On August 16, Ying Ying returned to Luocheng, Wei State by boat.
On the same day, she first returned to Luoyang to visit her children Zhao Xing and Zhao An, and rested in the palace for a night. Then she took a boat in Luocheng again the next day and headed for Daliang. After three days, she finally arrived
Arrived at Bolangsha River Port.
At this time, Zhao Run was inspecting the situation in Yecheng.
Compared with the tragedy in Liangcheng, the losses in Yecheng can be said to be minimal. Except for the casualties of a few guardsmen, they only lost some iron crossbow arrows and kerosene. Yecheng's most precious craft documents
and the craftsmen, all have been preserved intact.
This made Zhao Run secretly relieved.
After all, after seeing the tragedy in Daliang City, what he was most worried about was that Yecheng would suffer the same disaster as Daliang City. After all, the value of Yecheng to the Wei State was not weaker than that of Daliang City, and even in terms of actual value, it was even higher.
Far more than the beam.
"...Yecheng will step up its efforts to build tanks next."
While inspecting the situation in Yecheng, Zhao Run issued orders to Wang Fu, Director of the General Administration of Metallurgy, Li Jin, Chief of the Ordnance and Casting Bureau, and various officials in Yecheng who were accompanying him.
Although the old chariots of Wei have been eliminated, new chariots such as Wugang chariots, serial crossbow chariots, and tortoise shell chariots can still be active on the battlefield due to their unique functions, especially Wugang chariots.
, for the infantry of the State of Wei, whose individual strength is stronger than the soldiers of other countries, they are just like
The best rescuer on the battlefield, except for its unsatisfactory maneuverability, can be said to have many advantages. Especially in large-scale wars, only a dozen or dozens of Wugang vehicles can become
A 'mobile position' can well cover the advance of Wei's infantry.
In addition to building tanks, Zhao Run also asked the Weapon Casting Bureau to step up efforts to build military crossbows.
The reason is that he has 300,000 Wei troops under his command. In addition to 50,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards, there are a full 250,000 militiamen with little war experience. Although he defeated the coalition forces of various countries with high morale in the past two days,
But this does not change the fact that those 250,000 people are just militiamen.
Among all arms, crossbows are the most effective, especially on a battlefield where there are hundreds of thousands or millions of soldiers on both sides. Even recruits with no previous experience only need to keep one thing in mind: they are about to go to court.
Shoot in the sky in front of you, not at the back of your own head.
As long as you remember this, even inexperienced recruits can effectively kill the soldiers of the coalition forces. After all, there are so many enemy soldiers on the battlefield that they are so dense that there is no need to deliberately aim.
While Zhao Run was giving instructions to the officials of the Smelting Bureau, he suddenly saw several soldiers of the Imperial Guard rushing over. The leader was Cen Chang, the general of the Imperial Guard.
Cen Chang came to Zhao Run and said to the latter: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin has arrived in Daliang and is waiting for Your Majesty in the palace."
Zhao Run nodded and motioned for Cen Chang to step aside.
After a while, Zhao Run ordered the officials of the General Administration of Metallurgy to stop, and immediately returned to Daliang with a group of people including Chu Heng, Cen Chang and other generals of the Guards.
When Zhao Run returned to Daliang Palace, it was almost dusk. In the Ganlu Hall, Zhao Run saw Ying Ying, who looked a little bad.
"You look bad, are you too tired on the way back and forth?"
Perhaps because he felt that Ying Ying had sacrificed many precious things, Zhao Run's voice became gentler.
However, Ying Ying shook her head and said: "I am not tired on the road, but when I entered the city, I heard..."
She hesitated to speak.
Zhao Run knew what she wanted to say, which was nothing more than the heavy casualties in Daliang City.
"They will come back. I will ask them to come back..."
Gently patting Ying Ying's hand, Zhao Run said firmly.
After some intimacy, Zhao Run asked Ying Ying about the results of her trip to Qin.
Seeing this, Ying Ying said: "When I arrived at Xianyang Palace, my father and the concubine Zhao Ran were discussing matters in the palace. I guess they were discussing Qin's position in this war...According to what you said
Yes, I told my father and Zhao Ran all the unfavorable news, but I concealed the rest of the things that were beneficial to me, the Wei Dynasty. My father and Zhao Ran were convinced of this, and took the opportunity to ask for the land of Sanhe before they were willing to send troops to support.
Dawei..."
"Three rivers? Hexi, Hedong, Hanoi?"
Zhao Run sneered when he heard this, and then sneered: "Then Zhao Ran has a big appetite... What else did he say?"
Seeing this, Ying Ying told Zhao Run the suggestion of Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, to exchange land for land. Zhao Run couldn't stop laughing: "This is really a 'fair' transaction, using Chu State's land for land."
Give me the Great Wei in exchange for the Three Kingdoms of Hexi, Hedong and Hanoi. It's really a shame that Zhao Ran can say it."
Of course, the sneer is a sneer, but it does not affect Zhao Run's evaluation of Zhao Ran. After all, although Zhao Ran is from the same clan as him and is a descendant of the Zhao family in Longxi, after all, the nationality is different. If Zhao Run were replaced by Zhao Ran,
From Ran's standpoint, he would also take the opportunity to weaken Wei and try to make Qin stronger.
At this time, Ying Ying asked Zhao Rundao: "What should I do next?"
"Just delay Qin as much as possible." Zhao Run thought for a while and added: "You stay in Daliang for a few days, and then return to Qin after a while. Then Zhao Ran firmly believes that the 300,000 troops under my command are destined to fail.
After defeating the coalition forces of more than a million countries, do you have to compromise with Qin in the end? You might as well go with the flow... Just say, I agreed to exchange the request of the Qin army in exchange for the relocation, but Qin demanded Hexi and Hedong in one go.
, the three counties in Hanoi, this is just adding insult to injury..."
The implication is that we will slowly waste it with the Qin State until the Wei State resolves the crisis and until the 300,000 elite troops attacking South Korea move south. At that time, the Wei State can cancel this diplomatic deal. After all, according to '
According to the agreement, Qin will send troops to assist Wei, and Wei will cede its territory; but if Qin's army fails to catch up, and Wei itself has solved the threat of the coalition forces, then this agreement will naturally cease to exist.
Yes, this is Zhao Run's plan to hide the truth, that is, to promise short benefits to stabilize Qin and prevent Qin from making some tricks during Wei's most difficult time. As long as everything goes well, Qin is destined to be happy in vain.
This opportunity to replace Wei was missed.
Therefore, Zhao Run is not afraid of Zhao Ran's lion's mouth. The greater Qin's appetite, the more confident he will be in stabilizing Qin; on the contrary, if Qin's appetite is small, then he will feel troublesome.
It's like saying that Qin only asked for a few cities in the west of Hexi, and Zhao Run pretended to agree. However, Qin did not raise the price and sent reinforcements in a hurry. This would completely disrupt Zhao Run's plan.
"I understand, I understand." After listening to Zhao Run's words, Ying Ying nodded.
After talking about the Qin State, Ying Ying also asked about the war situation in Daliang with concern.
Zhao Run did not hide this, and told Ying Ying the general situation, including the incredible victory two days ago, which made Ying Ying's eyes widen in surprise.
If Zhao Run led the 300,000 elites of the Wei State and defeated the coalition forces of more than one million countries, then Ying Ying would not be surprised at all. After all, King Zhao Run of Wei and the main army of the Wei State joined forces, which was a force powerful enough to change the situation in the Central Plains.
strength.
But the problem is that of the 300,000 soldiers and horses under her husband Zhao Run, only 50,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards are the main army of the Wei State, and the rest are militiamen with little battlefield experience.
And under such circumstances, her husband could actually defeat the coalition forces of various countries that were several times larger than his own?
"What? You don't believe it?"
Zhao Run frowned deliberately and said.
Although he also understood that the victory two days ago was indeed a fluke, it did not prevent him from showing off in front of his woman and demonstrating his ability as a husband.
"No."
Ying Ying shook her head and said happily: "At this moment, I finally firmly believe that even without reinforcements from the Qin State, we, the Wei Dynasty, can defeat the coalition forces of other countries alone... We don't even need to wait for the 300,000 elite troops to attack South Korea.
Come."
"Well……"
Seeing Ying Ying looking at him with admiration, Zhao Run felt embarrassed that he had exaggerated.
He quickly changed his words and said: "That being said, to be on the safe side, we should wait until the 300,000 elite troops attacking South Korea arrive..." After saying that, he saw Ying Ying suddenly sneer, and he suddenly understood and hugged her.
She pretended to be evil and scolded her in her arms: "Okay, how dare you make fun of your husband."
Under Zhao Run's offensive, Ying Ying quickly begged for mercy out of breath, and shifted the topic to South Korea: "I wonder when the armies that attacked South Korea will be able to return with their troops?"
Seeing Ying Ying mention this, Zhao Run immediately stopped joking and patted the back of Ying Ying's hand, lost in thought.
For now, Qin's potential threat has been temporarily alleviated. What Wei needs to do is to quickly deal with the coalition forces of various countries before Qin realizes that something is wrong, and then lead the army to return home in triumph.
At that time, even though the Qin State realized that they had been deceived by Zhao Run and Ying Ying, they could only acquiesce. The reason was very simple. Firstly, they were in the wrong. Secondly, as long as most of the elites of the Wei State were present, they were not afraid at all.
Qin State.
In other words, the key now lies in the 300,000 Wei elites who attacked South Korea.
...I hope I can make it in time.
Zhao Run thought secretly in his heart.
At this time, in South Korea, the situation of Wei's army was actually very good.
Let’s talk about the direction of Taiyuan County first. As of August, King Huan Zhao Xuan, with the assistance of General Zhou and other Zongwei generals, led a northern army of more than 70,000 people to advance all the way, forcing the South Korean Taiyuan defender to take the defensive.
This is not to say that King Huan Zhao Xuan was extraordinarily brave, but the key point was that Taiyuan County faced attacks from two groups of Wei troops at the same time. In addition to King Huan Zhao Xuan's wave of troops, Wei's Shangdang guard Jiang Bi also led 30,000 to 40,000 Shangdang troops (formerly
The Northern Third Army) invaded Taiyuan County from the northern mountainous area of Shangdang, forcing Taiyuan Shou Lecheng and Yangyi Marquis Han Xu to divide their forces to resist.
Faced with a flanking attack from two sides, Taiyuan Shou Lecheng initially decided to defeat King Huan Zhao Xuan's army first. After all, compared to the crazy general Jiang Bi of Wei, King Huan Zhao Xuan's reputation was not as prominent.
Therefore, Lecheng decided to show weakness to the enemy and lure the enemy deeper. To this end, he abandoned the boundary mountain between Taiyuan County and Hedong County, and prepared to ambush the Wei army on the narrow valley road from the boundary mountain to Jinyang, which was the only main road.
What I didn’t expect was that Zhao Xuan, King of Huan, was a prudent man. Compared with his brother Zhao Run, King of Wei, Zhao Xuan lacked Zhao Run’s ability to win with clever tricks, but in terms of stability, he was several times more stable than his brother. He would rather spend a few times.
Ten times the time, soldiers were sent to explore the Jieshan area, rather than rashly passing through a dangerous canyon.
This was far beyond the expectations of success.
You must know that General Han was successful. He was originally a general who was good at surprising soldiers and plotting, but he did not expect to encounter the Northern Army with a cautious military style.
For example, the Northern Army is like a tortoise. Although it advances slowly, it is comprehensive in defending against the Korean army, making it difficult to say whether it is successful or not.
On the other side, Wei general Jiang Bi's style was exactly the opposite of that of King Huan Zhao Xuan. While successfully trying to lure Zhao Xuan, Jiang Bi frantically attacked the army of Han Xu, Marquis of Yangyi, and defeated the latter step by step. In the end,
You can only defect to success.
Waiting until around August, King Huan Zhao Xuan's Northern Army was still slowly advancing step by step towards Jinyang, the capital of Taiyuan County. This made Cheng Cheng dare not divide his troops to assist Han Xu, the Marquis of Yangyi, while Wei General Jiang Bi
, at this time, it had occupied Yangyi, Yuci, Yangqu and other places,
Not only did it cut off the connection between Taiyuan County and Handan North County, its military strength seemed to be surrounding Jinyang from the east. As long as the Northern Army under King Huan Zhao Xuan arrived at Jinyang City and surrounded Jinyang from the other side, this would
Two Wei armies can completely surround Jinyang.
Just as Zhou, the military advisor of King Huan Zhao Xuan, said, Jinyang at this moment is an isolated city, destined to be difficult to defend for a long time.
In order to speed up the defeat of Jinyang, Zhou also suggested that Zhao Xuan and Jiang Bi harvest the grain of Taiyuan County. It was still August, and the grain in the fields had not yet been harvested. The Wei army had enough time to harvest the grain of Taiyuan County.
As for the crops in the fields outside Jinyang City, the Wei army only needs to burn them with a fire to completely drive Taiyuan Shoucheng to a dead end. No matter how many soldiers the latter temporarily recruits, once the army rations are exhausted, he will have no choice but to die.
One piece.
At this moment, the only person who can solve the crisis in Jinyang is the Han general Li Mu of Yanmen County in the north, because it is not just Wei General's Shangdang County that has cut off the connection between Taiyuan County and Handan North County.
Yuanyi in Beijun has long been
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, who was instigated by the Wei man Zhang Qigong, also ordered his troops to occupy Jingjing Pass, cutting off the connection between Yanmen County and Taiyuan County and Handan North County. This directly caused the Taiyuan Shou Le to be unable to wait for support from the Korean mainland.
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But having said that, in fact, South Korea itself no longer has Yanmen County and Taiyuan County to worry about at this time. As of August, Handan North County in South Korea has completely fallen, and Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, has joined forces with Zhao Jiang, the King of Yan in Wei.
At this time, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, had followed Zhang Qigong's instructions and supported a descendant of the Han royal family as the monarch of South Korea, officially starting a confrontation with the Jicheng court represented by Han Wangran and Hou Hanwu.
Under Zhang Qigong's arrangement, after Yan King Zhao Jiang led the Hanoi army to capture Handan North County, he recognized the puppet supported by Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, as the monarch of Korea, and expressed his willingness to assist the real Korean monarch to defeat Han Wangran.
, the Jicheng puppet dynasty headed by Hou Hanwu.
At the same time, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, also posted proclamations everywhere in Handan North County to encourage the Koreans in the territory.
In the memorial, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, said that the wars between Wei and South Korea over the years were all caused by the military aggression of Han Wu, Han Ran and others. What is even more abominable is that after the country lost the war, the great nobles of the court would
The losses of the war were passed on to the citizens, causing the citizens of South Korea to be taxed heavily every year in recent years. This is an unkind way of governing the country.
It has to be said that the Koreans in Handan North County did complain about being heavily taxed for years. So, after being instigated by Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, the nephew of the national hero Kang Gong Han Hu, they immediately took the blame.
Aimed at the Jicheng court.
In the end, under the operation of Zhang Qigong, the Wei army captured Handan North County and was regarded as a friendly force that assisted them in overthrowing Han Ran and Han Wu's tyranny, which greatly weakened the hostility of the local Koreans towards the Wei army.
Come to think of it, the Koreans in Handan North County would never have thought that the Yuanyi regime they turned to support was just a puppet regime created by Wei Zhang Qigong and Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu who had already surrendered to Wei.
When the time is right in the future, the Yuanyi regime will announce its unconditional surrender and merge the current territory of Handan North County into the Wei State.
Even Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, had already decided to live as a new member of the Wei Kingdom in the future.
Around mid-July, King Han, the puppet of the Yuanyi regime, conferred the title of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, as a general for the campaign against Jicheng's puppet government. He also appointed the Wei general Yan Wang Zhao Jiang as his deputy general. The Yuanyi soldiers joined forces with the Wei army to attack Xia Quyang.
At that time, after the Yuanyi regime received grain and grass from Shangdang County of Wei State, its military strength had increased to 80,000. Together with the 30,000 to 40,000 Hanoi troops from Wei general Zhao Jiang, the total strength was more than 100,000.
At this time, there were only a few thousand troops of Han general Sima in Xiaquyang. Han general Qin Kai, who had previously led his army to conquer Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu, had already led his Yuyang army back after learning that the king was in danger.
Aid Jicheng.
How could a few thousand troops withstand the Yuanyi regime and the hundreds of thousands of troops from Wei general Zhao Jiang? In just three days, Xia Quyang was captured by the Wei army.
In a desperate situation, Han general Sima fought alone and won the favor of King Zhao Jiang of Yan with his bravery.
At that time, the Yuanyi army and the Wei army were about to break the city, but Zhao Jiang, the king of Yan, stopped the two armies and sent someone to convey it to Sima, requesting Quyang as a bet for a battle with Sima.
The bet is very simple. If Sima wins, the Yuanyi army and the Wei army will immediately retreat and never attack Quyang again. Zhao Jiang will be at Sima's disposal. On the contrary, if Zhao Jiang wins, Sima will be required to surrender and submit to the former.
Become a general under the former.
With no choice but to do so, Sima Wei agreed to the matter.
Facts have proved that King Zhao Jiang of Yan is worthy of being an upright general. In order to make the bet more fair, he allowed Sima to rest for a day. After all, Sima was exhausted while defending the city.
However, this matter was strongly opposed by Zhang Qigong. He said to Zhao Jiang: "The coalition forces of various countries have led their troops to invade our country at this moment. Your Majesty is waiting day and night for our army to return to aid after its success. How can the King of Yan miss a big event just because of one person?"
King Zhao Jiang of Yan thought about it and felt that what Zhang Qigong said was indeed reasonable, but he was reluctant to give up recruiting a brave general like Sima, so he finally decided to ask General Cao Yan to lead the Shanyang Army, and together with Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, continued to attack
Attack east.
He himself, with only five hundred soldiers, stayed in Xiaquyang to complete the bet with Sima.
Zhang Qigong tried hard to persuade him but refused to obey, so in the end he could only follow the order form of King Zhao Jiang of Yan. After all, the latter was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army in the conquest of South Korea.
One day later, King Zhao Jiang of Yan and General Sima of Han challenged him to a battle outside Xiaquyang City. The two sides fought for dozens of rounds. In the end, Sima lost to Zhao Jiang's bravery and was defeated by the latter.
But at this time, Zhao Jiang saw that Sima was not convinced, so he signaled Sima to fight again.
That day, the two fought six or seven times, but Sima didn't win a single game. When Zhao Jiang asked him again if he was convinced, Sima sighed sadly, dropped the weapon in his hand, and knelt down on one knee before Zhao Jiang.
In front of someone, it means surrender.
In the end, Xia Quyang was obtained, which meant that the Wei army completely cut off Yanmen County's connection with the Korean mainland.
Although it was delayed for a day and a half, King Zhao Jiang of Yan was very satisfied with the forced landing of Han general Sima.
It is worth mentioning that Sima asked Zhao Jiang at that time: "Is the general interested in recruiting the last general because of his cousin?"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiang blinked and asked in confusion: "Who is your cousin?"
Later, Zhao Jiang found out that Sima was the cousin of Sima Shang, the acting governor of South Korea. He was the newly promoted North Plains Ten Hero who led tens of thousands of Korean troops to capture almost half of the Wei Kingdom.
Xia Quyang fell, and the guard Sima returned to Yan Wang Zhaojiang, which meant that Handan County had completely fallen into the hands of the Wei army.
In early August, King Zhao Jiang of Yan led Sima, the surrendered general, to catch up with the large forces of Cao Yan, Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu and others, and officially launched an attack on Shanggu County.
At this time, Wei Wu's army led by Wei general Shaohu, Pang Huan's anti-rebel army, and Qu Cheng's Yanling army, with a total of 150,000 troops, were launching a fierce offensive against Shanggu County.
Waiting for the hundreds of thousands of troops from Yan King Zhao Jiang and Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu to arrive, Wei's troops attacking Shanggu County had reached an astonishing 300,000 troops.
But unfortunately, in the face of the fierce offensive of the Wei army, Han Beiyan guarded Leyi, Shanggu guarded Xu Li, Yuyang guarded Qin Kai, Dai Jun guard Sima Shang, as well as Jin, Bao Yuan and other generals led their troops to defend their positions.
, guarding his last line of defense in South Korea.
It seems that these Korean generals all understood that once Shanggu County was lost, hundreds of thousands of Wei troops would inevitably attack Jicheng. By then, there would be no possibility of the situation changing.
On August 13, the generals of the Wei State gathered at the Wei Wu military camp southwest of Fanyang to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.
At this time, in the minds of Shaohu, Pang Huan, Qu Cheng and other Wei generals, there were two biggest obstacles to capturing Shanggu County. One was Sima Shang, the governor of Daijun. The more than 20,000 heavy cavalry of Daijun under his command were undeniably the most important.
The Han army was afraid of the Wei army; there was another one, the general of the opposite Han army, Beiyan Shou Leyi.
Previously, Le Yi was famous in South Korea for his ability to attack cities and conquer territories. However, until today, talents such as Shao Hu, Pang Huan, and Qu Cheng have learned about Le Yi's defensive talents.
...We have to find a way to get rid of these two people.
Watching the Wei generals discussing endlessly in the tent, Zhang Qigong, who was listening on the sidelines, heard the key.
It cannot be denied that Zhang Qigong really knows nothing about military affairs, but in terms of conspiracy and conspiracy, even if all the Wei generals in the tent are tied together at this moment, they will not be his opponent.
Le Yi, Sima Shang... Well, how should we deal with these two people?
Ignoring the heated discussion in the tent, Zhang Qigong stroked his beard and thought to himself.