In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Tian Zizhuang sent an army of nearly [-] people to wipe out Chidi. At this time, he suddenly received the news that Fangcheng had fallen, and hurriedly ordered to summon the dispatched troops. While Tianzizhuang was waiting for the army to assemble in fear, almost every day, the Qi army who had escaped from Fangcheng and was captured by the Yan army entered the city.

Originally, Zhao Chi, the general guard of the Qi army at this time, was still a little worried. He suspected that these captured Qi soldiers might be disguised as Yan people, and went to the city to be spies or something, but after careful investigation, these people were indeed Qi people. Moreover, they are Qi people from the southern land, that is to say, they are not the people from the old land of Yan State that was swallowed up by the new Qi State, but the Qi people from Linzi, Pingyin, or Bochang. People, the Qi army stationed in Ji County now, many of them know each other and can vouch for it.

Since these people are Qi people, they cannot be ignored. It happened that the army was gathering at this time, and the army was short of manpower. Zhao Chi muttered in his heart while ordering these people to be incorporated into the army, thinking that something was wrong, but I can't tell what's wrong for a while.

However, it didn't take long for Zhao Chi to know something was wrong.

Tens of thousands of sergeants from Yan Kingdom suddenly appeared from nowhere, and suddenly captured Fangcheng. Everyone was naturally curious about how these Yan people did it, so many soldiers of the Qi army who went northward asked about these soldiers who were captured by the Yan people and escaped. The Qi people who came back, and these Qi people couldn't explain why, they just told their own experience:

"We don't know where those Yan people came from. They suddenly appeared. There are tens of thousands of people. The siege equipment and the catapult are huge. When a round of catapult throws stones, the On the city wall, there is almost no way for people to stand?"

"That's right, not to mention anything else, that kind of broken city cone, after one round, the city wall will be crumbled, and there is no way to defend it."

"Hey, bows and crossbows are also powerful. That rain of arrows is really rain of arrows, just like rain."

A sergeant of the Qi army who went north refused to accept it, and said: "You guys are just bragging, are the people of Yan country so powerful? If they were so powerful, would they have been beaten by us back then and even lost the country?"

Sergeants of Qi State who had seen how powerful Yan State attacked Fangcheng couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Are you saying we are lying?"

The sergeant of the Northern Qi Army brought up by Tianzizhuang said: "I think you have lost the battle, so you are full of nonsense."

The defender of the Qi army in Fangcheng said, "I think you are full of nonsense. Before we promised the people of Yan State, the general at that time was General Tian Shu. Where is our general now? Do you know the general who led the Yan State to go south this time?" Who is it? It's Xia Yu! In the past, I was the Shaobao of Qi State, and I was the former superior of General Tian Shu!"

The sergeant of the Qi army in the north was taken aback for a moment, but he was still unconvinced, and said: "You said that the Yan people are powerful, so why are you all fine? Didn't you all come back alive?"

A sergeant of the Qi army defender in Fangcheng said: "Actually, I don't understand what's going on. We really couldn't fight, and we didn't have to fight at all. But after Yan Guo entered the city, he treated us very kindly. They were almost the same as Yan Jun, and later they released us one by one."

In this era, being captured on the battlefield is generally the fate of becoming a slave. In this era, slaves are no different from pigs and dogs. They can be bought and sold at will. In almost all other countries, once a slave is reduced to a slave, he will never recover.

Because slaves are not regarded as human beings, they are regarded as free labor that can be consumed at will. Many nobles regard slaves as a consumable that can be scrapped, a kind of property, so few countries will let the captives go. The defeated sergeant of the slave trade, because it is tantamount to spitting out the money he got.

Some of the sergeants who went north to the Qi State had experienced Xia Yu's retreat from the Jin Dynasty and broke through the Yuebei to fight against Yan, so they hesitated and said, "Is it true that Shaobao cares about the old army in his heart, so he treats him kindly."

Having said this, the defenders of Qi State in Fangcheng suddenly realized, and said: "So that's the case. No wonder the Yan people not only didn't kill us, but also treated us kindly, and finally let us go."

That's it, in the Qi State military camp in Ji County, the news gradually spread that the Yan Army was strong and that the Yan Army treated the Qi Army's defeated prisoners kindly. At this point, Zhao Chi finally realized that something was wrong—— If the Qi army spread rumors that the Yan people are powerful and that even if the Qi army is defeated, they will be treated kindly by the Yan people, then there is no need to fight this battle.

Zhao Chi wanted to stop it, but he couldn't. He couldn't kill all the defenders of the Qi army who fled back from Fangcheng. The Yan people captured these Qi people and didn't kill them. He, the chief general of the Qi army, returned to kill his own people. , then the army will not mutiny immediately, no way, Zhao Chi can only strictly order the army not to spread gossip about the Yan army, and punish severely for violating orders, but there is no way to stop it.

So it was another half a month, and the Qi army, in an almost frightened atmosphere, desperately assembled the Qi army in the north in Jijun, and at the same time reported to Linzi quickly.

At the same time that Linzi received the Northland military report, Tian Shu, who had been stationed in the Northland for several years, also had his own intelligence system. In addition, he was always worried about the southward movement of Yan Kingdom, so he secretly ordered his confidant scouts to investigate carefully in the Northland. Although he reported the situation in the north to him, when he received that Fangcheng fell and Zhao Chi was desperately gathering troops in Jijun, Tian Shu remained calm, and then sent out all the officers and guards in the tent. , more than a thousand steps away from the tent, leaving only Jiang Duo in the tent.

Jiang Duo looked at Tian Shu in puzzlement, only to see that Tian Shu, who was still very calm just now, threw the battle report in his hand on the ground, his face was so ugly that it was almost distorted, and he cursed: "Zhao Chi is pedantic! Ayu Although Xiaxia City is a lonely army, there are tens of thousands of troops from Ji County and our Qi State to the north, and our Qi State’s old army to the south. Although it seems that the soldiers are in full swing, they are actually in a dangerous place. At this time, Ayu It must be a quick battle, and what he hopes most is that the Qi army can gather to fight him quickly. The Yan army must be seeking to recover the old land when it goes south, and the recovery of the country requires a large number of soldiers to garrison in various cities, and the Yan army is lurking secretly. Going south, the soldiers will definitely not bring too many soldiers. The defenders of our Qi army scattered in various cities in Yandi are all pawns to contain the Yanjun led by Ayu. Now Zhao Chi will take these scattered defenders. All gathered in Jijun, this is sent to Ayu's door to be slaughtered!"

Jiang Duo picked up the spy report that Tian Shu left on the ground, read it carefully, and looked worried, but he still hesitated and said, "It's not enough, after all, our army in the North is still superior. "

Tian Shu put one hand on the table and held the sword around his waist in the other. With a livid face, he gritted his teeth and said, "The number is superior? Just the bunch of trash who are leading the army in Beidi now!? Give them 100 million people to fight against Ayu, They are all going to die!"

At this moment, Tian Shu was in a state of disarray, but he couldn't show it in front of the officers below. He was afraid of mobilizing the morale of the army, and it was because of this that Tian Shu sent out the officers and guards of his subordinates. Rubbing his forehead, Tian Shu felt extremely flustered.

Maybe everyone is like this. When facing the person who imprinted himself deeply when he was young or young, he always lacks a bit of self-confidence. Tian Shu's fighting skills were taught by Xia Yu. At this time, he went to Beijing by himself. Xia Yu is not sure that he will win against Xia Yu, but the defenders in the Northland are not as good as him.

After a long battle, Tian Shu has developed some intuition that belongs to a warrior on the battlefield. He instinctively felt that the current situation was starting to be unfavorable to Qiguo, but for a while, he couldn't think of any way out. It made him feel dangerous, a feeling more dangerous than when the Three Kingdoms attacked Qi more than ten years ago. After all, at that time, he had the old grand master Tian Biao, his father Tian Zhi, and the officials and military positions under him. At this time, Tian Shu suddenly discovered that the pillars of Qi who were above him in the past are no longer there.

The old grand master passed away many years ago, his father was old and had no military skills, Xia Yu is now the leader of the enemy camp, his brother Tian Xiang, who fought side by side with him in the early years, is now his leader, and the inner leader Tian Zhao has always been at odds with him.

Suddenly, Tian Shu felt a kind of cold, a kind of loneliness, a kind of anxiety that no one can discuss or share under the pressure.

Forcibly suppressing all kinds of emotions, Tian Shu clenched his fists, pulled a roll of silk script, and quickly wrote a roll of melodies, then quickly stuffed it into a dense bamboo tube, and printed it with wax paint.

At this moment, a horn sounded outside the tent, which was an early warning method for the army to report that the enemy was attacking again.

Tian Shu restrained all his looks and emotions, and ordered Jiang Duo to send in the guards outside, and ordered the messengers to send his report back to Linzi quickly, then picked up his helmet, raised his tent, and summoned his subordinates to go out. Shu knew that no matter what, dealing with the state of Jin is still the top priority at the moment. If you blindly focus on thinking about the north and ignore the Jin army that is attacking the state of Qi right now, Zhiyao and Zhao Wuxie are not easy to provoke. For the state of Qi, losing I'm afraid it's more terrible to lose to the state of Jin than to lose to the state of Yan.

Tian Shu raised his tent and led his subordinates to deal with another wave of Jin's attack. At almost the same time, Tian Zizhuang and Zhao Chi finally assembled the Qi army in the north in Jijun.

It is similar to the strategy of Yan State in the north of Yanshan Mountain. After the Yan State moved to the country, it annexed the land that looked at Yi Di such as Shanrong and Donghu, and many Hu people and Rong people surrendered. However, the decree issued by the Yan State Government only allows People who farm the land get the title of farmer, and those who are not allowed to join the army get the title of army. In the final analysis, it is the meaning of precaution.

The same is true for the Qi State swallowing the land in the south of the Yan State. The defenders of the Yan State’s hometown are all Qi State veterans drawn from Linzi, Pingyin and other places. The Qi State Government does not allow this place. The common people make up military and official positions and so on.

Tian Zizhuang was young, but in his teens, and had never been in battle. Naturally, he didn't dare to make up his own mind at this time, so he followed Zhao Chi's orders in everything. He has also experienced many battles, but he is talented and brave enough to be a vanguard, but he is not good as a commander. He didn't move for a while, but his heart was moved. He thought that the Yan army was afraid of his army's large number of people, so he deliberately swallowed the Yan army in Fangcheng directly.

Sitting on the main seat of the official office in Fangcheng, with his eyes closed, he "watched" the Qi army mobilizing on the satellite map, with a faint smile on his lips.

Tian Xiang, who was far away in Linzi, received reports from Zhao Chi and Tian Shu at the same time. Zhao Chi's report was a request to send troops for reinforcements, and Tian Shu's report contained two points: one was to immediately send troops to reinforce the North, and the other city's Yan The army attacked from the north and the south. Second, Zhao Chi must be strictly ordered to guard Jijun and not to go out of the city without authorization to fight the Yan army.

Tian Xiang has always trusted Tian Shu's military vision and judgment. Besides, his son Tian Zizhuang is now in the North. Tian Zhao has been worried day and night since receiving the news that the Yan army captured Fangcheng. Tian Xiang refused to ask to bring Tian Zizhuang back.

Even if he is not proficient in military affairs, Tian Xiang knows that as the de facto supreme ruler of Qi, when he is on the verge of battle, the first thing he does is to protect his son and take his own child back. This is a blow to the morale of the army I'm afraid it can't be added.

But after all, he is still his son, and the worried Tian Xiangdang organized an army to reinforce Beidi according to Tian Shu's suggestion, but before the reinforcements arrived, Zhao Chi's second military report arrived in Linzi——Zhao Chi He led his army out of the city to fight Xia Yu.

As soon as Tian Xiang received this military report, he almost opened the case directly.