Confucius immediately ordered his troops to retreat.

Of course, Sanhuan and his generals were all in an uproar.

The Qi army's 30,000 troops are certainly not a small number, but after all, the enemy army is deep into the Lu territory. If they really fight, they may not be defeated.

Therefore, they couldn't understand why Confucius chose to retreat at this time.

However, even though Sanhuan and others could not understand it, they could only obey his orders.

After all, in this crusade, Confucius acted as the chief minister and also took photos of the ministers, so he was the true commander-in-chief.

Although they are Sanhuan, no one wants to take the blame if they lose.

What's more, the matter in Chengyi has indeed not been resolved yet. As far as the selfish motives of the Ji family and Shusun family are concerned, they are of course eager to defeat Chengyi as soon as possible instead of entangled with Qi here.

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After Confucius announced this military order, the front camp set off and retreated ten miles.

It was night, and he hurriedly came to Li Ran's camp.

At this time, Chu Dang was patrolling outside the tent. Although he was a rough man, when he saw Confucius coming, he greeted him politely:

"It turns out to be Kong Sikou! Sir, he has been waiting in the tent for a long time!"

Confucius was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he immediately waved to Chu Dang as a salute and went straight into the camp.

But at this moment, Li Ran and Fan Li were talking.

When the two saw Confucius coming in, they immediately stood up to greet him.

Confucius returned the courtesy in a hurry, but after sitting down, he frowned for a while:

"My benefactor, now we have given up two places to the Qi State, I'm afraid the people of the country will not accept it! Moreover, the Marquis of Qi... bullies the weak and fears the strong, who knows whether he will do it even worse? This move... Qiu thought it was a bit unfair.

That’s right!”

Obviously, the previously agreed-upon strategy of offering a pot to explain the "play hard to get" strategy of the two places came from Li Ran's hand!

At this time, Li Ran replied very firmly:

"Haha, Zhong Ni, don't panic. As the saying goes, 'There are dangers, so seek for small gains.' If not, how could we alienate Gong Lianyang and Qi State?"

"Before, what Shao Bo said made Gong Lianyang suspicious of Qi State. But now, when Gong Lianyang sees Qi Shi retreating temporarily, he must think that the Marquis of Qi has abandoned him!"

"As long as we can arouse mutual discord between Qi and Chengyi, we can defeat them one by one when the time comes!"

As for Confucius, when he heard what Li Ran said, he still felt quite embarrassed and said:

"It's just... I'm afraid that the Qi State will really take advantage of it. If the Marquis of Qi sends more reinforcements... what can be done?"

Li Ran heard Confucius' question, but still replied with great determination:

"Haha, don't panic, Zhongni. When I join Qi and persuade the Marquis of Qi, I can make them retreat in one fell swoop!"

When Confucius heard this, he was shocked:

"Ah? Is my benefactor going to Qi State to lobby the Marquis of Qi? This move... is too dangerous..."

It turns out that the current plan to retreat the entire army is just Li Ran's first step.

What followed was another back-up plan.

At this time, Li Ran still said calmly:

"Haha, Qi State is currently experiencing constant internal troubles, so what should we be afraid of?!"

"Recently, I heard that Prince Tu is favored by the Marquis of Qi, and the Gao Er family of the country also supports the prince. Therefore, Tian Qi has already been dissatisfied with this."

When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but look left and right:

"It's just that Tian Qi has long wanted to put his benefactor to death, so he will make every possible effort to make it difficult for him! Qiu Ke can't afford it if his benefactor makes any mistakes!"

At this time, Li Ran burst out laughing:

"Hahaha, others only think that Qi is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but I, Li Ran, am still as safe as Mount Tai! Zhongni, don't worry, Li has his own clever plan!"

Kong Qiu couldn't help but suffocated when he saw the confidence exuding from Li Ran:

"Qiu naturally knows the capabilities of his benefactor. Since his benefactor said this, Qiu is inconvenient to say it again. He only hopes that the Marquis of Qi can restrain himself and will not send more troops. In this way, this incident of his benefactor can also be avoided.

A dangerous journey."

When Li Ran heard this, he just smiled slightly and said no more...

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As for Gao Zhang, without spending a single soldier, he actually got the two lands from Lu for free.

Shu Niu followed the army all the way and felt that these two places were obtained effortlessly. Although he felt a little strange, he could not figure out the strangeness in it.

Tian Qi was far away in Linzi, so he didn't understand the reason.

Just because although he had been exchanging letters with Shu Niu, it was still quite inconvenient.

What's more, the situation in this battle is also changing rapidly, which can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations.

Gao Zhang happily left 10,000 troops behind and stationed them at Guan and Chan. Then he took the remaining 20,000 troops and returned directly to Linzi.

In the court, Qi Hou Chujiu couldn't help but feel even more delighted after hearing Gao Zhang's report:

"Well, it was thirty thousand. I didn't want to think that it was a miracle, but I never thought that Gao Qing would be able to get the opportunity to study the two places. Although these two places are not rich, they are in excellent locations. If you want to make progress in the future, Lu

The country is the key. Gao Qing, your contribution is really not small!"

Gao Zhang leaned over and said hurriedly:

"These are all blessings to the king, how dare I take the credit?!"

Qi Hou Chujiu smiled and said:

"Well... Gao Qing's great victory is really rare! I have to think carefully... how to reward you?!"

When Gao Zhang heard this, he prostrated on the ground again:

"My lord, I only serve the king wholeheartedly. Although I have achieved little success in this battle, Zhang does not dare to be greedy for credit. As for how to deal with these two places next, and... and how to deal with it in Chengyi.

Please make your decision as soon as possible!"

When Qi Hou Chujiu heard this, he couldn't help but put away his smile and fell into deep thought.

Under his pale hair, his head seemed to be unable to bear such a complicated problem.

Qihou Chujiu thought hard for a while, but he could only shake his head for a while, but he still couldn't think of any clever tricks.

Indeed, when faced with such sudden good things, people are always caught off guard.

As for Tian Qi, seeing Gao Zhang being so proud, he was extremely angry. However, after all, this Gao Zhang was recommended by him in the first place, so it was not convenient for him to pour cold water on him directly at this moment.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Your Majesty, now that we have obtained the victory, we can capture the two lands, and then taking the city will be like searching for something! Please send troops to continue to support the city!"

When Qi Hou Chujiu heard this, he seemed quite embarrassed.

"The newly acquired guan has not yet gained a foothold in the two places. If we continue to trade, we may suffer losses..."Yi" says: We need to be in the mud to attract the invaders. If the Jin State invades, I'm afraid..."

Before Qi Hou could finish his words, Prince Tu came out and said:

"My father, your sons, and your ministers also think that Chengyi is desirable!"

When Qi Hou Chujiu heard this, he looked at his most beloved son strangely.

"Oh? Why is Tu'er's attitude so different from last time?"

Prince Tu replied:

"Father, this moment is the same as that moment! I have recently heard rumors from the Jin State that although the Zhao family of the Jin State is the chief minister, the Fan family and the Zhongxing family have always been enemies. Now, within the Jin State,

The Zhao family also has Handan who thinks it is an internal threat, so it is really powerless to provoke our Qi State again!"

"Not long ago, the Zhao family dispatched troops and stationed troops in Xingqiu, but now it seems that it is more like a bluff!"

"Therefore, I believe that the Jin Kingdom is no longer a concern. Your father can send tens of thousands more troops to the Lu Kingdom, and you will have no worries!"

Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but narrowed his eyes:

"Tu'er, are you so sure that the Jin Kingdom will not take advantage of the situation? Can you afford the consequences?"

Prince Tu smiled slightly:

"Please rest assured, sir. I have predicted that the Zhao family and the Fan family in the Jin Kingdom are now at odds with each other, and one of them will be injured in the future!"

"Now, the Fan family has intermarried with princes from various countries, and its prestige has not diminished at all. At home, it has received strong support from the Zhongxing family, who is of the same clan as the Zhi family and is married to the Zhao family in Handan. Such a situation

Now, Zhao Yang has no time to take care of himself, so how can he be distracted by our Qi State?"

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Chapter 720_The sharp-edged Prince Tu

Chujiu, the Marquis of Qi, could not help but feel pleased when he saw that Prince Tu's analysis was sound and logical:

"Tu'er's analysis is also very reasonable. According to your opinion, what should the father of the Lu State do in order to be the most beneficial to our Qi State?"

Obviously, Prince Tu has been thinking about this matter repeatedly in the past few days.
To be continued...