The weather is getting warmer, the sun falls on the body with a sense of warmth, the snow on the ground melts, the grass shows its buds, and all the qiē indicates that spring has come.

Spring always gives people hope, the plan of the year lies in the spring, people all over the country are preparing for farming matters and looking forward to a good harvest, the Chamber of Commerce will not let go of such an opportunity, Xianyang City, Handan City is lively, even if the relatively remote Yandu Jicheng is also lively.

King Yan's body is straight, and the whole person is like a sharp sword, in comparison, Gongsun Cao shows his old age, "Spring is coming." ”

Gongsun Cao coughed, "The army has conquered three cities in a row, and it is only two days away from Jimo City, and the general ordered someone to send an urgent report to the king for a clear order." ”

King Yan's face was gloomy, "How is the situation in the Zhao Kingdom?" ”

Gongsun Cao said: "Two armies, all the way to surround Linzi, all the way to cut off the canyon between Jimo and Linzi. ”

"Besieging but not attacking, it is completely inconsistent with Zhao Kuo's temperament, what kind of trick is he playing." The army of Zhao destroyed Wei and Han with a strong advantage, and originally thought that it was inevitable to attack Linzi on a large scale, but now it is puzzling that there is not a single soldier for more than half a year.

Gongsun Cao smiled, followed by a violent cough, and couldn't even tell whether he was laughing or coughing, King Yan turned around, and Gongsun Cao sighed, "It's old, it's not okay to be old." ”

"The great cause of widowhood cannot be done without the support of the country." King Yan showed concern on his face, if there was no Gongsun Cao, he would not have himself today, although this old Xiangguo has been criticized, such as raising troops to force the first king to abdicate and taking over the military power, it is just understandable, what has been done over the years is for the revival of Yan Kingdom, which is enough to make people respectful.

Gongsun Cao took a deep breath, "What does the king think Zhao Kuo thinks will use his troops?" ”

"This person doesn't follow common sense in his use of soldiers, which can be called trickery!"

Gongsun Cao nodded, "In the king's words, Gongsun Cao has asked countless people, and the only person who can't see through it over the years is Zhao Kuo, there is no lack of ruthlessness in the righteousness of the whole person, and there is no lack of evil in the goodness. ”

"Maybe it's because of this that so many people choose Zhao Guo to assist Zhao Kuo instead of widows." King Yan tried his best to revive the Yan Kingdom, and spent a lot of effort to recruit warriors, but in the past few years, there were very few people who were willing to join, and then look at Zhao Kuo's side, Tian Dan and Wei Wuji are all good talents in governing the world, Li Mu, Mu Chen and others are brave and invincible, Zhang Liang, Li Si and later Han Fei are all well-educated.

"Everyone has different ambitions, Gongsun Cao thinks that the wise and decisive king is better than Zhao Kuo, but the only thing missing is timing."

The corners of King Yan's mouth rose slightly, whether it was from his heart or not, such words were always easy to accept, "Pass the order, the army will attack Jimo with all its might, and we must capture Jimo City before the Zhao people." ”

Gongsun Cao nodded again and again, only by capturing Jimo can he form an advantage over Zhao, once Zhao captures Linzi and Jimo, Yan will occupy three cities and face the danger of being swallowed by the other party.

When the order was issued, King Yan looked at Gongsun Cao, the old minister with white hair and white hair, "Now I can talk about Zhao Kuo's plan." ”

"Besieging the city and fighting, one is the troops, the other is the materials, if the two are better than the other party, they don't have to attack the other person's city, Zhao Kuo has always been unmoved, and he must have already seen that Linzi is short of food."

King Yan nodded, "If it weren't for Xiangguo reminding the widow to forget this, the country of Qi has been plagued by famine for three consecutive years, and there is not much grain, and the large-scale purchase by the Chamber of Commerce is even worse, confusing King Qi, there should be this report." ”

Zhao Kuo led the generals to inspect the barracks, the weather warmed up, the soldiers took off their cotton clothes to show their spirits, and the speed of the camp running back and forth increased significantly, Mu Chen strode into the camp, wielding a broad-bladed sword and following the soldiers forward to kill, "General Mu must really be unable to hold back." ”

Everyone laughed, the most clear is Mu Chen's temperament, straightforward, brave in battle, deeply respected by the generals in the army, Mu Chen rushed to kill a few back and forth and ran all the way back, "It's really exciting." ”

A fast horse galloped in, the man came to the front and grabbed the reins, everyone's eyes turned to the front, the man walked quickly to the front, Zhao Kuo recognized himself, and arranged the spies in the Qin State, "How is the situation in the Qin State?" ”

"Qin's internal turmoil, Lü Buwei has defeated two rebel armies, and now he is confronting the last one, the defeated rebel armies are fighting their own battles, and thieves are everywhere in Qin."

Zhao Kuo's face was happy, "God bless me, Zhao Kuo will definitely seize the opportunity to pacify the Qi country in one fell swoop." ”

"The king is going to attack the city?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head, "Don't worry, since the rear is worry-free, just surround it for a while." ”

Zhang Liang said: "Did the king have a plan? ”

Zhao Kuo said: "Previously, in the name of the caravan to buy Qi grain at a high price, according to the caravan scouts, the remaining grain of Qi at most half a year, now the army has besieged Linzi City for more than half a year, Qian Feng must be anxious for food at this time." ”

Linzi City

Qian Feng grabbed his hair hard, the situation in Linzi City has changed, the cold winter has passed, the army of Zhao has never shown signs of retreating, the most unbelievable thing is that Qin has never sent troops, which is completely beyond Qian Feng's expectations, relying on the strength of Qi State alone, there is only one way to hold on, and now the biggest problem is food, the food in Linzi City is close to the bottom line, once the fields cannot be cultivated in the spring, even if the army of Zhao State cannot conquer Linzi City, Qi State will not be able to survive.

"My lord, there are people in rebellion at the east gate."

A person ran in quickly, constantly dressed roughly, Qian Feng's face couldn't help but be ugly, the man glanced at it and hurriedly stepped aside, Qian Feng slapped the table and stood up, "Diao Min, dare to make trouble again." ”

Qian Feng's fists clenched to reveal the killing intention, the people had no food, and in the spring, they were shouting to get out of Linzi, how could Qian Feng tolerate, there were hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops outside, once the city gate was opened, the entire Linzi City would inevitably not survive, and it was ordered that no one in the defensive camp should approach.

"My lord, you can't kill it, there are too many people in the city, and it won't be good if it causes a civil uprising." The scholars on the side hurriedly reminded that Qian Feng also knew the stakes, and he was also living with gruel these days, and he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the situation in Linzi City, "The grain officer." ”

One of them walked in, "My lord." ”

"How much food is left in the city?"

"Two months at most."

"Two months is far from enough, why is there so much food gone, it must be that you are a greedy official who fills your pockets."

"Adults are aware that the whole family also only has one gruel a day, and they will never dare."

Qian Feng sneered, his eyes were awe-inspiring, and the sword light flashed and the grain officer fell down, "My lord, what does this mean!" ”

Qian Feng sighed, "If you don't kill him, it's hard to be angry, take this person with you." ”

There were no less than 10,000 people gathered at the east gate of Linzi, most of them were old and young, and the children snorted and grabbed the adults' arms tightly with a frightened face, "Let us out." ”

The defenders of the city gate formed a formation with spears, and the people could not move forward. The Xiangfu guards shouted angrily, it is really admirable that they can still have such a spirit after being hungry for so long.

The people flashed left and right, looked at the person, someone recognized it, and said in a low voice: "It's this person, Xiangguo Qian Feng." ”

"It's not a good thing, if it weren't for how he Tian Xiang would leave the Qi country, how could the Qi country have today's difficulties."

"Be quiet, you're going to kill your head."

Qian Feng nodded, the Xiangfu guards quickly stepped forward, the two dragged one person, it was the dead grain officer, the guard held a sword with a fierce face, the people couldn't help but be afraid, someone pointed with a sharp eye, "It's dead." ”

The corpse was erected, and his clothes were covered with blood, Qian Feng came closer, "This person is an official, an official in charge of grain, and he has been found out by his own pocket and executed on the spot." ”

"Good kill."

"This kind of immoral officer should be killed."

The people glared angrily, and the previous resentment was completely vented on a dead man, which was also the result that Qian Feng wanted to see, the dead man was the best, he would not tell the truth, and he would not betray himself.

"We must eat, or we will open the gates and let us out of the city." One person shouted, the people echoed, Qian Feng's face was gloomy, Linzi City has completely become a lonely city, and food has also become the biggest enemy, Zhao Kuo only besieged and did not attack.

"Rest assured, there is a lot of food in the city, everyone can eat enough, go back first, and the food will be delivered soon."

"Okay, I'll believe you once."