"Thank you so much, His Highness Prince Su, for helping me, Yanling Army, to surrender General Sun Shu!"
Time goes back to the evening of August 20th. During the banquet held for Sun Shuke, Gan Ben, She Li and other newly surrendered generals, Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army, said this while toasting Zhao Hongrun, which provoked Zhao Hongrun. Speechless eyes.
You must know that Zhao Hongrun never said that Sun Shuke, Qian Ben, She Li and others would join the Yanling Army.
However, if you think about it carefully, Qi County is a battlefield belonging to the Yanling Army after all. It is reasonable for Sun Shuke and others to be absorbed by the Yanling Army after they surrendered.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said: "In that case, Sun Shuke, Qian Ben, She Li and other generals should be incorporated into the Yanling Army. However, in order to facilitate command and dispatch, some adjustments must be made."
With that said, he opened his mouth to adjust the organization of the Yanling Army in front of the generals of the Yanling Army at a banquet.
He divided the Yanling army into three parts: the first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion.
First of all, the old Yanling Army, which was originally from the Pingyang Army, is called the First Battalion. Zuo Xunxi serves as the battalion general, Hua Yu serves as the deputy camp general, and is accompanied by the generals Gong Yesheng, Zuo Qiumu and other old troops.
There are about 20,000 people.
Secondly, the main army of the Chu State in Yuanxiangcheng who submitted to the Yanling Army was assigned to the Second Battalion. Nanmen Chi was originally supposed to be the battalion general, but because Nanmen Chi was still in the Shang Shui Army, Nanmen Huaijun took his place. , as for the deputy battalion general, Zou Xin serves as it.
There are about 20,000 people.
Thirdly, the newly recruited Zhixian army, including the 30,000 defenders of Juyang Lord Xiongli and the county division of Zhixian itself, were divided into the third battalion, with the newly surrendered general Sun Shuke as the camp general and the deputy general Qian Ben.
The number of people is about 20,000.
The positions of Qu Cheng and Yan Mo remained unchanged, and they were still the chief and deputy generals of the Yanling Army.
The generals present listened quietly.
To be fair, such organizational changes will not change the Yanling Army's military strength. It is just to facilitate command and dispatch, as Zhao Hongrun said.
Moreover, the so-called first battalion, second battalion, and third battalion are not ranked in order, they are just numbers.
According to the Wei State's custom of setting up military establishments, the initially established battalion establishment can only receive this numbered battalion headquarters title. However, if it has made outstanding achievements, it is possible to obtain the honor of a special battalion headquarters designation.
For example, the Dangshan Army's battle to defeat the camp and storm the camp are the best examples in this regard.
These words not only made the generals of the Yanling Army present feel excited, but also made Zuo Xunxi, Nanmen Huai, and Sun Shuke feel inexplicably excited.
Because compared to the battalion numbers with beautiful meanings such as Huben, Huwei, Fuyuan, etc., the titles of First Battalion, Second Battalion, and Third Battalion are really ugly. And if their respective battalions have made enough contributions, then , you can change this unpleasant name of the department and camp into the former's majestic department and camp number.
This gimmick of naming rights immediately aroused the motivation of the generals, even Sun Shuke and others who had recently surrendered to the Yanling Army.
In response to this, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo looked at each other in tacit understanding, with happy expressions on their faces.
After all, they helped Zhao Hongrun create the Yanling Army from scratch. Now this army has grown to three battalions and a total of 60,000 troops. Looking across the Wei Kingdom, no army exceeds them in number.
This is a great sense of accomplishment.
Although the combat capabilities of the three battalions of the Yanling Army are quite different, and the average strength is probably unable to catch up with the Dangshan Army, the Chunshui Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army, at any rate, this development momentum is better than that of any army in the Wei State. Can't catch up.
wrong!
There is an army with such momentum that it can still compete with the Yanling Army!
That is the Shang Shui Army!
After taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Yan Mo played with the wine glass in his hand for a while and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, Zhi County has been conquered. Our Yanling Army has captured the second city. I don't know what progress the Shang Shui Army has made.
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After hearing this, all the generals of the Yanling Army present put down their chopsticks and looked at Zhao Hongrun intently.
"Are you sure you want to know?" To the surprise of Yan Mo and others, Zhao Hongrun looked at Yan Mo with a half-smile.
Seeing the inexplicable smile on Zhao Hongrun's face, Yan Mo's heart skipped a beat and he secretly said: No way? Could it be that the Shang Shui Army has also conquered Qixian County?
Under the earnest eyes of Yan Mo and other generals who were worrying about gains and losses, Zhao Hongrun turned back to Duan Pei, the leader of the Green Crows who was standing behind him, and said: "Duan Pei, you can tell me."
"Yes!" Duan Pei nodded and clasped his fists when he heard this, and then said to Yan Mo with a smile: "Vice General Yan, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you... The Shang Shui Army conquered Qixian County half a day before the Yanling Army did."
"How is that possible?"
Yan Mo was surprised when he heard this, and the generals of the first battalion present also had strange expressions.
"Are you trying to protect the merchant navy?" Zuo Xunxi, who was newly promoted to the rank of general of the first battalion, looked at Duan Pei with distrust in his eyes.
Hearing this, Duan Pei, a big man, couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why does this general, in his humble position, want to protect the Shang Shui Army?"
I saw Zuo Xunxi looking at Duan Pei with suspicion and muttering: "They are the Shangshui Army, and you are the Shangshui Qingya. Who knows whether you will protect them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several generals such as Hua Yu, Gong Ye Sheng, Zuo Qiu Mu, etc. also nodded in agreement. Even Yan Mo looked at Duan Pei with a hint of distrust.
"This..." Duan Pei was almost dumbfounded.
You must know that Shangshui Qingya is just because Hidden Thief Village is located in Shangshui County, and actually has no subordinate relationship with Shangshui Army.
There is an army on one side and a group of hidden thieves on the other. How can there be any connection?
Thinking of this, Duan Pei smiled bitterly and said: "Generals, we, the Blue Crows, will never take sides..."
But no matter how he explained it, Yan Mo and others still didn't believe it.
After all, this matter can be big or small: if the Yanling Army captured Zhi County before the Shangshui Army conquered Qixian County, then the Yanling Army's achievements in this battle would be far ahead; otherwise, the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army would be far ahead.
The difference in military achievements is not much, and it is still possible for the Shang navy to overtake him.
What does merit ranking mean?
This not only means the rewards after the war, but also means the comparison of the combat power of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army.
On the side, generals such as Nanmen Huai, Zou Xin, Sun Shuke, Qian Ben, She Li, etc. looked at Yan Mo, Zuo Xunxi and other generals with some surprise. Because their time in the Yanling Army was short, they
I really didn’t understand that the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, two armies from Chu, were so fiercely competing in terms of military exploits.
However, since they are now members of the Yanling Army, of course they must be on the side of the Yanling Army.
As a result, a room full of Yanling Army generals stared at Duan Pei silently, which made Duan Pei and other hidden thieves with superb martial arts feel great pressure, and even their breathing was not smooth.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun clapped his hands to stop the generals from bullying Duan Pei, and said with a smile: "Okay! If you lose, you lose. Just win it back next time... I can guarantee that Qingya will be the best."
I won’t take sides!”
After hearing this, the generals looked away with a look of dismay. After all, the reputation of His Highness Prince Su is quite reliable. Since His Highness said that the Shang Shui Army conquered Qixian first,
So of course there is no truth to this matter.
But Yan Mo still had some doubts, or he was confused.
"Your Highness, has the Shang Shui Army sent good news? Why haven't we heard about it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun laughed and cursed: "Yan Mo, don't you still believe what I say?... The Shang Shui Army did not send any good news. The news that Qixian County had been captured by the Shang Shui Army was brought to me by the Qingya Crows.
The king’s.”
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
After hearing this, the generals of the Yanling Army in the room couldn't help but be a little surprised. You must know that not only the Yanling Army regarded the Shangshui Army as a strong enemy, but the Shangshui Army also viewed them the same way. Therefore, it is difficult to imagine that Shangshui Army
After Wu Ji of the army captured Qixian, he would postpone the date of sending the victory report to Zhao Hongrun.
"Do you want to ask the Shang Shui Army for delaying the time to send out the victory report?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at the generals present, then fixed his gaze on Nanmen Huai, and said with a strange expression: "Because the Shang Shui Army is
Confronting a friendly force..."
Friendly forces?
While all the generals responded with confused expressions, Nanmen Huai woke up because of Zhao Hongrun's deliberate gaze on him, and his face gradually turned pale.
He swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously: "May I ask, Your Highness, is it... Tian Dan's Eastern Route Army?"
"There shouldn't be anything wrong." Zhao Hongrun said with a slight frown.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the room.
Tian Dan’s Eastern Route Army?
Isn't Tian Dan still fighting Liyang? Why so fast?
Could it be that Liyang has been captured by Tian Dan?
The expressions of the generals present changed slightly. As far as they knew, Tian Dan's East Route Army was responsible for attacking a wider area than their West Route Army. Therefore, it was difficult to imagine that Tian Dan could actually fight with them.
On the same date, the Wei army and their army attacked the Wei River.
At the same time, as Zhao Hongrun had judged, the Western Route Army led by General Tian Dan of Qi State had already deployed troops in the eastern suburbs of Qi County, staring at the flag of the Wei Shang navy flying on the city of Qi County with a strange expression.
"Wei Jun?"
Tian Dan, who was riding in front of the formation, frowned and looked a little unhappy.
After all, according to the strategic plan previously designated by King Lu Xi of Qi, this city named Qixian should not be captured by the Wei army, but should be the possession of Qi General Tian Dan.
According to the plan, the West Route Army attacked Qi County, and the East Route Army attacked Qi County. In the end, the two armies launched a simultaneous attack on the fortress from the rear of Fuli Fortress, and simultaneously assisted Qi King Lu Xi's army in a pincer attack from three sides.
However, the West Route Army snatched the city that the East Route Army wanted to attack.
Moreover, they refused to give up the city to Tian Dan’s Eastern Route Army!!!
At this time, on the city wall of Qixian County, Nanmen Chi and the men of the Nanmen clan stood together with the generals of the Shang Shui Army. They also stared solemnly at the Qi troops below the city and the others.
The general's flag with the words "Qitian Dan" in the army.
The atmosphere between the two armies does seem a bit tense. (To be continued.)