It wasn't until the sky was completely bright that Sima Jin could fully see the surrounding topography: the so-called valley mouth in front only led to a slightly wider valley. This valley was still sandwiched between two mountains, only two or three miles apart, and about two miles long.

Ten miles away; after leaving the east entrance of the canyon, you really enter an open plain. This plain is dotted with pastoral villages and settlements, and is still surrounded by mountains. It is a smaller basin; there is a large city about ten miles to the south.

The fighting that took place after noon yesterday had affected this area, and people around the city could be seen carrying food and property into the city. Sima Jin had no choice but to devise an empty city strategy and ordered the entire army to prepare for siege.

The two public servants followed Sima Jin to inspect the terrain. They led more than a hundred people until they stopped two or three miles away from the city. Their appearance caused great panic in the city. Drums sounded in the four cities, and the city gates

Closed. What surprised Sima Jin and Gongcheng was that the sound of drums came from behind them. They looked to the west, and there was a city about seven or eight miles away that was comparable in size to the city in front of them. This city

Hidden behind the mountains, no one noticed it just now. You have to turn around to see it.

They simply climbed up the mountain behind them and found that a river also wound out of the south side of the mountain. There was also a river valley leading to the depths of the mountain. And by the river at the mouth of the valley, a large city was in sight. Looking along the direction of the river, this place to the south

The river actually turned north on the side of the mountain and merged with the river he walked out of, hugging the basin completely to his chest. The high mountain Hu Yang and the others climbed was in the middle of the basin, overlooking the entire basin.

There are high mountains on one side in the south and one in the north forming the northern and southern boundaries of the basin; a high mountain in the east blocks the front, blocking the gaze to the east.

The three cities are all on the north bank of Nanshui, backed by the mountain at their feet, echoing each other and guarding the basin. Sima Jin didn't know how many people were guarding each city and whether it was strong, but he knew that the key now was

It is to act quickly, forcing the opponent to be confused about one's own movements and adopt a defensive posture. If the opponent once sees the truth and reality, you will have no power to fight back.

He pointed to the easternmost city and asked the two ministers: "How about placing one part between the two cities and one part in the east of the city, and then surround and attack it?"

A public official pointed to the densely populated farms and cities at the foot of the mountain and said: "These three towns have about tens of thousands of households, and they are close to Handan. If we go out and surround them, what will happen if reinforcements arrive?"

Sima Jin said: "When we first arrived, the land and the people were sparse. There was no way forward, and it was difficult to retreat. I had heard about it from the local guide before, and if we go out from this east, it would be Handan. However, facing a high mountain barrier, it is difficult to find the exit.

Now the enemy is surrounded by a group of enemies, and we will not allow our sentries to explore slowly. If we find a way forward, we will definitely make a quick decision. We will attack them from all four sides and force the enemy to hold on. Then we can find a way forward. If there is a slight gap, Handan will block the entrance with heavy troops.

, none of us can get out."

A Gongcheng said: "That's what the five officials said. I don't have to follow it. I just want to use it to gain momentum and find a way out. It will only take three to five days to seize the way out."

A Gongcheng said: "If you seize the way out, but surround it on three sides and force it to abandon its defense, that's a good plan. If you surround it on all sides, or the enemy comes to help, and you are attacked from the front and back, you will definitely be in embarrassment."

Sima Jin said: "Gongcheng's advice is correct, but the best policy is to surround it on three sides and block it to the west, forcing it to abandon the city!"

A public official said: "The two valleys are vast and there are many people and mass murderers. If there are no soldiers to suppress them, I'm afraid something will change!"

Sima Jin said: "It is enough for each of the two armies to leave one battalion to defend them. The two valleys have been slaughtered with all their strength, and the situation is difficult. The larger army of ten thousand people will arrive tomorrow, but we can hold it for a while, so there is no need to worry."

While they were discussing, they suddenly saw flags waving in the city and about five hundred people rushing out of the city, as if to expel them. Sima Jin smiled slightly and led the people down the mountain.

They returned to the camp. Each battalion had finished breakfast and was lining up outside the camp. Sima Jin and the two public servants hurriedly drank porridge while distributing the combat areas and combat strategies. The public car in the front was still sending the officers and doctors of each battalion at the same time.

They all called and assigned combat tasks. After the formation was completed, a drum sounded, and the five front battalions advanced one after another, passed directly between the two cities, and surrounded the south gate of the east city. Seeing this, the middle city opened the city gate.

, sent a civilian army of tens of thousands to come out to assist. These civilian troops were not uniform, but they were powerful. Halfway through, they suddenly saw another Qin army turning out at the foot of the mountain.

Ming Jin withdrew his troops. This Qin army did not pursue pursuit, but only surrounded the north wall of the east city. The two troops, one after the other, surrounded the east city, leaving only the west gate. They were not in a hurry to attack, but built forts first and then moved into the surrounding countryside.

The city collected supplies and manpower, prepared siege equipment, and dug trenches.

Sima Jin led his own camp of a thousand men and stationed himself outside the east gate, mainly to prevent the enemy troops from escaping, especially the deep ditches and high fortresses. He secretly asked the villagers and inquired about the exit of the basin.

Seeing the Qin army entering the city to conquer the city, the people in the city couldn't bear it. They found that there were few people on Sima Jin's side, so they quietly opened the city gate, shouted and rushed towards the camp. The city built a fortification in front of Sima Jin's camp

When the people saw Zhao Jun coming, they all fled.

Although there was only a shallow ditch half a man deep in front of the camp fence, it also slowed down the army in the city. Behind the camp fence, a bell rang, a volley of crossbows was fired, and screams came one after another. When the army in the city crossed the shallow ditch and rushed towards the camp fence, the ditch

The sides were already stained red with blood. At this time, drums sounded on both sides, and an army from each of the northern and southern Qin military camps came out. The soldiers who had not yet crossed the ditch panicked when they saw it, and began to retreat; this also affected those who had crossed the ditch.

The soldiers were clearly approaching the camp fence and were about to rush into the camp. When they saw the rear army retreating, they panicked. Some of them rushed forward and some retreated. As a result, all those who rushed forward were stabbed to the ground.

In front of the camp fence, this provoked more people to retreat. Seeing that the situation was not good, the city also began to ring the bell to retreat. When they heard the bell ringing on the city, the soldiers began to run back desperately, and the retreat turned into a rout, a swarm of bees.

The people rushed to the city gate. Sima Jin's personal camp followed closely and even rushed to the city gate. The city lord panicked and yelled "Guancheng" desperately, but the city gate was already occupied by the defeated troops who poured into the city. Others

They couldn't get close at all. When the people in the city saw the Qin army rushing into the city and the city gate could not be closed, they fled in a crowd. There was a chaos in the city. The city lord had no choice but to open the west gate, abandon the city and flee. Sima Jin's personal camp

Rushing into the city, they quickly occupied the four gates with almost no resistance. They opened the city gates and the Qin army rushed in. When they saw the Zhao people, they stabbed them indiscriminately and raised their hands. The city army all rushed towards the west gate, blocking it and making it difficult to get out.

Many people were trampled and died.

The city in the middle seemed to have noticed that something was wrong here and sent an army to respond. Sima Jin saw it on the west city wall and ordered the troops still outside the city to be led by a public official to attack the defeated people in Licheng.

The soldiers pursued them. The troops in Zhongcheng were in order at first, but after encountering the defeated troops head-on, the formation was suddenly broken down. The pursuing Qin troops came one after another. They were shot over in a fight, and then stabbed after a close battle.

After turning over one piece, the remaining ones screamed in surprise and turned around and ran away. The Qin army pursued for three miles and came to the bottom of the city. They only harvested those who ran slowly and put the others into the city and closed the city gate. The Qin army did not panic.

Take your time cleaning the battlefield outside the city, harvesting the heads, and then return to the east city.

Sima Jin sent someone to report back to Hu Yang, telling him that he had occupied a city on the outskirts of Handan and controlled a valley. However, the number of enemy troops he was currently facing directly amounted to tens of thousands, and reinforcements from Handan would soon arrive. He asked Hu Yang to

Yang speeded up his march in order to rush out of Handan quickly.

The news that Yanyu was besieged had already been known to Handan.

Lanyu is a remote small town. It was originally the territory of Han, but South Korea was unwilling to invest too much power there, so Zhao took advantage of it and took it as its own. The Qin army, Han, and Wei allied forces with nearly 100,000 troops.

It is no secret that it passed through Luoyang in a mighty way and crossed the Yellow River from Mengjin to the north. It is no secret that its momentum is huge; its destination is also very clear, which is the ancient Han Dynasty.

It is said that Qin reported to Han and Wei that he had been bullied by Zhao, so he was willing to take a Zhao city for Han and Wei, one to consolidate the goodwill and the other to avenge the hatred. Originally, Wei had the most cities and places robbed by Zhao.

There were relatively few in South Korea. However, Wei did not want to offend Zhao and kept silent. South Korea had no choice but to name a remote city and asked the Qin army to help capture it. This kind of laborious expedition usually brings disaster to the country and the people, so it is difficult to say

South Korea had good intentions. However, Qin State seemed to be obsessed with it and agreed immediately. It actually raised 30,000 troops from Xianyang to ask South Korea and Wei to send an equal force to occupy Yanyu.

Since South Korea had no reason to shirk, it also raised 30,000 troops. Wei Guo pretended that it had nothing to do with it and only sent a few thousand heavy troops. So these 60,000 to 70,000 people were called one hundred thousand and they rushed to kill them.

Lian Yu left thousands of miles away. Not to mention anything else, the food consumed by these 670,000 people along the way was nearly 10,000 dan per day. A round trip of two to three months would be 6 to 700,000 dan, which was far more than Lian Yuyi.

year's grain output. If you calculate the economic balance, the expedition to Yanyu is definitely not worth the gain! But for Qin, being bullied by Zhao was unbearable; for Han, there is no harm in being able to use Qin's power to seize a city, but the cost

Of the six to seven hundred thousand shi of food, Wei promised to provide half of it. Of course, the reason why it could not be said was that Qin could not be offended, and Zhao could not be offended either! Yanyu was a place where neither side could be offended.

When the allied forces of Qin, Han and Wei spread the news of the attack on Yanyu to Handan, King Zhao discussed it with the generals. Everyone agreed that Yanyu was far away and the road was difficult to travel, so there was no need to rescue him.

If you don't come down, let it fend for itself. What is not said is that if necessary, we will send troops to occupy it after the coalition forces retreat - South Korea cannot keep maintaining a huge army!
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