Chapter 30 The Death of Qi

On the bank of the Yellow River, along the Nanpi line, there are countless camps with flags covering the sky, and 200,000 Black-shirted troops are stationed here, preparing to cross the river and launch an attack on Qi!

On this day, the commander of Qinbei Route Army Meng Tian was in a big tent.

Meng Tian was dealing with complicated military affairs in the tent. Suddenly the curtain moved and a person walked in. Meng Tian knew that in the army, only one person could enter and exit the tent without reporting, that is General Li Xin, so he smiled without raising his head and said, "Brother Li, sit for a while, I will be fine!"

Li Xin sat down and muttered, then said bluntly: "Where is a man, come on tea quickly, come on tea quickly, I'm almost thirsty!" At this moment, Meng Tian's personal soldiers did not dare to neglect, and immediately offered a cup of strong tea for Li Xin.

Originally, the Qin people only liked drinking alcohol and did not like tea, but the Qin camp was not allowed to drink alcohol. Therefore, under the leadership of Fusu, some senior generals of the Qin army gradually fell in love with such an interesting thing as "tea". The elegant Meng Tian and the elegant Li Xin are the two who are most addicted to tea!

When Meng Tian finished handling military affairs, Li Xin sat aside and had already dried two cups of strong tea.

"Brother Li, see you coming to me panting, are you in need?" Meng Tian put down his brush and smiled slightly.

Li Xin finally had the opportunity to speak and complained: "I said, General Meng, when will he attack Qi? The 200,000 troops have been parked here for half a month!" Meng Tian smiled and said: "Brother Li calls me like this, wouldn't it make me ashamed! Is Brother Li coming here so anxiously today because of this?"

Li Xin said with some amusement and cry: "I said to General Meng, have you not heard that His Majesty conquered Chenliu and abandoned the city, and was besieging Daliang. The young boy Han Xin defeated Zhao Gong, Long Ji, and then killed Xiang Liang on the horse. Everyone else is making contributions. Are you not in a hurry?"

The old god Meng Tian smiled and said, "Brother Li is very anxious? Don't forget the ancient saying of sharpening a knife and chopping wood!" Li Xin was stunned when he heard this, blinked his eyes, and suddenly laughed, "Oh——, I know, you must be doing something secretly! Yes, that boy Wang Li has not seen these days. Where has he been? Tell me quickly, otherwise, hehe!" Li Xin clenched his fists and looked threatening!

Meng Tian smiled, raised his hands high, and begged for mercy and said, "Okay, Brother Li, I'm afraid of you, okay! I think I'm going to tell you again, I must ruin you! Come on, get the sand table!" "Here!" Several personal soldiers heard the order and carried a huge terrain sand table in: black and red flags were inserted, the black one was the Qin army, and the red one was the Qi army!

Meng Tian stood up and said to the topographic map: "Brother Li, please see, there are basically no Qi troops north of the Ji River and south of the Yellow River. These places are easy to attack and difficult to defend and not easy to reinforce. Therefore, Tian Heng has given up these places and concentrated all his troops on the Le'an line on the south bank of the Ji River. There are about 150,000 people in this line! In addition, Tian Rong arranged 50,000 people near Zhangqiu on the two wings of Linzi City, and 50,000 people near Jimo, forming a second line of defense. One is to prevent our army from breaking through the Ji River and driving south, and the other is to prevent our army from re-enacting the same trick from landing on the shore of Jimo from Linzi! The last line of defense is 50,000 troops in Linzi City, defending the last fortress! Faced with such three lines of defense, how should we make a decision?"

Li Xin touched his forehead after hearing this, thought for a while, and suddenly shook his head and said, "It's hard, it's hard! To break through these three lines of defense in turn, I'm afraid that even if there is a good plan, the price will be quite high! Hey, it's not right, I'm not here to discuss it with you because I don't have a good idea! Tell me, what are the good ideas in your mind?"

Meng Tian smiled and said, "Actually, my idea is very simple, to bypass the enemy's defense line and attack the enemy's emptiness! Brother Li, please see, although Qi State is large at present, it has concentrated more than 300,000 troops between Jishui and Linzi. However, Qi troops left behind in huge areas such as West Qi, South Qi, and East Qi, are less than 100,000, and most of them are temporary miscellaneous troops. Not only are they poorly equipped, but they are not well-trained. The defense in these three major directions is almost almost empty. If our army does not attack the three heavily guarded defense lines in Qi, but takes a boat to attack Linzi's back on the sea, how do you think Qi State react?"

Li Xin suddenly realized when he heard this and smiled and said, "Gao, it's really high! If our army landed near Xiami, not only would there be no resistance, but it would also be easy to break through Xiami, Changyi and Beihai, the three empty cities with empty defenses. I calculated that Xiami is 600 miles away from Linzi, 100 miles away from Changyi, and more than 300 miles away from Beihai. Brother Li, I think that as long as our army moves quickly enough, we can capture Xiami, Changyi and Donghai before the Linzi Qi army responds, and the troops are at the city of Linzi!"

Meng Tian nodded and smiled and said, "That's right, I've thought about it. Xiami, Changyi and Beihai, each of the three cities left behind Qi. When we see our army coming, we will have to be frightened and scattered in a hurry. Therefore, we should not have to spend any effort to attack the city. These three cities can be solved in three days. Linzi is more than 200 miles away from Beihai, and it will take at least two to three days to get the news that our army landed. It will take another two days to prepare for troops and two days to arrive in Beihai, so their fastest reaction speed will be at least six days, and it is too late to rescue any place! Hahaha!" Meng Tian was also quite proud of his plan!

Li Xin also praised: "It is indeed a clever plan. The Qi army is only guarding against our army's sneak attack on Jimo and heading straight to Linzi, but it has illuminated our army's huge back. It's really a matter of being a tragedy! However, brothers Meng, there should be no problem with our army's capture of Xiami and other three cities, but not to mention Zhangqiu is far away, there are 100,000 Qi troops in Linzi and Jimo. Our army cannot have too many troops across the sea. We must prevent the enemy from dyingly counterattacking!"

Meng Tian nodded and said seriously: "I have considered this. I am sending Wang Li to secretly build sea boats near Jieshi at the mouth of the Yellow River, and collect all civilian ships along the coast of Hebei, pretending to cross the Huang and Ji Rivers to attack Qi State to cover the enemy's eyes and eyes. According to Wang Li's estimates, by about mid-April, more than 400 larger ferries can be raised immediately, which can carry about 30,000 troops across the river to attack Xiami, half of the cavalry and half of the infantry. I am going to dispatch the most elite troops of my Black Shirt Army, and be commanded by me, Wang Li and Weng Zhong. At that time, I can be called 100,000 and confusing the enemy's eyes.

Although there are 100,000 Qi troops in Linzi, some of them have to defend the city, and they will send up to 60,000 to attack. With the elite and courage of our army, we can have a fight. As long as our army can defeat this wave of Qi's counterattack, we can have time to wait until the second cross-sea reinforcements of about 50,000 infantry landed from Jimo. At that time, the enemy army in Zhangqiu will return to the rescue, and our army will no longer be afraid. And the 150,000 Qi troops on the Le'an line will be controlled by Brother Li to restrain our army and will definitely not dare to return to the rescue. The overall situation is determined! Of course, under the bluff of our army, it is another matter whether the Qi army dares to go out of the city to counterattack. Maybe it can go to Linzi without bloodshed like last time."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Although this plan is a bit risky, it is still worth taking! OK, I agree!" Meng Tian smiled and patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said, "How is it, Brother Li can go back to sleep peacefully this time, right?" Li Xin laughed and said, "That's it!"

In 210 BC, one late at night in mid-April, 30,000 most elite northern border "Black Shirts" landed from Jieshi, crossed the sea, and rushed downwards.

The night is dark, and the wind and waves at night seem a bit heavy under the tidal force. The roaring waves hit the rocks on the shore from time to time, splashing millions of waves.

Suddenly, thousands of sail shadows suddenly appeared on the originally calm sea, which seemed particularly abrupt under the cold moonlight. Then a huge fleet approached the shore and stopped two or three hundred steps away to avoid hitting the reef or stranding. Then, countless small landing boats were placed down and carried the dense Qin army to land.

The first batch, the second batch, the third batch... were busy until dawn, and the 30,000 Qin troops finally landed. In the endless sun, the huge fleet raised sails and went north, leaving this brave lonely army!

The sea breeze was howling, and it was a bit of fishy smell, blew on the faces of the Qin soldiers. Meng Tian stood on horseback in front of the formation, looked at the 30,000 iron-blooded men in front of him calmly, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "My warriors of the Qin Dynasty, today, there will be another myth in the history of military strategists to be created by you! Within half a month, we have no reinforcements and no retreat. We have to encounter the enemy and defeat the enemy and attack the city. Otherwise, the land of Qilu will be our burial place! Are you afraid?" "Not afraid!" The 30,000 people roared in unison, comparing with the waves.

"Do you have confidence?" Meng Tian shouted. "The Qin army will win! The Qin army will win!..." The huge sound even suppressed the tsunami!

Meng Tian was excited: "With such a mighty soldier, why worry about major issues!" He shouted: "Go forward and go down to the secret city-!" The Qin soldiers shouted: "Here!"

Immediately, 30,000 tiger and wolf men rolled up a gust of wind and thunder and rushed to the secret that was not far away!

...

In the early morning, in the warm sunset, the small Xiami City quilt was covered with a golden coat, which looked particularly magnificent!

"Ah——" The gate of Xiamibei City was creakingly opened by several Qi soldiers, while still yawning.

"This life is really not something that people live. I have to get up so early every day, so I can't even sleep for a day!" One Qi Jun complained loudly. "No, everyone was at home with their wives and children, so comfortable, but now they are recruited to serve in the army. They are so hot every day, so it's so hard!" Another Qi Jun responded.

Suddenly, the two soldiers were shot on the heads of the two soldiers, and a sergeant said viciously: "Shut up and don't want to live anymore! If those officials listened to you, you will be sentenced to a crime of disturbing the morale of the enemy. You will be beheaded!" The soldiers of the soldiers shrank their heads and dared not speak.

But another Qi soldier whispered to the sergeant: "Brother Li, do you really take those officials seriously? Let me tell you, I heard that Qin Emperor has personally led the expedition and has captured many places in the Wei land of Chu. Didn't Xiang Liang, who was so arrogant not long ago, also died at the hands of Han Xin? I think the Chu State can't hold on for long, and the only one in the world is now left in the world. This destruction is just a matter of the blink of an eye. Everyone should think more about their own way!"

The sergeant took a breath when he heard this and said panic: "Brother Zhang, what do we do?" Qi Bing, the surname Zhang, smiled and said: "What can we do? Usually everyone will handle errands. When the Qin army comes, everyone will just run away! Anyway, Qin Emperor is a wise ruler now, and his life will definitely not be worse than it is now. Why do we have to die for others' wealth and honor!" "By the opponent, the opponent!" A Qi Bing echoed: "What does it have to do with the emperor in the world? We just need to live comfortably on our own!"

"Well!" The sergeant nodded repeatedly and said, "It seems that everyone will be smart in the future. The Qin army may have killed the Jishui River at any time. At that time..." The sergeant was speaking, and suddenly heard a gust of wind and thunder coming from the north. He couldn't help but look up in surprise: On the horizon in the north, a huge black line was sweeping up with the rumbling sound of thunder. There was a huge black flag in front of the army, and a huge "Qin" character on the flag was flying in the wind!

"Hey——, Qin, Qin, Qin army!!!" The sergeant grunted for a long time before he said something. The soldiers of the squad suddenly looked like earth, looked at each other, and thought to himself: "It's really the Qin army, Qin army will come, what a fucking crow mouth!"

"Why are you still standing there? Run away, or you're waiting to die!" The Qi soldiers surnamed Zhang were very flexible and reacted quickly. They ran away to the city! The remaining sergeant and several Qi soldiers woke up like a dream, shouted, and abandoned the city gate. In a blink of an eye, they ran away without a trace, leaving only an empty city gate to the Qin army!

In an instant, the rushing iron stream was swept into Xiami City. In less than half an hour, the Qin army swept across the city. The few Qi soldiers did not dare to resist and all surrendered!

Immediately, Meng Tian left a small number of Qin troops to stay in the secret, and the rest of the main forces used cavalry as their vanguards and rushed to Changyi without stopping!

That night, Changyi was caught in a hurry and was conquered by the Qin army.

Two days later, when the Qin army was blocked in Beihai City, the city guards panicked and abandoned the city and fled. More than a thousand soldiers of the Qi army also fled and the Beihai fell!

For a moment, Qi Guo's urgent news flew towards Linzi City like a meteor...

Linzi City, Gaoling Juntian Xianfu House!

Since Tian Heng led his troops to aid Liu Bang, Qi State has counted Tian Xian’s position and power, so he temporarily took over the position of prime minister as a substitute for Tian Heng. For a time, Gaolingjun’s mansion, which was already very lively, was bustling and bustling!

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound of hooves on the street. The guard of the Tianzhaimen looked out in surprise and saw a messenger rushing towards him like crazy. He knocked over several small cars along the way and scared several chickens and dogs!

"Jinan urgent report-!" The messenger ran away in front of the house and shouted loudly.

Seeing that it was a military newspaper, the guard did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly said, "Messenger, please follow me. You are discussing matters in the inner house!"

The group hurried to the inner house, and the guard hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Jinan is urgently reporting, the messenger is waiting!"

Tian Xian was discussing some political affairs with the senior officials in the court. When he heard a messenger coming in front of the army, he hurriedly said, "Come in!" The messenger rushed in after hearing this, took out the brocade box in his arms and handed it over!

Tian Xian took out the brocade box and took out the white silk. When he saw it, his face suddenly looked like earth and he couldn't make a sound. Suddenly, Tian Xian's hands softened, and the white silk fell to the ground. In the eyes of several court officials, Tian Xian closed his eyes in pain and said in a harsh voice: "Jinan Army Newspaper, Prime Minister Tian Hengzhong's plan to attack Qinhuang in the water was wiped out, and the Prime Minister also sacrificed his life for his country!" The court officials were shocked, and his face turned pale and looked at each other speechlessly!

At that moment, the five doctors Jiang Run thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is the prince's brother. Now he is dead in the battlefield. How can I tell the king? And how can I solve the danger of Liu Bang? Please give me an idea!"

Tian Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this, "My Qi State has paid a price of 150,000 people to save Chu. Now he is not flawed. How can he send reinforcements? It can only let Liu Bang die. As for the death of the Prime Minister, I think it's better to slow down. The king and the Prime Minister have a deep affection. Once they hear the bad news, they may not be able to bear it!"

The court officials sighed when they heard this, and were speechless for a moment. Everyone frowned. Obviously, they were not optimistic about the development of the battle situation!

Suddenly, another disciple outside the door reported urgently: "Your Majesty, Linzi Order Fei Wuji asked for an urgent visit!" Tian Xian's heart jumped suddenly and said to himself: "Is there a disaster again?" He hurriedly said: "Hurry up and ask!" "Yes!"

After a while, a heavy footsteps mixed with the clanging sound of armor quickly approached. In the dark inside, a slender general about thirty years old walked in, and Fang Fang's face was filled with anxiety. "My general Fei Wuji greeted you!"

"General Fei, please sit down. Are you in urgent need of me when you come to see me?" Seeing that Fei Wuji's face was not good, Tian Xian felt a sudden slap!

Fei Wuji hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the last general has just received a report: a Qin army landed in Xiami three days ago, first defeated Xiami, and then captured Changyi. Now it is coming to Beihai. Beihai Order is the first to escape, and the officials and soldiers in the city also fled. Beihai seems to be over!"

"Ah!!" Tian Xian was stunned and opened his mouth for a long time without saying anything! The court officials were also stunned: It was really a wave of failure, and the wave of attacks began again and again. Qi is now in crisis!

After a long time, Tian Xian suddenly smiled bitterly and asked, "Is the news true? Why did the news come now?" Fei Wuji said bitterly: "It should be right! According to reports, the Qin army took advantage of the night to join the land near Xiami, conquered Xiami in the early morning, and at night, they defeated Changyi. Because these two cities were completely caught off guard, they lost their way before they could report the news! Later, the Qin army rushed to Beihai again, and the Beihai Order fled first when hearing the news. The officials and soldiers in the city also scattered. The Pegasus came to report the news was Kong Dao, the Beihai Wei. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have known that the Qin army had almost reached Linzi!"

"Damn it, a bunch of waste!" Tian Xian cursed angrily and slapped the table in front of him. With a "bang", an exquisite green jade wine pot was shaken to the ground, and was immediately 'broken to pieces' and 'heroic death'!

"By the way, General Fei, have you asked Kong Dao how many troops the Qin army landed from Xiami? Who is leading the army?" Tian Xian had recovered from peace and immediately began to consider how to deal with this sudden crisis!

Fei Wuji said: "According to Kong Dao, the Qin army made great efforts, claiming to be a 100,000 army. I don't know how many soldiers there are! The leader is said to be Meng Tian himself, but it has not been confirmed yet! I have quickly sent a large number of devils to rush to detectives near the Beihai, and accurate news may soon come!"

Tian Xian stood up and walked a few steps, suddenly shook his head and said, "This is a bluff, the Qin army will never have 100,000 people. Because the Qin army does not have so much time to build so many large sea ships. Even if it collects a lot of civilian ships, it is estimated that the troops landed on the shore will never exceed 50,000. After all, there are quite a few cavalry among them, otherwise the Qin people's assault speed would not be so fast! General Fei, you can quickly enter the palace with me to meet the king. Now that the situation is so critical, you should make a decision!" "Yes, Master!"

"Everyone, I will go with me, hoping to discuss a countermeasure!" "Yes, Master!" The court officials were also panicked!

...

Qi King Palace.

Originally, many of the Qi Palace had been demolished for the construction of Ji Temple and Afang Palace during the reign of Emperor Qin. Later, the Qi King Tian Dan repaired a lot for living. After Tian Rong took power, he never stopped repairing it, which made the Qi Palace look quite like a palace: exquisite and elegant, spectacular, majestic, and thriving towers!

At that time, King Tian Rong of Qi was dealing with many affairs such as national affairs, military information, etc., and was so busy that he could not get along with each other. Suddenly, the yellow gate reported: "King, Gao Lingjun and many important officials in the court asked for an urgent visit!"

"Oh, hurry up and announce them to come in!" Although Tian Rong is not a talented person, he is still a diligent hero! "Yes, the king!" Huangmen retreated.

Soon, after a chaotic footsteps, Tian Xian brought Fei Wuji and the court officials into the hall.

"I'll pay homage to the king!"

"All get up, watch and sit down! Gao Lingjun urgently asked me to see me, is there something urgent?" Tian Rong obviously did not realize that there would be something big, so his tone was relatively calm, and there was no worry on his square blushing face!

Tian Xian hesitated for a moment and said a little awkwardly: "Master, no matter what news you hear later, please stay calm, okay?" Tian Rong was stunned when he heard this, the pen in his hand paused, and his face became heavy: "Gao Lingjun, if you have something to do, I have a good heart!"

Tian Xian sighed and said, "First, Prime Minister He led his army to attack Qinhuang in the water outside Dong'a City. More than 100,000 troops were wiped out, and he also died for his country!"

"Crack-!" With a crisp sound, Tian Rong's heart trembled, and the jade pen on his right hand was suddenly broken!

"King?" Tian Xian looked at Tian Rong with a look of pain, a little worried, and hurriedly called each other!

Tian Rong's face turned pale, his fists were clenched, and tears were shining in his eyes. It was obvious that he felt heart-to-heart pain for Tian Heng. "Hu———!" Tian Rong gritted his teeth and slashed out these two words that made him angry!

"A man cannot be resurrected after death, please feel sorry for the king!" Tian Xian saw that Tian Rong's expression was abnormal and was a little panicked, so he hurriedly went out to pray and persuade him! "Please give a wish for the king!" The court officials bowed and persuade him!

Tian Rong closed his eyes, looked up at the sky, exhaled a long sigh, forcibly suppressing the sadness in his heart, and suddenly said in a stern voice: "I'm fine, let me tell you, what bad news?"

Tian Xian was a little hesitant, obviously afraid that Tian Rong could not hold on. Seeing this, Tian Rong said unhappy: "Tell me, I am not a coward, I can even support such great things!"

Tian Xian sighed in his heart and said, "In addition, I just received the investigation report: Three days ago, the Qin army suddenly sent an elite army to attack across the sea. It is now under the influence of the secret. Changyi and Beihai may invade Linzi at any time. The situation is urgent, please decide!"

Tian Rong was shocked when he heard this, "How is this happening? Have you ever found out how many soldiers and who is the commander?" Tian Xian shook his head and said, "The person who sent the Beihai Wei Kong Dao. He is not very clear about the specific situation of the Qin army, but General Fei has sent a large number of slanders to Beihai. I believe that accurate news will come soon!"

"Damn it! Meng Tian is so cunning!" Tian Rong pounded the case in front of him hard: "Gao Lingjun, according to you, how should I make a decision?"

Tian Xian thought for a while and said, "The Qin army has just arrived, and its foothold has not yet stabilized, and its strength will not exceed 50,000. Our country should immediately mobilize most of the troops from Linzi and Jimo to attack the Beihai. If this Qin army can be defeated before its second wave of reinforcements crossing the sea, the danger of Linzi can be solved. Otherwise, the general situation will be gone!"

Tian Rong has calmed down now and thought for a while and said, "Yes, the Yellow River bank entrance is only seven days away from the sea, and half a month is enough. Therefore, if you cannot defeat the Qin army that has reached the Beihai within twelve days, Qi will be attacked from both sides! The person coming, immediately take my military talisman to Jimo and transfer 40,000 troops to Linzi. Gaolingjun, you can immediately rectify the troops in the city and dispatch food and grass. When Jimo's troops arrive, you will immediately send troops to attack Beihai!" Tian Rong is also a brave and knowledgeable person, and he will never wait for death!

"Here!" Tian Xian responded, his expression was full of determination, knowing that the victory or defeat of this battle would determine the ultimate fate of Qi!
To be continued...