Taojun, known as Taoqiu or Taoyi in ancient times, has been the territory of the Song State since the Duke of Zhou Feng Weizi Qi became the Duke of Song, but when the capable man Song Kang King who shot the sky, he was destroyed by the powerful Qi State, and Taoyi was in the hands of the Qi State.

But before Tian Jian and his grandfather, Tian Fazhang and his father Qi Min Wang Tian were hot, and the Qi State was almost wiped out by the Five Nations Alliance.

When several countries divided their territories, Taoyi fell into the hands of Qin, and was later named the fief of Wei Ran.

To the south of Taoqiu, next to Jishui, the unclear Qi army camps have been stationed, the sheng flag is blown by the wind, and the Qi army in the camp is also constantly drilling, waiting for Tian Dan's order to attack Taoqiu.

In Taoqiu City, Wei Ran is in the house.

"Prince, Prince." A soldier of the Qin army shouted while running, and after a while, ran from the gate to the hall.

"What?" Wei Ran asked.

At the age of fifty, his body was still strong, but his slightly drunken drunkenness made him always shrewd, and his majestic momentum was somewhat weakened.

As a Chu man, he has been accustomed to wearing the black regular clothes of the Qin people, and he has been driven to Taojun by his good nephew.

Wei Ran was unwilling!

Thinking that Yingji, the king of Qin, was supported by his hard work, he did not relax for a moment in the political affairs of the Qin State for more than ten years, but just when life was wonderful, he was exiled to Taojun by his good nephew.

Wei Ran sometimes looks at this prosperous Tao County, in the world, there is no more than the Song Land, the prosperity of the world, there is no more prosperous than Qi Linzi, Song Shangqiu (the capital of the Song Kingdom), and Taoqiu is second only to Shangqiu.

However, even in the prosperous Taoqiu, can it be compared to the prime minister of the Qin State who is below one person and above ten thousand?

Thinking of this, Wei Ran showed a hint of sarcastic smile, life is full of joy and sorrow, but that's it.

"Prince, the 100,000 troops of the Qi State have set up camp in the land of Jishui, and I am afraid that they will attack our city soon." The general of the Qin army half-knelt and said.

"What?" Wei Ran began to reveal his minions under the extravagant gold leaf like a lion, he got up and laughed: "Good nephew, good nephew, without his true appearance, Qin Guoan will not decline!" ”

After saying that, he laughed out loud.

The general of the Qin army next to him lowered his head, he didn't dare to participate in this kind of thing.

Wei Ran restrained his smile and said, "Hang it on Ben Hou, Ben Hou will go up to the city wall to see it in person." ”

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On the city wall of Taoqiu, Wei Ran, who was wearing black armor, was majestic, and he seemed to have a surging momentum to control the great politics of the Qin State.

"How many defenders are there in my city?" Wei Ran asked.

It's a shame to say that Wei Ran has been drinking alcohol since he was expelled to Tao County, he is jealous of King Qin, but he doesn't dare to rebel, he can only use wine to weave a dream that belongs to himself.

"Junhou, now there are only 20,000 Qin troops in my city, and 50,000 Qin people." One of the generals replied.

Wei Ran pondered for a moment, stroked his three-inch short Ran with his hand, and said calmly: "How many people are in the Qin people who are over fifteen years old and under sixty years old?" ”

"Prince, there are only six thousand." The general of the Qin army replied.

"Twenty-six thousand, it's okay to defend the city." Wei Ran pondered and muttered.

"Recruit another 3,000 strong women to help defend the city." Wei Ran ordered.

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At this time, it was midnight, the sky was clear, the stars were shining, the Qi army camp was lit with torches everywhere, and from time to time there were a few shouts of wild beasts.

The main camp of the Qi army.

Tian Dan and several Qi generals were discussing how to attack Shangqiu.

"Junhou, I don't know when we will attack, now that the time has passed, I am afraid that the Qin army has already prepared." Kuang Yi said worriedly.

He is the grandson of Kuang Zhang, the god of war of Qi State, and he should have been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, so he became the brigade commander of the Qi army early.

After Qi Huan appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister, in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, Guan Zhong implemented the system of "ginseng and fruit". The middle school of the country is based on five companies and has a track chief; 10 tracks are in the room, and there is a division in the room; 4 miles for the company, set up a company commander; 10 companies are townships, and township lovers are set up.

There are 21 townships in the middle school. The track commander, the division commander, the company commander, and the township good man are the fourth-level officials in the country. In the wilderness, 30 families are taken as towns, and there are divisions in the towns; 10 Yi is a pawn, and a pawn is set up; 10 pawns for the township, set up a township commander; 3 townships are counties, and county marshals are set up; 10 counties are subordinate, and there is one doctor and one chief.

The country is divided into five genera. Yi Yousi, Pawn Marshal, Township Marshal, County Marshal, Doctor and Commander are the fifth-level officials in the field. The corresponding military establishment is rail, small rong, pawn, and brigade. There are five people per track, led by the commander of the Wu track; 50 people per Xiaorong, led by the division; 200 people per pawn, led by the commander of the pawn company; 2,000 people per brigade, led by the townspeople or brigade commanders; Every 5 townships (brigades) form 10,000 people called the army, led by generals or military commanders.

Generals or commanders are generally appointed by the monarch and their husbands.

In addition to the army of peasants, later the State of Qi also established the "capital soldiers" system, and established the "soldiers of the five capitals" in the five large fiefdoms of Linzi, Pinglu, A, Jimo (now the southeast of Pingdu City) and Ju.

Each of them had 5,000 to 7,000 soldiers, who were standing armies, also known as "halberd-wielding soldiers" or "soldiers of the five families", who were recruited by each capital itself, and generally did not go abroad to fight, but were only responsible for defending the city.

In this way, the central army of Qi State, that is, the upper, middle, and lower armies, had 30,000 elite soldiers, and the local troops also had more than 20,000 people. If war breaks out, the number of conscripts can be expanded, so the Qi army has about 300,000 troops.

Tian Dan said in a deep voice: "Sun Tzu said that ten will be surrounded, five will be attacked, and multiple will be fought." Now our Qi army is 100,000, and the Qin army is about 30,000 people, and we can attack the city, but our casualties are too huge, this matter is not appropriate, we need to find a good plan, and make another plan. ”

When Kuang Yi heard this, he said: "An Pingjun is old and serious, and he will be admired in the end, but if we wait too long, I am afraid that it will change over time." ”

Oh, yes! Now that the Qi army has withdrawn to Qi State, Zhao State knows, but Zhao State does not know about the attack on Tao County. Now that the Qi State wants to eat alone, the Zhao State will definitely not agree, and they will not allow the Qi State to be strong again.

In the past, King Xuan of Qi and King Min of Qi were in the face of Qin with tigers and wolves in the west and Qi with Yan in the east, they were in panic all day long, lest the Qi army go to Handan to destroy Zhao.

Even if Zhao agreed, Qin would not agree.

Most likely, the state of Zhao and Qin, which had just finished the war, reformed a coalition to attack the state of Qi.

But if Qi is in Zhao and Qin doesn't react, if he swallows Taojun's fat meat, Zhao and Qin can only suffer a dumb loss.

Tian Dan's face remained unchanged, and he said loudly: "The handsome general will order that tomorrow at three o'clock, we will besiege Taoqiu." ”

"The last general commands." The generals of the Qi army replied.