General Qin

Outside the city of Linzi, the camps of the Qin Army were linked together, with black flags flying across their faces, majestic and magnificent.

Zhao Tuo was sitting in the tent, frowning looking at the military slips in his hand.

In the first battle of Zhencheng, the great Sima Tianchong of the Qi State committed suicide and died for the country. Nearly 100,000 Qi troops in the city surrendered. In addition to the Qi people captured by the Qin Army on the Pushui battlefield and under the city, the number of prisoners exceeded 160,000.

With such a number of people, the daily consumption of food and grass alone is an astronomical figure. Fortunately, Zhencheng surrendered peacefully, and the large amount of food hoarded by the Qi people in the city has become the spoils of the Qin army, and there will be no danger of food shortage for the time being.

But with so many Qi troops, even after disarming, it is a big hidden danger to be detained in the rear.

According to Tu Sui's letter, in the past two months, the Qi captives were suspected of being restless. Some people clamored that Zhao Tuo had agreed to let them go back to their hometowns, and intended to cause trouble.

After Tu Sui beheaded many Qi people, he temporarily suppressed the turmoil of these prisoners, but if the matter is not resolved as soon as possible, it will eventually involve a lot of Qin Jun's energy, which will easily lead to instability in the rear.

Zhao Tuo put down the bamboo slips and looked at Li Shiqi who was sitting at the bottom.

Li Shiqi understood General Zhao's meaning just by looking at him, and confirmed: "General, don't worry. From my humble point of view, except for a few people in Linzi City, everyone else has surrender intentions. King Qi and Prime Minister Qi are both Cowardly and cowardly people will definitely not choose to resist, Linzi will surrender within two or three days."

Zhao Tuo nodded.

In history, the Qi State was frightened by the Qin army to raise their hands and surrender after they came to the Qi capital. Judging from the current situation, the result should be similar.

"Send someone to send a letter to General Tu, and first release the Qi people who were originally from the cities controlled by our army on both sides of the Jishui River, and let them return to their hometowns to publicize the virtues of our Qin army so as to reassure the people. For the cities that surrendered to our army, the Qi captives will be kept temporarily, sent to Linzi for escort, and released in batches depending on the situation."

After Zhao Tuo pondered for a while, he gave the order.

After Qi Wangjian surrendered, he could let the Qin army take Qi Wangjian's order to take over the cities of Qi, so that all cities can be settled in one fell swoop.

But it is not guaranteed that there will be some loyal officials who will fight against the city. At that time, these local captives will be of great use, allowing the Qin army to win over the hearts of the local people and pacify the land faster.

Just after Zhao Tuo decided on the disposal of the prisoners.

Li Shang, who was outside the tent, strode in and said happily, "General, King Qi has sent an envoy!"

Li Shiqi clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Congratulations, General, the envoys sent by the King of Qi must be to discuss the matter of surrender. The General's victory in destroying Qi is already in his hands!"

The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth curled up slightly, and he looked at Li Shiqi and said, "Sir, relying on his lips and tongue, he made a great contribution to conquering the kingdom of ten thousand chariots, and his name will go down in history. Even Su Qin and Zhang Yi will be hard to match."

After the two boasted to each other, Zhao Tuo sat upright and said, "Bring the envoy of King Qi here."

...

Two hours later.

King Qi Palace.

Qi Wangjian and Tianjia brothers gathered together again.

"My lord, then Zhao Tuo said that as long as the whole country surrenders, he will protect the lives of the king and us. He said that the final situation of the five hundred miles is still for the king of Qin to decide."

Tian Jia opened his mouth and told the messenger's report.

Qi Wangjian frowned tightly and said, "So he can't decide on the five hundred miles?"

Tian Jia whispered: "My lord, Qin ruled the country by law, and the authority of the King of Qin is over ten thousand people. It is really up to the King of Qin to have the final say on matters such as fiefdoms of five hundred miles."

"From my point of view, Zhao Tuo's words are truly sincere. If he really agreed on the spot, and even explicitly said that he would give the land to a certain place, then we really have to be careful whether he has fraudulent intentions. It won't be like Zhang Yi back then."

"Otherwise, let him send another person to report to Xianyang, discuss with the King of Qin, and agree on the ownership of the five hundred miles, and the widow will open the city and surrender to Qin?"

Qi Wangjian pursed his lips. Although he said that five miles would do, in fact, he still cared about the five hundred miles.

Tian Jia's expression changed, then Chen Chi had made it very clear to him.

As long as he can convince King Qi to surrender, he will be able to win the favor of King Qin. Not only will he not have to be questioned, but he will also save his life and wealth.

But if the time is delayed until the king of Qin loses patience, the Qin army breaks through the city by force, or someone else sneaks open the city gate and surrenders voluntarily, then his fate may not be good.

Regardless of whether there is a land of five hundred miles or not, it is Qi Wangjian's treatment, and it has nothing to do with his field leave.

Thinking of this, Tian Jia gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, such actions are absolutely unacceptable. King Qin is stubborn and claims to be the only king in the world. If His Majesty bargains with him, he may anger King Qin and send troops directly to attack the city." It is also possible that when we become prisoners of the Qin army, then everything will really be lost."

"Now the general situation is in the hands of the Qin people, and Linzi is under siege by the Qin army. We have no power to fight back, so it is better to behave well. Only by actively surrendering and winning the king of Qin's happiness can we save our lives and get more benefits. "

Qi Wangjian's face was uncertain, and he finally sighed: "Okay, what you said is also reasonable. Then make an agreement with the Qin people that tomorrow I will open the city and surrender the whole country to the Qin people."

"It's very good, so we can survive. But this time, I'm afraid someone will stop the fall to Qin, and some people must be controlled."

As Tian Li said, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

...

"Your Majesty sent an envoy from Nancheng to meet the people of Qin? What is he trying to do?"

Tian Dan spoke with a dark face.

Tian Rong nodded with a heavy face, and said: "The guard of Nancheng is the son-in-law of the king. He has always been rebellious and disobeyed our orders. I also heard what Sima of the Yongmen said about the envoy's entry and exit. Brother, at this time , Your Majesty sent envoys out of the city to meet the Qin people, I am afraid that he really made up his mind to surrender."

"The king wants to surrender..."

Tian Dan muttered, his face turned from black to white, he turned his head to look at the endless Qin army camp outside the city, his body shook a little.

There are powerful enemies outside, and there are subjugated kings inside.

Even if Tian Dan has a passion for serving the country, what's the use?

At this moment, someone quickly walked up to the top of the city and said, "General Tian Dan, your majesty sent someone to call the general into the palace to discuss matters concerning the defense of the city."

Tian Dan immediately came back to his senses, and said pleasantly to Tian Rong: "A Rong, the king called me to discuss the matter of city defense. Do you think it is because he and Zhao Tuo did not reach an agreement, and the Qin army is about to go to war, so he called I enter the palace, so that I can arrange the important tasks of city defense?"

Tian Rong frowned, looking at his cousin's hopeful expression, he felt that this possibility was unlikely, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod and said, "It's possible."

"Since that's the case, I will go to the city to meet the king and discuss major issues of city defense."

Tian Dan nodded, and walked down the city.

But within a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Tian Rong.

This time, his face was a little heavy.

"Qin is strong and Qi is weak. No matter whether he surrenders or not, Qi will be doomed."

"Arong, I, Tian Dan, is a descendant of the Tian family, and I should be loyal to the community. I am the deputy general of the great Sima, and I did not die in Zhencheng. I should die in Linzi this time. Live up to Da Sima's kindness."

"But you must not die here. No matter what happens next, you should save your life and return to Dicheng to protect the clan."

"Here, only I, Tian Dan, will die for the country."

Tian Rong said eagerly: "Why do you say such words, brother? I, Tian Rong, would like to fight to the death in Linzi with my brother, and I will not do anything greedy for life!"

Tian Dan's face was calm, and he said: "The Dicheng Tian family, the elders are cowardly, the young ones are not yet grown up, and my younger brother Tian Heng is even hot-tempered, coupled with his youthful vigor, he may violate the Qin law and implicate the clan in the future, so I need you to come Support. You must promise me!"

Looking at Tian Dan's eyes, Tian Rong thought of his hot-tempered younger brother Tian Heng, Tian Dan and his son, and finally nodded and said: "Rong follows the elder brother's order."

Tian Dan smiled and nodded, turned his head and went down the city wall, heading towards Qi Palace.

He is not a stupid person, he knows that King Qi called him into the palace this time, except that the negotiation may break down and he needs to discuss the matter of city defense.

It is also possible that the negotiation was successful.

...

After a while, Tian Dan walked into Qi Palace.

Outside the main hall, he was allowed to enter the hall after being unloaded by the guards.

Qi Wang Jiangao sat on the king's couch in the palace, and Xiangbang Tianjia sat beside him.

Other than that, there were no traces of Dr. Jimo, Tai Shiwen and others. Instead, there were soldiers guarding the palace.

Tian Dan's heart trembled, he took a deep breath, and knelt down to worship King Qi on the couch.

"Chen Tian Dan, pay homage to the King."

"General, please rise."

Qi Wangjian nodded, and then went directly to the topic without any fuss.

"The general has worked hard to defend the city these few days, and he won't have to guard the city anymore in the future."

Tian Dan was taken aback, although he had already guessed in his heart, but at this moment blood welled up on his cheeks, and he said angrily, "Has Your Majesty decided to surrender to the Qin people?"

King Jian of Qi nodded and said, "Of course, now that Qin is strong and Qi is weak, Qin's army is besieging Linzi, and the trend of destroying Qi is unstoppable. I don't want to hurt the lives of hundreds of thousands of Qi people in Linzi City, but I want to follow what Da Sima did in Zhencheng. Raise the city to surrender to Qin, so as to avoid the disaster of swordsmen."

Follow the example of Da Sima?

Tian Dan was startled for a moment, but then he came to his senses and laughed angrily, "Your Majesty, after surrendering to Qin, are you going to commit suicide and die for the country just like Da Sima?"

Qi Wangjian's face froze, he thought it was too late to live, how could he have the idea of ​​killing himself.

Seeing Qi Wangjian's embarrassing expression, Tian Dan felt more and more sad.

"Tian Dan is willing to guard Linzi with the loyal people in the city until the last moment, fight bloody battles with the Qin people, and never surrender. The king should also be loyal to the community, so that he can be regarded as a descendant of the Tian family!"

Tian Jia was furious and said: "Bold Tian Dan, you actually want to persecute the king! Now that Qin has destroyed the six countries and annexed the world, it is the general trend. Take it left and right for me!"

Tian Dan's sword was confiscated outside the hall, and he didn't resist when faced with the soldiers approaching, but just wailed loudly.

"The ministers are about to fight to the death, why did the king surrender first?"

"Take it down! Lock it up first!"

Tian Jia yelled and asked the soldiers to take Tian Dan down.

It's just that the bursts of sad cries still echoed in his and Qi Wangjian's ears, making their brothers ashamed and ashamed.

After being silent for a while, Tian Jia said: "Tian Dan has already been captured, and his brother Tian Rong only needs a few soldiers to capture. In this way, there will be no obstacles for us to surrender to Qin."

Qi Wangjian nodded, thinking of Tian Dan's appearance just now.

Can't help sighing: "Tian Dan is a loyal and good man of our Qi State, and he is also a descendant of the Tian family. If he doesn't want to kill his life indiscriminately, he should be locked up in the palace first. After his brother is captured, he will also be temporarily killed like Tai Shiwen and Tian Lang. Detain them, and release them when they fall to Qin tomorrow."

Tian Jia nodded silently.

Qi Wangjian raised his head and looked outside the hall.

A look of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Tian's Qi State is about to perish in his hands.

In the next chapter, the state of Qi falls.

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