Chapter 378 Attack and Destroy the State of Qi (1)
In Linqu City, there are still 50,000 troops under Nan Guoli.
If there were commanders of generals who were good at defending, Linqu would not have fallen so quickly. Unfortunately, Nanguoli lacked experience in the battlefield, but a simple strategy of placing east and west will cause great loopholes in Linqu's defense line.
Dou and Xi led their troops to attack the southern city gate. Meng Hu walked around to a small hill outside the northern city gate of Linqu at night.
When Nan Guoli drew troops from Beicheng, Meng Hu led his troops straight to Beicheng Gate and soon entered the city.
The Qi people's fighting will has never been strong. Without the city wall guards, the Qi troops in the city put down their weapons and surrendered to the Qin army without any shame.
Forty years ago, the Qi people surrendered to Le Yi once, and naturally there was no psychological pressure the second time.
Many Qin soldiers thought to themselves that when Anping Jun leads the army to counterattack, they will do it anyway.
"General, you promised me that when you conquer Linqu, you will allow me to recruit a thousand people."
When entering Meng Tian’s camp, strictly speaking, it was Nan Guoli’s camp, and now it has been occupied by the Qin army, Han Xin opened his mouth and asked Meng Tian for captives.
"As long as you can let Qi Ren be a member of your work, I have no objection."
Han Xin leads troops, the more the more the better. Anyone’s ability to lead troops needs to start training by leading small troops. In history, Han Xin lacked the practice of leading troops when he was young.
Meng Tian really wanted to see what kind of achievements Han Xin, who had been leading troops since he was a teenager, would achieve.
Some people are born to be geniuses in certain aspects. This is how Han Xin is born to be a general.
"Thank you, General!"
After taking the talisman from Meng Tian's hand, Han Xin left happily.
"Bean, rhinoceros."
"The last one will be here!"
Dou and Xi, who were in charge of the siege, left the line after hearing the sound.
"You two attacked Linqu and dragged the main force in the city, and you should remember the first merit. However, there are many casualties under your command. I will specially approve you and you to repair it for a while."
Meng Tian transferred beans and Xi to Qidi, mainly not to attack the city, but to have other uses.
"General, although there are casualties under the last general, there are no injuries, and there are still fights."
After a long period of repair, Dou and Xi lost the opportunity to make contributions in vain.
"I asked you to repair it, but it wasn't that you were doing nothing all day long." Meng Tian smiled.
"I wonder what tasks the general has assigned to us?"
Dou and Xi looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them are not afraid of hard work, but they are afraid that Meng Tian will not use them.
"Now, our army has captured 40,000 Qi people in Linqu City. Some people have suggested that I release these people, but in this way, wouldn't it be a waste of time for Qi people?"
Needless to say, the person who made this suggestion was Kong Shin who had just arrived in Linqu. When he met Meng Tian, Kong Shin said what "benevolence" meant, and taught Meng Tian a lesson.
The meaning is that as long as Meng Tian treats the captured Qi people with a kindness and righteousness, the Qi people will repay Meng Tian with benevolence and righteousness. Regarding Kong Feng's suggestion, Meng Tian will naturally go in and out of the left ear.
When the Qi people were released, the soldiers loyal to Qi secretly returned to the Qi army camp. Many of the remaining soldiers took the position of serving in the army and suddenly lost their livelihoods, and they could not become underground parties that rebel against Qin.
"When you two men repaired, take care of these 40,000 prisoners. You can't give them food and drink for nothing. You can just carry them all. Let me go to Xiu Chi Road!"
"Don't be bitter about you. If the road of the siege is repaired, the contribution is no less than the person who attacks the city. Let me tell you that after the world is unified, the king will patrol the world and you will have to follow the road of the siege you have cultivated."
Whether it is order or fooling.
When they left Meng Tian’s camp, Dou and Xi happily accepted the task of cultivating Chidao.
There is no danger to mobilize the Qi people to cultivate the Chi Dao, and they can still make contributions. Meng Tian personally promised that the Chi Dao would be built and a stone tablet would be erected to record their contributions.
Meng Tian’s army in the south was progressing smoothly and he wrote Linzi.
Li Bi and Li Zuoche led the Qin army's light cavalry and continued to attack along the Changcheng, Jixia and Niushan lines. The Qi army suffered heavy losses and was in panic all day long.
The Qi people lacked horses, and the mass of war horses was not as good as that of the Qin army.
When the scouts of the two armies competed, the Qi people suffered the most. After just a few days, the Qi people dared not fight with the Qin cavalry again.
At this time, the pressure on the battlefield completely turned to the south. Tian Bao had to draw the troops under Tian Wei.
Even though he knew that this was drinking poison to quench thirst, Tian Bao still had no choice.
Qi State was completely unprepared for war, the soldiers lacked training, and the people could not mobilize in a short period of time.
The country of Qi could only demolish the east wall and repair the west wall.
Once Tian Bao was removed, the defense line of Jixi in Qi became even weaker.
Wang Ben, the commander of the Qin Army's Northern Expedition Legion, keenly captured the fighter jet, led his army across the Ji River, rolled his armor and headed straight to the city of Linzi.
When Tian Wei realized that he wanted to chase him, Xin Sheng from Wei led his army across the border of Qi and Wei.
In desperation, Tian Wei could only turn around and deal with Xin Sheng.
Meng Tian annihilated the Qi army on the southern front, Xin Sheng held Tian Wei on the border, and there was no military force in Qi to block Wang Ben's attack.
However, one day and one night, the Qin army's chariots suddenly appeared in the eyes of the people of Linzi.
Just after mid-September, Ganluo heard news from Linzi.
"The people of Linzi are already in chaos, so no one dares to take the sword."
"If you don't fight, you will be settled."
Put down the bamboo slips in his hand, Meng Tian ordered the army to temporarily stop advancing towards Linzi.
With the courage of King Jian of Qi, he would probably surrender and continue to march. There was no need to do so.
"After King Jian of Qi surrenders, will the remaining Qi cities really surrender without fighting?"
The closer you get to the attack and destruction of Qi, the more Jing Su feels it is a little unreal.
The former leader of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi, which overthrew the hegemony of Wei, was easily knocked down by famous generals Sima Rangju and Tian Dan.
"The state of Qi was called the Five Capitals of Linzi, Jimo, Ju, Gaotang, Pinglu, and Qi people. Among the five capitals, Ju was captured by Chu, Gaotang was captured by Zhao, Pinglu, and Linzi was attacked by our army. The Five Capitals lost four of them, and the Qi people were destined."
Meng Tian pointed to the map on the table and landed his finger at Jimo City: "There is no Tian Dan in Jimo now. Today, it is not King Hui of Yan."
During the reign of King Zhao of Yan, Le Yi attacked Qi and captured more than 70 cities. In Qi, only two cities were Ju and Jimo. King Zhao of Yan died and King Hui of Yan succeeded to the throne. He resented Le Yi to reform the bad politics of Yan State and did not give face to King Hui of Yan, who was the crown prince at that time, and sent a cavalry to replace Le Yi.
Qi Jie served as the chief general of the Yan army, and the Yan army slid into the abyss and was broken by the Tian Dan Huo Niu Formation. Yan State worked hard for many years and returned to before liberation overnight.
"Information shows that Doctor Jimo is not that easy to deal with."
Jing Su recalled the message from Jimo Doctor: "Jimo Doctor has always been in charge of the war. He once advised King Jian of Qi to trust those who defected to the Three Jins to train the Qi army, and to take advantage of the new destruction of the Three Jins and to establish a stable foothold to counterattack the Three Jins, but King Jian of Qi did not adopt it."
"In this way, our army has to thank King Jian of Qi!"
Meng Tian chuckled and said, "Wang Ben conquered Linzi, which is a great achievement. I still have the use of this King Jian of Qi, and I can't go too late. If Wang Ben acts quickly and sends King Jian of Qi to Xianyang, it will be difficult to deal with..."
Chapter completed!