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Chapter 280 Chapter [-] The Situation of Qi State

In the evening, Qi State Linzi!
Zishui is long, light and fluctuating, and the afterglow of the setting sun is sprinkled on the river. It is half of the river and half of the river is red. The scenery is so moving.

Zishui Spring Scenery is one of the most famous scenic spots in Linzi. Every spring, there are always many people in Linzi City who come here for spring outings and play.Of course, in this season of hope, it is also a good opportunity for masculine teenagers and Huaichun girls to meet each other.

Therefore, every spring, there will always be a large number of Qi people gathered by the Zishui River to visit, of course, young handsome men and beautiful women are the main ones.Standing shoulder to shoulder and sweating profusely seems to be a normal situation.

But this year, there was no such lively scene as in the past at all. In the evening, there were only a few sparse figures walking slowly towards Linzi city.As for the splendid sunset and dusk scenery, I have no intention of enjoying it at all!
Perhaps it is because Qi, like other vassal states, has just experienced the war against Qin.The damage of the war has not completely dissipated, and the economy of Linzi City seems to have not recovered from the damage of the war, and the people seem to be still silent in the shadow of the war.

That's right, the reason why Zishui Shangchun is so deserted is indeed caused by the shadow of war.But it was not because of the war against Qin that had passed for two years.Since Zhang Han fought continuously in Qi State, captured more than 20 cities, and beat Tian Rong with no strength to fight back, Qi State has indeed been depressed for a while.

Later, Zhang Han changed his main target to the state of Chu, especially Xiang Liang, a general of the state of Chu at the time who besieged Dingtao, and shot him to death.After that, Zhang Han led his army back to the north of the river, and set up a battle at Julu.

Zhang Han led the Qin army to leave the battle, and Qi Xiangtian Rong immediately led his army to recover more than 20 cities occupied by the Qin army.After that, the Qin army began the Battle of Julu, and was defeated. The last battles were mainly concentrated in Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin's mainland.Tian Rong also did not lead the army to participate in the rescue of Julu, so Qi can be said to be the first to emerge from the war against Qin.

The land where Qi State is located is fertile and rich, and it will recover extremely quickly.So after two years, Qi State, especially Linzi, gradually regained its vitality.However, this spring, which was supposed to be full of vigor and vitality, was dimmed by the cloud of war. Perhaps the people were all shrouded in the breath of war, so they had no intention of going out to enjoy this splendid spring.

This battle was naturally the battle of the Qi-Chu battle. Since Xiang Yu was divided into feudal lords, Tian Rong, the Prime Minister of Qi, did not lead his army to rescue Xiang Liang, so Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, hated Tian Rong very much.Therefore, when enfeoffing, Tian Rong, who had made a lot of contributions, was excluded without hesitation, and there was no reward at all.

Ok!That's all, after all, Tian Rong is already the prime minister of Qi, and his nephew Tian Shi is also the king of Qi.Unexpectedly, Xiang Yu went too far, changing Tianshi to Jiao and Dongwang, and changing the capital from Linzi to Jimo.

Where is the state of Qi?The hinterland of Qilu is full of prosperity, and it is also the most traditional hometown of Qi.Where are Jiao and Dongna? Originally, it was the land of Dongyi. It can be said that it was a barren and backward place in that era, except that Jimo City still looks a little bit.But compared with the bustling Linzi, it is nothing.

The most critical issue is the change of strength. The original Tian Shi was the king, and Tian Rong was the mutual Qi State, which almost controlled most of the territory of the original Tian family Qi State.Except for the part of the north of the river that is not under control, it has suddenly become Jiao and Dong Wang, and the territory has also become a corner of Jiao and Dong Peninsula.

Who can accept such a huge gap?Faced with Xiang Yu's merciless, direct and no more direct way of weakening, only a fool would accept it.It is this simple change of seal and relocation, which is actually extremely complicated, and Tian Rong's power will suffer a huge blow.The lost benefits are also immeasurable.

Moreover, the status and sphere of influence of Jiao, Dongwang and King Qi are definitely not the same as King Qi, who is the orthodox representative of Tian's Qi State.If you give up so easily, what is going on?Xiang Yu appointed another king of Jibei, obviously because he wanted the old land of Qi to be completely divided, so that it would not be able to gather strong strength.

The original powerful Qi State was divided into three parts, and the strength of Qi State, the second most powerful country in the original Warring States Period, would never be integrated again, so Xiang Yu lost his threat.At that time, they can be defeated one by one, and it is not impossible to take Qi as their own.At the same time, it was also to avenge their own private revenge, deal a huge blow to themselves, deliberately refute their own face, and make the world laugh at them.

Tian Rong, who is Qi Xiang, naturally knew that Xiang Yu was targeting him, and Tian Shi was just innocently implicated.Faced with such a situation, Tian Rong naturally couldn't agree. Moving out of Linzi, everything he and his eldest brother finally won would come to naught, obviously he couldn't save him from letting go like this.

Not only that, Qi Xiangtian Rong knew very well that he did not lead his army to rescue Dingtao because of the fact that Chu State did not kill Tianjia, and sat and watched Xiang Liang be besieged by Zhang Han and die on the battlefield.It was for this reason that he and the Xiang family formed an indissoluble enmity, and he knew very well that Xiang Yu would never let it go.

The suppression of enfeoffment is only the first step. Xiang Yu's most real fear is to kill himself and then quickly, so Xiang Yu will do something to himself sooner or later.Qi Xiangtian Rong is naturally not the kind of person who sits and waits to die. Now that he knows Xiang Yu's intentions, he should have a countermeasure.

Now Xiang Yu deliberately changed Tianshi to Jiao and Dongwang, which is a trap in itself.Qi Xiangtian Rong knew very well that once he left Linzi and the land of Qilu, his strength would be greatly frustrated.If Xiang Yu wanted to attack him at that time, he would not have enough strength to deal with him.At that time, it will really become a man who is a knife and I am a fish, and Tian Rong is also considered a hero, how can he be a mermaid?

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to leave Linzi now. At least until now, it still controls most of the original land of Qi State. After two years of recovery, its strength has grown a lot.At least with sufficient self-protection ability, Linzi is many times safer than that of Jimo.

Furthermore, Tianshi was originally the king of Qi, but now he has become the king of Jiao and Dong, which can be said to be loyal and relegated.Although Xiang Yu's latest canonized Qi Wang Tiandu is also related to the original Qi clan, he is just a general of Qi.To deceive the master with a servant is to deceive others too much!

If he left like this, everyone in the world would think that Tian Rong was afraid of Xiang Yu, and he couldn't hold back his face at all.Xiang Yu's behavior is a direct humiliation to Tian Rong, Qi Wang, and Qi Guo. For a bloody man, he will never swallow his anger.

So for the safety of his own life, for his own dignity and honor, for the benefit of Qi, and for...for too many things, Qi Xiangtian Rong decided that he must never leave Linzi, and he would never let Tian Shi go to Jimo to ascend the throne, that damn thing Jiao, Dong Wang, Tian Shi can only be suitable for Qi Wang forever, and he has always been Qi Xiang...

In the state of Qi, although the king of Qi is Tian Shi, because he was young at the beginning, all the power is in the hands of his uncle Tian Rong.This is the case even now, so the highest right to speak in Qi State is concentrated in the hands of Qi Xiang Tian Rong, and he will naturally not leave if he says he can't leave.

In this way, the new Qi Wangtian will naturally be unable to take office, and in this way, Xiang Yu's enfeoffment will be directly denied, which can be said to be a direct challenge to the authority of the Overlord of Western Chu.Xiang Yu was naturally furious at this, and Tian Rong knew that Xiang Yu might use this as an excuse to start a war against himself.

Apart from Xiang Liang's hatred and maintaining his own face and authority, Xiang Yu has a very reasonable and sufficient motive.That is, Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu, is too close to the border of Qi and Chu, and the strength of Qi can easily threaten the safety of the capital of Western Chu.

Naturally, Xiang Yu would not allow such a situation to happen. Tian Rong can understand this, and if it were him, he would do the same.Faced with this situation that will appear sooner or later, there is no room for avoidance, but to face it bravely and overcome difficulties!It has become an indisputable fact that there will be a battle with Xiang Yu sooner or later.

If Xiang Yu waits until everything is ready and launches an attack first, Qi will only be able to resist passively.In the matter of conferring titles, I have already lost face and been humiliated by Xiang Yu. Is this going to continue like this.When the time comes, the army of the Western Chu State will come under pressure, and you will fight desperately in Qi State?At that time, Xiang Yu will be majestic and majestic, but he will be in an extremely passive situation, which means he will be at a disadvantage.

At that time, people in the world will still think that he is no match for Qi State and Western Chu State, and that Qi Xiangtian Rong is not as good as Western Chu Overlord!Tian Rong is unwilling to be so sad and depressed, so he wants to stand up...

In addition, Xiang Yu is too domineering in the matter of enfeoffment. His own Western Chu Kingdom is not generally vast, so its strength is also very huge.If Xiang Yu is ready and mobilizes the huge resources and power of Western Chu, Qi will be able to defeat him.

Therefore, Xiang Yu cannot be allowed to prepare calmly. At the same time, if Xiang Yu's Western Chu army comes to attack, it will inevitably press into the territory of Qi State, so the natural battlefield is within the territory of Qi State.The land and people of Qi State will be devastated by the war, and the people of Qi State will be devastated by the war. Tian Rong is not like this.

Moreover, after such a thing happened in the battle situation, one's own battle will be much less, and the strength that can be displayed, as well as the space left for oneself will be reduced, making the already somewhat disadvantaged battle between Qi and Chu even more unfavorable to him. .Obviously Tian Rong was not like this, so he moved his mind, that is, he sent troops to attack the Western Chu Kingdom first, and preemptively.

Anyway, the incomprehensible deep hatred between Xiang Yu and Xiang Yu has already been accepted, and there is no room for maneuver, so they can only deal with it.I already know that Xiang Yu will start a war against himself sooner or later, the war is inevitable, so whoever starts the war, it doesn't matter if it is suitable.

But the result is completely different. Now it is beneficial to launch an attack on its own initiative in several ways.Now that Xiang Yu has just returned to Pengcheng, he has not yet gained a firm foothold, and now he can be caught off guard.The Western Chu State is vast, and Xiang Yu is still unable to fully control it, so the resources and strength he can mobilize are limited. In this way, with the national strength of Qi State, he has the capital and possibility to fight against it.

If you do it yourself first, then the battlefield will be concentrated in Chu State, and if possible, the army can directly threaten Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu State.Xiang Yu humiliated himself last time, and this time he also tried to save face, and slapped him back, and he slapped him very loudly.Let everyone know that I am not afraid of him, Xiang Yu, Tian Rong is an indomitable figure.

At the same time, he was also certain that Xiang Yu's soldiers from the Western Chu Kingdom had been participating in the battle against Qin, and they were considered exhausted all these years.Moreover, the soldiers who have just returned to their hometowns, homesickness is inevitable, and there may be many soldiers who want to go home to visit their relatives.

It can be said that the army of the Western Chu State will be a little confused in this kind of thing, and the morale of the army will be unstable. It is definitely a good time to attack.This kind of opportunity should not be missed. There may be a chance for a preemptive attack, but a late attack can only be passively beaten.

Forced to make a decision, I can only fight like this!

As for the outcome of the war, Tian Rong also knew it well. He had seen Xiang Yu's shocking performance of military talent in the Battle of Julu.Xiang Yu's ability, as well as the talented generals of the Western Chu State, as well as the combat effectiveness of the brave and high-moralized army are all higher than those of the Qi State.

But I can't give up just because of this. Now I've been pushed to the point of life and death. I have no choice but to fight to the death.What's more, taking the initiative to strike first and sending troops to attack the Western Chu Kingdom can properly make up for this defect.

There is also the support of Fan Wenke and Fan Sanye. This great God of Wealth has given him sufficient support in terms of food, grass, money and food, at least he doesn't have to worry about this aspect for the time being.For large army operations, this is a huge benefit.In fact, Fan Wenke's persuasion and the support he could provide also had a great influence on the reason why he was able to make up his mind to go to war with Xiang Yu from the Western Chu Kingdom this time.

The battlefield changes rapidly, and no one can predict the outcome of a real battle. Therefore, there is no development, no real battle, and everything is still unknown.Therefore, it is not to say who will win and who will lose.The loser might not be Qi, but Xiang Yu, Tian Rong thought.

Of course, he is also very clear that this is a battle of life and death for himself and Qi.He is very clear about what he will face once he loses the battle, but at this moment, he has no choice.If you want to leave the house, you must die. It is better to fight to the death, and maybe you can win the first-line upgrade.Even if it fails, I don't regret it, and at the same time it will cause a certain blow to Xiang Yu, even if it is death, Xiang Yu will have to pay a certain painful price!

But what frustrates him most now is that his nephew Tian Shi does not quite agree with his idea, which annoys Tian Rong very much.

(End of this chapter)