Qi State, Gaotang City.

The city is located on the east bank of the south of the Yellow River, across the river from the Lingqiu City of Zhao State, and is one of the five capitals of the Qi State.

Outside the city was a large camp with no end in sight, and 200,000 Zhao troops surrounded the city.

Kuang Liang, the general of the Qi State, sat in the hall of the city guard of Gaotang City, listening to the bad news one after another with a blue face.

"Yang Jin was besieged by the Zhao army for three days and nights, and he was defeated, and the defenders surrendered the city!"

"The plain guards will see Zhao Jun arrive, and surrender the city!"

"Liaocheng was besieged by the Zhao army for two days and nights, and the city was broken!"

"Dong'e has been surrounded, the Zhao army is now besieging, and Dong'e will ask for support!"

Kuang Liang finally couldn't listen anymore, slapped the table in front of him hard, and said angrily: "Support and support, I only have 120,000 soldiers and horses under my command now, but the Zhao army has as many as 200,000!" With such a quantitative comparison, how do you want me to support Dong'a? ”

Kuang Liang's words were full of resentment and anger.

Although the hall was full of Qi officials and generals, no one spoke, not even a single person who dared to look directly at Kuang Liang's eyes.

From the beginning of the war against Qi led by Lian Po ten days ago when Lian Po led the Zhao army to officially cross the Yellow River and officially start the war against Qi, the Qi State has lost almost all the strongholds west of Jishui, and only one Dong'e is still in his hands.

And judging from the current situation, the fall of Dong'a is only a matter of time.

Once Dong'e falls, then only Gao Tang will still be in the hands of Qi in the entire west of Jishui.

In other words, the current Gaotang is basically an isolated city!

The lonely city is difficult to defend, not to mention that the siege of the city is now recognized as the strongest Zhao Central Army!

Kuang Liang walked back and forth in the hall like an angry beast, and each step was extremely heavy, stepping heavily on the hearts of everyone in the hall, making everyone feel a sense of breathless tension.

Suddenly, Kuang Liang stopped and asked, "Is there a reward over there in Pinglu City?" ”

Pinglu and Gaotang are also one of the five capitals of Qi State, and they are also the closest cities to Gaotang.

There are 30,000 Qi National Skilled Fighters stationed in Pinglu City, and if these 30,000 Skilled Fighters are supported, then the pressure on Gao Tang City will be able to be relieved to a certain extent.

One of the staff members replied: "General Hui, there is information from Pinglu that we can reach Dong'e in five days at most." ”

"Five days?" Kuang Liang couldn't help but open his mouth and roared: "Do you think that Dong'e can still hold on for five days now?" Quickly pass on the general's order, if Dong'a can't wait for reinforcements within three days, then the general will play the king and let the king behead him! ”

The staff got the order and hurried out.

Looking at the group of Qi officials and generals in front of him, Kuang Liang couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps because the Gaotang Dynasty was captured by the Zhao people once, and it was not until a few years ago that it was returned to the Qi State because of the exchange of field orders, Kuang Liang always had a feeling that the people in the Gaotang City did not seem to be very disgusted with the rule of the Zhao State, and even had a vague feeling of excitement......

Yes, these damn Gao Tang people, there are many people who can't wait to become the people of Zhao State, just because Zhao State is more powerful than the current Qi State!

This is definitely not good news.

You must know that Kuang Liang only has 120,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, plus the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Pinglu City, a total of 150,000, these 150,000 skilled fighters are basically the largest number of standing troops that Qi can use.

But now with just these 150,000 people, it is not enough for the people of Zhao to fight!

For this point, Kuang Liang, who had besieged Handan, was naturally bright.

Therefore, as early as half a month ago, Kuang Liang, who came to Gaotang and had basically grasped the situation, quickly wrote to Linzi, hoping that Qi Wangjian could immediately levy reserve troops and reinforce these reserve troops in the direction of Gaotang.

In Kuang Liang's opinion, it is necessary to expand the army to at least 300,000 so that he can deal with the threat of Zhao.

But to Kuang Liang's great disappointment, his book disappeared without a trace like a mud cow into the sea, and there has been no reply until now.

Kuang Liang also learned some reasons from his own channels, it is said that it is because Qi Wangjian has sent an envoy to Handan to sue for peace, in order to avoid angering Zhao, so Qi Wangjian does not want to create a situation of confrontation with Zhao.

But in this case, how can Gao Tang City be defended?

"Stupid, stupid, unattainable!!" Kuang Liang was so anxious that he couldn't help but curse heavily.

Fortunately, he didn't name him, so even though there were many people present, no one knew who Kuang Liang was referring to.

At this time, a Kuang Liang staff member suddenly rushed into the hall in a hurry, and his tone was a little excited when he spoke.

"Good news, good news, good news, general!"

Kuang Liang perked up and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the reinforcements from Linzi have arrived?" ”

"It's not!"

“……”

"General, it's the Wei army, the Wei army is here to support!"

"Huh?" Kuang Liang's mouth opened wide, with a look of surprise.

You must know that in the recent battle of Handan, Kuang Liang directly and ruthlessly abandoned Wei Wuji as soon as he heard the news of the flooding of Daliang City, and directly withdrew his troops back to China.

However, the Wei people not only ignored their previous suspicions, but also sent reinforcements.

……

When did the Wei people become so magnanimous?

The staff with an excited face continued to speak: "General, Wei Wuji, the prime minister of Wei and Xinlingjun, led 100,000 Wei troops from Taoyi, and now they have marched east by boat from Chengqiu, and they will arrive in Dong'e in a few days and gallop to the aid of Gaotang!"

Kuang Liang let out a sigh of relief, and the originally heavy expression on his face relaxed a little.

Wei Wuji, Wei Wuji, can't you imagine that you are such a person who understands the general situation?

……

Just when Kuang Liang was grateful to Wei Wuji, Wei Wuji's mood was not too good.

At this moment, Wei Wuji was on the deck of a large ship, and on the mast of the bow of the ship was a Wei flag, the red flag was quite conspicuous in the sun, exuding a dazzling light.

In front of and behind the big ship, thousands of large and small ships of the Wei State spread all over the water surface of the Great Nozawa, and the scene was quite shocking at a glance.

It's the end of spring, and as far as the eye can see, there are countless reeds growing on the shores of Onozawa, and many waterfowl are startled by the fleets of boats passing by, or they are flying high or flapping their wings and hiding in the reeds.

A sound of footsteps sounded from behind Wei Wuji, and it was Zhong Cheng who came to Wei Wuji.

Compared with Zhong Cheng at the time of the Battle of Handan a few months ago, Zhong Cheng now looks obviously a lot more mature, and there are a few more scars on his face, which looks a little hideous.

This is a small "commemoration" given to Zhong Cheng by Duan Ganzi in the process of recovering military power.

If it weren't for Wei Wuji's guarantee, then I'm afraid that Zhong Cheng would have been killed by Duan Ganzi a long time ago.

After all, Zhong Cheng betrayed Jin Cong, and Jin Cong was Duan Ganzi's biggest political ally back then.

Zhong Cheng looked worried, and said to Wei Wuji: "General, my subordinates feel that this expedition must be deceitful!" ”

Wei Wuji didn't look back, and asked in a calm tone: "Zhong Cheng, I am no longer a general above the Wei State. ”

Zhong Cheng shook his head and said, "...... Xinling Jun, the king now ordered the general to lead troops to aid the Qi country, which is definitely not a good thing for the general. Once Jun leaves Taoyi, then the king and Duan Ganzi can start to clear Jun's manpower in Taoyi, and ......"

Zhong Cheng wanted to speak and stopped.

Although Zhong Cheng said all the dejected words, Wei Wuji didn't seem to be angry, but turned his head to Zhong Cheng and smiled very gently: "And even if I rush to Gaotang, I may not be able to resist that Lian Po, right?" ”

Zhong Cheng nodded silently.

Wei Wuji smiled and suddenly spoke: "Then in your opinion, if I stay in Taoyi, how can I deal with the aggressiveness of the Great King and Duan Ganzi?" ”

Zhong Cheng was dumbfounded.

Wei Wuji patted Zhong Cheng on the shoulder and sighed, "Do you believe that I did the matter of Mrs. Zhongshan?" ”

Zhong Cheng shook his head and said very firmly: "Don't believe it! ”

Wei Wuji glanced at Zhong Cheng deeply, there seemed to be some gratifying light flashing in his eyes, and after a while, he sighed: "Although you don't believe it, the people of this Wei country, and even the people of the world, do." ”

Zhong Cheng said indignantly: "Xinling Jun's sage is famous in the world, and people in this world are so mediocre that they actually regard Jun as a womanizer, how ridiculous!" Why don't Xinlingjun find evidence and prove his innocence to the world! ”

Zhong Cheng seemed to remember the unfair treatment he had suffered under Duan Ganzi for a while, gritting his teeth when he spoke, coupled with a few scars on his face, his expression looked quite hideous.

Wei Wuji laughed and said, "In this world, there are many fools!" Mrs. Zhongshan, although I know that Duan Ganzi and even Zhao Guoren must be behind it, but now there is no proof of death, and no matter how much entanglement is meaningless. ”

Wei Wuji paused and said, "And—even if Duan Ganzi wants to slander me through this matter, it's not that there's no way to do it. ”

Zhong Cheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Xinling Jun still has a way to make this traitorous minister Duan Ganzi lose power?" ”

Wei Wuji smiled, "It's natural. As long as I defeat Lian Po in this battle, then no matter how much stigma I have before, I can wash it away in one battle. Because when the time comes, the king needs me, and the people of Wei need me, and since they all ask for me, why not clear my name? ”

Zhong Cheng seemed to understand something, and his face quickly showed a look of excitement, but after only a moment, this excitement began to change to a trace of worry.

Although Zhong Cheng has full confidence in Xinlingjun, but-

But that's cheap after all!

Can Xinlingjun really defeat Lian Po, who has always been invincible, has not suffered a defeat since his debut, and is known as the world's number one god of war?