On the east gate of Shanyang County, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang held up a wine cup and solemnly thanked him.
Beside him, Princess Sun of Yan, concubine Li, and Sun's three daughters also raised glasses with their husbands to toast Zhao Hongrun, thanking his uncle for leading the army to support in time.
Even though they had made up their minds to die with their husbands in Shanyang before, that was because as the women of King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, they did not want to bring shame to their husbands and their natal family, but if there was a glimmer of hope,
How could they be willing to leave their children behind and die in their prime?
It was precisely for this reason that when they learned that their brother-in-law Zhao Hongrun had led the reinforcements to Shanyang for support in time, Princess Sun of Yan and her two concubine sisters burst into tears and cried with joy.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun felt very emotional.
In his impression, the fourth sister-in-law, Princess Sun of Yan, and the concubine Li and the second daughter of Sun. As the concubines and concubines of King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, these three women have always kept a very low profile.
He also heard that when King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan was still serving as deputy general under the late Nanyan general Wei Mu, he proposed to form a new army in Shanyang to share the pressure of the Nanyan army.
However, at that time, the imperial court's finances were very tight. Under the operation of King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, although the designation of the "Shanyang Army" was approved, the military pay needed to be raised by the Fourth Prince himself.
Under such circumstances, Princess Sun of Yan, her concubine Li, and the three daughters of the Sun family sold their clothes and jewelry, used their private money to support their men, and persuaded the Huang Sun family of their natal family to provide help to their husbands.
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It can be said that King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan established the Shanyang Army, and Princess Sun of Yan and his concubine Li, as well as the three daughters of the Sun family, played an indispensable role.
Because it had to support an army, the finances of the Yan Palace were always quite tight. It was not until later, due to the promotion of the "Weichuan Trade", that the imperial court's financial resources gradually became abundant, so some food and wages were allocated to the Shanyang Army.
After that, the women of Prince Yan's Mansion finally had some spare money to buy themselves some decent clothes and jewelry, but they were far from luxurious.
However, the Princess Sun of Yan, the concubine Li, and the three daughters of the Sun family who appeared in front of Zhao Hongrun today were dressed in decent clothes and jewelry. Looking at their clothes, Zhao Hongrun thought of the fire at the gate tower just now.
It was immediately clear that if he had arrived a moment late with his army, these three respectable women would most likely have died in the mountains, so that they would not become a burden to their husbands.
Because of this, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang solemnly thanked Zhao Hongrun and said "I owe you three lives" - he did not thank Zhao Hongrun because he was saved, he thanked Zhao Hongrun because the latter saved him.
He has three ladies who have supported him from beginning to end.
In fact, not only the Princess of Yan, Sun Shi, and the other three people felt the joy of escaping from death, but the King of Yan, Zhao Hongjiang, was even more frightened, because he was just one step away from having to kill his three favorite confidantees with his own hands, and then
The couple died for their country in Shanyang City.
"Fourth brother, you are serious...and the three sisters-in-law should not do the same." Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly and waved his hand.
Drinking this glass of wine means that he has acquiesced to the great debt owed to him by his fourth brother and his sister-in-law. However, Zhao Hongrun felt that the fourth brother and his sister-in-law stayed in Shanyang and made great contributions to the entire "Northern Xinjiang Battlefield".
contribution.
This is not just talking nonsense. You must know that it is precisely because Han Jiang Juxin failed to capture Sanyang as soon as possible that the two Korean armies of Hanoi Juxin and Hadong Lecheng failed to converge. Otherwise, if Han Jiangcheng and Juxin each
After conquering Hedong County and Hanoi County, he stationed his troops at various strategic points in the two counties. The Qin and Wei coalition forces may not be able to reach Hanoi quickly to support the Wei mainland for several months.
It is no exaggeration to say that it was precisely because Yan King Zhao Hongjiang led the Shanyang Army to defend Shanyang County to the death that all the Wei territory in Hebei was not captured by the Korean army, and the Qin and Wei coalition forces led by Zhao Hongrun were able to pass smoothly.
If Zhao Hongrun leads the Qin and Wei coalition forces in the future to support Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, to repel the Korean army, then the entire "Northern Xinjiang War" will be attributed to Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan.
It's not because he has the greatest merit, but because he made a key contribution: without him, Zhao Hongrun would not be able to support Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, as quickly as possible. And based on the current battle situation, without Zhao Hongrun's support, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, would not be able to support Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
Zuoba is 90% likely to be defeated. Once he is defeated, the Korean army will break through the natural barrier of the river and attack Liang County of Wei State, seriously threatening the capital of Wei State.
In fact, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan had considered this point before and was unwilling to move his troops out. Otherwise, with the 22,000 troops under his command at that time, as long as he could ruthlessly leave the people of Shanyang, there would be no chance at all.
There was no danger at all, and even his woman almost died helplessly.
Therefore, when King Yan Zhao Hongjiang said words of gratitude, Zhao Hongrun felt that it was the country, the court, and the tens of thousands of people in Liang County who owed this Fourth Brother a huge favor. This Fourth Brother,
Living up to the oath he made in the first place, he still stood firm at the country's gates when the country was in the most difficult situation, preventing the Korean army from gaining the upper hand.
But in the end, due to the persistence of Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang and his wife, Zhao Hongrun still accepted the drink.
However, after accepting the toast, he also offered a toast to his fourth brother and his sister-in-law to express his respect.
After the two sides exchanged a few words, Zongwei Gao Kuo stepped from the city wall into the building, raised his hands to Zhao Hongrun and said, "Your Highness, uh... Shaojun is here."
"Young Master?"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang didn't react for a while. He was about to ask the eighth brother in front of him when he saw that the eighth brother Zhao Hongrun had a strange expression.
About ten breaths later, a sound of footsteps and armor shaking was heard outside the building. Immediately, Qin Shaojun led a group of Qin soldiers to come here.
"..."
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang frowned slightly.
Because the visitor broke in without his and Zhao Hongrun's permission, but strangely, the guards of Zhao Hongrun, his eighth brother, showed no intention of stopping the visitor, which made him secretly surprised.
As the master of Shanyang, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang stood up, clasped his fists and raised his hands, saying: "I, Zhao Jiang, I don't know who your Excellency is..."
Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, who was still sitting in the banquet and seemed to be turning a blind eye, Qin Shaojun frowned, but when her eyes turned to Zhao Hongjiang, a smile appeared on her face, she held her hands in return and said: "I have always heard of Mr. Wei's brave reputation.
, I saw you today, you are indeed a hero of the world!... I am the Young Master of Da Qin, you are so polite, Young Master Jiang."
"Gongzijiang? Qin people?"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang was a little unable to turn around and didn't understand what was going on.
After all, in his impression, the Qin State was their enemy of the Wei State. He remembered that the year before last, his eighth brother Zhao Hongjiang wiped out the 200,000 Qin army in Sanchuan County. But this time, it is said that the eighth brother led the army to attack Qin State.
After leaving the country, it is hard to imagine that the young master of Qin would greet him so politely.
Because there was no clue from the expression of the eighth brother Zhao Hongrun, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang turned to look at the former Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao. Seeing that he did not show any hostility, he knew that this "Qin Shaojun" was not an enemy, so he was polite
He greeted Qin Shaojun to come and sit down at the table.
His original intention was to ask someone to adjust the position of the desk, but to his surprise, Qin Shaojun sat directly on the right side of Zhao Hongrun without caring, and said calmly: "No need to bother, I can just sit here."
"Can……"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang looked at Qin Shaojun and then at Zhao Hongrun, wondering in his heart: How close is the relationship between Qin Shaojun and his eighth brother Zhao Hongrun to the point where they can sit at the same desk together?
You know, not all relationships can sit together, unless they are relatives, close friends, husband and wife, etc.
But when Zhao Hongjiang looked at the relationship between Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun, he didn't look like close friends.
What's more important is that the seats at the same table are arranged in order of priority. The left is the most respected and the right is the second. As the young king of Qin, if Qin Shaojun sits on the right side of his eighth brother Zhao Hongrun, what if it causes misunderstanding among the people of Qin?
People who didn't know better thought that he, a Wei man, didn't know etiquette and was humiliating Qin Shaojun.
"This isn't appropriate..."
Zhao Hongjiang shook his head and was about to say something. Beside him, Princess Sun of Yan stared at Qin Shaojun. As if she saw something, she secretly tugged on her husband's sleeves and whispered a few words in his ear.
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It's a pity that King Yan Zhao Hongjiang didn't understand his beloved wife's reminder. He frowned and said, "What do you mean by 'leaving other people's affairs alone'? You woman, you are so ignorant!"
"Who is the rare person?"
Regarding her husband's slowness, Princess Sun of Yan was ashamed and angry, so she could only whisper something in her husband's ear.
Not sure what he heard, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang suddenly showed a horrified and inexplicable look in his eyes, staring at Qin Shaojun in disbelief with his eyes wide open, which made Qin Shaojun feel quite uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Princess Sun of Yan discovered her husband's rude behavior and reminded the latter in time.
"cough."
Since he had learned some speculations from his beloved wife, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang no longer dwelled on the issue of sitting. After coughing, he took the initiative to relieve the situation and said: "I dare to ask you, young master, is it possible that your country and I, the Wei Dynasty, have been resolved?"
arms?"
"Yes." Qin Shaojun, who was blushing slightly, nodded and explained: "With the help of Du You, the Minister of Rites of your country, our country, Qin, has concluded an alliance with your country. This time, our country, Qin, will send 200,000 troops to assist your country.
The country repelled Han and Chu's attack... If your country's war situation continues to be unfavorable, as long as there is enough food and grass, we, the Qin Dynasty, will continue to increase our troops to assist your country!"
"really?!"
King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan was greatly surprised when he heard this. He knew that he was not good at politics and diplomacy, so he did not ask about the alliance. He was simply happy for the support of 200,000 Qin troops. After all, this was really a very powerful force.
It may be able to reverse Wei's current unfavorable war situation.
Not to mention, Qin Shaojun also said that as long as there is enough food, Qin will increase its troop support to Wei.
For the Wei State, which is currently treading on thin ice, this is simply a timely help.
Thinking of this, he said seriously to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, your reinforcements are very timely. If a few more days pass, the Korean army will cross the river to attack Liangjun..."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, frowned and asked: "The King of Nanliang..."
As if he had guessed Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang shook his head and said helplessly: "The Nanliang King's command to suppress the rebels has withdrawn to Yuanyang and the Nanyan area. According to the news, together with Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping Marquis Zhao Tan,
The private armies formed by others are united together, and in Hanoi, apart from our Shanyang Army, there are all the rest of our Wei army..."
As he spoke, he told Zhao Hongrun everything about the current situation on the battlefield in Hanoi, only to hear Zhao Hongrun frown frequently.
After hearing the story of King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, Zhao Hongrun realized that in the Hanoi battlefield, his Wei army had actually collapsed. Currently, the Han army was planning to cross the river to attack Wei's Liang County.
"This is wrong. Where is General Jiang Bi's Northern Second Army?... What on earth is Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, planning?"