The capital of Qi State is Linzi.

"Report..."

"Your Majesty, an urgent battle report has been sent from the direction of Gaotang."

A sound of reporting appeared not far in front of him, and Qi Gong Tian Wu immediately turned his attention from the memorial in front of him to the panting messenger in front.

Tian Wu quickly finished processing the memorial in his hand, gently put the ink pen in his hand aside, and then stood up from his seat.

In a few steps, he passed the cases in front of him, and the next moment, Tian Wu's figure appeared in front of the messenger.

Taking the battle report from the north from the hands of the messenger, Tian Wu quickly unfolded it, and his eyes moved quickly over it.

As the seal characters on the battle report were read into his eyes, a fierce look gradually appeared in Tian Wu's eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Tian Wu suddenly held the battle report tightly in his hand as he watched the messenger disappear from sight.

The fierce look in his eyes gradually increased, and at the same time, a sound of gnashing teeth sounded in the silent hall.

"Zhao Guo, occupying my city and killing my Qi people, is too much to bully others."

That's right, what was recorded in the battle report in Tian Wu's hand was none other than the military situation of Zhao's 40,000-strong army attacking Pingshu, Hejian and Lingqiu.

How could Qi State, as a party involved, not hear a trace of the Wei State's action of uniting with the six countries to send troops to attack its own side?

In fact, while Wei State was sending envoys to Chu, Zhao, South Korea and other countries, Qi State was also actively wooing these countries to prevent them from joining Wei's camp.

However, thanks to Qi's "excellent" peripheral situation, the diplomatic relations between Qi's envoys cannot be said to be fruitful, and can also be seen as futile.

Among the countries that participated in the coalition forces of Wei and Qi, South Korea and Zhao were originally allies of Wei, and Wei always followed Wei's lead.

So almost as soon as Qi State sent a large army to conquer Wei Dong and Wei's envoys arrived in the Three Kingdoms, South Korea, Zhao State and Wei State clearly stood on the side of Wei State.

After the Chu State in the south saw the strength of the Three Jin Alliance and realized that it would be powerless in a short period of time, it decided to implement the national policy of moving eastward and managing Huaisi.

Based on this premise, the State of Qi was bound to become a major obstacle to Chu's eastward advance, so when faced with this battle between Wei and Qi, Chu State chose Wei's side without much hesitation.

In fact, as mentioned above, the State of Qi also sent envoys to the State of Chu, and even arrived one step ahead of the Prime Minister Duke Cuo sent by the State of Wei.

Comparatively, when Prime Minister Duke Cuo arrived in Yingdu, he ordered Yin Zhaoxixie to go out of the city to greet him in person, and was then received by the King of Chu with a high standard of treatment;

The treatment of the Qi envoy was much shabby. The Chu state only sent Zuo Tu, who was in charge of foreign relations, to deal with it. He had never even seen the two of them in person.

As for the weaker states of Song and Lu in the coalition, they certainly did not have the guts to openly offend Qi before the coalition was formed.

When the envoys from Qi arrived in the two countries, the monarchs of both countries greeted them grandly and stated that they would remain neutral between Wei and Qi.

However, the kings of Lu and Song were sworn to each other on the surface, but secretly, their armies of 20,000 each were secretly marching towards the Wei Kingdom Puyang.

It was not until Wei, Chu, Zhao, South Korea and other countries successively announced that they would form a coalition to attack Qi that Lu and Song, who originally expressed their neutrality, also stated that they would stand on the side of the coalition.

At this point, all the diplomatic efforts made by Qi State before the war had turned into a complete farce.

After realizing that he and Qi had been tricked, Tian Wu was angry and had to calm down and think about how to deal with the coalition's offensive from the north, center and south.

Originally, in Tian Wu's imagination, the battle between the two sides would first break out in the middle. After all, this was the front line where the armies of the two sides faced off.

What he didn't expect was that the first one to take action would be the Zhao State in the northwest.

Now that the Zhao army has captured all the Qi cities north of the river, the next step will be to cross the river and approach Gaotang, one of the five capitals of Qi.

The central coalition forces on the front have been assembled, and the Zhao army in the north has also taken the lead in launching an attack. How should Qi respond?

Thoughts circulated in his mind for a long time. His tightly clenched fists were slowly released, and the chill in Tian Wu's eyes had completely disappeared.

With a calm tone, Tian Wu ordered outside the palace: "Go and invite the Prime Minister to come over. Tell me that I have important matters to discuss with you."

"Here."

A long time after there was a response from outside the hall, followed by a burst of footsteps, a middle-aged man appeared in Tian Wu's field of vision.

This person is now the Prime Minister of Qi, Tian Li.

When he saw Tian Wu's kind expression, Tian Li not only did not feel any relief, but was immediately shocked.

If you just look at the other person's expression at this moment, others who don't know better may think that he is a kind elder who treats others with kindness.

It's just that as the Prime Minister of Qi State, who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and has been with Qi Gong Tian Wu for many years, Tian Li can be said to have a very good understanding of the character of Qi Gong in front of him.

He knew very well that beneath this surface of calmness and even a hint of gentleness, there was endless depth and conspiracy hidden.

Keeping the expression on his face as unchanged as possible, Tian Li quickly came to Tian Wu and bowed, "Chen Tian Li, pay homage to your Majesty."

"Xiangguo, please get up quickly." Seeing Tian Li bowing, Tian Wu's face became more and more respectful.

He took Tian Li's right hand with one hand and led him into the hall. Tian Wu then put the battle report from Gaotang into his hands.

"Please see, Prime Minister, the Zhao army has occupied Pingshu, Lingqiu, Hejian and other cities. The next step will be to cross the river and direct the troops towards Gaotang,"

"How to deal with the offensive of Zhao State's army, please ask the Prime Minister to teach me."

As Tian Wu introduced the battle ahead, Tian Li's eyes quickly scanned the contents of the battle report in his hand, and his thoughts began to run rapidly in his mind.

After Tian Wu's voice fell and he pondered for a long time, Tian Li asked Tian Wu: "Your Majesty, can I borrow a map to take a look?"

"Okay." After hearing Tian Li's request, Tian Wu did not hesitate at all, and immediately shouted an order to the palace attendants around him: "Come here, get the map."

"Here."

After a few breaths, Tian Li walked to a map drawn by two palace men, and quickly locked his eyes on the location of Gaotang, an important town in the north of Qi State.

His eyes moved upward slightly, looking at the several cities north of the river. These lands that were originally the State of Qi had been marked with the mark of the State of Zhao in Tian Li's heart.

The sight shifted southward along the land of Qi State, where there was a huge creature with its bloody mouth open, ready to pounce at any time for a feast.

Tian Li's eyes turned to the west and moved quickly away. Tian Li's eyes fell on Wei Dong's view of the city. At this time, the soldiers of the Qi and Wei armies were engaged in a fierce battle here.

After another moment of silence, Tian Li spoke to Tian Wu in a deep voice with some dignity.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that the Zhao army in the north is just a small scab, and the coalition forces behind it are a serious problem for our Qi country."
Chapter completed!