The time goes back to the fourth to seventh day of April in the 23rd year of Hongde. That is, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun was appointed by his fifth king, Shu Yu Wang Zhao Yuandai, to take over the latter's role in presiding over the final battle with the Chu army, and set up an "ambush on all sides". With this strategy, he led all the Wei troops to repeatedly block Shoulingjun Jingshe who was trying to lead the remaining troops to retreat to Chu State, causing millions of Chu troops to retreat steadily.
After that, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun, Yangquan Jun Yingba, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan, Shao Hu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, Zhao Bao, Baili Ba and other Wei generals separately continued to pursue the retreating Chu army, even garrisoned " Xiang Mo, the general of Chu State in Yuxian County, was forced by the situation and had to lead his troops to join Shouling Jun Jingshe and retreat to Chu State together.
And this made it impossible for the millions of Chu troops to reverse the defeat.
On the fifth day of April, after the victory of the "Battle of Yongqiu" was confirmed, Wei general Shen Yu followed the order of King Su Zhao Hongrun and continued to pursue the Chu army. The good news was reported back to his teacher, the King of Yu, Zhao Yuanke.
About two hours later, when the personal guards sent by Shen Yu rode their fast horses back to Chenliu, asking to see King Yu Zhao Yuanke and reporting the good news to the prince, King Yu Zhao Yuanke was already in the study room of Chenliu County Yamen , wrote a good news report ready to be submitted to Daliang.
It's not to grab credit, but King Yu Zhao Yuan'e knew very well that for the war from last year to this year, the whole country of Wei had exhausted its strategic resources. To put it harshly, the whole country was tightening their belts to support this war. Therefore, if this good news is delivered to Daliang as soon as possible, and the Daliang court goes out to report the news to the whole country, it can not only inspire people's hearts, but also stop the unnecessary construction of war weapons.
After all, for this war, not only did Daliang's Smelting Bureau and Ordnance Casting Bureau rush to work twelve hours a day, but even the private arms workshops of local nobles and aristocratic families were working day and night to build weapons and armor. These could actually be They are all overdrafting Wei's economy, so naturally it is better to stop them as soon as possible.
As for winning this victory, King Yu Zhao Yuanji was not surprised at all. After all, he had laid the groundwork for Zhao Hongrun, and it was just the straw that broke the camel's back. In this case, King Su Zhao Hongrun really had no chance of losing.
The only difference is that in this final battle, the price Wei still has to pay to destroy Shouling Junjingshe's last resistance, that's all.
And then, after learning that King Su Zhao Hongrun used his personal prestige among the Chu people and the Shangshui soldiers used themselves as an example to persuade the 500,000 Chu troops in the Yongqiu area to surrender, the Chu army's fighting spirit was finally defeated. When the Chu army was forced to surrender due to the situation, King Yu Zhao Yuandai was overjoyed and praised him repeatedly.
Probably because he praised Su Wang Zhao Hongrun for not taking advantage of the situation and still not taking advantage of the situation. He steadily used the strategy of attacking the heart to disintegrate the last bit of morale of the Chu army, which reduced the casualties of the Wei army and also made Shouling Junjingshe unable to turn the tide. possible.
A young and energetic young man like Su Wang Zhao Hongrun could still be so steady when victory was about to come. Yu Wang Zhao Yuandai felt very pleased and secretly praised: He is worthy of being the leader of the younger generation of Ji Zhao family!
After sending away Shen Yu's personal guards who came to report the good news, King Yu Zhao Yuanqi read the good news he had just written carefully again and again, and then sent someone to Daliang.
In the next two days, many more good news were sent to Chenliu one after another. This one said how many Chu soldiers had been recruited, and the other said how many Chu troops were defeated in pursuit of victory, and which famous Chu generals were killed. Listen.
With these exciting news, even the King of Yu, Zhao Yuanke, felt a little pity for the Chu State: After this battle, I am afraid that the Chu State will not be able to recover for at least three to five years.
Although the Chu Kingdom is vast and densely populated, as the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand armies but it is hard to find a general. Countless generals of the Chu Kingdom died in this battle. Even Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was killed by "Shi Jin", a hundred-man general of the Youma Army.
, I really don’t know what kind of heartbroken expression King Xiong Xu of Chu will have when he learns about this in the future.
However, what surprised King Yu Zhao Yuanji was that around the fifth and sixth day of April, King Su Zhao Hongrun successively recovered "Qixian", "Quixian", "Xiangyi", "Jiwu", and "Yangxia"
After waiting for the county seat, he himself stopped leading the army to pursue the Chu army. Even nearly 70% of the Shang Shui army withdrew from the pursuit of the Chu army.
This puzzled King Yu Zhao Yuandai, so he sent his personal guards to investigate.
About a day later, the guards returned to Chenliu and told King Yu Zhao Yuande: "His Royal Highness King Su is leading the Shang Shui Army and the Chu Army to surrender in Qixian, Yuxian, Xiangyi, Jiwu, Yangxia and other counties.
Grab some grain."
After hearing this, King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who had previously remained unmoved even after hearing about the defeat of the 500,000-strong army under Lord Shouling Jingshe, finally looked moved. After thinking about it with a complex expression, he let out a long sigh.
Yes, it is best to sow in early April for spring sowing in the New Year. Otherwise, if the sowing time is missed, the harvest of that year will be seriously affected.
As for this matter, of the more than 200,000 Wei troops on the Yongqiu battlefield, only King Su Zhao Hongrun was thinking about it. Even Zhao Yuandai was only thinking about how to report the news to Daliang as soon as possible and how to deal with the aftermath.
For the first time, King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai felt like "I am not as good as him".
Of course, King Yu Zhao Yuanqi has always been broad-minded, otherwise he would not regard power and status as valuable. After helping Zhao Yuanxi ascend to the throne, he retired and lived in seclusion to recuperate. Therefore, although he was a little ashamed, Zhao Yuanqi reacted quickly
Come over and immediately order people to inform the whole city, so that the people in the city can rush to plant grains.
You must know that because of this war, Wei's economic foundation has become riddled with holes. The price of rice on the market has more than doubled compared with previous years. If Wei's harvest is not good this year, then even if it defeats Chu
The country, South Korea, and Wei will also face a disaster more terrible than war.
One day later, on the seventh day of April, the messenger sent by King Yu Zhao Yuanke to Daliang to deliver the good news hurriedly arrived in Daliang, the capital of King Wei. With the private seal of King Yu Zhao Yuanke, the messenger was honored to enter the palace and got the favor of Wei Dynasty.
Emperor Zhao Yuancai personally summoned him.
At that time, Zhao Yuanxi, who had now moved to the "Ganlu Palace", summoned the messenger of King Yu Zhao Yuanke in this palace.
After being forwarded by the eunuch Tong Xian, Zhao Yuanxi saw the autographed letter from his younger brother Zhao Yuanji, King of Yu, and learned that the Wei army had defeated the million-strong army of Shouling Junjingshe in Yongqiu. His sorrow suddenly disappeared, and he was filled with joy, even his spirit.
They were all excited about it.
How not to be happy?
You must know that the three biggest threats to Wei in this war are: Qin has formed an alliance with Wei; South Korea was forced to withdraw its troops due to the large-scale invasion of Linhu and Xiongnu in Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Daijun.
According to the good news sent back by Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo, the Wei army has launched a full-scale counterattack. In recent days, the Chu State's million-strong army stationed in Yongqiu and approaching Daliang was also defeated by Yu Wang Zhao Yuanji and Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
Although according to the battle report of King Yu Zhao Yuanji, the rebel general Nangong Yao was not executed and led his army back to Suiyang, but what does this mean compared to the threats from Qin, Han, and Chu?
After eliminating the threat from Qin, Han, and Chu, why does Nangong Yao matter? As long as they can find a way to raise a batch of food and grass, the imperial court can conquer Nangong Yao at any time and capture and kill the guy who betrayed Wei.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
The loyal eunuch Tong Xian was the first to congratulate him.
"Hahaha."
It is said that people are in high spirits when happy events happen. Zhao Yuancai felt that his spirits were extremely high today, and he said with a blushing face: "Tong Xian, please quickly order the eunuch to report this good news to the whole country, so that the people of the country can congratulate on this great victory in the battle!"
"yes!"
Tong Xian responded with a smile on his face.
In just an hour, the officials of the Daliang court were the first to learn of the good news, and they all celebrated.
At the same time, the workshops of the General Administration of Metallurgy and the Ordnance Casting Bureau also suspended the production of ordnance. After all, in these days, the craftsmen of the General Administration of Metallurgy and the Ordnance Casting Bureau were working day and night, and they were already exhausted.
The country is supported by a strong will.
But now that the national crisis has been resolved, the tense spirit of these craftsmen has inevitably collapsed. It is even said that some craftsmen fell seriously ill after work, which frightened Wang Fu, the director of the General Administration of Metallurgy and Manufacturing, to invite doctors in the city to run around.
Diagnose conditions for these craftsmen.
The result is nothing more than overwork and illness.
From early to mid-April, the good news of the Wei army's victory over the Korean army and the Chu army spread throughout the country in a short period of time, and countless people poured into the streets to celebrate this difficult victory.
It is worth mentioning that in mid-April, South Korea sent envoys. They were Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, the Korean scholar-bureaucrats who had had a relationship with Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
At this time, Du You, the Minister of Rites who had previously been on an envoy to Qin, had returned to Wei and met the two Korean envoys at the headquarters of the Ministry of Rites.
The purpose of Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo's coming is very simple. They are just to negotiate a peace and truce with Wei. After all, at present, not only Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Jiang Bi, the general of Wei, are attacking Handan County and Dai County in South Korea respectively, but there are also Lin Hu and the Xiongnu.
When the aliens took the opportunity to invade the country, although Li Mu, the defender of Yanmen, immediately led the Yanmen army back to Yanmen to take charge of the overall situation, facing the spread of the alien war disaster, even Yanmen defender Li Mu could not survive in a short period of time.
It is also difficult to stabilize the situation.
What's even worse is that Donghu in the north of Korea seems to have heard about the events in "Taiyuan", "Yanmen" and "Daijun". They gathered troops on the border, mostly with the idea of taking advantage of the situation.
Under these threats, South Korea had no choice but to sue for peace from Wei and let the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Wei General Jiang Bi withdraw their troops respectively. Only after obtaining Wei's understanding could South Korea mobilize its troops to resist foreign tribes such as Lin Hu, Xiongnu, and Dong Hu.
And Zhao Yuanxi also knew this, so he deliberately used "being ill" as an excuse to refuse to summon Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo. Although Wei's economic foundation was also riddled with holes due to this war,
It was unable to re-conquer South Korea, but if we did not take the opportunity to blackmail South Korea, how could we deserve this difficult victory? How could we deserve the many Wei soldiers who died during this war?
After all, the post-war pension will cost the Wei State how much wealth it will cost. If some war compensation can be obtained through blackmail from South Korea, it will also help the Wei State recover its strength.