Chapter 28 Soft-footed Shrimp (Thanks to Sister Mingming's cute master(1/2)
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"
The sound of war drums resounded throughout the world and shook the world.
Li's belly stood on the high platform, looking at the rolling smoke on the west bank downstream of Kou River, his face was extremely gloomy.
Although he felt that Zhao Jia was a little capable, he never really took it seriously.
This is not arrogance, but Zhao Jia is only seventeen years old and has only 20,000 elderly and weak under his command.
On the other hand, Li Fu gathered most of the generals of Yan State under his command, and even had 400,000 troops, which was in a state of aura to swallow the world.
Compared with the two sides, Li Fu has an absolute advantage no matter what.
Even though Li Fu was very cautious before, he didn't want any surprises, but he never thought that he would lose his first battle.
But now, the 20,000 Yan troops led by Meng Le are just in a hurry.
Although the losses were not large and the Yan army did not reach the level of injury, it also made Li Fu feel extremely uncomfortable.
Li Fu tried his best to attack Zhao, but in order to be famous throughout the ages, there should be no surprise.
"Report!"
"The prime minister reported to the Prime Minister, the army crossing the river downstream was buried, with more than half of the casualties. General Meng Le was captured by the Zhao army, and his life and death were unknown."
At this moment, the scout shot the Malay newspaper and his voice trembled a little.
After hearing the news, Li Fu's face immediately became even more ugly.
Speaking of Meng Le, it also has something to do with Li Fu.
Although Li Fu was highly valued by the King of Yan, he was eventually a native of Qi and was rejected by many local nobles of Yan.
Among the music, the two brothers of Joy are the representatives.
However, Li was very scheming and extremely clever. He even made friends with many nobles of Yan State in private. Only then did he become the prime minister of Yan State.
The family behind Meng Le has a lot of roots in Yan State.
In order to win over the family forces behind Meng Le, Li Fu strongly recommended Meng Le as a general and prepared to make some contributions.
Originally, in Li Fu's opinion, this battle against Zhao would be extremely simple. Even if there were mediocre men like Meng Le, they would not have any impact on the overall situation.
However, he did not expect that Meng Le was defeated in the first battle with the Zhao army today, and even he was captured by the Zhao army.
If Meng Le was killed, his family's forces would probably not give up, and Li Fu would be more passive.
Thinking of this, Li Fu suddenly felt an incredible headache.
In fact, Meng Le is not an exception. In order to win over the nobles of Yan State, Li Fu also arranged many noble children to lead troops.
Not to mention anything else, Qing Qin, the commander of the Northern Yan Army, also highly recommended him.
Otherwise, with Qing Qin's own talents, he would not be qualified to command the 200,000 Yan troops alone.
Although Li Fu's move won great political benefits for himself, it also made Lejian, a good general, resentful and refused to join the war.
Even Le Cheng, a good general, could not show any talent because he was constrained by Qing Qin.
At this time, Li Fu did not understand the seriousness of this matter.
He was both angry at Meng Le's incompetence and worried about the other party's safety, so he had to keep urging the three armies to cross the river, hoping to conquer Gu Yi as soon as possible.
However, after Zhao Jia captured Meng Le alive, he immediately led his soldiers to retreat.
Although they also suffered casualties, each soldier's face was filled with excitement.
Even Sima Shang, the commander-in-chief and Wang Ruobing, the female soldier, could not hide the excitement in their eyes.
Although the people of Zhao were not afraid of war.
However, the gap in strength between Yan and Zhao this time is too great, and many people are still very worried about the future fate of Zhao State.
Even, they can't see where the hope for victory lies.
But today, Wang Changsun Zhao Jia commanded two thousand Zhao soldiers, defeated 20,000 Yan troops, killed more than half of the enemies, and captured the enemy commander alive.
But there are few casualties on our side.
Such brilliant results make people feel incredible.
The victory of the first battle immediately boosted the morale of the Zhao army, and they were no longer so pessimistic about the future.
"Sima Duwei, you will be the first to return to the city and urge the people to evacuate Guyi and avoid casualties."
Zhao Jia stared at Sima Shang whose hair was burned a little, and said solemnly.
Although Zhao's army won the first battle, Zhao Jia knew very well that the Yan army was unstoppable and Gu Yi would sooner or later fall.
The reason why Zhao Jia resisted was not only to buy time for Lian Po, but also to anger Li Fu as much as possible.
As long as Li's abdomen is completely angered, even if Zhao Jia still has the strength to defend Gu Yi, he will retreat without hesitation.
Therefore, Gu Yi would be occupied by the Yan army no matter what.
If Li Fu could easily capture Gu Yi, he would naturally not do anything to the people in the city.
However, Zhao Jia really wanted to anger Li's belly again and again. On the day the city was broken, the Yan army was likely to kill the people and vent their anger.
The Zhao people have shed too much blood for the country.
Zhao Jia didn't want to see these innocent Zhao people bleeding because they were angry.
The reason why they were not allowed to evacuate early was to build fortifications.
Moreover, today, in order to block the Yan army's troops on the west bank of the Kou River, in addition to a small number of dummies, there are many Gu Yi people pretending to be.
If it weren't for this, it wouldn't have caused the illusion of a 50,000 army on the West Bank.
You should know that even though the river channel of the Kou River is wide, after the Yan army built a high platform, they can still see the situation on the west bank clearly.
If there are too many dummies, they will inevitably reveal their strength and may even backfire.
If the people in the city make up the numbers temporarily and supplemented with a small number of dummies, the problem will not be too big.
After all, Zhao Jia's command is not short of elderly people, women, and the people in the city pretend to be an army without any sense of incongruity.
"Young Master, when the Yan army attacked the city, these people can also help defend the city."
"If all the people are dismissed, Gu Yi's ability to defend the city will probably be greatly weakened!"
Sima Shang didn't know Zhao Jia's plan, and he really thought Zhao Jia would defend Gu Yi and wait for the arrival of the main force of Zhao State.
It was also a good idea for him to advise him like this.
The people may not have much effect when fighting head-on, but when you move stones on the city wall, everyone will do it.
Many cities defended and wars in history have also played a great role.
Zhao Jia knew Sima Shang's meaning.
But he had his own plans, and immediately shook his head and said, "You just do it, I have his own plans."
Sima Shang opened his mouth and wanted to continue to persuade him.
However, when he saw Zhao Jia's cold eyes, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Sima Shang took the order and left, and with dozens of cavalry, he whistled into the city.
He chose to surrender not just because he was afraid of Zhao Jia, but also because of the strangeness of this war.
At first, Sima Shang did not agree with Zhao Jia's initiative, believing that this would be an egg to hit the stone.
The result shows that Zhao Jia is not a man of war on paper, and he will consider everything carefully before doing anything.
Since Zhao Jia asked the people to retreat first, it must be reasonable.
Wang Ruobing, dressed in military uniform, first looked at Sima Shang whistling away, and then at Zhao Jia with a cold face, but a stir in his heart.
"Maybe Mr. Jia is not sure of defending Gu Yi."
"Or it is not going to defend Gu Yi at all?"
Thinking of this, Wang Ruobing shook his head quickly and gave up his terrible thought.
She came from a famous family and naturally knew the importance of Gu Yi.
If Gu Yi is lost and the old land of Zhongshan is almost in danger, it will be taken into account by Yan State.
Zhao State absolutely cannot withstand such losses.
If Wang Ruobing had guarded the city, even if all the soldiers and civilians in the city were killed in battle, she would have been guarded until the last moment.
"Ah, it hurts so much!"
At this moment, the unconscious Yan general Meng Le woke up and roared at the top of his lungs.
Zhao Jia's face twitched a little, and he immediately stepped forward and came to Meng Le.
"I've met Mr. Jia!"
The soldiers responsible for taking care of Pang Le, saw Zhao Jia coming, and hurriedly bowed.
Zhao Jia waved his hand and said, "Let him go down and I will interrogate him carefully. If he is a useless person, he will kill the matter directly, and you don't have to worry about it."
To be continued...