Chapter 1223: The State of Wei at the End of the Year (2)
After a moment of chatting, Long Ji invited Yu Wang Zhao Yuande, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan and others into the commander's tent in the camp.
During this period, Long Ji asked Yu Wang Zhao Yuan'e: "Have there been any changes among the princes, Shao Hu, Yi Gu and others?"
Yi Gu was also the Zongwei of King Yu Zhao Yuanji. He was currently serving as the deputy general of Shao Hu. He was mainly responsible for harassing the Chu army's logistics and food transportation on the battlefield in Song Dynasty. This man's military tactics were as cunning as his name suggests.
The fox is harassing the commander-in-chief of the Chu army Shouling Junjingshe.
The key lies in the design drawings of the sleigh that Zhao Hongrun ordered to bring back to Daliang at that time.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun, who was still in Taolin, ordered Wu Ji to hand over the design drawings of the sleigh to the officials on the Wei ship coming to transport grain, and asked him to take them back to Daliang.
The structure of the sleigh is not complicated. After obtaining the drawings, the General Administration of Metallurgical Engineering worked day and night to build tens of thousands of sleds in a short period of time.
Some of these sleighs were used to transport grain and grass to Hedong and Hanoi, and some were handed over to the general Yi Gu by King Yu Zhao Yuande. After Yi Gu obtained this horse-drawn sleigh chariot that could run as fast as flying on the snow,
He boldly went around behind the Chu army and struck hard at Chu's weak grain roads, making the Chu army's commander-in-chief Shouling Jun Jingshe want to eat the flesh of Wei general Yi Gu.
Who could have imagined that the millions of Chu troops under the command of Shouling Jun Jingshe would be harassed and tortured by only three or four thousand men under the command of General Yi Gu of Wei.
I remember that at the beginning, Shouling Junjingshe tried to send out an army to stop the attack, but Yi Gu cunningly let the crossbow soldiers sit on the sleigh, so that the Chu army had no way to deal with the Wei soldiers riding the sled.
- Go after him and shoot indiscriminately; turn around and run away, the speed is not as fast as the Wei soldiers on the sled.
For a long time, the Chu army who was out patrolling and sentry trembled all over when they saw the Wei army's sleigh from a distance.
It is a pity that the strength of the Chu army is too huge. Even if Wei general Yigu attacks the Chu army leaving the camp day after day, it does not change the overall situation much.
Therefore, in the end, Yi Gu was too lazy to attack the Chu army secretly, and focused on intercepting the Chu army's food routes.
Although this move caused the Chu army to have insufficient military supplies, it also caused the Wei territory occupied by the Chu army to suffer - the Chu soldiers who were short of food desperately robbed the food of Wei civilians in the occupied area, resulting in a large number of
Wei civilians were either killed by the Chu army or starved to death because their food was taken away.
What's more, Xiong Shang, Lord Yang of Chu Di, also threatened Wei general Yi Gu with the life and death of Wei civilians in the occupied area: if Wei general Yi killed a Chu soldier alone, he would also kill a Wei person; Yi Gu intercepted the attack.
Once when the Chu army was passing through a food route, he slaughtered the Wei people in a village.
This caused Wei Jiangyi to bear tremendous pressure later.
For the sake of the overall war situation, Wei General Yi Gu could only sacrifice those Wei people and watch helplessly as those civilians were massacred under the orders of Lord Diyang Xiong Shang.
It is precisely for this reason that the relationship between Wei and Chu has deteriorated sharply. Both sides have expected that when the ice and snow melt in the spring of next year, on the battlefield in Song Dynasty, to be precise at Yong where Wei General Shaohu is currently stationed.
"Qiu", "Xiaohuang" where Wei general Bailiba garrisoned, as well as "Xiangyi", "Yuxian" and "Liudi" that had been captured by the Chu army, the fiercest battle between Wei and Chu since the beginning of the war will definitely break out
of a confrontation.
Therefore, both King Zhao Yuan of Yu and Jun Jingshe of Shouling of Chu were accumulating strength and actively preparing for war in order to deal with the war in the coming year.
Everyone in the tent was chatting when they suddenly heard a report from someone outside the tent: "Prince Yu, someone from Daliang has come to say that your Majesty is calling."
After hearing this, King Yu Zhao Yuande immediately rushed back to Daliang.
Because there was a sleigh traveling for him, King Yu Zhao Yuandai arrived in Daliang in just over an hour.
On the way to the palace, King Yu Zhao Yuandai was inevitably a little anxious.
If the war in southern Wei had not deviated from his prediction, then the war situation in the north made him even more anxious: most of Hedong County had fallen into the hands of Han General Cheng Cheng, and most of Hanoi County had been defeated by Han Hu, the commander-in-chief of the Korean army, Kang Gong.
Even before winter, the Korean army had crossed the river to attack the Wei State, forcing the Wei State to frequently ask for help from the Wei State. The only one who could save the situation, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, actually killed the Qin State a while ago and started fighting with the Qin State.
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Because of these bad news, King Yu Zhao Yuandi could not sleep for several nights.
However, unexpectedly, when King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai arrived at the Ganlu Palace, he missed the opportunity because Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of Wei, was not in the Ganlu Palace at this time, but in Concubine Shen Shu's Ningxiang Palace.
After learning about this, King Yu Zhao Yuanke was stunned for a moment, and then he looked happy: Could it be that the alliance between Wei and Qin has been brokered?!
It has to be said that Qin Shaojun suddenly visited Daliang a while ago and met Emperor Wei in the hope that Qin and Wei would make peace and cease the war. This was a great surprise to King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai.
After all, after Qin and Wei formed an alliance, not only were the elites under King Su Zhao Hongrun able to get out of the quagmire of the "war against Qin" and quickly return to aid the Wei state, they could even receive military aid from the Qin state. Compared with Lu, Wei and others were
The only ally that cannot be defended in this war is Qin, which is a country with very strong military power. If it can get help from Qin, Wei will have a higher chance of winning this war.
Thinking of this, King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai took several guards to Ningxiang Palace.
When King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai came to Ningxiang Palace, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuanxi was laughing and talking about something to Concubine Shen Shu. Concubine Shen Shu, who had been worried day and night in the recent period, now smiled brightly, and the sadness on her face was wiped away.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu."
"It's Yuan Ke who's here."
Seeing Yu Wang Zhao Yuan'ai standing at the entrance of the palace to say hello, Emperor Wei smiled and invited the former into the palace.
Seeing this, Concubine Shen Shu took the opportunity to serve tea and left, so as not to disturb the discussion between Emperor Wei and King Yu Zhao Yuandai on national affairs.
After taking a look at Concubine Shen Shu who had withdrawn from the show, King Yu Zhao Yuandai smiled and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty said to Concubine Shu. I see that Concubine Shen Shu looks very good today."
"Haha." Emperor Wei laughed and said jokingly: "I was joking with Concubine Shu just now, saying that she might have gained another daughter-in-law."
After hearing this, King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai became more convinced and asked in surprise: "Has the agreement on the alliance between Wei and Qin been concluded?"
"Ah." Emperor Wei nodded, and while calling Yu Wang Zhao Yuanji to go to Ganlu Palace, he said: "A few hours ago, Daliang received an urgent message from Du You's order. King Qin has agreed to Wei Qin's reply.
Regarding the alliance between the two countries, although my husband and King Qin have not yet reached an agreement on the marriage, it does not matter..."
"Huh?" King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai certainly knew that the "tiger" in the mouth of Emperor Wei was referring to his eighth nephew Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. Hearing this, he asked in surprise: "Hongrun doesn't want to marry that Qin Shaojun? I'm looking at that person."
Qin Shaojun has some affection for Hongrun..."
"I think so." Emperor Wei said with a smile.
It has to be said that Qin Shaojun went to Daliang in person. This incident really exceeded many people's expectations. Even Emperor Wei did not expect it.
At that time, when Qin Shaojun asked for an audience outside the palace, Emperor Wei was escorting Concubine Shen Shu in Ningxiang Palace. Because Concubine Shen Shu was very worried about her eldest son Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei simply invited Qin Shaojun to Ningxiang Palace.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Shen Shu could tell at a glance that Qin Shaojun was a girl, and from Qin Shaojun's coquettish behavior, she guessed that the Qin Shaojun, who was disguised as a man, might have some feelings for her eldest son.
Under this situation, the Emperor of Wei followed the trend and immediately sent Du You, the Minister of Rites, to follow Qin Shaojun on an envoy to Qin to see if he could win Qin to Wei's side.
I didn't expect that this would actually happen.
"Du Qing did not describe what happened in the letter, so I don't know much about it. Maybe Qin Shaojun's identity as the crown prince is a bit embarrassing, or maybe Hongrun is resistant to the marriage... Anyway, this matter
I have given it to Hongrun, so let Hongrun make his own decision." Emperor Wei said with a smile.
King Yu Zhao Yuanke nodded when he heard this.
He was relatively reassured about the nephew of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. Although he was frightened a while ago when he learned that this nephew ignored the overall situation and rushed thousands of miles to attack the Qin mainland, he almost relapsed. But he must admit that his nephew,
He is a genius who is not inferior to him.
After running for seven hundred miles, he threw away Wu Xinhou Gongsun and raised an army of hundreds of thousands. He captured four cities of Qin in one fell swoop and marched to Xianyang City, the capital of the King of Qin. All this was completed in just ten days. Even King Yu Zhao Yuandai could not endure it.
I can’t help but praise: It’s amazing!
"Is Hongrun still in Qin State?"
Stepping into the Manlu Palace, King Yu Zhao Yuanke asked.
The Emperor of Wei then invited King Yu Zhao Yuanji to the palace and ordered the eunuch Tong Xian to spread the map of Qin sent by Du You on the table in the palace and put it next to the map of Wei. Then he pointed to the map of Qin.
Said: "Hongrun has returned the four cities of Fenghao, Lantian, Lintong and Gaoling. The army is currently stationed in Xiagui and is joining forces with Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin of the Qin State, to prepare to attack Hexi."
"Hexi?" King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai was stunned when he heard this, and said with a confused look on his face: "Are you planning to attack Han General Lecheng's rear? But Han General Lecheng has already invaded Hedong."
"Because of the lack of food." Shaking his head, Emperor Wei explained: "Hongrun had been in a stalemate with the Qin army for a long time. His soldiers were short of food, and the Qin army was also short of food. Therefore, the two sides made a plan and planned to take the Qiang from Hexi first.
Hu and the remaining Korean troops took action. It is said that there are still millions of cattle and sheep in Hexi, which can be used as military rations."
"Oh." King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai nodded in sudden realization. Then he came to his senses and asked in surprise: "Qin is willing to send troops to assist me, the Wei Dynasty?"
It is undeniable that this is the best news we have received in the past two months.
"How many troops does the Qin army plan to send?"
"Because of the food and grass problem, let's put it at 200,000, starting from Gongsun, Wang Jian, Ying Bo, Wang Lu and other Qin generals. It is said that these Qin generals have all dealt with my son and are all generals who are good at fighting!"
"Two hundred thousand..." King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai made an estimate in his mind, with a slight smile on his face.
You must know that Su Wang Zhao Hongrun currently has 200,000 soldiers under his command, plus the Qin State's 200,000 horses, which means that after the next year, as many as 400,000 reinforcements will arrive in the northern border of Wei. With this force
With the new force, I believe that the situation on the battlefield in Hanoi will change dramatically.
The only question is when this 400,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces will arrive in the northern border of Wei.