By early March, the Wei army had built several military camps in Hangu and on the mountains on both sides. These military camps were connected in a line and were as solid as a pass.
At the same time, in the southwest about forty miles away from Hangu, the Qin army also built a military camp stretching for more than ten miles.
The atmosphere of war suddenly enveloped this land.
Regarding this result, Zhao Hongrun was really helpless.
He had a very good idea. With one move of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf", the Qin army and the Jie tribe could fight to the death, and it was up to him to reap the benefits.
Unexpectedly, someone in the Qin army actually saw through this and took this opportunity to reach an armistice agreement with the Jie tribe.
What made Zhao Hongrun even more depressed was that the person who saw through his scheme was none other than his former friend Qin Shaojun whom he met in the abandoned watchtower in Huashan last October.
"...So you just agree?"
After standing on the sentry tower of the camp and looking toward the southwest for a while, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and looked at Erdemo, the patriarch of the Jie tribe.
"There is no other way." Erdemo spread his hands and said pointedly: "We are wolves and the people of Qin are tigers. How can these wolves compete with tigers?...Can they compete with tigers?
There is only one other tiger. Since the other tiger is not prepared to stand by our side, then we have no choice but to surrender to the other tiger..."
Listening to Erdemo's somewhat sarcastic words, Zhao Hongrun's expression did not change at all, and he asked with a half-smile: "Have you thought about it?"
Erdemo's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and then he said with a smile: "If I had really thought about it, I wouldn't have come."
"Ha." Zhao Hongrun chuckled, shook his head and said, "I am very happy with such a wallflower behavior."
Erdemo's face froze, and then he stopped smiling, and said seriously: "Your Highness King Su, you have to know that if the four parties of the Yi, Jie, Antelope and Yanjiao Army work together and risk everything, they can bring some threats to the Qin army.
, but single
We Yi tribe cannot do it by ourselves... At that time, Jie, Ling and Wang Ting all agreed to the suggestion made by Qin Shaojun. If We Yi tribe objected, then We Yi tribe would be the first to be punished.
The Qin army killed the sacrificial flag."
At this point, Erdemo saw Zhao Hongrun's unreadable expression and said bravely: "In fact, this situation was caused because His Highness King Su refused to save him and wanted to use the Qin people to cut off our Jie tribe, wasn't it?
?...The one who broke his promise is His Highness Prince Su!"
After hearing this, Lu Balong, who was beside Zhao Hongrun, sneered and retorted: "His Royal Highness King Su broke his promise? This is so ridiculous! ... In the final analysis, you Jie people are incompetent and can't defeat the Qin people, so what do you have to do with His Highness?"
Erdemo frowned and said: "His Highness made an appointment with us to advance and retreat together..."
"That's our Sichuan-Luo Alliance!" Lu Balon interrupted Erdemo and said coldly: "I remember that the Yi tribe refused to join our Sichuan-Luo Alliance."
Erdemo was speechless. In fact, he actually yearned for the Sichuan-Luo Alliance two years ago. After all, with the various trade treaties signed between Sichuan and Wei at that time, any fool could see that the Sichuan-Luo Alliance would
developed.
The only problem is that there is a prerequisite for joining the Sichuan-Luo Alliance, which is to recognize Wei's alliance leader status, which is tantamount to surrendering to Wei in disguise.
Like the Lun tribe of Lu Balong, these tribes of the Yi tribe don't matter, because their status in Sanchuan is not high, and they used to look down upon the Jie tribe.
The Keji people were the real owners of this land in the past - even though Wuxu Royal Court was a tribe of the Yi tribe, the Keji people were the most powerful force in this land.
As for the Yi tribe, one of the three major tribes of the Jie tribe, how could they lower their heads and submit to Wei?
Although Erdemo is the chief of the Yi tribe, he has not succeeded to the throne for a long time and does not have enough prestige and power to decide such a matter.
Seeing that Erdemo was silent, Zhao Hongrun winked at Lubalong, then smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Clan leader Lubalong, please don't be so harsh with your words. At this time, the great leader Erdemo
Coming alone to see this king is enough to prove that the patriarch is on our side..."
Hearing this, Lu Balong put away the coldness on his face, curled his lips and said: "Just because your heart is with us, it doesn't mean that you are from the same group... Let's wait until he joins our Sichuan-Luo Alliance first."
Seeing Erdemo's complicated look, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "It's not urgent. After all, our top priority right now is to defeat the Qin army... As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and there must be one fierce tiger.
Exit." At this point, he glanced at Erdemo and said lightly: "Grand chief, I don't care about the peace talks between the Jie clan and the Qin army. However, since the proud wolf decided to attack the people to the west this time,
If the tiger lowers its head, then I also hope that after the tiger in the west is driven away, the wolf will still maintain its current humble attitude, otherwise, the tiger in the east will also eat wolves..."
Hearing this, Erdemo forced out a smile. He knew that in the land of Sanchuan, the previous pattern would be broken. Whether it was the victory of the Qin army or the victory of the Wei army, the rest of the Jie tribe would not be able to win.
Become the real protagonist of this land again.
"I wish His Highness King Su... a great victory!"
Erdemo clasped his fists and congratulated.
"Thanks to the great patriarch for your good words." Zhao Hongrun laughed.
Although the plan of driving away tigers and swallowing wolves was exploited by Qin Shaojun, on the other hand, this was also an opportunity for Zhao Hongrun to settle accounts with the descendants of the Lu clan.
Of course, the premise is that the Wei army must win the battle beautifully, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
On the seventh day of March, Zhao Hongrun received a battle invitation from the Qin army and agreed to fight in the flat area southwest of Hangu the next day.
"So urgent? Hasn't the Qin army's camp not been built yet?"
Zhao Hongrun muttered while looking at the invitation carefully.
The handwriting of this war post was very regular, which made him doubt whether it was written by that Qin Shaojun.
Although this suspicion is meaningless.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun did not plan to take the initiative at first. After all, the reason why he stationed troops in Hangu was not only to use the Qin people to weaken the Jie people, but also to take into account the huge number of Qin troops.
But now, due to Qin Shaojun's relationship, the Jie tribe has withdrawn from the battlefield and watched the fire from across the bank, watching the two tigers fight. Zhao Hongrun felt that it was still necessary to show the force of the Wei army to prevent the Jie tribe from falling to the Qin army.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun sent someone to send a reply to the Qin army, agreeing to the battle.
The next day, the eighth day of March, Zhao Hongrun ordered the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army to send out 10,000 troops each to set up a formation on the west side of the Wei camp in Hangu.
Qin Shaojun and Qin Army General Wang Lu were shocked by this.
Because the location where the Wei army deployed was too close to their Wei camp in Hangu, this meant that once the Wei army was defeated in this battle, the dangerous Hangu army would immediately fall into the hands of the Qin army.
Logically speaking, the young master of the Wei Kingdom with great military exploits would not make such an omission, right?
Or is it that the other party has determined that this battle is certain to be won?
"What an arrogant boy!"
Wang Lu, a fierce general of the Qin army, was angered. In his opinion, Zhao Hongrun's deployment of troops in this way simply meant that he did not take the Qin army seriously.
It is unbearable!
In a rage, Wang Lun ordered more than 100,000 troops and pressed against Hangu in a mighty manner. They formed a formation about five miles away from the Wei army's formation.
The Wei army had 20,000 soldiers on one side, while the Qin army had hundreds of thousands. Such a disparity made even Lintao Lord Wei Ji feel frightened.
He felt that Zhao Hongrun was too trusting. He used 20,000 Wei troops to fight hundreds of thousands of Qin troops. Let alone saying that this battlefield was only a stone's throw away from the Wei camp in Hangu. Once the Wei army lost, there would be no chance to save the situation.
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Zhao Hongrun didn't care about Lintao Lord Wei Ji's persuasion, and explained with a smile: "This is bait... If I don't lay a heavy bait, I believe that the Qin army in this battle will at most be a test. What's the point? It exposed me."
The strength of the army is not enough, but it cannot achieve the expected results... But now that I have set up the formation like this, the Qin army will no longer just want to test the strength of our army."
Lintao Lord Wei Ji suddenly understood after hearing this, but he was still a little worried: "With 20,000 people to resist more than 100,000 Qin troops, is your highness sure?"
"Resist?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Lintao Lord Wei Ji, then shook his head and said lightly: "Today, there will be a massacre!"
While Zhao Hongrun and Wei Ji were talking quietly, the Qin army in the distance began to take action.
The first ones to attack were indeed the Ge Dun soldiers, who were the backbone of the Qin army. These strong Qin soldiers marched slowly towards the Wei army in neat steps, and then gradually stopped about two miles away.
As Ge Dunbing pressed forward, the Qin army as a whole also moved forward slowly.
"It's almost..."
Zhao Hongrun estimated the distance, waved his hand and said, "Let the Qin army see the repeated crossbows of our great Wei Dynasty."
At the same time, Qin Shaojun was riding a war horse in the rear formation, looking at the motionless Wei army with a puzzled expression.
"What... exactly does he want to do?"
Qin Shaojun was wondering when he suddenly saw the formation of the Wei army in the distance change. The Wei army in the front row spread out to both sides, revealing rows of strange giant crossbows behind them.
"put!"
As a loud slogan came from the Wei army, suddenly, black shadows attacked the Qin army's Ge Dun soldiers from the Wei army's defense line.
"What is that?"
A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of a Ge Dun soldier in the front row.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a numbness in his hands, and then there was a loud bang, and the solid bronze shield in his hands fell into pieces.
"What...what's going on?"
The Ge Shield Soldier looked forward doubtfully.
"Where's my giant shield?"
He lowered his head and saw a pile of bronze fragments scattered in front of him.
At the same time, he also discovered that there was a big hole in the leather armor on his chest, and red blood was hissing out from the inside.
When a sharp pain hit him, he lost consciousness.
During that period, the Ge Dun soldiers, who were the backbone of the Qin army, fell piece by piece like wheat swept by a strong wind. The slender crossbow arrows as thick as knuckles easily penetrated their targets.
The proud shield then penetrated their flesh and blood, and then the Ge shield soldiers with their shields penetrated the back row.
In just the blink of an eye, the Ge Shield soldiers were almost completely wiped out.
"How is it possible?! Ge Dunbing's giant shield actually... actually..."
Qin Shaojun, who was watching the battle from the rear, felt horrified. He bit his thumbnail involuntarily and looked at the Wei army on the opposite side with a complicated expression.