Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two: Fighting with Wu
The death of Chu general Zai Fugen in battle made the Chu soldiers who were still resisting even more desperate. As a result, more and more Chu soldiers had to surrender when they were desperate. ⊙,
Seeing that this was not allowed, Chu general Lian Bi fled from the south with only a few dozen people, and no one knew where he fled.
Who would have thought that the ambush battle of more than 30,000 Wei soldiers against 60,000 Chu soldiers would end with the complete defeat of the Chu soldiers in just half an hour.
After Zaifu Gen was killed, Lian Bi abandoned his army and fled. Qu Cheng and other Chu generals who had surrendered to Wei had to surrender after a fight with Baili Ba in order to save the lives of his soldiers. After the drama, he led this Chu army of more than 50,000 people to surrender.
At noon, Zhao Hongrun arrived late with Shen Yu, Zhang Ao and other clan guards. When he saw the disarmed Chu soldiers all over the mountains and plains, sitting on the ground with their heads hanging down, he was also frightened. A jump.
Because he did not expect that the number of Chu soldiers who chose to surrender would be so large, far exceeding his expectations.
In response to this, Bailiba shrugged and said: "I don't know what happened. I only know that as soon as my brothers charged, the Chu soldiers surrendered in large numbers. They are simply vulnerable."
Zhao Hongrun was very puzzled after hearing this, wondering why the army under Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo suddenly became so weak.
You must know how ferocious the momentum was when Zaifu Geng attacked his Yanshui camp. It is hard to imagine that this strong army turned into a weak chicken in just a few days.
"Go and call Qu Cheng."
From a distance, he saw Qu Cheng sitting on the ground not far away like the other soldiers, so Zhao Hongrun ordered the Zongwei Shen Yu next to him to call this person over.
Shen Yu was not a fool, and naturally he would not go straight to Qu Cheng and reveal the truth, as that would undoubtedly reveal Qu Cheng's true identity.
I saw him deliberately walking near Qu Cheng and shouting coldly: "Who can take the initiative here? Here comes a general. I, His Highness Prince Su of Wei, have something to ask."
That one is here?
Qu Cheng's heart moved, and Shen Yu looked at him from time to time. He immediately understood, stood up with his hands raised, and said: "I am Qu Cheng. I am a general of three thousand people in this army."
"Three thousand generals?" Shen Yu pretended to look at Qu Cheng a few times, then tilted his head and said, "Then it's you, come with me."
Qu Cheng clasped his fists and followed Shen Yu to meet Zhao Hongrun.
"King Su?"
"King Su of Wei?"
At this time, when the former Xiong Hu soldiers heard this, the frightened expressions on their faces suddenly faded a bit. After all, in their hearts, Zhao Hongrun, the Su King of Wei State, kept his promise and would not do it without any reason. They killed prisoners indiscriminately. This increased their confidence in survival.
Seeing their happy expressions, Xiong Tuojun, who had not been captured by the Wei army before, was very surprised and asked in low voices one after another.
Perhaps because they were all prisoners of the Wei army, the soldiers Xiong Hu temporarily forgot their grudges with the soldiers Xiong Tuo, and introduced Zhao Hongrun, King Su of Wei, to them in a domineering manner, as if Zhao Hongrun was not from Wei, but from Chu. So and so of the country.
At the same time, Qu Cheng had met Zhao Hongrun in a remote place.
"His Royal Highness King Su." Qu Cheng bowed his hands and made a grand salute.
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, then frowned and asked: "What's going on in Xiong Tuo's army? According to General Baili of our army's Dredging Camp, Xiong Tuo's army today is simply vulnerable... Is there any conspiracy?"
"Conspiracy?" Qu Cheng smiled. Then he told Zhao Hongrun everything that happened in Chu Camp yesterday, but the latter was quite dumbfounded.
"You're saying that Xiong Tuo originally planned to use the civil strife as a reward for me to attack his camp at night, but as a result, his entire army was busy all night in vain?"
"Isn't that right?" Qu Cheng said with a smile: "To think about it, Xiong Tuo never expected that His Highness King Su would have anticipated the enemy's advance and would not attack his camp, but instead would be here, on the only way for him to retreat. Setting an ambush... clever!"
"..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Qu Cheng, and suddenly said with a smile: "Qu Cheng, you are so complimentary to me. Can I understand that you no longer hesitate? Or, are you? Seeing that the plan failed, you deliberately curry favor with me?"
Hearing this, Qu Cheng looked stunned. After frowning and thinking carefully for a long time, he finally thought of the reason and said quickly: "His Royal Highness Su Wang has misunderstood. When Qu made that suggestion to Xiong Tuo, he was definitely not really trying to deceive. His Highness King Su and the Wei army under your command are just to fulfill His Highness King Su's instructions to burn down the military camp of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo... Qu felt that His Highness King Su was unpredictable and would not be able to do this. Because the Chu camp was on fire, we sent troops to attack at night."
"Then what if I am not as smart as you think? Didn't I fall into the trap last night?"
"..." Listening to Zhao Hongrun's cold tone, Qu Cheng couldn't help but shed a few beads of sweat on his forehead, and quickly explained: "Qu has no longer hesitated and is willing to surrender to the Wei Kingdom. This heart can be learned from the sun and the moon... Even last night, Qu tried every means to cause the Chu army to expand chaos, causing nearly ten thousand Chu soldiers to die in the chaos..."
"really?"
"It's absolutely true... If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can call Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji to listen to their words."
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Zhao Hongrun looked at Qu Cheng deeply, then nodded and said sincerely: "Qu Cheng, I said at the beginning that I admire you very much, and I hope you will not do anything to disappoint me."
"Qu Cheng doesn't dare."
"Very good!" Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, Bailiba, the general of Junshui Camp, and his four generals Gong Yuan, Wu Bi, Yu Chun, and Li Wei, as well as the surrendered generals Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, Wu Ji, and others, came to where Zhao Hongrun was. land.
After teaching everyone to sit in a circle, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a smile: "Although I expected an ambush here to severely damage Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's army, I really didn't expect that it could be decided in one battle... What an unexpected gain. ." After saying that, he turned to look at Qu Cheng and said: "I have clear rewards and punishments. Qu Cheng, you should be remembered for your first merit."
Qu Cheng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zhao Hongrun would give him the first victory in this battle after beating him just now. As Zhao Hongrun said, this was really an unexpected gain.
"Last general... I am ashamed to take the lead. Thank you so much, His Highness Prince Su."
"No need." Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have clear rewards and punishments. Since you have made great achievements, you naturally deserve a reward. Qu Cheng, just because you helped me defeat Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng today, in the future, I will Great Wei, no one can use the fact that you were born in Chu to target you. Or if there is someone in your family who is really ill-informed, I will make the decision for you."
"Thank you, King Su." Qu Cheng said with sincere gratitude. After all, what Zhao Hongrun said was his biggest concern.
After all, he was born into a noble family of the Chu State. He was also worried that after surrendering to the Wei State, the people of Wei would target him because of his origin. But now with the promise of King Su, Qu Cheng felt much relieved.
When the surrendered generals Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji saw this scene, they all felt a little jealous.
The good news is that Zhao Hongrun, His Royal Highness Prince Su of the Wei Kingdom, really kept his promise, but the sad thing is that Zhao Hongrun's promise at this time is only for Qu Cheng.
Seemingly noticing the eager eyes of the three of them, Zhao Hongrun waved his hands and said with a smile: "You three, don't be anxious. If you three help Qu Cheng, you can achieve third-class meritorious service. Besides, this battle The fight is not over yet, you three have plenty of opportunities to make meritorious deeds."
When the surrendered generals Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji heard this, they immediately felt happy.
Qu Cheng was slightly stunned after hearing Zhao Hongrun's words.
You must know that the main army of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was defeated in front of the Wei army, and more than 50,000 people surrendered. Although Linying, Zhaoling, and Xiping were once captured by the Chu army, they are still under the control of the Chu army. After all, the total number of Chu troops who stayed in the city was only about 20,000, and they were no match for the Wei army.
Now if Zhao Hongrun sends troops to recover the cities captured by the Chu army, such an easy battle is not worthy of Zhao Hongrun's words that the battle is not over yet.
Could it be that...
Qu Cheng's heart moved slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Does your Highness want to counterattack Chu?"
His question made the three surrendered generals Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji feel a little complicated.
After all, Chu State is their mother country no matter what. Logically speaking, they surrendered to Wei State and attacked Chu State. It was undoubtedly an act of betraying the country and surrendering to the enemy, which was a very shameful act. But from another perspective, in fact, their status in Chu State Not so much, but on the side of Wei State, the Su King of Wei State, Zhao Hongrun, paid special attention to them. Furthermore, although the three of them surrendered to Wei State, their family members were still in Chu State. If Zhao Hongrun decided to counterattack immediately As for the Chu State, they can also take advantage of this opportunity to bring their families to the Wei State as soon as possible. This is a good thing for them.
Therefore, after weighing the importance, they were particularly concerned about Zhao Hongrun's sending troops to Chu.
However, Bailiba and the four generals under his command held opposite opinions.
"Your Highness." Bailiba urged with clasped fists: "According to a certain guess, heavy snow will fall in the next two days. I'm afraid there won't be much gain in counterattacking Chu at this time."
When they thought about it, braving the heavy snow to attack the city and build the stronghold was simply getting twice the result with twice the result. Looking at the situation of the army under the command of Xiong Tuo, Lord Yangcheng a few days ago, it was not difficult to understand. Although they tried their best, the result could not shake the Wei army. Yanshui Camp?
Never!
Therefore, they are not optimistic about Zhao Hongrun's counterattack against Chu State. To say the least, even if they want to counterattack Chu State, they will at least have to wait until the spring of next year.
But the question is, when spring comes next year, will the Wei State, or the Chu soldiers under Zhao Hongrun, still have a chance to counterattack the Chu State?
Just because he thought of this, Zhao Hongrun made it clear: If Chu troops are not sent out at this time, Wei will miss this good opportunity and will never have the chance to counterattack Chu!
After hearing these words, Baili Ba and his four generals, Gong Yuan, Wu Bi, Yu Chun and Li Ji, remained silent.
Admittedly, they also understood that this time they defeated the 160,000 troops of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu in one fell swoop. It was now the time when the Chu State's Yingshuinan County was empty of strength. If they sent their army south at this time, I believe that There must be something gained.
But the problem is that it is already the depth of winter, and if they encounter obstacles in the process of launching their army to counterattack the Chu State, the end will not be much better than that of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo.
The two groups had disputes and discussions. They discussed for half an hour but still could not reach a conclusion.
Finally, Zhao Hongrun couldn't bear it anymore and asked Bailiba to go aside to talk alone.
"General Baili, I no longer have the golden order to command the soldiers of Junshui Camp, but I still sincerely hope that the general and the soldiers of Junshui Camp can help me... I understand that this time I will send troops to attack The camp is honest and dangerous, but the attack on Chu this time is of great significance. Just like what I said when I was in the dredging camp, facing a powerful opponent like the Chu State, being submissive will only increase the arrogance of the Chu people. If necessary, At this time, I, the Wei Dynasty, should also wield a sharp sword and cut off the Chu State with one finger, so that it will no longer dare to regard our Wei Dynasty as a country that willfully plunder and attack!" After saying this, Zhao Hongrun stared at Bailiba intently and lowered his voice. The voice said: "For this purpose, as long as the war situation allows, I will even dare to attack the capital of Chu! ... If diplomatic relations are not enough to stop the war between the two countries, I will use force to stop the war!"
"..." Baili Ba was moved when he heard this. You must know that even he has never made such a realization as Zhao Hongrun.
Stop fighting with force...
Baili Ba took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun, and his heart was really boiling. After all, there were only a few people in the entire Wei Dynasty who dared to shout the slogan "Use force to stop war" against Chu.
After all, the Chu State was too powerful, and most of the Wei people were afraid of the Chu State's strength based on its territory and population.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's slogan of using force to stop an enemy made the blood of pure warriors like Baili Ba boil with excitement far more than the "stopping an enemy with force" proposed by some literati.
After taking a long breath, Bailiba grinned and said with a smile: "Just for His Highness's words about using force to stop war against the Chu State... So what if I go to Chu State with Your Highness?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was overjoyed. After all, it meant that Bailiba had agreed to his decision, and once Bailiba agreed to the matter, no one in the Junshui camp would raise any objections.
"In this case, please ask General Baili to quickly send a letter to Fenxing Fortress and tell the Wei army at Fenxing Fortress that the 160,000 troops of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo and Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu have been defeated. Now it is Chu. When the Yingshui North County of our country is empty of troops, I ask Fenxing to join the Chu army and attack the Chu country together with a two-pronged attack!"
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Bailiba's face changed slightly when he heard this. He didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to play so big, but after licking his lips, his face showed a bit of excitement: "Okay!... I will send someone to inform you immediately. Xu Yin from Fenxing fortress has been fighting with Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng for many years, and he has long wanted to attack Chu. He will agree to send troops. But..."
Having said this, the excitement on Bailiba's face faded a bit, and he said seriously: "But one thing, I still have to remind His Highness in advance that Xu Yin's troops are scattered because they have to guard Fenxing Fortress. At the southern Great Wall, he can only send 10,000 troops at most... These 10,000 troops can only boost our army's momentum at best, but they may not be of any practical help. Therefore, if we want to attack Chu, our army Still the main force..."
Zhao Hongrun understood the implication of Baili's words and asked with a smile: "Is General Baili worried that our army does not have enough troops?"
Baili Ba did not reply directly, but just analyzed it carefully: "Our army currently has less than 25,000 people in the entire Junshui camp, even including Cao Jie's nearly 5,000 cavalry. Adding in the 10,000 Yanling soldiers,
Thirty-five thousand people, this is the only force our army currently has...To attack Chu with such a small force..." He shook his head and continued: "There are also more than 50,000 Chu army prisoners here...
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"Then let's deal with the prisoners first."
Zhao Hongrun interrupted Bailiba's words, with an inexplicable light shining in his eyes. (To be continued.)