The Five Kingdoms of Qi, the Yan army almost all fell the city of Qi, but jimo in the east and Cao County in the southwest had not yet been captured, because the king of Qi was in the camp, and Le Yi merged his army to attack ying county. Jimo reduced the yan army's frontal assault and gained a rare respite, and was able to strengthen the city for defense. In the south, Yingxian County, because of the defense of chu generals, could not be held.
The Yan army saw that the camp county was difficult to attack, and then moved its troops to the east to surround Jimo, at this time, Jimo Dafu led the troops out of the city to fight, the soldiers were defeated and martyred, and the leader was lost in the city, so everyone elected Tian Dan. Everyone said, "During the Battle of Anping, Tian Danzong was saved because of the iron cage attached to the axle, indicating that he knew how to fight with troops." With everyone's support, Tian Dan became a general and led the people of Jimo to stubbornly resist the Yan army. In this way, a generation of heroes was pushed to the forefront in times of crisis, thus creating his earth-shattering immortal cause.
Tian Dan strengthened his defense after taking office
After Tian Dan took office, he was well aware that it would be difficult for Jimo in the land of projectiles to resist the Yan army, and that in addition to the defeat of the country, it would be difficult to have much combat effectiveness, so he learned the lesson of the former Jimo Doctor who rushed out of the city to fight and died, adopted the only feasible defense policy in the city at that time, built fortifications for defending the city, and could not hold out, making it difficult for the enemy to help me. At the same time, mobilizing the people, training the army, and increasing combat effectiveness in the city are not only for the purpose of defending the city, but also for military preparations for waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. Because of the implementation of this correct tactical strategy, Tian Shan successfully resisted the attack of the Yan army and kept the Jimo Yan army here for several years, and it was difficult to step into Jimo City.
The sharp Yan army was able to drive straight in within a few months and capture the Qi capital Linzi, in fact, as far as the situation of ancient warfare was concerned, after the Yan army fell to Qi, more than seventy cities had to be defended everywhere, otherwise the rear was unstable, the battle line was too long, and the consumption of troops was very large, and it was difficult to concentrate superior forces. At this time, the allied forces of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chu had long since withdrawn, and the Yan army was alone and deep, and how many troops could be dispatched to camp for the border southeast of Linzi, bordering Chu.
At first, Chu led his troops to rescue Qi and garrisoned here, and the queen of Huanya led an army to fight against Yan. Coupled with the resistance of the soldiers and civilians in the camp later, they were able to hold each other for a long time and keep the camp city without loss. Jimo is a land with limited seas in the east, and it can compete with the Yan army for several years, in addition to the poor strength of the Yan army, it is related to the common enemy of the Qi people in Jimo City and the people's will to resist the Yan, and it is also related to the extremely correct defensive strategy adopted by Tian Dan to stick to the city and avoid the enemy.
Use the counter-plot to force Le Yi away
In 279 BC, King Hui ascended the throne. King Hui and Le Yi were suspicious, and the general Tian Shan, who had always been scheming, seized the opportunity and sent people to infiltrate the Yan kingdom to carry out counter-plots. Qi spies widely publicized Le Yi's desire to rebel in the capital of the Yan state, and King Hui of Yan had already suspected Le Yi and planned to remove Le Yi from his post. Le Yi was afraid of returning to China and fled to the Zhao Kingdom. This incident caused the indignation of the Qi Yan army, and as a result, there was discord in the army and the people's hearts were scattered.
Although Le Yi's dismissal and the state of Qi's counter-plan played a great role, it should be noted that the more fundamental reason lies in the contradictions within the State of Yan. Le Yi commanded the troops outside for five years, the battalion and Jimo were not enough, and the Yan people's division was tired, so such a protracted war was a heavy burden on the Yan country. Coupled with the high vibration of the Lord, it is natural to be jealous and alienated, and this contradiction has been exposed when King Zhao was king, fortunately, King Zhao's wisdom and knowledge of people are good at their duties, and the contradiction has not expanded. King Hui was not familiar with political affairs, coupled with the old suspicion with Le Yi, and did not trust him, so he made the Qi people's counter-plan succeed, resulting in riding and robbing Le Yi, planting the first cause of Yan's defeat.
Apply fire bulls to turn defeat into victory
Tian Dan's ruse has been repeatedly successful, the preparations for war are also very thorough, and the time has finally come for a counter-offensive. But the big question that remains is that Jimo is a land of bullets, with few soldiers and weak people, so why attack the enemy. Coupled with the fact that Jimo has been surrounded for many years and has long been isolated from the outside world, it is impossible to seek foreign aid. At this time, the genius Tian Dan had another surprise plan, and he collected more than a thousand cattle from the city.
On a dark and dreary night, Tian Dan's long-planned great campaign for the restoration of the country began, and a spectacular "Fire Bull War" that Tian Dan personally directed was unprecedented in China's military history. Tian Dan ordered the tail of the ox to be ignited, and a thousand cows that were burned frantically rushed towards the Yan army. At the same time, five thousand elite brave men followed, and the men, women and children of the city came to help in the battle, and everyone knocked on the bronze, shouted loudly, and shook the heavens and the earth.
The Yan army, who was still asleep, did not understand it before they saw a thousand fire bulls coming, and the torch of the ox's tail flaunting brightly, illuminating the sky, and each cow was like a red whirlwind, really like the descending of the heavenly soldiers. This kind of scene, which people today have a thrilling feeling at first thought, can be called a kind of war spectacle that has never been seen in ancient times, a kind of unimaginable grand scene. At that time, when Yan Bing's heart was pounding, he was either stabbed or trampled by a fire bull, either dead or injured, and he had no combat ability, and he took the road to escape in the chaos. Then tian dan's five thousand elite soldiers followed, and the Yan army was defeated and retreated, with many casualties. The Yan general was also killed in the rebel army.
Under the command of Tian Dan, the Cities of Qi that they passed through rebelled against Yan one after another and returned to Tian Dan, and Tian Dan's strength suddenly increased, and the comparison of military strength had turned to Qi Qiang and Yan weak. Tian Dan played the tactic of "it is advisable to chase the remaining brave to the poor", took advantage of the victory to attack, and chased the Yan soldiers all the way to the border river in the north of the State of Qi, more than seventy cities returned to Qi, the entire territory of the State of Qi was liberated, and the great cause of Tian Dan's restoration of the country was finally completed. Tian Dan also sent people to YingXian in time to welcome King Xiang back to Linzi to listen to the government. King Xiang of Xiang, Ren TianDan, was given the title of Anping Jun (安平君) because of his high merits.