The next day, Zhao Hongrun led his Suwang army to march to Tang County in the east.
Tangxian is also a city that Jiang Bi captured during the First Battle of Northern Xinjiang. However, compared with Linfen, which is connected in all directions, Tangxian is not of great strategic significance. However, for King Su's army who is preparing to attack Pilao Pass,
After all, it is a stronghold that can be used as a garrison.
From early morning to noon, after traveling about thirty miles, Zhao Hongrun led his Su Wang Army to Tang County, a very small county town.
After arriving in Tang County, Zhao Hongrun already had a bad feeling in his heart when he saw the banners of the First Army of the North on the city walls and towers of the county town.
"This city has an ominous and violent atmosphere..."
At that time, beside Zhao Hongrun, Shang Shui Army General Wu Ji frowned and said.
"Ah, it's so lifeless, so depressing..."
On the other side, Yanling Army General Qu Cheng also frowned and added.
Zhao Hongrun stood on horseback and looked outside the city for a while, then ordered: "Wu Ji, your Shang Shui Army sent 3,000 people to take over the county town, and the rest stationed military camps outside the city."
"Yes!" Wu Ji clasped his fists and accepted the order, then looked back at the lieutenants Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi who were following him.
Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi understood each other, and after clasping fists, they left to take charge of the construction of the military camp. On the other side, the Yanling Army, led by deputy general Yan Mo, also stationed and built a camp outside the city.
At this time, the Northern Army generals in the city had already opened the city gate. Zhao Hongrun glanced at the leading general and rode his mount into the city without saying a word.
"From now on, this county will be taken over by our Shang Shui Army. You can return to Anyi on your own."
When passing by the general of the Northern First Army, Wu Ji said a word indifferently, and then, without waiting for the other party's reaction, he rode his horse to catch up with Zhao Hongrun.
"Yes." The general responded with his head lowered, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had led the clan guards, accompanied by Wu Ji, Qu Cheng and other generals, and slowly entered the county.
As soon as he entered this county, Zhao Hongrun seemed to feel a breath of disgust coming towards his face, making him shrink his neck involuntarily.
"Tap tap tap"
A group of people rode horses slowly into the city. After seeing Zhao Hongrun and others, the county residents along the way stopped one after another and hid in nearby alleys or gaps between houses. They hid behind piles of firewood and behind water tanks.
He looked at Zhao Hongrun and his group with indifferent and fearful faces.
If there is no way to avoid it, then kneel on the ground and lower your head, as if to welcome the arrival of the Wei army.
Yes, just as if.
Because the emotion called hatred flashed in the eyes of these people.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongrun saw a little girl who seemed to be only four or five years old running out from the front left. The little girl picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it towards Zhao Hongrun, who was at the front of the team.
"Crack."
The pebble was thrown on the neck of Zhao Hongrun's horse, and then fell to the ground feebly.
Also, how much strength can a little girl of four or five years old have?
Zhao Hongrun didn't move, the Zongwei didn't move either, and Wu Ji, Qu Cheng and other generals of the Shang Shui Army and the Yanling Army didn't make the slightest move either.
Instead, a woman rushed out of the house. When she saw her daughter bending down to pick up pebbles on the ground and throw them at Zhao Hongrun, she screamed, ran over and hugged her daughter tightly in her arms.
Pressing it on his chest, he looked at Zhao Hongrun with complex expressions such as fear, pleading, and hatred, as if his whole body was trembling.
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Zhao Hongrun felt a strong murderous intention in his heart.
Of course, this burst of murderous intent was not directed at the mother and daughter, nor was it directed at the county residents along the street whose eyes were filled with indifference and hostility. He was directed at the Beiyi Army that once occupied this county, and at those who had once occupied the county.
The scum of the Wei army were plundering and indiscriminately killing innocent people in this county.
"Walk."
After taking a deep look at the mother and daughter, Zhao Hongrun calmly said a word and drove his horse slowly towards the front.
From the beginning to the end, neither the Zongwei, the generals nor the soldiers behind showed any malice towards the mother and daughter, even if they saw the little girl picking up pebbles from the ground and throwing them towards their respected Prince Su.
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Because they all know that these are all Koreans, local Koreans who were massacred, robbed, and persecuted by the Northern Army during the first Northern Xinjiang Campaign.
The group of people left slowly, and at this time, the woman slumped down on the ground in relief, panting with lingering fear on her face, and at the same time looked at the group of Wei people leaving with doubtful eyes.
She might be surprised, because Zhao Hongrun, who was walking at the front of the team astride his mount and dressed in splendid clothes and jade belt, did not look like an ordinary person. It was clear that her daughter was throwing pebbles on the ground at him, but he did not show any anger at all.
mean.
Even the Wei soldiers and generals behind this man did not move at all.
"These Wei people..."
The trembling county citizens stood up from the ground and looked at each other in confusion.
They had vaguely discovered that the newly arrived Wei people today seemed different from those Wei people a few months ago.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had arrived at the guardhouse in the city.
After entering the guardhouse and taking a sip of water, Zhao Hongrun said expressionlessly: "I don't like this county."
Hearing this, Wei Jiao and other sect guards, as well as Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others nearby, all remained silent.
You must know that when they attacked the Chu State, even as enemies, the civilians of the Chu State still looked at them with eager and joyful eyes, as if their Wei army was not the enemy who invaded the Wei State, but the heavenly soldiers who rescued them.
Heavenly General.
But in this county, Zhao Hongrun felt the resistance and hatred of the local residents towards Wei Jun.
But in the final analysis, Zhao Hongrun didn't dislike this county, but he didn't like this county that had been destroyed by the First Army of the North.
At this time, he wanted to investigate and execute all the soldiers and generals of the Beiyi Army who had participated in bullying innocent people. However, the current commander of the Beiyi Army was his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan, and he executed those generals without permission.
Disagree.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun finally said: "Send someone to send a message to Xiaoxuan and let him deal with it... As for this county town, when the military rations arrive from Linfen tomorrow, a batch will be distributed to the Koreans in the city.
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At the moment, Zhao Hongrun can only use this small favor, hoping to alleviate some of the hatred and hostility from the Korean people in the city.
After resting for about half an hour, Zhao Hongrun took the Zongwei and the generals of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army and left the city to Pilao Pass to spy on the reality of the pass.
Pilao Pass is located about eighty miles east of Tang County. It is located at the narrowest point between Yishan Mountain in the north and Wangwu Mountain in the south. It is called the western barrier of Shangdang County.
I remember that during the last battle in Northern Xinjiang, General Jiang Bi led the Northern Third Army in an attempt to attack Pilao Pass, but when he arrived at Pilao Pass, Jiang Bi gave up.
Because on the west side of Pilao Pass, there is a long and narrow valley of about several miles. Although it is a Tan Valley, the terrain is not conducive to the formation of a large army. This made Jiang Bi realize that Pilao Pass is not a valley.
Just relying on the number of troops under his command, he could forcibly conquer the pass, so he gave up the attack and diverted to attack Shan City.
Now, this problem falls on Zhao Hongrun.
Around the time of Shenshi, Zhao Hongrun and his party rode their war horses to the front of Pilao Pass, which is the narrow and flat valley on the west side of Pilao Pass that is several miles long.
It has to be said that this valley road is really long and narrow. Zhao Hongrun suspects that this valley road may not be able to carry two hundred soldiers in parallel. What does this mean?
This means that when attacking Pilao Pass from here, the effective force size may only be 2,000 or 3 people. It also means that he has an army of 100,000 people, but the Korean army can block Zhao Hongrun with only a few thousand people.
No one can advance beyond this pass.
"A frontal attack will not work..."
After observing carefully for a while, Zhao Hongrun said regretfully.
As the commander-in-chief of the Wei army who single-handedly contributed to the defeat of the Qin army in Hangu, Zhao Hongrun certainly understood how terrifying this long and narrow terrain was. If he forced an attack, he might have to invest tens of thousands of soldiers, but the Han army was able to defend this place with very few troops.
pass.
Since a frontal attack was not possible, Zhao Hongrun set his sights on the two mountain ranges to the south and north of Pilao Pass.
"Duan Pei!"
Following Zhao Hongrun's exclamation, Duan Pei, the leader of the Green Crows, stepped forward and clasped his fists at the former: "I'm here to serve you."
Zhao Hongrun raised his finger and pointed at Yishan Mountain on the north side of Piluo Pass and Wangwu Mountain on the south side, and said to Duan Pei: "Tonight, you send people to explore those two mountains. I want to know which two mountains are there."
The situation on the mountain and the situation behind the mountain... If there are Korean troops stationed on the mountain, you, the Green Crows, will make your own decision."
"Yes!" Duan Pei answered with his fists clasped.
After giving the instructions, Zhao Hongrun inspected around again, and after recording the landforms in this area in his mind, he immediately returned to Tang County.
At the same time, the Green Crows dispersed their manpower and went to Yishan Mountain and Wangwu Mountain to investigate the situation. It took two days to roughly draw the topography of these two hills and send them to Zhao Hongrun.
Just as Zhao Hongrun expected, whether it was Yishan Mountain in the north or Wangwu Mountain in the south, Korean soldiers were deployed on the mountains. The number was not large. There were probably more than a thousand soldiers on each mountain.
Among them, the mountain of Yishan is relatively steep and steep, and there are many strange rocks, which is not conducive to climbing; while the mountain of Wangwu Mountain is relatively gentle, but Wangwu Mountain is majestic, with lush forests, and there are many mountains in the mountain.
Many caves are connected to each other and are inaccessible.
This made Zhao Hongrun feel a little confused: Should he choose Yishan as the breakthrough point, or Wangwushan?
After much deliberation, Zhao Hongrun finally decided to set up camp in Tang County for the time being. He first asked the Green Crows to go to Yishan and Wangwu Mountains to spy on the movements of the Korean troops, and at the same time find a way to deal with the Korean troops stationed on those two hills.
After all, the Green Crows are quite powerful based on their abilities, especially in such a complex mountain forest. Even if their assassination skills are not as good as those of the Black Crows, Zhao Hongrun thinks there is still no problem in dealing with some ordinary soldiers of the Korean army.
As a result, hundreds of Qingya soldiers accompanying the army moved in full force. As the vanguard before the battle began, they began to try to assassinate the Korean troops stationed on the hills of Yishan and Wangwushan.
This move, as expected, attracted the attention of General Jin Yao, the prison guard.