When Qin destroyed the other vassal states, it also encountered fierce and stubborn resistance; had it not been for Bingzhou and Yanyan making their move, it would not have been so easy for them to conquer Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chu.
"Launch wave after wave of assaults against Shicheng, and dispatch the reconnaissance corps along the banks of the Yishui River to find a suitable crossing point!" Wang Jian reined in his emotions.
The State of Yan simply had a fallback option and therefore would not make a desperate, all-or-nothing last stand, but that did not mean King Xi of Yan would simply give up and let the Qin army drive deep into their territory unchecked.
Chapter 947