"Haha, I just said that Xiong will be in bad luck!"
On the west city gate tower of Zhi County, Zhao Hongrun was smiling and saying this to the nearby Wei soldiers.
After hearing the words of His Highness King Su, the nearby Wei soldiers and generals couldn't help but laugh.
It turned out that around noon yesterday, because Zhao Hongrun deliberately ordered his Wei soldiers to release water, Lord Guling Xiong Wu led his 80,000-strong army and finally crossed the Huihe River and arrived at the gate of Qi County.
At that time, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, was very proud, because in his opinion, Zhi County was only in danger of the Huihe River, but now that he had led his army across the Huihe River, the city in front of him was already within his grasp.
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Therefore, Xiong Wu arrogantly shouted in front of the formation, to the general effect that he wanted to tell Zhao Hongrun to surrender obediently and not to make any more meaningless resistance.
In fact, Xiong Wu even said "magnanimously" that even if Zhao Hongrun had a grudge with him, for the sake of Zhao Hongrun being the son of Wei State, he would not harm Zhao Hongrun and would send the latter to prison after the war.
Return to the Kingdom of Wei.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun felt that Xiong Wu was quite funny, so he joked with Xiong Wu and said, "Master Xiong Wu, please don't talk so much. I will calculate with my fingers that the master will be in great catastrophe in the next few days!"
At that time, Xiong Wu sneered at this. No, in just one day, Zhao Hongrun's "calculation" had come true. How could this not be a joke that made people laugh?
His Royal Highness Prince Su of Wei is really not simple...
He smiled, but Nan Menyang looked at Zhao Hongrun with eyes filled with awe and a trace of fear.
I remember that a few days ago, they on the Zhi County side were still worried about the approach of Gulingjun Xiong Wu's 80,000-strong army. However, after just a few days, the invading enemy troops were wiped out in an instant.
If this army was defeated by the strategy of His Highness Prince Su, perhaps Nanmen Yang would not be so awe-inspiring.
To his horror, His Highness King Su took advantage of Chu State General Xiang Mo's water attack strategy and used it to his advantage, and in turn defeated the 80,000-strong army of Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
This kind of wisdom and strategy, even Xiang Mo, Tian Dan and their ilk, may not be able to match it.
At this moment, Nanmen Yang finally believed what his brother Nanmen Chi said when he went to persuade him: The Wei State is weak, but the Wei State is gradually getting stronger, because the Wei State has His Highness King Su!
Glancing at Zhao Hongrun who was chatting and laughing with the ordinary soldiers nearby, Nanmenyang secretly made a decision in his heart: The Nanmen clan must cling to the thigh of His Highness Prince Su. This may make their Nanmen clan
, and in one fell swoop became one of the few big clans in the world.
It has to be said that Zhi County is full of joy and laughter at this moment, and the morale of the Wei troops in the city is extremely high.
Because they saw with their own eyes that Guling Lord Xiong Wu's 80,000-strong army was wiped out in ashes and was swept away by the raging flood.
However, Xiang Mo couldn't laugh.
The tens of thousands of troops he brought to attack Qi County this time were also in despair.
Because just now, through the propaganda of the Wei army in Zhi County, they clearly understood a cruel fact: they, without knowing it, used a water attack to help the Wei army in Qi County defeat the 80,000-strong army of Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
The energy has been lost...
Looking around at the soldiers on the boat, Xiang Mo sighed secretly.
I remember that an hour ago, when they were heading here in a warship from Fangzhong, the morale of his soldiers was so high that they were all holding back their energy and determined to capture Zhi County.
But just now, when they learned that their water attack had killed a friendly force of 80,000 people, these soldiers were severely hit and their fighting spirit was completely wiped out.
In fact, not to mention the soldiers and generals, even Xiang Mo himself felt an inexplicable sense of fatigue.
It's not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.
As for the reason, it is simply that his water attack strategy was not only seen through by Wei Gongzi Ji Run, but also used by the latter to defeat the 80,000-strong army of Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
Now, thinking about it more carefully, Xiang Mo very much suspected that the spies who were spying on his shipbuilding site were probably exposed because of the instruction of Wei Gongzi Ji Run. The purpose was to allow him to launch a water attack early so that it would be convenient for him.
Wei Gongzi Ji Run used this to defeat Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
"General?"
Seeing Xiang Mo's delay in issuing the order to attack, Yu Ji was a little surprised. He couldn't help but remind him: "General, if we don't attack the city again, when the water recedes and the Wei army has the help of the city wall, our army will have nothing to lose."
An advantage... Half a month of planning was in vain."
"..." Xiang Mo glanced at Yu Ji and moved his lips slightly.
In fact, in his opinion, there is no need to fight this battle, because the tens of thousands of soldiers he brought this time have long lost their vigor due to this incident. On the other hand, the Wei army in Qi County has strong morale and united will.
What else is there to fight?
However, Xiang Mo still felt a little unwilling when he thought that half a month's planning had become empty talk.
So, he finally issued the order to attack Qi County.
To be fair, due to floods, the area around Qi County has become a vast ocean. Therefore, in front of these Chu troops who came by boat, the Wei army in Qi County has almost lost the original effectiveness of the city wall.
No, several warships approached Zhi County and threw the hook locks at the city wall of Zhi County. Then, the soldiers on the ship almost only needed to jump to climb the city wall of Zhi County. If they could use the convenience of ladders, then
More beneficial.
However, even though Xiang Mo's army had such a huge siege advantage, they were still unable to attack the city wall of Zhi County. It was not because the strength of the two sides was too different. It was actually this incident that had a great psychological impact on these soldiers.
of blow.
After fighting for an hour, well, let's call it a fierce battle, Xiang Mo's army, which clearly had a huge advantage, actually did not pose any threat to Zhi County.
Seeing the water in the area gradually receding, Xiang Mo couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Because once the water recedes, all his fleets will be stranded here. Without any siege equipment, why should they attack the Wei army in Zhi County who have regained the city wall defense?
But having said that, although Xiang Mo felt regretful and unwilling, he was not surprised at all, because before ordering the attack, he had guessed that 99% of the battle would not be able to capture Zhi County, but it was just out of dissatisfaction with the slightest chance.
He gave up and finally gave the order to attack.
But now that the floods are gradually receding, Xiang Mo and his army have to give up.
"withdraw."
Following Xiang Mo's order, tens of thousands of Chu troops abandoned their warships, large rafts, and small boats, and the entire army retreated.
However, before evacuating, Xiang Mo suddenly felt something in his heart. He wanted to see with his own eyes the Wei Gongzi Ji Run who had seen through his plan. So, while he ordered his troops to retreat a little to reorganize their formation, he clasped his fists towards Zhi County.
He shouted: "General Xiang Mo of Chu has asked Wei Gongzi Run to come forward and respond."
Huh?
At this time, on the gate tower of Qi County, Zhao Hongrun was slightly startled when he heard this. He was really surprised.
He obviously took advantage of Xiang Mo's water attack strategy to defeat Guling Lord Xiong Wu's army. Logically speaking, Xiang Mo must be very angry and furious at this moment, but he just listened to the tone of the Chu State General.
, it seems that the general is very good at controlling his emotions.
In other words, he is a calm and rational person.
"Your Highness, be careful of Xiang Mo's tricks." Wei Jiao, the chief of Zong Wei, advised from the side.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun burst into laughter and said, "I just met him once, what should I be careful about?"
"Of course, be careful of assassins."
Beside him, Nanmen Yang also said in a low voice: "Your Highness's rich body is the most important thing for our Wei army. It's better to be cautious...Since ancient times, there are many examples of generals being assassinated by assassins."
Zhao Hongrun was a little surprised that Nanmenyang cared so much about his safety. He smiled and nodded, but then he shook his head and said: "Having said that, I believe that Xiang Mo is not that kind of person... General of Chu State.
Xiang Mo, if he were not an enemy or friend, he would be a hero that I hope to get to know!"
After that, he ignored everyone's dissuasion, walked to the edge of the city wall, and shouted outside the city: "I am Ji Run, King Su of the Great Wei Dynasty. I have admired the reputation of General Xiang for a long time, and I finally have the chance to meet him today. I am very lucky.
!Fortunately!"
So it turns out that this is Mr. Wei Ji Run... really young.
Xiang Mo squinted his eyes and looked at Zhao Hongrun on the city gate tower from a distance. He could vaguely see that he was a very young boy.
After thinking about it, Xiang Mo said seriously: "Master Run, Mr. Xiang has something to say, I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?"
Zhao Hongrun replied: "General Xiang, please speak. I am all ears."
Seeing this, Xiang Duan corrected his attitude and said in a deep voice: "Although there have been many conflicts between our country, Chu, and your country in the past years, the two countries signed an armistice two years ago. Why did Mr. Run insist on going his own way and lead his troops to attack our country, Chu?"
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"Ha!" Zhao Hongrun retorted with a smile after hearing this: "General Xiang's words are wrong!... Although our great Wei has made a contract with your country, it was only after our great Wei signed an alliance with Qi... my great Wei
Wei said at the beginning that our country would never take the initiative to infringe on your country's interests, but if the leader of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu and Wei, that is, His Majesty the King of Qi, calls, we, the Wei Dynasty, as an ally, can only send troops to cooperate, not to actively invade your country."
Everything he said was reasonable, and even Xiang Mo couldn't find any fault with it.
After thinking about it, Xiang Mo shook his head and said with pretense of regret: "Mr. Run, you have seen through Xiang's plan this time, and Xiang is deeply impressed... Xiang thought that a wise man like Mr.
It should be possible to predict the outcome of this battle. Today, the young master defeated Xiang's plan and Xiang Mo lost nearly 10,000 troops. However, at Fangzhong, Xiang still had an army of 500,000!...Furthermore, the land south of the Huihe River
, our great Chu army has already gathered countless troops, more than one million troops? After listening to Xiang Mou's words, Mr. Ruorun stopped at this moment and retreated to your country. Xiang Mou promised that our great Chu army will never stop it.
"
At this point, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Who dares to boast that he can defeat my army of millions in Chu?!"
After saying that, Xiang Mo looked at Zhao Hongrun again and said seriously: "That's all Xiang Mo said. If Master Ruorun insists on going his own way, when the whole Wei army is wiped out one day, don't blame Xiang Mo for not predicting what he said!"
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Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.
Because he noticed that after hearing the word "millions", the faces of the Wei soldiers near him suddenly changed, and they couldn't help but start talking.
Humph, was that your intention behind talking to me?
He snorted coldly and saw Xiang Mo turning around and leaving outside the city. Zhao Hongrun quickly called out and said with a smile: "Where is General Xiang going?"
Hearing this, Xiang Mo turned around in confusion and asked, "Master Run, what else can you give me?"
"I don't dare to give you advice." Zhao Hongrun's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "General Xiang is considering this king, and I am very grateful. Therefore, I reciprocate this favor and make a plan for General Xiang, which may solve General Xiang's urgent need."
"What?" Xiang Mo became even more confused.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun raised his hand and pointed at the tens of thousands of troops behind Xiang Mo, and said with a smile: "General Xiang, why don't you ask your troops to continue to attack Qi County?"
Is this a provocation?
Xiang Mo frowned slightly and said displeasedly: "Xiang said something nice to me, why did Mr. Run say something bad?"
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained with a smile: "General Xiang misunderstood, I have good intentions!... Isn't General Xiang's army short of food? Why not let these tens of thousands of people attack our Zhi County and kill them all?
Therefore, as a result, General Xiang will have tens of thousands less mouths to eat, which will greatly alleviate the dilemma of insufficient food and grass."
After hearing this, everyone in Xiang Mo's army changed their expressions, especially Xiang Mo, who even said angrily: "Ji Run, are you humiliating me?"
However, Zhao Hongrun's expression did not change and he said with a smile: "Why humiliate General Xiang? As far as I know, many generals in your country do this when they are faced with a shortage of food and grass? ... How about it, I don't
I don’t mind helping General Xiang solve this problem.”
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Listening to the whispers of the soldiers behind him, Xiang Mo's brows suddenly furrowed.
Because Zhao Hongrun’s words are more cruel than the words he just used to shock the morale of the Wei army! (To be continued.)