Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could not refuse the alarmist suggestion made by Zhao Hongrun and finally agreed to it.
It was not that he couldn't guess what Zhao Hongrun was thinking in his nephew's mind, but the situation at that time did not allow him to refuse.
But having said that, Zhao Yuanzuo also felt a little surprised that Zhao Hongrun wanted to hold Tianmen Pass in his hands no matter what.
In this matter, Zhao Yuanzuo guessed various reasons. For example, Zhao Hongrun might be doing it for a motive, or it might be that Zhao Hongrun wanted to seize the food route of the Second Bei Army. When the Second Bei Army rushed to the Xuans, the eldest son and the people there would
King Su's army surrendered the city and continued to attack Taiyuan County in South Korea to the north. There is no doubt that the food route of the Second Army of the North was through Tianmen Pass.
But thinking about it carefully, Zhao Yuanzuo felt that this statement did not make sense: threatening the friendly army by holding the food channel of the friendly army and making the friendly army obey. If this kind of thing spreads, even the nephew who is called King Su will have a great reputation.
fall.
Therefore, it stands to reason that such a thing is absolutely impossible.
Then the question arises: What does he want Tianmenguan to do?
Zhao Yuanzuo was puzzled, and with this question in his mind, he led the way to Xuushi City. Anyway, looking at the attitudes of the brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, the two brothers 90% did not intend to let him have a meal.
King Huan Zhao Hongxuan watched with a cold expression as Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, led the Northern Second Army through Tianmen Pass and headed for the Xuans.
Next to him, Zhou Min, the military advisor and counselor, kept chattering beside him, saying bluntly that Zhao Hongxuan's method of retaliating against Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, in Guanlou just now was too crude and straightforward.
"...Your Highness, you must not do anything recklessly. If you want to make things difficult for the Second Northern Army, you have to choose the right time. At Tianmen Pass... Even if the Second Northern Army has no merit, it still has hard work. How can it be easily wiped out?"
In addition to his meritorious service? In contrast, His Highness Prince Su’s methods are much more clever, which made the King of Nanliang know that he suffered a loss but could not say anything about it, tsk tsk.”
After hearing this, the indifferent expression on Zhao Hongxuan's face was gradually replaced by embarrassment. Under the explanation of his staff Zhou Min, he finally understood his mistake and his brother's brilliance.
I remember that at the beginning, he was very shocked as to why his brother wanted to exchange the Changzi City and the Xunshi City for a Tianmen Pass to silence the King of Nanliang. In his opinion, this was a complete loss.
But after Zhou Min's explanation, Zhao Hongxuan snickered in his heart with satisfaction: His brother was too witty and cunning, which made the King of Nanliang miserable.
"This King of Nanliang... doesn't look like a good person." Zhao Hongxuan said with conviction.
After hearing this, Zhou Min didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also understood that the His Highness whom he was seeking refuge with now had such a character: he would say one thing and another, and it was absolutely impossible for him to compromise with someone he disliked for the sake of the overall situation.
Such a character can be said to be upright or naive. Zhou Min is not boasting, but he feels that if he does not keep an eye on His Highness, given His Highness's character, he will definitely suffer in the future.
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"Your Highness, it's windy here, let's go back to Guanlou first." Zhou Min advised from the side.
Zhao Hongxuan nodded and led Zhou Min and the Zongwei back to Guan Tower.
When they stepped into the Guan Tower, his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun was sitting on the main seat, writing something with his pen.
Hearing the footsteps, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and glanced up. While continuing to write something, he asked casually: "Leaving?"
Zhao Hongxuan knew that his brother was referring to Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, so he nodded and said, "Well, he has already left."
After that, he curiously approached where his brother was and asked, "Brother, are you writing a letter?"
"Well." Zhao Hongrun nodded slightly and said: "Well, this is for my mother and concubine. She has been worried about you and me. I wrote a letter to reassure her... I will go to Handan County in a few days.
I'm worried that the battle will be fierce and I won't be able to distract myself."
"Oh." Zhao Hongxuan responded, blushing a little.
It is obvious that the brother in front of him is an adopted son, and he is his biological son, but as long as this brother has free time on the battlefield, he will take the time to write to Concubine Shen Shu in Daliang to report that she is safe. In comparison, he always
I feel that it is a bit embarrassing to write letters to my mother frequently.
Suddenly, he saw two letters on the low table, so he picked them up, took a look at them, and said curiously: "These two letters...hey, they are indeed not for my father. Well, let me take a look, one is...
...Mr. Meng Wei, Minister of Industry, and another letter from Director Wang Fu of the Metallurgical Bureau..."
Seeing Zhao Hongxuan looking at him in confusion, Zhao Hongxuan did not explain too much and said with a smile: "I found something here in the Taihang Mountains, which is exactly what our Smelting Bureau has been looking for in the past. Therefore, I want the Ministry of Industry to cooperate with
The Smelting Bureau specially sent someone here, and I want to explain something to them."
"Oh." Zhao Hongxuan nodded in realization.
He did not delve into what exactly his brother discovered in the Taihang Mountains. Anyway, in his opinion, since this matter involved the Smelting Bureau, it must be some kind of ore.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help laughing, because he suddenly remembered something: Once upon a time, the Smelting Bureau was ordered to find a raw material for fire bricks with excellent heat resistance, and they excavated several hills in the country.
As a result, a local nobleman had a misunderstanding after learning about this. He mistakenly thought that the Smelting Bureau had found a gold or silver mine, and sent a large number of people to dig secretly. In the end, they dug up a pile of soil.
Although he was making fun of the big noble, Zhao Hongxuan didn't understand the things about the Manufacturing Bureau, so after seeing the recipients of the two letters, he put them back on the desk without any hesitation.
It means to get to the bottom of things.
After all, he couldn't understand the things that the Smelting Bureau was tinkering with.
"Brother, when will we leave for Handan?" Zhao Hongxuan asked.
Comparatively speaking, Zhao Hongxuan is more concerned about this matter. After all, Handan County is a royal county in South Korea. Since his brother decides to attack here, it will inevitably become the most fierce battlefield so far. This means that he will go north.
An army has the opportunity to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield and redeem its bad reputation.
Zhao Hongrun saw the anxiety in his younger brother's heart and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we have to wait for the eldest son, and the troops from the two cities of the Yun family will be withdrawn, right?"
"In other words, we have to stay at Tianmen Pass for at least five or six days?" Zhao Hongxuan scratched his hair and said with some distress.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "No, we are going to Shanyang today."
Zhao Hongxuan was stunned, and then he suddenly realized: his brother must be worried about the Shanyang army. After all, the retreat route of the Korean army at Tianmen Pass happened to pass through Shanyang. If their brother Zhao Hongjiang, the fourth emperor of Yan, failed to take precautions, he would be very likely to be killed.
It is possible that the Korean troops at Tianmen Pass will take them with them and defeat them during their evacuation.
"Then I'll ask my soldiers to prepare."
Zhao Hongxuan immediately called a Zongwei behind him and asked him to go down and deliver orders to Zhang Ao and others.
About an hour later, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, and Zhang Ao, the general of the Northern First Army, walked into the gate building together. After hugging Zhao Hongxuan and saying hello, they said respectfully to Zhao Hongrun.
: "Your Highness (His Royal Highness Prince Su), the Shangshui Army (Northern First Army) is ready to set off."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said to Wu Ji: "Is Sun Shuke of the Yanling Army still in Gaodu? Well, let Lu Zhan lead his troops to guard Tianmen Pass, and the rest of the Shang Shui Army will go to Shanyang immediately." As he said,
He turned to look at Zhang Ao and said: "The First Army of the North is following the Shang Shui Army."
"Yes!" Wu Ji and Zhang Ao clasped their fists and accepted the order.
After that, Zhao Hongrun summoned Ding Heng from the Black Crows and asked him to send someone to contact the Green Crows with three letters written by him, and asked the Green Crows to send someone to Daliang.
After arranging everything, Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan respectively led the Shang Shui Army and the Northern Second Army and set off for Shanyang together.
Tianmen Pass is about 220 miles away from Shanyang County. Because Zhao Hongrun was worried about the current situation in Shanyang, he ordered a hasty march, so that he arrived in Shanyang County in two days and asked the First Army of the North to advance
The soldiers and generals at the top and bottom clearly realized the gap between them and the Shang Shui Army.
Carrying the same load of dry food, and the armor of the infantry of the Shangshui Army was heavier than the armor of the soldiers of the Beiyi Army, even so, the pace of the Shangshui Army was still significantly faster than that of the Beiyi Army.
Especially during the rapid march, when the soldiers and generals of the Northern Army complained and complained, the soldiers and generals of the Shangshui Army did not complain at all. The two made a sharp contrast: one side complained loudly during the rest;
Complaining and complaining; while the other side was silently replenishing water, and sometimes some generals said a few harmless dirty jokes to the soldiers under their command, making the nearby soldiers laugh.
The attitudes of the two armies during the rapid march were obviously different.
"Brother, do you have any experience to teach me about this?"
After noticing the obvious difference in the atmosphere between the two armies, Zhao Hongxuan humbly asked his brother for advice.
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun can't do anything about this matter, because the good atmosphere of the Shangshui Army is based on the premise that they are an elite force. To put it bluntly, the thorns in the army have long been eliminated.
After being dealt with, strict military discipline and a strong sense of honor made the soldiers of Shangshui always maintain a mentality and physical strength that are ready to challenge at any time.
This cannot be taught, it is a habit naturally developed by elite teachers.
However, Zhao Hongrun still passed on some experiences to his younger brother based on his own understanding, while Zhao Hongxuan humbly recorded them in a book, which made Zhou Min and the nearby Zongwei secretly laugh.
On February 17, brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan led the Shangshui Army and the Northern First Army to Shanyang County.
According to reports from the Black Crows sent to Shanyang in advance, Shanyang is still in the hands of the Shanyang Army of King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, which made Zhao Hongrun secretly relieved.
After all, when the Korean army at Tianmen Pass moves in full force, it is very likely that Shanyang will be captured by this Korean army. Although the Korean army at Tianmen Pass does not dare to garrison here, they will capture Shanyang and set it on fire.
The city's baggage, defense, and disgusting Wei can still be done.
However, according to the Black Crow Report, Shanyang County does not seem to have been attacked by the Korean army.
After about an hour of burning incense, when Zhao Hongrun could vaguely see the outline of the city of Shanyang County, a cavalry team appeared in front of the army. There were only about thirty riders. One of the knights was saying "Wei, King of Yan"
"Xinjiang" flag.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun realized that it was their fourth emperor brother, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, who came to greet him personally.