Competing

Chapter 531

Cooking is a form of torture.The torturer first strips off the prisoner's clothes, pushes the prisoner into a cauldron as high as an adult, and cooks it on firewood.Most of the prisoners died of burns, and some even burned their bodies.It was quite common in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and it was very tragic.

At this time, Li Shiqi was standing in such a cauldron on the square in Linzi. The fire was burning fiercely, and the temperature in the cauldron was getting higher and higher.

I thought that this mission to Qi State would be a glorious one, but I didn't expect it to end up like this.I thought that I had succeeded in persuading the King of Qi, helping the King of Han to pacify the land of Qi, and preventing Han Xin from entering the land of Qi.

But now, he realized that he was wrong, completely wrong.Now that Han Xin has objected, how can a righteousness stop him?I was too idealistic, and in the end I couldn't help but didn't stop Han Xin, but did him a big favor.Now it is easier for him to invade Qi State under the pretext, and he even beat him up so that the King of Han has nothing to say.Alas, one careless move ended up killing the King of Han, and even more causing him to lose his life.

The water in the cauldron was getting hotter and hotter, and Li Shiqi couldn't take it anymore.There was no way, no matter how much he said or how he explained, Qi Wang Tianguang didn't believe him.The fact that Han Xin invaded Qi has already happened, and it is impossible for Li Shiqi to tell all the family ugliness of Han. In fact, even if he said it, King Qi might not believe it.

Tian Guang also said: "Thanks to the kindness of the widow, let him stay here and enjoy it for a few days, otherwise he will really slip away!"

Li Shiqi was an eloquent talent, and he claimed that his three-inch tongue was comparable to an army of millions, but now even with a hundred mouths, he couldn't speak clearly.So he could only end up in such a tragic end, boiled to death, and died in such a humiliating manner.

"Han Xin, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go..." Guangye Jun Li Shiqi stood in the cauldron, raised his head to the sky and yelled, leaving his last words...

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Li Shiqi died in the cauldron like this. Qi Wang Tianguang saw it and showed no mercy.From the beginning to the end, he thought that this old man had lied to him and put Qi into such a dangerous situation, which can be said to be a heinous crime.

"My lord, do you think what Li Shiqi said is true?" Tian Heng thought of his old friend's past actions, and felt a little doubtful in his heart.

Tian Guang shook his head lightly and said: "Uncle, no matter whether it is true or not, it is a fact that we have been fooled now. Whether the problem lies with Liu Bangna or Han Xin, we have no control over it. Now... the most urgent task is how to resist Han Xin's attack. The lower city has been breached, Han Xin's striker Li Zuoche is only a hundred miles away from Linzi, the situation is urgent!"

Tian Heng sighed softly, and said: "This is... the only way to do it now is to ask for reinforcements!"

"Uncle, you mean Xiang Yu?" Tian Guang asked tentatively.

Tian Heng nodded and said: "Before we were deceived by Li Shiqi and agreed to surrender to Han, it was undoubtedly a betrayal to Xiang Yu. Now we are in trouble, Xiang Yu..."

Speaking of this matter, Tian Guang's expression darkened. Now both sides have been offended, and he hates Li Shiqi and Han Wang Liu Bang even more in his heart.

After a pause, Tian Hengcai said: "However, the Han army's occupation of Qi State will do harm to the Western Chu State. If you want to come to Xiang Yu...at least Fan Zeng will ignore the past and send troops to support. For the current plan, we must ask them for help. !"

"Yes, send an envoy to ask for help from the Western Chu Kingdom!" Now that the situation is urgent, Tian Guang can't take care of that much anymore. On the one hand, he mobilizes the Qi army to intercept it, and on the other hand, he can only hope for reinforcements.Otherwise, with the current situation, the people of Qi are no match for Han Xin.

"And..." Tian Heng continued: "Western Chu Kingdom alone may not be enough, I want to go to Waihuang personally to see if I can invite Peng Yue..."

"Peng Yue? He is under Liu Bang's orders, how could he go through this muddy water?" Tian Guang doubted this.

Tian Heng shook his head lightly: "Peng Yue also has his own plans, we can promise some benefits, maybe we can impress him... at least try!"

"That's fine! Now it can only be like this!" Tian Guang's mood was depressed for a long time, and he had a question in his heart, could it be that the world of Qi State could not be ruled by a person surnamed Tian?

Tian Heng sighed: "The most important thing is ourselves, at least stick to Linzi until reinforcements arrive! Once the city of Linzi is destroyed, the reinforcements will also lose hope for Qi."

Tian Guang knew very well that Linzi City was his entire wealth and life, so he said in a deep voice, "Naturally, the matter of foreign aid is up to Uncle, I will personally sit in Linzi and stick to the city!"

"Okay, stick to the city and have a good fight with the Han army!"

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According to history, Han Xin's troops have just occupied this city!

Because of Li Shiqi's lobbying and promises, Qi Wang Tianguang withdrew his defensive troops early, and the Han army fought all the way here as if they were in no man's land.

It can be said that Lixia is the only city that has encountered effective resistance, but the guards are limited, how can it be the opponent of Han Xin's army?It was quickly conquered.As a result, Han Xin's own central army tent moved here, and Li Zuoche led a vanguard army to directly attack Linzi City.

Qi, Han Xin is determined to win.

"Marshal, news from Linzi that Li Shiqi was killed by Qi Wang Tian Guangcang!" Kuai Che brought the information from Linzi.

Han Xin smiled lightly: "The misfortune comes from the mouth, Mr. Guangye may not understand this truth until he dies!"

Kuai Che laughed and said, "So the marshal's resentment can be eliminated?"

"That's natural. In fact, Mr. Guangye has helped us, and I shouldn't hate him. It's just that, the King of Han will be sad..." Han Xin replied lightly.

Kuai Che laughed and said: "Yes, losing a counselor and losing his reputation, the King of Han suffered a great loss this time!"

Han Xin said with a smile: "He deserved what he deserved... Presumably the King of Han hates me very much now, right?"

Kuai Che said: "I think it should be. However, we have already entered Qidi and the war has already begun. What else can he say? In order to win over the Marshal, at least in name, to guarantee the relationship between the Marshal and Han, Liu Bang will not , and dare not turn against the marshal."

"Yeah!" Han Xin is also quite confident about this, Liu Bang is now under his control.

"The key is to control Qi in our own hands as soon as possible, and we will have the capital to negotiate terms with Liu Bang!" Kuai Che analyzed: "It's not a problem for Qi alone, but we are afraid of Western Chu sending troops!"

Han Xin smiled coldly and said, "So what if the Western Chu Kingdom sends troops? They can't fly to the city of Linzi immediately. As long as they capture Linzi before them, Xiang Yu can only look forward to the city and sigh."

"Linzi? Is Li Zuo a car dealer?"

Han Xin sneered and said, "Tomorrow, the commander in chief of Japan will personally oversee the battle at the front line, and Linzi must be captured as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)