To be fair, it actually didn't matter to King Su's army at this time whether the 20,000 Northern Army under King Huan Zhao Hongxuan joined the Wei-Han Shangdang Campaign, because as long as the food route was guaranteed, the Shang Shui Army and Yanling
The King Su Army, composed of the three armies of the Army and the Yuma Army, can almost sweep away the Korean forces currently in Shangdang territory, and does not need the assistance of the North Army.
In the final analysis, the reason why Zhao Hongrun kept his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan was simply to give his younger brother a chance to hone himself, and at the same time to give his North First Army a chance to redeem its bad reputation.
This is how an elder brother takes care of his younger brother.
If it were anyone else, I would be sorry, but Shangdang County is the main battlefield of King Su's army, and there is no need for other armies to take the credit.
However, when the ecstatic Zhao Hongxuan asked his brother about his next strategic arrangements, Zhao Hongrun could only regretfully tell his brother that this year's strategic arrangements ended here because winter had arrived and it would be unwise to send troops at this time.
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Sure enough, within a few days, heavy snow began to fall in Shangdang County, and Zhao Hongxuan could only give up completely.
On the eve of the ice and snow road closure, Zhao Hongrun received good news from Qu Cheng, the general of the Yanling Army, saying that the surprise attack on Changzi City was successful. King Su's army had captured the city and obtained a large amount of food and grass in the city.
According to Qu Cheng's estimate, the grain and grass stored in Changzi City would be enough to last until February next year, which allowed Zhao Hongrun to dispel his only worry.
Because if Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others failed to capture Changzi City, or if they did not seize a large amount of grain and grass from Changzi City, then the Suwang Army in Weiqiu and the Beiyi Army stationed in Gaolang would have to brave the severe cold.
Supervising the transportation of food and grass to friendly forces is a hard job.
Now, since Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others have obtained enough food and grass to last until February next year, Zhao Hongrun can omit this step and directly skip this matter and start the blockade of Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass.
From the perspective of the entire Shangdang County strategy, King Su's army has now recovered about 70% of the Wei Kingdom's land that was occupied by South Korea, and has recaptured several fertile lands such as the Duan Family and the Hyun Family, while other
Thirty percent is still under the control of the Korean army.
For example, Tianmen Pass and Gaodu Basin, Mengmen Pass, and Hu Pass on the mountain plank road to the north outside Changzi City. These three areas are all very important strategic places.
Needless to say, Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass are the gateways of Shangdang County to the central and middle regions of Hedong County of Wei State. As long as Tianmen Pass is conquered, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who is stationed outside Tianmen Pass in "Qinyang", can lead the Northern Second Division.
The army crossed the southern part of the Taihang Mountains and set foot in Shangdang County; similarly, as long as Mengmen Pass was conquered, Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang, who was stationed in "Sanyang" outside Mengmen Pass, could also lead the Shanyang army to Shangdang County.
More importantly, once the Wei State conquers Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass, the troops responsible for the logistics and transportation of grain and grass for the Su Wang Army can be greatly shortened. At present, the rear grain road of the Su Wang Army needs to be detoured.
A large circle was transported via Pilao Pass in the west of Shangdang County to the Gaolang area in a roundabout way; but if Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass were conquered, then the grain and grass transportation of King Su's army could be directly transported through the two passes, although the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel.
, but greatly shortens the transportation distance.
It is precisely because of this that Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass will undoubtedly become the main attack targets of King Su's army next year. The problem is that there are still considerable numbers of Korean troops stationed in Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass, while Baoyuan and Jinmao
, I believe that Feng Ting, the three Korean generals who are among the top ten North Korean generals, will not sit still and wait for death.
However, Zhao Hongrun will postpone all of this until next year. After all, in the "Battle of Weiqiu", Zhao Hongrun was mentally tense from beginning to end, so much so that after the battle was confirmed to be victorious, he only felt physically and mentally tired, and for the time being there was no
How do you feel about judging the movements of the Korean army?
For the purpose of relaxing, on November 19th, Zhao Hongrun took his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, as well as the Zongwei brothers who were not on duty in the army, and rode their war horses back to "Yishi".
Hunting in Yishan area.
During this period, Zhao Hongxuan humbly asked his brother for various experiences in commanding troops and horses. After all, his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun was called the best commander in Wei in terms of commanding troops and horses, because he commanded troops such as the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army.
, all were once
It is not unusual for the Wei people to lead the Wei people who were soldiers and generals from the Chu State. However, as the prince of the Wei people, Zhao Hongrun was able to make the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, soldiers and generals from the Chu State, completely devoted to him. Only then did Zhao Hongrun
It's something worth writing home about.
As for his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun's answer was very concise: Treat him like a soldier of your own.
It is undeniable that the treatment of King Su's army is almost the most generous in the entire Wei State. Zhao Hongrun did not withhold a single baht from the rewards given by the court after several campaigns, and even paid back a lot, so that a certain person who fought in the south and the north was
His Royal Highness Prince Su, who has seized large amounts of war profits many times, not only has little savings, but also owes a huge amount of money to the Ministry of Revenue.
To put it responsibly, if Zhao Hongrun had even the slightest bit of selfishness, he would have become an extremely wealthy man long ago.
And this is what Zhao Hongrun wants his younger brother to understand: Don't be stingy with your soldiers and generals. Only when you relieve them of their worries, will your soldiers and generals be willing to die for you.
When mentioning this matter, Zhao Hongrun used Xiong Li, the Juyang Lord of Chu, as a negative example.
Ju Yangjun Xiong Li can be said to be the greediest and most ignorant person among the enemies Zhao Hongrun has ever encountered. He only has outstanding generals such as Sun Shuke, Gan Ben, and She Li, but what will happen in the end? What will happen to him?
Sun Shuke, Qian Ben, and She Li had no choice but to surrender to the Wei army without reinforcements. The savings that Juyang Lord Xiong Li had desperately protected during the entire battle, and the wealth he had gained in the past, were all advantaged by Guling Lord Xiong in the end.
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At that time, Ju Yangjun Xiong Li still had nearly 100,000 troops under his command, but did anyone complain for him?
No.
This is the fate of a selfish person.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan nodded in agreement.
"Brother Duo, I won't talk about it. In my opinion, the Northern First Army has a bad reputation, but its strength is actually decent..." Zhao Hongrun turned to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan and said.
He didn't say this just to suit his brother's wishes.
To be fair, the strength of the Northern First Army is indeed not weak. After all, this army was built by aristocratic families such as the Donggong Party, Yongwang Party, and Xiangwang Party who spent a lot of manpower and material resources. The sergeants and soldiers are all young and middle-aged.
Moreover, the weapons and equipment are also first-rate. They are all new products obtained by noble families from the Weapon Foundry Bureau through certain connections.
Therefore, Zhao Hongxuan got the authority of this army by chance, which can be regarded as luck. If all factors are put aside, Zhao Hongrun is actually very happy that his brother can actually take charge of this army.
Because this is not a new army without a foundation, the foundation of the Northern First Army is quite solid. More importantly, it was on the battlefield during the first Northern Xinjiang Campaign, which means that the soldiers in the army have already
Having been baptized by the atmosphere of the battlefield, you will not be like new recruits who will panic when you step on the battlefield in the future.
As for why this army did nothing during the First Battle of Northern Xinjiang, we can only say that this is the result of various reasons such as the numerous factions in the army, mutual constraints, and mutual selfishness.
To be fair, the basic combat effectiveness of this army is actually not inferior to the Second Northern Army of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, and the Third Northern Army of Jiang Bi.
According to Zhao Hongrun's judgment, the current weakness of the Northern First Army lies in two points. One is the lack of generals; the other is the lack of coordination among the sergeants and soldiers.
Let’s talk about the generals of the Northern First Army first. This is something that is obvious - in the past, the generals of the Northern First Army were all aristocratic generals from the Donggong Party, Yongwang Party, and Xiangwang Party. But now these people are no longer
Being driven out of the army by Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Min made the Northern First Army very weak at the general level.
It is no exaggeration to say that today's Beiyi Army is exactly like the Shangshui Army back then. The strength of the soldiers in the army is not weak, but it lacks the backbone of generals. Although Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Min promoted some people from among the soldiers and low-level generals, these
It is impossible for people to adapt to roles quickly.
To give an inappropriate example, consider Wu Ji, the current general of the Shang Shui Army. If he is allowed to lead an attack alone with a general of no more than three to five thousand people, Wu Ji will make his enemies realize what it means to be a leader.
He has strong soldiers and generals; but if he is allowed to command thirty to fifty thousand people, Wu Ji will be blind.
Because his background is a thousand-man general, a fierce general who is used to charging into battle. Even after three years of training, he is still not as good as Qu Cheng and Yan Mo in terms of commanding wars.
It is no exaggeration to say that when each had only three to five thousand men, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo could not defeat Wu Ji, because Wu Ji had the strength to kill enemy generals on the battlefield; but when each other had three
With 50,000 men, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo divided their forces and fought on multiple battlefields at the same time, easily killing Wu Ji.
Fortunately, the Shangshui Army also had two lieutenants, Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi. Otherwise, at the strategic level, the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army would not have been able to fight.
In this regard, today's Northern First Army relies entirely on Zhang Ao, Li Meng and other Zhao Hongxuan's clan guards to support them. Although Zhang Ao, Li Meng and other clan guards have read military books, it is undeniable that they are also newcomers.
He may know a lot, but when it comes to actual command, he may not be as good as Wu Ji.
But the only difference is that the Northern First Army has Zhou Min, a profound strategist, to join the army. At least on a single battlefield, Zhao Hongrun is assured of the Northern First Army.
All in all, the Northern Army currently lacks generals who can take charge of their own affairs.
There is no other way but to let the generals in the army slowly adapt to their current status through time and gradually accumulate experience.
As for the running-in of the soldiers, this will also take a while. Who knows that the Northern First Army was once in a state of disunity.
But I have to say that this army has a good foundation. I believe that under the leadership of Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Min, it will gradually become stronger.
"If you don't understand anything about the affairs of the army, you can ask a few people for advice... Zhai Huang, Sun Shuke, Yan Mo, and Qu Cheng, these are the ones who can take charge of their own affairs..."
"Yes!" After listening to his brother's suggestion, Zhao Hongxuan nodded convinced.
As they chatted, the two brothers inevitably talked about this battle again, especially the fact that King Su's army was trapped in Shangdang territory. It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun suffered a certain blow because he had never
I have suffered such setbacks.
In this matter, Zhao Hongxuan suddenly made a conjecture.
"Brother, did you say that he was the King of Nanliang on purpose?"