Tian Dan led five thousand warriors to follow the fire cattle. The fire cattle formation overwhelmed the Yan army camp. The flames ignited the tents and a large number of Yan soldiers were directly burned to death. The Yan Kingdom was in chaos, and a large number of soldiers trampled on each other to death.
The leader of the Yan Kingdom died, and the army lost its command. They suffered heavy casualties under the attack of the Qi army. The fire bulls were like wild beasts and ran rampant. Anyone who stood in front of them would be knocked away.
Under the command of Tian Dan, the Qi soldiers dispersed and drove away the Yan army. By the time it got light, the entire Yan army had been completely defeated.
People in this era were very superstitious, so Tian Dan painted the fire ox with various colors, and the flames ignited on the fire ox made it look like a monster against the night sky.
Many soldiers were frightened by the fire bull and fled all the way. The camp was full of corpses of Yan soldiers. The 150,000-strong army collapsed overnight like a landslide.
Tian Dan led the army with unstoppable momentum, and the Yan soldiers were unable to resist it, and they lost consecutive battles. After Tian Dan arrived with his army in the Qi cities occupied by Yan, the original Qi officials and nobles in the cities raised their troops to respond.
Because a large number of soldiers were removed in order to besiege Jimo before the robbery, only a few Yan soldiers were left to garrison in these cities.
As soon as the Qi army arrived, these people immediately cooperated internally and externally to help Tian Dan regain the city.
Originally, Le Yi treated the Qingshi family favorably in order to get them to support the Yan State, but the sudden death of King Yan Zhao interrupted his plan.
The Qi State was not completely stable, Le Yi fled, and the families of these ministers did not complete the transformation. In the end, due to a disastrous defeat in the Qi Dynasty, Le Yi's plan in the Qi State completely failed.
Every time Tian Dan captured a city, he would gain the support of some nobles, his strength would increase, and he would have more troops.
The strength in his hands grew and expanded rapidly like a snowball.
Tian Dan regained the lost ground at an astonishing speed. The Yan army, which had been majestic and powerful not long ago, was expelled by Qi like a strong wind sweeping down fallen leaves.
Yan State spent several years occupying dozens of cities in Qi State, but all of them were recovered by Tian Dan. When Yan became strong and prosperous, it disappeared like a flash in the pan.
After Tian Dan expelled the Yan State, he reorganized his troops and horses, and then began to move south, hoping to bring a great victory and defeat the Huai State as well.
Qi's army won consecutive battles and its morale was high. Under the leadership of Tian Dan, they marched southward with great momentum, seemingly crushing all obstacles.
Seeing that the Qi army was in great momentum, Prince Ji chose to take shelter temporarily and ordered all the cities to fortify their walls and clear the fields, relying on the strong defense of the city.
After Gongzi Ji occupied the city of Qi, he adopted a completely different approach from Le Yi. Gongzi Ji forcibly moved away the original officials and nobles of Qi State. Then the land occupied by the ministers and nobles was distributed to the people.
Equalizing land, reducing taxes, relocating ministers, and clarifying laws have won the hearts of the people of Qi. When Tian Dan led the army to attack, the people in the city also came to help defend the city.
Without the officials and nobles in the city as internal support, the morale of the Huai army in the city was high. Tian Dan led the Qi army to attack the city several times, but the city was as stable as Mount Tai.
Even after using several times the force to attack the city and causing heavy casualties, the city was still not captured. And just as Qi's army was attacking the city, Huai's cavalry also began to take the opportunity to harass Qi's logistics, making it impossible for Tian Dan to attack the city with all his strength.
These cavalry were extremely cunning. As long as there was a slight flaw, they would immediately rush to bite them. Many Qi army's baggage teams were attacked. At the same time, these cavalry were also very vigilant. Tian Dan set traps several times, trying to lure these cavalry into the net, but these cavalry were like fish. As long as there is the slightest mistake, he will immediately run away.
For a time, Qi State was so harassed by these cavalry that it was unable to do anything about them.
Tian Dan tried to increase the number of people in the baggage train, but found that the baggage train was safer and consumed more grain. In this way, less grain was delivered to the front line each time, and Qi State could not use it for a few days.
Huai State's complete transformation of Qi State's old land gave Qi State no advantage here.
After seeing this situation, Tian Dan immediately woke up from the joy of the army that had just destroyed the Yan State. Although he had not been in contact for a long time, he already understood the difference between the Huai State and the Yan State. He wanted to regain the Qi State. The idea of losing ground was in vain.
After sensing something was wrong, Tian Dan's army retreated and stationed its army between Huai and Qi. However, his approach made Qi Wangzhang, who had just ascended the throne, feel a little wary. Tian Dan led the Qi State to defeat the Yan State, and his achievements were well known throughout the world. Qi Wangzhang had always been worried about Tian Dan proclaiming himself king. He also believed that Tian Dan wanted to monopolize military power when he led his army to confront the Huai Kingdom. However, Qi Wangzhang didn't dare to say anything because of Tian Dan's prestige, but he became more and more afraid of Tian Dan in his heart.
With the demise of the Western Chu State, after the Qin State and the Zhao State reached a peace agreement, the King of Qin became free and began to retaliate against the Yiqu State. The Yiqu State was not an opponent of the Qin State. Not long ago, it invaded the Qin State and occupied it with mobility and flexibility. Now that the Qin State is attacking, Yiqu State's flexibility has been reduced by most. The Qin army has won consecutive battles and captured more than ten cities in Yiqu State, greatly weakening the strength of Yiqu State.
Yiqu State had no choice but to surrender to Qin State and seek peace. When King Qin agreed to the peace negotiation, he was not planning to let Yiqu State go. The temporary peace negotiation also wanted to digest the spoils of war first and then continue to annex it.
It was just the sudden death of King Qin Si that allowed Yiqu State to escape. The death of King Si of Qin caused the state of Qin to fall into chaos. Several young masters of Qin wanted to be kings of the country. Zhao saw an opportunity and immediately sent envoys to Qin, asking for Zhao to be a hostage to Ji. For the king of Qin.
Seeing Zhao Guo leading a large army to attack the border, Qin State felt huge pressure, and finally had to agree to King Zhao's request and make Ying Ji the king of Qin.
What King Zhao didn't expect was that Ying Ji, who had always been submissive when he was a hostage in Zhao State, showed superb political qualities after becoming King Ji of Qin.
After continuing to adhere to the reform, King Ji of Qin once again issued an order seeking talents. Orders seeking talents from the Qin State were always very effective, especially for the State of Wei. A large number of talents from the State of Wei served as officials in the State of Qin.
Under such circumstances, a young man came to Qin. This young man looked ordinary, but he had an imposing manner sitting there. In his eyes, Qin Wangji felt a sense of indifference, which should not be a kind of indifference. It was a kind of indifference to all living beings, whether kings or common people, which made people feel a chill in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, this great talent has the abilities of Sun Wu, and he will definitely make Qin strong." said a recommending minister next to him.
Qin Wangji asked solemnly: "Who are you, sir? Do you have any good advice to teach me?"
"Bai Qi, I have met the king!" The young man said indifferently.
(End of chapter)
