Chapter 143: Unable to support the alliance of the six kingdoms, unworthy of being the emperor
The Six Nations were united under the leadership of Yan, not because Yan was the strongest, but because the other five nations had their own conflicts and were unwilling to submit to each other.
So, under the order of King Yan, Le Yi was able to command millions of troops from the six kingdoms to attack Qi. This was the most glorious moment of his life and was destined to be recorded in history.
Most of the scholars in the world care less about life and death than fame and fortune. They travel to various countries for the opportunity to leave their names in history. Even those who seek wealth and honor may die in the blink of an eye, but this still cannot stop the pursuit of later generations.
Le Yi stood on the high platform, looking at the generals of the six countries who were listening to his orders below, feeling the moist wind blowing from all directions, the towering iron armor, and the chilling momentum. He understood that the peak of his life might be this moment.
Le Yi tightly grasped the sword in his hand and thought: Conquering Qi and repaying the King of Yan for his kindness, this is what I can do.
Yue Yi is a true genius. He is an excellent choice whether he is governing a country or commanding troops. The foundation of Yan State is too poor. Even after more than 20 years of ruling the country, Yue Yi still cannot make Yan State truly a powerful country in the world. But now that the troops of the six countries have gathered together, Yue Yi's military talents finally have room to play.
Faced with the surging army of the six nations, Qi State naturally knew that it could not defend the city to the death. Those stationed in the city were all nobles, and they needed the coordination of Linzi City to cooperate with each other. If they defended the city to the death, they would surely be defeated one by one.
There were no such high mountains and dangerous obstacles in Qi State, so the Qi army defended by the water, hoping to attack the armies of the six countries when they crossed the river, thus defeating the coalition army.
Seeing this, Le Yi laughed out loud and said, "Qi State has mobilized its entire army to fight against the six states. This is a way to death. Does the general of Qi think of himself as a primogeniture king?
All troops, obey my orders and cross the river!"
Attacking the enemy halfway across the river will not always be effective. This is why Yue Yi laughed at it. This is not a natural barrier like the big rivers. The rivers in Yan and Qi cannot stop the advance of the army at all.
The biggest problem with the Hezong and Lianheng strategies is that the participating countries are not united and hold each other back. It is basically because of this reason that they will eventually be defeated by the outnumbered.
The reason why Qi State dared to fight against the armies of the six countries was that it was certain that the six countries would not be able to cooperate well. As long as it attacked the weak points, there might be a chance to directly sweep away the armies of the six countries, and this battle might not be unwinnable.
After all, Qi State is not weak in strength, and has a group of elite troops capable of changing the war situation.
However, Le Yi was a genius commander. He did not let the countries coordinate their operations, but instead set combat goals for each country. This way, he could utilize the strength of the six countries while avoiding the situation where the six countries would hinder each other.
Although a large amount of manpower will be consumed internally, the combined strength of the six countries is greater than that of Qi, so it is not a big problem.
Under the command of Yue Yi, the armies of the six countries advanced. Qi attacked the army of Han fiercely, but the armies of the other five countries remained in a state of disorder and continued to attack Qi. The previously somewhat chaotic army of Han was reorganized as the army of Yan held off the army of Qi, which made the nobles of Qi feel a strong sense of uneasiness.
The ancestor of the State of Qi was Taigong Wang. During the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu, King Su and Taigong Wang were all military gods.
King Wu received the mandate from Heaven and was invincible in battle, especially in charging into battle, where he was unstoppable.
The King of Su is omnipresent, with powers beyond comprehension, and is a god among men.
Taigong Wang was the pinnacle of generals in the world, and the military books he wrote were the greatest wealth of the royal family of Qi.
When Prince Shen saw the formation of the coalition army and the brief battle, he immediately said: "The commander of the six countries is no ordinary man. This is a disaster for Qi."
If you ask what is more terrifying than facing an enemy with well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, it is that the enemy also has an extremely good commander.
The shouts on the battlefield were deafening. The Qi army was trying their best to resist. Countless arrows were shot at each other in waves. The armored shield soldiers were at the front and advanced to the sound of drums. They did not stop even when their comrades beside them had fallen.
Because the surging crowd was right behind them, they could only keep moving forward. Blood was flying everywhere, and the soldiers who died suddenly fell down like fallen wheat.
The armies of the six countries were winning victory after victory, but except for Yan, the expressions of the other five countries were very strange.
Before the battle was over, everyone could see that Qi seemed a little weak, or that Yan was unexpectedly strong.
In terms of the army alone, Yan State is at least half as strong as Qi State!
This is quite remarkable. Yan State has always been poor and weak, and Qi State was a second-rate power even at its weakest time. Now Yan State has developed to its current level without any noise, which has caused all the other countries to feel shocked.
The reason why they agreed to Yan's attack on Qi was that they wanted to strike at Qi, rather than allow Yan, a new powerful country, to rise.
But now the arrow is on the string, and there is no need for Qi to form an alliance. The five countries have already made up their minds that after fighting this battle and dealing a heavy blow to Qi, they will immediately withdraw their troops and will never let Qi fall into the crisis of national destruction.
Finally, with the five countries trying to take advantage of the situation, Yue Yi led the Yan State's elite warriors and defeated the enemy in one blow. Countless Qi soldiers were killed in the battle, the flags were toppled, the chariots were abandoned, and messy corpses were everywhere. From time to time, the bodies of nobles in heavy armor could be seen lying on the chariots.
Among the nobles of Qi who went to war, most died directly, and only a few such as Prince Shen escaped.
When Le Yi was in high spirits, the commanders of the five countries came together and said goodbye to him, "General, Qi suffered a great defeat and suffered heavy losses. The king has ordered us to return to the country for other purposes. I am bidding farewell to you today.
The Yan army is powerful and mighty, and it is sure to be able to defeat Qi."
This would cause Yan and Qi to fall into the quagmire of war. In the eyes of most people, although Qi suffered a defeat, even if the land of Wu was not counted, it was still a large country of 1,500 li and more than 70 cities.
Even after this great defeat, there are still more than fifty castles that are extremely difficult to capture. If Le Yi attacks them one by one, there will certainly be huge casualties.
However, Yan State must fight to the death with Qi State, so that both Qi and Yan State can be weakened at the same time.
The commander of Chu said bluntly: "General, Chu is willing to attack Qi from both the north and the south. You attack Qi's old territory, and I attack Wu and Yue's territory. If we do this, Qi will surely be unable to resist."
This means that Yan State will block Qi State's most powerful army in the north, and Chu State will go to the south to take advantage.
Looking at the people in front of him, Le Yi had already expected this scene. The purpose of forming alliances is to unite by profit and to disperse by profit.
Moreover, after the great victory in this battle, Le Yi believed that the existence of the five-nation coalition was no longer necessary, and Yan was enough to deal with Qi, so he deliberately sighed and said: "Since the kings have ordered, I am just the general of Yan State. Can I refute the king's order?
Please go back now, everyone. Don't forget the friendship we have formed today. If Yan cannot defeat Qi, please lend a helping hand."
As soon as the armies of the five states withdrew, Le Yi immediately ordered the Yan army to pursue the remnants of the Qi army. An adviser immediately said, "General, can the power of Yan alone defeat Qi?
Now that the armies of the five countries have withdrawn, shouldn't Yan State withdraw its troops as well? We have already captured more than a dozen cities from Qi State and destroyed so many of Qi State's troops.
The cities in Qi are all private property of the nobles, and they will definitely defend them. It is extremely difficult for our army to capture them. The current results are already brilliant enough. "
Yue Yi knew that Qi was a big country and he must not let it recover, so he said with emotion: "Qi has lost its most elite army and will surely be in chaos.
If I lead my troops to attack Linzi now, I can cut off the connection between the nobles in the entire Qi State, and then slowly capture the remaining cities. This is an opportunity for Yan State to dominate the world in one battle, and I must not miss it.
Otherwise, how can I go to Jicheng to meet the king? "
Le Yi served as Prime Minister of Yan State for twenty years, and his prestige was so great that no one dared to speak against him.
So the Yan army, under the command of Yue Yi, bravely advanced again. The Qi army, which had just tried to assemble, did not expect that the Yan army would come so quickly. They were defeated again just after they had gathered a little.
The people of Qi fled in all directions, and the people of Yan, in groups of five, launched a war of annihilation against the Qi army according to Yue Yi's orders, killing the young and strong among Qi people in order to weaken Qi's resistance. After three times of this, Yue Yi was finally relieved.
Prince Shen fled back to Linzi with his small army. Upon hearing the news of the defeat, the entire city of Linzi was in a state of panic. Then they were shocked to see that the Yan army had spared those strong cities and instead rushed directly to Linzi.
Le Yi led his troops to attack the city. After 13 days, the city was under the city wall. The Qi army covered the King of Qi and others as they fled south. Le Yi led his troops into the city and said, "Don't harm the Qi people in Linzi. If Yan wants to occupy Qi's land for a long time, it must treat these Qi people gently.
Go to the palace of Qi State and take away all the gold, silver, jewelry, grain, cloth, and ritual vessels used by Qi State to worship its ancestors. I will present them to the king."
When the King of Yan, who was far away in Jicheng, heard that the five countries had withdrawn their troops, he was so angry that he threw his favorite jade to the ground. Then he heard that Le Yi led the Yan army to attack and capture Linzi City, and brought a large amount of spoils back to Yan.
The King of Yan was overjoyed and immediately selected gold, silver, pearls and jade from the palace, and prepared a large amount of fine wine and meat to reward the soldiers.
When Le Yi appeared before him, dusty and frosted, yet majestic, the King of Yan even had tears in his eyes, "Le Qing, you are a virtuous person who can assist the Holy King, and you have worked hard for my country. I really don't know how to repay you.
I will give you two hundred li of land as a fief, and name you Jing'an Jun, in recognition of your contribution to stabilizing the State of Yan."
Yue Yi also had tears in his eyes and said: "Since ancient times, wise men have been as numerous as carp crossing the river. The reason why I can make contributions is because of your trust. This is the truth that there must be a wise monarch first, and then there must be ministers who are loyal to the country."
The emperor and his minister held hands and looked at each other, recalling the hardships of more than 20 years of reform and strengthening the country. They could not help but smile at each other, feeling extremely happy.
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In the second year of King Zhao of Yan, Qi's briefly revived hegemony collapsed and it completely withdrew from the ranks of competing for world hegemony. This was the fate of almost every country in the Warring States Period, starting from the six countries' alliance to attack Chu, Wei, Han, Qi, the prosperity of each country would attract joint attacks from other countries.
All the countries were defeated and fell into a slump. Only Qin State was able to defeat the six countries. This might be a test from heaven. Only by defeating all the countries in the Xia Dynasty could Qin State ascend to the highest throne. - "The Rise of Qin"
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