In a mountain forest in the north of Taoyi.

5,000 Qi troops, including 1,000 heavy infantry, 2,000 light infantry, and 1,500 light cavalry.

The so-called heavy infantry originally did not exist in the Qi country, and their competitive warriors were similar to the warriors of Sinbad, with eighteen classes of weapons, proficient in everything, and they relied on their personal bravery to win the victory.

This is also the reason why the soldiers of Qi are not as good as Wei Wushu in the Xunzi Discussion Chapter, and the discipline of the Qi army is particularly scattered, and it is not as good as Wei Wushu who obeys orders.

The current heavy infantry is still composed of the elite people of the Qi army selected by Tian Jian during this time.

In addition, there were 500 heavy cavalry, but in fact, these heavy cavalry of Tian Jian were just hoplites riding on horses, in order to make the speed faster.

As for why the Qi army was not allowed to match each horse, it was because the Qi army now had no source of war horses, and could only rely on commercial market transactions to buy horses from merchants, and such a number was extremely rare.

In the Qi State and even the Warring States Period, there were many people who raised horses, but it was not so much that kind of horses were called mules!

In the vast rain curtain, in the hills and jungles of Saiwai Mayi, a cavalry of 5,000 men was galloping north. The flags embroidered with the same characters had already been soaked in the rain and swept up on the flagpole by the wind. 5,000 men and horses are as fast as flying, and iron hooves are criss-crossed. The rumbling hooves of the horses trampled the muddy road on the road even more muddy, and the swift churning hooves trampled the muddy water and splashed it everywhere.

The sound of wind and rain, the touch of armor, and the running of horses' hooves converged into an indescribable force. Meng Ao rode his horse on a hillside, looking at the black armor troops marching in the wind and rain, and a sense of pride surged in his heart.

The blood of war always stirs up the desire of men. Killing is the only march of war!

Rain or shine, the horse's hooves fly. The purple armor, the galloping war horse, and the indomitable momentum.

The line below was already fast, but Meng Ao was still standing there, shouting "Hurry, hurry, hurry, our goal is to Xiangyi." We must not let Wei Jun be one step ahead of us, this is a golden opportunity! ”

The cavalrymen on the galloping horses were bowed down one by one, because there was no saddle, only a layer of coarse cloth covered the top, this strange friction was difficult for them to bear, not to mention the heavy armor on their bodies, they mustered the fierceness in their hearts, and exerted their riding skills to the highest level. Raindrops hit the armor, splashing up patches of mist that blurred their vision.

Meng Ao called a personal guard beside him and said heavily: "You go to Xiangyi first to find out the situation of the Wei army and report quickly." In addition, the soldiers of the Qi State hidden in Xiangyi were notified that they should take action. Prepare to let them join us in and annihilate the Wei army. ”

When the Qi army withdrew from Xiangyi, some of the Qi army took off their armor and hid in Xiangyi, waiting for the arrival of the Qi army.

There is no difference between them and the people of Xiangyi when they take off their armor, and the Wei army, which thinks highly of themselves, will not find out whether there is a Qi army one by one!

Half a day later, Xiang Yi finally appeared in front of him, Meng Ao did not hesitate at all, nor did he not give the order to stop, and the whole army continued to advance.

"General, the brothers inside have arrived with us, and now we are waiting for the time to attack the city, storm up and seize the city, and destroy the Wei army in one fell swoop!" The scout said respectfully.

Meng Ao slowed down his horse, took off his helmet, and wiped the rain from his face. Turning his gaze to Xiangyi in the distance, because of the rain, the whole sky was gloomy, this is a good opportunity for a surprise attack!

"Good!" Meng Ao shouted. ……

When night finally came, the black canopy swept everything, like the raindrops dancing to the beat of drums, and the change in temperature also brought gusts of fresh breeze.

However, there are a lot of lights in Xiangyi City today, and the soldiers of the Qi army, who are usually like ordinary people, began to tie their armor, and the sword Ge hidden in the firewood was also picked up by them.

More than three hundred people gathered at the edge of the city walls, each dressed in black leather armor, difficult to be seen in the dark night, holding sharp blades in their hands.

They walked gently towards the walls of the city, placing their blades at imperceptible angles.

The pace is gentle, but with a burst of murderous intrigue.

Because of the rainy weather, the rammed city wall that had fallen into disrepair became more and more dilapidated. The cyan walls of the battle were covered with colors, and some of the gaps even revealed the yellow clay inside. (One zhang is about 3.3 meters.) ）

Each of the three hundred Qi troops was nimble with their hands and feet, and in a few moments, they climbed the city wall.

"Who?" The Wei soldiers on patrol asked loudly when they heard footsteps. Although they asked, the Wei soldiers did not show a sense of urgency, because they were confident that there would be no Qi army here, maybe their own brothers, or...

A nimble Qi soldier approached the Wei army, covered his mouth with his left hand, and half-hugged it, and with a sword sound, a blood line was exposed at the neck of the Qin soldier, and the blood dripped onto the green bricks of the city wall, flowing into the cracks of the city wall, dyed blood red.

As the rain washed away, the color of the blood became indifferent again.

With a "pounce", Qin Jun's body fell to the ground, and his eyes revealed a look of disbelief.

Three hundred Qi troops in ambush used the same method, constantly harvesting the lives of the patrolling Wei troops.

However, this is not their mission, their mission is to open the gates.

Ten days ago, they had been searching for the Wei army to patrol the route, because they knew that the Qi army would arrive again.

Because they are Qi people!

With a birdsong, a team leader of the Qi army immediately ran towards the source of the sound, which was their code.

After a while, the scattered Qi troops regrouped.

"Is it solved?" The leader of the three hundred Qi troops asked in a low voice. The rain flowed down his sideburns to his mouth, but he didn't care at all, staring at every Qi army with cold eyes.

Once a Wei army escapes, their battle today will be much more difficult!

"Solved." A squad leader replied.

"Gather your team and prepare to march towards the city gates." The captain said in a deep voice.

When they heard this, their eyes shone brightly, and they all held their swords tightly with their right hands, and now only this sword could give them safety.

The three hundred Qi troops still walked silently towards the stairs, and after a while, they killed dozens of Wei soldiers and lost a few people, and they successfully reached the bottom of the city wall, and there were still ten steps left, and they could approach the city gate.

A smile appeared on the corner of the leader's mouth, and when he opened this door, he could go back to be the commander of the two hundred people. His previous position was only a small Yi Yousi, in charge of a small team of fifty people.

Although there is no strict military lord system in Qi State, the price is clearly marked in Qi State, and a reward of ten gold for killing one person is also a promotion.

The moment the gates were opened. The 5,000 Qi army rushed towards Xiangyi like a torrent.

The shouts quickly ignited the fireworks of Xiangyi, and the urgent horn sound of the Wei army began to shout.

Meng Ao's eyes suddenly became firm, and the rain seeped into his body along the cracks in his armor, and the slimy feeling was annoying, but he didn't feel anything about it.

General Wei struggled out of his arms, opened his confused eyes, and looked closely, there was a dense Qi army in front of him.

The purple-clad Qi army was terrifying on a rainy night, like a beast that chose to devour people and bared its claws and wanted to devour it all.

"This is Qi Jun!" He said in horror.

When the Qi army came in, he didn't know anything!

Before he could shout the order to retreat, the bows and crossbows of the Qi army had already begun to shoot arrowheads, and hundreds of bows and arrows swept towards the poorly dressed Wei army.

"Poof" He spat out a mouthful of blood, he had been pierced through his chest by at least a dozen arrows, his eyes were about to burst, his bloodshot pupils showed unwillingness, his mouth moved slightly, but the breath was like a gossamer, and it was inaudible.

If someone can stand beside him, then they can vaguely hear: "Why? Why did the Qi army suddenly arrive. ”

However, what is sighing is that dozens of Wei soldiers are already lying quietly in the blood like him, and the swords in their hands are in front of them, but they can't pick them up.

The smell of blood permeated the entire mansion, and the smell was disgusting.

Meng Ao walked out of the Qi army surrounded by layers, his wet body leaving a water stain on the fiery red carpet.

"War and killing are the butcher's knives to resolve all disputes, although the plan between His Highness and An Pingjun is good, it is a little less bloody!"

When he was in the palace of Qi that day, Tian Jian had said to Qi Wang Tian Fazhang that he was dealing with Bai Qi's strategy.

For slow, tired, and divided.

After being supplemented by Tiandan, they withdrew the Qi troops in the cities of Taojun in the north and south, but although they withdrew, they could leave a lot of Qi troops.

Today's 300 Qi troops are the backhands of the day!

Meng Ao led the Qi army hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, these numbers were about 10,000, and when he captured Tao County last year, Tian Jian had already spread them in the mountains and forests.

Originally, I wanted to rely on them to exert their guerrilla warfare skills, but I did not expect that the situation would change.

After the withdrawal of the Qi State, the Wei State, which wanted to take advantage, deployed a certain number of troops to various cities.

These cities, to say the least, have dozens of cities, but the Wei State only has 100,000 soldiers and horses, which has caused a serious lack of the main force of the Wei army.

In addition, the Wei troops stationed there were only a few thousand, and Meng Ao relied on these 10,000 hidden sons in ambush plus other Qi troops in the city.

The Wei army will only continue to lose money.

This is like using a knife to cut a chopstick, under the chopping of the knife, one chopstick will break quickly, and if you cut dozens of chopsticks, the knife will collapse.

The same is the case, with the advantage of 10,000 people, Meng Ao can quickly kill the Wei army in the city where the Qi army has withdrawn, and with mobility, it is difficult for the Wei army to detect.

By the time I find out, I'm afraid it's too late.

The Qin State was able to destroy the six countries, relying on fighting one by one, if it was really one person fighting six, I am afraid it would be enough to choke.

Su Xun's Theory of the Six Kingdoms said:

The Qi people did not try to bribe Qin, and finally the five countries were destroyed, what is it?

and win without helping the five countries also.

The five countries are mourning, and Qi is inevitable.

The king of Yan Zhao has a long-term strategy, can guard his land, and does not bribe Qin.

Although Yan was a small country and then died, the effect of Si using soldiers was also. Zhidan took Jing Qing as a plan, and began to cause disaster quickly.

Zhao tasted five battles against Qin, losing two and winning three. After Qin attacked Zhao again, Li Mulian did it. The herd is slandered, Handan is the county, and it is a pity that it uses force but does not end. And when Yan Zhao was in the end of the Qin Revolution, he could be said to be intellectually lonely, defeated and died, and he had no choice but to do so.

To make the three kingdoms love their own land, Qi people do not attach to Qin, assassins are not good, good generals are still there, then the number of victories and defeats, the reason for survival, should be compared with Qin, or not easy to measure.

The state of Qi did not bribe the state of Qin, (but) in the end it also perished with the Five Kingdoms, why?

(Because of Qi) was friendly with Qin and did not help the other five countries. The Five Kingdoms have perished, and the Qi Kingdom will not be spared. The kings of Yan and Zhao had a long-term strategy at first, and were able to hold their lands, insist on justice, and not bribe Qin. Therefore, although Yan was a small country, it only perished later, which is the effect of using troops to resist Qin. Later, Prince Dan of Yan sent Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin as a strategy to deal with the Qin State, which caused the disaster (of destruction).

Zhao had fought five wars with Qin, losing two battles and winning three battles. Later, the Qin State attacked the Zhao State twice. (General Zhao) Li Mu repelled the attacks of Qin one after another. When Li Mu was killed because he was framed, Handan (the capital of Zhao) became a county (of Qin), but unfortunately Zhao used force to resist Qin and failed to hold out to the end. Moreover, Yan and Zhao were at a time when the Qin State was about to wipe out other countries, so it can be said that the wisdom was exhausted, the country was isolated and critical, and the country was defeated and destroyed, which was indeed a last resort. If the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Chu all cherished their land, the Qi state would not be dependent on the Qin state. If the assassins (of Yan) do not go to Li Mu, the good general of (King of Qin) (of Zhao), then the fate of victory and defeat, and the reason for survival and death, may not be easy to measure (out of) if compared with Qin.

When Qin and Wei divided their troops, it was the opportunity for Qi to succeed!

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"Uncle Wang, now that the troops of the Wei army led by Jin Contempt have been reduced to 30,000, and Meng Ao led the army to attack the cities occupied by the Wei State, in this way, presumably the Wei State should reinforce the Jin Contempt!" Tian Jian glanced at Tian Dan.

Now that the Zuo clan has been lost, the alliance between Qin and Wei has been greatly reduced, this is the opportunity!

Tian Dan narrowed his eyes and said: "Now is not the opportunity to send troops, let's wait until the Qin army is short of food and grass, and the Qin army will attack our city, and the more fierce the attack, the heavier the losses." Now our Qi army has the upper hand, but the advantage is not obvious, and we need to continue to wait. ”

"Indeed! The longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to our Qi country, but this palace is worried about the reaction of the other countries? Tian Jian said worriedly.

The war has lost national strength, even if the war is won, but the family has lost everything, what should Zhao and Wei do when they attack Qi?

Do you still want to be like Tian Fazhang and can't shrink out?

"The nations also need to be worried!" Tian Dan nodded.