The next day, the armies of Wei, Wei, and Lu continued to attack the remaining armies of Chu and Yue.
At this time, Wei King Zhao Run was hanging behind his own coalition forces under the protection of more than 400 Tiger Guards. While watching the progress of the pursuit of the coalition forces from a distance, he was listening to the news about his army's capture of the coalition camp last night.
Report.
It turned out that around dusk yesterday, when the coalition forces had no choice but to retreat, the armies of Wei, Wei, and Lu were in hot pursuit, and they attacked the coalition camp dozens of miles away, forcing General Xiang Mo of Chu State to be unable to reorganize his formation with the help of the camp.
Can continue to retreat, all the way to Yongqiu, so that the coalition forces' dozens of miles of joint camp were captured by the Wei army.
But to be honest, in the dozens of miles of joint camp of the coalition, there is actually nothing that Zhao Run likes, it is just some little food and grass left. However, it is foreseeable that the armies of Chu and Yue will
They did not bring enough food with them during the hasty retreat, which would probably be a catastrophic disaster for the coalition forces that were about to withdraw to Chu.
The Chu-Vietnam allied army's only chance of survival at present is to plunder enough food in Yingshui County and Song County during its retreat through Song County.
And this is why Wei King Zhao Run, regardless of the Qin's invasion from the west, and the small actions of Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo, must completely defeat the Chu-Vietnam coalition - Song County can recover later, but he cannot sit back and watch Chu
The Vietnamese allied forces caused secondary damage to the people of Yingshui County and Song County.
He had to watch Xiang Mo die and the Chu-Vietnam coalition be shattered before he would send troops to Sanchuan.
Just when Wei King Zhao Run personally led the team to pursue the Chu-Vietnam coalition, suddenly, the deputy general Zhai Huang who was following the king's chariot said with some surprise: "Is that the Lu army in front of you on the left?"
Zhao Run glanced in the direction Zhai Huang pointed and smiled faintly with unknown meaning.
At the same time, in the Lu army that was chasing the Chu-Vietnam coalition in the distance, the commander-in-chief Ji Wu was complaining to Huan Hu like a resentful woman.
It turned out that although Huan Hu once held Ji Wu hostage, he did not harm him. When the coalition collapsed last night, Huan Hu sent someone to notify Wei Shao and released Ji Wu, allowing Ji Wu to return to the army.
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In this regard, Ji Wu also asked Huan Hu: "Why didn't General Huan take the opportunity to take Ji's life and steal the Qufu army under Ji's command?"
Huan Hu replied to Ji Wudao very straightforwardly: "First, Huan has no enmity with General Ji, but has some friendship, and cannot bear to harm him; third, Huan first defected to Wei, so in order to prevent being targeted, he naturally had to accept allies;
Thirdly, although Huan has helped Wei this time, it is undeniable that I have some conflicts with Wei King Zhao Run. Even if he pardons Huan because of his defection, he may not sit back and watch Huan take the opportunity to occupy the Qufu army.
We already have, or it may be possible to promote people from Lu who are close to Wei to take over the vacancy left by General Ji. In this case, why should Huan make such a fuss?"
This coherent analysis left Ji Wu speechless. After a while, he said dullly: "You are really a villain. Although you are ambitious, you don't bother to fake it."
Huan Hu laughed loudly when he heard this.
While the two of them were chatting, they suddenly saw a guard beside them reminding them: "Two generals, the chariot of Wei King Zhao Run has arrived."
After hearing this, Ji Wu and Huan Hu looked up and glanced into the distance, and sure enough they saw the four-horse chariot on which Wei King Zhao Run was riding, slowly coming to the Yongqiu battlefield under the protection of more than 400 tiger and ben guards.
Seeing this, Ji Wu couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
As if he had read through Ji Wu's thoughts, Huan Hu licked his lips and said with a chuckle: "Yesterday, when we chased the coalition forces, we could still explain why we didn't go to see His Majesty. But today we met here. If we continue to ignore them, it would be unjustifiable."
Come...Ji Wu, how about you and I meeting with the monarch of Wei?"
"Ah? This, this..."
Ji Wu was panicked when he heard this, but now that the matter was over, he had no choice. After all, he had 'betrayed' the Qilu Alliance and 'betrayed' the coalition forces. Only by showing goodwill to Wei could he maintain his current status.
And everything belonging to his Ji family.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth after some struggle, showed a look as if he was resigned to death, nodded and said: "Then... then go see the King of Wei."
Seeing Ji Wu's appearance, Huan Hu comforted him in a funny way: "There is no need to panic. You and Zhao Run have no grudges. You have made great contributions to the Wei State this time. How can he make things difficult for you? He is the monarch of a big country.
Even if your capacity is small, you must pretend to be able to tolerate the world.
, What's more, Zhao Run himself is a monarch of great caliber..." Having said this, he blinked his eyes, licked his lips and said: "Compared to you, I should actually be more uneasy. After all, I was a
The one who led the county to attack the previous monarchs of Wei..."
Upon hearing this, Ji Wu remembered that Huan Hu had such a thing, and subconsciously looked at Huan Hu, but unexpectedly found that there was no panic or timid expression on Huan Hu's face.
A moment later, when Wei King Zhao Run was following Zhai Huang, Jie Ziu, Zhang Qigong and others to talk about the coalition forces, suddenly a messenger came to report: "Your Majesty, Ji Wu and Huan Hu of Lu State, before
Come and ask for a meeting.”
Upon hearing this, King Zhao Run of Wei glanced into the distance and saw Ji Wu and Huan Hu standing on horseback outside the formation of Huben Imperial Guards with only a few cavalry guards.
"You are very courageous, Huan Hu..."
Zhao Run chuckled, nodded and said, "Invite them two to come over."
"yes!"
After getting Zhao Run's permission, the Huben guards on the side protecting the king's chariot immediately made way for Ji Wu and Huan Hu to pass.
Ji Wu and Huan Hu came to Zhao Run's chariot with their guards. They immediately dismounted from their horses, knelt on the ground with one knee, and saluted with clasped fists: "Foreign Minister Ji Wu (Huan Hu), greeting Wei
His Majesty the King."
"Two generals, please rise."
Zhao Runxu raised his right hand and signaled the two of them to stand up. Immediately, looking at the timid and panicked Ji Wu, he smiled and said comfortingly: "General Ji Wu understands the righteousness, led the Lu army to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side, and assisted me in defeating the Chu-Vietnam coalition.
Even though the general is a minister of the State of Lu, I will still reward him heavily."
Hearing this, Ji Wu was immediately overjoyed.
At this time, he once again recalled what Huan Hu said to him, and felt that Huan Hu was right - there was no irreconcilable conflict between him and Wei Wang Zhao Run, so how could Wei Wang Zhao Run be on the same level as him?
Thinking of this, all the worries in his heart disappeared, and he quickly said: "It is Ji Wu's blessing to serve His Majesty the King of Wei... I will not dare to ask for rewards, but I only ask His Majesty the King of Wei to forgive me Ji... Our country has previously been with
It is a crime for your country to be an enemy."
Zhao Run's heart moved slightly when he heard this, but he said calmly on his face: "I have written it down."
From the side, Zhang Qigong, who is still serving as Jie Ziyu's sidekick, couldn't help but look at Ji Wu a few more times after hearing Ji Wu's words. Who made Ji Wu slip up and reveal such a speed just now?——Xiang Wu
Compared with the State of Lu, what he cared more about was his Ji family.
After noticing this, Zhang Qigong secretly classified Ji Wu into the category of "able to recruit and exploit". On the contrary, if Ji Wu was loyal to the Lu royal family, then Zhang Qigong would have to consider whether to find a way to get rid of him first in the future.
This guy is gone.
Of course, given that he had just been taught a lesson by King Zhao Run of Wei, I believe he would not dare to do anything too outrageous for the time being.
All in all, Ji Wu's matter was lightly exposed by Wei King Zhao Run - in fact, Ji Wu was fine.
But then, when Zhao Run turned his attention to Huan Hu, everyone present could feel that the atmosphere had changed.
"Huan Hu..."
Looking at Huan Hu, Zhao Run showed an unpredictable smile and said softly: "Is this the third time you and I have met?"
"It seems so, Your Majesty the King of Wei." Huan Hu said with a smile.
Zhao Run's eyes flashed with strange colors, and he asked with a faint smile: "Do you still remember where we met two times before?"
Huan Hu replied without hesitation: "In fact, in the memory of the general, the general only met His Majesty the King of Wei once, that is, when His Majesty the King of Wei led the merchant navy to encircle and suppress the general... If there is more
If it happened once, then it could only be in Chenggao... when the last general led a group of cavalry to attack your camp..."
Hearing this, Yan Shun, Tong Xin and others beside Zhao Run's car looked at Huan Hu with surprised eyes. Soon, the surprise turned into hostility.
This made Ji Wu couldn't help but sweat for Huan Hu.
But Huan Hu, on the other hand, showed no fear at all, and still faced the gaze of Wei King Zhao Run, calmly and calmly - at least that's how it seemed on the surface.
After a long time, Zhao Run took a long breath, nodded and said: "I never thought that the evil bandit who led hundreds of horsemen to attack the late king and my camp would today make great contributions to our great Wei... Tell me,
Huan Hu, what kind of reward do you want?"
After hearing this, Huan Hu said without hesitation: "The general has nothing to ask for, he is only willing to serve the King of Wei. Although there are many talents in the Wei Dynasty, Huan believes that with Huan's ability, he will be able to help the Wei Dynasty."
Wei, help King Wei achieve hegemony!"
"You are very conceited."
Zhao Run couldn't help but chuckle.
But to be honest, he felt pretty good about Huan Hu - although they did have grudges with each other back then, and Huan Hu had killed Queen Wang's brother Wang Ting in front of Zhao Run, so that he thought he could suppress this evil bandit.
Zhao Run lost face, but so many years have passed
, The grudges and grudges of the past have actually faded to the point of long ago. What's more, this Huan Hu is indeed a talent. Compared with the three-dimensional pillars of Chu State, Xiang Mo is no less generous. In terms of ability, he is not weak at all.
Yu Sima An, Pang Huan, Shao Hu and other generals from Wei.
Like this, how could Zhao Run reject Huan Hu's surrender?
You must know that his war with all countries does not end here - his declaration of war against all countries in the world yesterday was not just talk.
In order to ensure the long-term peace and stability of Wei State and avoid the wars year after year, Zhao Run had murderous intentions towards the countries in the Central Plains.
At present, South Korea has been controlled by Wei and can be ignored; Lu, with the defection of Ji Wu, Huan Hu and others, has become no threat to Wei; but Qi and Chu, these two
However, he is still a threat to Wei State.
Although Zhao Run is currently unable to attack Qi and Chu due to Qin's problems and Wei's own losses in this war, he will send troops to Qi and Chu sooner or later. At that time, the general Huan Hu may
It will work wonders.
Thinking of this, Zhao Run nodded and said to Huan Hu: "Although you have committed the unpardonable crime of leading a crowd to attack the late king in the past, in view of the contribution you have made to our Wei Dynasty today, I will temporarily pardon your past crimes."
, Withdraw the reward for you... However, if you do something outrageous in the future and endanger the interests of Wei, I will still not let you go lightly, do you understand?"
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty." Huan Hu thanked him with clasped fists.
Immediately, Zhao Run told Jie Zizi in front of Huan Hu: "Jie Zi, after this battle is completely over, ask the Ministry of Punishment to cancel the reward for Huan Hu... Oh, and Chen Shou."
Jie Ziyu glanced at Huan Hu, bowed and said, "I obey."
Seeing this, Zhao Run asked Chu Heng who was driving to continue driving the king's chariot forward, and at the same time motioned to Huan Hu and Ji Wu to follow him, as if they had regarded them as his ministers of the Wei State - this made Ji Wu feel a little bit
Not adaptable.
"Huan Hu, what do you think the coalition forces will do next?"
On the way, Zhao Run asked casually.
After hearing this, Huan Hu said seriously: "From the general's point of view, the coalition forces have no power to fight back... Yesterday evening, before the dusk, the general saw Tian Dan of Qi State and led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield. Now the coalition forces are there.
On the other side, only the Chu army was left, plus Wu Qi’s tens of thousands of Dongou troops..."
"Tian Dan really left the Chu army? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Zhao Run asked in surprise.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Huan Hu nodded, then frowned and said: "However, it is not so much that Tian Dan left the Chu-Vietnam coalition, it is more like that he and the Chu army had an agreement... At least I will see it.
Arrive, when Tian Dan leads his troops to evacuate
, the army under Xiang Mo even cut off his rear... General Mo felt that it was very likely that Xiang Mo did not want all the troops under Tian Dan to be lost here, so that Qi would be lost as a result, so he acquiesced to Tian Dan's withdrawal.
Return to China…”
Zhao Run thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said with unclear meaning: "This Xiang Mo, his vision is quite outstanding..."
When he said this, he felt a little regretful in his heart. After all, if the hundreds of thousands of Qi troops led by Tian Dan were left here forever by the Wei army, Qi would very likely be defeated by Zhao Jiang, Qu Cheng and others -
-And if Qi falls and only Chu is left, Wei will have an easier time in the future.
But unfortunately, Xiang Mo, as a general of the Chu State, also predicted this, so he did not hesitate to sacrifice his own army to delay Tian's future. This is enough to show that Xiang Mo is by no means rigidly attached to one thing.
He was a general with excellent vision and a commander who could win or lose a city. King Xiong Tuo of Chu did not use Xiang Mo as the commander-in-chief but appointed that Chu Shuijun. It was a huge mistake.
At least in Zhao Run's opinion, ten Chu Shuijun tied together are not as good as Xiang Mo.
Of course, because of this, even if Zhao Run admires Xiang Mo from the bottom of his heart, he must let this general of Chu fall in Yongqiu - it seems that if such an outstanding general continues to live in the world, it will only harm the future of Wei.
Attacking Chu State caused obstacles, and it was a huge obstacle.
Thinking of this, Zhao Run said to Huan Hu in a deep voice: "Huan Hu, defeat the coalition forces and take Xiang Mo's head, and I will make you a general of our Wei Dynasty!"
Hearing such a straightforward order, Huan Hu licked his lips and chuckled: "It's a very straightforward order... I will obey it!"
After a while, looking at Huan Hu, Ji Wu and Ji Wu rode away. Jie Ziyu said from the side: "Your Majesty, I see that Huan Hu is a rebellious person. If your Majesty uses him again, you must take precautions."
"unnecessary."
Zhao Run said lightly: "Although Huan Hu is tainted with banditry, he is very aware of current affairs. As long as I am still here, he will never dare to harbor any disloyal intentions..." At this point, he saw Jie Ziu and returned.
When he wanted to say something, he smiled and said: "I don't trust those who employ me, and I don't use those who doubt me. If I have to be wary of this Huan Hu, how can I attract people from all over the world to defect to me, the Wei Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Jie Zizi nodded thoughtfully: "Your Majesty is wise."
At this time, Zhang Qigong, who was next to Jie Ziyu, said with a stern expression: "Your Majesty, since the coalition forces have been defeated, can the minister be reinstated..."
To be honest, Zhang Qigong doesn't really care about whether he will be reinstated.
After all, Wei King Zhao Run has not deprived him of his real power, namely the Black Crows under his command - even at this moment, he can still command the Black Crows under his command.
The problem is that attacking Jie Ziyu really makes him suffer.
After all, Jie Ziziu and him, one is the facade of Confucianism, and the other is the facade of Legalism. If a representative of Legalism helps a representative of Confucianism, this will make the entire Legalist family unable to hold its head high - after all, Confucianism and Legalism are two different families, but
There are irreconcilable academic and political contradictions.
After hearing Zhang Qigong's plea, the nearby Wei officials and Huben guards secretly suppressed laughter.
After all, Zhang Qigong used to be a very dignified person. It is hard to imagine that this person would be begging His Majesty in such a low voice.
After listening to Zhang Qigong's words, Zhao Run glanced at the former with interest and said slowly: "Although the defeat of the coalition forces is imminent, I feel that such a short time is not enough to make Aiqing remember certain things.
Heart right?"
After hearing this, Zhang Qigong quickly said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely keep today's lesson in mind and never dare to make any arbitrary decisions again."
"Don't you dare to make your own opinions anymore? It's better not to speak so confidently..."
Zhao Run shook his head secretly when he heard this, not quite believing Zhang Qigong's promise.
After all, Zhang Qigong is a person who is extremely eager for quick success, which means that he is destined to make similar mistakes in the future, but he is not doing it for his own benefit.
But after thinking about it, Zhao Run felt that a slight punishment for Zhang Qigong would be enough - at least to ensure that this guy would not commit similar mistakes in a short period of time. After all, Zhang Qigong was also a more important minister than the six ministers of the imperial court.
Moreover, he is also a new leader of Legalism. If the punishment is harsh, it is likely to cause a series of reactions.
For example, it would increase the arrogance of Confucian forces in the DPRK, which is what Zhao Run wants to prevent.
After all, once Confucianism expands, it will also cause some unnecessary troubles.
Thinking of this, Zhao Run nodded and said: "That's all, since you have realized your mistake, let's stop with your small punishment... In addition, I have something for you to do."
After hearing this, Zhang Qigong breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly bowed and said, "Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Zhao Run pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "If my prediction is correct, Li Mu of South Korea is currently leading an army to attack Jicheng, trying to free South Korea from the control of the Wei Dynasty..."
"Your Majesty, you mean to ask me to try to eradicate Li Mu?"
"No!" Zhao Run shook his head and said seriously: "You only need to send the news that "we, the Wei Dynasty, defeated the coalition forces of other countries" to Jicheng, and Jicheng will find a way to eradicate Li Mu... In addition, it seems that Qin Kai
, Sima Shang, Xu Li, Le Yi and other Korean generals are currently idle at home. I order you to try to recruit these generals. Remember, you are not allowed to threaten. I want them to be willing to submit to our great Wei Dynasty."
"I obey!"
Zhang Qigong responded with his hands raised.
At this time, Zhao Run looked ahead and looked at the battle situation of his own army pursuing the Chu-Vietnam coalition.
He knew that the most he could do this time was to defeat the Chu-Vietnam coalition, but he would be unable to counterattack Chu and Qi. After all, he still had the threat of Qin to the west of Wei.
But given time, he will definitely command his troops in both countries.