Chapter 294 The war rages on
After seeing this letter, King Xi of Yan's last hope was gone. If a fake Yan Dan head could be a prank by someone, then this letter could disprove this speculation.

The letter was written by Qi Wang Chong. Was Qi Wang Chong a joker? Maybe, but Yan Wang Xi never thought that Qi Wang Chong would joke with him, let alone such a big joke.

Therefore, Yan Dan must have been killed as stated in the letter, and no trace of his body was left.

Upon realizing this, Prince Xi of Yan felt cold all over, and then he was filled with overwhelming hatred and anger. Although he was on guard against Yan Dan, the crown prince, Yan Dan was still his son and heir after all. How could he not have feelings for Yan Dan?

Now, King Chong of Qi killed Yan Dan and sent him Yan Dan's head in such a provocative manner. This was intolerable. This time, King Xi of Yan wanted to send troops to attack Qi.

Yan Yi was so scared that he fell to his knees on the ground. He crawled on the ground and carefully glanced at Yan Wangxi, whose face kept changing between blue and red. The fear in his heart was indescribable.

He originally wanted to present a treasure this time, but he never expected that when he looked at it, the box that was clearly a treasure turned into Yan Dan's head after he gave it to King Xi of Yan.

Not to mention winning favor this time, I'm afraid I can't even save my own life.

Thinking of this, Yan Yi's hatred for the Qi merchant also reached an uncontrollable point, but then he had more doubts. The Qi merchant had cooperated with him a lot over the years, so why would he suddenly try to kill him like this?
Yan Chunjun was in a completely different mood when he looked at the head in the box and Yan Yi crawling on the ground. If he was angry and frightened when he first saw Yan Dan's head, then after calming down, Yan Chunjun quickly realized that Yan Dan's death was a bad thing for most people, but not necessarily for himself.

General Yan Yi was already restless, and a restless general was a threat to him. This time, if he offered such a so-called "treasure", he would probably not be able to escape the disaster. Therefore, the threat from Yan Yi was eliminated.

As for Yan Dan, he had been disrespectful to him for many years, and Yan Chunjun had no good feelings towards Yan Dan. Yan Dan always acted as if he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk, looking down on this and that, as if he was the only one who could carry the Kingdom of Yan, which made Yan Chunjun very disgusted.

In addition to his disgust towards Yan Dan, Yan Chunjun also developed a deep sense of crisis because of Yan Dan. He knew very well that the reason he had everything he had now was not because of his own abilities, but simply because he was the younger brother of Yan Wangxi and Yan Wangxi trusted him very much.

Once King Xi of Yan was gone and Yan Dan succeeded to the throne, his good days would be over.

It was precisely because of this fear that Yan Chunjun facilitated Yan Dan's hostage in Qin several years ago.

Now that Yan Dan is dead, no matter what the reason behind it is, it is a good thing for Yan Chunjun. In Yan State, the person who poses the greatest threat to him no longer exists.

"Prince Chong of Qi has gone too far. What grudge did he have against my son that he would commit such a cruel crime against him?" Prince Xi of Yan, whose mind had been temporarily interrupted by anger, finally reacted and his almost hysterical roar rang out in the hall.

Looking at King Xi of Yan whose face was distorted by anger, Yan Chunjun said, "Your Majesty, the box was sent by Yan Yi, he must know something."

Until this time, Yan Chunjun did not forget to suppress dissidents. King Yan regarded such people as his confidants and made them so-called powerful ministers. It must be said that if Yan State had not had Zhao State standing in front of it, such a country would have perished long ago.

Over the past few hundred years, from the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period to the powerful countries that have successively ascended to the pinnacle of power, most of them have a common feature, that is, they are located in the four directions relative to the Central Plains. This is the case from Qi, to Jin, to Chu and Qin. Only Yan, although it has a similar geographical location to Qin, Qi, Chu and other countries, has always been very weak. Although it had its glory during the time of King Zhao of Yan, it was only a flash in the pan. There are reasons for all these things.

"Yan Yi, is that merchant from Qi still here?" King Xi of Yan looked at Yan Yi angrily.

He knew that Yan Yi could not possibly have any collusion with Qi Wang Chong. In Yan State, Yan Yi was already a general, a high-ranking official. What could Qi Wang Chong give him?
But that Qi merchant. Thinking of this, King Xi of Yan could not hide his murderous intent. King Chong of Qi was really too bullying. Did he really think that Yan was a soft persimmon that could be manipulated at will?

"Your Majesty, the merchant from Qi has already left Jicheng. If we chase him now, we should be able to... catch up with him." Yan Yi replied nervously.

The gift he sent was Yan Dan's head. Yan Yi couldn't imagine what consequences this would cause. If he was not careful, he would be buried with Yan Dan.

Thinking about it, Yan Yi just felt that he was unlucky. Let King Chong of Qi kill Yan Dan. Yan Dan was not his relative anyway and he was quite at odds with him. Yan Dan's death was a good thing for him. But no matter what he thought about it, he was unwilling to play the role in front of him.

Giving someone else's son's head to someone else, even if such a thing happened to ordinary people, it is possible that the old father would not fight with him, not to mention that the old father was King Xi of Yan at that time.

"Go and chase him. I will cut him into pieces as a sacrifice to my son's spirit in heaven." King Xi of Yan said coldly.

"Brother Wang, calm down, calm down. The current situation may not be that simple." Yan Chunjun was the most sober person present at this time. He did not have the anger and sadness of Yan Wangxi, nor the panic of Yan Yi. He only had pure surprise. It was because of this that he saw the unusualness in it.

King Chong of Qi is the ruler of a country after all. How could he do such a thing without any reason?

Speaking of reasons... Yan Chunjun has thought of an incident that happened several years ago. At that time, he escorted Yan Dan to the State of Qin as a hostage and passed through Xinzheng. One night, Yan Dan went out and then hurried back, almost fleeing from the State of Han in fear. At that time, Qi Wang Chong, who was still Yang Chong, had just arrived in Xinzheng. Moreover, the conflict between the Nong family and Qi Wang Chong was not a secret if someone was interested in investigating.

Could it be because of that incident? If that was the case, it would be fine. It was just a personal grudge between Qi Wang Chong and Yan Dan, but what if it wasn't? If it wasn't for this reason, there was only one reason why Qi Wang Chong did this. When Yan Chunjun thought of that possibility, he felt something was wrong.

The hatred between Yan and Qi is not shallow. Now Qi is no longer what it used to be. If Qi wants to attack Yan, it is not impossible.

"What do you want to say? King Chong of Qi has gone too far. He really thinks that I am made of clay." King Xi of Yan's eyes flashed with ferocity. If the person in front of him was not his younger brother, he would have chopped him with his sword. King Chong of Qi has bullied him and the State of Yan to such an extent. If he can still remain indifferent, then what is the difference between him and a dead man.

"Brother, the purpose of King Chong of Qi doing this may be to anger you." Yan Chunjun said.

"I have no grudge against him, why did he provoke me?" King Xi of Yan was unable to react for a moment. Yan Chunjun subconsciously wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this. King Xi of Yan and King Chong of Qi have no grudge against each other? This is simply a joke. Back then, Yan State took advantage of the war between Qi State, Qin State and Wei State to rob Qi State. Although Yan State did not get any benefits from Qi State in the end, isn't this a grudge?

Back then, Yan Dan plotted against King Chong of Qi. Isn't that a grudge?
However, considering that Prince Xi of Yan had just lost his son and was in a bad mood, he could only suppress this impulse.

"Your Majesty, we once attacked Raoan in Qi." Yan Chunjun reminded carefully. He himself was not innocent in this matter. Yan State took advantage of the situation to rob Qi State, and a big part of the reason was that he coveted Raoan's wealth. Although he believed that King Xi of Yan also thought so at that time, if King Xi of Yan wanted to pass on the blame, he might have to take the blame.

"Your Majesty, about the incident with Rao An back then..." Yan Chunjun, who was not innocent himself, replied cautiously.

"Are you saying that King Chong of Qi wants to avenge his past grudge?" King Xi of Yan's anger also paused. If it was really as Yan Chunjun said, things might not be that simple. It was definitely not a problem that could be solved by the death of Yan Dan.

"That should be the case." Yan Chunjun said.

"How dare he? Qi is not without rivals." King Xi of Yan muttered to himself. The pain of losing a son was nothing in the face of a greater crisis. After all, King Xi of Yan had more than one son, but there was only one crown of King Yan in the whole world.

Qi Wang Chongdu sent Yan Dan's head, so what else is there to be afraid of? Yan Chunjun complained in his heart, of course, these words could not be said.

However, after Yan Chunjun's reminder, King Xi of Yan also realized the seriousness of the problem. The pain of losing a son is unbearable, but the loss of a country is even more frightening.

While King Xi of Yan was still trying to analyze the true intentions of Qi and King Chong of Qi, a team of Qi soldiers had already quietly infiltrated into Yan's territory at the border between Yan, Zhao and Qi. They rushed all the way and arrived directly under the Great Wall of Yan's southern border.

In addition to the Great Wall that is well known to people in later generations, the State of Yan also built a Great Wall on the south bank of the Yishui River as a buffer between the State of Yan and the State of Zhao.

This Great Wall and the Yishui River together constitute the defense system of the southern part of the State of Yan. Over the years, although the Yan army was defeated by the Zhao army time and time again, relying on the defense system of the southern Great Wall and the Yishui River, the State of Zhao has never gained much advantage over the State of Yan.

But on this day, things seemed to have changed.

In broad daylight, sounds of fighting suddenly came from the inner walls of the Great Wall.

Wei Zhuang, who had sneaked here with a team of elite soldiers, had not yet initiated an attack, but he heard the sound of fighting on the city wall, which surprised him somewhat.

Before setting out, as the vanguard of the Qi army's attack on the State of Yan, he knew that there were people inside the State of Yan to support him, but now it seems that this is not as simple as just getting support.

However, when the time came, Wei Zhuang had no chance to hesitate. The arrow had been drawn and had to be shot.

Almost in an instant, Wei Zhuang took the lead in throwing a rope ladder onto the wall of the Yan State Great Wall. With just a few leverages, his men had already climbed onto the wall. When he looked around, he saw that the Great Wall was in chaos.

Among those caught up in the chaos were heroes from all walks of life, night killers, common people, and even people from within the Yan army.

Qi's infiltration of Yan has not happened overnight. Wei Zhuang was stunned and thought of what Yang Chong had said before, which was verified again today.

Moreover, now was not the time for Wei Zhuang to sigh or analyze, as the Shark Tooth Sword blossomed the next moment.

On that day, the Qi army attacked the Yan Great Wall with internal support and conquered ten miles of the Yan Great Wall in one day. Then tens of thousands of Qi troops swarmed in and crushed the Yan army's counterattack. By the fifth day, all of the Yan Great Wall in the south had fallen. The Qi army built a pontoon bridge over the Yishui River and was able to cross the river at any time.

Faced with this crisis, King Xi of Yan urgently dispatched troops to rescue Yicheng, intending to block the Qi army on the south bank of Yishui. On the other hand, he sent envoys one after another, all the way to the northwest, into the grassland, to borrow troops from the Wolf Tribe's Great Khan. All the way he disguised himself and entered Zhao State, hoping to get in touch with the Qin army that had already invaded Zhao State, and use the power of the Qin army to fight against Qi State.

However, Yan's plan on the wolf tribe might be realized, but what about Qin?
At this time, the Qin people had no time to care about the life or death of Yan State. Now the Qin people had only one goal, which was to conquer Zhao State.

However, Zhao State had Li Mu. Although Zhao State was obviously in a weak position compared to Qin State, it was obviously not easy for Qin State to defeat Zhao State in a short period of time. But Yan State did not have someone like Li Mu.

Therefore, when the Qin army was blocked by Zhao State, the Qi army's attack on Yan State was quite smooth. In less than half a month, it had captured several cities of Yan State and further cut off the connection between Yicheng and Yandu Jicheng.

All of a sudden, Yicheng, which had gathered nearly 100,000 soldiers from Yan State, became an isolated city. Even though there were nearly 100,000 Yan troops, no one in the Yan army dared to go out to fight. They just hid in the city, hoping to use the tall walls of Yicheng to block the attack of Qi Army.

"The Yan army really lives up to its reputation!" Under the Yishui City, Yan Ju, who led 200,000 Qi troops to attack Yan State, looked at the towering city walls in front of him without the slightest sign of impatience. He was lamenting the weakness of the Yan army.

Although the Yan army was weak, it was not difficult to win the battle, but it was not easy to capture a city defended by nearly 100,000 people.

Attacking a city is really not advisable.

Therefore, they could only design a plan to lure the Yan army into battle. Only in this way could they capture Yicheng as quickly as possible with the least casualties. However, how to do it specifically was a problem.

(End of this chapter)