Chapter 259 Can’t get on the stage

Although Wei's participation in the war was unexpected for Yang Chong, it was actually within common sense. After all, the Qin people were good at making plans, such as making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, and using sow discord as a weapon. The Qin monarch and his ministers were the best at these.

With the entry of the Wei army into the war, the Qi army began to shrink its defense line, abandoning all the cities south of the river and only occupying a few important ferry cities along the river, such as Yanjin.

It was just a coincidence that when the Qi army retreated, they only lost the city to the Wei army. As for the Qin army, it was still fighting with the Qi army.

"King Chong of Qi is so cunning, no wonder he can become the king's opponent. Even at this point he still doesn't forget to trick us." Dun Ruo, who followed the Wei army into the territory of Dongjun, looked at the Wei army happily entering Changyuan and was speechless for a moment.

What could he do at this time? He was just a civil official. Facing these fierce Wei troops, he really could not do anything. More importantly, even if he could do something, he could not do it now.

Not for any other reason, but simply because Wei is still Qin's ally and the Wei army is still Qin's friendly army.

"It's another troublesome matter. These cities have been occupied by the State of Wei. If we want to recover them in the future, we may have to resort to war. However, these are headaches for Wang Jian, Huan Xi and others." Dun Ruo stroked his forehead with his hand. Although he knew that this was a big trouble, he could only choose the lesser of two evils at the moment. After all, compared with King Chong of Qi, King Zeng of Wei was just a person who could be easily controlled by the State of Qin.

But King Chong of Qi was different. He was a man who could cause King Zheng of Qin a lot of headaches if he was not careful.

The Wei army didn't care about Dun Ruo's thoughts. The city was right in front of them, so how could they not enter the city? To them, the cities in front of them were no different from naked women. If they could endure it, it would be unacceptable.

After all, even if the soldiers of the Wei army do not want to get rich, the generals of the Wei army still want to be promoted!

In the end, the Qin army recovered most of the lost territory in Dongjun, but in this process, Wei was the biggest beneficiary. King Zeng of Wei, who was far away in Daliang City, was so happy that his face was almost crooked with smiles.

Of course he knew the story of the fisherman benefiting from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam, but he never thought that such a good thing would happen to him one day.

Dingtao City is the only city still controlled by the Qi army, except for a few cities used to control river crossings.

Yan Ju looked at the Qin-Wei coalition forces surrounding him from all directions, and his face turned bitter. This battle was not going to be easy!
But this should be the norm in war.

Yan Ju also has a clear understanding of this.

The Qin-Wei coalition did not give Yan Ju much time to prepare. After a short rest, they directly launched an attack on Dingtao City.

This battle put a lot of pressure on Yan Ju. There were several times when the Qin-Wei coalition forces attacked the city walls, and the most dangerous one was the attack by Wei Wuzu.

In that battle, a warrior who was over ten feet tall actually attacked the city wall. That man only wore a breastplate and held two machetes in his hands. His immense strength made him invincible, but this was not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that he was invulnerable to swords and guns. He was obviously just one person, but he was rampaging on the city wall like a chariot, leaving a mess wherever he passed.

Fortunately, an expert left behind by Yang Chong took action personally and repelled the man. Otherwise, the feat that Yang Chong had performed on the same city wall not long ago would have been perfectly replicated.

During the attack by the Qin and Wei armies, Dingtao City, which had already suffered devastation from the war, was on the verge of collapse. For the Qin-Wei coalition forces, victory was not far away.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong." In the Qin army tent, Dun Ruo, who had transformed from an envoy into a military advisor, listened to the soldiers reporting on the battle situation. Although the situation was very good, he did not feel happy, but instead felt a little uneasy.

"Brother Dun, do you think there is something wrong?" Qin general Meng Wu was curious when he saw that Dun seemed to be afraid.

Most people in the world believe that those who charge into battle without fear of life and death are warriors, but Meng Wu knows that soldiers who are fearless of life and death can be called warriors, but there is a kind of people who are braver than such soldiers, and that is people like Dun Ruo who act as envoys.

People like them travel between enemy countries all year round. If they succeed, they will be remembered in history, but the probability of being killed is also very high.

The world only saw Zhang Yi's success, but forgot about Su Qin who was torn into pieces by five horses. In the future, there will be envoys who will be boiled to death.

Not everyone can take on the job of an envoy.

Even a veteran like Mengwu admired the courage of a man like Dunruo, but now Mengwu saw fear on Dunruo's face, which made Mengwu feel surprised and a little uneasy.

Could it be that something happened beyond their expectations?

"Has King Chong of Qi not shown up yet?" Dun Ruo asked solemnly.

"It seems that I have never seen it." Meng Wu realized belatedly.

"King Chong of Qi is definitely not here. Although Dian Qing of Wei Wuzu is brave enough to fight against ten thousand men, when it comes to personal bravery, King Chong of Qi is truly invincible. General Meng, you know what kind of destructive power a master in his twenties can have on the battlefield. If King Chong of Qi were here, Dian Qing would never be able to capture Dingtao City." Dun Ruo analyzed.

At this moment, the following doubts kept emerging in his mind: Where did King Chong of Qi go?

He just disappeared like that, and no one knew where he went. How could anyone feel at ease with such a thing? He was a man who could do something earth-shattering at any time.

"It doesn't matter. The Qi army in Dingtao City is still there. Without his army, King Chong of Qi is just a master. He can carry out assassinations, but he can't decide the outcome of a war as long as he is alone." Meng Wudao. As a military general, he has never looked down upon those assassins of Luowang.

What can a Grandmaster do? If the Grandmaster is really that terrifying, then the one who rules the world would not be the king of the seven kingdoms, but the Grandmasters of the hundreds of clans.

"Our confrontation with King Chong of Qi was not just on the battlefield." Dun Ruo pondered.

Soon Dun Ruo's doubts were answered because the Yan army moved south.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why Qi Wang Chong disappeared. It turns out that Yan State wanted to take advantage of the situation. Qi Wang Chong's luck is really amazing!" In the Qin army camp, Dun Ruo couldn't help but laugh after hearing the news. The Yan army went south and attacked Rao'an. What is Rao'an? The Qin monarchs and ministers who have invested a lot of energy in Qi Wang Chong over the years know that although Rao'an doesn't produce much food a year and has a small population, it is where Yang Chong started his career.

There is Yancheng there, which can bring huge amounts of money and resources to King Chong of Qi every year for the development of military equipment. Once Raoan is lost, King Chong of Qi will suffer a great loss.

At this time, the Yan army went south to attack Raoan, which was a direct hit on Qi Wang Chong's sore spot. If Qi Wang Chong did not rescue Raoan, it would be really unwise.

This is the judgment of Dun Ruo and others.

After learning that King Chong of Qi was not in Dingtao City for any conspiracy, Dun Ruo and others felt relieved. This also meant that the Qin army could attack Dingtao City with all their strength.

But is it true that King Chong of Qi is secretly rushing to Raoan to resist the Yan army that suddenly marched south?
Of course not. Although Raoan is important, how can it be more important than Linzi?
Before Yang Chong arrived there, Rao'an was just a sparsely populated piece of barren land. Rao'an prospered because of Yang Chong, not Yang Chong because of Rao'an.

As for Yancheng, if Yang Chong can build one Yancheng, he can build a second Yancheng, or even a third Yancheng.

Dun Ruo obviously didn't think of this, so he didn't know that Yang Chong was already in Linzi.

Dun Ruo was already one of the few smart people in the world. If he himself couldn't see it, there would be many more people who couldn't see it, such as those people in Linzi City.

"Everyone, our chance has come." In a mansion in Linzi City, an old man said to a group of people in a secret room under dim lights.

"Elder, what opportunity has come?" These people are all prominent figures from various families in Linzi City. There must be a reason why they gathered here at this time.

These talents are the real big family in Linzi City. They have been multiplying for hundreds of years. Their ancestor is from the same family as Tian Jian, and they can be said to be half of the royal family. After so many years of operation, they have already had deep roots and can be said to be generations of nobles. They have become a behemoth in the territory of Qi.

But all this changed because of the appearance of Yang Chong
Although Yang Chong did not take action against these big families after taking over Linzi, but showed a certain goodwill, they did not dare to believe the goodwill shown by Yang Chong.

What's more, even if Yang Chong could accommodate them, they might not be able to accommodate Yang Chong!

When the person sitting on the throne changed his surname, it became impossible for them to continue to maintain their power. After all, there were many people under Yang Chong who needed them to vacate their existing positions.

In this era, it is not enough for a family to have only money but no power. Money without power to protect it is not safe and is just fat meat in the eyes of others. It is precisely because of this that they are wary of Yang Chong's kindness.

Besides, no matter how good Yang Chong was as the King of Qi, he could never be better than when Tian Jian was in power. Unfortunately, Tian Jian was too disappointing. Even though he had an absolute advantage, he was defeated by Yang Chong all the way to Linzi.

This incident made them quite desperate, but now it was different, the Qin army was attacking.

The Qin army came and their hope came. Now Tian Jian had ascended the throne again in the south of Qi. The Qin army, Chu army and Yan army attacked Yang Chong from the west, north and south. How could Yang Chong have a chance to turn things around?

From the old man's narration, everyone realized that the world outside Linzi had undergone tremendous changes, and that King Chong of Qi, who had made them so desperate that they had no desire to resist, had actually fallen into a dead end.

"Elder, what do you mean?" When the old man finished describing the changes in the situation outside, some of the quick-witted people had already reacted.

"Qi belongs to our Tian family. Yang Chong is just a remnant of the Jiang family. What right does he have to sit on the throne? Everyone, as members of the Tian family, it's time for us to fight for this surname passed down to us by our ancestors." The old man looked at the people who were interested and knew that his plan could go on smoothly.

"If you have no objection, gather the servants immediately after you go back. It's time for our Tian family to counterattack. As long as we can control Linzi City, Yang Chong will never have a chance to turn things around." The old man said in high spirits. The act of turning the tide made him feel a sense of power that this old body had not felt for a long, long time, and he liked this feeling very much.

"Don't worry, elders. We have no less than five thousand servants and slaves from a dozen families, which is enough to capture the palace. When the time comes, we can raise our arms and call for help, and people from all over Linzi city will respond." Someone laughed, and he thought he had seen the dawn of victory.

"Although it is too early to say this now, the victory belongs to us, and Linzi City will still be ours after all." The old man boosted morale.

The people of the Tian family will never be slaves.

While they were plotting, Yang Chong was already in the Palace of King Qi.

He had returned to Linzi from the front line several days ago, but he had never shown up. He was fishing this time, but his purpose of fishing was to start a fire, a fire that would burn all the filth in Linzi city and even most of the Qi State.

The wealthy families in the city of Linzi occupied too many resources of Qi State. If Yang Chong wanted to achieve something, he must have enough resources, but where would the resources come from?
The corrupt officials of Qi State are one part, and the wealthy families of Qi State are also one part.

Under normal circumstances, if Yang Chong attacked these people without any reason, it would inevitably cause greater turmoil. After all, this era still belonged to the clan era. If Yang Chong killed them without teaching them, it would inevitably have a negative impact on the future stability of the situation in Qi.

After all, if even Yang Chong, the King of Qi, takes the lead in not abiding by the rules, how can he expect people to sincerely abide by his rules in the future?
You know, in the current order, Yang Chong himself is the biggest beneficiary.

But if the other party takes the initiative to rebel, the nature of the situation will be completely different.

His Majesty the King of Qi killed the rebels, exterminated their three clans, and confiscated their property. This was reasonable no matter how you look at it.

"Your Majesty, those people have already moved." In the dim hall, Bai Feng appeared in front of Yang Chong like a ghost.

"Are you ready too?" Yang Chong's gaze rested on Bai Feng. The matter of murder was easy to solve, Bai Feng was enough, but how to deal with the things after the murder was up to him.

(End of this chapter)