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“It’s our army—victorious—!!”
A general held high the flag with the word "Wei" and shouted to everyone around him.
"Whoa whoa--!"
On this battlefield, more than 200,000 Wei soldiers raised their arms and shouted, celebrating that the tug-of-war that lasted for half a month finally ended with the Wei army's complete victory.
At this time, the battlefield was littered with the corpses of Lin Hu dressed as nomads. Their blood stained the entire grassland nearby, so that under the setting sun, both the sky and the earth were red. In addition to being beautiful,
It’s also shocking.
At this time, about five miles away on the south side of the battlefield, there was a wooden high platform. Zhao Hongrun, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace of Wei, stood on the high platform and witnessed this thrilling and unprecedented battle with his own eyes.
"The soldiers of your country are worthy of the praise of "unparalleled in the world"."
Beside Zhao Hongrun, Lian Po, a former Korean general and one of the ten great men of Beiyuan, expressed his sincere admiration after witnessing this battle.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun blinked and said, "Are they just soldiers?"
Lian Po was stunned for a moment, then he laughed loudly and said: "It was Lian who made a mistake, as well as all the generals in charge of the troops in your country!"
It has to be said that although it was the Wei army that won this battle, Lian Po was also very happy because he had been stationed in Taiyuan for many years, during which the strongest opponents he faced were Lin Hu who lived in the Hetao area.
Because of this, Lian Po was very excited to see Lin Hu suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of the Wei army today.
But having said that, he still had some regrets in his heart. He originally wanted to help Wei Jun to repay the favor he owed to the Wei Gongzi Run next to him. Unexpectedly, in the first confrontation between Lin Hu and Wei Jun, Wei Jun actually won.
It was so straightforward that he won the victory without any help from him.
This made him really helpless: If this continues, when will the favor I owe be repaid?
"In the end, are you really going to defect to Wei to repay this debt of gratitude?"
Lian Po turned his head and glanced at the smiling Wei Gongzi Run beside him, muttering secretly in his heart.
Thinking of this, he said with a strange expression: "Although Lin Hu was defeated for a while, Lin Hu still has more troops in a certain period, and you must not underestimate the enemy."
"Thank you, General Lian Po, for reminding me." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile, "But I believe that no matter how powerful Lin Hu is, our soldiers and generals in the Wei Dynasty will eventually be able to defeat them!" After that, he changed his tone and invited: "
General Lian Po, why don't you and I go down and have a drink to celebrate this great victory?"
"..."
Lian Po, who was a heavy drinker, couldn't help but feel stagnant when he heard the word "drink".
It's no wonder, after all, since he was a guest in Hedong and Sanchuan in vain during the "Five Parties Conquer Wei" period, he has owed the Wei State countless wine money. There is no need to "continue like this", just what he owes now
These are enough to compensate for his decades of service to Wei.
It is precisely because of this that Lian Po, on the one hand, felt how kindly the young master of Wei treated him, but on the other hand, he could not help but feel a little flustered.
After all, he also knew that "conquering Lin Hu" was a crucial part of the "military competition" between Wei and South Korea. After Wei completely eliminated Lin Hu who occupied the Hetao area, then what would happen next for this country?
The target is most likely South Korea.
And this means that if he defected to Wei as a general at this time to repay the favor he owed, he would most likely meet Korean soldiers on the battlefield one day.
To be honest, it was precisely because he didn't want to do this that Lian Po kept putting it off until now. Even though the young master of the Wei State in front of him had never mentioned it, he felt a little regretful in his heart.
But when he thought of the strong liquor produced in Shangdang, which made him feel like having heartburn when he drank it, Lian Po felt saliva secreting in his mouth.
So after struggling for a while, he happily accepted Zhao Hongrun's invitation with the mentality of "I can't pay it off anyway".
When stepping off the high platform, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but glance at the west side of the battlefield again. When he saw the flags with the word "Qin" erected somewhere, he smacked his lips and stepped off the high platform with a somewhat depressed expression.
"Instruct all the generals to prepare the army in place for two days and reward the soldiers!"
After stepping off the high platform, Zhao Hongrun gave instructions to the ordering soldier in front of him with his hands and fists clasped.
Overhearing this general order, the nearby soldiers and generals became excited. Although they were responsible for protecting the Crown Prince and were not able to fight on the battlefield, they also had the same need for drinks, right?
Amidst cheers of "Your Highness the Crown Prince," Zhao Hongrun led Lian Po to the tent and ordered the generals to prepare food and drinks.
Because of this war, several armies of Wei State appeared on the battlefield. Therefore, in a short while, Wei generals such as Sima An guarding Hexi and Wei Ji guarding Hedong, I believe they will come to Zhao Hongrun's location in person to meet with this
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince celebrates together.
Zhao Hongrun handed over this matter to the former Korean general Feng Ting.
Feng Ting was originally the Shangdang Shou of South Korea and one of the ten tycoons of Beiyuan. However, after the "Battle of Shanyang", he switched to Zhao Hongrun, who was leading the Qin and Wei coalition forces to support the northern Xinjiang battlefield, and became a general of Wei.
Later, after the Wei court decided to rebuild Hedong County, Feng Ting was sent to Hedong to guard Wei Ji's command and became the latter's subordinate.
To be fair, let Feng Ting lead the troops to fight. In fact, this one of the original ten heroes of Beiyuan is just that. He is not as brave as Jiang Bi or Cai Qinhu, and his army command is not as good as Sima An and Wei Ji. But it cannot be denied that this person is a versatile person.
, no matter the court assigned him to a civil or military position, he was always qualified. Because of this, Feng Ting gradually gained the respect of Wei Ji, the governor of Hedong, and relied on him as his right-hand man.
This time, Zhao Run, the prince of the East Palace, came to the battlefield in person to motivate the soldiers. Feng Ting was also entrusted by Wei Ji, the governor of Hedong, to lead the army to protect the prince of the East Palace.
After drinking a few glasses of strong wine with Lian Po in the big tent, Zhao Hongrun handed over the task of drinking with Lian Po to Chu Heng and slipped out.
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun's alcohol capacity is quite good. Even if it is Shangdang wine, he can still drink half a pound of Shangdang wine without getting drunk. But then again, he only has this kind of alcohol capacity. In front of Wei Guo's Shangdang wine, he has not got drunk.
Who dares to boast that he will not get drunk after a hundred cups of wine?
Even a self-proclaimed Lian Po cannot tell the difference between north, south, east and west.
Zhao Hongrun actually didn't like the feeling of being drunk, especially when the war had not yet been settled. Just as Lian Po had just reminded him, this confrontation was in the so-called unparalleled battle between "in the forest" and "on the river (Shangjun)".
The battle was actually just a vanguard battle for both sides to warm up - it cannot be said that Lin Hu did not take action, but the other side had not yet used all its troops.
But Zhao Hongrun is not worried.
Just as he predicted before the war, in front of the Wei army's Wugang chariot, Lin Hu's cavalry's maneuverability and bow and arrow harassment capabilities were greatly reduced. It is no exaggeration to say that the combination of Wei soldiers and Wugang chariots, looking at the entire world, almost
No army can defeat it head-on.
The only thing the Wei army needs to be wary of is for Lin Hu's cavalry to take advantage of its mobility to attack the Wei army strategically, such as cutting off the Wei army's food routes, etc.
In this regard, the Wei army had already prepared relevant responses. Every time it conquered a place, it stationed troops, built military camps, and built fortresses to prevent Lin Hu's cavalry from making detours and sneak attacks.
Moreover, the generals of each faction are still brave generals in the army such as Long Ji, Wen Xu, and Nanmen Chi.
To be honest, in front of the Wei army that was like a bulldozer, even Zhao Hongrun couldn't see how Lin Hu, who was opposite him, had any chance of winning.
In contrast, the news about Song Di received in the past two days made Zhao Hongrun feel even more upset.
Yes, it's just sad.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was thinking gloomily about the Song Dynasty in the small tent where he was staying, the curtain suddenly lifted and someone walked in.
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the visitor, and there was a hint of helplessness on his gloomy expression.
It turned out that the person who came was none other than the prince of Qin who disguised himself as a man, and was also the concubine of Zhao Hongrun whose truth could not be revealed to the public for the time being, Qin Shaojun Yingying.
"Why do you have such an expression?" Qin Shaojun looked at Zhao Hongrun's gloomy face with some displeasure, and then ordered Lu Mu, the current sect's guard chief in the tent: "Lu Mu, help me get a glass of water."
Lu Mu, the head of the current clan guard, suppressed his laughter, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, mistress."
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun blushed slightly. After all, she was still dressing up as a man at the moment. Of course she would feel uncomfortable being called mistress by Lu Mu at this time.
"What are you here for?"
Seeing Qin Shaojun take the water glass from Lu Mu and take a sip, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly and said with a hint of ridicule: "At this moment, shouldn't you Qin people be shaving Lin Hu?"
"What is your attitude?" Qin Shaojun said angrily: "After all, the two countries are also allies. When I see you sending troops, our Qin army will come to help..."
"It's not necessary." Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and interrupted: "We, the Wei Dynasty, are sure of Lin Hu's matter. We really don't need your country's help... In contrast, I think it is better for you to deal with Yiqu first.
, letting the tiger go back to the mountain for the sake of profit is very stupid..."
When he said this, he was secretly mocking Qin's behavior: Seeing that Wei was going to war against Linhu in the Hetao area, and Qin was also eager to fight against Yiqu, Zhao Hongrun originally thought that Qin was really going to take advantage of this opportunity.
After clearing Yiqu, the Qin army did not expect that the Qin army just beat up Yiqu, and then hurriedly led the army to the Hetao Canal. They called it aiding the Wei State, but in fact, they just wanted to get a share of the Hetao area.
Soup.
The problem is that since the two countries are allies, not to mention that the person in front of him is actually one of his daughters-in-law, Zhao Hongrun really can't refuse, so he can only give part of the fat in the Hetao area to Qin.
.
"What do you mean by that?" Qin Shaojun looked at Zhao Hongrun angrily, pursed his lips and said angrily: "It's not what I wanted...that way, why are you angry at me?"
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them was not quite right, Lu Mu hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the land of the Hetao is very wide. Even the army of Wei Dynasty may not be able to ensure that Lin Hu is driven to the north. The mistress will lead an army to help.
, this is a good thing..."
Zhao Hongrun remained silent.
In fact, Lu Mu was right. The Hetao area is indeed very vast. It is not difficult to defeat Lin Hu living in this area with only 400,000 Wei troops. But if you want to completely control this land, a mere 400,000 Wei troops are not enough.
What's more, the Wei State will not keep its elites in the Hetao area for a long time, and will withdraw to the country within half a year at most, lest South Korea and Chu State take advantage of the opportunity.
In this way, the Wei State cannot expect to completely control this land in a short period of time. After all, when Lin Hu is expelled and the Wei army withdraws into the country, it is believed that the nomads to the west of "the forest" will quickly occupy this unowned land.
place.
Therefore, if the Qin State sees the right opportunity and comes to take a share of the pie, there is actually no major conflict of interest with the Wei State.
In the final analysis, he just felt unhappy - even though he knew that the current strength of the Wei State was not enough to completely control the entire Loop, he felt a little uncomfortable if a piece of it was given to others.
Of course, the more important thing was that bad thing happened in Song Dynasty, which made him feel unhappy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun winked at Lu Mu: "Lu Mu, you go outside the tent first, or go and have a few glasses of wine to celebrate."
Hearing this, Lu Mu immediately guessed that His Highness thought he was causing trouble here, so he smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Yes, then... Your Highness, I will resign from my humble position as Mistress."
At this time, the concubine Zhao Que, who was kneeling next to Zhao Hongrun, also stood up and walked outside the tent, saying: "Sister, I have come all the way from the Qin camp. I must not have eaten yet? I will tell the soldiers to prepare some food and drinks...
"
"Thank you Que'er." Qin Shaojun greeted Zhao Que kindly. For Zhao Que who always remembered her as the mistress, Qin Shaojun still had a very good impression of her.
After Lu Mu and Zhao Que left, only Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun were left in the small tent. Qin Shaojun was seen squinting at the former with his lips pursed, his expression clearly saying: I am very angry at this moment, why are you still there?
Won't you come to coax me?
After all, she was his wife. Zhao Hongrun took a long breath and said, "Okay, okay, I said it too much." As he said that, he patted the sheepskin blanket on the ground beside him and said, "Come and sit.
"
Qin Shaojun groaned twice, but in the end, he sat down next to Zhao Hongrun obediently, giving Zhao Hongrun a chance to appease her.
But after all, after being separated for more than a year, we only briefly met when the Qin army and the Wei army met a while ago. How could Qin Shaojun not miss his husband?
No, when she sat next to Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongrun put his arm around her waist, the anger in her heart disappeared. Instead, she was filled with sweetness and blush on her cheeks: "Don't... in case someone
Break in and see."
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun always had his own way of doing things, and Qin Shaojun was actually not as strong as the seemingly weak Mi Jiang, so it didn't take long for her to be seduced by Zhao Hongrun, and she was panting and leaning against him.
My whole body felt weak in my husband's arms, and I wished I could go to Wushan Yunyu with my beloved husband.
It's just a pity that there are densely packed Wei soldiers stationed outside this small tent. Even if Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun have this intention, they don't have the courage - unless they don't mind being heard by the soldiers outside the tent.
"I saw you seemed to be in a bad mood just now?"
After lingering for a moment, Qin Shaojun remembered that she had seen her husband's gloomy face when she entered the tent, and asked curiously: "I saw it clearly from the other side of the battlefield. In this battle, the Wei army is overwhelming, why are you? Not satisfied yet?"
"It's not because of this." Zhao Hongrun shook his head. After thinking about it, he still told Qin Shaojun about Song Dynasty. After all, the latter was his woman, not to mention that the alliance between Qin and Wei was currently very solid. , at least during the reign of Zhao Hongrun's father-in-law, King Qin Hui, it was almost impossible for Qin and Wei to have any conflicts of interest.
"Song Di?"
After hearing Zhao Hongrun's explanation, Qin Shaojun was very surprised.
You know, she has also lived in the Wei State for a long time, so she is no stranger to the complexity of Song County, but she still cannot understand, how can the Beibo Army in the Song Dynasty have the confidence to fight against the Wei State?
To put it bluntly, even the Qin State does not dare to offend the Wei State today. Her father, King Qin, has even formulated a series of development strategies around the Wei State - to put it bluntly, the Qin State Currently, Wei Guo is regarded as his eldest brother, and he follows this eldest brother to take advantage of his back, such as sending troops to set up a trap this time.
Of course, the definition of "eldest brother and younger brother" is completely different from the relationship between Wei and its subordinate country Weiguo.
But no matter what, Qin can be regarded as the most important ally of Wei at present, and it is also the most powerful ally. The two joining forces will actually have great benefits for Wei. For example, with the joining of Qin's allies, Wei can go to war with South Korea or Chu with more confidence.
This is also the reason why Zhao Hongrun tolerated the Qin State coming to the Hetao area to share the pie.
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "The Beibo Army in the Song Dynasty seems to have introduced a descendant of the Song royal family as a puppet, and used the slogan of restoring the Song Dynasty... The Chu State has already recognized that puppet."
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun frowned slightly and said: "Chu State, isn't Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, in charge of the country's affairs now? He is Mi Jiang's brother, right?"
As if guessing Qin Shaojun's thoughts, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo is indeed Mi Jiang's brother, but in this matter, how could Xiong Tuo favor Wei Dynasty? He is eager to take advantage of Song Dynasty. The county and the Beibo Army will create some trouble for me, the Wei Dynasty... But it doesn't matter, what is the use of this kind of verbal support? If my army of the Wei Dynasty comes to Song County in the future, do you think Xiong Tuo will I won’t stand up for Song Jun.”
This is exactly why Zhao Hongrun never paid attention to it.
He knows Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, just as Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, knows him. How can he sincerely support the Song people in restoring the country? This is of no benefit to Chu State. In the final analysis, Xiong Tuo is just using the Song people. I just want to cause some trouble for Wei State.
"...In comparison, I am more worried about Qi State."
Zhao Hongrun took a long breath, frowned and said: "Although Qi State rejected Song Dynasty this time,... Qi State's meaning is too ambiguous. Maybe Qi State has the same idea as Chu State. .”
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun frowned and asked, "Isn't Qi an ally of our great Wei?"
Hearing Qin Shaojun address Wei as "my great Wei", Zhao Hongrun felt very happy. He scraped the bridge of her nose affectionately with his hand, and then explained melancholy: "The Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, Wei," was originally established on the basis of common ground. On the basis of fighting against the Chu State, now, the strength of the Wei Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and it has gradually surpassed the Chu State. To put it harshly, the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, Wei" has actually become nothing more than an empty structure. Necessary...Under this situation, it is difficult to guarantee that Qi will not rethink its attitude towards Wei and Chu."
Just as Zhao Zhao, the left prime minister of Qi State, was not optimistic about the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, and Wei", Zhao Hongrun was also not optimistic about it.
You must know that the relationship between countries is actually affected by their respective positions. Take Qin and Wei as an example. What Qin actually desires is profit, rather than simply occupying territory. This is also a military merit.
One of the drawbacks of the system: In order to maintain this national policy, Qin must always be on the verge of external expansion.
However, the problem is that the conquered land has seriously dragged down the country's economy. This has led to the fact that although the Qin State has made many achievements in its external expansion over the years, many soldiers have achieved corresponding achievements due to their military exploits every year.
social status, but from the perspective of the entire country, Qin is still poor.
Therefore, what Qin needs most at present is a strategy to get rich.
At present, the sales volume of Qin's specialty jade in Wei is very good - without the need to send out troops or the consumption of war, Qin has obtained more benefits from Wei than the war benefits. This is
It is enough for the princes, nobles and ministers of Qin to temporarily
At that time, the uncontrollable tiger of "Military Merit and Nobility" was restrained, and the leader waited until the tiger could no longer be contained, then let it out for two rounds, and then locked it up again - just like this time when Lin Hu and Qi State were dispatched.
In fact, it is also to meet the needs of domestic soldiers and generals for war.
Generally speaking, Qin is currently gradually transforming into countries like Wei and South Korea, focusing on strengthening domestic infrastructure and economic construction.
In this regard, since Qin already had Wei as an ally to provide craftsmanship and technical support, it actually had no other needs. What was left was just a cumulative process that gradually made the country rich.
This means that there is no unavoidable conflict of interest between Qin and Wei for the time being. Coupled with the marriage between Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun, the relationship between the two countries is currently at the stage of an extremely solid alliance.
It is far stronger than the alliance between Wei and Qi and the alliance with Lu.
Take the State of Qi as an example. The State of Wei has not yet received a letter of credence from Qi State regarding the transfer of its status as the hegemon of the Central Plains, not even a hint. The current State of Qi still plays the role of leader in the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, Wei"
Role.
In fact, this has caused dissatisfaction among some ministers in the Wei court. However, Wei's current enemy is South Korea, so in order to avoid unnecessary complications, this matter was not mentioned to Qi.
Of course, the more important reason is that Zhao Hongrun, the crown prince of Wei, does not care about the gimmick of "overlord of the Central Plains".
"In the future, will Wei Wei go to war with Qi?" Qin Shaojun asked.
"It's hard to tell." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and frowned and said: "After defeating Lin Hu, we will have to find a way to declare war on South Korea... This battle between Wei and South Korea will determine the relationship between Wei and South Korea in the Central Plains.
status, so it is destined to be inevitable... After our Wei Dynasty defeats South Korea, maybe Qi will change its attitude towards our Wei Dynasty. By then, the "Qi, Lu, Wei, Three Kingdoms Alliance" may no longer exist.
"
Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
Noticing the disappointment in her husband's eyes, Qin Shaojun held Zhao Hongrun's hand and said firmly: "Even so, you still have me, Da Wei, and I, Da Qin..."
Patting the back of Qin Shaojun's hand, Zhao Hongrun nodded silently, and then thought of his sixth brother Zhao Zhao who was in Qi State.
This is the only reason to worry about Qi's rebellion in the future.
"Brother Six, with your wisdom and vision, you can't fail to see... It's time for you to come back, right?"
Holding Qin Shaojun's hand, Zhao Hongrun thought secretly.