General Qin

"Great Sima wants to surrender the city to Qin?"

When Xiang Fuji was invited, after listening to Tian Chong's words, he immediately turned pale with shock.

He said in surprise: "Da Sima, there are still 100,000 soldiers in Zhencheng, and the food and grass can be supplied for several months. How can they surrender so easily?"

Tian Chong smiled faintly, and looked at Tian Dan beside him.

Tian Dan mourned and said: "Ayi has fallen and the way back has been cut off. The soldiers have already been terrified. Now the Qin army is threatening with giant artillery to lure those who surrender not to kill. Although there are 100,000 soldiers in the city, most of them With the intention of surrendering in his heart, he has no power to fight anymore. If the Qin army attacks, it will definitely break the city in one battle. Da Sima has pity for the lives of the soldiers and does not want to kill in vain. Therefore, he wants to surrender the city to Qin and save the lives of the Qi people in the city."

Xiang Fuji was silent, he was actually well aware of the situation in the city.

It is absolutely impossible to defend Zhencheng.

Seeing that the husband is sick, he understands.

Tian Chong said at this time: "Mr. Xiangfu, you have always been eloquent. You are a famous talker in Jixia. You have been sent to Qinying before. This time, I would like to invite you to enter Qinying again and make an appointment with Zhao Tuo. , to strive for some conditions for the Qi people in my city."

Fight for conditions.

This is why Tian Chong chose to surrender at this time. If he chooses to surrender voluntarily when his strength is still there, he can still negotiate conditions with the Qin people.

And if the Qi people in the city surrendered after the Qin army attacked the city, the situation would be completely different. At that time, they would have to wait for the Qin people to slaughter them, and they would not even have the qualifications to negotiate conditions.

Xiangfu sighed and bowed to Tian Chong: "Da Sima thinks of the Qi people in the city, he is really a gentleman of benevolence and righteousness."

"Gentleman?"

Tian Chong smiled helplessly.

After a while, he personally wrote a letter, handed it to Xiang Fuji, and ordered someone to escort him out of the city, and make an appointment with the Qin people.

After Xiangfu left, Tian Chong's eyes fell on Tian Dan who was beside him again.

"Dan, what you said just now is that the Qin army surrounded three gates and one, and the east road is unobstructed. This point can indeed be used. You pack up, bring some cronies and dead soldiers, and when I make an appointment with Zhao Tuo, you will come from the east. Get out. With me here, Zhao Tuo will definitely not hunt you down, even if there are some pursuers, with your ability, you will definitely be able to escape."

"Da Sima, I won't go! I will be with Da Sima!"

Tian Dan's eyes were wide open, and he spoke loudly, his voice full of firmness.

In Tian Dan's eyes, although Da Sima often puts the way of a gentleman in his mouth, his actions seem a bit pedantic.

But he is honest and honest, kind and humble, and indeed has the legacy of the ancient gentleman, which is even more different in this era of intrigue.

Moreover, Da Sima knew people with his eyes, took Tian Dan by his side, taught him by precept and example, taught him the art of war and tactics, and promoted him to a senior general of Qi State. To him, Tian Dan was really like his teacher Bole.

As the ancients said, a scholar dies for his confidant.

It was a critical moment, how could he, Tian Dan, throw Da Sima into the hands of the Qin army and let himself escape with his life.

Seeing Tian Dan's excited appearance, Tian Chong laughed.

He got up, walked to Tian Dan's side, reached out and patted the other person's shoulder to show his closeness.

"What do you look like? I am the Great Sima of the State of Qi, with a noble status. Now that the entire city is surrendering, he, Zhao Tuo, will definitely treat me with courtesy and will not let me be wronged in the slightest, let alone take my life." worry, so you don’t have to.”

Hearing this, Tian Dan's face was slightly relaxed.

Da Sima is right, he has a noble status and surrendered voluntarily, Qin Jun will definitely not bully him.

Tian Chong said again: "I surrendered to the Qin army, firstly to protect the lives of the soldiers in the city, and secondly because I had no choice but to let me go. It is impossible for Zhao Tuo to let me go. Rather than being captured and humiliated by him, it is better to surrender the whole city. Be decent."

"But you, Tian Dan, are different. If I stayed here to attract Zhao Tuo, you should be able to escape smoothly. At that time, you fled back to Linzi and explained the situation here to the king and Xiangbang. When the Qin army approached Linzi, you also You can help defend the city there."

Speaking of this, Tian Chong sighed and said: "Our Qi State has not fought for more than 40 years, and there are only a handful of people in the country who can fight. You have been learning the art of war with me for a year, and you have personally been on the battlefield. Afterwards, you will be the only general in Qi who can lead the army. If you stay here, you will only become a prisoner of the Qin army and will be useless to the country. You can only play a role if you return to Linzi! Dan, do you understand?"

"Da Sima's heart, Dan already understands. Please rest assured, Da Sima, Tian Dan will swear to the death to guard Linzi and protect our Tian family community!"

Tian Dan is not a coy person, after knowing Da Sima's intentions, he immediately agreed.

Tian Chong said softly: "Very well, go down and get ready, pick some capable and loyal people from the city, and leave together when the time comes."

"only."

Tian Dan agreed, turned and left.

When he reached the door, he turned sharply and looked back.

Tian Dan took a deep breath, looked at Tian Chong in the room, and bowed heavily.

"Elder Sima, please take care."

After a long time, he got up and left.

Watching Tian Dan's figure disappear outside the house.

Tian Chong's face was full of sadness.

...

Qin army camp.

Zhao Tuo summoned all the generals to discuss matters in the tent, and received the Qi envoy Xiang Fuji from Zhencheng.

Xiangfu quickly opened his mouth to talk about the conditions, eloquently, spitting all over the place.

On Qin Jun's side, Li Shiqi went into battle, also drooling.

After a verbal battle between the two, the husband's illness was not enough, coupled with the need for others, they finally succumbed to the disadvantage, and the conditions were ultimately determined by the Qin army.

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "Since Da Sima is willing to surrender with the city, I shall abide by the agreement. I will not kill prisoners or plunder the people's property. As long as the Qi people in the city do not make chaos, I will never hurt their lives. For Da Sima and the Prime Minister Husband, you should also treat each other with courtesy."

For Zhao Tuo, it is naturally good for Tian Chong to voluntarily surrender, which not only saves time and effort, but also helps him stabilize the land in the future.

However, if the conditions proposed by the other party were too harsh, it was impossible for him to agree, so he only guaranteed the most basic surrender treatment.

Xiangfu sighed softly. He wanted to use his tongue to win some good conditions for Da Sima and the Qi people in the city, but there was Li Shiqi in the Qin army, so he had no choice but to save them. Everyone's life.

Xiang Fuji signed a contract of surrender with Zhao Tuo on behalf of Da Sima Tianchong, agreed on the time of surrender, and then left.

After the arrival of Qi, the husband hurried away.

In the entire camp, there was a burst of hearty laughter.

"Congratulations, General, Tian Da Sima surrendered the city, and all the 100,000 Qi troops in the city gave up their resistance. This is a great victory for our army! With Tian Chong in hand, it will be easier to talk about surrendering King Jian of Qi!"

Li Shiqi looked excited, Zhencheng surrendered, and he became more confident about the next task.

Heiyu and the others also shouted: "Great, once Zhencheng is taken down, we can go straight to Linzi and capture that old king of Qi alive!"

In the excited voices of the generals.

Zhao Tuo looked out of the tent with thoughtful eyes.

...

In the early morning of the second day, the sun rose into the sky and cast its light down to illuminate the earth.

The Qin army formed a battle formation and stood outside Zhencheng. They were about to accept the surrender of the Qi army in the city.

And at Zhencheng, Da Sima Tianchong asked his short soldiers to wait at the bottom of the city, walked up to the city wall of Zhencheng, stood on the top of the dilapidated city that had been bombarded by the Qin army, and looked at the invisible city below the city. The black armor army at the end.

"The strength of the Qin army is not only the strength of the generals, but also the strength of the soldiers. It is the strength of the country."

Tian Chong recalled the battle with Zhao Tuo, and became more and more clear about the reason for his loss.

In addition to his own lack of ability, the poor quality of the Qi army is also an important reason.

Tian Chong took a deep breath and shouted to the outside of the city: "I am Grand Sima Tian Chong of the Qi State, please invite General Zhao of the Qin State for a while."

In the battle formation of the Qin army outside the city.

Zhao Tuo looked at the lonely figure on the top of the city wall, and when he heard Da Sima's voice of invitation, he sighed slightly and was about to let the emperor drive forward.

Li Shang, who was guarding beside him, stopped him and said, "General, if the people of Qi have a mean heart and ambushed crossbowmen under the city, wouldn't it be dangerous to lure the general to ambush them? It's better to be cautious."

Zhao Tuo was taken aback, then laughed, and said, "Don't worry, Da Sima won't do that."

The chariot drove forward, and Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, watching the figures on the top of the city getting closer.

The reason why he stepped forward with confidence was not only that he believed in Tian Chong's character, but also because he was wearing metal armor all over his body. Even if there were archers in ambush under the city wall, he wanted to come out suddenly and hit him without aiming. Shooting and killing, is not easy.

Not to mention, if the Qi people really dared to sneak attack on him, no matter whether they succeeded or not, those who waited for the Qi people would probably end up massacring the city.

More than 100,000 Qi people in the city will be buried with him, and even the entire Qi country will be torn apart by the angry Qin army.

The people of Qi might not be able to afford such a price.

Da Sima would not be so stupid.

Although Zhao Tuo was relieved, Li Shang still led the short-handed soldiers and followed them with shields. If they were in danger, they could cover them.

The chariot stopped at a distance that both Zhao Tuo and Tian Chong could see clearly.

Zhao Tuo looked at Tian Chong on the top of the wall.

Da Sima was over forty years old, with a square face and short beard, wearing a crown and armor, and a sword at his waist. He really looked like a heroic general.

"Zhao Tuo met Da Sima."

Zhao Tuo bowed his hands in salute.

Tian Chong stood on the city wall, looking at Zhao Tuo below with a complicated face.

This son is twenty years old, only half his age, but he defeated him head-on on the battlefield, he is a real world famous general.

"General Zhao doesn't need to be too polite. Today I rushed to surrender to the general, and An Neng accepted the general's gift."

Tian Chong returned the gift according to the etiquette, and said: "Chong took the liberty of inviting General Zhao to come, because he wanted to have a few words with General Zhao before he surrendered at Kaicheng."

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows, and had some premonition in his heart.

"Elder Sima, please tell me."

Tian Chong laughed first, pointed to his back, and said: "I asked my lieutenant general to go out through the east gate so that I could hand over my letter of apology to the king, and I also ask General Zhao not to intercept me, so that the king can know Tian Chong's crime."

Zhao Tuo was stunned, and replied: "Da Sima opened his mouth, and Zhao Tuo agreed. I will not send people to chase people who leave the city."

For Zhao Tuo, in Zhencheng, he only cared about Da Sima.

The lieutenant general and a few short soldiers left as they left.

Moreover, someone brought the news of Zhencheng's surrender back to Linzi, which would increase Qi Wangjian and Tianjia's fear, and on the contrary help the Qin army's subsequent arrangements.

Tian Chong nodded and said with a smile: "With General Zhao's words, I feel relieved."

There was a brief silence.

Zhao Tuo waited quietly.

Tian Chong sighed secretly, and said again: "I still have one thing I want to ask General Zhao to agree to."

"Elder Sima, please tell me."

"Tian Chong has the guts to ask General Zhao not to kill Qi people indiscriminately in the future."

Zhao Tuo frowned and said, "Did Sima not trust Zhao Tuo? Since I have made an agreement with Mr. Xiangfu, as long as the Qi people in the city don't make trouble, naturally they won't kill indiscriminately."

Tian Chong shook his head. After a little silence, he said, "I'm not talking about Zhencheng, but Linzi, the whole land of Qi!"

Zhao Tuo raised his head and stared at Tian Chong.

I saw that the big Sima was also looking at him, his face was full of pleading.

This is not cold-blooded coercion, but a sad begging.

Zhao Tuo understood what Tian Chong meant.

Even if he didn't agree, Tian Chong would still surrender.

But Zhao Tuo still complied: "I promise Da Sima, as long as the Qi people don't resist, my army under Zhao Tuo will never commit indiscriminate killing in Qi."

"It's really a blessing that General Zhao can agree."

Tian Chong pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes were full of complexity.

He asked Tian Dan to return to Linzi to help King Qi defend the city, driven by his own emotions.

As a descendant of the Tian family with the surname of Gui, Tian Chong, the great Sima of the Qi State, naturally does not want his country to perish, nor does he want his ancestral land to perish. vitality.

But from a rational point of view, Tian Chong knew Zhao Tuo's ability very well, and knew how strong the Qin army's combat effectiveness was.

With his defeat, Qi State might not be able to survive, and it would follow in the footsteps of the other five countries and go to the end.

The collision of emotion and reason made Tian Chong beg Zhao Tuo to let Tian Dan go back and find the last hope for Qi.

He also hoped that after Zhao Tuo destroyed the Qi State, he could save the lives of the Qi people and not kill indiscriminately.

Now, see Zhao Tuo agreed.

Tian Chong was relieved, he stood at the top of the city and bowed to Zhao Tuo at the bottom of the city.

"General Zhao is benevolent, Chong has no more requests."

Zhao Tuo said with emotion: "Great Sima doesn't speak out for himself, but only for the sake of the people of Qi. He is indeed a true gentleman."

"Gentleman?"

Hearing this address, Tian Chong trembled.

He raised his head and smiled miserably.

"Gentleman, you can't save Qi."

Tian Chong murmured in his heart.

Under the city, the premonition in Zhao Tuo's heart became stronger, and he hurriedly said: "Please leave the city, Da Sima, I will treat you with courtesy!"

Tian Chong came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Tuo at the bottom of the city, and the Qin army behind him like a black wave.

Surrender out of the city and treat each other with courtesy.

It sounds good, but can Tian Chong really accept it?

He is a nobleman of the Tian family, a natural nobleman, he often flaunts himself with the way of a gentleman, and he has a proud bone in his body.

He was defeated in Zhencheng in the past, and it can be said that Zhao Tuo took advantage of it by relying on sneak attacks, and he was still able to raise his fighting spirit, so that he could rally and fight again.

But now, in the battle of Pushui, he and Zhao Tuo confronted head-to-head, but they were defeated in the first battle, and more than 100,000 soldiers were killed.

Although there were various reasons for this defeat, Tian Chong could not deny that he was defeated.

Not to mention Zhao Tuo's various methods afterwards, even if Tian Chong defended Zhencheng with a hundred thousand soldiers, he would have no power to fight back.

"I'm not as good as Zhao Tuo."

Tian Chong accepted the result that was not as good as Zhao Tuo.

But he couldn't face the scene of being captured by the Qin army and then escorted back to Xianyang.

He, Tian Chong, used his military skills in the Qin Palace to defeat many famous generals of the Qin State. He claimed to be invincible and invincible.

But now, he was defeated on the battlefield and sent back to Xianyang as a prisoner.

This made Tian Chong how to face those Qin generals who were defeated in the Qin Palace in the past.

How could he accept such humiliation?

"A gentleman is not humiliated when he is tortured. Even if I die, I, Tian Chong, don't want to be insulted."

Tian Chong whispered, and at the same time looked back to the east, his eyes were already blurred.

In addition to not wanting to be humiliated, he also didn't want to watch the state of Qi perish with his own eyes.

"The Chu people once said that on the day when a teacher leaves, there is the honor of death, but no disgrace of life. If you lose, you will overthrow the army and kill the general to atone for your sins."

"Tian Chong is incompetent, lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and finally lost today. These are all my crimes of incompetence, how can I have the intention of stealing my life?"

Tian Chong raised his head, his eyes filled with determination.

He looked at the young general Qin under the city, and suddenly laughed loudly: "General Zhao, you can bear the pressure from all sides, give me two months to conscript and reorganize the army, so that I can fight with you on the battlefield with dignity, and display my life's work!" Learning, Tian Chong has fulfilled his wish, and I am very grateful."

"Tian Chong, I would like to thank General Zhao!"

With that said, Tian Chong saluted Zhao Tuo once again.

Under the city, Zhao Tuo's body trembled. He already knew what Tian Chong was going to do, so he couldn't help persuading him, "Great Sima must not do anything radical."

This time, Tian Chong did not answer Zhao Tuo.

He raised his head, glanced at Zhao Tuo, Qin Jun, and the camp below the city, and kept looking into the distance.

The green hills stand tall and the sky is vast.

"I have a rock in my heart, and I can't change it. I have a heart in my heart, and I can't roll it. Prestige, Didi, can't be chosen."

Tian Chong chanted the ancient poems softly.

He stretched out his hand and drew the sword across his neck.

Looking into the distance, his eyes blurred again.

He seemed to see a young man reading and studying among the bamboo slips, holding a volume of "Grandson Qi" in his hand, shaking his head as he read it, fascinated.

He seemed to see a young man holding chess pieces in his hands, deducing and fiddling alone on the chessboard map, sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes clapping his hands and laughing.

That was his Tian Chong, the happiest time in his life.

Far more than fighting and calculating on the battlefield, it made him feel happier and happier.

"The battlefield is not where I should be."

"This era is not my stage for Tian Chong."

Tian Chong sighed quietly, at the end, he already knew what he really wanted.

He no longer hesitated, and crossed the sword across his neck.

Hot blood splashed and sprinkled on Zhencheng.