The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Inside Tian Gu’s Mansion in Qi State

Tian Gu was extremely happy at this time, because Tian Ji and Sun Bin were already in prison. It was time to persuade the king to send troops to attack Yan, but Tian Gu was in a dilemma. He had not figured out how to persuade the king to attack Yan until now. The housekeeper beside him saw that Tian Gu was worried, so he asked: "Sir, are you worried about something?" Tian Gu saw that it was his housekeeper. Tian Gu knew that the housekeeper was a little wise, so he said: "I want the king to send troops to attack Yan, but I don’t know how to persuade the king to send troops."

The housekeeper thought for a while and said: "Sir, if you want the king to send troops to attack Yan, the first thing is to persuade the king to expand the territory like his ancestors, and inspire the king’s determination to expand the territory; the second is to tell the king that as long as he occupies Yan, he can fight with Wei and dominate the world! The third is to tell the king about the occupation of Yan. If so, we can attack Zhao from both sides, and annex Zhao in no time! By then, Qi will surely become the strongest country in the world! Fourth, Your Majesty once attacked Song, but failed, and now Yan is just a border country, so we will surely defeat Yan, and thus Qi will enhance its prestige among all countries in the world! It will also make the regret of the battle with Song disappear completely! "

Tian Gu smiled and said, "Okay, let's do as you say! Hurry up and prepare the car, I want to see Your Majesty!"

In the inner palace of Qi, Duke Tian Wu of Qi has not attended court for several years, and Zou Ji has been helping him manage state affairs.

Tian Wu took out a small pill from a small box, and Mingzhu, who was wearing revealing clothes, was lying on the bed. Just as Tian Wu was about to take it, a guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Tian Gu is here to see you." Tian Wu said displeased, "No, tell him to come back in a few days!" The guard said again, "Your Majesty, Lord Tian Gu has an urgent matter, which is about Qi's domination of the world!" Although Tian Wu has been obsessed with beauty in recent years, his ambition to dominate the world has not disappeared. He quickly put on his clothes and said, "Okay, I know, I will go to see him in person!" After that, Tian Wu went to the court.

Originally, they were going to have sex, but they were interrupted. Mingzhu's inner desire could not be realized, so she looked at the guard beside her and chuckled, "Come and accompany me." When the guard heard this, he was already confused by beauty. Step forward step by step...

Qi State Court

Qi Gong Tian Wu sat on the seat, looked at Tian Gu below and asked: "My dear brother, what is the matter with you this time?" Tian Gu saw that Tian Wu's face was thin, and thought that he didn't have much time left, so he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I came here this time because I hope that Your Majesty will send troops to attack the State of Yan!"

Tian Wu asked in confusion: "Attack the State of Yan, will attacking the State of Yan make my State of Qi dominate the world? This is why you came today!"

Tian Gu Lian He hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, attacking Yan is actually strengthening Qi!" Tian Wu was interested when he heard it, and said: "Attacking Yan can strengthen Qi, but Qi suffered heavy losses in the Huai-Si War, and it took a lot of effort to recover. Now you are asking Gu to fight Yi again. What if the war fails to achieve the goal of justice? What should Qi do?" Tian Gu did not answer Tian Wu's words, but asked: "Your Majesty, in your opinion, is Song easier to fight or Yan easier to fight? "

Tian Wu smiled without thinking: "Of course, Yan is easier to fight. Yan is weak and has no foreign aid. Song is small, but it is located in the Central Plains, the country is rich, and it has more than 100,000 troops and 800 chariots. The most important thing is that Song has four foreign aids, the Three Jins and Chu, so Yan is easier to fight!"

Tian Gu took the opportunity to say: "Since the king said that Yan is easier to fight, now Qi has long recovered its national strength, and 100,000 martial artists have been trained. If Qi wants to be strong, it must annex other countries' territories. In the past, our ancestors of Qi conquered the east and west to make Qi strong, and destroyed Ju, Xu, Lai and other countries, so that we have the vast territory of Qi now. If we occupy Yan, Qi can attack Zhao from both sides. At that time, the Three Jins will not be our opponents. Moreover, when attacking Song, Qi did not defeat Song, which led to the decline of Qi's status among the countries in the world. If Qi is surplus in this war against Yan, then Qi will be in trouble. The status of all countries in the world can be greatly improved, and even surpass Wei! Don't you want to dominate the world? "After hearing Tian Gu's words, Tian Wu was also excited, and stood up and ordered: "Okay, I will follow your words and gather the army in a few days to attack Yan!" Tian Gu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think Tian Shou should be the main general of the attack on Yan this time. Although Tian Shou was defeated by Chu in the Battle of Huaishui, Chu was waiting for us to tire out. It was obvious that Chu took advantage of our army's exhaustion in the battle in Song to defeat our army. So it's not that Tian Shou is incompetent, but that the Chu army just seized that opportunity. And this time when attacking Yan, Yan's national strength is weak and there is no foreign aid from other countries, so I think Tian Shou should be appointed as the main general to attack Yan again! " Tian Wu thought it made sense, so he ordered again: "Well, then appoint Tian Shou as the general again, responsible for attacking Yan's army!" - Your Majesty is wise!

Linzi Camp

One hundred thousand warriors had already packed up their things in the camp, ready to go to war. In the tent of the commander, Tian Shou once again took his seat as the general. The generals around him were very happy to see Tian Shou back. Because when Tian Shou led them, the military law was still relatively loose, but when Sun Bin led them, it was not only strict, but also if there was any mistake, it would be severely punished. Therefore, some generals resented Sun Bin, and this time Sun Bin and Tian Ji were put in death row, and these people were very happy.

Tian Shou pointed at the map and said, "Everyone, this time our Qi State is attacking Yan State, we must be extremely prepared! Commander of the scout camp, you should quickly send scouts to Yan State to draw maps and check the defenses of Yan State's borders. Remember not to miss a single path or a single river, and write them down carefully on the map!" The commander of the scout camp bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Tian Shou said again, "Everyone, according to the spies in Yan State, Yan State is short of talented generals, and only Qin Liang is supporting Yan State's army. Moreover, Yan State has not fought for hundreds of years, its military preparations are lax, and its cities have been in disrepair for a long time. The entire Yan State's army is only more than 200,000, andAnd among these 200,000 troops, there are only more than 50,000 armored soldiers, so in the front, our Qi army completely defeated the Yan army! "Tian Shou pointed to the map of Yan State and said: "Our army set out from Pingshu City and divided into two routes to attack Yan State. One route of the army with 40,000 troops marched westward to capture Gaoyang City and left 10,000 people in Gaoyang. The remaining army immediately set out to surround Sangqiu, but did not attack. Another route of the army with 80,000 troops marched northward, crossed the Yishui River and occupied Yicheng! The western army surrounded Sangqiu, and Sangqiu was not far from Wuyang, the lower capital of Yan State. Therefore, the armies of Wuyang, Wulin and Fenmen would definitely go to rescue Sangqiu. When the reinforcements of Yan State arrived, the western army could only lose but not win, and retreated all the way to Gaomo, while our northern army went out of Yicheng and marched west along the Yishui River. While the four cities of Sangqiu, Wulin, Fenmen and Wuyang were empty, they immediately occupied the four cities, so that the Yan army was surrounded by our army in the wilderness without any obstacles! The Yan army can only defend in the wilderness and will definitely be annihilated by our army! "

After hearing this, the generals nodded and said, "Great plan, really great plan!"

A general asked, "General, what is your plan?"

Tian Shou replied, "This is the plan I designed to attack Yan based on the strategy of the Battle of Fangcheng between Wei and Chu. Pang Juan defeated Chu by climbing up the roof and pulling out the ladder. This time I also defeated Yan by climbing up the roof and pulling out the ladder. The reason why I divided my troops into two routes is to let the Yan army attack the weakest side of my two routes, so as to reduce the enemy's manpower as much as possible in the war. Therefore, the Yan army must attack my western army. If the western army retreats to Gaoyang, it can lead the Yan army away. Then my northern army will take the opportunity to attack Wuyang and other four cities, so that the Yan army will be trapped in the wilderness without any obstacles by our army!" After understanding it, the general also bowed and said, "General, you are really a genius! ”

Tian Shou then ordered: "Order the whole army to attack Yan!" ——Yes!

Yan State Court

Yan Gong Ji Xiang was enjoying singing and dancing with his ministers. Ji Xiang clapped his hands and looked at the dancers' slender waists. Suddenly, a messenger ran in hurriedly and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good! Qi sent 120,000 troops to attack my Yan State! Please send troops to rescue immediately!" Ji Xiang immediately spit out the wine in his mouth when he heard it, and stood up and said in horror: "What did you say? Qi sent troops to attack my Yan State! Is it true or false!" The messenger said again: "Your Majesty, it is true that Qi really attacked my Yan State! Please send troops to resist quickly! "At this time, the singing and dancing in the whole court fell silent, and all the ministers looked at Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang sat down on his seat, feeling very flustered. He looked at the ministers on both sides, and then at the dancers, and said angrily: "What are you girls still doing here? Get out of here!" The dancers hurried back to the inner palace.

Ji Xiang said to the ministers: "Everyone, now the Qi army is attacking my Yan State, what should my Yan State do?"

Prime Minister Lu Zhou stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since Qi is attacking my Yan State, then my Yan State should immediately send envoys to Wei State to ask Wei State to rescue my Yan State!"

After hearing this, Ji Xiang ordered: "Okay, let's do as the Prime Minister says!"

Sima Qinliang stood up and said: "Your Majesty,Since Qi is attacking Yan, please allow me to mobilize the troops in Wuyang and the capital city of Jicheng. I have requested to mobilize the 40,000 troops in Jicheng. I will personally lead the troops to garrison Wuyang and Yicheng. Together with the 30,000 garrisons in Wuyang, a total of 70,000 troops will be stationed. I will definitely stop the Qi army outside Wuyang! I will station 20,000 troops in Yicheng. Wuyang is the lower capital of Yan. It is a grain-producing area of ​​Yan, so it is very important. I will personally lead the troops to garrison Wuyang, and divide them into four cities: Sangqiu, Wulin, Fenmen, and Wuyang! In this way, we can block the Qi army south of Yishui with a mutually supporting force! "

After listening, Ji Xiang also ordered: "Okay, let's do as Sima said! Sima, you quickly lead the army to stop the Qi army from attacking Yan!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! "Qin Liang bowed.

Ji Nan, the senior official, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is better for Yan State not to stop Qi State. It is better to ask for peace with Qi State. After all, if we fight with Qi State, even if Yan State gets help from other countries to defeat Qi State, Yan State will suffer heavy losses. I ask Your Majesty to send envoys to Qi State immediately to make peace with Qi State!" Ji Xuan felt that it seemed to be the case, and he regretted it a little, so he said to Sima Qin Liang, "Sima, you still..."

Before he finished speaking, Prime Minister Lu Zhou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, is Yan State going to be the lamb to be slaughtered by Qi State? Qi State attacked Yan State for no reason, which was unjust, and Yan State blocked Qi State's attack, which was originally a righteous army. Since it is the righteous side, why should it bow to the evil side! Your Majesty, do you know Shu State in those days? At that time, Shu State was afraid of Chu State's attack. As soon as Chu State sent troops, Shu State sent envoys to Chu State to cede land and seek peace. In this way, the land was ceded less and less, but it still could not stop the attack of Chu State's army until it was destroyed by Chu State. Now Qi State is attacking Yan State for land, isn't it? And as far as I know, Qi State is a very greedy country. Yan State only has so much land. How can it satisfy Qi State's greed for land! "

After listening to the words of the prime minister, Ji Xuan still hesitated. Qin Liang couldn't stand it anymore and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, don't hesitate anymore. Since Qi State is attacking Yan State, Yan State must stop Qi State. Our ancestors in Yan State have never made peace with other countries! I promise that I will lead the army to stop Qi Army on the south bank of Yishui River! I will definitely not let Qi Army cross Yishui River! If Qi Army crosses Yishui River, I am willing to die to apologize! ”

After listening to Qin Liang’s oath, Ji Xiang became firm and ordered: “Okay, since Qi wants to attack Yan, Yan will fight Qi! Gu Li decided to appoint Sima Qinliang as the commander of the army, and Prime Minister Luzhou will be responsible for dispatching the army’s food and grass! And immediately send envoys to Wei to ask for help!” ——Your Majesty is wise!