General Qin

The first light of dawn appeared on the far horizon, and the Qi soldiers who had been stationed on the city wall all night finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They were the soldiers who had stayed in Zhencheng, and they had watched Da Sima lead an army of 150,000 people into the battlefield in high spirits.

They also watched Da Sima fled back to the city in embarrassment, and when they looked up, they could only see the robes outside the city who were chased and killed by the Qin people. I even saw with my own eyes the scene of tens of thousands of Qi troops surrendering to the Qin people under the city.

Those scenes had already frightened the people of Qi, and the words that General Tian Dan said during his inspection tour in the evening aggravated this emotion.

"The Qin people are bloodthirsty and love to kill, and they use beheading as a merit. Those defeated soldiers who surrendered to them will definitely die. They will be beheaded by the Qin people as a military exploit. If the Qin army breaks through the city, you will also be beheaded. There is absolutely no reason to survive, if you want to survive, you must fight to the death!"

Tian Dan's words were in line with Qi people's impression of Qin Jun, who was brutal and bloodthirsty, and made the first contribution.

Therefore, although the Qi soldiers in the city were frightened by the performance of the Qin army, they still mustered up their courage and decided to use the city defense to fight the Qin people to the last moment.

There is still hope of survival in the death battle. Once the city is broken, they will definitely be killed.

That night, they didn't dare to take it lightly. They held the weapons in their hands tightly and watched the movement outside the city, fearing that the Qin army would attack the city overnight in the dark.

Fortunately, the night passed safely.

"We can finally go to sleep."

One of the soldiers muttered and let out a long breath.

The others followed suit.

At this moment, a Qi soldier suddenly shouted: "The Qin army has attacked the city!"

All the Qi soldiers were startled, and hurriedly looked outside the city wall, and they really saw a black shadow running towards Zhencheng in the morning light in the distance.

"Enemy attack!"

"The Qin army is attacking the city, and the crossbowmen are ready!"

The Qi general who defended the city ordered people to issue warnings, and at the same time asked the crossbowmen on the city wall to prepare.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and under the morning light, they could only see running shadows in the distance, but they couldn't see the specific appearance of those people.

General Qi, who was guarding the city, felt that this Qin army was a little strange.

These Qin people wanted to attack the city at dawn, but they didn't have ladders and siege equipment. Could it be that they can climb the city wall empty-handed?

And these people ran too scattered, they didn't even have a formation, worse than their Qi army.

"With such an army, can they defeat Da Sima?"

The city defender Qi thought so, seeing that those figures had entered the range of the crossbow, he decisively gave the order to shoot.

In an instant, arrows rained down, knocking down the shadows of people running outside the city.

"Qin Jun, that's all."

Just when General Qi was triumphant, among the screams outside the city, the familiar Qi language rang out.

"Stop shooting, your own!"

"It's Paoze! It's a friendly army!"

A moment later, Tian Chong rushed to the top of the wall with a tired face.

What he saw was the tens of thousands of people from Qi who came back with only single clothes on the station outside the city.

"Da Sima, let us enter the city, we are hungry!"

The Qi people wailed and cried, begging the big Sima on the city to open the city gate and let them in for a hot meal.

Tian Chong's face turned pale immediately.

"Da Sima, can we open the door?"

...

Ayi, also known as Dong'e in later generations, is located in the northeast of Zhencheng.

The geographical location of this city is very important. If Zhencheng is the first gateway to the west of Qi State, then Ayi is the second.

Because the city relies on Jishui, as long as the Qin army takes Ayi, it can rely on Jishui to transport soldiers and grain, and it is very convenient to transport directly to the north of Linzi by water.

If this city falls into the hands of the Qin army, then Linzi will be in real danger.

Therefore, in addition to deploying a large army in Zhencheng, Da Sima also deployed 20,000 horses along the line of Ayi, led by Qi General Zou Bai, to guard this line of defense.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it was already dusk on the second day after the war.

Tian Rong led several cavalry, and after running wildly for a day in the middle of the night, he finally arrived at the outskirts of Ayi.

He not only has the order of the great Sima ordering Qi General Zou Bai to strictly guard the city, but also a document to plead guilty to King Jian of Qi and ask for support.

"After passing the order, I will go to Linzi and tell Xiangbang and the king about the ferocity of the Qin army and the danger that we will face in Qi. After the king understands the situation, he will definitely recruit another army to resist the Qin people. As long as there is another With 100,000 people, our country of Qi will be safe this time."

Just as Tian Rong was thinking to himself, a short soldier beside him yelled, "My God, Ah Yi has been attacked!"

Ah Yi was attacked?

Isn't Qin Jun still in Zhencheng?

Tian Rong was taken aback for a moment, but then he saw it.

In Ayi City in the distance, there are beacon smoke everywhere, and at the same time, there are figures shaking everywhere.

Tian Rong trembled, and hurriedly stepped forward, and when he got close, he finally saw clearly.

Outside the city of Ayi, there were indeed countless black-armored Qin troops. They had already occupied the Qi army camp originally stationed outside the city, and they were still storming the city.

It was the end of the battle at this time, Tian Rong clearly saw a Qin soldier planting a flag on a city wall, and the black Qin flag fluttered in the wind, announcing the new ownership of the city.

At the same time, the other gates of Ayi's city were opened, and fast horses and vehicles rushed out of the city, fleeing to the distance.

"Ayi is over..."

Tian Rong gasped, only to feel sweat on his forehead.

The fall of Ayi not only opened the door to Linzi, the capital of Qi, but also meant that the retreat of Zhencheng Da Sima was cut off.

As long as Ayi is in the hands of the Qin army, it is impossible for Zhencheng to receive any support from the mainland of Qi.

"Both of you, hurry back to Zhencheng and inform Da Sima of the fall of Ayi so that Da Sima can prepare early. I will go to Linzi and inform the king of this important news! Please call for reinforcements immediately!"

The two short soldiers who were named by Tian Rong immediately agreed and rode their horses back in the direction of Zhencheng.

Tian Rong took a deep breath, took the remaining short soldiers, bypassed Ayi, and ran towards Linzi.

Before he left, he couldn't help turning his head, looking at the city that was still smoking in the distance.

"Where did this Qin army come from?"

...

Outside the city of Ayi, the weather-stained Meng Tian looked at the Qin flag fluttering on the city wall, and his tense cheeks just relaxed.

"The general of the Qi army in Ayi only knew how to send sentry cavalry to the west to patrol, but he ignored the east. I came from the east, so I beat him to attack him unprepared and caught him by surprise. Now that I have taken Ayi, I will cut off the It's a great achievement for the Qi army in Zhencheng to retreat."

A look of joy flashed across Meng Tian's eyes, he, who is known for his strategic vision, naturally knew the significance of his actions.

"General Meng, what should we do next? Do we want to lead our army to Zhencheng and join General Zhao to annihilate the Qi army?"

Su Jiao, his right hand, came up to inquire.

Meng Tian shook his head and said, "We don't need to worry about the battle of Zhencheng. With General Zhao's ability, it is easy to defeat a great Sima of the Qi State. You can send someone to the west to inform the general. Before the general's order arrives, our The task is to defend the city and prevent the Qi army from counterattacking. As long as the city is under our control, the Qi army west of Ayi will have nowhere to escape. This is a great achievement!"

...

Zhencheng, the next morning.

Da Sima Tianchong took Tian Dan, Xiangfuji and other generals up the city wall early in the morning, looking at the camp in the distance.

Just two days ago, the camp was owned by the Qi army, but now it has become the place where the Qin army stationed troops.

Overlooking from the city wall, one could see crowds of people moving between the camps, with black armor covering their eyes, it was very infiltrating.

If one glances over the camp and looks into the distance, one can see flocks of birds flying high in the mountains and forests farther away.

That was the Qin army cutting down trees to build siege equipment.

"In the past two days, the Qin army focused on counting the gains and building equipment, and did not attack the city. But it is only a few days of peace, and there will be a bloody battle soon."

Tian Chong sighed lightly.

Xiangfuji said: "Don't worry, Da Sima. Our army has strengthened the city defense in the past two days, and all kinds of defense materials have been prepared. The grain and grass stored in the city are enough for our army to eat for several months, and it is enough to last until the king recruits us." Reinforcements are coming."

Tian Chong nodded. Zhencheng is a border city of Qi State. In the face of a war that may break out at any time, there is a huge granary in the city, which stores a huge amount of grain and grass, which is originally for his army.

Now that the army was defeated by the Qin people, and the rest of the people ate the food in the city, they would naturally be able to last longer, so there was no need to worry about this.

Thinking of food, Tian Chong's face turned gloomy again.

"Tian Dan, are you sure there are no Qin spies among the ten thousand people?"

Tian Dan smiled wryly, and said: "The general sent someone to check it carefully. These ten thousand people are indeed from our country of Qi. They can all speak the same language, and they can tell their local origins. They know each other. There are no people from Qin mixed in." in."

Tian Chong's face softened slightly, and he whispered: "Looking at it this way, Zhao Tuo can be regarded as a bit of a gentleman. There is not enough food in the army, and he didn't kill the prisoners, but sent them back to Zhencheng instead. It's intentional."

Hearing the word "gentleman" from Da Sima's mouth, the expressions of the surrounding people changed.

Tian Dan frowned and said, "The general thinks that there may be a conspiracy of the Qin people, because the ten thousand people are genuine soldiers of our army. But according to the general's observation, after they returned to the city, they went around preaching that the Qin people would not kill them." Regarding the captives, there are still people who say that Qin General Zhao Tuo is benevolent."

"Before we said that the Qin army killed brutally to motivate the soldiers to fight to the death. Now that this matter is disturbed, the morale of the army may be unstable again."

Tian Chong's face changed slightly, and when Tian Dan reminded him, he immediately figured out the joint.

"What a Zhao Tuo, I still think he is a gentleman, but I didn't expect it to be another trick. This is to destroy our army's morale!"

Tian Chong gritted his teeth, but he had no choice but to face Zhao Tuo's conspiracy.

After all, in the face of 10,000 Qi people crying and begging outside the city, he has no way to keep them out of the city. In addition to conscience, he also has to consider the psychology of the soldiers in the city.

He was hunted down by the Qin army before. In order to prevent the Qin people from taking the opportunity to seize the city, he abandoned tens of thousands of routs and forcibly closed the city gate.

But in the face of 10,000 of his own children pleading with no Qin people by his side, if Tian Chong dared to refuse, the already unstable military spirit in the city would fall to the lowest point directly.

So he could only pinch his nose and let those 10,000 people into the city.

"Issue a strict order that the soldiers are forbidden to talk about this matter with each other. Mr. Xiangfu, your eloquence is superb. This time, you are invited to go to the city to publicize the release of the prisoners by the Qin army. This is to provoke the hearts of the soldiers in our city and make the soldiers absolutely not Fooled!"

"And encourage the soldiers, tell them that as long as they can fight to the death and defend the city, they will be able to wait for the king's reinforcements, and then the Qin people can be driven out of our country of Qi!"

Tian Chong opened his mouth to Xiangfu.

Xiang Fuji immediately cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Da Sima, I will show my tongue later and encourage the soldiers to fight to the death!"

Tian Chong nodded, and said again: "Although Zhao Tuo's strategy can destroy our army's morale, the soldiers in my city will not surrender to him. After all, our country of Qi still has strength, and the king can still recruit troops to come to support. There is hope Now, no one in the city is willing to go to his Qin camp as a prisoner. Therefore, Zhao Tuo’s letting these 10,000 people come back will actually increase our defense force!"

Xiangfu Ji followed with a smile and said: "What Da Sima said is that if there are 10,000 more people guarding the city, the Qin army will definitely spend more time and casualties if they want to break through the city. From this point of view, what Zhao Tuo did What a mistake."

Tian Chong also laughed. He looked outside the city and became energetic again.

"As long as our army guards Zhencheng and Ayi, Qi will not be in danger of being overthrown!"

At this moment, a short soldier rushed up the city wall and reported: "Da Sima, outside the city, there is a short soldier from Doctor Tian who came to report, saying that he brought news of Ayi."

"Brother Rong sent someone to reply?"

Tian Dan was stunned for a moment, the brothers captured Han Hengyang Lord, not only was favored by Da Sima, but also won the title of doctor of Qi State for their meritorious service. At this moment, what the short soldier said about Doctor Tian was referring to Tian Rong.

"Ayi?"

Tian Chong frowned, and said: "Zou Baisu is talented, I feel more at ease with him guarding Ayi, just to see what news can come from Ayi."

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