From August 26th to August 29th, Zhao Hongrun led the army towards the tribal camp of the Jiejiao tribe.
Along the way, Zhao Hongrun encountered several abandoned tribal camps. Although there was no body in the camp at this time, it was not difficult to guess from the red earth under his feet and the vague smell of blood in the air.
Many people died not long ago.
Looking at this tribal camp that exuded a desolate atmosphere, Erdemo, the leader of the Yi tribe, looked unhappy.
The reason is simple, because this is a tribal camp of their Jie tribe, and it was attacked by the Wei army.
In other words, this was the Wei people's revenge on those who assisted the Jiejiao tribe.
It has to be said that this reflects the weakness of the nomads' defense.
For example, although the Jie tribe has probably one of the best cavalry in the world, with unparalleled offensive capabilities, their defensive capabilities against foreign enemies are quite poor, unless Wei can never find their tribe.
camp, otherwise, as long as an army attacks the tribal camp of the Jie people, the Jie people will suffer unbearable and huge losses.
I don’t know how many Jie tribes that are attached to the Jiejiao tribe were poisoned by the Wei people...
Erde breathed out silently, but when he noticed Zhao Hongrun's eyes looking at him not far away, he still managed to show a bit of a smile.
"(羱语) is a pretty remarkable young man, right?"
Chelarhe, the leader of the Ubian tribe, came to Erdemo at some unknown time and asked with a smile.
Erdemo took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun in the distance, then turned around and asked: "(In Shen language) Wu Bian, do you want to join the Luoshui Alliance?"
"(In the language of the Yi people) Of course." Chelarhe chuckled, and then said melancholy: "The Qin in the northwest is driving my tribe crazy. I, Wu Bian, need a strong ally." After that, he
He looked at Erdemer with seemingly deep meaning.
As if he had guessed Ceralhe's thoughts, Erdemo said helplessly: "Chief Ceralhe, the Yi tribe will give certain help and support to Wu Bian, but you have to know that it was Wu Bian who took the lead in provoking Qin.
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Ceralhe frowned when he heard this and said: "Wubian did not provoke Qin..."
"You burned down a Qin county!" Erdemo said in a low voice.
"It was the Qin people who robbed my Wubian tribe's sheep first!"
"It was you who killed the Qin sentries first!"
"It was the Qin people who killed the slaves who were herding sheep for us!"
At this point in the argument, Erdemo helplessly spread his hands, as if he didn't want to argue with the other party anymore.
But Ceralhe still said seriously: "It's different from the past, Erdem, the Qin people are expanding externally, and they are no longer satisfied with the land they currently own..."
"(In the language of the Yi tribe) I know, I know." Erdemo spread his hands helplessly and promised: "When the matter on Jijiao is over and we have reached an agreement with the Wei State, I will convince the great leaders of our Yi tribe.
Chief, please send troops to support Wu Bian... We can provide soldiers for a fee, but weapons, equipment and food..." At this point, he nuzzled towards Zhao Hongrun in the distance intentionally or unintentionally.
Ceralhe frowned when he heard this, because he had already made a request to Zhao Hongrun two days ago, but unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun has not given him a definite answer so far, which made him very uneasy.
After hesitating for a moment, Cheralhe, the leader of the Wubian tribe, came to Zhao Hongrun and gave him a grassland salute: "King Su."
"Chief of the Ceralhe tribe." At this time, Zhao Hongrun was eating sheep cakes unique to the Shei people to satisfy his hunger. After hearing this, he swallowed the food in his mouth and stood up as a sign of respect for the other party.
"Dear King Su, I wonder how your respected King Su has considered my request two days ago?"
When Zhao Hongrun heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a strange tone: "Is it about Qin?"
"Exactly."
"Qin..." Zhao Hongrun murmured to himself, and his mind couldn't help but think of the friend he met during the hunting trip, Qin Shaojun.
It is undeniable that if Qin Shaojun's guards had not misunderstood that Zhao Hongrun was going to harm the former, in fact Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun had a quite speculative chat at that time.
The two of them have many things in common. For example, they are both from the royal family of the same country, and they both have a younger brother. Furthermore, the country has constant internal and external troubles, and so on.
Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hongrun has never met such an opportunistic chat friend since he was a child.
But unfortunately, the other party is from Qin and belongs to the royal family of Qin.
Although the Qin people have had a deep friendship with Wei for hundreds of years, now, because of the issue in Longxi, the two countries are destined to become enemies.
"Chief Cheralhe, are you sure that Qin is expanding abroad?" Zhao Hongrun asked seriously after pondering for a moment.
After hearing this, Ceralhe patted his chest and affirmed: "This is absolutely true, respected King Su." After that, he explained in a low voice: "I didn't know about the county where the Qin people were burned and killed.
, it was a leader of the clan who made his own decision, but afterwards, even though I offered Qin an offer of reconciliation and was willing to hand over the murderer to stop the war between the two sides, Qin still refused to give in..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Chelarhe, nodded slowly, and whispered: "I would trouble the clan leader to draw a map of the Qinling Mountains, Longxi, and the Wubian tribe, so that I can consider it."
"Ah?" Ceralhe was stunned when he heard this, and murmured with a somewhat hesitant expression: "You also want a map of the surrounding areas of my Wubian tribe?"
As if he had guessed what the other party was thinking, Zhao Hongrun said angrily: "I only want the map of that area, and I didn't let the clan leader draw the location of your tribe on the map. What is the clan leader worried about?"
"Oh." Ceralhe understood and breathed a sigh of relief.
No wonder, after witnessing Team Wei's revenge on these Jiejiao tribes, Ceralhe really didn't dare to tell King Su the location of their Wubian tribe's camp. God knows what might happen to offend the other party in the future.
, will the other party send an army to directly sweep away their tribe?
"The weapons, equipment and food..." Ceralhe reminded him again shamelessly.
"If it is a barter-for-barter transaction, I will make an exception and provide a batch of weapons and food."
Hearing this, Ceralhe looked happy, but after a moment, he showed a little embarrassment on his face and said awkwardly: "Can I give it on credit?"
"..." Zhao Hongrun heard this and glanced at Ceralhe. Although there are many military equipment in the Wei Kingdom that are facing scrapping, as long as they are polished a little, they can be good weapons for these Sanchuan tribes. But the question is who
Can you guarantee that this investment will pay off?
That was Qin who was attacking the Wei people in Longxi and asking for help from Wei. The Wubian tribe tried to fight against Qin. It is still unknown whether they could survive this battle. If they were destroyed by Qin, who would Zhao Hongrun go to for money?
But having said that, the leader of the Wubian Tribe, Chelarhe, personally promised to join the Luoshui Alliance. He only waited for the Jiejiao incident to be resolved and became an alliance through blood. In other words, he could be regarded as one of his own.
After all, Zhao Hongrun didn't believe that Chelarhe had the guts to cross the river and demolish the bridge. Otherwise, the tribes under the name of the Luoshui Alliance would angrily tear it apart without the Wei State taking action.
Looking at Qin, Zhao Hongrun did not believe that those Qinling people were willing to become vassals of Wei.
On one side is the Wubian tribe who is willing to submit to Wei, and on the other is Qin who is in the stage of external expansion and poses a great threat to Wei's western border. No matter what he thinks, Zhao Hongrun will support the Wubian tribe.
"Wait for me to finish the matter with Jiejiao first before making a conclusion... The Wubian tribe alone is not enough to stop Qin!" Zhao Hongrun said seriously.
Ceralhe was stunned when he heard this, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face, because he realized that perhaps he might receive more support and help from Wei than he expected.
And just when Ceralhe was thanking Zhao Hongrun profusely, suddenly, Zongwei Gao Kuo walked quickly towards Zhao Hongrun.
"Your Highness, the Dangshan Army sent someone to send news."
"..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Ceralhe, who laughed intelligently and left with an excuse.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun asked Gao Kuo: "What's the matter with General Sima An?"
Gao Kuo clasped his fists and said in a low voice: "General Sima An would like to convey to His Highness that about 30,000 to 40,000 Jiejiao cavalry have returned to Henan."
Henan here does not refer to a place name, but a city. It is an ancient city built by the Ji Zhao family hundreds of years ago when they founded the country in Sanchuan. And, over a period of decades, this city
The city plays the role of the royal capital.
There are a total of five cities like Henan that were once the capital of the Wei Kingdom. These five cities are arranged from west to east, which clearly proves the process of Wei's gradual relocation to the east over time.
It is undeniable that it has a certain symbolic significance.
It is a pity that the architectural culture of these former royal capitals of the Wei Kingdom of the Ji Zhao family has been almost destroyed as the Yi, Jie, and Yi tribes settled in Sanchuan. Just like Luocheng, except for the city wall that is about two feet high
, Zhao Hongrun couldn't tell that this city had any Wei flavor at all.
However, what Zhao Hongrun felt puzzled was why the Dangshan Army did not attack Henan?
You must know that before Bitatu led the 30,000 to 40,000 Jiejiao cavalry to retreat to Henan City, the Dangshan Army had enough time to capture this ancient city.
Why not attack?
Could it be that Sima An was worried that this city was once one of the royal capitals of the Wei people?
joke!
Sima An is not that kind of pedantic person.
What is he doing?
Zhao Hongrun was really puzzled.
The next day, the last day of August, Zhao Hongrun led the army to Henan City and successfully merged with the Dangshan Army on the southeast side of Henan City.
After the rendezvous, Zhao Hongrun summoned Sima An and asked him why he didn't attack Henan City.
However, Sima An's subsequent explanation made Zhao Hongrun realize that this general, for the Shang Shui Army, no, it should be said for the Wei Army, created an excellent display of force and a warning to the other tribes in the Sanchuan Land.