Chapter 36 35 Tian Dan's Fire Bull Formation

Le Yi sent troops for half a year and captured more than 70 cities in Qi State one after another.In the end, there were only two places left: Jucheng (now Ju County, Shandong, Ju sound ju) and Jimo (southeast of Pingdu County, Shandong today).The official of the state of Qi in Jucheng named the son of the king of Qi as the new king, the king of Qi Xiang.Le Yi sent troops to attack Jimo, but the guarding doctor of Jimo went out to resist, and was wounded and died in the battle. There were no guards in Jimo City, and it almost became chaotic.At this time, there was a distant relative of the King of Qi in Jimo City, named Tian Dan, who had led soldiers.Everyone elected him as a general and led everyone to defend the city.

Tian Dan shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and even organized his own clan and his family members into the team to resist Yan soldiers.The people of Jimo admired him very much, and the morale of defending the city became stronger. Le Yi besieged Jucheng and Jimo for three years, but failed to capture them.Someone in the country of Yan was jealous of Le Yi, and said in front of King Yan Zhao: Le Yi can conquer more than 70 cities in half a year, why can't he conquer these two cities after three years?It's not that he doesn't have the ability, but that he wants to conquer the hearts of the people of Qi, and when the people of Qi submit to him, he will become the king of Qi himself.

King Yan Zhao trusted Le Yi very much.He said: "Le Yi's contribution is too great to say, even if he really became the king of Qi, he should have done so. How can you speak ill of him!" King Yanzhao actually sent an envoy to Linzi to meet Le Yi, who named Le Yi King of Qi. Le Yi was very grateful to King Yan Zhao, but would rather die than accept the king's order. In this way, Le Yi's prestige was even higher. Two years later, King Yan Zhao died.The crown prince came to the throne, that is, King Yanhui.When Tian Dan heard the news, he thought it was a good opportunity, and secretly sent people to Yan to spread rumors, saying that Le Yi had already become the king of Qi.In order to please the former king (referring to King Yan Zhao), he did not accept the title.Now that the new king is on the throne, Le Yi will stay in Qi to be king.If the Yan State sent another general, he would definitely be able to capture Jucheng and Jimo.

King Yanhui had an affair with Le Yi, but after hearing the rumor, he decided to send a general to Qi to replace Le Yi.Le Yi was originally from Zhao State, so he went back to Zhao State. Qi Jie became a general and took over Le Yi's army.The soldiers of the Yan army were not convinced, but everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. Qi Jie ordered the siege of Jimo, surrounded by several layers.But Tian Dan in the city had already prepared the steps for the decisive battle. After a few days, Yan Guobing will hear the people nearby talking about it.Some said: "In the past, General Le was very kind. He treated the prisoners well after he captured them. Of course, the people in the city would not be afraid. If the people of Yan State cut off the noses of the prisoners, would the people of Qi State dare to fight?"

Some said: "The tombs of my ancestors are all outside the city. What if the army of Yan State really builds the tombs?" These comments spread to Qi Jie's ears.Qi Jie cut off the noses of the prisoners of Qi, and ordered the soldiers to dig up the graves outside the city of Qi. The people in Jimo City were very angry when they heard that the army of Yan State mistreated the prisoners in this way.They also saw soldiers of Yan State digging their ancestral graves from the top of the city, they gritted their teeth with hatred, and begged Tian Dan one after another to fight to the death with the people of Yan State.

Tian Dan also sent a few people to pretend to be rich men in Jimo, and secretly sent gold and silver treasures to Qi Jie, saying: "The food in the city has run out, and we will surrender in a few days. When your country's army enters the city, please general protect our family. " Qi Jie happily accepted the property and agreed. In this way, Yan Jun was waiting for the Jimo people to surrender, thinking that there was no need to fight again. Tian Dan selected more than a thousand cows and dressed them up.The cow is covered with a quilt, which is painted with bright red and green, strange patterns.Two sharp knives are tied to the horns of the bull, and a bundle of reeds soaked in oil is tied to the tail.

One midnight, Tian Dan ordered to cut down more than a dozen city walls, drove the ox team out of the city, and set fire to the ox tail.As soon as the ox's tail was on fire, more than a thousand oxen were burnt to the point of losing their temper and rushed towards the Yanjun barracks.The 5,000 "death squads" of the Qi army held swords and spears, followed the cattle team, and charged up. In the city, countless ordinary people came to the top of the city together, holding copper pots and basins, and beat them fiercely. For a while, a burst of earth-shattering shouts mixed with the sound of drums and bronze wares awakened the people of Yan from their sleep.Everyone was sleepy, only to see the flames showing off, and hundreds of monsters with knives on their heads had rushed over.Many soldiers were so frightened that their legs were weak, how could they want to resist?

Not to mention how many people were stabbed to death by the knives tied to the horns of more than 1,000 cows, and how many people were hacked to death by the 5,000 death squads. General Yan rode in a chariot, trying to find a way out, but he was surrounded by Qi soldiers and lost his life. The Qi army took advantage of the victory to counterattack.The entire state of Qi was in a state of commotion, and the soldiers and civilians in the areas occupied by the state of Yan raised their troops one after another, killed the guards of the state of Yan, and greeted Tian Dan.Wherever Tian Dan's army went, the people there responded in unison.In less than a few months, more than 70 cities occupied by Yan State and the four states of Qin, Zhao, Han, and Wei were recovered.

Tian Jun welcomed King Xiang of Qi from Jucheng back to Linzi, and Qi recovered from the almost subjugated state.