The attack on the Wei army's food supplies was of course Zhao Hongrun's instruction to General Zhu Hai of Chenggao Pass. After all, it was like Sima An's Dangshan army who massacred the Yinrong tribe for no reason a while ago, which would cause some bad public opinion.
Therefore, if you want to use troops against the Yi people and the Yi people in the Gong and Luo areas, you must have a good name and a good reputation.
After all, the Yi and Yi people in the Gong and Luo areas were the first to attack the Chenggao army, which gave the Wei side the moral upper hand.
In fact, to put it bluntly, this is just a trick to induce the other party to take action first. If those Sanchuan tribes really dare to use force against the Wei State, then the Wei State will raise their fists in good conscience and beat the opponent violently.
This is what Zhao Hongrun thinks about.
But having said that, Chenggao's army was attacked and the 300 grain trucks escorting "grain and grass" were taken away. This forced Zhu Hai, the general of Chenggao Pass, to start to face this matter.
On August 8, Chenggao Pass officially launched troops against Sanchuan.
On the one hand, Zhu Hai, the general of the Chenggao Army, sent someone to report the matter to Daliang. On the other hand, he followed the instructions of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun and sent 5,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry to direct the troops at Gong, the former ancient city of Wei.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun led 20,000 Shang Shui troops and more than 12,000 Dangshan troops (unofficial sergeants were not included). They set off from the east side of Yaling and headed towards Luo, which was also their Wei army.
Go to the ancient city in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Get Luo from me within two days!"
Before setting off, Zhao Hongrun issued death orders to the Shangshui Army and the Dangshan Army.
There is no way, after all, the Jiejiao tribe's more than 200,000 troops are approaching Gong and Luo. If they fail to capture Luocheng before this Jie tribe's army arrives, the Wei army's situation will become very difficult.
In response to Zhao Hongrun's death order, General Sima An of the Dangshan Army happily accepted the order and actually led the cavalry battalion of the Dangshan Army in person, together with the two generals Ji Yan and Le Kui, to attack the Yi and Yi armies in the Luodi area.
Launched a quick attack.
Yes, it is limited to the armies of the Sheang and Sheang tribes. This is Zhao Hongrun's restriction on Sima An.
After all, the general's xenophobic sentiments were too strong, especially when faced with the Sanchuan tribe in Luodi who had made violent moves. Zhao Hongrun was afraid that he would massacre them again, regardless of age or age.
As for how to distinguish between the army and civilians, Zhao Hongrun's explanation is very simple: the people of Sanchuan armed with weapons will be killed if they don't surrender!
The cavalry of the Dangshan Army roared away from their own unit.
The two infantry battalions of the Dangshan Army, the Zhan Ke Battalion and the Offensive Battalion, were led by the generals Wen Xu and Bai Fangming. They served as supporting troops to protect the Shang Shui Army's convoys carrying terrible war weapons as they slowly moved towards Luo.
Go to the city.
It has to be said that since seeing these new batch of serial crossbows developed by the Metallurgical Bureau in Yaling Gorge, the Dangshan Army's evaluation of the Shang Shui Army has skyrocketed. Of course, this has nothing to do with the Shang Shui Army's ambush of the Jie Clan advance guard.
The cavalry also has something to do with their cooperation with the Dangshan Army.
In short, after the Battle of Yaling Gorge, the attitude of the Dangshan Army towards the Shang Shui Army was obviously much friendly, which may be related to the attitude of their general Sima An.
After all, under Zhao Hongrun's step-by-step guidance, Sima An gradually began to accept people of the Yi tribe like Wu Wu and Oona, and gradually no longer had any prejudice against the Shang Shui Army who was born in Chu. After all, the two did give him a lot of help from the Dangshan Army.
of help.
The anomaly that more than 30,000 people under Zhao Hongrun suddenly changed their retreat direction and headed towards Luodi also aroused the vigilance of the Sheang and the tribes in the Luodi area.
No, the tribal chiefs who had just held a tribal chiefs meeting a few days ago gathered together again to intensely discuss the purpose of this Wei army.
"(In Shen language) Did Wei Jun notice something?"
"(In the language of the Yi people), you mean that those Wei people have learned that we have taken refuge with the Jiejiao tribe? How is this...possible?"
The tribal chiefs looked at each other in confusion.
You know, it was only two or three days ago that they came to the decision to assist the Jiejiao tribe and drive the Wei people out of Sanchuan.
This time was only enough for them to gather the tribal warriors of their own tribe and set up camp defense lines at the passes along the Gong and Luo areas. There was no time to attack the rear of the Dangshan Army and the Shangshui Army as planned. Why did these two Wei Kingdoms
Will the army know about it?
They couldn't figure it out.
Because they missed one possibility, that is, the Wei people did not realize this after they decided to assist the Jiejiao tribe, but the Wei people had been waiting for this possible change.
"(In Yi language) Could it be that those Wei people just want our help?"
A leader of the Shen tribe guessed with a sense of luck.
At this moment, one of their tribesmen suddenly broke into the felt tent and said to them: "Zhen Dan, the leader of the Lun tribe, just sent someone to deliver news that they were attacking at the mountain pass on the south side of Gongdi.
A grain transport team retreated from Chenggao Pass, only to find that the grain truck was not carrying enough food at all.
It's rice, but the bran used by the Wei people to feed their horses... Leader Zhendan reminded the clan leaders that we were fooled. The Wei people had learned from some unknown source that we had taken refuge with the Jiejiao tribe. Not long after,
, most likely even Wei State’s Chenggao Pass will send troops to attack us.”
The leader of the Lun tribe of the Yi tribe was stunned when he heard this. After all, the middle-aged man named Zhen Dan was the leader of his tribe, and it was he who ordered him to station at that pass. How could he not know this.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the felt tent, because the patriarchs here gradually began to realize the reason why the weapon "hiding" on the east side of Yaling suddenly came towards their land.
"(In the language of the Yi people) The Wei people... the Wei people are coming to attack!"
"(In the language of the Yi people) Didn't the Jiejiao tribe in that area send more than 5,000 tribal knights to pursue the Wei army? Where are those people?"
Looking at the chaotic scene in the felt tent, Halegoh, the leader of the Aries tribe, shook his head and said to the tribal leaders present in a warning tone: "Everyone, haven't you seen it yet? That Wei army.
...It's not because I saw it at all
The Jiejiao tribe's army is so strong that it retreats. This is a move in the art of war that is highly praised by the Central Plains countries. It shows the enemy is weak and prides its military spirit. They are deliberately pretending to be weak. The purpose is to lure you to surrender.
The Jiejiao Tribe’s decision!”
After that, he hummed and said sarcastically: "Once the Wei army really shows its fangs, do you think that just the more than 5,000 knights of the Jiejiao tribe can stop the Wei army? You can't say, those 5,000 people,
His bones have been buried in Yaling Gorge for a long time!"
"Halegoh!" Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep tribe, shouted angrily upon hearing this: "You are also a member of the Sheang tribe. Why do you want to increase the prestige of the Wei people and destroy the morale of our tribe?"
Halegoh glanced at Rabitu coldly, and then said to the tribal chiefs present: "I just hope that all the tribe chiefs can make a decision calmly. It is not too late now, let the soldiers put down their weapons and open the gates of Luocheng."
City gate, let the Wei army enter..."
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep tribe: "What? Put down your weapons? Let the Wei army enter Luocheng? Are you asking us to stretch our heads and necks in front of the Wei army and ask them to chop them down?"
Will you kill us?"
"The Wei army will not kill us." Halegoh argued: "During the joint hunt, they helped our Aries tribe repel those horse thieves. Their goal was just to provoke their Jiejiao tribe again and again.
That’s all.”
"How can you guarantee it? Are you having an affair with Wei Guo?" Rabitu asked.
Harlegohe was speechless, shook his head and sighed: "I didn't. I just hope that you can make a decision calmly and don't provoke the powerful Wei State... The people of Wei State are better than us.
There are even more people from the three tribes combined, much more..."
"But their army is not as brave as our warriors!" Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, once again interrupted Halegoch's words, and said to the leaders present with excitement: "Everyone, that Wei people
, only less than 40,000, and here in our area, in the Luodi area alone, there are no less than
Thirty thousand warriors, not to mention, our friendly tribe, the Jiejiao tribe, is leading as many as one million warriors to assist us. We can definitely defeat the Wei people and drive them back to Chenggao Pass!... This is our Sanchuan
We are the masters of this land! We can decide the life and death of those Wei people!"
The tribal chiefs present looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. For a long time, a chief of the Sheang tribe asked Rabitu: "Then...are we going to fight the Wei army now?"
"Fight! Why not fight?" Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, licked his lips and said with a sneer: "We have millions of warriors from the Jiejiao Tribe as our backing, so what will Wei Jun do?"
Perhaps hearing the word "millions of warriors", the tribal chiefs present gradually seemed a little impatient. After all, what Rabitu said touched their hearts.
Seeing this, Halegoh, the patriarch of the Aries tribe, shook his head in disappointment. After looking at each other with the patriarch of the Meng tribe and the other two tribe chiefs who shared the same position, he stood up and said: "Since you tribe chiefs,
We are determined to go to war with the Wei army. Please forgive our four tribes for not being able to accompany them. We have discussed it privately. From now on, our four tribes will move out of Luodi."
As he said this, the chief of the Meng tribe of the Yi people and the other three chiefs also stood up and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep tribe, turned cold and snorted rudely: "Are you going to back down when we are facing a formidable enemy?"
"It's not that I'm retreating, I just don't want to engage in a meaningless war, and I don't want the young people in the tribe to die in vain."
The leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, Labitu, glanced at the patriarchs present, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Okay, you four tribes can move out of Luodi, but in order to prevent you from having an affair with the Wei people, it's troublesome
The four clan chiefs stay here as hostages...Don't worry, four of you, after we defeat Wei's army, the four of you will be free. By then, no matter where the four of you want to move your tribe, we will
Won't stop it."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned to the tribal warriors in the felt tent to tie up Halegoch and the other four clan leaders with ropes.
Halegoh and others did not resist, and prevented the tribe from trying to rescue their tribesmen. Later, Halegoh said to the tribal chiefs present in a serious tone: "I hope you can defeat the Wei army, otherwise
…”
Having said this, he sighed and allowed the tribal warriors to take them to the place of detention.
On the same day, Yinrong in Luodi gathered his troops and prepared to use troops against the Wei army. (To be continued.)