, frowned, thought for a long time, and then said: "No, Zhao Kuo is cunning. If we rest here and he goes out of the city to attack at night, what should we do?"
"Hahaha, that's not right? We're just here, waiting for Zhao Kuo to die himself. He has a tall city that doesn't guard and comes to fight with us. Isn't this better for us?" Qing Qin said with a smile.
Li Ku shook his head, he looked at the Yan people around him, and said: "You can't see things at night. Not only can you set up an ambush, but it may cause chaos instead."
"I heard that the cunning and cunning will lose its effect when encountering a tiger. Zhao Kuo only has a few thousand people. No matter how cunning he is, how can he face our tens of thousands of troops? Did you start to be afraid of Zhao because you were defeated once by the Zhao people? If so, please attack the city yourself. I will lead people to set up an ambush here and annihilate Zhao Kuo!" Qing Qin said angrily.
"Dongdongdongdongdong~~~"
At that moment, the drums of war in the city roared, and Zhao's drum roared with all his might, shouting arrogantly at the Yan people. Qing Qin's horse was surprised and suddenly stood up and neighed. Qing Qin grabbed the reins and fell down from the horse's back. "Hahaha~~", the soldiers around him laughed. Qing Qin stood up, covered in dust and blushed, and stood on the carriage with a thigh belly, just looking at him calmly, without saying anything.
"Damn it!" Qing Qin raised his long whip and hit the horse. When he heard the laughter of the soldiers, he was even more angry. He rushed towards the soldiers around him. After a while, he said angrily: "Prepare to attack the city!" After that, he turned around and left the place. The sound of war drums in the city stopped quickly.
Dong Chengzi looked at the Yan army in the distance with trembling all over. He still remembered Zhao Kuo's instructions. If the Yan people rested, then wait for the battle situation. If the Yan people attacked the city, they would flee immediately! And now it seems that the Yan people are gathering under the city, and the chariots are not arranged on both sides, but in the position of the front army. This is obviously not about setting up a camp, but about to attack the city. Dong Chengzi looked pale and it was time to escape.
Li's belly was setting up, and Bai Ren's city was not high. He was planning to suppress the counterattack power of the city through crossbows, and used the tactics of infantry gathering among chariots to attack Bai Ren. Infantry could climb up the city walls through chariots, and chariots could become steps. In addition, when he attacked other cities, he prepared a lot of ladder ropes, which could also come in handy. After all, Bai Ren was just a small city.
However, he knew who his enemy was and did not dare to relax his vigilance. He ordered several commanders to surround Bai Ren from three sides. After leading his army to attack the city, he attacked with all his might, deliberately leaving a gap.
Zhao Kuo clearly saw his arrangements, and Zhao Kuo knew that his plan had failed.
Although the enemy did not find their ambush, they did not have the idea of resting and they wanted to attack the city directly.
Zhao Kuo had no choice but to wait. Bai Ren was an empty city, with no old soldiers, and he was about to break.
He and the scouts once again got into the dense forest. Thousands of old soldiers gathered here, some sitting on the ground, some leaning against the trees, some lowering their heads to ponder, and some muttering quickly something that no one could hear clearly. There were also several old soldiers, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, and their hands turned white. Zhao Kuo walked here and stood on his own carriage. The old soldiers looked at him one after another, as if they had realized something, and sucked in big mouthfuls.
An old man put his trembling hand beside his mouth, biting his trembling hand, and constantly muttering his son's name.
Several old men gave each other a deep hug and slowly stood up.
Chapter completed!