On the eighth day of March, the Daliang court sent Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, to go to Yuanyang to meet Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, in order to "reinforce the defense."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could not convince Zhao Yuanzuo, so he crossed the river to Shanyang and Huaiyi under the protection of more than twenty clan guards.
At this time, Huaiyi had already been recaptured by the Qin and Wei coalition forces led by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. Currently, the person stationed in Huaiyi is Yangquanjun Yingbao of Qin.
On the tenth day of the third lunar month, after Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, entered Huaiyi City, he met Yingba, the king of Yangquan, and thanked the Qin army for his help on behalf of the court. Immediately, he rushed to Shanyang non-stop to see Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.
On the morning of the 11th, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, arrived in Shanyang and met King Su Zhao Hongrun, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, and the highest-ranking person in the Qin army, Qin Shaojun. He once again asked these three to "reinforce the defense."
When they learned from Lord Yao Zhao Sheng that most of Wei's territory had been captured by Han general Sima Shang, both Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongjiang looked solemn.
Although they had long guessed that the weak Weiguo army might be unable to withstand the attack of Han general Sima Shang, they did not expect that the Weiguo army would be defeated so miserably and was simply vulnerable to the Korean army.
"how so?"
After listening to the words of Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, Zhao Hongrun asked in surprise: "All the armies of Wei were defeated? The 'Puyang Army', 'Tan Yuan Army', and 'Chengqiu Army' were all defeated?"
Since the State of Wei has also sold weapons to the State of Wei over the years, Zhao Hongrun, who is in charge of the Smelting Bureau, certainly knows that the State of Wei also has several "good" armies - the "good" here refers to soldiers and armor
A complete army with certain combat effectiveness.
Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, shook his head and explained: "As far as I know, the "Tan Yuan Army" was transferred to "Pingyang" a while ago to prevent Sima Shang from crossing the river from Pingyang, and the "Chengqiu Army" did not dare to move lightly.
It may be that the guards are worried about the rebel general Nangong Yao's army... Your Highness must have heard that Nangong Yao is attacking Dingtao."
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.
Dingtao was one of the few cities under the direct jurisdiction of the Wei court after the Wei Dynasty overthrew the Song Dynasty. The reason was because of the wealth of this city.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was not surprised that the rebel general Nangong Yao would attack Dingtao.
Possibly noticing Zhao Hongrun's frowning behavior, Yao Zhujun Zhao Sheng immediately said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Bailiba, the general of the dredging army, has already led his army to Dingtao. The rebel general Nangong wants to capture Dingtao. It's not that simple.
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Zhao Hongrun nodded after hearing this.
He was no stranger to Bailiba, the general of the dredging army. After all, when he, Zhao Hongrun, went out to attack the invading Chu army, it was Bailiba who assisted him, checking for mistakes and filling in the gaps.
Although Bailiba's talent is not as good as that of Sima An, Zhao Hongrun believes that it is difficult for Nangong Yao's Suiyang rebels to defeat the Junshui Army alone - unless there is help from the Chu army.
"Where is the Puyang Army?" Zhao Hongrun asked about the whereabouts of the most elite army of the Wei Kingdom.
"When Zhao came, I heard that the Puyang army had not made any movements. Perhaps King Wei wanted to attack the Korean army in Puyang." Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, said with a bitter smile.
"It's simply stupid!" Zhao Hongrun frowned.
He could understand the reason why King Wei did this. He was simply afraid that the Korean army would capture Puyang, so he asked the Puyang army to stay in the royal city.
But in this way, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up the people of Wei in the eastern part of the country?
As the king of a country, King Wei was passive in fighting. How could the army of Wei have the fighting spirit to challenge the Korean army?
"Ahem, the current King of Wei is the master of defense. He lacks courage and retreats to Puyang is inevitable." King Yan Zhao Hongjiang coughed and reminded Zhao Hongrun, the eighth brother, to be careful in his words. After all, the latter is also the king of a country.
Although he said so, in his heart, Yan King Zhao Hongjiang was also very disdainful towards the contemporary King Wei. After all, he, like Zhao Hongrun, valued the safety of the people of Wei very much, so when Shanyang was attacked, he would rather risk his life
Even if he died on the battlefield, he would never abandon the people of Shanyang and flee to the south of the river.
"Weiguo is over." Zhao Hongrun shook his head regretfully, feeling a little regretful in his heart.
After all, his biological mother Wei Ji is from Wei, so he has more or less feelings for Wei Guo.
After hearing this, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, smiled and said: "That's not true... Although King Wei was afraid and did not dare to send his army away from Puyang, King Wei's son was very brave. I heard that he was in Puyang, Juan
In the area of (Juan) City, more than 20,000 people were recruited and personally led the attack against Sima Shang. It is said that he also received help from some "heroes"..."
The heroes of the Wei Kingdom are not much different from the knights of other countries. They are all not engaged in production themselves and are employed by businessmen and gentry, either as bodyguards or in the business of killing people for money.
However, unlike most of the knights in the Wei Kingdom, the "benevolent chivalrous style" prevailed in the Wei Kingdom, so most of those heroes emphasized benevolence and loyalty. Sometimes, for the sake of morality, integrity, and the kindness of knowing someone, the heroes of the Wei Kingdom would not hesitate to abandon their wives.
Even if your family is ruined and your family is ruined, you must repay your benefactor.
Zhao Hongrun once heard an anecdote:
There was once a heroic warrior who was unable to support his wife and children because his family was poor, and he had no money to treat his seriously ill mother. It happened that a benefactor heard about this and gave the man a bag of money.
Later, the benefactor was killed by a powerful evil gentry in a family. After the hero died for his mother, he asked his wife to take their son to remarry, while he himself carried a sword and killed the evil gentry in his home.
He killed dozens of people in anger and finally killed the evil gentleman.
Of course, this heroic man was eventually hacked to death by the servants of the evil gentry.
There are many such respectable "stupid husbands" among the heroes who defend the country.
"Oh, King Wei is not as courageous as his son... By the way, what is the name of Mr. Wei?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
"Yu, Mr. Wei Ziyu." Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, replied.
"Wei Yu?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, with a somewhat strange expression on his face.
Because if he remembered correctly, he should be the son of his biological mother's sister, that is, his cousin.
"In both public and private matters, I should support the defense of the country..."
Zhao Hongrun sighed slightly in his heart.
Different from Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, who thinks "I only care about Wei and the life and death of the Wei people?", Zhao Hongrun is inclined to support Wei. But the trouble is that a while ago, Han generals Li Mu, Le Yi, and Bao
Yuan and three Korean generals led their troops to "Ningyi" and blocked Zhao Hongrun's way.
Unless Zhao Hongrun sends an army across the river and then through Yuanyang and Nanyan to support Weiguo, it will be difficult for him to break through the containment of the Han army in Ningyi.
But the problem is that the Qin and Wei coalition forces under his command at the moment are actually only 60,000 to 70,000, and more troops are still in Hedong County. If he divides his troops to cross the river and try to assist Wei Guo, he will not be sure to hold Shanyang, let alone contain Ning.
The Han army in Yi and Ji County.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun asked Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao: "Master Zhao Sheng, is the First Army of the North still in Daliang?"
Zhao Sheng, the king of Yu, shook his head and said: "At the beginning of the month, Lord Zhao Ke, King of Yu, led the Northern Army to Yongqiu. You also know that after the beginning of spring, the Chu army under the command of Lord Shouling Jingshe of Chu
We will attack Liangjun..."
As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and then said: "Speaking of which, when Zhao came, the Ministry of War recommended the "Yangwu Army" to support the Wei State, with "Wei Feng" as the commander-in-chief and "Hou Dan" as the deputy general...
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"Yang Wujun?" Zhao Hongrun frowned, looking a little unhappy.
The reason is very simple, because the "Yangwu Army" was used by Xiao Luan, the leader of the remnants of the Xiao family, to launch a rebellion during the imperial hunt in Zhongyang Palace, and was also one of the accomplices that indirectly caused Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, to commit suicide.
At this point, Zhao Hongrun was even more disgusted with the "Yangwu Army" than the Qin people - because without the Yangwu Army's gang of idiots who were used to launch a rebellion, Zhao Yuanli, the Sixth Prince's uncle, could not have forced the palace that day.
It will cause too much negative impact.
Maybe Emperor Wei would issue a gag order afterwards and lock Zhao Yuanli in prison for a while, and then the process would continue.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said with a gloomy face: "I thought the 'Yangwu Army' had been stripped of its military designation..."
"Well, that's how it is." Seeing Zhao Hongrun's expression was different, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, explained carefully: "But Xu Guan, Minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Xu believed that the national crisis was the time to employ people, so he decided to stay in Yang for the time being.
Wu Jun's designation, order it to be rectified to prepare for unforeseen needs."
After a pause, he added: "Your Highness, rest assured, the Ministry of War has dismissed all the generals of the Yangwu Army from their posts, transferred Zongwei from our clan as generals, and re-selected the lower-level generals. There will definitely be no more Zhongyang
disaster."
"..." Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment, and finally nodded in disinterest.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I understand the purpose of Lord Zhao Sheng's visit. I will try my best... to defeat the Korean army as soon as possible and reinforce the country."
Having said that, it is not easy to defeat the Korean army?
Think about who the Korean generals stationed in Ningyi are. They are Li Mu, the defender of Yanmen, and Leyi, the defender of Beiyan. They are the only two famous generals in Korea who have still lost one battle. Although the strength of the two sides is almost the same, and Zhao Hongrun also has
Yang Quanjun Ying Bo helped, but to be fair, Zhao Hongrun didn't have much confidence.
The main reason is that the pre-war preparations on his side were too inadequate. He did not have weapons such as serial ballistas or turtle-shell chariots, nor did he have enough cement to be able to repeat the original "Wei army's offensive on the Baili Plain battlefield". This meant that,
The allied forces of Qin and Wei under his command must confront Li Mu and Le Yi's armies head-on, and cannot take advantage of opportunities.
It is true that the Qin and Wei coalition forces are fierce tigers, but the Korean army under Li Mu and Le Yi is also not mediocre. The so-called fight between two tigers often does not mean "one will be injured", but "both will suffer". In order to reinforce the defense of the country,
Is it really a wise choice to rush into the army and fight Li Mu and Le Yi rashly?
That night, Zhao Hongrun lay on the bed in the bedroom with his head in his hands, deep in thought. Seeing his appearance, even the birds didn't dare to blow out the candles.
Having said that, there was something that Zhao Hongrun always felt was strange in the past few days, and that was the fact that Li Mu and Le Yi were stationed in Ningyi, but they did not send troops to attack Shanyang and Huaiyi.
It is not difficult to understand that these two Korean army generals are stationed in Ningyi. After all, he "Wei Gongzi Run" is also famous in Korea. Knowing that he has led his army to Shanyang, the commander-in-chief of the Korean army, Kang Gong Han Hu, will naturally send his troops
The two admirals who are the best at fighting.
But why didn't Li Mu and Le Yi send troops?
"...Could it be that Li Mu and Le Yi deliberately delayed our army so that our army could not support Weiguo in time so that Sima Shang could attack and destroy Weiguo?"
"It's not quite right, well, something's not quite right..."
Turning over and sitting up, Zhao Hongrun murmured.