Yan State has six counties, except the three counties of Liaodong in the east. There are three counties in its west: Yuyang, Shanggu and Guangyang. These three counties are densely populated, twice that of the three eastern counties, with about 13.4 million people.
According to the current state of extreme warfare common during the Warring States Period, he could almost send out nearly 300,000 troops, which was no less powerful than the imperial army that had annexed the two counties of Liaodong and West Liaoning and had a strength of about 300,000.
Of course, Yan's 300,000-strong army will also be used to defend against the Huns in the north and the Qi and Zhao people in the south. This will require nearly 100,000 troops, plus some people from various places to stay behind. He also wants 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Therefore, the number of troops that can really be gathered in the capital of Yan State is only about 150,000.
Of these 150,000 people, there are still 10,000 or 20,000 left to guard the capital. If we really want to go on an expedition, we can only send 120,000 to 30,000 of them.
Sending this small number of people to attack Zhong Yu's more than 200,000 troops was purely to deliver food. This is why King Yan agreed to the proposal of Yan Chunjun and Yan Yi.
Through the intelligence he knew, he naturally understood his own strength. When the enemy had already seized the opportunity, it was extremely impossible to repel the enemy or even regain the lost territory, and there was little hope.
Therefore, it is better to mobilize the army from all over the country. When the time comes, his 150,000 troops will stay under the capital, taking advantage of the geographical advantage of defending the city and being in the hinterland of our own side.
At that time, reinforcements and resources from across the country can be continuously transported to the capital, and the enemy will receive continuous attacks from Yan State.
Slowly falling into the people's maritime war, and finally being defeated, they can only retreat without being able to retreat. They can even take the opportunity to regain the lost territory and restore the land of Yan to its pre-war size.
Although there will be fewer people by then, as long as the land remains and the population still has a certain foundation, it will only take ten or twenty years to recover.
About a month later, Zhong Yu had already digested the two counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi. Because the north and east of the two counties were the territory of Yu State, there was no need to defend them.
To the south and west is either the sea or the territory of Yan State. Among them, the territory of Yan State is exactly where he will go on an expedition next.
Therefore, in addition to leaving some necessary garrison troops, 80,000 of the nearly 100,000 surrendered troops of the Yan Kingdom from the other two counties were mobilized to follow his remaining 200,000 imperial native troops towards the capital of the Yan Kingdom.
On the way, the 20,000 defenders in Youbeiping County of Yan State resisted a little, but were immediately put down. Zhong Yu only used the 80,000 surrendered troops to attack the city, and captured the city with less than 10,000 casualties. The entire county.
Then he transferred some strong men from Youbeiping County into the army, gathered together his 300,000 troops, and marched toward the capital of Yan State in a mighty manner. The army stretched for dozens of miles, blocking the sky and the sun, and making it difficult to see.
When Zhong Yu's army came to the city and completely surrounded Yan's capital in all directions and surrounded him tightly, Yan's 150,000 troops also happened to arrive at the capital.
The war is about to break out, and it is still unclear who will win the final victory in this battle.
The other six countries in the south of the Yan Kingdom also learned through their intelligence channels that a war that could destroy the country was taking place in the Yan Kingdom to the north of them.
In the Kingdom of Qin, in the Xianyang Palace at this moment, Emperor Qin Yingzheng has fully grown up. At the age of more than 20, he can't wait to grasp the original rights that belong to the King of Qin.
But there was a big mountain in front of him. Lu Buwei, a name full of legends, went from being a mere merchant to living with rare goods, and actually climbed up to the prime minister of the Qin State, the most powerful country in the world, and became a marquis with unlimited power. In both the government and the public, he became a man who could shake the situation of the entire world.
His existence has threatened the rule of Ying Zheng, who has gradually become independent. This young king has an extremely huge ambition in his heart.
In order to realize this ambition, he must master all the power at his disposal, so he had planned a plan to eradicate Lu Buwei a few years ago.
Through a series of struggles, he captured a considerable part of Qin's power. Although it was still insufficient to deal with Lu Buwei, he believed that as long as he was given another two or three years, the entire Qin State would be under his control. .
"Yu Guo, this is such a country. It can actually send 200,000 troops to force the Yan State to this point. It can almost be said that as long as the losses are not considered, the Yan State can be captured!"
Ying Zheng sat on his throne and looked at him sharply. The ministers above the court were full of accusations and questions. The majestic Qin Empire was not even interested in this powerful country that suddenly appeared. You know, the intelligence services really failed in their duties.
"Your Majesty, according to various aspects of our Qin State's investigation, this Imperial Kingdom seems to have just emerged last year, but it has been unstoppable in annihilating the Donghu people and Jizi Chaoshan, the two northern forces of the Yan Kingdom, and quickly brought them under its rule. Inside, and he appeared out of nowhere, with millions of his people, as if they suddenly appeared without any basis to look for them!"
As the prime minister, Lu Buwei naturally had the confidence to face Ying Zheng's questioning at this moment. He had enough confidence that Ying Zheng in front of him could not do anything to him!
"So, Father Zhong wants to tell me that these millions of people appeared out of thin air? Is this imperial kingdom a ghost?" A cold light flashed in the depths of Ying Zheng's eyes. Anyone who dares to offend his majesty will It is impossible to live in this world.
"Officially, this is not to deceive Your Majesty, but this imperial kingdom did appear suddenly before. Qin's intelligence department has always been concentrated in the six kingdoms. It is really unable to do more spying on the grassland peoples in the north, and it is difficult to integrate into these grassland barbarians. Among the tribes! It must be a country farther north than the grassland tribes like Donghu, and they are encroaching downwards!" Lu Buwei explained to Ying Zheng the shortcomings of the Qin State's intelligence department, and expressed some of his speculations.
"In this case, then give me more spying and allocate more power to the north. You must find out for me the reason for the emergence of this Yu Kingdom, what kind of strength he has, and how he will cooperate with our Qin Kingdom's strategy to unify the world. , what kind of impact and conflict will there be!" Ying Zheng finally said sternly, still not determined to take action against Lu Buwei in front of him, now is not the time.
Turning to this question, Ying Zheng was deeply wary of the country that had just appeared in the north for some unknown reason. It seemed that this country was his nemesis, enough to threaten the survival of Qin.
At the same time, various countries and schools in the world also started meetings and spies one after another for the newly emerged Yu Kingdom.
Wave after wave of spies slowly gathered from all over the world and lurked in Yuguo. And Zhong Yu, who was stirring up the world, was leading his army at the moment, preparing the first step of attacking the Yan Kingdom.
(End of chapter)