In the headquarters of the Qilu Allied Forces twenty miles south of Ningyang City, Qi General Tian Dan learned that the flags of the Chu Army and the Chu State General Xiang Mo had actually been raised in Ningyang and the Wei camp outside Ningyang City.
, his face turned red with anger.
At this time, he finally understood why in the past few months, the opposite Wei Gongzi Run had always refused to confront him head-on. The reason was very simple, because in the eyes of Wei Gongzi Run, he did not belong on this battlefield at all. He was fighting for Tian Dan.
The arranged opponent was Xiang Mo, the Chu general who occupied Ningyang at this moment.
When Tian Dan said this conclusion, everyone in the tent was still a little confused, and as the commander-in-chief, Shang Qing Gao Xi asked in confusion: "Then... where did Wei Gongzi Run go?
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"Where else can we go? Of course we will send troops to the hinterland of South Korea!" Tian Dan said in annoyance.
Tian Dan must admit that Wei Gongzi Run's purpose of sending troops to Song County this time is too determined and too clear, but there is still a bit of resentment in his heart: I, Tian Dan, have worked hard to break up with you this time.
High and low, but you turned a blind eye from beginning to end. This is too disrespectful, right?
Speaking of which, according to the standard of "gentlemen's friendship is as light as water" in this era, Wei Gongzi Run and Tian Dan actually have a good relationship. After all, they always meet on the battlefield, which is also an opposition in their positions.
, and not because of personal grudges.
After listening to Tian Dan's words, Shang Qing Gao Xi frowned and said nothing, but Lu's general Ji Wu seemed to be relieved, shrugged and said: "Wei Gongzi Runruo is really what General Tian Dan said.
Leading the army to attack South Korea, this is actually a good thing for us, why..." He glanced at Tian Dan who was a little annoyed, as if he wanted to say why Tian Dan had a straight face.
In Ji Wu's opinion, if he chooses one of the two "Wei Gongzi Run" and "Chu General Xiang Mo" as his opponent, then he must choose Xiang Mo. After all, in the "Four Kingdoms Battle against Chu", he only had 50,000 men under his command.
The Duke of Wei, Run, suppressed Xiang Mo, who had an army of 500,000, from beginning to end.
Of course, Ji Wu didn't know that the reason why Xiang Mo was still suppressed by Wei Gongzi Run even though he had an absolute advantage in military strength was because his army had cut off food supply and the Wei army blocked Xiang Mo's army's food route.
, so that the soldiers in Xiang Mo's army couldn't even eat enough, so how could they have any combat effectiveness?
Otherwise, even if Wei Gongzi Run is good at commanding troops and horses, it is impossible to suppress Xiang Mo's army of 500,000 troops when there are only 50,000 Wei troops, right? Do you really think that Xiang Mo is a person who is just trying to gain fame?
If Ji Wu despises Xiang Mo because of this, then I believe that in the next war, Xiang Mo will definitely let Ji Wu understand why Xiang Mo can become a new leader in Chu State with a population of 40 million.
One of the three pillars.
In fact, after Ji Wu said those words, not to mention Tian Dan glanced at the former speechlessly, even Gao Xi, the high minister of Qi who didn't know much about military affairs, didn't agree with what Ji Wu said.
words.
What does it mean that Wei Gongzi Run led his army to attack Korea? This is a good thing for Qi and Lu countries?
Although Gao Xi didn't want to admit it, in fact, South Korea is currently the country that directly competes with Wei and Qin. Once Wei Gongzi Run led his army to sneak attack the hinterland of South Korea, resulting in South Korea's defeat in this battle, the entire Central Plains battlefield would only be
With the three countries "Qi, Lu, and Yue" under them, how can one old overlord and two weak countries compete with the three powerful countries of Wei, Qin, and Chu?
Although Shangqing Gao Xi was not very good at military affairs, he could still see the situation: after Korea was defeated, Wei would become the overlord; Qi, as a country that was competing with Wei, would definitely be the overlord of the Central Plains after Wei became the legitimate overlord.
Will support Chu State to sanction Qi State.
Therefore, South Korea must not fail. Once South Korea fails, Qi will also suffer.
Thinking of this, Gao Xi frowned and said to Tian Dan: "If our army pursues Wei Gongzi Run at this moment, it should be too late... To the north of Ningyang is our Dongjun of Daqi, and there are also soldiers and horses stationed in Dongjun.
, it might not be possible to stop Wei Gongzi from moistening for a day or two."
Hearing this, Tian Dan glanced at Gao Xi with some surprise, thinking that although the Lord Shangqing did not understand military affairs, his views this time were quite wise.
only……
"Xiang Mo, who wants to come to Ningyang, will not let our army pass so easily." Tian Dan shook his head and said, before adding: "Besides, I don't think the soldiers and horses of Dongjun can stop Mr. Wei.
How long will it last?"
In his opinion, Chu general Xiang Mo led his army to Ningyang and took over the war with Tian Dan from Wei Gongzi Run. This shows that Wei Gongzi Run must have reached some agreement with Chu State. In this case
Next, how could Xiang Mo allow his Qi and Lu allied forces to intercept the army under Wei Gongzi Run?
Of course, despite this judgment, Tian Dan still gave it a try that day. He sent the Northern Navy Admiral "Zhongsun Sheng" to lead eight thousand Qi troops to the northwest, hoping to see if he could bypass Ningyang and go to "Pinglu".
"——Because he has not received any news that the Wei army has set foot in the territory of Lu, therefore, Wei Gongzi Run must have taken the "Pinglu" road.
Going west from Ningyang to Pinglu, you must pass through the "Wenshang" and "Liangshan" areas. The Wei army had set up a camp here early, and the Chu army also took over Ning after taking over the war here.
The city and Wei camp in Yang area blocked the way for the Qi army to pursue Wei Gongzi Run.
When he learned that the Qi army was invading, Chu's new and talented general "Niè" Yu who was stationed in Wenshang immediately led his troops out of the camp to stop him. Looking at his posture, although he did not intend to fight with Qi General Zhongsun Sheng's Northern Navy.
Fighting, but also expressed the attitude of "no one should want to pass through this place".
This "little fish" is not simple. In the "Four Kingdoms' Campaign against Chu", he was originally a soldier beside Wu Pan, the deputy general of Suxian County Guard Wu Yuan. When Wu Yuan and Wu Pan died in fierce battles with the Wei army one after another,
Afterwards, Niyu and the remaining troops went to Xiang Mo, and were appreciated by the latter. He was promoted to a general of 3,000 men, and he was regarded as the best among the young generals of Chu State.
Although he was still young and still lacked experience in leading troops, Xiang Mo arranged for him to guard Wenshang and block the road to Pinglu, which was more than enough. After all, the Wei camp that Minyu took over was located close to mountains and rivers.
It was established, and many horses and antlers were deployed outside the camp, so it can be said that it has an absolute advantage.
It was almost impossible for the Northern Navy led by Qi general Zhong Sunsheng to break through Niyu's Wenshang camp with almost no siege equipment.
Although in detail, the Shang Shui Army under the command of Wei Gongzi Run killed two generals Wu Yuan and Wu Pan, making Niyu still remember this hatred, but as a general, he must focus on the overall situation at this time.
He followed General Xiang Mo's orders and blocked Wenshang.
In the end, Qi general Zhongsun Sheng watched the Wenshang Chu camp from a distance for a while, then reluctantly chose to return the same way, and went back to the military camp to tell Gao Xi and Tian Dan about the incident.
Tian Dan was not surprised when he heard Zhong Sunsheng's report.
When he thought about it, since Wei Gongzi Run had long thought about the strategy of letting the Chu army take over and he himself would lead his army to sneak attack on South Korea, then he must have made a complete plan before that.
The only reason to blame is that Tian Dan himself failed to see through the true intention of Wei Gongzi Run and did not destroy the fortress built by the Wei army in Wenshang in advance.
After learning about this, Shang Qing Gao Xi discussed with Tian Dan privately: "Since the road to Pinglu is blocked by the Chu army, it is better to go east and detour from Lu to Dongjun to stop Wei Gongzi Run."
Tian Dan thought seriously for a moment after hearing this.
Not to mention, by detouring from Lu, you can of course reach Dongjun. However, the detour is too far. It will take at least seven or eight days to reach Dongjun after the Wei army. By then, the Wei army may have already broken through Dongjun.
After blocking the area, they crossed the river and invaded South Korea. Only then did the Qi army reach Dongjun. What was the significance of such a blockade?
Thinking of this, Tian Dan shook his head and said: "At this point, our army is afraid that it will not be able to catch up with Wei Gongzi Run's army. The only hope at the moment is to see if he can make a sneak attack on Wei Gongzi Run by the messenger sent two days ago.
Before South Korea, send this news to Handan, the royal capital of South Korea, to tell Koreans to be more vigilant."
It turned out that two days ago, when Tian Dan asked General Zhong Sunsheng to try to pursue the Wei army under the command of Wei Gongzi Run, he had already sent several personal soldiers as messengers to South Korea to provide early warning.
As for whether those soldiers could bring the news that "Wei Gongzi Run intends to sneak attack into the hinterland of South Korea" smoothly and in advance, Tian Dan could not guarantee it. Anyway, he had fulfilled his duty and done everything he should do.
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At this time, Wenshang's general Ni Yu had also sent people to report the Qi army's attempt to pursue Wei Gongzi Run to General Xiang Mo who was stationed in Ningyang, which made Xiang Mo feel a little funny when he learned about it.
Because he was about to attack Lu, but Tian Dan still had time to think about Wei Gongzi Run, which was a bit interesting.
Two days later, Chu general Xiang Mo estimated that his soldiers had almost rested, so he boldly raised his troops and entered Qufu, the capital of King Lu.
This move directly ignited the calm situation that had lasted for several months in the Ningyang war zone.
At this time, Tian Dan finally woke up to the private agreement between Wei Gongzi Run and the Chu State, and believed that Wei Gongzi Run must have 'sold' the Lu State to the Chu State, so it was the Chu general Xiang Mo who attacked Surabaya in their Chu State.
In the case of the county, he led an army of 100,000 people and rushed to Ningyang to take over.
However, he had nothing to say about this. After all, the divisions between the "Four Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Qin, Chu, and Wei" and the "Union of the Five Kingdoms of Han, Qi, Lu, Yue, and Song" were already very clear. Whether the Wei State sold the Lu State to the Chu State, or the Chu State intended to attack
, or even annexing the State of Lu, is a matter of course.
Only at this moment, Duke Shupan of Lu, who was returned to Qufu, the capital of King Lu, by Wei Gongzi Run, was a little bit murmuring in his heart.
Duke Shupan of Lu did not think that Wei Gongzi Run was conniving at the Chu State to destroy his Lu State. Otherwise, why would Wei Gongzi Run put him back? He directly handed him over to Chu General Xiang Mo, and asked him to surrender to the Lu State. This
Isn't it better?
Based on this, Lu Wanggong Shupan believed that Wei Gongzi Run actually did not want Chu to annex Lu because it was not in the interests of Wei. Although Wei and Chu are currently in an alliance, I believe that Wei will definitely
I don't want to see a Chu country that has obtained the craftsmanship and technology of his Lu country.
Of course, this is just the speculation from the bottom of Lu Wanggong Shupan's heart, and it is not helpful to the current situation of Lu State. After all, the biggest threat to Lu State is no longer Wei Gongzi Run, but Chu State General Xiang.
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In fact, Prince Lu's guess was right.
Because on the way to Dongjun with his army, Zongwei Chief Lu Mu asked Zhao Hongrun this question, asking the latter: Since the Chu State was allowed to attack the Lu State, why didn't Lu Wang Gongshu Pan be handed over to the Chu general Xiang Mo?
In Lu Mu's view, even though Duke Shupan of Lu had already prepared his posthumous affairs before going to Ningyang, he was still the king of Lu. Once he fell into the hands of Chu general Xiang Mo, he would undoubtedly become a key figure.
Good cards.
But just as Lu Wang Gong Shupan guessed, although Zhao Hongrun used Lu as a bait to successfully lure Chu general Xiang Mo to Ningyang to take over the war with the Qi and Lu coalition forces under Tian Dan, this was not his original intention.
I remember that before this unprecedented war broke out, Zhao Hongrun once asserted to Crown Princess Mi Jiang that in the next twenty years, the most fundamental contradiction between Chu and Wei would not be possible. However, this speculation was based on the current situation of Chu State.
On the basis of technical strength, if the Chu State obtains the craftsmanship and technology of the Lu State, then the time for the Chu State to develop its own national strength will undoubtedly be greatly shortened.
Maybe in ten years time, the Chu State will become extremely powerful. By then, will the Chu State continue to acquiesce to the Wei State to win the title of overlord of the Central Plains? Improbable, right?
It is no exaggeration to say that by that time, the "Alliance of Wei and Chu" will inevitably follow in the footsteps of the "Alliance of Qi and Wei", and then a war will break out between Wei and Chu in the name of the overlord of the Central Plains.
Therefore, it is actually not in the interest of Wei to allow the Chu State to destroy the Lu State. However, considering that the time is ripe in Hanoi County, Zhao Hongrun is eager to send his troops to sneak attack the hinterland of South Korea, but Tian Dan is still entangled with him.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to reach a tacit agreement with Xiong Tuo, the prince of Yangcheng, the prince of Chu, and tacitly allowed Chu to attack Lu.
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's story, Zongwei Chief Lu Mu suddenly realized. Then he frowned and said: "Your Highness, do you think the Lu State can stop Xiang Mo? In other words, can Tian Dan stop Xiang Mo?"
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Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, Tian Dan and Xiang Mo are equal, and it should be difficult for both sides to win or lose in a short period of time. But after all, Tian Dan is the same person, so this is a problem.
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"Why is this?" Lu Mu asked in confusion.
Beside, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other generals from Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army were also curiously waiting for Zhao Hongrun's explanation.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained: "Although Xiang Mo has a hundred thousand troops, in terms of strength, I am optimistic about the Qi and Lu coalition forces under Tian Dan. However, in Rencheng, we still have Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qin from the Wei Dynasty.
The three tiger generals can take care of Xiang Mo, so I think that Xiang Mo and Tian Dan each have their own advantages. In addition, they are fighting in the territory of Lu State, so I conclude that it is difficult to determine the winner between Xiang Mo and Tian Dan in a short period of time. However,
In Sishui County, Qi State will definitely not be able to stop Chu State's so-called million-strong army. Once Sishui County is defeated, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, will command Qi State's "Donghai" and "Langya" counties, and then threaten Qi State.
Linzi, the capital of the country, is under threat. Tian Dan and the Qi army under his command are likely to be transferred back to the country to resist the Chu army. And once Tian Dan is transferred away, the Lu State may..."
Having said this, he shook his head and frowned and said: "If Tian Dan is transferred away, Xiang Mo will have a greater advantage. Not only is it an advantage in military strength, but the more critical reason is that the Lu State is not good at anything.
How can a general who fights with troops stop a famous general like Xiang Mo?"
Hearing this, Zongwei Chief Lu Mu and the generals at the side suddenly realized, and secretly admired the Crown Prince in front of him for his accurate grasp of the entire battle situation.
Two days later, Zhao Hongrun led an army of 100,000 people through "Pinglu" and continued north, preparing to attack Qi's city of "Wuyan" and open the road to South Korea.
However, when he led his army to Wuyan County, he was surprised to see that the city walls of Wuyan County, which was supposed to belong to Qi State, had flags with the word "Wei" all over the walls.
"What's going on?"
I have to say that even Zhao Hongrun was stunned at that time.
The generals under his command looked at each other in disbelief.
Weiguo actually captured Wuyan?
You must know that in the hearts of Wei people, Wei Guo has always been just a younger brother responsible for waving the flag and shouting for Wei. In terms of land area and strength, it is at the bottom among the countries in the Central Plains - this is related to the fact that the contemporary Wei King Fei Fei does not want to make progress.
Therefore, in this unprecedented war that affected the Central Plains, although the Wei State followed the footsteps of the Wei State and declared war on South Korea, Qi State, Lu State, Yue State, and the Puppet Song Dynasty, almost the vast majority of people, including Zhao Hongrun,
The people of Wei did not expect Wei Guo to make any contribution in this battle and help Wei Guo share the pressure from the Korean army or the Qi army.
Just like the Pseudo-Song Dynasty, which was a mere make-up in the "Union of the Five Kingdoms of Han, Qi, Lu, Yue, and Song", the State of Wei was actually a make-up character in the "Alliance of the Four Kingdoms of Wei, Qin, Chu, and Wei". The real main forces in this battle were obviously Wei and Qin.
, the three of the Chu State, as for the Wei State, they are responsible for waving the flag and cheering.
This knowledge made Zhao Hongrun not pay attention to Weiguo's movements at all, but what he didn't expect was that Weiguo actually captured Qi State's Wuyan County without making any noise.
"What...what should I do?"
General Wu Ji and deputy general Zhai Huang of the Shang Shui Army came to ask Zhao Hongrun for instructions, because according to the plan, they would cooperate with the Qingya people to take Wuyan City tonight, and the soldiers and generals of the Shang Shui Army were in Ning.
Yang had been suffering for several months, but everyone was gearing up and couldn't bear it anymore.
Unexpectedly, Wuyan County, which the army must pass through, seemed to be captured by Weiguo. To be honest, this really dampened the morale of the merchant navy.
Facing Wu Ji and General Zhai Huang's request for instructions, Zhao Hongrun rubbed his chin and pondered for a long time before he recovered from the astonishing fact that "Weiguo was able to capture Wuyan", and then said with a smile: "
What else can be done? This is a good thing! Go and send someone to say hello to the guards stationed in Wuyan and tell them that our army wants to use the passage."
"Obey the order!" Wu Ji and Zhai Huang accepted the order with clasped fists, and immediately sent a few soldiers to the gate of Wuyan City.
Was Wuyan County of Qi State really captured by Wei State?
This is really true.
Going back a few months, after South Korea and Wei declared war on each other only five days apart, Wei Fei, the king of Wei, also resolutely declared war on South Korea.
Of course, this declaration of war is purely as Zhao Hongrun believes. At best, it is to show that Weiguo will stand on the side of Weiguo this time, criticize South Korea in terms of public opinion and righteousness, and make Weiguo occupy the highest point of righteousness. As for whether Weiguo will
I believe most people in the world would not think so if they really sent troops to help Wei.
You must know that during the "Five Parties Attack on Wei", the Korean army sent Sima Shang, who captured half of the northeastern part of the Wei Kingdom, killing the Wei army and retreating steadily. But now, the fierce generals of South Korea stationed on the border If they all go out together, how dare Weiguo get burned?
As a result, when the armies of Wei, Qin, and Chu were dispatched one after another, only Weiguo had not seen any movement for a long time.
Of course, Wei, Qin, and Chu did not care about this. Even Zhao Hongrun did not actually include the Wei Kingdom in the war sequence.
However, Wei Gong Ziyu was not satisfied with Wei Guo being just a spectator.
In fact, maybe even Zhao Hongrun didn't know that Wei Gong Ziyu had hesitated when it came to the choice of "Wei or Han". I remember that after South Korea was defeated in the "Five Sides Defeat Wei Battle", South Korea actually sent people to fight with Wei. Gong Ziyu contacted Gong Ziyu in an attempt to win over Mr. Wei, who was very prestigious in the Wei Kingdom, to their Korean side.
Even after South Korea declared war on Wei, Marquis Han Wu sent someone to secretly contact Wei Gong Tzuyu, hoping that Wei Gongziyu could help them defeat Wei at the critical moment.
Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, believed that the Wei State was too weak, so weak that the Wei State would not even take precautions against this vassal state. Therefore, if Wei Gong Ziyu could switch sides at the critical moment and stab the Wei State severely, this would greatly increase his power in South Korea. The odds of winning this battle.
Therefore, he asked the Korean envoys sent at that time to tell Wei Gong Ziyu that if Wei could defect at the critical moment this time and help South Korea defeat Wei, then South Korea could not only support Wei Gong Ziyu to become the king of Wei, but also cooperate with Wei Gongziyu. The Wei Kingdom divided up the Wei Kingdom together, etc.
It must be admitted that the treatment proposed by Han Wu, Marquis of Li, was not unfavorable. At least Wei Gong Ziyu hesitated at that time.
Even after the Korean envoy left, Wei Gong Ziyu still sat alone in the study, hesitating.
Suddenly, something moved in his heart, he stood up from behind the desk, walked to the bookshelf, took down a brocade box from the bookshelf, opened it, and took out a notebook from the box.
This handbook is the craft record about "refractory bricks" that his cousin Wei Gongzi Zhao Run deliberately gave him a while ago. It completes the record of Wei's forged iron craftsmanship given to him by Xiao Luan, making Wei Gong Ziyu's name The forging workshop finally made a breakthrough in iron smelting - although this breakthrough was actually a copy of Wei's iron smelting technology.
For this handbook about refractory bricks, Wei Gong Ziyu had ordered many rubbings to be copied and given to the craftsmen of Wei State, but he treasured this original.
It is used to remind himself that he owes his cousin Wei Gongzi Zhao Run a huge favor, and he also sincerely admits that his cousin Zhao Run is indeed an admirable person, at least he is so admirable that he has nothing to say. Hero.
So, while re-reading the manuscript, he had made a decision in his heart: support Wei!
Unlike Wei Wang Fei, Wei Gong Ziyu is a very pragmatic person. Since he sincerely decided to support the Wei State, he naturally wanted to make a difference in this unprecedented battle, instead of being like his father Wei Wang Fei. , just shouted the slogan "Cruel against South Korea".
Therefore, in the absence of support from King Fei of Wei, Duke Ziyu of Wei chose to send troops to truly participate in this unprecedented battle.
Naturally, he did not dare to provoke South Korea, so Wei Gong Ziyu chose Dongjun of Qi State, which bordered his Wei State.
After all, in his opinion, Qi State had to face the attacks of Wei and Chu at the same time, so it should not take him into consideration.
So, when no one in the world paid attention to Wei Guo, Wei Gongziyu used all the troops he had trained in the past two years to attack Qi Guodong County and captured several Qi cities, including Wuyan.
He defended the country and opened up territory. On the other hand, he also made a mistake and opened the road to South Korea for the Wei army led by Zhao Hongrun.