On the second day, after the Chu State Naval Division left a part to monitor the Qi State Naval Division, the remaining naval divisions all returned to Huaiyin and began to load supplies.

On the fourth day, Guangling's sailors arrived in Huaiyin.

Qinghe City.

"General, the spies have come to report that a group of Chu reinforcements and more than 300 big ships have just appeared on the side of Huaiyin City. It's just that Tian Da said, with a strange face, "According to the information found by the spies, the soldiers in those big ships did not get off the ship, but kept loading supplies on the ship. ”

"Loading supplies?" Kuang Zhang was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, suddenly startled in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "General Tian, I remember that a few days ago, the spies were also reporting, and the sailors of Huaiyin were also loading supplies." ”

Tian Da was shocked by Kuang Zhang's reminder, and hurriedly nodded, "Is the general saying that the State of Chu is going to officially attack my State of Qi?" ”

Kuang Zhang nodded, then hesitated for a moment, and said, "Yes, now that the Chu State is loading supplies to the Water Division, it is bound to attack my Qi State on a large scale." On the side of Qinghe City, our army is heavily garrisoned, and the Chu State has no chance to take advantage of it, so the Chu State must bypass the Qinghe River and then attack the empty place in our country. ”

Saying that, Kuang Zhang thought for a while and sneered, "The sailor must want to borrow a waterway when he loads a large number of supplies, and the most convenient waterway recently is undoubtedly Surabaya." ”

As he spoke, Kuang Zhang immediately turned his head to look north, "The upper reaches of Surabaya are the two countries of Song and Lu, if the general is not bad, the Chu army must want to drag the general in the Qinghe, and then attack the state of Lu with the main force, so as to force my army to return to the rescue of Lu."

However, Qufu of Lu is also a famous big city in the world, and I will look at it backwards, whether Lu Guoxian can't hold on, or Yan Guo can't hold on first. ”

Saying that, Kuang Zhang smiled, and then instructed Tian Da, "Pass the order, immediately send someone to inform Lu Guo, just say that the intentions of the Chu army are unknown, and it seems that they want to go north along Surabaya to attack Lu, please Lu Jun immediately prepare for defense and hold on to help." ”

"No."

On the fifth day, early in the morning.

Fifty thousand sailors were ready, and then hundreds of large ships sailed down the river, mightily to the east, and soon disappeared into the distance.

Qinghe City.

Kuang Zhang stood at the head of the city, looked at the Chu State Sailor who disappeared into the distance, was stunned, and then hurriedly asked Tian Da on his side, "General Tian, if the general is not mistaken, just now the Chu State Sailor went to the east." ”

Hearing this, Tian Da's dull gaze regained his luster slightly, and he hurriedly nodded in horror and said, "The general is right, the Chu army did not go north along Surabaya, but went to the east." ”

Kuang Zhang received an affirmative reply, and made sure that what he saw just now was not his hallucination, and suddenly his whole body stiffened, and he exclaimed, "It's not good, the Chu people want to go north along the coastal road and go straight to the heart of my Qi country." ”

As he spoke, Kuang Zhang hurriedly shouted, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, immediately send someone to report to the king, just say that the sailors of the Chu State have gone north along the coastal road, please be careful and strengthen your vigilance."

In addition, immediately send an order to the naval division outside the city, so that the naval division immediately control the Surabaya River and then rearm for battle. ”

"No."

After Tian Da's arraignment, Kuang Zhang was worried and wanted to look at the east, and his heart was full of anxiety.

From Qinghe to Linzi, even if the horse is whipped quickly, it will take at least two or three days, and then from Linzi to Yanguo, it will also take two or three days.

This is only the time of the summons, and the movement of the army is even more slow, even if the Qi army of the Yan State gets the news, they immediately throw down the materials, and then rush forward lightly, from the Yan State to the eastern coast of the Qi State, it will take at least more than 20 days.

Also, now that Zhao has sent troops, if Zhao goes back on his word and is ready to cooperate with Chu and attack Qi State, then...

Kuang Zhang remembered the old incident when Zhao Guo betrayed his closest ally Yan Guo before, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

In case Zhao sent troops to cut off the rear route of the Qi army, so that the Qi army could not return to Qi quickly, the coastal areas of Qi would be eroded.

Thinking about it, Kuang Zhang not only muttered in a worried and whispered that he hoped that Zhao Guo would keep his promise, and hoped that everything would still be in time.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden earth-shattering sound of war drums outside the city, and then, a general walked quickly to Kuang Zhang's side and reported, "General, Chu General Zhaoju is challenging outside the city." ”

When Kuang Zhang heard this, his face turned cold, and then he waved his hand and said, "Don't pay attention to it, stick to the city." ”

"No."

On the other side, after Shen Yifu left Huaiyin with the sailor, he went all the way east, leaving the Huaishui River and entering the sea on the same day, and then turned to the north.

At dusk, Shen Yifu and Gongzian stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the slowly receding land to the west, and calculated the speed of the ship slightly, and found that this speed was not even faster than his walking.

Seeing this, Shen Yifu couldn't help frowning and said, "An Shijun, on this sea, the speed of the boat is too slow. ”

Since the last time he heard that the king of Chu was going to attack Qi by sea, Gongzi An took the initiative to ask for orders to go with the army.

Because Gongzi An had the experience of going south and north by sea, Xiong Huai agreed to Gongzi An's request.

Gongzi An smiled on the side and said, "On the sea, the waves are turbulent, and the sailing speed is naturally not as fast as the river. If it weren't for the fact that it was now past winter and the north wind had stopped, the sailors would not have been able to go north at all. ”

Speaking of this, Gongzi An sighed regretfully, "It's a pity, it's not summer yet, if it's summer, it's smooth, and the army will save at least half of the time when it goes north." ”

When Shen Yifu heard this, he also said regretfully, "It's a pity! ”

Saying that, Shen Yifu couldn't help but turn his head to look at the case, the Qi State Sailor he had been waiting for had no news yet.

As the Chu State Naval Division continued to advance northward, a huge panic quickly spread to the north as a large number of coastal Qi people saw the Chu army moving north.

Qi country Linzi.

When Qi Wangdi received the news that the sailors of the Chu State were heading north along the coast, he was stunned.

Previously, the State of Qi had thought that the Chu army would besiege the Qing River at all costs, and also thought that the State of Chu avoided the Qing River and went north along Surabaya, and even considered the joint attack of the two countries of Chu and Song.

But now, the Chu army actually went north along the coast and attacked from the sea, which all Qi people did not expect.

After all, the last time the Qi State was attacked by sea was almost two hundred years ago, and at that time, Tian Qi had not yet been established.

Even that time, in order to curry favor with Wu and let Wu retreat, the Tian clan also killed the Marquis of Qi and used the head of the Marquis of Qi to apologize to King Wu.

However, fortunately, that time, under the full force of the Qi State, the Wu State Water Division of the Qi State was ambushed by the Qi Army's Water Division and was almost wiped out.

Now the water division of the state of Chu is here again, but this time, the water division of the state of Qi is either in Yishui in the country of Yan or in Surabaya, all of them are not in the country, and they can't resist the Chu army at all.

"What should the widow do?"

King Qi looked at the ministers in the palace and asked the question he was most concerned about.

At this time, the ministers in the palace were in an uproar when they heard that the Chu State Naval Division was heading north.

Among them, Tian Wen and Jizi were the most nervous.

The previous plan to cut down Yan was a huge plan that they planned together after taking office, the purpose of which was to prove to the King of Qi, to Kuang Zhang, and to the ministers and people of Qi that they were qualified prime ministers of Qi and that they had the ability to be prime ministers, not the phases obtained by luck.

But now, just when they were about to close the net, Chu Guo didn't make a move, and as soon as he made a move, he hit their soft underbelly.

If it continues according to the original plan, although it can obtain extremely high benefits from the Yan State, the mainland will be attacked by the Chu army.

Although they can offset the merits and demerits of this gain and loss, the people who have suffered losses in those abandoned places along the coast will hate them.

Virtue has not yet been exercised, but the people of the country have suffered great losses, and this kind of thing cannot be done!

Especially not long after Qi Wangdi ascended the throne, they have just taken office, and there can be no such disaster, everything is based on stability.

If they retreat from Yan State now, whether they can intercept the Chu army on the sea, although they are not at all sure in their hearts.

However, at least they did their best and did not give up the people along the coast for the sake of the gains of the Yan Kingdom.

And, most importantly, the main force of the Yan Kingdom has now been completely wiped out, and they have already made great achievements.

Thinking about it, Tian Wen Jizi glanced at each other, nodded, and then sighed in unison, and then saluted one by one, "King, withdraw from Yan Kingdom!" ”