My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1075 Ying Chengjiao: I am a professional lobbyist! General, follow me to charge and kill the enemy!
February 15th, the seventeenth year.

Twenty miles north of Anci City.

Ying Chengjiao listened to the messages sent back by the scouts and the military reports sent back by the messengers, his eyes dull, "Ah?"

After being stunned for two breaths, Ying Chengjiao asked with genuine confusion: "Has the commander of the coalition army not yet led his troops north?"

how come?
It shouldn’t be!

A messenger bowed solemnly and said, "Before I set out, the coalition forces were still attacking Yicheng."

"Only the coalition's Donghu Zuoguli King Erleqin led 50,000 troops to the north, but his specific goal is unknown."

Ying Chengjiao was shocked and said, "The King of Donghu actually wants to fight to the death with me in Du Kang?"

"King Donghu, what a warrior!"

"I respect and admire you, General!"

Ying Chengjiao was not mocking Bater, but he sincerely believed that Bater was a brave and stubborn warrior!
In Ying Chengjiao's imagination, the best outcome would be that Bater led his troops to flee northward and enter Dai along the line of Wuyang City.

Afterwards, Ying Chengjiao ordered Wang Ben to pursue the enemy in pursuit, Li Xin to attack from the side to harass the enemy, and Ying Chengjiao personally led the main force to bypass the remnants of Taihang Mountains and block Bater's retreat from the north. Finally, the two armies had a final decisive battle in the vast Dai area.

Ying Chengjiao only attacked Anci, Fangcheng, Linle and Qizhou, but allowed Zhuocheng to continue to fall into the hands of the enemy. This was to implement the strategy of surrounding three and leaving one, guiding Bater to flee to the northwest.

As a result, Bater actually held on to Du Kang and refused to retreat! This move was far beyond Ying Chengjiao's expectations!
As we all know, the Du Kang area is surrounded by the Taihang Mountains to the west and tidal flats and swamps to the east. Only the flat area from Qizhou (west of Wuqing District, Tianjin) to Zhuocheng (near Zhuozhou, Hebei) is suitable for deploying troops. The straight-line distance is only 200 miles, or to be more precise, 186 miles!
This area is a fairly open terrain for a war involving tens of thousands of people.

It can accommodate a large battle involving 100,000 people.

But for a battle involving millions of people, this is simply like setting up a training ground in a snail shell!
Looking at the strategic positions of Ying Chengjiao's troops and Bater's troops, once the two armies started a battle in Du Kang, it would be a matter of life and death, either a great victory or a complete annihilation.

Bater's brave behavior actually disrupted Ying Chengjiao's overall strategy!
If Battelle is not a stubborn warrior, who is?
Looking at Kunyutu, Ying Chengjiao said while thinking: "But, the enemy defends Anci and attacks Yishui."

"I'm afraid this arrangement is not intended to confront our army in an open and square battle at Du Kang."

"They only want to stop our army north of Du Kang!"

Zhang Liang understood and said, "Our army is an isolated force that broke out of the Qin Empire."

"Although most of the Taihang Mountains are in the hands of our army, the Feihu Pass, which can transport supplies for our army, is still in the hands of the Dai State."

"Our army is already surrounded by enemies on three sides!"

"Dukang is the only important route for our army to transport food and fodder!"

"Although the commander ordered our army to bring enough food and grass for three months before heading north to Jicheng, three months is not enough time for a war of this scale."

"I think the enemy commander wants to seize our army's baggage supply line, causing our army to be in great danger of food shortages. At the same time, he and the enemy Jicheng troops attack our army from the north and south, forcing us to be defeated without a fight!"

Xiao He's heart sank: "Since our march north, the baggage we have brought is only enough to last us another two and a half months."

"If that's the case, isn't the current battle situation very unfavorable to our army?!"

Two and a half months is too short for a battle involving two million people.

More importantly, real war is not a comparison of data on paper. The daily decrease in food reserves is not just a pale number, but like a falling blade hanging over the heads of all soldiers!
If the soldiers knew that food and fodder were scarce, the morale of the army would inevitably be shaken, and all the generals would become more aggressive in their fighting styles.

Why did Xiang Yan in the original history suffer such a "stupid" defeat?

It’s not because Xiang Yan is really stupid, but because the food shortage along the entire line forced Xiang Yan to take a risk!
Zhang Liang smiled and looked at Ying Chengjiao and said, "Mr. Xiao, you can rest assured."

"Since the commander dared to lead his troops northward and allowed the enemy's main force to penetrate into Dukang, it means that the commander must have anticipated this situation."

"I think the commander has found a new food route to supply our army with supplies."

"The enemy is trying to cut off the food supply of our main army, and the enemy's main force and the troops of Jicheng are trying to encircle our army from the north and south."

"But as long as our army has a new food supply route, we can cut off the enemy's main food supply route, and our main force and Yishui troops can pincer the enemy's main force from the north and south!"

Facing Zhang Liang's trusting gaze, Ying Chengjiao said seriously, "No."

Zhang Liang: [_?]
Ying Chengjiao continued, "According to my original strategy, the enemy commander will not be trapped in Dukang, but will lead his troops northward or flee along Wuyang City towards Daidi."

"This way, our army won't face the danger of running out of food and fodder."

"Since our army will not face the danger of food shortage, why should I look for food supplies?"

"But, I overestimated my reputation."

Zhang Liang: (°Д°)
Zhang Liang could no longer hold back his confident expression, and his already fair face turned pale: "No, no?!"

"Has the commander not found a new food supply route?!"

"Won't our army be in a very unfavorable situation?!"

Zhang Liang is very smart.

Therefore, Zhang Liang knew better what kind of dilemma Ying Chengjiao's troops would face if they really only had two and a half months' worth of food and fodder left!

Ying Chengjiao chuckled: "I still prefer the way you looked just now."

Zhang Liang's pale face instantly turned red, and he looked at Ying Chengjiao angrily: "Liang is already an adult! He is already a sergeant in the army!"

Liang is no longer a child, he is a grown-up adult, and even serves as a sergeant in the army!
Chang'an Jun, could you please stop treating Liang like a child and teasing him all the time?
Ying Chengjiao stopped teasing Zhang Liang and said seriously, "Don't forget it."

"Although I have been the commander-in-chief many times and have fought for my country."

"But my main job is to be a lobbyist." "I am the world's top lobbyist who can lobby for the return of the Hundred Miles territory to the Qin Dynasty with just my tongue!"
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February 15th, the seventeenth year.

Zhao State, ten miles northwest of Changcheng.

"Yo~ good dog, good dog!"

King Qian of Zhao, wearing full body armor and a fur coat, sat on the edge of the chariot, warming himself by the rising charcoal fire and stroking a dog's head hard.

"Woof! Woof woof!!"

Zhao Wangqian laughed out loud and said, "You are indeed my favorite general!"

"Soldiers, scout the enemy for me!"

At a command from King Qian of Zhao, the six leading dogs with the best noses ran towards the forest like scouts, sniffing the pig smell in the air.

Fifty fast dogs with long heads and pointed muzzles followed the lead dog in a neat long snake formation. Only ten strong dogs with broad bodies, big arms and waists, flat heads and wide muzzles squatted beside Zhao Wangqian, sticking out their tongues with a stern look on their faces.

"Wang Wang Wang!!"

A burst of excited dog barking suddenly sounded deep in the forest, and King Zhao Qian immediately became excited: "Soldiers, follow me to charge and kill the enemy!"

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Amid the shouting, King Zhao Qian took the spear from the eunuch, led ten strong dogs, and followed the sound of the lead dog into the mountains.

"Woof~ woof woof~"

The six leading dogs continued to bark, while the fifty fast dogs took full advantage of their speed, expanding outward like a pack of wolves, surrounding a female pig and a piglet in the middle.

“Hmph! Hmph!”

The male pig suddenly exerted force, lowered its head and rushed forward, knocking a fast dog into the air, and then led the piglets to speed out of the encirclement.

The fast dogs were frightened and scattered, and then they hung behind the two wild boars, barking and threatening them, driving them away and letting them continue running.

Until the piglets were out of breath and could no longer run, and the female pig's strength was also running out, the fast dogs surrounded the two pigs again. However, the fast dogs did not move forward, but simply narrowed the encirclement, compressed the space, provoked and harassed, and then ran away.

"Woof woof, woof!"

After a long time, Zhao Wangqian finally caught up with the hounds. He took a few breaths while suppressing his voice. Then, he patted the head of the strong dog beside him and whispered, "General, I will wait for you to return victorious!"

Led by a strong dog, ten strong dogs walked towards the wild boar surrounded by a group of dogs like old men taking a walk, and then...

Without saying a word, he rushed forward a few steps, opened his mouth and bit, and would not let go!

“Huff! Huff! Huff!”

The strong dog general was the first to bite the female pig's ear, and the nine strong dogs followed closely behind, surrounding the female pig with one dog each.

Zhao Wangqian excitedly waved his right fist: "General, come on!"

"I will come to help you, my beloved general!"

While he was shouting, Zhao Wangqian stepped forward with his spear and fiercely stabbed the female pig's heart, shouting: "You thief, you are bullying me because your spear is not good enough!"

The sharp tip of the gun pierced the female pig directly like a hot knife cutting through butter.

The blood gushed out of Dapeng's heart, and King Qian of Zhao retreated violently to prevent the female pig's desperate counterattack.

After more than 20 breaths, the female pig was completely dead and motionless. King Qian of Zhao finally stepped forward, rubbed the general's head vigorously, and said with a happy smile: "The general was very brave in this battle, and his loyalty is commendable."

"I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

"General, do you have any requests? I will definitely grant them all!"

Feeling his master's joy, the general opened his mouth, revealing a happy smile with teeth covered in pig blood, and his tail kept wagging.

Zhao Wangqian rubbed the general more and more happily: "Good dog, really a good dog!"

After admiring the general for a while, King Zhao Qian glanced at the piglet and said, "I am kind and virtuous, so I will not kill the child."

"You can go by yourself."

"My lords, take the spoils of this battle with you."

"Master returns to court!"

Throwing his coat aside, King Qian of Zhao climbed up the steep slope using his hands and feet, with the arrogant look of a man who had returned victorious from a personal expedition.

When Zhao Wangqian finally climbed up the slope by pulling a branch, he heard anxious shouts: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Military emergency report!"

Seeing the Prime Minister Nangong Wen running towards him from afar, even though he heard the urgent military report, Zhao Wangqian still said calmly: "What is it that makes the Prime Minister so anxious?"

Looking at Prince Qian of Zhao's appearance as an iron-blooded king, Nangong Wen cursed in his heart.

You are just a little kid of thirteen. You haven't even grown all your hair yet, let alone grown an adult. What the hell are you doing pretending to be a general?

But even though King Qian of Zhao hadn't even grown all his hair yet, he was still the king.

Nangong Wen had no choice but to stumble over the tree roots and rocks, and trotted to Zhao Wangqian and said solemnly, "Your Majesty!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun's troops have reached 20 miles east of Changcheng!"

(End of this chapter)