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On that day, Zhao Hongrun ordered the slaughter of live sheep to reward the soldiers to celebrate the Wei army's superiority so far.
I believe that after learning about this matter in the future, General Sima An will probably feel a little dumbfounded, because Zhao Hongrun's reward this time is in the name of "Celebrating General Sima An's meritorious service", but as the person involved, Sima An himself is not in the Lu family.
, it’s quite interesting that you can’t attend the celebration feast in the Hengjian area.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun did not issue this order because of temporary gratification. His intention was still to improve Sima An's prestige and status in the Wei army, especially in the Sichuan-Luo coalition, and at the same time to calm Wei Chuan.
The morale of the coalition forces.
After all, because of Qin General Wang Jian, the Wei-Sichuan coalition also suffered a lot of losses in the past few days.
The reason for such haste is because Zhao Hongrun plans to leave tomorrow and return to Hangu. He is still preparing to end the war in "Qinchuan" within three months, that is, before this winter.
Due to transportation restrictions, there was no alcohol in the army, so the so-called banquet was actually just a feast of mutton for the soldiers.
After the banquet, everyone dispersed one after another, except Qu Cheng, the leader of the Yanling Army, who was left behind by Zhao Hongrun because Zhao Hongrun wanted to explain something to him.
During the conversation, Qu Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why did you refuse the surrender of the Ling tribe? In fact, General Mo felt that if you allowed the Ling tribe to surrender, maybe the Ling tribe would take the head of the Qin general Wang Jian for your highness."
Send it..."
When saying these words, Qu Cheng couldn't help but recall the two Ling tribe envoys who came on behalf of the Ling tribe's chief Aktun at the meat feast in the commander's tent this evening.
To be fair, they were completely different from Yin Dunbi, the envoy of the Wuxu Tribe whom they had received in Luocheng. This time, the two envoys from the Ling Tribe lowered their stance and only asked to surrender to the Wei State in order to survive. They spoke in a respectful tone.
Chai knelt down, but His Highness King Su in front of him, after listening to the appeals of the two envoys indifferently, still ordered that the two envoys of the Ling tribe be executed for sacrifice to the flag.
At that time, not only the expressions of the chiefs of the Sichuan-Luo Alliance changed slightly, but also the generals of the Wei army were a little hard to understand - why should they kill them all when the other party had already humbly expressed its submission?
Qu Cheng couldn't understand.
In his opinion, their top priority now is to defeat the Qin army as soon as possible, end the war in the "Western Wei Battlefield", and then return to support other battlefields.
Therefore, why not accept the surrender of the Ling tribe and let it fight against the Qin general Wang Jian at Xiong'er Mountain?
In this way, more troops can go to Hangu to participate in the battle.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Zhao Hongrun glanced sideways at Qu Cheng.
Qu Cheng was startled and subconsciously stood up. He then knelt on the ground and apologized: "I will not dare!"
When he confessed, he was secretly surprised: His Highness Prince Su in front of him seemed to be as tolerant and easy to get along with as before, but in fact, compared with the previous expeditions, His Highness Prince Su was completely different.
people.
At least in Qu Cheng's view, the kindness and power of His Highness today were far better than in the past. Even he was shocked.
"It seems that the passing of Prince Yi has had a great impact on His Highness Prince Su..."
Qu Cheng said secretly.
"Forget it, sit down."
After looking at Qu Cheng for a few times, Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Do you think this king is venting his anger? To commemorate my sixth uncle by slaughtering all the black beards, Jie, and antelopes?"
"The general and others will never dare to make any rash remarks." Qu Cheng lowered his head and said respectfully.
Zhao Hongrun ignored Qu Cheng's words and said to himself: "Qu Cheng, this moment, that moment... When I led the merchant navy to attack Sanchuan five years ago, the situation in Sanchuan was huge and chaotic, and I, the Wei Dynasty,
The power is weak, so we should recruit, surrender, reward, and win over the tribes to be friendly to our great Wei. Five years later, our great power of the Wei has overtaken the three rivers, and there is no need to use tricks to persuade them to rely on them. "Those who obey will prosper."
Those who rebel will perish
"One order is enough... Moreover, there is the "League of Luoshui". If the Ling tribe is allowed to surrender today, there will be no way to persuade them to do good tomorrow. When the time comes, Peter will plunder and rebel at will, and surrender after losing. If this continues, the long-term
The ambition of a thief... Therefore, I want to kill the Ling tribe. Even if Actun sends the Qin general Wang Jian to behead, or even destroys thousands of Iron Eagle troops, I still want to kill!... In order to curb the Sichuan people's desire to rebel against Wei
!”
To put it bluntly, Zhao Hongrun's move was actually to scare the monkeys. He used the Ling tribe's example of "rebellion but wanted to surrender but was refused" to warn the other tribes in Sanchuan: You Sanchuan tribes can rebel, but once they rebel, they will never be able to do it again.
be forgiven.
It is undeniable that such a tough attitude will definitely make some Sichuan people feel dissatisfied, but Zhao Hongrun believes that if we continue to cut off the situation, we will suffer chaos. The current situation in Wei is very bad, and there is no time to follow Huairou's tactics.
Whether fighting the Qin army or returning to support other battlefields in the future, Wei State needs a stable Sanchuan County - even if it is temporarily stable on the surface.
"As for dividing the troops to encircle and suppress Qin General Wang Jian..." Shaking his head, Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice: "Except for your Yanling Army, I still have one hundred thousand troops under my command, including the Shang Shui Army. If these one hundred thousand troops cannot capture
Hangu, then even if we add more of your Yanling army, the overall battle situation will not change much."
Listening to Zhao Hongrun's explanation, Qu Cheng nodded in relief: "I see... I have learned a lesson."
"Okay, you go down... Remember, there is no need to worry about the encirclement and suppression of Qin General Wang Jian and the remnant army of Actun. I keep you here because I want you to control the middle of Sichuan. As long as Luo Ning, Lu, Heng, etc.
With the stream in your hands, the Qin army cannot repeat its old tricks, do you understand?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
"General, I understand. Please rest assured, Your Highness Prince Su." Qu Cheng received the order with cupped fists.
"Well, go ahead."
"yes!"
At dawn the next day, Zhao Hongrun, who had just led his army to the Lu area, led the main force of the Shangshui Army and the Sichuan-Luo Allied Army back to Hangu.
In this regard, the Sichuan-Luo Allied Forces complained a lot. After all, they had just marched to Lushi, and some of the lagging troops were still halfway there. However, when they arrived at Lushi, they had to rush back to Hangu immediately.
Fortunately, the person who gave the order was King Su Zhao Hongrun. If it had been anyone else, those unruly tribal warriors would have jumped and cursed.
On the third day of October, King Su Zhao Hongrun led an army of 100,000 men and returned to Hangu, arriving in front of Hangu Mountain three days later.
At this time, the Wei army's unfinished camp in front of Hangu Mountain had been burned to ashes by the Qin army - a move that was really beyond Zhao Hongrun's expectation.
After all, it stands to reason that after Zhao Hongrun led his army back to aid the Lu family, the military camp had become an empty camp. From a military perspective, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi should occupy this empty camp and let this military camp interact with the Hangu Qin camp.
Responding and preventing the Wei army from gaining a foothold here is the best option.
However, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi was unlucky. He burned the empty camp left by the Wei army to ashes with a fire, and then continued to huddle in Hangu, as if he had no intention of taking a step at all.
To be honest, this is no longer a question of being cowardly or not, this is simply a passive response!
Of course, with the character of Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, it was impossible for him to passively respond to the challenge. He just made what he thought was the wisest decision.
However, there were many generals in the Qin army who could not understand, such as Wang Lu, who tried his best to lead an army to occupy the empty camp, but was ultimately rejected by Gongsun Qi.
"Why did Marquis Wu Xin give up occupying that Wei camp?" Qin Shaojun also asked this question.
Seeing Qin Shaojun's special status, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi explained: "Your Highness Shaojun, just because Wei Gongzi Run has returned to aid the Lu family, it does not mean that he will not come back again. If, as General Wang Lu said, sending troops to occupy
That empty camp, then when Wei Gongzi Run leads his army to return, General Wang Lu will inevitably be involved in a war for that military camp... When the time comes, will my Hangu army rescue him or not?"
Qin Shaojun was confused and said hesitantly: "I still can't understand."
After hearing this, Wu Xinhou pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Shaojun, you must understand that the purpose of our army is not just to defeat the Wei army led by Wei Gongzi Run. What is more important is to allow our Daqin to gain
interests. Therefore, our army should try to avoid direct conflict with the Wei army..."
"But if we avoid a direct conflict with the Wei army, how can we defeat Wei and gain benefits?"
Qin Shaojun looked at Marquis Wu Xin in confusion, and then he had an idea and said, "Han Chu?"
"Exactly!" Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin, nodded as if to praise, stroking his beard and said with a smile: "Our army does not need to confront the Wei army head-on. When Wei's mainland is captured by Han and Chu, even if Wei Gongzi Run
Reluctantly, he can only lead his army back. When the time comes, our army will be able to capture Sanchuan without any bloodshed, and even attack the mainland of Wei..."
"But what if Wei blocks the attacks of Han and Chu?" Qin Shaojun asked.
"One against three?" Wu Xinhou Gongsun smiled and shook his head: "Now in the Central Plains, the three heroes of Wei, Han and Chu stand side by side. Wei wins with infantry and crossbows, Korea wins with cavalry, Chu wins with many soldiers, and one wins with one
If there is one enemy, it is difficult to guarantee victory. If one enemy is two, defeat is certain. What’s more, this time the Wei state is facing one enemy. Gongsun Qi did not include Nangong Yao in the Song Dynasty.
After that, he said with confidence: "Although Wei Guo has not yet been exposed to defeat, he will not be able to hold on for long... It is already October, and the weather is gradually getting colder. Whether it is Han or Chu, I believe they both hope to survive
When the cold winter comes, weaken Wei as much as possible to avoid
The Wei State has regained some of its combat power after a winter. Therefore, in the next more than a month, the offensives of the Han Army and the Chu Army will become more and more fierce...and once the Wei State cannot hold on, Wei Gongzi Run can only
If we can retreat to our homeland, we can watch our Great Qin take Sanchuan into our hands."
After saying that, he turned to look at Qin Shaojun and said seriously: "Our army can win this battle without a fight, but if we send troops to occupy the Wei camp, we will definitely fight with the Wei army. This will take advantage of Wei Gongzi Run's wishes.
...Therefore, by burning down the Wei camp and refusing to go to war, even if Wei Gongzi has the wisdom of heaven and man, he will not be able to do anything to our army."
"I've learned a lesson." Qin Shaojun nodded in sudden realization.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly walked into the commander's tent in a hurry, knocked on the ground and reported: "Report! Wei troops were found outside Han Valley. It is suspected that the soldiers and horses under the command of Wei Gongzi Run have gone and returned."
"What?"
Wuxinhou Gongsun Qi couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.