The next day, the ministers of the three kingdoms of Han, Qi and Chu gathered together to discuss the matter of holding the Triple Alliance, because the assassination of Tian Kezang had just happened, and Tian Kezang was almost killed, so whether the Triple Alliance was still going on and whether it was carried out as scheduled still needed to be discussed.

However, the ministers of the three kingdoms quickly reached a consensus that the Triple Alliance should not only continue, but also proceed as scheduled, because this would show Qin the determination of the three kingdoms to work together, and no matter what happened, it would not change. Tian Kezhang was the target of the assassination this time, but he first expressed his attitude in the meeting, that is, the alliance of the Triple Council was imperative and there must be no change, which also set a tone for this meeting at the beginning.

After the main tone is determined, all that remains is the details, such as the etiquette of the alliance, the order of the three kingdoms, who will preside over the alliance, and how to distribute the responsibilities and powers of all parties after the formation of the alliance.

The etiquette is not too difficult, after all, before this, there have been many alliances between countries, all kinds of forms, just use the gourd to draw the scoop, but the ordering of the three countries is a big trouble, after all, this is a matter related to the face of each country, naturally no one wants to be ranked behind, and this era does not have the usual list of strokes or in the order of the English alphabet.

But under the instructions of Gao Yuan, the Han State first made concessions, saying that the Han State had just been founded, and the monarch was the youngest, so he was willing to live at the end of the Three Kingdoms, and after the Han State made such a gesture, the Chu State also immediately stated that the alliance was held in the Qi State, and the monarch of the Qi State was the eldest, and he was willing to let the Qi State be the longest, and he would be secondary.

After the order is determined, the presiding alliance is naturally also responsible for the Qi State, and at the same time, it is determined that after the formation of the joint column, the relationship between the three countries is still equal, although the two countries of Qi and Chu agreed that Gao Yuan will serve as the chief of the joint column, but the power of the joint commander is limited to this time to send troops to attack Qin, and it is also limited to the military aspect, and there is no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Qi and Chu, and after the end of this expedition to Qin, the joint commander will be automatically canceled.

The details of the alliance were quickly determined, and in the process of negotiation, the three kingdoms all made some concessions and did not dwell on them, mainly because the current state of Qin was too strong, which posed a huge threat to the three kingdoms of Han, Chu and Qi, and now the three kingdoms urgently needed to form a joint column to counter the expansion momentum of the Qin state, so no one did too much entanglement in the details in order to quickly reach the consensus.

So the next day, the monarch of the Three Kingdoms led an army of 3,000 to the altar that had been built outside the city to hold the ceremony of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

The altar is located in the southwest thirty miles outside the city of Taoyi, the Jishui River is built tall and majestic, it is not worse than the altar built when the plateau is king, which also makes the plateau very envious, the national strength of the Qi country is strong, and it is indeed not comparable to the emerging Han State.

The ministers and soldiers of the three kingdoms were arranged in the three sides around the altar, the Qi army was in the center, the Chu army was on the left, and the Han army was on the right, each lined up on the guard, and the other side was Jishui, and the kings of the three kingdoms boarded the altar and began to formally hold the alliance under the auspices of Qi Wangjian.

Although Qi Wangjian was not enthusiastic about the Three Kingdoms Alliance, at this time, he could only fight hard and read out the covenant of the alliance in public.

The covenant first clearly determined the goal of the Triple Alliance, which was to work together to fight against Qin, and of course also listed a large number of crimes such as cruelty, treachery, and reckless military force in Qin, indicating that the legitimacy, correctness, and justice of the three countries working together to deal with Qin were to act for heaven and hang the people.

Although Qi Wangjian was weak to read, after reading it, the monarchs of Chu and Han immediately responded, and the soldiers in the audience cheered in unison, and the sound shook the four fields, and the momentum was still quite amazing.

This was followed by a blood oath, still presided over by Qi Wangjian, after a slaughtered bull was sacrificed to the sky, Qi Wangjian held the ox's ears in his hand, and carried the bull's head to dregate the blood in three large bowls. Although it is only a bull's head, it is not light, because the bulls used to sacrifice to the sky are naturally chosen to be strong bulls, with a big head like a bucket, and there are dozens of catties heavy, and Qi Wang Jianji is an old man over sixty years old, and it is quite difficult to carry this bull head. Therefore, it is just a matter of pouring a few drops of blood in each big bowl without being strong, and the meaning is on the line.

The kings of the three kingdoms each dipped a little ox blood in a bowl and wiped it on their lips, completing their blood oath. Then the kings of the three countries signed the covenant, indicating that the alliance was over, and the three countries officially formed an alliance.

The soldiers in the audience cheered in unison again, and the three monarchs of Gao Yuan, Qi Wangjian, and Chu Wangzhu walked off the high platform amid the cheers of the soldiers. Tian Kezang, Zhang Liang, Chun Yubo, Xiang Dong, Xiang Liang and other ministers from various countries also gathered in front of the steps of the altar to greet the three monarchs and congratulate them.

However, the expressions of the three monarchs are also different, Qi Wangjian's attitude is not strong, but he is just in response to the situation, while the king of Chu is proud of the spring breeze and has a happy face; Only the plateau is still as usual in the same state.

At this moment, I saw a fast horse galloping towards the direction of the Qi army's formation from a distance, and before he approached the army's array, he shouted from afar: "Emergency military situation, urgent military situation." When Qi Jun heard this, he immediately automatically divided a path and let the knight pass through Guò.

The knight Pegasus came closer, jumped off the horse, came to the front of everyone in a few steps, and said, "Report to the kings, there is an attack by the Qin army, and it is less than fifteen miles away from here. ”

When the three monarchs heard this, Qi Wangjian was first frightened and turned pale, and the king of Chu was also quite nervous, because there was still a distance of thirty miles from Taoyi, and the Qin army was less than fifteen miles, so it was difficult to say whether he would have time to escape back to Taoyi City.

When Tian Kezang heard this, he was also greatly surprised, and immediately said: "This is the Qin army from where, why is there no news from the border, how many men and horses are there in the Qin army, and from that direction?" ”

The knight said: "Back to Anpingjun, the number of the Qin army is unknown, but all of them are cavalry, and they crossed the Qi-Qin border overnight, so after the Qin army crossed, the defenders on the border found out the whereabouts of the Qin army." Now the Qin army is coming from the northeast. ”

The northeast is the aspect where Taoyi is located, so this means that if the people of the Three Kingdoms want to retreat to Taoyi, they will meet the Qin army head-on, and at this time, in the northeast, the dust raised can also be faintly seen.

Qi Wangjian said in a trembling voice: "What can I do about this?" Why don't we retreat in the direction of Suiyang? Then stationed in Suiyang, waiting for reinforcements. ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "King Qi, Suiyang is still seventy or eighty miles away from here, and the Qin army is all cavalry, how can we outrun the Qin army?" Therefore, if you retreat to Juyang, I am afraid that before you have run twenty miles, you will be caught up by the Qin army, and the whole army will be annihilated. ”

When Qi Wangjian heard this, his face turned green with fright, and he said in a downturned voice: "What can I do about this?" What can I do? The widow has long known that there should be no alliance with the alliance, and now it's good, the Qin army is coming, and we can't even escape. ”

After experiencing the assassination, Tian Kezang's courage was a lot bigger, although he was a little nervous, he was not too afraid, and he felt a little embarrassed when he saw Qi Wangjian being so frightened that he was not possessed by his soul, because although the king of Chu was also very nervous, he was still forced to calm down, and the plateau was still the same, calm, only Qi Wangjian was panicked, and it was too embarrassing. The appearance of the plateau made Tian Kezang feel a little bit of confidence in his heart.

Therefore, Tian Kezhang said: "The king doesn't need to be alarmed, the king of Chu and the king of Han haven't spoken yet, and we still have so many troops here, so I think the king of Han must deal with it." ”

Although the appearance of the King of Chu is better than that of Qi Wangjian, he can only maintain his composure on the surface, and he is actually very panicked in his heart, and even remembered the tragic experience of his grandfather King Chu Huai, is this time he going to repeat the mistakes of King Chu Huai? But after hearing Tian Kezang say that the plateau has a way to deal with it, he is not like Tian Kezang, he has considerable confidence in the plateau, but he also holds the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and hurriedly asked the plateau: "Is there any good way for the king of Han?" ”

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "The king of Qi and the king of Chu don't need to panic, the outnumbered people watched the Qin army come to attack this time, but they are just seeking their own death, isn't it just to deal with the Qin State when we form a joint column this time?" Just take this Qin army to open the knife to strengthen the voice of our three kingdoms. ”

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Tian Kezang was first relieved, because he knew that Gao Yuan would never say anything; The king of Chu was skeptical, but his heart was somewhat settled; Only Qi Wangjian still didn't believe it, and said: "King Han, we are now alone in the wilderness, unable to return to the city, facing the Qin army, I wonder if the King of Han has any way to resist the Qin army?" ”

Gao Yuan said with a smile: "King Qi, we are not alone, now the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, there are still nearly 10,000 troops, and there are 30,000 troops, which are stationed thirty miles away, as long as they receive our call for help, at most two hours, they can come to the rescue; And the Qin army from the Liang long-distance attack, although I don't know the strength of the geometry, but not too much, at most only one or two thousand and their own, and the long way to run more than 300 miles, long their own people are sleepy and lacking, this Cheng strong crossbow at the end, the potential can not wear Lu Ho also, so we don't have to go there, just stationed here in situ, and then send people to the three countries garrison rescue, and so on after the three countries garrison arrived, the inside should be combined with the outside, front and back attack, you can defeat the Qin army, the time to break Qin is here. ”

When the king of Chu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said: "The king of Han is really proficient in the art of war, and the few people think that now the situation is critical, so he will ask the king of Han to command the whole army to resist the Qin army, I don't know what the king of Qi thinks?" ”

Before Qi Wangjian could speak, Tian Kezang had already said: "Now that the King of Han is the commander of our Three Kingdoms, it is natural that the King of Han should command the whole army to resist the Qin army, so please King Han does not have to shirk, and immediately give orders." ”

Although Tian Kezhang did not wait for Qi Wangjian to express his position, he asked Gao Yuan to issue an order, first, the situation was indeed urgent; Second, Tian Kezhang was very dissatisfied with Qi Wang Jian's expression just now, but at this time, Qi Wang Jian was not allowed to disagree, so Qi Wang Jian also said: "Please ask King Han to give an order immediately." ”

Gao Yuan was not polite at this time, and immediately said: "Okay, please King Qi, King Chu and everyone to take the stage immediately, and we will command on the high platform to resist the Qin army." ”