Chapter 46 Section 1 The ancient iron cage preserved the Tian clan

The news of King Qi's murder spread quickly, and the Three Thousand Li Qi Kingdom collapsed immediately! The fall of Linzi has deeply shocked the people of the country.However, the king has fled safely with a group of ministers and the royal family after all, the power of the living state is still intact, and the common people are still only fleeing in the country, and there are not many exiles in other countries. , Thousands of Qi people will gather like a tide, will Anzhi turn the crisis out?Although the people of Qi had deep resentment towards their king, the fear and hatred towards the Yan army had quickly diluted the past resentment at this critical moment when the country was ruined and its family was destroyed.After all, when the whole country is in turmoil, the existence of the king is the hope of the state.But now, the king has been killed, and the banner that no one can replace has crashed to the ground. How can the people of Qi not be shocked?What's more, King Qi was hacked to pieces by the people of Qi on the land of Qi!Not to mention that the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period have never happened, even the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, this is the first time.Even if he is as tyrannical and innocent as Jie and Zhou, he is just a country subjugated and dying.But as a king, who was cut to pieces by his own people?This unprecedented news shocked the kings of the world, and even shook the minds of the people of Qi.People were at a loss.Shouldn't King Qi be killed?It's time to kill!Should King Qi be killed?Should not kill!Should be killed or should not be killed, the capital is gone, the homeland is gone, the king is gone, the ministers and the royal family are separated, all the cities are not fortified, is there still Qi?The ignorant and numb Chinese people began to flee the country like a great migration, fleeing to the border, fleeing to other countries, and fleeing to all the castle mountain villages that were not occupied by the Yan army.No matter where he fled, he could never fall into the hands of the Yan army who came for revenge.

When Tian Dan heard the news, he was already on his way east. As soon as the Yan army entered Jixi, Tian Dan had already parted ways with Lu Zhonglian and returned to Linzi.As soon as he entered the mansion, the old man came to report: he had urged the deacons and servants to load all the goods properly, and the clansmen had already gathered in the garden of the mansion to wait. As soon as he came back, he immediately left Linzi for Daliang at night.But Tian Dan didn't say a word, and hurried into the study, but there was no movement for a long time.Seeing that twilight is approaching, the clansmen couldn't help but feel anxious.The Tian family has been a business traveler for a long time. Except for the foreign shops owned by the joint family, every family is well-off and wealthy. They travel all over the world without worrying about their livelihood. As long as they leave this war-torn land that is about to be wiped out, prosperity will still accompany the Tian family.However, Tian's departure from Qi was the established policy of the clan referendum, and Tian Dan, who inherited the patriarch, returned to Qi from Daliang in order to lead the clan to transfer safely.

"Boss," the old man walked in lightly, "all the clansmen are waiting." "Old man, you are also from Lao Qi." Tian Dan turned around, "At this moment, should Mrs. Tian go?" "..." The white-haired old man was stunned and speechless. "Beat the drums to gather the clan!" Tian Dan waved his hands decisively, "I have something to say." The people of Qi are martial arts, and when the big clan gathers, there will be military laws.As soon as the big drum under the stone pavilion sounded, the clansmen who were scattered in the mansion rushed over quickly. In just a moment, nearly a thousand people from the clan gathered together in the bamboo forest and grass by the back garden.When Tian Dan stepped onto the rockery by the pool, the clansman's eyes widened in surprise.Tian Dan, who used to wear a long coat with long sleeves, is now wearing a brown leather soft armor, a long sword in his hand, and a pair of combat boots under his feet. He only needs a cloak and a copper helmet, and he is like a living and majestic general.

"Everyone in my clan, listen to my words, and then a referendum will be held." When the clansmen were surprised and puzzled, Tian Dan spoke with his long sword, "Although the Tian clan is a merchant family, it is also a branch of the royal family, a prominent family in the Qi Kingdom. When the country is in danger, if the Tian family leaves Linzi, even if the business trip is prosperous and the family is safe, how will they feel at ease?" "What is the patriarch's intention?" A clan elder asked hoarsely. "Tian Dan's meaning," Tian Dan said impassionedly, "The fate of our family depends on the fate of the country. If the Qi army wins, the state will be safe, and the Tian family can leave Qi. If the Qi army is defeated, the Tian family will be with the state. The country will survive and die, and the people of the country will suffer together!"

In the twilight, the clansmen fell silent.For the clansmen who had already prepared to migrate, this was an unexpected and abrupt decision.For a hundred years, since this branch of the Tian family separated from the officialdom and embarked on the road of business travel, the Tian family has maintained a long-term indifference to state affairs. It has been passed down for six generations, and no one has ever been an official of the Qi State.After a long time, it became the traditional rule of the Tian clan that "I am not concerned with state affairs when talking about business."With no distractions and no lack of foundation, the shrewd Tian's business travel flourished.Since King Qi Wei, the Qi State has always cleverly dodged the grievances and entanglements between the Warring States in the Central Plains. Without fighting a tragic battle in the mainland, the country's situation is thriving.When the king of Qi ascended the throne and annexed the state of Song, the state of Qi was at its peak for a while, and the king of Qi also became the Eastern Emperor on par with the king of Qin.Such a powerful and powerful country naturally does not need the care of the Tian family who is traveling around in the business, and the business and travel business of the Tian family has reached its peak at this time.Maybe the old saying is true, the period of shrinkage is unpredictable.

Suddenly, Qi State was inexplicably chaotic, and there were many things.The young patriarch Tian seems to be quietly changing the traditions of the Tian family, becoming a secret and well-known figure of the rise and fall of the world.However, although Tian Dan's past with Lu Zhonglian and Meng Changjun is well known in the clan, the clansmen only regard these events as the celebrity of the young patriarch. how how.But today's sudden decision made the clansmen understand the confusing patriarch in front of them—Tian Dan is not an authentic Tian family businessman who abides by the ancestral system. superior!Is this the right way for the merchant family?

Although a little uncomfortable, Tian Dan's words were righteous and irrefutable.Although they have been in business travel for a long time, the Tian family has always maintained a kind of pride among the merchants, the pride of the royal family and the old people. When traveling with foreign countries, but when talking about Qi, they cannot do without the opening remark "Since the Tian family replaced Qi". .Now that the country is in crisis, the patriarch's words really don't suit me?Suddenly, a young voice flew out from the crowd: "Uncle Clan is right, the Tian clan and the Bangguo will live and die together!" Immediately, a group of young people responded: "Okay! Stay and fight, and see the battlefield!" They started talking to each other in a buzzing buzz.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the lanterns in the mansion had already been put away, so the clansmen lit the torches they were planning to walk at night, and unexpectedly illuminated the edge of the pool brightly.Several clan elders sitting on the stone pier at the front quickly gathered together to discuss in a low voice, and after talking for a while, they saw several elders stand up together and hold the bamboo sticks in their hands to their chests. "Quiet, listen to the elders of the clan." Tian Dan said loudly and cupped his hands at the old man, "Father of the clan, please." The old man was strong and vigorous, and stepped on a big stone by the pool with a bamboo stick: " The old man and a few others discussed it, and thought what Tian Dan said was true! Although the Tian family has been a business traveler for a long time, they are members of the royal family. The army is overwhelming and the country is facing a crisis. How can they just leave at this time? If you lose, you will stay, and you will show the true nature of the Tian clan!" "What do the clan elders think?" Tian Dan asked loudly.

All the clansmen raised their torches and shouted: "If the country wins, leave! If the country loses, stay!" "Okay!" Tian Dan raised his long sword, "From today onwards, the entire Tian family will act according to the military law. This mansion is the camp of the joint clan, and each family will set up their own army tents to station themselves. They are ready to set out and obey the law at any time." Follow orders!" "Hi!" Nearly a thousand people by the pool shouted in unison. In a short while, Tian Dan's mansion became a strange military camp, with tents everywhere, grasslands, trees, rockery, halls and courtyards by the pool.The business travel career was originally a livelihood of traveling around the world, and it was commonplace to travel and settle accounts in the wild. For a while, each family split up, and tents of various colors were quickly erected under the torch.Tian Dan ordered that all the originally installed weapons and vehicles be opened, the long swords were distributed to the strong, the short swords were distributed to the youths and female relatives, and the 100 machine-made hard crossbows were distributed to the fighters who had practiced the strong crossbow technique.After distributing the weapons, Tian Dan mixed the 300 knights who usually escorted the business traveler with those who held long swords and crossbows among the clansmen to form a "clan soldier" of 600 people, and divided them into six hundred-man teams. A team of fifty knights, forty longsword infantry, and ten machine crossbowmen is a small and complete battlefield unit.The other forty crossbowmen were also equipped with war horses, and they formed a "flying cavalry support team" with the trading company Baiqi, led by Tian Dan himself.

The 100 riders from the trading company and the 300 riders from the guarding merchants all rushed back to Linzi from the Qiguo trading companies in Xianyang and Daliang to escort them to migrate, but none of the knights were members of the Tian clan, but all of them were strong refugees who were taken in by Tian Dan in the business travel. Trained, with superb riding skills and superb martial arts skills, has been "borrowed" by Lu Zhonglian many times, and is really a professional cavalry.Since the news of the Yan army's aggressive attack on Qi spread, Tian Dan estimated the situation and decided to spend a lot of money to dismiss these knights.But the knights were impassioned and vowed to "share safety with the chief!" Tian Dan thought repeatedly, even if they were dismissed, the knights would be homeless, so where would they stand in a hurry?He negotiated with the knights to make them into Tian's family soldiers temporarily, but if there was an opportunity, he sent them to the Qi army to make contributions.The knights were very excited, and they said in unison: "The swordsmen are coming, I will just wait with Chief Ding!" It was because of these 400 strong knights that Tian Dan made an analogy and mixed the strong clansmen with the knights into an army , a light and sharp family soldier will be accomplished immediately.As the army made a decision, Tian Dan immediately gathered the elders and parents of each family, and after careful discussions, the whole clan was divided into six car dealerships: all goods, food, old, young and female relatives were on the car, and men under the age of fifty were all on the car. Acting as the driver, each of them has a hundred guards on both wings.The general strategy agreed that the elders and parents should act immediately, and after an hour, the population of each team would be ready.After the third watch, Tian Dan issued an order: "All vehicles, install iron cages!"

The Tian family is a large business and traveling family, with more than 2,000 cargo vehicles of various colors.At the moment, only more than 600 bullock carts with extremely strong and wide bodies and wheels wrapped in iron sheets are concentrated in the warehouse carriage and racecourse, and all other light vehicles are eliminated.In ordinary times, this kind of vehicle is dedicated to transporting iron and salt bags, and is driven by two fat cattle, which are the most heavy-duty and can withstand bumps and bumps.Even so, Tian Dan built a thing for this kind of bullock cart early on - an iron cage. The iron cage refers to the iron utensil that encloses the axle.There is a one-foot iron spear-shaped halter on the outside, but at the root is a three-inch-thick circular iron shell with ten nail holes, which is stuck on the top of the axle. as a whole.Ordinary business caravans do not collide with each other, so iron cages are naturally useless.However, if it is a battlefield of chariots with thousands of troops, the iron cage will show its prestige, and the enemy's chariots will not dare to lead in parallel or collide with them and overturn them no matter what.After all, the iron cage was originally a special "weapon" during the Spring and Autumn period of chariot warfare, and it has long since become a rare thing with the fading out of chariots.Tian Dan has been managing business affairs for a long time, and he has a habit of not ignoring details in everything. When carefully planning possible dangers, he unexpectedly thought of "Linzi is full of business travelers, thousands of merchants are fighting for relocation, and traffic is rushing for roads." Therefore, hundreds of such iron cages, which have long been forgotten by people, were built early. Under the torches of the wind lamp, dozens of craftsmen jingled and installed the iron cage in half an hour. The black and big iron spears were lined up, and against the iron-wrapped car body, there was an iron-colored blue light, which was shocking! Tian Dan waved his hand: "Two hundred carts will carry people, and we will immediately assign them to the various ministries. Four hundred carts will be loaded with goods: 100 carts of salt and iron, 200 carts of grain and dried meat, 10 carts of medicinal materials, and the remaining 90 carts of goods." Director," the old man said in a low voice, "the goods were originally loaded with 300 or 90 vehicles, so I'm afraid it will be less." Only bring what is necessary for livelihood." "I know!" The elder agreed and hurried away. After a whole night, the Tian clan finally cleaned up.In the afternoon, shocking news came: Chuzi's 430,000 troops were wiped out in Jixi!That night, the merchants in Linzi City started their secret escape.Only the Tian clan stood firm at the mansion, waiting patiently for the final battle of the Qi army.Three days later, Dazi died in battle, and the two hundred thousand troops scattered like birds and beasts.However, what shocked the people in the capital even more was that King Qi, the royal family and a group of ministers quietly escaped from Linzi overnight!On that night, the tide of fleeing finally broke out in Linzi, and by dawn, the city of Linzi was already empty.On that very night, Tian Dan gave a heartbroken and categorical order: the whole family set off and head east to Jimo!Jimo has a long history with the Tian clan. As a branch of the royal family, Tian Dan's ancestors were entrusted in Jimo at the beginning of the Tian Dynasty.At that time, Jimo was the largest castle in the east of Qi State, and it was also the eastern barrier of Qi State.It is said to be a barrier, mainly to prevent Dongyi from invading.However, by the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, after the hundreds of years of "respecting the king and fighting the barbarians" initiated by Duke Huan of Qi, Dongyi had generally been turned into a family of Qi people who farmed, fished and hunted. Already disintegrated.Because of this, there is no constant threat in the eastern part of Qi State, and Jimo's fortress barrier status has gradually weakened.At the beginning of taking over the Jimo fiefdom, the Tian clan also used their clan as a soldier to pursue and suppress the remaining Dongyi tribe with all their strength.When the general situation subsided, Tian took advantage of Jimo's proximity to the sea and gradually developed a unique livelihood - using sea routes to do sea salt business.Going out to sea in Jimo, you can reach Liaodong and Goguryeo in the north, Langya, Yue State in the south, and Dongying in the east.There are two origins of sea salt in Qi State, one is the offshore area in the north of Linzi, and the other is the offshore area in the east of Qi.And Qidong Sea Salt happened to use Jimo as the distribution center. At the beginning of Tian Qi’s founding, the control over the various Tian clan tribes was very loose. As the saying goes, the right time, place and people are all unfavorable, and Jimo Tian’s sea salt business is booming. Boomed up.First, Tian’s merchant ships ventured out by sea to transport sea salt, in exchange for various rare items such as animal skins and swords from the Yue Kingdom in Liaodong. Many sea ships ventured to come, carrying a lot of rare things in exchange for sea salt.Taking advantage of the prosperity of business travellers, Tian's minted a kind of knife coin of his own, engraved with two big characters "Jianmo", which was specially used for settlement of sea salt transactions, and was called "Jimo knife" by business travelers.With the Jimo Knife, the salt and iron business became even more powerful, and within twenty years, the Tian family became the most prosperous royal fiefdom.But the good times didn't last long, and the Tian family, who was good at management, didn't expect that it was this Jimo knife that brought bad luck to the whole family.As soon as the Jimo Knife came out, rumors spread to Linzi that "the Jimo Tian family hoarded salt and iron, minted knives and coins privately, and conspired against the law."Soon, the chief patriarch of the Jimo Tian clan was summoned by Duke Huan of Qi, Tian Wu.Duke Huan frowned and said only one sentence: "The Tian family of Jimo is good at business travel, so they went to do business, and the land officials and titles, they gave it to someone else." up.From then on, the Jimo Tian family left Jimo forever, and embarked on the road of business travel with a frustrated Liao.Later, the Tian family's control over the branches of the royal family became more and more strict, and the Jimo Tian family became farther and farther away from the royal family and the officialdom of Qi State.However, the old root is always the old root. Regardless of the government or the opposition, as long as people mention the Tiandan clan, they always call it "Jimo Tianshi". how how". The small town of Jimo is the clan emblem of this Tian clan, and it is also the holy land of this Tian clan. Returning to the long-awaited hometown, it may even pave a new way for this Tian clan.When you get out of Linzi, there is a sea of ​​cars and horses.The official road from Linzi to the sea to the east is known as the "Day of the World", with a width of more than six feet. The road surface is built with rammed earth, and there are three layers of towering green trees beside the road.Any business traveler in any country, as long as they take a trip to Linzi Avenue, they will sincerely admire: "Qi State's road leading to the sea is the best in the world!" There was no traffic jam.But now it is completely different, with torches everywhere, wild chariots and horses, looking from a distance in the dark night, you don't even know where the Dao is?Most of the escapees to the east were wealthy businessmen and wealthy households from the country. They usually had hundreds of carts and thousands of horses. Suddenly, they came from Linzi and all the castles in the west of Qi. , but went to He Chu to find the way?Even if you find the avenue leading to the sea, how can you squeeze onto the road? "Boss, what should I do?" The elder, who had a long experience in business travel, was at a loss as to what to do. Tian Dan waved his long sword: "Listen, the clansman: Baiqi clears the way, and I will end myself! Avoid the road and go straight to the wilderness!" After the order was issued, the six snail horns beside Tian Dan blew long and loudly, and the six teams of chariots in their vests The soldiers lined up in an instant, and after another sound of snails, Tian's chariot and horse team started rattling away, guarded by armored soldiers on both sides, and moved slowly into the wilderness amidst the ocean of chariots and horses.It was about to go out into the sea of ​​cars and horses, but suddenly a large number of cars and horses rushed to seize the road in the northwest direction!The surrounding soldiers shouted repeatedly: "This is not the official way! Get out of the way!" "The army of Yan is here! Run!" The chariots and horses all over the field shouted and ran wildly, crushing them desperately. Kalala bang!Two pieces of chariots and horses collided like an inevitable mountain.All of a sudden, a group of people shouted and horses neighed, and a large number of horses and carts overturned. The formation of Tian's convoy was in chaos, but none of the carts overturned.Tian Dan had already come from the rear on a flying horse, shaking the torch and shouting loudly: "Yan's army is still far away, don't panic, separate ways, you will only hurt yourself if you are crowded!" The soldiers and clansmen on the left and right also shouted in unison. The chaotic chariots and horses gradually subsided.On the other side, an old man who looked like a leader held a torch to inspect the vehicles on both sides, and was amazed again and again: "Hey! The iron cage has appeared! Damn, old man, why didn't I think of this level?" , "Dare to ask your patriarch's name and surname?" A clansman shouted proudly: "Jimo Tian! Don't ask, and pack up the horses and horses soon!" The old man sighed: "The noble family! The Jimotian clan is lucky to come up with this ingenious strategy!" After saying that, he turned around and shouted loudly, "The clansmen listened: rectify the chariots and horses, and go with the Jimotian clan!" Tian Dan understood it from a distance, so he whispered to the elders: "They are all fleeing from the war, and those who want to follow should not stop." up. "Tian's shared weal and woe with the people of the country, so we can't take care of much, let's go!" Tian Dan waved his hand, and the snail hummed again.For three days like this, Tian's convoy followed up with the mighty thousands of ox carts and horse-drawn carriages. Although they walked slowly, they stopped rushing through the fields.Crossing the Weishui River on this day coincided with the season of floods in summer, and most of the ox carts and horse-drawn carts loaded by the other tribes broke their axles and submerged in the river, most of the goods were washed away by the flood, and a small part of them crossed the river. Most of the vehicles were also damaged and difficult to walk, and there were crying and shouting on both sides of the strait for a while. Tian Dan remained calm, and ordered twenty thick hemp ropes to be tied to all the iron cages on the axles. All the young and strong people and family soldiers went into the water, grabbed the ropes on both sides of the ox cart, and half-supported the cart on the water surface with the help of the buoyancy of the big water. Go slowly.Although it was a little slower, one person and one car did not break, and they all reached the east bank of Weishui, which attracted the envy and admiration of the distressed crowd on both sides of the bank.After the glue was added, the vehicles of the other tribes were almost completely destroyed, but the Tian's convoy did the same and it was completely intact.Once the two big rivers crossed, everyone knew Tian Dan's name.Two days later, the distance to Jimo was still thirty or fifty miles away, and the tent camp was getting denser and denser, which was boundless as far as the eye could see!Tian Dan boarded a hill to look around, and the tent camps of various colors extended all the way to the Gushui River Valley in the southeast of Jimo.Roughly estimated, there are at least two to three hundred thousand people.While the distressed refugees were busy having a picnic, they yelled loudly about their respective topics. The voices were buzzing, but they couldn't hear anything clearly.Although most of the fleeing east were wealthy business travelers, they were all ragged and disheveled at the moment, without any etiquette at all.Apparently, this was the first Chinese to flee. Except for some food, about all the goods were left behind by several floods. Tian Dan frowned. How could the Jimo order prevent refugees from entering the city?The smoke from the kitchen is so everywhere, it is simply guiding the direction of the Yan army's pursuit!After thinking for a while, Tian Dan called the old man to give some advice in a low voice, and then led two knights skilled in swordsmanship from the tent camp to Jimo. Jimo City is in panic and chaos. Jimo Ling Zhenzi at this time was originally a chariot general of the Qi army. He was over sixty years old, but he was as vigorous and strong as before.Because Jimo is the barrier to the east, there are always 30,000 to 50,000 defenders here. Even when King Qi Min gathered an army, Jimo's soldiers and horses were not transferred to the west.Because of this, Zhen Zi gritted his teeth angrily when he heard that the guards of the western cities of Qi had abandoned their cities and fled. He vowed to fight to the death with the Yan army in Jimo!However, at the moment when the soldiers were preparing their horses and horses, the flood of refugees poured in overwhelmingly, and Zhen Zi panicked all of a sudden.Let the refugees enter the city. How can Jimo, a small city with a population of 50,000 to 60,000, accommodate this continuous and raging crowd?Even if the wealthy fled and brought their own food and grass, how to solve the drinking water, firewood, houses, salt, etc.?There are only dozens of wells in the whole city. If this problem is not solved, hundreds of thousands of people will die of thirst.How can you not let refugees into the city, as the only fully armed fortress city in the last moment of Qi, how can you speak to the people of the country?If the outside of the city turned into a slaughterhouse for the Yan army, as a general of Qi, what face would he have to stand in the world?Having no idea what to do, Zhenzi dispatched four thousand-man teams every day to escort ox carts to deliver water to refugee camps far away from the river valley, and to distribute emergency supplies such as food and medicinal materials to refugees who had run out of food.In less than ten days, the soldiers and civilians in the city panicked again!Before the war came, the military rations were lost in such a large amount. If the Yan army came, how would they be able to defend the city?The bullock carts and medicinal materials were supposed to be requisitioned by the common people in the city, and the common people panicked, not because they were distressed about things, but because they flocked to the gate of the government mansion, asking whether Jimo could keep it?If you can't keep it, let the people escape quickly. Isn't it waiting to die here?Is there a head for transporting grain outside the city every day?In the end, didn't they starve to death together inside and outside?There were people clamoring all day long, and Zhenzi was in a hurry, but he couldn't come up with a proper plan. In a panic, he suddenly fainted due to heat stroke. After waking up, he had a high fever and was unconscious. "Report to the general: the chief of the Jimo Tian clan is here!" Sima of the Chinese Army almost crawled into Zhenzi's ear and shouted.With a wet cloth covering her head and a large ice basin beside the couch, Zhen Zi was still blushing and panting hard.Hearing "Jimo Tian's family" suddenly, his snow-white eyebrows moved suddenly, and his red eyes opened suddenly. "Linzi Tian Dan, pay homage to Jimo Ling." Tian Dan could not call himself the Jimo Tian family, but only called himself by the place of residence. "Tian Dan?" The old general called out in a dumb voice, but suddenly sat up miraculously, "Old man, I heard from Lu Zhonglian, hurry up! Mister is planning for Jimo." Kankan took Tian Dan's hand , then limp on the side of the couch again. "Jimo Order, this is a time of life and death, so I'm going to say it bluntly." Seeing that the military doctor had helped the old general lie down, Tian Dan cupped his hands and said in a loud voice, "The solution to the difficulties: Let the old, the weak, women and children enter the city at the age of sixteen. All the men under the age of 50 were organized into the militia and stationed outside the city to defend the outskirts of Linzi. Solve the crowd first, otherwise there will be chaos." "Okay!" The old general's eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly, " Why can’t the old man think of a solution to both of these?” Panting for a while, he hesitated, “Refugees outside the city are mostly rich businessmen, are they willing to live and sleep in the open as soldiers?” "Tian Dan is willing to help Jimo Ling to persuade the fleeing people." "Okay!" Zhen Zi's spirit was lifted, "Sima of the Central Army, I will give you the post of lieutenant general, and form a civilian army!" "No need." Tian Dan waved his hand, "We are both in distress, and we are business travelers, so it's convenient to talk, but it's inconvenient to be an official." Zhenzi thought for a while, "In that case, I will listen to you, sir. The old man will prepare for the city, and the husband will go out of the city as soon as possible." It's gone." A while later, Tian Dan flew out of the city and returned to the Gushui River Valley, and immediately sent more than a dozen elite staff members who had been deacons in the trading company to fly to various refugee camps to invite the patriarchs to gather.In the afternoon, the patriarchs and elders of the various tent camps came in an endless stream, either on horseback or on foot, as many as nearly 200 people.Tian Dan first ordered the family elders to give each patriarch a pottery bowl of sake, and the patriarchs and elders all sat on the grass to taste the cold sweet wine, which has become a rare thing at this moment. The number of refugees from each family and tribe is recorded.When the report came and summed it up, Tian Dan was shocked—320,000 refugees had gathered outside Jimo City!After pondering for a while, Tian Dan boarded an earthen wall and bowed his hands to the crowd and said, "All patriarchs and colleagues, I am Linzi Tian Dan. I will flee to the east to avoid the war, and the army of Yan will chase after me, and the sea will block my way. Most of the goods and food have lost their way and have fallen into a precarious situation. If you don’t save yourself, you will be destroyed. At this time, Tian Dan boldly said that he will try to make a living for the 300,000 people like me. I don’t know what you think? "Sir, just talk, I'm listening!" "Sir, being the general manager of the Qiguo Commercial Company, you have a lot of strategy, we know it!" "Tian Dan Iron Cage, Jimo Tian Clan will get everything, I'm willing to listen to Master's plans!" "Thank you for your compliments!" Tian Dan clasped his hands again, "Just now Tian Dan entered the city and discussed with the Jimo Order to bring the old, weak, sick, women and children into the city to recuperate. Zhu Zhenzi, the old general, fought to the death with the Yan army! Now the state of Qi has been broken, the king fled and was killed, and more than forty cities in the west of Qi have fallen! However, the state of Qi has not perished! Diao Bo, the order of Jucheng, has already fled southward The common people formed a militia and stood firm in southern Qi! The country rises and falls, and even ordinary people do not hesitate to fight bloody battles. We are all the people of the past, and we once enjoyed the glory of knights alone. Don’t we have the heart to fight against the sea to protect the country and make a living?" "Well said!" An old patriarch suddenly stood up, "For the country and the family, you have to fight! Fight!" "Yes! Who in my old Qi has no blood? It's just that no one came forward to plan!" "You'll die if you run away, and you'll die if you fight! It's better to fight!" "Learn from Jucheng, fight!" "I didn't say anything, hit—" the crowd shouted in one voice. "Okay!" Tian Dan waved his hand, "Please report to my deacon the number of troops, the number of weapons, and other useful things from all clan leaders, and I will give them to Jimo Order. The army must be strong and strong, and the sick and weak are not counted!" Amidst the applause, the patriarchs and the clan elders who came with them checked the numbers one after another. After about half an hour, various figures were reported. When the deacon returned, he handed it to Tian Dan. Impressively listed a row of numbers: Tian Dan took a look, felt at ease immediately, held up the parchment and said loudly: "Everyone, please go back to rectify the tribe first, and get closer to Jimo. I will go to see the old general." After saying that, he hurried into the city again.Zhenzi was urging the officials to count the vacant houses and all the places where people could live in the city. He heard Tian Dan talk about the situation outside the city and then looked at the parchment. Almost no equipment is needed to form an army, only less armor!" Tian Dan said: "Everyone has weapons, even the old, the weak, women and children. Armor is not a big deal, it's just killing the enemy and taking it." Zhen Zida It was admiration: "Mr.'s words are very courageous!" Immediately turned around and ordered, "Sima of the Chinese army, open the city to welcome the old, weak, women and children in an hour. The old man will go out of the city with 5,000 infantry to help the gentleman clean up the civilian army." Tian Shan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's better for the old general to sit in the city, and just send a deputy general." Zhen Zi said, "That's fine, I will come when the city is settled properly." More than 200,000 people, old and weak, women and children, rushed in from the wilderness valley. Although they were in a hurry, they were in an orderly manner and there was no silence.The strong men who wanted to stay outside the city held a large torch to see them off and bid farewell to their relatives, which was extremely tragic.It was not until the third watch that more than 200,000 horses entered the city one after another.Tian Danbian and the deputy general out of the city immediately started to reorganize the civilian army, and they were busy until dawn. The left, central and right armies were just organized: the left army 15,000 stationed in the southwest of Jimo, the right army 15,000 stationed in the northwest of Jimo, and the central army 30,000 in front Set up camp to defend Tonghai Avenue.The sun had just risen, and Zhenzi was about to go out of the city to check and appease the civilian army. When he got off the horse path at the West Gate Archery Tower, he heard a scout from the top of the city shout: "Yan's army is coming! Sanlu!" .Zhenzi pulled the reins and rushed to the top of the city. He looked up and saw the central Tonghai Avenue and the Southwest, Northwest and Third Roads covering the sky with smoke and dust, and a gray-black shadow wall was suddenly erected in the sky!As a chariot general, although Zhenzi hadn't fought for more than 20 years, his ambition suddenly rose at this moment, and he raised his sword and shouted: "Infantry defend the city! All 20,000 cavalry are out of the city, and join hands with the civilian army to meet the enemy!" The Sima of the Chinese Army The general's order was sent urgently, and he heard the horn for troop deployment. In a moment, the west door opened rumblingly, and the white-haired veteran Zhen Zi rushed out with 20,000 cavalry.Tian Dan is the general in the middle of the civilian army, and he is already rectifying the infantry phalanx. Seeing Zhen Zi's iron cavalry approaching, he hurriedly strode up to meet him and said loudly: "Old general, my infantry phalanx is in the middle, how about the iron cavalry charging on both wings?" Zi laughed loudly: "Suddenly, sir has become a general. Good! That's it!" With a single stroke of the chariot and spear in his hand, "the two wings of the cavalry spread out—" 20,000 cavalry are comparable to Tian Dan's army After the battle was completed, the Yan army had already pressed over like thunder, and the first thing they saw was a big flag with the word "riding" flying around, but it was the Liaodong iron cavalry leader riding and robbery who had arrived.About a stone's throw away, Liaodong iron cavalry gathered in formation all over the field, and they laughed loudly with a finger of their horsewhip: "Old man Zhenzi, do you want to compete with my Liaodong iron cavalry? Dedicate the city early and receive Bind you, Lord Chang may not spare you from death." Zhenzi pointed at him with a halberd and spear, "Qi Jie! Old minister of Qi State, even if he dies in battle, he will not be a traitor!" Qi Jie laughed: "Okay Have a backbone! All the way to fight, the people of Qi are muddy and soft, and this general is really holding his breath. Let go of the horse today, let go!" After laughing, he raised his sword high, "Knights of Liaodong! Kill—" The war drum rumbled When the ground moved, the iron cavalry of the two armies suddenly became entangled like two groups of red clouds.The Yan army originally came from three routes. When the robbery and iron cavalry were launched, the army from the Southwest Route also rushed to meet the Southwest People's Army and began to fight.Just at this time, Qin Kai's army also came from the center, and collided with the Tiandan Middle Road militia army, and the entire Jimo field resounded with earth-shattering killing sounds.