My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 926: In Li Mu's eyes, I am a joke! The Qi army has done me a great disservice!

Tian Dan flew into a rage, strode towards the captain, grabbed the captain's collar and lifted him up, roaring: "Captain Shuang, what are you shouting? Huh?!"

"Who are you calling the Left Prime Minister?!"

Tian Dan's saliva sprayed all over Gao Shuang's face, and his eyes were full of murderous intent when he looked at Gao Shuang.

Tian Dan's family soldiers had also surrounded Gao Shuang, pointing their spears at him!
Gao Shuang was not afraid at all, and he even wiped the spit off his face without fear of angering Tian Dan. He looked directly at Tian Dan and said, "I have been a general of Qi for a long time, but the only left prime minister that I truly respect is Cheng Jiao!"

"All the powerful officials in the court are bullying us, only the left prime minister is wholeheartedly trying to let us live a good life."

"The time when Zuo Xiang lived in our Great Qi was the happiest time of our lives."

"Now that the Left Prime Minister has returned to Linzi City, I will respectfully welcome him!"

When Gao Shuang followed Ying Chengjiao to the battlefield in the past, he was already a company commander.

After following Ying Chengjiao to break through the enemy lines, Gao Shuang was promoted to a local good lady for his merits and made a lot of money. He bought a school district house in the Jixia Academy in the military market, and spent a lot of money to ask merchants to hire a teacher for his children and buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone for his children to study.

But Gao Shuang at that time could never have imagined that that large-scale military purchase would actually determine the fate of all of them!
After the destruction of Chu, Ying Bu, who had spent all his money on buying equipment, and his comrades who had spent all their money on visiting brothels, followed Ying Chengjiao to the Qin State without any reluctance.

Gao Shuang, who bought a house in the school district, and Bi Yong, who bought a large amount of land, and other comrades were tied down by their assets and chose to stay in Qi.

Today, Ying Bu, who went to Qin State, was already twenty-five hundred years old and had been enrolled in the Qin Military Academy. After graduation, he would be able to become the Minister of Qin State!

Ying Bu, who used to be just a small pawn in front of Gao Shuang, has now become a noble man that Gao Shuang needs to look up to, and is on the verge of rising to the top.

However, Gao Shuang was bullied by the powerful people in the army and was demoted to company commander again.

After the war to destroy Chu, Qi State spent more than it earned and its economic growth rate dropped sharply. The price of the school district house that Gao Shuang bought almost collapsed, his assets shrank sharply, and the expenses for his children's education were another long-term expense that made Gao Shuang very painful.

However, the local dignitaries and powerful people thought that Gao Shuang had gained much more than that on the battlefield, and they squeezed money from Gao Shuang under various pretexts, so that the money Gao Shuang had earned through life and death was soon reduced to a mere handful.

Gao Shuang didn't understand those big truths, let alone the principles of economics. He only knew that the time when Ying Chengjiao served as the Left Prime Minister of Qi was his happiest time. After Ying Chengjiao stepped down as the Left Prime Minister of Qi, his life became difficult.

So Gao Shuang welcomes Ying Chengjiao from the bottom of his heart!

Tian Dan drew his sword from its sheath, put the blade against Gao Shuang's neck and shouted angrily: "Qin Chang'an Jun is no longer the left prime minister of our Great Qi, but the enemy of our Great Qi!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun loudly declared outside the city that he would attack and destroy our Great Qi and massacre our soldiers."

"You still regard this man as the Left Prime Minister of the Great Qi?"

"How dare you speak nonsense and shake the morale of the army!"

Gao Shuang remained calm.

When Tian Dan did not chop off Gao Shuang's head immediately, it meant that Tian Dan had already developed the intention of surrendering!
Gao Shuang looked directly at Tian Dan and said sincerely, "The king has already invited Zheng Xian to fight with the left prime minister, and Zheng Xian has also invited many immortals to fight with the left prime minister."

"However, the Left Prime Minister still ordered the Earth Dragon to rise in Xibanyu, and now he has even come to Linzi City in person. This shows that the heaven and earth support the Left Prime Minister! The Left Prime Minister is following the will of heaven and earth!"

"The Left Prime Minister is the one bestowed upon us by heaven and earth. How can the King be qualified to dismiss him?"

"I am not talking nonsense, nor am I trying to shake the morale of the army!"

"We welcome back the Left Prime Minister, which is what our soldiers and generals want!"

"My fellow comrades! Would you like the Left Prime Minister to return to the court?!"

The Qi army soldiers looked at each other and could see strong intentions in each other's eyes.

The Qi nobles treated them as cattle and horses, but Ying Chengjiao treated them as human beings!
Following the State of Qi, they would go hungry nine times out of three days, but Ying Chengjiao was racking his brains to make sure they had enough food!
The most important thing is that they really don’t think they can win the battle, and they don’t want to die!
On the one hand, people are oppressed to death.

On the one hand, one lives being treated well.

Do I need to ask how to choose?
Hu Jue Bi Yong, a fellow villager who had also followed Ying Chengjiao to the battle, was the first to bow and shout in the direction of the Qin army:
"Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court!"

With someone taking the lead, hundreds of Qi soldiers stretched their necks and shouted:

"Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court!!"

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Outside Linzi City, Ying Chengjiao straightened his back instantly, with a look of surprise on his face: "Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court?"

"Could it be that Qi's Left Prime Minister He has already led reinforcements back? But why didn't my scouts..."

"No!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes widened instantly, and he said with horror: "Dai and Qi have formed an alliance this time, and Dai Wu'an Jun has been given the seal of the Left Prime Minister of Qi!"

"So the one that the Qi army is welcoming respectfully is not Tian He, but Dai Wu'an Jun!!!"

"No wonder my scouts have not been able to detect the enemy's movements!"

"This Linzi City is clearly a scam set up by Lord Wu'an!"

"I have fallen into a trap!!!"

Everything abnormal has a reasonable explanation.

No wonder the defense of Linzi City was so lax and lax. This must have been a trick set up by Li Mu to lure the enemy!

No wonder Linzi City has not sent out messengers to ask for help, that’s because the reinforcements have already arrived around Linzi City!
No wonder I have had such a smooth journey, and the cities along the way have not organized any decent resistance. That’s because I fell into Li Mu’s trap of luring the enemy deep into our territory!

This general had clearly been well within the conspiracy, but he was still arrogantly mocking the Qi army for being incompetent in fighting and for having no great generals. He discussed with other generals how to help Linzi City hold out until reinforcements arrived, and even gave advice to the King of Qi through Chunyu Hu.

I'm afraid that in Li Mu's eyes, I am a joke!

As for the "left prime minister" that the Qi army called out, could it be him, Ying Chengjiao? Ying Chengjiao had never considered this question!
This is Linzi, the capital of Qi State!
I haven't even officially started the siege yet. How could the soldiers guarding the capital suddenly surrender?

With a red face and great fear in his heart, Ying Chengjiao shouted in a loud voice: "All troops stop!"

"Dense array!"

"Tough guy! Raise the flag!"

Three red flags rose from the ground and then fell to the west!

From a distance, Su Jiao and Jingpo's pupils suddenly shrank.

They didn't understand why Ying Chengjiao suddenly sent out a signal for help when the enemy didn't make any move. They also couldn't understand why Ying Chengjiao gave up his original plan so abruptly and decisively.

But they also don't think they need to understand.

Without hesitation, Sujiao and Jingpo shouted in unison:
"All officers, listen up! Rescue the commander!"

Li Xin and Xi Feng also changed their expressions and shouted at the same time:
"All officers, listen up! Charge and kill!"

Kuofu threw the corn and other valuables he had brought with him on the ground and shouted resolutely: "Comrades! Fellow villagers!"

"It's time to repay your kindness!"

"See you in Huangquan!"

If this battle is to kill the enemy and attack the city, the Qin army will fight bravely and kill as many enemy troops as possible while preserving their own lives.

But you said this battle was to rescue Chang'an Jun?
It’s his mother’s fault!

Well, whoever wants to take this miserable life can take it!

Even if all my comrades die here, we must rescue Chang'an Jun!

If any of my comrades are still alive, please remember to tell my parents that I am not a coward!
More than a thousand soldiers from the vicinity of Zheng County threw away all their belongings that had nothing to do with the war and shouted in unison:
"See you in Huangquan!"

The most powerful general of the Qin Dynasty rode his horse to charge at the front, followed closely by the patriarch of the Jing family, one of the three major families of the Chu State.

Li Xin, grandson of the governor of Longxi, eldest son of Marquis Didao, and nephew of Marquis Wu'an of Dai, launched an encirclement on the left, while the chariot commander Xifeng drove the chariots to charge on the right.

Forty chariots smashed into Linzi like a solid wall.

Three thousand battle-hardened cavalrymen charged on their horses with an unstoppable momentum.

Fifty thousand elite Qin troops rushed forward bravely with the determination to die. When the elite Qin troops put life and death aside, what kind of amazing momentum, deterrence and combat effectiveness could they unleash? !

The sound of war drums suddenly rang out, and more than 50,000 elite Qin troops let out a deafening roar:

"wind!"

"wind!"

"Gale!"

The shouts filled with murderous intent and determination rushed towards Linzi City like a huge wave!

Even if these 50,000 Qin troops only had a dozen ladders, it would be impossible for them to break through Linzi City.

Even though the Qin and Qi armies had not yet clashed.

But just this roar that disregarded life and death was enough to make many Qi soldiers tremble and sweat profusely!
Tian Dan looked at the Qin army outside the city with fear in his eyes, and the sword in his hand was shaking.

He doesn't want to die!

The Qi State is about to perish. As a descendant of the Qi royal family, he must stay useful, conserve his energy, wait for the right time, and revive the Qi State in the future!
He shouldn't have died here so hastily!

Gao Shuang also knelt down anxiously and frantically, begging desperately:

"I beg you to put the great principles of heaven and earth first! Put the direction of the generals first!"

With the steps given by Gao Shuang, Tian Dan let the sword leave Gao Shuang's neck, staggered back two steps, and cried out sadly: "What Captain Gao said makes sense."

"You guys, just go on your own."

"I am a descendant of the royal family. I should die for the country of Qi!"

Tian Dan didn't want to die, but he still wanted to save some face.

Otherwise, even if Tian Dan survived, his life would be worse than death!
Tian Rong supported Tian Dan and sighed: "Brother!"

"We are all descendants of the royal family. I am willing to follow you and die for the country!"

"Yes! We, the Great Qi, are only herding people on behalf of the gods."

"Looking at what Heaven and Earth have done, they have undoubtedly granted the right to herd the people to Qin Chang'an Jun!"

"How can the royal family of Daqi go against the will of heaven and earth!"

"As descendants of the royal family, we should help our clan follow the will of heaven, not go against it."

"Otherwise, I am afraid that Heaven and Earth will blame our great Qi kings for all their generations!"

Heaven granted the Son of Heaven the power to rule the people, and the Emperor then granted his power to the King of Qi. Although this theory is full of holes, it is still the orthodox basis for the King of Qi to rule the people.

Now Tian Rong further strengthened Ying Chengjiao's concept of following the will of heaven, and directly pried open the legitimacy of the King of Qi's rule over the people!
Heaven, Earth, King, Parents, and Teacher!

The grace of the emperor and family affection are indeed important, but they are not greater than the will of heaven and earth!

Did they surrender as an act of disloyalty, injustice, inhumanity, and unkindness? No! They were following the will of heaven, and they were even more afraid that their ancestors in the underworld would suffer!
"Dang~~~"

Tian Dan dropped the sword in his hand to the ground and sighed bitterly, "Brother Rong is right."

"Brother Nai is obsessed!"

With another long sigh, Tian Dan bowed and shouted towards the outside of the city: "Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court!"

With Tian Dan taking the lead, none of the 2,000 Qi soldiers under Tian Dan's command were worried anymore, and they all excitedly saluted:
"Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court!!"

What Tian Dan, Tian Rong and others never expected was that the Qi army soldiers on the western and southern walls and other surrounding walls shouted in unison with them:
"Welcome the Left Prime Minister back to the court!!!"

Ying Chengjiao clenched the reins in his hands and shouted angrily, "Damn it! Where on earth is Dai Wu'an Jun?"

Su Jiao and Jing Po finally rushed to Ying Chengjiao's side and heard Ying Chengjiao yelling and cursing.

Su Jiao's face suddenly turned serious, and he bowed and said, "Please retreat first, Commander, and I will cover your retreat!"

Jingpo was puzzled: "Our scouts have already spread out thirty miles, but we still haven't found the whereabouts of Dai Wu'an Jun."

"How did the commander find out about Dai Wu'an Jun's troops?"

Su Jiao said without hesitation: "It was the commander's divination!"

Ying Chengjiao waved his hand: "Do we need to calculate this?"

"Have you not heard the loud shouts from the walls of Linzi?"

"The Left Prime Minister of Qi is none other than Dai Wu'an Jun!"

"Now the city of Linzi is cheering for the return of the left prime minister. This means that Dai Wu'an Jun has led the coalition forces to arrive!"

Jingpo moved his lips and asked tentatively: "Commander-in-chief, could it be that the left prime minister that the Qi army is calling for is not Dai Wu'an Jun, but you?"

Ying Chengyu: ⊙0⊙

Ying Chengjiao pointed at himself and laughed, "I am a general? I am not the left wing of Qi State..."

Ying Chengjiao was suddenly stunned.

Although Ying Chengjiao did not assume any obligations as the Left Prime Minister of Qi when he served as the Left Prime Minister of Qi, and claimed that he was just a general, Ying Chengjiao had no real sense that he had served as the Left Prime Minister of Qi, and he did not form a conditioned reflex to the title of Left Prime Minister.

But he really served as the Left Prime Minister of Qi!
Ying Chengjiao's voice became a little more halting: "I did serve as the Left Prime Minister of Qi."

"But I have not been the left prime minister of Qi for many years. Since I left the position, Qi has had two left prime ministers, Tian He and Li Mu."

"And anyone who doesn't have an eye disease can see that I am leading the Qin army to destroy Qi."

"Why do the Qi soldiers still call me the Left Prime Minister?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Jingpo asked in return: "How long will it take for the people of our Great Qin to know that our Great Qin has changed its prime minister?"

Ying Chengjiao was speechless.

If you were an ordinary person who worked hard all your life, you might never know who the left prime minister was!

Jingpo turned his gaze towards Linzi City, looking at the city gate that had been pushed open by the Qi army, and said in a complicated voice: "I don't know why the Qi army still calls the commander-in-chief the left prime minister when they know that the commander-in-chief came to destroy Qi."

"But if the left prime minister called by the Qi army was not the commander-in-chief, why did the Qi army push open all the gates of the city and the city gates?"

"It's clear that the Qi army is welcoming the commander into the city!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes widened slowly, filled with deep shock: "Captain Jing thought that the Qi army surrendered?!"

Jingpo nodded slowly, and Su Jiao also scratched his head and said, "I think what Commandant Jing said is true."

"Now the inner and outer gates of Linzi City are all open. If I lead my elite troops to launch a surprise attack, I can take Linzi in one battle!"

"This move doesn't seem like a trick, but rather it looks like a sincere request for surrender!"

Ying Chengjiao could naturally see the battle situation that Jingpo and Su Jiao could see as well.

Ying Chengjiao was just subconsciously avoiding the worst possible scenario.

But Jingpo and Su Jiao's words made it impossible for Ying Chengjiao to deceive himself anymore!

The shock in Ying Chengjiao's eyes gradually turned into despair: "Ah!"

"The Qi army has done me great harm!"

(End of this chapter)