South Korea admitted defeat so easily, which Zhao Hongrun did not expect.
You must know that South Korea is a powerful country in the North Plains that has deployed at least half of its army on its borders to resist foreigners, and still has enough troops to attack Wei. How can it behave like it is now so powerful on the outside and ineffective on the inside?
Therefore, when Han Chao made a plea for peace, Zhao Hongrun felt something was wrong.
A while ago, Zhao Hongrun might have believed Han Chao, but when he learned that the Third Army of the North led by his country's general Jiang Bi was defeated in Taiyuan County, South Korea, and even Jiang Bi himself was seriously injured, Zhao Hongrun understood something.
: South Korea’s frontier troops may be more brave than the South Korean troops in Shangdang, Hedong, and Handan. Otherwise, it cannot explain why General Jiang Bi, who was running rampant in the above three battlefields, was defeated in Taiyuan County.
If this inference is correct, then South Korea's elite divisions are definitely more than just the "Taiyuan Army". After all, South Korea's border with foreign races includes not only "Taiyuan County", but also "Yanmen County", "Dai County", "
There are four places: Shanggu County and Beiyan County.
Does this mean that South Korea still has five powerful frontier armies?
Under such circumstances, Handan sent envoys to beg for peace from the Wei army in a low voice, which Zhao Hongrun thought was very incredible.
If it were him, he would never admit defeat so easily. He would definitely grit his teeth and hold on until the border troops came to help.
"Border troops...that's what it is."
After a second thought, Zhao Hongrun guessed Handan's intention: the other party was probably not really begging for peace, but was just trying to delay time.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said deliberately: "With some gold and silver treasures, I just want to persuade my king's army to stop. The two envoys are a bit fanciful."
Hearing this, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo looked at each other, then he raised his hands and said seriously: "Whatever conditions Mr. Run needs to be willing to retreat, feel free to ask for them."
"That's quite generous... Heh, let me test you guys."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "First of all, Shangdang County belongs to our Great Wei... As far as I know, the southern part of Shangdang was originally our territory of the Great Wei, but it was forcibly captured by your country back then. Now,
The two of you have no objection to the fact that a wanderer who has been away for many years has returned to the embrace of Wei Dynasty."
After hearing this, Han Chao thought for a moment, nodded and said, "This is reasonable and reasonable."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun looked at Han Chao calmly for a few times and narrowed his eyes slightly - Han Chao's reaction made him feel very unreal.
You must know that Shangdang County has always been a county contested by Wei and South Korea. For this land, Wei and South Korea have been fighting for hundreds of years. From this, it is not difficult to see South Korea's desire for this land.
But now, Zhao Hongrun proposed to return Shangdang County to his Wei Kingdom, but Han Chao's reaction was too calm.
Of course, this alone is not enough to make a judgment. After all, Shangdang County is currently occupied by the Wei army. Maybe Han Chao just felt that there was little hope of retaking Shangdang County again, so he was pretending to be generous.
"Looks like a strong dose of medicine is needed..."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Secondly, I hope that your country will surrender to me, the Wei Dynasty. The son of King Wei needs to be sent to Daliang as a pledge."
"..." After hearing this, Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo, and Zhang Zhang suddenly raised their heads and looked at Zhao Hongrun with strange expressions.
The look in his eyes did not reflect humiliation and anger, but surprise and surprise, as if he had heard some "unbelievable remarks".
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun immediately understood in his heart that South Korea still had some remaining strength, and these people were not here to seek peace at all.
Otherwise, these three people will definitely feel humiliated and then become angry. Unlike now, there is no angry expression at all - which means that the other party did not take his words to heart at all, and only thought that
It's an ignorant lie.
After seeing this clearly, Zhao Hongrun actually lost interest in continuing to chat with these three people.
Unexpectedly, Han Chao's words made Zhao Hongrun regain some interest.
"The matter of surrender is a serious matter. Let us discuss it carefully before giving a reply to Mr. Run. If Mr. Run is worried, we are willing to send the king's eldest son to Mr. Run as a hostage."
"The eldest son of King Han? In other words, the legitimate son and crown prince?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Han Chao in disbelief. You must know that he just wanted to deceive Han Chao and the three of them, so he casually made a request that was completely impossible for South Korea to agree to. Unexpectedly, although Han Chao did not immediately agree to his request,
But he agreed to send Han Wangran's son to the Wei army as a hostage.
This made Zhao Hongrun can't help but think about it.
"Which young master?" Zhao Hongrun asked deliberately.
Hearing this, Han Chao said respectfully: "To return to Mr. Run, my king only has one son, named 'An', who is only three years old. If Mr. Run does not mind that the prince is young and noisy, he can be sent to you as a hostage."
"..."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun felt quite surprised.
At this time, he was already sure that Handan must be stalling for time, waiting for the border troops to come to rescue.
And in this case, the other party was actually willing to let Han Wangran's only son be used as a hostage?
"Are they confident that they can recapture Proton Han An after the reinforcements arrive?... Or do they simply regard it as a sacrifice?"
Zhao Hongrun thought to himself.
He thought for a long time and finally came to the conclusion: Han Wangran's only son Han An, who was only three years old, was probably regarded as a sacrifice.
The reason is simple. Zhao Hongrun has 100,000 elite troops under his command. Even if Handan City waits for the support of the border army, it is impossible to snatch the hostage Han An back from the 100,000 King Su army.
And under such circumstances, the other party actually sent Han An to the hands of Wei Jun, which proved that the ignorant little baby should have been given up.
"King Han... is so cruel! Huh? No. He said that King Han only had an only son... There are two possibilities. One is that he got a son when he was old, but in this case, it is impossible to sacrifice his only son. In other words
, King Han is very young, so he only has an only son... In this way, the only son is three years old, which means that King Han may only be at the age of a weakling?... In this case..."
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said deliberately: "I heard that the king of your country is about the same age as me. I never thought that he already has an heir."
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun suddenly mentioned something irrelevant, Han Chao didn't understand what was going on, so he followed Zhao Hongrun's words and said with a smile: "It is true that my king is two or three years older than Mr. Run, but his talents are far inferior to Mr. Run."
"Is it appropriate? Isn't it true that you are talking about the King of Korea behind your back?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Han Chao. He felt that Han Chao lacked due respect when he mentioned the word "my king".
Combining everything just now, Zhao Hongrun came to a conclusion: the young King Han may be just a puppet with mediocre talents.
Because only in this way, Handan would agree to abandon the only son of King Han as a sacrifice to appease his Wei army.
"Oh."
After thinking about this matter, Zhao Hongrun lost interest in Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo and others.
But he did not expose Han Chao and others' pretended begging for peace. Instead, he nodded and said: "Okay, first deliver the crown prince to my hands. Only then will I believe your intention to seek peace."
After hearing this, Han Chao cupped his hands and said, "In that case, we will retire first, report the matter back to Handan, and send someone to send the prince to Mr. Run."
"When can it be delivered?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Seeing this, Han Chao thought for a while and said seriously: "Han is also a big country. This time I send the crown prince to the Wei Dynasty as a hostage. The etiquette is unavoidable. I hope Mr. Run will understand. According to the etiquette, the crown prince must be allowed to bathe, eat fast, and abstain."
After eating meat and fish for three days, I will sacrifice my ancestors in the royal ancestral temple and report the matter. I will then take a bath and change my clothes and report it to God. After that, I can send it to Mr. Run."
"Nine days?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Han Chao intently.
For some reason, Han Chao suddenly felt an invisible pressure shrouding his body, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
"Yes." He replied bravely.
Zhao Hongrun smacked his lips, then clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay! In nine days, I will be here to welcome the crown prince."
Hearing this, Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo, and Kaifang all cheered up. After pretending to discuss peace with Zhao Hongrun, they said goodbye and returned to Handan.
After returning to Handan, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo immediately came to the Han court and reported the matter to Lihou Han Wu, Kang Gong Han Hu and Zhuang Gong Han Geng.
After hearing that Wei Gongzi Run accepted the proposal, Han Wu, Han Hu, and Han Geng were very happy.
After all, nine days was enough time for Shanggu Shou Mashe to lead the reinforcements to Handan. Even if the deeds were exposed by then, causing Wei Gongzi Run to become angry and attack Handan, Handan would be able to protect itself.
"In order to prevent Wei Gongzi Run from noticing, you will go to Wei camp tomorrow to draft an agreement with him."
Calling Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo in front of them, Lihou Han Wu said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about anything. No matter what he says, just nod."
"As ordered." Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo nodded repeatedly.
At the same time, at the Wei army's Chinese military camp outside Handan City, Zhao Hongrun had captured Wu Ji, Zhai Huang, and Nanmen Chi of the Shang Shui army, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, and Sun Shuke of the Yanling army, and the horses of the Youma army.
You and many other generals were summoned to the tent and told them how they had just met with Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, the two Handan envoys.
After telling the story carefully, Zhao Hongrun asked the generals: "What do you think of this matter?"
The generals looked at each other in confusion, not that they had no opinions on this, but because the His Highness in front of them had accumulated authority for a long time. As long as it was decided by His Highness, how could they dare to oppose it?
After a while, Zhai Huang, a veteran of the Shang Shui Army, stroked his beard and said cautiously: "Your Highness, this may be a fraud."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Hongrun burst out laughing.
Under the surprised and bewildered gazes of the generals, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Don't I know? Handan clearly wants to stabilize our army, delaying time, waiting for reinforcements to arrive... He asked Han Shizi to come to our army as a hostage.
, just to appease my heart. On the other hand, the king agreed to this just to appease his heart."
Having said this, he looked around at the generals in the tent, licked his lips and said, "Without further delay, we will attack Handan as soon as midnight tonight!"
"As you command!"
All the generals in the tent stood with fists clasped and spoke in unison.