The king of Qi and his subjects never thought that sitting in the country behind closed doors would bring disaster from heaven. At the beginning of this autumn wind, there were sudden waves, and the situation that had been calm for several years was broken!

Since the first arrow was fired from the Yanzhao border to the border city of Qi ten days ago, and the Qi army suffered its first defeat, the situation has been out of control.

The guards of the Qi State had never expected that the Yan people would dare to come and take the initiative to attack them. Because of its geographical location, the state of Qi has very little border with the state of Yan on the northwest edge. And there are mountains and mountains within nearly 100 miles, forming a natural barrier. Few enemy forces were able to invade the Qi Kingdom from there.

Whether it is in terms of comprehensive national strength or the combat effectiveness of the army, the Qi State, which is known as a great power in the East, is far above the Yan State. The two countries did not have much grudge in the past. It stands to reason that there will never be a war for no reason. However, the army of the Yan Kingdom still came. 10,000 cavalry, plus 30,000 foot soldiers, crossed Yanshan and directly crossed the Yanqi border.

When they first received the war alert, the whole Qi country was not too nervous. Qi is a big city, the city is strong, the army is sharp, the Yan people are crazy for no reason to attack, and the guards at the border want to give them a lesson that they will never forget.

However, soon the people of Qi discovered that they were the ones who got a lifelong unforgettable lesson!

Those cavalrymen wearing the armor of the Yan army are simply amazing! Although there are only 10,000 horsemen as the vanguard, their edge is simply irresistible!

In the first engagement, the border army of Qi State, which was hastily organized to fight, totaling more than 50,000 elites, was defeated by the enemy's cavalry. Those fierce cavalry, divided into three routes, surprisingly victorious, launched a surprise attack on the Qi country's army from three unexpected directions. Within a radius of 100 miles, the blood flowed like a river, and the Qi army was defeated, and after a day and a night of fighting, it was almost completely killed.

Then, 30,000 Yan soldiers pursued the victory and broke through the pass, and the Qi army responsible for staying in the pass had almost no power to fight back, most of them were either dead or wounded, and the remaining part saw that the situation was not good, and left without a fight. In less than three days, the defense line of the border gate of Qi was completely lost.

Since then, all the defenders of Qi have been defeated and retreated, and under the attack of the enemy, they have not even won a single battle. The land of Qi, as long as it crosses the Taiyue area, and then to the east is all a horse and a flat river, which is the best battlefield for the cavalry. When the enemy's more than 10,000 elite cavalry shook Taiyue Mountain, the Qi State finally realized that what they were about to face would be the most terrible disaster to destroy the country!

The state of Qi, which has an army of four or five hundred thousand, can't resist the charge of a cavalry, which seems a little unbelievable. However, only the soldiers of the Qi army who had really fought with the other side understood the horror of this cavalry. It can be said that most of the Qi army's successive defeats and retreats were at the hands of the opponent's cavalry. As for the more than 30,000 Yan State foot soldiers, they just followed behind to reap the fruits of victory.

When did the cavalry of the Yan Kingdom become so powerful?! This is a doubt that lingers in the hearts of every Qi soldier in addition to shock. I don't want to believe it, but the facts are right in front of me. In less than ten days, like a whirlwind, this cavalry, which was covered in black armor, defeated the Qi army in a row, and no one was their opponent. During this period of time, the Qi State lost nearly more than 100,000 people, and more than 10 generals and above were killed. Not to mention the loss of troops, more than 30 cities and hundreds of miles of land were occupied by the enemy. A large number of people were displaced, forced to evacuate their homes, and flocked to the eastern part of the Qi country amid the flames.

For the people of Qi, this is a heavy disaster. But they don't know who to resent them, and those soldiers who died in battle were not greedy for life and afraid of death, let alone just fleeing bastards. However, many of them, even if they shed the last drop of blood on their bodies and killed their swords, could not stop the hooves of their enemies.

Ten days later, the area west of Mount Taiyue was no longer owned by the Qi State. The enemy's soldiers approached Linzi City. The panicked King of Qi and the ministers of the royal court, after planning overnight, finally formulated an overall battle plan. They mobilized all the Qi troops, except for those who guarded the Canghai King City, to the defense line east of Taiyue Mountain. More than 200,000 troops have opened a defensive belt of hundreds of miles here. The two sides broke off and began a battle of the largest. The success or failure of this battle is important, and it will be directly related to the life and death of the Qi State. If you can stop the enemy's advance on this line, then you can also have a chance to turn defeat into victory. And once the Qi army is defeated again, then from Linzi City to the east, all the way to the coast of the East China Sea, including the royal city of Canghai, will be directly under the threat of the enemy's war horses and blades. The disaster of destroying the country is just around the corner!

While the army of Qi was actively defending, the envoys personally sent by the king of Qi also came to the opposing army. According to the results of the ministers' discussions, if they can win the opportunity to negotiate with the enemy army after the war, it will be a rare respite for the Qi country.

However, the enemy's commander-in-chief put forward extremely harsh conditions for Qi Guo, which was difficult to accept.

In order to make the other party stop the army, the Qi State must come up with a million gold as compensation for the expedition of the army. Moreover, the land of the ten border cities was ceded, and all of them belonged to the Yan Kingdom. Ask the king of Qi to sign the document in person, and from then on, never recover the ...... In addition to this, there are several other unreasonable demands.

With such a condition, even if King Qi is incompetent, he will never agree to it. One million gold is equivalent to emptying all the Qi Treasury Mansions! And if the ten cities on the border are ceded to the Yan State, then half of the Qi Kingdom to the west of Taiyue will be gone...... How could such a thing be promised?

Obviously, after the brilliant victory, the Yan army did not have much sincerity in peace talks. Since there is no way to negotiate a solution, there is only one final decisive battle. Iron and blood, endless fighting...... It was against this background that this large-scale battle, known as the "Battle of Mount Taeak" in later history books, kicked off.

And Lan Lingjun, who was in Zhao State, finally got the news at this time. At this moment, ten days have passed since the Yan army entered the Qi State.

Lan Lingjun was shocked when he learned all the details from the doorman who came to report the news, and put aside other things for the time being, and immediately bid farewell to Chu Jiangmian, the king of Zhao, and rushed back to Qi as quickly as possible.

He is the noble son of the Qi royal family, and when the country is in danger, he naturally can't stay out of the matter. Even if he goes back and dies in battle, he is obligated to not hesitate at all.

However, Chu Jiangmian stretched out his hand to stop him. At the same time as the news of Qi Guo came, he had just received the latest secret report from the Thousand Machine Pavilion. He frowned slightly, a little clear in his heart, and the information in his hand felt more and more heavy.

"Lanling-kun, Princess Sanssouci...... Don't rush just yet. The unprovoked attack of Qi this time was actually the root cause of the retreat of the troops last time. There are people who want to take revenge on your kindness to Zhao Guo, so I will not stand idly by. ”

Hearing him say this, Lan Lingjun couldn't help but be very grateful in his heart. At such a moment, what Qi needs most is help. If you can get Zhao Guo's help, of course, it would be great! He was about to bow down to thank him, but he had already heard Princess Sanssouci say in an eager voice.

"Are you telling the truth? Zhao will send troops to help the Qi army defend against the Yan army? ”

"How could I be joking about such a big thing? Princess, in fact, it was not only the army of the Yan Kingdom that raided the Qi Kingdom...... If the intelligence is accurate, that very powerful cavalry should be pretended by the Qin army. Moreover, their leading general is Mu Xueqing, who is known as the second general of the Qin State! ”

Lan Lingjun and Princess Sanssouci raised their heads together in shock, took a piece of information handed over by Chu Jiangmian, and after reading it carefully, their faces couldn't help but show a look of sudden realization.

"No wonder the Yan army is suddenly so powerful! It turned out to be a ghost made by the people of Qin...... Mu Xueqing? Is he really that powerful? ”

Princess Sanssouci raised her eyebrows, full of unconvinced looks. It's just a pity that she's a woman and can't enter the army to hold military power. If there were no prejudices and constraints in the world. She really wants to be able to personally lead the army to charge into battle and really compete with the so-called famous generals in the world!

"Mu Xueqing is known as the second general of the Qin State after Shang Yunbai, and it is by no means in vain. In the years before, he won almost every battle and never had a losing record. Not to mention the few small vassal states that perished in his hands, even the barbarians in the northwest never dared to attack casually when he was guarding the border of the Qin State. If he led the cavalry of the Qin State to attack the Qi State, then there would really be big trouble! ”

Lan Lingjun's face was unusually heavy. He believed that Chu Jiangmian's intelligence would never be wrong. It turned out that the famous general of the Qin State led the army of tigers and wolves and united the Yan State to plan this military operation! This explains why the Qi army is not an opponent at all. The aura of a world-famous general! Of the generals of the Qi State several times, none of them were their opponents.

"Humph! What about Mu Xueqing? If the situation is really critical to the point where it is impossible to do anything, even though I am a woman, I am willing to put on my armor and go to the front line of Taiyue to kill the enemy! ”

Princess Sanssouci held the short sword in her hand, and her eyebrows flashed with heroism. Chu Jiangmian suddenly looked at her, and he didn't know what he thought, so he said casually.

"Since ancient times, women have been so popular. If you really want to go to war, then I can make your dream come true! ”