"General Shi, the soldiers have already set up an ambush at Changlianpo. The time is almost here. It's time to counterattack the Qi army."

In Yan territory, the Yan army was lying in ambush in a long and narrow valley. Only when they saw the Qi army from afar did Liu Chengce finally speak.

During this period of time, God knows how much humiliation these generals have suffered and how much territory they have lost in order to wait for the opportunity to lure the enemy deep into their territory and then annihilate them completely.

He couldn't even imagine what the scene would be like when these battle reports reached His Majesty, but there was no way, these had to be done.

Everything is just as they planned, and they can only proceed step by step to get to where they are today.

Fortunately, everything developed as everyone expected at the beginning. Now the Qi army has apparently captured five cities in a row, but in fact it has secretly entered the heart of Yan territory, and is surrounded by them.

Once we join forces with Texas's 100,000 troops, we will be able to catch the turtle in the jar.

"Well, after being down and out for so long, it's time to fight back!"

Looking at the Northern Qi cavalry vaguely visible in the distance, Shi Qingxue's eyes were firm.

"Tell the soldiers to take cover. Once the enemy is within attack range, the archers will attack first!"

The spring breeze swept across the Changlian Valley, blowing on people's faces with a slight sweet taste of dew, and everyone was holding their breath.

At the place where the Anguo army ambushed, there was a wasteland dotted with green, and further ahead, there was a bush that stretched endlessly.

Soon, the Qi cavalry vanguard arrived.

Liu Chengce finally stood up from his disguise, looked at the enemy troops below and gave orders:

"Archers, get ready!"

"put--"

In an instant, as if divine soldiers descended from the sky, countless archers with arrows drawn suddenly appeared on the halfway point of the long valley, aiming directly at the Northern Qi cavalry on the road.

While all the Qi troops were still unresponsive, countless Anguo soldiers wearing straw raincoats and grass furs suddenly appeared, and a rain of black arrows fell from the sky.

"Oh no! There's an ambush!"

"Quick, find cover!"

Noticing the ambush, all the Qi soldiers wanted to retreat, but this place was extremely empty, and since they were all cavalry, they had no way of stopping the rain of arrows and could only rely on the weapons in their hands to resist.

But in the end, it seemed that they were unable to take care of themselves. For a while, horses and people were killed and countless people were killed and injured.

Behind the vanguard cavalry unit, the Qi army generals noticed the sudden appearance of the An Guo army and their faces turned pale.

He pulled a guard over from the side.

"Damn it! Why are there so many Anguo troops ambushing here? What are the scouts doing?"

"Take a good look at this. There are soldiers all over the mountain. Is this the information you gathered? Huh?"

Being scolded by his own general, the personal soldier was dumbfounded and stammered for a long time before answering:

"Um... General, the scouts' intelligence indeed shows no trace of the Anguo army..."

"...Besides, this is Yannan City, a hundred miles away from the nearest Fu'an City. There's no way the Anguo army is here!"

"Bullshit!" The general flew into a rage upon hearing this response. "You mean those people on the mountain aren't Anguo's army, huh?"

"This... this is not... this is not..." The guard was obviously at a loss.

This time we were ambushed, and it was obvious that the scouts' intelligence was to blame.

The general couldn't stand it any longer, so he kicked the guard aside.

"All soldiers, listen up and prepare for battle!"

Almost all the vanguard cavalrymen were killed by arrows. Following the general's order, the soldiers behind did not hesitate and hastily formed a battle formation and began to counterattack.

This is almost a battle with an innate advantage.

Because all the enemy cavalry were wiped out, the morale of all the soldiers on An's side was greatly boosted.

Seeing the two sides fighting together, even Generals Liu Chengce and Shi Qingxue quickly went into battle to kill the enemy.

Seeing their own generals all going into battle and the enemy having no ability to fight back wherever they went, the morale of the soldiers was immediately boosted.

Soon, the Qi army was completely defeated.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Qi army generals hesitated and reluctantly ordered a retreat.

The defeated Qi army soldiers immediately began to retreat along the same route. The soldiers below planned to continue chasing them, but were stopped by Shi Qingxue.

"No need to chase them anymore. Let's take a good rest and prepare for the counterattack on Yannan City!"

Following the commander's order, the soldiers who wanted to continue chasing stopped and watched the remaining remnants of the Qi army leave.

An Jun rested for about half a day before heading towards the nearest town.

It was also from this day that the An army finally began to fight back.

In Dezhou, Chu Yan, who had been keeping his troops idle, suddenly appeared outside the city of Yanjing with a large army, launched a surprise attack on the Qi army, and cut off the supply lines of the front-line troops of the Great Qi.

There was no other way. After a few days, the Qi army suffered defeat after defeat and had lost its initial momentum. In the end, Zhou Yan could only retreat to Yanjing City.

"Report—"

Finally, the day came when the soldiers from Nankang City reported on the affairs of Qi State.

"Report to the Marshal!"

"Urgent news from Nankang!"

The soldier came in a hurry on horseback, and his tired face showed that he had been on a long journey.

When he presented the information, there was already a look of worry on his face.

"General, urgent news has arrived from Nankang. His Majesty... has passed away!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan, who had received the information from the soldiers, was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his face suddenly changed.

There was silence in the military camp, and he unfolded the letter silently with a silent face.

With every line of text he read, Zhou Yan's face became darker.

In the end, he was so angry that he threw the information directly to the ground.

"This temptress is ruining the country!"

"This temptress is ruining the country!"

Zhou Yan had been attacking An for so long in the south, and he had never lost his temper, no matter how smooth things were at the beginning or how frustrated he was now.

But when he saw this intelligence and learned about the coup that was taking place in Qi State, he was so angry that he trembled all over and burst into cursing.

For him, the death of Emperor Qi was not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that the news of Emperor Qi's unexpected death spread.

Moreover, most of the forces in the court used this to oppose the newly enthroned King Cheng, and the crisis within Qi was imminent.

Zhou Yan no longer dared to think about what would happen to their army if something unexpected happened within the State of Qi.

Seeing their commander-in-chief's defense broken like this, the subordinates couldn't help but feel surprised for a moment.

Finally, one of them stepped forward and asked cautiously, "Marshal, is there any unexpected event in the court?"

Zhou Yan was silent for a long time before he looked at his subordinates with a cold gaze and then said lightly:

"His Majesty has passed away, the Crown Prince is missing, and now the one who ascended the throne in Shengjing..."

Having said this, he was silent for a moment, "It is His Royal Highness King Cheng..."

Soldiers: “???”

The sudden change left them at a loss for a moment, and they were unable to recover for a long time.

Why can such a few short words have such great destructive power?

Finally, someone couldn't help but yell, "Damn it!"

"I really want to kill Cheng Wang Gou'er's mother!"