On the battlefield on the West Road, the Chu army's life was getting more and more difficult. Relatively speaking, the Wei army's life was naturally much easier.＠中文＠Novel w..
First of all, the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army gradually mastered the essence of guerrilla tactics, and became more and more comfortable in sneak attacks on the Chu Army.
Especially Ran Teng's team, Xiang Li's team, and Zhang Ming's team, this thousand-man team, have become a thorn in the side of the Chu army in Juyang County and a thorn in the flesh.
For example, the 50,000 Zhangyang army led by General Zhou Zheng under the command of Zhangyang Lord Xiong Zheng.
Who could have imagined that a heavy army of fifty thousand men, with several military camps and occupying the mountain passes and key roads in Juyang County, would be harassed by three thousand-man troops and become angry and exhausted.
General Zhou Zheng set traps more than once, hoping to surround and suppress the three thousand-man troops that were scurrying around like rats. Unfortunately, the three thousand-man troops of Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming were each equipped with
Ten Shang Shui Qing Ya.
Under the guidance of these green crows who were good at hiding their whereabouts, three thousand-man teams repeatedly escaped Zhou Zheng's capture, which made the latter furious.
It is worth mentioning that the most popular during this period was not actually the three thousand-man troops of Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, who were highly anticipated by Zhao Hongrun, but the Gongying Corps, a thousand-man team of the Yanling Army.
A few days ago, Gong Ying, a thousand-man general of the Gongying Corps, and his brother, Gong Fu, a 500-man general, took advantage of the unpreparedness of General Xu Ji under Peng Lijun Xiong Yi's command, and charged into Peng Li's 50,000-man army at night, picking off Xu Ji three times.
Not only did he kill a general with 2,000 men in the chaos, but he also successfully set a fire that almost burned down Xu Ji's camp.
Angrily, Xu Ji gathered more than 10,000 troops to search for the group in the early morning of the next day. Unfortunately, they were ambushed by separate troops from the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, and ultimately returned without success.
Waiting for the battle report from the front to reach Zhao Hongrun in Zhi County, even Zhao Hongrun was secretly shocked by the audacity of Gong Ying and Gong Fu.
"With only a thousand-man army, they dared to attack the barracks of 50,000 Chu troops at night... These brothers, tsk tsk."
Zhao Hongrun clicked his tongue in admiration.
In fact, he was no stranger to Gong Ying and Gong Fu. After all, these brothers were the victims of the murder case in Yanling County and Anling County that almost triggered a war between the two counties.
After the matter was resolved, Zhao Hongrun saw that he had treated the Gong clan a little badly, so he asked Yan Mo to take in the brothers and let them serve as generals with 500 men in the Yanling Army.
After all, he has a military position, and the status of the Gong family in Yanling will immediately change, which can be regarded as a disguised form of compensation for them.
Unexpectedly, these brothers are actually quite capable.
In comparison, Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, who he had pinned his hopes on, have yet to meet his expectations.
Take your time, this battle will take a long time anyway...
Sighing, Zhao Hongrun shook his head, sat behind the desk in the study room, and continued to write on a piece of paper.
Inside the house, Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial family, saw this and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, are you writing a letter to Concubine Shu?"
Concubine Shu is Concubine Shen, the adoptive mother of Zhao Hongrun. This woman is dignified and virtuous, with a gentle temperament. Based on the idea of loving the house and the bird, she treats all the clan guards as half sons. Therefore, all the clan guards are very fond of Concubine Shu.
Respect.
But after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun showed a bit of a wry smile. After all, according to his current situation, there were no spare troops sent to Daliang to deliver family letters to Concubine Shen Shu.
At most, when delivering the battle report to Daliang, he could bring a family letter with him and ask his father, Emperor Wei, to deliver it to Concubine Shen Shu.
"I'm writing a letter to Xiong Tuo." Zhao Hongrun explained.
"Xiong Tuo?" Wei Jiao was stunned and asked in confusion: "Write a letter to Xiong Tuo at this time?"
To be fair, since the appearance of Mi Jiang, the once tense relationship between Zhao Hongrun and Xiong Tuo has been relieved for a time. But no matter what, now we are in the midst of the enemy and we have a clear stand. Is it really appropriate to write a letter to Xiong Tuo at this time?
But after thinking about it, Wei Jiao immediately understood and said with a smile: "I understand, Your Highness is trying to alienate Juyang County."
Zhao Hongrun smiled faintly.
Wei Jiao's guess was correct. Zhao Hongrun wrote to Xiong Tuo this time just to alienate Xiong Tuo and to attack Xiong Tuo.
After all, only Xiong Tuo knows him best in Juyang County. If Xiong Tuo really makes suggestions for Juyang County, it will be somewhat of a trouble for Zhao Hongrun.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun wrote this letter to slander Xiong Tuo a little, so that the Chu prince would not be charged with collaborating with the enemy, but it would not allow him to gain the trust of Juyang County.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun had planned to write this letter a few days ago, but that year Guling Lord Xiong Wu suddenly led his army to attack, and it was also verified that Xiang Mo was trying to store water from the Hui River to flood the lower reaches. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was busy planning these two
People have no time to take care of this matter.
But having said that, if Zhao Hongrun knew what Xiong Tuo was thinking at this moment, I'm afraid he wouldn't have done this unnecessary thing.
Because Xiong Tuo has never thought of helping Juyang County. In fact, this ruthless young master of Chu State is still thinking about how to use the help of Zhao Hongrun and even Wei Jun to get rid of Juyang Lord Xiong Li, the scourge of Chu State.
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It can only be said that even Zhao Hongrun had many things that he did not expect. Not only did his letter fail to achieve the expected purpose, it actually helped Xiong Tuo so that Xiong Tuo did not have to fight for Juyang County.
But no matter what, Zhao Hongrun's letter was finally delivered to Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, Juyang County.
I remember that when Xiong Tuo received this letter, his expression was very strange.
Because in the letter, Zhao Hongrun strongly thanked Xiong Tuo for fulfilling his promise, "instigating" Guling Lord Xiong Wu to attack Zhi County, and "assisting" him. Zhao Hongrun made a single effort to annihilate the 80,000 troops under Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
In the end, Zhao Hongrun also stated in the letter: Since Xiong Tuo has fulfilled his promise, then he, Zhao Hongrun, will also fulfill his promise and will not commit any crime against Xiong Tuo's fiefdom.
Slander, this is simply a naked slander!
What's even more terrible is that this letter is still a draft, that is, there are many omissions and corrections in the letter.
So, when Xiong Tuo read this letter, he immediately understood: Ji Run was taboo on him.
It's really unnecessary... I have never thought about helping that guy Ju Yangjun, so why bother?
Holding the letter in his hand, Xiong Tuo shook his head speechlessly.
But deep down in his heart, he was actually a little bit happy.
After all, Zhao Hongrun's move meant that Ji Run, the young master of the Wei Kingdom, was actually very afraid of Xiong Tuo, so he did not hesitate to use such a dirty trick to alienate him.
"Hey!" Xiong Tuo couldn't help but chuckle.
On the side, the chaplain was dumbfounded and said in horror: "Master, can you still laugh? Ji Run sent this letter over, it's obvious that he has no good intentions! ... It's better to burn it quickly."
With that said, he was about to reach out to take the letter in Xiong Tuo's hand and burn it, but Xiong Tuo reached out to stop him.
"No." Xiong Tuo shook his head and said seriously: "Ji Run sent someone to deliver a letter to me, do you think you can hide it from Xiong Wu and others? If I destroy this letter, it will appear that I have a guilty conscience. There is something unspeakable."
I have to say that Xiong Tuo's guess was absolutely correct.
Not long after, Gulingjun Xiong Wu led Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan to Xiong Tuo's side, assuming a posture of raising an army to accuse him, and asked without any respect: "Xiong Tuo, I heard that Ji Run sent someone to deliver a letter to you. Could it be that you are secretly collaborating with the enemy?"
"Nonsense."
Xiong Tuo had long guessed that Xiong Wu would come, so there was no look of surprise on his face. Moreover, he was too lazy to explain anything to his nominal brother, so he turned to Gong Yangyun and Gong Yang Zan and explained: "I When the young master was in Chuxi, he had contact with Ji Runduo, and they knew each other well. It must be that he learned that I was in Juyang, so he deliberately wrote this letter to alienate me."
Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan looked at each other.
To be fair, they did not believe that Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, would collaborate with the enemy. After all, Xiong Tuo was also the son of Chu King Xiong Xu. King Chu Xiong Xu did not declare that Xiong Tuo could not inherit the throne. Therefore, what reason did Xiong Tuo have to abandon the country? How about having private contact with that young master of Wei State?
In comparison, rather than saying that Xiong Tuo collaborated with the enemy, it was more likely that Ji Run was the one who used the alienation plan.
And their coming this time was just because Guling Lord Xiong Wu couldn't refuse.
So, in order to solve this little trouble, Gongyang Yun cupped his hand and said: "Please show Mr. Xiong Tuo that letter. If it is really Ji Run's trick, I will prove your innocence for you."
Xiong Tuo did not hesitate after hearing this and showed the letter in his arms. Unexpectedly, before it was handed over to Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan, Xiong Wu, the Lord of Guling, snatched it away.
I saw Lord Guling Xiong Wu glance at the letter a few times, and then a smug sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Xiong Tuo, you still said that you have never collaborated with the enemy? Ignore the fact that you two plotted against me for the time being, but I would like to ask You, why did you erase and modify the content of the letter?"
What?!
Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan's expressions changed slightly after hearing this. They came closer to Xiong Wu and took a look at the letter. Not only did the letter write about Ji Run and Xiong Tuo's "conspiracy to frame" Xiong Wu, they also saw something in the letter. Traces of repeated smearing and modification.
This caused a slight change in the way the two Chu palace ministers looked at Xiong Tuo.
In this regard, Xiong Tuo's expression remained calm and composed. He snorted softly and said lightly: "This letter was as it was when it was sent."
"Ha!" Xiong Wu laughed angrily when he heard this: "What a shrewd person Ji Run is, how could he give the manuscript to you by mistake?"
"Of course he didn't do it by mistake, but had ulterior motives." Glancing at Xiong Wu, Xiong Tuo cupped his hands towards Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan, and said seriously: "The two adults are our famous officials in Chu, and they must be able to See through Ji Run’s tricks.”
Gongyang Yun looked at Gongyang Zan, and then Xiong Wu looked at the letter in his hand carefully, and the suspicion in his eyes gradually faded away.
After all, to be honest, the 80,000-strong army under Gulingjun Xiong Wu's command was defeated by General Xiang Mo's water attack plan, and it was an accidental injury. If even Mr. Wei could predict such a thing in advance, then it would really be true. It's so evil.
But having said that, the matter of recommending General Xiong Tuo to lead the war in Juyang County was completely ruined.
Gongyang Yun and Gongyang Zan didn't know what Xiong Tuo was thinking, and secretly felt sorry for this young master.
At the same time, this move also strengthened their determination to send assassins to assassinate Mr. Wei.
They didn't know that at this moment, Zhao Hongrun's Yangxia Black Crows were already on their way to support. Their actions would not only fail to reverse the Chu army's losses, but would actually make the battle worse.
The level of intensity and chaos has escalated again. (To be continued.)