The weather in April in Qi is neither hot nor cold.

For the Yan army, marching and fighting, such weather is the most suitable.

Wang Shi led the Fourth Army and the Tenth Army of the Yan Army, from Maiqiu to the south, and quickly advanced towards Qiancheng.

The infantry and cavalry are intertwined, and the military appearance is neat.

The farther south we went, the farmland increased, the roads became smoother and easier, and the army began to walk faster.

All the Yan army strictly abide by the discipline of the army.

During the march, he sang the song of "Three Military Laws and Eight Attentions", and did not waste the farmland in the slightest.

There is no one in the Yan army who dares to harass the people of Qi State.

Just as Ji Kang, the king of Yan, said to the generals of the Yan army: "The wars of all the countries in our Central Plains are all internal wars; The people of all the countries in the Central Plains of our country are all Chinese people...... All the people of the Central Plains are the people of my Zhou Mu Ji surname......"

"This is not a war against the Xiongnu, Donghu and other foreign countries, our army can be wiped out...... It is the Xiongnu, Donghu and other northern ethnic groups, strictly speaking, their ancestors are also the descendants of my Xia Hou clan...... As long as we are willing to submit to the country of our Central Plains, obey the etiquette of our Central Plains, obey the laws and decrees of our Central Plains, and be the people of our Central Plains, we can also be treated equally......"

“…… In the future battle of the Central Plains, military discipline should be strictly observed...... All the people of the Central Plains countries are the people of our Yan country...... Always remember: "The people are the water, the king is the boat; Water can carry a boat, or it can capsize a boat. ”……”

Zuo Zong arranged the reserve army led by himself as a garrison to occupy the city of Qi.

And he led the second army, as the rear army of the Yan army, ready to enter the battle at any time.

On the 6th of April, the army was fast to the side of the river.

A scout rode on horseback and reported to the main general, Wang Shiyu: "General Qiyu, our army has reached the place of the big river. Ahead there was a pontoon bridge built by the Third Army, and a brigade of officers and men was stationed there. ”

Wang Shi was very happy and laughed: "Good." Ordered our troops to hurry through the pontoon bridge and then rest. ”

"No."

General Wang Shi turned around and said to Deputy General Bo Wang: "The army of the Third Army is all cavalry, and it is a pity that the pontoon bridge is stationed here. Our troops were ordered to stay behind an infantry brigade to guard the pontoon bridges here. The cavalry brigade of the 3rd Army, which followed our troops. ”

Bo Wang smiled and nodded: "What the general said is very true, I will arrange it immediately." ”

The big river to the Qi country has been downstream.

Because in this era, soil erosion in the upper and middle reaches is not so serious.

At this time, the water flow of the river was clear, and it was not as turbid as Ji Kang's previous life.

Just when Wang Shi led his army and crossed the river.

The Third Army led by Hu Guiliang had already begun to attack the southern city of Qiancheng.

As an important gateway to the north of Linzi, the capital of Qi State, Qiancheng South City is naturally very solid.

"General, Qiancheng South City is really a big city, much more than the North City."

Li Shun, the commander of the first division, was beside Hu Guiliang, looking at the Qiancheng South City in front of him and saying to Hu Guiliang.

Hu Guiliang put down the binoculars, looked at the city in front of him, and sneered a few times:

"It is because the defenders of this city think that this city is strong, so they are fearless and refuse to surrender. Yesterday our catapults did not break through the city, but today it should have collapsed! ”

Speaking of this, Hu Guiliang immediately issued an order to the herald beside him:

"Order my catapult to strike at this city again, and make sure to blast it for me today."

"No."

Wang Yang, the defender of Qiancheng Nancheng, watched the Yan army under the city push out the catapult again.

His brows tightened, and he said to the adjutant general beside him: "Where are the reinforcements of our army?" ”

The deputy general hurriedly said to Wang Yang: "General, according to my report from the repulsors who returned from Linzi, when he left Linzi, I only heard that the Queen Mother asked General Damin, the commander of our Qi army, to gather a large army in Qin and Zhou City. ”

"As for when I can come to my Senyana? It's hard to say. General, the last general will give you a heart-wrenching word, not that the last general is afraid of death, but that the last general has felt breathless for so many years! ”

"The queen mother and the king, for so many years, they only know how to appoint their own relatives, and my Qi court is controlled by traitors such as Hou Sheng, you see what it has become now. Everyone in the court, for these soldiers who have been born and died, they have not taken care of us for so many years! ”

"General, if you look at the fate of General Tian Dan, because of his great merit, he was actually exchanged for Zhao by my Qi State. It's General Damin, if it weren't for the Yan army coming this time, he wouldn't be at home. ”

"Yesterday, I was crumbling by the Yan army's catapult in the south city. General, look at the Yan army on the other side, there are more catapults pushed out this time than yesterday. My thousand-city city looks like it will be broken by the Yan army today. General, it's better to ......"

Wang Yang was furious, turned around, and yelled at the lieutenant general, "That's enough." ”

But when he saw the faces of the other generals behind him, he also "blocked" in his heart.

You want to be loyal to your country, but others don't!

To be honest, for so many years, the actions of the sister and brother of the queen and the queen have broken the hearts of these Qi army generals. The greed of the queen's younger brother Hou Sheng is not ordinary.

Wang Yang slowly closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened his eyes and said to the deputy general and the other generals defending the city:

"Open the door, wait for the surrender of the Yan army!"

The deputy general and all the generals of the Qi State bowed down together and said, "No." ”

Wang Yang himself laughed miserably, knelt down slowly on top of the city to the south, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the minister is no longer able to protect Qiancheng today, but he also doesn't want the soldiers and civilians in Qiancheng City to be slaughtered by the Yan army. The minister can only die and serve the country. ”

After that, without waiting for the generals to react, he jumped down from the head of the Thousand Rides City.

"General, you ......"

"General......

The lieutenant general and the generals who defended the city all shouted together.

Hurriedly came to the head of the city and looked down, only to see that Wang Yang had fallen in a pool of blood under the city.

What happened at the head of Qiancheng Nancheng also alarmed the Yan army under the city.

Hu Guiliang, commander of the Third Army, stopped the launch of the Yan army's catapults.

Then he raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the southern city of Qiancheng.

After a while, it was discovered that the north gate of Sencheng South City had been opened.

Li Shun, the commander of the First Division, said happily to Hu Guiliang: "Commander, Qiancheng City has surrendered. ”

Hu Guiliang was not careless, and ordered: "Send a few scouts over to take a look and figure it out." ”

"No."

After more than a moment, several scouts rode back and reported: "General Qiyu, Wang Yang, the commander of the Qiancheng guard, committed suicide by throwing himself into the city, and before he died, he had ordered all the defenders of the Qiancheng to surrender to our army." ”

Hu Guiliang sighed and ordered left and right: "Bury the body of General Wang Yang, and let the defenders in Qiancheng City collectively go out of the city and surrender to it." Send someone to inform General Wang Shi, the general in the front, of this news as soon as possible, and say that our army has occupied Qiancheng. ”

In the third year of King Yan Xiao, the sixth day of the fourth month.

The Third Army, the vanguard of the Yanguo South Road Army, successfully occupied Qiancheng City.

On the eighth day of the fourth month, Wang Shi's army and the third army converged at Qiancheng City.

On the ninth day of the fourth month, the second army led by Zuo Zong, in accordance with Wang Shi's order, rushed to Qiancheng.

On April 10, except for one division, he was stationed at the city of Qiancheng. General Wang Shi led the second, third, fourth, and tenth armies of Yan State, with a total number of more than 120,000 troops, starting from Qiancheng and heading south towards the Jihe River.

At the same time, Damin, the commander of the Qi army, also led 50,000 Qi technical troops, as well as 100,000 troops gathered from the capital Linzi and other nearby cities, for a total of 150,000 Qi troops. Starting from Qin Zhou City, head north towards the Ji River.

The armies of Yan and Qi are about to start a decisive battle next to the Ji River.