Outside the city of Linzi, the Qin military camps are connected, and the black flags are fluttering, mighty and magnificent. Zhao Tuo sat in the tent and was frowning at the military information slip in his hand.

In the first battle of Zhencheng, Sima Tianchong, the great of Qi State, killed himself, and nearly 100,000 Qi troops in the city surrendered, plus the Qi people captured by the Qin army in the Pushui battlefield and under the city, the number of prisoners exceeded 160,000.

With such a number of people, the daily consumption of grain and grass alone is an astronomical amount, but fortunately, Zhen City is a peaceful surrender, and a large amount of grain hoarded by Qi people in the city has become the spoils of the Qin army, and there will be no danger of food shortage for the time being.

But with so many Qi troops, even after being disarmed, being imprisoned in the rear is a big hidden danger.

According to Tu Sui's letter, in the past two months, the Qi captives have been suspected of being restless, and some people have shouted that Zhao Tuo had promised to let them return to their hometowns before, intending to make trouble.

After Tu Sui beheaded the heads of many Qi people, he temporarily suppressed the commotion of these captives, but if the matter was not resolved as soon as possible, it would eventually involve a lot of energy of the Qin army, which would easily lead to instability in the rear.

Zhao Tuo put down the slip and looked at Li Shiqi, who was sitting at the bottom. Li Shiqi only understood what General Zhao meant with just his eyes, and confirmed: "The general can rest assured that in his contemptible opinion, except for a few people in Linzi City, the rest of the people have the intention of surrendering. King Qi and Qi Xiang are both cowardly and greedy people, and they will definitely not choose to resist, and the surrender of Linzi will be between these two or three days. Zhao Tuo nodded.

Historically, the State of Qi was frightened to raise its hands and surrender after the Qin army came to the capital of Qi, and according to the current situation, the result should be similar.

"Send someone to send a message to General Tu, first release the Qi people in the cities on both sides of the Jishui River and controlled by our army, let them return to their hometowns, publicize the virtues of our Qin army, and reassure the people. As for the cities that have not yet surrendered to our army, those Qi prisoners will be kept for the time being, and they will be escorted to Linzi, and then released in batches depending on the situation. Zhao Tuo pondered for a while, and then gave an order.

After Qi Wangjian surrendered, he could let the Qin army take Qi Wangjian's order to surrender the cities of Qi and achieve all Qi in one fell swoop.

However, it is not certain that there will be some die-hard vassals who will resist the city, and at that time, these local captives can come in handy, allowing the Qin army to win over the local people and pacify the land more quickly.

Just after Zhao Tuo decided to dispose of the prisoners. The Li Shang outside the tent strode in and said happily: "General, the King of Qi has sent a messenger!" Li Shiqi stroked his palm and laughed: "Congratulations to the general, the envoy sent by the King of Qi must be to discuss the surrender, and the general's work to destroy Qi is already in the palm of his hand!" The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth were slightly hooked, and he looked at Li Shiqi and said: "Mr. relied on the lips and tongue in his mouth, and made a great contribution to the country of ten thousand times, and he should also go down in history, even if Su Qin and Zhang Yi will be difficult to compare." After the two blew each other, Zhao Tuo sat down and said, "Bring the envoy of the King of Qi up." ”…… Two hours later.

The palace of the King of Qi. Qi Wangjian and Tian Fake Brothers gathered together again.

"The king, then Zhao Tuo said that as long as the king surrenders the whole country, he will protect the lives of the king and us. The matter of five hundred miles, he said that the final situation still has to be decided by King Qin. Tian Jiao opened his mouth and told the envoy's return.

Qi Wangjian frowned tightly and said, "So he can't decide on these five hundred miles?" Tian Fake whispered: "Great King, Qin rules the country by law, the authority of the King of Qin is above 10,000 people, and the matter of five hundred miles of fiefdom is indeed for the King of Qin to have the final say." ”

"In my opinion, Zhao Tuo's words are truly sincere. If he really agreed on the spot, and even clearly said that he would give a certain land, then we really have to be careful about whether he has the intention of defrauding, whether it will be like Zhang Yi back then. ”

"Otherwise, let him send someone to Xianyang again, discuss with the king of Qin, agree on the ownership of the land of five hundred miles, and then open the city to surrender to Qin?" Qi Wang Jian pouted, although he said that five miles of land would be fine before, but in fact, he was still quite concerned about the five hundred miles of things.

Tian Jiao's face changed, and Chen Chi told him very clearly. As long as he can say that Qi Wangjian surrendered, he can win the favor of King Qin, not only does he not have to be questioned, but he can also save the life of Fugui.

But if the time is delayed, and when the King of Qin loses patience, the Qin army breaks through the city, or someone else steals the city gate and surrenders on his own initiative, then the end of his field vacation may not be good.

Regardless of whether there is a land of five hundred miles or not, it is Qi Wangjian's treatment, and it has nothing to do with his field leave. Thinking of this, Tian Jiao gritted his teeth and said, "King, this kind of practice is absolutely undesirable. If the king bargains with him, I am afraid that the king of Qin will be angry, and it is possible to directly send troops to attack the city, and then we will become prisoners of the Qin army, then everything will really be gone. ”

"Now that the general situation is in the hands of the Qin people, Linzi is under siege by the Qin army, we have no strength to fight back, it is better to be well-behaved. Take the initiative to surrender and win the happiness of King Qin, so that you can save your life and get more benefits. Qi Wangjian's face was cloudy, and finally sighed: "Okay, what you said also makes sense." Then make an agreement with the Qin people, and tomorrow the widows will open the city and surrender to the Qin people. ”

"It is very good, so that we can live. However, this time to surrender Qin, I am afraid that someone will stop it, and it is necessary to control some people. Tian Fu said, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

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"The Great King sent an envoy from Nancheng to meet the Qin people? What is he trying to do? Tian Dan said with a dark face.

Tian Rong nodded with a heavy face, and said: "The guard of Nancheng is the son-in-law of the king, and he has always been rebellious and does not listen to our orders. Brother, at this time, the king sent an envoy out of the city to meet the Qin people, I am afraid that he really made up his mind to surrender. ”

"The king wants to surrender...... Tian Dan muttered, his face turned from black to white, he turned his head to look at the endless Qin army camp outside the city, and his body shook a little.

There is a strong enemy outside, and there is a king inside. Even if he has a passion for serving the country, what is the use? At this moment, someone walked quickly to the head of the city and said, "General Tian Dan, the king sent someone to summon the general into the palace to discuss the city defense." Tian Dan immediately came back to his senses and said to Tian Rong in surprise: "Ah Rong, the king summoned me to discuss the matter of city defense. Do you think it was because he and Zhao Tuo didn't negotiate, and the Qin army was about to go to war, so he summoned me to the palace to arrange important city defense tasks? Tian Rong frowned, looking at his cousin's hopeful look, he felt that this was not very likely, but it was not easy to say anything, so he could only nod and say, "There is this possibility." ”

"In that case, let me go into the city to meet the king and discuss the defense of the city." Tian Dan bowed his head and walked towards the city.

But after taking a few steps, he suddenly looked back and looked at Tian Rong. This time, his face was a little heavy.

"Qin is strong and Qi is weak, whether it surrenders or not, the Qi country will not escape the fate of destruction."

"Ah Rong, I, Tian Dan, am a descendant of the Tian family, and I should be loyal to the community. I am the deputy general of the Great Sima, I did not die in Zhencheng, and I should also die in Linzi this time, so that I can live up to the Tian's temple and live up to the grace of the Great Sima. ”

"But you can't die here, no matter what happens next, you should save your life and return to Di City to protect your clan."

"Here, only I, Tian Dan, am martyred for the country." Tian Rong said eagerly: "How can my brother say such words? I, Tian Rong, am willing to die in battle with my brother, and I will not do anything greedy for life! Tian Dan's face was calm, and he said: "Di Cheng Tian, the elder is cowardly, the young are not old, and the younger brother Tian Heng is even hot-tempered, coupled with his young and vigorous, he may violate the Qin Law and affect the clan in the future, so he needs your support." You have to promise me! Looking at Tian Dan's eyes, Tian Rong thought of his short-tempered younger brother Tian Heng, as well as Tian Dan and his son, and finally nodded and said, "Rong is according to my brother's order." Tian Dan smiled at this time, turned his head down the city wall, and walked in the direction of Qi Palace.

He is not a stupid person, and he knows that the King of Qi summoned him to the palace this time, except that it is possible that the negotiations have broken down and the city defense needs to be discussed.

It is also possible that the negotiations were successful. …… A moment later, Tian Dan walked into the Qi Palace. Outside the main hall, he was unsung by the guards before he was allowed to enter the temple.

King Qi Jiangao sat on the king's couch in the palace, and Xiang Bangtian also sat aside. In addition, there is no trace of Dr. Jimo, Tai Shiwen and others, but there are guards in the palace.

Tian Dan's heart trembled, he took a deep breath, and knelt down to worship Qi Wangjian on the couch.

"Chentian Dan, meet the king."

"General, please." Qi Wangjian nodded, and then he didn't go into a wordy way, and went directly to the topic.

"The general has worked hard to defend the city these days, and he will no longer need to defend the city in the future." Tian Dan was stunned, although he had already guessed in his heart, but at this moment, blood still surged up on his cheeks, and he said angrily: "Has the king decided to surrender to the Qin people?" Qi Wangjian nodded and said: "Yes, now Qin is strong and weak, the Qin army is surrounded by Linzi, and the momentum of destroying the Qi country is unstoppable." The widow did not want to damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of Qi people in Linzi City, and wanted to follow the example of Da Sima in Zhencheng and raise the city to surrender to Qin, so as to avoid the disaster of swords. "What did you do?

Tian Dan was stunned, then reacted, and said with an angry smile: "Great King, is this going to be martyred like Da Sima after the surrender of Qin?" Qi Wangjian's face was stunned, he couldn't live if he wanted to, how could he have the idea of killing himself.

Looking at Qi Wangjian's embarrassed expression, Tian Dan's heart became more and more sad.

"Tian Dan is willing to guard Linzi with the loyal and righteous people in the city until the last moment, fight a bloody battle with the Qin people, and never surrender. The king should also be loyal to the community, so that he can be a descendant of the Tian family! Tian Jiao was furious and said: "Bold Tian Dan, he actually wants to persecute the king!" Now that Qin has destroyed the six kingdoms and annexed the world, it is the general trend, and it is also the mandate of heaven for the king to surrender the whole country to Qin, you dare to persuade the king to go against the sky and take it for me! Tian Dan's sword was confiscated outside the hall, and in the face of the approaching armor, he did not resist, but only wailed.

"The ministers are about to fight to the death, why did the king surrender first?"

"Take it! Lock it up first! Tian Jiao roared and asked the armor to take Tian Dan down. It's just that the sad cries still echoed in the ears of him and Qi Wangjian, making their brothers ashamed and ashamed.

After being silent for a while, Tian Jiao said: "Tian Dan has been taken, and his brother Tian Rong can be captured with only a few armor soldiers." In this way, when we descend to Qin, there will be no more obstacles. Qi Wangjian nodded, thinking of Tian Dan's appearance just now.

couldn't help sighing: "Tian Dan, this person is a loyal and good person of my Qi country, and he is a descendant of the Tian family, so it's not good to kill indiscriminately, so let's lock him up in the palace first." After his brother took it, he was also temporarily imprisoned like Tai Shiwen and Tian Lang, and when he surrendered to Qin tomorrow, he released them. Tian Jia nodded silently.

Qi Wangjian raised his head and looked out of the hall. A flash of sadness flashed in his eyes. The Qi Kingdom of the Tian clan is about to die at his hands.