General Qin

"Three counties in Liaodong."

Wang Jian chewed on the place name, Zhao Tuo's words were very interesting.

As Zhao Tuo said, although Jicheng, the capital of Yan State, was captured by the Qin army. But Yan State still has thousands of miles of land, as long as Yan Wangxi can escape, he can use this to linger on and continue to deal with Qin State.

It is indeed more likely to go north than to go west.

This son is quite knowledgeable and talented.

Wang Jian nodded secretly. He felt something was wrong when he heard King Yan broke through from the west city, and he could vaguely guess one or two. But it was not as clear as what Zhao Tuo said, and he spoke to his heart in a few words.

"King Yan broke through from the west of the city, how do you judge?" Wang Jian asked the messenger soldiers directly.

The soldiers hurriedly said: "General, when the city gate opened, there were Yan army chariots clearing the way, and behind them were the elite Yan soldiers, surrounded by the king's banner. Those Yan soldiers rushed to kill and shouted to defend the king to the death."

Wang Jian asked: "Where is the direction of the Yan army's charge?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It seems to be in the northwest direction. At that time, our army was attacking the city with all its strength. I didn't expect that the Yan army would break out of the city and was rushed out. But please rest assured, General Xin Sheng. Instigate a large army to pursue, and King Yan will surely be captured."

"broken!"

Wang Jian's expression changed, he knew something was wrong.

"The north of the city is under the command of Qiang Yan. The Yan army raised a large banner to break through from the northwest direction. Qiang Yan will definitely pursue it when he sees it. In this way, the north of the city is a loophole!"

Thinking of this, Wang Jian turned his head and said to the short soldiers behind him: "Quickly go to General Qiang Li, let his troops attack the northern city, and don't chase the enemy in the west without authorization."

"only."

A short soldier was about to leave.

But at this time, there were messenger cavalry galloping in the distance.

"Report to the general. The Yan army suddenly opened the north city gate, and the light soldiers who dared to die were the first, followed by the cavalry. They attacked our army and have now broken through the north of the city to intercept." The messenger reported in a panic.

Wang Jian snorted coldly, "Where's Qiang Li? He led his troops to pursue King Yan who broke through to the west of the city."

The soldier who sent the letter was sweating coldly, and said weakly: "What the general said is true."

Wang Jian took a deep breath, knowing that the big fish in the city had broken through the blockade of the fishing net and was about to enter the sea.

"All the chariots and cavalry in the army pursue northward! We must catch up with the Yan army that broke through."

Wang Jian gave the order to pursue.

After the messenger left, Wang Jian looked at Jicheng, where the sky-shattering battle was not far away, and suddenly felt dull.

"You young man is very knowledgeable and very good."

Wang Jian stepped forward, patted Zhao Tuo on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, then turned and left.

He still has a lot of things to do, once King Yan runs away, the battle to destroy Yan will not be considered complete, and there are still many messes to be cleaned up.

"Thank you, General, for your compliment."

Zhao Tuo bowed his hands in thanks, but he let out a long sigh in his heart.

History is still moving in the original direction.

The reason why he was able to talk eloquently just now, thinking that Yan Wangxi would break out from the north, is actually because he has the perspective of later generations.

In the original history, after Wang Jian pulled out the Ji, Yan Wangxi led his elite soldiers to protect Liaodong, relying on the land of Liaodong to deal with Qin, lingering for several years.

It was not until after Chu State was destroyed that Yan State was overthrown by Wang Ben.

The country that Laozi did not destroy will be destroyed by the son.

Zhao Tuo originally thought that with his invention of the counterweight trebuchet, Jicheng was breached ahead of schedule, and Yan Wangxi might not be able to escape this time. After all, Li Xin's troops were still blocked in the east of the city, which was the direct direction for Jicheng to go to Liaodong.

Unexpectedly, the king of the Yan Kingdom did have two tricks. First, he made a "Yan King Guard" to break through from the west of the city, walked northwest, and used the king's banner to lure away the elite Qin army in the north of the city. Battalion, rushed straight out of the encirclement of the Qin army.

Such a strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain is indeed commendable.

But none of this has anything to do with Zhao Tuo. He created a siege weapon this time, broke Jicheng, and made a great contribution. According to Qin State's system of rewards for meritorious service, no matter how poor he is this time, he can be promoted to a higher level.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth.

Not only him, but the faces of Heiyu, Shejian and others were also full of joy. In addition to making meritorious service in the manufacture of hair stone machines, Jicheng was breached, which also announced that the war against Yan launched by Qin State was coming to an end.

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, this is a sign that they are about to go home.

In the following time, after the east city was breached, the other three city walls were conquered one after another.

The Qin army entered the city in a large scale, advancing continuously in the street fighting, and strangled all the Yan people who resisted.

In the evening, the Qin army occupied the palace city of King Yan and completely controlled Jidu.

The black flag fluttered on the high platform of Yanwang Palace, announcing that this thousand-year-old city had officially fallen into the hands of Qin.

Jicheng, which had not been breached for several months, suddenly fell in one day.

This kind of thing not only made the Yan people in the city unbelievable, but even the Qin army who conquered the city was shocked.

Especially the roar that sounded during the siege made people talk a lot after the war.

"I heard that General Li Xin had a hundred generals under him, and they made a sharp weapon that could shoot a hundred catties of boulders, and directly knocked down the towers of the East City."

A soldier showed off his news in Shiwu.

"How could a hundred catties of stone knock down the city? I think the stone thrown out should weigh five hundred catties! I heard that the person who was hit by that boulder turned into meat sauce on the spot, hiss..."

Someone immediately refuted and expressed his opinion in amazement.

"Five hundred catties? I think it must be at least a thousand catties. That sound is really scary."

"Hey, don't care how much he weighs. I heard from people in Dongying that the hundred generals called the siege equipment that emits huge boulders 'cannons'. But everyone felt that this name was not powerful enough, so they called it 'big cannons' .”

"In this way, shouldn't the Hundred Generals be called 'Giant Cannon Hundred Generals', haha."

Cheerful laughter resounded in the barracks, and everyone in the Qin army was curious about the giant cannon that could conquer Jicheng. At the same time, the reputation of the "big cannon general" spread rapidly in the army.

After conquering Jicheng, Zhuying began to take stock of the joy of killing heads, but now Zhao Tuo is preparing his luggage.

Li Xin!

This brave and courageous General Pi not only won the first victory in the siege battle, but also took the initiative to ask for orders to lead his troops to pursue after discovering that King Yan was happy to lead his elite troops to break through the encirclement.

"General, our army was ordered by the king to attack Yan and avenge the assassins. In this battle, Yan Dan, the leader, must be punished. Now that King Yan and his son have fled, the last general asks for orders to pursue him. He must kill the leader of Yan Dan and return him."

Li Xin's voice was firm, full of the indomitable momentum of a young man.

Wang Jian agreed.

He also seemed to think that Li Xin's personality was indeed suitable for the pursuit, so he ordered Li Xin's subordinates to take charge of the matter.

When the military order was issued, the soldiers under Li Xin immediately packed their bags and marched northward in an array.

In this battle, their goal is Prince Dan's head!

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