Qixi front line, Pinglu City.

After a month of scorching fighting, Pinglu, an important town as one of the five capitals of Qi, was finally conquered by the allied forces of Wei, Han, Lu, Song, and Wei.

The flags of Qi that were originally hung on the cities were eventually replaced by flags representing the coalition forces.

Standing on top of the city of Pinglu, amid the remaining traces of the war, Gongsun Qi, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, was staring straight into the distance at this moment.

Taking the territory that still belonged to Qi State into his eyes, a faint fighting spirit suddenly appeared in Gongsun Qi's eyes.

He believed that in the near future, the land in his sight would become another trophy under the fierce offensive of the coalition forces, just like the Pinglu City under his feet.

At this moment, a gust of breeze came from afar, blowing the flags hanging above the city, and the sounds of hunting appeared in Gongsun Qi's ears.

Slowly looking away from the distance, Gongsun Qi's lips curved into a smile as he looked at the various coalition flags that came into view.

"Inform Sima and bring Tian Shou here."

A sudden voice from behind interrupted Gongsun Qi's thoughts, but it only made the smile on his lips brighter.

He gently pressed the hilt of the sword on his waist with his left hand, and turned his eyes to look forward. A familiar figure appeared in front of Gongsun Qi.

"General Tian Shou, long time no see."

Tian Shou, who was standing in front of Gongsun Qi at this moment, did not look as high-spirited as he did at Puyang City a few months ago.

With the broken armor, messy hair and slightly haggard face, if he hadn't been captured by the Wei army at this moment, who would have thought that the man in front of him would be the former Qi army general?

But if you think about it carefully, it is not so strange that Tian Shou would become what he is today.

In the battle at Puyang City, Tian Shou's 100,000 elite troops were defeated by the coalition forces. After that, the Qi army was unable to stop the Qi army from advancing eastward.

Under the fierce offensive of the coalition forces, which was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the Qi army fled eastward like a bereaved dog, and finally had to rely on Pinglu to temporarily resist the coalition's early offensive.

However, when the main force of the coalition forces arrived one after another and surrounded Pinglu, the fate of the Qi army's collapse in Pinglu City became doomed.

Tian Shou, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army, who was now a prisoner of his subordinates, looked at the former opponent in front of him, but there was still no fear on his face.

"snort……"

Listening to Tian Shou's cold snort and sensing the unwillingness in his heart, the smile on Gongsun Qi's face became even brighter.

Slowly walking a few steps in the direction of Tian Shou, I heard Gongsun Qi say in a deep voice: "General, do you still remember what the general said to me at Puyang City a few months ago?"

When Gongsun Qi's voice rang in his ears, Tian Shou's memory was immediately pulled back to the outside of Puyang City, to the formation of the two armies a few months ago.

Recalling the heroic words he once said to the enemy in front of him, a trace of self-mockery flashed through Tian Shou's heart.

Unexpectedly, he not only failed to defeat the opponent, but actually became the opponent's prisoner of war. Such an experience made Tian Shou not know what to say for a moment.

However, his innate pride did not allow Tian Shou to bow his head to Gongsun Qi. A look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.

"snort!"

After another cold snort, he looked straight at Gongsun Qi in front of him, and heard Tian Shou say loudly: "My skills are not as good as others, I have nothing to say."

"But if Sima wants me to abandon Qi, Tian Shou will never agree even if he dies."

Looking at Tian Shou who was unyielding in front of him at this moment, Gongsun Qi also had a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Although Tian Shou was not as good as him in terms of military strategy, and he always liked great achievements, his unyielding attitude was still very admirable.

"General, please rest assured that I have no intention of persuading you to abandon Qi, nor do I have the slightest intention of murdering you."

After calming Tian Shou softly with words, Gongsun Qi suddenly turned his eyes to the side and said, "Here comes someone."

"exist."

Scanning Tian Shou's body with kind eyes, he heard Gongsun Qi order in a deep voice: "Invite General Tian Shou down, and be sure to take good care of him."

So, with Tian Shou looking a little confused, several Wei soldiers escorted him slowly down the city wall of Pinglu.

After a few breaths, when Tian Shou's figure disappeared from sight, a Wei general who had just been ordered to escort Tian Shou took a few steps forward with a puzzled expression.

"The general is puzzled as to why Sima ordered Tian Shou to be treated well?"

"First of all, Tian Shou, as the former commander-in-chief of the Qi army's 100,000 elites, is indeed worthy of our army's good treatment based on his status."

"This is the second time..."

In the middle of the conversation, he looked at the Wei general in front of him and heard Gongsun Qiruo say meaningfully: "Rather than letting Qi send another general, I would rather fight with this General Tian Shou."

After saying this, both the general Gongsun Qi and the Wei general showed a knowing smile on their faces.

"Report..."

"Report to Sima, the frontline scouts are reporting urgently."

Another report sounded in his ears, and Gongsun Qi immediately suppressed the smile on his face and quickly walked towards the messenger who had just appeared.

Taking the urgent report from the front line from the opponent's hand, as his eyes moved quickly above it, the expression on Gongsun Qi's face became a little solemn.

"Qi is indeed one of the great countries in the world!" After a moment, Gongsun Qi sighed deeply as he gently put down the urgent report in his hand.

According to the urgent report from the scouts sent out from the front line, Qi State has temporarily raised an army of 100,000 people and is currently marching towards the Great Wall of Qi State.

Once they are allowed to garrison the Great Wall of Qi, not only will the eastward offensive of the central coalition forces be frustrated, but the entire offensive against Qi will also be affected.

Not daring to hesitate at all, a cold light suddenly appeared in Gongsun Qi's eyes, "Here comes someone."

"The end will be here."

"My general orders the coalition forces to finish their rest and regroup and immediately advance towards the Great Wall of Qi. They must break through the Great Wall of Qi before the Qi army arrives."

"The general will obey the order."

Just when the Wei army general bowed to accept his order and was about to turn around to convey Gongsun Qi's order, a voice from behind stopped him.

"In addition, send a messenger to send this urgent report back to Anyi. Be sure to let your Majesty and the Prime Minister know about the changes in the battle situation on the front line."

When the footsteps in his ears became more and more blurred, Gongsun Qi stood back behind the city wall again. Looking at the plains in the distance, his heart was not entirely focused on the upcoming battle.

He believed that while he was commanding the army to march forward on the front line, the contact with Qi State in the court should also have begun secretly. Maybe Wei's envoys would soon arrive in Qi State at this moment.

Gongsun Qi's guess was not wrong. Just as he was looking toward the east, a carriage from Anyi appeared outside Linzi, the capital of Qi.

"Xilulu..."

Accompanied by the neighing of the horses, the driver gently stopped the carriage beneath him and whispered something behind him.

"My lord, Linzi has arrived."

After a moment of silence in the carriage, the curtain of the carriage opened, and a middle-aged man appeared.

This man is not Duan Qianjie, the senior official of the Wei State who was ordered to secretly go on a secret mission to the State of Qi, but who is he?
Chapter completed!