Chapter 771: Ambush at Guanshi City! Yesterday’s Revenge Is Like a Thorn in My Side!

On the river, waves splashed against the boat.

Yan Dan stood at the bow of the big wing boat with his hands behind his back. His expression was less romantic and unrestrained than before, and more solemn and sad.

"Prince!" Yan Hu walked to Yan Dan's side and whispered: "According to the scouts left behind in the vicinity of Neihuang, the Qin army that crossed the river from Tunshi City last time had many flags and stoves, which looked like a large army."

"But this Qin army did not pursue our army, but directly advanced into Neihuang City."

"I think this army may be cheating!"

Although the Qin army's flags, stoves and camps all met the specifications of 80,000 soldiers and horses, they actually watched Yan Dan lead his army to escape without chasing him all the way.

This is not Ying Chengjiao's style!

Yan Dan's already tired eyes became even more tired. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a deep voice: "What Deputy General Yan said makes sense!"

"Where does Deputy General Yan think Qin Chang'an is now?"

Yan Huan was slightly startled, and then shook his head: "I don't know!"

"I just think that the battle situation has gone beyond our control, and our army may have fallen into the Qin army's strategy!"

Let me predict Ying Chengjiao's movements when I am completely at a disadvantage in the scout battle?

Am I qualified?

It's better for you to pull Li Mu over!

Yan Dan's eyes became more solemn, and he held the railing with his right hand and said in a deep voice: "Our army does not know the movements of Qin Chang'an Jun, but Qin Chang'an Jun certainly does not know the movements of our army!"

"No matter what strategy Qin Chang'an Jun has formulated, as long as our army can be the first to complete the combination of troops and horses before Qin Chang'an Jun's strategy is finalized, or even swallow up Qin Chang'an Jun's troops and horses."

"Then our army will win!"

"Order the whole army to speed up!"

"Tonight, I will stay in Guanshi City!"

A group of generals hurriedly accepted the order.

One rower rowed the oars with all his strength, allowing the warship to move eastward rapidly like a fish under the dual effects of the water flow and the oars.

At dusk, Guanshi Port was finally in sight.

Looking at the flags of Yan State flying high above Guanshi City and Guanshi Port, Yan Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Hu frowned slightly: "According to our military report, Captain Yan An said that after the surrender of Guanshi City, Guanshi City will still be managed by Guan Yong, the former county magistrate of Zhao Guanshi County."

"Now that our army has arrived at Guanshi City, why doesn't this person come to the port to welcome us?!"

The crown prince and the general of the dynasty have arrived with a large army, and there are no enemy troops around this place. The county magistrate here should go out of the city to welcome them.

This is not only about human relations and flattery, but also about connecting the various resources that can be provided by the local area and the various city defense facilities with Yan Dan at the fastest speed, so that Yan Dan can make further plans, save time, and seize the opportunity.

As a surrendered minister who temporarily took over his original position, Guan Yong should be more cautious, but why didn't he go out of the city to welcome him?

Yan Hu felt something was wrong, and Yan Dan was also a little unhappy.

But Yan Dan waved his hand generously: "I have heard of this man, Guan County Magistrate."

"He is a generous and righteous man, and often entertains knights from all sides."

"Whenever he meets a talented person in distress, he is generous and generous, giving money and food. He is a famous extravagant person in Zhao."

"It's just a small matter to welcome him. Don't worry about it. I think he was delayed by something."

"Pass my order, the whole army goes ashore!"

Forgive his minor impoliteness, and then drink and chat with him, and treat him generously. I have already grasped Guan Yong, right?

Seeing this, Yan Hu wanted to persuade him, but he finally changed his words and said, "Although Guanshi City has surrendered, it is still a city of the former Zhao, and has not been taken over by our Great Yan officials."

"I think that the front army should be ordered to go ashore first and form a battle array."

"Then order the troops of each unit to go ashore."

"Only in this way can it be safe."

Yan Dan nodded casually and said, "Then follow what the deputy general of Yan said."

Under the organization of Yan Hu, the warships of the front army of the Yan army entered the port one after another, and 30,000 Yan soldiers disembarked one by one and quickly ran out of the port.

When the front army formed square formations on the north side of the port and waited in full battle array, the central army of the Yan army rowed towards the port.

However, just as the warship Yan Dan was riding approached the port, a thunder suddenly sounded.

No!

It was not thunder!

It was the sound of bowstrings exploding in unison!

"Bang!!!"

Yan Dan suddenly turned his head to look in the direction where the sound came from, and saw that 50,000 Qin troops had emerged from the forests on the northwest and northeast sides of Guanshi Port.

More than 10,000 crossbow arrows burning with flames were shooting out from the crossbows of the first row of Qin troops.

After streaking across the sky like a meteor, they smashed down on the Yan army fleet at the port!

Further back, 20 catapults were slowly pushed out of the dense forest.

The long arm of force was raised high, driving the pottery jars in the bamboo basket to splash towards the port!

Two burning crossbow arrows were nailed to the bow of Yan Dan's flagship, and the surrounding wooden boards were fumigated with scorching heat and high temperature.

When a pottery jar shattered near the fire crossbow, sticky oil flowed in, and the fire rose uncontrollably!

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Our army has fallen into a trap!"

"The Qin army is attacking! Open the sandbox, quickly take sand to put out the fire!"

"Ah! My robe is on fire, hurry up! Save! Save!"

"Too late! The fire spreads too fast, there is no time to put it out! Quickly abandon the ship and jump into the water!"

With just one round of projectiles, more than a dozen warships were set on fire.

Although the direct casualties caused by the fire were not great, the more than ten burning warships filled the entire port area with flames, making it difficult for subsequent Yan army warships to land through the port.

More importantly, this round of projectiles announced a fact to all the Yan army.

The Qin army, attack!

Yan Dan looked at the big banner coming out of the dense forest in the southwest in disbelief, and cried out: "Impossible!"

"How could Qin Chang'an Jun guess that I wanted to go to Guanshi City, and even set up an ambush here early?!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"My move should be beyond everyone's expectations!"

Yan Dan thought that the central army of the Qin and Yan armies should be in a double-blind state.

Yan Dan did not know Ying Chengjiao's location, and Ying Chengjiao did not know Yan Dan's location.

Yan Dan could not accept it anyway. His plan that was beyond the expectations of the generals and claimed to be a divine hand was actually known to Ying Chengjiao early.

Yan Dan's troops had not even landed yet, and Ying Chengjiao had already set up an ambush here!

"Bang!!!"

The Qin army didn't care about Yan Dan's thoughts. The second round of fire arrows had already shot out, and the catapult's arm began to slowly press down, ready to throw the second round of pottery jars at any time.

Yan Hu shouted in a scorched voice: "Prince!"

"The flagship is on fire!"

"Whether our army should advance or retreat, please tell us quickly, Prince!"

Yan Dan said without hesitation: "Immediately order the left, right, and rear armies to retreat, and use sand to extinguish the fire on the flagship."

"After withdrawing from the range of the Qin army's catapults, transfer to another..."

However, before Yan Dan finished his order, a burst of rapid drums suddenly sounded.

"Dong Dong Dong~~~"

Yan Dan looked back in horror and saw a navy flying the Qin army's flag going upstream from the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

More than a hundred small wing warships emerged from the southern waterway and rushed towards the Yan army.

Before the rear army of the Yan army could form a battle formation, more than a hundred small wings had already rushed into the vicinity of the Yan army's boats and fought in close combat!

Yan Dan's eyes went dark, and he sighed bitterly: "Lord Qin Chang'an, you don't want to give me any chance to escape!"

Yan Dan's first reaction was to abandon the front army and lead his troops to escape.

But the appearance of the Qin navy made Yan Dan more and more aware of the fact that Ying Chengjiao may have set up an ambush in Guanshi City earlier than Yan Dan expected.

He wanted to escape, but unfortunately how could he escape the encirclement carefully arranged by Ying Chengjiao!

"Since I can't leave, then I won't leave!"

With the retreat cut off, Yan Dan was ruthless and shouted angrily: "Pass on this general's order!"

"The front army covers our comrades!"

"The whole army will land by force!"

Seeing that the Yan army's big flag finally left the big wing, it gathered towards the front army of the Yan army under the escort of the Yan army's central army.

Seeing the two divisions of the Yan army directly driving boats to the river bank, trying to land on the shallows, Ying Chengjiao tapped his fingers lightly on the horse's back and murmured in a low voice: "It's still a bit decisive."

"What a pity."

If Yan Dan led his army to retreat directly, he would be chased by Cen Bian's troops along the way and run into Meng Wu's troops head-on. Meng Wu's troops only needed to entangle for a while, and Ying Chengjiao would lead the main force to arrive and form a siege against the Yan army with Meng Wu's troops!

But even if Yan Dan led his troops to land, what would happen?

Ying Chengjiao drove his warhorse forward and shouted loudly: "Yan Prince Dan sent an assassin to assassinate my king. Fortunately, my king was brave and brave enough to kill the assassin himself."

"This is a humiliation for my king!"

"This hatred is like a thorn in my back!"

"The hatred of the ministers can only be eliminated by the blood of the murderer!"

Listening to Ying Chengjiao's words, all the generals of the Qin Dynasty showed cold faces and anger in their eyes.

The lord is humiliated and the minister dies, it has never been an empty talk!

Reining his horse and turning back to look at the army, Ying Chengjiao shouted angrily: "And today, the assassin of the king is right in front of our army!"

"What should our army do?!"

All the Qin army roared in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Ying Chengjiao roared: "Pass on my order!"

"Anyone who can get the head of Prince Dan of Yan can get half of my spoils of this battle, and then I will personally recommend him to the king to help him ascend to a high position!"

"The other half of my spoils of this battle is also a reward, and anyone who is brave in this battle can take it!"

It was only the Qin army generals who had the intention to fight just now.

But when Ying Chengjiao offered the reward, all the Qin army soldiers breathed hard.

In this battle, Ying Chengjiao destroyed the State of Zhao!

How much spoils can Ying Chengjiao get?

Ordinary people dare not even think about it!

But now, they only need to chop off Yan Dan's head to have half of them!

Backed by justice and holding interests.

In just a few words, the morale of the Qin army has reached boiling point!

Looking at the Qin soldiers who wished they could rush out and chop off two heads right now, Ying Chengjiao shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Each crossbow soldier changes to armor-piercing crossbow arrows, diffusely shoot the river bank, and make sure to shoot as many enemy troops as possible while the Yan army lands!"

"Captain Meng Tian's troops and Captain Meng Nan's two troops, surround the front army of the Yan army!"

"Central army listen to the order!"

Reaching out to take the long halberd handed over by Ba Fu, Ying Chengjiao screamed wildly: "Follow behind this general!"

"Kill the enemy!!!"