[Haha, Queen, you are really a wonderful person. Even if you know what you are going to face, do you still want to be an enemy? That is a god, right? ]

[God? So what? I love my country, I love it more than anything else. If my son will become an obstacle to Qi's progress, then I will strangle him to death. If the gods in the sky want to put Qi to death, then I will fight to the death! ]

Ah, it is this will. Good, really good. It is not in vain that I have invested so much energy in you over the years, Ju Qiunu.

[Ahhhh, you are really a woman with courage. 】

After hearing the queen's oath, the mysterious man raised his lips slightly and clapped his hands in satisfaction. Now, everything was ready, except for the east wind.

Now that the time has come, let her add the final spark to the king and queen's battle against heaven.

[Just let go and do it. We will take care of the rest. If the heaven is unfair, we will be guilty. Even if the final outcome is tragic, we will let those high gods know our determination.]

[That’s right! The life of an ant can be killed or taken away, but the will of an ant will not change for nine generations! ]

So, when Shen Yuelan arrived in Linzi City, what she saw was the king and queen preparing for war.

Shen Yuelan originally planned to use courtesy before force, enter the city to negotiate with the king and queen to see if there was any room for maneuver, but when she saw the body of Master Jian hanging on the city wall, Shen Yuelan knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion.

【Hey, Sister Hua!】

[What are you doing? Didn’t I tell you to go check it out for a while? If there’s nothing unusual, don’t call me. I’m busy now.]

[Yes, yes, you are a busy man, but I just discovered an emergency and came to report it to you. ]

[Hmph, what kind of emergency can you have? ]

[Haha, yes, what kind of emergency can I have? The Queen hung her son's body on the city gate tower, so it shouldn't be considered an emergency, right?]

【ha? 】

[Linzi City has put forward slogans such as "Heaven is unfair, and we have ourselves to blame" and "Ants' lives can be killed or taken away, but their wills will never change for nine generations", and is trying to fight to the death with us. This should not be considered an emergency, right? ]

[Hiss, no, it's only been a few days, has the situation developed to this point? Isn't the plot developing too fast? ]

[Hehe, big sister, you are telling a story, but the development of events must be logical? Who will talk to you about logic in real life? ]

Hua Liluo was speechless after being retorted by Shen Yuelan. She admitted that she was a little slow in reacting in this matter, but now that things have come to this point, it is no use for her to regret it.

[Well, okay, it was my improper work attitude that led to the escalation of the situation, but I really can't get away now because the remnants of the Battle of Bianliang have caused a big mess for us in other places. It is probably their fault that your situation happened.]

[For now, we can only trouble our lovely A-Lan to help us for a while, okay? ]

[Humph, I knew it. I have to do this job. What should I do? Do I really want to fight him? ]

[Oh, Alan, you are so good. Don't worry, you will definitely get some benefits later.]

Hua Liluo said that Shen Yuelan could do whatever she wanted as long as the situation could be controlled near Linzi City. After all, a major overhaul was inevitable once Young Master Jian died.

Shen Yuelan understood Hua Liluo's meaning. As long as the situation is under control, she can do whatever she wants near Linzi City. Humph, in that case, let's have a battle over there!

In the correct history, the regret that the Qin warriors were unable to fight to the death with the Qi warriors was made up by Shen Yuelan.

Chapter 147: It's What I Wish For

Having said that, Shen Yuelan's pitifully little experience in leading troops is not enough to support her idea. It will still take some time for Shen Sushang to wake up, but the war is already imminent.

Seeing that the Qi army in Linzi City had completed its reorganization and Qi general Tian Dan could march south to Wuyang at any time, Shen Yuelan knew that she could not delay any longer. However, who should she appoint as the general?

Just as she was thinking hard, an old man with a staggering gait, accompanied by a group of strong men, found Shen Yuelan breathlessly. The man was Le Bo, and he came to report the news.

[My lady, it's bad, it's bad. The King of Qi issued an order the day before yesterday to deprive you of your fiefdom and even wants to kill you. You should leave! Leave Qi as soon as possible.]

[I have announced to the public that you are still in Wuyang City. The people of Wuyang asked me to tell you that Wuyang is incompetent and cannot seek justice for the lady, but we still have thousands of lives to save, and we are willing to divert the attention of the people of Qi and help the lady escape! ! ]

Shen Yuelan's eyes immediately turned red when she heard this. Alas, she had never done anything good for the people of Wuyang. The only useful order she had given was probably to let Mi Ping govern Wuyang.

But even so, they still regard themselves as their lords. Are they willing to use their own lives to cover their own escape?

[Le Bo, why do you have to do this? Is my life more valuable than the lives of more than a thousand people in Wuyang? This is not worth it! ]

[Madam, this is not the way to talk about it. We in Wuyang may be illiterate and have never learned any etiquette or culture in our lives, but we know one thing.]

[That is, if you treat me as a national hero, I will repay you as a national hero. If you treat me as a citizen, I will repay you as a citizen. Since I am a national hero of yours, I have received your kindness. I should be a citizen of yours. Since I have received your kindness, I should be loyal to you and repay you with my death.]

Le Bo's words made Shen Yuelan take a deep breath. What on earth could have made her so worthy of them? Thinking about it carefully, she didn't seem to be worthy of them.

The one who could be treated like this by the people of Wuyang should be the great doctor Qu Yuan, not this "hands-off shopkeeper" like me. The fact that the soldiers and civilians of Wuyang are so loved by them is all due to Mi Ping! !

Shen Yuelan suddenly recalled Mi Ping's last words that day:

[My lady, I will leave now. The manuscripts and this city in this humble room are the last things I can leave for you. Please take care of yourself.]

Shen Yuelan suddenly had the urge to throw Mi Ping out of the ground and take him back to the other world at all costs. But after thinking about it, she decided to give up. Mi Ping had already been buried and rested in peace. How could she disturb him for such a small matter?

[Le Bo, I am so lucky to have such great love from you all. I would like to thank you all here.]

[However, since Lan is the ruler of a place, how can you implicate the elders and villagers of the whole city for your own selfishness? You must immediately tell the world that I am here, and they can kill or rob me as they wish! ]

【promise!】

[Since this is the case, we, the humble ones, are willing to die with you! ]

[I am willing to die with you! ! ]

The strong men brought by Le Bo shouted in unison, and the tragic oath echoed for a long time among the mountains and ridges of the Qi and Lu lands. The determined gazes of the men made Shen Yuelan unable to let go for a long time.

[Le Bo, do you know why the King of Qi and the Queen of Qi wanted to seize my fiefdom and kill me? ]

[This... the royal envoy did not say much, and although I have tried to find out from many sources, I have found nothing, so I really don't know.]

[It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. I will tell you. It is because they are afraid of me and see me as a scourge and a beast, so they want to kill me.]

When Le Bo heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, but he thought about his hidden identity and did not say much. However, Shen Yuelan saw through his restless mind.

[Le Bo, I know your real name. You are Le Yi, right? ]

Le Yi was surprised when he heard this. He didn't know where he had revealed his true identity that made Shen Yuelan realize his true identity, and when did she realize it?

However, things have come to this point, and none of this matters anymore.

The important thing is, what exactly is the purpose of the female monarch revealing her identity at this time? Is she going to destroy Qi again? But she has no soldiers at hand now, so it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.

[My lady, please understand. I am indeed Le Yi. Do you intend to let me attack Linzi City? ]

【Yes, I do mean that.】

[Um… Please forgive me for speaking frankly, and let’s not talk about my current age. ]

[In terms of military strength, we only have a few hundred strong men. Even though Qi is in decline, it is not something we can bully. If you want revenge, the five countries must unite to attack Qi.]

Le Yi tried his best to dissuade Shen Yuelan from daydreaming and tried to tell Shen Yuelan the correct way to take revenge, but Shen Yuelan was unmoved.

[Why must the five countries attack Qi? Today I want to try and see if I can destroy the whole country by myself! General Le, I only need your words and give you 100,000 elite soldiers. Can you flatten the city of Linzi? ]

[One hundred thousand elite soldiers? Hahaha, if my lady really gives me one hundred thousand soldiers, let alone a small city of Linzi, even if it is the entire Qi State, I, Le Yi, will dare to make him change his surname three times! ]

[Oh? General Le, you must remember what you said today. If you can't do it in the future, I will punish you by making you drink.]

[Haha, Lady, just punish me. Can you really conjure up an army of 100,000 out of thin air?]

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuelan looked at Le Yi with amusement on her face and said, "Ha, Le Yi, ah Le Yi, you underestimated me. Today you have really hit a wall. Let me show you the Qin warriors who swept across the world."

[Humph, Le Bo, look behind you first before you say anything else.]

Upon hearing this, Le Yi turned around and took a look. He was shocked to see that the originally empty and deserted mountains and fields in his field of vision were now occupied by black and red square formations. Everywhere he looked, there were Qin soldiers.

Due to the influence of the terrain, Le Yi was not sure how many people were here, but based on his previous rich combat experience, he roughly deduced that there were indeed 100,000 soldiers here.

Moreover, they were all the most elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. Using such powerful troops to deal with the tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers in Linzi City could be described as a crushing success.

【Hiss, Lady… Lady, this… this… they are… and you are…】

[Oh my, look at my stupid mouth. ]

Seeing Le Yi's frightened look, Shen Yuelan smiled triumphantly. She stood beside Le Yi and introduced the 100,000 troops in front of her:

[Men, this is your commander in chief for this battle, General Le Yi, the great general of the State of Yan who once destroyed the State of Qi.]

[Hello, General! Thank you for your hard work! ]

After Shen Yuelan finished his introduction, the army shouted in unison to greet Le Yi. It must be said that Le Yi was indeed a famous general who was no less than Lian Po and Bai Qi.

Although he was shocked by Shen Yuelan's surprising move at first, he quickly reacted and quickly adjusted his demeanor. After Shen Yuelan left, he began to give orders to the army.

[Commanders, our enemy is not far away in Linzi City. There lives the evil leader who wants to kill our queen. Le Yi is dissolute and boasted in front of the queen that he would make Tian Qi change his surname three times.]

[Do you have the ambition to join me in asking the State of Qi to change its ways? ]

[It is what I wish for! It is what I wish for! ]

Chapter 148: People's Riot

A swearing-in ceremony was also being held in Linzi City. The king and queen sat at the top, while Prince Fa Zhang of Qi sat reluctantly at the lower left, secretly holding the jade disk that Shen Yuelan had given to Master Jian.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see his dissatisfaction with the king and queen. After all, the body of their eldest son was still hanging on the city wall of Linzi. No one could easily swallow this anger, even if she was the woman he loved most.

But the Queen, who is now in power and almost crazy, obviously does not take the King of Qi seriously. In her opinion, the King of Qi is just a tool for her to create offspring. Her target at the moment is Shen Yuelan, the "God" walking on earth.

She wanted to catch her and interrogate her fiercely, why? Why could the barbarians of Western Qin be favored by heaven and unify the six kingdoms, while her Qi Kingdom had to be inferior to others and its king starved to death in the wilderness?

Oh, gods? It's not like she hasn't seen gods before. Given Shen Yuelan's careless look, she was giving her face by sending tens of thousands of soldiers to capture her.

Just when she was about to announce the expedition with great confidence, urgent news suddenly arrived.

[Report! Queen, a large number of Qin troops suddenly appeared ten miles outside the capital. A rough estimate is that there are about 100,000 of them. The leader is... the Yan general Yue Yi! ]

[What? The leader is Le Yi? Is he back again? ]

[One hundred thousand soldiers? Are they attacking Qi? Are the five kingdoms joining forces to attack Qi again? ]

[What's going on? What are the border guards doing? The enemy has already penetrated deep into the hinterland, why is there no news at all? ]

When everyone heard this, they were all in a panic. Even the king and queen were a little shaken for a moment, not knowing what to do.

Just as everyone was in a panic, a burly old general with an imposing manner suddenly stood up and scolded the court officials present:

[What are you panicking about? He is just Le Yi. How can you help others to be more ambitious and destroy your own prestige? It is not like we have never defeated him before. Back then, I was able to make him fail at the last moment. Today, I can make him fail miserably again!]

[Queen, give the order. We Qi people will defend our homeland and our motherland to the death. All invaders will fall under the sharp blades of our Qi people and die without a burial place!]

Everyone present was inspired by Tian Dan's words. The court officials calmed down and began to actively think about how to repel the Qin army.

The queen also rekindled her hope and immediately adjusted the personnel appointments. She appointed the veteran general Tian Dan as the commander and mobilized 200,000 strong men in Linzi, vowing to protect the city of Linzi.

In order to boost morale in the court, Tian Dan made a bold statement that he would present Le Yi's head to the king. But when he actually climbed up the city wall and saw the scene outside the city, he suddenly regretted his reckless behavior.

It is true that the enemy has 100,000 soldiers, but the damn messenger never said that the newcomers are the most elite Qin soldiers, and there are 100,000 of them. What should we do?

Tian Dan could not help but feel despair about his future, but no matter how despair he felt, the battle had to be fought. He could not just give up any resistance because the chances of victory were slim.

As a veteran who had been on many battlefields, Tian Danyi quickly discovered the enemy's weakness after careful observation and analysis. That was that Shen Yuelan's Qin Ruishi did not carry any type of siege weapons.

In ancient times, if you ask what form of war is the most lethal, the first choice is siege. Almost every siege requires the attacker to use a large number of soldiers to consume the defender's strategic reserves, so as to achieve the goal of weakening the enemy.

Especially in this situation where there were no siege equipment, the casualties of the attackers were undoubtedly huge.

For a normal army, if the total number of troops reaches 100,000, the actual number of soldiers capable of fighting will not exceed 50,000, and the core force will not exceed 20,000.

As long as he could deal a huge blow to the enemy's core forces in the early stages of the war, that is, the so-called capture the king first, then even the strongest Qin warriors would have to die under the city of Linzi.

Is Tian Dan's strategic logic wrong? Yes, it is correct, and it can even be described as hitting the nail on the head. However, the premise of his strategic decision is based on the fact that the opponent is a normal army, but what normal army does Shen Yuelan have?

Therefore, Tian Dan soon encountered the Waterloo of his life. Even though he used various city defense equipment including but not limited to chariots, halberds, chevaux de frise, arrows, wood and stones, and inflicted huge casualties on the enemy, the enemy remained unshakable.

The offensive of the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 people became more fierce. Tian Dan looked at the enemy in front of him with some doubt. What was going on? Wasn't it agreed that as long as the core force was killed, the enemy could be defeated?

How come they became more courageous as the battle went on? Tian Dan soon discovered something was wrong. Why were all the 100,000 enemy soldiers combat soldiers, without a single auxiliary soldier?

Tian Dan's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He felt that he might have misjudged the situation. The enemy numbered far more than 100,000, but the main force of the central army was still hiding in the mountains, ready to take over Linzi City in one gulp after they were exhausted.

I said that it was impossible for the Qin people to destroy our Qi State alone. The armies of the other four countries must be watching the fun from behind. This also explains why the war lasted for more than half a month without any reinforcements coming to help Linzi.

I'm afraid that other cities of Qi have already fallen.

When Tian Dan reported this to the queen, she was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. "It's fallen? It's all fallen? Are you kidding me? The war has only been going on for a few days? And it's already like this."

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Although the queen tried her best to control the spread of this matter, she had only had a secret conversation with Tian Dan for three days before the matter became known to everyone.

This incident plunged the people and civilians of Linzi City into despair once again. It had only been two years since the country was restored, and now it was about to be destroyed again. Wouldn't that mean all their work in the previous two years was in vain? Who could bear this?

The people attributed the failure of the war to the incompetence of the Queen of Qi, and they began to plot to dethrone her and put King Fa Zhang of Qi back in power.

Without the knowledge of the king and queen, a long-planned riot began to spread quietly in the city.

But the war is still going on, and everyone hopes that their country can fight back and win. Therefore, most people are still waiting and watching, hoping for a victory, a victory led by the king and queen.

Even if it is just a small victory, as long as the Queen can win, they can convince themselves to continue standing by her side.

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