The camp of the Qi army.
In the Chinese army's tent.
Guan Sheng, the current leader of the Qi Kingdom, is looking through the latest information sent from the country.
Guan Sheng was the new general who took office last month. The former general lost six counties in succession to Wang Lie and was immediately imprisoned for questioning.
Therefore, Guan Sheng was ordered to come, hoping to stabilize the situation.
Guan Sheng previously served in the Ministry of War as the Minister of War. In the early years, he was also a general in the army. He knew how to lead troops in war and how to assess the situation. Now he faced Qin and had no intention of winning.
For Guan Sheng, as long as he defends the checkpoints here in Langya County, stabilizes the declining situation, and no longer loses the city, Guan Sheng feels that his merits are complete and he has completed the task ordered by Yan Zichu.
Although Guan Sheng lowered his requirements, he was still extremely uneasy in his heart and felt that it would be difficult to stop the Qin army.
When Guan Sheng was reading the news, he saw that the Stone City of Jin was lost, shook his head and sighed.
Stone City was the last line of defense for the Jin Kingdom.
Stone City is gone, and Jinling City is just a piece of meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of the Qin army.
It is very possible that the Jin State cannot stop it.
"I hope Jin can defend it."
"If the Jin State cannot hold on and the Jin State is destroyed, all the Qin State's forces will be directed at the Qi State. At that time, can we, the Qi State, stop it?"
"I'm afraid it's difficult."
Guan Sheng shook his head, worried.
As a general of Qi State, Guan Sheng was already thinking about the future situation.
However, it seems to Guan Sheng that this is unsolvable and cannot be solved at all.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier quickly entered with a panicked expression and said loudly: "General Guan, something bad has happened. Jinling City, the imperial capital of the Jin State, has fallen, and the emperor of Jin State, Sima Chong, has been made a prisoner. The Jin State has been completely destroyed. ”
After Guan Sheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
The state of Jin was destroyed.
What should Qi do?
Next, will Wang Lie mobilize a large army to attack Qi on a large scale?
Many problems troubled Guan Sheng in an instant.
He stood up and walked back and forth, thinking for a long time before he said, "How did you get this news?"
The soldier quickly said: "Wang Lie arranged for a group of soldiers to come to the camp gate to shout. Moreover, when Qin soldiers shot arrows, they tied letter paper to their bows and arrows to spread the news about Jin. Countless people in the entire camp got the news. Jin The country has been destroyed, and now everyone in the army is in panic."
Guan Sheng said: "Go down."
The soldiers retreated, Guan Sheng sat down again, and thought about his response strategy.
In the end, Guan Sheng chose the strategy of stopping with stillness and adapting to changes by remaining unchanged.
On the one hand, they arranged for soldiers to send a message to Linzi as quickly as possible, asking Yan Zichu to arrange it; on the other hand, they prohibited soldiers in the army from discussing the fall of Jin. Finally, Guan Sheng arranged for people to prepare for war and was always ready to go to war with Qin.
When Guan Sheng was ready, Wang Lie showed no signs of progress.
The Qin army never made any move.
Time passed day by day, and when there was no action in Langya County on the front line, the news spread back to Linzi. News of the fall of Jin State spread everywhere in Linzi City, and news that Qin State was about to turn to attack Qi State was already flying all over the sky.
People everywhere are talking about it.
Many people left Linzi in a hurry, especially businessmen, who moved first.
Everyone knows that what comes next is very dangerous.
If they stay in Linzi, if war breaks out, all their belongings, including their lives, may be lost in Linzi, so many people leave quickly.
People in Linzi were panicked, and Tian Yu also received news of the fall of Jin. This time he did not send someone to notify Yan Zichu, but came to the Prime Minister's Office in person at Yan Zichu. When he saw Yan Zichu, he waved his sleeves and all the attendants left.
Tian Yu said: "Prime Minister, do you know the news of the fall of Jin?"
"knew."
Yan Zichu was very depressed and sighed: "Guan Sheng also sent back news earlier, talking about the fall of the Jin Kingdom, and asked the court to make arrangements."
"With the presence of Jin, it can contain Qin's army for Qi and share Qi's pressure."
"The state of Jin was destroyed, and the state of Qi stood alone in the east, becoming a single tree."
“The building is about to collapse and it’s hard to support it alone!”
"Especially before, Lin Feng fought with the Yan State, and killed Liu Yuan, the emperor of the Yan State, in one battle. The Xia State is gone, the Yan State is defeated, and the Jin State is gone. Only our Qi State is left, so the news of the Jin State's destruction .It’s too bad for us.”
Having said this, Yan Zichu sighed again.
Tian Yu said: "Prime Minister, what are you going to do?"
When it comes to government governance and strategic analysis, Tian Yu believes that Yan Zichu is more powerful.
This is worthy of his trust.
Yan Zichu smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, there is nothing I can do. The Qin State destroyed the Jin State, and now the Qin State's territory is unprecedentedly powerful. The Qin State's strength is unprecedentedly powerful."
"Looking at our country of Jin, there are many political opponents who resist us. These people think that the two of us control His Majesty and manipulate power."
"Because His Majesty is too young to make a decision, we have to stand in front."
"In addition, the previous war with the Qin State also depleted our vitality."
"It's difficult to fight Qin now."
Yan Zichu said in a deep voice: "In the current situation, I think we can only go all out to defend. Being able to defend Qi's territory and stabilize everything in Qi is currently the most important. So we have no other choice. Just resist. I won’t consider anything else.”
Tian Yu nodded and said: "What the king is thinking about is whether to arrange for people to go to Qin to seek peace?"
"impossible."
Yan Zichu shook his head directly and said: "The current situation of the Qin State has been established, and it is impossible to ease the relationship. The Qin State has destroyed the Xia State and the Jin State, and it is bound to destroy our Qi State, and it will inevitably choose to unify the world."
"Sending people to Xianyang to seek peace now will definitely lead to self-humiliation in the end."
"Even once we send people to sue for peace, some people in the country will have other thoughts."
"So, I don't agree."
Yan Zichu had a tough attitude and continued: "As long as this battle is blocked, Qi will have a future. If Qi cannot be stopped, it will be destroyed."
A smile appeared on Tian Yu's lips.
He nodded with satisfaction.
Yan Zichu's answer is the answer he wants. For now, Qi can only fight to the death.
Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "Since we have to go all out to resist, I plan to move the 30,000 troops guarding Linzi to the front to assist Guan Sheng in the battle. Anyway, there are still forbidden troops stationed here in Linzi, so there is no need to As for what goes wrong.”
"I have no objection."
Yan Zichu nodded and said, "In addition to allocating troops to support Guan Sheng, are we going to catch all our political opponents and kill them all? Keeping these people alive is a hidden danger."
"Before, we considered that the other party criticized us, but was also loyal to Qi. Their presence would not necessarily affect the situation."
"Now, the situation is complicated."
"Linzi has a raging undercurrent, but there is no room for even the slightest hidden danger, so I thought it was time to kill him."
Yan Zichu looked cold and solemn, and said loudly: "Kill them all before you can resist with all your strength. Your Highness, what do you think?"
Tian Yu thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, just kill those who deserve to be killed, so as to avoid hidden dangers. In short, Linzi is under martial law now. The intelligence network I control will also go all out to cooperate with the Prime Minister."
Yan Zichu nodded.
In his heart, he actually believed that the probability of blocking Qin was very small. But now, there is only one way to go.
Only fight to the death!
