"Gentlemen, I have heard the saying of 'taking advantage of victory to pursue victory'. Now that the Lu army has been defeated in a row, our army's morale is strong. We should take advantage of the general trend to attack Qufu!"
In the main camp of the Qi army after the break, as the supreme commander, Gui Tian is now relatively careless. Anyway, the command of these troops is just like that.
He himself was always prepared to run away. The Han army might enter the Lu State at any time. He was not afraid of others, but of Li Jie.
The fighting power of that rare beast is not that Gui Tian boosts the ambitions of others and destroys his own prestige. In fact, in Gui Tian's opinion, even if Li Jie only has 500 crocodiles, he can still make a difference.
What's more, there is now a legendary army of 230,000 people, oh, let's beat them on the head.
However, now he has shown fearless courage to show his fearlessness to Qi's subordinates. It is just robbery anyway.
Guitian and the generals of Qi have agreed on the distribution of profits. Guitian will only take 10% of the proceeds from the looting, and everyone will decide what to do with the rest.
In the past hundreds of years, the Qi army has never seen such favorable conditions.
Since ancient times, most of the plundered items have been returned to the superior, and occasionally to the monarch. Usually the monarch selects the remainder and then lets the pawns drink some soup.
Basically, I drink soup less often, usually with rice.
But this time, the king has just died, will he have this benefit?
It would be better for the monarch to die a few more times and follow Chen Tianjun, and he will have all his belongings.
"Marshal, our troops are scattered, should we... control our marching pace?"
"The Lu army fled in panic, and our army could not catch up. If we do not take advantage of the fact that the Han army has not entered Lu at this time, if the Han army arrives, it will be difficult for our army to have such a good opportunity again."
Guitian looked like he was doing it for everyone's good, and then said, "Imitate the Wu army and arrange five generals out of a hundred to stay in Gangyi. The rest of our army should attack Chengyi directly!"
"Hi!"
Gangyi is Gangcheng, and Chengyi is the hometown of Tan State.
These two places are quite special. The former is the bridgehead of the Lu defense line south of Wenshui River; the latter is an important rear base for the Lu State to support the Yangguan front line.
It's just that the country of Yi existed in name only. In order to defend against the country of Qi, there were not many neighboring big countries that the prince of Yi could turn to for help. Basically, the only option was the country of Lu.
It is easy to ask the gods but difficult to send them away. After the state of Lu stationed troops in the state of He, under long-term management, it can be said that the entire state of He only knew about Lu but not about He.
Over time, coupled with a large number of intermarriages, the Lu and Tao families became inseparable.
Furthermore, the Marquis of Tan was a member of the old Ji family. The Marquisate Kingdom granted by the Emperor of Zhou had a very high number of concubines and was once even richer.
Nowadays, although the Marquis of Yi can still sacrifice cold pork to his ancestors every year, the scope of activities for offering sacrifices has long been transferred from the hometown of Yi to the mansion in Qufu.
Living in Chengyi, where can I find as comfortable as Qufu?
Not much way to the northeast is Yangguan, where Qi and Lu are constantly fighting each other, and there is not much harvest from farming, so it is better to give up.
In fact, the position of Chengyi around Liangfu Mountain was a must-win for both Qi and Lu.
Having no choice but to occupy Chengyi, the entire southwestern outlet of Liangfu Mountain was blocked, and Yangguan became an isolated island among the mountains and rivers.
How long can we hold on for dear life?
After three months at Duanyang Pass and Yanba, this pass will collapse on its own without being attacked.
Of course, Guita himself had no such plan, but upon hearing this, the Lao Qi people under his command thought that this boss was really capable, and that he had set strategic goals well, and did not rush into anything greedy for credit.
It looks like a random robbery, but in fact it is a steady and steady operation, one step at a time.
At present, some marginalized countrymen and warriors of Qi State feel that they can stay together and follow Guitian to prosper in the officialdom of Qi State.
According to their current wealth, even if it cannot be compared with the wealthy families in the five capitals, it is still much better than those in the middle class.
In addition, they have the strongest fighting power after the king's death, and at the same time, the powerful families of the five capitals are suspected of regicide. In this case, they naturally have an aura of loyalty.
These are the "sad soldiers". Their sorrow, their courage, and their loyalty finally turned into victory!
The broad masses of people in Linzi, while mourning their monarchs, also want to cheer for them secretly?
What Guitian was really thinking about was that there must be a lot of good things hidden in Chengyi.
Previously, the reinforcements of the Lu Army set out from Qufu. After the second batch was wiped out by the Qi Army, it must have had an impact on Chengyi.
In Guitian's opinion, people inside and outside Chengyi might be in panic now.
If you grab one at this time, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
His requirements are not high. A Marquis State like the State of Nian has a lot of property no matter what.
According to what Guitian saw and heard when he was in the Chen Kingdom, as well as his experience when he went on missions to other countries, an old marquis state would have at least a dozen sets of ritual vessels.
Just those huge bells and tripods, if not Guita, a marquis is worth the efforts of a wealthy businessman in the world for several years.
What a wealthy businessman in the world, there is no way his family wealth can compare with the marquis who was entrusted by Emperor Zhou.
I'm not a big noble, so I don't know what "Han Ji Liang" means.
"Content", for hundreds of years, has meant... gold content!
The middle and lower-level officers of Qi State are all low-level nobles and do not know these details. In addition, Qi State with the surname Jiang has always dealt with Lai Yi, Beidi and the like, and has never seen a real big scene. Even if it is the first time to dominate, then
It was also full of stumbling blocks and various setbacks.
In Guitian's memory, when Qi State first came to hegemony, it was violently beaten by Lu State. The alliance between the old Qi Marquises was just to recreate the glory of their ancestors.
Unfortunately, both attempts were humiliating.
Last time we encountered the crazy rise of the Wu Kingdom, this time it was a disaster.
Guitian didn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place at all. In his opinion, as long as he robbed and ran away this time, and then outran the Han army, it would be a great victory!
After returning to the State of Qi, in terms of his status, identity, achievements, and the power given to him by the Marquis of Qi before his death, we cannot neglect him no matter what.
If a new king succeeds to the throne, he will be killed as soon as he comes. This is not Guitian's boast. Such a state of Qi will definitely fall into pieces.
It is a taboo not to reward meritorious service.
Frankly speaking, Guitian felt that among the princes in the world, Li Jie was the only one, and the rest of the powerful people were all picky little people.
It's a pity that Gui Tian thought he had offended Li Jie, otherwise he would have run away.
After issuing the order, the officers of the Qi Army returned to their own camps one after another, and then talked to their subordinates. The entire Qi Army camp burst into amazing cheers.
After so many years, I have been following the boss, and I have actually made money back!
The troops of Zheng Guo and Wei Guo were also very excited. The officer leading the team came directly to kowtow to Gui Tian and said, Chen Jun, you are not the "township marshal", you are the "grand marshal"!
Some people who are familiar with the world's fierce generals praised: "The general is so majestic. I have heard that when he was the king of Wu's minion in the past year, he was known as the 'Optimus Prime of Wu Kingdom' and the 'Mighty Commander of Jiangyin'. The general is as good as the man of the past."
It’s better to make more concessions than to give in more…”
"Hey, Chen Guo San people, how dare you compare yourself to the world's famous generals?"
Guitian looked ashamed, but felt very happy in his heart, but he said, "I am just doing my duty. My ancestors gave me the right to lead the army. Although I have a low position, I dare not be ungrateful. Zheng and Wei are good allies.
We also hope that we can cooperate more and we can help each other in the same boat."
"good."
"good!"
When the generals of Zheng and Wei heard this, they immediately felt that this trip was worth it!