The Shang Kingdom suddenly declared war on the Qi State, shocking all the countries within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.
With the rise of industry and commerce, with the convening of the Cultivation Conference, with the emergence of a series of products of the Shang Kingdom, and with the establishment of an unprecedented "capitalist" system, the Shang Kingdom, with its proud attitude, forcefully entered the vision of more than a dozen surrounding countries.
Countless people suddenly realized that there was more than one path for a country to develop, namely the imperial system; it turned out that industry and commerce also had their own system, which was the capitalist system.
But just when everyone suddenly realized the situation, an unprecedented war broke out and the Shang Kingdom brazenly declared war on the Qi Kingdom.
When the surrounding countries received this news, they were surprised, but then curious - they wondered what the outcome of the war between the suddenly rising Shang Kingdom and the Qi State would be
The State of Shao, which was at war with the State of Qi, suddenly began to lose its composure and became less active, beginning to show signs of standing idly by.
Countries such as Qi, Xiao, and Lu began to stand idly by.
Everyone was worried and wary of the sudden rise of the Shang Kingdom, and did not want to delay Qi's retreat for the time being - it would not be too late to strike after the war situation was determined.
Jin had fought with the Shang Kingdom before, and was very worried, and wanted to remind and even help Qi. Qi and Jin were natural allies around the Shang Kingdom.
But unfortunately, with the support of the Shang Kingdom, the Liu Kingdom launched a crazy revenge; in addition, the Lu Kingdom also realized the harm and strength of the Jin Kingdom, and joined forces with the Liu Kingdom to fight against the Jin Kingdom, leaving the Jin Kingdom powerless.
"But Qi is a big country after all, and it is not close to the sea. I think it can stop the attack from the Shang Kingdom!" The emperor of Jin thought so, and the civil and military officials of Jin also thought so.
To be honest, this idea is reasonable; but... Marshal Yan Zhengqing is unreasonable!
Who would have thought that Yan Zhengqing would be so bold and bring half of the military force of the Shang Kingdom to play with the heartbeat. He did not fight in the city, nor did he leave soldiers behind to guard the rear. He just went deep into the city alone and attacked Huanglong!
As a result, it was successful. The most elite 600,000 central army of Qi was wiped out in one fell swoop, and more than 200,000 and nearly 300,000 were captured.
But Yan Zhengqing played it very advancedly. After capturing more than 200,000 soldiers, he did not detain them. Instead, he sealed the cultivation of all the soldiers and released them back intact.
Of course, all weapons and other things will be taken away.
As for the generals, they were all detained.
"There are three reasons for doing this!" Nangong Zhi explained to Yin Hairui:
"First, there are too many prisoners. We can't take care of them all. We can't kill them. Death in war is nothing, but killing prisoners is absolutely not okay. Therefore, releasing all the soldiers and leaving only a few key officers is the best approach. Second, let these soldiers go back and spread fear. Third, these soldiers will inevitably bring trouble to Qi. Do they dare to accept the prisoners who are released? If they accept, there may be spies, rebellious soldiers, etc., and they can also bring fear back. Moreover, these soldiers have been frightened, and their combat effectiveness remains to be verified. Not accepting them is naturally unacceptable, and it will make the people lose their hearts. This is a dilemma, but a choice must be made. This will make the emperor of Qi extremely anxious! It will also cause confusion among the people in the capital of Qi!"