In November, the states of Qin and Qi officially declared war.

After the edict of King Qi was issued, the entire Qi country began a great mobilization, and all the soldiers and grain from various cities were sent to the eastern border of Qi State.

On the other side, the Qin general Zhao Tuo did not move, from November when the Qin army gathered in Dongjun until January of the same year, except for the daily training of soldiers, there was no action, giving the Qi State time to recruit the army.

This news spread quickly all over the world in more than a month.

In Xianyang, the capital of Qin, there is even more talk of General Zhao's battle to destroy Qi everywhere.

Some people say that the Qin general Zhao Tuo is a gentleman, and he has agreed with the great Sima of Qi to fight an upright battle.

Some people also say that Zhao Tuo's behavior has always been treacherous, and this time he must be treacherous.

Some people even say that Zhao Tuo was too arrogant after successive battles and victories, and wanted to let Qi State summon 300,000 troops and break it in one fell swoop, making a great achievement in the world.

"Father, Zhao Tuo is arrogant, obviously my Qin State occupies the advantage of time and troops, he can break the enemy in one fell swoop, but now he is stationed in Dongjun, sitting back and watching the Qi people recruit troops, this is delaying the fighter plane, it is a disappointment of the king's order. Father should write to the king and reprimand this matter severely. ”

In Li's mansion, Li Yu danced with his hands, shouting excitedly at Li Si, who was peeling oranges and eating them on the couch, and his saliva was flying.

Li Si raised his head, glared at his neutron, handed the remaining half of the orange in his hand to Li Yu, and said lightly: "Eat the orange first." ”

Li Yu didn't dare to disobey the order, reached out and took his father's orange, peeled a petal and stuffed it into his mouth, and immediately frowned.

"It's sour."

Seeing that Li Yu ate the orange, his emotions calmed down.

Only then did Li Si speak: "I know that you have some hatred for Zhao Tuo because of Brother Ru's matter, so I want to use this matter to make me attack Zhao Tuo." ”

Li Yu was poked by his father and his face turned red.

Li Si shook his head and said, "But you have to be clear, who is Zhao Tuo?" Since this son entered the battlefield to conquer, he has made many military exploits, which can be called a hundred victories, even if Li Xin suffered such a big defeat when he was fighting Chu, he could also return victorious. Now Zhao Tuo is deeply trusted by the king, leading a large army to destroy Qi, with his character, he is very cautious, and strives to get the merit of destroying Qi. How could it be as rumored that he was arrogant, and I am afraid that he has another plan when I look at his actions to garrison the troops. If we don't have a military fight, we don't have to express our opinions. ”

Not to mention that after Zhao Tuo personally destroyed the Zhao family's Sheji, the king loved him very much, and he also had great trust in his move to destroy Qi. At this time, whoever dares to say that Zhao Tuo is at fault is losing his love in front of the king. ”

At this point, Li Si glared at his son fiercely again, and said, "Yu, let me tell you, about Zhao Tuo, you should not speak in front of people in the future, let alone say half a bad word." Now that Zhao Tuojian is in the heart of the emperor, my Li family should be friends. ”

Li Yu was still a little unwilling to say: "Zhao Tuo is still the princess, and my brother will ......."

"Hmph, it's not that Brother Ru is not angry, and he was compared to Zhao Tuo. Fortunately, he surrendered Yiren this time, which can be regarded as a merit, as long as he can afford to wait, there is still a chance for Princess Shang. ”

When Li Si said this, he thought of his son's frizzy temperament, and decided to reveal an important news and let him keep his mouth shut.

Li Si said in a low voice: "This year's eldest son is crowned and is just marrying a wife." The king intends to marry my Li family, which is a big deal. At this time, you have to pay more attention to your words and deeds, don't hurt me Li Clan to lose the opportunity. ”

Li Yu's eyes widened.

A smile spread across the corners of Lis's mouth.

This is probably the king's compensation for him.

The son is not yet the eldest princess.

But the daughter can marry the eldest son.

He Li Si and the king are still in-laws.

……

In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Qin (222 BC), at the end of January.

In the eastern border of Qi State, between Zhencheng and Ayi, there are camps everywhere.

Countless battle flags of the Qi army fluttered in the wind, and the camp was crowded with people, and the sound was boiling.

Here gathered the army of Qi recruited from more than 70 cities in the entire Qi land.

The number is terrifying, with nearly 300,000 people, which can be called the largest force used by the Qi State in the past fifty years.

Qi general Tian Dan was dressed in armor, wearing a long sword at his waist, and led his short soldiers to inspect the camp on behalf of Da Sima.

As he walked forward, he sighed: "Da Sima is right, then Qin General Zhao Tuo is really a gentleman." He didn't launch an attack while our Qi army had not yet assembled. Tsk, now that I think about it, it always feels a little incredible. ”

Tian Rong, who was one position behind, heard this, and said in a deep voice: "My brother said that Zhao Tuo is a gentleman, but my brother looks at his achievements. Since this person has been appointed as a general, he has always won by trickery, the first battle of Surabaya broke the Chu army with a strange army, and the first battle of Zhencheng defeated our Qi army with a night attack, I heard that he fought with the Hu people in Daidi, and also used the method of night attack. Judging from his various behaviors, he is not easy to match, how can he let my army gather with peace of mind? ”

Tian Dan turned his head, glanced at his brother, nodded and said: "When I first heard the news, like you, I always thought that Zhao Tuo was cheating, maybe he wanted Da Sima to relax his vigilance so that he could launch a night attack, so he was always on guard. ”

"But now our army has almost gathered, and the number of troops has reached almost 300,000, which is only a lot more than his Qin army. There are also scouts patrolling day and night, from the border to the barracks, there are sentry spies stationed every other mile, even if the Qin army wants to sneak attack, it is impossible to succeed as last time. So what do you think is Zhao Tuo's purpose in doing this? ”

Tian Rong shook his head, this is also the reason why most people are suspicious of Zhao Tuo, but they can't explain it.

Because Zhao Tuo did not have any sneak attack halfway.

It's weird.

Tian Dan smiled and said, "Brother Rong, don't think too much, no matter what the purpose of the Qin army is, Zhao Tuo's doing this will be of great benefit to my Qi country." Da Sima is a man...... It's a little sincere, but it's really proficient in the art of war, and it's everyone in the world, and I'm by the side of Da Sima, and I've gained quite a lot in the art of war. This time you join the army, you must also study hard. ”

While the Tian brothers were talking, a military camp in the distance suddenly resounded with a noise, and even roared angrily.

Tian Dan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

A moment later, a general of the Qi army came to report with a bitter face: "General, the two battalions of soldiers from Jimo and Gao Milai fought because of the private fight that football had evolved. ”

"Football is to blame again!"

Tian Dan's face immediately darkened.

Football is a way to play Keju, and it is said that it is a game that the Qin army came up with to consume the energy of the soldiers in the battle to destroy Chu.

Later, Wang Qian, the chief general of the Qin army, believed that the way of war was implied in the football confrontation, which could allow the soldiers to cooperate with the tacit understanding, and also allow the low-level military officers to adapt to the battlefield command, so he promoted it greatly.

Qi people are rich, entertainment life is diverse, and there is a habit of liking Keju. As soon as this kind of football, which turns solo football into a group confrontation, came to Qi and became a very popular game in Qi country.

Da Sima Tian Chong also thinks that this football has the shadow of the art of war, just like Wang Qian, and it is promoted in the army, consuming the energy of the soldiers, so that these Qi people will not be able to find something to do all day long, and they will have nothing to do.

But I didn't expect that since the start of the ball game in the barracks, it has often been a small fight a day, a big fight every two days, and the soldiers of each battalion have frequent private fights, which is very nerve-wracking.

"Ah Rong, you go."

Tian Dan said with a cold face.

"Yui."

Tian Rong received the order and went to deal with this private fight.

Tian Dan continued to patrol the camp, but he didn't go far when he saw another military camp start to make a big noise.

"General, Liaocheng and Linzi's soldiers are fighting."

A military officer came to report it.

Tian Dan asked, "Why again?" ”

The soldier replied: "It seems that a Liaocheng soldier said that it was a must, and when the Linzi soldier heard it, he expressed his dissatisfaction, so he quarreled with each other, and dozens of people gathered to fight. ”

"A quarrel turned into a private fight? Arrest them all, and give each of them ten lashes, and twenty for the leader! ”

Tian Dan opened his mouth with a dark face.

Looking at the endless and endless tents of the Qi army camp in front of him, his head was a little swollen.

It seems that the number of troops is not as much as possible.

……

At the same time, outside Puyang City, in the camp of the Qin army.

Zhao Tuo, the commander of the Qin army, also received the news that all the 300,000 troops of the Qi army had gathered.

"The opportunity to decide the country of Qi in a war has come."