"Da Sima, didn't you say that Zhao Tuo was stationed in Dongyuan, but he was waiting for King Qin's order to go north to drive out the Hu and occupy Liaodong, so that we don't have to worry?"
"How come in the blink of an eye, such a large number of Qin troops gathered in Dongjun, and Qin general Zhao Tuo also led his troops south. What is going on? Tell me!"
After the panic, Qi Gongqing immediately pointed the finger at Da Sima Tian Chong.
Tian Chong's face turned redder and redder.
He had sworn to vouch for Zhao Tuo in the court, but he didn't know that this slap in the face would come so quickly.
Tian Chong wanted to say that he was also deceived by Zhao Tuo and fell into the Qin people's trick.
But when he thought about it carefully, he discovered that Zhao Tuo never said he was going to Liaodong, but only asked him in the slips how to deal with the Hu people.
At that time, news was spreading everywhere that Qin was about to conquer Liaodong, which made Tian Chong connect the two things together and mistakenly thought that Zhao Tuo was leading troops to conquer Liaodong.
Did I misunderstand?
Facing the questions from the ministers, Tian Chong held back for a long time.
He thought of the Qi army he had just trained, and his eyes burst out with brilliance again.
Tian Chong raised his head, faced the ministers of the court, and said loudly: "What are you afraid of? I have said before that if the people of Qin really dare to attack our country of Qi, I, Tian Chong, will take action! Why do the king and the princes need to worry about it?" worry?"
"In the past when Wang Jian attacked Chu, the ruined Chu State could still recruit an army of 400,000. Our Qi State covers an area of 2,000 miles, has hundreds of thousands of armor, grain is like hills, and is as rich as the world. How can we not raise an army of hundreds of thousands? ?”
"It doesn't matter if the Qin State sends 200,000 troops. I don't need 400,000 troops to bully him. I just ask the king to order an army of 300,000 troops to repel the Qin people!"
Tian Chong waved his arms, spit flying, and said: "If the Qin army adopts Wang Jian's old strategy and consumes the country's power. The grain in our Qi State's warehouse can support an army of 300,000 for several years. We will never repeat the failure of the Chu State in the past." The failure of food supply is enough to consume the people of Qin until they can no longer support themselves."
"If the Qin army comes to attack, my army will be 300,000 strong, which is more than his Qin army. There are even more elite soldiers who can defeat ten of them one by one. Why should we fear him in a head-on battle?"
"And the people of Qin came here in violation of the treaty, which was an unjust act. They will surely lose people's hearts and demoralize them. But we, the people of Qi, guard our homes and defend our country. This is where our righteousness lies. We must all be brave. I will attack the unjust people as a country of righteousness." The country, why worry about victory?"
"Not to mention, I have already found out the details of the Qin generals in Xianyang Palace. No matter who the Qin army is as general this time, I, Tian Chong, will not be afraid of them."
By the time Tian Chong finished speaking, he was already full of energy and high spirits.
Affected by Da Sima's heroic spirit, Qi Wangjian, Prime Minister Bang Tianjie, and the Manchu ministers also cheered up.
Yes, their Qi State is not comparable to the Chu State that was crippled in the past.
Qi State has a vast territory, is rich in fish and salt, and is rich in products.
There is money, food, and people.
So what if the Qin army had 200,000 troops?
Their Qi country can recruit an army of 300,000!
Three hundred thousand against you two hundred thousand, still can't you win?
Not to mention the leader of the Qi State, Da Sima, who was the number one general in the Qi State. Although he suffered a small loss at the hands of Qin General Zhao Tuo, it was only because Zhao Tuo did not follow martial ethics and used sneak attack tactics.
In terms of true ability, Da Sima is an invincible man in the Qin Palace.
Listening to Da Sima Pen's in-depth analysis, Qi Wangjian thought of the elite soldiers he had seen on the school field before, and his confidence soared.
He ordered with a smile in front of all the ministers.
"What the Great Sima said makes sense. Our Qi country has a vast territory and rich resources, and strong troops and horses, so why should we fear the Qin people? This time, the Great Sima will be responsible for all matters of resisting Qin, and he has recruited an army of 300,000 to repel the Qin people!"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make sure that any Qin people who dare to step into our Qi land will never come back!"
Da Sima Tianchong loudly accepted the order.
He turned his head to look to the west, his eyes burning brightly.
It would be great if the leader of the Qin army in this battle was Zhao Tuo.
In that case, he, the Great Sima of Qi State, would really be able to avenge his previous humiliation.
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"Qi's 100,000-strong army has been deployed at Zhencheng and Ayi. The country is still recruiting soldiers. Do you want to summon 300,000 troops?"
Located in the Qin Army camp outside Puyang City.
This time, the general Zhao Tuo and his deputy Tu Sui, who were in charge of attacking Qi, received intelligence from Qin people lurking inside Qi.
"It seems that these Qi people are not fools either."
Tu Sui chuckled.
In the name of conquering Liaodong, Qin secretly transported grain and fodder and recruited an army of 200,000, in order to catch Qi by surprise and gain a strategic advantage.
The early preparations indeed deceived the Qi people, but when a large number of Qin troops began to mobilize to Dongjun, Qin's purpose was still exposed.
The 100,000 Qi troops originally stationed in the western border of Qi State immediately deployed defenses in Zhencheng and Ayi under the orders of Da Sima, in a defensive posture.
At the same time, Qi State also began to recruit a large number of troops to prepare for the Qin army's attack.
However, all this was originally expected by the Qin army.
The Qin army has gained a huge time advantage. Qi State's recruitment in a state of emergency did not have time to train soldiers. Even if 300,000 Qi troops were really recruited, the combat effectiveness can be imagined.
However, the lion and the rabbit also need to work hard.
Zhao Tuo knew this truth well, and now that it was the last battle for unification, it was of great significance. He did not dare to be careless, and immediately summoned the generals to formally discuss the strategy of destroying Qi.
"Although there are 100,000 Qi troops on the line between Zhencheng and Ayi, the Qi people are weak. If our army charges forward with the force of a tiger, it will be able to chop through dead wood along the way, and before the rest of his army can gather together, we can march straight to Linzi. !”
Lieutenant General Tu Sui spoke first, with a loud voice.
"What General Tu said is that we should fight all the way to Linzi before the Qi army has assembled, quickly attack the city, and capture the old man who is the King of Qi. This way we can decide the outcome in a single battle as soon as we come to Qi!"
Generals such as Zhongli Mei, Heiyi, and Xiqigu all held this view, and even Shejian nodded along.
"Lightning tactics."
Zhao Tuo secretly said in his mind that Tu Sui's point of view was to use the fast to defeat the slow, take Linzi at an extremely fast speed, and after capturing Qi Wangjian, slowly surrender or conquer the remaining Qi.
This strategy was supported by most generals.
But there are also other voices in the military discussion.
Li Shiqi, who was General Zhao's staff, spoke.
He smiled and said: "The strategy of quick attack can indeed catch Qi State off guard, making it very possible for our army to attack near Linzi. But in my opinion, although quick attack can achieve success as quickly as possible, it cannot eliminate the main force of Qi State and cannot align its people. To carry out real deterrence. Once our army is unable to quickly attack the capital of Qi, it will inevitably be stationed at the foot of Linzi City, and then it will be besieged by reinforcements from all over Qi."
"Siege? That's better. It's just like General Wang's attack on Daliang in the past, trapping his capital and breaking his army. Let's fight one by one!"
Black Buttocks laughed, and Xiqigu, Bai Rong and others nodded.
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly and used a blitzkrieg style. If Linzi really couldn't be captured quickly, he could really follow Wang Ben's strategy of besieging Daliang and turn it into a besiege for reinforcements.
"You have never been to Linzi, the capital of Qi, so naturally you don't know its situation. I just happened to go there to have a look."
Li Shiqi glanced at everyone present with a smile.
The eyes fell on Hei Butt and the others, as if they were issuing a silent question.
Have you been to Linzi?
Li Shiqi smiled lightly and said, "Linzi is the biggest city in the world!"
"It has been hundreds of years since the State of Qi surnamed Jiang established its capital here to the State of Qi surnamed Gui. Its city walls are strong and its defenses are strong. There is a large population in the city. As the saying goes, on the road to Linzi, chariots and chariots are attacking, and people are rubbing shoulders. The gusset becomes a curtain, the robe becomes a curtain, and the sweat becomes rain."
"As Su Zi said in the past: In Linzi, there are 70,000 households of Qi people, with three men in each household, 37,210,000, and they are not waiting to be sent to distant counties, but the number of soldiers in Linzi is 210,000! "
"The number of such a huge garrison exceeds that of Daliang in the past, and is even comparable to the number of our Qin army. Although the Qi people have not experienced battles, they will surely fight bravely when the country is about to be destroyed."
"Let me ask, with 200,000 soldiers, occupy the strong cities in the world and wait for reinforcements? Do you really think that our army can break through Linzi quickly?"
"In the past, General Wang was able to break through Daliang and defeat the Wei army that came for reinforcements. He relied on the power of the river to trap the Wei army in Daliang in the city. Therefore, he did not have to face internal and external attacks and only had to deal with the reinforcements."
"But now, our army has no river to help us. Linzi is stronger than Daliang, the number of soldiers in the city is more than that of Daliang, and the number of Qi troops in various places to rescue is also greater than that of Wei army!"
"Although the Qi army has never experienced a war and is no match for our Qin army at the beginning, if the war drags on for a long time, the Qi army will grow from new soldiers to old soldiers. With a land of two thousand miles, there will definitely be good generals. By then, , wouldn’t it be more difficult to destroy Qi?”
Li Shiqi's voice was high and his words were clear. He glanced at the generals in the tent and said calmly: "What's more, if we adopt the strategy of attacking Linzi by force, even if our army finally captures Qi, we will suffer heavy losses and it will take a long time. , How can this bring a glorious end to the cause of the king's unification of the world? How can you use the power of destroying Wei in the past to destroy Qi? Are these not the people of Chu who carved a boat to seek a sword in the past?"
There was silence in the tent, and even Tu Sui, who advocated blitzkrieg, frowned.
Li Shiqi presented data, reasoned, told and analyzed the situation in Linzi City and Qi one by one, which really made everyone feel a little pressure.
Linzi's city walls are strong and there are so many people in the city that it seems really difficult to fight.
And as Li Shiqi said, the disadvantage of the Qi army is that the soldiers have no war experience. Once time goes on, those Qi people will inevitably grow up from the flames of war, and the new soldiers will become old soldiers.
On the main seat, Zhao Tuo took in all the expressions of the generals in the tent, and then looked at Li Shiqi who was smiling at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but secretly praise him in his heart.
This Li Sheng is such a talkative person.
However, Zhao Tuo knew very well that he only had to listen to half of what the lobbyists and strategists said.
Exaggeration and pretense are their characteristics.
The reason why Li Shiqi suppressed the generals with his words in this tent was probably because he had other plans.
Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "In that case, I wonder if you, sir, have any strategy to destroy Qi?"
"Warring States Policy·Qi Ce 1": There are 70,000 households in Linzi, and the officials steal them. The three men in the lower household, 37.21 million, are not waiting to be sent to distant counties, but the soldiers in Linzi are fixed at 210,000. That’s it.
(End of chapter)
