The time goes back to November, about half a month after Jicheng, the capital of South Korea, surrendered to the Wei army. The leader of the Green Crows, "Crow Nine", who was sent to Jicheng, worked day and night to deliver the good news of South Korea's surrender to Daliang.
In the hands of King Zhao Run of Wei.
At this time, "Qin Concubine Yingying" was on her way to the Qin State for the second time to negotiate with her. Zhao Runsui sent someone to convey the good news to the beloved concubine, and at the same time summoned the generals of the Wei State who were currently deployed on the Daliang defense line.
On the afternoon of the first day of November, King Zhao Run of Wei gathered his generals in the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daliang Palace.
Standing on the left side of the hall at that time were Chengling King Zhao Shen, Zhao Rui and his son, Shangliang Marquis Zhao Anding, Zhao Shu and his son, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and other children of the Ji Zhao family. In addition, Wei Jiao, He
Miao, Zhu Gui and other Wei generals from Zongwei.
On the right side, there are officials in Daliang City, including Hou Dan, Zhou Ji and other Liang County generals.
Regarding the fact that the monarch summoned the generals to the Daliang Palace today, everyone felt very puzzled. After all, although winter was approaching, no one was sure whether the coalition forces of various countries would launch an offensive against the Wei army. Therefore, logically speaking, they should not
It's only right to call everyone together.
Could it be that something big happened?
Everyone secretly guessed in their hearts.
While everyone in the palace was worrying about gains and losses, Zhao Run, who was sitting on the throne, finally said: "Today's summons to you all is actually to convey a piece of good news... According to the news sent by the Blue Crows, at the beginning of this month, South Korea has
We, the Great Wei, surrender, and the battle between Wei and Han will finally end with our victory, the Great Wei!"
Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and then they were all so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
"This is great news!"
"South Korea finally surrendered to me, the Wei Dynasty!"
"For more than six years..."
"Haha, since South Korea has been defeated, I believe that the army under King Yan will be able to support the war here in the near future. Those hateful coalition forces from all countries are about to die!"
Even the King of Chengling Zhao Shen, who was nearly sixty years old, flushed with excitement and clenched his fists in surprise.
Seeing that everyone in the palace was so excited that they lost their composure in front of the monarch, the internal court minister Jie Ziyu coughed and reminded: "Everyone, everyone?"
When everyone in the palace heard this, they realized that they and others had lost their composure, and quickly confessed to the monarch.
Seeing this, Zhao Run waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I have summoned you here just because I want to celebrate with you all..." At this point, he changed the subject and said seriously: "But, I hope that you will be here for the time being.
I hide this joy in my heart. After all, this battle is not really over yet. Millions of coalition forces from various countries are still watching us in the Daliang area, and Yingshui County and Song County are still under the control of the coalition forces from various countries...
…Right now, it’s not the time to really celebrate.”
After hearing this, everyone in the hall put away the joy in their hearts one after another and nodded seriously.
However, compared to the past few days, they are a little more confident in winning this victory.
After a while of burning incense, everyone in the hall gradually dispersed and returned to their respective posts.
Although Zhao Run called everyone to gather at Daliang Palace today just to convey a message to everyone, everyone was very satisfied in their hearts.
Take Hou Dan, for example, who rode for more than twenty miles to Daliang just to hear the good news?
However, Hou Dan felt satisfied: Not to mention more than twenty miles, even two hundred miles was worth it!
On that day, Zhao Run kept Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, Zhao Anding, Marquis of Shangliang, and other Zhao clan and Wang Gui who were in charge of the army, as well as generals such as Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan, and met with them in the side hall of Xuanzheng Hall.
Discuss next strategy.
It was said that they were discussing strategy, but in fact, Zhao Run just wanted to take this opportunity to exchange intelligence with Zhao Shen, Zhao Tan, Zhao Anding and others. After all, although these generals who commanded the army would also send battle reports to Daliang one after another, these
The battle report may not give Zhao Run a clear understanding of what he wants to know.
"It's not a big problem on my side."
The first one to speak was Chengling King Zhao Shen, and the defense area he was responsible for was the "Dongshan King's Tomb" area.
According to the description of Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, the offensive of the coalition forces against the Dongshan area was the weakest. But think about it, after all, except for the royal tombs of successive Wei monarchs, the Dongshan area does not actually have any key buildings. Indeed, there are no
How much energy do you need to spend on this?
"Hmm."
Zhao Run nodded when he heard this, then turned to Hou Dan and asked: "Hou Dan, how is the situation in Yecheng?... According to what you said in the battle report a while ago, the coalition's offensive against Yecheng was very fierce."
"Yes."
Hou Dan clasped his fists, then chuckled and said: "In general, it's okay. Our Yecheng has thousands of institutions and many war weapons. As long as the food and water are not cut off by the coalition forces, the coalition forces of all countries will be able to do so in the short term."
It should not be able to truly threaten our city..."
"I am a city?"
Wei General Zhou Ji, who had been promoted to the President of the Daliang Imperial Guard, glanced at Hou Dan with a strange expression upon hearing this, and secretly muttered in his heart: You are the deputy commander of our Daliang Imperial Guard, not the guard of Yecheng.
But Hou Dan didn't notice Zhou Ji's weird eyes, and said in a proud and excited tone: "Currently, our city is stepping up its efforts to build chariots. In view of the decreasing ore reserves in the warehouse, our city is
The main focus of the city is on building Wugang chariots. Up to now, nearly 300 new chariots have been built, and they have all been sent to the Imperial Guards of Luoyang for delivery to the two generals He Miao and Zhu Gui."
"Hmm."
Zhao Run nodded. He had already heard Wei Jiao, the president of the Luoyang Guards, say this. Moreover, the Luoyang Guards had repelled the coalition forces of various countries several times in the past two months. Those built by Yecheng
The chariot really made an indispensable contribution.
"How many reserves of fierce fire oil are there in Yecheng City?" Zhao Run asked again.
"this……"
Hou Dan hesitated for a moment and then said: "In order to protect ourselves, I, Yecheng, used a lot of fire oil. Although the coalition forces from various countries returned in vain several times, but..." After a pause, he answered Zhao Run.
Question: "There's almost not much left."
"That's it..."
Zhao Run nodded and didn't care.
In fact, he just asked casually, and he would not use this thing.
It is undeniable that fire oil, also known as petroleum, is a secret killer weapon of the Wei State, but the impurities after burning petroleum are too harmful to the soil. In the face of this kind of pollution, saline-alkali land is nothing.
Therefore, it is better to use this kind of weapon less or less, especially when fighting in the local area.
But having said that, in the future, when the Wei State launches a full-scale counterattack and invades the Chu State, Qi State, Yue State and other places, he does not mind letting these countries taste the power of the fierce fire oil.
However, this is also a matter for the future.
"In other words, the main offensive direction of the coalition forces of all countries is still the defense area that Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan are responsible for." Zhao Run nodded and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan nodded in response.
The defense areas that the three of them are responsible for are Daliang, Yecheng, and the Wei army joint camp between the two cities. Among them, the Daliang area is guarded by Zhou Ji, the Yecheng area is defended by Hou Dan, and Wei Jiao leads 50,000 soldiers.
The Imperial Guards of Luoyang occupied the open space between the two cities and built a joint camp of more than ten miles.
The so-called Daliang defense line refers to the Wei military defense area from Daliang to Yecheng.
"...Among the coalition forces of various countries, several Xiang Juan and his soldiers are the most brave."
At Zhao Run's signal, Wei Jiao spoke about his general impression of the various battalions in the coalition forces: "As the general mentioned in the battle report, Xiang Juan's Zhaoguan Army reminded the general of Wu Ji.
The general's merchant navy..."
Hearing this, Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and others all looked at Wei Jiao in surprise. The former frowned and asked: "How can the Chu army be compared with the Shang Shui army?"
No wonder he was so surprised. After all, the Shang Shui Army was very famous in the Wei State. Maybe its status among the Wei people was not as good as that of the Wei Wu Army, but this did not prevent the Shang Shui Army from being called the most elite force in the Wei State.
Of course, the so-called "Wei State's No. 1 Elite" must include "Wei Gongzi Run", otherwise, the strength of the Shang Shui Army will inevitably be greatly reduced.
But having said that, even without "Wei Gongzi Run", the merchant navy led by Wei's general Wu Ji was still a very powerful elite.
When Zhao Run was in charge of the Shang Shui Army, he liked to use tricks. Just as Qi General Tian Dan said, Zhao Run would deliberately show weakness to lure the enemy when his own side was strong;
To follow the path, first create momentum to make the enemy fearful.
But in recent years, the Shang Shui Army under the command of Wei General Wu Ji is completely different from the original Shang Shui Army. It seems to be full of recklessness from top to bottom. When encountering an enemy army, no matter whether it is strong or weak, it is
Call first and then talk.
No, according to the news sent by Shen Yu from Shangshui County a while ago, the army under Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was beaten to the ground by the Shangshui army in this way. If Xiong Hu hadn't mobilized from Chudong,
He raised hundreds of thousands of grains and raised troops, which could barely hold off the Shangshui army. Behind Shangshui County was the attack of Lord Shouling Jingyun of Chu State. Maybe the army under the command of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu had already been attacked by Shangshui County.
The army was defeated.
"Wu Ji...?"
Zhao Run thought for a moment after hearing this.
He did not doubt that the Chu State could also give birth to an army with strength comparable to that of the Shang Shui Army. After all, the soldiers of the Shang Shui Army were originally from Chu people. Although the Shang Shui Army had also recruited soldiers in Shangshui County over the years, they did not
I forgot that most of the Wei people in Shangshui County were Chu people who defected to Wei.
This shows that in fact, the Chu people are not weaker than the Wei people, but most of the Chu soldiers have not undergone strict training and are not equipped with excellent weapons. As a result, most of the Chu soldiers are unable to fulfill their potential on the battlefield. This
This shows that the Chu army is relatively weak.
But Chu general Xiang Kuan and his Zhaoguan army are different. This army has always been on the Chu-Yue border. It was the main force of the Chu State in conquering the Yue State. It has been fighting against the Yue people all year round. Of course, it is stronger than the other armies of the Chu State.
This is like the Korean army. The Handan Army, which is clearly the king's division, is far less powerful than the Yanmen Army, Taiyuan Army, Daijun Army, Beiyan Army, Shanggu Army and other border garrison troops.
"Is it a big threat?"
Zhao Run frowned and asked Wei Jiao.
Wei Jiao nodded and said: "The Chu army at Zhaoguan is well-equipped and the soldiers are well-trained, but the most difficult thing to deal with is Xiang Kuan and his cavalry of about 500 people. Our Luoyang Forbidden Army is
It was okay, but the "Volunteer Army"... due to the loose formation during the battle, Xiang Kuan led the cavalry to kill the general several times..."
The volunteer army he refers to refers to the more than 200,000 militiamen and rangers.
"...Xiang Juan's military power is so amazing that the general once looked at several rangers and promoted them to generals, but almost all of them were killed by this Xiang Juan... What's even more hateful is that for some reason, Xiang Juan
He was very wary of arrows and crossbows. The general sent his soldiers to shoot arrows at him with sniper crossbows several times, but he dodged them every time." Wei Jiao said a little depressed.
"Probably because the Yue people are good at flying arrow weapons, Xiang Kuan has sharpened his vigilance in this regard during the confrontation with the Yue army."
Nodding secretly, Zhao Run frowned slightly and said, "As you said, it seems we have to find a way to get rid of this Xiang Juan..."
"Exactly." Wei Jiao said sternly: "According to the general's opinion, if Xiang Kuan can be eliminated, the offensive strength of the coalition forces of various countries will be reduced by 30%... At least in the general's opinion, Xiang Mo
, Xiang Pei, Tian Dan, Ji Wu and others are not as brave as Xiang Kuan."
"Hmm."
Zhao Run nodded thoughtfully.
On that day, Zhao Run asked the generals in detail about the intelligence of the coalition forces of various countries.
At this time, a detailed comparison of the strength of the Wei army and the coalition forces of other countries showed that after the coalition forces of the various countries divided their forces and occupied Song County and Yingshui County, only about a million people were left stationed around Liang County of Wei State.
Although Zhao Run gave the allied forces a taste of defeat on the day he led his army to Daliang, and some wars broke out between the two sides thereafter, causing the allied forces to suffer successive losses in strength, but
Overall, the coalition's strength near Daliang still remains at around one million.
But this did not affect the morale of the Wei army, because although casualties continued to occur on the Wei army's side, the total force strength actually increased.
It turned out that although Yingshui County was captured by the coalition forces of various countries, there were still many rebels and local county troops who bravely resisted in the county. When these athletes of the Wei State learned that their monarch Zhao Run had actually led the expedition in person, he personally fought in Daliang.
When resisting the attack of the coalition forces of various countries, they spontaneously gathered in Daliang. This gradually increased the total strength of Zhao Run's troops from about 300,000 at the beginning to 350,000, and it is still increasing.
It has to be said that the fact that "King Zhao Run personally went to conquer the country" really gave the Wei people great courage.
After receiving about 50,000 new troops, Zhao Run ordered Wei Jiao and Zhou Ji to step up the training of his soldiers, and selected the best among them to be incorporated into the "Luoyang Imperial Guard" as the main force to resist the coalition forces of various countries.
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The other 200,000 militiamen and rangers were all organized into the "Volunteers" and served as auxiliaries to the Luoyang Imperial Guard, assisting the latter in resisting the coalition forces of various countries.
I don’t know if it’s because of the fierceness of the Wei people, or because most Wei people are born warriors. In short, after the war between the Wei army and the coalition forces of various countries in the past two months, many militiamen or rangers who had never had battlefield experience before
, tempered by blood and death, they grew rapidly and gradually transformed into qualified soldiers, so that although the coalition forces of various countries had an absolute advantage in military strength, they were still unable to break through the "Daliang Defense Line" of the Wei army.
Of course, the contribution of Yecheng was very important. The craftsmen of Yecheng worked day and night to build countless chariots and armaments for the Wei army, and gradually armed the more than 200,000 militiamen. Even the women and children of Liang County also
Contributing my meager strength, either sewing armors for soldiers, or making arrows and crossbow bolts for the army. The so-called unity of one heart and one mind is nothing more than this.
It is for this reason that the coalition forces of various countries have achieved nothing in the past two months. Although during this period, Xiang Kuan and Xiang Mo of Chu State, Tian Dan of Qi State, Wu Qi of Yue State and others were defeated again and again.
They led their troops to attack the Wei army and tried to open up the situation, but in general, the offensives of these generals were all blocked by the Wei army.
It is undeniable that the confrontation between the Wei army and the coalition forces of various countries in the past two months has been extremely fierce. Sometimes there will be wars of varying degrees on several battlefields at the same time in one day. But if you ask whether it is dangerous for the Wei army, to be honest, it is still
It was far from dangerous - the Wei army's tenacity thwarted the coalition's attacks time and time again.
In addition, the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry sent by Zhao Run to Yingshui County, namely the 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry commanded by Lu Mu, Mu Qing, Lu Balong, Meng Liang, Wu Wu and others, also cooperated with Boxi
Le's more than 40,000 Jiejiao cavalry made contact.
According to the news sent by Mu Qing, when they led the cavalry to the Anling area, unfortunately, Anling City had been captured by the army of Shouling Jun Jingyun of Chu State. At that time, Shouling Jun Jingyun occupied the city and occupied the city.
Defend and let more than 20,000 Wei cavalry return without success.
In this case, more than 20,000 Wei cavalry were divided. Mu Qing led more than 3,000 imperial cavalry to find Bosile's men, while Lu Mu, together with the chiefs of the Sichuan-Luo alliance, led the more than 20,000 Sichuan-Luo troops.
The cavalry harassed the Chu army and tried to cut off the food route of Chu Shouling Lord Jingyun.
Chu Shouling Lord Jingyun had only a few hundred thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and the proportion of regular troops among them was only 20 to 30%. This meant that this Chu army was destined to be suppressed by more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry.
Unfortunately, cavalry was not suitable for attacking cities. Therefore, when Lord Jingyun of Chu Shouling turned from attack to defense and took a defensive position, it was difficult for the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry to make any breakthrough.
In desperation, Lu Mu led the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry to break through the Chu army's defense line and went to Shangshui County to join forces with Shen Yu, Wu Ji and others, greatly increasing the strength of Shangshui County.
It is no exaggeration to say that the combat capabilities of the current Shangshui County and the army in the county are probably about the same as those in Daliang.
That night, after Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, Hou Dan, Wei Jiao and others resigned one after another, Zhao Run sat alone in the Manlu Hall in the palace, thinking about the comparison of strength between his Wei army and the coalition forces of other countries.
I don't know whether it was because of the encouragement of his "personal expedition" or the brutal "Battle of Daliang City" that stimulated the Wei army under his command, so that the 300,000 soldiers under his command blocked hundreds of people without his design.
More than 10,000 coalition forces from various countries - this was far beyond his expectation. He had never imagined that this battle, with an outnumbered enemy, would be so 'missing without danger'.
"... Now South Korea has surrendered. If my prediction is correct, Fourth Brother (Zhao Jiang) and the others will definitely seize South Korea's surrendered army and go south to attack Qi. Regardless of whether they can make Qi surrender, I believe they will."
If we can cut off the food and grass supplied by Qi to the allied forces, then the millions of troops under Chu Shuijun will definitely be defeated... Well, when the next spring comes, Chu Shuijun will definitely launch a fierce attack. As long as this offensive is blocked by then, all countries will
The coalition forces can no longer stir up trouble. In the meantime, we, the Wei Dynasty, can take advantage of the situation and counterattack..."
Thinking of this, Zhao Run felt inexplicably excited.
At this moment, Zongwei Chu Heng walked into the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin sent someone to deliver an urgent message."
"Huh?"
Zhao Run's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
It is undeniable that when South Korea surrendered to his Wei State, in Zhao Run's view, his Wei State had already grasped the victory of this battle in advance.
But the premise is that Qin does not get involved.
What Zhao Run is most worried about is that Qin will learn the truth that Ying Ying concealed, which will cause Qin to become angry and use force against Wei. This is an extremely troublesome thing for Wei - they defeated South Korea, but angered them.
The initiative held by Qin and Wei may be lost because of this.
"Let him in."
Zhao Run said in a deep voice.
After a while, a member of the Green Crows walked into the hall, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Run.
Zhao Run took the letter, opened it and looked at it. After glancing at it twice, he said melancholy: "Alas, the State of Qin finally found out... about this Li Mu."
"Your Majesty?" Chu Heng asked in surprise: "What happened?"
Zhao Run frowned and said: "Although South Korea has surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, Li Mu has not given up... According to Shaojun's letter, Li Mu deliberately surrendered Jicheng to the Wei Dynasty.
The matter was leaked to Gongsun Qi of Qin State, allowing Qin State to learn about Wei’s victory in Korea..."
"Li Mu? Why did he do what he did?" Chu Heng asked in surprise and confusion.
"Hmph!" Zhao Run snorted and said calmly: "I just want to use the power of Qin to turn the tide and save his country..."
He saw through Li Mu's intentions at a glance.
"Then, what was Qin's reaction?" Chu Heng asked with wide eyes, and asked naively: "Your Majesty and Concubine Qin deceived the King of Qin. The King of Qin will not become angry and send troops to attack Wei, right?"
Zhao Run glanced at the content of the letter and said calmly: "According to what Shaojun said in the letter, my father-in-law was very angry at first, but the next day, he seemed to acquiesce to the matter, and what else could he say?
, now I can only find a way to show my favor to my great Wei..."
When Chu Heng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and said happily: "That's good, it seems that Qin will not attack our great Wei..."
"No!"
Zhao Run interrupted Chu Heng's words and said expressionlessly: "My father-in-law is not someone who compromises so easily... Shaojun has been deceived, and the Qin State is about to use troops against me, the Wei Dynasty!"
Chu Heng opened his mouth and was at a loss.
Immediately, Zhao Run summoned several Qingya people and ordered them: "You will quickly go to Hexi and Hedong to ask Sima An and Wei Ji to prepare for the defense of the Qin army. Remember to warn them not to trust the Qin army easily."
Jun’s lie about “helping Wei Wei defeat its enemies”!...Go away quickly!”
"Yes!" Several green crows responded and retreated.
Looking at the backs of the Green Crows who quickly left, Zhao Run let out a sigh of melancholy.
Although because of Ying Ying's relationship, the Qin State did not turn against the Wei State during its most difficult period, the Qin State's use of troops against the Wei State at this time also greatly reduced the favorable situation for the Wei State after South Korea surrendered.
In the spring of next year, the Wei State must defeat the coalition forces of other countries before the Qin State invades Sanchuan County. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.
"I hope Sima An and Wei Ji can delay the Qin army as much as possible..."