On Wei's eastern front line, outside of Puyang, was the Qi army's camp.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Tian Shou, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army, seemed to have a burst of anger in his heart, and his hands holding the battle report could not help but tremble.

Looking at the ferocious eyes of their leader, the generals of the Qi army could clearly feel the anger in the tent, and they all lowered their heads in unison.

As for the Qi army messenger who sent this battle report, there was only fear on his face at this moment, as if his life would be in danger the next moment.

Just when the atmosphere in the big tent became more and more oppressive due to the silence of all the Qi army generals, a roar rang in everyone's ears.

"Trash, a bunch of trash!"

When Tian Shou's thunder-like voice exploded in his ears, the hearts of the generals of the Qi army were shocked, and they did not dare to raise their lowered heads.

At this moment, the deputy general standing at the front of the group of generals stood up, and his eyes passed over every figure in the tent.

Seeing that the surrounding Qi Army generals lowered their heads and remained silent, and then looked at the furious general Tian Shou above, the Qi Army deputy general immediately issued an order to everyone.

"Please step back first."

"Here."

This order from the deputy general of the Qi army was as beautiful as a piece of music from nature to the trembling generals and the messenger below.

Almost as soon as the words fell, these people all bowed to the deputy general, and then rushed out of the large Chinese army tent.

After the figures of these people disappeared into the tent, the deputy general of Qi Army sighed softly, and then turned his attention to the general Tian Shou again.

"Please general, please temporarily calm down the anger of thunder."

"Calm down, how do you want me to calm down?" After hearing the lieutenant's persuasion, Tian Shou's anger not only did not dissipate, but became more intense.

He threw the battle report in his hand heavily on the cases in front of him, and Tian Shou's low roar rang in the deputy general's ears, "See for yourself."

"Thousands of soldiers actually looked down upon a camp. Instead, they were attacked by the Wei army's light cavalry. All the food, grass and baggage of my army were reduced to ashes under the fire."

"Tell me, are soldiers like this useless? Tell me, what's the use of having subordinates like this?"

Following the words of the commander-in-chief Tian Shou, the deputy general carefully read the content of the battle report in his hand, and a look of solemnity appeared on his face when he understood what the matter was.

His hands couldn't help but hold the battle report in his hand, and his thoughts quickly started to fly in his mind. The lieutenant was thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

As the saying goes: "Before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first."

The importance of grain and grass baggage to the outcome of a war is self-evident. Now that the subsequent grain and grass were burned by the Wei army, the actions of the Qi army will inevitably be affected.

After pondering for a moment, the deputy general gently put down the battle report in his hand and moved his steps slightly, "General, now that things have happened, it will be useless to worry about it anymore."

"If the general is still brooding about this matter, it will not only be detrimental to the war situation, but also play into the coalition's plan to destabilize our troops."

The deputy general's persuasion pulled the general Tian Shou out of his anger. After gradually regaining his composure, he also began to think about the next response.

The questioning gaze fell on the deputy general beside him, and Tian Shou asked softly: "What do you think our army should do now?"

"To the general, I think that since the army's follow-up food and supplies have been cut off, and seeing that the war situation is developing in a direction that is not conducive to us, why doesn't the general order the retreat..."

"I will never retreat."

Before the lieutenant-general finished speaking, when the commander-in-chief Tian Shou heard the word "retreat," a look of determination immediately appeared in his eyes.

After sternly rejecting the deputy general's suggestion to retreat, Tian Shou said sternly: "I led the army here just for the coalition to capture Puyang. Now that the coalition has not been defeated and Puyang has not been broken, it is impossible for me to retreat.

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His words showed his confidence that he would win this battle and his belief that he would never retreat. Tian Shou's eyes immediately returned to the deputy general.

"How long will the remaining food and supplies in our camp be enough to sustain us?"

Seeing that Tian Shou was determined and it was no longer feasible to retreat, the deputy general immediately bowed and replied after pondering for a moment: "General Qi, the food and grass in our camp can only last for a month."

"January, January, January..."

After receiving the answer from the deputy general, Tian Shou began to pace gently in the tent, accompanied by muttering to himself.

After his figure walked back and forth in the tent for several times, Tian Shou suddenly stopped and a look of determination appeared in his eyes.

"Since there is still one month left, I will accompany the coalition forces to fight."

After this decisive decision was made, Tian Shou looked at the lieutenant beside him again, "Immediately send people to the cities in the rear and ask them to seize the time to raise food, grass and supplies again."

"In addition, send people to the coalition camp to issue a declaration of war, saying that our Qi army will have a face-to-face confrontation with their coalition forces."

After Tian Shou finished speaking, the deputy general immediately bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."

"Drive, drive, drive..."

Just after General Tian Shou issued the order, several war horses galloped out of the Qi army camp, but the destinations of these war horses were different.

Some went to the rear of the Qi army, and their task was to raise food, grass and baggage again; while others went to the coalition camp in the distance.

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Wei's eastern front line, outside Puyang City, is the coalition camp.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Sima Gongsun Qi of Wei State was sitting in the position of commander-in-chief, and in his hand was holding a bamboo slip from Tian Shou, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army.

His eyes shifted to the letter of challenge in front of him. After a long time, Gongsun Qi gently put down the bamboo slips, but a smile appeared in his eyes.

"I have received your general's letter of challenge. You should go back first."

"My general wants to have a head-on battle with the coalition forces. I also ask the general to set a date for the decisive battle as soon as possible. I will take my leave."

After saying these words, the Qi army general responsible for delivering the message immediately bowed, turned around and quickly left the Chinese army's tent.

When the other party's footsteps gradually faded away, and he looked at the still shaking curtain in front of him, the smile on Gongsun Qi's face became brighter.

At this time, among the coalition generals below, a figure wearing a white military uniform walked out, and this person was the commander-in-chief of the Song Army.

He bowed to Gongsun Qi in front and heard the Song army chief say in a deep voice: "General, since the Qi army has issued a letter of war, I am willing to lead the Song army to fight with it."

The General of the Song Army had just finished his plea for war, and the General of the Lu Army on the side also stood up and said, "General, our Lu Army is willing to listen to the general's dispatches. Please give the general an order."

"Although the guards are weak, there are still men who dare to fight." A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the leader of the guards stood up and said: "General, the guards are willing to listen to the general's orders."

Facing the three generals of the Song, Lu, and Wei armies who spoke out loudly about their request for war, Gongsun Qi said with appreciation: "I really admire the courage of the three generals, but..."
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