How much did Qi send troops?

When will it converge with the coalition forces?

At the beginning, everyone present, such as Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Xue Gongtian Wen, and Zhai Zhang, Storm Kite, etc., didn't care about this matter, but when Meng Zhong asked Tian Touch this question very abruptly, everyone inevitably muttered in their hearts.

Indeed, although they kept saying that they would send troops together, in the end, it was not unheard of sending fewer troops, or even no troops at all, and with the credibility of the Qi State, it was not impossible to do such a thing.

Thinking of this, even Fengyang Jun Li Dui, who had just been arranging this battle strategy, temporarily closed his mouth, and looked at Tian Touch with Tian Wen, Zhai Zhang, Storm Kite and others, trying to get the exact topic from Tian Touch's mouth.

It can be seen that Tian Touch's cold face was asked by Meng Zhong, and he was really a little dazed, especially when he found that everyone present, including Gai Gong Chen Dai, was looking at him in unison, and a trace of embarrassment inevitably appeared in his eyes - of course, Gai Gong Chen Dai's face was naturally more ugly than him, and the panic as if his heart had been exposed made Tian Wen, Li Dui, Zhai Zhang, Storm Kite and others a little suspicious.

After about a dozen breaths, Tian Touch finally calmed down a little, and said slowly in a tone: "Yun Chengjun wants to know the exact number of troops sent by my Great Qi...... It stands to reason that there is no need to answer Yun Chengjun's questions, but since everyone here has some questions about this, then I will tell you the truth. In fact, in fact, I don't know the specific number of troops to go to the army, after all, this matter will ultimately be decided by the king of our country, but I can guarantee here that the number of troops I will go out this time will not be less than 50,000! ”

Speaking of this, he looked around at the people and added: "Of course, these 50,000 are just estimates, if this expedition to the Qin State goes well, our king may also send additional reinforcements......

“……”

Li Dui, Tian Wen, Zhai Zhang, and Storm Kite glanced at each other.

50,000 troops, although the number is not small, it is not much, at best it is just a standard.

What standard?

Korean standards!

To put it simply, South Korea today is capable of sending troops, that is, within the standard of 50,000.

As for Zhao and Wei, it should be between 50,000 and 100,000.

However, Qi State, as a powerful country that could rival Qin in terms of strength, only sent a measly 50,000 troops, which inevitably made people doubt once again how active Qi was in this joint crusade against Qin.

However, strictly speaking, 50,000 troops is not a small number, and it can only be said that this number does not meet the objective estimates of everyone present.

“…… As for when it will be able to join the coalition forces......"

Under the gaze of everyone, Tian Touch lowered his head and estimated, and said with some hesitation: "It may take about three months." ”

After that, he didn't wait for anyone to question, so he took the lead in explaining: "Although the time is indeed a bit long, you also know that my Daqi is quite far away from Sanjin, even if I take the road of Dongjun, two or three months is a very reluctant deadline...... Thank you for your understanding. ”

“……”

Hearing Tian Touch's words, Meng Zhong stared at Tian Touch for a while, and then after nodding, he turned his head to Li Dui and said, "Fengyangjun, I'm sorry I interrupted your words......

Fengyangjun Li Dui nodded slowly, but his eyes looked thoughtfully at Tian Touch and Gai Gong Chen Dai, who was full of embarrassment, and after a few breaths, he smiled and said, "It's okay." The old man then went on to explain the strategy of the battle......"

He lightly unveiled the little episode just now.

Then, everyone discussed for half an hour, and the meeting ended.

When everyone was ready to leave the table and return to the post house, Meng Zhong's eyes fell on Le Yi, who was about to leave.

After a little hesitation, Meng Zhong finally decided to try to talk to Le Yi, because Tian Touch's reply to him was very wrong, and he needed to know something from Le Yi.

But the trouble is that since Le Yi came to Daliang, he has been inseparable from Tian Touch, Gai Gong Chen Dai of Qi State - it can be seen that after the battle of Tancheng last time, Le Yi obviously deceived Tian Touch's trust.

What is more embarrassing is that when Tian Touch and Le Yi are almost inseparable, Meng Zhong wants to contact Le Yi without Tian Touch knowing, which has also become a more difficult thing.

If you insist on contacting Le Yi, it may inevitably expose the fact that Le Yi and even Yan Guo are "the internal response to join forces to overthrow the Qi State".

But after weighing it again, Meng Zhong still felt that it was a risk to talk to Le Yi, because he felt that Tian Touch's answer was not credible.

Thinking of this, when Tian Touch, Le Yi, and Gai Gong Chen Dai were about to say goodbye to Tian Wenfu and return to the post house in the city, Meng Zhong rushed up: "Le Yi." ”

Hearing Meng Zhong's call, Le Yi naturally stopped.

From the side, Tian Touch and Gai Gong Chen Dai also stopped at the same time, turning their heads to look at Meng Zhong who was approaching them.

"Yun Chengjun." Le Yi smiled and hugged his fists.

"You...... Alas, if you are like this, then should I call you Le Da Sima? Meng Zhong said with a smile, and then sighed with emotion: "Since the big Liang parted back then, I haven't seen each other for several years, right?" ”

Le Yi smiled slightly and said, "Some time ago in the area of Tancheng, didn't you encounter it?" Although they have never met. …… It's been almost three years......"

Speaking of this, he looked at Meng Zhong and paused for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile: "I persuaded you at the beginning, and persuaded you to defect to Yan Kingdom with me." If you were willing to join me in the Yan Kingdom...... That's good. ”

Hearing this, Tian Touch, who was beside him, turned slightly gloomy.

He didn't dare to imagine what would be the result of Meng Zhong defecting to the Yan Congress with Le Yi back then, and the Yan army was the commander of Meng Zhong? The deputy marshal is Le Yi? It's a creepy combination just to think about!

Even if the strength of Yan State's army was far inferior to Qi State, Tian Touch was not sure that he would be able to break this combination.

At this time, after hearing Le Yi's words, Meng Zhong smiled slightly, and then said with regret: "Maybe." …… But for me, I'd have preferred you to stay at the time...... You're too eager. ”

"It's not that I'm too eager." Le Yi shook his head, and Zhengse said: "It's the situation at that time, so I really can't see any change in continuing to stay in the Wei State." I just paid attention to Tian Wen, and I think he has not forgotten the grievances between him and you and me...... It's also thanks to your good luck that you turned over through the battle of Yique, otherwise, you will inevitably be suppressed by Tian Wen...... In that case, I don't think it's too eager to go to Yan Guo to find another way out...... Forget it, I think you won't agree with my opinion, between you and me, there have been many disagreements from the beginning, and now I am the great Sima of Yan State, and you have obtained the title of prince in Wei State, and you can't judge who is right and who is wrong in the choice of the year, so let's not mention it. ”

Meng Zhong smiled and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Le Yi asked again: "So, what is the matter with you calling me at this time?" ”

"It's nothing." Meng Zhong spread his hands and said: "It's just that I haven't seen each other for a while, and I want to drink and chat with you." ”

"Drinking......"

Le Yi pondered for a moment, and at the same time glanced at Tian Fu, seeing that the latter was staring at him without speaking, he smiled and said to Meng Zhong: "I'm afraid it's not convenient today, let's choose a day, make an appointment another day, I'm also very curious, how could Tian Wen acquiesce to you to get the title of Yunchengjun......"

As soon as he said this, he saw a servant hurriedly walk out of the mansion and shouted towards Meng Zhong: "Yunchengjun, Yunchengjun, please stay, Xue Gong and Fengyangjun, there is something important to discuss with you." ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong frowned slightly and glanced back, then nodded with a little regret and said to Le Yi: "It seems that it can only be another day." Then ...... Tomorrow? Tomorrow I'll go to the inn to pay a visit. ”

"Good!" Le Yi smiled and nodded.

Seeing that Le Yi agreed, Meng Zhong arched his hand towards Tian Touch and Gai Gong Chen Dai, and said with a smile: "Touch, Gai Gong, then I will say goodbye to you below." ”

"Yuncheng Jun is very polite." Tian Touch and Chen Dai bowed and sent Meng Zhong back to Tian Wen's mansion again.

Seeing Meng Zhong's figure disappear into the mansion gate, Tian Touch immediately frowned, only to see him glance at Le Yi, and then said in a deep voice: "First ...... Get on the carriage first. ”

A moment later, Tian Touch took Le Yi and Chen Dai into the carriage.

Immediately, the carriage had just started to move, and Tian Touch couldn't help but ask Le Yi: "Le Yi, why did Meng Zhong ask you to drink together?" ”

Le Yi said lightly: "When I was in Zhao State, he was the guard of Zhao's father, in charge of the Xinwei Army, I was his deputy general, after the defeat of Gongzi Zhang's rebellion, Meng Zhong and I escaped from Zhao State, and then defected to Wei State shortly after, during which I worked with him for more than two years, he asked me to drink, what is unusual?" ”

Tian Yan frowned and did not speak.

Indeed, Meng Zhong and Le Yi served as guards by the side of Lord Zhao's father back then, experienced the dune palace change of Zhao State together, and even later defected to Wei State, Le Yi actually contributed to the Battle of Yique, Tian Touch actually knew these things, and on weekdays, he would not have any doubts about Le Yi.

But at the coalition meeting, Meng Zhong suddenly asked him how much Qi sent troops and when they would join the coalition army, but the deep meaning behind this question made Tian Touch suspicious of Le Yi.

Yes, as Meng Zhong judged, Qi State's participation in the joint crusade against Qin by Wei, Zhao, Han and other countries this time did have its ulterior motives, and Tian Touch's heavy responsibility was to appease Wei, Zhao, and Han, so that this country should not guess the true intentions of his Qi State.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Daliang, Meng Zhong became suspicious of his Qi State.

Thinking of this, Tian Touch questioned Meng Zhongdao: "Le Yi, you haven't revealed the secret agreement between you and me to outsiders, right?" ”

However, hearing this, Le Yi laughed, with a bit of contempt and ridicule in his smile.

He said unceremoniously: "Since Linzi started, haven't I stayed with you all the time?" Do you doubt me? It's ridiculous! Tian Touch, I don't know if you are really confused or pretending to be confused? Isn't it the guy next to you who aroused the suspicions of those people just now? What does it have to do with me? ”

Hearing this, Tian Yan couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Gai Gong Chen Dai.

I have to say that Tian touched this glance, which made Chen Dai very embarrassed, and he explained curtly: "I'm just ...... I'm just following the king's instructions......"

Le Yi sneered and interrupted contemptuously: "Asking Wei, Zhao, and Han Sanjin to fight viciously with the Qin State, so as to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, is it a good idea, but can the question fool Wei, Zhao, and Han Jiguo?" In the case that the problem of Qi State cannot be solved, will the Three Jin Dynasty rest assured that they will fight with the Qin State? Are they not afraid of being attacked by your country in the rear? …… Meng Zhong mentioned in the meeting, it's not like you Qi Guo haven't done this kind of thing. ”

Tian Yan was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then asked, "It seems that you already knew that this plan would not work, in that case, why didn't you say anything to warn you?" ”

"Didn't I mention it?" Le Yi sneered: "I mentioned it, but you and this Gai Gong both want to try, try to see if you can trick the coalition army into crusading against the Qin State before your ** team has joined the coalition army, and it turns out that no one else is a fool...... Do you think only Meng Zhong can see it? Who was the first person to question the two of you? It's Zhai Zhang and the tyrannical kite! ”

Speaking of this, he slowed down his tone and said lightly: "I am the Great Sima of the Yan Kingdom, not the Great Sima of your Qi Kingdom, there are some things I will mention again, if you are willing to listen, then I will not repeat it." ”

Tian Yan nodded slightly, and then asked, "In your opinion, how much did Meng Zhong guess?" ”

Hearing this, Le Yi frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, but I'm sure that he is indeed suspicious." I knew him well, and he was very intuitive that I was suspicious. …… To be precise, it was not only him who was suspicious, but people like Tian Wen, Zhai Zhang, Storm Kite and others should be more or less suspicious, but these people initially only suspected that Qi did not sincerely join the coalition to crusade against Qin, but Meng Zhong suddenly asked you how much Qi sent troops and when they would join the coalition army, I think Tian Wen, Li Dui and others are afraid that they are also beginning to doubt...... Look at it, if your ** team can't rush to the Wei army to join the coalition army this time, the coalition army will definitely not take the lead in starting a war against the Qin State. ”

"That'...... So what to do? Gai Gong Chen Dai asked with some uneasiness.

"What else can I do?" Glancing at Chen Dai, Le Yi said lightly to Tian Yi: "Honestly join the coalition forces and gain the trust of the coalition forces first." …… Thinking about it carefully, taking advantage of this opportunity to weaken the Qin State by using the power of the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Zhao is not a bad thing for the Qi State. ”

“…… Not. ”

Tian Fu nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing this look, Le Yi closed his eyes and recuperated himself.

…… First of all, ensure that the State of Qi offends the State of Qin again, and secondly, ensure that the State of Qi offends the Three Jin Dynasty again. If nothing else, it should be possible this time, but Ah Zhong is a little troublesome...... Tsk, Ah Zhong was so vigilant that he actually sensed Qi Guo's intentions at this time. No, it has not yet caused the Qi State to arouse the hatred of the Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Han States, if Ah Zhong starts to guard against the Qi State at this time, it may make the Qi State give up fishing in troubled waters, which will be a big deal...... Maybe I should tell him something? No! With my understanding of Ah Zhong, he would definitely not be able to accept Su Qin's plan...... Then you can only hide it from him, even ......

Thinking of this, Le Yi exhaled slightly, and a few traces of melancholy flashed in his eyes.

Gone in a flash.

At the same time, Meng Zhong, under the leadership of the servant of the palace, returned to the hall where Fang Cai Tianwen invited everyone to the banquet.

I saw that at this moment, in this hall, the dishes were removed one after another, and they were replaced by some melons, fruits, plums and other things, and when Meng Zhong walked into the hall, Tian Wen, Zhai Zhang, Storm Kite, Gongsun Jian, Li Dui and others were gathering together to discuss something.

may have heard the footsteps, everyone looked up, and then Gongsun Jian said with a smile: "It's coming, let's just ask him directly?" ”

At this time, Meng Zhong had already walked in front of these people and hugged his fists: "What is Gongsun Jun going to ask?" ”

Gongsun Zhu didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "We are all very puzzled, why did Yuncheng Jun suddenly ask Tian Touch the geometry of Qi Guo's troops, and when will it converge with the coalition army?" ”

On the side, Tian Wenyi frowned and said, "You can tell me what you think and see if you wait with me...... One came to mind. ”

For the few people in front of him, of course, Meng Zhong will not hide it, after all, Tian Wen, Zhai Zhang, Gongsun Jian, and Storm Kite are all people who firmly support the alliance of the Three Jins, but Li Dui, the Fengyang Jun of Zhao State, is a little ambiguous on the issue of Qi State, but this ambiguity also has a limit, but it does not mean that he will endlessly connive at Qi State - at least in the matter of the alliance between Qi State and Qin State, Li Dui is resolutely resistant.

Therefore, Meng Zhong explained without concealment: "This time, the attitude of the Qi State was very strange at the beginning, obviously taking the initiative to call on the countries to crusade against the Qin State, but he himself was unwilling to fight with the Qin State. In this regard, Xue Gong's previous speculation was that the Qi State might be afraid of being the first to attack the Qi State after the Three Jin Dynasty formed an alliance...... But when I thought about it, I felt that there was a lot of weirdness in the whole story. Everyone, you think, Qi State accepted Qin's proposal at the beginning, made Qin Qi Emperor of each other, and then deposed himself in less than two months, and called on all countries to crusade against Qin, isn't this tantamount to playing Qin State? On the one hand, I played tricks on the Qin State and offended the Qin State heavily, on the other hand, our countries will not reduce the vigilance of the Qi State because of Qi State's participation in the alliance this time, so let's ask, what is Qi State doing? I think that Qi Guo must have a plan for doing this, but I really can't think of any benefit to Qi Guo by doing so. That's why I changed my thinking......"

"A different way of thinking?" The storm kite frowned slightly, a little puzzled.

"Hmm." Meng Zhong nodded, and then lowered his voice and said: "For example, the alliance between the Qi State and the Qin State is actually still there, whether he abolishes the emperor title or calls on the countries to crusade against the Qin State, it is just for my countries to see......

“……”

Hearing this, Tian Wen, Li Dui, Zhai Zhang, Gongsun Zhu, and Storm Kite suddenly changed their faces.

Of course, they understood that if Meng Zhong's speculation was true, then the so-called threat of Qin and Qi Emperors had not been eliminated at all.

Even worse, the situation has become more and more difficult.