Chapter 100: Capture the Thief and Capture the King (2) [2 in 1]
"Huh-huh-"
Panting heavily, Dangyinhou Han Yang struggled to get up from the snow, staggering several times before he regained his balance.
What just happened?
Dangyin Hou Han Yang shook his head, trying to make his chaotic thinking clearer.
He vaguely remembered that in order to protect Li Hou Han Wu, he took the initiative to lead hundreds of soldiers in the formation and faced the Wei general Wu Ji head-on. However, his skills were inferior to those of others, and Wu Ji shot him hard in the forehead. The huge shock force made him He fell headfirst on the snow and passed out.
Fortunately, the Daijun cavalry under Sima Shang provided support very quickly, so that the Shangshui cavalry who followed Wei General Wu Ji to this place had no time to touch up those who fell on the snow. Otherwise, I am afraid that Dangyin Hou Han Yang I really want to die in an unknown way.
"...No! Lihou!"
After occupying the spot for a moment, Dangyin Hou Han Yang suddenly changed his expression, picked up a long sword from the ground, stepped on the snow and hurried towards the location where Li Hou Han Wu was in his memory.
During this period, some lone Shangshui cavalry noticed him, a general wearing general-style armor, and charged at him with guns and horses.
"Get out of my way!"
With a loud roar, Dangyin Hou Han Yang used the long sword in his hand to deflect a spear that was stabbing him. At the same time, he quickly grabbed the armor from the waist of a Shangshui cavalry who was trying to ride past him, and killed him. Pulled it off.
Immediately, he ran a few steps, turned over and jumped onto the ownerless horse. The series of movements were very skillful. It can be seen that the martial arts of Dangyin Hou Han Yang cannot be underestimated.
"Lihou..."
After getting on the horse, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, looked around and galloped towards the location of Marquis Li Han Wu in his memory. He secretly prayed in his heart: Don't let anything happen!
It’s ridiculous to say that as the most trusted nephew of Kang Gong Han Hu, Dangyinhou Han Yang and Lihou Hanwu were clearly political enemies before, and a lot of troubles happened during the period. But at this moment, Dangyinhou Hanyang was worried about the safety of Lihou Hanwu. Feeling extremely worried.
Perhaps this is because when Han Yang, the Marquis of Danyin, was disheartened and ready to fade away from the government, Lihou Hanwu personally went to his fief mansion and asked him to assist him in his official duties; He was in a dangerous place and was impressed by his courage to turn a blind eye to Wei Qi who came to attack.
Found it!
After galloping more than a hundred feet, Dangyin Hou Han Yang found Li Hou Han Wu in the chaotic situation.
"God bless you!"
Seeing that Li Hou Han Wu was safe and sound, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, Lihou Hanwu, who was within his sight, said something with a disdainful expression, and then with a solemn expression, he drew out the sword from his waist.
"Why... draw your sword?"
Feeling something was wrong in his heart, Dangyinhou Han Yang followed the direction Lihou Hanwu was facing in the distance, turned his head slightly and adjusted his sight. Soon he saw, about three feet away from Lihou Hanwu, a man riding alone. A Wei general stood there.
Looking at the unusually familiar face of the Wei general, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, felt that the wound on his forehead became more painful.
"Wu Ji!"
He gasped subconsciously.
Because they were far apart and the surroundings were very noisy, Dangyin Hou Han Yang could not hear the conversation between Li Hou Han Wu and the Wei general Wu Ji, but he could clearly see that Li Hou Han Wu actually acted in the face of a fierce general like Wu Ji. Holding swords in both hands, he stood ready for a fight.
Seeing this scene, Dangyin Hou Han Yang was shocked and his heart tightened.
"Hurry, run away! That is Wu Ji, who is known as the "Brave General of Wei", one of the most powerful generals in the Wei Kingdom..."
He shouted loudly in his heart.
However, as the most powerful man in Korea at present, Li Hou Han Wu showed no fear when faced with an unrivaled general like Wei General Wu Ji, and had no intention of running away. He actually took the guards behind him, He took the initiative to ride his horse and kill him.
Facts have proved that Wu Ji is indeed the most powerful general in the Wei State who is good at attacking the enemy alone. He shot the sword away from Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, and then stabbed the latter in the chest and abdomen with a backhand shot.
"No--!"
From a distance, he saw Lihou Han Wu flip over and fall from his horse. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Dangyin Hou Han Yang saw it and his eyes were splitting. At this time, he only felt the blood all over his body rushing to his forehead, so that he forgot the terror of Wei General Wu Ji and patted his horse. He rushed over.
At the same time, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, killed several of Lihou Hanwu's personal guards in three strokes. Then he looked at Lihou Hanwu who fell on the snow with a complicated look, showing a thoughtful expression. expression.
Prince Zhao Run's order was to remove Lihou Hanwu's head, but for some unknown reason, Wu Ji did not pierce Lihou Hanwu's body with the tip of his spear, but just hit the latter's chest with the end of the spear. , at best it would break a few ribs of Lihou Hanwu.
In other words, Li Hou Han Wu was not dead at this time, but just fainted from pain.
"This is really..."
Wu Ji scratched his head and revealed a wry smile.
He didn't know why he showed mercy just now. He might have admired Lihou Hanwu's fearless courage, but as a result, he became a little embarrassed now - could it be that he fell unconscious on the snow? Lihou Hanwu, who was dead, fired a shot?
After thinking about it, he shook his head slightly and shouted sharply: "Lihou Han Wu has been killed by Wu Ji. You are destined to be defeated, why don't you surrender quickly?!"
Hearing this shout, the nearby Korean troops who were still fighting, as well as the Daijun cavalry who came to support, were all shocked: Master Han Wu? He died in the battle?
For a time, the morale of the nearby Korean soldiers dropped sharply - even with the naked eye, you can clearly see the changes in these Korean soldiers before and after. One moment, they were fighting bloody battles, and the next moment, they were all at a loss.
Just when Wu Ji was secretly proud, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from the back of his head.
He subconsciously held the gun behind his back to block it, only to hear a loud clang and a bright sword slashing hard on his gun body.
"Who are you……"
Glancing back, Wu Ji was stunned, because he felt that the guy who was sneaking up on him with a sword seemed familiar.
Ah, isn't that the Han general who was shot in the head by him when he came here...
"ah--!"
Under Wu Ji's somewhat dazed gaze, the Han general who attacked him, or Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, gnashed his teeth and his eyes were about to burst, and launched a series of hacking attacks at Wu Ji desperately, even though his martial arts were superb. Wu Ji, at this time, was also a little intimidated by the momentum of Dang Yin Hou Han Yang, and unknowingly took a defensive position.
Unfortunately, even though the anger and mental attack made him exert his strength far beyond his usual strength, Dangyin Hou Han Yang was not Wu Ji's opponent after all. After struggling to attack for more than a dozen moves, Dangyin Hou Han Yang felt a little weak. Then, gradually fell behind.
Just at the moment of crisis, I suddenly heard a shout from a distance: "Master Han Yang, I will help you in the future!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Han general came here on horseback and blocked Wu Ji's shot for Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin.
Wu Ji was stunned for a moment, with a strange expression: Good guy, another glaring face.
It turned out that this Korean general was Sima Shang, the acting county governor who had just been shot down by Wu Ji when he arrived.
Seeing Sima Shang galloping towards his aid, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, cheered up and felt very happy.
At this time, he could not care about anything else, his mind was filled with the idea of killing Wu Ji and avenging Lihou Han Wu.
For a time, Wu Ji fought against two Korean generals, Han Yang and Sima Shang, by himself, and the three of them fought together.
Facts have proved that Wu Ji is worthy of being a brave general with a reputation throughout Wei and Han. His martial arts skills are very good. Even if he is one against two, he still does not fall behind at all. He can even be distracted and pay attention to the situation around him.
"The Daijun cavalry arrived so quickly. If I delay any longer, even if I can break out of the encirclement, my soldiers may be trapped here..."
Thinking of this, Wu Ji no longer struggled with Han Yang and Sima Shang. He used a flaw to get off his horse, grabbed the arm of Han Lihou Han Wu who was lying on the ground, then kicked off his legs and jumped back on the horse.
Seeing that Wu Ji was actually threatening the 'corpse' of Marquis Han Wu, Han Yang and Sima Shang were stunned, and their movements were inevitable. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Ji squeezed the horse's belly with his legs and rushed out immediately.
"withdraw!"
Following Wu Ji's order, the nearby Shangshui cavalry quickly evacuated.
"Damn it!"
Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, cursed loudly, and while chasing after him, he shouted angrily: "Leave Master Han Wu alone!"
He did not know that Wu Ji was merciful and did not kill Lihou Han Wu. He mistakenly believed that Wu Ji took the latter's body for some purpose, such as blackmailing him and the Han army.
However, at this moment, Lihou Hanwu, who was placed on horseback by Wu Ji, woke up due to the jolt.
"you……"
When he found out that he was actually being held hostage by Wu Ji, Marquis Han Wu was shocked and angry. However, his whole body was in severe pain and he could not move.
In contrast, Dangyin Hou Han Yang, who was gradually catching up with Wu Ji on horseback, was surprised and happy when he saw this scene, and shouted urgently: "Master Han Wu!"
Li Hou Han Wu struggled to raise his head and saw Dangyin Hou Han Yang. He immediately understood the current situation and shouted loudly: "Han Yang! The Wei people dare not kill me. I now appoint you as the commander-in-chief and continue the attack! We must capture Julu. Kill Wei Gongzi Run... If Wei Gongzi Run is not dead for a day, it will be difficult for us, Korea, to have peace! You..."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly took a breath of air and broke out in cold sweat from the pain.
It turned out that Wu Ji thought he was annoying, so he hit Han Li and Han Wu with a knife on the chest where his ribs had just been shattered. A heart-piercing pain caused Li Hou Han Wu's eyes to turn white and he fainted again.
Seeing this scene, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, was anxious and angry, but subconsciously tightened the reins and watched as Wei General Wu Ji took Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, away.
"Master Han Yang?"
Sima Shang, a powerful Korean general, chased after him and saw Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, standing still, with a look of surprise on his face.
Seeing this, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, explained: "Master Han Wu is fine, but..."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the back of Wei General Wu Ji.
It can be seen from the situation of the fight just now that even if Han Yang and Sima Shang work together, it will be very difficult to defeat the Wei general Wu Ji.
If Han Wu, Marquis of Li, was really killed by Wei General Wu Ji, then Han Yang would take back the body of this great man no matter what, at all costs, and he must not let the Wei people insult Han Wu's body; but now seeing Li with his own eyes Hou Hanwu was not dead, which inevitably made Han Yang a little jealous.
"Master Han Wu's identity is unusual. The Wei people should...should not harm him at will. There is still a chance for Master Han Wu to get out of trouble..."
After thinking for a while, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, said to Sima Shang.
Sima Shang nodded slightly.
As of now, that's all it can do.
Suddenly, Sima Shang frowned and asked: "Then... what should we do about this battle?"
"this……"
Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, raised his head and glanced at the battlefield in front of him.
To be honest, he was a little hesitant. Although Li Hou Han Wu appointed him as the commander-in-chief at the last moment, took over the army and continued to attack Julu, and kept saying that the Wei people did not dare to harm him, was this really the case?
Han Yang can guarantee that if his Han army really has a chance to kill Wei Gongzi Run, then Lihou Han Wu, who has been captured by the Wei army, will undoubtedly die.
Of course, this is just a conjecture. In fact, at this point in the battle, Dangyin Hou Han Yang really has no confidence in winning, let alone getting rid of Wei Gongzi Run.
"First... continue to attack the city. This is Lord Han Wu's final order."
After much deliberation, Dangyin Hou Han Yang decided to continue attacking Julu.
Because in his opinion, as long as things have not progressed to the point where Wei Gongzi Run was killed by his Han people, with the status of Li Hou Han Wu, the Wei people should not kill them at will, whether it is due to the unwritten tacit understanding between the countries, Or maybe it's for profit.
Therefore, there is no need to be too aggressive, unless Wei Gongzi Run, regardless of his identity, uses the life of Li Hou Han Wu to threaten his Han army.
Thinking of this, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, calmed down and ordered in a deep voice: "Send orders to all the armies, Lord Han Wu is ill, and now I, Han Yang, will be in charge of the army!"
In fact, many Korean soldiers saw Lihou Han Wu being captured by Wei General Wu Ji, but after all, the vast majority of Korean soldiers did not know about it for the time being. In order to avoid causing too much turmoil and commotion, Dangyin Hou Han Yang decided to conceal it this matter.
Although this matter is destined not to be hidden for too long.
At the same time, Wei General Wu Ji and Lihou Han Wu, followed by a group of merchant cavalry, moved to the east gate of Julu City and entered the city through the east gate.
When entering the city, Wu Ji looked back and sighed secretly.
Because when he set out, he led the attack with about 2,400 Shangshui cavalry, but now there are only about half of those who followed him back to Julu. The remaining about 1,200 cavalry were either killed in the battle. Either he was held back by the Daijun cavalry and unable to escape.
With such heavy casualties, even though Wu Ji had completed the task assigned by Prince Zhao Run, he still felt uncomfortable at this moment.
Along the city wall, Wu Ji led a group of cavalry to the area of the south city wall.
He turned over and dismounted, pointed at Lihou Hanwu, who was still lying on the horse, and said in a deep voice: "This man is the commander-in-chief of the Korean army. He must be closely guarded!"
After hearing this, the Shangshui soldiers summoned by Wu Ji all opened their eyes wide, looked at Lihou Han Wu in admiration, and admired Wu Ji, his own general, for capturing the enemy commander alive in the chaos. , looking at the entire Central Plains, how many people can do it?
Amidst the tuts of the soldiers, Wu Ji climbed up the city wall along the stairs, inspecting the city wall while walking towards the gate tower.
It may be that the news of "Li Hou Han Wu's death in battle" has not reached the front line, or Dangyin Hou Han Yang intends to suppress it. In short, the Korean soldiers attacking the city wall here are still aggressive and have caused a lot of damage to the Wei army on the wall. threaten.
But in general, the Wei army on the city wall was not at a disadvantage. It can only be said that the two sides were going back and forth, and the battle was very stalemate.
Seeing this, Wu Ji quickly came to the city gate tower and reported his orders to Prince Zhao Run.
In fact, when Wu Ji led his cavalry to sneak attack the Korean army's main formation, Prince Zhao Hongrun was watching from a distance on the city gate tower. Although the view was not very clear, he could still see it, and Wu Ji probably succeeded.
Especially when he saw Wu Ji, his beloved general, walking towards him with his head held high, Zhao Hongrun felt even more confident.
"Although there is still no progress in commanding operations, this kind of force is indeed rare in the world. Come to think of it, in our Wei Dynasty, except for Lian Pi, there is probably no one else who can suppress Wu Ji... Tsk, look. After ten years of military training, why are you still so anxious about using military tactics? Is it really destined?"
Frowning, Zhao Hongrun looked at Wu Ji who was approaching with a strange expression.
Of course Wu Ji could not guess Zhao Hongrun's inner thoughts at this moment. After walking to the latter, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness."
"Come back?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile, "Have you been injured?"
Wu Ji shook his head, and then whispered in a guilty tone: "Thanks to His Highness's concern, I will be fine, but the soldiers who accompanied me in the attack suffered more than a thousand losses..."
Zhao Hongrun nodded silently.
The loss of more than a thousand cavalry may be insignificant to South Korea, but it is a huge loss to the Shangshui Army. After all, the Shangshui Army currently only has a cavalry of 3,000 people, and it lost nearly 3,000 cavalrymen a while ago. Six hundred cavalry was already a huge pain for Zhao Hongrun and his generals. What's more, in order to attack the Korean army's main formation today, they had to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Daijun cavalry and lost more than a thousand cavalry.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Hongrun said seriously: "After this national war is over, I will reward and compensate all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. No one will be left behind..."
After hearing this, Wu Ji also nodded.
In fact, even if Zhao Hongrun didn't say this, he still believed that His Highness would never treat meritorious people badly.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun noticed that Wu Ji's hands were empty, and the soldiers following him did not hold the head of Li Hou Han Wu in their hands, which surprised him.
You must know that Wu Ji is his confidant and favorite general, and he has always obeyed his orders. It is not an exaggeration to say that even if Zhao Hongrun asked Wu Ji to get the head of King Han, Wu Ji would still come forward. Go to Handan and find a way to get Han Wangran's head and present it to him.
Because of this, Zhao Hongrun inevitably felt a little strange, so he asked: "Wu Ji, where is the head of Lihou Han Wu?"
"this……"
Wu Ji's face showed a sneer, and he said cautiously: "Below the city, the soldiers are keeping it safe..."
"Take it and show it to the Korean army." Zhao Hongrun ordered.
"Yes!" Wu Ji subconsciously clasped his fists to accept the order, but there was no movement.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had returned his attention to the battlefield. After a while, he found that Wu Ji had not responded, so he looked at Wu Ji doubtfully: "Didn't you say that the head of Li Hou Han Wu is under the city?"
Seeing this, Wu Ji said sarcastically: "It is... Lihou Hanwu's head. It is indeed under the city. Well, with Lihou Hanwu's body, maybe... maybe he is still breathing."
"Oh."
Lu Mu, the chief of the imperial guards, couldn't help laughing.
"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, looked at Wu Ji dumbfounded, and asked: "You... you captured Han Wu alive?"
"Yes." Wu Ji lowered his head and said.
"In this way..." Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply, and after glancing at the situation on the battlefield, turned around and walked into the city gate tower.
Seeing this, Lu Mu, the Zongwei chief, followed Wu Ji in.
Perhaps seeing Zhao Hongrun frowning and looking thoughtful, Zongwei Chief Lu Mu said in confusion: "Your Highness, General Wu Ji captured Han Wu alive. This is a good thing. Why do you..."
In Lu Mu's view, a living Lihou Hanwu is definitely much more useful than a dead Lihou Hanwu, and can even become a key trump card.
At this time, Wu Ji was also worried that he was superfluous, so he explained that he was subconsciously merciful because he admired Li Hou Han Wu, and because of his principles as a warrior in his heart, he could not bear to kill the unconscious person, etc.
Seeing that he seemed a little panicked, Zhao Hongrun immediately spoke to comfort him: "Wu Ji, I don't mean to blame you. As Lu Mu said, a living Lihou Hanwu must have a much greater effect than a dead Lihou Hanwu. The reason why I asked you to get the head of Han Wu, Marquis of Li, was because I thought you might not have a chance to capture Han Wu alive... I didn’t expect that you greatly exceeded my expectations, well done!"
"Your Highness, I appreciate it." Wu Ji quickly thanked him and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "It's just that this will change the plan in my heart." After that, he thought for a moment and said: "Wu Ji, bring Han Wu."
"Yes!" Wu Ji clasped his fists and left.
After a while, he brought Lihou Hanwu, who had regained consciousness, to the city gate tower.
When he saw Li Hou Han Wu, Zhao Hongrun did not insult him with words. Instead, he immediately asked the former to sit down and joked with a smile: "I heard that Li Hou was just outside the city and swore that I did not dare to kill you?"
"Hmph!" Li Hou Han Wu snorted and said calmly: "If you want to kill, just kill, there is no need to say more."
He was not interested in explaining to Zhao Hongrun that the reason why he said that to Dangyin Hou Han Yang just outside the city was just to make Dangyin Hou Han Yang firm in his thoughts of continuing to attack Julu, lest the latter choose to temporarily truce with the Wei army for his own safety.
In the view of Li Hou Han Wu, his country was on the verge of life and death. If he chose to call a truce with the Wei army at this time, once Bao Yuan, Jin Mao and others were defeated on the Hanoi battlefield, his country would probably be completely defeated.
This was something Li Hou Han Wu could not tolerate.
"It's just a joke, why should Marquis Han Li be angry?"
Zhao Hongrun said with a smile, but in his heart, he was calculating the value of Lihou Hanwu.
Perhaps guessing what Zhao Hongrun was thinking, Li Hou Han Wu said coldly: "If you think that I, Han Wu, would be willing to persuade the court to surrender to your Wei State because of greed for life and fear of death, then you are wrong!"
"Hmm."
Zhao Hongrun smiled noncommittally.
Based on his feeling, he felt that Lihou Hanwu was really a man of integrity, but having said that, Lihou Hanwu was not the only one who could influence South Korea's attitude.
No, a person's face immediately appeared in Zhao Hongrun's mind.