In the next two days, there was no movement from the Wei army stationed in Julu, which made Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, very anxious.
That night, Li Hou Han Wu was in the military camp of Yuyang Army, lying on the bed in the small tent prepared for him by Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, staring at the tent thoughtfully.
"Is Mr. Run of Wei so confident that the Wei army can remain undefeated on the Hanoi battlefield?"
Li Hou Han Wu tossed and turned and found it difficult to fall asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but just when he was about to fall asleep, he vaguely heard some noise coming from somewhere in the camp.
He frowned, wrapped himself in a blanket and prepared to go back to sleep. Unexpectedly, the faint noise, instead of receding, became more and more clear, disturbing him and making him dizzy, with a bit of resentment. I turned over and sat up, wanting to listen carefully to what was going on.
However, at this moment, his guard captain stepped into the tent and said with a somewhat anxious expression: "Marquis Li, the Wei army is attacking the camp!"
"..."
Because his thoughts were still chaotic, Li Hou Han Wu did not react at first. It was not until he was stunned for about three breaths that he showed a solemn expression and said urgently: "Where is Qin Kai? Does he know about this?"
The chief of guard said quickly: "General Qin Kai has led the county to rescue."
"Oh." Li Hou Han Wu breathed a sigh of relief. He sat on the bed and thought for a moment. He vaguely felt that there was something fishy about Wei Jun's attack on the camp this time, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Thinking of his anxiety, he simply put on his outer robe and walked out of the tent, standing outside the small tent and watching what was going on inside the camp.
Under the cover of night, there was no movement in the south camp and east camp of the Yuyang Army's camp, but there were bursts of noises and shouts in the west camp and north camp, and even a few fires could be faintly seen. Obviously, the Wei army was At the same time, they launched a sneak attack on Xiying and Beiying.
It was already early October, and the night wind was already a bit cold, but it was this cold night wind that allowed Lihou Hanwu, whose thoughts were a little confused due to sleepiness, to gradually clear his thoughts.
Suddenly, Li Hou Han Wu didn't know what he thought of, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Haha, good! Good!"
"..."
Hearing that Lihou Hanwu shouted "Hello" inexplicably, the nearby Korean soldiers looked at each other in confusion. Even Lihou Hanwu's guard chief's face was full of confusion and confusion: Is there anything worthy of praise for being attacked by Wei troops?
Li Hou Han Wu did not explain anything and walked straight to Qin Kai's handsome tent. In the currently empty handsome tent, he was waiting for Qin Kai's return.
After waiting for about half an hour, Qin Kai led a group of soldiers back to the commander's tent. However, he heard a report from the soldiers outside the tent that Li Hou Han Wu was waiting inside the tent.
Qin Kai was slightly startled, but he was not too surprised. He thought that Li Hou Han Wu was awakened by the Wei army's attack on the camp and hurriedly asked him about Ying Nei's situation.
So, after entering the tent and seeing Lihou Han Wu sitting in the tent, Qin Kai clasped his fists and said: "Qin's poor guarding has caused the Wei army to disturb Lihou. I hope Lihou will not take offense..."
While talking, he looked at Lihou Hanwu strangely, because there was an inexplicable smile on Lihou Hanwu's face, which he couldn't understand.
"General Qin's words are serious."
Under Qin Kai's confused gaze, Lihou Han Wu waved his hand and asked, holding back the joy in his heart: "Let's first talk about the Wei army's attack on the camp. Did it cause any damage to the camp?"
After hearing this, Qin Kaisui said truthfully: "The specific casualties have not been calculated yet, but according to the general's estimation, our army's casualties will not exceed a thousand people. Well, the Wei army's losses are estimated to be less than our army..." Saying that, without waiting for Lihou Han Wu to ask, he took the initiative to reveal the story of the Wei army's attack on the camp: "This time, thanks to the Shanggu cavalry under General Ma She, it was the Shanggu cavalry patrolling at night that noticed the Wei army's attack on the camp. We took this action and hurriedly gave our battalion an early warning so that our battalion could take precautions in time."
At the end of the sentence, he did not forget to mention the generals under his command who were on duty tonight, praising them for their resourcefulness and decisiveness, and for successfully gathering soldiers to stop the Wei army's conspiracy.
Li Hou Han Wu listened with a smile. It seemed that he was in a good mood at the moment. He also followed Qin Kai's words and praised the generals of the Yuyang Army who participated in the night watch tonight. However, after the topic was over, he suddenly asked with a smile: "Qin General Kai, isn't it strange why the Wei army would sneak attack on our camp tonight?"
Qin Kai was stunned when he heard this. At first, he didn't think there was anything worth pondering over the Wei army's sneak attack on his Yuyang army's camp: they were enemies of each other, and Wei Gongzi Run would attack anyone he wanted to sneak attack on.
But now after listening to Li Hou Han Wu's meaningful inquiry, Qin Kai also frowned and began to think deeply.
After pondering this, he really had a vague feeling that there was something strange about the Wei army's attack on his camp this time.
You must know that Wei Gongzi Run's performance a while ago can fully prove that he was only trying to contain his three troops of Yuyang, Shanggu, and Beiyan in South Korea, not to defeat them. Otherwise, in the Yuyang Army, Shanggu Army, When the Northern Yan Army first arrived in the Julu area, it was absolutely impossible for the Wei Army to let their three troops set up a camp in this area so easily. They would definitely send troops to harass them - not to defeat them, but simply to delay them from building a camp. The speed is also a commonly used strategy in battles.
However, the Wei army did not take any action at that time, which can prove that Wei Gongzi Run Bazheng intended to defend the giant city.
But tonight, the Wei army suddenly came to attack the camp of his Yuyang army. It cannot be denied that this is indeed somewhat different from Wei Gongzi Run's previous attitude.
As the saying goes, there are no deceitful men under the reputation. Qin Kai is worthy of being the powerful general of Beiyuan who has defeated Donghu in recent years. After pondering for a moment, he accurately grasped the key to what Lihou Han Wu wanted to say, and asked tentatively: "Lihou's It means... Wei Gongzi Run is anxious?"
"Exactly!"
Li Hou Han Wu looked at Qin Kai approvingly and said confidently: "Wei Gongzi Run Gu's army went deep into the country. Surrounded by our army and cut off news from Wei, how could he not worry about the Hanoi battlefield? I believe it. Even if Wei Gongzi Run did not completely believe the battle report that I asked someone to forge, it would increase the anxiety in his heart. Therefore, he changed his tactics and decided to defeat our army here, adding to the victory of the Wei army in the Hanoi battlefield... "At this point, he paused and said in a low voice: "And this gives us the opportunity to defeat Wei Gongzi Run."
"..."
After hearing the judgment of Li Hou Han Wu, Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, touched his chin and thought deeply.
In fact, he felt that Li Hou Han Wu's explanation was still a bit far-fetched - with Wei Gongzi Run's intelligence and strategy, how could he be deceived by the forged battle report?
But if you think about it carefully, what Li Hou Han Wu said is indeed reasonable: even if Wei Gongzi Run didn't believe the forged battle report, he would definitely have some scruples in his heart, so he decided to fight stronger in the Julu area to protect the Wei army on the Hanoi battlefield. Help increase victory.
This reason makes sense.
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the Wei army would sneak attack on his Yuyang army camp tonight without warning.
Later, Li Hou Han Wu and Qin Kai chatted for a long time before leaving the handsome tent with a smile.
After Li Hou Han Wu left, Qin Kai lay alone on the bed in the handsome tent, still thinking about this problem.
In fact, in addition to the explanation given by Li Hou Han Wu, Qin Kai also thought of a possibility, that is, Wei Gongzi Run might have deliberately asked Wei soldiers to attack his camp at night, in order to make them believe that he was because of the forged Feeling anxious after hearing the battle report, he decided to change his tactics.
In Qin Kai's opinion, this is very possible. After all, Wei Gongzi Run is not someone whose intentions are easily seen through by his opponents.
"It's just...what's the benefit of Wei Gongzi Run doing this?"
That night, Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. Therefore, he finally chose to believe the judgment of Han Wu, the Marquis of Li.
At the same time, Ran Teng and Xiang Li, the brave generals of the Shang Shui Army who attacked the Yuyang Army camp that night, had successfully returned to Julu City with the support of hundreds of cavalry led by General Wu Ji himself, and were in the army. Under the leadership of Ji, he went to the city guard's mansion and reported his orders to the prince of Wei, Zhao Run, who was still waiting for the result.
It was approaching the time of ugliness, and Zhao Hongrun was lying on the couch, comparing the local maps he placed on the quilt.
These local maps were hand-drawn by Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Sun Shuke and other generals of the Yanling Army after surveying the local landforms. They then sent people to Julu. Because they did not undergo strict research, these maps The landforms depicted above are approximate and somewhat biased.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was comparing these poorly drawn maps to simulating a more reliable local map in his mind. After all, with the exact map, the Wei army under his command stationed in several places would be able to move more easily. Don't get lost.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door of the bedroom.
At this time, next to Zhao Hongrun's bed, the concubine Zhao Que had fallen asleep, but at this moment, she frowned subconsciously, as if she had been awakened. Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun gently patted the quilt covering her body and whispered. : "It's okay. The generals should be back to resume their duties. Just keep sleeping."
Not sure if he heard a familiar voice in his daze, Zhao Que's frown relaxed, and then Zhao Hongrun lowered his voice and said, "Lu Mu? Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zongwei Chief Lu Mu pushed open the door and walked into the bedroom. When he saw His Highness put his finger to his mouth and made a soft gesture, and then pointed to the inside of the bed, he suddenly understood and lowered his voice and said : "Your Highness, the generals sent to attack the enemy camp at night have returned."
"Let them wait in the side hall." Zhao Hongrun asked the East Palace Guards outside the door, and then got off the bed. After tucking the quilt for Zhao Que, he put on his robe, left the bedroom with Lu Mu, and went to the side hall. The hall met Ran Teng and General Xiang Li.
A moment later, in the side hall, Ran Teng and Xiang Li reported to Zhao Hongrun the story of the night attack on the Yuyang military camp, and added their own comments.
"...According to what the general has seen, the Yuyang Army is quite alert. Although our army accidentally ran into a patrol of the Korean army on the way, the general and Xiang Li thought that the pace of the soldiers under their command was still relatively fast. , but when the general led his soldiers to the Han camp, the Yuyang army was already ready to respond." Ran Teng said with his fists clasped.
Zhao Hongrun nodded and turned to look at Xiang Li. The latter also clasped his fists when he saw this and said: "The situation on the general's side is roughly the same. Oh, by the way, on the way back, I ran into a Korean army's cavalry.
Most of them were Ma She's Shanggu Army, which numbered about a thousand people. They probably wanted to intercept our army, but General Wu Ji killed the leading general, causing the enemy troops to flee in panic."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wu Ji subconsciously, only to see the latter smiling innocently and waving his hands and saying, "That's not a general, he's probably just a thousand-man general."
"Didn't you confirm it afterward?" Zong Wei Chief Lu Mu interjected curiously.
Wu Ji shrugged upon hearing this.
I remember that at the beginning, he would carefully identify the enemy generals after killing them. After all, it could be used as a military merit. But now, he has become the general of the Shangshui Army. Not only does he have a mansion in Shangshui County, but also in Daliang.
There is also a big house, so who cares about the merits.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun laughed and joked: "Our General Wu Ji now lives in a deep mansion, has wives, concubines, and maids, and has countless fertile fields to his name. How can he care about such a trivial achievement..."
Hearing this, everyone in the room laughed. Even Wu Ji, who was ridiculed, grinned.
After laughing, Zhao Hongrun slowly calmed down his smile and said seriously: "Through this night attack, I believe that the Korean army will probably feel that I am anxious because I am worried about Hanoi. When we go out of the city to attack in the future, we will not arouse the Korean army's anger."
Skepticism and caution.”
It has to be said that in fact, the judgment of Yuyang Guard Qin Kai is indeed very close to the truth, because the Wei army's attack on the Yuyang army's camp last night was indeed Zhao Hongrun's intention.
As for the purpose, it was very simple, because he was going to go out of the city to "play" with the Korean army outside the city. To be precise, he was playing with the heavy cavalry under the command of the Korean general Sima Shang. He did not want his sudden "active attack" to cause any trouble.
The Korean army's suspicion and vigilance ruined his plan to design heavy cavalry.
Regardless, Zhao Hongrun judged that Sima Shang's 50,000 heavy cavalry had arrived in the Julu area through the forged battle report of Lihou Han Wu and the latter's attempt to induce him to take the initiative in the letter. However, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai
I didn't guess this at all, so I couldn't understand Zhao Hongrun's purpose of attacking Yuyang Army at night, so in the end I could only choose to trust the judgment of Lihou Hanwu.
Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise Zhao Hongrun's actions in the next few days will definitely be seen through by Yuyang Shou Qin Kai, and he may even take advantage of his plan.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun summoned the generals of the Shang Shui Army and told them his next tactical arrangements.
At the same time, Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, also summoned Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, in the camp of the Chinese Army in the camp of Yuyang Army. He was the governor of Qin Kai in Yuyang, Sima Shang, the governor of Daijun, Ma She, the governor of Shanggu, Leyi, the governor of Beiyan, etc.
people and tell them your point of view.
Due to the unequal information, although the Han generals thought this matter was a bit strange, they ultimately believed in the judgment of Li Hou Han Wu.
What is "information asymmetry"?
To put it simply, the Han army was hiding the trump card of "50,000 heavy cavalry" in an attempt to use this trump card to defeat the Wei army led by Wei Gongzi Run. However, Wei Gongzi Run had already known about this heavy cavalry.
The existence of cavalry, and the fact that "50,000 heavy cavalry have arrived in the Julu area" was determined through the forged battle report and letter from Lihou Han Wu - but the Korean generals did not know this.
Because of this, although Qin Kai, Ma She, Sima Shang and others all felt that there was something fishy about the Wei army's night attack on the Yuyang army's camp, they could not figure it out at all.
Including Beiyan Shou Leyi, he was also confused by Wei Jun's unreasonable night attack, but he could firmly believe in one thing: how could such crude tactics as Lihou Hanwu's forged battle reports be deceived by Wei Gongzi Run? Eye?
But having said that, he couldn't think of any other explanation, so he chose to remain silent.
Anyway, in his opinion, if the facts are indeed as judged by Li Hou Han Wu, then it won't be long before Wei Gongzi Run will lead the Wei army to take the initiative - this is a judgment that can be confirmed by facts.
Then there is only one question left: How to lure Wei Gongzi Run out of Julu City when he knows that he has the intention to take the initiative?
This question stumped all the Korean generals present. After all, in their view, Wei Gongzi Run was like an alert and cunning fox. Any slightest sign could be seen through by the latter.
Finally, Sima Shang, acting governor of the county, suggested: "If you can't think of any good strategy, it's better to just make a fight openly and openly... Wei Gongzi Run, you are the crown prince of the Wei Kingdom, and he is also the commander-in-chief who swept through the Central Plains without losing a single defeat. There should be some arrogance in my heart, so I might as well take the right medicine and inspire Mr. Wei to fight outside the city."
"How to provoke generals?" Shanggu Shou Ma She shook his head when he heard this, frowned and said: "I think if you use the method of provoking generals, it will arouse Wei Gongzi Run's suspicion. I think it is better to wait for Wei Gongzi Run to take the initiative to ask for a battle. It’s relatively safe.”
"How long will it take?" Sima Shang frowned and said, "It's already early October now. If we delay any longer, snow will fall and the roads will be blocked by ice and snow. Even though the generals' soldiers can still be dispatched, a certain man's 50,000 heavy cavalry will But they are all just decorations..."
It has to be said that although Sima Shang has commanded 50,000 heavy cavalry for a short period of time, he at least understands the shortcomings of this "King of the Plains" unit: the heavy cavalry is strong if it is strong, but the conditions for use are also very harsh. For example, it cannot be used in slippery areas, let alone when it snows heavily and the roads are blocked by ice and snow.
Once the season enters the cold winter, Sima Shang's 50,000 heavy cavalry are actually no different from decorations. Instead of adding any help to the battle, they will become a burden on the Korean army's logistics: only 70,000 to 80,000 war horses can chew food. , it is a big burden for the Korean army’s logistics.
After listening to Sima Shang's words, Ma She stopped talking. After all, the former was right. If it were delayed any longer, the weather would prevent the 50,000 heavy cavalry from entering the battlefield. Without the help of these 50,000 heavy cavalry, who would be the generals present? Are you sure that you can defeat the Wei army under Wei Gongzi Run?
"It seems that this is the only way." Qin Kai, the governor of Yuyang, nodded and said sincerely: "I hope Mr. Wei Run will fall into the trap, otherwise once winter comes, there will be no chance this year."
Seeing that Qin Kai supported him, Sima Shang was happy. He thought for a while and added: "If Wei Gongzi Run falls into the trap, that would be the best. On the contrary, we might as well attack the Yanling army in "Xingtai" and force Wei Gongzi Run to send troops. Rescue in order to intercept halfway."
He also put forward a suggestion of "siege the city and strike for reinforcements".
After hearing this, Beiyan Shou Leyi glanced at Sima Shang and seemed to want to say something. In the end, he remained silent.
In fact, in Beiyan Shou Leyi's mind, he did not recommend attacking Xingtai instead, including at Sand Dune, because in his opinion, Wei Gongzi Run took the initiative to divide his troops. Although he had his own purpose, it also increased the number of their Han troops in disguise. The army's chances of victory.
If they attack Xingtai or Shaqiu and force the Yanling army stationed at Xingtai and Shaqiu to abandon the occupied city, lead their army to Julu, and join forces with Wei Gongzi Run, will this be of any benefit to their Korean army?
The 50,000 merchant navy army alone is so difficult to defeat, let alone the 50,000 Yanling army?
But in the end, Le Yi did not speak to stop him, because he also believed that if Wei Gongzi Run was not provoked this time, then the strategy of "siege the city and fight for reinforcements" proposed by Sima Shang might not be a way to try—— Anyway, it depends on whether the Yanling army will defend Xingtai or abandon the city and join forces with Wei Gongzi Run.
If it is true that there is no chance of defeating Wei Gongzi Run this year, then even if the Yanling army and the Shangshui army join forces, it is not unacceptable.
For this reason, Beiyan Shou Leyi did not stop him and said nothing from the beginning to the end.
This surprised Lihou Hanwu. He thought that Le Yi, a proud guy, would definitely say something in the meeting.
All in all, on that day, Li Hou Han Wu and his generals unified their opinions, carefully considered the words and tone, wrote a letter of war, and sent someone to Julu.
About three hours later, Zhao Hongrun received a letter of challenge from Lihou Hanwu.
After opening the letter and briefly glancing at it, his expression became strange: "Tsk, tsk, this war writing is really a bit too much... He actually said that my art of war is heresy... Hmm, there are also tricks. ,Well, sneak attacks... are not the right way to use troops."
Hearing this, Lu Mu, the commander of the clan guard nearby, burst out laughing, and even Zhao Que, the concubine who didn't know how to fight, covered her mouth and was having fun.
In the current Central Plains, there are still people who question the military tactics of Zhao Hongrun, the "Wei Gongzi Run". This is really surprising.
"A very crude way of provoking generals."
Zongwei Chief Lu Mu commented after laughing, but then he changed his tone and teased His Highness: "But if you think about it carefully, His Highness's art of war seems to be "with the righteous way as the skin and the deceitful way as the bones." Every time we defeat the enemy, we rely on ingenuity..."
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes when he heard this and was too lazy to pay attention to Lu Mu's teasing. After he put down the letter of challenge in his hand, he tapped his fingers on the desk and analyzed slowly: "Last night our army just attacked the Yuyang Army's camp. Today, Li Hou Han Wu sent someone to deliver this provocative letter of challenge, saying that I am only good at sneak attacks on such small roads, and if I have the ability, the two armies will confront each other... Hehe, I am just pretending to show my anxiety to the Han army. Yes, and his anxiety is really anxious..."
At this point, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly realized: "Oh, by the way, it is already early winter. In a few days, it will snow heavily, and the 50,000 heavy cavalry will no longer be needed. No wonder he is so anxious. …”
"Your Highness, are you ready to accept the challenge?" Lü Mu, the Zong's chief of defense, asked curiously.
"Whether to fight or not depends on my mood. The initiative lies with me, not with that Marquis Han Wu." At this point, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said, "Forget it, since I decided to play with him, I won't It’s superfluous.”
After that, he took up his pen and wrote a line directly on the back of the war letter: Two days later, the time will not be right.
Immediately, he sent someone to send the letter of challenge back to the Yuyang Army's camp.
"Why is it not time?"
After receiving Zhao Hongrun's reply, Lihou Hanwu was a little confused.
However, since Wei Gongzi Run had already accepted the challenge, he did not delve into it further, and instead discussed with his generals the tactics of encircling and killing the Wei army.