On the city gate tower in the south of Su County, the guard Wu Yuan (yuan) and the county official Dongmen Mi (fu) climbed up and looked at the Qi army outside the city, looking at each other.
You must know that a quarter of an hour ago, the Qi army outside the city had completed preparations to attack the city, but so far, the Qi army has not ordered an attack on the city. This made Wu Yuan and Dongmen Mi, including the rest of the soldiers on the city,
The generals all felt a little confused.
In fact, the reason why the Qi army has not officially launched an attack on Suxian so far is because the commander Tian Dan left to look for Zhao Hongrun, and secondly because Qi general Zhongsun Sheng, who had temporary command, gave the order.
Before attacking the city, I suddenly heard a message - my coach was arguing with the coach of the West Route Army in the southwest of Suxian County.
That’s it?!
The generals of the Qi State who heard about this one after another were immediately filled with anger. After all, they had been holding back their anger when they were in Qixian County a few days ago, and now they heard that their coach Tian Dan was arguing with the coach of the opposing West Route Army.
Wherever these generals could stay, they all transferred their command to their respective lieutenants and went looking for them with a few personal guards.
In desperation, Zhongsun Sheng had no choice but to order the entire army to postpone the attack on Su County and retreat five miles.
In short, let’s resolve this matter first.
However, the Eastern Route Army was not the only one with soldiers and generals. You must know that the generals of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army were originally uneasy about Zhao Hongrun bringing only a hundred Suwang guards too close to the East Route Army. Then suddenly they heard
The generals of the Qi Army appeared in the southern suburbs one after another. The generals of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army were afraid that their Highness would suffer a loss, so they immediately came with their own guards to support him.
This situation made both Zhao Hongrun and Tian Dan a little stunned.
You must know that although they are indeed arguing, the dispute is about "which army can take the lead in attacking Suxian". It is not a dispute of will. But now the generals of the West Route Army and the East Route Army are arriving one after another.
This makes the matter slightly different.
So after thinking for a while, Tian Dan was no longer in a hurry to attack Suxian County, and simply settled the "ownership of Suxian County" with Zhao Hongrun first.
The two moved to a forest in the southwest of Suxian County, about four or five miles away from the city, as a place for negotiations to resolve the conflict between the West Route Army and the East Route Army.
The generals under both sides naturally followed behind.
After a while, the two groups of people came to the forest. The generals of the two armies each chopped down a tree with their weapons and laid the trunk horizontally to serve as a bench for Zhao Hongrun and Tian Dan to sit and talk with each other.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun secretly observed these generals of Qi State, and he found that the generals of Qi State were really as arrogant and conceited as rumored.
This may have something to do with their overwhelming confidence in winning battles all year round.
In any case, these generals of Qi State lacked the respect and courtesy they deserved for Zhao Hongrun, which made the latter's complexion become even darker.
Perhaps noticing the gloomy expression on Zhao Hongrun's face, the generals of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army shut their mouths knowingly and stopped blaming and scolding the generals of the East Route Army on the opposite side because they knew each other too well.
This is your Highness.
"Hmph! These bastards are going to be in trouble!"
"How will Your Highness spare them?"
The generals of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army looked at each other and sneered in unison.
It was at this time that the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army appeared to share the same hatred.
Seeing that the generals of the West Route Army had stopped quarreling, but the generals under his own command were still noisy, Tian Dan immediately shouted to stop.
While he stopped drinking, Tian Dan couldn't help but look at Zhao Hongrun again with surprised eyes.
Because he discovered that Zhao Hongrun's control over the Western Route Army, no, the Wei Army was truly unparalleled. Seeing his face darken, the generals all wisely shut up.
What kind of prestige is this?
Thinking of this, Tian Dan did not dare to look down on Zhao Hongrun anymore, and said in a deep voice: "Master Ji Run, there are no rules, there are no rules... There have always been unwritten rules on the battlefield, and since the West Route Army came a step late, they must abide by them.
According to the rules, the first battle of the attack on Suxian County will be handed over to our East Route Army... If Tian repeatedly fails to attack Suxian, then the West Route Army will take over at that time, and Tian will have no objection."
Tian Danhui, the famous general of Qi State, couldn't capture a city?
What a joke!
It is no surprise to say that as long as Zhao Hongrun nods here, Suxian County will have nothing to do with the West Route Army, and the latter can directly prepare to attack Fulisai.
If it was an insignificant place, Zhao Hongrun wouldn't bother to argue with Tian Dan, but the problem is that Su County is a major grain storage area behind Fulisai. The entire Fulisai battle, excluding the battle against Fulisai, belongs to Su County.
The battlefield is the most important.
At present, both the West Route Army and the East Route Army have the merit of "conquering three cities". Whoever conquers Su County means that which side can surpass the other in terms of military merit. In this case, whether it is Zhao Hongrun or Tian Dan,
I won't give in even if I think about it.
But having said that, it is indeed embarrassing for two dignified partial division commanders to bring their generals to negotiate with each other in order to compete for credit, even for someone with a deviant personality like Zhao Hongrun.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and then said: "General Tian Dan, I have already spoken before. If you use any "unwritten rules on the battlefield" to suppress me, then please return Qixian...
… As long as the Eastern Route Army returns to Qixian, I will immediately withdraw, and Suxian County will belong to your Eastern Route Army... But if you are unwilling to hand over, then there will be no reason to withdraw. You and I will each rely on our capabilities.”
"Each one depends on his ability?"
Tian Dan frowned slightly. After all, relying on their own abilities meant that the two armies launched a melee attack on Suxian County at the same time. Although this greatly ensured the possibility of conquering Suxian County, it could easily lead to trouble between the two armies.
So, Tian Dan thought deeply and said, "Let's do this. Each of you and I will attack Qixian for five days... Our East Route Army will attack Qixian for five days first, and then your West Route Army will attack for another five days. Whoever captures it will be his."
"Five days?" Zhao Hongrun laughed twice when he heard this, and said sarcastically: "It sounds fair, but how about you and I change it?"
What a joke!
Five days?
Maybe Tian Dan will capture Suxian in the fifth day, and what happened to Zhao Hongrun's West Route Army? Are you just watching the East Route Army capture the enemy city and watching the other side celebrate?
"Three days!" Tian Dan thought for a moment and came up with a time limit that was still more beneficial to his Eastern Route Army.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and said decisively: "One day!"
"One day?" Tian Dan was slightly startled, his expression slightly hesitant.
After all, even Tian Dan has no confidence that he can conquer a city like Suxian with a heavy deployment of troops in just one day.
And just when he showed hesitation, Zhao Hongrun said deliberately: "Yes, one day! I can let your East Route Army attack first... If the East Route Army can capture Suxian today, then
I consider myself unlucky."
"Are you convinced that Tian can't do it?"
Tian Dan glanced at Zhao Hongrun with increasing dissatisfaction, because he heard a hint of ridicule in the tone of Zhao Hongrun's words.
So, he nodded heavily, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt stunned and suddenly realized: No! I was provoked by this kid.
It’s no wonder, after all, whenever two armies confront each other, as long as the strength and strength of the two sides are not too different, it will be almost difficult to determine the winner in the first battle. And as Xu Yin, the general of the Fenxing Army once said, the battle between the two armies the next day will be almost impossible.
Morale is the key factor that determines victory or defeat.
Therefore, under the current conditions where the West Route Army and the East Route Army each attack for one day, the one who attacks first will naturally suffer the consequences.
Unless Tian Dan works hard to capture Suxian within today, his East Route Army is just making wedding clothes for the West Route Army.
After thinking about this level of interests, Tian Danwang's eyes towards Zhao Hongrun became more and more dissatisfied, because he had already guessed that Zhao Hongrun must have deliberately spoken in that teasing and contemptuous tone just now, just to get him to agree.
This agreement.
Unfortunately, although Tian Dan woke up, it was too late - he had already nodded.
"This little guy is really full of bad ideas... Could it be that he has won every battle just because of this?"
Until now, Tian Dan could only vent his dissatisfaction by slandering Zhao Hongrun in his heart.
"In that case, please ask Mr. Ji Run and your generals to retreat." Due to his bad mood and time constraints, Tian Dan had no intention of continuing to talk nonsense with Zhao Hongrun. He immediately stood up and expelled Zhao Hongrun in disguise.
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Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhao Hongrun had returned to his usual smile. He stood up and said with a smile: "Tian Shuai, please hurry up. If the East Route Army cannot attack Suxian, our West Route Army will take over tomorrow."
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After hearing this, Tian Dan was about to nod, but at this moment, a sarcastic comment came from behind him.
"It's interesting that the peasant soldiers in charge of a Chu State actually have to compete with our Qi army for credit."
"..." Zhao Hongrun, who was about to leave, turned around again when he heard this. He raised his hand to stop the angry general under his command, and asked lightly: "Who said that just now?"
The generals of the Eastern Route Army looked calm and no one spoke.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "You dare to say it but don't take it seriously?... It turns out that he is just a rat who only dares to talk behind his back."
Hearing this, a general in the crowd turned red. Under Tian Dan's frowning expression, he stood up and said arrogantly: "I said so. How should I treat Master Ji Run?"
Zhao Hongrun stared at the Qi general, suddenly laughed, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, he is indeed a brave general!" After that, he turned to Tian Dan and said: "Tian Commander, just like this
As the general said, the strength of our West Route Army is indeed inferior to that of the East Route Army, so I hereby ask Commander Tian to let this general assist our West Route Army..."
After hearing this, whether it was Tian Dan, the Qi general, or the other generals on the east route, their expressions changed.
Assist the West Route Army? Serve under Zhao Hongrun of the West Route Army? Do you still have the chance to come back?
Thinking of this, Tian Dan frowned and said: "Tian cannot make the decision on this matter, he should..."
"Then go and ask for instructions from His Majesty the King of Qi!" Zhao Hongrun said what Tian Dan wanted to say in advance, looked around at the generals of the Qi army, and said coldly: "Wei Jiao, immediately send someone to ask for instructions from His Majesty the King of Qi, and tell us that our West Route Army
We don’t have enough fighting strength, so we want to borrow some generals from the Eastern Route Army!... When will the King of Qi agree, let’s continue the battle of Fulisai!”
Tian Dan's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said in a strong tone: "Master Ji Run, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting?" Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the Qi generals, and said with a strong murderous intention: "I just feel that I am too polite to some people, and now I want to kill a few people to establish my authority! ... I
The king wants to see if our Wei army is insulted and His Majesty the King of Qi will not allow me to kill someone to vent my hatred!"
After that, Zhao Hongrun looked back at Wu Ji and said in a deep voice: "Wu Ji, who were the people in Qixian that day who even insulted our army in front of my king's flag?... Please point them out to me one by one!"
Looking at Zhao Hongrun with murderous eyes, Tian Dan sighed secretly.
Because he felt that things were going to be bad that day, but now they were fine, and the King Su of Wei in front of him had caught him.
If others don't know clearly, how can he, Tian Dan, still be unclear about it?
King Lu Xi of Qi is about to die soon. At this time, the King of Qi will never offend the increasingly powerful ally Wei. After all, King Qi still hopes that after his death, when Chu takes the opportunity to attack Qi, he will
Wei Guo can stand up and help Qi Guo.
To this end, King Lu Xi of Qi made many arrangements and paved the way in advance.
In this extraordinary period, even if Zhao Hongrun wanted to kill Tian Dan, King Lu Xi of Qi might have gritted his teeth and agreed, let alone the other generals of the army?
However, this young King Su of Wei State is too murderous, right?
Tian Dan looked at Zhao Hongrun with an angry face. After several attempts to speak but stopped, he finally closed his mouth and chose to remain silent.
Seeing this, all the Qi generals present looked horrified. Under Zhao Hongrun's murderous gaze, they finally lowered their proud heads one after another, not daring to fight with this person as carelessly as before.
His Royal Highness Prince Su of Wei State looked at each other.