When King Huan Zhao Hongxuan ordered the First Northern Army to reject the Second Northern Army of Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo from entering Tianmen Pass, Zhao Hongrun was looking at a white mountain stone in his hand inside Tianmen Pass.
This rock was specially picked up by him on the way up the mountain.
Speaking of the situation at that time, I have to say that it was a bit dangerous, because when a Shangshui soldier was stepping on the rocks to go up the mountain, the rocks under his feet suddenly broke, causing the soldier to slip. Fortunately, several of his companions nearby had quick eyesight and quick hands.
Catch it, otherwise, you may hit a large group of people.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun was surprised to find a shallow layer of milky white foam on the surface of the stone. With excitement, he got off his horse, picked up the mountain stone, and held it in his hand for a closer look.
He was surprised to find that it turned out to be a piece of limestone.
It took no effort to find it even after wearing iron shoes. How long had Zhao Hongrun been searching for this kind of limestone?
It is no exaggeration to say that for this kind of stone, Zhao Hongrun asked the Metallurgical Bureau to search everywhere in the hills of Wei State. They searched almost all the surface rocks of the mountains, but unfortunately, no such limestone has been found so far.
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Unexpectedly, during this attack on Shangdang County, Zhao Hongrun discovered him in the Taihang Mountains.
"Good stuff, good stuff..."
Amid the confused and surprised gazes of the nearby sect guards, Zhao Hongrun held the piece of limestone and was overjoyed.
Because of the limestone, Zhao Hongrun could burn lime and mix cement.
As for the use of cement, there is no need to say more. With this thing, Zhao Hongrun can even dig dirt on the grassland and bake bricks to easily build a majestic pass.
Building cities, building dams, laying roads, bridges, etc., etc., with cement, the difficulty of Wei's large-scale projects in the future will be greatly reduced.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help laughing.
Everyone may think that the biggest gain in this battle is the recovery of Tianmen Pass, Xuushi City, and Changzi City, but in Zhao Hongrun's view, the biggest gain in this northern Xinjiang battle is this unattractive stone in his hand.
"The Taihang Mountains have limestone, the Taihang Mountains have limestone..."
Patting his own thigh, a certain Prince Su could not calm down the excitement in his heart for a long time.
At this moment, Chen Xie, the general of the Shang Shui Army, hurried to Zhao Hongrun, clasped his fists and reported: "Your Highness, His Highness King Huan had a dispute with the Second Army of the North outside the pass."
"..." The smile on Zhao Hongrun's face froze slightly, and he frowned and asked: "Northern Second Army? What's going on?"
Chen Xie licked his lips and lowered his voice and said: "It is said that His Highness King Huan ordered his soldiers to refuse the entry of the Northern Second Army."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.
Of course he could guess why his brother Zhao Hongxuan did this. It was just that when his troops of King Su were trapping the party, the Second Northern Army stood still, as if they had no intention of rescuing the siege. This made his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan have a prejudice against the Second Northern Army.
In fact, Zhao Hongxuan once suspected that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, the leader of the Northern Second Army, wanted to kill Zhao Hongrun with the help of Koreans.
"Xiao Xuan did this inappropriately..."
Zhao Hongrun thought secretly in his heart.
In fact, after listening to Zhou Min's analysis, he also had some suspicions about Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang. But even so, there was no conclusive evidence that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had the intention to kill with a borrowed knife. In this case, Zhao Hongxuan because of his heart
Because of their prejudice, they refused to allow the Second North Army to enter the customs, which was inevitably suspected of stealing some of the credit.
You must know that the Second Bei Army also contributed to the siege of Tianmen Pass. Therefore, the military merits should be divided among the Second Bei Army. However, looking at the current approach of his brother Zhao Hongxuan's strict refusal of the Second Bei Army's entry into the pass, it is not
It is difficult to infer that Zhao Hongxuan made it clear that he wanted to take revenge on the Second Bei Army by not being able to even drink a sip of soup.
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun thinks this approach is inappropriate.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun buried the joy of finding the limestone deep in his heart and immediately walked to the south to close the wall.
Sure enough, on the southern wall of Tianmen Pass, the atmosphere was particularly tense at this time. No, Zhao Hongrun saw Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, standing on the gate tower with a cold face. Beside him,
Zhai Huang, Lu Zhan, Xu Jiong and other generals of the merchant navy looked at the pass and sneered again and again.
Among them, Lu Zhan also said: If you have the ability, come and I, the Shang Shui Army, will take over!
"Is this going to cause internal strife?"
Frowning, Zhao Hongrun walked over. However, as soon as he walked to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, he heard someone directly scolding Zhao Hongxuan from Guanxia, and the tone was very disrespectful. This changed Zhao Hongrun, who originally wanted to say something about his brother in a subtle way.
Got an idea.
"Who was that person who spoke?"
Zhao Hongrun asked coldly.
Hearing this, everyone in the building was shocked.
"Brother..." Zhao Hongxuan called with a stern expression.
After the two brothers resolved their conflict, he was obviously still in awe of his elder brother Zhao Hongrun.
Noticing that Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongxuan indifferently, Zhou Min immediately whispered to the side: "Your Highness Prince Su, His Royal Highness Prince Huan's initial actions were indeed inappropriate, but the generals of the Second Northern Army in Guanxia were too rude...
You said we stole their military exploits."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhou Min and did not comment on the latter's words. After all, Zhou Min's words were clearly to shirk responsibility for Zhao Hongxuan.
"Who is that person down there?" he asked again.
Everyone shook their heads to express their ignorance, but Zhao Hongxuan whispered back: "This person calls himself Meng Luo. If I remember correctly, he should be a Zongwei around King Nanliang."
"It turned out to be the Zongwei of King Nanliang..."
Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned. After all, he had just been wondering who dared to criticize his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan outright and in a bad tone when his identity was revealed.
If the other party is the Zongwei of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, then it can be explained. After all, Zongwei's status is very transcendent. From a certain perspective, Zongwei is qualified to represent the object of their allegiance, just like Wei Jiao and other Zongwei.
In fact, the guards did not have a single soldier in their hands, but the soldiers and generals of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army still acquiesced that these Zongwei were generals and followed their words, deeds, and tactics.
Having said that, since Meng Luo is the clan guard of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, it is not easy for Zhao Hongrun to target him. After all, according to the ancestral system of the clan, no one has the right to punish a clan guard. Even if this
A famous Zongwei violated national law and should be punished by the Zongfu and his loyal subjects.
"Let those few come in first. What does it look like to be blocked here?" Zhao Hongrun turned to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan and said.
Zhao Hongxuan pursed his lips in frustration and muttered in a low voice: "Don't I want to vent my anger on my brother?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head helplessly, then walked straight to the wall of the pass, faced the pass and said in a deep voice: "I am Zhao Run, King of Su. The Second Army of the North outside the pass is listening. I ordered people to open the gate. Those who think they are qualified to enter,
Please go inside and discuss it later, while the others are waiting outside the customs... If anyone deliberately causes trouble, he will be severely punished!"
It has to be said that the intimidating power of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun is obviously much greater than that of his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan. At least after Zhao Hongrun said those words, there was a sudden silence.
After all, this was King Su who "destroyed Qin's 200,000 troops."
"It's not easy..."
Downstairs in the Guan Tower, Pang Huan, the deputy general of the Second North Army, couldn't help but his eyelids twitched slightly when he heard Zhao Hongrun's words. How could he not hear that His Highness Prince Su, who was upstairs in the Guan Tower, was a little unhappy.
He glanced helplessly at Meng Luo, who had an indifferent expression, and secretly shook his head.
As the younger brother of the original Zong Wei Chief Meng Shuo, Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, why could Meng Luo not inherit the position of Zong Wei Chief after the death of his brother, and let another Zong Wei Yang Yu become the Zong Wei Chief? To put it bluntly, Meng Luo’s character
Irritated and not stable enough.
"Anyone who thinks he's worthy of entry...hey!"
Under Pang Huan's slightly helpless gaze, Meng Luo smiled, and after opening the door, he immediately led several guards in.
Seeing this, Pang Huan and Zong Wei Chief Yang Yu looked at each other and could only follow them into the pass.
In the displeased eyes of merchants and soldiers along the way, Yang Yu, Meng Luo, and Pang Huan each took several guards to climb the wall and arrived at the gate tower.
At this time, in the Guanlou, Zhao Hongrun was already sitting at the chief seat, while Zhao Hongxuan was sitting at the head of the east side. The other generals were seated in order according to their military positions.
After entering the Guan Tower, Meng Luo glanced around, then pointed his gaze at Zhao Hongxuan, and said coldly: "His Royal Highness, King Huan, you have not yet given an explanation for your refusal of our Northern Second Army to enter the Guan."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan sneered and said: "What's the explanation for this? Tianmen Pass was captured by the Shangshui Army and our Northern Army. It's such a small place and can't squeeze in three armies, so we can only feel wronged.
The army is here."
Meng Luo frowned and was about to open his mouth to say something else, but when Yang Yu raised his hand to stop him, he had to forcefully swallow the words he was about to blurt out.
Yang Yu glanced deeply at Zhao Hongxuan, then turned his attention to Zhao Hongrun who was sitting on the main seat, and asked seemingly calmly: "Does His Highness Prince Su also mean this?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan calmly, and when he saw him turning to look at him, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: In such a matter that is not a big deal, of course he would choose his younger brother's side. What's more, his younger brother
Zhao Hongxuan made it clear this time that he wanted to disgust the Second Army of the North and vent his anger on him.
Although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is also his third uncle, how can the distance between them be compared to his younger brother who grew up together?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "Xiao Xuan is right, Tianmen Pass was captured by our Shang Shui Army and Bei Yi Army. There is no problem with this."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan seemed to sit up straight all of a sudden - with his brother supporting him, what else did he have to worry about?
He secretly made up his mind that even if Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, came in person, the Second Northern Army would not be given any credit for the capture of Tianmen Pass. How could this army be indifferent to the fact that his brother was trapped in the Shangdang?
Although as his brother Zhao Hongrun said, Zhao Hongxuan really had no way to say anything about that matter without conclusive evidence, but he could disgust the Second Army of the North on the matter of recapturing Tianmen Pass.