When Zhu Hai arrived near Henan City with his dozen or so confidants, a temporary camp had been set up on the plain on the southern outskirts of Henan City.
Although it is a temporary camp, in terms of scale, it is not inferior to those of large tribes. There are many felt tents supported by various tribes in the camp, stretching for more than ten miles.
The camp was open and there were no camp fences or walls. However, the patrols and sentries surrounding the camp gave Zhu Hai the illusion of being in a large military camp.
The Lunshi, Mengshi, Xushi and other Yi tribe cavalry, the Aries, Qingyang, Gray Yang and other Yi tribe cavalry, as well as the Jie tribe cavalry including Huijiao, Wujiao, Wujiao and Jiejiao were patrolling back and forth.
Be alert all around.
Later, Zhu Hai learned that this temporary camp actually had nearly 60,000 to 70,000 cavalrymen from the Yi, Jie, and Yi tribes, and now, these cavalrymen were given the same name, the Sanchuan Cavalry!
"incredible"
Riding his horse and standing on a high slope some distance away from the temporary camp, Zhu Hai looked at the Sanchuan cavalry all over the mountains and plains in shock.
You must know that although the Wei State has devoted itself to the construction of cavalry over the years, the current number of cavalry in the country still does not exceed 30,000. After all, the manpower and material resources spent in training a qualified cavalry are by no means the same as training a qualified cavalry.
An infantryman is comparable.
However, Zhao Hongrun relied on the Sanchuan Battle to recruit nearly 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry for Wei. Although this was not enough to reverse Wei's weak situation when facing South Korea, it is undeniable that if it encounters South Korean cavalry in the future,
, Wei will have the power to fight.
After all, the Sanchuan Cavalry, composed of the Yi, Jie, and Yi clansmen, will definitely not be inferior to South Korea's elite cavalry.
"Wei, Chu, Xiang, Jie, oh my God, Your Highness Prince Su played a great game of chess."
Beside Zhu Hai, a confidant murmured in shock.
Zhu Hai smiled slightly when he heard this.
Unlike Sima An, Zhu Hai, the general of Cheng Gao's army, always advocated a combination of suppression and appeasement when dealing with foreigners, that is, to win over and appease those foreigners who are harmless to the Wei State, and to attack and suppress those foreign forces that pose a threat to the Wei State.
.And from the bottom of his heart, he was very happy to see Wei State and these foreigners living in harmony.
Because Zhu Hai knew very well that if a country wants to be safe and stable, it must maintain good relations with its neighbors. Unfortunately, South Korea to the north of Wei State and Chu State to the south all aim to dominate the world and achieve hegemony.
Even if the target Central Plains is temporarily in a period of peaceful truce, this most fundamental conflict of interests cannot be resolved.
The people of Sanchuan are different. They do not understand the war in the Central Plains. They are only fighting for land and survival. This means that there is no fundamental conflict of interest between them and Wei, and they are forces that can be recruited.
If Zhao Hongrun successfully pacified Sanchuan this time and resolved the ethnic conflict between the Wei people and the people of Sanchuan, this would allow Wei to have a stable rear in the west when war breaks out with South Korea in the future, and perhaps even
There is an ally who helps Wei fight against South Korea.
"His Royal Highness Prince Su's move can be said to be a century-old plan, but that Sima Butcher may not be happy."
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Zhu Hai made a joke with his confidants. After all, Sima An hated foreigners the most, and there were so many foreigners around this temporary camp that Zhu Hai could predict.
See Sima An's face.
However, what surprised Zhu Hai was that when he approached this temporary camp, he was intercepted by a cavalry group, and the one who intercepted him was none other than the Dangshan Army cavalry led by Sima An himself.
"The military camp ahead is important. Do not let anyone else approach it!"
As if he didn't recognize Zhu Hai, Sima An scolded Zhu Hai with a stern face, as if he wanted to drive the latter away as an idle person.
With this, Zhu Hai was so angry that his good mood just now disappeared. A pair of tiger eyes were about to spit out fire, but Sima An turned a blind eye and continued to gently tap Zhu Hai's mount with the spear in his hand, saying "
He made a sound like "go, go", but he didn't know whether he was driving away Zhu Hai or the mount on the latter's crotch.
"Master Sima, what are you doing?!"
After kicking Sima An's spear away, Zhu Hai stared and asked.
But Sima An snorted softly and said slowly: "His Royal Highness King Su has entrusted this general to oversee the security of this camp to prevent stray people from entering."
Zhu Hai's face turned black with anger, and he said to himself that you are the general of the Wei Dynasty, and I am also the general of the Wei Dynasty. We are on equal terms. Who am I to be regarded as an idler?
However, Zhu Hai was too lazy to talk nonsense with Sima An and said solemnly: "I want to see King Su."
"Sorry, King Su is arranging meetings with the clan chiefs of the Sanchuan tribes recently, so I have no time to see you. You just have to go back to Chenggao Pass." After saying that, Sima An waved his hand towards Zhu Hai, as if he no longer has any need for you.
Just go back and look disgusted.
At this moment, Bai Fangming, the general of the Dangshan Army, rode over and greeted Zhu Hai with a smile on his face.
It has to be said that Bai Fangming was not actually responsible for the patrol here, but he just saw the two generals quarreling here from a distance, and was afraid that the two generals would fight in public, so he hurriedly came to break up the fight.
After all, these two generals have very strange natures. They usually have a calm personality, but when they see each other, they are like pouring cold water into a boiling oil pan. If they are allowed to let them go, I believe the final ending will be quite exciting.
"It's Bai Fang." Seeing the generals under Sima An greet him with smiles, Zhu Hai's face looked a little better and he said in a deep voice: "I want to see King Su, but someone blocked it and made a mess."
"Pigs should be kept in pig pens," Sima An muttered next to him, just loud enough for Zhu Hai to hear.
Seeing this, Bai Fangming quickly grabbed the reins of Zhu Hai's horse before he got angry, and quickly took him to the camp.
"What's wrong with that guy?"
On the way to the camp being led by Bai Fangming, Zhu Hai asked angrily.
Of course, Bai Fangming understood that the guy Zhu Hai, the general, was referring to was Sima An, the general of their Dangshan Army, so he explained with a wry smile: "General, don't blame me, my general, he is too idle."
Please don't argue with him."
"Free?" Zhu Hai was stunned.
Seeing this, Bai Fangming explained: "Although His Highness King Su has appointed my general to oversee the order in the camp, you have also seen that Jiejiao has been newly defeated, King Su is in great power, and the rest of the Sanchuan tribes are all well-behaved, how dare you
To stir up trouble at this time? Therefore, my general just rides around on horseback every day, and he just needs someone to quarrel with him to relieve his boredom."
"Why is that guy such a bastard today!" Zhu Hai nodded in sudden realization, and then he seemed to have thought of something and asked: "I heard that King Su invited the tribal chiefs from the Sanchuan area to attend the meeting?
Have all the tribe leaders arrived?"
"Most of them have arrived. Even if they haven't arrived yet, a message was sent in advance, saying that there are some things in the clan that need to be settled, but they will definitely come. Given the current situation, I am afraid that the tribe that dares to refuse His Highness King Su will not be able to
Duo. The general doesn’t know that even the three large tribes of the Jie people, the Yi, Ling, and Jie, have sent people to express their goodwill."
Zhu Hai nodded, then frowned and asked, "What does King Su want to do?"
When Bai Fangming heard this, he looked around and whispered: "Mostly he wants to use the remaining power of destroying Jiejiao to promote the reconciliation between our great Wei Dynasty and Sanchuan."
Zhu Hai heard Bai Fangming's deliberately aggravated words of encouragement and understood in his heart.
After about an hour of burning incense, Bai Fangming led Zhu Hai to Zhao Hongrun's felt tent. The latter was informed by Zongwei Zhongzhao and was invited into the tent by Zhao Hongrun.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun seemed to be writing something in the tent behind him. Seeing this, Zhu Hai cupped his hands and worshiped: "Zhu Hai, I have seen Su."
But before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Hongrun waving his hand, raising his eyes and saying with a smile: "It's not war time, why should Uncle Zhu be so formal? Come on." After that, he pointed to the seats next to the table.
Zhu Hai was quite flattered. In fact, according to their seniority, he and Sima An were both imperial guards of Wei. Even if Zhao Hongrun called them uncles, they deserved it. However, Zhao Hongrun had just defeated Jie Jiao. Zhu Hai considered the young man's
I am proud, so I pay so much attention to the etiquette of respect and inferiority.
What surprised him was that Zhao Hongrun didn't seem to regard defeating Jie Jiao as a big deal, and showed no sign of pride at all, which made Zhu Hai secretly amazed.
He came to the desk in front of Zhao Hongrun and sat down. He glanced at what Zhao Hongrun was writing and said in surprise: "Prince Su, what are you doing?"
"It's a rule." Zhao Hongrun handed the paper he was writing on to Zhu Hai and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, there is no rule, there is no circle. The tribes of the Luoshui Alliance are complex, and I think it is necessary to formulate some such rules.
Rules to avoid friction between them."
Zhu Hai took the paper doubtfully, looked at it carefully, and said: "First, the Li and Jie tribes should recognize the rights of the Di tribe and recognize the equal status of the three parties."
After reading this, Zhu Hai looked at Zhao Hongrun in confusion.
As a general who guarded the Chenggao Army for ten years, it is impossible for Zhu Hai to be unaware of the conflicts between the Yi and Jie tribes and the Yi tribe.
For example, the Yi people are determined to get rid of the shadow of their ancestors who were captured as slaves by the Li and Jie tribes, so they call themselves the Di tribe. However, they do not receive the attention and recognition of the Li and Jie tribes. There are still a considerable number of Yi tribes today.
The Jie people regard the Yi people as the descendants of slaves and refuse the Yi people to intermarry with them.
This is a conflict between the Sanchuan tribes. Why should Wei get involved?
Zhu Hai then looked down, and his expression became weirder the more he looked at it, because he felt that King Su in front of him seemed to be making rules. Between the lines, it was said that Wei, as the leader of the alliance, hopes that all tribes will be harmonious, and Wei, as the leader of the alliance, hopes that everyone will join hands with each other.
Sentences like these seem to be deliberately emphasizing Wei's leadership status, subtly making the Sanchuan tribes gradually accept and believe in Wei's dominant position.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hai finally understood why Zhao Hongrun was not proud of him for defeating the Jiejiao tribe.
Because that meritorious service is really insignificant compared to what Zhao Hongrun wrote on paper.
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