"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you must never attack Yang Pass again!"
Le'an Jun Bao Shao is extremely anxious now. After the Chen Guoren accepted the task of attacking yesterday, he didn't even have any specific operations to break the defense.
It came up to kill people, and it really calmed them down.
But in just half a day, more than 2,000 people were killed and injured, which is unheard of.
With this approach, how many Qi soldiers can be wasted?
They didn't even win the critical moment of Yangguan.
"Your Majesty! Yesterday, the former army stormed Yangguan, and they did not even reach the top of the city. They are wasting their lives here. We cannot fight for a long time!"
Bao Shao is an important confidant of the Marquis of Qi, but his in-law families are all wealthy families in the Five Capitals.
The one who suffered heavy casualties yesterday was the Anping Guan family.
The Guan family's children had nothing to do yesterday so they carried earth to attack the city. They filled shallow trenches with earth, drove deep trenches with piles, built bridges and repaired ladders, and went on and on. This kind of intense work has never been done before.
However, after Guida accepted it, he first formed a "supervision team", which he said was for the purpose of supervising the army and enforcing laws.
It sounds nice, but in fact, anyone who disobeys will be killed.
Not to mention, after beheading the dishonest Lixia Wuxiang Marshal, no one dared to continue to ignore him.
The two armies were fighting, and once the fighting started, there was no way to stop it at will. If anyone retreated in this situation, Guida would kill them without any scruples.
In order to prevent the heavy losses caused by the collapse, the officers of the old clan who were killed, even if they were so angry that they were about to spit fire, they still had to endure it.
It doesn’t work if you can’t bear it. Is it useful if you can’t bear it?
"Chen Tian is familiar with military affairs. Isn't this what you said?"
"this……"
Qi Hou's rhetorical question stopped Bao Shao.
Originally, they thought that even if Guitian knew something and had seen Li Jie's tactics, how capable could he be as a foreigner and a useless person?
Therefore, one of the ideas of the old family is to let Chen Tian take charge of the attack, but he will not listen to him anyway. At that time, except for the troops directly under the king, everyone will just paddle around and watch the scenery.
But who would have thought that this Gui Tian would be so uneasy!
Do all Chen people fight in this way?
Apart from mindless charging, he can do nothing?!
Where's your arrow tower? Where's your ram? Where's your big shield?
No, not at all.
He just started charging with a basket of dirt on his back, facing the rain of arrows brought by the bows and crossbows, and building a high platform under the sun like a madman.
Archers were also organized to carry out counter-suppression, but the effect was insignificant.
The Qi army fired a volley of more than a hundred arrows at one time. On the opposite side of Yangguan, it was terrifying. The arrows were like rain, and they were very powerful. The power of the crossbows was much more fierce than the previous Lu bows.
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Bao Shao, Lord of Le'an, was also puzzled. Where did this damn Lu man get so many eagle feather arrows?
There is a saying that when he saw Gui Tian and his people collecting a large number of arrows from the corpses, Bao Shao felt in his heart that this was actually a profit.
Because the bastard Zihe, the official of Zouyi in the state of Lu, shot more than 30,000 arrows in a long time.
Qi is the overlord of the East, but it is not so prodigal.
More than 30,000 arrows are enough for a field army to work hard.
Not to mention, because there were more than 30,000 arrows, and they were eagle-feather arrows, many miscellaneous soldiers felt that it was not because the leader of the alliance did not work hard, but because the Lu country was too wasteful.
It once gave people the illusion that the Lu State was planning to use all the power of the country in Yangguan?!
At this time, Bao Shao came to persuade the Marquis of Qi. He himself knew that it was inappropriate. It was already a taboo to change generals before the battle. But if you just changed the general and changed it again, then do you still need morale?!
It’s clear that we can’t handle the state of Lu.
When the matter reached this point and Qi Hou's attitude was revealed, few people could open their mouths and continue to persuade him.
Vaguely, Bao Shao, Lord of Le'an, felt that Qi Hou's attitude was very subtle and did not look like he was watching the war progress.
And there were more than two thousand casualties. Which king could be so calm?
The landlord’s family has no food left!
"Your Majesty, if Chen Tian continues to attack Yangguan like this, I'm afraid the casualties will increase sharply today! If the morale of the Lu army increases greatly, it will be a big disadvantage for our army to raise troops to pacify Lu Yi!"
"It doesn't matter."
Qi Hou picked up a wooden slip on the desk, opened it, looked at it, and then said calmly, "I once heard someone say that there is a saying in Huaishui, 'Don't trust people when you employ them, and don't use people when you are suspicious.' Now I appoint Chen Tian."
If you are a general and retreat in one day, won't you be ridiculed by the princes?"
"this……"
The crux of the problem is that with tears in his eyes, the destructive power of changing generals in one day is really terrible.
If this alliance fails, it will collapse completely.
The alliance between the princes of Qi and the princes in Wuyan was originally a major event and a landmark event.
For the old families in Qi State, the fact that the Marquis of Qi dominated Ji Si meant that their family business could only expand, not shrink.
Moreover, which one of Jin, Chu, and Wu did not rely on foreign wars to make their families bigger?
If we shrink at this moment, it might give domestic competitors hope. You old people are still not good enough, so let us dare to fight.
Don't occupy the latrine and don't poop!
When the subtle situation changes, the stakes emerge. Bao Shao, Lord of Le'an, is now confident that he will attack Yangguan this time.
Whether it succeeds or not, the king of Qi and the Marquis are the "winners".
It is naturally best to conquer Yangguan. Without the flank threat of Lu, it is impossible to deal with Qi's logistical attack.
Qi State could not only mobilize supplies from Jishui, but also cross the Taishan Mountains. At this time, Mount Tai was called Daishan. Qi State set up Daishan Captain here, with five township marshals under him. The accumulation of historical background was quite good.
Lieutenant Daishan was usually only responsible for supervising the construction of the Great Wall. His main tasks were to open mountain roads and clear forests.
And if Yangguan is captured, Daishanwei's entire organization can be pushed to Liangfu Mountain, and both sides of the upper reaches of the Wen River will be completely controlled. A large amount of materials can be transported along the Wen River to the northeastern territory of the Lu State.
Even this time, the princes were united in Wuyan. Because of the "mistake" of the Lu State, the Marquis of Qi had already taken the opportunity to arrange for them to cross the Qilu Great Wall.
The storming of Yangguan seemed to have been planned for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be in such a form.
After bidding farewell to the Marquis of Qi, Bao Shao, Lord of Le'an, was very uneasy. He felt that his Lord might be playing a big game this time.
When he was young, Bao Shao would be very happy to see his superior playing tricks.
But it's different now. As I get older, if something goes wrong suddenly, the situation will become extremely disastrous.
Once the war breaks out, Qi's decades of accumulation will be destroyed.
After Bao Shao left, Qi Hou smiled and shouted behind the screen: "Chu Zi really knows what's going on. Someone really came to lobby."
"Jun Le'an is loyal to his duties and is not a lobbyist."
"He and the Guan family are related by marriage. Yesterday, the Guan family suffered many casualties. Today, Bao Zichu came to persuade. If it weren't for lobbyists, who else would be there?"
"The children of the Guan family are also the best sons of the emperor."
Chu Qi's words made the Marquis of Qi stunned. However, instead of comforting him, he said very displeasedly: "The families of the five capitals are like a country within a country. Their people only know the family, but they don't know the few."
Seeing the attitude of the Marquis of Qi, Chu Qi did not comment, but said: "Once this battle is over, the families of the five capitals will all be the emperor's ministers and concubines, so what should we fear?"
"Yes."
After hearing this, the Marquis of Qi nodded happily and said with a whisker: "Chen Tian's rough military tactics have won the hearts of many people. Chuzi thinks that Chen Tian may be reused?"
Chu Qi did not answer directly, but reminded the Marquis of Qi: "No general can know the affairs of your Majesty's will. Chen Tian traveled alone, and within two years of arriving in Qi, he was already an honored guest in Linzi. He visited the homes of various officials.
, no one can stop him. It can be seen from this that Chen Tian is a wise man."
The implication is that if he hadn't understood your central idea, boss, how could Guida be so ruthless? It doesn't exist.
Now Guitian is killing people like crazy. Although he borrowed the eagle feather arrows from the people of Lu, aren't you the boss enjoying the results?
Moreover, Guida can also go to the scholar-bureaucrat's house as a distinguished guest. Doesn't he know that doing dirty work for you, the boss, is an offending thing?
But he did it anyway.
Not only did it work, it worked well.
Do you need to think too much about whether such a person should be reused?
Chu Qi didn’t say it directly, but he was such a person in and out of his words. If he didn’t use it now, then when would he wait?!
Only by reusing such people can they be regarded as a good Wu hook. You can chop whoever you want and kill whoever you want. Don't be too comfortable.
Sure enough, after listening to Chu Qi's description, Qi Hou also felt that this guy Guitian was really good.
My wife is a wealthy woman named Gonglou from Anyi. She is not from a wealthy family, so she is not a threat.
I was born as a sergeant in the Chen Kingdom, with a surname of Gui, and my feet are not bad, and I am of a high standard.
He was also very determined in handling matters, grasping what the boss was thinking, without making any unnecessary small moves or procrastinating.
If this is not talent, what is talent?
Must be reused!
Even the Marquis of Qi had thought that such an outsider was the best to control. He could be treated like a dog, and his future successors could be kind to him.
When the time comes, are you still afraid that Gui Tian won’t be grateful?
At this moment, the Marquis of Qi had already made a decision. When the war was over, he would punish Gui Tian for the crime of neglecting the war, and then wait until his son came to power and became the king, then he would eliminate Gui Tian's crime.
Not only must crimes be eradicated, but they must be reused and promoted.
Vigorously reuse! Vigorously promote!
Can Guita still not burst into tears?!
It feels good when I think about it.
As for the old ministers from the old aristocratic clans, all of them are married to local big clans, and they are afraid that their family will eat too little meat. They look like dogs, which really makes Qi Hou feel uncomfortable!
These immature bastards just took this opportunity to kill them all in one go!
Do you think that by gathering all the princes in Wuyan, you can eat and drink comfortably?
It doesn't exist, we have to work, we have to fight, we have to die!
After much thought, Qi Hou felt that he should make preparations at this time. He could learn from the skills of the great demon Gou Chen of Soochow and come up with a set of edicts.
At this time, the news from various countries was gathered, allowing the Marquis of Qi to make a clear judgment. With the war between Qin and Jin, the state of Chu was divided, and it was obvious that the world would be in chaos.
The era of the Warring States Period will definitely last for a while.
If he did not lay the foundation for Qi State early, future generations would probably suffer a lot.
After Chu Qi left, the Marquis of Qi reviewed another official document. The heavy wooden slip made the Marquis of Qi very envious of the thin paper in Huaizhong City.
"Time waits for me."
The outbreak of the Hanzi Kingdom is too terrifying.
Only the merger of Qi and Lu can hope to withstand the eastern advance of the Han Dynasty.
The original plan was to establish a foothold in Wenshui and dominate Jisi. This was the best result.
Unfortunately, things went counterproductive. Since we can't have it all, we can only settle for the next best thing.
Being able to eliminate domestic opposition forces is already very good.
The plan is to slowly consume most of the old family's strength in this war. Even if all the land of Lu is given to the old family, it doesn't matter.
The Marquis of Qi believed that as long as these old families moved to the elite land of Lu, they would not be greeted by abundant harvests every year, but by feudal rebellions that would cause headaches.
However, it was no longer possible to take things slowly. Lu's determination to resist became extremely fierce because of the 230,000 Han troops who appeared out of nowhere.
The Allied forces are in very bad shape, and the Qi army is also in bad shape, so they can only strive to maintain the goal of consuming the power of the old families in the country.
The Marquis of Qi has always hidden this purpose very well, and his decades of compromise and tolerance with the wealthy families in the five capitals have allowed Qi to develop very steadily.
Apart from the shame of having a different brow with Wu, generally speaking, he still maintained his status as the eastern hegemon of Qi.
The small countries to the north and south of Daishan also recognized the status of Qi State as their suzerain.
As you get older, your methods will naturally change.
"Chen Tian..."
Reciting Guitian's name, Qi Hou felt that this former sergeant of Chen Guo could indeed be a good tool man.
At this time, as the general in charge of the attack, Gui Tian wore two layers of armor and continued to patrol the military camp, surrounded by people in front and behind, and then issued orders to continue the attack.
Different from yesterday, yesterday's Qi soldiers, except for the armor on their bodies, were basically running naked, carrying a basket of soil on their backs.
Originally, I was full of resentment today, but Guitian said that he would prepare a large shield today, raise it to attack the city, and continue to cover the ground.
When the soldiers of the Qi army heard this, they thought that they were somewhat stronger than yesterday. If they had a big shield, they would not be afraid of most bows and arrows.
As a result, some of the resentment I originally felt subsided.
However, what depresses the attacking troops is that today's attack not only added a large shield, but also added an extra basket of soil.
Are you kidding me?!
However, Guitian and his followers explained that carrying more baskets of soil would reduce the number of eagle feather arrows from the Lu army.
The soldiers of the Qi army counted on their fingers, hey, this is really the case.
Then beat the drum and charge, and that's it!
When the troops advanced, there was nothing wrong with them at first, except that they were carrying two baskets of soil. When they reached Yangguan Pass, their physical strength suddenly increased.
Lu Jun saw that the people of Qi were all idiots. He was tired to death first, what else is this but a gift?!
Then a wave of arrows was like locusts. Just when the Qi army thought it would be alright if they could withstand it, two pink flags shot out from the small gates on both sides of Yangguan.
They were all Lu troops, and the leader was Zihe, the official of Zouyi, who was all pink.
Guards on the left and right, pink headscarves.
Front and rear armor, cape pink.
In short, if it weren't for the black rhinoceros armor, these guys would be all pink.
So dazzling, so eye-catching, it is really very clear on the battlefield.
Even from a distance, you can tell that this is the Yangguan garrison.
Before the people of Qi could laugh at them, Dr. Zou Yi took the lead, driving his car and holding a gun, and immediately charged two or three hundred paces.
Those Qi people who carry two baskets of soil are stupid, what a fucking uneasy routine you have.
After doing this, Gui Tian was stunned, and he was overjoyed: Good, good, such a "lovely and handsome man", he must be brave, he must be brave!