I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Qin State, in the court.

Recently, the Qin State has been holding court meetings very frequently. It seems that every country invaded by the Yan State is doing the same, reporting military intelligence and discussing countermeasures every day.

This is normal. If the enemy country is about to attack the capital, but the emperor still does nothing and indulges himself in pleasure in the harem instead of attending court, then he can't be considered a tyrant, he is a fool with an abnormal mind.

The Qin court meeting lasted until very late, almost to noon. Just as the court was about to disperse, an urgent battle report was delivered from eight hundred miles away.

Eight hundred miles of expedited military operations is just an adjective. It represents the most urgent military situation. No one is allowed to stop it. Anyone who tries to stop it will be killed along with his entire clan.

The scout galloped his horse and rode to the front of the main hall without any obstruction. He ran into the hall quickly, knelt on one knee and said,

"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. The Yan army suddenly appeared fifty miles away and is expected to arrive outside Xianyang City by evening. Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

When these words were spoken, the Emperor of Qin and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

"How did the Yan army arrive so quickly? Weren't they in Cangling County's capital just two days ago? How did they suddenly come to Xianyang?"

"Are all those coming here cavalry? They're running so fast."

"Could it be that the Yan army flew over here?"

"What should we do? I'm afraid the Yan army will attack the city tomorrow."

"Can we win?"

Listening to the discussions among the civil and military officials, the Emperor Qin's face darkened and he shouted coldly,

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to the scout finish his words first. It's disgraceful to have such a commotion in the court!"

The ministers fell silent.

The Emperor of Qin asked the scouts,

"How many troops did the Yan army bring? Are they cavalry or infantry? Tell me clearly!"

"Your Majesty, the Yan army is composed of infantry, with no cavalry. The Yan army's White Horse cavalry bypassed Xianyang City two days ago to attack the Sichuan army. This has been reported before."

"Have you reported it? Who did you report it to?"

"Yes...it's the Marshal."

The scout said cautiously.

He had a premonition that he seemed to be in trouble.

Sure enough, the Emperor Qin's face darkened instantly, and he said,

"Such a big thing, and Zheng Pingan didn't even report it to me. How shameful!

If it weren't for the fact that this urgent battle report from eight hundred miles away needed to be reported directly to me, would this guy have continued to conceal the news of the arrival of the Yan army!

Come, tell Zheng Ping'an to come to the emperor as soon as possible!

The guards outside the door trotted out.

"Go on, tell me how many people are there in the Yan army?"

"Your Majesty, the Yan army has countless men. I saw a huge crowd of people rushing out of the mountains and marching quickly towards Xianyang. It is estimated that they will arrive in the evening.

They didn't seem to be carrying any baggage or tents, they just rushed over with weapons."

The Prime Minister was shocked when he heard this and said,

"Your Majesty, this is bad! Judging from the Yan army's posture, they are planning to attack the city overnight!"

The general chuckled and said,

"Not really, not really. Prime Minister, you are exaggerating too much. Cangling County is nearly 200 miles away from Xianyang. Even if the Yan army arrived today, it only took three days to arrive. This means they marched all the way, day and night, without stopping.

Just imagine that the Yan army had marched all the way here in a hurry and had traveled such a long distance. I'm afraid they would have been exhausted just by the time they reached the city of Xianyang. How could they have the energy left to attack the city?

What's more, attacking a city at night is inconvenient, so why should they fight at night?

They will surely rest peacefully for a night, gather their strength, and attack the city again tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor Qin nodded and said,

"In other words, we still have one day and one night to strengthen the city's defenses?"

The Imperial Censor said with some concern,

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Yan army has powerful artillery and is good at breaking through city gates and walls. Can we hold on?

It is said that in the past, when the Yan army attacked a city, no matter it was the capital, a county town or a prefecture town, they would take the city in one day, and it never took more than two days.

Yesterday, intelligence came from the east that the Yan army had just crossed the Luo River and arrived at the city of Luoyang. The Emperor of Wei could not wait to surrender, and surrendered before the Yan army broke into the city.

Obviously, the Emperor of Wei also knows the advantage of the Yan army's artillery, and it seems that defense is not an appropriate measure."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers nodded.

A military minister (a subordinate of the Grand Marshal) stood up and said,

"Your Majesty, I agree with the Grand Marshal. The Yan army has come all the way here, and the men and horses are exhausted.

We have long since discovered that the Yan army has little food and supplies, and its morale is low.

The commander of the Yan army destroyed his own Great Wall again, forcing the hungry soldiers to come and fight lightly, which was simply seeking death!

There are hundreds of thousands of civilians in our Xianyang city. If the city is captured by the Yan army, the morale of the people and the army will be unstable, and the majesty of the court will be completely lost.

It would be better for our army to take advantage of the enemy's fatigue, wait for them to tire out, go out of the city to fight, defeat the Yan army in one fell swoop, and keep the Yan army outside the city.

This opportunity is a golden opportunity for our army to defeat the Yan army!"

This person's words instantly gave the Qin State's civil and military officials a new idea.

"Yes, we were afraid of the Yan army before, but now that the Yan army is alone and deep in the enemy's territory, they are exhausted. This is a good opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"Aren't the Sichuan troops less than a hundred miles to the south? Have them march quickly and outflank the Yan army with our army. We will surely win this battle!"

"We have 300,000 troops, and the Sichuan Army has 400,000, so together we have 700,000 troops.

The enemy army had only more than 300,000 people.

No matter what, 700,000 versus 300,000, the advantage is mine!"

"Yes, we must take the initiative to go out of the city to fight. We will first stop the Yan army and fight them, and then let the Sichuan army come to help encircle them."

"Yes, this battle can be won!"

Even the Emperor Qin thought this plan was feasible and nodded repeatedly.

"My dear ministers, your words make sense. The Yan army is exhausted, and ours is strong and powerful. Now is the right time to take the initiative and attack. Tell me, everyone, how many men should we send? We can't send out all of our remaining 300,000 troops, can we?"

So everyone continued to discuss.

While they were discussing, the commander of the defending army, Zheng Pingan, rushed over from the barracks, trotted into the hall, knelt on one knee and said,

"General, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Seeing Zheng Ping'an come in, the ministers stopped discussing and looked at him.

The Emperor Qin looked at him coldly and said,

"Zheng Ping'an, I want to ask you, two days ago, the White Horse Army of Yan State bypassed the city of Xianyang to stop the Sichuan Army in the south. Is this true?"

Zheng Pingan raised his head and said in surprise,

"Huh? Your Majesty, how did you know that?"

Qin Huang's face was filled with black lines. He resisted the urge to kill him with a sword and said,

"How did I know this? It's such a big thing, why didn't you report it? Why did I only find out today?"