Regarding Zhao Hongrun's alarmist proposal, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, could not refuse, and finally agreed to the matter. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's not that he can't guess what Zhao Hongrun, the nephew, thinks, but the situation at that time can't allow him to refuse.

But having said that, Zhao Yuanzuo was also a little surprised by the fact that Zhao Hongrun had to hold the Tianmen Pass in his hands no matter what.

In this matter, Zhao Yuanzuo speculated for various reasons, for example, Zhao Hongrun may be meaningful, or it is possible that Zhao Hongrun wants to pinch the grain route of the Northern Second Army - when the Northern Second Army rushes to Hyun's family, the eldest son and the Su Wang generals there hand over the city, and continue to attack Taiyuan County in South Korea to the north, then the grain route of the Northern Second Army is undoubtedly through Tianmen Pass.

But after thinking about it carefully, Zhao Yuanzuo felt that this statement didn't make sense: threatening the friendly army by pinching the friendly army's food channel to make the friendly army obediently submit, if this kind of thing spread, even the nephew who was called King Su would have a great reputation.

Therefore, it stands to reason that such a thing could not have happened.

Then the question arises: what does he want to do with Tianmenguan?

Zhao Yuanzuo was puzzled, holding this question, and led to Hyun City, anyway, depending on the attitude of Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, the brothers didn't plan to keep him for dinner.

Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, looked at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, with a cold expression, leading the Northern Second Army through Tianmen Pass and heading to Hyun.

On the side, Zhou Yu, the military counselor, chattered vigorously on the side, bluntly saying that the means used by Zhao Hongxuan to take revenge on Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, on the Guan Lou were too superficial and straightforward.

“…… Your Highness, don't be reckless in anything. If you want to make things difficult for the Northern Second Army, you have to pick the right time, this day the gate is closed...... Even if the Northern Second Army has no merit and hard work, how can it simply erase its merits? In contrast, His Royal Highness King Su has many clever methods, so that the King of Nanliang knows that he is at a loss but he can't say it. ”

Hearing this, the indifferent expression on Zhao Hongxuan's face was gradually replaced by embarrassment, and under the explanation of his staff member Zhou Yu, he finally understood his mistake and his brother's cleverness.

I remember at the beginning, he was very shocked why his brother wanted to use the eldest son city and the city of the Hyun clan to exchange for a Tianmen Pass to block the mouth of the king of Nanliang, in his opinion, this is completely a big loss, but after Zhou Yu's explanation, Zhao Hongxuan snickered in his heart with satisfaction: his brother is too witty and treacherous, so that the king of Nanliang has a hard time.

"This King of Southern Liang...... It's not like a good person. Zhao Hongxuan said in a confident tone.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't cry or laugh, but he also understood that the highness he was running to now was originally such a character: there is one to say one, and there is two to say, and it is impossible to be false and wronged with people he dislikes for the sake of the overall situation.

Such a character can be said to be upright or naïve, Zhou Yu is not boasting, but he feels that if he doesn't keep an eye on this highness, with this highness's character, he will definitely suffer in the future.

"Your Highness, it's windy here, let's go back to the Guanlou first." Zhou Yu persuaded on the side.

Zhao Hongxuan nodded, and led Zhou Yu and the guards back to the Guan Building.

When they stepped into the gatehouse, his elder brother, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, was sitting on the main seat, waving a pen and writing something.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhao Hongrun glanced up, and while continuing to write something, he asked casually, "Gone?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan knew that his brother was referring to Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, nodded and said, "Well, it's already gone." ”

After that, he curiously approached where his brother was and asked, "Brother, are you writing a letter?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded slightly and said, "Well, this is for the concubine, she has always been worried about you and me, write a letter to make her feel at ease." …… I'm going to Handan County in a few days, and I'm worried that the battle will be fierce and I won't be able to be distracted. ”

"Oh." Zhao Hongxuan responded, and he didn't feel a little blushing.

Obviously, the brother in front of him is an adopted son, and he is a parent, but as long as this brother has free time on the battlefield, he will find time to write a letter to Concubine Shen Shu in Daliang to report his safety. In contrast, he always felt a little ashamed to write letters to his mother.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of two letters on the low table, picked them up, looked at them twice, and said curiously, "These two letters...... Hey, it's really not for my father. Well, I'll see, one is...... Meng Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the letter is the director of the Smelting Bureau, Wang Fu......"

Seeing Zhao Hongxuan looking at himself in confusion, Zhao Hongxuan didn't explain too much, and said with a smile: "I found something on this side of Taihang Mountain, which is what my Smelting Bureau was looking for in the past, so I want the Ministry of Industry and the Smelting Bureau to send someone to visit, and I want to explain some things to them." ”

"Oh." Zhao Hongxuan nodded in realization.

He didn't delve into what his brother found in Taihang Mountain, anyway, in his opinion, since this matter involved the Smelting Bureau, it must be ore or something.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help laughing, because he suddenly remembered one thing: once upon a time, the Smelting Bureau was ordered to find a raw material for firing fire bricks with excellent heat resistance, and excavated in several hills in the country.

Although he was making fun of the big nobleman, Zhao Hongxuan didn't understand the things of the Smelting Bureau, so after seeing the delivery object of the two letters, he put them back on the table with interest, without the slightest intention of getting to the bottom of it.

After all, he couldn't understand the things that the Smelting Bureau was tinkering with.

"Brother, when are we going to leave for Handan?" Zhao Hongxuan asked.

Comparatively speaking, Zhao Hongxuan is more concerned about this matter, after all, Handan County is the royal county of South Korea, since the elder brother has decided to attack here, then this will inevitably become the most fierce battlefield so far, which means that his Northern First Army has the opportunity to establish meritorious service on the battlefield and save its bad reputation.

Zhao Hongrun saw the anxiety in his younger brother's heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have to wait for the army of the eldest son and the two cities of the Hyun clan to withdraw, right?" ”

"In other words, at least stay at the gate of heaven for five or six days?" Zhao Hongxuan grabbed his hair and said with some distress.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "No, we are going to Shanyang today." ”

Zhao Hongxuan was stunned, and then suddenly came to his senses: the elder brother must be worried about the Shanyang army, after all, the retreat route of the Han army in Tianmen Pass happened to pass through Shanyang, if their fourth emperor brother Zhao Hongjiang was negligent in taking precautions, it was very likely that he would be defeated by the Han army in Tianmen Pass when evacuating.

"Then I'll tell my soldiers to prepare."

Zhao Hongxuan immediately called a sect guard behind him and asked him to go down to give orders to Zhang Biao and the others.

About an hour later, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Water Army, and Zhang Biao, the general of the Northern First Army, walked into the customs building together, and after hugging Zhao Hongxuan and saying hello, they said respectfully to Zhao Hongrun: "His Royal Highness Qi Yu (His Royal Highness King Su), the Shang Water Army (Northern First Army) is ready to go." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said to Wu Ji: "Sun Shuke of Yan Lingjun is still in Gaodu, right?" Hmm, let Lu Zhan lead his troops to guard the Tianmen Pass, and the rest of the merchant and water troops will go to Shanyang immediately. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhang Biao, and said, "The Northern First Army follows the Shangshui Army. ”

"Yes!" Wu Ji and Zhang Biao hugged their fists to receive the order.

After that, Zhao Hongrun summoned Ding Heng of the Black Crows and asked him to send someone to contact the Green Crows with the three letters he had written himself, and asked the Green Crows to send someone to Daliang.

After arranging all the big and small things, Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan each led the merchant navy and the Northern Second Army to set off for Shanyang together.

Tianmen Pass is about 220 miles away from Shanyang County, because Zhao Hongrun was worried about the current situation in Shanyang, so he ordered a rapid march, so that he arrived in Shanyang County in two days, so that the generals of the Northern First Army clearly understood the gap between them and the Shangshui Army.

Carrying the same burden of dry food, and the armor of the infantry of the Shang Shui Army was heavier than that of the soldiers of the Northern First Army, but even so, the foot of the Shang Shui Army was still significantly faster than that of the Northern First Army.

Especially on the way to the rapid march, when the soldiers and generals of the Northern First Army complained and complained, the soldiers and generals of the Shangshui Army did not complain at all, and the two made a sharp contrast: one side complained and complained when resting; On the other hand, they were silently replenishing water, and sometimes some generals and the soldiers under their command said a few innocuous meat jokes, which made the nearby soldiers laugh.

The attitude of the two armies during the rapid march was obviously different.

"Brother, do you have any experience to pass on to me?"

After noticing the obvious difference in the atmosphere of the two armies, Zhao Hongxuan humbly asked his brother for advice.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun can't do anything about this matter, because the good atmosphere of the Shangshui Army is based on the premise that they are an elite, to put it bluntly, the thorns in the army have long been disposed of, strict military discipline and a strong sense of honor make the Shangshui soldiers always have the mentality and physical strength to be ready to fight at any time.

This cannot be taught, this is a habit naturally developed by elite teachers.

However, Zhao Hongrun still taught his younger brother some experience according to his own understanding, and Zhao Hongxuan humbly recorded it in a booklet, which made Zhou Yu and the nearby Zongwei secretly amused.

On 17 February, the brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan led the Shangshui Army and the Northern First Army to Shanyang County.

According to the report from the black crows sent to Shanyang in advance, Shanyang is still in the hands of the Shanyang army of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, which makes Zhao Hongrun secretly relieved.

After all, in the case of the Korean army in Tianmen Pass, it is very likely that Shanyang will be captured by this Korean army - although the Korean army in Tianmen Pass does not dare to be stationed here, it is still possible to capture Shanyang, set fire to the baggage and defense in the city, and disgust the Wei State.

However, according to the Black Crows, Shanyang County does not seem to have been attacked by the South Korean army.

After about a stick of incense, when Zhao Hongrun could faintly see the outline of the city of Shanyang County, a cavalry team appeared in front of the army, only about thirty horsemen, and one of the knights carried the banner of "Wei, Yan Wangjiang".

At that time, Zhao Hongrun realized that it was their fourth emperor brother, and Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, came to greet him in person.