Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Due to the existence of Mount Tai, the land borders of Zhao State and Qi State are mainly in two directions, one is Hejian County in the northwest, and the other is Langya County in the south.

The main force of the Zhao army led by Li Mu sent troops from Hejian County in the northwest, while the current Ju Xin came from Langya County.

Qi Wangjian snorted, and said angrily, "I have been asking for soldiers from the widow all day long, but I don't know where the widow came from so many soldiers and horses? Could it be that these soldiers and horses can still fall from the sky?"

With Qi's current national strength, it is already the limit to be able to cobble together 20 soldiers and horses to fight against Li Mu in Gaowan City.

In addition, Qi State also has a force of about 3 people stationed in Linzi to guard against Zhao Jun's surprise attack.

As for other places in Qi, except for a small number of troops used to garrison and maintain law and order, all the rest have been allocated.

At this time, Ju Xin's sudden dispatch of troops definitely stabbed Qi's weakness severely.

To make matters worse, Qi Wangjian still couldn't find a way to deal with this attack!

Because there are no soldiers

Regarding Qi Wangjian's complaints, Hou Sheng naturally knew clearly.

Hou Sheng was waiting for this complaint.

The next moment, Hou Sheng pushed the golden mountain and inverted the jade pillar, knelt down in front of Qi Wangjian, and said solemnly: "My lord, Da Qi is in trouble now. Although I am not talented, I am willing to spend all my wealth to recruit fighters. Share worries for the king, share worries for the great Qi!"

Qi Wangjian looked at Hou Sheng in front of him, his expression gradually became complicated.

As we all know, among the four powerful armies of the Warring States Period, the fighters of Qi State are also on the list.

However, the most significant difference between the martial arts fighters of Qi State and the other three major arms of Qin Ruishi, Wei Wuzu, and Zhao Bianqi is that the martial arts fighters of Qi State are not an army in the usual sense, but a hired army. military.

The monarch of Qi State pays money to recruit warriors and train them, and then rewards the fighters with money according to their combat achievements, usually a head of eight taels of money.

Xun Kuang was very disdainful of Qi’s system of raising soldiers. He once criticized very sharply: “The people of Qi are good at martial arts, and their skills are also good. Those who win a song will be given redemption gold. There is no reward. It’s a matter. If the enemy is small, it can be used for stealing, but if the enemy is strong, it will be unrecognizable. If the bird is like a bird, and the tilt is repeated day after day, it is a soldier who will subjugate the country, and the soldier is not weak."

"Soldiers who subjugate the country", this is Xun Kuang's evaluation of fighters.

But it is undeniable that Qi State did have a moment of glory with its fighters.

It's just that since the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi, the state of Qi has been greatly reduced, and the finances are not as optimistic as they were back then. In addition, the two generations of monarchs, King Xiang of Qi and King Jian of Qi, were not very expansive people, so Qi's fighters have always been Nor has it returned to the scale and combat effectiveness of the year.

But where there is money, there are soldiers. This is almost the consensus from top to bottom in Qi.

So when he heard that Hou Sheng was going to spend all his wealth to recruit fighters, Qi Wangjian couldn't help being a little excited.

Do you want to know who the recruiting targets of fighters are?In fact, those rangers.

Rangers do not do anything about production every day, and they attach themselves to the nobles as thugs, and they cannot be recruited by the country when they are recruited.

Among the famous Four Gentlemen of the Warring States Period, Mengchang Juntian, who was born in Qi State, recruited a large number of rangers back then, and two of them played a huge role when Mengchang Jun fled from Qin State back to Qi State. Only then did the idiom "cock crowing dog steal" appear.

Qi Wangjian thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that Hou Sheng's method was really good!

The so-called rangers must have higher martial strength than ordinary people. Although they are definitely not as good as the army, they should still be able to defend the city.

It's just that Qi Wangjian still has some doubts. Hou Sheng is known for being greedy for money. Why is he willing to spend all his wealth to recruit fighters now?

Seemingly seeing Qi Wangjian's doubts, Hou Sheng said firmly: "Your Majesty, don't forget that I am a minister of the Qi State, and even a descendant of the King! If the Qi State does not exist, the minister will die as well." The place of burial is for the eternal sinners of the Hou Clan! What a mere family fortune is worth it!"

Qi Wangjian was finally relieved.

The next moment, the monarch of Qi State issued an order.

"Since this is the case, I will appoint you as Dr. Jimo to lead all the troops that can be mobilized in the entire Qi State to face Ju Xin. You must block Ju Xin's footsteps, and don't let any Zhao people appear in front of you!"

Hou Sheng's body was trembling with excitement, he bowed vigorously to King Qi three times, and said loudly: "I will not disgrace my life!"

Chapter 9: Everyone in Linzi City Is Going Crazy (Part [-])

Hou Sheng really just did what he said, and acted vigorously.

After all, there is not much time to waste at this time.

Just when Hou Sheng's appointment order was announced in Miyagi City of Qi State, he had already sent people to post notices all over the streets and alleys.

"The Zhao army is invading today, and Daqi is at stake. My empress, as a minister of Qi, is willing to share the worries of the king. Now the king has ordered me to be a doctor in Jimo, in charge of the war on the southern front of Daqi. I hereby recruit soldiers, and all healthy adult men are welcome. If you are drafted into the army, if you are selected, you will receive three months' salary first! If you make military achievements after enlisting in the army, you will be rewarded three times according to the standards of fighters in the past!"

As soon as Hou Sheng's announcement was posted, it immediately caused a sensation in Linzi, Qi State.

The common people can say that, in fact, it is the ranger class who are most concerned about and actively spread this matter.

After all, the goal of winning after all is actually very clear, and it is aimed at those rangers.

For rangers, drinking today is their favorite life.

Drinking wine at ordinary times, fighting in free time, and then having money to find a girl at the woman's side to have fun, this is the ideal life in the minds of rangers.

But the problem is, you have to be rich to enjoy life.

Now, Housheng put this opportunity to make money in front of them.

As for things like working hard for money, it's actually not a problem at all.

People in times of peace may think that a few million can't buy a life, but now it's a world of war, and wars have been fought for hundreds of years. Who would take their own life seriously?

Life in this era is not worth money.

In addition, Hou Sheng was so ruthless that he directly asked people to move boxes of money to the conscription office. As long as someone signed up to join the army, Huang Chengcheng's copper coins would be counted on the spot and handed out without missing a single one.

Stimulated by the real gold and silver, the rangers in Linzi City immediately went crazy.

In just one and a half days, Housheng actually summoned a total of [-] rangers, plus some of Housheng's own disciples and slaves, forming a total of over [-] troops.

The military situation was urgent, so Hou Sheng didn't talk nonsense, so he took the 9000-man army and set off at noon the next day, rushing towards the south.

Two days later, Hou Sheng led his army to Jucheng and joined the [-] soldiers and horses urgently dispatched from various places in Qi State.

In this way, the force in Housheng's hands was expanded to 2.

Don't underestimate these 2 people, because these 2 people are already the last bit of strength that the entire Qi Kingdom can use at this moment.

In terms of the current national power of Qi State and Zhao State, the two are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

At this time, Housheng got the battle report from the front line, and Chunyu City had already been breached by Ju Xin with the Thunderbolt.

So Hou Sheng decisively ordered to stop advancing, and the army stationed in Jucheng. At the same time, he wrote to Qi Wangjian, informing him of his intention to fight Zhao Jun in Jucheng.

Jucheng is one of the small cities surrounded and defended by the Qi State, and it is also the only obstacle that can stop Zhao Jun today.

Once Jucheng is breached, then Juxin's troops will be able to drive all the way to the city of Linzi and completely surround Linzi.