Chapter 207 The So-called Fate

"How dare Jibei County send out troops with such a small number of soldiers and horses? Or have the people of Qi suddenly become brave? They have chosen to come here to join in the fun instead of doing their business properly." Huan Xi, who had received the military intelligence, pulled out a bamboo slip and couldn't help laughing when he saw the information on it.

He knew the place of Jibei County. In the past year, all kinds of goods from Jibei County were sold well in the seven countries. Even in Qin State, some could be bought. Not to mention other things, the paper alone was an eye-opener for the world.

There was also paper in Huan Xi's mansion. Of course, the Qin general was more interested in paper not for making books, but for using it for another purpose. It turned out to be quite useful.

Therefore, Huan Xi knew about Jibei County, but he absolutely did not believe how good the people of Jibei County were at fighting. Although Jibei County was now the territory of Zhao State, the people there were still people from Qi, and the people of Qi had long forgotten how to fight.

"Don't worry about him, let's capture Yecheng first." Huan Xi put away the bamboo slips and had already made a plan in his mind. There were also 20,000 Qin troops in Anyang. Even if they were attacking the city, they would be enough to deal with those people from Jibei County. As long as he captured Yecheng, he could join forces with the Qin army in Anyang and then destroy the Zhao army in Jibei County.

If the troops were divided at this time, even if those people in Jibei County were eventually eliminated, they would have fallen into Zhao's delaying tactics. Huan Xi was very clear about this, so he decided to continue to attack Yecheng. As for Anyang, he believed that with the strength of the Qin army, it would be enough to withstand the attack of the Jibei army while besieging Anyang.

As long as he captured Ye City, he could gather his army and march to Anyang, where he could defeat the 20,000 Zhao troops in one battle.

Huan Xi was indeed a very decisive person. The decision he made in a split second was completely correct, but the direction in which things developed was somewhat different from what he expected.

The 20,000 Zhao troops in Jibei County seemed to be very capable. They were not just a small army as he expected. The Zhao troops composed of Qi people actually had a combat power far beyond his imagination. In just three days, they broke through three Qin army camps in a row, and even a captain and a captain were killed in front of the battle.

"Can a person really be this brave?" In the big tent, Huan Xi looked at the military report sent from Anyang on the eastern front and fell into deep thought for a moment.

Huan Zhi knew that the prefect of Jibei County used to be a general of Han State. He also learned from Qin Shi Huang that Yang Chong was very good at martial arts. But Huan Zhi did not take Yang Chong, the former general of Han State and now the prefect of Jibei County of Zhao State, seriously. Fighting on the battlefield is not about bravery and ruthlessness in the rivers and lakes. Personal bravery can only serve as icing on the cake, but it is not enough to decide the outcome of a war.

To decide the outcome of a war solely by personal bravery is not something that humans can do, but something that should be done by God.

But now, the Qin army's camp could not withstand the attack of the Jibei army. Huan Xi believed in the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, so the reason could only be the Jibei army. Was it that the Jibei army was too strong, or did Yang Chong have extraordinary talents?

Huan Xi thought about it and began to waver in his previous judgment.

At this moment, if he continues to attack Yecheng, Yecheng may be captured, but it is hard to say what will happen to the eastern front where Anyang is located.

"So, now I can only mobilize the main force to attack Anyang and destroy Zhao's reinforcements first. This is the best option. Once the Zhao army continues to win in Anyang, the already shaky morale of the defenders of Yecheng will be restored. Only by destroying their reason can we completely crush their will." Huan Xi thought about it and made a decision.

Twenty miles east of Anyang City, the Jibei Army set up camp. In the past few days, the Jibei Army has fought with the Qin Army several times. This newly formed army is still inferior to the Qin Army in overall combat power. This is not a problem that Yang Chong can solve in a short time by relying on krypton gold.

However, krypton gold is still useful after all. Although the 20,000 soldiers trained by Yang Chong are not as powerful as the Qin Army, they are not far behind. When it comes to the battle, under the leadership of Yang Chong, who is almost invincible, and relying on the miracle-working tactics of great force, Yang Chong and the Jibei Army won three battles, which greatly boosted the morale of this newly formed army, and it already has some potential to become a strong army.

An army's equipment can be purchased in a short period of time with money, but an army's invincible will can only be forged through one war after another.

After winning several victories, Yang Chong did not attack the Qin army outside Anyang City to lift the siege of Anyang, but set up camp on the basis of the Qin army camp and waited for the Qin army to attack.

"Huan Xi has already set out. Five of the seven battalions of the Qin army outside Yecheng have already been dispatched. Based on the Qin army's previous marching speed, they will be able to reach Anyang in about three days." In the military tent, Mo Ya, who was acting as a scout, reported the latest military situation to Yang Chong.

"Three days, we have to prepare well." Yang Chong looked at the map behind him, but he was thinking about something else in his mind.

When Yang Chong was preparing for a major battle, the Qin army led by Huan Xi also appeared in Anyang.

"Yang Chong, the great general of Han State, is truly extraordinary." Huan Xi, who did not set up camp immediately in the army, browsed the military report in his hand. During these three days, Yang Chong did nothing but reinforce the camp and acted as if he was determined to defend it to the death.

Yang Chong's choice made Huan Xi somewhat helpless. He urgently needed to deal with the support troops of Zhao State and then attack Yecheng. But now Yang Chong was making a posture of defending to the death. Not to mention, Yang Chong's real purpose was to delay time until the main force of Zhao army came back to support. By then, it would not be easy for Qin army to capture the nine cities of Ye.

"The best option right now is to lure Yang Chong out of the camp. Only by getting him out of the camp can I defeat him in the best time." Huan Xi looked at the endless plain in front of him, his mind flashing, and he quickly analyzed various plans, trying to find the best one.

"Luring the snake out of its hole is the best way, but how to lure Yang Chong out is a problem." Huan Xi took the map from the hands of his personal guard while thinking.

If he was asked to attack the camp that Yang Chong had built for a long time, he would definitely not do it.

Huan Xi looked at the map in his hand, trying to find something from it, but the map was just a map. He had seen it countless times, and this time he saw the same things as before. There was no what he wanted to see.

But Huan Xi was Huan Xi after all, and in the map, he really found what he wanted.

"If you attack the enemy, you must rescue them. I don't believe you can hide in your hole." Huan Xi put away the map. He had already thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy.

Jibei County claimed to be a separate faction, and all its logistical supplies were transported from Jibei County. Previously, in order to quickly support Anyang, it did not bring much supplies, and most of them were stored in the rear. This was the flaw of Yang Chong and the Jibei Army.

At that time, the Qin army rushed to Anyang, but did not set up camp or attack the Jibei army. Instead, they bypassed Anyang and headed east. "Huan Xi fell into the trap." In the Jibei army camp, Yang Chong did not show any sign of nervousness after hearing the news that Huan Xi led his army to attack him from behind. He only had an endless smile.

"Huan Xi went straight to the vital points of our army. How can we say that he fell into a trap?" Mo Ya asked puzzled. This top killer was not very good at battle formations.

"What Huan Xi saw was what I wanted him to see. Otherwise, how could I lead him there?" Yang Chong stood up from behind the desk while speaking. He was also about to take action.

"So Huan Xi fell into the trap?" asked Mo Ya.

Facing Mo Ya's question, Yang Chong, who wanted to train Mo Ya into a leadership talent, explained: "Huan Xi led his army to the west, determined to fight us. His army is at its peak. If we rush into him at this time, we will not be able to win with our army's combat power. So we can only avoid his attack, build camps, and pretend to hold our ground."

"But now Huan Xi did not follow your adults' thinking. He did not choose to attack our army's barriers, but went straight to the rear of our army." Mo Ya became more and more puzzled.

"Then let the Qin army exercise more. With such a long distance, even with the Qin army's endurance, it will consume a lot of energy in one round." Yang Chong said.

"Is it worth it for our army to lure them with baggage just for this? Moreover, if the Qin army captures our rear, they can continue to rest for a short time and then return. We will still face a powerful Qin army." Mo Ya asked. He also knew that Yang Chong was deliberately giving him advice, so he asked all his questions without reservation.

"The most taboo thing in war is to fall into the enemy's rhythm. Right now, Huan Xi is like this. When he thought he saw the weakness of our army and headed towards the rear of our army, he had already fallen into the rhythm I created for him. From then on, everything he did was even more out of control." Yang Chong was very calm at this time. Huan Xi had already fallen into the trap and could be said to have lost half the battle.

"So what should we do next?" Mo Ya asked.

"Let Huan Xi attack Huan Xi, and we attack ours. There are only more than 10,000 Qin troops outside Yecheng now. If we attack the Qin troops outside Yecheng now, we will have the advantage." Yang Chong said.

"There are two camps of Qin troops outside Yecheng, with more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. If our army attacks them, even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory. Then Huan Xi will come back to fight, how can our army win?" Mo Ya became more and more confused, and he could not keep up with Yang Chong's train of thought.

"I have only one goal, and that is Huan Hei. I attacked Yecheng just to lure Huan Hei back for help. Our baggage is fake, but the Qin army outside Yecheng is real. Huan Hei would never dare to let us enter Yecheng, otherwise Qin's plan against Zhao for more than a year would fail. Among the nine cities in Ye, the most important one is Yecheng. As long as Yecheng is in the hands of Zhao, the Qin army cannot be considered to have won." Yang Chong said.

"It's too complicated." Mo Ya was speechless for a moment. Although people who play war may not have the dirtiest minds, when it comes to complexity, they are...

"I would only do this when facing Huan Xi. Huan Xi is a fierce fighter, which makes him win every time. But correspondingly, his bravery also makes him inevitably impatient and greedy. If he plays steadily, we really can't do anything to him. Unfortunately, he insists on playing tricks with us. Doesn't this give us an opportunity?"

While Yang Chong was speaking, he suddenly changed the subject and said to himself, "As expected, there is a protection period for newbies. Wasn't it the same for Zhao Kuo back then?"

Yang Chong was indeed lucky, as he met Huan Hei in his first battle. If he had met Wang Jian, he would never have thought of such a thing. Compared with Huan Hei's boldness and recklessness, Wang Jian was too stable, so stable that there was no flaw.

When the two armies faced each other, Wang Jian had no so-called brilliant strategies. All he had was upright and impeccable tactics. No matter how the enemy changed, he would remain unmoved and use the absolute strength of the Qin army to crush them uprightly.

It can be said that the current Qin army, in cooperation with such a stable Wang Jian, is completely unsolvable.

Yang Chong didn't know who was stronger between Wang Jian and Bai Qi, but he knew that if Bai Qi and Wang Jian switched positions, Wang Jian would not be able to defeat Bai Qi, and Bai Qi might not be able to follow Wang Jian's path.

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"Oh no! Have I fallen into a trap?" In the ruined camp, the fire had never been extinguished, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and burning. The Qin army was very fierce and quickly broke through the camp of the Jibei army, but Huan Xi, who had won the victory, did not feel the joy he had imagined. Instead, he fell into an inexplicable panic.

The victory was won too quickly. It was true that the things burning in the flames were baggage, but there were not many people in the Jibei Army.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong." Huan Xi put away his thoughts and told his subordinates, "Where is the latest military information?"

As military intelligence came in, Huan Xi became more uneasy. He attacked the baggage train of the Jibei Army in order to lure out the main force of the Jibei Army under Yang Chong, and then engage in a field battle with them to decide the outcome.

But now, he easily captured the rear baggage camp of the Jibei Army, but Yang Chong's troops did not come back to support.

"Report, the latest military intelligence." As the scouts galloped, new military intelligence appeared in Huan Xi's hands.

"What..." Looking at the bamboo slips in his hand, Huan Xi couldn't help but gasp. The hand that was holding the bamboo slips turned into a clenched one. The hard bamboo slips groaned under the heavy weight in his hand and broke directly.

There were not many words on the bamboo slips, but it clearly stated that Yang Chong's troops led the entire army to attack Yecheng, while the Qin army outside Anyang City was restrained by the Anyang City defenders and barely managed to split up their forces to pursue, but was repelled by the Jibei Army and failed to effectively restrain the Jibei Army's march towards Yecheng.

"What a cunning boy." Huan Xi knew at this time that he had fallen into a trap. Yang Chong had only one goal from the beginning to the end, and that was Yecheng. He thought he was smart by luring the snake out of its hole, but he didn't know that he was the snake, and the one who was lured out of the hole.

(End of this chapter)