Although the King of Qi did not maintain military equipment, the local military force was not very weak.
The people of Qi and Lu were originally very strong and brave, and even though they became weak later on, they still had some skills left.
The arrival of Fuqiu and Meng Tian only gave Li Mu a break and opened up the waterway from Linzi to the sea again, allowing Li Mu to retreat immediately when he could not hold on any longer.
Fuqiu sighed: "General, you have worked hard."
Li Mu smiled bitterly.
Meng Tian was eager to try and asked to go out of the city to meet the generals of Qi.
Li Mu said: "If you want to go out of the city to fight, you can go anytime. Qi has no generals. They just rely on their numbers to surround us and want to trap us to death in Linzi City."
Meng Tian was surprised. It's not that there are no famous generals, but that there are no generals? Wu Chengjun has a very low opinion of Qi.
He finally understood why Wu Chengjun was unwilling to retreat despite being in such a disadvantage. It was because Qi's fighting power was too low. Wu Chengjun believed that he could defeat Qi by overcoming this crisis, and was unwilling to give up such a good opportunity.
If he could hold out until Qin sent troops to help, Li Mu would be surrounded by the Qi army in Linzi City, and Li Mu would use himself as bait to draw in the Qi army and beat them together.
Those who can be called famous generals all have a gambling nature in their bones.
Meng Tian was even more eager to try: "General, will it be my turn to leave the city tomorrow?"
Li Mu said: "Okay."
Fuqiu and Meng Tian brought in food, which allowed them to hold out for another month. Li Mu thought that within a month, the passage from Southern Qin across Chu to Qi should be opened.
I just don't know who the King of Qin will send as general.
Li Mu guessed that Wang Jian had the best cooperation with him, and it was most likely that the King of Qin sent Wang Jian.
Li Mu rarely makes mistakes when guessing what logically normal people are thinking.
When Meng Tian and Fuqiu arrived at Linzi City, Wang Jian had already taken over the position of commander-in-chief of the Southern Qin army and marched north in a hurry.
As Zhu Xiang once judged, the area between the Huai River and the Yellow River almost became a wilderness after the Huai River floods and locust plagues.
Although there were cities, the gates were almost completely closed to prevent starving people. There were few people on the roads.
Wang Jian ignored the Chu cities on the way and went straight to Qi. There was almost no one stopping him on the way, only a small group of Chu scouts came to investigate.
Although Wang Jian did not attack the city, the people of Chu were still very nervous and immediately asked the King of Chu for help.
When Wang Jian arrived in Qi, the King of Chu received a request for help.
After he asked his uncle Li Yuan, Li Yuan finally became a little panicked and asked Xiang Yan to come back quickly.
Xiang Yan gave up his fiefdom and attacked the State of Qin fiercely, hoping to earn a fiefdom.
Lian Po was a difficult target, so he ordered his troops to bypass Lian Po and attack other parts of Qin State and head straight for Hangu Pass.
As long as he reached Hangu Pass, even if he failed to take it, the achievement of holding the pass would be enough to make him a king.
At this time, Li Yuan urged him to go back.
Xiang Yan was so angry that he almost drew his sword and killed the envoy of the King of Chu.
He really broke down this time.
If the King of Chu decided to let him return to help, he should do so when his fiefdom was attacked; if the King of Chu was determined to fight to the death with Qin, he should be allowed to continue the attack.
When his fiefdom was attacked by the Qin army, the King of Chu did not allow him to return. Only after his fiefdom was destroyed by the Qin army did the King of Chu hurriedly let him return.
Anyone who saw this would think that the King of Chu was targeting him!
Afterwards, Xiang Yan suffered an even greater blow.
Wang Jian was worried that the King of Chu would not tell Xiang Yan the truth, so he deliberately let Xiang's followers go and asked them to find Xiang Yan and tell him the truth.
The King of Chu did not send any reinforcements to aid Xiang Yan's fiefdom, nor did he settle Xiang Yan's people as the imperial edict stated.
The Xiang family's fiefdom was destroyed, and except for Xiang Yan's wife and children in Chendu, almost all of the Xiang family members who remained in the fiefdom were captured by the Qin people.
The Xiang family was almost wiped out!
Xiang Yan’s eyes went dark and he passed out.
After waking up, Xiang Yan dismissed everyone and sat alone in the tent for a long time.
Half a day later, he called people in and said to the generals: "After the Southern Chu State was destroyed, Prince Qi fled to the Wei State."
Xiang Yan did not give any orders, but all the generals under his command knew what Xiang Yan wanted to do.
Almost all the elite troops in Xiang Yan's hands are his private soldiers, and he has absolute control over this army.
Even those generals who were not Xiang Yan's family generals would be willing to support Xiang Yan when they thought of the disgusting things Li Yuan had done.
Xiang Yan was loyal to the King of Chu and the only capable general of Chu. Why did the King of Chu go crazy to target Xiang Yan? How could such a King of Chu lead Chu to survive under the oppression of Qin
Young Master Qi must be brought back!
Some generals sighed in their hearts. Couldn't General Xiang have done this earlier
If General Xiang had supported Lord Chunshen and Crown Prince Qi and killed Li Yuan, the King of Chu would not have listened to Li Yuan's slander and replaced the crown prince.
Chu had Prince Qi as King of Chu, Chunshen Jun as Prime Minister, and Xiang Yan as General. Why should it be afraid of Qin
Now that the sheep are almost all gone, is it still useful to mend the fold
Maybe it's better than doing nothing.
The Qi army finally received the imperial edict from the King of Qi and hurried back to rescue the King; the Chu army bypassed the Wei State and picked up Prince Qi in Daliang and brought him back to the country to compete for the throne.
Now only Wei, Zhao and Yan are left on the battlefield.
When the Chu army withdrew, Lian Po immediately went out of the city to attack the Wei State.
The Crown Prince of Wei asked the Chu army for help, but the Chu army was anxious to take Prince Qi back to the country to fight for the throne. They ignored the Crown Prince of Wei and hurriedly broke camp and bypassed the Qin army to return home.
The Crown Prince of Wei was in tears and quickly ordered the Wei army to come back to rescue Daliang.
If Yan State wasn't paying attention, how come they and Zhao State were the only ones left on the battlefield
Before the King of Yan gave the order, the general of Yan immediately ordered his troops to return to his country.
King Yan of Zhao always beat up the State of Yan and blackmailed the State of Yan every now and then. How could the Yan army trust the Zhao army
Now that the five allied forces have retreated to the three kingdoms, the joint operation has failed. The Yan army is returning home much faster than it was sending out troops, and they wish they could grow wings and fly back to Yan. This way, they can leave the Zhao army alone on the battlefield before the Zhao army can react, so that the Qin army can beat the Zhao army up.
Although the Yan people knew rationally that Qin was the biggest threat to their national destruction, emotionally they hated Zhao more.
Seeing this, Pang Nuan had no choice but to retreat.
However, before returning, Pang Nuan took advantage of the fact that Qi was at war with Qin and conquered several cities in Qi that Zhao had long coveted, so he did not return empty-handed.
King Zhao was very happy. All his strategic goals had been achieved.
Most of the famine victims in Zhao died, and the epidemic spread to Qin.
All the generals who had experienced the Battle of Changping and were probably loyal to Zhu Xiang and Lian Po were sent away by King Yan of Zhao.
The State of Zhao seized several cities from the State of Qi and expanded its territory.
King Yan of Zhao praised Guo Kai highly. If Guo Kai's family background was not too low and the Zhao royal family members were not opposed, he would definitely make Guo Kai a lord.
King Yan of Zhao felt that he was King Wuling of Zhao to the outside world and King Huiwen of Zhao to the inside, and was simply the most powerful King of Zhao.
Guo Kai and his lackeys sang songs in praise of Zhao Wangyan, making him the most praised one in heaven and on earth.
Then, Guo Kai secretly spread the news that King Zhao Yan's military action was aimed at eliminating the old generals who had experienced the Battle of Changping.
King Yan of Zhao was afraid of the influence of Zhu Xiang, Lian Po and Li Mu on the State of Zhao, so he first forced the general guarding Yanmen to death, and then sent the old general of Changping to death.
Next, King Zhao was going to take action against the Zhao generals who were loyal to Lian Po.
Lian Po served as a general in the State of Zhao for many years, and almost all the middle-level generals who were born and raised in the State of Zhao had served under him.
Although this was not enough to convince these generals to support Lian Po, on the battlefield, everyone fought as they should, just like the old generals of Changping attacking the city of Changping.
But after Guo Kai spread the news, the Zhao generals who once served under Lian Po inevitably felt insecure.
They knew they had nothing to do with Lian Po, but King Zhao might not think so.
This blind box is opened randomly, who knows who will be opened
Lian Po and Li Mu were doing very well in the Qin State. If they defected to Lian Po and Li Mu, they might be able to gain some credit when the Qin State unified the world.
Zhao Wangyan was mean, unkind, suspicious and cruel. Seeing what happened to the old generals at Changping, they were really chilled.
In Zhao Wangyan's eyes, he was now as bright as oil boiling in a raging fire.
Beneath the bustling city, there was an undercurrent that he could not see.
By the time the autumn harvest came in Guanzhong and Guandong, the wars on the Qin border had all ended.
While Lian Po was besieging Daliang, he opened up a passage to Qi. If Qi was conquered, Qin's political orders could reach Qi directly. Wang Jian joined forces with Li Mu to lift the siege of Linzi, and were conquering the cities of Qi that refused to surrender one by one.
King Chu of Qin returned to Xianyang, but Zhu Xiang came to the border.
In this war, the allied forces of the five countries were like locusts crossing the border, causing great damage to the border. Agricultural production in the border area almost came to a standstill, and epidemics were rampant everywhere.
Although both Prince Chu and Crown Prince Zheng of Qin opposed it, Zhu Xiang still came to the border and presided over the restoration of production order on the border.
Zhu Xiang came to Changping and learned about the siege of Changping.
The news from Zhao State also reached Zhu Xiang's ears. He learned that the King of Zhao deliberately sent the old general of Changping to his death.
Changping suffered particularly heavy losses this time.
Zhu Xiang sat on a bare boulder outside the city, staring in a daze at the place where the battlefield used to be.
He sat there for a long time, like a stone statue.
Prince Zheng was worried about his uncle. After Prince Chu of Qin returned to Xianyang, he hurriedly rode his horse to look for Zhu Xiang.
After he arrived in Changping, he got Zhu Xiang's location and rode over on horseback.
"Uncle, are you okay?" Prince Zheng dismounted and said with a frown, "Don't be angry. I will destroy the State of Zhao and bring the King of Zhao to Changping to pay tribute to them!"
Zhu Xiang came back to his senses, looked up at Crown Prince Zheng and waved to him.
Prince Zheng sat obediently beside Zhu Xiang.
Zhu Xiang looked at his nephew and said regretfully: "If Zheng'er hadn't grown up yet, I could hold Zheng'er in my arms and rub his face. It would be so healing."
Prince Zheng: “…”
Zhu Xiang laughed, shook his shoulders, stretched his stiff body, and said, "Go and give birth to a fat baby for your uncle to take care of."
"Ah?" Prince Zheng didn't understand why his uncle suddenly mentioned this.
But he did have good news: "Someone in my backyard is pregnant."
Zhu Xiang was surprised: "Really? Is it a boy or a girl? Ah, it's either a boy or a girl! Have you chosen a name?"
Prince Zheng said: "It hasn't been born yet, so who knows whether it's a boy or a girl."
But he roughly guessed in his heart that it should be a boy.
Because the pregnant woman happened to be Fusu's biological mother, a woman named Mi.
Mi Ji was a member of the Queen Mother Huayang's clan, so it was natural for her to be chosen to be in her backyard. However, because of his complicated feelings towards Fusu and Mi Ji's clan in his dream, Prince Zheng rarely went to Mi Ji's courtyard.
But as if it was destined by heaven, the woman in the backyard whom he favored more did not get pregnant, but Mi Ji, who had had sex with him only a few times, became pregnant.
That must be Fusu.
When Crown Prince Zheng saw that Fusu had hurried to come to be his son, he felt relieved of his complicated feelings towards this unfilial son.
It doesn’t matter. He will just leave Fusu to his uncle and aunt. He doesn’t believe that Fusu will disobey him.
In fact, Fusu is not bad, just not like him.
Fusu was brave, kind, and trustworthy, and he was eager to do good for others, which was incompatible with the atmosphere of the Qin State.
Well, he looks a bit like Xinling Jun.
If Fusu still had the same personality, his uncle would definitely like him very much.
Prince Zheng said: "Uncle, please go back quickly. Don't you want to see your grandson being born?"
Prince Zheng considered himself his uncle's adopted son, so his son was of course his uncle's grandson.
He is my uncle's only blood relative.
Zhu Xiang said, "Okay. I'll go back after I finish arranging the famine relief work."
He took another look at the battlefield in Changping, retracted his gaze, and left with Crown Prince Zheng with firm steps.
Although the Qin border suffered a great disaster, the entire Qin territory finally had a good harvest this time, so the Qin people on the border were able to get enough work-for-relief opportunities to support their families and live a slightly better life than last year.
As for the epidemic, if those who are sick die, it will be considered as no epidemic.
After three years of natural disasters, Qin finally had good weather this year.
Prince Chu of Qin once again worshipped heaven and earth and his ancestors, especially his ancestors, to tell them that Qin had survived the natural disaster.
As promised, Zhu Xiang brought a good harvest in Guanzhong and Guandong to Prince Chu of Qin.
When winter came, Li Mu sent people to bring the good news that the resistance forces in the whole territory of Qi had been basically wiped out and Qin could finally declare the destruction of Qi.
Unfortunately, due to lack of food, Lian Po lifted the siege of Daliang after he opened up the passage to Qi State, giving Wei State a chance to catch its breath.
It happened that the King of Wei died and the State of Wei was in mourning. Prince Chu of Qin shamelessly said that he withdrew his troops because of the mourning.
I am a benevolent and righteous king, and Qin is a country of propriety and music. I will not take advantage of others' misfortunes.
Zhu Xiang laughed at him and even believed what he said.
Prince Chu of Qin patted Crown Prince Zheng on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Zheng'er, although you have become the first emperor of Qin, will people in the future say that you took advantage of me?"
Prince Zheng said with dead eyes: "Let them say whatever they want."
Qin Wang Zichu laughed so hard that he kept coughing.
Zhu Xiang quickly gave him some water.
"When will your son be born? If he is not born soon, your father will not be able to see him." Qin Wang Zichu said with a smile.
The Qin State survived the crisis, and the Qin Prince Chu felt relieved and immediately fell ill.
In addition, no matter what the disease is, it is difficult to survive the winter. The doctors all told the king of Qin tactfully that he probably would not live until the next year.
Prince Zheng lowered his head and said, "Please hold on for a few more months, at least until the first month of the lunar year, so that I can celebrate Zheng'er's birthday. I haven't celebrated Zheng'er's birthday properly yet."
Qin Wang Zichu said: "That's right. I haven't celebrated your birthday since you became the crown prince. I will hold on a little longer."
He said this, but everyone knew that this was beyond human power.
But Zhu Xiang believed Xia Tong.
All things hibernate in winter. After being busy for a whole year, Zhu Xiang finally has some free time to take care of Zichu's health.
Zichu has stopped taking all strong medicines and only takes medicines that can alleviate his physical condition.
He coughed for a long time and his mouth tasted very bitter.
Zhu Xiang fixed the earthen oven and began to carefully think about how to make the dessert.
Qin and the Northern Di lived together, with many cattle and sheep, and of course a lot of dairy products. Zhu Xiang finally made cream and butter and made a cream cake for Zichu.
Zichu enjoyed the meal very much, then he smeared the cream on the face of Crown Prince Zheng who had stolen his cake, and learned how to use cream without any instruction.
(End of this chapter)