The tragic situation in the city just now, how many people's houses were burned down, how many people died in the chaos?!... As the Prime Minister of our country, Mr. Zuo Xiang tried to persuade the Wei army outside the city, what can he do? Success or failure...

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"Shut up!" Before Lian Chen could finish speaking, Shang Qing Gao Xi scolded him with his eyes wide open, sternly interrupting Lian Chen's words.

He was seen glaring at Lian Chen angrily and said angrily: "I thought you had some clever plan, but it turned out to be a foolish argument. Even if it is as you said, the left prime minister came forward to persuade the Wei army to retreat. We are united and united in the future.

What kind of dignity do you have in this world?!"

It must be said that Gao Xi's prestige was something that Uncle Bao could never match. No, after being scolded by Gao Xi, Lian Chen immediately lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more.

It must be admitted that interpersonal relationships in this era are sometimes quite special.

For example, when Wei State was at war with South Korea and Chu State, they were fighting to the death. However, if Zhao Hongrun's sixth uncle, King Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli, went to South Korea, he would still be regarded as a guest of honor by the Koreans and would not be harmed because of the hostility between the two countries.

Personal relationships remain personal relationships, and public affairs remain public affairs. Most of the people in power in various countries in this era understand this very clearly.

Because of this, it is common for people who are acquaintances and close friends to meet on the battlefield because of their different positions.

For example, Shen Yu, the governor of Shangshui County in Wei State, and Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu of Chu who was leading an army to attack Shangshui. These two have known each other for more than ten or twenty years, and in the past few years, Wei and Chu were in harmony.

When they were intimate, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu often drank with Shen Yu and other Wei generals, but now when they meet on the battlefield, they still do as they should and will not show mercy because of this - even if the two of them are captured alive by the other party.

, just to take care of him a little based on his past friendship, such as choosing a prison with a better environment and taking care of him three times a day.

That's all.

This is the "loyalty" that is prevalent in this era. It does not prohibit you from interacting with people from other countries, but the premise is that you must not harm the interests of your own country, not even the slightest bit.

Of course, this is not absolute, but one thing is certain, if someone does something personal and neglects public affairs, then this person will definitely be despised by the world.

Take Lian Chen's proposal to ask Zhao Zhao, the left prime minister, to come forward to persuade the Wei army to retreat. If Zhao Zhao came forward as the left prime minister of Qi, there would be no problem. Of course, Wei general Li Huo would not give Zhao Zhao a favor because of this.

But if Zhao Zhao dares to negotiate with Wei general Li Huo as "the son of Wei State" and "the brother of Wei King Zhao Run", let's not say whether Li Huo will have any scruples about it, but Zhao Zhao will definitely get into trouble because of it.

To get a reputation.

This is exactly why Uncle Bao interrupted Lian Chen just now.

As for Shangqing Gao Xi's scolding of Lian Chen, this was partly due to this, but mostly because he felt ashamed: When did he, who was a great leader of the country, fall to the point where he needed to rely on personal friendship to restore the country's disadvantage?

Gao Xi was not only a very arrogant person, but also took the country and the royal family very seriously. To put it harshly, he would rather watch the fall of Qi than allow Zhao Zhao to come forward for him as "Wei Gongzi".

Qi State saved the bad situation.

This is probably the so-called "it is better to be broken than to be ruined" integrity.

"What Gao Qing said makes sense."

King Lu Bai of Qi nodded and agreed with Shang Qing Gao Xi's words.

He also felt that if his brother-in-law Zhao Zhao came forward to negotiate with the Wei army outside the city as "Wei Gongzi", even if the crisis in Qi was finally resolved, he would definitely be looked down upon by the world.

People of this era still attach great importance to integrity and reputation.

However, if Lian Chen's proposal is rejected, how to solve the crisis in Linzi?

King Lu Bai of Qi was in trouble again.

Suddenly, he saw Right Prime Minister Tian Bao, who was frowning in thought, and asked: "Right Prime Minister, if you have any high opinions, you might as well say it directly."

"Huh?"

Right Xiangtian raised his head subconsciously after hearing the words, a trace of confusion and a trace of bewilderment flashed across his face.

Obviously, he was distracted just now.

Seeing this, the monarch could not avoid being angry. Uncle Bao quickly came to the rescue and said, "I wonder what your right prime minister has to do to deal with the Wei army outside the city?"

Hearing that this was the case, Tian Tao suddenly understood. After looking at Uncle Bao gratefully, he raised his hands and said to Qi Wang Lu Bai: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Although the Fei Xiong Army was defeated by the Wei Army twice just now, it was only because of that.

On the river, while the Flying Bear Army is only on land, if the Wei army dares to disembark and land, they may not be our opponents... Our Linzi city wall is high and thick. Even if the Wei army has sharp weapons such as trebuchets, it will not be able to destroy the city wall in a short time. At most

It is just to use fire arrows to create some chaos in our Linzi city. Your Majesty can order the soldiers in the city to deploy in the streets and alleys to appease the people. Wait until the Northern Navy arrives in Linzi tomorrow, and we will take action soon... As for the harassment of our Linzi by Wei warships,

Looking at the huge amount of crossbow arrows consumed today, it won't last long even if you think about it, so don't worry too much."

After hearing the words of Right Prime Minister Tian Bao, King Lu Bai of Qi felt his eyes light up and his heart became cheerful.

He nodded and praised: "As expected of the Right Prime Minister, he has a clear eye for fire!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Right Prime Minister Tian Bao smiled slightly, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

As Tian Tao asserted, on that day, although Wei general Li Huo outside the city still ordered his crossbowmen to shoot several rounds of fire arrows at Linzi City from time to time, the number of times was not intensive, apparently because of the crossbow arrow reserves in the cabin.

Not enough to keep him shooting at Linzi endlessly.

Only this is naturally not enough to capture Linzi. After all, Linzi is the capital of Qi State and is far from being so fragile.

The next morning, the Northern Navy arrived in Linzi.

This Northern Navy is not the Northern Navy led by Qi general "Zhongsun Sheng", but the Northern Navy trained by South Korea's general Bao Yuan who was stationed in Qi for Qi. It is just under the name of Northern Navy.

That’s it, it’s just like the relationship between Wei’s original “Shangshui Army” and the “Shangshui Reserve Army”.

The army's establishment is 20,000, and its weapons and equipment are all based on the Flying Bear Army. The training adopts Korean training methods. Although there is no actual combat experience, in terms of daily drills, it is better than most of Qi's troops.

The army is incredibly strong.

The main difference is in momentum.

Most of Qi's armies generally have a soft fighting style. This may be related to the fact that Qi has been at peace for a long time, causing most of the Qi people to lose their blood. Unlike Qin, Wei, and South Korea, they are often treated lightly by foreigners, or are in a

In the place where the Fourth War was fought, not only were the people tough and tough, but the soldiers were also tough and fearless of death.

When Bao Yuan trained this army, the first thing he did was to arouse the bloodiness of the new recruits in this army.

The method is very simple, but also very cruel: let two soldiers punch each other with one punch each.

At first, the recruits were still wary and had strength in their hands, but gradually, when he felt his body, the hatred in his heart was gradually lifted.

Maybe they are thinking: I have obviously saved most of my strength, why do you hit me so hard?

In view of the dissatisfaction in his heart, the recruit unknowingly increased the force in his hands.

The recruit on the opposite side thought exactly the same.

So as time passed, the two recruits no longer retained their strength. In order to retaliate against each other, they used all their strength every time they punched, hoping to punch the other party to death.

This is the initial bloody nature: dare to fight back and retaliate against the opponent, no matter how powerful the opponent is.

To put it bluntly, it's just that Qi Ren is not ruthless enough.

But after three months of relevant training at Baoyuan, the demeanor and appearance of these recruits have changed. To put it mildly, they have acquired a brave demeanor, but to put it harshly, they have gradually become fierce.

After that, Bao Yuan began to teach these recruits how to effectively kill the enemy with the weapons in their hands instead of resorting to war weapons.

After arriving in Linzi that day, Bao Yuan left his army outside the city and went into the city in person to report back to King Lu Bai of Qi.

After Qi Wang Lu Bai praised Bao Yuan, he implored Bao Yuan to help Tian Bao, the right minister, to expel the Wei army outside the city.

Bao Yuan accepted the offer gladly, came to the tower near the east gate of Linzi, met Tian Bao, the right minister, and relayed the order of King Lu Bai of Qi.

During this period, Bao Yuan noticed that Tian Tabu's face seemed to be worried, so he comforted him and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, by gathering Fei Xiong's army and our Northern Navy, we will definitely defeat this Wei army and relieve Linzi's danger."

After hearing this, Tian Tao smiled slightly, then shook his head and explained: "General Baoyuan misunderstood. Tian is not worried because of this matter. I just think...the actions of this Wei army are very strange."

"Weird?" Bao Yuan was puzzled.

Seeing this, Tian Tabu raised his finger and pointed at the Huling navy army on the Zi River outside the city, frowned and said: "I originally thought that this Wei army came to capture Linzi and force Qi to surrender, but in the past two days,

Here, I observed carefully and found that these Wei soldiers, apart from using the trebuchets on the ship to attack Linzi, and asking the crossbowmen on the ship to shoot at my Linzi city with fire arrows, they almost never disembarked from the ship and landed... If he really wanted to "capture the city"

If you want to attack Linzi, you must disembark from the ship and go ashore to try to attack the city. Is this true? But the Wei army outside the city didn't even bother to attack "Anping" on the other side..."

Having said this, he took a long breath.
Chapter completed!