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

Chapter 771: Ambush at Guanshi City! Yesterday’s revenge is like a thorn in the side!

On the river, waves hit the boat.

Yan Dan stood at the bow of the big wing boat with his hands behind his back. His expression was less romantic and unrestrained than before, and more solemn and worried.

"Prince!" Yan Hu walked to Yan Dan's side and whispered, "According to the scouts stationed in the vicinity of Neihuang, the Qin army that crossed the river from Tunshi City last time had many flags and stoves, and looked like a large army."

"But this Qin army did not pursue our army, but directly advanced into Neihuang City."

"I think this army might be cheating!"

Although the Qin army's flags, cooking fires and camps all met the specifications of 80,000 troops, they watched Yan Dan lead his troops to escape without pursuing them.

This is not Ying Chengjiao’s style!

Yan Dan's already tired eyes became even more tired. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a deep voice: "What Deputy General Yan said makes sense!"

"Where does Deputy General Yan think Qin Chang'an is now?"

Yan Hu was slightly startled, then shook his head: "I don't know!"

"I just thought that the battle situation is beyond our control, and our army may have fallen into the Qin army's trap!"

How can I predict Ying Chengjiao's movements when I am completely at a disadvantage in the scout battle?

Is this worthy of me?

It would be better if you could pull Li Mu over here!
Yan Dan's eyes became more solemn, and he held the railing with his right hand and said in a deep voice: "Our army does not know the movements of Qin Chang'an Jun, but Qin Chang'an Jun certainly does not know the movements of our army!"

"No matter what strategy Qin Chang'an has formulated, as long as our army can be the first to complete the integration with the troops of other armies before Qin Chang'an's strategy is finalized, or even swallow up all the troops of Qin Chang'an."

"Then our army will win!"

"Order the entire army to speed up!"

"Tonight, I will stay in Guanshi City!"

A group of generals hurriedly accepted the order.

The rowers paddled with all their might, allowing the warship to move rapidly eastward like a swimming fish under the combined effects of the water current and the oars.

By dusk, Guanshi Harbor finally came into sight.

Looking at the Yan flags flying high above the Guanshi City and Guanshi Harbor, Yan Dan felt a little relieved.

Yan Hu frowned slightly: "According to our military report, Commander Yan An said that after the surrender of Guanshi City, Guanshi City will still be managed by Guan Yong, the former county magistrate of Zhao Guanshi County."

"Now that our army has arrived at Guanshi City, why doesn't this person come to the port to greet us?!"

When the crown prince and the general arrive with a large army and there are no enemy troops around, the county magistrate should at least come out of the city to welcome them.

This is not only about social etiquette and flattery, but also about making it easier to connect the local resources and various city defense facilities with Yan Dan as quickly as possible, so that Yan Dan can make further plans, save time and seize opportunities.

As a surrendered minister who temporarily took over his original position, Guan Yong should have been more cautious. Why didn't he go out of the city to welcome him?

Yan Hao felt something was wrong, and Yan Dan felt unhappy.

But Yan Dan waved his hand generously and said, "I have heard of the magistrate of Guan County a long time ago."

"He is a generous and righteous man, and often entertains knights from all over the world."

"Whenever he met a talented person in need, he would generously donate money and food to him. He was a well-known extravagant person in Zhao."

"It's just a small matter to meet you. Don't worry about it. I think you were delayed by something."

"Pass the order, all troops go ashore!"

Please forgive his minor impoliteness, and let me drink, chat and treat him generously. Shouldn't I have Guan Yong under my control?

Seeing this, Yan Hu wanted to persuade him, but he finally changed his words and said, "Although Guanshi City has surrendered, it is still a former Zhao city and has not been taken over by our Great Yan officials."

"I think we should order the front troops to go ashore first and form a battle array."

"Then order the troops to land."

"This is the only way to be safe."

Yan Dan nodded casually and said, "Then let's do as Deputy General Yan said."

Under the organization of Yan Huan, the Yan army's vanguard warships entered the port one after another, and 30,000 Yan soldiers disembarked one by one and quickly ran out of the port.

After the vanguard troops formed up in formations on the north side of the port and were ready for battle, the Yan army's center army then headed towards the port.

However, just as the warship that Yan Dan was on approached the port, a thunder suddenly sounded.

Do not!
Not thunder!

It was the uniform sound of bowstrings exploding!
"Boom!!!"

Yan Dan suddenly turned his head to look in the direction where the sound came from, and saw that 50,000 Qin troops emerged from the woods on the northwest and northeast sides of Guanshi Port.

More than ten thousand flaming crossbow arrows were shooting out from the crossbows of the first row of Qin army.

After streaking across the sky like a meteor, it smashed down on the Yan army fleet at the port!
Further behind, another twenty catapults were slowly pushed out of the dense forest.

The long lever arm was raised high, driving the pottery jars in the bamboo basket to splash towards the port!

Two burning crossbow arrows were nailed to the bow of Yan Dan's flagship, fuming the surrounding wooden boards with their scorching heat and high temperature.

When a clay pot shattered near the fire crossbow, sticky oil flowed out and the fire rose up uncontrollably!

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Our army has fallen into a trap!"

"The Qin army is attacking! Open the sandbox and quickly take sand to put out the fire!"

"Ah! My clothes are on fire, help! Help, help, help!"

"It's too late! The fire spreads too fast, there's no time to put it out! Abandon the ship quickly and jump into the water!"

With just one round of projectiles, more than a dozen warships were set on fire. Although the direct casualties caused by the flames were not great, the burning warships filled the entire port area with flames, making it difficult for subsequent Yan army warships to land through the port.

More importantly, this round of projectiles announced a fact to all the Yan troops.

The Qin army is attacking!
Yan Dan looked at the large banner emerging from the dense forest in the southwest in disbelief and cried out, "Impossible!"

"How could Qin Chang'an have guessed that I intended to go to Guanshi City, and even set up an ambush here long ago?!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"This move of mine should be beyond everyone's expectations!"

Yan Dan originally thought that the central army of the Qin and Yan armies should be in a double-blind state.

Yan Dan didn't know Ying Chengjiao's location, and Ying Chengjiao didn't know Yan Dan's location.

Yan Dan could not accept in any way that his plan, which was beyond the expectations of other generals and which he claimed was a stroke of genius, was actually known to Ying Chengjiao so early.

Before Yan Dan's troops even landed, Ying Chengjiao had already set up an ambush here!
"Boom!!!"

The Qin army did not care about Yan Dan's thoughts. The second round of fire arrows had already been shot out, and the force arm of the catapult began to slowly press down, ready to throw the second round of pottery jars at any time.

Seeing this, Yan Badger shouted in a shrill voice: "Prince!"

"The flagship is on fire!"

"Whether our army should advance or retreat, please give us your instructions immediately, Your Highness!"

Yan Dan said without hesitation: "Immediately order the left, right, and rear armies to retreat and use sand and soil to put out the fire on the flagship."

"After we withdraw from the range of the Qin army's catapults, we will switch to another..."

However, before Yan Dan could finish his order, a burst of rapid drum beats suddenly rang out.

"Dong dong dong~~~"

Yan Dan looked back in horror and saw a navy flying the Qin army flag going upstream from the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

More than a hundred small-wing warships emerged from the southern waterway and attacked the Yan army.

Before the rear army of the Yan army could form a battle formation, more than a hundred small ships had already rushed into the vicinity of the Yan army's ships and engaged in close combat!

Yan Dan's eyes went dark, and he sighed bitterly: "Lord Qin Chang'an, you don't want to give me the slightest chance to escape!"

Yan Dan’s first reaction was to abandon the front army and lead his troops to escape.

However, the appearance of the Qin navy made Yan Dan realize more clearly that Ying Chengjiao might have set up an ambush in Guanshi City earlier than Yan Dan expected.

He wanted to escape so much, but unfortunately, how could he escape the encirclement carefully arranged by Ying Chengjiao!
"Since I can't leave, then I won't leave!"

With no way to retreat, Yan Dan became ruthless and shouted angrily, "Pass on my order!"

"The front troops are protecting our comrades!"

"The entire army is forcing a landing!"

The Yan army's large banner finally left Dayi and, surrounded by the Yan army's central army, gathered towards the Yan army's vanguard.

Seeing the left and right divisions of the Yan army directly driving their boats into the river bank, trying to land on the shallows, Ying Chengjiao tapped his horse's back with his fingers and murmured in a low voice: "They are quite decisive."

"Pity."

If Yan Dan led his troops to retreat directly, he would run into Meng Wu's troops head-on while being chased by Cen Bian's troops along the way. Meng Wu's troops only needed to fight for a while, and Ying Chengjiao would arrive with the main force and form a siege and annihilation of the Yan army together with Meng Wu's troops!
But what if Yan Dan led his troops to land?

Ying Chengjiao rode his warhorse forward and shouted, "Prince Dan of Yan sent an assassin to kill our king. Fortunately, our king was brave enough to kill the assassin himself."

"This is a disgrace to my king!"

"This hatred is like a thorn in my side!"

"The hatred of a subject can only be extinguished by the blood of the murderer!"

Hearing Ying Chengjiao's words, all the Qin generals had cold expressions and angry eyes.

When the master is humiliated, the minister dies. This is never an empty talk!
Reining his horse and turning back to look at the army, Ying Chengjiao shouted angrily: "And today, the murderer who assassinated the king is right in front of our army!"

"What should our army do?!"

All the Qin troops shouted in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Ying Chengjiao roared, "Pass on my order!"

"Whoever can obtain the head of Prince Dan of Yan will receive half of my spoils of war, and I will personally recommend him to the king and help him ascend to a high position!"

"The other half of my spoils of war is also offered as a reward. Anyone who is brave enough to fight in this battle can take it!"

It was only the generals of the Qin army who had the desire to fight just now.

But when Ying Chengjiao offered the reward, all the Qin soldiers gasped.

In this battle, Ying Chengjiao destroyed the State of Zhao!
How much spoils can Ying Chengjiao get?
Ordinary people don’t even dare to think about it!
But now, they only need to cut off Yan Dan’s head to have half of them!

With justice behind them and interests in hand.

In just a few words, the morale of the Qin army reached a boiling point!

Looking at the Qin soldiers who were eager to rush out and chop off two heads right now, Ying Chengjiao shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Each unit's crossbowmen should switch to armor-piercing crossbows and diffusely shoot arrows along the river bank. We must kill as many enemy troops as possible while the Yan army is landing!"

"Commander Meng Tian's troops and Commander Meng Nan's troops will surround the front of the Yan army!"

"Central troops, listen to my orders!"

Reaching out to take the long halberd handed over by Ba Fu, Ying Chengjiao screamed wildly: "Follow me!"

"Kill the enemy!!!"

(End of this chapter)