Chapter 94: The horn of the counterattack [two in one]
"PS: I rode a car all day today to Shunde, and then back to Shenzhen. I visited one factory after another. My stuffy nose and cough are still not getting better. I don't know if it's a cold or acclimatization."
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"The city gate...the city gate is about to be breached! General, please send troops to support quickly!"
On the west city tower in Ji County, a hundred Korean generals ran up the tower and reported to the Korean general Bao Yuan who was standing by the city wall watching the battlefield here.
Hearing this, Han Jiang Baoyuan frowned.
"Sending troops for reinforcements?"
Bao Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart and involuntarily turned his head to look at the city wall on both sides of the city gate tower. He saw that there, countless Wei troops were climbing up the city wall with the help of long ladders, killing the Korean troops on the wall and retreating steadily——
The city wall is about to be captured, so how can we bother to defend the city gate?
"This is... Wei's "Sanyang Army"?!"
Looking at those extremely brave Wei troops, Bao Yuan could not imagine that this Wei army was actually the Shanyang army he had dealt with before.
You must know that during the "First Wei-Korean Northern Border Battle" and the "Second Wei-Korean Northern Border Battle", Jin Mao and his Bao Yuan had successively dealt with the Shanyang Army under the command of Zhao Jiang, King Yan of Wei State. At that time,
Sanyang
The army was far from as powerful as it is today. The Handan army led by Jin Fu and Bao Yuan was defeated by this army, which although it was the king's division in South Korea, was actually at the bottom of South Korea in terms of strength.
What's more, Korea's former governor, Jushin, once forced the Sanyang Army to the point where the entire army was almost wiped out.
Logically speaking, the Shanyang Army was almost completely wiped out at that time, and the backbone of the army was almost exhausted. Why did the Shanyang Army regain such strength only three years later? - No, it clearly feels like even
Even stronger than before!
"What's that sound?"
Beside Baoyuan, a Korean general whispered: "Is it singing?"
"singing?"
Bao Yuan was stunned for a moment, staring at the battlefield and listening carefully. Sure enough, he heard faint singing, which seemed to be coming from the Wei army's main formation.
"Now that I am dead, I will be buried in the mountain sun. How majestic the mountains are and how blue the sky is..."
"Now that I am dead, I will be buried in Dachuan. Life is vague, and death is also vague..."
"Now that my body is gone, I will be buried looking south. The wind is solemn and the water is turbulent..."
"The body is dead and buried everywhere. Spring is also green, autumn is also yellow..."
There seemed to be countless Wei troops singing with deep voices.
"What is that?"
Bao Yuan couldn't understand it. He only knew that this low Wei song made his scalp feel numb.
Especially when he noticed that this low Wei song seemed to be able to boost the morale of the Wei soldiers who were attacking the city, making the latter become more brave after hearing this song, killing all directions as if they were tireless.
Can't stand it!
Totally overwhelmed!
The Han army stationed in the city of Jixian, the Handan army, which ranked last among all the armies in Korea, looked so weak and helpless in front of the Wei soldiers of the Shanyang army who seemed to be tireless and fearless of life and death.
"I can't hold on any longer..."
Bao Yuan thought secretly.
As if to verify his judgment, he immediately heard a loud "bang" from below the city gate tower, and then came the panicked shouts of the Korean soldiers guarding the city: "City gate... city gate...
The door has been breached!"
"So fast?"
Bao Yuan couldn't help being surprised. Just as he was about to issue a follow-up order, he heard a young general not far away saying urgently: "Wei Army! The Wei Army cavalry outside the city has taken action!"
Baoyuan followed the direction pointed by the young general's finger.
In his sight, on a small slope far outside the city, there were three flags erected one behind the other. The one in the middle was a king's flag with the words "Wei, King of Yan's Territory" written on it, and this flag
There is a military flag erected on the left and right of the king's flag. On the left is "Wei Shanyang Army" and on the right is "Wei Nanyan Army".
After the west city gate of Jixian County was breached by the Wei soldiers of the Shanyang Army, the Nanyan Army, the cavalry under the command of King Zhao Jiang of Yan, could no longer hold back and became ready to make a move.
Moved!
At the main formation of the Wei army, a Wei general wearing bright armor was the first to leap out of the formation. In an instant, thousands of Nanyan cavalry moved in full force and galloped towards Jixian.
"...You actually went into battle in person, Mr. Wei Jiang!"
Bao Yuan stared at the galloping Wei cavalry with wide eyes. After taking a long breath, he ordered in a muffled voice: "Send the order for the whole army... to retreat! Retreat!"
As Bao Yuan's order was issued, the sound of the Korean army retreating was heard in Ji County City. The Korean soldiers in the city fought and retreated, and slowly retreated.
However, the cavalry of the Nanyan Army of Wei State suddenly broke into the city, posing a great threat to the Korean Army who was preparing to retreat.
When retreating, Han general Bao Yuan happened to see King Zhao Jiang of Yan from a distance. He saw this Wei Gongzi Jiang, wearing golden armor, sitting on a horse, waving a spear in his hand, leading the way into the Korean army, killing them.
The special kill was unstoppable.
During this period, several Korean generals did not believe in evil, or had the intention of capturing the thief first, and tried to threaten Wei Gongzi Jiang to restore the disadvantage of the Korean army. However, what they did not expect was that these Korean generals
He couldn't even take more than three or five moves in front of Wei Gongzi Jiang, and he was stabbed to death by the latter with a neat shot, or he was simply swept off his horse with the barrel of his gun, and was hacked to death by the Wei army's infantry who came up from behind.
"Who else?!"
Swinging the tip of his spear, King Yan Zhao Jiang shouted in a deep voice.
At this time, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was in his prime. Even though he was inferior in strategy to Prince Zhao Run, King Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang, and King Zhao Yuandai, in terms of martial arts, he could be regarded as one of the few in Wei.
At least for the Korean troops stationed in Jixian County, almost no one could challenge the Wei Master in terms of force.
Not even the violent kite can!
"Huh?"
As if he noticed something, King Yan Zhao Jiang subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the location of Han General Baoyuan. In shock, the latter subconsciously lowered his head, held his helmet and galloped on his horse.
Although it was a bit embarrassing, there was nothing Bao Yuan could do. After all, ever since his right leg was pierced by a heavy arrow from Wei Jun's repeating crossbow, his right leg was a little weak, and in the immediate battle, he relied heavily on his waist.
Strength and leg strength - to put it harshly, if he is caught by King Zhao Jiang of Yan now, he will definitely die.
Perhaps Shi Baoyuan was lucky. Because they were far apart and the former was among many Korean soldiers, King Zhao Jiang of Yan did not notice that a big fish had escaped, so that the Young Master of Wei was standing on horseback at this time.
At the intersection of the main street, he looked around at the battle between the cavalry and infantry of the Wei army nearby.
However, Bao Yuan did not fare well, because when he led the remnants of his troops in an attempt to retreat from the east city gate, he happened to be intercepted by a Nanyan army that sneaked along the outside of the city wall, and lost many soldiers to cut off the rear.
, Baoyuan then led the rest of the soldiers to escape from Ji County.
Of course, the Southern Yan cavalry under the command of King Zhao Jiang did not easily spare these Korean soldiers. The Wei cavalry took advantage of the Korean soldiers to flee desperately, and calmly harvested the lives of the Korean soldiers from behind. If not for the violent kites
There was also a light cavalry under his command that intercepted the Nanyan cavalry. It is believed that the losses of the Korean army in this battle will be even greater.
"Stop chasing!"
After pursuing for seven or eight miles, King Zhao Jiang of Yan ordered his Nanyan cavalry to stop the pursuit and return to Ji County as a victor.
When King Zhao Jiang of Yan returned to Ji County, his clan guard chief Cao Yan, who was also the commander-in-chief of the Shanyang Army, had already led his army to wipe out the remaining Korean troops in Ji County City, and was waiting at the city gate for the return of His Highness.
"Your Highness."
"Hmm."
I don’t know why. Although the battle was clearly won, there was no joy on the face of King Yan Zhao Jiang. He glanced at the south, frowned and said: "Then King Nanliang... did it again.
What the hell? He obviously informed me to immediately take counterattack, but he didn’t arrive for a long time. Could he be playing some trick again?"
"It's not serious, right?" General Cao Yan shrugged and said: "The King of Nanliang has been warned by His Highness the Crown Prince, I believe he will be more restrained... Furthermore, I heard him say a while ago, "I am also a Wei
"When he was a human being, his feelings were sincere. Logically speaking, he would not play any tricks in this battle that is related to the fate of our country, unless he wants to be expelled from the clan."
"Well..."
King Yan Zhao Jiang nodded thoughtfully.
As Cao Yan said, in fact, he did not believe that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, would plot in such a crucial war for his Wei State. After all, if the latter really caused losses to the interests of his Wei State, I believe they would not need to come forward.
The clan government will not spare Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, lightly. When the time comes, death will be considered a light thing, and he may be removed from the genealogy - for the royal family and the noble children, the genealogy is removed and they are not allowed to continue to use it.
This is the most severe punishment.
But having said that, in this matter, King Zhao Jiang of Yan misunderstood Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, because in the days when King Zhao Jiang of Yan attacked Ji County, it was jujube, and the spread of "Prince Wei of Wei" spread in the two places of Southern Yan.
When rumors spread that "Zhao Run has defeated Julu and his life or death is uncertain", Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who was originally planning to cross the river to attack Ji County with King Zhao Jiang of Yan, was forced to stop his expedition and spent all his soldiers to block this rumor.
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It is no exaggeration to say that at this time, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was troubled by the rumor. He was afraid that the rumor would cause huge turmoil in Wei State, so he could not bother to go to Jixian.
"Send someone to ask Zhao Yuanzuo what's going on... Our army has captured Ji County, where are the troops under his command?"
After thinking about it, King Zhao Jiang of Yan ordered his personal guards on the left and right.
"yes!"
The guards on the left and right clasped their fists and accepted orders.
On the fourth day of November in the twenty-sixth year of Wei Hongde, Wei Gongzi Jiang led two Wei armies, Shanyang and Nanyan, to attack Jixian. After a fierce siege, Jixian was recovered on the same day.
One day later, the confidants of King Zhao Jiang of Yan came to Nanyan. On the one hand, they sent the battle report of "Ji County Victory" to King Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang, the commander of the Hanoi battlefield. On the other hand, they represented King Zhao Jiang of Yan and questioned Nan Yan.
Why did Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo give up the strategy of jointly attacking Ji County?
After learning that King Zhao Jiang of Yan had sent people to come, King Zhao Yuanzuo of Southern Liang suddenly realized that he had forgotten about the former.
Fortunately, he didn't mean to play any conspiracy this time, so there was no need to feel guilty. All he had to do was write the rumor in a letter and ask the two cavalrymen of the Southern Yan Army to take them back and hand them over to the King of Yan, Zhao Jiang.
Nature can reduce the latter's suspicion.
However, when he saw the battle report of the "Great Victory at Ji County", the King of Southern Liang, Zhao Yuanzuo, was a little surprised.
When discussing the matter with General Pang Huan, he said: "I have really underestimated this Zhao Jiang. It is really impressive that the two armies of Shanyang and Nanyan under its command were able to regain Jixian."
In the impression of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, at least during the "First Battle of Northern Xinjiang" and the "Second Battle of Northern Xinjiang", the Shanyang Army under the command of King Zhao Jiang of Yan - at that time, the Nanyan Army was still on the throne of Wei State.
In the hands of General Wei Mu - his strength was mediocre. In addition, during the "Third Battle of Northern Xinjiang", King Zhao Jiang of Yan and his Shanyang Army were forced to nearly annihilate the entire army by Ju Xin, the former Korean governor.
So much so that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, did not have any special expectations for his nephew and his army.
What he didn't expect was that the nephew of King Yan Zhao Jiang would be able to regain Jixian without the participation of his subordinates to suppress the rebels. This really surprised him.
You know, even if most of the elite troops under Han generals Le Yi, Ma She, Qin Kai and others were quietly deployed, there are still nearly 100,000 Korean troops stationed in Hanoi County. This is a force that cannot be underestimated.
The military strength that he admired.
After listening to the words of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, General Pang Huan objectively commented: "Among the princes, Prince Zhao Run is better in intelligence and strategy, while King Yan is better in bravery. Looking at our great Wei Dynasty, I am afraid that there is no one who can match the bravery of King Yan."
No more than one hand."
Indeed, in addition to Lian Pi, the former Han general who defected to Wei, and Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, the other generals of Wei, whether it was Meng Luo, the brave general who suppressed the rebel army, Jiang Bi, the chief general of the Shangdang Army (formerly the Northern Third Army),
Or Cai Qinhu, the brave general of Fenxing Army. In fact, it cannot be said that he definitely surpassed Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, in terms of bravery.
As for the other Wei generals, even Wei Ji and Sima An, they are only better at commanding troops and horses, and are far inferior in terms of force.
Of course, for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, he always believed that the number one brave general in Wei was his brother and old enemy Zhao Yuanqi, the king of Yu - of course, this refers to Yu who was not injured more than 20 years ago.
Wang Zhao Yuanqi, not Zhao Yuanqi who now coughs even after walking a few steps.
In addition, both the prince Zhao Run and the king of Yan Zhao Jiang were actually "looked down upon" by the king of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo, and could not arouse the desire to compete, except for the brother who had defeated him.
For some reason, although they were talking about King Yan Zhaojiang, Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, couldn't help but think of his brother Zhao Yuandai, King of Yu, and he couldn't help but feel strong regrets in his heart: If Lao Wu had not been accidentally targeted by the target back then,
If injured, what will happen?
"What a pity..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, sighed with regret.
"pity?"
Pang Huan was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what his prince was thinking: King Yan Zhaojiang has recovered Jixian County, what is there to regret?
"Huh? No, it's nothing."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, came back to his senses and shook his head slightly.
At this moment, a Wei soldier appeared outside the door, knocked on the ground and reported: "Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from Daliang."
After hearing this, the face of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, suddenly became solemn, and he immediately ordered: "Bring it to me and see."
Seeing this, the Wei soldier walked into the house and handed the letter sent from Daliang to the hand of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
In the quiet room, Prince Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang read the letter carefully, his brows sometimes frowning and sometimes relaxing. Pang Huan, who was watching next to him, felt anxious and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, is it about that rumor?"
Is something wrong? Could it be that something happened at Daliang?"
When asking, Pang Huan felt a little uneasy because they failed to block the news in time to prevent the rumor from spreading to Daliang.
Thinking of the terrible destructive power of that rumor, Pang Huan felt a little uneasy: Although they and Prince Zhao Run were not from the same group, in this war that was related to the fate of Wei State, both sides had the same interests. I believe that
Anyone from Wei hopes that Wei can win this war, defeat Han Qi, and become the overlord of the Central Plains.
Well, except for the remnants of Xiao Ni led by Xiao Luan.
After a full cup of tea, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, took a long breath and said lightly: "It is indeed about that rumor, that Zhuzi... Maybe he didn't expect that he had no news at all, right?
What kind of impact has it had on the country... But for the time being, you and I don’t have to worry about this matter anymore, hum, because our Majesty has come forward..."
After that, he handed the letter in his hand to Pang Huan and said calmly: "Zhao Si was still decisive and immediately issued an edict to appoint Zhao Wei as the emperor's grandson to minimize the impact of the rumor so that we, the great Wei Dynasty, would not be triggered by it.
Civil strife to seize the throne..."
When he said these words, the mood of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo was really complicated.
To be fair, he has never supported the prince Zhao Run. In fact, the existence of the prince Zhao Run is actually a sharp sword hanging over his head - although Zhao Run, for the sake of the country's interests, endured the abuse of him.
I hate to continue to reuse him, but on the other hand, why is it that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, can only serve the Wei State where the prince Zhao Run is in power in order to survive? If he dares to play any tricks during this period, I believe Zhao Run will definitely
No mercy.
Therefore, for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, it would be a good thing for him if the prince Zhao Runruo died in the hands of the Koreans.
But the problem is that Wei State needs Crown Prince Zhao Run - no matter considering the interests of the country or the interests of his Ji Zhao family, Prince Zhao Run cannot die.
Because he knew this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said with a tangled mood: "For the time being, we don't need you and me to worry about that rumor in the country, but that Zhuzi... There is no news about him so far, although I don't believe him.
He will be defeated by the Koreans, but in all likelihood, he has been cut off by the Koreans, so he cannot send the news back to the country..."
Pang Huan secretly glanced at his prince. After staying with Zhao Yuanzuo for more than thirty years, how could he not guess his prince's mood at this moment?
So, he coughed and said what was in his heart for Zhao Yuanzuo, who looked troubled: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that the overall situation should be the most important thing at this time. Since the East Palace may be trapped in South Korea, then, for the sake of the overall situation, we should do our best.
rescue……"
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, glanced at Pang Huan and nodded with complicated emotions.
Another day later, a letter written by Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, was also delivered to Zhao Jiang, King of Yan, who was in Ji County.
After reading the explanation in this letter, King Zhao Jiang of Yan suddenly realized that the reason why Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, did not lead his army to attack Qi County on time was because he was restrained by a rumor that the Koreans had released him.
King Yan Zhao Jiang also scoffed at that rumor. After all, he admired his brother Zhao Run very much and absolutely did not believe that a mere Korean could defeat his brother.
By the middle of November, Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of Wei, had come forward to take charge of the Daliang area and put an end to the civil strife by enthroning the emperor Zhao Wei. This allowed Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, to no longer have any worries, so he led his troops to suppress the rebels and crossed the river. , went to Ji County to join the army under the command of King Yan Zhao Jiang, and gradually launched a counterattack against the Korean army - by putting pressure on the Korean army in Hanoi, hoping to reduce the pressure on Prince Zhao Run.
Of course, in fact, Zhao Run, the Crown Prince of Wei, who was in Julu County, was not under any pressure.
He had thwarted the attempts of Han Lihou and Han Wu several times, and during the boring winter break, he had his concubine Zhao Que waiting by his side. He lived an extremely comfortable life, so what kind of pressure could there be?
In fact, South Korea should be the one feeling the pressure: at the Julu battlefield, South Korea was helpless against the Wei army led by Wei Crown Prince Zhao Run; while at the Hanoi battlefield, Wei's Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Yan King Zhao Jiang The pressure on South Korea is gradually increasing, so that South Korea itself is in a difficult situation. No matter how you look at it, South Korea suffers the most.
In mid-December, worried about Zhao Hongrun's situation, the Green Crows of the Daliang branch braved the wind and snow and the risk of being discovered by the Korean patrol cavalry, and struggled to find out the news that Zhao Hongrun was in Julu, and came to Julu seeks to confirm the fact that "Prince Zhao Run is safe and sound".
Of course Zhao Hongrun was fine, and he even lived a very leisurely life.
When he learned that because he had lost contact with the mainland of Wei, the Koreans used a small rumor trick to almost plunge Wei into chaos, Zhao Hongrun was also shocked - in fact, he did not expect that, His prestige had unknowingly reached a point where it could seriously affect the domestic situation in Wei.
Fortunately, Daliang still had his father, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuancai, with him. Otherwise, he might have gotten away with it and given the Koreans an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Fortunately, the situation has stabilized now.
On the same day, Zhao Hongrun also wrote several letters and asked the Green Crows to try to reach Daliang and Hanoi to make an appointment for a decisive battle with South Korea in the spring of next year.
It's not that he has much confidence, it's just that by the spring of next year, even if Wei doesn't take action, South Korea will definitely take action. Since they are going to fight anyway, they will simply strike first.
What's more, if the war lasts too long, even if Wei wins in the end, it will have to pay a heavy price, especially in this total war between Wei and South Korea, both Wei and South Korea worked hard and sacrificed everything. Domestic construction supports the war. If the war lasts for a year and a half, or even longer, South Korea will not be able to bear it, and Wei will not be able to bear it either.
At the beginning of the twenty-seventh year of Wei Hongde, Daliang, Hanoi, the imperial court, and various Wei armies received messages from the Qing Crows sent by Prince Zhao Run.