Although it was a bit unexpected, since the road to South Korea's Handan County had been opened by Wei Gong Ziyu by mistake, the next thing would be even simpler. After Wei Jun revealed his identity, he successfully passed the "Uncensored" "Yan", "Xugu" and other cities arrived at "Cangting" on the bank of the river.
It was a bit regretful during this period, because Wei Gong Ziyu was not in the area at this time, but was leading the army to the east to attack Jibei and Jinan of Qi State. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun could not get together with his cousin this time. After all, It is said that the Wei State's dispatch of troops to attack Dongjun this time can be regarded as buying the Wei army at least ten days, although the Yanling Army and Shangshui Army under Zhao Hongrun were not happy with the Wei State's 'contribution'.
Not to mention that Zhao Hongrun led the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army to prepare to cross the river in the Cangting area, but also in Handan, the capital of Korea, Lihou Hanwu had just received a letter from Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen.
In this letter, Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, guessed that Wei Gongzi Run led the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army to attack the Song Dynasty. It was most likely to induce him to send troops to declare war on the Wei State and detonate it early. As evidence of this unprecedented battle, Li Mu pointed out in his letter that in the Xihe War Zone, several Wei armies including the Hedong Army, Hexi Army, Northern First Army, and Wei Wu Army had anticipated the enemy several times and saw through his attempt to sneak attack Hedong. Regarding the county's initial strategic plan, Li Mu felt that if Wei Gongzi Run had not done it deliberately, how could the generals of Wei have clearly grasped the actions of their Korean army?
When he saw this letter, Li Hou Han Wu was stunned.
You know, when he decided whether to take the opportunity to declare war on Wei, he hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and making the decision. But now Yanmen Keeper Li Mu wrote to him and told him, "You have been deceived by Wei Gongzi Run." ”, how did Lihou Hanwu accept this?
However, Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, explained clearly in his letter and listed many things that were "wrong" with the Wei army, which forced Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, to believe Li Mu's point of view.
Thinking of this, Lihou Hanwu immediately took this letter to visit Zuo Xiang Shen Buhai and told the latter about the matter.
After carefully reading the letter from Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, Shen Buhai frowned and said: "General Li Mu is our wise general in Korea, and he will never talk nonsense. I thought..." At this point, he He stroked his beard and guessed: "This is very possible."
After that, he suggested to Han Wu, the Marquis of Li: "Marquis Dangyin is currently in Handan. It would be better for Marquis Li to discuss it with him..."
"..." Li Hou Han Wu frowned slightly. Of course he knew that the Dangyin Hou mentioned by Shen Buhai was referring to Han Yang, the most trusted nephew of Duke Kang Han Hu.
From a fundamental point of view, Han Wu was very repulsive to the people of Kang Gong and Han Hu. Therefore, when declaring war on Wei this time, even if it was such a big thing, he did not use Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, and left it to the future. Those who have free time are at home.
But to be precise, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, was indeed a talented general, but his origin and political stance made Li Marquis Han Wu very repulsive.
As if he had guessed what Lihou Han Wu was thinking, Zuo Xiang Shen Buhai whispered: "Lihou, you must not stop eating because of choking. His talents are no less than those of Bao Yuan, Jin Mao and others. What's more, if you can defeat Wei this time, , Marquis Li, you are the one who has made the most contribution, why should you kill yourself as a virtuous person?"
"..." Li Hou Han Wu frowned and thought for a long time.
It cannot be denied that Zuo Xiang Shen Buhe's persuasion is indeed reasonable. Considering the current situation in South Korea, as long as Han Wu does not make a big mistake, it is impossible for Kang Gong and Han Hu to return to the temple. Therefore, he There is indeed no need to suppress the generals of Kang Gong and Han Hu's line such as Dangyin Hou Han Yang; conversely, even if Dangyin Hou Han Yang is always a general on Kang Gong and Han Hu's side, if South Korea defeats Wei in this battle, Kang will Could Gong Hanhu still be able to return to the temple and regain power by relying on the merits of Dangyin Hou Han Yang? No matter how it seems, it is Han Wu who has made more profits, right?
"At this time, we should focus on the overall situation!" Shen Buhai persuaded in a low voice.
Li Hou Han Wu nodded slightly when he heard this, and after bidding farewell to Shen Buhai, he personally took a carriage to Dangyin to pay a visit to Han Yang, the Hou of Dangyin.
At this time, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, was at home with nothing to do.
In fact, after Kang Gong Han Hu failed in the "Five-Party Campaign to Defeat Wei" and was forced to resign and returned to his fiefdom, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, once lived in Handan, still hoping to make a difference in the "Conflict between Wei and Han". After all, although he supported Kang Gong and Han Hu in his domestic political stance, he was still a Korean in essence. Naturally, he hoped to contribute to the country and defeat Wei, so that Korea could win the title of overlord of the Central Plains.
Until a while ago, when Lihou Hanwu appointed Bao Yuan of the royal party as the commander-in-chief of the former army and Jin Piao as his deputy, but ignored him, Dangyinhou Hanyang knew that Lihou Hanwu would not use him, so in Po Feeling somewhat disheartened, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, returned to the feudal city of Dangyin, intending to stay away from the temple completely and live the life of a wealthy man.
Anyway, he is also a son of the royal family, and has Dangyin as a fief. Even if he stays away from the temple, he can live a prosperous life. And according to some unwritten tacit understanding, as long as he voluntarily surrenders all his rights and stays away from the temple, I believe Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, will also I won't do anything to him again.
But having said that, he still had some regrets in his heart. After all, this unprecedented battle was too important to him, and as a descendant of the royal family, he had to miss such a grand war. This made Dang Yin Hou Hanyang felt very regretful and disappointed.
On that day, when Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, dressed like a squire, was admiring the choreography of the concubines in the side hall of the mansion with his wives and concubines, suddenly a servant from the mansion came to report: "Marquis, Marquis Li is here. call."
At that time, Dangyin Hou Han Yang was holding a cup of tea and drinking it. When Leng Buding heard the report, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth: "Who? Who are you talking about?"
The servant quickly repeated: "Lihou, this is Lord Lihou Hanwu."
Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, was stunned at first when he heard this, and then his face turned pale. He was worried about gain and loss and thought: Did something happen to the war with Wei?
Because based on his understanding of Lihou Hanwu, unless something went wrong in the frontline war with Wei, it would be almost impossible for Lihou Hanwu to use him, the latter's nephew, because of Lihou Hanwu's dislike of Kanggong Hanhu.
Wanting to fall here, he stepped on his boots and ran towards the main hall.
At this time, Li Hou Han Wu had already arrived at the lobby of the mansion after revealing his identity. He was sipping a cup of tea and waiting for Han Yang, the Dangyin Hou, to come out to meet him. Unexpectedly, within a moment, he saw disheveled clothes and an expression on his face. Han Yang, the hurried Dang Yinhou.
At this time, there was no such thing as "forgetting to greet each other". The models for the world to imitate were those like Gao Xi, the high minister of Qi State, who had the calmness of "a gentleman will never leave his crown until he dies". Therefore, it is like Han Yang, the Marquis of Dang Yin. It was very rude in this era to go to meet distinguished guests like Lihou Hanwu while dressed disheveled, not to mention that Dangyinhou Hanyang himself was a descendant of the Korean royal family.
Therefore, when Li Hou Han Wu saw the appearance of Dangyin Hou Han Yang, he was also stunned.
At this time, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, asked anxiously: "Marquis Li, what happened on the front line?"
Li Hou Han Wu was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why Dangyin Hou Han Yang looked like this. He smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, Dangyin Hou, this is not why I came here today."
"That's good, that's good." Dangyin Hou Han Yang nodded repeatedly.
Don't think that in this era, the nobles only focus on the interests of their own families and ignore the interests of the country. In fact, any nobles with some brains should understand the principle of "the skin will not be preserved, the hair will be attached." For example, in the Wei Dynasty back then During the most difficult time, the royal families and nobles in the country, such as Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, donated generously, even without any consideration in return, to help the court to resist the invasion of the Korean army, because they knew very well that if the Wei State ceased to exist, , the fate of these royal children with the surname Ji and Zhao will definitely not be much better.
Today, the same is true for Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin. Because of Lihou Hanwu's sudden visit, he mistakenly thought that the situation on the Korean front was unfavorable, so he appeared in front of Lihou Hanwu disheveled in fright.
It wasn't until Li Hou Han Wu opened his mouth to explain that he heaved a sigh of relief.
After being relieved, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, also realized his gaffe, and said apologetically with a sneer on his face: "Marquis Li, please wait a moment, Han Yang will come as soon as you go."
Li Hou Han Wu smiled and nodded. Of course he understood the reason why Dangyin Hou Han Yang left this time.
Sure enough, a moment later, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, who had put on a brand new costume, came back again and came to the hall. He cupped his hands and said to Han Wu, the Marquis of Li: "What I did just now made Marquis Li laugh."
"Where." Li Hou Han Wu waved his hand and praised with a smile: "Dang Yin Hou is worried about the country. This is the heart of an innocent man. I, Han Wu, have not had enough time to admire you, so how can you laugh?"
After hearing what Lihou Han Wu said, Dangyinhou Han Yang felt a little happy. After ordering his servants to serve fragrant tea again, he asked seriously: "But I don't know why Lihou came to visit Xiaohou this time?"
"It's like this..." Li Hou Han Wu took out the letter from Yanmen Shou Li Mu from his arms, and asked the entourage behind him to hand it to Dangyin Hou Han Yang. At the same time, he said: "Yesterday, I received the letter from Yanmen Shou Li Mu. In the letter sent by General Mu, General Li Mu mentioned something in the letter that I feel should not be taken lightly, so I would like to discuss it with Marquis Dangyin."
Dangyin Hou Han Yang glanced at Li Hou Han Wu with a puzzled look on his face, then took out the letter and looked at it carefully. Gradually, he frowned and the expression on his face became more and more solemn.
"How does Marquis Dangyin view this matter?" Marquis Li Hanwu asked.
Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, thought about it carefully and said: "Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, listed all the strange things about the Wei army in the Xihe area in his letter. Han Yang thought that it was indeed what he said. If Wei had not planned it, how could he have expected that Li Mu would attack by surprise. Hedong? Moreover, I have also been paying attention to the war in Hanoi recently. As far as I know, Baoyuan did not capture Qixian in the first battle..."
"Hmm." Li Hou Han Wu nodded and said: "The anti-rebellion army under the command of Zhao Zuo, King of Nanliang in the Kingdom of Wei, provided very timely support. Recently, although Qi County, Gongdi, Ji County and other places have been captured by our army one after another, according to the According to the battle report sent back to Handan by Bao Yuan, Jin Mao and others, the captured cities were all empty, and the county residents in the cities had already been evacuated by the Wei army. In fact, I also feel that this matter is a bit strange, as if , Wei Jun intends to lead the main force of Korea to the hinterland of Hanoi..."
After hearing this, Dangyin Hou Han Yang said with a smile: "Then this matter is easy to understand." He flicked the letter in his hand with his fingers, and said with a chuckle: "Zhao Zuo, the Nanliang King of Wei State, deliberately destroyed our country. The army was lured to the hinterland of Hanoi County, and it was convenient for Wei Gongzi Run to lead Shangshui, and the two armies of Yanling went straight to the hinterland of our king's capital..." After a pause, he continued: "Wei Gongzi Run, his military skills are profound. An overview of "Use the right combination to win by surprise" in the art of war. Use the right way (the king's way) to use troops to defeat the enemy. First, you will be invincible, and then supplement it with surprise soldiers and conspiracies to defeat the enemy. Maybe the world mistakenly thinks that this person is good at using the right way. , but in fact, Wei Gongzi Run is good at surprise attacks and cunning tactics."
"In other words, Marquis Dangyin feels that Wei Gongzi Run is indeed planning to attack the hinterland of our country as suspected by General Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen?" Lihou Han Wu asked solemnly.
"Nine times out of ten." Dangyin Hou Han Yang said with a smile: "Lihou, you think that Wei Gongzi Run deliberately led his army to the Song Dynasty to lure our country to declare war on Wei. This shows that he has at least five concerns about this war. Where does this 50% certainty come from? Xiaohou thinks it may be because of his plan to surprise the hinterland of Korea." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said: "Lihou, this is a This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In my opinion, if our country can plan to get rid of Wei Gongzi Run and his Yanling Army and Shangshui Army, even if our country loses this war, it will be worthwhile!"
"..." Li Hou Han Wu glanced at Dangyin Hou Han Yang in surprise, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought that the latter was absolutely right.
Who is Wei Gongzi Run? He is the future king of the Wei Kingdom. It takes decades or even hundreds of years for a hero to be born. Even if South Korea tries its best to get rid of Wei Gongzi Run this time, it will even be defeated. Losing this war allowed Wei to seize the crown as the overlord of the Central Plains. Korea still has a future, but what about Wei? Does Wei still have a hero who can replace Wei Gongzi Run?
What's more important is that Wei Gongzi Run is the crown prince of Wei who has been determined to inherit the throne in the future. Therefore, once Wei Gongzi Run dies in this war, Wei's situation will become very embarrassing, because Wei Gongzi Run's eldest son Zhao Wei is not yet two years old. When the time comes, who will King Zhao Si of Wei appoint as his heir?
Is it Zhao Wei, the youngest son of Wei Gongzi Run? Or is it the brothers of Wei Gongzi Run?
If the former is established, it would be fine. If the latter is established, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng of the Chu State, is very likely to intervene in the establishment of the crown prince of the Wei State to support his sister Mi Jiang and her son. By then, the Wei State may usher in the second Civil strife caused by the crown prince issue. By then, even if Wei has won the position of hegemon in the Central Plains, how long can it last?
Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, believed deeply in the idea of Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin. After thinking about it, he asked: "If we follow the plan and deliberately lure Wei Gongzi Run's soldiers and horses into the hinterland and surround them on all sides, will there be any chance of eradicating them?" ?”
"Marquis Li intends to withdraw troops from Hanoi?" Dangyin Hou Han Yang thought for a moment, frowned and said: "As far as I know, the leader of Wei State in Hanoi this time is Zhao Zuo, the king of Nanliang. I have dealt with him several times. This person is good at deceit and has excellent intuition. If we withdraw our troops from Hanoi, I am afraid that he will see through his intention." After that, he explained to Han Wu: "If you want to ambush Wei Gongzi Run, you must be quick, otherwise, Wait for Wei Jun to react, but you will miss the opportunity."
Han Wu nodded in agreement.
After that, Li Hou Han Wu and Dangyin Hou Han Yang discussed for two more hours before taking their leave.
After Lihou Hanwu left, Dangyinhou Han Yang, with a red face, took out the weapons and armor that he had sealed a while ago, because he had been appointed by Lihou Hanwu as the deputy commander - the commander-in-chief of "Ambush Wei Gongzi Run". Of course it is Lihou Hanwu. For such a big matter, Lihou Hanwu must take action personally to feel at ease.
On September 11th, Prince Zhao Run of Wei led the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army to quietly cross the river from Cangting and enter South Korea. To be precise, it was the junction of Handan County and Julu County in South Korea.
At this time, the deputy general of the Shangshui Army, Zhai Huang, suggested to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, our army has entered South Korea. In order to prevent South Korea from learning about our army's intentions, the general thought that our army should stay in hiding at night and try to avoid being attacked by South Korea." The army learned of its whereabouts."
In fact, Zhai Huang was right, but Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a smile: "It's good to hide your whereabouts, but our Yanling and Shangshui armies have one hundred thousand people, how can we hide it? Unless All Koreans are blind." After that, he said seriously: "Even if South Korea learns of our army's intentions at this moment, South Korea will not have time to mobilize troops and horses to return reinforcements. In this case, why should our army be secretive? Instead of being like you. It's better to march day and night like he said, than to raise the flag and go straight to Handan!"
Zhai Huang, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other Wei generals thought about it and felt that Zhao Hongrun's point of view was indeed reasonable.
If that's the case, it can't be considered a sneak attack, right? How can it be so aboveboard?
I have to say that Zhao Hongrun's guess was absolutely correct. The Koreans were not blind. How could they not see the 100,000 Wei troops appearing in South Korea?
In fact, less than half a day after Zhao Hongrun's 100,000 Wei troops crossed the river, the commander-in-chief's navy was deployed at Julu Yanfu at Suxukou, and he learned that "100,000 Wei troops had invaded the rear."
However, at this time, the urgent order from Marquis Han Wu had been sent to the Korean generals on the front line, so Julu Shou Yanju did not lead the fleet back in advance.
But now, knowing that Wei Gongzi Run had led the two Wei armies, Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army, to cross the river, Julu Shouyanjue slowly led half of the navy back to Julu, preparing to cut off Wei Gongzi Run's return route.
Two days later, Zhao Hongrun led 100,000 Wei troops to approach "Guantao" in South Korea.
In order to speed up, Wei Jun didn't even pay attention to several small counties they passed through.
From a bird's eye view, Handan, the royal capital of South Korea, is to the west of Guantao, and the straight-line distance between the two cities is only about 130 to 40 miles. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that if the Wei army captures Guantao, Handan will face huge challenges. threats.
However, at this time, Zhao Hongrun felt something was wrong.
In his opinion, it was impossible to hide the whereabouts of the 100,000 Wei troops under his command, and he had never thought of hiding the whereabouts before. In this case, Handan might not know about him and the 100,000 troops under his command. Does Wan Weijun exist?
However, so far, South Korea has not sent any army to stop the attack. This is almost impossible in Zhao Hongrun's view - even if South Korea has sent all its main forces to Hexi County at this time, it will definitely recruit an army urgently.
, came to block the attack, instead of letting them march straight in.
Unless this is a ploy by South Korea to lure its enemies.
"...Have you been seen through?"
Looking at the "Guan Tao" whose outline could be faintly seen from a distance, Zhao Hongrun sat on the horse and reached out to scratch his hair.
The saying that plans cannot keep up with changes is indeed a wise saying. Zhao Hongrun thought very well at the beginning and deliberately led his army to conquer Song County. While luring South Korea to take the opportunity to declare war on his Wei State, he also had the opportunity to sneak into the hinterland of South Korea.
Now looking at South Korea's reaction, Zhao Hongrun felt that his plan to sneak attack Handan this time was probably ruined. In fact, his retreat might have been cut off by the South Korean army at this moment.
"This is really a waste of time..."
Zhao Hongrun muttered secretly.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Zong Wei Chief Lu Mu seemed to have noticed something unusual about His Highness, and asked in a low voice.
Because he was in full public view, Zhao Hongrun did not dare to speak out his judgment.
What should he say? Could it be that he made a mistake in judgment and South Korea may have laid a trap ahead for him to jump into?
If he really said that, I believe that even if the Yanling and Shangshui armies were both elite, the morale of the soldiers would be affected.
Therefore, he said with a smile: "I am thinking whether to attack this Guantao? Or should we attack another place?"
Listening to his tone that seemed not to pay attention to South Korea at all, the nearby Wei soldiers laughed. Only Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Zhai Huang, Sun Shuke and other generals heard Zhao Hongrun's words.
Something is wrong.
You know, attacking Guantao and then marching into Handan, the capital of Korea, was their previous strategy. How could there be any reason to suddenly change their strategy without any reason?
When the army rested that night, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Zhai Huang, Sun Shuke and other generals found Zhao Hongrun privately and asked about the reason.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun explained with a serious look: "Our army has not been blocked by any Korean army since crossing the river. This matter is unreasonable. I suspect that South Korea is likely to set up a military base in the Guantao area.
If we find an ambush, we will wait for our army to fall into a trap."
Hearing this, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Zhai Huang, and Sun Shuke looked at each other in shock.
They quite trust the judgment of His Highness the Crown Prince in front of them, and, as His Highness the Crown Prince said, they invaded South Korea with a mighty force of 100,000 Wei troops, but so far no South Korean army has come.
Blocking, this really doesn't make sense.
"Your Highness, do you mean to withdraw the troops?" Zhai Huang said after thinking deeply.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head, and then whispered a few words to the generals. The eyes of Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Zhai Huang, and Sun Shuke were all bright.
The next day, the Wei army changed its actions from the previous days. Instead of continuing to advance towards "Guantao", it slowly retreated and prepared to attack Shenxian, Yanggu and other nearby small counties.
The soldiers under the Yanling Army and Shangshui Army were very surprised by this. After all, the instructions given a few days ago were not like this.
However, for Wei soldiers, as long as there is a war, it doesn't matter where they fight. Therefore, there is no objection from the top and bottom of the Wei army.
However, when Wei Jun's move fell into the eyes of Li Hou Han Wu and others, they felt that something was wrong.
During this period, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, said to Han Wu, the Marquis of Li: "Wei Gongzi Run abandoned the attack on Guantao and took Shen County and Yanggu. He probably sensed something and was testing our country's reaction. Li Marquis must not fall into the trap, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted. , a great opportunity was missed.”
Li Hou Han Wu nodded, listened to Dangyin Hou Han Yang's advice, and still stood still.
Anyway, in his opinion, the fleet of Julu Yanzi was already on the river, cutting off the return route of Wei Gongzi Run and the 100,000 Wei troops. Could this cooked duck still fly?