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I remember that in the first half of this year, when Zhao Hongrun was asked by his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, about the strategy of national wealth in the vertical arch hall, he mentioned something about ordnance.

At that time, Zhao Hongrun proposed that instead of letting those obsolete ordnance wait for rust in the warehouse in vain, or spend a huge price to return to the furnace and rebuild it into agricultural tools, it is better to sell them to other countries, even if they are hostile to the other side.

At that time, Zhao Hongrun's remarks frightened Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi, the two ministers of Chinese books, after all, in their opinion, if it is sold to a small vassal country like Weiguo, it can be said, but selling it to a hostile country is obviously the practice of the enemy.

But Zhao Hongrun didn't see it that way, he felt that as long as the iron smelting technology of the Great Wei was always ahead of other countries, and the armament building technology of the Great Wei was also ahead of other countries, even if the sale of those obsolete ordnance would not affect the combat effectiveness of the Great Wei army in the slightest.

In short, Zhao Hongrun supported the sale of obsolete ordnance to other countries, even if it was the hostile Chu State.

But now, when he learned from Yan Mo that Great Wei's ordnance had been smuggled to the Chu State through unknown channels, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Ordnance, that is a state-owned asset, even if it is sold to other countries, this money should be handed over to the treasury, or used to develop the construction of the Great Wei, or used to subsidize the people of the Great Wei, when will it be the turn of private individuals to secretly pocket this money?

The Foundry Bureau of the Great Wei Military Department doesn't need money to build ordnance? The smelting bureau of the Ministry of Industry gave a hand to the Foundry Bureau, carved molds, smelted iron ore, and didn't want money?

You must know that the money invested by the Great Wei Dynasty in iron smelting and armaments every year accounts for a considerable proportion of the overall expenditure of the household department, and Zhao Hongrun came up with a way to alleviate the annual deficit of the military department. Unexpectedly, someone had already tried to reach out and make money in this area.

This is something that Zhao Hongrun cannot tolerate.

But for now, he temporarily pressed this question to the bottom of his heart, after all, the top priority at hand was how to conquer the territory of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng.

No, it should be said that it is to conquer Runan as soon as possible. Open the gateway to the state of Chu.

By the time the Wei soldiers of the Junshui battalion entered the ancient city of Shangcai, 10,000 Yanling soldiers and more than 50,000 Pingxuan troops were already busy in the city: they were cleaning up the filth left by the Chu army when they were stationed here, searching for useful supplies.

I have to say that Zhao Hongrun has the Pingxuan Army, which was originally from Xiong Tuo's army and Xiong Amber's army, and the Chu soldiers are really lucky, because many people in this army have also been stationed here, and they are very aware of the environment here, and through their help, the Wei soldiers easily found a large number of war materials such as grain, grass, cotton clothes, etc.

Apparently. These preparations for the winter have already been prepared in advance, but the weather was not cold to this point at that time, and at the same time received the news of the defeat of Xiong Hu's army, Xiong Tuo in order to rush to the Yanshui area as soon as possible, so he left the materials in Shangcai and hid them.

As a result, these war materials were cheaper for the Wei army.

No wonder Yan Mo said that Shangcai was the best choice for Wei Juntunza.

When the soldiers of the three armies of the Junshui Army, the Yanling Army, and the Pingxuan Army were gradually busy distributing those war materials. Yan Mo, as a guide, invited Zhao Hongrun to the house where Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, once lived.

To put it nicely, it's a house. In fact, it is just a big house that has been repaired, but Zhao Hongrun is already very satisfied with this: what else can you ask for in a dilapidated ancient city like Shangcai, where even the city walls have collapsed?

As a result, this house naturally became the "commander's office" of the three armies and became Zhao Hongrun's temporary residence.

"You wait until you go and settle yourself, half an hour later. Get here to join the military council. ”

After Zhao Hongrun briefly looked inside the room, he instructed the generals behind him.

The generals retreated very interestingly, apparently they could also guess what Zhao Hongrun wanted to do.

Yes, Zhao Hongrun just wanted to take a bath.

Think about it carefully, since he left Yanling. He has never bathed or changed his clothes, which was unimaginable for a prince in the past.

But there is no way, the military life during the war is so hard, I didn't see them for a hundred miles, aren't they all unkempt and stinky?

The water in the army is for drinking, not for bathing, and it is precisely because of this clear understanding that Zhao Hongrun did not make such an embarrassing request.

Of course, it is precisely because of his actions that the generals of the Junshui Battalion respect His Royal Highness King Su quite much, after all, His Royal Highness King Su has been eating and living with them these days, and he can't see that he is a pampered prince at all.

But now that he has arrived in Shangcai, Zhao Hongrun can finally take a shower happily, after all, there are many firewood in the ancient city of Shangcai, which is made by Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, who ordered the Chu soldiers to cut down the woods, and as for the water, the snow in Shangcai City is piled up like a mountain, so just dig a few buckets and boil them on the fire.

No, there is no need for Zhao Hongrun to order, Zongwei Shen Yu called a few Wei soldiers to prepare for it.

Half an hour later, Zhao Hongrun finished bathing and changing clothes, and sat in the hall waiting for the arrival of the generals.

It didn't take long for the general of the Junshui Battalion to arrive first, leading the four generals Li Qi, Gong Yuan, Wu Ben, and Yu Chun to arrive first, and then, the three Wuwei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang, as well as the generals of the Pingxuan Army, such as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao, Wu Ji, Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuo Qiumu, also arrived.

In addition to these leading generals, Pei Zhan, the former county magistrate of Yanling County, and Meng Kui, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, also followed Zhao Hongrun's invitation to come to the hall of this handsome office.

This was the first meeting between the middle and top leaders of the army after the reorganization of the Pingxuan Army.

"Sit, sit, sit, sit."

At this time, Zhao Hongrun was sitting by the fire in the hall, baking the fire to keep warm, and when he saw everyone coming one after another, he didn't bother to greet each other, and beckoned them to sit around the fire.

The generals of the Pingxuan Army sat in a position far away from Zhao Hongrun, but it was more conspicuous, and only Qu Cheng and Yan Mo sat on Zhao Hongrun's right hand. In comparison, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo have gradually understood the temperament of His Royal Highness King Su, and they are not very afraid, but Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuo Qiumu are four generals. I can see that there is still some fear and restraint.

As for Zhao Hongrun's left-hand side, it was reserved for the generals of Bailiba and Junshui Battalion, even Qu Cheng, who is now striving to become Zhao Hongrun's confidant general, does not dare to grab the position here.

It's just that Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang were suffering, because they wanted to sit on Zhao Hongrun's right side, but because they were a little embarrassed. As a result, Qu Cheng took advantage of the situation, and in desperation, he only had to sit opposite Zhao Hongrun.

"It's not too bad to be able to sit across from His Highness."

That's all they can do to comfort themselves.

And Pei Zhan and Meng Kui didn't care where they sit, and after seeing that all the generals were seated, they found a vacant seat near Chen Shi and the others and sat down.

In the entire house, only Zhao Hongrun's Zongwei Shen Yu and Zhang Biao were swordsmen, and the rest of the generals tacitly took the initiative to hand over their weapons to the Wei soldiers on duty outside the Shuai Station before entering the room, even if it was the general of the Junshui Battalion.

"All of you. Some of them haven't seen each other yet, right? ”

In the opening remarks, Zhao Hongrun first introduced each other to the people in the room, which was set up for several generals of the Pingxuan Army to quickly integrate into this group, especially the four generals Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gongyesheng, and Zuo Qiumu.

Fools can see that not only the four generals Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gongyesheng, and Zuo Qiumu are very restrained, but also those generals in the Junshui Battalion don't trust them very much, just from the actions of their eyes to frequently look at Zuo Xunxi and the other four.

For this matter. Zhao Hongrun has no choice, after all, trust is not something that can be cultivated in a day or two. In the past, Bailiba was also quite distrustful of Qu Cheng and others, but now, he will greet each other when he meets Qu Cheng.

Trust takes time to cultivate.

"Alright, let's get down to business. …… In the current situation, our army is stationed in Shangcai. To the east, it is the territory of Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, and to the south, from Runan City, is the territory of Xiong Tuo, the king of Huancheng. These two pieces of Chu fiefdom of the Yi Jun, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu is currently imprisoned in our army, only Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, is fleeing, I believe that in a few days, he will escape back to his fiefdom, therefore, this king wants all the generals, be sure to capture Xuancheng before Xiong Tuo returns to the fiefdom and gradually rises up to resist our army! ”

After a pause, Zhao Hongrun continued: "Entering Chu, our army is currently facing two roads, one is to the east, to take Pingyu and neighboring counties; One is to go south, conquer Runan, and go straight to the city. …… This king is more inclined to the latter one, what do you think? ”

The reason why he tended to take Huancheng directly was because Pingyujun Xiong Hu was imprisoned by the Wei soldiers, and his territory Zhao Hongrun could be captured at any time, but Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was different, and the Wei soldiers did not capture him, so in order to prevent a long night and many dreams, Zhao Hongrun still decided to set the first target as Xuancheng.

Thinking of the reason why Zhao Hongrun is inclined to the latter article, everyone here can think of it, but if he didn't take the Pingyu counties that were at his fingertips, he went to attack the more difficult Xuancheng counties, which made Wei generals feel a little pity.

"Divide the troops...... Well, it doesn't seem to work. "Li Qi, the general of the Junshui Battalion, has just put forward the proposal of 'dividing the troops into two routes', but he vetoed himself.

Thinking about it, the three armies under Zhao Hongrun are now in a very delicate situation, to be honest.

Because although it is said that the 50,000 Pingshui soldiers will not necessarily rebel, after all, in case, the generals of the Junshui Battalion still can't trust these people of the Pinghui Army, so it is impossible for the Junshui Battalion to take the Pingyu counties.

And it is impossible for the Yanling soldiers, after all, the number of Yanling soldiers is too small, only more than 10,000 people, and there is no guarantee that this amount of troops is enough to conquer the Pingyu counties.

As for letting the Pingyu army go to take the Pingyu counties, hehe, Qu Cheng, the commander of the Pingyu army, was once the general of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, and let him wave his army to attack his former hometown? Li Qike could not make such a suggestion.

Moreover, the food problem is also a major obstacle to the division of troops.

Inside, there was a short silence, and no one took the lead to speak, only to see the generals sitting upright one by one, staring thoughtfully at the dancing flames in the fire, as if they could see flowers from there.

And at this moment, a word of invitation broke the deadlock in the house.

"The last general, please take peace!"

Everyone in the room subconsciously turned their heads to look, but saw that Wu Ji, a young general who had now been promoted to a general of 3,000 people, was holding his fists and asking Zhao Hongrun for instructions. (To be continued.) )