Destroy Qi?
Zhao Tuo was startled when he saw the Gaoyang drunkard staring at him with his head held high and his face flushed.
"The Qi army is extremely weak. The general led an army of 30,000 men and killed 100,000 of them in one battle. This battle will surely shock the world! The reputation of the general will be spread throughout the land of Qi. The people of Qi will change their expressions and tremble when they hear the name of the general." , the two forces are fighting without moving, this is the chance to win!"
"The general takes advantage of this opportunity and marches eastward. He will reach the city of Linzi without any hindrance. One hundred thousand Qi troops have been newly defeated, the Linzi garrison is weak, and the Qi people are in dire straits. The general can use his strength to attack the capital of Qi in one battle and capture King Jian of Qi. Together with the Duke of Qi’s clan, he has achieved great success. By then, the general’s reputation will be comparable to that of Le Yi in the past!”
Li Shiqi was extremely excited when he said it. At the end, he added: "The general is approaching the capital of Qi. If he doesn't want his soldiers to be harmed, Li Shiqi is willing to enter the city. With his sharp tongue, he says that the city will be surrendered." King Jian of Qi surrendered."
"The king of Qi has surrendered, and the Qi area is thousands of miles away, and more than seventy cities are all in the hands of the general. Isn't this the general who destroyed an entire country by himself? With such meritorious service, I'm afraid it's not a big deal to make him a prince!"
"General, please think about it."
After saying that, Li Shiqi bowed to Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo licked his lips.
This Li Shi was really eloquent, and he said it was extremely easy to overthrow the Qi State, as if he could conquer the Qi State in one battle as long as he sent his own troops.
In fact, it was not just Li Shiqi. After the victory in the battle of Zhencheng, the army clamored to send troops to Linzi and destroy Qi.
Among them, Heiyi, Zhang He and others are the most popular.
"A hundred thousand soldiers are no better than pigs!"
"Our 30,000 troops can defeat his 100,000 troops, and the casualties are less than 1,000. I think our 30,000 troops are enough to defeat his 300,000 troops!"
"Three hundred thousand is nothing, we can fight for half a million!"
"In the past, Lord Wu'an conquered Yanying, and the number of his men was only about the same as mine. With General Zhao leading us, we can also capture Linzi and destroy his Qi kingdom!"
From the Qin generals at the rank of military commander to the Qin army soldiers at the bottom, all of them hold their heads high and their chests high, and their boasts are getting bigger and bigger.
Arrogance is growing in the army, and voices of commanding troops to destroy Qi are rising one after another.
Zhao Tuo knew very well that the reason for arrogance was that the Qin army not only won the battle too easily, but the casualty statistics after the war were really shocking.
Compared with the defeat of 100,000 Qi troops, in which more than 10,000 people were beheaded and captured by the Qin army, the number of casualties suffered by the Qin army was very low.
Of the 30,000 Qin soldiers, the total number of killed and wounded was only a few hundred, not even a thousand. Many of the Qin soldiers’ casualties were not even caused by the Qin army. Many of them fell while running and chasing. Stampede.
This kind of record is enough to make all Qin soldiers proud, and also makes them no longer take the Qi people in their eyes, thinking that 30,000 Qin troops are enough to win the Qi state.
Is it possible to wipe out all 30,000 people?
Seeing that Li ignored his persuasion, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but consider this possibility.
One hundred thousand Qi troops were defeated by Zhao Tuo. With Qi's mobilization ability, it would be difficult to recruit another large army at least in a short period of time. Therefore, as long as Zhao Tuo moves fast enough, just like Li Shiqi said, All the way to the city of Linzi, the capital of Qi.
Thirty thousand elite Qin troops attacked Linzi City.
With the power of victory in the battle of Zhencheng and the weak combat effectiveness of the Qi army, it is indeed possible to capture Linzi in one battle.
He captured Linzi, the capital of Qi, captured King Jian of Qi and the ministers of the clan of Qi, and destroyed the state of Qi.
This is a great achievement!
It's enough to make everyone jealous.
So even though Li Shiqi was extremely resourceful, he couldn't help but be dazzled by this amazing feat. He even said that he could go into the city alone to persuade King Jian of Qi to surrender.
All this is just because of the interests.
If Zhao Tuo accomplishes the great task of destroying the country, his reputation will shake the world, and he will be comparable to Wang Jian.
He could even imagine the astonishment on Qin Wangzheng's face when he received the news in Xianyang.
I asked you, Zhao Tuo, to attack the Chu State, but why did you destroy the Qi State instead?
Li Shiqi's proposal was very moving and tempting.
But Zhao Tuo just thought about it and saw the crisis hidden behind this huge temptation.
The country is thousands of miles away and has hundreds of thousands of men armed with halberds and armor. It is a truly great country in the world.
Even if the soldiers are weak and there has been no war for more than 40 years, it cannot be denied that Qi has a vast territory with more than 70 cities and millions of Qi people.
It may not be difficult to break Linzi and capture Qi Wangjian and Qi's clan officials, but it is not easy to occupy the entire Qi State and overthrow it.
In the past, the five kingdoms attacked Qi and defeated Qi until only Ju and Jimo were left. However, they were overturned by Qi.
Although Zhao Tuo and the 30,000 Qin troops under his command were strong, their numbers were limited. It was impossible to truly destroy Qi. The most they could do was to capture the king and destroy the capital. When the Qi people established a new king elsewhere, it would be even more difficult for Qin. tricky.
This is the difficulty of destroying Qi. It is not as easy as Li Shiqi said.
On the other hand, Zhao Tuo's real mission in going north this time was to defeat the Qi army, then go south to Fengfei, dig straight into the heart of Chu from the rear, mobilize Xiang Yan's army in the Huaibei battlefield, and obtain a fighting opportunity for Wang Jian.
In such a tense situation, you, Zhao Tuo, went to attack Qi yourself in vain, ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Qin's troops confronting the Chu people. This was a naked disregard for the overall situation and an act of disobedience to military orders.
According to the military law of the "Army Wuer Order", let alone rewards based on merit, even if Wang Jian beheaded him, it would still be reasonable and compliant.
And for Qin Wangzheng, does he want to destroy Qi now?
No, what the king wants is to wash away the shame caused by Li Xin's attack on Chu, destroy the state of Chu in one fell swoop, and capture and kill Xiong Qi who betrayed Qin and him. This is what Qin Wangzheng wants.
Zhao Tuo could imagine that even if he really destroyed Qi, the king would not only not be happy, but would also feel very uncomfortable.
So even if Li Shiqi's words were ridiculous, Zhao Tuo would not agree.
In a word, the timing is wrong!
Therefore, Zhao Tuo shook his head and said, "Mr. Li is right, but attacking Chu is the most important thing at the moment. If we turn to attack Qi, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general and the king to explain."
Seeing Zhao Tuo's refusal, a flash of disappointment flashed in Li Shiqi's eyes.
Judging from the intelligence he learned about the Qi State, Li Shiqi was confident that he would surrender to Qi Wang Jian when Zhao Tuo's troops surrounded Linzi.
He said that the great achievement of destroying a country was enough to promote him to many levels of nobility, so he did not hesitate to try to persuade General Zhao, but unfortunately Zhao Tuo refused.
Li Shiqi understood the character of General Zhao. Since he refused, it was absolutely impossible, so he said no more.
"What the general said was that I was presumptuous."
Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "I can't say that I am presumptuous. Although the destruction of Qi that Mr. Li just mentioned is impossible now, there will be a chance after the destruction of Chu. If Zhao Tuo can unite his troops to attack Qi in the future, he should let Li Show off your talents, sir."
Li Shiqi's eyes lit up, this was General Zhao giving him a hint.
If it doesn't work now, it doesn't mean it won't work in the future.
"But the top priority now is to destroy Chu, so Qi's side needs to be stabilized. After this great victory, not only will I not take the opportunity to attack Qi, but I will also comfort the Qi people with gentle words, so that we can march without any worries. Regarding this matter, I wonder if Mr. Li is interested?" Zhao Tuo asked.
Li Shi's spirit was greatly boosted.
The task is coming.
Being a lobbyist and messenger can also be regarded as military merit.
The Gaoyang drunkard immediately stood up and accepted the order.
Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "There are still some people from the four countries in Qi who have evil intentions. For the sake of your safety, I will send a group of soldiers to follow. I think after this battle, the people of Qi will be frightened and ensure your safety."
"Thank you for your care, General."
Li Shi made her feel at ease.
Next, the two of them discussed the matter of going to Qi as an envoy in the tent.
According to what Grand Sima Tian Chong said, although he and Prime Minister Tianjia were supported by people from the four countries, they were actually using each other and were not true allies. Tianjia could also win over Qin.
In order to prevent the people of Qi from being persuaded by the people of the four countries again, after Zhao Tuo went south, he raised an army to the west. Zhao Tuo gave
Li Shi gave it some important leverage.
For example, the occupied Zhen City and the six thousand prisoners in the hands of the Qin army.
There were originally more than 10,000 prisoners, but after the war, due to some reasons, there were suddenly a few thousand fewer, and there were a lot more military honors. Therefore, the 6,000 people who survived were considered the lucky ones to escape death.
Li Shiqi will exchange these 6,000 Qi prisoners and Zhencheng for Qi's goodwill.
First, Qi Guo was beaten violently, and then he was given some sweets to eat.
Such a strategy was enough for Qi to sit on the sidelines in the ensuing war between Qin and Chu.
Even threats and inducements could very well persuade the people of Qi and the four countries to turn against each other, allowing the people of Qi to wipe out those rebels and bandits who were against Qin.
Zhao Tuo said sternly: "Mr. Li, if you can persuade King Hetian of Qi to annihilate the rebels of the four countries, it will be a great achievement. I will definitely pray for you."
"The general has a mission, Li Shi should do his best to fulfill it!"
Li Shiqi accepted the order with great enthusiasm and was full of confidence in this mission.
Soon, the two of them reached an agreement, and Li Shiqi said goodbye and left to make preparations for the envoy to Qi.
Looking at the figure of the drunkard in Gaoyang, Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with light.
This time Li Shiqi was sent to Qi State, in addition to stabilizing those Qi people, he also had the mission of exploring the internal situation of Qi State. So as to prepare for the future defeat.
He, Zhao Tuo, is very ambitious.
"Qi was put last, now the most important thing is to destroy Chu."
"When Puyang's reserve soldiers arrive here and take over the defense of Zhen City, I will lead 30,000 elite troops southward and attack Chu Fengfei!"
"I want to walk the road of the past again!"
