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

Chapter 767: A desperate battle, this battle must be fought with food from Qin! A letter from the court has arrived!

chaos!
The northwest of Neihuang City is in chaos!

The Qin troops continued to split up, join together, and move forward.

Often, a Yan army scout would just report that a Qin army had arrived at a city, and then another scout would return and report that the Qin army had begun to besiege another city.

The huge battlefield that affected Julu County, Dong County and half of Handan County made Yan Dan's eyes hurt.

The different marching trajectories of more than ten or even dozens of Qin troops overloaded Yan Dan's brain, and he often lost sight of one thing while focusing on another.

The rapid turning speed did not give Yan Dan more time to think, forcing Yan Dan to give orders quickly.

If it wasn’t midsummer yet, Yan Dan’s head would probably be smoking!
"Oh!"

An anxious Yan Dan punched the Kunyu map and asked angrily, "What exactly does Qin Chang'an want to do?!"

"The Qin army often besieged the city for only one day or even half a day, and then quickly withdrew when they saw our army. This would only make the county magistrates of the cities underestimate the Qin army, making it easier for our army to persuade the county magistrates to surrender."

"With Qin Changan Jun's fighting style, how can he capture the city!"

Yan Hu said calmly: "The strength of a country does not depend on its victory or defeat at a certain moment."

"The strength of a general does not depend on his advance or retreat at a certain moment."

"Now, thirteen cities including Yanghu, Tunshi, Lieren, and Chengxiang have fallen into the hands of the Qin army."

"And the areas captured by our army are only seven cities including Yuancheng, Beiqiu, and Liao."

The sound of the badger was not loud, but it was like a sharp blade piercing Yan Dan's heart.

Even if Ying Chengjiao's troops ran away when they saw the Yan army, how could the county magistrates be deceived by appearances?

In today's world, is Qin stronger or Yan stronger? Is Ying Chengjiao more capable of fighting or Yan Dan more capable of fighting? How could they not know?
You said Ying Chengjiao's tactics were not enough to capture the city?
But in fact, Ying Chengjiao captured many more cities than our army!
Yan Dan clenched his right fist, then slowly loosened it, kneeling on the ground and bowing to Yan Hu: "This battle is related to the rise and fall of our Great Yan!"

"Whether Great Yan can shake off decades of decline and become stronger overnight depends on this battle!"

"If Deputy General Yan has any good ideas, please teach me!"

Looking at Yan Dan kneeling on the ground, all the generals were filled with astonishment.

The swallow badger is even more numb!

Although Yan Huan had long heard that Yan Dan would kneel down to greet Ju Wu, Tian Guang and other talented people he valued whenever he met them.

But Yan Hu never expected that Yan Dan, as the commander-in-chief, would kneel down to him as the deputy general!

Yanhuan is not like Tian Guang, who only cares about enjoying the respect without considering the consequences.

Yan Hu knew very well how terrifying it was to be treated with such a heavy gift by a prince of a country!
Without even listening to what Yan Dan said, Yan Hu slid to Yan Dan's side at the fastest speed and helped Yan Dan up: "Prince, please stand up! Please stand up quickly!"

"The Crown Prince is the commander-in-chief of this army, and I am also the deputy commander of this army."

"It is my duty to offer advice and suggestions to the commander-in-chief and help us win the victory of Dayan!"

"Your Highness, there is no need to do this!"

Being forcibly pulled up, Yan Dan looked at Yan Huan with great expectation: "Does Deputy General Yan really have a good plan?"

Yan Hu no longer dared to be sarcastic and add insult to injury, and said seriously: "It's not a good plan, but a very bad one!"

Looking at the Kunyu map, Yan Hu said in a deep voice: "At the beginning of this battle, I thought that Qin Chang'an Jun intended to seize our northern cities, cut off our military supplies, and trap our army in the Qin territory."

"But after fighting till today, I think that Qin Chang'an may not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place at all."

"In the eyes of Qin Chang'an Jun, all the old Zhao cities north of Neihuang City are just bait to lure our army!"

"Qin Chang'an only cares about whether these baits can induce our army to split up and fight with him, but he doesn't care whether these cities will be under our rule!"

Yan Dan frowned when he heard this: "Qin Chang'an Jun, what are you doing..."

Suddenly, the battle situations of several wars such as the Qin-Qi conquest of Chu emerged in Yan Dan's mind.

Yan Dan said with an unpleasant expression: "Qin Chang'an has made the battlefield extremely complicated, so complicated that I can't control it."

"If so, our army will be full of loopholes and can be wiped out by the Qin army at will?!"

This is the basic military training that many generals will encounter when they conduct large-scale combat for the first time.

For example, Ying Chengjiao had undergone similar military training in different ways by Pang Nuan and Xiang Yan respectively.

This style of fighting does not involve any tactics or strategies, nor does it have any earth-shattering strategies or plots.

What was being fought was just the basic skills of the generals on both sides, such as their control over large military groups and their insight into large-scale battlefields.

This is the simplest way to play, but it is also the most difficult way to play!

Yan Hu nodded slowly: "I think that's it."

"Although the prince is older than Qin Chang'an Jun, his experience in fighting on the battlefield is far inferior to that of Qin Chang'an Jun."

"I think all of Qin Chang'an Jun's actions are intended to lure our army into splitting up like the Qin army and attacking various cities, making the battlefield environment more complicated."

"Then Qin Chang'an Jun can use his abundant experience to defeat our army!"

During the Battle of Fukou Xing, Ying Chengjiao pulled Li Mu into Xingdao, a low-level battlefield with many restrictions, and used his rich experience to defeat Li Mu.

Today, Ying Chengjiao pulled Yan Dan into the high-end battlefield of large-scale rapid reaction war with large troops, and once again tried to defeat Yan Dan with his rich experience.

In Ying Chengjiao's opinion, he is a complete bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong!

But Yan Dan was silent for a few breaths and then smiled with relief: "As expected of you, my old friend!"

"Many people in the court of Great Yan do not believe that I am qualified to be the commander-in-chief of Great Yan."

"Qin Chang'an has already given his all before I even met him, and even treats me as a great future!"

"What a pity..." Yan Dan looked at the Kunyu map in front of him and said weakly, "I have let my old friends and fellow comrades down."

Yan Hu and all the other generals hurriedly bowed and said, "Prince, please don't say that."

"Our army will surely win!" As his eyes moved over each chess piece, Yan Dan knew very well that he had no ability to deal with such a complicated war.

If the fighting continues like this, Yan Dan will only lead the Yan army to a dead end, and will also ruin the Yan State's hard-earned chance of victory!

After struggling for more than ten breaths, Yan Dan's heart hardened and he shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order!"

"The envoys will continue to lobby the northern cities and try their best to open up a logistics route for our army."

"All troops must abandon the northern cities!"

"If we have captured a city, we will take all the food and grass in the city and return!"

Gongsun Gao hurriedly whispered: "If we rely solely on the envoys..."

Yan Dan waved his sleeves and said: "Since our army cannot take it, then we simply don't take it."

"I am inexperienced and unable to fight with Qin Chang'an."

"Rather than being attacked by Qin Chang'an Jun and constantly weakening our army, it is better to concentrate our forces and fight the Qin army to the death!"

"I'll tell the whole army again that our supply lines are difficult to maintain."

"The food in the camp is the last of our army's food reserves."

As soon as these words came out, the generals were in uproar: "No!"

"Food is the foundation of the army. Soldiers go to war just to have enough food and water. If our army can't even guarantee the soldiers' food, how can they dare to fight!"

"I think there is no need to inform the entire army about the food shortage!"

However, Yan Dan remained steadfast and said, "No need to advise me any more!"

"I have made up my mind!"

"Tell my warriors in Dayan that there is plenty of food and fodder!"

"It's just that it's not in our army's baggage camp, but in the Qin army's baggage camp."

"I hope you will fight bravely and defeat the Qin army!"

"Get food from Qin!"
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The next day.

On the top of Tunshi City, a scout bowed and shouted: "Reporting to the commander, yesterday the Yan army dispersed and sent soldiers to the various Yan armies."

"The commander of the Yan army said directly in the barracks that the baggage supply had been cut off."

"If you want to get food, you have to defeat our army and eat our grain!"

Jingpo and other remaining commanders immediately showed anger on their faces: "Eating our army's grain? How arrogant!"

"Although our army is outnumbered, the Yan army is in decline! How dare Prince Dan of Yan issue such an order!"

"Is Prince Dan of Yan trying to quickly defeat our army? Prince Dan of Yan stabbed our king first, and then humiliated our army. I will kill him!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes finally left Kunyutu and turned to the direction of Neihuang, with a sneer flashing across his lips: "The last great general of Yan State, the hope for Yan State's rise."

"That's it?"

"I will only divide the troops into thirty-six groups at most."

"You can't bear it anymore?"

After all, the number of troops under Ying Chengjiao's command was less than 200,000, so the fighting style Ying Chengjiao used could only be regarded as a youthful version of large-scale troop tactics at best, and its complexity was much weaker than when Ying Chengjiao fought against Xiang Yan.

Ying Chengjiao originally thought that this would be an appetizer he would give to Yan Dan.

Ying Chengjiao didn't expect that this appetizer almost choked Yan Dan to death!
Jingpo's mouth twitched slightly, and he complained in his heart: "Although the Chu State's top pillar Yan is dead."

"The commander-in-chief shouldn't humiliate Chu's top pillar Yan like this, right?"

Comparing Yan Dan, a young man who stepped onto the battlefield for the first time, with the General of Chu who had fought wars all his life.

This is definitely the greatest humiliation Xiang Yan has ever suffered!

But it doesn’t matter whether Xiang Yan was humiliated or not.

Anyway, Xiang Yan is not his son-in-law!

Jingpo smiled and cupped his hands: "It seems that the battle situation is just as the commander expected."

"It seems that Prince Dan of Yan is going to join forces for a decisive battle!"

Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly and said, "I would rather Prince Dan of Yan and I split up and fight for a few more days."

"Although our army is elite, it has been on the march for a long time and has been through fierce battles, and is already exhausted."

"In this battle, our army is small and the enemy is large."

"If we face off directly..."

After a moment of hesitation, Ying Chengjiao suddenly asked, "Has General Li Xin's troops sent back any military reports?"

The fortune teller immediately said, "Not yet. As of the last military report, Li Xin, the deputy general, has already made a detour into Hengshan County and is expected to join forces with our army in six days."

Ying Chengjiao said in a stammering voice: "Tell General Li Xin that he does not need to join forces with me."

"Go directly to Julu County and cooperate with our troops to harass the Yan army."

"Tell Li Xin to run for me!"

A messenger bowed loudly: "Yes!"

But before the messenger could leave, a scout hurried up the city wall and called out in a low voice: "Commander-in-Chief!"

"The court has sent a message that the soldiers are coming!"

(End of this chapter)