"Boom—"

In a roar like an earthquake, General Han and Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, led 3,000 cavalry and entered the main camp of the Qin-Wei coalition army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although there were still four or five thousand merchant and water troops left behind on this side, because these merchant and water soldiers had previously focused their attention on the frontal battlefield and the right flank battlefield, they did not expect that the diagonal rear would be attacked at all, so that when Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, led the cavalry to attack, these merchant and water soldiers could not make an effective defense at all.

Tearing up, the hastily built defense line of the Shangshui Army was easily torn apart by the three thousand Yanmen cavalry like tissue paper.

At this moment, when the Yanmen cavalry left the place where Zhao Hongrun was, there was only a hundred zhang left.

That's almost the distance that an arrow can reach.

"Whoosh-"

A rain of arrows shot towards Zhao Hongrun's location.

"Protect Your Highness!"

As Zong Wei Gao Kuo shouted urgently, dozens of Su Wangwei immediately surrounded Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun and protected them.

With a chaotic jingling sound, Su Wangwei immediately suffered seven or eight casualties, but fortunately, Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun were unharmed.

"Don't want to hurt Your Highness!"

With a roar, Zong Wei Chu Heng rushed out on his horse with a stunned look.

At this time, the nearby Shangshui soldiers also came like a tide, and they used their bodies to shake the Yanmen cavalry led by Li Mu one after another, and with their fighting spirit of not fearing death, they stubbornly blocked the attack of the Yanmen cavalry.

It is worthy of the army of victory under the command of Wei Gongzirun!

Feeling the will of the Shang Shui sergeant to go forward and follow him and treat death as home, even if it was Li Mu, he couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

You have quite a good subordinate......

Since they were not far away, Li Mu could already see the rumored Wei Gongzirun.

But...... How long can your subordinates stop in front of my Yanmen Iron Cavalry?

Li Mu recognized the will of these Wei soldiers, but he did not think that the more than 3,000 Yanmen cavalry under his command would not be able to take down these more than 4,000 Shangshui Wei soldiers.

Don't look at the troops, there are few people on Li Mu's side, but everyone knows that cavalry has a considerable advantage over infantry, not to mention that the cavalry under Li Mu is still a crossbow cavalry that is very good at long-distance shooting.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun also saw Li Mu's appearance and saw the rumored famous general in South Korea who was best at using cavalry.

Until this time, he still couldn't figure out where Li Mu's three thousand cavalry came from.

He turned his head to look south.

In the distance to the south of the battlefield, there were several earthen slopes with a height of more than ten zhang or twenty zhang, and Zhao Hongrun thought to himself that if he guessed correctly, the 3,000 cavalry led by Li Mu came around from behind these dirt slopes.

But the problem is that those slopes are not connected, and there is a huge gap in the middle, if Li Mu really walked there and bypassed, why didn't he see it?

Why did none of the more than 4,000 merchants and sailors here find out?

Could it be that Li Mu knows what kind of demon art to shrink the ground into inches?

Zhao Hongrun shook his head self-deprecatingly: How is it possible!

It must be something that I overlooked.

Wait a minute!

As if suddenly thinking of something, Zhao Hongrun squinted his eyes at the vacancy between the two dirt slopes in the distance - a flat flat land.

If I am not mistaken, the 6,000 or so Yanmen cavalry that attacked the right flank of our army were killed from that vacancy...... I see! I see!

After carefully recalling, Zhao Hongrun finally thought of the reason, and suddenly his thoughts were clear.

He must admit that the Yanmen guard Li Mu is too cunning and witty, this person has long guessed that he Zhao Hongrun will be wary of the sneak attack of the Yanmen cavalry, so he deliberately asked the six thousand Yanmen cavalry to kill from the gap between the two dirt slopes, but behind the scenes, this person led the three thousand Yanmen cavalry, continued to advance, and went around the back of a dirt slope in front.

Because that gap was far away from the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, Zhao Hongrun and others were limited by their line of sight, and mistakenly thought that the Yanmen cavalry like a tide were all killed from between the two dirt slopes, but they never expected that in that cavalry torrent, some of them took the opportunity to cross the gap and go around the back of the dirt slope to the west.

In other words, the more than 6,000 Yanmen cavalry were just bait released by Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, to attract the attention of the Qin and Wei coalition forces and used to confuse Zhao Hongrun's judgment, and the real killer weapon was the 3,000 Yanmen cavalry led by Li Mu himself.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Even if it was Zhao Hongrun, he had to admit that Li Mu didn't see any flaws in this trick.

"It's put on the table, it's worthy of the Beiyuan Ten Heroes."

Zhao Hongrun muttered.

Hearing this, Qin Shaojun beside him glanced at Zhao Hongrun, with an angry look on his face, and reprimanded urgently: "You can still laugh even now?!" ”

Contrary to Zhao Hongrun's complicated smile, Qin Shaojun at this time was so anxious that a layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.

She couldn't imagine how Zhao Hongrun would be treated if he fell into the hands of the Koreans.

Out of panic in her heart, she grabbed Zhao Hongrun's hand, and said, "Ji Run, you must evacuate!" …… Then Li Mu is clearly here for you! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Qin Shaojun, his expression was a little subtle.

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun looked at him and didn't speak, Qin Shaojun, who knew the former's stubborn temper, lowered his voice and said in a somewhat pleading tone: "Let my personal guard ride protect your evacuation." ”

She was referring to the two hundred Iron Eagle Cavalry who had not yet made any moves.

These two hundred iron cavalry cavalry are not ordinary iron eagle cavalry, they are all elite cavalry known as sharp soldiers.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun finally reacted.

I saw him shake his head slightly, raised his finger to the southwest direction, and the soldiers of Shangshui who were still fighting to the death with Li Mu's three thousand iron cavalry, and said calmly: "You mean, let me leave behind these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for me and desperately protected me?" ”

Qin Shaojun's face stiffened when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This is definitely not abandonment, but acceptance of the wishes of these soldiers. …… They are desperate to protect you, and as long as you live, this is the best comfort for them! ”

"Say pretty things." Glancing at Qin Shaojun, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at the frontal battlefield, and said lightly: "If I retreat like this, the advantages gained by the soldiers in front of me will not only be wiped out in an instant, but they may also be killed by the Korean army for a while...... Victory or defeat is often a thin line. Speaking of this, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I won't give Li Mu a chance to turn the situation around and defeat our army!" ”

"You!"

Qin Shaojun's face flushed with anger, he gritted his teeth, and said firmly: "Since you are not at ease, I will stay and sit in this formation for you!" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun looked at Qin Shaojun with a complicated expression and said nothing.

After a long time, he shook his head and said, "No! You can't. ”

"Why?" Qin Shaojun asked with a frown.

"There's no why, no just can't." Zhao Hongrun replied categorically.

……

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun refused for no reason, Qin Shaojun's eyes were almost about to breathe fire, and he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Peng Chong! Wei Jiao! ”

Peng Chong is Qin Shaojun's chief of guards, and Wei Jiao is Zhao Hongrun's chief of guards, and the two of them understood the latter's meaning after hearing Qin Shaojun's name.

Your Highness, I'm sorry......

Zong Wei Chang Wei Jiao glanced at Zhao Hongrun, then glanced at Peng Chong, and nodded in unison.

Both of them agreed with Qin Shaojun's opinion: Your Royal Highness (uncle), you must not fall into the hands of the Koreans!

Just when they were about to make a move, they suddenly saw Zhao Hongrun turn his head and glance at the two of them, and the seemingly calm eyes shocked Wei Jiao and Peng Chong, and they didn't dare to offend.

Seeing this, Qin Shaojun was anxious in her heart, and was about to open her mouth to urge Wei Jiao and Peng Chong again, when suddenly, she seemed to feel something, her pretty face was slightly red, and she subconsciously glanced down at her hand.

It turned out that a moment ago, she grabbed Zhao Hongrun's hand in a hurry, and just now, she was gently held by the latter, and a strange touch made Qin Shaojun's heart pound.

"Please don't take what I said to you that night." Looking directly at Qin Shaojun, Zhao Hongrun said sincerely.

That night......

Qin Shaojun was stunned, and then his face flushed slightly.

The night that Zhao Hongrun said was the marriage of the two held in Xianyang Palace.

Although it was announced to the public that it was the marriage of Qin Shaojun and Princess Yulong of Wei, in fact, it was the marriage of Qin Shaojun, who was dressed as a daughter, and Zhao Hongrun.

This is what King Qin meant.

Because Qin Shaojun's younger brother was still young and in poor health, although King Qin was very satisfied with Zhao Hongrun's son-in-law, he made a request, or a request.

That is, let Princess Yulong nominally marry Qin Shaojun, so as to achieve this Qin and Wei marriage.

After all, Qin Shaojun couldn't remove the identity of Shaojun for the time being—if she removed the identity of Shaojun and was succeeded by her younger brother, if something happened to her younger brother, who had always been in poor health, something happened to her younger brother, Qin Guo would fall into the embarrassment of having no heir.

The king has no heirs, and this is a major event that is very easy to cause panic among the people of the country and arouse the coveting hearts of some careerists.

Therefore, King Qin hopes that Qin Shaojun will shoulder the identity of Shaojun for a few more years, and when his younger brother grows up, or after King Qin gives birth to a healthy child, he will take off his men's clothes and marry Zhao Hongrun as a daughter.

As for how to operate, this matter is very simple, just announce Qin Shaojun's unfortunate death.

Anyway, the people of the Qin State will only pay attention to how many sons the King of Qin has, and will not pay attention to how many daughters the King of Qin has, even if a princess appears, it will not cause the surprise of the people.

Operate like this, you can avoid the problem of growing up and young, the only embarrassment is that this matter cannot be reversed, once Qin Shaojun confirms his death, he can no longer regret it.

For this matter, at that time, King Qin personally asked Princess Yulong, and Princess Yulong learned about her mother Xiao and Wei Tianzi, Uncle Liuwang, and the relationship between the former prince who had long passed away because of the rebellion in Zhongyang Xinggong, and the relationship between her mother and Wei Tianzi, Uncle Liuwang, and the former prince who had long passed away - her biological mother was killed by the man she had always called her father, and the man who had always been called her father was not sure if it was her biological father, plus the sixth prince's uncle Zhao Yuanyan committed suicide, and his uncle Xiao Luan led the Xiao family's remnants to try to subvert the entire Wei State, after learning all this, What mood does Princess Yulong have to continue to stay in the Wei Kingdom?

Out of this mentality, Princess Yulong agreed to King Qin, temporarily as Qin Shaojun's nominal main room, and planned to live in Qin for a period of time and forget those troubles.

And in this regard, Zhao Hongrun has nothing to do, after all, he can also understand that some of what happened to Emperor Yulong is simply a mess.

Of course, this is in terms of public announcement, as for the real marriage, King Qin naturally hopes that Qin Guoying can form a marriage with Ji Run, the powerful prince of Wei, not to mention, Qin Shaojun and Zhao Hongrun are still friends who have known each other for many years, wouldn't it be better to be close to each other?

Therefore, the marriage that King Qin and the Qin royal family really recognized was the marriage between Zhao Hongrun and Qin Shaojun.

In order to form an alliance with Qin as soon as possible and lead reinforcements back to Wei as soon as possible, Zhao Hongrun reluctantly agreed to this marriage under all kinds of dissatisfaction in his heart.

But it was precisely because of the dissatisfaction in his heart that Zhao Hongrun did not give Qin Shaojun a good look on the so-called night of the cave room.

The two just completed the wedding as if it were a routine under the witness of some Qin royal families and Du You, the secretary of the Wei State Rite Department, and then slept in their respective rooms.

To be precise, it was Zhao Hongrun who left Qin Shaojun, who was dressed as Qin Shaojun at the time, and kicked open the door of another room alone to rest, so that Qin Shaojun - no, let the princess of Qin State, who had been dressed as Qin Shaojun for a long time, sit alone in the wedding room for a night.

Although the ending was not perfect, through this marriage, Wei obtained the powerful ally of Qin, and only then would there be 200,000 troops led by Gongsun Qi, Marquis Wuxin, Marquis Wang Jian, Yangquan Jun Yingyi, and many other Qin generals to lead 200,000 troops to support Wei.

All of this assistance from the Qin State was brought by Zhao Hongrun's wife, Ying Ying, the princess of the Qin State under the pseudonym Qin Shaojun.

"This period of cold war between you and me will end here." Holding Qin Shaojun's hand, Zhao Hongrun said calmly.

Hearing this, Qin Shaojun seemed to have forgotten the precarious situation at present, and only felt warm and intoxicating in his heart.

She blinked softly, with a bit of playfulness, and asked, "Are you going to apologize to me?" ”

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth when he heard this, and Gu Zuoyan said like him: "In fact, what you said that night was also very annoying, such as the sentence that His Highness misunderstood, it was not His Majesty King Wei who chose Yu, but Yu who chose His Highness." …… So you're such a proud person. ”

Qin Shaojun smiled at the corner of his mouth, blinked his eyes again and asked, "Is this an apology in disguise?" ”

"Not really." Zhao Hongrun said with a straight face: "I'm not a person who will give in easily, I mean ......"

"Apologize?"

"......" Zhao Hongrun, who was interrupted, glanced at Qin Shaojun a little speechlessly, and some couldn't resist the latter's sometimes playfulness.

After half a ring, he put away the smile on his face, looked at Qin Shaojun, and slightly increased the strength of holding the latter's hand.

As if he understood something, Qin Shaojun sighed helplessly, lowered his head and never mentioned anything about letting Zhao Hongrun retreat.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and shouted loudly towards the area where Li Mu was guarding the Yanmen in the distance: "Li Mu! ”

……

Probably hearing Zhao Hongrun's shouting, Han General Li Mu restrained the war horse, turned his head to look, but saw Zhao Hongrun straddle the mount, raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger and pointed to the ground, and shouted: "This king is here!" Won't go anywhere! And there will be no retreat! …… Sword coming! ”

Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao, who were on the left and right, looked at each other, and only felt that their scalps were numb: This is a provocation to Li Mu?!

To the surprise of the two, Qin Shaojun untied his sword and handed it to Zhao Hongrun.

"Shaojun? You ......"

Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao looked at Qin Shaojun in surprise, you must know that a moment ago, Qin Shaojun was ready to use any means to let Zhao Hongrun evacuate this place.

How's this happening......

Facing Peng Zhong and Wei Jiao's surprised expressions, Qin Shaojun was slightly shy, embarrassed, and helpless.

But she knew in her heart that she had done nothing wrong - Zhao Hongrun recognized her wife's identity, so she must unreservedly support her husband's decision, which is the reserve of a woman.

At the same time, Li Mu also heard Zhao Hongrun's shout, and couldn't help but be moved, with a look of shock and admiration on his face.

You must know that although the Shang Shui Army is still resisting stubbornly at the moment, Li Mu believes that with the 3,000 Yanmen cavalry under his command, it is only a matter of time before the Wei Gongzirun is captured alive - provided that the other party does not escape.

Of course, if that Wei Gongzi run escaped, it would be no problem, and he Li Mu could also take the opportunity to cut off the royal banners of Wei and Su Wang, so as to boost the morale of the Han soldiers on the frontal battlefield.

It's just that he didn't expect that even at the most critical moment now, that Wei Gongzirun would not give an inch.

It seems that it is not so easy to capture that Wei Gongzi......

Li Mu smiled bitterly.

As he expected, after hearing Zhao Hongrun's shout, the morale of the four thousand merchant troops in this formation was suddenly greatly boosted, and they were even more fearless of death.

Looking at these Shangshui soldiers who risked their lives to protect Wei Gongzirun, even if it was Li Mu, who had just won the battle, he couldn't help but hesitate a little at this moment: Can you win?

If he can win, of course, there is no problem, but if the 4,000 merchant troops here block his 3,000 Yanmen cavalry, it will be troublesome.

When the time comes, his South Korean army will be routed on all fronts.

About 70% of the wins...... Do you want to gamble?

Obviously, he thought that he had about seventy percent of the winning side, but looking at Zhao Hongrun's firm expression and the fighting spirit of the many merchant and water troops here who were not afraid of death, Li Mu hesitated.

It's easy to say if you win, but if you fail......

Li Mu's heart also increased dramatically.

After thinking for a while, Li Mu raised his hand and gave an order to stop the attack of the Yanmen cavalry on this place, and the cavalry withdrew one after another and regrouped more than a hundred zhang away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers of Shangshui also quickly strengthened their defenses.

"What does he want to do?" Qin Shaojun asked in surprise.

She didn't expect that Li Mu would suddenly retreat with the cavalry, and she could obviously win.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly, to be honest, he was also a little surprised.

And at this moment, Li Mu rode slowly to the front of the Shangshui army, and said in a deep voice: "Young Master Run, it's better to stop here today." …… You will withdraw your troops, and I will retreat. ”

It turned out to be this idea!

Zhao Hongrun suddenly felt in his heart, and said with a smile: "Li Mu, you have a good idea." …… Your army's defeat has already appeared, and you have the audacity to persuade the two armies to truce? ”

"Not necessarily!" Li Mu shook his head, and said without being arrogant or humble: "The three thousand Yanmen cavalry under the command of Li Mou may not be able to invite you to our military camp as a guest......

"Li Mu, are you threatening this king?" Zhao Hongrun interrupted Li Mu's words and said coldly: "You underestimate my more than 4,000 merchants and sailors here!" As long as my 4,000 Shang Shui Erlang can block your 3,000 cavalry, your army will definitely be defeated! …… Shang Shui Jun, are you willing to fight with this king to the end?! ”

"I am willing to die for His Highness!" More than 4,000 Shangshui soldiers shouted in unison, and glared at Li Mu with eyes as if they were looking at a mortal enemy.

After all, Li Mufang's words were too indifferent to them.

"Don't get excited." Li Mu glanced around at the morale-boosting merchant army, and shouted in a deep voice: "Li just hopes that each other will stop this meaningless fight. Run Gongzi, you can look back at the battlefield, although your army suppressed the Handan army, but on the left flank of our army, your army has no advantage...... Su Wenrun loves soldiers like siblings, can he bear to let his soldiers make senseless sacrifices? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced back at the frontal battlefield and found that as Li Mu said, the Yanmen army on the left flank of the Han army, after receiving timely support from the Ji Kuo Department of the Northern Yan Army, in turn faintly suppressed the ferocious offensive of the 20,000 merchant and water troops led by the Wei general Nanmen Chisuo.

If the fight continues, although it is true that the Handan army, the Northern Yan army, and the Yanmen army can be severely damaged, I believe that the sixty or seventy thousand Qin and Wei coalition troops under Zhao Hongrun may not be left.

Although he agreed with Li Mu's statement in his heart, Zhao Hongrun couldn't show it on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "Is it a senseless sacrifice? The Yanmen Army and the Northern Yan Army are all the armies of your country, and if you can defeat the two armies, you can thwart the unjust war of your country's invasion of our Great Wei! ”

Hearing this, Li Mu shook his head and said, "Run Gongzi has led the army to this point, and this war has come to an end. ”

What do you mean? Han Hu is planning to withdraw his troops?

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and pondered Li Mu's words carefully.

At this time, Li Mu raised his hand and ordered the Yanmen cavalry under his command to prepare for another attack, while continuing to persuade Zhao Hongrun: "The so-called generals are handsome, not fighting for the gains and losses of a city or a place, but seeking victory; Failure to defeat the enemy is a battle of will...... This battle has been fought to the present, and the two sides are stalemate, and it is not advisable to waste the lives of soldiers in vain. …… Wangrun Gongzi made a wise choice. ”

“……”

Zhao Hongrun looked at Li Mu in the distance, frowned and looked back at the frontal battlefield, he must admit that the victory of the Qin-Wei coalition army in this battle is indeed not big - even without Li Mu's surprise cavalry, the Qin-Wei coalition army will have to pay a heavy price in order to inflict heavy losses on the opposite Korean army.

Of course, this is not the most critical issue, the most critical thing is that if Kang Gong Han Hu has decided to withdraw his troops, then does it still make sense for Zhao Hongrun to lead the Qin and Wei coalition forces to fight to the death with the armies of Le Yi and Li Mu?

After all, war is only a means, and forcing the South Korean army to withdraw is the goal.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Li Mu, and said, "No one has ever been able to force this king to such a point...... Yanmen guards Li Mu, this king remembers you. After that, he turned his head and instructed Wei Jiao: "Wei Jiao, Mingjin collects the troops." ”

Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words that seemed to be cruel, even Li Mu, who didn't care much about fame and fortune, couldn't help but show a little smile on his face.

After all, there was no hatred in Zhao Hongrun's words, but full of sympathetic recognition: it is an extraordinary honor to be remembered and recognized by Wei Gongzirun.

However, in the bottom of his heart, Li Mu also deeply remembered the name Wei Gongzirun, after all, it was also a strong enemy that almost forced him Li Mu and Le Yi into a desperate situation.