To be fair, the Northern First Army's military strength is actually not weak.?
After all, this army was built by aristocratic families such as the Donggong Party, the Yongwang Party, and the Xiangwang Party who spent a lot of manpower and material resources. Not only are the army's sergeants and soldiers all young and strong, but the weapons and equipment are also first-rate.
, are all new goods obtained by those noble families from the Weapon Casting Bureau through certain connections.
As for why this army did nothing during the first battle of Northern Xinjiang, it can only be said that this is the result of various reasons such as the numerous factions in the army, mutual constraints, and mutual selfishness.
In fact, the basic combat effectiveness of this army is not inferior to the Second Northern Army of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, and the Third Northern Army of Jiang Bi.
After obtaining the military power of the First Army of the North, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan devoted himself to reorganizing and reorganizing this army.
During this period, Zhao Hongxuan repeatedly invited Zhou Min to serve as his staff. Zhou Min thought that he could not return to Yong Wang Hongyu anyway, and coupled with Zhao Hongxuan's warm invitation, he simply switched to Prince Huan.
After all, Zhou Min was still a little embarrassed when facing Luo Yao. After all, he wanted to kill Luo Yao several times at first, but Luo Yao tolerated him generously and was willing to take a back seat. I hope Zhou Min will really do it for him.
The East Palace was making plans, so one can imagine the embarrassment and shame Zhou Min felt every time he saw Luo Yao.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongxuan's luck is indeed good. Due to various coincidences, he was assisted by Zhou Min, a strategist. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for Zhou Min to defect to Zhao Hongxuan, the young prince, because he
He is too young and almost has no chance of becoming emperor.
You must know that for aides such as Zhou Min, a prince who has no chance to rise to power is almost unattractive. Otherwise, King Su, who is at the height of his power, would not have only received the assistance of one adviser from Wenqi so far.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Min's defection to King Huan is the same as that of Wen Qi's defection to King Su. It was because these two thoughtful men felt that their future was hopeless, so they simply defected to the two brothers, King Su and King Huan.
In September, with the assistance of Zhou Min, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan made a series of reorganizations and reorganizations of the Northern First Army. At this time, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan also learned that his brother, King Su Zhao Hongrun, would go to northern Xinjiang.
At that time, Zhou Min said to Zhao Hongxuan: "Why don't you go and see me off? It is said that His Royal Highness King Su's army is on its way to the west of Hedong County..."
"No!" Zhao Hongxuan rejected the matter gloomily.
It cannot be denied that Zhao Hongxuan always had a good impression of Zhao Hongli, the former Prince of the East Palace, but had a very bad impression of Yong Wang Hongyu.
He felt that his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun had a misunderstanding about the East Palace Prince. He should not call the eldest prince Zhao Hongli now. If nothing else, just talk about the Northern First Army. The eldest prince Zhao Hongli handed over the Northern First Army to him.
Zhao Hongxuan, is there any selfish intention in this?
Zhao Hongxuan didn't see it. You know, after the Wang family in Zhengcheng drove away the noble forces of the Northern Army, they themselves simply withdrew from the army. Everything among the generals was handed over to Zhao Hongxuan. It was not like him at all.
That's what my brother Zhao Hongrun said.
Therefore, when his elder brother Zhao Hongrun would rather believe in Yong Wang Hongyu, an outsider, than his own brother, Zhao Hongxuan was very angry.
Later, when King Su's army arrived in Linfen, Zhao Hongrun did not go to Anyi to visit his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, and Zhao Hongxuan did not see his brother off either. The two brothers pretended not to see each other.
But having said that, Zhao Hongxuan is still very concerned about the actions of King Su's army. After all, apart from the disputes and conflicts between the two brothers, he has always admired and admired his adopted brother who is as close as a brother. Ruoyi Yi
Wang Zhao Yuanli was the object of his elder brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun's admiration, so his elder brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun was the object of his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan's admiration. This was true from childhood to adulthood.
Waiting until October 11th, when he learned that King Su's army commanded by his brother had captured Pilao Pass on October 6th and defeated Han general Jin Pao, Zhao Hongxuan danced with joy at the Beiyi Military Commander's Station in Anyi.
If others don't know about Han General Jin Pao, how can he still not know it? He was the commander-in-chief of all Korean armies during the first Northern Xinjiang Campaign. He allowed his Northern Army to win one battle in a row even though it had 100,000 troops.
An enemy general who can't even get it.
However, in front of Zhou Min, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan acted very "indifferently": "My brother once served as the deputy general of King Lu Xi of Qi, and participated in the battle of the Four Kingdoms against Chu.
When famous generals confront each other on the battlefield, even Tian Dan, a famous general from Qi State, has to give in to my brother, so there is nothing to worry about such as defeating Han general Jin Pao."
At that time, Zhou Min laughed secretly in his heart after hearing this, but he had the good sense not to expose His Highness, who had just chosen to be loyal.
The next day, Zhao Hongxuan received another battle report from Tianmen Pass and learned that the Second Northern Army of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo was also defeated outside Tianmen Pass on the sixth day of October.
Zhao Hongxuan was very happy at that time. Although this emotion was not appropriate, he was indeed very happy.
Also facing the Korean army, also facing the "Commander-in-Chief of Korean Armies"-level Korean generals, the third Bo Nanliang King suffered a defeat at the hands of the Korean general Bao Yuan, but his brother Zhao Hongxuan defeated Jin Mao.
What does it mean?
Zhao Hongxuan felt at that time that perhaps the third uncle, Prince Zhao Yuanzuo of Southern Liang, might have been a powerful figure twenty years ago, but now twenty years later, the most outstanding commander in the Zhao royal family of Wei Guoji still has to look at his brother Su Wang Zhao Hong
Run.
But just when Zhao Hongxuan was excitedly preparing to discuss it with Zhou Min, he found that Zhou Min's face was as dark as water.
"No, His Highness King Su is going to be in trouble!" Zhou Min said with a frown.
Zhao Hongxuan was shocked and quickly asked the reason.
Seeing this, Zhou Min then explained: "His Royal Highness King Su's attack on Pi Lao Pass was clearly intended to attack the hinterland of Shangdang County. If the war at Tianmen Pass remains stagnant, this move will definitely achieve great results... But right now,
The King of Nanliang was defeated at Tianmen Pass. If the Han army uses the enemy's strategy to lure His Highness Prince Su to go deep into the Shangdang and cut off his retreat, even if His Highness Prince Su has 100,000 elites, I'm afraid..."
"Then... what should we do?" Zhao Hongxuan panicked upon hearing this and said quickly: "I will immediately send someone to contact General Jiang Bi."
Zhou Min shook his head and said: "General Jiang Bi's Northern Third Army has reached Taiyuan County and is fighting fiercely with the South Korean Taiyuan Army there. How can there be a chance to support His Highness Prince Su?... If Jiang Bi withdraws his troops, all his achievements will be wasted.
Not to mention, the Korean army may seize the opportunity to counterattack."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan looked anxious and walked back and forth in the tent.
Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zhou, I want to lead troops to rescue my brother!"
Zhou Min was not surprised by this, nodded and said: "Although our Northern First Army has not yet completed its reorganization, it is still possible to mobilize 10,000 to 20,000 troops."
So on that day, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan ordered 20,000 infantrymen and marched lightly to Pilao Pass.
Anyi is about four hundred miles away from Pilao Pass. King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was worried about the safety of his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, so he ordered an urgent march to pass through Tang County and reach Pilao Pass within five days. The march speed was really impressive.
At that time, there were about two thousand Shangshui soldiers on the east side of Pilao Pass, responsible for maintaining the safety of grain transportation. They were very surprised by the arrival of the North Army's fire, because at this time, they did not know the high altitude.
The wolf has been cut off by the Korean army.
After King Huan Zhao Hongxuan's explanation, the two thousand men of the Shang Shui Army were shocked and immediately begged King Huan Zhao Hongxuan to join them in attacking Gaolang.
However, this move was opposed by Zhou Min, who had already served as a military advisor and joined the army, because Zhou Min felt that with 3,000 Shang Shui troops, plus 20,000 lightly-armed Northern First Army, there was almost no chance of victory in a frontal attack on Gaolang.
At that time, he asked Zongwei Chief Zhang Ao to take out the map of Shangdang County, spread it flat on the table, pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, look here (Gaolang), if nothing else, this is where our army is going."
The place to attack... If I were a Han general, when His Highness King Su was advancing, I would deliberately let him into Shangdang County, and then station troops here (Gaolang) to cut off the retreat of His Highness King Su's army.
Grain Road."
"..." Zhao Hongxuan stared at Gao Lang on the map.
"But it's not easy to fight here...because if the Korean army uses a trick to lure the enemy, then they will definitely deploy heavy troops here (Gaolang), and our army actually does not have the ability to attack frontally...
…You have to know that our army rushed to the rescue with light equipment and lacked a lot of baggage necessary to attack the city. If the Korean army insists on defending Gaolang, then our army will most likely not be able to pass through this place. Therefore, I recommend a sneak attack...
Instead of taking the main road, let’s take the mountain trail, cross these mountains (the southern part of Taiyue Mountain), and reach the top of the mountain on the west side of Gaolang.”
After a pause, Zhou Min explained: "His Royal Highness King Su has been on the battlefield for a long time, and the Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army under his command are also elite men. I believe that even though His Highness King Su was initially unaware of the war outside Tianmen,
He was surrounded by Korean troops, but it was not easy for the Korean troops in Shangdang County to defeat him and his troops... The only thing worth worrying about was the rations of King Su's army. If the rations were exhausted, even if Su
His Highness is unparalleled in resourcefulness, and the soldiers in the army will be unstoppable. I am afraid... I feel that after His Highness King Su learns of the situation of his own army, he will never wait for failure. He will definitely try to save himself and lead his army to attack Gao Lang.
... Therefore, our army only needs to wait at the top of this mountain. When His Highness King Su leads his army to attack Gaolang, he will suddenly kill him from the mountain and capture Gaolang. The army will have a chance to win."
After listening to Zhou Min's suggestion, Zhao Hongxuan nodded slowly.
Therefore, the 20,000-strong Northern First Army passed through Pilao Pass. When passing Duanshi, they did not take the main road and went straight to Taiyue Mountain on the east side. After walking for half a month, they finally passed through more than 200 miles of difficulties and obstacles.
Along the mountain road, he quietly came to the high mountain on the west side of Gaolang, and peeked at Gaolang's movements.
Later, in the early morning of the seventh day of November, the First Army of the North noticed a fire in the Han army camp near Weiqiu. At that time, Zhou Min immediately judged that this was a fight between the Han army and King Su's army.
So, the Northern First Army suddenly descended from the mountain and attacked Gaolang. At this time, Gaolang's guard general Ma Yin had already transferred part of his troops to help besiege the 20,000 King Su army in Weiqiu, so that Gaolang's defense was empty and he was defeated.
The Northern First Army succeeded in a sneak attack.
After the capture of Gaolang, King Huan Zhao Hongxuanhuo led his army to support Weiqiu. Finally, he arrived at the Weiqiu battlefield at the last moment and assisted his brother Zhao Hongrun in winning the "Battle of Weiqiu", which was enough to change the entire "Shang Dynasty".
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