Tian He complained endlessly, attacking Xiao Nancheng, what is the difference between that and sending death!
If there had not been a defeat in the last battle, he could have refused righteously and used the excuse that the general had not received military orders abroad, and the King of Qi could not have done anything to him. But now, he had just suffered a big defeat, and he was about to He also disobeyed the king's order. Even if he had three heads, he wouldn't be able to chop him off.
Although Lin Zibiao didn't know what was written in the letter, he could read something from Tian He's expression. He deliberately asked with a very playful expression: "General Tian, have you made any big moves? ?”
Tian He glared at Lin Zibiao and said, "My king sent me a letter of condolence and advised me not to take the last defeat too seriously!"
"Oh, really?" Lin Zibiao immediately stood up and said with an exaggerated clasping of his fists: "Congratulations to General Tian. I was scolded severely by Li Xianghe and Empress Yan, but you, King Qi, are still wise. ! Comparing people with each other is so irritating, I’d better go back to my military tent to avoid feeling sad!”
Now Tian He is just a dumb man eating coptis, because Lin Zibiao has made it clear just now that he will not attack Xiao Nancheng from the front with him, which means that the cannon fodder can only be used by Qi people.
Xiao Nancheng is so small that the area that can be used as a frontal attack is also very small. The range of the trebuchets in the hands of the Qi army is not as far as that of the defenders, so they cannot suppress artillery fire. The only result of the attack is to throw eggs on the rocks. Collide.
What to do, what to do?
Tian He suddenly thought of a trick. He called one of his best scouts and said, "You ride back to Linzi all night. You must arrive before noon tomorrow, and then take my token and go directly to the palace to meet the king." back!"
The scout's eyes widened and he said, "General, this is hundreds of miles away from Linzi. How is it possible to arrive at noon tomorrow?"
"You're stupid!" Tian He pointed to the direction of the stable and said, "Why don't you bring a few more horses to ride on? There are many rewards for completing the tasks, including a hundred taels of gold and an official promotion to the third level! If you can't do it, you can Come to me with your head in hand!"
As soon as the scout heard the words "One hundred taels of gold and three levels of promotion", his eyes immediately lit up and he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, general, I'll set off immediately and I will definitely complete the mission!"
As a result, the guy took six horses on the road together, preparing to change one every hour, so that he could always maintain a high traveling speed.
Tian He knew that such a fool's decision must be the work of King Qi. If only he had consulted the King before issuing the order, he would not have issued such a stupid order.
King Qi is such a person. On the one hand, he obeys the advice of the king and queen, but on the other hand, he likes to be a little clever from time to time. Only when he gets into trouble does he know how to ask his mother for help.
Tian He thought so, as long as he could see the king before noon tomorrow, he would not have to carry out King Qi's stupid order.
Who would have thought that when the scout had just run a hundred miles and passed through Nanlu City, he was caught by Zhao Ling's patrol team dispersed in the camp before he could change his horse. If he had been riding one man and one horse, he might have been lucky. He ran out. Who asked him to take six horses with him? The sound of more than twenty hooves on the ground was much louder than four hooves. I believe it was different.
After interrogation, Zhao Ling quickly sent the man's confession to Nanlu City.
Ji Jie burst out laughing, causing the three women to look at him at the same time.
"This idiot King Qi!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "He actually ordered Tian He to attack Xiaonancheng. His brain was either kicked by a donkey or pinched by a door when he was a child! Tian He was also unlucky enough to send him out. The scout who asked the Queen for help was caught by Zhao Ling. Well, I will take the opportunity to give him some serious information! However, you immediately order someone to fake the handwriting of the Queen and write a letter to Tian He, scold him and ask him to He attacked the city and sent it to the Qi army camp early the day after tomorrow!"
"Okay, it's a trivial matter!" Sima Xueran volunteered: "I can imitate the Queen's handwriting, and I'll do it right away!"
The next day, Tian Heguo was very nervous, fearing that the scouts would be delayed on the road, or that the queen would not meet him, so he tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. It wasn't until the sky got slightly bright that he felt a little sleepy and dazed. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a loud shout came from outside: "The Queen's envoy has arrived!"
He jumped up from the bed with excitement, feeling ecstatic in his heart. The queen's messenger had arrived, and I was saved. I no longer had to be cannon fodder.
"Please come in quickly!" Tian He shouted.
The envoy was a man of about thirty years old with a mustache. He strode into the military tent, pointed at Tian He's nose and cursed: "You idiot, how dare you stand still and attack Xiao Nancheng. It's the Queen Mother and the King." A joint plan..."
Tian He was stunned. The envoy continued: "This is before my envoy leaves. The queen asked me to bring these words intact, as well as a handwritten letter. General Tian, please read it yourself!"
Tian He took the brocade bag with trembling hands and opened the letter tremblingly. It was the queen's handwriting, and the jade seal was also correct. The content inside was similar to what the messenger just said. He could imagine the furious expression of the queen at that time. , otherwise she wouldn’t have felt that a letter of rebuke was not satisfying enough, and specifically asked the messenger to bring her original words.
"The queen also said that there are only two days left, so General Tian can take care of himself!" After saying that, the envoy turned around and said: "My mission has been completed, and I will go back to resume my duties now!"
After the envoy rode out of the Qi army camp, he did not return to Linzi, but ran towards Xiaonancheng. Unfortunately, Tian He and his men did not notice it.
Tian He sat down on the ground, thinking how could this happen? Even to death, I wouldn't believe this was the queen's idea!
But the "fact" is like this, so let's study how to fight now, which can not only successfully capture Xiaonancheng, but also reduce our own casualties. Grandma, this is a matter of having your cake and eat it too!
"Go and invite General Lin!" Tian He knew that if he wanted to win, he must get help from the Chu army.
"No, I'm here!" Lin Zibiao opened the curtain and came in, ignoring Tian He's unique eager eyes when asking for help, and said coldly: "I'm here to inform General Tian that I am going to lead my troops to meet with the Chu State!"
"What!" Tian He was shocked. This sentence was like a bolt from the blue to him.
"You heard it right!" Lin Zibiao said: "The Qin army took advantage of Chu's unpreparedness, and its 200,000 troops came out of Bajun and went all the way north to our capital of Ying. They advanced eighty miles in one day, and their momentum was like breaking bamboo!" Hou and Prime Minister Li ordered me to retreat quickly to resist Qin's invasion!"
Tian He was dumbfounded. The Qin State was too unkind. Isn’t this taking advantage of the situation? The Chu army left, leaving me, Tian He, with a group of frightened soldiers. Who can teach me how to fight the next battle? I?