There is such a Yue country behind the Chu State. Although its strength is not as strong as the Chu State, it is not much weaker. With the support of antennas, it can continue to bleed the Chu State and slowly drag the Chu State into the abyss, making it impossible to recover. .
The Zhao State in the north was restrained by the Qin State in the east. Although the Qin State did not dare to use force, it was also a huge deterrent to the Zhao State.
As for the Wei State, although it also had the threat of the Qin State, the pressure was not as great as that of the Zhao State.
Therefore, we must find something for him to do, involve the energy of the Wei State, hold him back, and constantly bleed him. This is in line with the strategic purpose of the imperial kingdom.
And that target, the rebels who are currently rebelling in Tao County, is a perfect fit.
"It's time to create another Tao Kingdom!"
Zhong Yu was in the dark tent, holding his forehead with his hands, smiling as he had an idea.
Use Tao Commandery to contain Wei State and hold back Wei State's footsteps, because Tao Commandery is located near the capital of Wei State, and the two sides are very close to each other, so they can endanger Wei State's national foundation at any time.
Therefore, the Wei State will never let this big enemy go, and will definitely concentrate all its forces to destroy him.
The rebels in Tao County will inevitably fight to the death for their own survival, so both sides will continue to be consumed until one side falls.
However, although he wanted to support the rebels in Tao County and let him fight against Wei, he, an ally of Wei, could not step in.
But Taojun is surrounded by either the Chu State or the Wei State, and the only one bordering it is the Qi State, which is now being beaten very badly.
In addition, there was Xue County, which was occupied by the coalition forces, between Qi State and Qi State, which blocked transportation and made communication difficult.
Therefore, in order to solve this trouble, Zhong Yu planned to completely evacuate Xue County's defenders and gather all troops on the current front line.
As for the ownership of Xue County, Wei will give it to Wei if he wants it, but it is estimated that Wei doesn't want to take it. Now that he can't even wipe out the rebels in the country, how can he bother to do this.
The rebels in Xue County were even more afraid. A large army from Wei State made them overwhelmed and difficult to deal with. How could they dare to take on this hot potato and offend the coalition forces and Qi State.
So it can only be accepted by Qi State.
Presumably the Qi army in Langya County and the local garrison must have some ideas about their contribution to the recovery of a county!
This also just dispersed Qi's troops and horses, making those Qi's troops who were resisting them from the front scattered and weak.
Sure enough, when the defenders of Xue County withdrew, the rebel army that was resisting in Langya County immediately divided into 100,000 people, captured the entire Xue County, and regained the rule of Qi State.
The survivors of the Qi State who were hiding in the mountains and forests of Xue County from being hunted by the coalition forces were overjoyed when they heard that their motherland had regained Xue County. They ran out of the mountains and forests and returned to their homeland.
Their appearance made the general, who was worried about how to govern Xue Jun thousands of miles away, suddenly overjoyed and overjoyed.
He quickly sent his men to settle them down, invite them back to their hometown, and resume production. However, after more than a month, the entire Xue County gained some popularity again, and its population returned to 40,000 to 50,000.
Although it is no longer the peak of its previous population of 800,000, it is still much better than being empty.
In Langya County, the original coalition forces also withdrew, giving up half of the county they originally occupied to the defenders of Langya County. To their great surprise, they were able to recapture the entire county without spending a single soldier. This was no small feat.
Well, with this, Zhong Yu also achieved his goal. He used two counties to hold back about 250,000 soldiers and horses of Qi State, making them unable to move.
Unless they don't want the place they just recovered, their 250,000-strong army will never be able to mobilize.
After evacuating all the coalition forces guarding Qi's occupied areas and gathering them to the front line, Zhong Yu finally had 300,000 troops on the front line. Opposite them, in Linzi County, there were only 150,000 Qi troops.
With an advantage in numbers and morale, coupled with the long period of looting in Qi, the equipment was not much different. Zhong Yu finally felt confident enough to launch an attack.
Although it is the middle of winter, the ice and snow are coming, and the earth is filled with chills.
However, most of Zhong Yu's subordinates were from the Northern Kingdom, and the Yan Kingdom had also lived in the northern Xinjiang for a long time and was quite cold-resistant. Therefore, he selected some of the more elite soldiers and horses, that is, they were mostly people with deep internal strength and not afraid of the severe cold.
It became an elite army with a total of 50,000 people.
They were equipped with the best armor and the best cold-proof clothing, and led them to brave the cold winter ice and snow to launch a surprise attack on Qi.
However, on the 3rd, all the cities in Linzi County except Linzi City fell, and Linzi City was also surrounded.
Regarding this news, Xue County, Jiaodong County and Langya County in Qi State were all kept in the dark and had no idea.
The roads closed by heavy snow made it more difficult to deliver news. Zhong Yu estimated that it would take at least half a month for people in these counties to get the news.
And if they want to mobilize troops and horses for support, it will take at least two or three months, and it will be useless by then.
Later, without any foreign aid, Linzi, which became completely isolated, faced a nightmare.
He was surrounded by 300,000 coalition troops, and densely packed torches were set off on the outer corridor, creating a strange scene in the ice and snow.
The entire city, from the princes and nobles to the common people, were all in panic.
King Qi was frightened and sent an envoy to ask for peace. He would accept any conditions.
In response, Zhong Yu agreed to sue for peace, but there was only one requirement: Qi State withdraws from Linzi County and cedes it to Yan State. Otherwise, there will only be one battle.
But when the time comes, it will be difficult for him to guarantee the lives of everyone in Qi, including the King of Qi.
Regarding this condition, the state of Qi was extremely indignant, and the people in the court were excited.
However, all of this was wiped out by an siege by the coalition forces outside.
Zhong Yu understood that it was absolutely impossible to ask King Qi to give up his capital and his foundation with empty words.
Don't hit him to hurt him, let him understand that if he doesn't do this, there is only one way to die, and he will not give in.
So Zhong Yu directly sent troops to attack the city. Even if it was extremely cold now, let alone fighting, ordinary people might freeze to death even if they walked around outside a few times.
But he still insisted on attacking the city, using the 50,000 elites with strong cold resistance as the main force.
As expected, these people have miraculous effects as soon as they come on the court.
The defenders of Qi stood on the city wall and had the advantage of a good location for defense, and there were torches around them to add a little warmth to them. But even so, he was still shivering from the cold and couldn't even hold a weapon, let alone fight.
So after they saw the actions of the coalition forces, they were all frightened.
(End of chapter)