In late September, the armies led by three Korean generals, Le Yi, Ma She, and Qin Kai, successively set up camps in the southeast, south, and southwest of Julu City.
While setting up camp, Le Yi, Ma She, and Qin Kai all paid great attention to the Wei army's night attack on the camp, so they all deployed their troops in advance to defend or even ambush the invading Wei army. Unfortunately, the Wei army did not take the initiative to attack. Young Master Run also felt that it would be extremely difficult to succeed in a night attack against such experienced generals as Le Yi, Ma She, and Qin Kai, so his efforts were not in vain.
During this period, Lihou Hanwu, Dangyinhou Hanyang and others came to the military camp of Yuyang guarding Qin Kai, and sent people to invite Generals Le Yi and Ma She to come to the military camp of Yuyang Army to discuss matters.
"What's the situation now? Wei Gongzi Run is occupying the city and defending it?"
In the commander's tent, Li Hou Han Wu asked the three generals.
Hearing this, Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, was the first to speak: "Wei Gongzi Run, a few days ago sent people to attack "Xingtai" and "Shaqiu". According to the report of my expedition horse, the man stationed in Xingtai is "Qu Cheng". The ones stationed on the sand dunes are "Yan Mo", who are all talented generals of the Yanling Army under the command of Wei Gongzi Run. In addition, Sun Shuke of the Yanling Army is currently stationed in the "Juluze" area, and there seems to be signs of using troops against the "Bai people" , Generally speaking, the Yanling Army has been dispersed by Wei Gongzi Run, but no Shang Shui Army has been seen alone. If my prediction is correct, all Shang Shui Army should be stationed in Julu. It will be an obstacle for our army to besiege Julu."
Among the three generals Le Yi, Ma She, and Qin Kai, only Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, had a cavalry. Half of this cavalry were Lou Fanren who had defected to South Korea, and they were quite brave.
Therefore, a while ago, while the three of them were setting up camp respectively, Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, sent out his cavalry and asked them to find out the deployment of the Wei army so that they could encircle and suppress Wei Gongzi Run.
After hearing this, Li Hou Han Wu nodded slightly.
The entire Central Plains knows that although it is true that Wei's Shang Shui Army is almost entirely composed of Chu people who defected to Wei, what is incredible is that Wei's crown prince Zhao Run is the most comfortable with this army, and even more people It is believed that when Wei Gongzi Run personally took charge of the Shang Shui Army, the threat presented by the combination of the two was by no means as simple as one plus one equals two.
Without Wei Gongzi Run, the Shangshui Army was one of the most powerful forces in the Wei Kingdom, but if Wei Gongzi Run personally took charge of the army, then this would be a victorious army that swept across the Central Plains and has never lost a battle so far.
Compared with the "undefeated achievements" of Han generals Li Mu, Le Yi, Qin general Gongsun Qi and others, it cannot be denied that Wei Gongzi Run's "undefeated achievements" are more important, because the first three generals mainly faced foreign races. In this era when the overall strength of the Central Plains exceeds that of the nomadic peoples, it is not surprising that they can defeat foreigners. However, in the past ten years, Wei Gongzi Run has faced many fierce generals and heroes from various countries in the Central Plains, such as Shouling Junjingshe , the Chu generals Xiang Mo, the Han generals Li Mu, Lian Pi, Le Yi, and the Qin generals Gongsun Qi, Wang Jian, Wang Lu, etc. However, none of these heroes of the world could defeat Wei Gongzi Run and Shang Shui. The combination of the army is really surprising.
"Wei Gongzi Run is accustomed to using the Shang Shui army, so it is not surprising that he left the Shang Shui army in Julu. However, what is the Wei army's plan now? I wonder who can explain it to me?"
Li Hou Han Wu looked around at Le Yi, Ma She and Qin Kai.
It has to be said that Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, personally took over the task of "surrounding and killing Wei Gongzi Run" just because he attached great importance to this matter. However, since he was fooled around by Wei Gongzi Run a few days ago, he realized that However, with his intelligence and strategy, it would be difficult to judge the strategic intentions of Wei Gongzi Run. Therefore, he could only place his hope on the three great generals Le Yi, Ma She and Qin Kai.
Only after gaining insight into Wei Gongzi Run's strategic plan could he confidently march forward to encircle and suppress the former.
After listening to Lihou Han Wu's words, Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, shrugged and said with a smile: "Although Qin asked Ying to be the vanguard, he didn't know much about Wei Gongzi Run, so it was Ma She who had dealt with him. Let the two generals Le Yi speak."
Shanggu Shou Mashe is a very low-key and reserved person. After taking a look at Le Yi and noticing that the latter showed signs of opening his mouth, he humbly said: "General Le, please go first."
After hearing this, Beiyan Shou Leyi pondered for a moment and said: "Wei Gongzi Run's intention is obvious. It is nothing more than to disrupt our country and put our country into a dilemma of fighting on two fronts, making it difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end..." At this point, he glanced at He glanced at Han Wu, Marquis of Li, and said seriously: "Le Mou doesn't know who suggested that Marquis Li take the risk of defeat on the battlefield in Hanoi and call back his horses. Qin and Le Mou, three people, surrounded and killed Wei Gongzi Run... But Le thought that Lihou had lost his mind on this matter."
After hearing this, Li Hou Han Wu frowned slightly, and Dangyin Hou Han Yang in the tent looked even more embarrassed, because it was he who suggested to Li Hou Han Wu that he should kill Mr. Wei even if he risked losing this battle. Run.
Therefore, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, asked with some embarrassment: "The little Marquis thinks that Wei Gongzi Run is the hero of the Wei Kingdom. If there is a chance to kill him, even if we, Han, are defeated in this battle, it will be worthwhile." "
With that said, he told the generals present what he had said to Li Hou Han Wu that day.
After listening to Dangyin Hou Han Yang's explanation, Ma She and Qin Kai frowned in thought. Only Le Yi, after looking at Dangyin Hou Han Yang for a few times, asked directly: "Dang Yin Hou, how dare you Is it okay to kill Mr. Wei?"
"..." Dangyin Hou Han Yang opened his mouth, his face full of confusion.
At this time, Le Yi said in a deep voice: "As Marquis Dangyin said, if our army kills Wei Gongzi Run, it is indeed very likely that Wei will fall into civil strife again for the throne, but Marquis Dangyin has thought about it. , Wei Gongzi Run’s prestige in the hearts of Wei people is so high. If he died in the hands of our Han people, do you really think there is a possibility of truce and peace between our country, Han and Wei?... Indeed, Wei Guo After losing Wei Gongzi Run, a new crown prince will definitely be appointed. However, if the new crown prince wants to gain the support of the Wei people, he must avenge Wei Gongzi Run... In other words, what Marquis Dangyin said, " If we can kill Wei Gongzi Run, even if we lose this battle, it will be worth it." This statement is extremely wrong. If our country really loses this battle, then Wei Gongzi Run must not die, at least not Die in the hands of our Han people, otherwise, our country will surely suffer violent revenge from the Wei State. At that time, as the victor, the Wei State, with the momentum of victory and the sorrow of losing its king, will once again send its army to attack our country. , how can our country resist?”
These words made Dangyin Hou Han Yang speechless.
At this time, Le Yi said slowly: "That's why the key to this battle lies in the Hanoi battlefield, not Wei Gongzi Run. It is really short-term for Dangyin Hou to pin his hopes on getting rid of Wei Gongzi Run." A wise move." As he spoke, he glanced at Lihou Han Wu again and said calmly: "From the beginning, the Wei army under Wei Gongzi Run cannot be allowed to invade our territory."
Secretly glancing at the embarrassed faces of Lihou Hanwu and Dangyinhou Hanyang, Shanggu Shou Mashe secretly smiled bitterly: Although what you Le Yi said is correct, what you said was too direct.
However, Le Yi's character is like this. Although he is usually taciturn, what he says many times is to the point and goes straight to the crux of the problem.
It's just that he speaks too straightforwardly and can easily offend people. Because of this, although he is an undefeated general who is on par with Yanmen Shou Li Mu, Le Yi's connections and communication in Korea are far inferior to Li Mu. He has even been described as having an eccentric personality.
Secretly sighing, Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, had no choice but to come forward to smooth things over: "What General Le said is absolutely true, but what Marquis Dang Yin said is not unreasonable. The entire Central Plains knows that in the past ten years, the reason why Wei has become The reason why Wei is so powerful is because a young man named Run was born in Wei State..." At this point, he gave Qin Kai a few colors.
Although Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, was a great general promoted by Kang Gong and Han Hu, he himself was a pure military general. Of course, he did not want to cause trouble at this time, so he continued what Ma She said: "Over in Hanoi, in a short time I'm afraid it's difficult to make a breakthrough, so looking for a breakthrough from Wei Gongzi Run's side may be a way... If we can capture Wei Gongzi Run alive this time, then Wei Guo shouldn't be allowed to be manipulated by us?... ... Hanoi is backed by the mainland of Wei, and Wei Gongzi Run is alone. In comparison, Qin feels that the chances here are greater."
The words of Ma She and Qin Kai made Lihou Han Wu look a little better.
After taking a deep look at Le Yi, Li Hou Han Wu squeezed out a smile and said: "As General Qin said, whether to kill Wei Gongzi Run or not will be decided later. Now Wei Gongzi Run has occupied Julu and wants to disrupt our country." Internally, this threat must be eliminated... I have a way to defeat Wei Gongzi Run, but I must find a way to lure him out of the city."
Hearing this, Ma She and Qin Kai looked at each other and inevitably thought of one person, namely Sima Shang, the newly promoted top ten tycoons of Beiyuan and the acting governor of the county.
In recent years, Sima Shang can be said to be the most prominent general in South Korea. During the "Five-Party Campaign to Defeat Wei", he led an army of 80,000 to capture half of the Wei Kingdom. If South Korea had not been forced to withdraw its troops at that time, what would have happened? Weiguo will really be destroyed by Sima Shang.
Last year, Sima Shang led 50,000 heavy cavalry to defeat hundreds of thousands of Donghu troops who invaded South Korea in Yuyang County. South Korea defeated Donghu, its old enemy, at a very small cost and drove it to a distant place in one go. of the north.
It is no exaggeration to say that this new member of the top ten heroes of Beiyuan is more prosperous than several veteran generals such as Li Mu, Le Yi, Ma She, and Qin Kai in the past two years.
Now, upon hearing that Li Hou Han Wu said that he was sure to defeat the Wei army under the command of Wei Gongzi Run, but the prerequisite was to find a way to lure them out of the city, so Ma She and Qin Kaidang thought of the 50,000 heavy soldiers under Sima Shang. cavalry.
These 50,000 heavy cavalry are an army that South Korea has spent all its financial resources to build. In the entire Central Plains, except for Wei State, which has 5,000 heavy cavalry, no country has the ability to support a unit of 1,000 heavy cavalry.
But Korea, on the other hand, built 50,000 heavy cavalry.
In the minds of many Korean generals, this is an unrivaled force that can sweep across the Central Plains.
Two days later, after the Han general Qin Kai prepared his Yuyang army to attack the city, the entire army was dispatched to try to attack Julu City.
After learning the news, Shanggu Shou Ma She also personally led his troops to support the Yuyang Army and plunder the formation for the latter. After all, as far as they knew, after occupying Julu City, the Wei Army expelled the civilians in the city, so that five people were now
Ten thousand Shang navy troops are stationed in the city, and the Yuyang army under Qin Kai's command, except for the 10,000 troops left in Hanoi, has only less than 30,000 people here. It is difficult to cause any real damage to Julu City.
threaten.
Surprisingly, during this siege of Julu City, Le Yi also brought 20,000 soldiers to help.
Qin Kai was stunned at first, but then he understood what Le Yi was thinking. It seems that Le Yi concluded that the Wei army could not attempt to break out to the east and escape into Qi territory so soon, so he reduced the garrison strength and led the army to help.
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Thirty thousand Yuyang troops, thirty thousand Shanggu troops, and twenty thousand Northern Yan troops, a total of eighty thousand troops, were arranged in order in the southwest, south, and southeast of the giant city.
At this time, the Shangshui soldiers in Julu City had already seen the movements of the Korean army outside the city, and immediately sounded the early warning bell.
Not long after, Wei Crown Prince Zhao Hongrun took Zongwei Chief Lu Mu and his concubine Zhao Que to the city tower. They stood by the wall stacks and squinted their eyes to size up the number of Korean troops outside the city.
Just as Shanggu Shou Ma She had judged, there was only one Shang navy army in Julu City at this time, namely 50,000 Wei troops. The Yanling army was divided by Zhao Hongrun and stationed in Xingtai, Shaqiu, and Juluze, with Juluze.
Lucheng formed a corner-turning trend.
But to be honest, facing the siege of 80,000 Korean troops, neither Zhao Hongrun nor the Shangshui Army soldiers under his command were under great pressure.
The reason why I say "the pressure is not very great" rather than "no pressure at all" is because there are also new recruits in the Shangshui Army. After all, in the last two wars of the Shangshui Army, that is, "Ningyi"
"Battle of Yongqiu", "Battle of Yongqiu"
", the Shang Shui Army also suffered many casualties, especially in the "Battle of Ningyi". In the face of the Yanmen Army under Li Mu and the Beiyan Army under Le Yi, the Shang Shui Army spent all these years.
The heaviest casualties.
Fortunately, the Shangshui Army had a reserve force, that is, the "Shangshui Army Reserve" led by Zhao Hongrun's former Zongzong Guardsman Shen Yu, so that after casualties occurred, the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army quickly replenished their troops, and
These new recruits are soldiers who have undergone long-term training and have certain practical combat experience.
However, when facing this kind of battle, these recruits are still a little nervous.
Fortunately, there are many veterans with ten years of experience in the Shangshui Army, such as Ran Teng, Li Hui, Le Bao, and Yang Wu. Even though the Korean army is approaching the city, they are still talking and laughing calmly, guiding the new recruits in the army, making them relax and nervous.
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"The soldiers are in good condition."
After paying attention to the Korean army outside the city for a while, Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to the Shang Shui Army under his command. Seeing that most of the soldiers had relaxed expressions before the battle, he nodded secretly and smiled at the Shang Shui Army.
In the Yanling army, there was "Yan Mo" who was versatile internally, and "Sun Shuke" who was brave and good at fighting externally. Qu Cheng often had to take action personally; while in the Shangshui army, he was the main general.
The deputy general Zhai Huang was in charge of military affairs, such as training soldiers, enforcing military discipline, managing logistics, and all other miscellaneous things. Zhai Huang was in charge of them, and he managed them in an orderly manner.
Zhao Hongrun even felt that Zhai Huang was too talented to stay in the Shang Shui Army. This talented man with both civil and military skills should be transferred to the imperial court to participate in national affairs.
After glancing at the steady Zhai Huang, Zhao Hongrun glanced at his beloved general Wu Ji with deep meaning and shook his head slightly.
Everyone present noticed Zhao Hongrun's actions. While Wu Ji looked embarrassed and scratched his head with a naive smile, the nearby Shangshui Army soldiers also laughed in good faith.
Outside, Wu Ji's prestige must be higher, especially when Wu Ji captured Han general Ju Xin, the governor of the county, on a single horse, and became famous in Korea. However, within the Shangshui Army, Wu Ji's prestige was not as high as that of his deputy general Zhai.
Huang came high, so this guy didn't care about anything at all. No matter what the miscellaneous things were, Zhai Huang was handling them.
But everyone present also knew that even so, Wu Ji was the most trusted general of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Say something?"
Pouting towards the Han army outside the city, Zhao Hongrun signaled to Wu Ji.
In fact, Wu Ji was nearly thirty years old at this time, and he often showed his courage and momentum as a general of Wei. However, when facing Zhao Hongrun, he still seemed to be the same person who was recruited and surrendered by Zhao Hongrun eleven years ago.
The famous Chu army general with thousands of troops, especially the silly smile on his face, really does not look like a general with fifty thousand troops.
"Actually, there's not much to say..."
Scratching his head, Wu Ji shrugged and said: "The general proposed to go out of the city to meet the attack, but since His Highness wants to take a defensive position, the general can also pat his chest here and guarantee that he will never let any enemy soldiers climb the city wall alive!
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"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhao Hongrun said dissatisfied: "Is this your strategy for defending the city?"
Amidst the laughter of the nearby soldiers, Wu Ji said rather sarcastically: "Defending the city is nothing more than using the lives of the soldiers... Well, you can wait for the Korean army to make a three-way attack and lose momentum, and then attack suddenly to increase the enemy's strength."
The rout.”
"..." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wu Ji, and then said a little discouraged: "I'll ask Zhai Huang for advice later."
Wu Ji was a little puzzled. When Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to the Han army outside the city again, he asked Zhai Huang in a low voice: "Am I wrong?"
Zhai Huang smiled slightly, lowered his voice and explained: "Looking at the Korean army outside the city, there are not many siege equipment, so this battle should be mainly to test the strength of our army, so there is no such thing as a three-way drum.
The Korean general on the opposite side will withdraw his troops after understanding the general strength of our army. At this time, if he leaves the city for a sneak attack, it will not have the effect of accelerating the enemy's defeat."
In fact, when he said this, Zhai Huang also murmured in his heart, because according to common sense, it is exactly what he said, but don't forget that the leader of his Shang Shui Army in front of him at this moment has the ability to kill the enemy with a single cavalry formation.
If he is capable, if he goes out of the city to kill the enemy general, he might even be able to defeat the Korean army.
"I see."
Wu Ji suddenly realized.
Glancing at Wu Ji, who looked suddenly enlightened, Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly. It was undeniable that Wu Ji had indeed read a lot of art of war over the years, but it was a pity that this guy was too straightforward. To put it bluntly, he just studied hard and failed to use it flexibly.
But no matter what, it has indeed grown a lot compared to the past. At least in Zhao Hongrun's view, as long as you don't encounter enemy generals like Li Mu, Le Yi, and Tian Dan who use a combination of good and deceitful tactics to make it difficult to guard against, if you face ordinary
General Wu Ji should not make any tactical mistakes.
While Zhao Hongrun was testing Wu Ji, in the Han army camp outside the city, Yuyang guard Qin Kai was also peeping at the Wei army on the wall of Julu City from a distance.
He instinctively felt that the overall state of the Wei army was not tense. He even saw many Wei soldiers standing on the city wall, folding their arms and looking down at the Korean army with a relaxed expression. This made him secretly surprised: This
Isn't the Shang Shui Army's pre-war state too calm?
The status before battle is a very critical issue. If the soldiers are too nervous before battle, the soldiers may not even be able to perform to their usual level. This is why some recruits are obviously very good during training, but once they set foot on the real battlefield,
But he did nothing and was even killed by the enemy in the blink of an eye.
It has to be said that Qin Kai does not know the Shang Shui Army, otherwise, I believe he would not be surprised by this.
You must know that in the past ten years, the Shang Shui Army has been outnumbered in almost every situation. The veterans of the Shang Shui Army have long been accustomed to it, and only the recruits who have just joined the army have not yet adapted to this atmosphere.
"...Whether it is the state of the battle or the momentum, it is impeccable. Well, let Qin come and see if it is really as shown."
After thinking for a moment, Qin Kai raised his hand and ordered: "Send the order and prepare to attack the city!"
A moment later, the bugle sound representing the attack sounded in his army.
After hearing the bugle, Ma She's Shanggu Army and Le Yi's Beiyan Army moved north on both sides of Julu City, as if preparing to put pressure on the east and west gates of Julu City.
In the southern suburbs of the city, the Yuyang soldiers under Qin Kai also carried long ladders and slowly moved closer to the city.
Also moving at the same time were the crossbowmen on both sides of the infantry phalanx. They followed the infantry's advance step by step, with their crossbows pointed in the direction of Julu City, ready to pull the trigger at any time.
Under this situation, the atmosphere between the Wei and Han armies suddenly became more solemn and tense. However, Qin Kai frowned and looked up at Julu City, only to find that the Wei army on the city was still so calm, at least running back and forth to deploy troops.
At that time, there was no panic at all, as if every Wei soldier clearly understood their responsibilities and the position they held.
"...It seems that he is not pretending to be calm."
Qin Kai, the guard of Yuyang, frowned and suddenly gave the order: "The crossbowmen press forward and release arrows to protect the infantry!"
After the order was issued, the Korean crossbowmen on the left and right wings of the battlefield suddenly accelerated their speed, entered the range of Julu City, and quickly fired a wave of arrows towards the city.
"Huh?"
Zhao Hongrun was slightly startled.
According to common sense, at this time, the siege's infantry should press forward to withstand the rain of arrows from the troops on the city. Then, taking advantage of the gap between the defender's long-range attacks, the siege's crossbowmen quickly pressed forward.
Launching a volley of crossbows at the defenders on the city to suppress them is the normal process of a siege.
But today, he met a Korean general who did the opposite.
As a result, the Wei army was now faced with a question: Should they counterattack the Korean army's crossbowmen phalanx, or should they save their arrows and suppress the infantry that was rapidly approaching the city wall?
Not only Zhao Hongrun, but also Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other generals also fell into hesitation at that time.
Taking advantage of this hesitation, the Korean crossbowmen quickly loaded the crossbow arrows, so that by the time the Wei soldiers would react, half of the Korean crossbowmen were already preparing to fire the second wave of arrows.
"It's interesting..."
Zhao Hongrun glanced with interest at the banner that read "Han Yuyang Guards Qin" outside the city.
In the past, he was the only one who used tricks to take advantage of the enemy, but today, Yuyang Shouqin made the opening remarks and earned a volley of shots. This is really unprecedented.
However, at this time, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai on the opposite side was also frowning secretly.
Because he discovered that although he earned a volley of shots in his opening remarks, the casualties of the Wei army were almost minimal.
"Heh, it doesn't seem like an army that can be seriously damaged with just a few tricks... I hope our army's casualties in the first battle won't be too great."