There were soldiers in the city who opened the city gate. Zhao immediately sent people into the city and began to take over the city. At the same time, he disarmed the Qi troops in the city and sent them in batches to the prisoner camps outside the city for custody.
Perhaps it was because Da Sima had pacified the Qi soldiers in the city, or perhaps because Zhao Tuo had adopted a three-pronged approach in the past few days, using fear to induce surrender and the power of intimidation, the Qi people in the city behaved very docilely when the Qin army entered the city. There was no resistance.
But bloodshed is inevitable.
"General, the soldiers in the city heard about the death of the great Sima. Hundreds of people said they were willing to leave with the great Sima, but they all committed suicide." After receiving the news from the city, Li Shang came over and reported to Zhao Tuo.
"These are all men of integrity and righteousness. Their corpses should be collected and not lightly insulted." Zhao Tuo stood at the foot of the city and looked up.
There, bright red blood slowly flowed down the wall.
"Da Sima is a gentleman of the world, but it's a pity that he was born in the wrong era." Zhao Tuo sighed softly. Since the world entered the Warring States Period, wars have been all about intrigues and intrigues. In order to win, various conspiracies have been devised one after another. No one will abide by the so-called ancient military etiquette.
Only in a country like Qi, which has not been at war for decades, and in such a comfortable environment, can an idealistic aristocratic gentleman like Tian Chong be born.
It's just that time has changed, and today's battlefield is no longer a stage for people like them.
"Bury the Great Sima with ceremony, and bury the people who follow the Death Festival beside him to show his loyalty and righteousness." Zhao Tuo spoke with a slightly sad voice.
After finishing speaking, he turned back to the camp. But as soon as he turned around, the sadness in Zhao Tuo's eyes had disappeared, and there was a sparkle in his eyes.
Since Da Sima died for his country, the whole city of Zhencheng surrendered, and all the main force of the Qi army fell into his hands.
After he has arranged the important affairs here, he will immediately send troops to Linzi. With the power of victory in this battle, he will intimidate King Jian of Qi and destroy the country in one fell swoop.
"Immediately count the number of prisoners and hold them in batches. If there is no resistance, no killing or torture will be allowed."
"Instruct Meng Tian of Ayi to collect Jishui ships as soon as possible to transport the baggage of our army heading eastward."
"Three days later, I will lead a large army and march to Linzi to accomplish the great feat of destroying the king of the country!"...Dicheng is located on the bank of Jishui.
After crossing Jishui from here, you can go all the way south to Linzi, the capital of Qi.
"Brother, Da Sima really wants to surrender the city to the Qin army? He still has a hundred thousand troops to defend the city, how can he surrender to the Qin people so easily!"
"Brother Rong said this before, but he said that Da Sima would fight to the death in the city and wait for the king's reinforcements!" In the Tian family's mansion in the city, a young man in his twenties stared at the man next to him who was eating a lot of food with a shocked face.
Tian Dan raised his head and looked at his young cousin. Tian Heng. After several days of galloping, Tian Dan's face was covered with weather and dirt.
He swallowed the rotten meat in his mouth in several mouthfuls and whispered: "Ah Heng, now and then, Ayi has not yet fallen. The soldiers in Zhen City are still in good spirits, and we still have the strength to fight the Qin people."
"But as Ayi fell into the hands of the Qin army, the way back to Zhencheng was cut off. At the same time, Zhao Tuo used tricks to undermine the morale of our army. Although there were still 100,000 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers in the city, they were already full of fighting spirit. People want to surrender. As long as the Qin army attacks, the city will be destroyed."
"In such a situation of inevitable defeat, the Grand Sima pitied the lives of his soldiers, and did not hesitate to bear the infamy of surrender. He surrendered with the whole city. This was because he did not want more casualties among our people. Such actions are the behavior of a gentleman." Tian Hengque He sneered and said: "Gentleman? What a shabby gentleman? He, Tian Chong, has an army of 300,000 people. He can't defeat the Qin people. Now he is besieged by the Qin people. He has been fighting to the death until the last moment, recruiting new soldiers for the king to delay time." Yes. From my point of view, his surrender is just to perform meritorious service for the Qin people and to save the lives of rich and noble people..."
"Tian Hengshuzi, An De is talking nonsense!" Tian Dan slapped his gum several times and stood up with a bang. His beard and hair were spread out, like an angry lion roaring filial piety, staring at Tian Heng in front of him.
Tian Heng shuddered and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Brother, don't be angry. I'm just angry about the defeat. Now that Zhencheng is defeated, the Qin army will definitely march eastward. Our Qi country has no time to recruit new troops. I'm afraid the country is in danger. !" After hearing this, Tian Dan's anger subsided slightly.
After a brief silence, Tian Dan said in a deep voice: "From what I have seen on the battlefield, that Qin general Zhao Tuo, whether fighting on the battlefield or using conspiracy, is definitely not an enemy of our Qi people. Now that Da Sima has been defeated, He will definitely seize the opportunity and advance towards Linzi."
"At that time, when the Qin army passed through Dicheng, you must not gather your clansmen to fight against the enemy. You only need to follow the elders of your clan and submit to Qin. When Qin destroyed the other five kingdoms, they did not kill indiscriminately, and Zhao Tuo was not cruel. General, as long as you don't resist, your life will never be in danger." Tian Heng was stunned, he glared and said: "Brother, you actually want us to surrender to Qin?"
"Now that the power of Qi is over, if we resist the Qin people, it will only destroy the clan and reduce the people to corpses and subordinates. From now on, you should put the preservation of the clan first." Tian Dan said, stood up, and was about to leave. go.
Tian Heng asked anxiously: "Brother, since our Qi country is over, why do you still go to Linzi? Why don't you call Brother Rong back, and we three brothers can protect the clan together." Tian Dan turned around and said calmly: "I am also a descendant of the Tian family, the Sheji of Qi State, and my ancestral Sheji. You protect the clan, and I will go to Linzi to be loyal to the king and live up to my name as Tian Dan."
"Let's live up to the great Sima." After saying that, Tian Dan turned around and strode out. His eyes were full of determination.
He Tian Dan, fought in Linzi to the last moment, and guarded Tian's family together with the king and the prime minister. ...A few days later, the capital of Qi was in Linzi.
The sun is shining high in the sky, the breeze is blowing across the earth, and spring is everywhere, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant. But in this most majestic and prosperous city in the world today, a emotion called fear is spreading everywhere.
The whole city seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds. The magnificent palace of King Qi. King Jian of Qi, who was nearly sixty years old, kept pacing back and forth in the palace, looking frightened and cursing as he walked.
"Three hundred thousand people! This is an army of three hundred thousand people! How could it be wiped out in one battle?"
"How dare Tian Chong do this? He gave away my 300,000 troops to the Qin people."
"I'm so angry. Even if there are 300,000 pigs rushing forward together, it will be better than what Tian Chong wants to do!"
"And this Zhuzi actually surrendered to the Qin army!"
"Tianjia, this is the good general you have chosen, and this is the great commander you have chosen for me!" Qi Wangjian beat his chest and stamped his feet, shouting filial piety loudly to Tianjia, who was bowing his head in the palace, venting the anger and fear in his heart.
A few days ago, the general named Tian Rong brought news of the defeat of Pushui and the capture of Ayi, which shocked and frightened the entire Qi court.
But at least at that time, Tian Chong still had a hundred thousand troops guarding Zhen City, dragging the Qin people there, which was regarded as a barrier to Linzi.
"Tian Chong Zhencheng held back the Qin army, so I immediately recruited people from all over the country to come to Zi for rescue!" Qi Wangjian calculated that as long as Tian Chong could hold off Zhencheng for two or three months, he could recruit another 200,000 troops.
At that time, the outcome of the confrontation with the Qin people was still uncertain. Unexpectedly, within a few days, Tian Chong's deputy general Tian Dan came with the news that Tian Chong had surrendered to Qin with Zhen City.
Shock. anger. fear. Qi Wangjian's eyes were blood red due to fear and anger. When he saw a silk book written by Tian Chong on the table in front of him, he felt even more angry and kicked him hard.
As the couple was kicked over, Qi Wangjian's screams also sounded.
"Oops, I fell." He kicked several of them away, but because he was too old and his balance was unstable, he also fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty." Tian Jia came back to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to help. At the same time, he called the maids outside the palace to help Qi Wangjian to the couch.
After this incident, Qi Wangjian calmed down. While he asked the maid to rub his injured waist and legs, he looked sadly at Tian Ji in front of him.
"My brother, now Tian Chong has surrendered the Qin people. The Qin army is about to march into Linzi, and our Tian family's country is in danger. At this time, what should I do?" Qi Wangjian felt very scared.
The mother is gone. There is no way to win later. Faced with such a crisis, he was panicked and at a loss, and could only place his hope on his younger brother.
Tian Ji bit his lip. He himself was not very talented, but he was the younger brother of King Jian of Qi, and he had good relations with people from the four kingdoms. It was only then that he was promoted to the position of Prime Minister during the great assassination incident.
Now seeing Qi's 300,000 troops die in a single battle, not only Qi Wangjian fell into fear, but even Tianjia was extremely horrified.
In Qin Wangzheng's edict, he named someone who wanted to hand over his farmland. Tian Jia took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and whispered: "Your Majesty, for this plan, we can only listen to the words in Tian Chong's silk book. Use this Tian Dan as a general, recruit people from Linzi as soldiers, and defend the city. At the same time, Send an order to all the cities in the land, and then recruit soldiers to come to rescue Linzi and attack the Qin people together."
"We have a territory of more than 2,000 miles and more than 70 cities. Maybe there will be someone like Anping Jun Tian Dan, so our country of Qi will be saved." Qi Wangjian frowned and said: "Tian Dan? This person belongs to Tian Chong. If his subordinates take him as a general, will they surrender to the Qin army like Tian Chong? Moreover, even Tian Chong is not a match for the Qin army. Can Tian Dan, a mere deputy general, really be able to fight against the Qin people?"
"Tai Shiwen said that people from the Five Kingdoms have re-entered Qi after the war between Qin and Qi. Among them are many military generals from the Five Kingdoms. They have rich combat experience and are willing to help us fight against Qin. It is better to use these people from the Five Kingdoms Maybe it would be better to be a general." Tian Jia's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you can't listen to Tai Shiwen's words. Previously, we were forced by the pressure of the Qin State to fall out with the people of the Five Kingdoms and unite the Songyang Lord of Chu. Lord Hengyang of Han was escorted to the Qin State. We killed countless people from the five kingdoms. We had already developed hatred for them. How could we trust them? Didn’t your Majesty see that in the past when the five kingdoms attacked Qi, the Chu people cut their teeth? "Hearing the name Nao Chi, Qi Wangjian shuddered and felt his hands and feet shaking even more.
In the past, when the five kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, and Qin attacked Qi, Chu sent troops to rescue Qi with Naochi as its general. King Qi Min believed the people of Chu
"Good intentions", he took the Chu general Nao Chi as his prime minister and led the troops of Qi and Chu to fight against the five kingdoms. As a result, Nao Chi secretly negotiated with the Yan State to divide the Qi territory together, imprisoned King Qi Min directly, and killed him while counting his sins.
The five kingdoms' attack on Qi was actually a joint attack on the Qi people by the six kingdoms. When the country finally faced the end of the country, Qi still relied on the Qi people themselves to restore the country.
From that time on, the Qi State no longer believed in the people of the other six kingdoms. Under the leadership of the Queen, they did not participate in the wars between the six kingdoms. Only then did they enjoy decades of peace.
That war left a deep shadow on the people of Qi, who were wary of people from the other six kingdoms. This is why Qi has no good generals, but has never used the help of people from the other five kingdoms to lead its troops.
Let the people of Qi understand what happened to King Qi Min. Foreigners are not worthy of trust. Only our own people can save our country.
Now, I saw the case of Tataki showing his teeth. King Jian of Qi also thought of the fate of his eldest father, King Min of Qi, and immediately shook his head and said: "What my brother said is that the people of the Five Kingdoms cannot believe that Tian Dan is my Tian clan after all, and this Qi State Sheji is also his ancestor. So, I don't think I'll betray you." Tian Jia then breathed a sigh of relief.
The two brothers discussed it again, but in the end they couldn't come up with any good solution, so they planned to follow Tian Chong's arrangements for the time being.
Half an hour later, Prime Minister Tianjia walked out of Qi Palace and walked towards his carriage, wanting to go back to the mansion first and then find someone to discuss with him.
Tian Chong's deputy general Tian Dan and his brother Tian Rong were waiting in his mansion. General Qi Liang, Grand Sima Tian Chong is already the only capable commander in Qi State.
Now with the defeat of Zhencheng and Tian Chong surrendering to Qin, there are even fewer people in Qi who can lead the army. The two brothers Tian and Dan are probably the last two Qi people in Linzi City who know how to fight.
Tianjia got on the carriage, the horse moved forward, and the carriage moved slowly. Tianjia lifted up the curtain, stretched out his head, and looked back at the majestic Qi Palace behind him. His heart was full of sadness and fear.
"Qi State... seems to be hopeless." Although he and Qi Wangjian comforted each other in the palace, in fact, deep down in his heart, he already knew that Qi State was now at its final stage.
Even Tian Chong led an army of 300,000 people and was defeated in one battle. Is it possible that the Tian Dan brothers, whose abilities are not as good as those of Tian Chong, and a group of Linzi people who have never fought before, want to resist the Qin army's attack?
"I heard that the Qin people's cannons are so powerful that the Qin army can attack the city with them, and the city of Tianxia can stop it. Even though Linzi is big, I'm afraid it won't last more than a few months."
"At that time, your Majesty may be able to save his life like the King of Chu and the King of Wei. And what about me, Tianjia? I may not die soon!" Thinking of the words of guilt in the Qin Dynasty's imperial edict to conquer Qi, Tianjia was afraid. trembling.
His name was ranked first. Once Linzi City was destroyed, he would definitely be dead.
"This great head, is it going to be chopped off by the Qin people?" Tian Jia sat on the carriage and touched his neck in fear.
Soon, the carriage stopped at Xiangbang's mansion. As soon as Tianjia got out of the car, a servant came to report. It was said that there was a wealthy foreign businessman named Chen Chi in the city who wanted to see the prime minister and was offered a thorn.
The thorn is what later generations call a business card. Tian Jia frowned and looked at it. The next moment, his eyes widened.
"This person can save my life!"
