News of the battlefield in Wei soon reached Linzi, and the memorial was sent directly to the Qi Palace.
It was more than 700 miles from Jia Mi to Linzi, so the battle took place at least three days ago, and this had to be the case when the scouts did not take any rest and traveled under starry nights.
Several clan nobles who had been summoned by the King of Qi did not bother to speculate, so they braved the dark night and followed the summoned eunuchs into the palace.
The morning night wind was still a bit cool, and the streets of Linzi were quiet except for a few low dog barks in the distance from time to time.
Jingguo Juntianying sat in the carriage and rubbed his sore brow. He had just fallen asleep when the maid woke him up. In the past years of Ren Qixiang, although he held great power, he was indeed a lot harder than before. Especially the worried neighbor to the west made him, the head of state responsible for diplomatic relations between a country, feel even more pressure.
In just a few years, most of his hair on the temples has turned gray.
The only thing that can make Tian Ying feel a little relieved is that perhaps only his lineage can have successors.
He glanced at Tian Wen, who was sitting beside him with his head lowered and dozing off. That young face, similar to his own, was less than twenty years old, but he already had wisdom that he did not shy away from.
Although he has more than a dozen sons, it seems that only this bastard is worthy of the important responsibilities.
Tian Ying faced the darkness outside the car window and sighed quietly.
His father's movement woke up Tian Wen from his nap.
Tian Wen opened his eyes with some trepidation and saw his father's sad face. He bowed his head and whispered, "Are you worried about the war on the front line?"
Tian Ying nodded. On the way, he could roughly guess some of the reasons why the king summoned the ministers at this time.
It should be that the frontline operations are disadvantageous.
Otherwise, based on his understanding of the king, he would not have summoned the ministers into the palace to discuss matters at this hour.
The war in Wei has been straining the minds of the monarchs and ministers of Qi for half a year. On the surface, the essence of this war is just a step that Qi must take in order to check and balance Qin and the Three Jins.
But in fact, when we first joined this war, there were many competitions between the main warring parties and the war-avoiding parties.
Because it is not just about the gains and losses of one city and one place.
On the contrary, the people of Qi will naturally not shed blood on the battlefield for the sake of the safety of Chu.
The reason why King Qi Tian Pijiang finally agreed to participate in the war was after many considerations. Among them, the most important point is to divert the attention of the newly rising states of Zhao and Qin, thereby leaving time for Qi to further encroach on Yan.
But now it seems that if the battle on the Western Front goes unfavorably, it will inevitably affect the whole body. At that time, Yan Di might...
"Father, we have arrived at the palace."
Tian Wen's voice interrupted Tian Ying's thoughts, and then Tian Ying felt the carriage slowly stop.
The father and son got off the carriage and headed towards the meeting hall in the palace. On the way, he met Chunyu Kun, who was already very old.
This son-in-law of the state of Qi is already over seventy years old, but his energy seems to be no less impressive than that of Tian Ying.
Several important ministers then met Qi Wang Tian Bijiang in the meeting hall. The king's face was full of anger at this time.
After everyone saw the ceremony, the King of Qi asked the palace servants to circulate a brief letter, and then said: "The Chu army in Xiangqiu has been completely wiped out, the Song army has withdrawn from Zhuzao, and our Qi army has become a lone army. .”
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Chun Yukun, who usually behaved calmly, suddenly stared at the boss after reading the memorial in the brief book, and said in an unbelievable tone: "How dare people from the Song Dynasty?"
It stands to reason that even if the Song army is not willing to fight with the three Jins, they will at least call for an alliance when withdrawing. But now, he completely ignored the safety of his two allies, Chu and Qi, and blatantly sided with his own side.
No one in the hall answered him.
King Qi Tian Bijiang's eyes were cold. He wished he could eat Dai Yan alive and send troops to attack Song Dynasty immediately! But the trace of reason in his heart restrained him. Now is not the time to take revenge on the Song people.
He asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any countermeasures?"
The matter has come to this, and the question now is how to break the situation, rather than focusing on the causes.
"Your Majesty, we should gather troops to rescue as soon as possible. If we are too late, things will change." Chunyu Kun said quickly.
King Qi didn't say anything. Of course he knew he had to save him, but the question now was how to save him. The Chu and Song Dynasties retreated, and the western front was completely defeated. The three Jin and Qin armies gathered at least more than 100,000 people on the Jishui line. Without the number of troops sent, it was impossible to break through the enemy's defense line.
If we recruit the army again now, it will be too late!
Tian Ying said: "Your Majesty, at this time, the only way to resolve the danger of this battle is to have Kuang Zhang of Yan land lead his army to return for reinforcements."
Tian Wen looked at his father's sleeves, and he could feel his father's trembling hands inside the sleeves.
Tian Ying would never have said this unless he had no choice but to say this, because once the Qi army retreated from the Yan region, it would mean that the Qi army had lost, and all the money spent in planning the Yan region for more than ten years had been in vain.
However, when Tian Ying saw this memorial, with his rich experience, he immediately realized that the situation was very serious!
If the two-front war continues at this time, Yan Di may completely bring down Qi.
Once Tian Ji's 30,000 Qi army is destroyed, the three Jin allied forces can march straight into Qi. By then, it should be a war to aid Chu against Qin, and the battlefield will shift to Qi itself.
The purpose of Zhao's participation in the war is already obvious, which is to force Qi to abandon the land of Yan.
The ambitious neighbor wanted to support a pro-Zhao state of Yan. Otherwise, why would the Zhao people take such a big risk and would rather give up Zhongshan, which was already within easy reach, and mobilize a large army to deal with the powerful Qi State?
The State of Qi did not intervene in Zhao's war against Zhongshan, and even turned a deaf ear to Zhongshan's request for help. (Of course, all this is Tian Ying’s own idea.)
Of course, this was also Qi's strategic mistake.
Tian Bijiang remained silent for a long time, perhaps because of the king's pride and unwillingness to admit his mistakes. Or maybe they are unwilling to give up the Yan land they obtained at a useless cost.
He suddenly remembered what Meng Ke, a man from Tsou, said to him in the palace a few days ago.
In fact, at the beginning of his campaign against Yan, he consulted Meng Ke, a great scholar known for his wisdom.
At that time, the Yan Kingdom was in civil strife, and the Yan people had no intention of resisting the enemy. But to be cautious, Tian Bijiang asked several wise men in private.
The final result was just as the other party said: "To attack Yan now, this time of writing and martial arts must not be lost."
At that time, Yan State's "soldiers did not fight and the city gates were not closed." It only took the Qi army fifty days to achieve a complete victory, capturing the entire territory of Yan and killing King Yanhui.
However, the final result was beyond Tian Bijiang's expectation. The Qi army massacred and plundered after occupying the Yan Kingdom, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Yan people. Since then, the Yan people began to form an army to resist the rule of the Qi people.
And because the Yan clan fled to Zhao, the princes also discussed expelling Qi and restoring Yan.
At that time, Tian Bijiang hesitated whether to withdraw his troops from Yan.
The ministers were also divided into two groups for this reason.
I still remember what Meng Ke said to himself at that time. Let him stop the Qi army's plundering as soon as possible, discuss with the Yan people to establish a new king, and then withdraw troops from the Yan state. In this way, you may be able to get a Yan State that has good relations with Qi State, but otherwise it will completely fall into the quagmire of war.
But at that time, Tian Bijiang did not want to give up the land and wealth he had acquired, and refuted the other party's advice.
As a result, the Yan people's resistance to Qi became more and more intense, which indirectly led to today's embarrassing war situation.
King Qi sighed.
Perhaps now we should take advantage of the fact that Qi has suffered little loss and withdraw its troops from Yan.
