Chapter 1234: In March, Wei Guo suffered [two in one]
On that day, Kang Gong and Han Hu summoned four generals, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Piao, and Le Yi, to the commander's tent. Although in his opinion, these generals were very "rebellious", under the current situation, he had to rely on these generals.
The power of people.
After a while, four generals, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Miao, and Le Yi, came one after another. When they saw Dangyin Hou Han Yang sitting in the tent, they couldn't help but be startled: Didn't Dangyin Hou Han Yang lead troops to Shanyang to support the drama?
Are you excited? Why are you here?
However, because they had a bad relationship with Duke Kang and Han Hu, the four generals did not ask any questions. They each took their seats and waited for Duke Kang and Han Hu to speak.
However, the first words Kang Gong Han Hu spoke shocked the four generals Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Ao and Le Yi: "Our army was defeated in the battle of Shanyang."
What?
Our army was defeated in the Battle of Shanyang?
Are you kidding? Ju Xin and Dangyin Hou Han Yang led a total of 80,000 troops, but they couldn't capture a single Shanyang City?
Although they still didn't speak, the expressions of Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Ao, and Le Yi became solemn, and they all looked at Kang Gong and Han Hu in unison, waiting for the latter to explain the matter.
"A Yang." Kang Gong Han Hu signaled to Dang Yin Hou Han Yang.
Dangyin Hou Han Yang understood and explained solemnly: "It was Wei Gongzi Run's reinforcements that happened to arrive in Shanyang."
With that, he briefly told Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Ao, and Le Yi the general process of how he and Ju Xin attacked Shanyang and were defeated by Wei Gongzi Run's reinforcements. The four generals had different expressions.
different.
"It's unfair to lose this battle..."
Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, objectively thought about the reasons for the defeat in the Battle of Shanyang. Although he couldn't understand Ju Xin's use of "three days of troops after breaking the city" to encourage his Korean army, in general, Ju Xin
There were no command errors.
It can only be said that Wei Gongzirun's reinforcements arrived at a very coincidental time. They appeared just when the Korean army was attacking Shanyang, so that the Korean army was caught off guard.
While Li Mu was thinking, Bao Yuan couldn't help but asked Dangyin Hou Han Yang with a slight change of expression: "Wei Gongzi Run is in Shanyang right now? Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true." Dangyin Hou Han Yang replied seriously.
Hearing the confirmation from Dangyin Hou Han Yang, Bao Yuan's expression became more solemn and he murmured: "Now we are in trouble..."
Before he finished speaking, Jin Mao frowned and asked seriously: "Master Han Yang, do you know how many soldiers and horses Wei Gongzi Run has under his command?"
"It is tentatively estimated that there are sixty or seventy thousand." As he said this, Dangyin Hou Han Yang seemed to have thought of something, and added: "One more thing, I saw the word "Qin" in the reinforcements sent by Wei Gongzi Run to support Shanyang.
The Qin army under the banner..."
"What?!" Bao Yuan's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
What does it mean that the Qin army appears among the Wei army?
This means that Qin and Wei may have formed an alliance!
Glancing at the four generals with different expressions in the tent, Kang Gong Han Hu said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you must have heard that a few days ago, Wei Gongzi Run led his elite troops and the Qin army,
Arriving at Shanyang, I killed Ju Xin by surprise... Our army's advantage is very slim. Under such dangerous circumstances, I hope to put aside our past grudges with the four of you and ask the four generals to help me..."
As he said that, he glanced around at the four generals in the tent and said seriously: "I believe that tomorrow, the defeated troops will send the specific situation of the Shanyang Battle back to the army, and I will discuss it with you at that time."
Since the specific situation in the Shanyang area has not yet been determined, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Miao, and Le Yi did not rush to express their stance. Seeing this, Kang Gong and Han Hu did not rush him, and asked the four generals to go down to rest and think carefully.
Know the pros and cons.
After all, Duke Kang and Han Hu also understood that Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Ao, and Le Yi were all generals who valued the interests of the country. Once the Han army was in a critical situation, even if he, Han Hu, and the four generals had done something wrong,
I believe that the four generals will temporarily give up their prejudices and contribute their talents.
Sure enough, by the next day, many soldiers from Quyang and Handan fled back to "Jixian" one after another. From the mouths of these defeated soldiers, Duke Kang and Han Hu confirmed the news of "the defeat of Shanyang".
But just when he was about to summon the four generals Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Miao, and Le Yi to discuss countermeasures, he suddenly heard a piece of bad news: several Quyang soldiers had fled with Ju Xin's head.
When he saw the dead head of Ju Xin with his own eyes, Mr. Kang and Han Hu felt that his vision went dark and he almost fainted on the spot.
You must know that Ju Xin, the governor of Daijun, and Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, were the two generals that Kang Gong and Han Hu relied on most. His expectations for Ju Xin and Qin Kai were far higher than those of Li Mu, Le Yi and others.
above.
However, he never expected that Ju Xin would die in Shanyang.
"I swear that I will never be sworn in with Wei Gongzi Run!"
When the four generals Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Piao and Le Yi received the summons and came to the commander's tent, they heard the furious roar of Duke Kang and Han Hu coming from inside the commander's tent.
The four generals, feeling surprised in their hearts, stepped into the tent and immediately saw that on the table in front of the commander's position was a head, that of Ju Xin, the acting governor of the county.
Seeing this, Bao Yuan and Jin Yao were shocked, and the former asked in a voiceless voice: "What on earth is going on?"
Han Yang, the Marquis of Danyin, had been in the tent for a long time. Hearing the words, he said seriously: "As seen by several generals... The battle of Shanyang was defeated. General Ju Xin failed to evacuate in time and was captured alive by Wu Ji of the Wei army. The next day, Wei
Young Master Run personally ordered Ju Xin to be beheaded."
Li Mu, Bao Yuan, and Jin Yao had different expressions when they heard this, and their faces were slightly ugly.
In fact, there are several unwritten rules during the war between the two countries. For example, if the enemy's general or even the enemy's royal family is captured alive, they will not be executed immediately. In most cases, they will be imprisoned.
, when the two countries cease war and make peace in the future, they will be used as bargaining chips - after all, ordinary soldiers will die when they die, and generals can be regarded as "rare resources."
But now, Wei Gongzi Run ordered the execution of Ju Xin, who was captured alive by Wei General Wu Ji, and sent Ju Xin's head to several Quyang soldiers to the hands of Kang Gong Han Hu. This was not only a provocation, but also represented Wei's
Gongzi Run deliberately brought them a message: In this battle between Wei and South Korea, only one side can survive, and there is no possibility of peace!
The words added by Dangyin Hou Han Yang later fully proved this guess: "In addition, Wei Gongzi Run is said to have ordered the killing of more than 20,000 surrendered soldiers of our side..."
"Kill prisoners?"
Li Mu frowned when he heard this, and his face looked a little unhappy.
It's no wonder, after all, not killing prisoners is an unwritten rule in war between countries. Furthermore, the "unjust" act of killing prisoners can easily arouse condemnation from the people of the world.
What's more important is that today Wei killed 20,000 prisoners of war with the Korean army. How can it be avoided if the Wei army falls into the hands of the Korean army in the future?
It seems that this kind of meaningless killing will cause devastation to all living beings. Therefore, countries will almost never massacre prisoners after the war. At most, they will use them as coolies.
"I never expected that Wei Gongzi Run would do such an ugly thing!"
Li Mu thought with some unhappiness.
I remember that at the beginning, he had a good impression of Wei Gongzi Run. He thought that he was an upright and upright young hero of the Wei State. He was excellent in both strategy and military command.
But then he thought again, and Li Mu felt something was wrong.
After all, during the last war between Wei and Han, Wei Gongzi Runke captured Handan, the royal capital of South Korea. However, at that time, Wei Gongzi Runke did not disturb the people in Handan City at all. During this period, the Han soldiers who were captured by the Wei army also
There was no harm done, so why did prisoners be killed this time?
Thinking about it carefully, Li Mu immediately thought of Ju Xin's order to "set up troops for three days after breaking the city" when he attacked Shanyang, and he suddenly realized that Ju Xin must have allowed Quyang Han soldiers to burn, kill and loot in Shanyang City, and even
He did something even more ugly, which made Wei Gongzi Run furious. He ignored the tacit agreement of "killing and capturing prisoners unknown" and ordered the killing of more than 20,000 Korean soldiers.
"Oh...I made a mistake."
After taking a look at Ju Xin's head, Li Mu sighed secretly.
The question that Li Mu was thinking about, Bao Yuan and Jin Miao also thought about. After all, they can be called "old acquaintances" of Wei Gongzi Run. How could they not know what kind of person Wei Gongzi Run is? Since Wei Gongzi Run is
Prince Run executed Ju Xin mercilessly and killed more than 20,000 Korean soldiers. There is no doubt that Ju Xin’s army must have committed a lot of evil in this Wei city when they attacked Shanyang, which made Prince Run of Wei furious.
Killing.
Compared with Li Mu, Bao Yuan and Jin Miao, Le Yi considers many simpler issues. There is no schadenfreude. He just laughs at Kang Gong, Han Hu and Ju Xin: before, Han Hu showed favoritism and let Ju Xin replace him. Le Yi went there.
When he was conquering Hanoi, he never expected that Ju Xin would meet Wei Gongzi Run head-on and lose his life.
God's will is unpredictable, nothing more than this.
At this time, Kang Gong Han Hu was still holding his forehead and looking at Ju Xin's head with a sad expression. For a long time, he called in two guards and asked them to save Ju Xin's head and save it from the Wei army in a few days.
Take back Ju Xin's body and bury it alive.
After ordering the two guards, Kang Gong Han Hu looked at the five people in the tent, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Wei, Le Yi, and Han Yang, and said with a gloomy face: "Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang in the Wei Kingdom, is stationed in Yuanyang.
Nan Yan is delaying the opportunity. I think they are probably waiting for reinforcements from Wei Gongzi Run...Now Wei Gongzi Run is leading the Qin and Wei coalition forces to garrison Shanyang, constraining our army. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, Jin Yao, Le Yi, Han Yang and others frowned and thought.
It has to be said that Wei Gongzi Run led the Qin and Wei coalition forces to garrison Shanyang. This is indeed a big problem for the Korean army. This means that the Korean army will not be able to attack Wei across the river without any worries. Otherwise, if the Korean army
After crossing the river, Wei Gongzi Run led his army to cut off the Korean army's return route. Hundreds of thousands of Korean soldiers would probably die in Liang County of Wei State.
Seeing Duke Kang and Han Hu looking at him inquiringly, Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Kang Gong, in Li's opinion, since Wei Gong Zirun's reinforcements have arrived in Shanyang, Hanoi, I believe that General Lecheng from Hedong will probably also
We have suffered a defeat... Our army has no advantage anymore, so it is better to withdraw now."
Hearing this, Kang Gong Han Hu became furious and scolded: "Ju Xin and more than 20,000 soldiers were all executed by Ji Run'er in Shanyang. How can I not avenge him?!"
"... Wei Gongzi Ji Run's reinforcements have arrived in Shanyang, and they will continue to conquer Wei. If the battle continues, not only Ju Xin and more than 20,000 soldiers will die."
Beiyan Shou Leyi glanced at Kang Gong and Han Hu, but still folded his arms and said nothing.
To be honest, he was very surprised that Wei Gongzi Run arrived in Shanyang in time to support him.
After all, according to some detailed information sent before the winter of last year, Wei Gongzi Run angrily launched troops to attack the Qin mainland before the winter because of a stalemate with the Qin army in Sanchuan, and actually succeeded in capturing several Qin cities.
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Logically speaking, Qin and Wei would fight to the death over this, but somehow, in just two or three months, the Qin and Wei armies actually came together. What is even more incredible is that Wei Gongzi Run led the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
We can set out from the Qin State in the west and arrive at Shanyang before March.
This marching speed is simply amazing!
After thinking for a while, Le Yi spoke up in a rare moment: "Le, just say a few words."
Hearing these words unexpectedly, everyone in the tent showed surprised expressions, and Duke Kang and Han Hu swallowed back all the words that criticized Li Mu.
It's no wonder, after all, Le Yi is a person who rarely takes the initiative to express his opinions. To speak so proactively, as if he wants to analyze the battle situation for everyone, is like the sun rising in the west.
"General Le Yi, please speak." Kang Gong Han Hu suppressed the anger in his heart and raised his hand to signal.
Le Yi nodded, and said slowly in his usual cold tone: "First of all, among the reinforcements sent by Lord Wei of Wei to support Shanyang, there were actually troops from Qin. This shows that Qin and Wei have already
The alliance was concluded. According to the information we obtained carefully, Wei Gongzi Run’s subordinates,
The Qin army commander who once gathered 200,000 troops to confront him, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, also had nearly 200,000 troops. Excluding some of the troops lost by the Qin and Wei armies due to the battle, it is conservatively estimated that Wei Gongzi has a strong side. At present,
There may be more than 300,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces, not just 60,000 to 70,000."
Having said this, he glanced at Dangyin Hou Han Yang. After all, the latter had estimated that Wei Gongzi Run's troops to support Shan Yang were around 60,000 to 70,000.
"Three hundred thousand..."
Hearing this number, even Kang Gong and Han Hu could not help but feel a little confused. After all, the number of Korean troops currently in Ji County is only this number.
And this means that if we add the troops of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of the Southern Liang State of Wei, and others, the Wei army on the northern frontier of Wei State may exceed 400,000, or even more.
In terms of military strength alone, this has exceeded the Korean army.
"Secondly, Wei's Nanliang King Jizuo's purpose of deliberately delaying the war flight is definitely waiting for reinforcements from Wei Gongzi Run." Holding up his second finger, Le Yi analyzed seriously: "I remember when winter entered last year.
, Wei Gongzi Run led his army to sneak attack
Qin's homeland is facing Qin's own army with more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops. Even Le Mou is not sure that Qin will surrender. How can Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang, judge the victory or defeat of Wei Gong Ji Run's trip?
...However, Nanliang Wang Jizuo was killed last winter
, there are various signs that he will withdraw to the south of the river and station in Yuanyang and Nanyan. It can be seen that Jizuo, the king of Nanliang, has his own strategy, which has nothing to do with Wei Gongzi Run leading his army to return for reinforcements." After a pause,
He said in a deep voice: "Le thought that
, the key to Nanliang King Ji Zuo's reliance should be Wei General Jiang Bi's 50,000 troops...Kang Gong, Le Mou suggests that you send someone to Zhongmu, and ask Zhongmu to send an army to Hukou Pass to test it out.
Is Wei General Jiang Bi still at Hukou Pass?"
Hearing this, Li Mu couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Le Yi, because Le Yi was exactly as he guessed.
He also felt that the conspiracy of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was most likely caused by Wei General Jiang Bi's Northern Army, rather than Wei Gongzi Run's reinforcements - the latter might just coincide with the meeting.
"I will send someone to Zhongmou." Kang Gong Han Hu nodded.
After all, he is also a veteran of the military, so he naturally understands that Le Yi's analysis is reasonable. At least in terms of the overall situation, Le Yi is far above him.
"What advice does General Le Yi have regarding the current war situation?" Kang Gong Han Hu asked.
Hearing this, Le Yi glanced at Li Mu, and immediately saw Li Mu slightly nodding towards him imperceptibly.
He said calmly: "Kang Gong, in fact, Le Mou and General Li Mu have the same opinion. Since Wei Gong Zirun led the Qin and Wei coalition forces to Shanyang, our army has lost the possibility of attacking Wei... If Kang Gong
If you insist on continuing the attack, we will obey, but it is impossible for our army to win."
Hearing this, Duke Kang and Han Hu immediately widened his eyes, but after a while, the anger on his face gradually faded away.
In fact, he himself understood it, but he was sad that his beloved general Ju Xin was executed by Wei Gongzi Run and refused to face the matter.
"Our army...really has no chance of winning?" Kang Gong and Han Hu asked tiredly.
Le Yi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid there is no chance of winning this time."
Unlike Kang Gong Han Hu who looked gloomy after hearing this, Dangyin Hou Han Yang heard this and asked: "'This time'?"
"Hmm." Le Yi nodded and said coldly: "Although it is difficult for our army to defeat Wei in this battle, before withdrawing our troops, we might as well take the opportunity to drive a wedge between Wei and Wei. Since Ji Zuo, the king of Nanliang in Wei, is trying to
"Diversion of trouble to the east" means that our army can turn to attack the defending country. We might as well take advantage of the situation and give up its conspiracy.
When the people of the Wei Dynasty learned about it, they believed that the people of the Wei Dynasty would be furious after learning about Ji Zuo's conspiracy. When the time comes, we, the Han Dynasty, will send people to win over and promise huge profits. It is difficult for the king of Wei to break with Wei and defect to our country, the Han Dynasty...
…In this way, next time our army can use the Wei State to attack Wei, and the Wei State will no longer have great rivers and natural dangers.”
These words made Mr. Kang and Han Hu’s eyes light up.
Indeed, although this battle failed to overthrow Wei, it would still be a major victory if it could drive a wedge between Wei and Wei and draw Wei to their Korean side.
On that day, Kang Gong Han Hu sent someone to contact Sima Shang, the main general in the attack on Weiguo, and ordered him to step up his attack on Weiguo. As long as Weiguo's losses in this battle were more serious, in the future they would expose the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo's "draining trouble to the east"
When the Wei people came up with the trick, the Wei people became more and more angry towards the Wei State.
Two days later, Han general Sima Shang received an order from Kang Gong Han Hu.
At this time, Sima Shang's 80,000 Korean troops had already arrived in the "Suxukou" area. He sent people to contact the "Julu Shouyan Crepe" and asked the latter to lead the Julu Navy to help.
The Julu Navy under the command of Julu Shouyan is specially designed for the navy of Qi State. After all, Qi State also has a Julu Navy led by Tian Ao and Tian Wu and their sons. However, the Qi State is still in civil strife, and Han
The state was again focused on attacking the state of Wei and did not want to cause trouble. Therefore, the navy under Julu Shouyan Kuang was stationed on the river. Apart from watching what was happening on the other side of Qi every day, there was nothing else to do.
Therefore, after receiving Sima Shang's request for help, Julu Shou Yanju immediately led ten large ships and dozens of stern ships to rush to help.
At this time, under the call of the Wei court, nobles such as Sun Mou, Marquis of Huyou, Zhao Jian, Marquis of Wanlong, etc. of Wei State, had led their respective private armies to go north to "Pingyang" to assist the "Pingyang Guards" in resisting Sima Shang's attack.
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Unexpectedly, Han general Sima Shang made a feint and did not land from the "Pingyang" area. Instead, with the assistance of Yan Kui, he landed from "Dunqiu" north of Puyang, the capital of the Wei Dynasty, and captured "Guanze" in one go.
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In the next few days, Sima Shang, Gong Zhongpeng, Tian Ling, Dai Tuo, Ni Liang, Wang Liao and other generals divided their forces to fight, and invaded the hinterland of the Wei Kingdom with overwhelming force, resulting in the eastern territory of the Wei Kingdom being captured by the Korean army.
After hearing this, King Wei was shocked, but he did not dare to transfer the guards guarding Puyang. He could only ask for help from Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huzhou (Wei), and others who were guarding Pingyang, while sending envoys to the capital of King Wei.
Daliang, please help.
Regrettably, the nobles such as Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huzhou (Wei), who were assisting in guarding Pingyang, only had five or six thousand private soldiers under their command. It was already difficult to defend Pingyang with this small number of troops, so how could there be any spare power to support the eastern region of Weiguo?
The king of Wei, Daliang, was also very embarrassed after receiving the letter from Wei Guo asking for help. Although Daliang did have a 60,000-strong Northern Army stationed there, the problem was that the 60,000 Northern Army was already preparing to set off for Yongqiu to fight with Chu Guoshou.
How could the millions of Chu troops fighting at Lingjun Jingshe reinforce Wei?
At present, the only people in the Wei State who have enough resources to reinforce the Wei State are two parties: one is stationed in Yuanyang and Nanyan, and the Wei army is led by Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and the other is stationed in the Shanyang area to suppress
The Wei army led by Wang Zhao Hongrun.
On the seventh day of March, Daliang sent someone to send an urgent message to Yuanyang, asking whether Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had any spare strength to reinforce Weiguo. However, the latter said, "Yuanyang, there are still more than 100,000 Korean troops stationed in Ji County on the other side of the Nanyan River."
, dare not leave lightly" was rejected as the reason.
It is undeniable that this is a legitimate and reasonable reason, but in the final analysis, the main reason is that the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo is unwilling to support Weiguo.
Think about it, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is waiting for the Korean army to learn about "Wei General Jiang Bi's sneak attack on Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Daijun", and is preparing to use his troops to cover up the Korean army when it retreats, venting his previous repeated attacks.
With the bad temper of repeated defeats, how could he divide his troops to rescue the Wei State? What does the life and death of the Wei people have to do with him?
Don't forget, this is a man who "abandoned" Shanyang and the nephew of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang without hesitation in order to defeat the Korean army.
In the end, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, "recommended" Su Wang Zhao Hongrun who was stationed in Shanyang to the envoy, so that two days later, the Daliang envoy crossed the river to Shanyang and conveyed the matter of "defending the country for help" to Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, asking Zhao Hongrun to
Feeling very troubled.
Because at the beginning of March, Han generals Yanmen Guards Li Mu and Beiyan Guards Leyi each led their troops to station in "Ningyi", so that after Zhao Hongrun took advantage of the situation to regain "Huaiyi" south of Shanyang,
Forced to stop at "Ningyi".
At this time, the vast majority of the Qin and Wei coalition forces were still in Hedong County, such as Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, Dangshan Army General Sima An, etc. These generals of the Qin and Wei coalition forces were still working to regain Hedong.
The county was successfully defeated by General Han, and Han Xu and others captured the Wei city. According to Zhao Hongrun's previous tactical arrangements, he sent his army to the north to counterattack Taiyuan County, so that Zhao Hongrun did not have enough troops to take the initiative.
This is no wonder, after all, Zhao Hongrun originally planned to cut off the Korean army's return route after crossing the river. Otherwise, he did not intend to take the initiative to attack. Therefore, he did not bring enough troops.
In March of the 23rd year of Hong De, the Wei armies in Shanyang, Yuanyang, and Nanyan had almost no fighting. They only had daily confrontations with the Korean armies in Ningyi and Ji County. However, in Weiguo, the Han generals
However, Sima Shang led 80,000 Korean troops to attack the city and captured most of the country's territory in one go, and marched to Puyang.
In the face of national crisis, Wei Yu, the son of King Wei, recruited 20,000 soldiers and civilians from Puyang, resolutely led the army to attack, stationed in "Changyi (Nanle)", and faced off with the army of Han general Sima Shang.