Chapter 254: The King of Qi Dies, and Qi Faces Danger of Extinction
The news of the coalition of six nations soon reached Qi.
The King of Qi sent his favorite minister Chuzi to lead the troops to resist, but Chuzi knew the King of Qi's tyrannical nature well.
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He was unwilling to risk his own life, nor to let those below him take risks, so he made up his mind.
In this battle they can only defend, as winning is better than losing.
But in the middle of the night, the coalition forces suddenly attacked and the camp was instantly engulfed in flames.
There were shouts and sounds of killing everywhere, and everywhere you looked, there was a huge fire.
Chuzi tried to escape under the escort of his men.
But he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he knew that he could not escape. Even if he escaped and went back, he could not escape the fate of being killed.
So he sent someone to pass the news to the Queen of Qi, and then committed suicide with a knife.
After Chuzi's death, the coalition forces arrived one after another and launched a ruthless massacre of the Qi soldiers.
By the afternoon, the entire Jishui River bank was littered with bodies and blood.
The 400,000-strong Qi army was completely slaughtered, with no one left alive.
Qin Huaishu's hand paused for a moment while writing, and only raised his head after finishing the last stroke.
But I don’t know what to say.
The battlefield was inherently cruel, but in all the years that the Dashun army had fought, there had never been such a large-scale massacre.
After the enemy surrenders, the war will come to a brief stagnation, and subsequent matters will be decided by the higher authorities.
Generally speaking, in such cases, most of the negotiations involve peace talks, ceding land, or giving away jewelry and money.
There is really no one who kills everyone directly.
However, thinking of the 230,000 casualties of the Three Jin coalition forces last time, Qin Huaishu could only sigh: "In troubled times, human lives are worthless. To future generations, these hundreds of thousands are just numbers..."
But for the common people, hundreds of thousands of families lost their sons, husbands, and fathers.
Chu Yian looked at Qin Huaishu, a little surprised: "Brother also led troops to fight, I thought you..."
Qin Huaishu lowered his eyelashes: "Kindness cannot command an army, I understand."
But he couldn't help feeling sad. Rather than achieving great things, he hoped for peace in the world.
The massacre of 400,000 Qi soldiers made Le Yi feel very heavy-hearted. This kind of decisive slaughter was not what he wanted, but most of the troops led by them were generals from other countries.
Although an order was issued not to repeat such inhumane acts, this move still caused dissatisfaction among some people.
The generals of Wei and Han immediately broke camp and left.
Le Yi did not stop them. He knew that the King of Wei had other orders and they were not on the same page.
When the news of the death of 400,000 soldiers reached Qi, the whole country was shocked. The King of Qi angrily executed Chu Zi and his entire clan.
He then promoted another general to the rank of general, who led the remaining 230,000 troops to defeat the coalition forces.
At this time, the coalition forces were in internal strife, and news came that General Wei Han had led his troops to flee.
The King of Qi was overjoyed. They were just a bunch of rabble-rousers. How could a coalition army ever become a force to be reckoned with? He ordered the general to fight with all his might and fight hard.
But who would have thought that in just a few days the allied forces would arrive and within an hour they would have surrounded and annihilated the 80,000 Qi cavalry that had arrived earlier.
Afterwards, they surrounded the remaining 150,000 infantrymen in the vast wilderness and captured them all.
When the news reached Linzi, the King of Qi, with the guidance of the Imperial Master, immediately led all his officials to leave Linzi and head towards Juye Lake.
When Le Yi led his troops to attack Linzi, the entire Linzi had become an empty city.
Not only did the officials run away, but also the eunuchs, servants, craftsmen, etc. were taken away.
After walking for several days, not a single Yan soldier came after them.
The King of Qi was overjoyed, and so were his subordinates, all of whom vied with each other to praise him.
At this moment, the scouts came to the front of the Pegasus carriage to report to the King of Qi that they had arrived at the territory of Wei.
Qin Huaishu: ...
Why is he confused about the direction of the plot?
King Min of Qi wouldn't do anything particularly stupid, right?
Qin Huaishu looked at Chu Yian, and Chu Yian blinked, seeing his confusion.
He immediately raised his hand and made a gesture of bowing to the heaven: "My king is so majestic, why don't you come out to welcome the king and give up the palace so that we can rest properly?"
Qin Huaishu: ...
Qin Huaishu opened his mouth. The previous descriptions of King Min of Qi mostly described his cruelty, vanity, and fickleness.
This is the first time I write like this.
I really feel powerless for the people down there.
The State of Qi was defeated and fled. Instead of lowering its stance, why is it still so high-profile?
Does he really not want to live?
But King Wei actually led his men out to greet them.
However, Wei Si remained seated on his horse, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not perform any rituals of a vassal.
This made the King of Qi very angry. You are just my vassal state. I came here, but you only brought two carts of wine to fool me. Do you think I am a beggar?
After saying that, he ordered someone to arrest Wei Si.
But this is the territory of Wei State after all. Although Wei State is no longer as strong as before, it is still able to defeat the King of Qi who is now a stray dog.
In desperation, the King of Qi had to leave and go to the State of Chu.
But in just half a day, they returned to the shore of Juye Lake.
Not long after, he encountered the Chu army that came to look for him, and the general asked the King of Qi to go to Jucheng of Qi first.
The King of Qi went there without hesitation, but was captured by the general after he arrived.
The general did not take the King of Qi's life, but asked the King of Qi to meet the refugees outside the city. If the refugees forgave him, he would spare his life.
The King of Qi originally thought that he had a glimmer of hope, but after leaving the city, he angered the refugees.
He was chopped to pieces by his people one by one.
When the crowds dispersed, only a skeleton of the mighty King of Qi remained.
Not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, even starting from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there has never been such a thing.
This news shocked the kings of the world and the hearts of all the people of Qi.
Qin Huaishu was not too shocked. Although it was rare for someone to be hacked to pieces by his own people until only a skeleton was left, the people's anger had been ignited.
As the king of a country, he lost an army of more than 600,000 soldiers in an instant. Instead of reflecting on himself, he put all the blame on the leader of the army.
They also completely disregarded the lives of the people.
When people are excited, anything is possible.
It's just killing a tyrant, that's normal.
Therefore, the Qinhuai Book did not focus on the King of Qi, but on another term introduced by Chu Yian: the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
He looked at Chu Yian, his eyes full of curiosity: "What are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?"
Chu Yian wanted to continue speaking, but was suddenly asked this question and was at a loss for a moment.
She scratched her head and thought for a long time. She looked back at Qin Huaishu with a confused look on her face: "I only know a little bit. I haven't studied it in depth."
Qin Huaishu put down his pen and pretended to listen attentively.
"Among the Three Sovereigns, Suiren, also known as the Heavenly Emperor, is the first ancestor in Chinese history that can be verified."
"Legend has it that he invented the method of drilling wood to make fire, bringing fire to mankind."
"Fuxi, also known as the Emperor of the Earth, is said to have created writing and the Tai Chi Bagua."
"Shennong, also known as the Human Emperor or the Yan Emperor, tasted hundreds of herbs and developed the use of herbs to treat illnesses."
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