Chapter 764 He is just the prince, not King Yan! The dilemma given by Ying Chengyu!
Yan Wangxi’s moral values have a kind of beauty that does not belong to this era.
If King Xi of Yan can rely on an abyss-like bottomless moral bottom line to benefit the country of Yan, or even revitalize the country of Yan, then King Xi of Yan may be able to attract the loyalty of many capable ministers, and even lead The national morals began to decline.
However, the fact is that although Yan Wangxi broke the bottom line of morality, his shamelessness failed to bring any positive rewards to the Yan country, and only brought several defeats and countless losses to the Yan country. What a shame!
So not only did Great Qin hate Yan deeply because of Yan’s repeated betrayal of alliances and assassinations, but even Le Cheng and other important officials of Yan abandoned their work in Yan because of King Xi’s shamelessness and stupidity. All the glory, wealth, high officials and salaries the country possessed, he ignored King Yan Xi's efforts to persuade him to stay and defected to other countries.
Even the ministers who already held high positions in the Yan Kingdom have abandoned the Yan Kingdom. How many ministers from other countries will yearn for the Yan Kingdom?
Ying Cheng said with a smile in his eyes: "The king of Yan does not have the appearance of a heroic lord, and he has no tolerance for others."
"That is why many Yan ministers fled to other countries, and few good ministers defected to other countries. Yan.”
“But Prince Yan probably doesn’t think so.”
Sun Jiwu shook his head and said: “It is said that Prince Yan also often argued with King Yan because of his actions. He even had many disputes with King Yan in the court."
"When the envoy of Prince Yan persuaded Sun to surrender, he did not even mention the King of Yan. He only said that Prince Yan would help Sun to obtain a high official and a generous salary."
"Sun thought that Prince Yan should also know about King Yan. He is not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he only uses the name of Prince Yan to persuade him to surrender."
There was a bit of disdain in Ying Chengyu's eyes: "Prince Yan used his identity as the prince to discuss Qin Yan's future."
“Today, Prince Yan is lobbying the county magistrates as the prince.”
“Prince Yan still doesn’t understand it to this day.”
"Although he is Prince Yan, he is only Prince Yan!"
For most people, the status of Prince Yan is extremely noble and requires a lot of flattery.
Because the Crown Prince of Yan can provide benefits that make these people excited, the identity of Crown Prince Yan is noble enough for these people.
However, the county magistrates are no longer in vain, but are important ministers who can control a county.
They have gained a certain status in the officialdom and have impressive political achievements. No matter which country they switch to, they no longer have to be recommended by others.
Among them, capable ministers will choose countries that are consistent with their own ideas and strategies to serve, work together for great causes, and participate in grand events.
Lu Chen will choose a country that can give him more benefits to serve.
Whether it is the development of the country that makes capable ministers heart-throb, or the high-ranking officials and generous salaries that make Lu Chen's heart-throb, Yan Dan cannot give it to him.
The reason is simple, he is just the prince, not the king of Yan!
Yan Dan cannot make Yan State develop according to his wishes, so Yan Dan's personal connections, friendships, commitments and charm cannot be directly linked to Yan State, let alone be transformed into Yan State's national attraction.
Yan Dan could not decide the official position with a single word, and could not even influence the ownership of the positions of county guard, third division commander, etc.
Why did the county magistrates take the cities under their control and switch to Yan State because of their good impression of Yan Dan?
After pondering for a long time, the corners of Ying Chengyu's mouth suddenly turned up slightly: "Pass this general's order!"
"Captain Renxiao led his troops to Lieren City, Commander Wang Qun led his troops The soldiers and horses rushed to Feicheng, the captain..."
After naming more than ten captains in a row, Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice: "Every unit will set off at sunrise tomorrow (5:00) and advance quickly, holding Zhao The king’s order persuaded all the cities to surrender to the Qin Dynasty!”
"The attitude must be sincere, showing our great Qin's love for talents, and even more so our great Qin's urgency and determination!"
"If you encounter an envoy from the state of Yan along the way, there is no need to say anything, just kill him immediately. !”
The generals immediately handed over: “Wei!”
Then Ren Xiao said in a low voice: “Commander, many of the old Zhao County magistrates are already lingering between Qin and Yan. "Sell it at the right price."
"The general thinks that if we act in a hurry, the county magistrates will use this to blackmail Daqin into giving them more benefits and higher official positions."
"May I ask the commander, what is the maximum benefit we can give to each county magistrate?"
The rest of the generals also looked at Ying Chengyu, and even Sun Jiwu, who had surrendered, also glanced at Ying Chengyu. At the same time, I secretly hate myself.
I was demoted too early!
Facing the gazes of the generals, Ying Chengyu smiled softly: "Profit?"
"If the county magistrates surrender voluntarily, I, the Qin Dynasty, will not attack this city."
"This is the benefit that I, Great Qin, give them!"
Everyone: Huh? ? ?
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May 15th, the 14th year of King Qin’s reign.
Yan Dan originally thought that Ying Chengyu would arrive at the Neihuang battlefield today, talk to Yan Dan in front of the formation, and then cooperate with Meng Wu's troops to launch a counterattack against Yan Dan's troops.
However, Yan Dan was unable to wait for the Qin army. Instead, he waited for batches of messengers.
"Report! Qin Duwei Ren Xiao led an army of 7,000 soldiers to the city of Lieren. General Ren You entered the city to lobby for the county magistrate."
"Report! Qin Duwei Wang Qun led an army. Eight thousand troops came to Feicheng, but Feicheng refused to open the door. Wang Qun's troops have begun to besiege Feicheng and prepare to attack the city! Escape!"
"Report! Yanghu City has surrendered to Qin!"
"Report..."
Listening to the report of a famous messenger or messenger, Yan Dan looked a little ugly: "I led an army of 300,000 to besiege Neihuang City, but Lord Qin Changan did not rush to reinforce Neihuang City. Huangcheng, instead divided his troops into ten places to lobby against Zhao Chengguo? "
"Qin Chang'an is not afraid of defeating the inner Huang alone, and he will kill Qin General Meng Wuhu!"
But there are a full 300,000 troops.
Three hundred thousand!
As a result, Ying Chengyu seemed to have no Yan Dan army on the battlefield and only focused on collecting various cities. This made Yan Dan feel deeply humiliated.
How could Lord Qin Changan be so ignorant of Gu’s existence!
And even if Ying Chengyu ignored Yan Dan, the fact that Yan Dan still couldn't break through Neihuang City in a short time made Yan Dan feel even more humiliated!
Yan Badger said solemnly: "Qin General Meng Wu is a veteran general of the Qin State. I think Qin Changan Lord also has great trust in Qin General Meng Wu."
"The general believes that Lord Qin Chang'an did not take the cities of Zhao first because he ignored our army, but because Qin already controls the Zhao land west of Handan and can obtain supplies from the south and west."
< br>"On the other hand, our army is isolated outside, and most of the baggage lines need to pass through the old Zhao territory."
"Once Qin Changan Jun uses the King of Zhao's order to lightly capture the Zhao cities in the north of our army, then Our army's baggage line will be cut off!"
Yan Badger's eyes were a little more worried: "At that time, our army's 300,000 troops will no longer be our army's advantage, but will become our army's advantage. The burden!”
“Qin Changan’s strategy is actually based on the overall situation!”
Once Ying Chengyu's strategy is successful and the cities in the northern part of Neihuang surrender to Qin one after another, Yan Dan's troops will be locked up within Qin's territory, cut off from food and grass, unable to succeed, or even defeated without a fight!
In Yan Badger's view, although Ying Chengyu did not take the initiative to attack Yan Jun, he had already thrown a rope at Yan Jun's neck, waiting to be slowly tightened and strangled to death!
Yan Dan couldn't help but look solemn when he heard this: "What Deputy General Yan said makes sense!"
"Qin Changanjun is really a great talent in this world."
"Don't say that Lord Qin Chang'an has taken all of our army's northern territory. Lord Qin Chang'an has only dropped a few pieces on our army's supply chain, and our army will be in danger!"
"For the safety of our army, our army must lobby the Zhucheng cities of Zhao at a faster speed!"
"The treasures I have obtained in recent years can all be used to lobby the Zhucheng cities!"
Yan Badger sighed in his heart and had to remind: "Although the Qin army is lobbying the cities of Zhao, they are also threatening the cities of Zhao with heavy troops."
"The general thought that it would be difficult for our envoys to enter the city. "
"Even if our envoys can sneak into the city, the county magistrates of Zhao will feel pressure when facing the Qin army outside the city, and their willingness to surrender will be greatly reduced."
"The general believes that the worries in the hearts of the county magistrates cannot be solved by money and treasures!"
"If our army wants to take over the cities of Zhao, or to prevent the cities of Zhao from surrendering to Qin, we must first solve them. Therefore, Zhao Zhucheng was surrounded. "
If they do not surrender to Yan, the Zhao county magistrates may have a fight with the Qin army outside the city.
Returning to Yan State, the county magistrates of Zhao must have a fight with the Qin army outside the city.
This is not a matter of returning to the Yan Kingdom in vain.
This is a way to find a fight!
How many county magistrates would face Ying Chengyu's siege head-on for a little money, and then surrender to the Yan Kingdom after winning?
Even if they were willing, could they really withstand Ying Chengyu's siege!
Duwei Gongsun Gao refuted: "The general thought otherwise!"
"If our army wants to ensure that our army's supplies are worry-free, we cannot only occupy one city, but To open up a smooth road from Dayan to here, at least thirteen cities including Anguo, Anping, and Fuliu will be needed!”
"If any of these cities surrenders to Qin early, our army's baggage must be detoured, and our army must capture more cities to ensure that the baggage is worry-free."
"Of course, Qin Chang'an You are good at fighting quickly, and with King Zhao's order in hand, there will be a city like Yanghu City that surrenders early."
"In this case, our army can only divide its troops to attack and rush to support the cities at the same time. ! ”
Now that Ying Chengyu has divided his troops and rushed towards Zhucheng, if Yan Dan wants to rob the old Zhao Zhucheng with Ying Chengyu, Yan Dan will have to choose to divide his troops like Ying Chengyu!
But if Ying Chengyu can afford it, can Yan Dan afford it?
Gongsun Gao said with a bit of fear: "Of course, that is Lord Chang'an of Qin!" Die."
"Now even a country as powerful as Zhao was destroyed by Qin Changan in one battle!"
"The only advantage our army has over Qin Changan is It depends on the strength of our army.”
“Once we divide our troops to rescue Zhucheng, our army’s advantage will be lost instantly!”
Yan Dan frowned and said: "What does Captain Gongsun think our army should do?"
Gongsun Gao suddenly handed over his hands and said solemnly: "The general advises us to concentrate our troops and take the initiative to advance westward."
“While the Qin army is on an unstable footing, fight to the death with the Qin army!”
Yan Badger frowned and refuted flatly: “If this is the case, our army will only be able to fight for one battle.”
“Once this battle reaches a stalemate, our army will definitely lose!”
During the dispute, the pressure placed on Yan Dan by Ying Chengyu's strategy of dividing his troops was clearly revealed.
Either Yan Dan does not plan for the long term and rushes toward Ying Chengyu with all his troops, quickly fighting Ying Chengyu on the frontal battlefield and defeating him.
Or, Yan Dan gave up the Yan army's biggest advantage, divided its troops into multiple routes, and joined the battle for the old Zhao city, gaining strength for a long war at the expense of having difficulty gathering a large army in the short term.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Dan finally made up his mind: "The battle between Qin and Yan is not necessary."
"Qin is exhausted now, and may not be willing to fight to the death with me, Dayan!"< br>
"The most important thing is to open up and expand the territory of our country, Yan, and strengthen our country's national strength."
"Pass the solitary order!"
"The captains of each department divided their troops and went out to fight, and cooperated with the trapped Therefore, Zhao Chengguo attacked all Qin armies!"
(End of this chapter)