Chapter 1236: First Battle: Zero Loss vs Zero Loss
Under the current situation, why is the Korean army still determined to attack the Weiguo?
Zhao Hongrun still couldn't figure out the reason.
Many people may take it for granted that the Korean army attacked Wei State either to open the way to attack Wei State, or to occupy Wei State's land, or even to completely destroy Wei State.
But in fact, this guess is untenable.
Let’s first talk about why the Korean army’s attack on Weiguo could not be for the purpose of occupying Weiguo.
The reason is very simple. Even if the Korean army can capture the Wei State, South Korea cannot hold it: first of all, the Wei people will not surrender to the Koreans, and secondly, the Wei State will never allow the neighboring Wei State to be annexed by South Korea.
In Zhao Hongrun's opinion, the Korean soldiers who escaped from the Battle of Shanyang must have reported the "existence of the Qin Army" to Duke Kang and Han Hu. Therefore, it was not difficult for the latter to deduce the strength of the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
Zhao Hongrun did not attack Ningyi in the past few days because of insufficient troops. I believe that Han generals Li Mu and Le Yi could guess this.
At least 300,000 troops!
If Zhao Hongrun were from Han Jun's perspective, he could figure it out himself.
Since he can guess it, I believe Li Mu and Le Yi also know it well.
Therefore, Li Mu and Le Yi took advantage of the situation and could deduce what the large forces of the Qin and Wei coalition forces were currently doing—recovering Hedong.
Subtracting the 670,000 to 70,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces that Zhao Hongrun led to Shanyang, the Qin and Wei coalition forces still have at least 200,000 troops in Hedong, and the Han army in Hedong County, Taiyuan Shou Lecheng and Yangyi Marquis Han Xu's troops
, there are only 40,000 to 50,000 people in total, how can they defeat at least 200,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces?
Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin, Wang Jian, the Marquis of Changxin, Sima An, the Wei general, Wei Ji, the Lintao lord, these well-known generals in Qin and Wei were not just for nothing.
In other words, Hedong County will eventually end with "Han General succeeds and Han Xu and others are defeated." This is a certainty.
Once the Korean army in Hedong County is defeated, even if Wuxinhou Gongsun rises, Changxinhou Wangjian and others will lead their troops to attack Taiyuan, and Wei general Sima An, Yanling Army Qu Cheng, Jiejiao Army Boxi Le, obviously
Will support Hanoi County.
When these reinforcements arrive, the Korean army will have no advantage.
Of course, this does not mean that the Qin and Wei coalition forces can defeat the Korean army. If a fight does occur, it is conservatively estimated that both sides will suffer losses.
But in a situation where both sides suffer losses, even if Han general Sima Shang captures the Wei State, it will be impossible to hold on to this land - there will even be no need for the Wei State to send troops by then, and the Wei people themselves will see the weakness of the Korean army.
He fought hard and regained his territory.
If the generals of the Korean army cannot even see this, then it is not worth Zhao Hongrun's fear of them.
In the same way, it is impossible for the Korean army to attack Wei State in order to open up a road to attack Wei State.
Because in Zhao Hongrun's view, even if the Wei State was captured by Han general Sima Shang, the Wei State could quickly recruit the troops of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo from Yuanyang and Nanyan to Wei to garrison at the border.
Yes, it is undeniable that in this way, the defenses of Yuanyang and Nanyan will be empty, and the Korean army in Ji County can cross the river from this area and reach Daliang directly.
But the key question is, with the Qin and Wei coalition forces eyeing the Sanyang area of Hanoi, will the Korean army dare to cross the river?
If the Korean army really crosses the river, then Zhao Hongrun dares to cut off the Korean army's return route and see whether Daliang is breached by the Korean army first, or whether the Korean army is defeated first because the food road is cut off.
Daliang, after all, is the royal capital of Wei State. How could it be captured so easily?
Therefore, the purpose of the Korean army's attack on Wei State was not to open up a road to attack Wei State.
So the question arises, why did the Korean army attack the Weiguo? And why did they attack the country so fiercely?
Is it to plunder some wealth from the Wei Kingdom before retreating to make up for the losses of this troop dispatch? Or is it that the commander-in-chief of the Korean army, Kang Gong Han Hu, wants to make a last ditch effort?
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Hongrun couldn't come up with a clue.
At noon the next day, a group of the Qingyas who he sent to Ningyi and Ji County to inquire about the Korean army's intelligence a few days ago returned to Shanyang.
The Green Crows told Zhao Hongrun that the Korean troops in Ningyi and Ji County did not seem to have any intention of cutting down wood to build pontoon bridges. In recent days, they had just stayed in the city or the military camp without any movement.
After hearing this information, Zhao Hongrun could not believe it.
The Korean troops in Ji County did not build a pontoon bridge? Did Kang Gong and Han Hu not intend to cross the river? So what were these Korean troops staying in Ji County and Ningyi doing? Could it be that there was too much food in the country and they were ready to consume a batch?
"No, no, no, no..."
When Qin Shaojun came to discuss the military situation with Zhao Hongrun, he saw Zhao Hongrun sitting on the main seat in the room mumbling to himself.
Under Qin Shaojun's surprised gaze, Zhao Hongrun walked to the table with the map in a few steps and stared at the map on the table intently.
The Han army in Ji County did not build any tools to cross the river. Therefore, the speculation that Kang Gong and Han Hu wanted to make a last ditch effort cannot be true.
Unless the Korean soldiers are prepared to jump into the river one by one and swim to the other side of the river.
Of course this is impossible.
So what is the reason?
Looking at the march map, Zhao Hongrun murmured to himself.
From the side, Qin Shaojun heard Zhao Hongrun muttering to himself, saw his brows furrowed, and said from the side: "Don't think about it if you can't figure it out. When the reinforcements from Hedong arrive, we can launch a general attack on the Korean army..."
"'Don't think about it if you can't figure it out?', is this what the palace bachelor of Xianyang Palace taught you?" Zhao Hongrun glanced sideways at Qin Shaojun and said impatiently.
"You!" Qin Shaojun, his face turned red with anger, said angrily: "I tried to persuade you with good intentions, but you actually said evil things to me?!"
"..." Glancing at Qin Shaojun, who was blushing, Zhao Hongrun also realized that what he just said was a bit too much, so he apologized and said: "Sorry, I was a little impatient."
Seeing Zhao Hongrun apologize to him, Qin Shaojun was surprised, but the anger on his face gradually faded.
In fact, on the way to Hedong with Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun had already learned from Wei Jiao and other Zongwei that "King Yi Zhao Yuanli committed suicide". At that time, she finally understood that this friend was conquering Sanchuan and challenging her Qin army.
Why has his temperament changed drastically, and his attitude towards her is even full of hostility?
Sighing secretly, Qin Shaojun said seriously: "I came here to tell you that the coalition forces are running out of food... Although His Highness Prince Jiang has provided us with a sum of food and grass, we cannot hold on for too long."
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and then glanced at the city representing Ningyi on the map. After a while, he laughed and said: "I can't figure it out, so I just don't want to think about it. Let's test the Korean army in Ningyi first. Maybe we can get something useful."
thing."
Qin Shaojun was stunned when he heard this, and then a smile flashed in his eyes: "I will immediately send someone to inform Lord Yingbo."
On March 12, Zhao Hongrun led 50,000 Shang Shui troops to the expedition. On the same day, Yangquan Jun Yingbo, who was stationed in Huaiyi, received the news and left 3,000 soldiers to stay in Huaiyi. He led 20,000 Qin troops and joined the Shang Shui troops halfway.
, massacre towards Ningyi.
At this time, the Yanmen cavalry under Li Mu were wandering around Shanyang, Huaiyi, and Ningyi. After noticing the movements of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, they immediately reported back to Li Mu, Le Yi, and Baoyuan.
Half a day later, when they learned that Wei Gongzi Run had brought troops, Li Mu, Le Yi, and Bao Yuan gathered at the commander's office to discuss countermeasures.
Since Kang Gong and Han Hu were not present at this meeting, the atmosphere among Li Mu, Le Yi, and Bao Yuan was much better.
Li Mu was the first to speak: "Wei Gongzi Run began to doubt... Think about it, he executed Ju Xin and killed more than 20,000 of my soldiers, while our army was stationed in Ningyi. No wonder it made him feel sad.
Be suspicious."
Hearing this, Le Yi said indifferently: "I have said before that we should send troops to attack Shanyang a few days ago. Shanyang City has been besieged by Ju Xin for nearly a month. There must be loopholes in the city defense..."
After that, he glanced at Bao Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, because it was Bao Yuan who strongly objected at that time.
Perhaps seeing the embarrassment on Bao Yuan's face, Li Mu smiled and helped him out: "Actually, Bao Yuan is right. In this battle, our army will have to withdraw its troops anyway. There is no need to fight with Wei Gongzi Run's army."
A fight to the death...a pointless fight that only wastes the lives of soldiers and has no meaning."
"But this time the opponent is knocking on your door...do you want to refuse the fight?" Le Yi asked calmly.
Li Mu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Let's go out of the city to fight. In fact, Li also hopes to fight against Wei Gongzi Run. If there is a chance, he will try to capture him... This person is a great threat.
, if we tolerate it, it will definitely become a serious problem for Korea."
After saying that, he turned to Baoyuan and asked what the latter meant.
Bao Yuan thought about it carefully and felt that refusing to fight would damage the morale of his own army, so he nodded.
Although he was very afraid of Wei Gongzi Run, he felt much more at ease when he thought that he had Li Mu and Le Yi, two famous generals who had never lost a battle, on his side.
About an hour later, Li Mu, Bao Yuan, and Le Yi each led their troops and left the city. They lined up their troops in the open space to the west of the city, waiting for the arrival of the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun also led the Qin and Wei coalition forces to the west of Ningyi City. When he saw the continuous Korean army outside Ningyi City from a distance, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He did not expect that Li Mu, Bao Yuan, and Le Yi would actually give up Ningyi's city defense advantage and go out to fight him.
"As expected of two Korean generals who have never been defeated..."
With a secret compliment in his heart, Zhao Hongrun ordered the entire army to stop advancing when the two armies were far apart.
He carefully observed the formation of the Korean army and saw that the Korean army consisted of three armies with different banners: "Yanmen Army", "Beiyan Army", and "Handan Army".
Among them, the Northern Yan Army is in the middle, arranged in several square formations in the shape of "?", with a small number of cavalry in the rear; the left wing (south) is the Yanmen Army, in the shape of "吅", and the one near the center is the infantry square formation
, on the outside is a cavalry phalanx; the Handan Army is on the right (north), with two rows at the front and rear in the shape of a "Lu", each row has about several infantry phalanxes.
Seeing this formation and relying on his general understanding of these Korean troops, Zhao Hongrun began to think secretly.
"In the infantry of the Northern Yan Han Army, its commander Le Yi is quite confident in his soldiers, but he is still considering supporting the two wings at any time?... The Yanmen Army on the north side, those cavalry are probably planning to outflank... It feels like,
The Handan army is still the weakest.』
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun ordered in a deep voice: "Master Ying Bo, you lead the Iron Eagle Cavalry as the left wing (north), Wu Ji, you temporarily assist Mr. Ying Bo... Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi, you two lead Shang Shui
The army is in the center...General Wang Ling, you lead the Ge shield troops and the tattooed troops on the right wing (south)."
"Understood!" The generals took the order and left.
Watching Wei Jun adjust their formation from afar, Li Mu and Le Yi were calm and calm, squinting at Wei Jun's formation changes, while Bao Yuan showed a few wry smiles on his face.