Zhao Hongrun looked at the young general who took the initiative to ask for help, and suddenly realized in his heart.
Only then did he remember that Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji were all generals from Pingyu County, and that he, Zhao Hongrun, had promised them that after this battle, they would take their families home. Go to Wei State.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun had a thought in his mind and said with a smile: "Wu Ji, I'm worried that you won't be able to succeed when you go to Pingyu alone."
Is this...rejection?
Wu Ji couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao, and said with a smile: "Gu Liang, Wuma, I still remember that I promised you that when the time comes, I will give it to you." Waiting for a force to return to Pingyu to pick up the family members and join us in the Wei Dynasty, the time is ripe now...then you two are willing to go with young general Wu Ji to capture Pingyu?"
Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao were shocked when they heard this.
To be honest, in fact, they are not very interested in capturing the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. What they care more about is their families in Pingyu counties. But the problem is that they are not as young and energetic as Wu Ji. I have the courage to not mention this matter in front of Zhao Hongrun.
After all, the soldiers under their command, Ping Yang, were once soldiers under Xiong Hu and Xiong Tuo. They did not want to be misunderstood by Zhao Hongrun.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun actually brought up the matter on his own initiative, and kept saying that he still remembered his original promise, which made them very moved.
"I didn't expect His Highness to still remember..." Gu Liangwei murmured.
"Haha, I always have a good memory, but I will never forget any promise I made." Zhao Hongrun laughed and said, not forgetting to take this opportunity to appease the hearts of the surrendered generals.
No, seeing the excited expressions of Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji, and then looking at Zhao Hongrun who looked like he should, Yan Mo of the Pingyang Army, Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gong Yesheng, Zuo Xunxi, Qiu Mu and others couldn't help but feel hot in their hearts.
Perhaps they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Only by following a master who keeps his promise to his subordinates in mind at all times can his subordinates be able to run forward.
"Are you willing? You two haven't answered me yet." Zhao Hongrun joked.
Hearing this, Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao stood up quickly, kowtowed to the ground and saluted, and shouted excitedly: "Thank you so much for your support, Your Highness Prince Su... I will swear here that I am willing to die for His Highness Prince Su!"
When Bailiba saw this, his heart moved and he clapped his hands lightly.
Seeing that their own generals were taking the lead in applauding, Li Qi and other generals also applauded. Later, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other generals from the Pingyang Army also joined in the applause. By the end, everyone in the room applauded.
General Baili...
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Bailiba and saw Bailiba winking at him. He suddenly understood: Bailiba obviously wanted to use this incident to infect the other Chu generals and make them move closer to the Wei Dynasty to resolve the Chu and Wei here. The bad blood in the hearts of the two countries.
I believe that Qu Cheng was well aware of this matter, so he also joined in the applause, even though he had a very bad impression of Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao.
Waving his hand to stop everyone from applauding, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said to Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao: "There is no need to make such an exaggerated oath. All I ask is that when I have not wronged you, you must not let me down." I am satisfied with your trust."
His words seemed to be addressed to Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao, but in fact they were addressed to every general in the Pingyang Army. Everyone present could hear this.
"I don't dare." Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao lowered their heads and said.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun put away the joking look on his face and said seriously: "Gu Liang, Wuma, and Wu Ji will listen to the order. I order you three to lead the troops. After a short rest, we will immediately capture the enemy. During this period, the three of you will discuss everything on your own... Go ahead!"
"Follow the order!"
The three of them received the order with serious faces.
Immediately, the three of them stood up and hugged everyone present. Then they left the command post: Since Zhao Hongrun ordered them to attack Pingyu counties, it doesn't matter whether they participate in the subsequent military meeting or not.
Instead of continuing to listen to these strategic military discussions that have nothing to do with them, it is better to return to the army, ask the soldiers to bring enough food, and go straight to Pingyu counties.
You must know that in Pingyu counties today, that is when the defenses are empty.
These two guys finally left...
Watching Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao leave, Qu Cheng exchanged a look with Yan Mo tacitly.
In Qu Cheng's eyes, Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao were quite an eyesore. Since they were also generals surrendered by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun himself, Qu Cheng didn't take him seriously in the past. Now these two guys are leading the way. Wu Ji went to attack the counties of Pingyu, and Qu Cheng was very happy, because at least he didn't have to see these two guys for a long time, staring at him with a pair of jealous and unhappy eyes all the time, even for a little reason. Even small things should be reported to Zhao Hongrun.
As for the 15,000 Pingyang troops that the three of them took away, Qu Cheng didn't care at all. After all, he still had more than 35,000 troops under his command.
In fact, Qu Cheng is even more inclined to the current situation: after all, the more military power he has, the easier it is to arouse the vigilance of Wei generals, and vigilance is not much different from distrust.
"Okay, the problem of Pingyu counties has been solved. Whether it succeeds or not depends on the three of them..." Clapping their hands to focus everyone's attention on the next words, Zhao Hongrun said seriously: "General Yan Mo a few days ago I mentioned to this king that Xuanhu City in Runan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which will be the biggest obstacle for our army to enter the Chu region... But in order to capture Yangcheng before Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, our army must find a way to conquer this city. A city.”
After saying that, he turned to look at Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others.
None of the generals in Junshui Camp intervened hastily because they could see what Zhao Hongrun was waiting for.
Yan Mo, who had become the focus of everyone's attention, hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, Yan is willing to give it a try, but... there is no guarantee of success."
What to try? It's nothing more than trying to defraud Runan County, and see if he, Yan Mo, can deceive the Chu army in Runan City by relying on his reputation as one of the three thousand generals under Xiong Tuo's command.
I have to say that this is a very risky thing. After all, no one can guarantee whether Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, has escaped back to Chu.
If luck is bad and Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, has fled back to Chu State, and Runan City has also received news of the defeat of the frontline army, then not only will the plan to capture Runan fail, but even Yan Mo may not be able to escape from Runan alive. Nancheng.
After all, Chu State has always been harsh in punishing deserters, let alone generals who defected to the enemy.
Even though Yan Mo was very conservative and said there was no guarantee of success, Zhao Hongrun did not doubt him because of this. After all, Yan Mo had no choice now: he had already surrendered to Wei once, even in front of Xiong Tuo. Telling everything in front of him would not gain Xiong Tuo's trust anymore. I believe Yan Mo would not do such a stupid thing.
Therefore, Yan Mo's only choice is to help Zhao Hongrun capture the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, and try to earn Zhao Hongrun's impression points of him, so that he can live happily in Wei in the future.
Precisely because he could no longer fall to Xiong Tuo and the Chu State, there were only two outcomes before him: either he could successfully capture Runan, or he would die in the hands of the Chu soldiers in Runan City.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun has been waiting for Yan Mo to take the initiative to ask for help. After all, neither he nor the Wei generals in the Junshui Camp are suitable to mention it, otherwise it will easily arouse Yan Mo's resentment. But if Yan Mo takes the initiative to ask for help, then another matter Don't worry about it.
However, in order to appease Yan Mo, Zhao Hongrun still made a generous promise.
Without further ado, Yan Mo immediately left and made preparations. He wanted to select some soldiers with sallow faces and skinny muscles from among the Ping Yang sergeants under his command, so that they could pretend to be defeated soldiers who had fled from the front line.
And before leaving, he had to think of ways to coerce and lure the soldiers, lest any of them do something bad and not only ruin the Wei army's plan to capture Runan County, but also kill Yan Mo.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun also sent Li Wei, the general of the Junshui Camp, to lead a group of Wei soldiers from the Junshui Camp, put on the leather armor of the Chu soldiers, and follow Yan Mo from a distance.
It's not out of suspicion, but just to help Yan Mo and cooperate with him inside and outside to plot Runan.
After making the decision to let Yan Mo find a way to capture Runan City, Zhao Hongrun asked the generals to retreat. Although he had many things to give instructions in his heart, these things had to be said before Runan City was captured. It is also equivalent to saying it in vain.
That night, the worried Zhao Hongrun once again suffered from insomnia. This is a bad thing about people with many ideas. They often think of various endings and corresponding countermeasures before things come to fruition, so that they often think about it. The earth will suffer from insomnia.
No, it was obvious that not long after Yan Mo and Li Qian's team set off, he began to figure out whether he should attack Runan by force or take a detour if his attempt to capture Runan failed.
Facts have proved that his hard thinking all night was unnecessary. Perhaps because of the heavy snow and road closures, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, had not yet fled back to Chu State, and the Chu troops in Runan City had not yet learned about the defeat of the frontline army. information.
When the Chu generals guarding the city saw Yan Mo, a general under Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, coming to the city with disheveled hair and calling for the door, they were shocked. Without even asking, they ordered the Chu soldiers to open the city gate and let Yan Mo enter the city.
What he never expected was that Yan Mo took the opportunity to hold him hostage, and used his soldiers Ping Yang and Li Ji's Junshui camp soldiers to quickly take control of Runan City and forcefully land the Chu army in the city.
On November 13, the Wei army captured Runan City almost without a fight.
Although it was extremely easy to capture this city, in fact, it was only because of Yan Mo's relationship. Otherwise, no matter how brave the Wei soldiers in Junshui Camp were, they would not be able to capture this Chu State in a short time ’s northern barrier.
"good!"
After receiving the good news from Yan Mo and Li Qi respectively, Zhao Hongrun was very happy, because capturing Runan not only meant that the army's food problem was solved, but also meant that the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo For the Wei army, it will be in an almost undefended state.
The Wei army was able to use Runan City as a base to quickly capture a large area of territory under the rule of Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng. (To be continued.)