Zhao Hongrun had an excellent tactical reason for garrisoning in Hangu instead of sending troops to rescue the Lu family: Hangu was dangerous and could be defended.
But putting this aside, the most fundamental reason is obviously to let the Qin army and the Lu tribes consume each other.
After the "Battle of Sanchuan in Wei and Chuan" two years ago, due to various reasons, the people of Sanchuan finally accepted the statement that "Sanchuan County belongs to the State of Wei", but in fact, only the entire Sanchuan County was willing to surrender to the State of Wei.
Sichuan-Luo Alliance. And Wei's influence on this land is only limited to the eastern part of Sanchuan County, which only accounts for about a quarter of the entire Sanchuan land.
In the remaining three-quarters of the land, the Jie tribes and the Wusu Royal Court refused to submit to the Wei State, even in name.
Therefore, for Zhao Hongrun, who wanted to bring the entire Sanchuan County into the hands of the Wei State, the existence of the Jie people and the Wusu Royal Court became an obstacle.
Why does Zhao Hongrun value Sanchuan County?
Because there are many natural pastures with rich pasture in Sanchuan County, it is an excellent place to raise sheep, cattle, and horses. To be honest, the animal husbandry of Wei State is very bad. There is a serious shortage of cattle and war horses. Therefore, regardless of
Whether it was for basic national strength or to build a cavalry army that could rival South Korea in the future, Zhao Hongrun wanted to take back this land.
Of course, it is best to take it back in a peaceful way. After all, the Wei people were not good at herding livestock.
In fact, for Zhao Hongrun, the presence of the Chuanluo Alliance in Sanchuan County is enough. The rest of the Jie tribe or the Wusu Royal Court that refuses to surrender to Wei will definitely break out again as the conflicts between them intensify in the future.
A war.
After all, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, this is inevitable.
Therefore, now that the Qin army is attacking with great momentum, Zhao Hongrun does not mind using the help of this tiger and wolf army to weaken the Jie tribe and the Wusu Royal Court.
Don’t expect to just reap the profits. According to the information gathered by the Lun clan’s sentries in recent days, the three major Jie tribes of Jie, Jie and Ling, who are fighting each other, as well as the "Flaming Horn Army" of the Wusu Royal Court, are in the Qin Dynasty.
It can be said that the country's army is retreating steadily.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head at this.
He felt that the Jie people seemed to use only one trick in fighting a war: let the slave soldiers consume the enemy's army, and then wait for the opportunity to send out warriors from their own tribe to win the victory in one go.
For troops who are not familiar with this tactic, this attrition tactic is indeed a headache, but the problem is that this tactic is not without its weaknesses.
You Sanchuan want to learn Chu's human wave tactics? Have you reached the number of slave soldiers?
You must know that the Chu State's human sea tactics can easily involve hundreds of thousands of people. It is really an offensive like a vast ocean. But how many people do you have in Sanchuan's human sea tactics? And how many people are there in the Qin army you are facing?
If the restraint of arms and tactics is the biggest reason why Sanchuan suffered repeated defeats in front of the Qin army, then the most fundamental key lies in Qin's tattooed army.
The Qin State's tattooed army was also cannon fodder on the battlefield with an extremely low status, but the powerful force unleashed by this miscellaneous army was not comparable to that of the Jie tribe's slave soldiers.
If the slave soldiers of the Jie tribe were forced to go to the battlefield by the Jie tribe in order to survive, then the tattooed army of the Qin State went to the battlefield for personal glory.
These two attitudes directly lead to a world of difference in the fighting spirit of the two parties.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if they face the same heavy losses, the Jie tribe's slave soldiers will collapse, but Qin's tattooed army will not, because the latter has already gone crazy because of Qin's "military merit system"
, there is only honor and title in his eyes, and nothing else, including life and death.
Therefore, even if the victory or defeat of the Lu family's battlefield has not yet ended, Zhao Hongrun has already guessed the outcome.
He didn't mind the Qin army killing Lu family.
After all, since the Jie tribe and the Wusu Royal Court there refused to surrender to the Wei State, Zhao Hongrun would not regard them as his own, even if the Wei State and the Jie tribe actually had a private deal.
Don’t think that Zhao Hongrun is cold-blooded. After all, as a Wei man, Zhao Hongrun’s first priority is the interests of his country and his people.
This includes the Sichuan-Luo Alliance.
As for the Jie people and the Wuxu Royal Court who refused to surrender to the Wei State, I'm sorry. These people can't be said to be "one of our own".
Based on this dark psychology, Zhao Hongrun actually looked forward to the Qin army's mass killing in Lu's family, because in this way, the Wei army who later participated in the war could transform into heroes of Sanchuan County, further enhancing Wei's influence in Sanchuan County.
It is a pity that Qin Shaojun, who was in the Qin army, did not massacre as Zhao Hongrun expected. Instead, he adopted the strategy of "appeasement and suppression simultaneously" like Zhao Hongrun did two years ago.
To put it bluntly, it means keeping those who are obedient and willing to surrender, and those who are unwilling to surrender will be killed.
On February 12, because Zhao Hongrun had a hidden agenda and failed to rescue the Lu family in time, the three major Jie tribes on the Lu family's side, the Yi, Jie, and Ling, were severely beaten by the Qin army.
Even the Yanjiao Army, the pride of the Yi people, the bodyguard of the Wusu Royal Court, fell in front of the Qin army and tasted a disastrous defeat.
In this battle, the Qin army captured many people who had a certain say in various tribes, and even Babuhe, a son of King Wusu, was also captured.
Speaking of this Babuhe, he is a bit brave. He originally planned to lead the Yanjiao Army to attack the Qin army together with the three tribes of Yi, Jie and Ling, and wanted to become a hero in Sanchuan.
Unfortunately, the Qin army's combat effectiveness far exceeded his imagination, so he was defeated and captured. Instead of being regarded as a hero, he was reduced to a prisoner.
But these prisoners were lucky, because Qin Shaojun did not kill them, but released them, but the release was conditional: Qin Shaojun hoped to meet the chiefs of the three Jie tribes, Jie, Jie, and Ling, and the chiefs of the three Jie tribes within three days.
King Wusu met and reached an agreement on Sanchuan.
"Why did Shaojun negotiate with those Jirong people?"
In the commander's tent of the main camp of the Lu family's Qin army, Qin's general, Shao Shang Wang Lu, asked Qin Shaojun doubtfully, because in the view of this fierce general, the Jie tribe in Sanchuan was simply vulnerable and was not theirs at all.
The opponent of the Qin army.
Facing Wang Lu's question, Qin Shaojun calmly replied: "General Wang Lu, from the very beginning, the powerful enemy our Da Qin army has to face is not the Jirong here, but the army of Wei...
Therefore, the top priority is to allow our army to use its best military strength to face Wei
It is undeniable that Jirong is not our army's opponent on the frontal battlefield, but they are good at harassment and sneak attacks. If they sneak attack from the side when our army confronts the Wei army in the future, it will be very difficult for our army.
It is also a threat."
Wang Hao nodded when he heard this, then frowned and asked: "Will these Jirong surrender?"
"They have no choice."
A face vaguely appeared in Qin Shaojun's mind, and he said in a complicated tone: "The coach of the Wei army this time, if nothing unexpected happens, is probably the eighth son of the King of Wei, King Su Ji Run, who attacked Sanchuan two years ago.
...Although this person is not old enough, he is scheming and strategic.
All of them are excellent, but so far, he still has not led his army to help Jirong here. It can be seen that this person probably wants to kill people with a knife, and use the hands of our army to cut off Jirong's power... As long as
Starting from this point, we can convince Jirong here."
"Young Master, what you mean is that these Jirong will fall to our side, Da Qin?" Wang Hao frowned, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this will be difficult."
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun smiled slightly and said calmly: "I don't need these Jirong to defect to our army. I just want to take this opportunity to reach an agreement with the Jirong here and temporarily stop the war. Our army's opponent is
Wei Jun and Jirong are just spoilers at best... As long as our army
If we can defeat the Wei army, Jirong will have no choice but to surrender to our Great Qin. On the contrary, if our army cannot defeat the Wei army, then our army will not be able to protect this land. Even if we kill more Jirong at this moment, it will only be
Why do you need to marry someone to marry the young master of the Wei Kingdom across from you?"
Wang Hao pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.
Two days later, due to the deterrent power of the Qin army, the chiefs of the three Jie tribes, Yi, Jie and Ling, as well as Babuhe, the son of King Wusu, made an appointment with Qin Shaojun.
In order to relieve these people's defensive mentality, Qin Shaojun took the initiative to place the meeting place in the suburbs.
During this period, Qin Shaojun exposed Zhao Hongrun's plan of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf", which changed the expressions of several patriarchs who were still clamoring for a fight with the Qin army.
Think about it, although the Yi, Jie, Ling and other tribes can actually defeat the Qin army as long as they risk everything, but if doing so will give an advantage to the Wei army that has not arrived for a long time, who will be happy?
Seeing that the will of these people had been shaken, Qin Shaojun further persuaded and assured several clan leaders that even if the Qin State occupied this land in the future and added Sanchuan County to the Qin State, the Jie people would not be expelled, but
They will be included in Qin's territory just like Wei did with the Sichuan-Luo Alliance.
On that day, the clan chiefs of the Yi, Jie, Ling and other tribes did not agree with Qin Shaojun outright. After all, they were not willing to surrender to the Wei State, and they were naturally not willing to surrender to the Qin State now. However, they readily accepted Qin Shaojun's agreement:
When the Qin army and the Wei army clashed, they would never intervene.
Thinking about it, how could there be any reason not to accept this kind of agreement that is extremely beneficial to them?
So within a few days, the Qin army reached a temporary truce agreement with the Lu tribes.
Then in late February, the Qin army marched towards Hangu, where the Wei army was located.
This incident surprised Zhao Hongrun greatly.
After all, in his estimation, the Lu family has gathered tribes such as Yi, Jie, Ling, etc. Even if it is a powerful Qin army, if it wants to completely defeat these Jie tribes, it will take at least a month or two to kill them.
It was possible to determine the winner, but why did the Qin army arrive so quickly?
It wasn't until the Green Crows he sent out reported the situation in the Lu family area that Zhao Hongrun was stunned.
He realized at that time that someone in the Qin army had seen through his plan of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf" and used it to convince several tribes including the Yi, Jie, and Ling.
"Damn it! If I had known this, I might as well have supported the Lu family..."
It's like stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice. Zhao Hongrun's face was very ugly.