The time goes back to the beginning of July, that is, after South Korea publicly issued a statement criticizing Wei and actually declared war on Wei.
On this day, the city captain of Qi County, Mou Bei, led a team of guards to inspect the city early. When he saw that the city was much more depressed than before, he inevitably felt uneasy in his heart.
Because a while ago, the "murder case on the street of the wife of King Yan Zhaojiang" was really weird. After the incident, when Mou Bei arrived with his guards, the murderer had already escaped, leaving only a group of Korean businessmen.
There he rebuked angrily.
At that time, Mou Bei felt confused.
You must know that the eldest son "Sun Hao" of the wife of King Zhao Jiang of Yan, the "Waihuang Sun Family", died in the "Third Wei-Han Northern Battle".
At that time, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, abandoned his defense north of the river, causing Shanyang to become an isolated city and food was in short supply.
Since his brother-in-law Zhao Jiang and his sister Princess Yan's Sun family were both in Shanyang, Sun Hao, the eldest son of the Waihuang Sun family, quickly raised food and grass and took the risk to personally escort it to Shanyang. As a result, he was robbed by Korean cavalry on the way and was seriously injured.
He escaped with his life, but died of his injuries not long after.
After that, because the defeated soldiers in the grain transport team of the eldest brother Sun Hao fled to Waihuang and told the "Sun family in Waihuang" about the robbery of grain and grass, Sun Hao's younger brother "Sun Jin" was also an idle playboy on weekdays.
, but at this time, he resolutely shouldered the important task and once again led a force to transport grain to Shanyang at great risk, so that Shanyang City had enough grain to support Zhao Hongrun and the Qin and Wei coalition forces to rush to aid.
Therefore, although Sun Jin, the second son of the Waihuang Sun family, is usually an idle playboy, he is indeed a responsible Wei man. How could he possibly kill a Korean businessman on the street in Qi County?
Beating to death folly?
What's more important is that this second master has returned to Waihuang since the end of the war between Wei and South Korea. All day long, he either brags to a group of friends about his heroic feat of taking risks to escort grain and grass to his brother-in-law, King Yan Zhao Jiang, or he is in Waihuang.
When you are eating, drinking and having fun, how can you have time to come to Qi County?
Therefore, Mou Bei, who could not catch the murderer at that time, immediately felt that this matter was not simple, and immediately reported it to Zhao Jiang, King of Yan, who was in Shanyang.
After King Zhao Jiang of Yan learned about this incident, he immediately asked his brother-in-law Sun Jin for confirmation. Because he had received strong support from his wife's family Huang Sun on many occasions, and his brother-in-law Sun Hao died because of him, Zhao Jiang had no intention of Sun Jin.
Jin is extremely trusting.
Facts have proved that on the day of the incident, the second master, Sun Jin, was having fun in a yellow flower house with a group of friends and was not in Qi County at all.
After verifying the matter, King Zhao Jiang of Yan refuted the rumors and denied that the murderer on the street was his brother-in-law Sun Jin. On the other hand, he secretly dispatched 5,000 Southern Yan troops to reinforce Qi County.
After all, King Zhao Jiang of Yan is also a man who has experienced hundreds of battles, and he has vaguely noticed that this matter is unusual.
In the next few days, the situation in Qixian County intensified. Many Korean merchants showed their distrust of the Wei State. They sold off their shops and other properties in Qixian County one after another and moved out of the city. This made Qixian County, which used to be bustling and prosperous,
, suddenly became deserted.
In this regard, Qixian City Wei Moubei had no choice but to allow the Korean merchants to move out of the city.
But he was also secretly murmuring in his heart: Could it be that something happened in South Korea?
He knows very well that merchants are very knowledgeable about information, and may sometimes transmit information faster than the secret agents and spies from various countries.
Therefore, when the group of Korean businessmen moved out of Qixian County, Mou Bei instinctively felt that the situation was not good.
Just when he was suspicious, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Master City Captain, just now a few people rode into the city on fast horses and changed their mounts at the post house in the city. One of them stayed and asked to see you.
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Mou Bei frowned slightly, and then led the team of guards to the post house in the city. However, outside the post house, he saw a man dressed as a commoner, holding a rather large pottery bowl, like a wolf and a tiger.
Pick up the food with your hands.
He was eating as if he had been hungry for several days.
"Who are you?"
Mou Bei stepped forward, hugged his fists and said hello.
The man who was cooking rice raised his head and glanced at Mou Bei. He put down the big bowl in his hand and stood up. After swallowing the food in his mouth with difficulty, he took out a token from his arms. The token was clearly engraved with "
With the words "Crow Twenty-Three" and other words.
Seeing this, Mou Bei was in awe. As the Zongwei of King Yan Zhaojiang, how could he not know that tokens of this style are unique to the Qingya people?
"I am the captain of this county and city, Mou Bei. I wonder if you have any instructions?" Mou Bei asked seriously.
I saw Crow Twenty-Three looking around, leading Mou Bei to a deserted place, and whispered: "A few days ago, Handan announced a proclamation to conquer the great Wei Dynasty and officially declared war on the great Wei Dynasty. Now,
Handan Army
We are already on the way to Qixian County. Please make preparations for defense immediately." After that, he bowed his hands towards Mou Bei and said seriously: "I'm sorry that I have important things to do, so it's inconvenient to stay here for a long time.
Forgive me."
After that, he picked up the bowl, got on his mount, and slowly headed towards the south city gate.
Looking at the departing figure of the Green Crows, Mou Bei came back to his senses after a while.
"Korea...declared war on me, the Wei Dynasty?"
Blinking his eyes, Mou Bei felt a little unbelievable. After all, a while ago King Zhao Jiang of Yan was still saying that Wei and South Korea would not be able to fight each other in recent years.
Of course Mou Bei didn't know that Wei and South Korea had indeed been unable to fight each other in recent years, but who made Zhao Run, the crown prince of Wei, deliberately lead his army to the Song Dynasty and deliberately confront the Qilu coalition forces, showing that the two sides were in a stalemate?
Did South Korea mistakenly think that it saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation?
"No! This matter should be reported to His Highness (King Yan) immediately!"
Mou Bei was shocked, and immediately sent someone to Shanyang to report this urgent military situation. Although he did not dare to determine the identity of the Green Crow, he would rather believe it or not.
After sending a messenger, Mou Bei immediately sent an order to the Nanyan Army, ordering the latter to send a cavalry patrol to patrol the Wei-Korean border and monitor every move on the Korean side.
Two days later, before Yan King Zhao Jiang could send a reply from Shanyang County, Mou Bei was awakened by a warning signal that day.
It turned out that it was the patrol cavalry of the Nanyan Army who sent back urgent military information, saying that the Korean army had crossed the Wei-Korean border and was heading towards Qi County.
At that time, Mou Bei did not even have time to summon the Nanyan Army cavalry who sent back the message, and quickly climbed up the city wall.
At this time, he was shocked to see that on the distant horizon, there was a black mass of people surging, like a black torrent.
"Hey, hey, hey...there must be more than 100,000 people, right?"
Mou Bei swallowed, feeling a little bitter in his heart.
You must know that in Qi County, there are currently only 800 guards responsible for maintaining law and order, and the 5,000 Southern Yan troops stationed here by King Zhao Jiang of Yan a while ago.
With less than 6,000 people, can they stop at least 100,000 Korean troops on the opposite side?
"It's over, I'm afraid I'm going to be killed in Qi County this time..."
Even though he thought so, as one of the border guards, Mou Bei couldn't do such a thing as running away from the enemy.
"I hope His Highness (King Yan)'s reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible."
With a bitter smile to himself, Mou Bei took a deep breath and shouted sternly: "Send the order to the whole city and prepare to defend the city!"
On the fifth day of the seventh month in the twenty-sixth year of Wei Hongde, Han generals Baoyuan and Jin Miao led an army of 100,000, as the first vanguard of South Korea to conquer Wei, and attacked Qi County of Wei. Wei general Mou Bei led 6,000 Wei soldiers.
They defended desperately and fought bloody battles, resulting in the Korean army's failure to attack the city on the first day.
One day later, an urgent letter asking for help from Wei Moubei of Qixian County was quickly sent by courier to Shanyang and delivered to the hands of King Zhao Jiang of Yan.
When he learned that South Korea had dispatched 100,000 troops to invade the national border, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was furious. He slammed the case and said angrily: "The Koreans have torn up the peace treaty for the second time. They are really untrustworthy people!"
After thinking about it, he summoned another soldier and said to him: "Go to Qi County quickly and ask Mou Bei to try to evacuate... This idiot dares to defend Qi County with less than 6,000 soldiers. Call him
He withdraws! He must come back alive for me! Do you understand?"
"As you command!"
The soldiers received the order and immediately went to Qi County.
On the same day, King Zhao Jiang of Yan sent a message to Daliang on the one hand, and on the other hand he assembled 30,000 Shanyang troops and 20,000 Nan Yan troops, using all his troops to rush to Qi County.
At the same time, in Suanzao, Liang County, Wei general Pang Huanzheng led 50,000 rebel troops to prepare to cross the river.
"The army of King Yan is believed to have gone to Qi County..."
On the bank of the river, Wei general Pang Huan watched the progress of his soldiers crossing the river while talking to Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
"Hmm."
Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, nodded.
In his opinion, although King Yan Zhao Jiang is now thirty-two years old, his temperament is as fiery as that of a teenager in his 18s and 19s. It seems that South Korea is now aggressively attacking Qi County. How could King Yan Zhao Jiang be able to bear it?
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When he thought that his nephew was assigned to his own war zone, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo secretly shook his head: Will that boy really obey my orders?
As if he had guessed the thoughts of Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo, Pang Huan said with a smile: "That's why, I have to show my kindness first."
"..." Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo glanced at Pang Huan, snorted coldly, and then shook his head.
One day later, the anti-rebellion army led by Wei general Pang Huan rushed to Qi County. At the most difficult moment of Qi County's offensive and defensive battle, the generals, like heavenly soldiers and generals, circled back and attacked Han generals Bao Yuan and Jin Mao, saving Qi County.
There are not many Wei soldiers and generals left.
When he saw the reinforcements holding banners with the words "Suppression of Rebellion", "Wei Pang", "Wei Nan Liang Wang Zhao" and other words, Wei Moubei of Qixian County could not believe his eyes.
"I...I was rescued by the anti-rebellion army? I was rescued by the King of Nanliang?"
Muttering this to himself, Mou Bei's expression became particularly wonderful.
You must know that during the "Third Wei-Korean Battle of Northern Xinjiang", because Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, regarded Shanyang as an abandoned son and retreated to the north of the river, King Yan Zhao Jiang and his wife and concubines almost died in Shanyang County. After that, King Yan
Zhao Jiang's family and the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo's family were incompatible with each other.
But now, being rescued by a group of guys he had always hated, Mou Bei was extremely troubled.
Even as he was struggling, he was also a little surprised: Why did the support from the anti-rebel army come so quickly?
You know, before the war, he sent people to Zhao Jiang, the King of Yan in Shanyang County, for help. The latter has not yet had time to send reinforcements. But why did the anti-rebellion army stationed in Suanzao County compare with the Shanyang Army and the Nanyan Army?
Come faster?
If Wei Moubei of Qixian City was still surprised, then the two Han generals Bao Yuan and Jin Bo who led the 100,000 Handan Army were actually shocked.
You must know that although they did not declare an undeclared war this time, strictly speaking, when Handan declared war on Wei, one hundred thousand Handan troops immediately dispatched to attack Wei in order to catch Wei off guard.
But even so, Wei's anti-rebellion army, an army of 50,000 people, rushed to the front line extremely quickly, as if it had been expected.
"Something is not right. Wei Guo seems to have been prepared for a long time..."
After returning to camp, Han general Baoyuan frowned and said.
In this regard, Han General Jin Mao also held similar thoughts, but after thinking about it carefully, he said: "Wei and our country have been in a confrontation situation in the recent stage. It is actually not possible for the Wei army to come to support so quickly.
It’s surprising.”
After hearing this, Bao Yuan frowned and thought for a while, and he did think it made some sense.
After all, a while ago, although Wei and South Korea did not directly deploy their troops on the border, in fact, many troops were stationed not far from the national border. For example, Wei's anti-rebellion army was stationed in Suanzao, and they were stationed in advance.
Bridges have been built across the rivers in the area. Once a border war breaks out, they can reach the front line within a day or two. The same is true for South Korea's Handan Army. One hundred thousand troops are stationed in Yecheng and the Dangyin area, waiting for orders at any time.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Wei State reacted so quickly and sent reinforcements.
Of course, the key reason is still the same sentence, there is no turning back when you open your bow. Now that you have sent troops to attack Wei, there is no need to consider other issues.
Anyway, Wei Gongzi Run and his 50,000 Yanling Army and 50,000 Shang Shui Army were all in a stalemate with the Qilu Allied Forces in Song Dynasty. This made Bao Yuan and Jin Mao full of confidence in this battle - at least for now,
They are still confident.
As for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang in Wei, Han generals Bao Yuan and Jin Miao must admit that the former is a commander who is very good at using troops, but compared to Wei Gongzi Run, they are slightly less afraid of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
It’s no wonder, after all, the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo defeated the Korean army last time, relying almost entirely on Wei general Jiang Bi to attack Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Daijun, and deliberately introduced Linhu and Huns from the Hetao area to invade Korea. In order to prevent foreigners from invading Korea, Korea
Invasion, then chose to seek peace.
Therefore, although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, defeated the Korean army at that time, in the hearts of many Korean soldiers, they were dissatisfied with the former: You, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, defeated our army with such despicable tricks, so what is there to be proud of?
But Wei Gongzi Run is different. Over the years, Wei Gongzi Run has been fighting in the north and south, and almost every time he defeated powerful enemies in head-to-head confrontations. Even if he sometimes resorted to some off-the-table moves, after all, they were outside-the-table moves within the rules of war -
- Just like this time Tian Dan attacked Rencheng and waited for Wei Gongzi Run to come, but did not expect Wei Gongzi Run to attack Ningyang.
Strictly speaking, this is Tian Dan's strategic mistake, and Wei Gongzi Run cannot be blamed for not following the rules.
Therefore, although the generals of other countries who were defeated by Wei Gongzi Run felt unwilling, they were not dissatisfied, let alone blamed.
On the ninth day of July, King Zhao Jiang of Yan, worried about Zongwei Moubei and Qixian, finally led an army of 50,000 to Qixian.
When he arrived in Qixian, he was surprised to find that the flags of his Wei state were still planted all over the county seat of Qixian.
"That boy Mou Bei actually..."
King Yan Zhao Jiang opened his eyes wide in surprise.
But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that using less than 6,000 soldiers to block the siege of a hundred thousand Korean troops was really nonsense.
Not to mention Mou Bei, not even his eighth brother Zhao Hongrun could do it.
Therefore, King Zhao Jiang of Yan led a group of Southern Yan cavalry and looked around Qixian for half a circle. Then in the southeast of Qixian, he saw a camp with the flag of his Wei State hanging.
Looking at the banner of "Suppressing the Rebel Army" in the camp, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was as confused as his Zongwei Mou Bei.
At this time, Cao Yan, the general of the Shanyang Army, also thought of the same question as Mou Bei had before: "Why are the anti-rebellion troops here?"
King Yan Zhao Jiang frowned and remained silent for a long time. He felt that South Korea's war against his Wei State and the incredible response speed of the anti-rebellion army made him feel a little confused.
After thinking for a while, he said to Cao Yan: "Let's go to the city first."
Cao Yan nodded, both of them were a little worried about Mou Bei's situation.
As a result, General Cao Yan went to arrange the construction of forts by the Shanyang Army and the Nanyan Army, while King Zhao Jiang of Yan entered Qi County with a group of personal guards.
When he arrived at the outpost in the city, he was shocked to see that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was actually sitting in the hall, drinking tea with a teacup and chatting with Wei Moubei of Qixian County.
"Your Highness."
Seeing his Highness arrive at the government office, Qixian City Wei Mou Bei stood up and saluted His Highness with a bit of embarrassment.
In fact, he also understood that as the Zongwei of Yan King Zhaojiang, he really shouldn't get along so well with Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, but the problem is that he was lucky enough to survive this time, and Qixian County could also be preserved, all because of Nanliang.
Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo's anti-rebellion army support was timely, otherwise, Yan Wang Zhao Jiang's reinforcements may not have arrived in Qi County, Qi County would have been captured by the Korean army.
Glancing at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who was sitting in the hall, Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, looked at Mou Bei and saw that there were many traces of bandages on the latter's forehead and arms, and the bandages were faintly bleeding. Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, felt inexplicably.
He was extremely proud of his Zongwei. After all, not many people could unswervingly perform their duties and defend the city when faced with a hundred thousand Korean troops attacking the city.
Without saying anything, King Yan Zhao Jiang just gave Zong Wei a hug and patted the latter's back hard.
He had been very worried before, worrying that Mou Bei might be like Liu Xu and Li Mao who died in the battle at Qiguan. He would not retreat out of his own responsibilities and eventually died in the battle, leaving behind orphans and widowers at home.
King Yan Zhao Jiang was very strong, and he hugged his Zongwei Mou Bei tightly. Mou Bei only felt a stinging pain in the wound, and said with difficulty: "Your Highness, you are going to beat me to death..."
King Yan Zhao Jiang then laughed loudly and let go of Mou Bei, patted the latter's shoulder and said firmly: "You have done a good job, and you are worthy of being my great Wei man. Next, leave it to me! ...
…Go down and rest and recuperate.”
Mou Bei nodded, and then glanced at Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, who was still drinking tea, with some confusion, and looked at Yan King Zhao Jiang with hesitation.
As if he guessed Zong Wei's thoughts, King Yan Zhao Jiang nodded and said: "Go."
"I resign from my humble position."
After hugging his fists, Mou Bei left.
Watching his Zongwei walk away, Yan King Zhao Jiang looked at Nan Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo with a complicated expression, and after a while he said coldly: "I owe you a favor."
"No need." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I was originally responsible for the war in Hanoi. It is only my responsibility to rush to Qi County."
"Are you in charge of Hanoi?" King Yan Zhao Jiang frowned and said with a bit of displeasure: "Who appointed you?"
"Of course he is the current Prince of the East Palace." Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, said slowly.
"Hongrun? No, Prince?" King Yan Zhao Jiang looked incredulous and said suspiciously: "It is said that the Prince is currently in the Song Dynasty. South Korea invaded our Wei Dynasty within a few days. How can the Prince appoint you?"
"Haha." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, chuckled twice and said lightly: "Do you really think that this war was started by South Korea? Aren't you surprised why the anti-rebellion army under my command fell so quickly?
Can we get to Qi County?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Yan Wang Zhao Jiang's eyes: "Is it possible..."
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, did not hide it, and truthfully told the former the truth about "Prince Zhao Run led his army to the Song Dynasty in person". He only heard the former marvel in amazement and said repeatedly: "I see, so it is so."
"Understood?"
Glancing at Yan Wang Zhaojiang, Nan Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo said sternly: "This war between our Wei Dynasty and South Korea is destined to be inevitable, but due to mutual fear and fear of each other, the war has never started. The prince considered that if things go on like this,
The Wei Dynasty will miss the opportunity to dominate the Central Plains, but Qi and Chu may take advantage of this opportunity to gradually become stronger, so they designed to trigger this war early..."
Hearing that this war was a key battle for Wei to dominate the Central Plains, King Yan Zhaojiang was also excited.
He looked deeply at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and after a while he frowned and said: "Even if it is a war that concerns our hegemony in the Wei Dynasty, and it is also the appointment of the prince, I will obey your orders for the time being, but if
If you dare to do anything that displeases me, I will kill you even if you risk being punished by the prince!"
Of course, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo understood what Yan King Zhao Jiang meant by "something that makes him unhappy" and nodded slightly.
In fact, having said that, he didn't have any ill feelings towards Yan King Zhao Jiang. The reason why he regarded Yan King Zhao Jiang as an abandoned son was just to better drag the Korean army in Hanoi and protect the anti-rebellion army under his command - he
Just out of profit considerations.
But now, the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Run, has come to power. Killing him is just a thought, so the King of Southern Liang, Zhao Yuanzuo, doesn't need to make any more calculations.
Because it makes no sense.
"I am also from Wei, and I also hope that my great Wei can achieve unparalleled hegemony."
After picking up the teacup again, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo said calmly.
Hearing this, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was very surprised, but if he thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with what Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, said.
One day later, on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, King Wei made his capital in Daliang and officially declared war on South Korea.
In less than two days, Wei's allies Weiguo and Qin both declared war on South Korea.
During this period, the State of Qin worshiped "Wuxinhou Gongsunqi" as its commander, appointed "Changxinhou Wangjian" and "Yangquanjun Yingbo" as deputy generals, and sent 200,000 troops to station in the Hetao area. The peak of the troops was directed towards South Korea.
Taiyuan County.
At this time, Li Mu, the South Korean Yanmen garrison, led tens of thousands of Yanmen troops southward to Xihe. The Taiyuan garrison succeeded and led Han Xu, the Marquis of Yangyi, to march to Xihe.
If the "Battle of Qixian" was only the first battle of the "War between Wei and Han", then the "Battle of Xihe" that was destined to break out in Xihe, where the armies of the three kingdoms of Wei, Qin and Han gathered together, was the one that completely ignited the war between Wei and Han.
The war between South Korea and South Korea for hegemony brought the war between the two countries to a fever pitch from the very beginning.