The great significance of Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongzhao’s fist fights will gradually emerge in the following years.
It has to be said that the stable diplomatic relations between Qi and Wei are extremely beneficial to both Qi and Wei.
But in the final analysis, the one who benefits the most is Qi State.
After all, Qi may have to rely on the support of its ally Wei in the coming year.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun had foreseen this, and Zhao Hongzhao also knew it well.
Of course, deep down in his heart, Zhao Hongzhao was still a little worried.
It is not that I am worried that the eighth brother in front of me will break his promise in the future, but that he will not be able to influence the attitude of Wei towards Qi in the future.
After all, Zhao Hongrun did not participate in Wei's struggle for the throne, which meant that he could not really determine Wei's diplomatic strategy towards Qi.
"If Hongrun can be persuaded to inherit the throne..."
Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Hongzhao couldn't help but feel excited.
He had no doubt that the talent in front of him was no less than that of his Eighth Prince brother, and he would govern Wei very well.
But for some unknown reason, when he deliberately tried to encourage the Eighth Prince Brother by insinuating himself, an inexplicable emotion arose in his heart.
Involuntarily, he recalled a past event.
It was April last year, when he returned to Wei State with his newlywed wife Ji Ji to visit his parents. A few days later, the eighth brother in front of him bid farewell to him at Shiliting outside Daliang.
At that time, he also encouraged the eighth brother in front of him to fight for the position that all their brothers aspired to.
At that time, the eighth brother in front of him said a joke, a joke that was quite heroic. He was shocked and saw some kind of hallucination in a trance. "Note: The details are in Chapter 259."
Zhao Hongrun has a big heart.
He is a typical person who "doesn't work for the government if he is not in his position". Either he doesn't do it, but since he has to do it, he must do it as well as possible.
The most typical example is Bolangsha River Port.
In this era, no one would use metal piles to replace wooden piles, but Zhao Hongrun decided to use huge copper pillars as a fixed foundation at all costs.
He didn't want to build a river port that would decay in ten or twenty years. If he wanted to build it, he would build a magnificent building that would last for more than a hundred years and would not collapse for hundreds of years.
If such a big-hearted person really became the monarch of Wei, would this really be a good thing for the countries in the Central Plains?
"..."
Zhao Hongzhao could not answer his inner questions.
At this moment, his heart was really tangled.
He didn't dare to think about it any further, because if he did, his position would become very embarrassing.
So, he took out a map from his arms and explained to Zhao Hongrun his biggest purpose of coming today.
"Hongrun, this is a map of the Surabaya area. Take a look at it."
After saying that, he did not hand it directly to Zhao Hongrun, but looked around the tent a few times, and finally laid the map on the simple sleeping couch where Zhao Hongrun rested last night, and sat on one end.
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly understood: This Sixth Brother must be trying to explain the strategy of this battle to him.
So, he also walked over and sat on the bed on the other side of the map.
Sishui, or more accurately called Sishui County, is almost in a similar situation to Yingshui County in Wei State. Part of it is in the hands of Qi and Lu, and part of it is in the hands of Chu State.
Therefore, Sishui County has always been the first battlefield between Qi and Chu. The local agriculture was affected by the war and was relatively depressed, and a lot of land was abandoned.
"This is 'Pi'."
Zhao Hongzhao pointed to the county marked "Pi" on the map.
To be precise, "Pi" is not a county town. It is a garrison city that Qi State began to repair the year before last. It can be understood as a fortress and the base camp of Qi, Lu, and Wei in their attack on Chu.
As far as Zhao Hongrun knew, a large amount of grain was stored in this fortress to support the 300,000 Qi, Lu, and Wei allied troops. Moreover, Qi State would continuously transport grain and grass from the country to this fortress.
Regarding this point, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be envious of Qi's wealth. After all, the food consumption of his 55,000 Wei army in this battle was all provided by Qi, and the money to reward the army was also provided by Qi. And look at it.
In this case, the money consumed by Lu's army was probably also supplied by Qi.
Although this is natural, it is enough to prove the wealth of Qi State.
In comparison, Zhao Hongrun's battle of Sanchuan consumed two years of Wei's tax revenue, which was really weak.
At this time, Zhao Hongzhao did not expect that Zhao Hongrun was jealous of Qi's financial resources and told Qi King Lu Xi's arrangements for this battle in a serious tone.
"In this crusade against the Chu Kingdom, Your Majesty has decided to use 'one commander and two assistants'. He will personally serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and then two people will serve as deputy generals to assist... One of them is you."
"Me?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned.
You must know that in a battle of this scale, the deputy general of the coalition commander is not as simple as a staff officer making suggestions in the commander's tent.
Although he is called a "deputy general", he can actually be understood as a "leading general of a partial division". It is a very high-level position during war, and it has considerable room for free expression.
To put it bluntly, King Lu Xi of Qi will not care how Zhao Hongrun fights this battle, as long as the result contributes to the overall war situation, even if the Wei army has been dormant for a few months, and then suddenly captured the capital of Chu State, Shoying
, this is all possible.
Of course, having said that, as a partial division, it naturally has to play a role in covering the main force.
Zhao Hongrun was very satisfied with this temporary title. After all, he did not want King Lu Xi of Qi to randomly send someone over to give orders to his Yanling Army, Shangshui Army, and Fenxing Army.
"The King of Qi, Lu Xi, is quite good at life."
Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongzhao seemed to see through his mind, shook his head and said: "Hongrun, you are wrong, it is not what you thought... The king appointed you as deputy general not because we, the Wei Dynasty, sent 50,000 troops.
For your sake, it’s because of your military exploits.” At this point, he added inexplicably: “Don’t forget, this is the king’s last attack on Chu, and this may be the last thing he does in his life. He will not
No one is allowed to interfere."
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and then asked curiously: "I wonder who the other deputy general is?"
"Tian Dan." Zhao Hongzhao said concisely and clearly.
"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, a little surprised.
Qi General Tian Dan once served as an envoy to escort Zhao Hongzhao and Kui Ji to Daliang. He met Zhao Hongrun and others, and even Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and others who happened to visit Wei at that time.
It was also at that time that Zhao Hongrun learned that there was a very fierce general in Qi State.
I remember that Zhao Hongrun's first expedition took five months to capture 18 Chu cities and defeated 160,000 Chu troops.
As for the fierce general Tian Dan, his record was that he captured fifty-four Chu cities in one year.
This man spent twice as much time as he did and created three times as brilliant results as he did, making the Chu State fear him like a tiger.
"It's actually Tian Dan..."
Zhao Hongrun felt a little surprised.
Because logically speaking, shouldn't the best allocation method be for him to serve as deputy general with the leader of the Lu State or some important general of the Lu State?
Unexpectedly, Lu Guo, a member of the alliance, did not get the title of deputy general.
Based on this, Zhao Hongrun believed what Zhao Hongzhao said: For the last battle in his life, Qi King Lu Xi strived to do his best.
After taking a breath, Zhao Hongrun asked seriously: "What is the overall strategy?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongzhao pointed to the location of "Pi" County on the map and said in a deep voice: "Before you lead the army, the exploratory confrontation will be conducted by the Qi and Lu armies led by the king. The purpose is to give Chu
The state put pressure on Chu and asked the state of Chu to increase its troops against Fulisai."
The Fuli Fortress he was talking about was a fortress built by the Chu State specifically to guard against attacks from the Qi and Lu countries.
"The main force led by King Qi personally acted as bait?" Zhao Hongrun vaguely heard some clues and asked with some interest.
Zhao Hongzhao smiled slightly when he heard this, nodded and said: "Fuli Fortress is difficult to fight. If we use conventional tactics, as long as the Chu army stays behind closed doors, it may not be difficult to survive until winter, but... we can't wait that long.
.So this battle depends on you and General Tian Dan."
"How do you say that?" Zhao Hongrun asked while looking at the map.
I saw Zhao Hongzhao pressing the index fingers of both hands on the location of Pi County on the map, then moving one finger to the east and the other to the west, and said in a deep voice: "General Tian Dan is attacking Liyang in the southeast. As for Hongrun, you
, then forcefully cross the Hui River." Having said this, he moved two fingers behind the "Fuli Fortress" on the map and said in a deep voice: "We will make a roundabout way and attack the Fuli Fortress from both front and back when the time comes."
"Well..."
Zhao Hongrun was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just looked at the map silently.
In his opinion, this general strategy cannot be said to be clever or not, it can only be said to be a very correct choice of troops. After all, it bypassed Fulisai, a powerful pass of Chu State.
But the problem is that the opponent this time is the legendary Chu State that can "drown the armies of two countries with human sea tactics." Although Qi King Lu Xi personally acted as a bait, in the final analysis, how many Chu can he attract?
military?
Two hundred thousand?
Four hundred thousand?
For a country with a domestic population of 20 million, one million is not a big number.
I believe that the nobles of the Xiong clan of Chu State, who are currently staring at the danger of overthrowing the country, may have already gathered millions of troops.
To sum it up: this battle is not easy to fight.
Zhao Hongzhao obviously understood this and said sternly: "This war is of great importance. Your Majesty has made it clear that Qi and Lu will fully support this war. If Hongrun you have any needs, just ask."
"It's not urgent in advance. I will naturally bring it up when necessary."
Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then looked attentively at a Chu country county marked "Zhi" in the middle reaches of the Huihe River on the map.
If he is not mistaken, this is the goal that he must find a way to conquer. Otherwise, forcefully crossing the Huihe River is just an empty talk.
However, the map shows that "Zhi" is not easy to fight because its downstream is Fulisai.
No matter how hard King Lu Xi of Qi attracts the Chu army's attention, once "Zhi" is attacked, Fu Li Sai's soldiers will definitely dispatch to assist.
By that time, even though Zhao Hongrun had more than 50,000 Wei troops in his hands, to be honest, he didn't have much chance of winning against the Chu army, which had an overwhelming advantage in strength.
"But before that..."
Zhao Hongrun's eyes moved to the north of the map, staring intently at the place marked "Xiang" City.