Once upon a time, Zhao Hongrun mistakenly believed that the Chu State was weak and its army was vulnerable to a single blow.
Only later did he learn that the so-called 160,000-strong army under the command of King Xiong Tuo of Chu Yangcheng that he had defeated was actually just a group of peasant soldiers from the Chu State and was not considered a regular army of the Chu State at all.
Although the regular army of the Chu State, that is, the Chu State's regular army, did not reach the level of the Wei State's infantry, it possessed superior force in both legion combat and individual combat. However, it is undeniable that the Chu State's regular army was far more powerful than the Chu State's infantry. The peasant soldiers under Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo are very powerful.
This can be seen from the fact that the Qi army attacked Su County at night but was intercepted and blocked by Chu general Wu Yuan.
Obviously the weapons and equipment of the Qi army were much better than those of the Chu army, but the Qi army just couldn't suppress the Chu army in terms of momentum.
Let’s talk about the generals of Chu State. Maybe Zhao Hongrun hardly knew that Chu State had any generals who were good at fighting, but that was just because Zhao Hongrun had been staying in Wei State and was ignorant. In fact, not only Qi State had famous generals like Tian Dan, but Chu State also had them.
The most famous among them is the Xiang family, a family of famous tiger generals from generation to generation in the Chu Kingdom.
The Xiang family of Chu State is not less famous than the Tian family of Qi State.
However, what is different from the Tian family is that the Xiang family also comes from the surname Mi and is an upright Duke of Chu.
Unlike the Qu family, who were not satisfied with their status in the Chu State and attempted to steal the country from the Xiong family, they started fighting with the Xiong family for decades or hundreds of years. The existence of the Xiang family further Like the guardians of the Chu State, they hardly participated in the bullshit affairs of the Chu State's court battles, and were only responsible for guarding a few important places in the Chu State.
For example, Xiang Mo, the most eye-catching general among the contemporary Xiang clan, guarded Zhaoguan for more than ten years, resisting the attacks of the Wu and Yue people from the southeast for the Chu State, and repeatedly sent troops to suppress the rebels.
The Chu general Wu Yuan who died in Suxian was the Wuyue general who was recaptured by Xiang Mo during his last expedition to Wuyue territory.
From then on, Xiang Mo was transferred to Suxian County for unknown reasons and began to build Fuli Fortress. Since then, he has never participated in the war between the Chu State and the people of Wuyue.
On the Yin hour on the second day of September, Xiang Mo, who had just slept for a short time, was awakened again by his own soldiers.
"Is the Qi army attacking again?"
Xiang Mo asked with his bloodshot eyes open.
In the past few days, Fulisai's situation has been really difficult, because the Qilu Allied Forces on the opposite side of the Pi Fortress were going crazy, attacking Fulisei almost seven or eight times a day, leaving no way for them to survive.
Xiang Mo knew clearly in his heart that the reason why King Lu Xi of Qi was so crazy was that, firstly, the king of Qi was about to die soon, so he was eager to inflict heavy damage on Chu to prevent Chu from attacking Qi after Lu Xi's death; secondly, because Qi King Lu Xi has two lieutenants, namely Wei Gongzi Run and Da Qi famous general Tian Dan. These two are currently attacking Fulisai's rear defense Su County. Qi King Lu Xi is holding back Fulisai's troops. In order to prevent Xiang Mo from dividing his troops to support Su County.
It has to be said that in this difficult situation of being attacked from both sides, even Xiang Mo was a little tired of coping.
"It's not Qi Jun."
Xiang Mo's bodyguard looked a little uneasy after hearing his general's inquiry. He lowered his head and said, "It's someone from Su County... Dongmen Mi, the county official from Su County, led one of his men and came to join me. Fu Li Sai."
Dongmen Mi? Didn’t I ask him to assist Wu Yuan in Su County? What is he doing here? Could it be...
Xiang Mo frowned when he heard this, nodded and said, "Let him in."
The guard clasped his fists and retreated. After a while, he brought someone in, it was Dongmen Mi, the Duke of Suxian County.
"General."
After seeing Xiang Mo, Dongmen Mi bowed his hands and saluted respectfully, because in a sense, the Dongmen clan was also a noble dependent on the Xiang clan.
Xiang Mo nodded, because the relationship between the two clans was very close, so Xiang Mo did not ask Dongmen Mi why he abandoned Su County and fled to Fu Li Sai with his family, but asked directly: "Suxian County can no longer be saved.
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"Yes." Dongmen Mi whispered.
Although he already knew that Xiang Mo was a kind-hearted person, because his Dongmen clan had fled Suxian with his family in advance to avoid disaster, which was considered an escape before the battle, he felt somewhat uneasy.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and confessed: "General, in order to prevent my Dongmen clan from being executed, the little old man and his family escaped from the battle. I am ashamed of the king and the general. Please take action, please. ... I hope to read."
In view of the hard work that I, the Dongmen clan, have done in the past, I would like to ask the general to show your noble hand and only punish the young man for his crime and spare me, the Dongmen clan."
"..." Xiang Mo looked Dongmen Mi up and down.
In fact, Xiang Mo himself didn't care much about this matter, because he knew very well what kind of general Wu Yuan was. Wu Yuan was decisive in killing. If he hadn't allowed the Dongmen family to evacuate, Dongmen Mi and his
It is absolutely impossible for the clan to leave Suxian alive.
In other words, since Dongmen Mi came to Suxian, this means that Wu Yuan allowed it.
As the top general of Suxian County, Wu Yuan naturally has authority in this regard.
What's more, facing the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Wei Army in the West and the Qi Army in the East, what help can Dongmen Mi and his Dongmen clan bring to the battle?
Therefore, Xiang Mo waved his hand and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now. Let me ask you, what are your instructions when Wu Yuan calls you here?"
Dongmen Mi blinked his eyes when he heard this, knowing that the general in front of him had already guessed something, so the anxiety in his heart gradually subsided.
I saw him cupping his hands and saying seriously: "General Wu (Yuan) hopes that the general will retreat as soon as possible and break out to the south... He also asked the little old man to tell the general that... Fu Lisai is dead
The thing, it's here, it can't walk or escape. Even if it is captured by Qi's army today, there will be a way to get it back in the future. But if the person dies, it will really be all over."
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Xiang Mo's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he paced back and forth in the room. He had a vague premonition in his heart.
Because the words that Wu Yuan asked Dongmen Mi to convey were more like instructions before his death than a petition.
After a moment of silence, Xiang Mo said in a deep voice: "Tell me everything about the current situation in Suxian County, without hiding anything!"
"Yes!" Seeing Xiang Mo's sudden change of attitude, Dongmen Mi was slightly shocked and did not dare to neglect. He immediately and honestly told Xiang Mo about the situation before he left Suxian County, including the succession of the south city gate and the north city wall of Suxian County.
Things that were destroyed successively by Tian Dan and Zhao Hongrun.
After hearing what Dongmen Mi said, Xiang Mo's expression changed drastically, because he was shocked to realize that what Wu Yuan was facing was not just Tian Dan, a famous Qi general, but also a man who used strange tactics to destroy Su.
The young commander of the Wei army on the west side of the county wall, Wei Gongzi Run.
He is worthy of being the person who defeated His Highness Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng... Wei Gongzi Run.
Xiang Mo's face became even more ugly.
Maybe the native Xiong nobles of Chu State think that Chu is invincible in the world, but the descendants of the Xiang family will never despise any enemy.
Xiang Mo once asked someone to inquire about Prince Run of Wei, or Prince Su Ji Run, the eighth son of King Wei.
At that time, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, spoke highly of Ji Run.
However, at that time, the king of Chu, Du Shouying, did not take the words of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, seriously. Those officials generally believed that Xiong Tuo deliberately flattered Ji Run so that his defeat at the hands of Ji Run would not cause anyone to lose. ridicule.
Only a few people paid attention.
Among them is Xiang Mo.
It was not entirely because of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's evaluation of Zhao Hongrun, but because Xiang Mo had heard that Zhao Hongrun had accepted hundreds of thousands of Chu people from Western Chu into the Wei State, which made Xiang Mo immediately wary of Zhao Hongrun.
From Xiang Mo's point of view, it didn't matter that Ji Run took away Chu Xi's wealth, because Chu Xi was far less wealthy than Chu Dong.
But Ji Run actually took away hundreds of thousands of people from Chu State, which was a problem.
This shows that Wei Gongzi Run's ambition is not satisfied with protecting his family and country, his ambition is even greater.
"Let me... think about it."
Because he had many things on his mind, Xiang Mo had no time to talk to Dongmen Mi anymore. After he found out that Wu Yuan had nothing else to convey to Dongmen Mi, he asked Dongmen Mi to retreat and rest.
After Dongmen Mi left, Xiang Mo sat alone in the house.
Because of what Wu Yuan asked Dongmen Mi to convey, Xiang Mo had a bad feeling.
"Someone is coming!"
Xiang Mo shouted in a deep voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a personal guard walking in.
But before Xiang Mo could say anything, he heard the guard say: "General, there are people coming from Suxian County again."
"Are there people again?" Xiang Mo, who was about to risk sending troops to support Su County, was slightly startled when he heard this. Then, as if he had guessed something, he sighed: "It's Wu Yuan and the others, right?... Ha, after all, the other party is Na Tian Tan!"
Saying this, Xiang Mo sighed secretly in his heart: Suxian is still lost.
Sighing was a sigh, but inexplicably, he felt a little more at ease in his heart, no longer as anxious as before.
"Let them come in." Xiang Mo said.
"Yes!" The guard clasped his fists, but did not turn around and leave immediately.
Seeing this, Xiang Mo's eyes flashed with confusion and he asked, "Is there anything else?"
The guard hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Those who came from Su County to defect to me in Fuli Sai included the Dongmen clan from Su County Gongdongmenmi, as well as Wu Kang and Yu Ji. Of the two generals, only... there is no General Wu Yuan."
The expression on Xiang Mo's face suddenly froze, and his eyes widened a bit unconsciously.
At the same time, the bad premonition in his heart was quickly turning into some kind of negative emotion, making his whole body feel cold.
At that moment, many expressions such as shock, disbelief, anger, etc. flashed across his face, but in the end, only sadness and regret remained.
After a long silence, Xiang Mo said in a low voice: "Let them... come in."
"Yes." The guard then clasped his fists and turned to leave.
After a while, Generals Wu Kang and Yu Ji came to Xiang Mo's house. They saw their eyes were red and bloodshot. As soon as they saw Xiang Mo, Wu Kang choked and said: "General, Suxian. ...Suxian County has fallen!"
Hearing this, Xiang Mo didn't seem to have any reaction. He just asked: "Where is Wu Yuan...?"
At this time, Yu Jiyi whispered with red eyes: "General Wu Yuan, choose to stay in Suxian!"
For a moment, the whole room fell silent.
Xiang Mo opened his mouth several times and stopped talking, but in the end, it all turned into a silent sigh.
"Someone is coming!"
"General." After hearing this, the bodyguard came to the house.
Xiang Mo pondered for a moment, and then said seriously: "Immediately send someone to inform Zi Cheji of Longji Mountain, saying that... Suxian County has been lost, and our army will break out to the south and ask him to quickly join our army."
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"Withdraw troops?" the guard asked in surprise.
"Yes!" Xiang Mo nodded slightly and finally made his decision.
"Let's temporarily give up Fulisai to the Qi army. It won't be long before Xiang will take it back!" (To be continued.)