The once wealthy and powerful families left in a hurry to escape, but their mansions were left behind, and the underground treasure houses of some mansions were still preserved. The army of the Shang Kingdom did not destroy this place, but stayed here as bait. As a result, the people who returned to the capital went crazy!
When they were driven out, they were penniless; now, of course, they were mad. Soon, a battle broke out, and eventually the capital of Qi State became a war among the people in just one night! The weapons and armor left by the Shang Dynasty became weapons in the hands of the people to fight each other!
This was the scene that Qian Guangyao and his companions saw when they returned. It could no longer be described as a mess; it was simply horrible.
After arresting several people and asking them about the situation, Qian Guangyao sighed bitterly, "What a great Yan Zhengqing! He has mastered and controlled people's hearts to perfection. He first drove out the people and then left the wealth for people to rob. After such chaos, the people of Qi could not organize any strength at all. It caused a huge killing and destroyed the people's determination to resist. And the only thing they spent was the wealth that once belonged to Qi! The people suffered heavy casualties, but the Shang Kingdom still got a good reputation for 'not killing people and treating people kindly'!"
Ma Zheng looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and was at a loss for a moment: "General, should we stabilize the imperial capital and cut off the retreat of the Shang Kingdom?"
Qian Guangyao pointed to the imperial capital in front of him and said, "Do you think such a city still needs to be stable? Can such an imperial capital still serve as our rear base?"
Many generals were silent.
"Select the most elite troops from the army and accelerate their pursuit to the west to join forces with Qiu Wenming's army as soon as possible. The rest should be disbanded on the spot... No, let them attack the army of the Shang Kingdom!"
“Ah…” Ma Zheng suddenly reacted violently, “Marshal, you took away the elite troops, and let the remaining soldiers fight against the elite troops of the Shang Kingdom. There is no chance of survival at all!”
"This is an order!" Qian Guangyao spoke in such a sharp tone for the first time. "For the sake of the overall situation and Qi, someone must make sacrifices! When we have a choice, we can only save the strong and eliminate the weak. Look at the current situation. If we can't save Qi, this situation will continue. By then, the number of deaths will not be 200,000 or 300,000, but 200,000 to 300,000, or 400,000 to 500,000! Ma Zheng, you lead the remaining people to attack the army of the Shang Kingdom, and delay their progress at all costs!"
Ma Zheng was silent for a while, and finally took the order. Given the current situation in Qi, a choice must be made.
Finally, Qian Guangyao led 200,000 of the most elite soldiers to attack westward; they did not follow the footsteps of the Shang Dynasty army, but prepared to go directly north, make a big circle, and go to the west of Qi.
But when Qian Guangyao led the army northward for hundreds of miles, there were flags waving ahead, and at least 300,000 troops were blocking Qian Guangyao's way.
A general flew over and said, "I am Shen Jianfei from the Kingdom of Shang. Please tell me your name!"
"Qian Guangyao!" Qian Guangyao's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that he would fall into the enemy's ambush.
"So you are the young commander of Qi. Marshal Qian, I have been waiting here for a long time under the order of my commander Yan Zhengqing. There is no need to explain the situation. Marshal Qian, you should surrender. You have to consider the lives of the 200,000 people behind you."