"Report, Marshal, something bad has happened. The imperial capital has been breached, and the emperor hastily fled westward!" A soldier dressed as an ordinary citizen rushed to the front of Qian Guangyao, the young marshal of Qi. It was the soldier who had delivered the letter.
"What!" Qian Guangyao's face changed drastically!
Qian Guangyao led an army of 1.3 million and rushed forward, but still failed to rescue the imperial capital in time.
After listening to the soldier's report, Qian Guangyao shouted angrily, "Where is the strategic idea I sent over?"
The guards were helpless: "They are being held by Li Hui, the Grand Commandant! I can't even see His Majesty!"
"It's a disservice to the country!" Qian Guangyao roared.
It turned out that military information from other places had to be sent to Li Hui, the Grand Commandant, for review before it could be presented to the emperor. However, the personal soldiers who delivered the letter were of low status and it was not urgent border intelligence, so it was impossible for them to be delivered to the emperor in the first place.
According to general procedures, if Li Hui is unable to review it or is not there, this information must be sent to the emperor as soon as possible; but Qian Guangyao understands the problem very well - rules are rules, reality is reality, and Qi has not had a crisis for many years, so everyone has long been lax.
Li Hui was gone, and almost all of her close associates followed her. The remaining military officials were definitely wavering between Qian Guangyao and Yue Hanchao's suggestions.
Qi State had three great commanders:
Commander: Qiu Wenming;
Chinese Marshal: Yue Hanchao;
Young Marshal: Qian Guangyao.
When there was a conflict of opinion, everyone would naturally trust Yue Hanchao more than Qian Guangyao. Moreover, Qian Guangyao was away from home, Yue Hanchao was a close minister, and the situation in the imperial capital was critical at the time, so there was no time to carefully consider...
In the end, Qi State ended up in its current state.
Moreover, when Qian Guangyao's suggestion was sent out, Yue Hanchao had already led his troops to attack.
Ma Zheng, the southern garrison commander, waited for a while before saying, "General, should we track down His Majesty's whereabouts?"
Qian Guangyao hesitated for a while and sighed: "Is there any other choice?"
The guard whispered beside Qian Guangyao: "Marshal, your family and the families of many generals are in the imperial capital!"
Qian Guangyao sighed again, "So what? If we rush back to the imperial capital now, can we rescue them? If we rush over like this, what chances do we have of success? In fact, the best way to protect our families is to not let the Shang Kingdom catch us. As long as we are still fighting, as long as we still have strong fighting power, the Shang Kingdom will not harm our families. At least, they will not insult them."
All the generals, big and small, looked at each other and nodded helplessly - in fact, this was the only choice now. Even if there were many frustrations, they still had to make this choice.
Qian Guangyao finally gave the order: "Go west, we will meet with General Qiu Wenming and support His Majesty together. As long as we can join forces, Qi will have hope. Remember, don't delay along the way, don't have any conflicts with the Shang Kingdom, and hurry. We must meet with His Majesty before the Shang Kingdom's war advantage unfolds and before the Shang Kingdom's late support arrives, and control the western and northwestern parts of Qi. In this way, we will have a chance to restore our country!"
What if they can't meet? Well, no one dares to assume that.