Qin State, the land of Guanzhong.

The road from Yueyang to Yongcheng, the old capital of Qin State, welcomed a group of uninvited guests today.

The slightly thin armor he was wearing still had traces of the battles;

In the low voices of the horses riding beneath them, one can hear the exhaustion after a long period of galloping;

Even the ink-colored flags flying high in the breeze in the team looked a little too broken at the moment;

Low morale spread among the soldiers, and a sad atmosphere filled the ranks. A picture called failure was clearly displayed before our eyes.

"Drive... drive... drive..."

The loud sound of urging horses kept ringing in the plains. While reining in the reins to control the progress of the horses, Qin Gong Ying Shixi looked at the soldiers passing by around him.

When those faces full of depression and confusion appeared in his field of vision, he couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart.

Facing the more than 100,000 Wei troops approaching the city with high morale, Ying Shixi knew very well that Qin had no chance of winning.

Fighting to the death may show the bloody nature of the Qin people, but if you want Qin's country to be preserved, it is a wise choice to lead the army to retreat westward from Yueyang.

There is no danger to defend east of the Jing River. Only by crossing the Jing River and reaching the old capital Yongcheng can the Qin State gather the strength of its western base to continue to compete with the Wei State.

Looking at the scenes in his field of vision, Ying Shixi did not regret his choice because he knew that what he did was right.

"drive……"

His eyes passed over a Qin Army soldier in front, and along with another sound of urging his horse, Ying Shixi's order rang across the plains.

"Your Majesty has ordered that the entire army camp where it is."

The footsteps of the night gradually fell, and the whole world seemed to be plunged into darkness, with only the streaks of fire in the Qin Army's camp remaining.

At this moment, two footsteps appeared outside the Chinese army's tent in the Qin army camp.

"who?"

A loud shout broke the silence around him, and the Qin soldiers on duty immediately clenched the halberd in their hands, their eyes full of vigilance.

A few breaths later, when a sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and when a figure walked out of the darkness, the alertness on the faces of these Qin soldiers immediately disappeared.

"I've met the young master."

From the words of these Qin soldiers, we can easily tell that the person who appeared outside the tent at this moment was none other than Qin's son Ying Qian.

At this moment, Ying Qian’s left hand was holding the hilt of the sword at his waist, with a solemn look on his face, “By order of the father-in-law, I invite the doctor to come here.”

Seeing that the people coming were the young master Ying Qian and the senior official Qian Long, and hearing that they were under the orders of Ying Shixi, the Qin soldiers on duty immediately moved out of the way.

"Doctor, please!"

Under the leadership of Ying Qian from the front, Qianlong quickly stepped into the big tent, and now Ying Shixi had been waiting here for a long time.

"Old minister Qianlong, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."

"You don't have to be polite, sir." After bowing to Qianlong in front of him, Ying Shixi said in a deep voice to Ying Qian: "Go out and be on guard. No one is allowed within a hundred steps."

"Follow orders."

After bowing and accepting the order, Ying Qian strode away. At this moment, only Ying Shixi and Qianlong were left in the tent.

Ying Shixi slowly stood up from his seat and walked step by step in front of Qianlong. A solemn look appeared in Ying Shixi's eyes.

"Sir, now that Yueyang has been captured by the Wei army, the land east of the Jingshui River will fall into the hands of the Wei army sooner or later. It can be said that our Qin State has been completely defeated in this battle."

"Now that the state of Qin is in danger, what should I do next to preserve our country and the country of Qin?"

Faced with Ying Shixi's straightforward inquiry, Qianlong immediately began to think, and thoughts kept popping up in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, Qianlong bowed to Ying Shixi and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Qin State should do two things."

"First, Your Majesty should lead the army to Yongcheng, the old capital, as soon as possible."

"Only in the place blessed by the ancestors of the Qin State can the emperor call on all the people of Qin to work together to resist the more powerful offensive of the Wei State."

"Second, your Majesty should send important ministers to Anyi as soon as possible to have peace talks with Wei again."

At this point, a look of hesitation flashed across his face, and then Qianlong said with some firmness: "Previously, the news from Gongsun Jia, the long history official, was that the Marquis of Wei seemed to be interested in the land east of Jingshui River in our Qin State.

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"I think that if we can reach an armistice with Wei and preserve the state of Qin, it is not unacceptable to give the land east of the Jing River to Wei."

After Ying Shixi listened to Qianlong's words, his face immediately showed some tangle, and he was constantly weighing the balance in his heart.

If all the land east of the Jingshui River was ceded to the Wei State as Qianlong suggested, then the hundreds of years of hard work of the ancestors of the Qin State would be wiped out.

And if the land east of the Jing River is not ceded as Wei wants, the Wei army will definitely not give up, and Qin will face bloody battles in the future.

even……

I don’t know how long time passed, and I didn’t know how many times I weighed the situation in my heart. Finally, Ying Shixi spoke in a deep voice with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

"If we can really preserve the land of Qin State and the land east of Jingshui River..."

Halfway through the words, Ying Shixi slowly closed his eyes, and then said slowly: "I am willing to cede to the State of Wei."

"Your Majesty..."

Hearing the decision made by Ying Shixi, Qianlong standing in front of him wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

After another long silence in the tent, Ying Shixi slowly opened his eyes and looked at Qianlong in front of him with a bit more solemnity.

"If you also ask the doctor to go to Anyi for me, the State of Qin will ask the doctor to help you."

"I will obey your Majesty's orders."

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The State of Wei, Anyi, and the palaces of the State of Wei.

After finishing talking about the Qin Kingdom, Wei Feng and Gong Shucuo immediately turned their attention to the east, focusing on the Qixi War that is still ongoing.

"The stalemate between our army and the Qi army on the battlefield in western Qi has been broken. Now our army is marching towards the hinterland of Qi. What does the Prime Minister think our Wei country should do next?"

Facing another question raised by Wei Feng, Gongshu Cuo, after some deep thought, bowed forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's time for Wei State to consider negotiating peace with Qi State."

Gongshu Cuo's words made Wei Feng somewhat confused as to how to deal with it. Now Wei State can be said to have firmly gained the upper hand in the war with Qi State.

The next step should not be to lead the army to break through the Great Wall of Qi and send troops to Linzi, the capital of Qi. How could we negotiate peace with Qi at this time?

Seeing the doubts in Wei Feng's mind, he heard Gongshu Cuo say pointedly: "Your Majesty, the achievements of Wei State in the Qixi battlefield are not what everyone wants to see."

When Gongshu Cuo looked at him, he seemed to have thought of something, but a hint of understanding flashed through Wei Feng's eyes.
Chapter completed!