The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 677: Yan State withdraws its troops [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"But, by doing this, aren't you afraid of offending everyone?" Qi Wangjian asked doubtfully.

After all, in their opinion, Bingzhou collects money everywhere.

Although it worked, but...

"So what if I've offended you?" Gongsun Linglong asked with a smile.

King Jian of Qi finally understood that in this world, besides Qin, who else could make Bingzhou afraid?

The world is no longer the era when there were many princes and heroes.

A covenant is only a covenant if it can constrain both parties to each other. If the covenanting countries are unable to constrain one of the other countries, the so-called covenant is nothing but a piece of waste paper.

Can Yan, Wei and Chu restrain and threaten Bingzhou?

King Jian of Qi did not believe that the three kingdoms could impose any constraints or threats on Bingzhou.

The three kingdoms combined might be able to restrain and threaten Bingzhou.

However, Bingzhou is located in the northern border, too far away from Wei and Chu, and the only country it borders is Yan State.

The coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms were simply unable to cross such a long distance to attack Bingzhou, and Yan State alone could not do it, otherwise there would not have been this compromise.

"Then, the last question, did Bingzhou and Qin really go to war?" King Jian of Qi finally discovered the key to the problem.

Yan, Wei and Chu could not threaten Bingzhou, but what about Qin?
Bingzhou dared to play tricks on the three princes because the three princes could not threaten Bingzhou. However, Qin State had strong soldiers and horses, and it bordered Bingzhou over a large area. It was the only prince in the world that could threaten Bingzhou.

This time, Bingzhou accepted money from the three major princes and broke with the Qin State.

Aren't you afraid that the three great princes will turn around and support Qin in destroying Bingzhou?

"This is not within the scope of consideration for King Qi!" Gongsun Linglong did not answer King Qi Jian's question.

King Jian of Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gongsun Linglong in shock, as if he knew some truth!

But is this truth a little shocking?

Using a territory that is almost larger than three counties to put on a show for the world to see?

Is this possible?
"Linglong, I won't bother you any more. After all, Yan and Bing are like brothers. We still have to explain to the State of Yan for such a betrayal!" Gongsun Linglong said goodbye with a smile.

King Jian of Qi nodded, but he still couldn't figure out what Bingzhou wanted to do.

On the front line between Yan and Qi, Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi were still very angry.

Their army originally marched straight in, captured cities and territories, and invaded the northern part of Qi State with unstoppable force. Wherever the army went, they crushed everything in their path and encountered no decent resistance at all.

But just when they were winning victory after victory, a royal decree came from Jicheng, ordering them to withdraw.

"My house was robbed!" Yan Chunjun's face looked extremely ugly.

Bingzhou actually sent troops to attack Yan!
They left part of the army to garrison at Juyong Pass, but they did not expect that Bingzhou would not go through Juyong Pass at all, but would directly attack Wusui from the original heartland of Zhao State and appear on the banks of Yishui River.

"We underestimated the movement speed and combat power of the Red Flame Cavalry!" Fan Yuqi sighed.

They had already attached great importance to the Red Flame Cavalry, and even left a lot of people to guard Juyong Pass. Unfortunately, Bingzhou did not play by the rules, nor did it take the shortest route to attack Qi. Instead, it traveled thousands of miles through the heartland of Zhao to attack Yan.

What shocked them the most was that when the Bingzhou army crossed the heartland of Zhao, the Qin State turned a blind eye and watched coldly as the Red Flame Cavalry passed by them.

"I suddenly have a bad feeling!" Fan Yuqi stared at the map in front of him, then found a larger and more vast map and fixed his eyes on the battlefield where Qin and Bing were fighting.

"Is there something wrong?" Yan Chunjun was a little confused when he saw the map of the Qin-Bing battlefield that Fan Yuqi found.

"Lord Yanchun is familiar with Emperor Xuanwu. What can Bingzhou gain by seizing Yiqu?" Fan Yuqi asked with a frown.

"Occupying Yiqiu is equivalent to strangling the throat of Qin in the west. We can advance to attack Xianyang and retreat to the north and Longxi." Yan Chunjun thought about it. These were the results reached by the coalition forces of the princes when Qin went to war.

At that time, they were still amazed at the decisiveness and lethality of Bingzhou's attack.

"The question is, will Qin Bing fight to the death?" Fan Yuqi asked back.

Not only did he not believe this, I'm afraid no one among the princes would believe it either.

Wars will eventually return to the negotiation table, especially for giants like Qin and Bingzhou. Once the losses reach a certain level, both sides will return to the negotiation table.

A war of annihilation is not so easy to fight. At least neither Qin nor Bingzhou has the possibility and ability to completely destroy and control each other.

"What do you want to say!" Yan Chunjun frowned.

"What I want to say is that Bingzhou does not need Longxi and Beidi at all. Compared with the two counties, Hetao means more to Bingzhou, so Bingzhou cannot exchange Hetao for Longxi and Beidi!" Fan Yuqi finally understood.

Given Bingzhou's style and temperament, it would be impossible for them to exchange Qin's Longxi and Beidi counties for their Hetao granary.

Even if Bingzhou really wants to take Longxi and Beidi from Qin, it will inevitably send out another large army to retake Hetao.

However, until now, Bingzhou has not dispatched any other troops to retake Hetao. What does this mean?
Yan Chunjun finally understood that Qin and the Communist Party would not break up completely. This battle was probably just a test of each other, and they would eventually stop fighting and make peace.

"But didn't the Qin State mobilize the army from Lishi Fortress and Lishan Camp to the north?" Yan Chunjun frowned and continued to ask.

"Yes, an army of 100,000, and the most elite Lishan camp of Qin. Even if they crawl like a turtle, they should have crawled to the north. But the fighting has been going on for almost a month. Has the elite army of Qin appeared on the Qin-Bing battlefield?" Fan Yuqi felt a chill down his spine.

The Qin army did not appear on the Qin-Bing battlefield as expected, so where did they go!
"Let's withdraw our troops. Although we don't know where the Qin army is now and who they will attack, if we continue to stay in the Qin territory, we will be in the most danger!" Fan Yuqi thought about it and decided to let Yan Chunjun obey the king's edict and lead the army back to the Yan territory.

"Are we just going to give up on attacking Qi?" Yan Chunjun was a little reluctant. They were fighting so smoothly...

"There are many people in the court who are dissatisfied with the emperor." Fan Yuqi gave a brief reminder.

Yan Chunjun understood. This time he personally led the troops to the battle and took away most of the Yan State's troops. If a villain slandered King Xi of Yan at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.

Yan Chunjun himself could already imagine how he would slander others to King Xi of Yan if he were in his place.

"Lord Yanchun and Bingzhou are close friends. This time when Bingzhou attacked Yan State, Lord Yanchun took away the elite troops of the state. I'm afraid..."

"Bingzhou attacked Yan, but Yan Chunjun took away the elite troops of the country and refused to return as ordered..."

"I heard that Yan Chunjun has a bad relationship with Emperor Xuanwu and Bingzhou officers..."

Thinking of these slanders, Yan Chunjun believed that even if he was King Xi of Yan, he would try his best to bring the army back to Yan.

(End of this chapter)