Qi State, Qingshi Pass.

In the meeting hall, a group of Qi army generals stood in place wearing armor, with a look of solemnity on their faces.

In front of these Qi army generals, Tian Ji, who was the commander-in-chief of the Qi army in this battle, was sitting in the position of commander-in-chief.

After carefully reading every military intelligence report sent back from the front lines in the past few days, Tian Ji's expression became more solemn as time passed.

After going on for an unknown amount of time, those military intelligence reports were gently placed on the desk in front of him, and Tian Ji felt that his heart was so heavy.

Tian Ji calmed down his mind slightly and slowly raised his head. Tian Ji's eyes swept over the generals of the Qi army in front of him.

"Everyone, what we are facing this time is a very powerful opponent."

After saying these words, Tian Ji quickly shifted his gaze to Tian Fang, the Qingshi Pass guard who was standing on his left.

"General Tian Fang, you are the master of this place. Please tell the generals about the opponents we are about to face."

"Here."

Tian Fang treated the general Tian Ji as a military salute, and then walked quickly to a map.

He turned around, glanced seriously at the comrades in front of him, and heard Tian Fang introduce them in a deep voice.

"Generals, according to the urgent report sent back by the scouts sent earlier, Wei State has roped in the five kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Lu, Song, and Wei, and wants to take advantage of the unstable situation in our country to attack Qi State.

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"The armies of Lu and Song each arrived at Bo City yesterday with 20,000 troops, forming a confrontation with me at Qingshi Pass."

After briefly telling the news he had received, Tian Fang and his general Tian Ji looked at each other, and then walked to their positions.

After seeing Tian Fang standing still, the general Tian Ji immediately stood up from the general's position.

With the movement of his fingers, the eyes of everyone in the hall moved from the south to the north of Qi State.

"In addition to the 40,000 Lu-Song coalition troops facing us at Qingshi Pass, the Gaotang side also received news the day before yesterday that Zhao State sent 30,000 troops."

Then the general Tian Ji shifted his gaze again and landed on the west of Qi's territory.

"In addition, news has been sent back to Wei, South Korea, and Wei. A total of 90,000 troops from the three countries have also rested in Puyang, the capital of Wei, and will march to Maling on the Wei-Qi border in the near future."

After Tian Fang and Tian Ji introduced the situation in front of them, looking at the map hanging in front of themselves and others, all the generals of the Qi army present could not help but take a breath of cold air.

This time, the coalition of princes led by Wei State clearly intends to launch an all-round attack on Qi State from three directions: east, south and north.

The 160,000 allied troops of the princes faced the 50,000 Qi army. The three-fold disparity in strength made these Qi army generals feel as if a huge boulder was weighing down their hearts.

How can we protect the state of Qi? How can we defeat the coalition forces with such a disparity in military strength?

Problems arose in the minds of the Qi generals, and this time they had to face them.

Repression became the mainstream in the meeting hall, and silence gradually filled the surroundings.

Almost all the generals of the Qi army were staring at the map ahead, thinking about the best strategy to defeat the enemy.

"Report to the general, he will have a plan in the end."

A sudden voice broke the silence in the meeting hall, and almost everyone looked over.

Facing the eyes that were looking at him, Tian Pan, who was the vanguard of the Qi army, gave a military salute to Tian Ji.

"General, I believe that although the coalition of princes is powerful, the strength of the Lu-Song coalition facing our army at this moment is not as strong as ours."

"Why don't our army take advantage of the opportunity before the armies of Han, Zhao and Wei have arrived and launch an all-out attack on the Lu-Song coalition."

The strategy outlined by pioneer Tian Pan immediately made the Qi army generals present shine.

If we were to compare the combat power of today's armies, the Wei army with such a powerful army as Wei Wuzu would naturally be second to none, followed by the armies of Qi, Chu, Qin and other major countries.

As for the small countries represented by Lu, Song, and Wei, although they were not without victory in the confrontation with the big countries, their military strength was still inferior to that of the big countries.

Facing the powerful Wei soldiers of Wei State, the generals of Qi State were naturally unsure;

However, if they go to war with the Lu and Song coalition forces who are not as powerful as themselves, and their own side still has a numerical advantage, the generals of the Qi army believe that victory will not be difficult.

Standing in front of the map, looking at Bo City where the Lu-Song Allied Forces were now located, and combined with the strategy Tian Pan just mentioned, Tian Ji nodded gently with approval.

Just when all the Qi army generals in the hall were vaguely interested in supporting this plan, a somewhat abrupt voice rang out.

"General, I have a few questions for General Tian Pan?"

After seeing the person asking clearly, Tian Ji nodded and said, "Commentary, feel free to ask questions."

"Thank you, General."

Under the gaze of everyone, Zou Ji, a military advisor, came to Tian Pan.

"I would like to ask General Tian Pan, how certain is the victory of taking the initiative to start a war with the Lu-Song coalition?"

Facing Zou Ji's question, Tian Pan thought for a moment and said: "The combat strength of our army is stronger than that of the Lu-Song coalition in front of us. Coupled with the surprise, this battle is about 70% certain."

"Cai!" After cheering Tian Pan's words, Zou Ji continued to ask: "If the Lu-Song coalition can be defeated in this battle, how will the general respond next?"

"The purpose of this battle is not to completely defeat the Lu-Song coalition forces, but to dampen the spirit of the coalition forces, greatly increase the prestige of our Qi army, and at the same time buy time for our Qi state to mobilize its troops later."

"Once the Lu-Song coalition is defeated, our army will not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but will immediately retreat and rely on the strength of Qingshi Pass to block the upcoming armies of Wei, Han and Wei."

The moment Tian Pan's voice fell, the worry on Zou Ji's face had completely disappeared, replaced by a face full of appreciation.

A confident smile appeared on his face, and Zou Ji turned to the direction of Tian Ji.

"General Qi, I think this battle can be fought."

Seeing Zou Ji like this, Tian Ji looked at the surrounding generals of the Qi army.

"What do you think?"

"General Qi, I will fight for this and our Qi army will definitely win."

"good."

With a look of determination on his face and fighting spirit in his eyes, Tian Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army this time, pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"This general orders me to assemble the entire army and prepare for war for three days. After three days, the troops will march to Bo City."

"Start the war..."

"Follow orders."

Tian Ji gave the order, and the Qi army began preparations for the war. They wanted to use a victory to prove themselves to Qi and the world.

Three days later, the gate of Qingshi Pass opened with a bang, and purple Qi military flags came out one after another.
Chapter completed!