Seeing that Qi's 40,000 troops were drawn into a long line, along the causeway through the black swamp at the northern edge of Onozawa, and poured into the Xilu area beyond, Gao Zhang, one of the most honorable "Second Guards" in Qi, became more and more worried.

Gao Zhang regretted the passing of an old gentleman, Bao Mu. The old man had experienced the changes in the political arena of Qi in the past sixty or seventy years, but he would always occupy a position of standing. Asking the monarch to re-enable the second clan of Guo and Gao, calculating Sima Rangju to die of illness, and suppressing the Chen clan are all his methods.

Now that he is dead, just like the death of Yan Zi, Qi lacks a wise man to lead the way, which seems to indicate that the future of Qi will enter a cold winter. Although Gao Zhang is not very smart, he knows that his abilities are limited. As for the monarch? As he grew older, he was more confused than he was when he was sober.

He was also anxious about the departure of the young Guoxia. The second minister of Guo and Gao was the descendant of Duke Wen of Qi. It has been passed down from the distant Zongzhou era to the present. It has been more than 300 years and more than ten generations. , but still share weal and woe.

Just a few days after the Qi army captured Yiyi, news of the rebellion of the recruited Yi people in the Donglai area came from the east. It was said that some foreign wanderers and merchants were at work.

And at Yangguan of Lu State, which borders Qi State, Sima Zhongyou in Yangguan City also suddenly took a thousand troops north. Although the number was small, this man fought bravely, just because of the words "Zilu has no promises". In the front line of Mount Tai, he was quite prestigious, and many thieves who fled into the mountains because of the tyranny of the government followed suit. Therefore, there was a faint unstoppable stance on the Yangqiao side, and the urgent news flew like snowflakes.

At that time, Guoxia took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty. You will no longer be a member of the army, and you will not have three years of food. Although the country is big, if you are warlike, you will be in danger! It is better to withdraw the army and wait for the next spring to plan for Xilu and Pu, which has been occupied by the small Sikou of the State of Lu. It's not too late for the South!"

However, this sincere advice was regarded as cowardly by Qi Hou, who had been dazzled by the overcoming of Yiyi. Instead, he ordered Guoxia to go back and stay behind. He must repel the Lu people this winter, and at the same time calm the instability of Laidi.

So it was Gao Zhang's turn, who was not good at leading the army, and went south with the army to help the Weiren who made great achievements in the attack and defense of Yiyi to relieve the difficulties and regain the lost ground.

After all, Gao Zhang was a gentleman in his forties. He has also seen strong winds and waves several times, and he buried his fears under the mask of composure. But it's still there, growing with every mile they cross. He was anxious during the day, tossing and turning at night, every bird flying over his head. It made him grit his teeth.

He was also terrified of the irrational behavior of Qihou who still launched his soldiers to continue fighting in this gloomy winter, although so far, the emperor's performance was not bad.

Qi Hou, dressed in a white bear fur coat, with a warm fox tail wrapped around his neck, rode at the front of the team, with the bright flag of the Qi army fluttering in the wind above his head.

Every day, a doctor Qing would ride with him and take this opportunity to discuss strategies, but more often it was Chen Heng who was by his side. Qihou also took turns inviting every distinguished scholar and foreign guest to accompany him. He did not show his personal likes and dislikes at all, and even Yang Hu, the fallen minister of the State of Lu, was among them.

Qi Hou seemed to listen carefully to each other's opinions, carefully weighing each statement. But Gao Zhang knew in his heart that he mostly disagreed. The victory in Yiyi seemed to make Qi Hou thirty years younger, and he began to become invincible, as if the hegemony was within reach.

Dongguoshu and Limi were selected as pioneers by the Marquis of Qi, who carefully selected one hundred chariots and three hundred Wubens. Go to the front first to search for the enemy and perform reconnaissance missions. But news has been reported from both the north and the south. It didn't relieve Gao Zhang's worries in the slightest.

In the rear, the Zhongxing clan's army was still on the west bank of the river, still coveting Yiyi, who had just lost. Chen Qi was there with nearly 10,000 Gao Tang soldiers for defense.

Fan and Handan's army and the Wei people seem to have reached a tacit understanding, and they indulged the Wei people to escape the siege twice. It is said that Fan Jishe and Handan Wu both crossed the river to Dunqiu and other places. This made Qi Hou's desire to sneak attack on these two strongholds in Jin, and also prevented thousands of people from Wei to stay at Diqiu.

And further south, is the real enemy of the Qi army on this trip, the more than ten thousand troops of Zhao's father and son, but there is still a considerable distance from them. Qihou's original plan was to attack Xilu and tempt Zhao Bing to come. The winter snow will fall, and there is no time for the long siege battle. It is necessary to quickly defeat its main force.

The only thing worthy of Gao Zhang's rejoicing was that, under the leadership of Yang Hu, a native of Lu, the Qi army did not take the areas of Jiyi and Xuju, which were almost all icy and muddy roads. According to Yanghu, once too much water accumulates in the rainy season, it will become a seemingly endless black mud, the air is damp and sticky, and the causeway is too narrow, and teams of more than 10,000 people camp at night. There was no way, someone had spent ten days in total to cross the mere hundred miles.

They went straight to Qin Yi's dry road, and everything seemed to be going well, but Gao Zhang didn't trust Yang Hu, and he always sent another sentry to lead the way. Yang Hu looked extremely obedient at this time, answering any questions he had, and he didn't have the kind of domineering and disrespectful attitude he had when he was in the state of Lu...

"Without him, Lord Xianming will take care of things carefully." It was Yang Hu who took the initiative to tell Gao Zhang the reason.

"Don't worry, gentleman, the widow has subdued him!"

Qi Hou also said quite contentedly, as if Yanghu was really conquered by his monarch, and turned from a wild tiger into a domestic raccoon slave. Although Yan Ying and Bao Guo passed away, he gained two more talents, Chen Heng and Yang Hu, although in Gao Zhang's view, these two were "talents" who were spitting out letters and hiding their fangs in their smiles.

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When they entered Qinyi, the first city in the Lu border, the Qi people faced fierce resistance.

This was to be expected, Qin Yi was the forefront of Lu's resistance to the Qi people, and it was also the strongest place. Confucius also had several disciples of the Qin family among them, including Qin Shang (word Zijiang) as assistant, and Qin Fei (word Zizhi) as official in the city.

"Several towns in Xilu are under the entanglement of Zhao Wuxi for joint defense and mutual protection, so there are nearly 1,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 young people in Qin Dynasty. I'm afraid it will take a lot of work to remove it, not to mention the siege equipment and the rear have not been able to arrive."

Qi Hou was hesitating whether to fight Qin Yi, but he heard news from the south. Know where Zhao Bing is!

It is said that the main force of this army, more than 10,000 people, has been pinned down by the Wei people in the Qingqiu area, and they can be defeated only by waiting for the Qi people to encircle them in the south!

after hearing the news. Qihou didn't want to care about the stubborn Qinyi anymore. He let the mighty Qi army bypass this city and speed up the south, aiming directly at Punan. The daily itinerary increased from thirty miles to fifty miles. Those who could not walk stayed along the way and waited for the grain and grass to be transported from Linzi, Gaotang and other places. After the city and Linqiu area, this supply line has been dragged a hundred miles away.

Zhendi and Linqiu were originally the cities of Wei and Qi. In particular, Linqiu is also a fortress for Lu attacking that Qi people have been running for a long time. According to the original idea, there should be a response from the guards and Qi people who are cherishing their motherland in this area.

But it wasn't until the Qi people arrived here that they found that the expected scene of Linqiu and Zhendi people holding the pot of pulp to wait for the master of Qi did not appear, and Qi Hou was suddenly furious.

"These two towns don't have any kindness in their hearts!?"

In fact, it is no wonder the people of Zhendi and Linqiu. Let's just say that the Qi people in Linqiu lived when they were still under the rule of Wu Yalu, a doctor in the state of Qi.

As Yan Ying told Uncle Xiang, Qi Jun abandoned his people in order to compete for hegemony and fortune, and let them be bought by Chen's small favor: the people divided their labor income into three parts, two parts went to the public, and only one part was left. to maintain their own food and clothing. The wealth that Qihou collected in the treasury had rotted and wormed, but the old people were freezing and starving. And because of the harsh punishments, they appeared in various markets in Linzi, the capital of the country. Shoes are cheap and prosthetic legs are expensive…

After Linqiu was captured by Zhao Wuxi, the people initially had suspicions and dissatisfaction for a while because of the death and injury of their children, but they were all deterred by the strong fighting power of the military soldiers in the Battle of Zhen. As Wu Xie listened to Zhang Mengtan's suggestion. After a fire burned up the backlog of bond market favors in Yisi, Linqiu people began to accept Wuxi, but they did not feel much sense of belonging.

But next, there are grassroots organizations that have been implemented in the villages and pavilions. They have delegated the rule of no sympathy to everyone, and the taxes and labors have been greatly reduced. I don't know how many times lower the two-thirds tax. Since Wu Xie is better than Qi Guo's Chen family, he is generous and loving the people. As a result, the people returned like flowing water, and they were much more active in joining the army than before. When looking at Qi Jun, they will not be regarded as "recoverers", but as invaders who damage property and plunder their children!

Because of this, when Zhang Meng talked about the implementation of the so-called strategy of "hardening the walls and clearing the fields, waiting for them to come", the people were more cooperative. Almost all the wild village pavilions in Linqiu are empty, and all firewood and trees within ten miles are cut down and transported into the city. Outside the city, where arrows could reach, houses and lintels were all torn down, so as not to be used as defensive fortifications by the enemy.

And the fortified Linqiu town is several zhang high, with thousands of soldiers and civilians guarding it, it is no longer easy for the Qi people to attack if they want to.

Under the persuasion of Gao Zhang, the Marquis of Qi managed to resist the forcible invasion of this town for three days in order to retaliate against the Linqiu people's "no monarch backs the country", and decided to pass through Xilu and go south to Pu according to the original plan. In the south, they surrounded Zhao Yang, Zhao Wuxi and their sons with the Wei people~lightnovelpub.net~ So when Zhao Bing, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly annihilated an outpost of the Qi people and appeared in the hilly area more than ten miles south of Luqiu. , from Qihou to Gao Zhang to Yanghu, and even Chen Heng, who was calm from beginning to end, and felt that he would not lose this war no matter what, Chen Heng was stunned.

Yang Hu asked on behalf of the Duke of Qi: "You can see clearly that the comer is really the main force of Zhao's army?"

The scout of Qi State who escaped from life swore an oath with his life: "It is indeed the banner of Zhao's flaming sun and black bird, covering the sky and hiding more than 10,000 people."

Qi Hou pondered: "This flag cannot be carried unless the head of the family and the heir, so it is indeed Zhao Yang, or his son Zhao Wuxi!"

Since the main force of the Zhao clan is here, who is the one who confronted the Wei people in Punan? (To be continued)

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