Chapter 256 Resurrection
"Your Majesty, Luowang's activities have been discovered in Jimo, Jucheng and other places." In the Palace of King Qi, Bai Feng reported to Yang Chong the latest intelligence collected by Luowang.

"The Qin State is indeed still harboring evil intentions." Yang Chong was not surprised at all after hearing this information. These things were within his expectations.

"My lord, should we take action?" Bai Feng asked. As an intelligence officer and a killer, in many cases, exposing one's identity means the failure of the mission and death. This is true for Luowang and Yemu.

"Not yet. There are only a few people in Luowang now. It won't be too late for us to take action once they have woven a real net." Yang Chong's answer was somewhat beyond Bai Feng's expectations.

It was at this time that information was sent back from Yecheng and other places that six cities including Anyang had been captured by the Qin army, and only the big cities of Yecheng and Dong'a were still under the control of Yang Chong.

Faced with such a situation, Yang Chong still had no intention of sending troops, and he seemed to be really scared.

No one knows whether Yang Chong is a coward, but some people are furious because of his behavior. What does he mean?
"Haven't I already promised to give him Yecheng and other places? Why hasn't he sent troops yet? Can the King of Qi go back on his word?" The angry and clear voice of Queen Mother Zhao resounded in the hall. She was really angry at this moment.

Among her uncontrollable emotions, there was fear of the Qin army and even more hatred for Yang Chong.

What did Yang Chong say at that time? He said it so nicely, saying that people like them were people who would not bow to fate. At that time, Yang Chong's voice was so nice, and his eyes were so gentle, shining into her mind like a ray of sunshine in the dim hall.

At that moment, Queen Mother Zhao was moved. As someone who had experienced it, she knew how strange her emotions were at that time.

If she had not still maintained her dignity as the empress dowager at that time, and if Yang Chong had taken the initiative to step forward, she would have been held in Yang Chong's arms.

How good Yang Chong was at that time. Although he left Handan soon, he lived in her heart forever. Even in the middle of the night, Yang Chong appeared in her dreams several times.

But what about now? Now Yang Chong turned his back on her. When she needed help the most, Yang Chong just stood by and turned a blind eye.

"What exactly does he want from me?" Queen Mother Zhao said through gritted teeth. She was so strong that even her little face was shaking.

"Queen Dowager, the King of Qi also sent a letter." Guo Kai looked at the extremely angry Queen Dowager Zhao and carefully presented a letter.

Queen Dowager Zhao should certainly be angry at this time, but there was something else mixed in her anger, which Guo Kai could vaguely feel.

As for why the Queen Mother Zhao had such a reaction, Guo Kai remembered that Yang Chong had come to the Zhao Palace in Handan late at night several months ago. At that time, King Zheng of Qin invited all the kings to jointly recommend Yang Chong as the King of Qi. At that time, the Queen Mother Zhao became suspicious of Yang Chong's position, so she summoned Yang Chong to Handan.

But that night, Yang Chong somehow managed to convince the Queen Mother Zhao so quickly that not only did the Queen Mother not pursue the matter any further, but she also provided a lot of military support when Yang Chong attacked Qi.

Seeing Queen Mother Zhao's reaction again, Guo Kai thought of many things.

"I'd like to see what he has to say." Queen Mother Zhao tore open the envelope, still full of grievances and anger.

There was not much in the letter, so Queen Dowager Zhao finished reading it very quickly. Yang Chong only said two things in the letter. First, order the Zhao army to defend the city carefully and not fight Huan Qi in the field. Second, quickly dispatch Li Mu and the Zhao army's border cavalry to the south for reinforcement.

"What you said is all nonsense." Queen Mother Zhao tore the letter into pieces in anger. How could this be a good idea? Wouldn't it still make the State of Zhao bear everything?

But Queen Dowager Zhao had no choice but to follow Yang Chong's advice in her anger and send envoys to the northern border to summon Li Mu to the south. However, she could not follow the other suggestion. The Qin army was committing atrocities in Zhao territory. If the Zhao army continued to avoid fighting, how would the world view Zhao and her?

The State of Zhao was full of anger when facing the Qin army. The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Changping did not make the State of Zhao feel fearful of the Qin State, but instead aroused even stronger hatred, which turned into a desire to fight among the Zhao army.

It was precisely because of this fighting spirit that the Zhao army was not afraid when facing the ferocious Qin. That is why the Zhao army was able to fight against the Qin army with both wins and losses over the years even though its national strength was obviously inferior to that of Qin, and deserved a 50-50 win.

If the Queen Mother Zhao ordered the Zhao army to avoid the war at this time, it would very likely dissipate the Zhao army's will to fight. If the will to fight is gone, with the national strength of Zhao State, it will not be a match for Qin State.

After all, the only thing that enabled Zhao to compete with Qin was the fighting spirit and combat effectiveness of its army.

"It seems we don't have much time." When news of Zhao's movements was reported back to Qi, Yang Chong already knew that he would not have much time left in Linzi, because the Zhao army was about to suffer a disastrous defeat. However, this disastrous defeat of the Zhao army was also the beginning of Li Mu's deification.

"Playing with fire can easily get you burned." Yan Lingji's face became serious when she heard this. Although she was not a smart person, Yang Chong's plans had never been hidden from her, because she still knew a lot of things, such as Yang Chong's plan this time.

"If I were afraid of playing with fire and getting burned, how could I have a beauty like you, Yan Lingji?" Facing Yan Lingji's reminder, Yang Chong smiled indifferently. Compared with those who had been kings for generations, he started too late. If he wanted to occupy a strong position in this chess game that was already coming to an end, he had to take risks and take advantage of the fire. Otherwise, how could Yang Chong fight against six generations of others' management.

"Now is not the time to joke." Yan Lingji, who was usually not serious, was exceptionally serious at this moment.

Her playfulness was limited to trivial matters, which was her way of having fun, but when it came to Yang Chong, Yan Lingji never joked.

"If possible, I would also like to use my power to suppress others in an upright manner, rather than scheming like this and walking on thin ice at every step. Everything I do is just a last resort." Yang Chong complained.

"Why are we doing this? We were living a good life before, why did we plunge into this vortex?" Yan Lingji kept talking. Recently, she was worried that Yang Chong had more and more time to spare. He was no longer as relaxed as before. Yan Lingji had no enthusiasm for power. She was from a barbarian land and had little interest in a royal power based on order. She also believed that Yang Chong was not someone who would be bound by power.

Unfortunately, the reality is that Yang Chong has now taken the initiative to bind power to himself, which Yan Lingji thinks is asking for trouble. They are not extravagant people, they don't want to be bound by others, and they don't want to be controlled by others. What use is power to them?
In the territory of Qi State, except for the Dong'a army that stayed behind to guard several important towns, they began to gather quickly towards Linzi City. At the same time, the 70,000 Qi troops that were being reorganized in Linzi had already numbered 90,000 troops in Linzi City.

Although the Qi army is not capable of fighting, it does not mean that the people of Qi cannot fight. The fighting skills of the people of Qi are unique in the world. If they can be truly incorporated into the order of the army and made into an army with strict military disciplines, the fighting power of the people of Qi may not be weaker than that of the people of other warlike countries.

"There's no need to do so. I think you're enjoying it." Yan Lingji said in annoyance. If she had known this would happen, she should have tied Yang Chong back to his hometown. In that case, she wouldn't have so many troubles now. She has to worry about Yang Chong getting into trouble outside, and she has to fight with those women inside. It's so annoying.

“This is a game men like to play.”

At the end of this year, Yang Chong led his own Qi army to leave Linzi and embarked on the journey to Dongjun. Yecheng and Dong'a would have to hold on for a while longer.

"King Chong of Qi went to attack Dingtao?" At the foot of Yecheng, Wang Jian listened to the scout's report and felt surprised, but also felt that there was nothing surprising about it.

It was surprising that Yang Chong did not lead the army to rescue Yecheng and Dong'a, but it was not surprising that such a thing was indeed something that someone like Yang Chong could do. After all, extraordinary people do extraordinary things.

"But you have your plans, and I also have my own plans. You go to attack Dongjun, and I will attack Qi directly. I want to see whether Dongjun is more important to Qin or Qi is more important to you." Wang Jian muttered to himself. He also had his own plan.

The purpose of Qin's military action this time was to split Qi, and then involve Yang Chong's experience, which would put Zhao in an isolated and helpless situation, creating good external conditions for Qin's attack on Zhao.

So when the Qi army invaded Qin's Dongjun, the Qin army also headed towards the border of Qi, and the siege of Yecheng was naturally lifted.

Dingtao, the eastern county of Qin State, was a city that originally belonged to Song State, was later captured by Qi State, and finally fell into the hands of Qin State. After many years, the flag of Qi army was seen again in this city.

"Dingtao is the commercial capital of the world. All the wealth from all directions is gathered here." Yang Chong looked at the city in front of him with admiration. If he could take this city, he would really get rich. Not only would he get the wealth of the city, but he would also have a steady stream of commercial tax revenue.

There is a more important point that Yang Chong did not mention. By taking over Dingtao and Dongjun where Dingtao is located, Dong'a, Yecheng and other places can be completely connected. At that time, the territory of Qi will be connected with Qin, Zhao and Wei. Qin's strategic plan of dividing the countries by taking advantage of the power of the river and defeating them one by one will be bankrupt to a certain extent. In this way, the offensive of the Qin army can be delayed, leaving Yang Chong with sufficient time to develop.

Of course, it is too early to say this. It will only make sense if Dingtao and Dongjun are really conquered. Otherwise, everything will be just empty talk. After all, if it is just talk on paper, Yang Chong can be said to be invincible in this world.

If someone were to discuss with Yang Chong how to unify the world, Yang Chong could definitely come up with eighteen ways to do it, but would that make sense? It wouldn't make any sense.

When the Qi army launched an attack on Dingtao, Wang Jian also led his army into Qi.

However, compared with the fierce resistance encountered by the Qi army in Dingtao, Wang Jian was unstoppable after entering Qi. The Qi areas, which had surrendered under the pressure of Yang Chong's military power, did not have a firm will to resist the fierce Qin army. This unsteady attitude completely collapsed when Wang Jian found a man from the Tian family, appointed him as the governor of a county, and promised to rescue Tian Jian who was imprisoned in Linzi and restore his throne.

As a result, a situation like this emerged in the southern part of Qi State. The Qin army advanced rapidly all the way and rampaged across the southern part of Qi State. It took only one month to capture ten cities. In another two months, they would break through Qi State from the west and reach the edge of the sea.

"Wang Jian is trying to harm me." In a mansion in Linzi City, when Tian Jian heard the news coming back from the south, he was so scared that his face turned pale.

Wang Jian was shouting in the south that he wanted to restore his throne. Tian Jian didn't know whether Wang Jian could do this, but he knew that it would be effortless for Yang Chong to kill him now.

He had already surrendered, and Yang Chong did not treat him badly. Although he lost his throne, he still had a life of luxury. Such a life was enough for a king who had lost his country after being defeated in a war.

But now Wang Jian pulled him out, saying he was helping him, but what Tian Jian saw was Wang Jian reminding Yang Chong to kill him first.

When he thought of this possibility, Tian Jian felt like trembling. The knife had already been handed to Yang Chong by Wang Jian.

To Wang Jian's horror, two men with swords appeared in front of him. They were actually two of Luowang's top assassins. Their only purpose was to take Tian Jian out of Linzi and bring him to the Qin army camp in the south of Qi.

Tian Jian wanted to refuse, but facing two murderous killers, he did not have the courage to do so. So, Tian Jian could only be taken away from the mansion pitifully by the Luowang killers.

Just when Tian Jian thought he was doomed to die, he unexpectedly discovered that he was brought out of Linzi city safely, perhaps because Night was too lax or the net was too powerful.

Wang Jian was surprised when Tian Jian was brought to Linzi City safely, and at the same time, he gave up his intention of going north to attack Linzi.

In Wang Jian's plan, rescuing Tian Jian was originally a tentative plan. If Luo Wang was able to rescue Tian Jian after a hard battle, it would mean that Yang Chong had limited control over Linzi City. If he could not bring him out, it would mean that Yang Chong had basically controlled Linzi. But now Tian Jian was brought out so easily, does that mean that Yang Chong's control over Linzi is very weak?

Wang Jian would never believe this judgment, because Yang Chong was not an incompetent person. How could such a person have no control over Linzi? That was impossible.

So there must be some conspiracy, and his plan is more important than Tian Jian’s. Although I don’t know what he is planning, I only need to do what I need to do.

On that day, with the support of the Qin army and more than a dozen cities in the southern border of Qi State, Tian Jian once again ascended the throne of King of Qi.

(End of this chapter)