When Xiang Fuji was invited, he was immediately shocked after hearing Tian Chong's words.
He was surprised and said: "Da Sima, there are still 100,000 soldiers in Zhen City, and the food and grass can last for several months, how can we surrender so easily?"
Tian Chong smiled lightly and looked at Tian Dan beside him.
Tian Dan lamented: "Ayi fell and the way back was cut off. The soldiers were already frightened. Now the Qin army is threatening them with huge cannons. Those who surrender will not be killed and lured. Although the total number of soldiers in the city is 100,000, most of them are
With the intention of surrender, he no longer has the strength to fight. If the Qin army attacks, they will definitely break the city in one battle. Da Sima pities the lives of the soldiers and does not want to cause slaughter. Therefore, he wants to open the city and surrender to Qin to save the lives of everyone in the city."
Xiangfuji fell silent. He actually knew the situation in the city well.
It is absolutely impossible to defend Zhen City.
Seeing my husband's illness makes me understand.
Only then did Tian Chong speak: "Mr. Xiangfu, you have always been eloquent and are a famous mouthpiece in Jixia. You have been sent to the Qin camp before. This time, I would like to invite you to the Qin camp again to make an appointment with Zhao Tuo."
, to strive for some conditions for the Qi people in my city."
Strive for conditions.
This is why Tian Chong chose to surrender at this time. If he chose to surrender voluntarily while his strength was still there, he could still negotiate terms with the Qin people.
And if we wait until the Qin army attacks the city and the Qi people in the city surrender, the situation will be completely different. At that time, they will have to wait for the Qin people to slaughter them, without even being qualified to negotiate terms.
The prime minister sighed and bowed to Tian Chong: "Da Sima thinks about the people in the city. He is truly a benevolent and righteous gentleman."
"Gentleman?"
Tian Chong smiled helplessly.
After a while, he personally wrote a letter and gave it to Xiang Fuji. He ordered someone to escort him out of the city and made an appointment with the Qin people to surrender.
After the husband left quickly, Tian Chong's eyes fell on Tian Dan again.
"Dan, what you just said is that the Qin army is surrounded by three palaces and there is no obstruction to the east. This fact can indeed be used. You clean up and bring some close friends and dead soldiers. When I make an appointment with Zhao Tuo to surrender, you can come from the east.
Go out. With me here, Zhao Tuo will definitely not pursue you on a large scale. Even if there are a few pursuers, I think with your ability, you will be able to escape."
"Da Sima, I won't leave! I will stay with Da Sima!"
Tian Dan opened his eyes wide and spoke loudly, his voice full of determination.
In Tian Dan's eyes, although Da Sima often spoke of the way of a gentleman, his actions seemed a bit pedantic.
But he is loyal, honest, kind and humble, and he does have the legacy of the ancient gentlemen. In this era of intrigue and deception, he is even more different.
Moreover, the great Sima had a keen eye for people, so he took Tian Dan by his side, taught him the art of war and strategies through words and deeds, and promoted him to a senior general of Qi. To Tian Dan, he was like a teacher, Bole.
As the ancients said, a scholar will die for his close friends.
At this critical moment, how could he, Tian Dan, throw Da Sima into the hands of the Qin army and allow himself to escape with his life.
He stood up, walked to Tian Dan's side, reached out and patted the other person's shoulder to show his closeness.
"What do you look like? I am the Grand Sima of the State of Qi, with a noble status, and now I am surrendering to you. Zhao Tuo will definitely treat me with courtesy and will not let me suffer any injustice, let alone my life."
You don’t have to worry about it, so you don’t have to.”
Hearing this, Tian Dan's face relaxed slightly.
Da Sima was right. He had a noble status and surrendered voluntarily. The Qin army would definitely not bully him.
Tian Chong said again: "I surrendered to the Qin army, firstly to protect the lives of the city's sergeants, and secondly because I had no choice but to do it. Zhao Tuo couldn't let me go. Instead of being captured and humiliated, it would be better to surrender the city."
Get some dignity."
"But your Tian Dan is different. With me staying here to attract Zhao Tuo, you should be able to escape smoothly. Then escape back to Linzi and explain the situation here to the king and the prime minister. When the Qin army approaches Linzi, you will also
You can help defend the city there."
Speaking of this, Tian Chong sighed: "Our country of Qi has not had a war for more than forty years, and there are only a handful of people in the country who can fight. You have been studying the art of war with me for a year, and you have been on the battlefield yourself. You should be my
After that, you will be the only general in Qi who can lead the army. If you stay here, you will just become a prisoner of the Qin army and be of no use to the country. You can only play a role if you return to Linzi! Dan, do you understand?"
"Da Sima's heart, Dan has understood. Please rest assured, Da Sima, Tian Dan will defend Linzi to the death and protect our Tian family's country!"
Tian Dan was not a shy person. After knowing Da Sima's intentions, he immediately agreed.
Tian Chong said softly: "Very good, you go down and prepare, select some people from the city who are both capable and loyal to our Qi country, and leave together when the time comes."
"only."
Tian Dan agreed and turned around to leave.
When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and looked back.
Tian Dan took a deep breath, looked at Tian Chong in the room, and bowed heavily.
"Da Sima, please take care of yourself."
After a long time, he got up and left.
Watching Tian Dan's figure disappear outside the house.
Tian Chong's face was full of sadness.
…
Qin army camp.
Zhao Tuo summoned the generals to discuss matters in the tent and received the Qi envoy Xiang Fuji from Zhencheng.
The husband-in-law quickly opened his mouth to talk about the conditions, and his words were like a river, and his saliva flew everywhere.
On the Qin army's side, Li Shiqi went into battle, and he was also drooling.
After a verbal battle between the two, they found out that they were not as capable as each other, and because they were asking for things from others, they finally succumbed to the disadvantage, and the conditions were ultimately decided by the Qin army.
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "Since Da Sima is willing to surrender the city, I will abide by the agreement. I will not kill the prisoners, nor plunder the people's property. As long as the people in the city do not cause chaos, I will not harm their lives. Regarding Da Sima and the Prime Minister,
Husband, you should also treat each other with courtesy."
For Zhao Tuo, it was naturally good for Tian Chong to surrender on his own initiative. It would not only save time and effort, but would also help him consolidate his territory in the future.
But if the other party's conditions were too harsh, he would not be able to agree, so he only guaranteed the most basic surrender treatment.
Xiang Fuji sighed lightly. He originally wanted to use his power of words to obtain good conditions for Da Sima and the Qi people in the city. However, there was a master like Li Shiqi in the Qin army, so he had no choice but to save his life.
All lives.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On behalf of Grand Sima Tian Chong, Xiang Fuji signed a surrender agreement with Zhao Tuo, agreed on a time for surrender, and then left.
After Qi sent the prime minister to leave quickly.
The whole camp burst into cheerful laughter.
"Congratulations, general. Tian Da Sima surrendered the city. All the 100,000 Qi troops in the city gave up resistance. This is a great victory for our army! With Tian Chong in hand, it will be easier to surrender to Qi Wang Jian!"
Li Shiqi looked excited, Zhencheng surrendered, and he became more and more confident about the next mission.
Black Hips and others also shouted: "Great, as soon as we capture Zhencheng, we can go directly to Linzi and capture the King of Qi alive!"
In the excited voices of the generals.
Zhao Tuo looked outside the tent, thoughtfully.
…
Early the next morning, the sun rose into the sky and cast its light down, illuminating the earth.
The Qin army formed a battle formation and stood outside Zhen City. They were about to accept the surrender of the Qi army in the city.
At Zhencheng, Grand Sima Tian Chong asked his short soldiers to wait under the city. He walked up to the city wall of Zhencheng, stood on the tattered city wall that had been bombarded by the Qin army's huge artillery, and looked at the city below.
The endless black-armored army.
"The strength of the Qin army is not only the strength of its generals, but also the strength of its soldiers. It is the strength of the country."
Tian Chong recalled the experience of his battle with Zhao Tuo, and the reason for his defeat became more and more clear.
In addition to his own lack of ability, the poor quality of Qi's army is also an important reason.
Tian Chong took a deep breath and shouted outside the city: "I am Tian Chong, the great commander of Qi State. I would like to invite General Zhao of Qin State for a moment."
The Qin army was in battle formation outside the city.
Zhao Tuo looked at the lonely figure on the top of the city, heard Da Sima's invitation, sighed slightly, and was about to ask the charioteer to drive forward.
Li Shang, who was guarding him, stopped him and said, "General, if the Qi people have despicable intentions and ambush the crossbowmen under the city in order to lure the general to come forward and ambush them, wouldn't it be dangerous? It's better to proceed with caution."
Zhao Tuo was startled, laughed, and said: "Don't worry, Da Sima will not do this."
The charioteer drove forward, and Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, watching the figures at the top of the city getting closer and closer.
The reason why he stepped forward with confidence was not only because he believed in Tian Chong's character, but also because he was wearing metal armor. Even though there was an ambush under the city wall, a crossbowman wanted to suddenly come out and hit him without aiming.
Shooting is not easy.
Not to mention, if the Qi people really dare to make a sneak attack on him, no matter whether they succeed or not, what awaits the Qi people will probably be the end of massacre of the city.
More than 100,000 Qi people in the city will be buried with him, and even the entire Qi country will be torn apart by the angry Qin army.
I'm afraid the people of Qi cannot afford such a price.
Da Sima would not be so stupid.
Although Zhao Tuo was relieved, Li Shang still led the short soldiers and followed him with a shield so that he could take cover if he encountered danger.
The chariot stopped when it reached a distance where both Zhao Tuo and Tian Chong could see clearly.
Zhao Tuo looked at Tian Chong on the top of the city.
Da Sima is in his forties, has a square face and short beard, wears a crown and armor, and carries a sword at his waist. He really looks like a heroic general.
"Zhao Tuo has met Da Sima."
Zhao Tuo bowed his hands.
Tian Chong stood on the city wall and looked at Zhao Tuo below with a complicated face.
This man was twenty years old, only half his age, but he defeated him head-on on the battlefield, making him a truly famous general in the world.
"General Zhao does not need to be polite. Today I am rushing to surrender to the general. An Neng can accept the general's courtesy."
Tian Chong returned the courtesy according to etiquette, and added: "Chong took the liberty of inviting General Zhao to come. I want to have a few words with General Zhao before opening the city to ask for surrender."
Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows and had some premonitions in his heart.
"Da Sima, please speak."
Tian Chong laughed first, pointed to his back, and said: "I asked my deputy to go out from the east gate so that I could hand over my letter of apology to the king. I also asked General Zhao not to intercept and kill me, so that the king would know about me."
Tian Chong’s crime.”
Zhao Tuo was startled and replied: "When Da Sima opened his mouth, Zhao Tuo agreed. I will not send anyone to pursue anyone who leaves the city."
For Zhao Tuo, he only cares about Da Sima in Zhen City.
The deputy general and a few short soldiers just left.
Moreover, someone brought the news of Zhencheng's surrender back to Linzi, which increased the fear of King Qi's Jianhe Tianjia, which in turn helped the Qin army's subsequent arrangements.
Tian Chong nodded and said with a smile: "With General Zhao's words, I feel relieved."
A brief silence.
Zhao Tuo waited quietly.
Tian Chong sighed secretly and said again: "I have one more thing I want to ask General Zhao to agree to."
"Da Sima, please speak."
"Tian Chong dares to ask General Zhao not to kill Qi people indiscriminately in the future."
Zhao Tuo frowned and said: "Da Sima doesn't believe Zhao Tuo? Since I have made an agreement with Mr. Xiangfu, as long as the people in the city do not cause chaos, I will naturally not kill indiscriminately."
Tian Chong shook his head. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm not talking about Zhencheng, but Linzi, and the entire Qidi!"
Zhao Tuo raised his head and stared at Tian Chong.
I saw the great Sima looking at him, his face full of pleading.
This is not a threat, but a sad begging.
Zhao Tuo understood what Tian Chong meant.
Even if he doesn't agree, Tian Chong will still surrender.
But Zhao Tuo still agreed: "I promise Grand Sima that as long as the people of Qi do not resist, my army under Zhao Tuo will never commit indiscriminate killings in Qi."
"I'm really lucky that General Zhao agreed."
Tian Chong pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes full of complexity.
He asked Tian Dan to return to Linzi to help King Qi defend the city, which was driven by his own emotions.
Tian Chong, as a descendant of Gui's Tian family and the Grand Sima of Qi State, naturally does not want his country to fall, and he does not want his ancestral state to be destroyed. No matter what disadvantages he is in, the people of his Tian family should look for the last ray of hope for their ancestral state.
vitality.
But rationally speaking, Tian Chong knew Zhao Tuo's ability very well and knew how strong the Qin army's combat effectiveness was.
With his defeat, Qi may not be able to survive, and will follow in the footsteps of the other five countries and come to an end.
The collision of emotion and reason made Tian Chong beg Zhao Tuo to let Tian Dan go back and find the last chance for Qi.
He also hoped that after Zhao Tuo destroyed Qi, he could save the lives of the people of Qi and not kill indiscriminately.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now, I see Zhao Tuo agreeing.
Tian Chong felt relieved. He stood at the top of the city and bowed to Zhao Tuo below.
"General Zhao is kind and virtuous, and I have no further requests."
Zhao Tuo said with emotion: "Da Sima does not speak out for himself, but only thinks about the people of Qi. He is really a true gentleman."
"Gentleman?"
Tian Chong trembled when he heard this title.
He raised his head and smiled miserably.
"Gentleman, you can't save the country of Qi."
Tian Chong murmured in his heart.
Under the city, Zhao Tuo's premonition became stronger and he hurriedly said: "Da Sima, please come out of the city. I will treat you with courtesy!"
Tian Chong came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Tuo under the city and the Qin army behind him like a black wave.
Surrender out of the city and treat him with courtesy.
It sounds good, but can Tian Chong really accept it?
He is a nobleman of the Tian family, a born nobleman. He always flaunts himself as a gentleman and has a proud streak in his body.
In the past, when he was defeated in Zhencheng, it could be said that Zhao Tuo took advantage by relying on sneak attacks. He was still able to raise his fighting spirit and regroup to fight again.
But now, in the battle of Pu River, he and Zhao Tuo faced off openly, but they were defeated in one battle, with more than 100,000 soldiers killed.
Although there were various reasons for this defeat, Tian Chong could not deny that he was defeated.
Not to mention Zhao Tuo's subsequent methods, Tian Chong was unable to fight back even if he defended Zhen City with a hundred thousand troops.
"I am not as good as Zhao Tuo."
Tian Chong accepted the result of not being as good as Zhao Tuo.
But he could not face the scene of being captured by the Qin army and then escorted back to Xianyang.
Tian Chong once used his military skills in the Qin Palace to defeat many famous generals of the Qin State, claiming to be invincible and undefeated. After the propaganda of the Qi and Qin people, this matter spread throughout the world.
But now, he was defeated on the battlefield and escorted back to Xianyang as a prisoner.
This asked Tian Chong how to face the Qin generals who had been defeated in the Qin Palace in the past.
How could he accept such humiliation?
"A gentleman is punished but not humiliated. I, Tian Chong, would rather die than suffer such humiliation."
Tian Chong whispered, and at the same time looked back to the east, his eyes were blurred.
In addition to not wanting to be humiliated, he also didn't want to watch Qi's demise.
"The people of Chu once said that on the day an army marches out, there will be glory in death but no humiliation in life. If defeated, the army will be overthrown and the general will be killed to atone for his sin."
"Tian Chong was incompetent, lost his master and humiliated the country, and finally suffered a huge defeat today. This is all my fault for being incompetent, how can I have the intention of stealing my life?"
Tian Chong raised his head, his eyes filled with determination.
He looked at the young Qin general under the city and suddenly laughed and said: "General Zhao, can you endure the pressure from all sides and give me two months to recruit and reorganize the army, so that I can fight you openly on the battlefield and display all my life's skills?"
Tian Chong has achieved what he wished for, and he is very grateful."
"Tian Chong, I would like to thank General Zhao!"
With that said, Tian Chong saluted Zhao Tuo at the foot of the city again.
Under the city, Zhao Tuo trembled. He already knew what Tian Chong was going to do, and couldn't help but advise: "Da Sima must not do anything drastic."
This time, Tian Chong did not answer Zhao Tuo.
He raised his head and glanced past Zhao Tuo, the Qin army, and the camp below the city, looking into the distance.
The green mountains stand tall and the sky is vast.
"My heart is too heavy to be turned around if it is a stone. My heart is too heavy to be rolled up if it is a mat. It is too majestic to choose."
Tian Chong chanted ancient poems softly.
He reached out and drew his sword, holding it across his neck.
Looking into the distance, his eyes became blurry again.
He seemed to see a young man reading among the slips, holding a volume of "Qi Sun Tzu" in his hand, shaking his head as he read, looking mesmerized.
He seemed to see again the scene of a young man playing with chess pieces on the chess board and map, sometimes frowning in deep thought, sometimes clapping his hands and laughing.
That was Tian Chong's happiest time in his life.
It made him feel happier and happier than the fighting and calculation on the battlefield.
"The battlefield is not the place I should be."
"This era is not the stage for me, Tian Chong."
Tian Chong sighed quietly. At the end, he already knew what he really wanted.
He no longer hesitated and passed the sword across his neck.