Chapter 125: The Aftermath [Two in One](1/2)
"PS: Many book friends have guessed where the strategy in the previous chapter comes from. Haha, yes, it is a certain Ah San's movie, but not to mention, the special effects of the movie are really good, especially this scene.
It’s quite interesting. Interested book friends can search it up.』
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"This Xu Li is better at hiding than a gopher!"
On the fifth day of August, King Zhao Jiang of Yan received a report from the Sentinel Cavalry and learned that Xu Li, the newly appointed Shanggu Shou, was hiding in a nearby ravine. He immediately mobilized troops and horses to encircle him, but he did not expect that he was empty-handed and waited for King Zhao of Yan.
Jiang led a large group of troops to arrive, but Han general Xu Li had already disappeared.
On the side, Liu Xu, the Zongwei of the King of Yan Zhaojiang and the commander of the Southern Yan Cavalry Army, shrugged and said: "After all, he is the successor of Ma She. It is not that easy to deal with."
King Yan Zhao Jiang nodded slightly when he heard this, then frowned slightly and asked: "That Ma She...really passed away?"
"There should be nothing wrong."
Liu Xu shrugged and said.
During these days of war with the Shanggu Army, the Shanyang Army and the Nanyan Army also captured some soldiers of the Shanggu Army. It was from the mouths of these soldiers that King Zhao Jiang and other generals under his command learned that "
The news that Han general Shanggu Shou Mashe passed away due to illness and his deputy general Xu Li succeeded him.
King Yan Zhao Jiang nodded silently.
Although he and Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, were separated from each other, and the two had never met each other, let alone have any friendship, this did not prevent him from admiring Ma She's character and ability to run the army. If he had the chance, he would
I really want to meet Ma She, the heroic North Plains general who surrendered Lou Fan's cavalry, in person, to see what kind of charisma this Korean general has, so much so that he is willing to obey his orders even if he is from the foreign race Lou Fan.
But unfortunately, this wish is destined to be impossible to realize.
On the same day, King Zhao Jiang of Yan led his army back to his military camp. As soon as he arrived at the military camp, Zongwei "Moubei" came to report with a joyful expression: "Your Highness, I am very happy. Your Highness the Crown Prince has achieved an unprecedented victory.
We won this battle!"
"ah?"
King Yan Zhao Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then he said happily: "Really? The prince defeated Han General Le Yi? How was the process? Please tell me quickly."
Mou Bei only knew that his side had won the battle, but he did not know the specific process. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to deliver the good news. It is now on display in the commander's tent. Your Highness, you'd better go and see it yourself."
Upon hearing this, King Zhao Jiang of Yan did not bother to talk to Mou Bei anymore and strode straight to the commander's tent.
But unfortunately, this good news came from the handwriting of Prince Zhao Run. His good news always only contained a very brief sentence: On such a certain day in such a month, in such a certain place, a certain army of a certain country was defeated. How much damage was done to oneself and how many enemies were killed.
.
Then it was gone.
If it is a successful report sent to the court, a series of names of meritorious generals will be added below. If it is outstanding, even low-level generals will be honored to be included in this list.
Because of this, the officials of the Daliang court have been wondering for a long time. When they had nothing to do, they secretly speculated on what method Zhao Hongrun used to defeat the enemy this time. Who made that guy not write down the battle process every time?
What about the good news?
Just like this time, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was very curious about the process of Zhao Hongrun defeating Han General Le Yi. After all, it was Le Yi, who was as famous as Li Mu in Korea and a famous general who had never been defeated. However, Zhao Hongrun said nothing in the victory report.
Mention, this made King Yan Zhao Jiang feel itchy and unbearable, as if there were millions of ants crawling through his chest. It was so uncomfortable.
At the same time, on the western battlefield, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, also received this battle report.
After reading the battle report, both he and his generals such as Yang Yu, Pang Huan, Meng Luo, Chen Ji and others remained silent for unknown reasons.
It turns out that the war between the anti-rebellion army and the Korean Yuyang army in the past few days has not gone smoothly. Although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, can be regarded as one of the three most handsome men in the Wei Kingdom, the Han general Qin Kai on the opposite side is also unmatched.
He is not an ordinary person, don't forget, he was a man who once fought against Donghu, was respected as a famous general by Donghu people, and finally drove Donghu thousands of miles away with the help of Sima Shang, Le Yi and other colleagues.
Because of this, Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Han General Qin Kai have been in a stalemate for a long time.
Who would have thought that when the partial division had almost no advantage, the main army would win so simply.
You must know that the opponent of the main army is by no means an ordinary person. It is Beiyan Shou Leyi, who is even more famous than Qin Kai in South Korea. Leyi is said to be invincible in every battle and capture every attack.
"The gap...is that big?"
Even Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment.
He had been competing with his brother, King Yu Zhao Ke, for a lifetime, but in the end, he was left far behind by his nephew Zhao Run.
He couldn't help but recall what the nephew who had become the crown prince said to him in an extremely confident tone that day in the palace: Maybe my father is afraid of you, but I won't. If you one day
If you do something that threatens Wei, I will kill you.
Now that I think about it carefully, what this guy said that day may not be a lie.
"...Am I really old?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looked down at his hands, looking a little confused.
It has nothing to do with past actions such as fighting for power and revenge. In this war between Wei and South Korea, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, also participated in the war as a descendant of the Ji Zhao clan. He originally hoped to save himself.
country and make some contributions to their clan.
Just like the last "Battle of Five Parties Defeating Wei", although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was criticized by the world after that, and even many people in Wei looked down on him, but having said that, no one can deny that he was there
Contribution in the battle—
-If he hadn't introduced Lin Hu and the Xiongnu attacked South Korea, how would South Korea have easily sued for peace? Without South Korea's sue for peace, how would Zhao Hongrun's army have gone to Yongqiu in time to support King Yu Zhao Yuanke and defeat Chu Shouling Jun Jingshe
An army of millions?
It has to be said that this feeling of turning the tide for the country is quite addictive, and even Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, is not exempt from it.
But this time, it seems that he is no longer needed to turn the tide.
To be honest, this feeling is not good.
The veteran generals such as Yang Yu, Pang Huan, Meng Luo, Chen Ji, etc. were also a little confused at the moment. After all, in their view, the generals of the Shang Shui Army were all juniors, and their seniors were overtaken by their juniors and robbed of their glory.
Not something interesting.
Take Pang Huan for example, even though he is over fifty, he has not yet served his old age.
After a moment of silence, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo suddenly stood up and said: "I will go to the main army to discuss with Zhao Run and see what his next plan is... Qin Kai opposite, at this moment
He should also have heard the news about the defeat of his main army, so he should not continue to have a stalemate with me, but he must be careful."
After giving the instructions, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo took several guards and went to the battlefield where the main army, the Shang Shui Army, was located.
At this time, although the Shangshui Army defeated the Korean Army yesterday, the losses in these recent battles were too difficult. Therefore, even if they won the battle, they have not made the next step yet and are still in the military camp.
Reorganize the place, take care of the wounded, collect the bodies of the dead, etc.
Perhaps it was because of the victory. Although the Shang Shui Army lost nearly 15,000 men and injured as many as 30,000 to 40,000 in this battle, the atmosphere in the entire military camp was not depressed at all, but rather high.
Even when talking about Tongze who died in the battle, the surviving veterans could only say something in a regretful tone: So and so had a bad life. It is a pity that we did not see our army defeat South Korea.
As for the issue of compensation for the victims, these veterans of the Shang Shui Army were not worried, because in this regard, a certain prince, instead of deducting from them, actually treated them with special preferential treatment.
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, saw all this scene. Even though he was a little confused, he couldn't help but praise in his heart: This army is really tough.
"King of Nanliang!"
Outside the commander's tent in the camp, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo met Cen Chang, the chief of guard of the East Palace who was on duty outside the tent. The latter, with some respect, clasped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness has been waiting in the tent for a long time... Please."
"Hmm."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, nodded and stepped into the tent after Cen Chang lifted up the tent with his own hands.
At this time, he saw that not only Prince Zhao Run but also King Yan Zhao Jiang were sitting in the tent. After the latter saw him, his expression changed slightly, but he still nodded and said hello with a strange expression: "
Yo, coming?"
"..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, shook his head secretly. He didn't care about Zhao Jiang, a young man with a straight heart. He bowed his hand to Zhao Hongrun and said, "Prince."
"King Nanliang, please sit down." Prince Zhao Run raised his hand and signaled.
After sitting down, the concubine Zhao Que served tea. After the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo thanked him plainly, he said to Zhao Hongrun: "Congratulations, Prince, for defeating the Korean army. I wonder what your plans are next?"
Unlike Yan Wang Zhao Jiang, he is not interested in asking about the process of Zhao Hongrun defeating Han General Le Yi. What he cares more about is Zhao Hongrun's next plan, whether to continue to attack South Korea, or to stop as soon as possible and blackmail South Korea.
A huge amount of money.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Lu Mu, the chief of the Zong Guard inside the tent. The latter understood, nodded and walked outside the tent, instructing Cen Chang, the chief of the East Palace Guard outside the tent, to guard the tent and not allow anyone to approach, in case
Partition walls have ears.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun told Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, about Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State: "... Zhao Ran came to see me that day and talked about dividing Korea equally with me, the great Wei Dynasty.
, I didn’t agree.”
"Why?" King Yan Zhao Jiang asked curiously.
Glancing at Zhao Jiang, King of Yan, Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, answered Zhao Hongrun's words matter-of-factly: "A wise decision... In this war, the goal of Wei Dynasty has been achieved, and there is no need to continue. Since Qin is against South Korea,
If you have an intention, I suggest that you might as well push the boat aside and use the power of Qin to continue to weaken South Korea."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "I thought so too, so I made this suggestion to Zhao Ran that day, but he was still hesitant at the time... After our army won the victory yesterday, he persuaded me again in the name of congratulations.
To unite with Qin to attack Han, I declined him politely on the grounds that the Wei army was exhausted and the losses were too heavy..."
"Hmm." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, nodded.
To be continued...