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

Chapter 764 He is only the crown prince, not the King of Yan! The dilemma given by Ying Chengjiao!
King Xi of Yan's moral values ​​have a kind of beauty that does not belong to this era.

If King Xi of Yan could rely on his moral bottom line as deep as the abyss to gain benefits for the State of Yan, or even revitalize the State of Yan, then King Xi of Yan might be able to attract the loyalty of many capable ministers, and even lead the entire nation's morality to begin to decline.

However, the fact is that although King Xi of Yan broke the moral bottom line, his shamelessness did not bring any positive returns to the State of Yan, but only brought several defeats and countless humiliations to the State of Yan!

Therefore, not only did the Qin Dynasty deeply hate the Yan State because of Yan's repeated betrayal and assassination attempts, but even Le Cheng and other important officials of the Yan State gave up all the wealth, glory, high positions and generous salaries they had in the Yan State because of Yan Wangxi's shamelessness and stupidity, and ignored Yan Wangxi's pleadings to retain them and defected to other countries.

Even the ministers who already held high positions of power in Yan State had abandoned it. How many ministers from other countries would yearn for Yan State?

Ying Chengjiao smiled and said, "The King of Yan does not have the appearance of a heroic leader, nor the capacity to tolerate others."

"Therefore, many Yan officials fled to other countries, and few good officials returned to Yan."

"But I'm afraid Crown Prince Yan doesn't think so."

Sun Jiwu shook his head and said, "It is said that the Crown Prince of Yan has repeatedly argued with the King of Yan because of the King of Yan's actions, and has even had arguments with the King of Yan in the court many times because of this."

"When the envoy of the Crown Prince of Yan tried to persuade Sun to surrender, he never mentioned the King of Yan. He only said that the Crown Prince of Yan would help Sun get a high position and generous salary."

"Sun believes that the Crown Prince of Yan should also know that the King of Yan is not a wise ruler, so he only persuaded the King of Yan to surrender in his name."

Ying Chengjiao showed some disdain in his eyes: "In the past, the Crown Prince of Yan discussed with my king the eternal friendship between Qin and Yan as a Crown Prince."

"Now the Crown Prince of Yan is lobbying the county magistrates in various counties as a crown prince."

"Prince Yan still doesn't understand it to this day."

"Although he is the Crown Prince of Yan, he is only the Crown Prince of Yan!"

The identity of Prince Yan is extremely noble to most people, and he needs to be flattered.

Because the Crown Prince of Yan can offer these people benefits that make them excited, and the identity of the Crown Prince of Yan is also noble enough for these people.

However, the county magistrates were no longer commoners, but important officials who were in charge of a county.

They have already gained a certain status in official circles and have made outstanding political achievements. No matter which country they defect to, they no longer need to be recommended by others.

Among them, capable ministers will choose to serve a country that is consistent with their own ideas and strategies, and work together for great undertakings and success.

Lu Chen would choose to serve a country that can give him more benefits.

However, Yan Dan could not give either national development that would attract capable ministers or high positions and generous salaries that would attract respected officials.

The reason is simple, he is just the crown prince, not the King of Yan!
Yan Dan was unable to make the State of Yan develop as he wished, so Yan Dan's personal connections, friendships, commitments and charm could not be directly linked to the State of Yan, let alone be transformed into the national attractiveness of the State of Yan.

Yan Dan was also unable to decide official positions on his own, and could not even influence the ownership of high-ranking officials such as county governors and three masters.

Why would the county magistrates take the cities under their jurisdiction and defect to the State of Yan just because they liked Yan Dan?

After hesitating for a while, the corners of Ying Chengjiao's mouth suddenly curled up slightly: "Pass on my order!"

"Commander Ren Xiao led his troops to Lieren City, Commander Wang Qun led his troops to Feicheng, Commander..."

After selecting more than ten captains in a row, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "All units will set out at sunrise tomorrow (5:00) and march forward quickly. Carry the order of the King of Zhao to persuade all cities to surrender to the Qin!"

"You must be sincere and show our love for talent. You must also show our urgency and determination!"

"If you encounter an envoy from the State of Yan along the way, do not say anything, just kill him immediately!"

The generals immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"

Then Ren Xiao whispered, "Commander-in-chief, many of the former Zhao County Magistrates are currently wavering between Qin and Yan, waiting for a good price."

"I think that if we act too eager, the county magistrates will use this as a threat to force the Qin Empire to give them more benefits and higher positions."

"May I ask, Commander, what is the maximum benefit we can give to the county magistrates?"

The other generals also looked at Ying Chengjiao. Even Sun Jiwu, who had already surrendered, stole glances at Ying Chengjiao, secretly hating him in his heart.

I surrendered too early!
Facing the gazes of the generals, Ying Chengjiao smiled softly: "Benefits?"

"If the county magistrates surrender voluntarily, our Great Qin will not attack this city."

"This is the benefit that my Great Qin gives them!"

Everyone: Huh? ? ?

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May 15th, the 14th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Yan Dan originally thought that Ying Chengjiao would arrive at the Neihuang battlefield today, and speak to Yan Dan in front of the battlefield, and then cooperate with Meng Wu's troops to launch a counterattack against Yan Dan's troops.

However, Yan Dan never saw the Qin army arrive, but instead waited for batches of messengers.

"Report! Qin Duwei Ren Xiong led an army of 7,000 soldiers to Lieren City, and the surrendered general Ren You entered the city to lobby the Lieren County Magistrate."

"Report! Qin Duwei Wang Qun led 8,000 soldiers to Feicheng. Feicheng refused to open the gates. Wang Qun's troops have begun to besiege Feicheng and are preparing to attack the city!"

"Report! My troops encountered Qin Duwei Xiao Tu's troops on the road, and only I managed to escape!"

"Report! Yanghu City has surrendered to Qin!"

"Report..."

Listening to the reports from the messengers or envoys, Yan Dan looked a little unhappy: "I led 300,000 troops to besiege Neihuang City, but Qin Chang'an Jun did not quickly reinforce Neihuang City, but instead divided his troops into dozens of places to lobby the old Zhao city?!"

"Lord Chang'an of Qin, are you not afraid that I will defeat Neihuang and kill Qin General Meng Wu in battle?"

I have an army of 300,000 men under my command.

Three hundred thousand!
As a result, Ying Chengjiao seemed to have no army of Yan Dan on the battlefield, and only focused on taking over various cities, which made Yan Dan feel deeply humiliated.

How could Qin Chang'an ignore my existence like this!

Even if Ying Chengjiao ignored Yan Dan, the fact that Yan Dan still could not capture Neihuang City in a short period of time made Yan Dan feel humiliated!

Yan Hu said in a deep voice: "General Meng Wu of Qin is a veteran general of the Qin State. I think Lord Qin Chang'an also trusts General Meng Wu of Qin."

"I think that the reason why Qin Chang'an took the cities of Zhao State first was not because he ignored our army, but because Qin State already controlled the Zhao land west of Handan and could obtain supplies from the south and west."

"On the other hand, our army is isolated and most of its baggage lines need to pass through the old Zhao territory."

"If Qin Chang'an Jun uses the order of King Zhao to easily capture the cities of Zhao in the north of our army, our army's baggage line will be cut off!"

Yan Hu's eyes were filled with worry: "By then, our 300,000-man army will no longer be an advantage for our army, but will become a burden for our army!"

"Qin Chang'an's strategy is actually a strategy that takes the overall situation into consideration and makes its moves accordingly!"

Once Ying Chengjiao's strategy succeeds, the cities in northern Neihuang will surrender to Qin one after another, and Yan Dan's troops will be trapped within the Qin territory, with food and grass cut off, and no reinforcements, and they may even be defeated without a fight!

In Yan Huan's opinion, although Ying Chengjiao did not take the initiative to attack the Yan army, he had already thrown a rope towards the Yan army's neck, waiting to slowly tighten it and strangle the Yan army to death!
Yan Dan couldn't help but look serious when he heard this: "What Deputy General Yan said makes sense!"

"Qin Chang'an is truly a great talent of the time."

"Don't even think about Qin Chang'an taking all of our northern territory. If Qin Chang'an only drops a few pieces on our important logistics routes, our army will be in danger!"

"For the safety of our army, we must lobby the cities of the former Zhao at a faster speed!"

"All the treasures I have obtained in recent years can be used to lobby the cities!"

Yan Hu sighed in his heart and had to remind: "Although the Qin army is lobbying the old Zhao cities, it is also threatening the old Zhao cities with heavy troops."

"I think it may be difficult for our envoys to enter the city."

"Even if our envoys can sneak into the city, the county magistrates of all cities in Zhao will feel pressured when facing the Qin army outside the city, and their willingness to surrender will be greatly reduced."

"I believe that the worries in the hearts of the county magistrates cannot be relieved by money or treasures!"

"If our army wishes to take over the cities of the former Zhao, or to prevent them from surrendering to Qin, we must first lift the siege on them."

If Zhao refused to surrender to Yan, the county magistrates of Zhao might have to fight with the Qin army outside the city.

After Zhao surrendered to Yan State, the county magistrates of Zhao State had to fight with the Qin army outside the city.

It’s not in vain that we surrendered to the State of Yan.

This is just asking for trouble!
How many county magistrates would face Ying Chengjiao's siege head-on for a little money, and then surrender to the State of Yan after victory?
Even if they are willing, can they really withstand Ying Chengjiao's siege!
The commander Gongsun Gao refuted, "I think otherwise!"

"If our army wants to ensure that our supplies are safe, we cannot just take one city. We must open up a smooth road from Dayan to this place. We need to take at least thirteen cities including Anguo, Anping, and Fuliu!"

"If any of these cities surrender to Qin early, our army's baggage will have to take a detour, and our army will have to capture more cities to ensure that the baggage is safe."

"However, Qin Chang'an is particularly good at fighting quickly, and he has the order of King Zhao in his hand. There will definitely be cities that surrender early like Yanghu City."

"In this case, our army will have no choice but to divide its forces and attack all the cities at the same time!"

Since Ying Chengjiao had already divided his troops to attack the cities, if Yan Dan wanted to compete with Ying Chengjiao to seize the former Zhao cities, Yan Dan would have to choose to divide his troops like Ying Chengjiao!

But Ying Chengjiao can afford it, but can Yan Dan afford it?

Gongsun Gao said with some fear: "Of course, that's Qin Chang'an Jun!"

"In the past, I once followed the Prime Minister to fight against Qin Chang'an Jun. Our army was defeated and the Prime Minister died in the battle."

"Now, even a powerful country like Zhao was destroyed by Qin Chang'an Jun in one battle!"

"Compared to Qin Chang'an Jun, the only advantage our army has is our large number of soldiers."

"Once we divide our forces to rescue the cities, our military advantage will be lost overnight!"

Yan Dan frowned and asked, "What do you think our army should do?"

Gongsun Gao bowed his hands and said solemnly: "I advise you to concentrate your forces and move westward."

"While the Qin army is unstable, we will fight them to the death!"

Yan Hu frowned and refuted: "If so, our army will only be able to fight once."

"Once this battle reaches a stalemate, our army will undoubtedly be defeated!"

During the dispute, the pressure that Ying Chengjiao's strategy of dividing the troops put on Yan Dan was clearly revealed.

Or, Yan Dan did not make long-term plans and led all his troops to rush towards Ying Chengjiao, and quickly defeated Ying Chengjiao on the front battlefield.

Alternatively, Yan Dan could give up the Yan army's greatest advantage, divide his troops into several groups, and join the battle for the old Zhao city, in order to gain the strength for a protracted war at the cost of the difficulty of gathering a large army in a short period of time.

After pondering for a long time, Yan Dan finally made up his mind: "The war between Qin and Yan is not necessary."

"The Qin State is now exhausted and may not be willing to fight to the death with our Great Yan!"

"Expanding the territory for Great Yan and strengthening the national strength of Great Yan is the top priority."

"Send the order for the orphan!"

"Each commander will divide his troops and go out to fight, and cooperate with the trapped Zhao city to attack the Qin army from all directions!"

(End of this chapter)