My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 920: The Da Qi version of the Maginot Line! Since there is no way to retreat, let’s fight to the death!
Tian He's roar dispelled the sorrow in the hall.

King Jian of Qi managed to calm himself down and said repeatedly: "Since Great Qi joined the coalition, I have never slacked off."

"Since Qin General Duanhe led an army of 130,000 to Pingyuanjin, I have been trying my best to recruit soldiers in preparation for the Qin army's surprise attack."

"There are already 250,000 soldiers on the Gaotang front!"

King Jian of Qi has been a grandson all his life, and he is counting on this battle to turn the tide!

He used the power in his hands to oppress the local dignitaries, used the name of the king to order the local dignitaries, and begged the local dignitaries with tears. King Jian of Qi tried all the methods he could use, and thus almost exhausted the national strength of Qi.

After sending 700,000 troops to join the coalition, King Jian of Qi actually seized another 250,000 troops and sent them to Gaotang, bringing the total number of troops Qi deployed in this battle to a terrifying 950,000!

Upon hearing this, Tian He couldn't help but gasp: "The troops on the Gaotang front have been increased to 250,000?!"

Qi Wangjian's voice was inevitably a little more excited: "Not bad!"

"I think that even though Qin General Duanhe is good at fighting, he only has 130,000 soldiers."

"Now, our Great Qi has 250,000 troops to defend Gaotang, which is absolutely safe!"

As we all know, in the original history, Wang Ben adopted the tactic of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak and sent troops from the north to attack and destroy the State of Qi.

But in fact, Wang Ben gave up the task after conquering Yan. Originally, the main general who attacked Qi in history was Meng Tian!
In the original history, Meng Tian, ​​who had never served as a mid-level or grassroots general, was appointed as the commander-in-chief because of his family background. He led 300,000 elite veterans to attack Gaotang from the direction of Lingqiu.

Afterwards, Meng Tian attacked fiercely for three months but achieved nothing. He even saw no hope of conquering Gaotang, so he had to ask for help from the court!

Ying Zheng had no choice but to order Wang Ben, who had just returned from conquering Yan and was at home teaching his children, to support Meng Tian. This led to the battle to conquer Qi, in which Wang Ben led only 50,000 border troops from Yan and forced King Jian of Qi to surrender.

Meng Tian's predicament was directly related to his limited experience, but it was also closely related to Gaotang's defensive strength.

Gaotang was one of the five capitals of Qi State, and behind it was the fastest, smoothest and flattest route to Linzi, and it was almost indefensible.

Gaotang fell and Qi was destroyed!
Therefore, Gaotang has always been the primary target of Zhao's attacks on Qi. When Yue Yi led the coalition forces of five countries to attack Qi, he also placed the main battlefield on the Gaotang front line. After opening up the Gaotang defense line, he destroyed Qi smoothly in one battle.

This directly led to the State of Qi regarding Gaotang as its lifeline, and it spared no expense in building up Gaotang's city defenses.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Gaotang line is the Maginot Line of Qi.

Not to mention Yang Duanhe, even if Wang Jian and Wang Ben were brought over, they would have to take a detour!

Tian He nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, what you said is very true!"

"With such a large number of troops guarding Gaotang, Gaotang will definitely not be lost."

Then Tian He frowned again: "However, as far as I know, Gaotang Du Dafu Lu Zha does not support our Great Qi going to war with Qin, and he is quite inclined to Qin."

"Now, our Great Qi not only handed over the important land of Gaotang to Doctor Ludu, but also handed over 250,000 troops to Doctor Ludu."

"I am worried that Doctor Ludu will repeat the same mistake as the former Han County Magistrate Teng!"

King Jian of Qi said confidently: "General, you can rest assured."

"I have great faith in Doctor Ludu!"

Looking at the determined look of King Jian of Qi, Tian He's eyes showed understanding, and Hou Sheng sighed in his heart.

At this moment, how could King Jian of Qi place such trust in a capitulator?

It is obvious that Lu Zha's previous remarks in favor of Qin were just a cover-up.

In fact, Lu Zha had already sided with King Jian of Qi's camp!
Of the five du gong, two remained neutral, and three sided with King Jian of Qi.

After winning, he felt that his loss was not unfair!

Tian He laughed heartily: "Since the king has great confidence in Doctor Lu Du, I will no longer have any doubts!"

Tian Yu bowed his hands loudly and said in a deep voice: "I advise you!"

"Your Majesty, do not worry about what the King of Qin said."

"The King of Qin and the Lord of Chang'an have already publicly declared Qin's determination to unify the world."

"I believe that even if Great Qi always maintains a cautious attitude towards Qin, Qin will still attack Great Qi after conquering Dai and Yan!"

"As long as the King of Qin survives and the Lord of Qin Chang'an survives, the war between Qin and Qi is inevitable, and will ultimately end with the destruction of one side of the country."

"Now the King of Qin has declared that the hatred between Qin and Qi will not end until the two countries are destroyed. This is just an early announcement of the hostility between Qin and Qi."

"Yes! Now that both Dai and Yan are still alive, our Great Qi is joining forces with the two countries to attack Qin!"

"The current situation is far better than the situation where Qin destroyed Dai and Yan and then declared war on our Great Qi!"

"What the king should worry about now is how to resist the Qin army, or even how to annex the Qin territory, rather than worrying about not being able to serve Qin's ministers!"

Tian He's voice was decisive and powerful, which made King Jian of Qi feel more at ease.

While thinking, King Jian of Qi looked at Hou Sheng and asked, "Does the Prime Minister have any good advice?"

Hou Sheng felt bitter at the corners of his mouth.

I do have some good advice, but Your Majesty does not accept it!

The situation has developed to this point. Even if I have good advice, how can I implement it?
Hou Sheng had no choice but to bow and utter some cold and cruel words: "The general said that Qin and Qi will eventually become enemies, and I also think so."

"I think that becoming a minister of Qin is the most prudent and best strategy, so I have repeatedly made suggestions on this strategy."

"However, now that Great Qi has no chance of being a vassal of Qin, this strategy has been abandoned!"

"Since this is the case, there is only one way for the current Da Qi."

Hou Sheng said in a broken voice: "Since there is no way to retreat, then don't retreat even a single step!"

"Seize the people's strength, recruit officials, open the arsenal, and fight with all your might!"

"Let's gather all the strength of the Great Qi and fight the Qin State to the death!" Tian He, the leader of the pro-war faction, and Hou Sheng, the leader of the pro-surrender faction, reached an unprecedented consensus at this moment!
All the court officials in the hall bowed their hands and shouted: "I second the motion!"

King Jian of Qi laughed heartily: "Good! Very good!"

"Now that you, my dear ministers, are working together and nearly a million soldiers are fighting bravely, what does it matter even if the King of Qin says that the feud between Qin and Qi will not end until the two countries are destroyed?"

"We, the Great Qi, will fight to the death with the Qin State!"

The court officials in the hall bowed their hands and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The cheers of the ministers greatly alleviated the worries in King Jian of Qi's heart.

The Qin army was indeed good at fighting, and the Qin Chang'an Jun was indeed able to capture the immortal alive.

But my Great Qi also has a million troops!
Even if one person spits, it can drown Ying Chengjiao!

With a wave of his hand, King Jian of Qi shouted, "Take the Kunyu map!"

"Decide the military strategy!"

Several eunuchs immediately unfolded the Kunyu map in the hall. King Jian of Qi walked down from the high platform and said in a deep voice: "My Great Qi has a large number of soldiers, but most of them lack experience. They need to be tempered in war to become elite soldiers."

"I do not expect to use this war to invade Qin's territory. As long as this war can help my soldiers improve, it will be a great gain."

"I think the key to this battle is not to be defeated!"

Hearing the tone set by King Jian of Qi, Tian He and Hou Sheng both nodded happily.

He was able to quickly regain his composure even when being identified as a mortal enemy by the Qin State.

With an army of nearly one million, he was able to recognize the current situation of Da Qi and advance step by step.

Such a monarch can be called a wise ruler!

Tian He immediately stepped forward, holding a wooden stick and pointing at the Kunyu map, saying: "I think that if Qin attacks our Great Qi, it will most likely send troops from the Gaotang line in the west."

"However, the south side must also be guarded."

"I advise you to recall the Judu official Kuang Yong and 100,000 veteran soldiers to join the Gaotang troops and reorganize the army."

"Afterwards, Doctor Ludu led 200,000 soldiers to continue guarding the Gaotang front."

"The Great Wall (Qi Great Wall) was guarded by the Grand Doctor Kuangdu with 100,000 soldiers and horses."

"If the Qin army really raises troops from the south of our Great Qi, we will use the cities south of the Great Wall to delay the Qin army's progress, buy time for the coalition forces to return and support, and finally stop the enemy south of the Great Wall!"

"In addition, dispatch another 50,000 troops to support Linzi and defend our capital."

"If the Qin army had not taken the initiative to attack our Great Qi, our Great Qi would not have taken the initiative to send troops, and the victory or defeat would have been entirely dependent on the coalition's main battlefield!"

Although Tian He was the leader of the pro-war faction, he was also well aware of the weakness of the Qi army and understood the spirit of King Jian of Qi.

Therefore, Tian He's overall strategy focused on stability and defense. He only wanted to use this battle to train his troops without losing, and did not seek to win the battle.

King Jian of Qi nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "With the Great Wall and Gaotang as our support, Linzi will have no worries!"

Hou Sheng stepped out of the group and bowed, saying, "Besides this, I advise you to send envoys to spread rumors among the people, and then send envoys to Xianyang City to ask for an audience with the King of Qin."

"Although our Great Qi has torn up the Qin-Qi alliance, the Yan State has torn up the Qin-Qi alliance even more times!"

"There is no old hatred between Qin and Qi, but the King of Dai is the Crown Prince of Zhao, and the important officials of Dai were once officials of Zhao. The hatred between Qin and Zhao should have continued into the Qin and Dai dynasties."

"In terms of hatred, the hatred between Dai and Yan and Qin is far greater than that between Qi and Qin."

"I think we can persuade the important officials of Qin to intensify the hatred between Qin, Dai and Yan, and persuade Qin to attack Dai and Yan first, so as to buy a breathing space for our Great Qi!"

The Qi court was united, and one by one the officials came forward to offer their advice.

From military and diplomacy to logistics, from interception and garrison to alienation, it is foolproof and secure.

In just three hours, Qi State quickly agreed on a package plan against Qin State!

The sky gradually darkened. King Jian of Qi, who had just agreed on the overall strategy, did not show any sign of fatigue. Instead, he looked at Tian He sincerely and said, "Where the coalition army is, we have the left prime minister and our great prince of Qi in command, and we are surrounded by great generals."

"But there are no good generals in the rear of our Great Qi."

"I think the general can stay in the country to prepare for the Qin army's surprise attack, instead of going to the front line to add icing on the cake."

"What do you think, General?"

Tian He was struggling in his heart.

He would rather seek victory on the front line than hide in the rear and plan for defeat.

But thinking about the safety of the Great Qi State, Tian He still bowed solemnly: "Yes!"

Qi Wangjian laughed heartily: "Hahaha~"

"It is my great honor to have the support of the General, the Prime Minister, and all of you dear ministers!"

"In this battle, we, the Great Qi, will be united and will surely be able to..."

"Report!!!"

The loud and shrill cry cut through the evening glow and interrupted King Jian of Qi's morale-boosting words.

Without approval, the palace door was closed.

But the terrified voice had already entered the hall through the crack in the door:
"Report!"

"Twenty miles southwest, we have spotted the Qin army!!!"

(End of this chapter)