In the early morning of the fourth day of the October 10th, the Qi army stationed in Fulisai had quietly evacuated from the fortress in the middle of the night last night, led by the veteran Qi general Tian Ao, and headed towards the "Pengcheng" in the north. Only Qi general Tian Wu was left behind, leading 3,000 soldiers to cut off the rear and was responsible for setting fire to the fortress after the army evacuated.

"set fire!"

With the order of Qi general Tian Wu, the soldiers of Qi under his command lit the accumulated fire-induced objects with torches in their hands, making the fortress a sea of ​​fire in a short period of time.

It has to be said that Fu Lishi had a miserable fate. When the Chu general Xiang Mo, who was stationed here, set a fire to burn the fortress when he was forced to evacuate. From then on, the fortress fell into the hands of Qi. Later, the Qi people repaired the fortress and sent famous generals Tian Dan to garrison here. Until today, Qi generals Tian Ao and Tian Wu set fire to the fortress again when they were forced to evacuate.

After staring at the fortress that was already in the sea of ​​fire, Tian Wu quickly ordered the army under his command to evacuate immediately and chase after his father Tian Ao's large army, because he knew that Fu Lisai's fire must not be hidden from the eyes of Xiong Tuo, the young master of Yangcheng, Chu. I believe that a large number of Chu troops came to take over the fortress after a moment.

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After staring at the fortress deeply at the end, Tian Wu turned around and left.

The generals familiar with this general swallowed their saliva. Unlike the approachable and old general Tian Ao who smiled all day long, Tian Wu was not good at speaking and was just a dull gourd on weekdays. If he got angry, he would be even more speechless, which was so dull that it made people feel that the pressure was doubled.

It’s like at this moment, even though it is clear that it has nothing to do with him, the soldiers and generals around him dare not look directly into Tian Wu’s eyes. Although they also know that although Tian Wu is a barbarian, he will not do anything to vent his anger on innocent people.

As Tian Wu expected, when Fu Lisai burned a fire, the troops stationed in the Chu army camp more than ten or twenty miles south of the fortress immediately reported this emergency military situation to Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Yu Yangcheng.

"Fu Lisai caught fire?"

After hearing the news, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo was stunned at first, then he seemed to have thought of something and started to laugh.

After laughing, he glanced at the many nobles and generals who were sitting or standing in the tent, and suddenly said softly: "Xiang Xing, I will give you three thousand soldiers to take Fu Lisai for this young master."

"Yes!" Xiang Xing, who could only stand in the corner of the tent, held his fist to take the order. In the eyes of many nobles and generals in the tent, he turned around and left outside the tent with envy or jealous eyes.

The only person was Xiang Xing's father, "Xiyang Jun Xiang Gong", the clan and subordinate of "Runan Jun Xiong Hao" back then, and is also one of the nobles of Chu who strongly supported Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo.

Perhaps because he noticed the expressions of the generals in the tent, especially the great nobles, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuolang said with a smile: "I don't think this credit will be given to the youngest young general in the tent of our army commander. You guys will not mind it?"

Hearing this, everyone in the tent looked at each other and smiled. After all, in this handsome tent, Xiang Xing, the son of Xiang Gong of Xiong Gong, was indeed the closest son. Considering that Xiang Gong of Xiong Gong lost his eldest son and second son for Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, the only three sons, Xiang Xing, was left. In this case, it is normal for Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo to favor Xiang Xing.

In fact, everyone understands that Fu Lisai has caught fire. It is probably because the Qi army stationed at Fu Lisai learned that the war situation in Donghai County was not good, and was afraid that Fu Lisai would become an fortress hanging here, so they decided to retreat and set fire to the fortress when they withdraw. Therefore, this time, Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Yangcheng, asked Xiang Xing to lead his troops to Fu Lisai, which was purely for nothing to give the latter's contribution.

But Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo even said this, and they didn't have to say much. After all, although the people in the tent gathered here because of the combination of interests, it is undeniable that there is still a difference between closeness and distantness. For example, Xiyang Jun Xiang Gong and his son are the most trusted humerus and confidants of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, which is also human nature.

As for the "Xiang clan" in the tent, such as the veteran Xiang Yan and the Xinyang king Xiang Pei, they would not say much about it. Compared with the "Chu Xixiong clan" and "Chu Dongxiong clan" that were once as powerful as water and fire, and still have gaps, the conflicts within the Xiang clan are not big.

Therefore, Xiang Pei, the Xinyang Jun, quickly turned his attention to the situation in front of him: "The Qi army withdrew from Fulisai, probably because he received the order from the King of Qi."

Speaking of this, he shook his head and said in a bit incredible sense: "I thought that the Qi Congress would deploy elite troops in Donghai County, but I really didn't expect..."

A few days ago, they received good news from Shouling Jun Jingyun and Diyang Jun Xiong Li from Tancheng, Donghai County, saying that their two armies defeated the Donghai Army and Donglai Army of Qi, making Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei and others feel a good business accident.

Hearing this, Jun Xiong of the Junyang, smiled and said, "This shows that Mr. Bai of Qi is not as talented as King Xixiong of Qi... The feud between our Great Chu and Qi for more than 30 years will finally have a chance to repay it today."

When everyone in the tent, including Yangcheng Junxiong Tuo himself, felt excited. No matter how many conflicts between the people of Chuxi and the people of Chudong, the two sides had the same attitudes and the interests were consistent in the matter of "revenge on Qi" and "opening up borders and opening up land". This is also the reason why Yangcheng Junxiong Tuo responded to this war - because no one would oppose him on these two matters.

As long as he takes this opportunity to defeat Qi and even annex Qi, then Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo will be able to successfully replace his father, King Xiong Xu, the King of Chu, and become the new king of Chu.

After looking around at the people in the tent with high interest, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo said in a deep voice: "The Qi people abandoned the guards of Fu Lishou. Now the only obstacle in front of our army has been removed. It is time to launch a large-scale attack on Qi State!... Pass the orders, the three armies will decapitate their camps and attack "Pengcheng"!"

"Yes!" Everyone in the tent stood up and fisted and responded.

At this time, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo looked at Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously: "Xinyang Jun, I hope you will lead your soldiers to attack "Xiangcheng", and then lead your troops northward to advance to Lu. During this period, Junhou can contact General Xiang Mo to discuss matters at that time."

As soon as he heard this, Xiang Pei, the king of Xinyang, knew that Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, was preparing to attack Lu. Unlike the rich Qi State, the city of Lu was not very rich. The only thing that attracted Chu State to attack Lu was the smelting technology that the latter had.

The wealth of Qi and the craftsmanship of Lu are the real reasons why Chu strongly supported Wei and brazenly aligned Qi at the same time. Lu declared war.

"Abide by the order!" Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei responded with a serious expression.

The next day, when the Fu Lisai was confirmed to have received Fu Lisai, the Yangcheng Junxiong Tuo Sect's heart-bearing humeral "Xiyang Jun Xiang Gong" stationed Fu Lisai. In the empty fortress that was set on fire by the Qi army, it repaired the buildings, making Fu Lisai the center of the food route for Chu to attack Qi and Lu.

In addition, the Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo was divided into two groups, and the partial army was led by the Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei to attack Xiangcheng and bypass Pengcheng and drive directly to Lu. He himself led the main force of the Chu army and headed towards Pengcheng.

According to Xiong Tuo's judgment, Qi generals Tian Ao and Tian Wu may try to block them in Pengcheng after they are abandoned and left.

As Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Yangcheng, guessed, Qi generals Tian Ao and Tian Wu chose to garrison Pengcheng after they were defeated by Fu Lishi, and planned to block the Chu army here.

After retreating to Pengcheng, Qi general Tian Ao recruited his son Tian Wu to the study and instructed him: "Awu, this time you must lead your army to support Donghai County!"

Hearing this, Tian Wu asked in confusion: "Listen to your words, father, are you going to station in Pengcheng?"

No wonder Tian Wu was confused, because the king's order sent by King Lu Bai of Qi sent to them clearly stated: if the retreat was not cut off by the Chu army, they would retreat to Donghai County; otherwise they would retreat to Lu and retreat to Taishan County.

Tian Ao thought for a while, stroked his gray beard and said, "I want to meet the Chu army again in Pengcheng." After that, he smiled without waiting for his son Tian Wu to speak, "Pengcheng also has the danger of Si Shui, and it is not impossible to block the Chu army here."

However, although Tian Wu seemed reckless and rude, he was not a brave and unscrupulous general. After hearing his father's words, he frowned and thought for a moment, and then said incisively: "Father, do you want to block the Chu army for Lu?"

Tian Ao was stunned for a moment, then fell into silence. After a long silence, he nodded.

To be fair, although Qi seems to be at a disadvantage in the current situation, it is said that the so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse. Qi still has the ability to protect himself. At least in a short period of time, the Chu army could not defeat Qi.

But Lu State is different. First of all, the army of Lu State is not as large as Qi State. More importantly, Lu State lacks generals who are good at fighting. Wei State has Prince Zhao Run, Prince Zhao Zuo of Nanliang, as well as Shaohu, Sima An, Jiang Bi, Wei Ji, etc. Qi State has Tian Ao, Tian Wu, Tian Dan, Tian Hui, Zou Ji, Luqiu Tai, Ji Mi, etc. Han Han Mu, Le Yi, Bao Yuan, Jin Mou, Dangyin Hou Han Yang, Yang Yi Hou Han Xu, etc. Chu State has Xiang Mo, Xiang Gong, Xiang Yan, Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, etc. The pseudo Song has Xiang Hu, Yue State has Wu Qi, even Wei State has one Prince Yu, and who is Lu State has?

The literati such as "Uncle Ji" who can make his moves are actually officials who are proficient in internal affairs. Ji Wu, the general who is currently in charge of the Lu army, can only become the commander of the Lu army by relying on his father and family status. However, looking at the Central Plains, Ji Wu is probably just a sparse and ordinary general.

In Lu State, that is really a lack of generals.

Therefore, Qi general Tian Ao really dared not expose Lu to the scope of the Chu army's attack, because he knew clearly that without the support and assistance of Qi's army, Lu could not resist the attack of the Chu army at all. The embarrassing thing is that in the era of King Lu Xi of Qi, Qi, which used to overwhelm the Chu State in the mud and blasted the hammer, now it needs to gather all the domestic forces to barely block the attack of Chu State - in this case, how can Qi State have the remaining strength to support Lu State?

Therefore, when the current situation of Qi State was not completely disadvantageous, Qi general Tian Ao thought from the perspective of the overall situation and felt that he needed to block the Chu army for Lu State, at least to block this winter. After all, if Lu State was soon defeated or even destroyed by the Chu army, it would be a heavy blow to Qi State.

After getting the recognition from his father, Tian Wu frowned and said, "Since that's the case, I will stay in Pengcheng."

As he said, he was worried that his father, who was over 60 years old, stayed alone in Pengcheng to fight against hundreds of thousands of Chu troops under the command of Xiong Tuo, Jun Yangcheng.

However, after hearing this, Tian Ao said in an unrefutable tone for the first time: "No, you must go to Donghai County." As he said that, he shook his head and explained: "Although the army under the command of Xiong Tuo of Yangcheng Jun is the main force of the Chu army, in terms of the current situation, the key is still in Donghai County. As long as Donghai County curbs the momentum of the Chu army, several other battlefields will have a chance to breathe. Although Ji Mi of the Donghai Army and Zou Ji of the Donglai Army are also generals, they may not be It is enough to gain an advantage in a short time, not to mention that in the current crisis, if you don’t go to Donghai County, Linzi will likely transfer Tian Dan, who is garrisoned in Ningyang, and ask him to guard Donghai County... This matter must not be done. In Ningyang, there is a general of Chu, Xiang Mo. Now Tian Dan has curbed Xiang Mo to protect the peace of Lu. Once Tian Dan is transferred back to the local area, Lu is likely to be destroyed by Xiang Mo, and his lips are lost and his teeth are cold. If Lu is destroyed, I am afraid that my Great Qi will be... "

"But..." Tian Wu's face showed a hint of hesitation.

Seeing this, Tian Ao said with a smile: "Zhuzi, I have been in a military life. Even if I am not as strong as I was back then, I am not an ordinary person who can defeat me. Even if I suffer a defeat, I can retreat to Lu. What are you worried about?"

Hearing this, Tian Wu thought about it carefully.

He could not deny that although the old father in front of him was far inferior to him in terms of courage, Tian Wu thought that he was still not as thorough as his father in terms of seeing the situation clearly.

After almost thinking about it, Tian Wu finally nodded in agreement.

The next day, Qi general Tian Wu led 30,000 troops to Donghai County.

When Tian Wu led his army to Tancheng, Donghai County, the Chu State's Shouling Jun Jingyun and Diyang Jun Xiong Li were launching a siege against Tancheng that had lasted for a full three days.

It turned out that after the harassment tactics were implemented a while ago, Chu general Yang You observed the expressions of the Qi army in Tancheng City every day. Seeing that the Qi army was extremely tired due to fighting for several days and not getting enough sleep at night, he asked Shouling Jun Jingyun to launch a full-scale attack on Tancheng.

Shouling Jun Jingyun certainly believed in the judgment of the general Yang You, so he invited Di Yang Jun Xiong Li. The two of them exhausted their troops and launched an attack on Tancheng, almost forcing the Qi army in Tancheng to a dead end.

After repelling the Chu army temporarily with difficulty, Zou Ji, the head general of the Donglai Army, couldn't help but complain to Ji Mi, the head general of the Donghai Army,: "If you listen to what I said and retreat early, why would you and I fall to this point?"

Ji Mi smiled bitterly and said nothing.

As the garrison general of Donghai County, how could he retreat in fear of war and expose the empty Langya County, Beihai County to the Chu army's eyes when it launched a large-scale attack?

After thinking about it, he apologized to Zou Ji: "I feel extremely apologized for implicating General Zou. If you and I are lucky enough to die after this battle, Ji will definitely hold a banquet and apologize for General Zou Ji."

When he said this, Zou Ji felt embarrassed.

After all, the two of them only had tactical differences: Ji Mi believed that as a general of Qi, he should stick to every inch of the country and face the Chu army outside the country's borders; while Zou Ji believed that when his Donghai Army and the Donglai Army had both morale severely damaged by the Chu army, he should first strategically retreat and rebuild morale, so that he had the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. If he was bound by the gains and losses of one city and one place, they would only be led by the Chu army and would have no chance of victory.

Facts have proved that Zou Ji's judgment was very accurate. If Ji Mi listened to his suggestions a while ago, even if Tancheng was captured by the Chu army, the Donghai Army and the Donglai Army could retain most of the troops. After restructuring their morale, they would have waited for an opportunity to act, which would have become a threat to the Chu army.

Unfortunately, Ji Mi did not listen to Zou Ji's advice, so that his two armies, the Donghai Army and the Donglai Army, were trapped in Tancheng and were subjected to endless attacks and harassed by the Chu army day after day. The soldiers were exhausted and their morale was sluggish. Where could there be any possibility of turning defeat into victory?

But now, it will be useless to say this.

"Report! Two generals, the Chu army has once again attacked the city!"

A rushing messenger interrupted the conversation between Ji Mi and Zou Ji.

After looking at Ji Mi helplessly, Ji Mi pretended to be vicious and said, "Remember your words, if you survived this battle by chance, you owe me a banquet!"

"It should be." Ji Mi nodded with a smile, but his smile was a little bitter.

In fact, Ji Mi and Zou Ji both understood that neither the soldiers under their command nor the honest ones would have been able to hold on for long. If the reinforcements sent from Linzi were too late to arrive, then as generals, they would probably have the ending of the war.

However, to Ji Mi and Zou Ji's surprise, at the most critical moment of this siege, when Tancheng was about to be captured by the Chu army, reinforcements from Linzi were not welcomed in the north of the city. However, an army under the banner of "Qi" attacked the Chu army from the rear.

"Reinforcements! It's reinforcements!"

The joy of living in the Jedi made Ji Mi, the commander of the East China Sea Army, screamed in ecstasy, and also shocked the morale of the Qi army on the city.

However, Zou Ji, the chief general of the Donglai Army, was relatively calm. He looked at the Qi army far away in the battlefield and muttered in his heart: Is it my army of Great Qi? But I don’t know which army?

At this time, in the Chu army's main formation that was being attacked, Shouling Jun Jingyun also paid a little panic to the Qi army that suddenly appeared, and exclaimed and asked his left and right: "Which army is that Qi army?"

Shaking his head left and right.

At this time, Chu general Yang You also noticed the Qi army that emerged from behind his army and frowned deeply.

Because in his impression, there should be no Qi army that would emerge from behind him.

Suddenly, Yang You had an idea and said in his heart: Could it be the Qi army stationed in Fu Lisai?

After a while, when he saw the flag of the Qi army opposite, Yang You believed it even more firmly.

At the same time, he was even more optimistic about this battle. The Qi army stationed in Fulisai was forced to give up the fortress. Doesn’t this mean that their Chu army has a greater advantage?

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and ordered: "The three armies don't have to worry about Tancheng for the time being, and fight the invading Qi army with all their might!"

With an order, more than 100,000 Chu troops here changed direction and launched a counterattack against the Qi army that had attacked them.

The Qi army that sneaked into the Chu army was the one led by Tian Wu to support Donghai County. Facing the tide-like attack of more than 100,000 Chu troops, Tian Wu had no expression on his face and was not afraid. He waved the iron spear as thick as a child's arm in his hand, and jumped onto the front line of the battlefield.
To be continued...