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

Chapter 946 The young man has no moral principles and is attacking by surprise! When it comes to saving lives, I am no less capable than others!

January 16, the 16th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

The flags are fluttering and the figures are bleak.

More than 100,000 Yan troops gathered in front and behind the king's banner and marched towards Jicheng.

After this battle, nearly 200,000 Yan soldiers were buried in a foreign land. Yan did not seize any territory, but instead lost a large amount of baggage and even paid 2 million shi of millet to the Qin State.

However, there was not much sadness on the faces of the remaining Yan army. Instead, one could see the relief and joy of surviving the disaster. Some veterans even took time out during the march to share escape techniques and wilderness survival experiences with the new recruits.

After all, they have been losing like this for so many years and are used to it.

Under the royal banner, a five-horse carriage crushed the snow and mud on the ground. In the carriage, King Xi of Yan held Li Ke's hand all the time, with a smile and appreciation on his face: "This time, our Great Yan was able to reach a truce with Qin at the cost of only 2 million shi of millet and 500,000 pieces of cloth, all thanks to Li Shangqing!"

"I never thought that Lord Li could solve my problems so many times!"

"When we return to Jicheng, I will definitely reward you generously!"

King Xi of Yan has also become accustomed to being unable to expand his territory. In this battle, as long as he does not lose territory, he will win!

Li Ke pretended to be sincerely grateful and said seriously: "Your Majesty, you are too kind!"

"The achievement of the truce between Qin and Yan this time is not the achievement of me alone, but also the achievement of the king and my colleagues."

"It was because your Majesty and your colleagues fought fiercely with Qin at Du Kang that Qin could no longer bear the long battle, and only then did Qin agree to a truce under these conditions."

"In my opinion, if the King of Qi had not surrendered and the King of Dai had not broken the alliance, the outcome of this battle would be unknown!"

The smile on King Yan's face became even brighter, and he said disdainfully: "King Qi is really a rat!"

"As for the King of Dai, he is also a treacherous villain!"

"How can we achieve great things by forming an alliance with such allies?"

"I hope you will do your utmost to help me, to deepen the internal affairs of Great Yan, and to nurture the strength of the people of Great Yan."

"One day, I will lead the army again to expand the territory for Great Yan!"

Just as Li Ke was about to pull out his hand to flatter, he heard Yan Liu's anxious and suppressed cry from outside the five-horse carriage: "Your Majesty!"

"Traces of the Dai army have been detected ahead!"

The smile on King Xi's face instantly disappeared, and he lifted the carriage curtain and asked solemnly, "How many Dai troops have you found out? Where are they?"

Yan Liu said repeatedly: "According to the reports from the scouts of various units, our scouts found traces of modern scouts 20 miles north-east, but no traces of modern troops were found 30 miles north-east."

Yan Liu's words hit King Yan's heart like a heavy hammer!

King Yan was delighted and muttered, "We still haven't found any traces of the modern army thirty miles to the north and east?"

"Forty-two miles north by east is the Lishi City of Great Yan!"

"Fifty miles north by east is the capital of Great Yan!!!"

The Yan army scouts went thirty miles deep into the northeast and still could not find any trace of the Dai army. So where could the Dai army be?

The most likely possibility is that the Dai army is besieging Lishi City!
In an instant, King Yan's eyes turned red.

I have always been the one who betrayed my allies! I have always been the one who backstabbed my allies!
But today, this young man, Dai Wangjia, has no moral principles and he actually stabbed me in the back!
What’s even more annoying!
I have stabbed my allies in the back multiple times, earning myself a great reputation throughout the world without achieving any success.

As a result, the young man Dai Wangjia only stabbed his ally for the first time, and he has already attacked the vicinity of our Great Yan State's capital? !
King Yan jumped off the five-horse carriage in one step, pushed himself up with both hands and climbed onto the horse, and laughed in anger: "Good! Good! Good!"

"I thought that the King of Dai would eventually turn to attack Qin, so I did not pursue the humiliation of the King of Dai's betrayal, nor did I take advantage of Dai's weakness to attack Dai to avenge the King of Dai's betrayal."

"But the King of Dai, far from being grateful, turned to attack our Great Yan?!"

"The King of Dai thought that I am old and my sword is no longer sharp!"

"Pass the widow's order!"

"The entire army is marching rapidly towards Jicheng!"

"Send all scouts in the army to the east and north to investigate the enemy situation."

"Send a message to the court, prepare food and fodder, open the arsenal, and recruit officials."

"Gather all the strength of Dayan and fight Dai to the death!!!"

Li Ke was the first to bow and shout: "I am willing to die for the king!"

Following Li Ke, all the Yan army soldiers shouted in unison: "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The five-horse cart was taken back to the baggage camp, and Wang Hu galloped towards the north-east along with the warhorse ridden by Prince Xi of Yan.

As more and more scouts were sent forward, more detailed battle reports were quickly transmitted back to the Yan army's center.

"Report! The national flag has been replaced on top of the Lishi City Wall!"

"Report! Our troops have discovered 150,000 Dai troops 40 miles to the northeast. Judging from their armor and weapons, they are probably the Qi army!"

"Report! Only one out of ten of my comrades survived, and we still haven't been able to break through the Dai army's defenses and find out the strength of Jicheng!"

Listening to the influx of intelligence, Li Ke slapped his horse's back and said in hatred: "The Dai Kingdom is really attacking our capital!"

"King Dai, you are going too far!"

The anger on Prince Xi of Yan's face was quickly disappearing, replaced by a solemn expression and a deep sense of uneasiness in his heart.

King Xi of Yan suddenly asked, "So far, our army has not received any military reports from the messengers in the rear?"

Yan Liu, Li Ke and other ministers and generals were all stunned, and then filled with horror!

Li Ke clasped his hands and said solemnly: "Reporting to the king, there is not a single letter!"

King Xi of Yan immediately reined in his horse and said with a frown, "No! Something is wrong!"

"If the Dai army's scouts were extremely vigilant, our scouts shouldn't have been able to gather such detailed intelligence."

"If the Dai army's scouts were lax in their defense, Jicheng, Lishicheng and other surrounding cities should not be able to send out even a single military report."

"Unless, the Dai army deliberately let our scouts go, but strictly blocked the cities around Jicheng!"

"The Dai army wants me to know that they are attacking Dayan, but they don't want me to know the details of Jicheng!"

Yan An asked in a puzzled voice: "Could it be that Jicheng has already fallen?!"

Li Ke immediately shook his head and said, "Jicheng now has 10,000 guards, 20,000 city guards, several thousand anti-thief officials, and the family soldiers, servants and guests of the princes and dukes. In the event of war, we can get more than 50,000 soldiers."

"It has only been ten days since the Dai army broke the alliance and headed north."

"Even if the Dai army is brave, it is difficult to break through Jicheng, which is guarded by more than 50,000 soldiers, in just ten days!" "Therefore, I think that Jicheng should still hold on!"

King Yan nodded slightly and said, "What Li Shangqing said is exactly what I am thinking."

"I think that the Dai army deliberately sent out their scouts to lead our scouts to discover the Dai army's tracks, thus forcing me to worry about the safety of Jicheng and lure me to rush back to help!"

"If my prediction is correct, Jicheng should be safe in the short term, and the Dai army has no intention of attacking Jicheng."

"Instead, they have set up numerous ambushes ahead of our army, waiting for me to lead the main force of Great Yan to enter!"

Yan Liu was slightly startled: "This place is within the territory of our Great Yan, and it is close to the capital of our Great Yan."

"The Dai army set up an ambush here, intending to ambush and kill our army?"

"I think this may happen, but the possibility is very small!"

Ambush our troops in the place they are most familiar with?

Isn’t this nonsense!
However, the more King Xi of Yan thought about it, the more anxious he became.

In terms of the ability to lead an army and defeat the enemy, Prince Xi of Yan could only be a second-rate player at best.

But when it comes to escaping and saving his life, King Xi of Yan believes that he is no worse than anyone else!

As his own life was at stake, King Xi of Yan did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered: "Pass on my order!"

"Send a thousand elite soldiers to raid the Dai army and enter Jicheng at all costs. Instruct the Jicheng defenders to report the battle as soon as possible at all costs!"

"The rest of the army will turn east!"

"Hurry towards Changcheng!"
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"Commander-in-chief, the Yan army has sent a thousand elite soldiers towards our army."

"The King of Yan led the main force of the Yan army to advance eastwards!"

At dusk that day, in the dense forest fifteen miles south of Jicheng, Li Mu was surprised when he heard the words and asked solemnly, "Does the Yan army have any new generals?"

The scout immediately shook his head: "No!"

Li Mu was even more shocked and speechless.

When facing the ambush of the Qin army, the King of Yan lowered his head and hid there, wishing he could cram all his troops into the ambush circle before the Qin army ambushed them.

Now, facing our army's ambush, the King of Yan actually noticed it when he was far away from the ambush circle, and rode away without hesitation?

It would have been fine if Qin Chang'an Jun had not fallen for my strategy of luring the enemy deep into our territory.

Now even Prince Xi of Yan fails in my strategy of luring the enemy deep into our territory?

As expected, when the Three Kingdoms joined forces, Prince Xi of Yan was playing the role of this general!

But even though he was speechless, Li Mu was not discouraged at all. He immediately said in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Li Xian's troops continue to besiege Jicheng without attacking it, and wait for my order."

"The remaining troops will all break camp and attack the Yan army!"

"Remember!"

"Generals of all units do not need to pursue killing the enemy, but should focus on agitating and frightening the enemy!"

All the messengers bowed in unison: "Yes!"

Li Mu also walked out of the dense forest, jumped on his horse, and galloped in pursuit of the Yan army.

One day later, Li Mu finally saw the Yan army's royal flag from afar.

Correspondingly, King Xi of Yan also saw Li Mu's general flag.

I also saw the flags of the substitute army that were like an overwhelming tidal wave!

"That's a motherfucker!" King Yan's hands trembled as he grasped the reins. "King Dai, you are the most shameless!"

"First he seized the soldiers of his allies, and then he tried to harm their kings."

"No matter what the outcome of this battle is, the shameless name of King Dai will be engraved in the history books and will be cursed by the world for eternity!"

King Xi of Yan was so panicked!

If he hadn't realized something was wrong early on, he would probably be surrounded and about to die in the battle!
Even though he realized something was wrong early on, he still found it difficult to deal with the endless pursuers behind him!

Yan Liu said bitterly: "Your Majesty, please calm down first!"

"The military is strong nowadays, where should our army go?"

Li Ke said in a deep voice: "Although the army of the present generation is powerful, it is mainly composed of the troops of the old Qi Dynasty. It is just powerful but not good at fighting."

"I am willing to lead an army of elite soldiers to counterattack the enemy for the king and kill the enemy's spirit!"

Upon hearing this, King Yan's eyes lit up: "Are you really willing to take on this important task?"

Leading a weak force to launch a counterattack against the Dai army is an extremely dangerous task.

If you are not careful, you may die in the battle!

But as Li Ke said, once Li Ke could lead the elite troops to severely damage the Qi soldiers, he could destroy the prestige of the Dai army, and immediately slow down the Dai army's pursuit. He could also greatly boost the morale of the Yan army, adding hope for King Xi of Yan's escape!

Li Ke bowed without hesitation and said, "I am willing to die for the king!"

Jicheng was besieged, and the prime minister Ju Guang who stayed behind in Jicheng must have been trapped in the city as well, and it was unlikely that he would survive.

In this way, the position of Prime Minister will remain vacant!

If we can turn the tide at this moment, who else can be the Prime Minister of Yan State except Li Ke!

King Xi of Yan grabbed Li Ke's hand and said solemnly, "How lucky I am to have your help!"

"I am willing to allocate 50, 40, 30,000 elite soldiers to serve you, my dear Lord!"

"My dear, you should do your best, but you should put your life first."

"When you return, I will reward you handsomely!"

Li Ke bowed his hands and said solemnly, "Yes!"

While bowing, Li Ke lowered his head slightly to hide the upturned corners of his mouth and the sneer in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)