Chapter 45
Jicheng under the night is not as quiet as usual, but the noise of people is making noises, and the construction is constantly sounding, and countless people are sweating profusely, strengthening the walls of Jicheng.
The King of Yan originally planned to retreat to Liaodong, but as soon as the King of Qin's order arrived, he immediately changed his mind and decided to stay in Jicheng. This was better, but he saved the pain of the verbal pain and secretly sighed that his thousand words of persuasion was not as good as the King of Qin's words.
At the end of the Warring States Period, Qin's strength was far superior to the six countries. Especially during the reign of Qin Shihuang, he managed Qin far ahead of his ancestors. His reputation shocked the monarchs of the six countries. Maybe they expressed their differences, and they mostly criticized them and praised them very little. This also proves from another aspect how much energy the Qin king had at that time.
When his will arrive, would the King of Yan dare not to implement it? Especially the words that squandered the Yan Kingdom made the King of Yan even more frightened.
"Hurry, move quickly, hurry up, hurry up. You pigs who only know how to eat dry food have no energy at all. By the time you finish your work, the people of Zhao will have already entered.
"The supervisor soldier swung his whip and hit the people on the heads, cursing: "Your wife, your daughter, your old mother, and your dying grandmother will be stripped naked by the people of Zhao.
If you want to be cuckolded, just be lazy. If you don’t want to be a turtle, you can use more energy."
The Zhao State's soldiers were ruthless, and the Yan State's soldiers were not bad, and the people were in a dilemma. This is the helpless life of the people in troubled times. Therefore, the saying that "I would rather be a dog in the world than a person in troubled times" lamented by later generations.
A burst of rapid and heavy footsteps sounded. Ju Xin brought the soldiers to patrol. When he saw the people working hard under the light, he still felt that it was not enough. He shouted: "What are you standing? Don't you ask them to hurry up? The flesh is loose, help him tightly.
"The soldiers understood. They swung their whip and whipped hard, making the people cry and call their parents.
Just as the soldiers were showing off their power, a thunderous drum sound suddenly came from Zhao camp. The drum sound was very loud. I don’t know how many face drums were ringing together, which was even more powerful than thunder.
Ju Xin's heart was thrilled. Before he could scream, he didn't know who called out, "Oh my God. The Zhao army attacked the city." With a sound, the common people threw down their tools and ran away.
The Zhao army's siege of the city was the most feared thing in Yan State. Both soldiers and the people were afraid of it. They fled and rushed to the ground. In a short while, seven out of ten people ran away from the construction site.
"Stop. You stop!" Ju Xin saw that the situation was not good, so he shouted loudly, but Yan State suffered too many defeats in front of Zhao State. The people of Yan State were so scared that they heard about the name of Zhao army, so Ju Xin could not stop drinking.
He bit his teeth. Ju Xin shouted, "Arrowman, prepare, shoot!" With a command, the archers fired arrows at once. The people and soldiers who were eager to escape immediately made arrows and the dead souls.
"Tell me the order: Anyone who leaves his post without permission, whoever fled, kill!" Ju Xin sent a strict order to mobilize the army to suppress it. Under the attack of his iron-fisted means, the possible riot that may have been expanded was finally controlled.
However, Yan State also came to a considerable price. More than 2,000 people and soldiers died in this suppression operation, and the whole city of Ji was hustle and bustle all night. People dared not sleep.
What is strange is that the news of the attack on the Zhao army in Jicheng was not verified. The soldiers were concentrating on the city walls to wait for the enemy, waiting for the first time to see the shadow of the Zhao army, seeing the second time to see the third time, and not waiting until dawn.
After dawn, the King of Yan received a report that there was no Zhao army siege. The courage, which was so scared that he almost became a leopard, suddenly became a leopard. He straightened his chest and asked his followers to fight a ceremonial battle to patrol the city.
"Where are people from Zhao? Why aren't there people from Zhao?" King Yan asked as soon as he saw Ju Xin's face.
Regarding this question, Ju Xin is not outstanding in military talent. He is the tallest among the shorts. He can't answer it. He said, "Go back to the king, God bless me, Yan State, and the Zhao army did not attack the city."
It was finally a good thing not to be attacked. King Yan was even more relieved. He climbed to the top of the city and looked at Zhaoying, which had been camping dozens of miles outside the city, and said, "The drum sounds really loudly, and it's been ringing all night, and it's still ringing.
They really have the energy, but they are not tired after knocking for such a long time. Hey, the people of Zhao are so strange that they can join the birds. Look, the magpies are flying around in the camp, chirping non-stop.”
There is a saying that "there is no general in Shu, and Liao Hua is the pioneer." Ju Xin was able to become the pillar general of Yan State, which was similar to this. His military talent was incomparable. He could not understand it. He frowned and looked at Zhao Ying, but he couldn't understand it.
The Qin envoy came over, looked at Zhao camp and said, "Your Majesty, hurry up and order General Ju Xin to lead his army to chase Zhao army, otherwise it would be too late."
As long as Jicheng is safe, Gao Xiang has already burned the King of Yan, how dare he pursue Zhao's army? He said, "The envoy has something to know. If our army leaves the city, it will not be Li Mu's snack without support."
The Qin envoy shook his head slightly and said, "The king doesn't know that Zhao camp is already an empty camp. Please see, it is a magpies and larks. He sang happily in Zhao camp, which means that Zhao army had already evacuated, leaving only an empty camp to be amazed by the king.
"The King of Yan was a little unbelievable, and the Qin envoy continued to analyze: "How can hundreds of thousands of troops be stationed in it? The birds dare to cry."
The King of Yan had not yet believed it deeply and said, "But the drum sounded so loudly. If there was no one, how could it be knocked so loudly?"
The Qin envoy sighed again that there was no one in Yan State and said, "Foreign officials, this drum was not beaten by humans, but by animals, and it was probably a sheep. Li Mu hung the sheep with his front legs tied to a high place, and placed a drum below. The sheep's hind legs pedaled up and down, and the drum sounded without knocking.
Someone has used this method long ago, and it is not surprising that Li Mu is just borrowing the methods of his predecessors."
This method is a bit incredible. The King of Yan didn't believe it and said, "Go and find out what happened."
Several soldiers were ordered to leave the city and enter Zhaoying. After a while, they turned around from Zhaoying, brought back a drum, drove a fat goat, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is no one in Zhaoying, only sheep, but sheep are kicking the drum."
When the King of Yan saw that the drum was broken, it was not to mention that the goat was too fat and powerful, and he broke the drum and praised: "Sir, I am a god! Ju Xin, you are still waiting for wine or meat, why don't you chase after me quickly."
Li Mu is really amazing. Just such an empty camp plan made the entire Jicheng chaotic all night, with thousands of casualties and wounding. He deserves to be praised by future generations as the God of War in Zhao.
Ju Xin was ashamed and responded and was about to chase Li Mu. The Qin envoy hurriedly stopped him and said, "Let's wait."
"What advice do you have for me?" Ju Xin asked.
Qin envoy said: "Li Mu must chase him, but he cannot chase him like this."
Chapter completed!