"Report!... There is news from my Black Crow brothers ahead. Fire was spotted in the direction of Yan Gaodu. I don't know what the situation is. There are brothers from the front doing an in-depth investigation. .The fastest update."
While Zhao Hongrun was leading an army of 50,000 people towards the Gaodu Basin, a member of the Black Crows came back to report the situation in the Gaodu area, which made Zhao Hongrun frown subconsciously.
Fire was spotted in the direction of Gaodu. Needless to say, Zhou's judgment was quite accurate. The Korean army at Tianmen Pass must be preparing to evacuate from Shannan.
The reason is very simple, because it is impossible for the Second Army of the North to cross the Taihang Mountains and Tianmen Pass and attack Gaodu behind Tianmen Pass. The only Wei army behind Tianmen Pass is King Su and the First Army of the North. There is no possibility of a third Wei army.
In other words, the fire in Gaodu was set off by Han Jun himself.
As for the purpose, it is self-evident: to burn the stored grain that they cannot take away.
Further extrapolating, since the Korean army set fire to the Gaodu granary, there is no doubt that the Korean army at Tianmen Pass must have evacuated, and as Zhou speculated, they evacuated from Shannan.
This really made Zhao Hongrun a little depressed. You know, he also planned to take revenge on Bao Yuan, Jin, and Feng for the three Korean generals who gathered their troops to besiege him.
Unexpectedly, Baoyuan, Jin, and Feng were so timid.
Three of the ten dignified North Plains tycoons are so timid!
Zhao Hongrun secretly despised the three Korean generals Baoyuan, Jin, and Feng in his heart, even though he knew very well that these three Korean generals made the decision to evacuate Tianmen Pass and the route they chose to evacuate to Shannan.
They are all very wise.
At this point, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to speed up his march. In the past, there was no hope of being able to catch the Korean army and completely annihilate the Korean army at Tianmen Pass, unless the Second North Army learned of this early and deployed heavy defenses in the south of the mountain.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun's hope so far is to catch up with the Korean army as soon as possible, kill the Korean soldiers who are retreating slowly, and weaken the strength of this army as much as possible.
At the very least, he will definitely eat the remaining troops left behind by the Korean army at Tianmen Pass.
Perhaps because he was about to retake Tianmen Pass, an enemy-occupied pass that originally belonged to Wei State, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was in a good mood, so much so that he joked with his brother on the way: "Haha, it seems that the ten tycoons of Beiyuan are nothing special.
...If the Han general was smart and deliberately set a fire in Gaolang and set up an ambush in the mountains and forests here, wouldn't he be able to catch our army by surprise?"
...If you have nothing to do, don’t lag behind me!
After hearing his brother's words, Zhao Hongrun's face froze, and then he glanced at the mountains on both sides with a guilty conscience.
If it had not been his brother Zhao Hongxuan who said this, he might have slapped him in the face. Can this be nonsense? What if it comes true?
It is not impossible to laugh out three ambushes three times! ps Cao Cao: #%^amp;amp;amp;...
After hearing this, Zhou Wenyan, the military division general of the First Army of the North, laughed out loud, gave a thumbs up, and said with half compliment and half praise: "Your Highness, this is a brilliant move! ... If General Han has such a strategy as His Highness, I believe that our army
You’re going to suffer a big loss this time.”
After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Hongxuan a few times in surprise.
I hadn't noticed it in the past, but now I suddenly discovered that the new Highness I had defected to seemed to have great potential.
At least what I just said was very insightful.
Of course, after boasting, Zhou who should teach still has to teach. After all, in his opinion, His Highness King Huan is still too immature: "What His Highness said is indeed very insightful, but Your Highness must take into account the situation."
Think about it together... The Korean army at Tianmen Pass deliberately set fire to the Gaolang area, making me mistakenly think that he was preparing to withdraw his troops, so that he could set up an ambush in the middle of the road to ambush us. This is indeed a good move. But Your Highness must understand that our side
The army currently has 50,000 people. Even if it was ambushed at first, it can still stand firm and cannot be completely wiped out by the Korean army at Tianmen Pass. But in this way, the entire situation will not change, and the Northern Second Army will still attack Tianmen Pass.
Our side will still attack the rear of Tianmen Pass. As for the Korean army, it is still being attacked from both sides. The whole situation has not changed at all... The most that the Korean army can do is to catch us by surprise and kill some soldiers, but the loss will be lost.
The entire Korean army was wiped out at Tianmen Pass. Therefore, the Korean army will not ambush here because it will not change the entire war situation."
"Oh, oh." Zhao Hongxuan nodded in sudden enlightenment and raised his hands towards Zhou Gong to express his acceptance.
On the sidelines, Zhao Hongrun also had a higher opinion of this person after hearing Zhou's opinions.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Zhou was not the brain trust of his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, he would definitely try to include this person in his team. After all, Zhou's talent surprised him time and time again.
But unfortunately, Zhou has defected to Zhao Hongxuan. Under this situation, even if Zhao Hongrun is thirsty for talents, he will not poach his brother. After all, in Zhao Hongrun's view, his brother Zhao Hongxuan is very good as the leader of the first army.
He is immature and needs the help of thoughtful people like Zhou.
Just like the Han army at Tianmen Pass pretended to attack Gaolang two days ago, if Zhou had not been by Zhao Hongxuan's side to defeat the Han army's attempt, it is very likely that the Korean army at Tianmen Pass would have made a desperate comeback.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said to Zhou sincerely: "Mr. Zhou, no, General Zhou, my brother is still young and ignorant, and has many shortcomings. In the future, please ask General Zhou to give him more guidance." After that, he
He arched his hands.
Zhou Shou was flattered and hurriedly returned the gift, and then said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Su said something serious. Since I have surrendered to His Highness King Huan, I will dedicate myself to assisting His Highness King Huan in the future."
On the sidelines, Zhao Hongxuan heard what his brother said and said unhappily: "Brother, what do you mean I am still young and ignorant? I am already eighteen years old and I am no longer a child."
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said calmly: "Don't say eighteen, even if you are eighty, you are still my brother?"
"..." Zhao Hongxuan was speechless.
Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and said with a mischievous smile: "Think carefully, brother, you are already nineteen years old this year, right? You are only one year away from the weak crown. Tsk tsk, I think, before brother, you are the weak crown, Princess Su's
The selection will definitely be finalized. Gee, I really don’t know which family has the luck to become my brother’s princess?”
This is a provocation.
Seeing his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan's self-satisfied look, thinking that he had figured it out, Zhao Hongrun laughed and said lightly: "No, you are wrong, Xiaoxuan, weak crown, and marriage have nothing to do with each other...
For example, you are not a weakling yet, but your brother and I can still ask my father and mother to make the decision to find a Princess Huan for you. Wow, I really don’t know which family has the luck to become my brother’s princess.
Woolen cloth?"
This is a naked threat.
After hearing his brother's words, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was completely stunned.
After all, the children of the royal family have no freedom at all in marriage, so as long as there is still room for maneuver, they are not willing to become victims of marriage.
After all, in the final analysis, brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan are different from their elder brothers.
People like the former Crown Prince Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Zhao Hongyu chose to compromise on their marriage. In fact, they also considered wooing some politically powerful clans and families. After all, when a prince marries, he must be of the same family, so of course, the wife's family must be
is influential.
Neither Zhao Hongrun nor Zhao Hongxuan have any desire for the throne. Therefore, the family influence of their wives will have no meaning to them in the future. This is why they are still resisting to this day, although this weak resistance may inevitably end up
Compromising because of the secular world or the orders of parents.
Seeing King Huan Zhao Hongxuan smiling apologetically at his brother, Zhou, the brothers' clan guards, and the nearby generals of the Shang Shui Army couldn't help laughing.
After driving for about two hours, with only about an hour before dusk, brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan finally led their troops to the Gaodu Basin.
At this time, many Korean cavalry originally stationed in the Gaodu Basin had already withdrawn completely.
Looking at the empty camp, Zhao Hongrun felt very depressed.
You must know that the tens of thousands of Korean troops at Tianmen Pass had long been regarded by him as a duck on the plate. Unexpectedly, in the end, the cooked duck actually flew away.
"Sun Shuke obeys orders!"
"The general is here!" Sun Shuke rode his horse out of the queue.
"I order you to lead our troops and capture Gaodu..." Having said this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at the direction of Gaodu where the smoke was swirling, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief: "It depends on the situation. How many people can save the fire?"
No matter how much food you have, this is never too much."
"Yes!" Sun Shuke clasped his fists and accepted the order, leading his Yanling Army to Gaodu.
Zhao Hongrun, on the other hand, led the rest of the soldiers and headed straight towards Tianmen Pass.
On the way to advance, the Wei army also encountered some Korean infantry who tried to obstruct them. There is no doubt that this was the force left behind.
Facing the military strength of brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, these Korean soldiers at Tianmen Pass who had left behind were so weak that they were easily repelled and fled into the depths of the Taihang Mountains in a panic.
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Zhao Hongrun didn't bother to catch up with these defeated troops. He rode his horse on the steep mountain road, straight up, and truly came to the back of Tianmen Pass.
At this time, the Korean troops at Tianmen Pass seemed to have already evacuated. Before leaving, they set a fire in Tianmen Pass. When Zhao Hongrun led his army to arrive, fires broke out everywhere in the pass, and the flames shot into the sky.
The King Su Army and the North Army had no choice but to give up chasing the retreating Korean army and start putting out the fire.
After all, the strategic significance of Tianmen Pass is very important. Let alone the wooden buildings in the stone pass that were burned, even if the stone pass was bulldozed, the Wei State would still rebuild the pass on the ruins.
Because as long as the two passes of Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass are in the hands of the Wei State, the southern mountainous area of the Taihang Mountains will be the natural barrier for the central part of Hedong County. It will also be the source of the Wei State's confidence if there is another battle between Wei and Han Shangdang in the future. Because as long as there is this
With the two passes, South Korea cannot reach Hedong County from Shangdang County.
And just when the Shang Shui Army and the Bei Yi Army tried their best to extinguish the fire in Tianmen Pass, a group of black crows suddenly came to report that there was a Wei army on the south side of Tianmen Pass climbing up the mountain pass.
After hearing this, Prince Huan Zhao Hongxuan, who was originally smiling happily because he had recaptured Tianmen Pass, his face suddenly darkened.
Because there was only one Wei army on the south side of Tianmen Pass, and that was the army under Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who refused to save his brother Zhao Hongrun.
The Second Army of the Northern Xinjiang Expedition! (To be continued...)