In June of the 27th year of Wei Hongde, the armies of Wei Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, Yan King Zhao Jiang, Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and others successively captured South Korea's "Panwu", "Cixian", "Linzhang" and so on.

Land, push the front to the "Fushui" area.

Crossing the Fu River means you have truly entered the Gyeonggi region of Handan, the royal capital of Korea.

Fortunately, the Wei-Korean War was different from the Chu-Lu War and the Chu-Qi War. Because the Wei State had a Crown Prince who treated civilians leniently, no matter before or now, even if the armies of Wei and South Korea were fighting life and death on the border, for

It has little impact on the civilians of the two countries. At least the soldiers of Wei will not kill, set fire, rape, and loot like the soldiers of Chu.

In addition, in the second half of the war, Han Wangran secretly instructed the general Bao Yuan to release the water. Therefore, the battle was a little dull until the last moment.

But having said that, the Wei army has now pushed the battle line to the Handan City area. Even if it is just a pretense, the Korean army must make a real counterattack here. Otherwise, if it is sent out of the royal capital for no reason, it will inevitably be looked down upon by the people of the world.

Because of this, Zhao Hongrun, after learning about the battle situation of his own army, also led his Shangshui Army to move closer to Handan in late June. As for the Yanling Army, they continued to stay in Julu. He still did not completely give up attacking Qi.

After all, although Qi and Lu have temporarily blocked Chu's attack, even Zhao Hongrun himself cannot judge what the three-way war between Qi, Lu, and Chu will turn into.

The actions against Wei's merchant navy could not be hidden from South Korea's eyes and ears. However, the few South Korean troops stationed in this area had no intention of actively provoking this army. After all, Han Wangran had already hinted at these generals leading the troops.

In early July, Zhao Hongrun led his army to "Kuiqiu" and formed a line with the Wei army stationed in "Panwu", "Cixian", "Linzhang", "Yecheng" and other places, surrounding Handan like a crescent moon.

, and the Korean side transferred several armies from the original Hanoi battlefield and the original Julu battlefield back to the vicinity of Handan, and set up arrays here, as if they were going to have a final decisive battle with the Wei army here.

Of course, this may only be superficial.

After leading his army to Cuiqiu, Zhao Hongrun first went to the military camp of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo. He had something to explain to the latter.

To Zhao Hongrun's surprise, he met "Zhao Ran", the chief concubine of Qin, in the military camp of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.

When meeting Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Ran was full of emotion and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, it's really not easy to meet you."

Zhao Hongrun didn't understand why, and it wasn't until Zhao Ran opened his mouth to explain that he suddenly realized.

It turned out that in order to negotiate with the Wei State to "share Korea equally", Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, had to travel a long distance this time.

He first arrived at Daliang, the royal capital of the Wei State, and met with Zhao Hongrun's concubine, Qin Shaojun, who was also the declared crown prince of the Qin State. Under Qin Shaojun's introduction, Zhao Ran met the King of Wei, Zhao Si, and presented his credentials. On the one hand, he represented the King of Qin on his behalf.

In return for the goodwill relations between Qin and Wei, on the one hand, he proposed that "Qin and Wei divide Korea equally."

If it had been twenty or thirty years ago, the ambitious King Zhao Si of Wei at that time would certainly not have refused such a good opportunity to open up new territories for the country. However, the current King of Wei Zhao Si, who is over fifty years old, is half dead.

Most of the power in his hands was transferred to the prince Zhao Run, and his only hope was to guard the last post for his son.

Therefore, without knowing his son Zhao Run's true intentions towards South Korea, Wei King Zhao Si certainly would not make the decision rashly. He implicitly hinted to Zhao Ran that he would have to negotiate with Zhao Hongrun personally on this matter.

This made Zhao Ran both happy and worried.

Fortunately, Zhao Hongrun, the son-in-law of the Qin State, really took charge of the power of the Wei State, and was destined to inherit the throne in due course. In this way, the relationship between Qin and Wei became more and more stable, although he had never been in the Qin State.

It’s not a country that likes hugging, but if there is a thigh named the Overlord of the Central Plains for them to hug, it doesn’t hurt to give them a hug, right?

After all, if Qin had researched the craftsmanship and technology taught to Qin by the State of Wei, it would have taken at least several decades of work. How could it be as convenient as it is now to get ready-made products directly from the State of Wei?

What's worrying is, God knows where that Wei Gongzi Run is now?

After thinking about it, Zhao Ran finally rejected the kindness of Wei King Zhao Si and did not stay in Daliang. He asked the Wei State for the protection of a group of guards, and then under the protection of these guards, headed towards Ningyang.

When he first went there, Zhao Hongrun was in Ningyang of the State of Lu.

But what I didn't expect was that when Zhao Ran arrived in Ningyang before last winter, the person who greeted him was not Zhao Hongrun, but Xiang Mo, the general of Chu State.

After some understanding, Chu general Xiang Mo smiled and said to Zhao Ran: Wei Gongzi Run had led his army to the north two months ago.

Zhao Ran had no choice but to lead his team north again. As a result, after arriving in the territory of Weiguo, when he was preparing to cross the river to Hebei, he was hindered by the giant Korean deer guarding Yanfu. At that time, Han general Yanfu wanted to cut off the merchant water under Zhao Hongrun's command.

The two armies in Yanling personally led the fleet to block the river in the entire area.

In this way, Zhao Ran, the great concubine of Qin State, had no choice but to live in a remote village of Wei State.

Fortunately, the Wei Kingdom was also an ally. After learning that Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin Kingdom, was in the Wei Kingdom, he invited Zhao Ran to live in the city, and on the other hand, he sent people to Hebei.

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But unfortunately, there are not many troops in Weiguo. Moreover, they are attacking Dongjun of Qi during this period. There is no way to help Zhao Ran break through the blockade of Han general Julu guarding Yanxi. To put it bluntly, in fact, they can't defeat it.

It cannot be denied that although the Korean general Julu Shou Yanju is far less famous among the "Top Ten Heroes of Beiyuan" than Li Mu, Le Yi, and Ma She, in fact, this man once general Wei Guo in a water battle.

In the Hedong Shou, Lintao Lord Wei Ji was playing around in circles. Although this was due to Lintao Lord Wei Ji not being good at water battles, it was enough to prove that Julu Shou Yanju was a general who was good at fighting with both wisdom and courage.

Not to mention, the Julu guarding Yanfu is also the old enemy of Qi general Tian Ao, Tian Wu and his son. How can they be kind to the people?

With nothing to do, Zhao Ran once considered returning to Daliang. Unexpectedly, after the spring of this year, things suddenly took a turn for the better: Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang in the Wei State, and Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, suddenly stepped up their counterattack against South Korea and fought hard.

Han generals Bao Yuan and Jin Bo retreated steadily.

At that time, Zhao Ran heard the news on his way back to Daliang, and quickly went to Hanoi, following the troops of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Yan King Zhao Jiang. In this way, after several months, he finally

I met Zhao Hongrun, the Crown Prince of Wei.

"...It's really not easy."

During the banquet that day, when Zhao Ran slowly told all the details about his journey, all the generals at the table suppressed their laughter and glanced at the Crown Prince Zhao Hongrun intentionally or unintentionally.

Think about it, looking at all the countries in the Central Plains, which country's prince is as willful as their Crown Prince? So wanton and reckless?

I went deep into the heart of the enemy's country alone and cut off contact with the mainland for several months. Oh my god, since you are the prince, I ask you to stay in Daliang!

Among these resentful eyes was the King of Southern Liang, Zhao Yuanzuo.

This is no wonder. After all, when the two generals Bao Yuan and Jin Bo in Han deliberately released the news to the Wei State that "Wei Gongzi Run defeated Guantao and defeated Julu" in an attempt to cause panic and chaos in the Wei State, in fact,

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, saw through the purpose of these two Korean generals at a glance.

However, Zhao Hongrun's prestige in Wei's court and public was so high that a mere rumor plunged the entire Liang County into chaos, and even the court was paralyzed for a time. Fortunately, King Zhao Si of Wei came forward in time to wake everyone up.

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It has to be said that during these days, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was extremely aggrieved. He obviously had his own strategic arrangements, but just because of this rumor, all his strategic arrangements were ruined, and it made him even have to talk bitterly.

I went to comfort the people in Nanyan and Jujube areas and told them that all this was a Korean conspiracy. You should not follow others' words and listen to rumors.

But what made him feel sad was that the people in Liang County didn't believe his words at all. Some people even secretly said that he had evil intentions. What's more, a few well-informed Wei people even reported that he had been there.

During the "First Battle of Northern Xinjiang between Wei and Han", the old story about how Zhao Hongrun was trapped in Shangdang County and refused to save him caused Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, to bear a lot of infamy for no reason.

And all of this must be attributed to this wanton Prince of the East Palace!

In addition to being resentful, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, also felt a little happy in his heart, because he could judge from the reaction of the Daliang court that after this incident, it was almost impossible for Zhao Hongrun to step out of Daliang again in his life. Those ministers in the court would definitely

This prince will no longer be tolerated.

Perhaps because he felt countless strange looks, Zhao Hongrun laughed guiltily.

After all, at this time, he had also learned that because he had lost contact with the mainland for several months, there had been chaos in Daliang. If there was turmoil and civil strife in the Wei State, then he would have to bear all the responsibilities without hesitation.

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After the banquet, Zhao Hongrun invited Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of Qin State, to his small tent.

Of course he could guess Zhao Ran's purpose of traveling all the way to Wei State and working tirelessly to find him since then. It just so happened that he also had some plans in his mind.

"Thank you, Mrs. Que."

After Zhao Que served the tea, Zhao Ran first handed over his hand as a thank you, and then he turned to Zhao Hongrun and said, "Your Highness, what do you think of the current war situation?"

In fact, Zhao Hongrun knew Zhao Ran's purpose very well, and he also intended to let Qin take over the war with South Korea, but of course he couldn't say these things directly, otherwise he would inevitably be suspected of scheming against Qin.

"The current battle situation...is generally acceptable."

Nodding, Zhao Hongrun held the tea cup and said: "This war has been going on for almost a year now. It cannot be denied that South Korea is indeed very powerful. Even if our two families join forces, they cannot defeat it... I heard

In the Xihe area, Li Mu's army has not been defeated so far?"

"Well... that Li Mu is indeed a bit tricky." Zhao Ran nodded with an awkward expression.

In fact, there was no need for him to feel embarrassed, because in the Xihe War Zone, it was not just his Qin army that was helpless against Li Mu. In fact, there were also generals such as Shao Hu, Sima An, and Wei Ji from Wei who were stationed there.

, are all outstanding generals of the Wei State, but these generals, as well as the Qin State's Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, Yangquanjun Yingbo, etc., were all blocked by Li Mu's army outside Yanmen County. Although

To say that the battle was like this, half of it was due to the fact that the Korean army under Li Mu occupied an absolutely advantageous location and blocked the Qin and Wei armies with a series of majestic passes. But it is also enough to prove that Li Mu is indeed one of the few handsome men in the world.

, with the power of one person, he was able to resist many commanders and generals of Qin and Wei Dynasties.

"Fortunately, His Highness Run has opened up the situation..." Gan smiled and complimented Zhao Hongrun, and Zhao Ran tried in a low voice: "According to Zhao's knowledge, His Highness Run seems to be in the Julu area, and is related to Han Wangran, who has recently regained power in South Korea.

We met, I don’t know... what we talked about, can you tell me a little bit about it?”

Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "What's the harm?... As Master Zhao Ran guessed, what else can Han Ran say? It's nothing more than coercion and inducement, hoping to force Wei Wei to end this war."

After hearing this, Zhao Ran's expression changed slightly, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This is really... so ridiculous! Who is His Highness Run? How could he change his mind just because of his few words?" As he said, he shook his head.

Shaking his head, he said as if talking to himself: "South Korea has provoked your country's power several times, and has torn up the armistice agreement again and again. It seems that such an unjust country, if it were our country, Great Qin, would fight to the death!"

"...This old boy."

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Ran calmly, then nodded and said: "Yes! What Mr. Zhao Ran said is absolutely true. South Korea has repeatedly provoked Wei Wei and tore up the agreement. Naturally, I want to teach him a profound lesson! ...

When I captured Handan, I returned the city out of concern for the friendship between the two countries, but this time... Huh! I have decided to make Handan the city of Wei Dynasty for generations to come!"

"well!"

Zhao Ran said a few good words in his heart and waited for Zhao Hongrun's next words. Unexpectedly, after the latter said these words, he actually picked up the tea cup and took a sip, as if he had no more words to say.

Seeing this, Zhao Ran asked tentatively: "Your Highness Run, what happens after this?"
To be continued...