In February in Sanchuan County, the weather is still very cold.
In fact, the coldest season in Sanchuan County has passed at this time. The north wind mixed with rain and snow during the twelfth lunar month is the biggest threat to this land.
In fact, since there are many towering mountains in the west and central part of Sanchuan County, cumulus clouds have been blocked here for a long time, so it is not unusual to encounter a snowstorm mixed with hail.
But despite this, the greatest threat on this land is still the wind.
No, Zhao Hongrun drove his war horse and led the army slowly towards the central area of Sanchuan County in Lu's area. Although it was already two months ago, the cold wind that hit his face still seemed to be able to invade the bone marrow, even every day.
Taking a breath of air, the chill brought in made the whole person feel like he was in an ice cave.
"call……"
After letting out a long breath of turbid air, watching it turn into traces of heat and dissipate, Zhao Hongrun moved his numb right hand.
At this time, he had already taken off his Wei-style brocade robe and put on the inconspicuous sheepskin jacket of the Sanchuan people. He also wore a ridiculous sheepskin hat on his head, covering both ears.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's current appearance really ruins his image as King Su. If his appearance is known to the ladies from many aristocratic families in the country, I believe that most of the girls who still hold longing for a certain King Su will
You will be stunned and your heart will be broken.
But Zhao Hongrun didn't care.
What’s the point of looking good? Can it withstand the cold weather in Sanchuan County?
Didn’t you see that a certain Zongwei made fun of his appearance before setting off, but now he is as cold as a dead dog?
Zhao Hongrun glanced back at the livid Mu Qing with a malicious look, with a somewhat mocking smile on his face.
Mu Qing had obviously noticed the malice coming from His Highness. In normal times, he would have definitely fought back, but now, let it go. He was so cold that he didn't even have the strength to speak.
Even a blanket wrapped around me is of no use.
Mu Qing even doubted whether his legs were still there, or else why he couldn't feel anything?
"It's really cold here."
Zongwei Lu Mu rubbed his hands and breathed a few breaths of hot air into his numb hands. As a result, his hands only regained some feeling, but they were still stiff and uncomfortable.
He finally understood why the Zhao family, the royal family of Wei State, moved their entire family to the Central Plains. It was because the weather in this damn place was too cold.
Behind a few people nearby, Lu Balong, who was probably the guide, had a calm face and was not affected by the weather at all.
As a native of the Yi ethnic group in this land, Lu Balong has long been used to it.
"Actually, things are getting better now. At least the north wind is not so strong and the snowfall has basically stopped..."
Lu Balong showed an expression of "You are making such a fuss" and told Zhao Hongrun and the people nearby about the situation in their Sanchuan River during the coldest period. Not only was the road blocked by ice and snow, but the north wind brought a blizzard mixed with hail and swept over the ground.
To completely knock down tents and sheep sheds is to be called despair.
"...I once met several wandering Sheo people. They said that they were fine before going to bed at night. But when they woke up in the morning, they found that the entire tribe was trapped in the ice and snow, and all the sheep in the tribe were dead.
..." Lu Balong had a sigh on his face, recalling the despair on the faces of those Hei people at that time.
"Why don't you build a city?" Zongwei Lu Mu asked curiously.
In fact, the winter in Wei State is also very harmful, but the annual winter losses are insignificant compared to Sanchuan County. The reason is that the walls around the city block most of the cold wind.
Lu Balong smiled bitterly and shook his head, briefly explaining a few words.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because the Wei State is an agricultural country, so except for the requirements for irrigation water sources, there are very few restrictions; but the Sanchuan people are different, unless they occupy the natural land of Huayang with abundant pasture like the Yi tribe.
Tribes on pastures, otherwise other small tribes, they will move several times a year. When the grazing sheep have eaten up the grass in the nearby grasslands, the entire tribe will move to other places.
Therefore, the Sanchuan people have no concept of building cities because they do not live in a fixed place at all. This is the origin of the word "nomadic".
"Is it so cold in Longxi, Lord Wei Ji?" Wei Jiao suddenly asked Lintao Lord Wei Ji.
Lintao Jun Wei Ji, who was wrapped in a sheepskin coat like Zhao Hongrun, thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Over there in Longxi, it is actually still covered with snow and ice this month, but for some reason, I always feel that it is colder here than in Longxi..."
"Because it's humid here."
Zhao Hongrun smiled indifferently and looked back at the soldiers of Shang Shui Army and Yan Ling behind him.
As he thought, the Shang Shui Army and the Yanling Army, soldiers who were originally from the Chu State, had a very strong ability to withstand the cold in this land. Perhaps this was because the Chu State, which covered a wide area of water, was also a humid state.
relations between countries.
Speaking of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, Zhao Hongrun had some idea of the new armor and weapons they had.
He originally thought that when he decided to go to war with the Qin Army in two months this year, it would be good if the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army could gather 10,000 soldiers who had been replaced with new equipment, because in the first two months, the Smelting Bureau
Even at full power, only three thousand sets of new weapons and equipment were built in those two months.
Therefore, after calculation, from the beginning of August last year to February this year, which lasted about six months, the forging volume of the Smelting Bureau was only close to 10,000 sets at best. Unexpectedly, the final number doubled.
Thirty thousand sets!
Although the Smelting Bureau is currently using steel molds to replace the original clay molds, further increasing the number of mass-produced products, the problem is that these require manpower to operate, and the manpower required is not just available to anyone.
It can be done, but it requires experienced craftsmen, otherwise there will be a large number of defective products that cannot meet the standards, and materials will be wasted.
However, at this time, Xu Ruo, the former great master of Song Dynasty, brought back many craftsmen from Song Dynasty and joined the Smelting Bureau.
Of course, Xu Ruo did not work for Zhao Hongrun in vain. He also had conditions. His condition was that the Wei State allowed them to spread Mohist thought. Zhao Hongrun, Chui Gongdian, and the imperial court considered this, and felt that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so they
This was allowed.
However, Zhao Hongrun was slightly disappointed that Xu Ruo did not bring back a definite answer from the Song rebels regarding the "Lianglu Canal" issue. In fact, from Xu Ruo's slightly vague description, Zhao Hongrun believed that the Song rebels had a clear answer to the "Lianglu Canal" issue.
’ It should be a resistance mentality.
This is not surprising. After all, once the Lianglu Canal is completed, if the Wei State wants to send troops to exterminate the Song rebels, it can almost be said that it will happen at dawn. Therefore, the Song rebels will naturally have to think carefully.
Based on this, what Zhao Hongrun can do now is to negotiate with Song Yun, the leader of the rebels in Song Dynasty, through Xu Ruo, a former powerful figure in Song Dynasty, to resolve this matter as peacefully as possible.
After all, the situation in Song County was somewhat special, and it was difficult for Zhao Hongrun to intervene directly.
But no matter what, Nangong Yao and Song Yun from Song County must be dealt with after Wei Guo frees up his hands.
"Tap tap tap——"
The sound of horse hooves coming from far away interrupted Zhao Hongrun's thoughts.
He raised his head and realized that several knights were galloping towards them.
That was a warrior from the Lun tribe serving as a scout.
Seeing this, Lu Balong rode forward, confirmed the identity of the other party, and then led the cavalry to Zhao Hongrun.
These warriors from the Lun clan were sent by Zhao Hongrun to inquire about the news.
The Lu family, where the Wusu Royal Court is located, is adjacent to the Jie tribe and the Ling tribe, plus the Yi tribe who retreated to that land for the winter a while ago. It is no exaggeration to say that in Sanchuan County now, except for the Chuanluo Alliance,
, belongs to the Lu family area, where the largest number of Sanchuan people gather.
There are various signs that Lu's area, located in the middle of Sanchuan County, will also become the Qin army's first offensive target after the beginning of this spring.
The fact is just as Zhao Hongrun guessed. According to the warriors of the Lun tribe, a war has begun between the Qin army and the tribes on the Lu tribe.
But compared to the united Qin army, the Lu family seemed to be fighting independently.
Zhao Hongrun had some understanding of this. After all, after the Yi tribe was defeated by the Qin army in Huayang in October last year, they abandoned the grassland and moved to the Lu family in the central area of Sanchuan County. In name, this was a tactical retreat.
The cold winter in the land of Sanchuan killed some Qin people, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Yi tribe's original intention was to drag the Jie and Ling tribes into the water and jointly bear the threat from the Qin.
I believe that at that time, the two major tribes of Jie and Ling hated the Yi tribe to the core. After all, it was because of this incident that the two major tribes of Jie and Ling ended the war with Ba and brought back a large number of troops.
It is no exaggeration to say that no matter how much advantage the Jie and Ling tribes had in the past in Ba, after this incident I am afraid there will be very few left. In fact, they fell into the embarrassing situation of being attacked from both sides.
The country's army attacked.
On the ninth day of February, Zhao Hongrun led his army to a dangerous valley between Xiaoshan Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain (today's Hangu Pass in Han Dynasty), and ordered the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army to build military camps on the mountains on both sides, while he led the Chuanluo Army.
The soldiers of the alliance also built a camp in the valley terrain.
Because if you continue going forward, you will reach the Lushi Grassland, which is a broad and flat terrain surrounded by mountains such as Kuzong Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain, with almost no steep terrain to defend.
In such a flat terrain with no danger to defend, against hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, with less than 100,000 troops in hand, even Zhao Hongrun was a little frightened. After all, the Qin army is not a weak force.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun decided to block the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in this narrow mountainous terrain just named "Han Valley".
As for the many Jie tribes in the Lushi Grassland and the Wuxu Royal Court of the Yi tribe, Zhao Hongrun could only say sorry to them. After all, he had no reason to rescue some people who were not worthy of the Wei State at all costs.
How friendly the Mikawa forces are.
His goal is victory!
A hearty victory, a victory that scares the people of Qin!
In order to curb Qin's crazy external expansion.
As for whether the Qin army will come, Zhao Hongrun is not worried about this, because Lu's is the only way to Luocheng, and as long as Qin still has the intention to invade the eastern part of Sanchuan, it will definitely come.
Sure enough, in late February, soldiers from the Lun tribe who served as scouts discovered traces of the Qin army about forty miles southwest of Han Valley.