The Jiejiao tribe, which had frequently provoked the Wei state during joint hunting, was finally destroyed.
Zhao Hongrun fulfilled the vow he made in front of Bitatu, but to be honest, he didn't feel much joy in his heart.
After all, in the end, the reason why Bitatu waited for Zhao Hongrun to come and ridicule him on the city gate tower was because the former had a request in his heart, so he deliberately cooperated with Zhao Hongrun.
What's the point of bullying an opponent who won't fight back?
Anyway, Zhao Hongrun found it quite boring at the time.
In fact, he had the illusion of being humiliated, even though he knew that this was not Bitatu's original intention. This guy who was still self-righteous even at the moment of death should be thinking of using this method to please him and make Zhao Hongrun happy.
mood is satisfied.
In this way, Zhao Hongrun would not implicate his hatred on those Jiejiao soldiers who had surrendered to the Wei army.
As for Bitatu's own wishes, Zhao Hongrun felt that this arrogant and arrogant guy would not bow his head in front of Zhao Hongrun out of his own heart, even when the situation was over.
Because Zhao Hongrun later learned from Bosile that when he was ordered by Bitatu to take his tribe to leave the city and surrender to the Wei army, Bitatu's relatives, such as his wife, children, children, brothers, uncles, nephews, etc., also hoped that
He surrendered to the Wei army and survived, but was killed on the order of Bitatu.
This means that this stubborn Jie tribe member had no intention of repenting or begging for mercy even before his death.
Perhaps it was for this reason that while Zhao Hongrun scolded Bitatu as a bastard who looked down on others, he took over the Jiejiao tribe, reorganized and reorganized the Jiejiao cavalry, and officially named them Sanchuan cavalry.
On September 1, Zhao Hongrun stationed troops in the plain about twenty miles south of Henan City and spread the news, inviting the chiefs of all large, medium and small tribes in the Sanchuan area to attend a meeting.
The cavalry of the Lun family, the Meng family, and the Xu family were scattered in all directions, conveying the will of King Su of Wei to every tribe in the land of Sanchuan.
The cavalry of the Lun tribe came to Jiangdi, where the Jiang tribe of the Yi tribe lived.
"(In the language of the Yi people) At the end of September, King Su held a banquet in Henan to entertain the clan chiefs."
The warrior of the Lun tribe handed a letter to the chief of the Jiang tribe. In the letter, it was an invitation written by Zhao Hongrun in the Chinese language.
The chief of the Jiang clan of the Yi tribe looked at the invitation, frowned and asked: "(In the Yi tribe's language) Jie Jiao... was defeated?"
"(In the language of the Yi people) Jiejiao has been destroyed." The Lun warrior replied.
The leader of the Jiang tribe of the Yi tribe frowned and pondered for a while, then asked: "(In Yi tribe language) For the sake of my fellow tribesmen, please give me a suggestion. Young warrior of the Lun tribe, do you think I should go to the meeting?"
"
The Lun tribe warrior said without hesitation: "(In the language of the Yi tribe), for the sake of being a member of the Di tribe, go to the meeting, respected leader of the Jiang tribe, although King Su did not force it in his heart.
Everyone is here, but I can tell you that if you don’t go this time, you don’t have to go again in the future.”
The chief of the Jiang clan of the Yi tribe had a stern look on his face when he heard this, nodded and said: "(In Yi tribe language) I understand, thank you, my compatriot. Please go back and convey to King Su the respect of our Jiang tribe for him.
, I, the Jiang tribe, will definitely attend this gathering."
"(In Shen language) I'm glad you made the right choice, respected leader."
The warriors of the Lun tribe left respectfully.
At the same time, warriors from the Meng tribe came to the Jie tribe of the Jie tribe.
"(In the language of the Yi people) Bitatu...is he dead?" the leader of the Jie tribe asked when meeting with the soldiers of the Meng tribe.
"(In the language of the Yi people) Yes, Bitatu has been defeated and dead, and the Jiejiao tribe no longer exists."
"Hmph." The leader of the Jie tribe blew out a puff of air from his nose, looked at the invitation in his hand, and said calmly: "(In the language of the Yi tribe), what is this? Intimidation? Or a threat?"
"(In the language of the Yi tribe) As stated in the letter, King Su did not force all the clan chiefs to be present in person." said the warrior of the Meng tribe.
"(In the language of the Yi people) you didn't force it?" The leader of the Jie tribe curled his lips and said coldly: "Huh, it's just a trick of paying homage first and then fighting. If I refuse, the young King Su will be his next target.
It will be our Jie tribe, right? Defeating Bitatu really boosted the arrogance of the Wei people."
The warrior of the Meng tribe raised his head and glanced at the chief of the Jie tribe, and whispered: "(In the language of the Yi tribe), does the chief of the tribe mean to refuse?"
The sneer on the Jie tribe leader's face paused when he heard this, and he said in a gloomy tone: "(In the language of the Yi tribe), go back and tell the young Wei King clan that the leader of the tribe will attend in person. I hope that when the leader of the tribe arrives, there will be
Delicious food and fine wine.”
"(In the language of the Yi people) I will convey the wishes of the great patriarch to King Su."
The Meng tribe warriors left respectfully.
For three to five days, warriors from the Lun, Meng, and Xu clans of the Yi tribe served as messengers to convey Zhao Hongrun's will to every tribe, and the vast majority of the Sanchuan tribes chose to attend the meeting.
Because they knew very well that this gathering was completely different from the last time they hunted together. This was obviously a meeting to choose their team and position.
The Wei State, which had always made every possible compromise in the past, finally showed their domineering side as a great country in the Central Plains.
If you refuse to attend this meeting, then it is obvious that the meeting held this time near the Jiejiao tribe camp in Henan City will be held next time in the camp of the tribe who refuses to attend the meeting.
This kind of thing is easy to understand.
On the other side, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang in Wei State, also set foot in the land of Sanchuan on September 1st, preparing to go to Longxi.
However, the route he chose did not start from Chenggao Pass, but from Yangdi Bingchu Yishan. After all, this route was shorter and more convenient, and did not have to make a big circle.
It has to be said that when the news spread that the 50,000 Western Expeditionary Army had set foot in the Sanchuan Land, the tribes who were disgusted with Zhao Hongrun's use of such coercive means to force them to attend the meeting were frightened and immediately changed their previous decisions and went there non-stop.
Henan City.
On September 2, Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, led an army of 50,000 troops to the west via Yishan. At this time, General Zhu Hai of the Chenggao Army who was stationed in Yishan personally came down the mountain with his close guards to greet him.
It has to be said that Zhu Hai was really surprised, because at this moment he did not know that Zhao Hongrun had destroyed the Jiejiao tribe. Therefore, he felt that it was a bit risky for the King of Nanliang to send his army to Longxi. After all, he could not guarantee that the Jiejiao tribe in Sanchuan would be defeated.
Whether the tribe will attack the Western Expeditionary Army.
For safety reasons, Zhu Hai led half of Cheng Gao's army to protect the Western Expedition Army. After all, the Western Expedition Army were all newly recruited and trained recruits and had no experience in battlefield combat. Although they numbered 50,000, if they really fought against the Jie tribe,
If you start a war, you may not be able to take advantage.
You must know that to the west of Yishan, there is the tribal land of the Jie tribe and the Ling tribe. These are two large tribes that are no less important than Jiejiao.
Sure enough, when the Chenggao army escorted the Western Expeditionary Army of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo to Longxi, two groups of Jie cavalry came after hearing the news, numbering in the thousands or even nearly ten thousand.
At that time, both Zhu Hai and Zhao Yuanzuo couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but what was incredible was that the two Jie tribe cavalry had no intention of attacking at all, and just watched the Wei troops passing by the door of their tribe's home from a distance.
When the Western Expeditionary Army gradually moved away from the tribes of the Jie and Ling tribes, the two Jie tribe cavalry disappeared, seemingly returning to their own tribes.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said firmly: "It seems that my eighth nephew has defeated the Jiejiao tribe."
Zhu Hai thought about it and felt that this was the only explanation that could explain why the Jie and Ling tribes so easily lent the road to the Western Expeditionary Army.
Perhaps because of his good mood, Zhu Hai rarely smiled at Zhao Yuanzuo, the once hostile prince, and said: "Your Majesty seems to be surprised?...Does Your Majesty think that Prince Su cannot defeat Jie Jiao?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, glanced at Zhu Hai and said calmly: "If the general knew when the king received the letter from my eighth nephew, the general would be more surprised than the king."
Hearing this, Zhu Hai was stunned and asked curiously: "When?"
Zhao Yuanzuo narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "August 18th... Counting the time spent by the messenger along the way, in other words, my nephew will send the mail around August 15th."
That letter came out."
"August 15th?" Zhu Hai showed a surprised look as expected, because according to his memory, on August 15th, Bitatu had just led his army to Luocheng. It was Jiejiao who was strong and the Wei army
When you are weak.
"Incredible foresight..." Zhu Hai murmured.
"Incredible foresight?" Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, glanced at Zhu Hai and chuckled: "I should say, incredible courage!"
Zhu Hai looked puzzled when he heard this.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, explained: "These days, I am also paying attention to your war. To be fair, it is not difficult to foresee Jiejiao's defeat. What is commendable is the eighth prince's grasp and confidence in the battle situation...
...If you were a general, even if you were confident and sure of victory, would you dare to send a victory report to Daliang in advance?"
"..." Zhu Hai shook his head.
After all, everything is open to possibility. What if there is a good news over there and something unexpected happens here?
"It's really incredible courage." Zhu Hai nodded in conviction.
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, smiled when he heard this and said with emotion: "Although this move is reckless, thanks to him, I have more time... My nephew has won a soldier for my Western Expeditionary Army.
Months of time allow our Western Expeditionary Army to go to Longxi one month in advance. It’s really amazing... Among the juniors, I’m afraid this boy is the most courageous!”
Zhu Hai also nodded.
After all, it is now autumn. Setting off one month earlier or one month later are two completely different situations for the Western Expeditionary Army.
Setting off one month earlier would allow the Western Expeditionary Army under the command of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, to arrive in Longxi before winter and avoid suffering from ice and snow.
This is the so-called advantage!
And this opportunity was exactly what Zhao Hongrun secured for the Western Expeditionary Army.
"Congratulations to the King of Nanliang and His Royal Highness Prince Qing for their immediate success!"
Ten days later, Zhu Hai handed over the troops in Sanchuan and Qinling Mountains, and sent off Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Qing King Zhao Hongxin, as well as the 50,000 Western Expeditionary Army.
On the way back to Yishan, Zhu Hai heard the news and learned that King Su Zhao Hongrun was inviting tribes from the Sanchuan area to attend a meeting near Henan City.
This made Zhu Hai a little surprised.
Logically speaking, the Western Expeditionary Army has successfully passed through the land of Sanchuan, and this matter can end here. But according to Zhao Hongrun's actions, it seems that this matter is not over yet?
King Su, what does he want to do?
Leaving Cheng Gao's army behind and ordering it to return to Yishan, Zhu Hai took a dozen of his confidants and headed for Henan City without stopping.