Chapter 74 A small test of one’s skills
Wei Wuji was serious about being a counselor and giving advice.

"You are doing this on purpose, right?"

Wei Wuji's words made Pang Nuan nod and smile, and said: "Ju Xing is eager to make a contribution, so I will give him this opportunity."

"If he doesn't continue to lead his troops deeper, I will easily cause the situation to get out of control if I want to encircle and attack Yan Chunjun's army."

Wei Wuji nodded and sighed: "The key to this battle is to win without severely damaging the Yan army. It is difficult to grasp the scale."

"Compared to this, I want to know more, in your opinion, what is the quality of Prince Dan of Yan?" Pang Nuan asked with curiosity.

"He has great ambitions, but there is no stage suitable for him." Wei Wuji said, narrowing his eyes slightly, and then said: "He may not get the expected results if he tries to change his strategy and make a plan between gains and losses."

"If he gets used to taking risky moves, this will definitely become his most fatal weakness."

"You don't think he will change the state of Yan?" Pang Nuan was a little surprised. Wei Wuji nodded and said, "After so many years of war, all countries have tried to reform themselves in order to become stronger."

"Some succeeded partially, some failed completely, and only the Qin State was the most successful."

"As for the State of Yan, apart from the might during the reign of King Zhao of Yan, this country has rarely made any major moves."

"Let alone the internal power struggle, their external pressure alone has stopped Yan Dan's progress."

"What's more," Wei Wuji sighed, looking at him leisurely, "What's more, he doesn't have his own Shang Yang, and he doesn't have the courage and vision of Qin Xiaogong."

"Reforming the law is not easy!"

Pang Nuan nodded slightly. If one makes a slight mistake in reforming the system to become stronger, there will be a huge backlash.

"If his situation in Yan State was better, he would have more opportunities."

Wei Wuji shook his head and said, "No matter how good his situation is, he is still just a prince. As long as he doesn't become king, everything he thinks, does and does will be constrained by the various forces within Yan State."

"If he does something forcefully, he may not be able to sit on the throne of the Crown Prince of Yan."

Pang Nuan also sighed and stopped talking about the matter. The two of them focused their energy on the next deployment of troops.

……

The information that Pang Nuan was urgently seeking help for 600 miles could not be concealed from the spies, especially after King Zhao gritted his teeth and agreed to Pang Nuan's request, part of the imperial guards were mobilized, and the information was passed on, so that Ju Xing soon learned about the matter.

"Hahaha, the timing is indeed on my side." Ju Xing was overjoyed and ordered the march to continue. The State of Zhao was so weak now, it was time for him to show his strength.

Yan Dan just listened and said nothing. Ju Xing's decision at this time made him more nervous.

"Sir, is there really no problem?" Yan Dan needed someone to calm his nervousness at this moment, so he asked Shadow who was traveling with him.

"Prince, the more distance we keep, the more time we will give Pang Nuan to surround and attack Yan Chunjun."

"If the general can come back to support us in time, the battle will become a stalemate, which is not a good thing for both sides."

Hearing this, Yan Dan felt relieved. After taking a deep breath, he turned around and looked in one direction.

Lord Yanchun, Lord Yanchun, don't blame me for plotting against you. For the sake of Yan State, you must give up your power.

When Ju Xing's military order came to ask Yan Chunjun to speed up the transportation of food and fodder, Yan Chunjun's eyes were cold in the military tent.

After sending the messenger away, Yan Chunjun asked his trusted guards to guard the military tent. Looking at Ying Zifei and his men kneeling on one side, he said, "Yan Dan really has the intention to plot against me. Master Zifei, from now on, your men will each take over the positions of deputy generals and take over the various divisions."

"I will ask the commanders of each department to follow my decision."

At this time, Ying Zifei finally smiled, and looked at Wang Jian and others who had secretly escorted him. He said: "General Wang Jian, the rest is up to you."

Wang Jian, with a burly figure and a determined look in his eyes, stood up and bowed in response.

After taking over the military power, Wang Jian made arrangements quickly and vigorously. Through his observation and understanding during this period, he already had a rough outline of the situation.

Yan Chunjun stood up and left to tell his confidants to follow his orders. After Wang Jian made the arrangements, he said to Ying Zifei: "Sir, the generals don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals. In addition, the Yan army is not strong. I am not sure of a great victory in this battle."

"You can fight as you like. I don't understand anyway." Ying Zifei waved his hand. This reaction made Wang Jian and others speechless. At the same time, they felt that this kind of battle would be very interesting.

After a royal order was issued, these people were secretly escorted to the capital of Yan State. After they met up with Zhen'an Marquis Ying Zifei, they found out what they were going to do.

They thought Ying Zifei was just daydreaming, but the current situation tells them that the so-called "famous general support" plan mentioned by Ying Zifei has been achieved.

"Fight well, you guys, this kind of experience is rare for you." Ying Zifei looked at Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe and other young Qin army members with a smile, and continued: "My goal is to make the war between Yan and Zhao last as long as possible, so you guys should play your best."

"If you win this battle, you won't get any military merit from Qin, but you will soon be in the King's sight."

"The more you can show your power in situations like this, the more it proves your ability."

"Although it is a little dangerous, it is a win-win situation."

Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this. What Ying Zifei said was true.

They also understood that the king agreed to Zhen'an Marquis Ying Zifei's plan because he might want to take the opportunity to see the quality of Qin's military reserve talents.

Leading Qin's elite troops to fight a favorable battle is not a reflection of ability. Only those who can show their talents in adversity and difficulties are capable.

"Alright, you guys take Wang Jian as the leader and deploy the next battle. I'm leaving the barracks now."

Ying Zifei stood up and was about to leave with Hei Bai Xuan Jian. Wang Jian and the others were stunned and asked, "Sir, are you leaving?"

"Yes," Ying Zifei nodded and said to everyone: "I don't understand military affairs, intelligence is my forte." "Now the battle between Yan and Zhao is actually the key point for the change of the world situation."

"Some people can't sit still. I have to go meet them."

Wang Jian and his companions said no more. Ying Zifei left the military tent, found Yan Chunjun to say goodbye, and then left secretly.

"Do you think he will want to kill Wang Jian and the others?"

Black and White Xuan Jian asked as they walked. Ying Zifei laughed and said, "If Yan Chunjun is a pure patriot, he will do it."

"Unfortunately, he is not."

Ying Zifei said, and continued: "Although he is very greedy, he is also this kind of person, and he is a good partner for us."

"Let's go. Everyone is planning for their own side. Now it's time to fight."

The two men left the military camp, joined up with Ah Fu and Sishe and a few others, then covered their tracks and disappeared without a trace.

……

In order to continue to confuse Ju Xing, Pang Nuan sent troops to garrison and intercept, but they pretended to be defeated one after another.

Under normal circumstances, Ju Xing would have noticed something was wrong, but at this moment he was dazzled by what he saw and the credit that was within his grasp. In addition, Yan Dan, who was traveling with him, deliberately flattered him, which made Ju Xing even more elated.

"Pang Nuan is using his troops like this. When the time comes for the decisive battle, his generals will have no fighting spirit and his soldiers will have no desire to fight."

"When the King of Zhao finds that he has no more troops to deploy and no more generals to use, then it will be time to ask for peace."

"We should cede the city and turn it into land. This is a great victory for our Yan State."

From Ju Xing's perspective, in his opinion at this moment, Li Mu, who was helping Qin to hold down Zhao, was the real victim.

Yan Dan, who was standing by, felt an indescribable emotion when he saw Ju Xing's reaction. If possible, he would hope that Yan State would win this great victory.

The two armies were still unstoppable. On the other side, another Zhao army secretly mobilized by Pang Nuan had marched to the flank of Yan State's Yan Chunjun's army.

"The first priority is to burn the food supplies, and then surround them." General Zhao reiterated the military order. General Pang Nuan had already told him what the situation of this battle would be. Now is the time to defeat the enemy.

The Zhao army has arrived, and the Yan army’s main camp is full of complacency, and its defense is full of loopholes.

When the scouts were sent to investigate the military situation, the Zhao general was overjoyed. As General Pang Nuan had expected, the Yan army's vanguard had advanced all the way and won, and the Yan army in the rear had become arrogant.

Such a good opportunity is the time to defeat the enemy.

The cavalry attacked in the front, followed by the infantry and chariots, with dust and smoke billowing and murderous intent in the air.

Without encountering much resistance, the Zhao army charged into the stronghold. At this time, the Zhao general finally realized that something was wrong.

Even though the Yan army on this route was arrogant and their deployment was full of loopholes, there were fewer fighting formations.

"Could it be that the important troops have gone to escort the transportation of food and fodder?" General Zhao thought to himself, and then ordered his soldiers to burn the food and fodder.

At this moment, drums sounded, and before the Zhao army that had rushed into the camp could react, a rain of arrows covered the sky.

"We've fallen into a trap." General Zhao was horrified. Just as he was about to give the order to deploy the troops, a rain of arrows came flying, carrying flaming arrows.

"Oh no, this place is covered with kerosene."

Some people's faces turned pale and they wanted to escape, but at this time the fire had already spread to the camp and a big fire had started.

Everyone wanted to escape from this place, and the escape route became extremely crowded. There was a big fire inside, and the Yan army was surrounding them outside, ready for battle.

Such a tragic scene made Yan Chunjun feel very uncomfortable after watching it, but he was very happy at this time.

With this victory, he has believed in the ability of Wang Jian and others. Next, he will let Yan Dan see what it means to steal a chicken but end up losing the rice.

"General Wang, you don't need to ask me for instructions on the next battle. You are the one who makes the decision."

Wang Jian agreed, saying that with this victory, they would be able to better control the Yan army along this route.

After the fire was extinguished, the Zhao army had suffered heavy casualties. The surrendered people were resettled by Yan Chunjun's men. After cleaning up the battlefield, Wang Jian ordered the army to transport food and move forward to close the distance with the troops led by Ju Xing, the commander of the vanguard army.

On a mountain peak far away from the battlefield, several people who were looking at the battle situation from afar were silent at this moment.

"Lord Yanchun, do you have such talent in military formations?" Someone couldn't help but doubt. The Zhao army was almost wiped out along this route, while the Yan army did not suffer many casualties.

Although water and fire are merciless, only those who are good at warfare can set up this situation.

The people nearby were also confused by this question. Doesn't the result of this battle reflect Yan Chunjun's talent in leading troops?

"The Zhao army was completely wiped out along this route. The Zhao State is in dire straits now!"

Someone sighed. Now the Yan army's commander Ju Xing was unstoppable and was capturing cities and strongholds in Zhao's territory. Now the Yan army was following them in the rear. Once they escorted sufficient food and grass to the front line, the Yan army would not have to worry about being out of food for three months, not to mention that they could also seize the Zhao army's food and grass in Zhao's territory.

Wang Jian was unaware that someone had already known the outcome of this battle, so he ordered Yang Duan and several others to march on both wings in case the Zhao army had any further plans.

At the same time, Sishe and his men were also clearing out Zhao's spies, trying to slow down the leakage of the results of this battle.

On the other side, Pang Nuan was getting anxious after waiting for a long time but still didn't receive any military reports about the army surrounding Yan Chunjun. At this time, Wei Wuji also thought of something and reminded Pang Nuan: "Have you noticed that there has been no movement in our intelligence transmission for five days?"

(End of this chapter)