"Your Majesty need not worry. We encountered some difficulties, but they are no longer a problem."
Lu Li didn't want to talk about it, and Ying Zheng didn't ask any further questions, as long as Lu Li was alright.
"Your Majesty, spring is just around the corner. Now is the time to let General Wang Jian make preparations in advance."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Wang Jian has already amassed 500,000 troops, awaiting my command."
Lu Li nodded. The war to destroy Yan required overwhelming force; at this point, there was no need for any political maneuvering or strategy.
Even if Qi were to actually go to Yan's aid, Qin would not be afraid at this point!
In 222 BC, Qin general Wang Jian led an army of 500,000 to attack the Yan state.
Under Wang Jian's powerful offensive, the State of Yan was utterly defeated, and in less than half a year, Wang Jian conquered the State of Yan.
Just as Lu Li had predicted, the State of Qi did not offer any assistance, but instead made it appear as if the State of Yan was doomed.
After the state of Yan was destroyed, the old king of Yan died, and the new crown prince Xi succeeded him as king and fled to the Liaodong region.
Thus, a large portion of Yan's territory fell to Qin!
Of the six states, only Qi remained. All the generals and soldiers of Qin were eagerly anticipating the final battle to destroy Qi.
Apart from Wang Jian, all the generals volunteered for the mission.
After much deliberation, Ying Zheng, for the sake of prudence, entrusted the important task of destroying Qi to Wang Jian's son, Wang Ben!
In conquering the five kingdoms, Wang Ben's achievements were no less than Wang Jian's; the only difference was that the two were father and son, and Wang Jian was in charge of the entire army.
"Wang Ben! Prepare the army for war; we will launch the war to annihilate Qi next year!"
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