Zhao Hongrun looked at Sima An in astonishment. He didn't expect that after he said so much, Sima An would come to such a baffling conclusion.
As if he had guessed Zhao Hongrun's inner shock, Sima An let out a breath and said in a deep voice: "Someone...it is absolutely impossible to trust a foreigner in this life."
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and was about to speak when he saw Sima An continue: "Having said that, the words of His Highness Prince Su just now really left me speechless."
As he spoke, he took something out of his arms and handed it to Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun took it and took a look, only to realize that the object was actually a complete tiger talisman with the word "Dangshan" engraved on it.
"He...what does this mean?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Sima An in surprise and uncertainty.
Seemingly guessing Zhao Hongrun's surprise, Sima An said in a deep voice: "I learned some inside information about the Yin Rong of Sanchuan at the Ministry of War before going on the expedition. In my opinion, although the 20,000 merchant navy troops under the command of His Highness King Su are...
Veteran soldiers who have been on the battlefield are not permanent soldiers. As far as I know, they are just some civilians and poor peasants from the Chu State who were put together and trained.
They went to the battlefield in just three months. In the eyes of a certain person, they are just a ragtag group...and they are still a ragtag group whose loyalty is difficult to guarantee." After that, he paused and said in a deep voice: "The Dangshan Army will be left to us.
Your Highness, I have already ordered Wen Xu and Bai Fangming when I came here. If Your Highness holds this tiger talisman, you can command the Dangshan army."
"Leave the Dangshan Army to me?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Sima An in astonishment, somewhat unable to turn around, and asked in astonishment: "The general left the Dangshan army to me, where will the general go?"
"Go back to Daliang." Sima An glanced at Zhao Hongrun with a matter-of-fact expression, then clasped his fists and seemed about to turn around and leave.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun quickly shouted to stop: "General, wait a minute!"
Sima An stopped, frowned slightly and looked back at Zhao Hongrun.
"The general intends to leave the Dangshan army to my king and return to Daliang alone?" Zhao Hongrun simply couldn't understand: "Since the general agreed with my words just now, why did he refuse to assist me?"
Sima An was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "I just said that His Highness's words are indeed reasonable, but this does not mean that I agree with His Highness King Su's proposition... I am a Zongwei who was once beside His Majesty, and
His Royal Highness King Su is the son of His Majesty, so for both public and private reasons, I feel that the Dangshan Army should be left behind... If it had been anyone else, I would have captured it long ago."
After saying that, he smiled faintly, as if full of deep meaning, and immediately left without looking back.
"..." Looking at Sima An's back gradually walking away, Zhao Hongrun hesitated several times before finally sighing silently.
"Failed..."
Controlling Sima An, the task assigned to him by his father, failed.
Sima An was indeed convinced, but it was not a heartfelt submission, but a forced compromise. The fundamental reason was that Zhao Hongrun was the son of Emperor Wei, and Sima An was the son of Emperor Wei.
Zongwei, therefore, Sima An could not really be his enemy, Zhao Hongrun, no matter what.
Therefore, Sima An had no choice but to compromise.
However, this kind of compromise was not what Zhao Hongrun wanted, nor was it in line with Emperor Wei's original intention of assigning him homework and letting him control Sima An.
Overall, it was a complete failure.
"..."
Looking at the tiger talisman of the Dangshan Army in his hand, Zhao Hongrun fell silent.
Although he should be happy to have obtained an elite army like the Dangshan Army, for some reason, he had a vague misconception: The Dangshan Army without General Sima An was still a complete Dangshan Army.
What?
Just as Zhao Hongrun sighed, a ridiculing voice sounded behind him.
"Hey, looks like this, is the deal broken down?"
Zhao Hongrun turned around and discovered that there was a general chewing a leg of lamb standing behind him. Judging from the armor on the man's body, he should be a general of the Dangshan Army, and his appearance seemed somewhat familiar.
"Bai Fangming?" After recalling it carefully, Zhao Hongrun remembered this Dangshan Army general he had met when he took the oath of battle.
"Huh?" Bai Fangming was stunned, seeming a little surprised that Zhao Hongrun actually knew his name. After licking the meat oil on his fingers, he said with a smile: "That's the last general." After that, he roasted the meat in his hand.
The leg of lamb was handed to Zhao Hongrun and asked: "Would you like some, Your Highness?"
Because it was quite close to the ground, Zhao Hongrun vaguely saw several teeth marks on the roasted lamb leg, and he immediately expressed his gratitude.
"That's a pity. It tastes great."
Bai Fangming shook his head, as if it was a pity that Zhao Hongrun refused the delicious food in his hand.
Immediately, he asked seemingly casually: "I wonder how His Highness King Su will deal with my general?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned and said calmly: "How can I, the king, have the right to deal with General Sima? Only my father can do it."
"No." Seemingly noticing the displeasure on Zhao Hongrun's face, Bai Fangming quickly explained: "Your Highness has misunderstood. The general's words have no other meaning. The general just wants to know whether your highness is willing to let the general continue.
He holds a military position, but I still hope that he will be idle." After that, he whispered as if begging for mercy: "The general is a talented man who leads troops in battles. He is now in his prime. If he is idle, he will sincerely be a great help to our great Wei Dynasty.
pity."
"It turned out to be a plea for mercy..."
Zhao Hongrun felt relieved after hearing this, and his face suddenly looked much better.
However, he thought about the question raised by Bai Fangming for a while.
During this period, he looked at the tiger charm in his hand from time to time.
To be fair, Zhao Hongrun had no doubt about Sima An's loyalty to Wei and the Emperor of Wei. The only problem was Sima An's murderous attitude towards foreigners.
Such a leading general, to be honest, does not fit the general candidate in some grand idea.
but……
"Don't worry, General Sima An will still be the general of the Dangshan Army in the future." Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice after thinking deeply.
After hearing this, Bai Fangming was relieved, but also felt a little puzzled: "Your Highness... still hopes that the general will continue to serve in his old position? It should be noted that the general's ideas are contrary to those of His Highness. Your Highness is not trying to coax you.
General?"
"Heh." Zhao Hongrun smiled faintly.
To be honest, he did not coax Bai Fangming, he indeed preferred Sima An to continue to serve as the general of the Dangshan Army.
The reason is very simple. This is similar to the peaceful era in Zhao Hongrun's memory, but some countries are still committed to researching nuclear bombs. In fact, no country dares to actually drop nuclear bombs. It is just a decoration, and it will happen every year.
It consumes huge maintenance costs in various countries.
But even so, the big countries in Zhao Hongrun's memory still hold on to this strategic strike weapon tightly, and the reason is to deter other countries.
To put it bluntly, the strategic significance of the nuclear bomb has exceeded its value as a strike weapon.
And the same is true for Sima An.
After all, there are always people in this world who cannot be explained by reason, such as Bitatu, the leader of the Jiejiao tribe.
At this time, Sima An's value is reflected. His cruel massacre can definitely have the effect of "killing chickens to scare monkeys", and contributes to the gradual growth of Wei State from another angle.
"I will keep my word!" Zhao Hongrun said with a serious face.
Bai Fangming looked deeply at Zhao Hongrun for a few times and nodded. Immediately, he sat on the ground, biting the mutton in his hand, and asked seemingly casually: "By the way, Your Highness King Su, do you know who the general is from?"
What?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then realized that Bai Fangming was probably going to reveal something to him, so he also sat down, shook his head and said, "I really don't know this yet."
"Tianmen, the general is from a military family at Tianmen Pass in Shangdang County. His ancestor was a guard general at Tianmen Pass, and his father and uncles were all generals on duty at Tianmen Pass..."
"Ouch!"
Zhao Hongrun secretly exclaimed, he really didn't expect that General Sima An was actually behind the border gate.
"Wait a minute...Tianmenguan?"
After being stunned, Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked, "Tianmen Pass? Is it the Tianmen Pass that was taken away by South Korea?"
"Hmm." Bai Fangming nodded and continued: "As far as the general knows, South Korea tried to attack Shangdang several times at that time, but they were blocked by the two passes of 'Tianmen' and 'Mengmen'. At that time, Tianmen
Outside the customs, there are also similar
His Highness said that there are foreigners like the Yi and Yi people living outside the Chenggao Pass who are friendly to our country. To be precise, they are the Hu and Yi tribes... The grandfather, father, and uncle of the great general at that time
Uncle, treat those people
His attitude is similar to that of His Highness and General Zhu Hai, believing that those people can be trusted and can help us, the Wei Dynasty, to resist the Koreans... However, there is a group of Yi people named "Duan clan" who are in conflict with the "Gaolang tribe"
'The barbarians,
They betrayed the trust placed in them by the Tianmen soldiers, and used the pretext of being friendly to the Tianmen Pass soldiers to block the passage in the pass with trucks loaded with goods, seize the gate of the pass, and let the Korean cavalry enter the pass, resulting in the fall of Tianmen Pass...
…”
"Is Tianmen Pass so lost?"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised. After all, he only knew that Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass were once built by Wei State to resist South Korea. However, they were later lost and captured by South Korea. However, he did not know how they were lost. Now he heard that
When Bai Fangming said this, he suddenly understood.
"...Tianmen Pass was lost, and all the men in the general's family died in the battle. Only his father managed to escape from the siege and rode alone to Mengmen Pass to report the news. Unfortunately, he was a step too late, and the Korean cavalry was attacking.
After descending to the Tianmen Gate,
They circled back and attacked Mengmen Pass, killing the defenders of Mengmen Pass. As a result, within a few days, the two passes of Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass, the two northern barriers of the Wei Dynasty, changed hands and were handed over to the Koreans.
In hand. After learning about this
, the father of the general committed suicide in shame..." After saying that, Bai Fangming snorted twice and said lightly: "The general hated the Duan clan of the Yi people and the Gao Lang of the Hu people. It was said that there were more.
Passed by Tianmen Pass
The care of the soldiers... Therefore, the general warned the generals and others many times that some people in this world are like wolves that have not been raised well. No matter how good you are to them, when there is benefit to be gained, they will not do anything.
Hesitantly betrays his master."
"..." Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment after hearing this.
He did not doubt the authenticity of this matter. After all, there were all kinds of people in the world. Furthermore, Bai Fangming did not seem to be someone who would talk nonsense.
"Now His Highness King Su should understand why the general has no trust in foreigners, right?"
After taking a long breath, Bai Fangming turned his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun.
"If His Highness King Su wants to suddenly reverse the proposition that the General has implemented for more than thirty years, the General can only say that Your Highness is too impatient and has touched the wrong door."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun was slightly startled, with a flash of strange color in his eyes.