Weiguo, the capital is Puyang, and the allied army camp.

"When it comes to elites in the army, our Wei state has martial soldiers, while the Qi army has martial arts."

In the large tent, the general Gongsun Qi and the deputy general Gongsun Cuo were sitting opposite each other. What they were discussing at the moment was the elites of the Wei and Qi armies.

After listening to the words spoken by the deputy general Gongsun Cuo across from him, his thoughts began to flow in his mind. Suddenly, the record of the martial arts warriors of Qi State was clearly in the mind of the general Gongsun Qi.

In 552 BC, Duke Lu Guang of Qi Zhuang established the title of Yongjue in the second year after taking the throne. This was the origin of the elite martial arts warriors in the Qi army.

Speaking of which, there is another allusion here, called "Mantis' arm acts as a chariot".

It is said that Lu Guang, Duke of Qizhuang, went out hunting one day and suddenly saw a small green insect raising its forelimbs and blocking the path of the carriage.

When Duke Zhuang of Qi saw the insect's movements, he was curious and asked the driver: "What kind of insect is this?"

"To your Majesty, this is what the world calls a praying mantis." After answering Duke Qi Zhuang's question, the charioteer looked at the mantis in front of him and continued: "This kind of insect only knows how to move forward but never retreats, no matter how powerful it is.

It dares to fight against any opponent."

"What a brave insect. If it were a person, it would definitely be the bravest warrior in the world." After listening to the introduction of the charioteer, Qi Zhuanggong sighed.

It is precisely because of this incident that Duke Zhuang of Qi set up the title of "Yongjue" in Qi State to commend those warriors who are as fearless as a mantis and not afraid of strong enemies.

Nearly two hundred years have passed since Duke Zhuang of Qi. The former brave knights have been widely used in the Qi army, and these elites who are brave and good at fighting are now called martial arts warriors.

Nowadays, every time a large-scale war breaks out, the Qi State will recruit these martial arts warriors from the five capitals with a reward of eight gold for each head;

After experiencing bloody battles, the reputation of Qi's elite martial arts warriors gradually became known to all the princes in the world.

Records about martial arts warriors appeared in his mind one by one, but Gongsun Qi's thoughts returned to reality, and a sigh appeared in the tent.

"Eight gold medals for one song, and no more rewards after that."

"The State of Qi has used its wealthy treasury to cultivate a desperate army that only cares about money. This is not a good thing."

Gongsun Qi's evaluation was spot-on. The disaster of Qi State was indeed caused by this desperate army, but it happened in another time and space.

In 314 BC, the Zi Zhi Rebellion broke out in the Yan State. Taking advantage of the situation, the Qi State sent the famous general Kuang Zhang to lead the martial arts warriors from the five capitals to go northward in the name of helping the Yan State quell the rebellion.

At this time, the internal turmoil in the Yan State had been going on for a long time, and the people's minds were worried. Wherever the Qi State's army went, the Yan people were eating pots of pulp.

If Qi State can restrain its soldiers and appease the Yan people at this time, Yan State may be easily captured by Qi State.

However, the monarchs and ministers of Qi State did not choose to do this. Kuang Zhang, a famous general of Qi State who studied under Mencius and was known as "Zhang Zi", was not able to restrain the desperate army of "martial arts warriors".

The Qi army with corrupt military discipline burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil in the Yan region. The Yan people who originally welcomed them also took up arms one after another out of great hatred.

The uprisings one after another and the failure of the Battle of Pu River forced Qi to give up on annexing Yan and withdrew the Qi army from Yan in despair.

It's just that the martial arts warriors have left, but the hatred remains forever.

In order to avenge the powerful Qi State, King Yan Zhao who succeeded later built the Golden Platform on the bank of Yishui and recruited Su Qin, a great talent in the world.

Next, Su Qin sneaked into the Qi State as a dead man, persuaded King Qi Min to attack the Song State, and attracted the five-nation coalition to attack Qi together. The Qi State, which was once called the Eastern Emperor with the Western Emperor Qin, finally withdrew from the competition for the master of the world.

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It is obviously an elite force that is good at fighting, but it is also an army that subjugates the country. How can this not make people sigh and sigh!

Of course, these are just things in another time and space. Let us return our attention to the battlefield of Wei Dong at this moment.

After hearing the comments from the commander Gongsun Qi, the deputy general Gongsun Cuo also gained a better understanding of martial arts masters. After a moment, his attention returned to the battle in front of him.

"Sima, the general thinks that the martial arts warriors may not be as good as our Wei soldiers in terms of combat power, but they are still an elite group famous throughout the world."

"Now Qi General Tian Shouzheng is leading an army of 100,000 people towards Puyang. How to deal with it is our army's top priority."

As soon as Lieutenant General Gongsun Cuo finished speaking, a somewhat anxious voice suddenly rang out from outside the tent.

"Reporting to Sima, the frontline scouts have reported important military information."

Hearing the report ringing in his ears, the face of General Gongsun Qi, who was sitting behind a few cases, was not at all surprised, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

"Come in."

After a calm word, General Gongsun Qi slowly moved his gaze towards the tent. After a few breaths, a dusty Wei army scout appeared in front of him.

"Did you find anything?"

"Exactly." When the general Gongsun Qi asked, the Wei army scout replied loudly: "According to Sima's order, I and dozens of scouts followed the Qi army's movement track to the east, and finally discovered

The place where the food, grass and baggage of the Qi army are transported."

"where?"

Before the scout finished speaking, the deputy general Gongsun Cuodang stood up, his face full of excitement.

Before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass must go first. This is the principle that military strategists have learned from war after war.

This time, the Qi State sent an army of 100,000. In addition, the Wei army's commander-in-chief Gongsun Qi had voluntarily given up on observing the city and stretched the Qi army's front. The Qi army needed countless grain, grass and baggage.

Once something goes wrong, it will affect morale at first, or lead to defeat at worst. This is the opportunity for the coalition forces to win this war.

He looked at the commander-in-chief Gongsun Qi, whose face was still calm, and then at the deputy-general Gongsun Cuo, whose face was full of excitement, and heard the scout reply word by word: "Report to Sima, general, at..."

"Fifty miles southeast of Guan City, Malingyi."

As soon as the scout's voice fell, Lieutenant General Gongsun Cuo couldn't wait to walk to the map in the big tent, and his eyes began to move quickly on it.

"I remember your contribution."

"Thank you Sima."

After the scout exited the tent, the general Gongsun Qi slowly stood up from his seat and walked step by step behind the deputy general Gongsun Cuo.

"Sima, the Qi army hasn't noticed it yet. If our army sends a light cavalry to raid Malingyi, it will definitely affect the transportation of the Qi army's food, grass and baggage."

"If there is a problem with the food and grass supplies, the morale of Qi's army will inevitably be affected. When the time comes, our army will concentrate all its efforts to fight with it, and we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."

Looking at the deputy general Gongsun Cuo who turned around with an excited expression on his face, a solemn look flashed across the eyes of the chief general Gongsun Qi.

"If I give General Gongsun five thousand light cavalry, can General Gongsun bring me good news?"

Hearing what the chief general Gongsun Qi said, the deputy general Gongsun Cuo immediately bowed and said: "In the end, I will definitely live up to Sima Xinzhong."
Chapter completed!