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

Chapter 894 Even if a rat wears a crown, he is still a rat! This is a true father-son situation!

Wang Ben demonstrated the art of precision to the Qi army.

Under Wang Ben's command, the Qin troops formed a seemingly sparse but interlocking formation, with each branch of the army cooperating closely and supporting each other.

If the enemy is attacked from one place and reinforced from all sides, there will also be cruising troops to attack the enemy unexpectedly, so that the enemy will be caught off guard and deeply surrounded by the Qin army.

Ying Chengjiao demonstrated the art of violence to the Yan army!

There were no guerrilla warfare and pulling out of so many small units, nor were there any troop deployments so complicated as to make the enemy generals' brains smoke.

Only when brave generals such as Ying Chengjiao personally led the charge, the elite troops broke through the defense line, and the ordinary troops took advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results of the battle, allowing Ying Chengjiao's troops to smash the Yan army's defense line like a ram's horn hammer!

But this is not because Wang Ben is not good at violent attacks, nor is it because Ying Chengjiao is not good at deploying troops.

But it’s because - the enemy is weak in attacking!
Even though the Qi army had a large number of middle and high-level generals from the Dai State stationed there, and Li Mu gave the battle strategy, Li Mu needed to coordinate the overall situation and could not go deep into the front line. There were no generals on the Qi front line who could compete with Wang Ben in battle formations, and there were not even any generals who were qualified to fight against Feng Wuzhe's army. As a result, Wang Ben was able to repeatedly use the battle formations to guide the victory of the majority against the minority on local battlefields.

Although the Yan army had accumulated some morale due to the Battle of Zhuocheng, decades of repeated defeats were still the deepest shadow in the hearts of all the Yan soldiers, waiting for Ying Chengjiao to trigger it personally.

"It's Lord Qin Chang'an! Lord Qin Chang'an is personally leading his army to charge here!"

"I have been to war with Xiangbang Qu and also with Prince Dan. Both times we were defeated by Qin Chang'an Jun. Qin Chang'an Jun is not an enemy that Great Yan can resist! Boy, retreat quickly! Even if I risk my life, I will not let you die in this battle!"

"Even if the king is here, he can't stop Qin Chang'an's army. Why should we die here?"

"We are at the edge of the army. We can escape to the north as long as we kill the military judges!"

"My fellow soldiers, don't die for the tyrant king just for the sake of the three hundred Yuehe. Kill!"

The soldiers of the Yan army could not understand the ingenious arrangements and deployments of the generals of the two armies.

But many Yan soldiers still have a vivid memory of the big flag that once chased and killed them!
They could also clearly see that the big banner had pierced through the front line of the Yan army and was charging towards the royal banner of the Yan army!

The shadow of the past resurfaced in their minds. Hundreds of Yan soldiers, who had been chased and hacked by Ying Chengjiao twice, led by a Qin marquis, suddenly rose up and hacked down the military law officers, and then fled to the north.

The lives of hundreds of Yan soldiers were of no concern to the Yan army, which had more than 300,000 soldiers.

But their act of fleeing acted like a fuse, igniting the desire of all Yan army soldiers to avoid fighting!

Qi Pao shouted angrily: "Family soldiers, move forward! Military judges, move forward!"

"Anyone who dares to retreat, cause unrest, or talk about surrendering or fleeing will be executed immediately!"

"All troops, turn left! Turn left!!!"

Qi Pao tried his best to carry out King Xi of Yan's orders and urged his soldiers to protect King Xi of Yan.

But under the pressure of Ying Chengjiao's banner, Qi Pao's troops were already unable to take care of themselves, so how could they have the energy to defend King Xi of Yan!
Seeing Ying Chengjiao's banner getting closer and closer, King Xi of Yan could no longer suppress his panic and immediately ordered, "Pass on my order!"

"The central army retreats! Regroup and fight again!"

Li Fu said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this cannot happen! The morale of our army has collapsed. If the king's banner retreats, our army will be completely out of control in an instant!"

"Now the Dai and Qi armies are still besieging the Qin army. As long as our army holds on and waits for reinforcements, we will surely be able to get help from the Dai and Qi armies and turn defeat into victory!"

Although there were riots in various parts of the Yan army, only a few soldiers dared to flee.

After all, their weak spots are still in Yan State.

In order to prevent their parents and family members from being reduced to slavery and tortured, they dared not escape easily.

But once Wang Hu fled first, the soldiers of all the tribes would think that the battle was lost.

By then, the trend of collapse will be unstoppable!

The King of Yan shouted angrily: "Do you want me to die in this battle?!"

"Central troops, listen to my orders!"

"retreat!"

King Xi of Yan knew exactly what Li Fu said, but he would never risk his life to see if the Yan army could turn defeat into victory!
Generals like Li Fu and Yan An were helpless and unwilling, but they could only bow and say, "Yes!"

The fortune teller suddenly shouted, "Master, the King of Yan has withdrawn his banner!"

Ying Chengjiao swept the long spear in his hand, cutting the necks of two Yan soldiers, then reined in his horse and retreated, looking up.

Seeing that the King of Yan's banner had indeed begun to retreat northward, Ying Chengjiao chuckled, "As expected."

"A rat does not become noble because of his status."

"A rat is still a rat even if he wears a crown!"

Wiping the blood off his face, Ying Chengjiao shouted in a deep voice: "Order the entire army, shout that the King of Yan has escaped, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Beat the victory drum!"

"Order Lieutenant Li Bo and Lieutenant Yang Qiu to attack the center of the Yan army from the side!"

"Order all our troops to follow suit and kill the enemy!"

The 90,000 personal soldiers immediately shouted excitedly: "The King of Yan has escaped! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The deafening shouts resounded throughout the battlefield, causing the soldiers of the four countries to turn their heads and look in the direction of the Yan national flag.

Then, the whole place was in an uproar!
Tian Sheng leaned forward slightly, stretched his neck, looked at the retreating Wang Hu with disbelief, and cried out in surprise: "The King of Yan has fled?"

"This battle has just begun!"

Tian Sheng felt that the Qi army was already weak enough and was afraid that it would hinder the coalition forces.

But Tian Sheng never expected that the Yan army was even more weak than the Qi army!

The war had just begun for less than half a day, and many soldiers hadn't even reached their designated positions yet, but King Xi of Yan actually ran away? ! General Lu Shao said anxiously: "Prince! Please quickly order the military law officers of all units to come forward to supervise the battle, so as to prevent the Yan army's rout from affecting our army!"

All the Qi generals looked towards the Yan army with unfriendly eyes.

The morale of the Qi State was not high to begin with. If the Qi army was defeated because of the Yan army's rout, who would bear the heavy losses?
There was also a hint of surprise in Li Mu's eyes.

Li Mu had already expected that Prince Xi of Yan would lead his troops to retreat, or in other words, the current battle situation was the result of Li Mu's deliberate guidance.

But even Li Mu did not expect that King Xi of Yan would escape so quickly!

Li Mu immediately shouted, "Order the three divisions of Commandant Zhao Jiang, General Tang Ju, and General Tian Xun to speed up!"

"The ambush must be completed within three hours!"

"The central army advances and attacks the Qin army's pursuers from the flank!"

Li Mu had to shout out orders at the top of his voice, because the entire battlefield was completely filled with the noisy sounds of the Yan army!

"General! Look at the royal banner! Look! The king has already fled, why do you force us to fight again? For the sake of your life, let us flee together!"

"Enemy coming from the side! Lancers, turn around! Hold on!"

"I surrender! I don't want to die!"

Wang Hu's retreat crushed the morale of the Yan army.

The flank attack by Li Bo and Yang Qiu became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Yan army.

At this critical moment, Li Mu personally led the elite troops of the Dai army to break through the defense line of Su Jiao's troops and rushed to the support of the Yan army, finally making the Yan army feel more secure.

Li Bo clenched the spear in his hand as he tilted his head to look at the Yan army who had originally knelt on the ground and were ready to surrender, but stood up and fled again because of Li Mu's rescue.

Looking at Li Mu's banner, Li Bo ordered in a deep voice: "Send a message to Commander Yang Qiu, I will lead the army to resist the Dai army's central army, please Commander Yang continue to execute the commander's order!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Divide the troops into five groups. The front group will form a square formation with spearmen in front. The left and right wings will spread out like swallows with shieldmen in front. The middle group will form a three-fold formation with crossbowmen. All chariots will be concentrated in the back, ready to deal with the enemy's surprise attack at any time!"

Looking at Li Bo who was quickly reorganizing his formation to block the enemy, Li Hong said in amazement: "Brother, your speed in setting up the formation is much faster than before!"

Li Xian nodded in agreement and echoed, "Brother, you dare to lead only 8,000 soldiers to stop the elite central army led by Aweng!"

Li Hong and Li Xian shouted in unison: "Brother, you are so powerful!"

In the eyes of the two brothers, facing their father who led elite troops to attack, the eldest brother, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, not only did not flee, but even dared to line up a battle array to block them.

Although the eldest brother is bound to lose, his courage to draw the sword against his father is so cool!

If not restricted by their identities and positions, Li Hong and Li Xian would both want to cheer for Li Bo!
Li Mu said coldly: "There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield! There are no brothers! There are only comrades!"

"Watch your words!"

Li Hong and Li Xian were shocked and hurriedly bowed: "I obey your order!"

Li Mu said calmly: "Looking at the enemy's battle formation, we can tell that this general has been familiar with military strategy since childhood and knows how to deploy the battle formation to meet the enemy."

"However, this general is too inexperienced in fighting the enemy, and has no talent at all, so this formation is too rigid, just like what is described in the military books. We only need to use the strategies in the military books to break it!"

Li Hong asked, "Commander-in-chief, do you want to use the strategies in the military books to defeat my elder brother and the enemy generals?"

Li Mu snorted coldly: "This is a battlefield, not a school!"

"Military books are useful, but they cannot describe all the changes in the war situation. Using the strategies in military books to counterattack the enemy is a very bad strategy."

"make!"

"The left and right divisions bypassed the enemy's troops under Li Bo's command and continued to rush to support the Yan army."

"My soldiers, listen up! Leave the formation and turn right. Break through the gap between the left and front units of the enemy's Lieutenant Li Bo's troops!"

"The front troops raise their shields, line up and push forward, move the chariots to the front, and prepare to charge!"

At a command, Li Mu's soldiers left the battlefield first and charged towards the weak point of Li Bo's troops. In just a moment, they created a gap on the outside of Li Bo's army.

Li Bo hurriedly dispatched the central unit to fill the front line, but as soon as Li Bo's central unit arrived at the gap, Li Mu's front chariots launched a charge towards the connection between Li Bo's right unit and the front unit.

The central unit, which had just been transferred to the left, was unable to carry out any rescue operations for a while!

Li Bo's palms were full of sweat, and he shouted repeatedly: "The right wing retreats towards the center!"

"Rear troops, listen up! Go around and attack the enemy's infantry from the side!"

Seeing Li Bo's response, Li Mu's mouth curled up slightly and he said calmly, "You are still capable of making changes on the spot."

"Unfortunately, there aren't many!"

"If this is all the enemy has, they will be killed here today!"

After the arrangements were made, Li Mu only observed Li Bo's troops with his peripheral vision, and a casual order was enough to make Li Bo understand that your father will always be your father!

While playing the father-son game casually, Li Mu focused his main energy on analyzing the distribution and deployment of the troops under Ying Chengjiao.

In the eyes of King Xi of Yan, the defeat in this battle was unstoppable!
But in Li Mu's view, this battle has just begun!
After easily extinguishing Li Bo's counterattack, Li Mu tapped his horse's back with his fingers and murmured softly: "I have fought against Qin Chang'an Jun many times, and I have been defeated by Qin Chang'an Jun many times."

"Qin Chang'an must have looked down upon me."

"This strategy should be successful!"

(End of this chapter)