Chapter 1233: The horn of counterattack (2) [two in one]
One day later, Wei general Jiang Bi led the main force of the three northern armies to quietly pass through Maling, attack "Yangyi", and capture the fiefdom of "Yangyi Hou Han Xu".
Immediately, Jiang Bi continued to send his army westward and captured "Yuci", exposing "Jinyang", the seat of Taiyuan County, to his eyes.
Another day, Jiang Bi ordered to set fire to the two counties of "Yangyi" and "Yuci", and drove the Koreans from the two counties to "Jinyang", while he led tens of thousands of soldiers from the Third Army of the North to follow them from a distance.
Tens of thousands of Koreans in the two counties were forced to flee to Jinyang, driven by the Northern Army under Jiang Bi's command.
Jinyang guard general "Fang Fen" was greatly shocked when he heard that there were tens of thousands of compatriots who had fled outside the city. After some hesitation, he finally ordered the city to be opened to take them in because he couldn't bear it.
However, at this moment, Wei general Jiang Bi arrived at the city in time and led his army to attack the city.
Seeing this, Jinyang guard Fang Fen was shocked and immediately ordered the city gates to be closed. However, since Yangyi had not yet fled into the city, how could the Yuci refugees be willing to be locked up outside the city?
As a result, the refugees clashed with the Jinyang defenders, so that Jiang Bi took the city without any effort.
After that, Wei general Jiang Bi used "Jinyang" as a stronghold and used troops to attack nearby counties. He successively conquered "Gianyang", "Jixian", "Langmeng" and other places, and almost occupied the entire Taiyuan Basin.
Then Jiang Bi issued a few orders:
First of all, all the Korean troops in Jinyang and above the rank of "bo-chang (hundred-man general)" were executed;
Secondly, destroy all defensive facilities and buildings in the occupied area, including the county gate;
Then, the weapons and armor of the Korean prisoners were collected and thrown into the fire pit to destroy them.
After the Wei army completed all this, Wei general Jiang Bi resolutely gave up the captured cities, neither massacring nor looting. He gathered his troops and headed north to Yanmen County.
On the way to Yanmen County, the Wei army attacked and destroyed the outposts, passes, military camps, etc. used by Taiyuan County to defend against Linhu, Xiongnu and other foreign tribes. They were all burned to the ground, leaving most of Taiyuan County almost in ruins.
Fortified status.
It is conceivable that if Linhu, Xiongnu and other foreign tribes learn that Taiyuan County is so weak that the defenders do not even have weapons or armor for combat, they will definitely organize soldiers and horses to gather to plunder and even occupy Korean cities.
The clever thing is that even if Lin Hu "sees through" the suspicion that his side is being used by Wei general Jiang Bi, I believe they will not refuse the wealth from Jinyang, Yuci, Yangyi and other places. After all, Jiang Bi left when he left.
, did not rob the local Koreans of any property, which meant that Lin Hu and the Xiongnu could sweep away all the wealth of these Korean cities at once and obtain a huge wealth that far exceeded their previous conquests of Korea.
Driven by interests, Lin Hu, Xiongnu and other foreign tribes, after understanding the general situation, are likely to reach a "tacit agreement" with the three northern armies led by Wei general Jiang Bi: allowing the Wei army to continue to attack Korean cities, while they follow
Wei Jun took advantage of his situation.
Even foreign tribes such as Lin Hu and Xiongnu would provide some help to the Wei army. After all, the more Korean cities the Wei army captured, the more Korean wealth they could plunder this time.
It has to be said that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, used the trick of "Tiger Swallowing Wolf", which is really vicious. Just think about it, once foreign tribes such as Lin Hu, Xiongnu and so on invade Taiyuan County, which has almost no defensive power, Taiyuan will be devastated.
What a disaster the county suffered.
Maybe, the entire Taiyuan County will become a grazing land for foreigners from now on, and the tens of thousands of Koreans who have lived here for many years will become slaves of foreigners and live a life worse than death.
Of course, I believe that Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo would not take these expectations seriously. After all, he is also a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
In order to win this war, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could give up the territory of Hebei and the Wei people without hesitation. He could also use the strategy of "diversion of trouble to the east" to deliberately guide hundreds of thousands of Korean troops to change the target of their attack to defend the country.
How could they care about the life and death of the Koreans in Taiyuan, Yanmen and Daijun?
Looking at the entire Wei State, I believe that not many people would have guessed that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who had been defeated repeatedly during this period, had actually launched a counterattack, and his counterattack was still so vicious that it made people shudder.
At least, Zhao Hongrun didn't guess - he guessed that Wei General Jiang Bi's Northern Army might attack Handan, but he didn't expect that the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo would do the opposite and attack South Korea's borders.
But since he didn't figure it out, Zhao Hongrun simply stopped wasting time. After all, in his opinion, the third uncle, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was a difficult person to figure out.
The most urgent task now is to try to contact the Wei army south of the river, or to put it simply, contact Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and cooperate with him to inflict heavy losses on the Korean army as much as possible.
Immediately, Zhao Hongrun came up with a strategy: let Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, deliberately let some Korean troops cross the river. Then he led the Qin and Wei coalition forces to attack the Korean troops staying in Hebei, defeating them one by one.
But after hearing this, Qin Shaojun reminded: "When our army assisted Shanyang, many Korean troops scattered and fled. If the commander-in-chief of the Korean army learned about the battle situation in Shanyang, the Korean army would still cross the river.
What?"
These words really made Zhao Hongrun speechless.
No matter how you think about it, the Korean army in Hebei will be the first to turn around and attack Shanyang again, destroying the Qin and Wei coalition forces led by Zhao Hongrun, right?
But of course Zhao Hongrun will not be afraid of the Korean army in Hebei. Hearing this, he said calmly: "That's just right. I don't mind giving the Korean army another disastrous defeat!"
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun did not take his reminder to heart at all, Qin Shaojun felt a little uncomfortable. Hearing this, he snorted coldly: "You are so stubborn!"
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and asked Qin Shaojun with an unhappy look on his face: "Then do you have any good ideas? Tell me about it?"
"Uh..." Qin Shaojun was at a loss for words and opened his mouth. After a while, he said with a guilty conscience: "We might as well strengthen our defense first and wait for the opportunity."
"Ha, ha." Zhao Hongrun laughed twice exaggeratedly. The laughter was full of ridicule, which made Qin Shaojun's face turn red with anger.
After all, Qin Shaojun's suggestion just now is actually the same as unsaid.
Opposite them, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, Princess Sun of Yan, and others looked at this pair of young enemies with quite a bit of laughter, and they really couldn't understand their complicated relationship.
Just when the atmosphere was gradually getting worse, Zongwei Gao Kuo walked into the building again and said: "Your Highness, Mr. Yangquan Jun Yingbo, I am asking for an audience with Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and others."
"Please." Zhao Hongrun said.
Immediately, Yangquan Jun Ying Bo, Zhai Huang of the Shang Shui Army, Nanmen Chi and other generals walked into the city tower hand in hand.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun stood up and introduced: "Fourth brother, this is Mr. Ying Bo, Lord Yangquan of the Qin State. Mr. Ying Bo, this is my fourth brother, King Yan Ji Jiang... and these three, are
My fourth brother’s wife.”
"I have admired you for a long time."
"Disrespect, disrespect."
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang and Yangquan Jun Yingbo exchanged polite greetings. Although the two did not recognize each other at all before, under the general trend of Qin and Wei alliances, and with the introduction of Zhao Hongrun, the two quickly became familiar with each other.
"Come here, set up a table for Lord Ying Bo and several generals of the merchant navy."
When he ordered the guards to set up seats, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang secretly paid attention to Yangquan Jun Yingbo's expression, probably wanting to see how the Qin royal family would react to Qin Shaojun sitting on Zhao Hongrun's right hand side.
Facts have proved that Yang Quanjun Yingbo did not react at all to this, and even smiled happily and joked with Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun also signaled Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other generals to take their seats.
After they took their seats, Zhao Hongrun asked Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and others: "How is the situation in the city now?"
"Living up to the heavy trust, the Korean army was completely defeated by our "allied forces"'s fierce attack." Zhai Huang said with his fists clasped.
After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Hongrun, showing an expression that was hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked, "What? Is there something unexpected?"
"No, no." Zhai Huang shook his head, and then, after looking at each other with Nanmen Chi and other generals, he said hesitantly: "It's just that... uh... the subordinates, um, made some...
Something that violates military discipline..."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this. He said to himself that the Shangshui Army was an elite army that had been with him for more than five years. It had strict military discipline and logically would not do anything that violated military discipline.
"What's against military discipline?" he asked with a frown.
Zhai Huang secretly looked at Zhao Hongrun and said bravely: "Kill the prisoners..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chi from the Nanmen Gate immediately explained: "Your Highness, there is a reason for this."
As he spoke, he told the story one after another about the Han army massacring the people of Shanyang and humiliating the women of Shanyang that he had witnessed, which made King Yan Zhao Hongjiang furious and said loudly: "Well done! These beasts deserve to be killed."
kill!"
Zhao Hongrun was silent and asked after a while: "Is this true?"
After hearing this, Zhai Huang quickly said: "It is absolutely true, and all the people in the city can testify!"
Nanmen Chi also spoke up: "Your Highness, according to some Korean soldiers, the commander of his army, Ju Xin, issued an order to "set up troops for three days after capturing Shanyang."
"Three days of troops?" Zhao Hongrun's face became extremely ugly, and at this time, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang had an angry look on his face, and his eyes were almost ready to spit fire.
How could they not understand what "Zongbing" refers to?
At this moment, a burst of cheers and shouts came from the tower, and Wei Jun could vaguely be heard praising something.
"What's going on?"
Everyone in the city tower felt a little puzzled.
After a while, Zongwei Gao Kuo walked in, clasped his hands and said happily: "Congratulations, Your Highness, General Wu Ji has captured Han General Ju Xin alive!"
Hearing this, everyone in the city tower was greatly surprised, especially Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, because he had fought against Han General Ju Xin and knew the opponent's strength very well.
"Is this the person who gave the order to "stand down for three days"?
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang showed some hatred in his eyes, but after taking a look at Zhao Hongrun, he still endured it: after all, Ju Xin was captured by General Wu Ji under his eighth brother Zhao Hongrun, and his eighth brother should be punished.
And at this moment, I heard Zhao Hongrun say coldly: "Send the order to Wu Ji, kill him."
Hearing this, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang's eyes lit up, and then a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
After all, it was the drama of the ten great men of Kitahara!
"Kill...kill?"
Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi looked at each other in shock.
As if he had guessed the thoughts of Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other generals, Zhao Hongrun said coldly: "In this battle, I have never thought about making peace with Han, so what should I do with that Juxin? Since he had ordered "after the city is captured,
"If you stay in the army for three days, you will be worthy of death! ...By the way, let a few Korean prisoners live and let them bring Ju Xin's head to Han Hu."
"yes!"
Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other generals clasped their fists and accepted their orders.
Immediately, they felt something was wrong: What does "sparing the lives of a few Korean prisoners" mean?
Could it be that...
Yes, "all Korean prisoners shall be put to death." After the Qin and Wei coalition forces regained control of Shanyang City and captured a large number of Korean soldiers, King Su Zhao Hongrun issued this order.
After hearing the news, the surviving people in Shanyang City cried with joy.
The soldiers of the Shang Shui Army, while supporting this order, were also a little uneasy because in their opinion, it was His Highness King Su who bore the bad reputation of "killing prisoners" for them.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's decision shocked many people. Even the King of Yan, Zhao Hongjiang, couldn't help but persuade Zhao Hongrun to reconsider. After all, in the Battle of Shanyang, the Qin and Wei coalition captured at least 20,000 prisoners.
, executed 20,000 people in one go, even King Yan Zhao Hongjiang felt his scalp numb.
But in the end, Zhao Hongrun still insisted on his decision.
If Ju Xin had not issued the order to "set up troops for three days after breaking the city", then Zhao Hongrun could still have spared his life, temporarily imprisoned this person, and used it as a bargaining chip on the negotiating table when negotiating peace with South Korea in the future; those South Korean prisoners
Likewise, if they had not killed the people in Shanyang City indiscriminately and had not insulted the women of Shanyang, Zhao Hongrun could have spared their lives.
But since these people have done unforgivable things, how can Zhao Hongrun spare their lives?
The next day, under the coercion of tens of thousands of Qin and Wei coalition forces, more than 20,000 Korean prisoners were forced to dig outside the city and dug a huge deep pit.
Immediately, the soldiers of the Shangshui Army forced and killed these Korean prisoners with swords. "Note: Due to restrictions on the relevant regulations at the starting point, this plot has been omitted."
It is worth mentioning that among the 20,000 Korean prisoners, one was an old acquaintance of the Shang Shui Army - the former Shangdang guard Feng Ting. When this man realized that the Wei army was going to trap them and kill them, this man shouted
The words "I am Feng Ting" and "I want to see Mr. Ji Run" attracted the attention of the generals of the Shang Shui Army, and they were brought to the presence of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
Feng Ting was indeed a smart man. When he met Zhao Hongrun, he swore to God to show that he had nothing to do with the Korean army's massacre of Shanyang people, and that he had never ordered the indiscriminate killing of a Shanyang citizen, hoping to be forgiven.
In fact, before he was captured by the Wei army, Feng Ting had already guessed that if he was captured by the Wei army this time, there would be no chance of survival. Who told Ju Xin to issue the order to deploy troops for three days?
It was precisely for this reason that Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, saw a bad opportunity and fled in a hurry, leaving his army behind.
At that time, Feng Ting also wanted to escape, but unfortunately he was a step too late and was captured by the Wei army.
But unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun was unmoved by Feng Ting's explanation - since he ordered the execution of Ju Xin and killed more than 20,000 Korean soldiers, he would not have to kill Feng Ting, one of the ten tycoons of the Northern Plains.
However, after thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun felt that Feng Ting was indeed a talented person, so he proposed to surrender: If Feng Ting was willing to surrender to Wei, he could make the decision to spare his life.
Faced with the choice between life and death, Feng Ting gritted his teeth and finally reluctantly chose to surrender.
As for Ju Xin, another of the ten great men of Beiyuan who was captured by the Wei army, he was not so lucky. He was executed by Wu Ji himself and his head was beheaded, and several Korean prisoners were sent to Ji County with their heads.
Give it to the commander-in-chief of the Korean army, Kang Gong Han Hu.
In fact, as early as mid-February, Duke Kang Han Hu had ordered his troops to cross the river to attack Wei's "Yuanyang" and "Nanyan".
But it is a pity that Yuanyang and Nanyan have the anti-rebellion army of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, as well as the new army formed by royal nobles such as Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping Marquis Zhao Tan. These 780,000 Wei troops defend the natural dangers of the river, leaving the Han army
Repeatedly returned without success.
Due to the unfavorable outcome of the war, Kang Gong and Han Hu were furious several times: "I have an army of more than 200,000, can't I even cross a big river?!"
However, facing Kang Gong and Han Hu's thunderous wrath, all the Korean generals in the tent, such as Li Mu guarding Yanmen, Leyi guarding Beiyan, Baoyuan, Jin Miao, Sima Shang, etc., all watched.
, nose and heart, silent.
To be fair, Duke Kang and Han Hu were right, these Korean generals were indeed slacking off.
The reason is very simple. For example, Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, as well as Bao Yuan, Jin Mao and others, they opposed this unjust war from the beginning - that is, South Korea tore up its alliance with Wei and started a war against Wei.
But they dared not speak out because according to rumors, the former Taiyuan Shou Lian Pi was fired because he openly opposed the war and publicly insulted Kang Gong Han Hu as a "despicable old dog".
position, I heard that he has now fled to Wei State.
In the face of this living example of Lian Pi, generals such as Li Mu, Bao Yuan, and Jin Mao all chose to temporarily obey. However, temporary compliance does not mean that they will do their best to support Kang Gong and Han Hu's conquest of Wei. It is said that they work hard but do not contribute.
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As for Beiyan Shou Leyi, he doesn't care whether this war is "just" or "unjust". He doesn't value such things. However, Kang Gong and Han Hu asked Ju Xin to replace him a while ago and continue to attack Hanoi.
This approach made Beiyan Shou Leyi very dissatisfied, so that in the recent battles across the river, only generals such as Sima Shang, Gong Zhongpeng, Tian Ling, Dai Tuo, Ni Liang, Wang Liao, etc. were contributing, and Li Mu also
Well, Le Yi, Bao Yuan, Jin Yao and others all work hard but don't contribute much.
It seems that Kang Gong and Han Hu also saw this and became furious.
He wished he could get rid of the posts of unruly generals like Li Mu, Jin Biao, Bao Yuan and Le Yi just like he had removed Lian Pi.
But unfortunately, unlike Lian Pi, who has few connections and supporters in the Han Palace, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, and Shanggu Shouma She are a small group of the royal party, and Jin Yao is a confidant general of Lihou Han Wu.
Le Yi was the only and most respected general among Duke Zhuang and Han Geng. These people could not be dismissed from their military positions and removed from their military power casually.
"In short, I must conquer this river within three days!...General Le Yi, I will leave this matter to you!"
After hearing Kang Gong Han Hu's order, Le Yi shook his head and said indifferently: "Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang in Wei State, built defenses on the south bank of the river. Watchtowers and sentry towers were everywhere. Within three days, it was really difficult.
Attack to the other side..."
After hearing this, Kang Gong Han Hu became even more angry. Sima Shang hesitated and said: "Master Han Hu, the Wei army on the other side of the river is heavily defended and cannot be defeated in a short time. It is better to change the route and start from the Weiguo side."
Then, seeing Kang Gong and Han Hu looking thoughtful, he continued: "Wei's army is far inferior to Wei in strength and strength. Since Wei has stationed heavy troops in Yuanyang and Nanyan, we will change our route to attack Wei.
, crossing the river from Weiguo, as long as our army crosses the river, won't the heavy troops deployed by Wei State in Yuanyang and Nanyan area be in vain? "
After hearing this, Duke Kang and Han Hu nodded repeatedly and expressed great appreciation.
However, at this time, Li Mu and Le Yi looked at each other inexplicably.
"It seems like Le Yi won't speak anymore..."
As if he understood the gesture in Le Yi's eyes, Li Mu said, "Lord Han Hu, please consider carefully before turning to attack the Wei Kingdom."
"General Li Mu has any objection to this?" Kang Gong Han Hu said with a frown. Even Sima Shang looked at Li Mu in confusion.
I saw Li Mu glance at Sima Shang apologetically, saying that he was "taking responsibility for the situation but not the person", and then he said seriously: "Master Han Hu, last year, our army had several battles with Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang in Wei State.
This person is by no means a good person. I believe that his strategy is not inferior to others. I would like to ask, since General Sima Shang wanted to move to the Wei Kingdom, why did Nanliang King Jizuo stay in Yuanyang and Nanyan without doing anything?
...In my opinion, this is a trick to lure the enemy. Jizuo, the king of Nanliang, deliberately omitted the defense on the Weiguo side in order to lure our army to cross the river from the Weiguo side..."
"Absurd!" Kang Gong Han Hu said with a sneer: "Then why didn't he lure the enemy in Yuanyang and Nanyan?"
"Because Yuanyang and Nanyan are too close to Daliang, the capital of Wei." Li Mu said seriously: "If he lures the enemy in Yuanyang and Nanyan, our army can reach Daliang that day and march to the city. But what if
Our army crossed the river from Weiguo, and with the obstruction of Weiguo, our army may not be able to reach Daliang in May or Sixth... Furthermore, if our army changes its mind and decides to attack Weiguo first, it may take half a month or one day.
The moon cannot reach Daliang."
"So what?" Kang Gong Han Hu said coldly: "It's just to let the Wei people linger for a few more days." As he said that, he looked around at the generals present and said in a deep voice: "If we can't cross within three days,
After crossing the river, we will turn to attack Weiguo!"
After hearing this, Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, and Leyi, the guardian of Beiyan, frowned in unison.
To be fair, they were not optimistic about Sima An's suggestion of "taking Wei first and then Wei". In their view, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, intended to lure their Korean army to attack Wei. This was not just to stay alive for a few more days.
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They suspected that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was stalling for time, waiting for a suitable "opportunity".
But what exactly this opportunity is, Li Mu and Le Yi can't think of it for the time being - they just intuitively believe that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is brewing some terrible conspiracy.
Unfortunately, Li Mu and Le Yi did not persuade Kang Gong and Han Hu to proceed with caution. In the end, Kang Gong and Han Hu decided to divide their troops and ordered "Sima Shang" to lead 80,000 troops to the narrow part of the river to build a bridge across the river to attack Weiguo.
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On the other hand, Duke Kang and Han Hu ordered Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Wei, Le Yi and others to continue to put pressure on Yuanyang and Nanyan, making it impossible for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, to withdraw to support Weiguo.
In this way, it was not until February 28th that Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, who luckily escaped death in Shanyang, fled back to Jixian County, where the Han army was stationed, with a few guards.
"Uncle, our army failed to attack Shanyang. Wei Gongzi Run, Wei Gongzi Run, led the Qin and Wei coalition forces, is back!"
"What?!"
Han Hu, the Duke of Kang, met alone in the commander's tent with Han Yang, the Marquis of Dang Yin. Hearing this, his expression suddenly changed.
He secretly said in his heart: Is this what Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang, is waiting for? Is it reinforcements from Wei Gongzi Run?