Several days later, Wu'an City still did not receive a reply from Wei Gongzi Run. There was really no response at all, as if the letter was not delivered to Wei Gongzi Run at all.
Therefore, Wu'an City sent a team of scolding cavalry to Handan City, hoping to spy on the Wei army that occupied Handan.
Unexpectedly, the news from the scolding team shocked Lihou Han Wu, Kang Gong Han Hu, Zhuang Gong Han Geng and others. The Wei army was repairing the city wall in the northwest of Handan, between Wu'an City and Handan.
Wei Jun, what does this mean?!
Everyone in Wu'an City was shocked. You know, they all thought at first that the reason why Wei Gongzi Run led his army to attack Handan and finally captured this Korean capital was to show off his power and avenge Korea's attacks on Wei in the past. various wars; or it is to gain an advantage in future negotiations between the two parties.
As for the Wei army occupying Handan, this was something that Li Hou Han Wu and others never expected. After all, this was not a provocation, but a completely embarrassing declaration of war, which meant that Wei was ready to start a war with South Korea. A life-and-death battle of the highest scale.
After realizing this, even Kang Gong Han Hu, who had threatened Wei Gongzi Run to return Handan with intimidation two days ago, was dumbfounded and at a loss.
After all, in the Central Plains, when a country's royal capital is captured, it is usually used as a bargaining chip on the negotiation table. It is rare that the king will not return it unless the attacker has made up his mind to take the country. The territory of the country is included in its own territory, so it does not care about completely offending that country to death.
Just like when South Korea captured Moyi, the capital of Wei State at that time, if Wei State had not asked for help from Wei State later, and Wei State also considered that it would be extremely detrimental to itself if South Korea annexed Wei State, so it sent troops to support and sent South Korea's army to Blocked in Hedong County, perhaps there is no such country as Weiguo in this world.
And now, Wei Gongzi Run ordered his Su Wang army to repair the city wall between Handan and Wu'an City in an attempt to separate Handan, the capital of South Korea. Does this mean that Wei is ready to start a fight to the death with South Korea? What about the war?
Of course not.
In fact, this was just Zhao Hongrun's bluff, the purpose was to make South Korea submit and admit defeat.
But Zhao Hongrun also understood that South Korea still had many elite border garrison troops. It was tantamount to wishful thinking to force South Korea to admit defeat and cede territory to pay compensation simply by occupying its royal capital, Handan.
In Zhao Hongrun's view, if nothing unexpected happens, the Korean army in Wu'an City will definitely be eager to take back Handan, and this is Zhao Hongrun's goal. He is not afraid of the Korean army, let alone worried about this war. His only concern is this If this war drags on for a long time, it will bring down Wei's economy.
You must know that the Wei State is now devoting all its national strength to support the Northern Expedition of the Wei armies in the northern Xinjiang. If this battle is fought for one more day, the construction of various domestic projects in the Wei State will be delayed for one more day. This loss cannot be spent in money. to measure.
After all, what Wei lacked was time to catch up with Han, Chu, and Qi and become a truly powerful country.
It is worth mentioning that because this incident was not informed in advance to General Shaohu, who was the commander-in-chief of the armies in northern Xinjiang, when General Shaohu learned about this incident, he first sat up suddenly in excitement, and then Shao Hu was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat that King Su's army actually captured Handan, the royal capital of South Korea. However, when he later learned that Zhao Hongrun planned to repair the Pass Great Wall in the northwest and north of Handan, Shao Hu was shocked. He was so frightened that he didn't care about anything else. He took a few guards and traveled day and night from Zhongmu to Handan.
After all, he also understood what it meant to prepare for a long-term occupation after capturing Handan, the royal capital of South Korea.
It is undeniable that on the way to Handan day and night, General Shaohu had some doubts about His Highness King Su. He speculated whether the repeated victories had made His Highness Su King dizzy, so that
make such a move.
You must know that in his opinion, although South Korea's current war situation is corrupt, it still has several elite garrison troops. If South Korea is forced to summon those troops to fight to the death with their Wei State, then their Wei State will be
In the end, I was lucky enough to win, but my vitality was definitely severely damaged.
It is precisely because of this reason that in Shaohu's original plan, his Wei army only needed to besiege Handan for a few days and sign a city-wide covenant with South Korea. There was no need to push South Korea to a dead end and force the other side to do nothing but
Move the border troops stationed to Handan.
As far as Shaohu knows, the garrison troops in Taiyuan County, Yanmen County, Shanggu County, Dai County, and Beiyan County, the five border counties of South Korea, are generally rarely mobilized, because South Korea is in the north outside the border.
There is a powerful enemy Hu.
Therefore, in Shaohu's view, it was the best consideration to defeat the Korean army in Handan County, force the Korean army to admit defeat, and make compensation for the successive attacks on their Wei State in the past. Wei State demonstrated its force and gained benefits.
It will not overly stimulate South Korea.
There is no need to move the capital to South Korea, as His Highness Prince Su decided.
Well, although South Korea has not moved its capital at the moment, its royal capital has been captured by His Highness King Su.
To be honest, General Shaohu was not sure how this matter would end.
On the morning of May 23, General Shaohu rode his horse to Handan.
Before entering the city, he took a few accompanying guards and walked around the northwest of Handan City.
Sure enough, in the northwest about ten miles away from Handan City, the soldiers of King Su's army were repairing a high wall, as if they were trying to use this high wall to completely cut off the roads between Handan and Wu'an, and several Korean cities in the north of Handan County.
At that time, Shaohu wanted to stop the soldiers of King Su, but he also considered that these arrogant generals only obeyed the orders of His Highness King Su and might not obey his own words, so he had to return to Handan to ask for an audience with King Su Zhao Hong.
Run.
When Shaohu saw Zhao Hongrun in the Han Palace, Zhao Hongrun was lying on a deck chair in the courtyard and basking in the sun. His leisurely look almost made Shaohu angry.
"General (Shaohu) is here?" Maybe he noticed the footsteps. Zhao Hongrun raised his head and took a few glances. When he saw that the person coming was actually Shaohu, he stood up and saluted the latter, giving him enough respect.
"Your Highness King Su." Shaohu returned the salute, and then after considering his tone, he asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Shao heard that His Highness was repairing the Great Wall outside Handan City...Does Your Highness intend to fight South Korea to the death?"
Then, he took two steps forward,
He lowered his voice and advised: "The centipede is dead but not stiff. The Korean tiger has been in Hebei (north of the river) for hundreds of years. Its national power and foundation are far superior to that of the Wei Dynasty. Even if His Highness has the ambition to open up new territories, he cannot
It was too hasty... I hope Your Highness will think twice."
Hearing Shaohu's words, Zhao Hongrun finally confirmed the general's purpose of coming, and told Shaohu his plan without any concealment: "The general misunderstood. The reason why I ordered the soldiers to repair the high wall
, just to force South Korea to respond as soon as possible, whether it is fight or peace."
Only then did Shaohu breathe a sigh of relief.
While feeling relieved, Shao Hu also understood one thing: His Royal Highness Prince Su in front of him was not only not dazzled by years of victorious battles, but in fact, his thoughts were more delicate and thoughtful than anyone else's.
But even so, Shao Hu still believes that Zhao Hongrun's actions are more likely to anger South Korea than to make South Korea submit, and they are much greater.
Therefore, he reminded: "His Royal Highness King Su has a good idea, but South Korea may not be so easily coerced by His Highness?... In my opinion, it is more likely that he will summon reinforcements to counterattack Handan."
"That's okay." Zhao Hongrun licked his lips and said calmly: "Handan was won by our army through night sneak attacks. I believe the Koreans may not be convinced. If the Korean army really gathers a crowd to invade, they might as well attack Handan and Wu'an
In the meantime, we defeated the Korean army so that the Koreans would not dare to underestimate us, the Wei people!"
After hearing this, Shaohu's expression became solemn. As long as he nodded, the land between Wu'an and Handan might become a battlefield, where the largest decisive battle in the northern frontier battle between Wei and Han would begin.
It has to be said that Shao Hu really wanted to support Zhao Hongrun. After all, some of the words Zhao Hongrun said just scratched the itch in his heart. He was also a Wei man, and he was eager to defeat South Korea, so that South Korea would never dare to underestimate him.
, the Wei people did not dare to send troops to invade at will.
"good!"
In the end, Shaohu gritted his teeth and agreed to Zhao Hongrun's strategy, but he was still a little unsure about how to defeat the Korean army.
It's no wonder, after all, the Korean cavalry has always been a sharp blade hanging over the Wei army.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and reminded: "General, why do you think the army under my command can defeat the Korean cavalry?"
"Wugang chariot?" Shaohu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was overjoyed.
Because as long as there are Wugang chariots, even the other four Wei armies, including the Wei Wu Army, the Shanyang Army, the Northern First Army, and the Southern Yan Army, will not be afraid of the threat of the Korean cavalry.
While Zhao Hongrun and General Shaohu were discussing specific tactics in the Han Palace in Handan, about ten miles northwest of Handan City, at the construction site where Wei Bingjun was repairing the city wall, the soldiers of King Su saw something from a distance.
The arrival of a Korean army.
This Korean army is the army guarding Mashe in Shanggu.
Seeing the enemy's situation from a distance, the Yanling Army generals Zou Xin and Sun Shuke who were at the construction site did not panic. After all, the Suwang soldiers who were working here relied on Wugang trucks to transport and unload bricks, stones and cement. Therefore, as long as they
Remove the construction materials from the vehicle, then install the baffles and plug them in. These Wugang vehicles can be used in battle at any time. This is the most powerful advantage of this type of tank.
While the Wei soldiers quickly formed their formation with Wugang chariots, Han general Shanggu Shou Mashe did not rush to attack, but carefully looked at the Wei army in the distance.
With rich battlefield experience, Shanggu Shou Mashe judged the power of those military chariots when he saw them.
This battle... is not easy to fight.
Frowning at the Wei army in the distance, Mashe, the guardian of the upper valley, said secretly in his heart.
He vaguely felt that perhaps only by gathering the ten tycoons of Beiyuan could he defeat the 200,000 Wei troops who invaded his country.