When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

"You have made a clear calculation, but in war, swords are merciless, so you have to be careful." Zi Nu reminded. Even at this moment, she couldn't help but worry, and gave instructions again, even seeming to be nagging.

"Don't worry, Miss Zi Nu. We are so familiar with each other, didn't you notice it?" Unlike Zi Nu who was worried, Yang Chong was calm and even eager to try.

He had been looking forward to war for a long time.

"I didn't find anything?" Zi Nu said in astonishment. Even though she was very familiar with it, she was still unsure about Yang Chong's frequent jumps.

"Don't you realize that I have the potential to be a famous general?" Yang Chong boasted proudly.

"You? The qualities of a famous general?" Zi Nu looked at Yang Chong blankly, feeling a little dazed for a moment. Fortunately, Yang Chong only said that he only had the qualities of a famous general, instead of saying that he was a famous general.

But this is what makes it dangerous. Qualifications are qualifications, and strength is strength. If you simply equate qualifications with strength, the result will often be tragic.

"Don't worry, we always have to take this step. The challenge before us is not the first time nor the last for me. My war started a long time ago. I was much weaker then, but I have come this far, right?" Yang Chong comforted Zi Nu. Not only was he not angry at Zi Nu's doubts, but he was very happy instead. It was all because she cared about him. Otherwise, why would Zi Nu say such discouraging words? When it comes to coaxing people, Zi Nu is also very good at it.

Who can't say nice words? But being able to say them doesn't mean you can say them well.

"This time is different. You were just fighting against an individual before, but this time it is a war between two armies with tens of thousands of soldiers." Zi Nu said.

Fighting in the underworld and fighting in war are two completely different things.

"But they are essentially the same, Zi Nu, you have to believe that the current war is just a small challenge for us. In the future, we will face greater challenges. If I can't even handle this small challenge now, what's the point of fighting for dominance in the world? I should take you to find a paradise to live in seclusion as soon as possible." Yang Chong said.

Of course, he knew the peculiarities of war, but so what? When he chose to come to Zhao, he had already chosen his own war. This was just the beginning. In the future, there would be more wars that would be more difficult and bigger than this one.

"Sometimes I think that although Zi Lan Xuan has many difficulties, it is still a place where we can settle down." Zi Nu said. Zi Lan Xuan used to be a place of right and wrong, but isn't the current Zhao State the same?

"Right and wrong follow people. Stay at home and take good care of our home. Don't let it be robbed. This war will not last too long." Yang Chong said.

"You'd better be careful. I can't help you with anything on the battlefield. I will take good care of us in Raoan City." Zi Nu said firmly. Although she didn't want Yang Chong to go to the war, since Yang Chong had made up his mind, she had already reminded him. All she could do was to reduce Yang Chong's worries as much as possible.

"It won't take too long." Yang Chong repeated. He was responding to Zi Nu, but he was also answering himself.

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Under the city of Ye, countless Qin soldiers pushed engineering equipment to attack the city in front of them.

The Qin army's soldiers were brave and their weapons were sophisticated, but they were still unable to cope with Yecheng, a city that had been managed by the Wei State for two hundred years.

Under the city wall, the blood of Qin soldiers was flowing.

But the people on the city wall were not having a good time either. Facing the Qin army's increasingly fierce attacks, the physical strength and energy of the soldiers on the city wall were exhausted to the limit. Although the defenders had the advantage of geographical location, the Qin army was too strong, and the elite troops of the Zhao army were being withdrawn to attack the Yan State, so the troops left behind in Yecheng were really limited.

Even though the generals defending the city had mobilized the people in the city, under the offensive of the Qin army, the will of the Zhao army defending the city had begun to collapse after being destroyed again and again.

"This city won't be able to hold out for much longer." On a high platform, the commander of the Qin army observed the resistance on the city wall. Although it was still as tragic as it was a few days ago, he could already sense something strange.

War is not only a fight of force, but also a contest of wills. Right now, the Zhao army is inferior to the Qin army in force, and is only supported by will. When the Zhao army's will collapses, it means that the Zhao army will be defeated.

"After this battle, the Zhao army will no longer have a foothold in the area north of the Great Wall south of Zhao, and we can use the manpower and material resources of the Ji Plain to launch an attack on Zhao at any time. Zhao can withstand it once, or twice, but it cannot withstand an endless war. Zhao will not be able to hold on for a few years and will eventually be destroyed by our Qin army. And I can also accomplish the feat that Wu'an Jun failed to accomplish back then." Huan Xi thought, and felt a sense of pride blooming in his chest.

At this time, on the boundless battlefield, a light cavalry came from the east, with flags fluttering behind the knights.

That is a scout delivering information.

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 the border of Anyang, but did not set up camp or launch an attack on the Jibei army. Instead, they bypassed Anyang and headed east.

"Hun Chi has fallen into the trap." In the Jibei Army camp, Yang Chong did not show any sign of nervousness after receiving the news that Huan Chi led his army to attack his retreat. He only had an endless smile on his face.

"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.

……

"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.

Chapter 208 This is a tragedy

Huan Xi, who thought he had lost the battle, was angry but at the same time he encouraged himself and led his army to quickly return to Yecheng to provide support.

Of course, he knew that the Qin army's long-distance raid would cause great loss of combat power, but he didn't care. He simply believed that with the Qin army's combat power, even if it consumed a lot of energy and physical strength after a long-distance raid, he still believed that in a field battle, the Jibei army would never be the opponent of the Qin army. He had such confidence.

Moreover, Huan Xi was really angry now. Ever since the Jibei Army appeared on the battlefield, he had never taken the initiative and fell into the opponent's trap step by step.

Now Huan Xi only wanted to do one thing, that is to catch up with the Jibei Army, then deploy his troops in an open and aboveboard manner and completely defeat the Jibei Army. He wanted to let the enemy know that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is just a trifle and is not worthy of being put into practice.

While Huan Xi was preparing to march forward, Yang Chong had already led the Jibei Army towards Yecheng.

Three days later, when Yang Chong stationed thirty miles east of Yecheng, the vanguard of the Qin army led by Huan Xi had already appeared in Yang Chong's sight.

"Huan Xi's speed is so fast. Only the elite troops of Qin and Zhao can carry out such a high-intensity forced march. We are still far behind." Yang Chong looked at the vanguard of the Qin army appearing in the distance, with words of admiration in his mouth.

The strength of Qin was all-round. Since Shang Yang's reforms, the core of Qin's operating system was the army. Over the years, the people of Qin had improved their living conditions because of war. Good living conditions made the physical fitness of the people of Qin the best among the seven countries. Good physical fitness was the basis of the Qin army's unrivalled combat effectiveness.

It can be said that the army that Qin State spent more than a hundred years to build was definitely not something that Yang Chong could catch up with in a short period of time by spending money.

Yang Chong was very clear about this. It was precisely because of this that Yang Chong recruited thousands of young soldiers and spent a lot of money to provide these young soldiers with the best living conditions, from food to training. His goal was to create an elite force to fight against the Qin army.

"There is a reason why the Qin army can shock the people of the world. If not, Ji Wuye would not have been so drunk and dreaming, and would not have only thought about becoming a powerful official and a tiger in his own nest." Mo Ya also said solemnly. The army made him see another world. The things he once took pride in were so insignificant in the military formation.

“So Ji Wuye is just a coward. He looks powerful, but in fact he is already rotten. He is not as strong as he was twenty years ago. When facing a strong man, you should face the challenge head-on and improve yourself in the battle, or die in the battle. If you don’t have such determination, you should get off your current path as soon as possible.” Yang Chong stood with his sword in his hand.

War is indeed a man’s romance, and Yang Chong’s blood is boiling now.

While Yang Chong was waiting, the Qin army led by Huan Xi quickly assembled during a forced march.

While Yang Chong was observing the Qin army's formation, Huan Xi was also observing the formation to which Yang Chong belonged.

"I had underestimated this army before. It took him only one year to train an elite force." Standing in front of the battle line, Huan Xi saw that the opposing army was well-organized. Even though the battle was about to break out, there was not a single noise. He already had a preliminary assessment of the enemy's overall strength.

At this moment, in Huan Xi's eyes, the Jibei Army was like a fully drawn bow. Although there was no movement, its strength had been accumulated to the extreme. With just one order, it could unleash earth-shattering power.

Such an army can be considered elite, but such an elite army is only an army that has been formed for only one year.

"But that's all. Over the past hundred years, our Qin army has defeated one opponent after another. The army of Han, the army of Wei, the army of Zhao, the army of Qi, the army of Chu, which country's army has not been defeated by us? Strong army? Ha! That's because they haven't met us." Huan Xi said to himself.

He will not underestimate the enemy, but he will not take the enemy too seriously. If he encounters a strong enemy and feels under great pressure, it would be disrespectful to the Qin army's bloody battles over the years.

On that day, the Qin army fought against the Jibei army. The two armies fought for half a day. The Jibei army was at a disadvantage and retreated ten miles.

The next day, the battle resumed and the Jibei Army retreated another twenty miles.

On the third day, the Jibei Army fought again and was defeated again.

On the fourth day, in front of the Zhang River, the Jibei Army had nowhere to retreat.

"This is a good place." Yang Chong looked at the Zhang River behind and in front of him with a distant gaze. He did not feel the loss of defeats at all, but was calm.