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Wu Yue's Struggle for Hegemony Chapter 440 Destroy Qi [Part 1]

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    Chapter 440: Destroying Qi [Part 1]

    In fact, on the surface, Qin is closer to the Han army than Qi, so it is relatively better to destroy Qin.  First of all, this is not the case. First of all, the civil strife in Qi State has reached a fever pitch, and the winner will be determined soon.  As for a unified Qi State, would they sit back and watch Han annex other countries?

    The answer is undoubtedly no.

    And compared to Qin, Qi is much more dangerous than Qin in terms of national power and position.

    First of all, the Han Empire has now occupied Hangu Pass. If it attacks the Han Kingdom, it will most likely have to go through Wuguan Pass and go south along the Han River.  Han Jiading had been working hard in this area for several years, and had sufficient troops and food, as well as support from Pu and Ba. Even if Qin broke the alliance, it would not be able to get much advantage.  But naturally this is not the case for the Qi State. Once the Qi State goes south, it will be the Donghai County of the Han State, and the area around Donghai County is a plain area.  And they are all the mainland of the Han Empire. The reason why the Han State is able to send troops thousands of miles away relies on the support of the Han State.

    What¡¯s more important is that due to the original funding, Guangling City had no city walls except for the palace city.  Once Qi invaded, even if Han defeated Qi afterwards, it would be of no use.  On the contrary, Han's national power will be exhausted and he will be unable to control the newly occupied land.

    Because Yang Zilu understood this, he was very hostile to Qi and ordered Xia Huhou to attack Tian.  The Tian family had the upper hand, but unfortunately they suddenly faced the Han army's attack.  The Tian family was caught off guard, especially since the Han army launched an attack from the south, while the main force of the Tian family was in the north.

    "And when they return to the army, they have to ask Qi Guoguo's office whether they agree.  Since the beginning of the war, the effect of Tian's win over people's hearts has appeared. The people of Qi basically do not want to go to war with Tian, ??and there are even cases of defection before the battle. The life of Qi's public office has become increasingly difficult.  (Looking at Benzi under the control of the Qi State Office, I am afraid the situation is even worse.

    But even so, it was not easy for Qi Guoguo. The walls of Linzi were so high and thick that Tian could not attack them.  But this does not mean that the cities near Linzi cannot be captured.

    By now, Linzi has penetrated deeply into the Tian family's sphere of influence like a tentacle.  It really makes the food of the Duke of Qi tasteless and cannot be discarded.

    You say keep it!  If Tian's tentacles were cut off, the people inside Linzi would be doomed and would have no choice but to defend.  If you don't stick to it, if you don't have this nail, I'm afraid the Qi State Office won't be able to support it for a few years.

    The Duke of Qi didn¡¯t want to, but at this time, Han actually intervened, which was a huge surprise!

    Yang Zilu would naturally not stupidly tell Qi that I am here to annex you.  In order to deceive the Duke of Qi in the early stage, Yang Zilu asked Xia Huhou to support his uncle.  This uncle is naturally the current king of Qi, Duke Qi Ping.  Duke Ping of Qi is worthy of his posthumous title of Ping, and his abilities are really mediocre.

    Believing Yang Zilu¡¯s deception, of course Tian was also scared at this time, shouting and yelling at the side, but Han was not here to support, he was here to annex Qi.  Duke Qi Ping!  We need to support each other, even if we are dying!

    Duke Ping of Qi is not a qualified monarch, and his hatred for the Tian family is not ordinary. How can he listen to the Tian family?  Not only did they send troops to join forces with the Han State to attack the Tian family, they also provided certain supplies to the Han army.

    On the one hand, Yang Zilu wanted to paralyze the Qi State, and on the other hand, the Han State had been fighting wars for years, which put great pressure on him.  Yang Zilu ordered some of the armies to be stationed on the spot and some to return to the Han Dynasty.  Yang Zilu also returned to the Han Dynasty and rested for half a year.  In the summer of the second year, Yang Zilu led 50,000 cavalry northward.

    At this moment, the Tian family has been jointly suppressed by the Han army and the Qi army, and can only hide in the barren mountains and ridges in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula.  At this time, Han suddenly sent 50,000 troops. Although Qi Pinggong was mediocre in ability, he was not a fool.  He reacted immediately, but he still had illusions about Yang Zilu, hoping that Yang Zilu would not attack Qi because he was Jiang Xue's uncle.

    Duke Ping of Qi sent an official to Yang Zilu to express Qi's willingness to become a vassal state of Han.  Yang Zilu naturally couldn't agree and rejected Qi Pinggong's words.

    At the same time, Xia Huhou led the army to suddenly withdraw from the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula and marched to Linzi. Although Linzi was strong, it only had 3,000 soldiers at the time.  In just one day, they fell under Xia Huhou's attack regardless of casualties.

    In his hurry, Duke Qi Ping could only leave Linzi in an ox cart. At this moment, Duke Qi Ping also understood.  Duke Ping of Qi immediately fled to Gaotang in the northwest of Qi State.

    Duke Ping of Qi immediately sent envoys to Lu and Yan to ask for help.  Although the State of Lu understands the allusion of lips dying and teeth cold, it is helpless that the winner among the three states in the country has not yet been determined, because they are all motivated by weakness.  The State of Yan is willing to send troops to support. At this time, the relationship between the State of Yan and the State of Qi is still good. Thanks to the favor planted by Duke Huan of Qi, the king of Yan State, Yan Xiao,After learning about Qi's catastrophe, he ordered the entire country to mobilize troops without saying a word.  The State of Yan mobilized a total of 400 military chariots, and nearly 40,000 troops marched south in a mighty manner.

    Although the State of Lu did not send troops, it still had to resist, right?

    Duke Ping of Qi also gritted his teeth and mobilized a total of 120,000 troops from Qi State, old and young.  The two sides met in Yan, after half a month of confrontation.  Yang Zilu didn't want to waste time anymore and issued a challenge to Duke Qi Ping.

    Duke Qi Ping was very hesitant about this, but the letter from the general of Qi State admonished Duke Qi Ping: "Your Majesty, many people are not fighting, and the soldiers in the army are already agitated. In seventeen days, it will be the day of the autumn harvest! There are so many soldiers.  There are those who miss their fields at home! And even if the Han army is defeated in the future, I am afraid that Qi will also face a severe drought. How can we resist the Han army?"

    Seeing that what the letter of credence said was true, Qi Pinggong sighed and said: "I don't want to fight, but I really have no chance of winning. I'm afraid if the fight continues"

    "Because of this, Your Majesty should move forward bravely! We have no way out!" the credential advised.

    "Okay! In that case, I will send someone to tell Yang Zilu that in three days, there will be a showdown of life and death!" Qi Pinggong gritted his teeth and said with determination.

    "Promise!" Guo Shu and other generals ordered.

    Yang Zilu smiled immediately after receiving the letter of challenge from Qi Pinggong.  In front of the envoy sent by Duke Qi Ping, he agreed immediately.  He knew that Duke Qi Ping would definitely agree because of the autumn harvest.  In fact, Yang Zilu couldn't delay this matter.

    Although it took more than ten and twenty days, Qi State missed the autumn harvest and could only let the grain rot in the fields.  Even if Yang Zilu fails this time and sends troops next year, he will definitely destroy Qi.  But at that time, Yang Zilu occupied Qi State, which was in a mess. How much money would be spent on disaster relief?  And how many people will starve to death during this time?

    Because of this, Yang Zilu issued a challenge to Duke Qi Ping and did not choose to drag it out.  However, this is good. Strictly speaking, it is a win-win situation, which reduces the losses of the people even further.

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