Chapter 1241: The First Battle: Zero Defeat vs Zero Defeat (6) [Two in One]
"Rumble"
In a roar that sounded like an earthquake, Han general Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, led three thousand cavalry and charged into the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
Although there were still four to five thousand Shang Shui soldiers left behind on this side of the formation, because these Shang Shui soldiers had previously focused their attention on the frontal battlefield and the right-wing battlefield, they never expected that they would be attacked from behind.
When Yanmen guard Li Mu led the cavalry to attack, these Shangshui soldiers were unable to mount an effective defense.
Tear apart, the Shang Shui Army's hastily constructed defense line was torn apart as easily as tissue paper by the three thousand Yanmen cavalry.
At this moment, the Yanmen Cavalry was only a hundred feet away from where Zhao Hongrun was.
This is almost the distance that an arrow can reach.
"Swish swish"
A shower of arrows shot towards Zhao Hongrun's position.
"Protect Your Highness!"
Following Zongwei Gao Kuo's urgent cry, dozens of King Su's guards immediately surrounded Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun and protected them.
Following the din of clanging, there were seven or eight casualties in King Su's guard, but fortunately, Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun were both safe and sound.
"Don't even think about hurting His Highness!"
With a roar, Zongwei Chu Heng rushed out on horseback with eyes wide open.
At this time, the nearby Shangshui soldiers also came in like a tide, and used their bodies to challenge the Yanmen Cavalry led by Li Mu head-on. With their fierce and fearless fighting spirit, they blocked the Yanmen Cavalry.
offensive.
"It is indeed the "Victorious Army" under Wei Gongzi Run!"
Feeling the determination of the soldiers of Shangshui to go forward one after another and regard death as a return, even Li Mu couldn't help but praise him in his heart.
""You", you have quite good subordinates..."
Since they were not far apart, Li Mu could already see the rumored Wei Gongzi Run.
"But...how long can your subordinates stand in front of my Yanmen Iron Cavalry?"
Li Mu recognized the will of these Wei soldiers, but he did not think that the more than 3,000 Yanmen cavalry under his command would be unable to defeat the more than 4,000 Shangshui Wei soldiers.
Regardless of the strength of the troops, Li Mu's side has fewer people, but everyone knows that cavalry has a considerable advantage over infantry. What's more, the cavalry under Li Mu are also crossbow cavalry who are very good at long-distance shooting.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun also saw the appearance of Li Mu, the famous general who was rumored to be the best at using cavalry in Korea.
Until now, he still couldn't figure out where Li Mu's three thousand cavalry came from.
He turned to look south.
In the distance to the south of the battlefield, there were several continuous slopes with a height of more than ten to twenty feet. Zhao Hongrun thought that if his guess was correct, the three thousand cavalry led by Li Mu would circle behind these slopes.
Came here.
But the problem is that those hillsides are not connected together. There is a huge gap in the middle. If Li Mu really walked around there, why didn't he see it?
Why is it that among the more than 4,000 merchant navy troops here, no one notices them?
Could it be said that Li Mu knows the magic of shrinking the ground into an inch?
Zhao Hongrun shook his head mockingly: How is that possible!
I must have overlooked something.
"etc!"
As if something suddenly occurred to him, Zhao Hongrun squinted his eyes and looked at the empty, flat land between the two soil slopes in the distance.
"If I remember correctly, the approximately 6,000 Yanmen cavalry who attacked our army's right wing came out of that "vacancy"... So that's it! That's it!"
After carefully recalling it, Zhao Hongrun finally thought of the reason, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.
He had to admit that Yanmen guard Li Mu was too cunning and witty. He had already guessed that Zhao Hongrun would be wary of the Yanmen cavalry's sneak attack, so he deliberately ordered six thousand Yanmen cavalry to attack from two slopes.
He fought his way out of the gap between them, but behind the scenes, this man led three thousand Yanmen cavalry and continued to advance, going around to the back of a slope in front.
Since the "gap" was far away from the main formation of the Qin and Wei allied forces, Zhao Hongrun and others were limited by their line of sight and mistakenly thought that a flood of Yanmen cavalry was coming out from between the two slopes. However, they never expected that in the
In the torrent of cavalry, some of them took the opportunity to cross the gap and go around to the back of the slope to the west.
In other words, the more than 6,000 Yanmen cavalry were just bait released by Yanmen guard Li Mu to attract the attention of the Qin and Wei coalition forces to confuse Zhao Hongrun's judgment. The real trump card was the 3,000 Yanmen cavalry led by Li Mu himself.
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"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Even Zhao Hongrun had to admit that he didn't see any flaws in Li Mu's trick.
"You have been put together, you are worthy of being one of the "Top Ten Heroes of Kitahara"."
Zhao Hongrun murmured.
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun next to him glanced at Zhao Hongrun, with a look of anger on his face, and hurriedly scolded: "You can still laugh after everything has happened?!"
Completely opposite to the complicated smile on Zhao Hongrun's face, Qin Shaojun was so anxious that a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
She could not imagine how Zhao Hongrun would be treated if he fell into the hands of the Koreans.
Out of the panic in her heart, she grabbed Zhao Hongrun's hand and said sternly: "Ji Run, you have to evacuate! ... Li Mu is obviously here for you!"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Qin Shaojun, his expression a little subtle.
Seeing Zhao Hongrun looking at him without speaking, Qin Shaojun, who knew the former's stubborn temper, lowered his voice and said in a pleading tone: "Let my bodyguards protect you and evacuate."
She was referring to the two hundred Iron Eagle Cavalry who had not taken any action yet.
These two hundred iron cavalry are not ordinary iron eagle cavalry, they are all elite cavalry called "sharps".
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun finally reacted.
He shook his head slightly, raised his hand and pointed to the southwest, where Shang Shui's soldiers were still desperately fighting against Li Mu's three thousand cavalry, and said calmly: "You mean, let me leave these people behind and sacrifice their lives for me, and protect them to the death.
My soldiers?"
Qin Shaojun's face stiffened when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This is definitely not abandonment, but "acceptance" of the intentions of these soldiers... They are trying their best to protect you. As long as you are alive, this is the best comfort to them!
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"Just say some nice words." After glancing at Qin Shaojun, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at the front battlefield and said calmly: "If I retreat like this, the advantage gained by the soldiers in front will not only be lost in an instant, but may also be lost.
Being counterattacked by the Korean army for a while... victory or defeat is often just a thin line." At this point, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I will not give Li Mu a chance to reverse the situation and defeat our army!"
"you!"
Qin Shaojun's face flushed angrily, he bit his teeth and said firmly: "Since you are worried, I will stay and take charge of the battle for you!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun looked at Qin Shaojun with a complicated expression and said nothing.
After a long moment, he shook his head and said, "No! You can't."
"Why?" Qin Shaojun asked with a frown.
"There's no reason, it just won't work." Zhao Hongrun replied decisively.
"..."
Seeing Zhao Hongrun's refusal without any reason, Qin Shaojun's eyes almost burst into flames with anger. He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Peng Chong! Wei Jiao!"
Peng Zhong was Qin Shaojun's chief of guard, and Wei Jiao was Zhao Hongrun's chief of guard. After hearing Qin Shaojun's roll call, they immediately understood what the latter meant.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry..."
Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao glanced at Zhao Hongrun, then looked at each other and Peng Zhong, and nodded in unison.
Both of them agreed with Qin Shaojun’s opinion: Your Highness (uncle-in-law) must not fall into the hands of the Koreans!
Just when they were about to take action, they suddenly saw Zhao Hongrun turning his head and glancing at them. The seemingly calm look in his eyes shocked Wei Jiao and Peng Zhong, and they did not dare to offend.
Seeing this, Qin Shaojun felt anxious, and was about to speak to urge Wei Jiao again, when Peng Zhong suddenly seemed to feel something, her pretty face turned red, and she subconsciously glanced down at her hands.
It turned out that a moment ago she had held Zhao Hongrun's hand in desperation, and just now, the latter gently held it back. A strange touch made Qin Shaojun's heart beat fast.
"Please don't take what I said to you that night to heart." Looking directly at Qin Shaojun, Zhao Hongrun said sincerely.
""That night"..."
Qin Shaojun was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned slightly red.
The "that night" Zhao Hongrun mentioned was the wedding of the two people held in Xianyang Palace.
Although it was reported to the outside world that it was Qin Shaojun's marriage to Wei Princess Yulong, in fact, it was Qin Shaojun's marriage to Zhao Hongrun, who had changed into his daughter's disguise.
This is what King Qin meant.
Since Qin Shaojun's younger brother was still young and in poor health, although King Qin was very satisfied with Zhao Hongrun as his son-in-law, he made a request, or rather a request.
That is to say, let Princess Yulong marry Qin Shaojun in name, so as to achieve this Qin-Wei marriage.
After all, Qin Shaojun cannot relinquish his identity as "Shaojun" for the time being. If she relinquishes her identity as Shaojun and lets her young brother take over, if anything happens to her brother who is always in poor health, Qin will
Falling into the embarrassment of having no successor.
The king has no heirs, which is a major event that can easily cause panic among the people of the country and make some ambitious people covet him.
Therefore, King Qin hoped that Qin Shaojun would shoulder the title of "Shaojun" for a few more years. When his younger brother grew up, or King Qin gave birth to a healthy heir, he would then take off his men's clothes and change into a daughter to marry Zhao Hongrun.
As for how to operate, it is very simple. You only need to announce "Qin Shaojun unfortunately passed away".
Anyway, the people of Qin will only pay attention to how many sons King Qin has, but not how many daughters King Qin has. Even if a princess appears, it will not cause surprise to the people.
By operating like this, you can avoid the issue of "age". The only embarrassment is that this matter cannot be reversed. Once Qin Shaojun "confirms his death", he will no longer regret it.
For this matter, the King of Qin personally asked Princess Yulong for this matter. However, because of the "Zhongyang Palace Rebellion", Princess Yulong learned about her mother Xiao, Emperor Wei, the Sixth Uncle, and the former crown prince who had passed away long ago.
The emotional entanglement of the biological mother is caused by the man she has always called her father.
She was killed, and the man she had always called her father was not sure whether he was her biological father. In addition, Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, committed suicide, and his uncle Xiao Luan led the remnants of the Xiao family to attempt to overthrow the entire Wei State. After learning about this
After everything, how does Princess Yulong still feel about staying in Wei?
Out of this mentality, Princess Yulong agreed to King Qin's return and temporarily became Qin Shaojun's nominal wife. She planned to live in Qin for a while and forget those troubles.
Zhao Hongrun had nothing to do about this. After all, he could understand that some of the experiences of Princess Yulong were simply a mess.
Of course, this is for public announcement. As for the real marriage, the King of Qin naturally hopes that Qin Guo Ying will marry "Ji Run", the powerful Wei Gongzi. What's more, Qin Shaojun and Zhao Hongrun have known each other for many years. , wouldn’t it be better to have a closer kiss?
Therefore, the marriage that the King of Qin and the Qin family really recognized was the marriage between Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun.
In order to establish an alliance with Qin as soon as possible and lead the reinforcements back to the mainland of Wei as soon as possible, Zhao Hongrun suppressed all the dissatisfaction in his heart and reluctantly agreed to the marriage.
But just because he was dissatisfied, Zhao Hongrun did not look good to Qin Shaojun on that so-called wedding night.
The two of them just completed the wedding as a routine in the presence of some members of the Qin royal family and Du You, the minister of rites of the Wei state, and then slept in their own rooms.
To be precise, it was Zhao Hongrun who left Qin Shaojun in his wedding attire and kicked open the door of another room to rest alone, leaving Qin Shaojun not only Qin Shaojun's princess "Yingying" who had been dressing up as Qin Shaojun for a long time, alone in the wedding room. Sit all night.
Although the ending was not perfect, through this marriage, the Wei State gained a strong ally from Qin State. Only then did they have Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, Yangquanjun Yingbo and many other Qin generals leading 200,000 people. The army's support to Wei.
All this assistance from the State of Qin was brought by Zhao Hongrun’s wife, Princess Yingying of the State of Qin, whose pseudonym was Qin Shaojun.
"Let's end the cold war between you and me these days." Holding Qin Shaojun's hand behind his back, Zhao Hongrun said calmly.
After hearing this, Qin Shaojun seemed to have forgotten the dangerous situation at hand, and only felt a warm and intoxicating feeling in his heart.
She blinked gently and asked with a bit of playfulness: "Are you going to apologize to me?"
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth when he heard this, and Gu Zuoyan said in an arrogant way: "In fact, what you said that night was also very irritating, such as the sentence "Your Highness misunderstood. It was not His Majesty the King of Wei who chose Yu, but Yu who chose me." Your Highness."...So you are such a proud person."
Qin Shaojun smiled, blinked again and asked, "Is this an apology in disguise?"
"No." Zhao Hongrun said with a straight face: "I am not a person who gives in easily. What I mean is..."
"Apologize?"
"..." Zhao Hongrun, who was interrupted, glanced at Qin Shaojun speechlessly, unable to resist the latter's sometimes playful behavior.
After a while, he put away the smile on his face, looked at Qin Shaojun, and slightly increased his strength in holding the latter's hand.
As if he understood something, Qin Shaojun sighed helplessly, lowered his head and never mentioned Zhao Hongrun's retreat again.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and shouted loudly toward the area where Yanmen guard Li Mu was located in the distance: "Li Mu!"
"..."
Perhaps hearing Zhao Hongrun's shouting, Han general Li Mu reined in his horse, turned around and saw Zhao Hongrun sitting astride his mount, raising his right hand, pointing to the ground with his index finger, and shouted loudly: "I am here." The king is here! He’s not going anywhere! And he’s not going to take a step back! … Come with the sword!”
Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao, who were on the left and right, looked at each other, feeling numb: Is this a provocation to Li Mu?!
To their surprise, Qin Shaojun took off his sword and handed it to Zhao Hongrun.
"Young Master? You..."
Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao looked at Qin Shaojun in surprise. They must know that a moment ago, Qin Shaojun was prepared to do whatever it took to get Zhao Hongrun to evacuate this place.
Why now...
Facing the surprised expressions of Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao, Qin Shaojun felt slightly shy, embarrassed, and helpless.
But she knew deep down in her heart that she had done nothing wrong and Zhao Hongrun recognized her wife's identity. Then, she must support any decision of her husband without reservation. This is the reserve of a woman.
At the same time, Li Mu also heard Zhao Hongrun's shouting and couldn't help but look moved, with a look of shock and admiration on his face.
You know, although the Shang Shui Army is still resisting tenaciously, Li Mu believes that with the three thousand Yanmen cavalry under his command, it is only a matter of time before Wei Gongzi Run is captured alive, provided that the other party will not escape.
Of course, if that Wei Gongzi Run escapes, that's no problem. He, Li Mu, can also take the opportunity to cut off the royal flag of "King Su of Wei", thereby boosting the morale of the Korean soldiers on the frontal battlefield.
But he didn't expect that even at the most critical moment, Mr. Wei Run would not give in.
"It looks like it won't be so easy to capture Mr. Wei alive..."
Li Mu smiled bitterly.
Just as he expected, after hearing Zhao Hongrun's shouting, the morale of the 4,000 merchant navy troops in this formation was immediately boosted, and they became even more fearless and fearless of death.
Seeing these Shangshui soldiers risking their lives to protect Wei Gongzi Run, even Li Mu, who had just secured victory, couldn't help but hesitate a little at this moment: Can he win?
If he can win, of course there will be no problem, but if the 4,000 merchant navy troops here block his 3,000 Yanmen cavalry, it will be troublesome.
By that time, his Korean army will be completely defeated.
"There's about a 70% chance of winning... Do you want to bet?"
He obviously thought that he had about a 70% chance of winning, but looking at Zhao Hongrun's determined expression and the fearless fighting spirit of the many merchant navy soldiers here, Li Mu hesitated.
Winning is easy to say, but if it fails...
Li Mu also felt a surge of pressure in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, Li Mu raised his hand and gave the order to stop the Yanmen cavalry under his command from attacking the merchant navy. The cavalry withdrew one after another and regrouped more than a hundred feet away.
Taking this opportunity, Shangshui soldiers also quickly strengthened their defense.
"What does he want to do?" Qin Shaojun asked in surprise.
She also didn't expect that Li Mu would suddenly retreat with his cavalry, and he could obviously win the battle.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly. To be honest, he was a little surprised.
At this moment, Li Mu rode slowly to the front of the Shangshui Army formation on his own, and said in a deep voice: "Master Run, why don't we call it a day... You pay the gold and withdraw the troops, and I will retreat."
"So that's what the idea was!"
Zhao Hongrun suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "Li Mu, you have a good idea... Your army has been defeated, but you have the audacity to persuade the two armies to call a truce?"
"I don't think so!" Li Mu shook his head and said in a neither arrogant nor condescending manner: "I don't think I can invite the young master to our military camp as a guest..."
"Li Mu, are you threatening me?" Zhao Hongrun interrupted Li Mu and said coldly: "You underestimate me so much that I have more than 4,000 merchants here! As long as my four thousand merchants can stop me,
With your mere three thousand cavalry, your army will definitely be defeated! ...Shang Shui Army, are you willing to fight with me to the end?!"
"I am willing to die for Your Highness!" More than 4,000 Shang Shui soldiers shouted in unison, glaring at Li Mu as if looking at a mortal enemy.
After all, Li Mu's words just now really did not take them seriously.
"Master Run, please don't get excited." Li Mu glanced around at the highly motivated Shang Shui Army, and shouted in a deep voice: "Li just wants us to stop this meaningless fight. Master Run, you can look back at the battlefield."
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Although your army suppressed the Handan army, it has no advantage on our left flank. If we continue to fight, it will only hurt both sides... I have heard that Mr. Run loves his soldiers like brothers and sisters. Can he bear to let his soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices?
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After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked back at the front battlefield and found that, as Li Mu said, the Yanmen Army on the left flank of the Korean Army, after receiving timely support from the Discipline Kuo Department of the Beiyan Army, in turn suppressed the Wei general Nanmen Chi.
A fierce offensive led by 20,000 merchant navy troops.
If the fight continues, although it is possible to severely damage the Handan Army, the Northern Yan Army, and the Yanmen Army, I believe that there will probably be very few of the 670,000 to 70,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces left under Zhao Hongrun.
Although he agreed with Li Mu's statement in his heart, Zhao Hongrun could not show it on his face. He said in a deep voice: "Is it a unnecessary sacrifice? The Yanmen Army and the Beiyan Army are both armies of your country. If they can defeat the two armies,
This will thwart your country’s unjust war of invading my country, the Wei Dynasty!”
After hearing this, Li Mu shook his head and said, "Now that Mr. Run has led his army here, this war has come to an end."
"What do you mean? Han Hu is planning to withdraw his troops?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this and thought about Li Mu's words carefully.
At this time, Li Mu raised his hand and ordered his Yanmen cavalry to prepare for another attack, while continuing to persuade Zhao Hongrun: "The so-called general does not fight for the gains and losses of a city or a place, but seeks victory; if you cannot defeat the enemy, you will win.
It's a battle of spirits... At this point in the battle, we and you are locked in a stalemate. This will only cost the lives of the soldiers, which is not advisable... I hope Mr. Run will make a wise decision."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun looked at Li Mu in the distance, then frowned and looked back at the front battlefield. He had to admit that the Qin and Wei coalition forces had little chance of winning in this battle. Even without Li Mu's surprise cavalry, the Qin and Wei coalition forces would still have to pay.
Only at a heavy cost can the Korean army on the opposite side be severely damaged.
Of course, this is not the most critical issue. The most important thing is that if Kang Gong and Han Hu have decided to withdraw their troops, then is it still meaningful for Zhao Hongrun to lead the Qin and Wei coalition forces to fight Le Yi and Li Mu's armies?
After all, war is just a means to force the Korean army to retreat. This is the purpose.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Li Mu and said seriously: "No one has ever been able to push me to this point... Yanmen Guardsman Li Mu, I will remember you." After that, he
He turned around and ordered Wei Jiao: "Wei Jiao, please withdraw your troops with gold."
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's harsh words, even Li Mu, who didn't care much about fame and fortune, couldn't help but smile a little.
After all, there was no hatred in Zhao Hongrun's words, but full of sympathy and recognition: it is an extraordinary honor to be remembered and recognized by Wei Gongzi Run.
However, in the bottom of his heart, Li Mu also deeply remembered the name "Wei Gongzi Run". After all, that was also a powerful enemy that almost forced Li Mu and Le Yi to a desperate situation.