"You woke up?"

Ma Yunlu brought a bowl of clear water, and the injured Qin Liangyu finally woke up from the dizzy.

Qin Liangyu found herself captured and looked angry.

"I think that we are all women. If you surrender and go through the battle, you will not be the flying army if you kill us, and you will not blame us."

Mulan, who was ordered to supervise the military affairs in Shandong, came to recruit Qin Liangyu in person.

Mulan and Ma Yunlu are both female generals, and they come forward to recruit Qin Liangyu, and have a higher success rate.

However, Qin Liangyu was loyal and ignored Mulan's surrender: "As a general, he should serve the country with loyalty, how can he surrender!"

"There is just a fight between princes, and sooner or later Zhu Youjian will be captured alive by us. If you do not surrender, you will also surrender in the future."

Mulan knew that it was almost impossible to directly surrender Qin Liangyu with Qin Liangyu's personality.

Unless Emperor Chongzhen is captured alive, Qin Liangyu can be recruited.

Qin Liangyu remained silent.

With Zhu Youjian's current military strength, it is indeed difficult to resist the army used by Zhuge Liang in the Eastern Expedition.

Zhuge Liang's troops were advancing towards Linzi City after breaking through the important town of Qi.

Linzi, a city with a population of 300,000, is panicked.

Sima Rangju led the remaining troops back to Linzi, began to deploy city defense, and tried to protect Qidu.

The important city in the western part of Qi State was lost, and the Xia army might be at the city at any time. If Linzi is defended, there is still a glimmer of hope.

In the palace of Qi, Tian Yinqi, the king of Qi Wei, summoned the civil and military officials who stayed in Linzi. His face was not good-looking, and many ministers were silent.

After Sima Rangju's defeat, the three armies of Zhuge Liang, Li Ji and Ge Congzhou were unstoppable and led to the thirteen cities in the western part of Qi, which shocked the Qi State.

Many of these thirteen cities were caused by the battle of Lixia. Sima Rangju, a famous general of Qi State, was defeated, and the three powerful soldiers of Qi State were captured alive by the Xia army. The defenders were afraid of the Xia army's military power and surrendered.

Many Qi generals in Linzi City were also shaking at this time.

Although Qi was a middle-level prince, it could not withstand the attacks between the two major forces of Daxia and Western Chu.

The Qi army in Ju County was besieged by Fan Zeng's 400,000 Chu army, and the Qi army in the sacrificial areas were defeated by Zhuge Liang, and there were dangers everywhere.

"Even Sima Rangju, recommended by his beloved, was defeated in the ranks of the ranks. What's the plan for his beloved?"

King Wei of Qi looked pale and asked Yan Zi, a famous minister of Qi's spring and autumn.

Yan Zi served as Duke Ling, Duke Zhuang and Duke Jing of Qi for three dynasties, and assisted in the administration for more than 50 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi State was second only to Guan Zhong's civil servant.

Sima Rangju was also a famous general recommended by Yan Zi to the King of Qi.

Zhang Hua imprisoned Qin Xiaogong, Zhu Wen, Tang Xuanzong, Gao Cheng and other emperors and kings, and was notorious. King Wei of Qi did not want to be imprisoned in the heavenly prison in Chang'an City.

Yan Zi has been thinking hard about how to save the decline of Qi State for many days, and said to King Wei of Qi: "The only way to do this is to drive the tiger and swallow the wolf."

"What is a tiger? What is a wolf?"

"The Chu army is a tiger, and the Xia army is a wolf."

"If I fall into the hands of the Chu army, there seems to be no difference between it and the Xia army."

"I am willing to serve in Chu State, so I can lobby Fan Zeng to keep Qi State as the king's fief, and the king will still be the lord of a country. If Fan Zeng agrees, then even though Qi State is subject to Chu State in the future, it still has the opportunity to try to escape from Chu State. However, our Qi State was originally a great country that was no less than Chu State. If we act like this, it would make the king look ugly... So please make a judgment."

Yan Zi proposed the plan to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. The specific one depends on King Qi Wei's decision.

King Wei of Qi's face was gloomy and clear.

Zhang Hua sent troops to attack the Shandong vassal states to be aggressive, but Fan Zeng was not a good man.

King Wei of Qi heard that Fan Zeng was a descendant of Chu State, and Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu who had driven mountains and rivers, did not appear. In theory, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were the king of Western Chu.

Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were behind the Chu State general, but who was King Wei of Qi?

King Wei of Qi and King Chu are of the same level, and they are actually going to seek help from descendants of the Chu military generals?

For a time, King Wei of Qi, who was once one of the overlords of the Warring States Period, could not save this face.

Finally, King Wei of Qi, who was struggling in his heart, said: "Forget it, you go to the state of Chu. As long as the state of Chu is willing to send troops, I can send ten cities to the state of Chu in return."

King Wei of Qi still stayed in the Warring States Period, believing that ceding cities could be exchanged for reinforcements and opportunities for development.

After Qin Shihuang achieved unity, the heroes of later generations had no more than the gains and losses of a city and a pool, but... the world!

Yan Zi bowed to King Wei of Qi, then asked someone to prepare a carriage, leave Linzi urgently, and go to Chu State for help.

When Yan Zi's carriage arrived at the city gate, a noble prince from Qi was taking a group of disciples to assist Sima Rangju in defending the city, and searching for the detailed works that were trying to get into the city.

"Doctor Yan."

"Mengchangjun."

Yan Zi and the noble prince of Qi bowed to each other.

Although one of the two was the Qi prime minister of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the other was the Qi prime minister of Qi in the Warring States Period, they were also considered to be mutually sympathetic.

This noble prince of Qi State is not someone else, but Mengchangjun, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period!

The fourth sons of the Warring States Period, Mengchangjun Tian Wen, Pingyuanjun Zhao Sheng, Xinlingjun Wei Wuji, Chunshenjun Huang Xie, were all famous scholars for the time, and even the Qin Dynasty, which was at its peak, felt it was difficult.

Tian Wen, the king of Qi State, led the troops of Qi, Han and Wei State to attack Hangu Pass of Qin State, and arrived at the Yan clan, and Qin State sought peace.

Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling of Wei, commanded the five countries to unite the army, defeated the famous general of Qin, Meng Ao, and was intimidating the world.

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains of Zhao State, after the Battle of Changping, Zhao State was in danger and defended the country to the death, waiting for reinforcements from other kingdoms to arrive. The Qin army retreated, which continued for Zhao State for decades.

The Chunshen king of Chu State, Huang Xie, had three thousand disciples, and even the son of the King of Chu was Huang Xie, who was an illegitimate son...

The reason why the fourth princes of the Warring States Period was called the fourth princes was because they were royal relatives and had great influence at that time.

King Wei of Qi was the grandfather of Mengchangjun Tian Wen, so Tian Wen was serving King Wei of Qi.

When Tian Wen heard that the famous general Sima Rangju was defeated in Lixia, the gates to the west of Qidu opened wide, so he dispersed all his wealth, recruited his disciples and soldiers, and with his own reputation, he called on the 300,000 people of Qidu to defend the capital.

At this time, Yan Zi's carriage passed through the city gate, alarming Tian Wen, who was guarding the city.

"Where is Dr. Yan going?"

"Sent to Chu State."

"Turn troops from one country to deal with another country is just to drive a tiger and swallow a wolf."

Mengchangjun Tian Wen lived in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period and knew that borrowing troops from Chu was not a long-term solution.

A blacksmith must be strong himself. Only when Qi is strong can one survive in troubled times. Otherwise, there will be no more kingdoms reforms during the Warring States Period.

Later generations only saw Shang Yang's reforms in Qin, but in fact, Wei took the lead in carrying out Li Kui reforms, Han had Shen Buhe, Zhao State had Hufuqi, Yan State had King Zhao and Le Yi State had reforms, Chu State had Wu Qi State had reforms, Qi State had Zou Ji State had reforms, and Qi State had King Wei of Qi was also the overlord for a period of time.

It was just that Qin unified the world, so later generations valued Shang Yang's reforms more, and Shang Yang's reforms were more suitable for the chaotic times at that time.

Yan Zi sighed: "Far-distance water cannot quench near thirst. Without ten or eight years, how can we become a strong country? Now we can only fight back the powerful enemy first, then recruit talents, and strive to achieve success."

Mengchangjun was silent, and what Yan Zi said was not without reason.

If Qi cannot resolve the current crisis and perish directly, there is no question of reform and strengthening.

After Yan Zi talked with Tian Wen for a while, the carriage continued to sail towards the Qi army, the Ming army and the Chu army.

In Ju County, the camp of the Chu army, Fan Zeng's hair was gray and his beard was leaning on the wooden stick. The map was spread on the ground. The heads of the four major legions of Fenglin Volcano, Long Ju, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Yang Youji, and some civil and military officials of the Chu State who were originally from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, also joined Fan Zeng's Great Chu.

Fan Zeng's great Chu was to rebuild the State of Chu.

Like Qi, Chu was one of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period and the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. It has a long history and has many military generals.

The 400,000 Chu army had attacked Ju County twelve times, but were repelled by Qi and Ming army, causing heavy losses.

"If the overlord is here and conquered Ju County, it will be easy!"

Long Qi thought that if Xiang Yu personally led his troops to attack Ju County, he had already taken the city, and even the capital of Qi State Linzi.

Long Qi has already had a very amazing force in this world, not to mention Xiang Yu.

"The whereabouts of the Overlord are unknown, but we must also take all the land."

Fan Zeng's eyes were deep, like a black hole, thinking quickly about countermeasures.

The Chu army and the Xia army were competing for the land of Qi and Lu, and Zhu Youjian was involved in it in the middle, which was complicated.

"Father Ya, Qi Prime Minister Yan Zi asks for a meeting!"

"Yan Zi?"

Many Chu generals present knew the reputation of the Qi prime minister Yan Zi.

Yan Zi was on an envoy to Chu State at this time, and these Chu generals could not help but doubt Yan Zi's purpose.

"Yan Zi mostly came to seek peace, or even borrowed troops from me."

Fan Zeng predicted the origin of Yan Zi in advance.

Yan Zi entered the Chu army camp and secretly talked, and Chu, Qi and Ming, each of them stopped their troops.

"Yan Zi sent Chu, it seems that Qi State has to surrender to Chu State in order to protect its territory."

Zhu Youjian discovered that the Chu State had sacked its troops and learned that Qi State had 150,000 troops were defeated by Lixia. At this time, he also vaguely realized that Qi State wanted to pay a price to cease war with Chu State, or to borrow troops from Chu State.

The ferocity of Chu is obvious to all, Long Qi and Yang Youji are all powerful generals.

Now the only one who has the hope of helping Qi turn the tide is the Chu army.

However, the condition of King Wei of Qi was to retain the fief of Qi, and Fan Zeng could not annex Qi.

When Xiang Yu dominated, there were also a group of feudal countries, and Xiang Yu regarded himself as a overlord.

"Qin Zhensu was captured by the Xia army, and I lost a good general... If Taizu sent the King of Zhongshan and Kaiping to help me and pacify the countries in Shandong, what would be difficult?"

Zhu Youjian lamented that he had not many famous generals in his hands and wanted Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da, Chang Yuchun.

Qin Liangyu was captured alive, and the generals of the Ming army, such as Yu Qian and Zhang Huangyan, were lost to Zhu Youjian and defected to Zhang Hua. Zhu Youjian only had Li Wenzhong and several generals under him.
Chapter completed!