Tian Dan put on his armor and stepped onto the northern city wall of Linzi. The turrets and parapets were basically knocked off by the Qin people with stone bullets, leaving a bare patch of the city wall.
Every few steps, you can see broken stone bullets and potholes everywhere. The Qin army gathered dozens of cannons on the north wall. When the cannons fired in volley, they were very powerful.
The soldiers guarding the city simply didn't have the guts to stand on the city wall and receive artillery fire. They all ran to the far wall sections that were out of the shelling range, or went straight to the bottom of the city wall to escape.
This made Tian Dan quite worried. If the Qin army used the cover of shelling to let the soldiers push ladders to attack the city, wouldn't it be easy to climb the city wall? In this way, the defensive role of Linzi city wall would be greatly reduced.
weaken.
But compared to the Qin army taking the opportunity to attack the city, what worried Tian Dan even more was that the Qin army had no intention of attacking the city.
They bombarded Linzi with huge artillery for several days, which made everyone in the city panic, but they had no intention of attacking the city, which made people even more frightened.
"What are Zhao Tuo waiting for?"
"When will he start attacking the city?" Tian Dan looked at the Qin army camp in the distance and felt helpless and sad.
At this moment, Tian Rong strode up from behind and whispered: "Brother, the Qin army sent someone to deliver a message, saying that they wanted to send an envoy to ask for an audience with the king and the prime minister."
"Zhao Tuo sent an envoy to see the king?" Tian Dan was stunned for a moment and whispered: "It's already this time, why did the Qin army send an envoy here? Is it to threaten?" Tian Rong had an idea and said: "Maybe.
I want to pretend to negotiate so that I can take the opportunity to explore what's going on in my city." Tian Dan nodded and said, "It's possible. However, the two countries are at war and there are constant envoys, so it doesn't matter. You can send someone to inform the prime minister. If the king and
The prime minister has given permission for the Qin envoy to enter the city, so you will go with him to see him, and you will arrange for the sharp soldiers in our city to be killed on the side, and let the Qin people see that the military spirit in our city is still there, so as to intimidate them."
"Wei." Tian Rong immediately accepted the order and went down. Tian Dan turned around, continued to look at the Qin army camp outside the city, and whispered: "Bombard Linzi, but not attack the city. Zhao Tuo, what on earth do you want to do?"
...In Linzi City, the palace of King Qi.
King Jian of Qi huddled on the couch, surrounded by two women on the left and right, hugging him and pressing their plump bodies against his.
"The Qin army's artillery stopped?"
"Stop." Hearing Tian Jia's answer, Qi Wangjian breathed a long sigh of relief. Although the Qin army's bombardment targets were mostly concentrated in the north city, his palace was in the southwest corner of the outer city and would not be bombarded.
But when huge rocks hit the city wall and fell into the city, roaring sounds would still float into the palace from time to time.
Every time a sound was heard, King Jian of Qi would tremble with fright. He would even imagine in his mind whether the Qin army would move those terrifying cannons to the southwest and then bombard his palace.
What would happen if a huge boulder fell into his palace and hit him on the head? The more Qi Wangjian thought about it, the more frightened he became. He could only huddle in the arms of the two beauties, recalling the scene when he was protected by his mother when he was young.
This allowed him to gain some comfort and security.
Tian Jia stood in the room, looking at the timid old fat man on the couch, and sighed in his heart. He said: "Your Majesty, after the Qin army stopped shelling, they want to send envoys into the city to meet with your Majesty."
"The Qin army sent an envoy to see me?" Qi Wangjian was stunned for a moment, and then a touch of joy appeared on his face, and he said in surprise: "The Qin army stopped the bombardment and sent an envoy here. Could it be that they want to negotiate with me? My brother, Qin
If the army wants peace talks, then we have to agree, whether it's ceding land or donating money, I will definitely give it to them!" Tian Jia frowned.
His brother was actually frightened to this point. Judging from his words, if the people of Qin wanted Qi Wangjian to offer his Tianjia's head, he would agree to retreat.
Will his brother also agree? Tian Jia did not answer immediately, but glanced at the two beauties.
King Qi Jian agreed. Now that he was surprised, he was no longer afraid. He said impatiently to the two beauties: "Get out, get out quickly." The two beauties responded, got off the couch, picked up their skirts and walked out of the room.
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Only the two Tian brothers were left in the house. Qi Wangjian stared at Tianjia and said, "My brother, can the Qin people explain their purpose of coming and whether they want to make peace with us?"
"The purpose of your visit is unknown. Your Majesty will know it when you see the Qin envoy. But I can probably guess what the Qin envoy is here for this time." At this point, Tian Jia took a deep breath, stared at the king on the couch, and said in a deep voice.
He said: "I'm afraid the people of Qin want to persuade the king to surrender the country to Qin!"... It was April 4th, the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty.
Outside Linzi City, the Qin army camped. The news that Qi Wangjian agreed to receive the Qin envoy has reached the Qin camp.
The Qin envoy Li, who had been prepared in advance, ate it. After combing and tidying up, he put on a wide robe with long sleeves and a high crown on his head, ready to enter the city.
Zhao Tuo stood at the camp gate waiting to see him off.
"General, I'm leaving." Li Shiqi stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute. Now, Zhao Tuo would naturally not say anything disappointing.
He smiled and said: "Sir, please be patient. I will wait for the good news about you in the camp. I hope you will make great achievements and be famous for generations to come."
"Hahaha, I will never let the general down." Li Shiqi laughed, waved his sleeves and walked away.
"Li Shang, please send Mr. Zhao into the city." Zhao Tuo said calmly, and Li Shang beside him responded and immediately followed.
The Li brothers walked out of the Qin camp and headed for Linzi City. After walking in silence for a while, seeing that they were about to arrive at the foot of Linzi City, Li Shang finally couldn't help but speak.
"Brother, I know that you are obsessed with fame, that's why you want to surrender to the country now. But now that the people of Qi are at the critical moment of the country's subjugation, there is no guarantee that some loyal and righteous soldiers will emerge. Brother, you should be more prudent in your words and deeds, and don't go too far, which will lead to the collapse of the country.
It would be bad if those dead soldiers were angry and hurt my brother." Li Shang looked at his brother walking in front of him and warned him worriedly.
Li Shiqi paused, then he turned around and slapped Li Shang on the shoulder.
"Well, you beautiful second child, your brother, I have worked so hard to drag you from a little kid to the point where you are shitting and peeing all over the place. I have always been the only one to tell you, and you still need to tell me? Moreover?
What nonsense are you talking about? Since I followed the general, have you seen that I, Li Shiqi, have made mistakes? If you don’t believe me, you have to believe what I say, haha." Li Shiqi snorted,
He patted Li Shang on the shoulder again and strode forward.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You kid, just wait until your brother comes back with great fame!" Looking at Li Shiqi's confident back, Li Shang's eyes became more worried.
Brothers have been together for more than twenty years, how could he not understand that Li Shiqi was just pretending to be relaxed and easy on him by acting like this?
Li Shang murmured: "Brother, I don't want fame and wealth, I just want you to come back safely."... The hanging basket was lowered from the top of Linzi City and Li Shi was hoisted up the city wall.
"Oh? It turns out to be General Tian Dan. I have met the general here." As soon as Li Shiqi climbed up the wall, she found a mighty Qi general standing here. After a closer look, he saw that he was an old acquaintance. He hurriedly saluted and said hello.
"I knew you were the one who came, but what's the point of Li's coming here?" Tian Dan said coldly. Li Shiqi chuckled: "My mission is a national event. I should meet the King of Qi and tell you.
It's the report. The general is asking at this time, so I'm sorry that it's difficult for me to answer." Tian Dan snorted coldly, but did not press the question. He ordered Tian Rong behind him: "Bring this Qin envoy into the palace." Li Shiqi handed over his hand.
He said goodbye and followed Tian Rong down the city wall and walked towards Qigong.
Tian Dan withdrew his gaze and looked outside the city, a look of worry flashed across his face. The Qin army was approaching fiercely and might launch an attack on the city at any time. He had to sit at the top of the city to deal with any emergencies.
...In Linzi City, Li Shiqi followed Tian Rong on the avenue about twenty meters wide. He looked around and saw rows of houses on both sides, arranged in an orderly manner. However, the Qin army's shelling in the past few days
In the middle, the houses near the north city wall have many collapsed and damaged places, which are very conspicuous.
Li Shiqi noticed that no one was walking around in the surrounding houses, and no one was watching on the road. It must have been cleared in advance.
And beside him, there were hundreds of eight-foot-tall strong men surrounding him. Each of these people had expressionless faces, wore armor, and held spears, which brought him a lot of oppression.
feel.
"Are you trying to scare me?" Li Shiqi secretly laughed in his heart, but he was not afraid, and his eyes fell on General Qi who was leading the way.
"This general looks familiar. Where is he from?" Li Shiqi asked, trying to get close to him.
Tian Rong turned around and glared at him, and said in a deep voice: "Dicheng." Li Shiqi said in surprise: "Dicheng? Oh, no wonder I said the general looked familiar. I had met the elder Tian from Dicheng before.
We were chatting and laughing, and also playing with some boys. I want to think about the name of this boy..."
"Oh, it's Tian Guang!"
"Guangzhi, Daye. This name is very heroic. The person who named it should also be a heroic man, otherwise he would not be so heroic. That boy is also quite smart. I like it very much when I see it. General
Since you were born in Di City, how can you recognize it?" Tian Rong's steps hesitated.
Tian Guang, that's his son. Father and son are connected by blood, so they look very similar. He remembered Tian Dan's instructions and knew that the Qin envoy might have seen something.
He said these words just to get closer and get some information from him. Tian Rong was clumsy and simply kept silent. Instead, Li Shiqi was bored and followed him into the inner courtyard in the southwest of the outer city.
city and entered the palace of King Qi.
The Qi Palace is majestic, tall and gorgeous. However, Li Shiqi had already been here last time, so he didn’t feel much about it.
However, before he was called into the palace, his attention was attracted by a huge thing in front of the palace. The last time he entered Qi Palace, he had never seen such a thing.
"It's such a big cauldron, why should it be placed in front of the palace?"
"Hey, they're still boiling water!" Li Shiqi saw that standing on the platform in front of the main hall was a huge bronze tripod. Its decoration was simple, it looked old, and it had a solemn air.
Its size is enough to hold an adult. At this moment, the cauldron is filled with water, and a fire is burning under the cauldron.
Li Shiqi stretched out her head curiously and looked into the cauldron, only to see hot water boiling inside, but nothing to cook.
Li Shi's eyes were thoughtful, but her face remained calm, and she joked: "With such a big cauldron, I wonder what King Qi is going to use it for cooking. Could it be that he wants to invite me to enjoy the cauldron?" Tian Rong said
He didn't answer, but looked at Ambassador Qin coldly.
After a while, Qi Wangjian's order came from the palace.
"Xuan Qin's envoy Li Shiqi enters the palace!" As the visitor's voice came, Li Shiqi's smile faded and he hurriedly stepped forward to enter the palace.
He walked into the hall with small steps. He saw that the hall was brilliant and majestic, with the Dukes and Ministers of Qi sitting in rows on both sides, all eyes falling on him.
"Foreign minister Li Shiqi, under the orders of General Zhao of the Qin State, came here to pay homage to the king." Li Shiqi saluted and stood up, looking forward.
I saw Qi Wangjian wearing purple clothes, looking at him blankly, his eyes still a little dull. The one who spoke was Qi Xiang Tianjia who was sitting at the head of the palace.
He said coldly: "Qin and Qi are at war and have become mortal enemies. I wonder what Qin's envoy Li Shiqi wants to do when he pays homage to our king?" After Li Shiqi saluted, he stood up. He glanced at the Duke of Qi in the palace.
He saw Tian Jia staring directly at him again.
He waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "I am here just to save the king, the prime minister, the ministers in the palace, and the people in the city!" As soon as these words came out, no one in the palace spoke, except for the sound of breathing.
It's getting more intense.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Xiang Tianjia raised his head and laughed.
"Come to save my Qi people?"
"Haha, the troubles in our country of Qi are caused by your Qin people's skill in using weapons and unprovoked conquests. You, Lisheng, are talking arrogantly, and you dare to talk nonsense to save our lives. I think you should save your own life first!"