In a manor house in Liang County, King Su Zhao Hongrun got on his mount and gave instructions to everyone.
At this time, beside his concubine Zhao Que and more than twenty Qingya people, there was only Yangdi King Zhao Hongjing who was half-coerced by him.
On the way to Daliang, Yangdi King Zhao Hongjing looked around uneasily.
You must know that there are currently people around Daliang, including Prince Hongyu and King Qing Hongxin, and only a few people like Zhao Hongrun. If they bump into people from those two parties, there is no chance of being spared.
Thinking of this, Yangzhai King Zhao Hongjing persuaded Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, why don't you contact your army first? Aren't your Yanling Army, Shangshui Army, and Youma Army said to be stationed in the "Yecheng" area?
"
"Are you afraid?" Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Zhao Hongjing with a half-smile, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have ordered people to contact me. I believe they will come to join me on the way to Daliang."
"Then... why not take action after the armies arrive?" Zhao Hongjing said cautiously.
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongjing and said calmly: "How long will it take?"
After that, he ignored Zhao Hongjing and just drove his horse to run slowly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongjing groaned secretly in his heart.
You must know that according to the intelligence gathered by the Green Crows, although most of the Imperial Guards are deployed in Daliang City, there are still one or two troops outside Daliang City, and the person in charge of these Imperial Guards is none other than Prince Hongyu.
If the Zongwei were bumped into by these people, then Zhao Hongjing would have no choice but to die.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongjing was eager to find a chance to escape, and did not want to accompany Zhao Hongrun to Daliang for danger. Unfortunately, there were at least four Qingya people around him closely monitoring him, so he had no chance of escape.
"I hope you have a safe trip to Daliang..."
Zhao Hongjing prayed secretly in his heart.
However, things went against expectations. About half an hour later, Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongjing and his party encountered a group of Jiejiao cavalry, estimated to be about a thousand cavalry.
These more than a thousand Sanchuan cavalry roared in through the snow that had not yet completely melted. They shocked Yangzhai King Zhao Hongjing, whose face turned as pale as earth.
You must know that when he was in Yangzhai, Zhao Hongjing had dealt with the Jie tribe who fled to the Yangdi area - those Jie tribesmen, to be precise, were the Ling tribe tribesmen who were expelled from Sanchuan by King Su Zhao Hongrun, but these were the defeated generals.
However, the bandits formed by the Yangzhai area became kings and hegemons. Zhao Hongjing, the king of Yangzhai, spent a lot of energy to defeat these bandits.
In Zhao Hongjing's impression, those Jie Clan cavalry were all ruthless and brutal warriors, killing people without batting an eyelid, not to mention that these Jie Clan cavalry were clearly elite at a glance.
Seeing that the other party's direction was not his, Zhao Hongjing immediately reminded Zhao Hongrun to turn around.
But unfortunately, his reminder was too late after all. The more than a thousand Jie tribe cavalry had discovered their group, turned around midway, and galloped towards them. In just the blink of an eye, they surrounded Zhao Hongrun and his group.
stand up.
The first captain, who seemed to be a Jiejiao cavalryman, laughed loudly and pointed at Zhao Hongrun and his party, and murmured a few words in the Yi nationality language, causing the Jiejiao cavalrymen around him to also laugh.
Immediately, the captain rode forward, pointed at Zhao Hongrun and his party, and said in blunt Wei language: "You, Wei people, run away, we will chase, catch and kill them."
These words made Zhao Hongjing even more shocked and frightened, and she secretly regretted that she should not have followed Zhao Hongrun to Daliang.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun used his riding whip to push aside the green crows who were protecting him, and drove his mount slowly to the front of the team. After glancing at the laughing Jiejiao cavalry, he shouted sharply in the Ao language:
"Are you talking to me, Prince Su Jirun?!"
"Su, King Su?!"
In an instant, the laughter of the more than a thousand Jiejiao cavalry stopped suddenly, and they all looked at each other, at a loss.
The captain just now rubbed his eyes in shock, and then murmured in a less confident tone: "Su, King Su? You... you are not..."
"Crack!"
There was a sound of whip, and the riding crop in Zhao Hongrun's hand hit the captain's shoulder hard.
Seeing this, the more than a thousand Jiejiao cavalry made some commotion.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Zhao Hongjing's face turned pale with fear, fearing that these Jiejiao cavalry would become angry after being humiliated by Zhao Hongrun and kill them all.
However, to his surprise, the Jiejiao cavalrymen who were holding scimitars and were a little commotion lowered their heads one by one after being glanced at by Zhao Hongrun with sharp eyes; and the one who was slapped by Zhao Hongrun
The commander of the horse whip didn't even dare to complain. He immediately got off his horse, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Hongrun's horse, put his right hand on his left chest, and said respectfully in the Sheng language: "Achamu, I am willing to serve you.
"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a thousand Jiejiao cavalry nearby also dismounted and knelt on the ground facing Zhao Hongrun.
It's no wonder, after all, the name "Su Wang Ji Run" is too prestigious in Sanchuan County. It was this man who successively destroyed the Jiejiao Tribe Alliance, destroyed the Wusu Royal Court, and expelled the Jie Tribe and Ling Tribe.
He surrendered to the Yi tribe and trampled the arrogance of the Jie tribe under his feet again and again.
But what makes the Jie people feel complicated is that it is this man who is supposed to be their sworn enemy who has brought superior, wealthy and even luxurious life to all the tribes in Sanchuan Grassland. Just like the famous proverb in Sanchuan County: This man
(Su Wang Zhao Run), with a sharp sword in one hand and a money bag in the other, conquered this land.
Looking around at the Jiejiao cavalry, Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice in the Shen dialect: "Stop waiting for any current orders. Also, ask Bosile to come see me immediately!"
"As you command!"
A captain named Achamu obeyed his leader's order and immediately sent a team of more than a dozen cavalry back the same way. He himself joined Zhao Hongrun's team and was responsible for protecting King Su who conquered Sanchuan.
Zhao Hongjing was dumbfounded by this unexpected incident.
Once upon a time, he had heard a rumor that even the most arrogant and cruel Jie tribesmen in Sanchuan County were as scared as mice when they see cats in front of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. He had doubts about it at first, but until today, he saw that with his own eyes.
The captain of the famous Jiejiao Cavalry did not dare to show any dissatisfaction even after receiving a whip from Zhao Hongrun. Zhao Hongjing finally believed it.
"Go to Daliang!"
Shaking the horse's rein in his hand, Zhao Hongrun shouted with a heavy face.
Ever since, a group of people continued to march towards Daliang.
About half an hour later, when Zhao Hongrun and his party were approaching Daliang, they heard shouts of killing coming from the front.
He rode his horse and took a closer look. It turned out that it was a group of guards under the banner of "Daliang Guards", fighting with a group of soldiers and horses under the banner of "Prince Qing".
Judging from the number of people, there are only about 3,000 people on the Imperial Guard side, while there are tens of thousands on the Qingwang Army side. It is precisely because of the numerical disadvantage that the situation on the Imperial Guard side is very unfavorable, showing a pattern of chaos.
A situation of defeat.
Sure enough, after only holding on for a moment, the Imperial Guards were completely defeated and fled in all directions. Some of them fled in the direction of Zhao Hongrun.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongjing said in shock: "Hongrun, you can't stay in the land of right and wrong for long!"
It has to be said that although Zhao Hongjing has a private alliance with King Qing Zhao Hongxin, at this moment, he does not dare to appear in front of King Qing's army. After all, swords have no eyes. God knows whether those soldiers of King Qi who kill red eyes will.
He will be killed together with him.
At this time, Achamu, the captain of the Jiejiao Cavalry, also stepped forward and said to Zhao Hongrun: "King Su, this place is dangerous!"
However, Zhao Hongrun ignored the persuasion of Zhao Hongjing and Achamu, and ordered the leader of the Blue Crows beside him, Ya Wu: "Yao Wu, use the banner of my king!"
"Yes!" Yawu responded, cupping his fists.
Immediately, he took out a flag with a folded flagpole from the backpack on his horse and raised it high.
It can be seen that Ya Wu was a little excited at this time, which is no wonder. After all, the people who have the honor to hold the royal flag for His Royal Highness King Su, except Zhao Hongrun's clan guards, look at the entire Wei Kingdom, there are definitely no more than one hand.
——This incident alone is enough for him to brag in front of the Black Crows for a lifetime.
In an instant, a royal flag "Wei, Su Wangrun" fluttered in the wind.
Seeing this royal flag, the imperial guards who were fleeing subconsciously stopped. Even the soldiers of King Qing's army who were chasing them involuntarily lowered their swords.
At this time, I saw Zhao Hongrun shouting in a deep voice: "I am Zhao Run, King of Su. From now on, I will take over the Imperial Guards and King Qing's army. You must quickly put down your weapons. Anyone who disobeys my orders will be regarded as my enemy."
!...I repeat, I am Zhao Run, King of Su. From now on, I will take over the Imperial Guards and King Qing’s army. You must put down your weapons as soon as possible. Anyone who disobeys my orders and disobeys me will be regarded as my enemy!"
After shouting three times in a row, the thousands of imperial guards looked at each other and immediately put down their weapons, while the soldiers and generals of King Qing's army were still hesitant.
"King Su Zhao Run? He...isn't he dead?"
At this time, among the troops of King Qing, there was "Hua Lin", the Zongwei of King Qing Zhao Hongxin. He was shocked when he saw this scene.
Like several other guards of Qing Wang Hongxin, Hua Lin did not know that their highness Zhao Hongxin had been replaced by Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin at this time, and she was still fighting hard to help Zhao Hongxin seize the throne.
Because of this, Hua Lin couldn't help but be shocked when she saw Zhao Hongrun, His Royal Highness King Su, suddenly appeared and threatened to take over the army of King Qing.
Regardless of whether King Su Zhao Hongrun appeared this time to stop the rebellion or seize the throne, this was not a good thing for their highness.
Thinking of this, Hua Lin gritted her teeth and shouted sternly: "This man is pretending to be King Su, kill him!"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongli shouted sharply: "You guys, do you want to be my enemy, Zhao Run?!"
Seeing this, the soldiers and generals of King Qing looked at each other in shock, and no one dared to act rashly.
Be an enemy of King Su Zhao Run?
Become an enemy of Wei Guo’s undefeated hero?
"Put down the weapon!" Zhao Hongrun shouted sharply.
In an instant, under the frightened and angry gaze of Hualin, the Zongwei of King Qing Hongxin, some of the soldiers and generals of King Qing's army dropped their weapons one after another.
And at this moment, at this moment, there was an earth-shattering sound of horse hooves in the distance.
Yangzhai King Zhao Hongjing turned around and saw snow and dust flying all over the sky in the distance. Then, cavalry from all over the mountains and fields roared towards him.
At the head of the group, Commander Bossile, the commander of the Jiejiao Cavalry, came slowly and calmly astride his war horse.
When he saw the royal flag of "Wei Su Wangrun" fluttering in the wind, even though Bosile had heard about this from the dozen or so cavalrymen before, he couldn't help but show a bit of surprise.
Slowly slowing down the galloping speed of his war horse, Bosile stopped when he was only three or four feet away from Zhao Hongrun, looking uncertainly at the King Su in front of him who he still remembered so vividly.
"Is it really that King Su...it turns out he is not dead?"
Looking at that familiar face, Bosile's expression was uncertain.
As a member of the Jie tribe who surrendered due to defeat in the war, Bosile did not feel much sadness over the death of King Su Zhao. On the contrary, he was even a little happy.
After all, if the man who conquered Sanchuan still survives for a day, the Jie people will still find it difficult to stand up - what? Restoring the clan name of the Jie people? Will restoring the clan name of the Jie people change the current embarrassing status of the Jie people?
?
You must know that among the Jie people who fled to Wandi, those Jie people who stayed in Sanchuan are nothing more than the Kingdom of Wei, or in other words, they are just hunting dogs in the hands of His Highness King Su in front of him.
Wanting to stand up and become the master of Sanchuan like before is just a fantasy!
Therefore, after learning that King Su Zhao Hongrun had passed away recently, Bosile happily believed that the opportunity for the Jie people to turn around had come. Therefore, he accepted the recruitment of Prince Hongyu and planned to take advantage of the civil strife in the Wei Kingdom.
Possibly gain benefits for the Jie people.
What I didn't expect was that His Highness Prince Su was not dead.
"Want to try?"
Just when Bosile was looking at Zhao Hongrun with a gloomy expression, Zhao Hongrun also looked back at him and said with a half-smile in the Yi language: "Compared to me, you have better control over this Jiejiao cavalry.
Right? Do you want to try to avenge your adoptive father Bitatu here?"
"..." After hearing this, Bosile couldn't help but think of his adoptive father, Bitatu, the former chief of the Jiejiao tribe.
After a moment of silence, Bosile dismounted from his horse, knelt down in front of Zhao Hongrun, and said in a deep voice in the Yi language: "No, Your Highness King Su. The patriarch of the clan told him before his death that as long as King Su is still alive, I, the Jiejiao Army, will
, they are the hawks and dogs beside King Su, for King Su’s dispatch.”
Following Bosile's words, tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry behind him dismounted one after another, kowtowed to the ground and surrendered.
"...Very good." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then turned his attention to the soldiers and generals of King Qing's army.
Seeing this, the tens of thousands of King Qing's soldiers also dropped their weapons and surrendered.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that the situation was over, Zongwei Hualin of Qing Wang Hongxin cursed secretly and rode away with a group of confidants, preparing to return to the city to inform Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin of the news.
Zhao Hongrun caught a glimpse of the actions of Hua Lin and others, but he had no time to send anyone to stop him. After flicking his horse's reins, he said in a deep voice: "The Jijiao Army, the Imperial Guards, and the King Qing's Army will obey the order and follow the king into the city for peace."
rebel!"
After that, he ignored the troops that had just surrendered and led the Green Crows straight to Daliang.
But what is incredible is that no matter whether it is the Jiejiao Army, the Imperial Guards, or the King Qing's Army, after they stood up, they actually followed them up silently.
Seeing this scene, Yangdi King Zhao Hongjing could not believe it: In just such a short time, this eighth brother subdued nearly 60,000 to 70,000 troops?
However, Zhao Hongjing's shock was far more than that.
After a while, Zhao Hongrun's team arrived at the south gate of Daliang.
To Zhao Hongjing's expectation, at this time, the South City Gate of Daliang still hung the flag of the Imperial Guard. This made Zhao Hongjing feel a little incredible - didn't it mean that King Qing's army had already attacked the city? Why is this side of the city gate?
, is it still controlled by the Imperial Guard?
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised at all by this.
Even though King Qing's army once captured the city gate, don't forget that among the Imperial Guards there were the former troops of the Dredging Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army. These elite men were not comparable to the miscellaneous troops of King Qing's Army.
As long as the old troops of the Sixth Battalion garrisoned by the Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army began to exert their efforts to retake the city gate, it would only happen in an instant.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun rushed forward and shouted towards the city tower: "I am King Su Zhao Run, the general of the soldiers in the city. Open the city gate quickly!... From now on, I will take over your soldiers!"
When the imperial guards guarding the city heard this, they immediately reported it to their commander - it was not the general conferred by Prince Hongyu, but Cao Jie, the former general of the Dredging Navy.
"King Su?"
After hearing the news, Cao Jie immediately came to the city gate and looked at the large group of people behind Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression.
It's no wonder, after all, behind Zhao Hongrun at this time, there were both the imperial guards and Jijiao cavalry of Prince Hongyu's side, as well as King Qing's army under King Qing Hongxin. These two groups were silently following Zhao Hongrun, which looked really weird.
"Should I say that he is worthy of His Highness Prince Su?"
With a slight smile, Cao Jie waved his hand and said: "Open the city gate!"
After that, he shouted towards Zhao Hongrun outside the city: "Cao Jie, the imperial guard, is willing to obey the orders of His Highness King Su!"
"Cao Jie?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this. He raised his head and glanced at the tower, and sure enough he saw Cao Jie, the former general of the Dredging Navy.
"It turns out that the dredging army was dispatched... No wonder they recaptured the city gate. It seems that my father's side has already taken action."
Zhao Hongrun thought secretly in his heart.
Of course, he was no stranger to Cao Jie. This man was Bailiba's confidant, and Bailiba was his father's confidant Zongwei. In other words, he was one of his own.
"Enter the city!"
After ordering his troops to enter the city, Zhao Hongrun met Cao Jie inside the city gate.
He said straight to the point: "What is General Cao's mission?"
Cao Jie was stunned for a moment, and then whispered: "The general has been ordered to wait for King Qing's army to enter the city, recapture the city gate, and then defend this place and not allow anyone to leave the city!"
Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and asked: "Where are the other city gates?"
Cao Jie looked around and lowered his voice and said: "Except for the west city gate, which is in the hands of His Highness King Huan and His Highness King Yan, the remaining city gates have all been recaptured by "our three armies."
The "our three armies" he refers to refer to the former Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army among the Imperial Guards.
"I see……"
Zhao Hongrun nodded and immediately ordered: "In that case, I order you to continue to guard this place!"
"Yes!" Cao Jie responded, cupping his fists.
After bidding farewell to Cao Jie, Zhao Hongrun called Bo Xile and ordered: "Immediately send people to capture Prince Yi's Mansion. Inside and outside the palace, if he refuses to surrender, he will be killed without mercy! ... Ya Wu, how many people can you send to lead him?"
"As ordered!" Bosile and Crow clasped their fists and said.
Seeing the Jiejiao cavalry heading towards the depths of the city, Zhao Hongrun glanced at the bustling city and shouted in a deep voice: "All armies are entering the city to put down the rebellion. In the name of my king, I order any soldiers in the city to put down their weapons and wait for recruitment. If
Anyone who is stubborn will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
Behind Zhao Hongrun, the Jiejiao Army, Imperial Guards, and King Qing's Army obeyed the order and poured into the city.
Zhao Hongrun himself went straight to the palace.
Along the way, Zhao Hongrun encountered many imperial guards and soldiers of King Qing's army, but as soon as he revealed his identity, those imperial guards surrendered one after another.
Among these imperial guards, Zhao Hongrun also saw some familiar faces.
For example, Cai Qinhu, the former general of Fenxing Army, Li Ji, the former general of Junshui Army, Zhou Kui, the former general of Chenggao Army, etc.
These generals of the Imperial Guard who were supposed to take orders from Prince Hongyu actually defected and surrendered as soon as they saw Zhao Hongrun. Sometimes, even before Zhao Hongrun had time to shout to persuade him to surrender, the Imperial Guards he encountered along the way would
Surrender.
To be honest, this feeling is not very good.
Because Zhao Hongrun knew very well that even if generals like Cai Qinhu, Li Qi, and Zhou Kui were familiar with Zhao Hongrun in the past, it would be almost impossible for them to defect on the battlefield, unless generals like Baili Ba, Xu Yin, and Zhu Hai
They greeted their subordinates in advance.
And why did generals like Baili Ba, Xu Yin, and Zhu Hai say hello in advance?
I think there is only one reason. I am afraid there is another person who has greeted the three generals Bailiba, Xu Yin and Zhu Hai before.
As for who this person is - well, there is only one person in the entire Wei Kingdom who can make Baili Ba, Xu Yin and Zhu Hai obey their orders.
"Damn old man!"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart, because he suddenly realized that even though he had seen through the entire chess game, he still could not escape the fate of being used as a pawn by his father.
At the same time, in front of the palace gate, the Qingwang army and the anti-rebel army, like a tide, were still launching an attack on the palace.
Seeing that the guards at the palace gate were getting weaker and weaker, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin, who was hiding in a corner, was actually nervous and excited at the moment.
What is nervous is that although the armies of King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and King Yan Zhao Hongjiang are still entangled with the imperial guards in the city, they are getting closer and closer to the palace. If these two brothers notice something is wrong, they may have to give up all their previous efforts.
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In other words, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin must capture the palace and complete the final plan before Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan and Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang react.
What was exciting was that the palace's defense force was getting weaker and weaker, and Zhao Hongyin could soon seize the throne.
But at this moment, he suddenly heard a soldier coming to report: "Report! King Su has led his troops into the city and is heading towards the palace!"
"Prince Su? Zhao Run?"
After hearing this, King Yi Zhao Hongyin's expression suddenly became extremely wonderful, and he exclaimed with shock on his face: "Isn't he dead?"
At this time, standing next to Zhao Hongyin, was a middle-aged man wearing blue cloth. After frowning deeply, he glanced in the direction of the palace in surprise.
Immediately, he took two steps back and disappeared into an alley.
At the same time, on the spectator stand in the palace, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuansi was also holding the Emperor's Sword, watching the fighting at the palace gate with a sinking face.
Suddenly, someone came to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Su has led his troops into the city."
After hearing the news, Emperor Wei showed a slight smile on his tense face, and murmured with a bit of complacency: "Humph, how could my tiger be harmed by thieves so easily?"
Having said this, he seemed to have thought of something. He coughed and told Li Zheng beside him: "Li Zheng, I leave this place to you... Remember, I have never been here, do you understand?"
After that, without waiting for Li Zheng's reply, he took the eunuch Tong Xian and hurried back to Ganlu Palace.
Looking at Emperor Wei's leaving figure, Li Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth.