Chapter 124 Father and son turn against each other
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Taiwong.

After Yan Dan was recalled from the front by King Xi of Yan, he neither went to see King Xi of Yan nor, as others expected, took advantage of the vacuum of central power after the killing of Yan Chunjun to sweep away all of Yan Chunjun's former subordinates. Instead, he stayed in seclusion in the Crown Prince's Palace and rarely showed up.

In the bitter cold wind, a large group of imperial guards, following the order of King Xi of Yan, surrounded the Crown Prince's Palace, as if the owner of the Crown Prince's Palace was not the crown prince of Yan, but the biggest rebel of Yan.

"Father, you and I have finally come to this point!"

study.

Half an hour before Prince Xi of Yan received the news of Yan Yi's defeat, Yan Dan had already received the news that the Yan-Dai coalition forces were defeated and Prince Jia of Dai was killed in battle.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father, but conversely, no one knows a father better than his son.

Yan Dan knew more about the character of King Xi of Yan than anyone else. Sensing the movement from the outside, Yan Dan's face, which was filled with melancholy, blossomed into a desperate smile, and said with mixed feelings. As he spoke, Yan Dan took off the cumbersome and luxurious court robes of the crown prince and changed into a coarse cloth suit, and his eyes swept over the court robes he had put aside.

From today onwards, Prince Dan of Yan is dead, and the only one alive is Yan Dan!
"Master, time is running out, let's go!"

In the study, besides Yan Dan, there were several black-clad Mo Xia. Realizing that the palace guards might rush in at any time, these Mo Xias, who were cultivated by Yan Dan, persuaded Yan Dan to leave as soon as possible.

"let's go!"

Yan Dan's sigh did not last long. He quickly calmed down and glanced at the palace with nostalgia. Yan Dan turned a lamp in the study with his hand. With a harsh sound, the snow-white wall slowly opened, revealing a deep tunnel.

Soon, Yan Dan took his confidants and immersed himself in it, leaving the palace forever.

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"Meet the Marshal."

After defeating the defeated Yan-Dai coalition army and sweeping through a wave of surrounding cities and villages, Tianxuan, with his powerful cavalry, successfully joined up with Wang Jian's army that had crossed the Yishui River.

"What an elite cavalry!"

"Five thousand cavalrymen defeated an army of fifty thousand. How amazing!"

"I heard that this cavalry uses the latest horse gear developed by the General's Office. When this battle is over, I must go to the General's Office to ask if I can get some!"

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After the two Qin armies joined together, they both fixed their eyes with envy and jealousy on the cavalry behind Tianxuan, who were still as vigorous as a rainbow after a great battle. Although the gray sky was sprinkled with white snowflakes, no one cared at all. When Tianxuan turned over and dismounted, untied a black bundle on the horse's back, and greeted Wang Jian, the generals of the Qin army made words full of envy.

Tianxuan turned a deaf ear to the noise around him, walked straight to Wang Jian and bowed down.

“No need to be polite.” Wang Jian was very satisfied with Tian Xuan’s performance in this battle and helped Tian Xuan up. “General Tian, ​​you led the troops in this battle and made great contributions to our Great Qin. You will definitely have a promising future!”

"Thank you for the compliment, Marshal."

Tianxuan knew that with his achievements, even if he could not become the tenth-level Zuo Shuzhang after returning to Xianyang, he would still be able to become the ninth-level Wu Dafu. However, most of the credit for the victory this time was due to the new cavalry and Wang Jian's defeat of the Yan-Dai coalition forces, so he would not take credit for himself.

"Marshal, this is the head of Dai Wangjia." As he spoke, Tianxuan handed the black bundle with blood still dripping from it to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian untied the bundle and saw a blood-stained head with eyes open.

“Hahaha,” Wang Jian glanced and saw that it was indeed the head of Dai Wangjia. He laughed loudly, “Great! Dai Wangjia has a very high prestige in Zhao. Now that his head is gone, Dai County will be in the pocket of our Great Qin!”

As Wang Jian spoke, the generals who had gathered around him all showed excitement on their faces. "God bless the Qin!"

"God bless the Qin Dynasty!"

"God bless the Qin Dynasty!"

……

No one knew who started the chant, but the soldiers shouted "God bless the Qin!" Their voices shook the world and picked up snowflakes falling from the sky, making them dance in the wind.

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Ten miles away.

Although morale is invisible and intangible, it is vital to the army.

The Qin army not only defeated the Yan-Dai coalition forces by the Yishui River, but also pushed forward to Jicheng. Wherever they went, cities fell one after another, and they almost swept across the Yan State. On the contrary, the Yan army was defeated along the way. Although they gathered a lot of defeated troops, when they stopped the decline, they only had a little more than 30,000 troops left.

Fortunately, as the battlefield advanced towards the heartland of Yan State, there was finally some good news.

That is, it’s snowing!
As early as the Xia and Shang dynasties, Yan was famous for its bitter cold. One hundred years ago, the reason why Yan was able to revive after the Zizhi Rebellion was largely because the Qi people, who lived in the warm and humid coastal areas, could not stand the bitter cold in Yan. At this point, the Yan army could only hope that the bitter cold in Yan could force the Qin army to retreat.

Amidst the snow, Da Tiechui, a grassroots officer of the Yan army, and his brothers rushed to a steep and dangerous valley.

On both sides of the valley are steep and rugged peaks. Even agile monkeys may not be able to reach the top of the mountain. The steep mountain is covered with thick snow. The valley mouth is only 30 feet wide, which can be said to be a one-man-guard-a-thousand-many-men-cannot-pass. Across this valley, and moving forward a hundred miles, is Yandu - Jicheng.

Swish!
When hundreds of Yan soldiers led by Da Tiechui arrived here, white snow fell on the armored soldiers, turning their hair and beards into snow-white.

"Brothers, get to work."

Da Tiechui, who had rushed here with his brothers, called out to his brothers with a determination to die if they failed to succeed in their eyes.

"Here."

All the people brought here by Big Hammer were his good friends. At the call of the eldest brother, everyone started to move the huge stones and pile them at the mouth of the valley. They tried to dig holes on the ground despite the severe cold, and finally set up the tattered military tents that were drafty on all sides.

"Brother, can we really defend this place with just these people?"

With the joint cooperation of all the Yan soldiers, when the snow on the ground was half a foot deep, the simplest fortifications were completed. A Yan soldier named A Gang came to the big hammer and said with some concern.

Da Tiechui's eyes widened as he angrily shouted, "We must defend this place! Behind us is Jicheng. Unless all of us die in battle, the Qin army will never be able to get past this place!"

"Not bad!"

"We want to show the Qin army the passion of the men of Yan!"

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The words of Da Tiechui aroused everyone's fighting spirit. As soon as the words fell, all the Yan soldiers echoed them. There was no fear of death in their eyes, only the carefreeness of looking at everything lightly and the willingness to sacrifice their lives for their country.

(End of this chapter)