"Both Mr. Zhao and Tian Ji have been defeated. Only you can defend Qi. I will entrust everything to you sir."

Pingyuan Prime Minister Tian Qi took the initiative to send a general to the teleportation array in Pingyuan County and bowed to the general.

He had already heard the result of the Battle of Yingling, where Prince Zhao and Tian Ji's Qingzhou Army were defeated, so he had no choice but to use his trump card.

This military commander was originally Tian Qi's retreat. At this time, Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou's army was as fast as the wind and as aggressive as fire, and had the tendency to sweep across the entire Qingzhou.

Tian Qi, the Prime Minister of Pingyuan, has been promoted to the governor of Qingzhou. He cannot sit back and watch Chutian occupy Qingzhou.

"Please be at ease, my lord. As long as the army and food are sufficient, even if Le Yi comes in person, the general can still defend Linzi."

"It is precisely because I trust your abilities that I ask you to take over your duties in times of danger."

This military commander passed through the teleportation array and arrived at Linzi, the seat of Qi State in Qingzhou. At the same time, he brought a large number of parts of the city's defense equipment with him.

Prince Wen and Tian Ji retreated all the way, and when they saw the fortified Linzi City, they felt a little relieved.

Linzi City is a large city. Dorgon and Wu Sangui used the human wave tactic to capture the city for Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao also did not expect that Linzi would become his retreat.

He divided his troops and moved the population from villages and towns around Linzi to Linzi, preparing to defend Linzi to the death. He insisted on the tactic of strengthening the wall and clearing the country to force Chu Zimou back.

This time he received more generous support from the newly appointed governor of Qingzhou, Tian Qi - Tian Qi sent military generals who could be used as trump cards to help him hold on to Linzi.

"Which general is confident that he can block Le Yi's offensive?"

Mr. Zhao couldn't help but wonder.

The Xuzhou Army came out in full force, crushing everything they went. Unless they were legendary generals, they would be hard to stop.

Without Sun Bin's cooperation, Tian Ji's combat effectiveness was not very high. He was flanked by Chu Tian, ​​Hua Mulan, and Joan of Arc's Guards Corps, and was quickly defeated.

But Tian Qi, the governor of Qingzhou, was confident that this general could stop the Xuzhou Army.

If the opponent is a famous general in the world, why not send him to support you as soon as possible?

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhao was a little dissatisfied with the Qingzhou governor. He said to Tian Ji: "If the Qingzhou governor has a famous general, he should use it as soon as possible instead of waiting until I am defeated before sending a famous general."

Tian Ji said: "This man is a guard general, and only a fortified city can display his abilities. Even with his help, it cannot change the situation of our defeat in the field. Furthermore, the camp is too far away from our lord's territory and there is a lack of reinforcements.

Even the defenders can't hold on. Only Linzi, close to Jinan and Le'an, can receive continuous support. As long as there are defenders in Linzi and reinforcements outside, it will be indestructible."

After listening to Tian Ji's analysis, Mr. Zhao felt relieved.

Without reinforcements, no matter how powerful the defender is, if he is besieged for a year or two, the city will most likely be lost.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiangyang City had been attacked by the Mongolian Empire for many years. The reason why it had not fallen was that the Southern Song Dynasty court continued to send reinforcements to support Xiangyang City and contain the Mongol Empire's army. When Xiangyang fell in the last few months, the reinforcements had been defeated by the Mongol Empire.

Completely defeated, Xiangyang could no longer be supported.

The governor of Qingzhou has used Linzi as a fortress to block Chu Zi's military advance in Xuzhou.

When Zhao Gongzi and Tian Ji entered the city, the general sent by Tian Qi to support Zhao Gongzi was organizing soldiers and local warriors to reinforce the city defense and build Linzi into an iron wall.

At present, Mr. Zhao is still the lord of Linzi. He took the initiative to ask the general sent by the Qingzhou governor: "Can I ask your name?"

The general replied: "Qingzhou Governor Tian Dan."

Tian Dan!

This time, Mr. Zhao completely understood why the Qingzhou governor had vowed to defend Linzi. It turned out that the general he sent was Tian Dan!

During the Warring States Period, Yan State Shangqing Leyi led the five-nation coalition to attack Qi and defeated the Qi army. Then the Yan army captured Qi State's 70 cities. Qi State only held two cities, Jimo and Ju. Among them, the guard general of Jimo was Tian.

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Tian Dan defended the city, but Le Yi could not defeat him for several years. Later, the King of Yan died of illness, and Tian Dan used a divorce plan to let the newly appointed King of Yan replace Le Yi, and then used the Fire Ox Formation to defeat the Yan army, kill the Yan generals, and restore the Qi State!

If Tiandan defends the city, Linzi will indeed be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will still be a chance to regain Beihai Kingdom and Donglai County.

"No wonder Tian Qi can control three counties: Pingyuan County, Jinan Kingdom, and Le'an Kingdom. It seems that he also has several famous generals under his command."

Mr. Zhao understood that it was not easy for Tian Qi, the governor of Qingzhou, to own half of Qingzhou.

Prince Zhao had Xue Wanche, Taishi Ci, Dorgon, Wu Sangui, and Guan Hai under his command. Only then did he occupy half of Qingzhou, and the princes who were able to survive were more or less supported by a group of famous generals.

Since Tian Dan was the main defender of the city, Mr. Zhao didn't have to worry about being wiped out for the time being, so he went to Linzi to stock up on food and grass as much as possible for the long-term defense.

Chu Tian had already led his army into Qi State and attacked Linzi, the seat of Qi State.

By capturing Linzi in one fell swoop, he would own half of Qingzhou.

"The Yellow Turban Army under Guan Hai reported that Guan Hai was killed by Xue Wanche, the Cavalry Commander of Prince Zhao, in the rebellious army."

After Chu Tian surrendered Guan Hai, Guan Hai, who launched an attack without authorization, was defeated by Xue Wanche. As a traitor, he was defeated by Xue Wanche with 5,000 cavalry, and he was defeated and died.

"Guan Hai's military strength is not bad, but after all, he is no match for the fierce general Xue Wanche who even Li Shimin praised."

Chu Tian accidentally killed Guan Hai in battle, thinking that he would gain Guan Hai's loyalty.

Generals die in hundreds of battles, and any general may die.

During the Battle of Yingling, Hua Mulan was hit by an arrow from a crossbow of Tian Ji's army and was injured. She was scolded by Chu Tian and remained silent.

Not only Hua Mulan, but also Joan of Arc, who led the charge, was also reprimanded.

"In view of your impulsive behavior, one more month will be added before you can return to France."

Chutian squeezed the labor force of Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc was very aggrieved, but did not dare to refute, otherwise Chu Tian would find excuses to extend her return to France.

Chu Tian did not want this group of generals to lead the charge unless necessary. Now that the Xuzhou Army was strong, he could send soldiers forward to end the battle.

Le Yi was left in Yingling by Chu Tian and continued to besiege Tai Shi Ci.

The Yingling that Taishi Ci was guarding was a thorn in the back. If the Yingling was not captured, once Zhao Gongzi and Tian Qi joined forces to counterattack, the Beihai Kingdom might soon fall.

Chu Tian personally led 50,000 people to attack Qi.

Going deep into enemy territory is quite dangerous.

Chu Tian pursued and attacked fiercely all the way, and two counties in Qi State surrendered.

Qi State has a total of six counties, two of which were occupied by Chutian, which is equivalent to Chutian occupying one-third of Qi State's territory.

In addition to Beihai Kingdom and Donglai County, this expedition can at least incorporate the two counties of Qingzhou and part of Qi Kingdom into Chutian's sphere of influence.

The territory of Chutian changed from six counties to eight counties, including one part of Qi State and one part of Pei State.

Chu Tian's ambition was not only that, he wanted to capture the entire Qi State.

The 50,000-strong cavalry-based legion quickly advanced to Linzi, the seat of Qi State. The majestic city walls of Linzi and the Qingzhou crossbowmen deployed on the walls could already be seen.

When the Linzi garrison learned about Xuzhou Mu's personal conquest, they were greatly frightened. They immediately closed the city gates and stood firm on the city walls. The archers climbed onto the arrow tower, and the local brave man controlled the crossbow, twisted the shaft with all his strength, and aimed the sharp crossbow arrows at the cavalry below.

Guards Tian Dan, Tian Ji, and Mr. Zhao personally came to the city wall to observe the majestic Xuzhou Army below. Even Tian Dan couldn't help but worry: "Fortunately, the enemy's army is mainly cavalry, otherwise Linzi will be in danger."

"Can General Tian be sure to defend this city?"

"Nine times out of ten it can be defended."

Tian Dan did not dare to keep his words to death. After all, the opponent was the most powerful prince in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, no other prince dared to start a war with the surrounding princes at the same time. In a short period of time, he moved to four states, defeated powerful enemies one after another, and expanded the territory by three and one-third of the counties.

Tian Dan added: "We can deliberately show weakness and arrange a small number of broken troops with low morale to defend the city wall. If Xuzhou Mu falls into the trap and takes the initiative to attack the city, he will definitely be frustrated. Once the enemy's morale is low and our army counterattacks, Xuzhou Mu will

Defeat is certain."

"I really want to see Chu Zimou attack Linzi and then be frustrated. The last time he was frustrated was in the battle of Xuzhou. It was too smooth sailing."

When Zhao Gongzi rose up, he encountered more setbacks than Chu Tian.

The rise of no prince in the Eastern Han Dynasty was smooth sailing, it was just that no one cared about it.

Tian Ji speculated: "Chu Zimou was young and vigorous. He won successive victories in Qingzhou and became more confident. He thought that our soldiers had no fighting spirit and would definitely attack Linzi, hoping to conquer the entire Qi State in one battle."

Tian Dan also echoed: "Young and frivolous is what it is. Arrogant soldiers will be defeated."

Tian Dan deliberately laid a trap for Chu Tian, ​​ordering the defeated defenders from the Yingling battlefield to defend the city, luring Chu Tian to attack Linzi, demoralizing Chu Tian, ​​and then use the Fire Ox Formation to counterattack.

As long as Chu Tian falls into the trap, the Xuzhou Army will turn victory into defeat.

Mr. Zhao looked at the city: "Chu Zimou, Tian Qi has sent out a hero as his trump card. Will you take the initiative to attack Linzi and then hit your head and bleed?"

Chu Tian rode a war horse to the city and looked up at Linzi. Behind him were tens of thousands of elite cavalry. He held on to the power of victory and won all the way. The whole army was indeed a little impetuous from top to bottom. Even Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan and others thought that Qi was within easy reach

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Not only that, Lu Su, who was younger than Chu Tian, ​​also advocated attacking.

Fang Xuanling calmed down a little and was still observing the situation.

Chen Qingzhi and Cao Gian did not express their opinions. The success or failure of Xuzhou Mu's offensive against Qi had little to do with them.

"By capturing Linzi, Qi will become my ninth county. Then I will attack Le'an and Jinan, and bring all Qingzhou's land south of the Yellow River into my sphere of influence."

Chu Tian was hesitating whether to attack Linzi by force.

The Linzi defenders looked tired and had low morale. They were probably Qingzhou soldiers who had fled in the Battle of Yingling. As long as they launched a strong attack, it should be easy to capture Linzi.

"My Lord, Miss Xia's letter!"

When Chu Tian planned to attack Linzi, Xia Liang, who was staying behind, sent someone to deliver a letter.
To be continued...