General Qin

Although the Juyongguan Great Wall in the Warring States Period was far less majestic than the Juyongguan Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, it was strong and difficult to attack.

But relying on the dangerous terrain, this pass city also brought huge troubles to Li Xin's troops.

When the rear infantry of the Qin army arrived, they made simple siege equipment overnight. When they launched the siege battle on the second day, the Qin army encountered the stubborn resistance of the Yan army and suffered a large number of flying arrows and stones.

Guansai is the only way to pass through the mountains. Not only is the mountain road narrow, but also the terrain is steep. The widest part of the mountain road can only accommodate two carriages in parallel. Large siege equipment such as building carts and ladders cannot be pushed to the front of Guancheng.

The only thing Qin Jun could rely on was the tic-tac-toe ladder and simple rushing carts that were rushed out overnight, and used the ant-attachment tactics to attack.

As a result, without the cover of large equipment, the Qin army fought against the defending Yan army under unfavorable circumstances, and the casualties were very tragic.

By dusk, the Qin army had killed or injured hundreds of people, which made the generals in the army even more anxious.

Casualties are still minor matters, the longer the delay here, the farther the King of Yan may run, how can he pursue him.

"General, this place is too dangerous, almost comparable to Hangu Pass in our Qin State. I don't think we can do it by force. Why don't we make a few more cannons and blast this pass!"

"That's right, the giant cannon is in the army, so it will definitely work for him to make it. If the giant cannon can bombard Jicheng, Ju Yongsai will have no problem."

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In the coach's account, the generals who were still clamoring to attack the key city with exhausted soldiers yesterday did not mention the matter of storming today, and all put their hopes on the newly-appeared giant cannon.

Li Xin rubbed his swollen temples, and called out to the outside: "Zhao Tuo, come in."

Zhao Tuo smiled wryly outside the tent.

As a general of the short army, he was originally under the tent of Li Sheng, the master of the two or five hundred, and Su Jiao, the master of the five hundred, under the direct command of Su Jiao.

But ever since Li Xin expressed how much he valued him and he made the giant cannon, neither Li Sheng nor Su Jiao dared to order him lightly.

Su Jiao, who had been prejudiced against Zhao Tuo before, was smiling when he saw him now, and asked Zhao Tuo to stay with General Li all the time and no longer participate in the daily defense. As for Zhao Tuo's 100-man short-handed soldiers, under his strong insistence, She Jian temporarily helped him command them.

When General Li was discussing affairs, Zhao Tuo was always on duty outside the tent, waiting to be summoned for inquiries at any time.

In this regard, Li Xin was noncommittal.

At this moment, upon hearing General Li's call, Zhao Tuomai stepped into the account.

"Zhao Tuo, can the cannon you made break through the fortress?"

As soon as he came in, Huan Zhao couldn't help blurting out a question, and the other generals also looked at him expectantly.

Although Li Xin on the main seat did not speak, Zhao Tuo's figure was reflected in his eyes.

Zhao Tuo was full of helplessness. The voices of the generals were so loud that he had heard them clearly when he was standing outside just now. Now that he was questioned, he could only fold his hands and say, "I'm afraid this will not work. It is simple, but the production is cumbersome, and some parts need to be made of metal according to certain specifications. Now that our army is going abroad, I am afraid that there is no way to make it.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone shook their heads and sighed. Without giant cannons to attack the city, even if they could forcefully break through the fortress, it would take many days. By then, King Yan would have already disappeared.

Huan Zhao still didn't give up, and asked: "Then send someone back to Jicheng overnight to bring back those giant cannons?"

Zhao Tuo smiled wryly and said: "Jicheng is a hundred miles away from here, and it takes only three to five days to go back and forth, plus the slow movement of carrying the giant cannon. Not to mention, the terrain before the fortress is steep. It is good for setting up a gun, even if it is barely set up, it will be difficult to aim at Guancheng."

"From this point of view, those giant cannons are useless."

Huan Zhao cursed angrily, but as soon as he finished cursing, he felt a chill down his back.

When Huan Zhao looked up, seeing Li Xin looking at him coldly, he shuddered and said with a sneer, "I mean we are really useless, and we can't take a barrier..."

As soon as these words came out, Huan Zhao noticed that Li Xin looked at him with colder eyes, and then realized that he had just said something indiscriminately, and seemed to scold Li Xin together.

Can't beat this barrier, doesn't it prove the incompetence of the general.

Fortunately, Li Xin was not in the mood to scold him at the moment.

The Juyongsai in front of us is worthy of being a dangerous pass in the world as famous as Jingxing.

Li Xin had never been here before, and he didn't pay attention to it. Only now did he realize that the terrain of this fortress is dangerous. With his strength, even a strong attack would take several days. In this way, what he said in front of Wang Jian before, "the head of Yan Dan must be cut off and returned" would become empty talk.

Thinking of this, Li Xin suddenly felt flushed.

Standing in the tent, Zhao Tuo heard the sighs of the generals, especially when he saw the red face of General Li Xin on the chief seat.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the words again.

But Li Xin did not expect this scene to be seen, he raised his sword eyebrows, and said directly: "Zhao Tuo, do you have a plan to quickly break through this barrier?"

Zhao Tuo blinked, but he didn't expect Li Xin's eyes to be so sharp that he could see him even if he opened his mouth.

After thinking about it, Zhao Tuo said honestly: "General, living in a mediocre place is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The officials have no strategy to break through, but they have a bold idea."

"Bold idea?"

"Let's talk and listen."

All the generals in the tent also turned their attention to Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and said: "The officials think that instead of spending a few days in front of Juyongsai, it is better to lead the army to turn eastward, from Youbeiping County on the east side to Liaoxi and Liaodong, or to stop Yan Wang. Father and son."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the tent.

Especially Huan Zhao, who just held back his anger.

Hearing Zhao Tuo's stupid words at this moment, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "Zhao Tuo, are you making a fool of yourself? Then King Yan and his son must go to Shanggu and Yu after entering this fort The second county of Yangyang recruited troops, and then dealt with our army. You don't want to break through as soon as possible and capture King Yan before he can regain his strength. Instead, you want to abandon the pass and go to Liaoxi and Liaodong. Isn't this ridiculous? Do you think Will King Yan and his son abandon Shanggu and Yuyang counties and go to Liaodong to be with the savages?"

"That's right, Liaoxi and Liaodong are places of bitter cold. I heard that the birds don't leave their arrows there, so what is King Yan doing?"

All the generals laughed, Zhao Tuo's words were indeed ridiculous.

King Yan is running north, but you are chasing him east, don't you speak your mind?

The people that General Li likes are nothing more than that.

Facing the laughter in the tent, Zhao Tuo's face was calm, and he said lightly: "What the captain said is exactly, I think Yan Wang and his son will abandon the two counties of Shanggu Yuyang and flee to Liaodong. If our army goes east here, Maybe we can stop it halfway and make a great contribution.”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Tuo stared at Li Xin who was lost in thought, and thought to himself.

listen to me!

General, let's take a shortcut and block them!

Wang Jian broke Jicheng and was in Qin Wangzheng for 21 years. In the same year, Yan Wang left to protect Liaodong.

According to the "Shui Jing Zhu" recorded or quoted, the three counties of Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Liaoxi were all established in the Qin Dynasty in the 22nd year, and Shanggu County was placed in the 23rd year.

It can be seen that after the fall of Jicheng, Yan Wangxi did not rely on the four counties to resist, but directly gave up the territory west of Liaodong and fled straight to Liaodong.

Refer to related papers: Wang Hai's "On Yan Wang's Eastern Collection of Liaodong and Wang Zhi and Related Issues"