The death of the Chu general Zaifu made the Chu soldiers who were still resisting even more desperate, so more and more Chu soldiers had to surrender in a desperate situation.

Seeing that it was inviolable, Chu General Lian Bi fled from the south side with a few dozen people, not knowing where to flee.

Who would have thought that the ambush of more than 30,000 Wei soldiers against 60,000 Chu troops would end in the complete defeat of Chu soldiers in just half an hour.

And after Zai's father was killed, Lian Bi abandoned the army and fled, Qu Cheng and other Chu generals who had already surrendered to Wei led this Chu army of more than 50,000 people to surrender after performing a drama with Baili Ba that "had to surrender in order to save the lives of his corporaries".

When it was noon, Zhao Hongrun arrived late with Shen Yu, Zhang Biao and several other sect guards, and he was also startled when he saw the Chu soldiers who had been disarmed and sat on the ground with their heads drooped all over the mountains.

Because he didn't expect that the number of Chu soldiers who chose to surrender would be so large, far beyond his expectations.

In this regard, Bailiba shrugged his shoulders and said: "I don't know what's going on, I just know that as soon as the brothers under my hands rushed, the Chu soldiers surrendered in large areas, which is simply vulnerable. ”

Zhao Hongrun was very puzzled when he heard this, and said in his heart how could the army under the command of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, suddenly be so weak.

You must know how fierce the momentum was when Zai's father attacked his Yanshui camp, and it is hard to imagine that this strong division has become a weak chicken after just a few days.

"Go and call Qu Cheng."

Seeing from a distance that Qu Cheng was also sitting on the ground not far away like an ordinary soldier, Zhao Hongrun ordered Shen Yu, the sect guard beside him, to call this person over.

Shen Yu is not a fool, so naturally he will not go straight to Qu Cheng and reveal the truth, which will undoubtedly expose Qu Cheng's details.

I saw him deliberately walking near Qu Cheng and shouting coldly: "Whoever can speak here, come to a general." My Royal Highness King Su of Great Wei has something to ask. ”

"The one is here?"

Qu Cheng's heart moved, and Shen Yu looked at him from time to time, suddenly realized, raised his hands and stood up and said: "In Xia Qucheng, it is the 3,000 generals of this army." ”

"Three thousand generals?" Shen Yu pretended to look at Qu Cheng a few times, pouted his head and said, "That's you." Come with me. ”

Qu Cheng hugged his fists and followed Shen Yu to meet Zhao Hongrun.

"King Su?"

"King Su of Wei?"

At this time, when those former Xiong Hu soldiers heard this, the frightened look on their faces suddenly decreased a little, after all, in their hearts, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Wei, was quite faithful to his promise, and he would not kill prisoners indiscriminately for no reason, which made their confidence in life increase a little more.

And seeing their happy looks, those Xiong Tuojun, who had not been captured by the Wei army, were very surprised. They asked in low voices.

It may be that for the sake of the fact that they are all prisoners of the Wei army at the moment, those Xiong Hu soldiers temporarily forgot their grievances with Xiong Tuo soldiers and introduced Zhao Hongrun, the king of Wei, to them domineeringly, as if Zhao Hongrun was not a Wei person, but someone from their Chu State.

At the same time, Qu Cheng had already met Zhao Hongrun in the middle of nowhere.

"His Royal Highness King Su." Qu Cheng gave a big salute with his hands and fists.

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, then frowned and asked, "What's going on in Xiong Tuo's army?" According to General Baili of our army's Junshui Battalion, the army under Xiong Tuo's command today is simply vulnerable...... Is there any conspiracy? ”

"Conspiracy?" Qu Cheng smiled. Then he told Zhao Hongrun everything that happened in Chuying yesterday, only to hear the latter crying and laughing.

"You mean. Xiong Tuo originally planned to make me attack his camp at night because of civil strife, but his whole army was busy all night? ”

"Not really." Qu Cheng smiled and agreed: "Thinking about it, Xiong Tuo never thought that His Royal Highness King Su expected the enemy to be the first, and instead of attacking his camp, he set up an ambush here, on the way he must retreat...... Brilliant! ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Qu Cheng deeply when he heard this. Suddenly, he said with a smile: "Qu Cheng, like you compliment this king, can this king understand that you are no longer hesitating?" Or are you seeing the ploy fail? So deliberately currying favor with this king? ”

Hearing this, Qu Cheng's face was stunned, and after frowning and thinking carefully for a while, he finally thought of the reason, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness King Su misunderstood, Qu Mou's suggestion to Xiong Tuo was definitely not really trying to deceive His Royal Highness King Su and the Wei army under your command, but just to fulfill the orders of His Royal Highness King Su and burn down the military camp of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng." …… Qu felt that His Royal Highness King Su was unpredictable, and he should not send troops to attack at night because of the fire in the Chu camp. ”

"What if the king is not as smart as you think? Didn't you win last night? ”

"......" Listening to Zhao Hongrun's cold tone, Qu Cheng's forehead couldn't help but ooze a little beads of sweat, and he hurriedly explained: "Qu has long stopped hesitating, and is willing to surrender to the Wei State. …… Even last night, Qu tried every means to expand the chaos of the Chu army, contributing to the death of nearly 10,000 Chu soldiers in the chaos......"

"Really?"

"It's true. …… If His Highness doesn't believe it, he can summon Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji to listen to what he has to say. ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Qu Cheng deeply a few times, suddenly nodded and said sincerely: "Qu Cheng, this king said at the beginning that this king admires you very much, I hope you don't want to do anything to disappoint this king." ”

"Qu Cheng doesn't dare."

"Good!" Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, the general of the Junshui Battalion, Bailiba, brought the generals Gong Yuan, Wu Ben, Yu Chun, and Li Qi, as well as the generals Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, Wu Ji and others, and came to the place where Zhao Hongrun was located.

After the sect members sat in a circle, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a smile: "Although this king is expected to ambush here, it can severely damage the army under the command of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, but I really didn't expect it to be decided in a battle...... What an unexpected bonus. After that, he turned his head to look at Qu Cheng and said, "This king has clear rewards and punishments, Qu Cheng, you should take the first credit." ”

Qu Cheng was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that Zhao Hongrun would also give him the first merit of this battle after beating him just now, just like Zhao Hongrun said. This is a bonus.

"The last general...... Shame, thank you to His Royal Highness King Su. ”

"No, you don't." Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and said with a smile: "This king has clear rewards and punishments, and since you have meritorious deeds, you naturally want to be rewarded." Qu Cheng, you alone helped the king defeat Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, in one fell swoop today. In the future, in my Great Wei, no one will be able to use your Chu origin to target you, or your family, if there is really someone who doesn't know what to do, this king will make the decision for you. ”

"Thank you, King Su." Qu Cheng was sincerely grateful, after all, what Zhao Hongrun said was the biggest concern in his heart.

After all, he was from a noble background in the Chu State, and he was also worried that after returning to the Wei State, the Wei people would target him because of his background. And now with the promise of this King Su, Qu Cheng was suddenly relieved.

And this scene, the three generals Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji looked at it, and they were all a little hot.

The good thing is that Zhao Hongrun, His Royal Highness the King of Su of the Wei State, really kept his promise, but the worry is that Zhao Hongrun's promise is only for Qu Cheng at this time.

As if noticing the eager eyes of the three of them, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry about the three of you, the three of you can assist Qu Cheng, and you can also mix up a third-class meritorious service." Again. This battle is not over yet, and the three of you have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. ”

Descended to Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao, and Wu Ji heard the words. Immediately my heart rejoiced.

And Qu Cheng listened to Zhao Hongrun's words, but he was slightly stunned.

You must know that now the main army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, has been defeated in front of the Wei army, and more than 50,000 people have surrendered, although the cities of Linying, Zhaoling, and Xiping that were once captured by the Chu army are still under the control of the Chu army, but in the final analysis. The Chu army that stayed in the city added up to about 20,000 people, and they were no match for the Wei army at all.

At present, if Zhao Hongrun sends troops to recover those cities captured by the Chu army, that kind of easy war is not worthy of Zhao Hongrun's words "this battle is not over yet".

"Do you mean ......?"

Qu Cheng's heart moved slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Your Highness, does you want to counterattack the Chu State?" ”

His question made the generals Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji a little complicated.

After all, the state of Chu is also their mother country no matter how you say it. It stands to reason that their surrender to Wei and attack Chu is undoubtedly a betrayal of the country and a very shameful act. From another point of view, in fact, their status in the state of Chu is not very good, but on the side of the state of Wei, the king of the state of Wei, Zhao Hongrun, attaches great importance to them, and furthermore, although the three of them surrendered to the state of Wei, but the family members are still in the state of Chu, if Zhao Hongrun decides to immediately counterattack the state of Chu, they can also take this opportunity to bring their families to the state of Wei as soon as possible, which is a good thing for them.

Therefore, after weighing the severity, they were particularly concerned about Zhao Hongrun's dispatch of troops to the Chu State.

However, Baili Ba and the four generals under his command held opposite opinions.

"Your Highness." Baili Ba clenched his fists and persuaded: "According to a certain guess, it will snow heavily in two days, and I am afraid that there will be no advantage in counterattacking Chu State at this time." ”

In their minds, braving the goose feathers and heavy snow to attack the city and pull out the village, it is simply half the effort, look at the situation of the army under the command of the Emperor Xiong Tuo of Xuancheng a few days ago, it is not difficult to understand, although they tried their best, but the result has shaken the Yanshui camp of the Wei army?

Never!

Therefore, they were not optimistic about Zhao Hongrun's counterattack on Chu State, and took a step back and said that even if they wanted to counterattack Chu State, they would at least have to wait until the beginning of spring next year.

But the question is, when we wait for the spring of next year, will Wei, or the Chu army under Zhao Hongrun, still have a chance to counterattack Chu?

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hongrun made it clear that if the Chu soldiers are not sent out at this time, then our Great Wei will miss this good opportunity, and there will be no chance to counterattack the Chu State!

Hearing these words, Bailiba and his four generals Gong Yuan, Wu Ben, Yu Chun, and Li Qi were silent.

It is true that they also understand that this time they defeated the 160,000 army of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the monarch of Pingyu, in one fell swoop, and now it is the time when the strength of Yingshui Nanjun of the Chu State is empty.

But the problem is that it is now the depths of winter, and if they encounter obstacles in the process of counterattacking the Chu State, the end will not be much better than that of Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo.

The two groups of people disputed and discussed, and they discussed for half an hour without reaching a conclusion.

In the end, Zhao Hongrun couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked Bailiba to talk alone.

"General Baili, there is no golden order in the hands of this king to order the soldiers of the Junshui battalion, but this king still sincerely hopes that the general and the soldiers of the Junshui battalion can help the king...... This king understands that this attack on the camp is honest and dangerous, but this attack on Chu is of great significance, just like what this king told when he was in the Junshui camp, in the face of such a strong opponent as the Chu State, only promising will only boost the arrogance of the Chu people, and when necessary, my Great Wei should also swing a sharp sword and cut off a finger of the Chu State, so that it no longer dares to regard my Great Wei as a country that wantonly plunders and attacks! Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun stared at Baili Bao intently, lowered his voice and said: "For this purpose, as long as the war situation allows, this king even dares to fight the royal capital of Chu State!" …… If diplomatic relations are not enough to stop the war between the two countries, then use force to stop the war! ”

"......" Baili Ba was moved when he heard this, you must know that even he has never made such an awareness as Zhao Hongrun.

"Stop the ...... with force"

Bailiba glanced at Zhao Hongrun deeply, and his heart was really a little enthusiastic, after all, there were few people who dared to shout the slogan of "stopping the war with force" to the Chu State, and there were few people in the entire Great Wei.

After all, the state of Chu is too powerful, and the strength of the state of Chu, which is based on territory and population, makes most of the Wei people jealous.

I have to say that Zhao Hongrun's slogan of "stopping the fight with force" is far more exciting than the "stop the fight for the martial arts" proposed by some literati.

With a long breath, Baili Bai Li grinned, and said with a smile: "Just rush to His Highness's words against the Chu State's 'stop with force'...... What if he went with His Highness and went to the Chu State? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was overjoyed, after all, it meant that Bailiba had agreed to his decision, and once Bailiba agreed to this matter, no one in the Junshui camp would raise objections.

"In this case, please also ask General Baili to send a letter to Fen Sai as soon as possible, and tell the Wei army in Fen Cheng Sai that the 160,000 troops of Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the Jun of Pingyu, have all been defeated, and now it is the time when the troops of Yingshui North County of Chu State are empty, and this king asks Fen Cheng Sai to join the Chu soldiers and attack Chu State together!"

『……』

Baili Bayan's face changed slightly, he didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to play so big, but after licking his lips, his face showed a little excitement: "Okay!" …… A certain person immediately sent someone to inform Xu Yin, who was in charge of Fen Chengsai, who had been at war with Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, for many years, and had long been eager to fight against the Chu State, and he would agree to send troops. But ......"

Speaking of this, the excitement on Baili Ba's face retreated a little, and Zhengse said: "But there is one point, I still have to remind His Highness in advance that the soldiers and horses under Xu Yin are scattered on the Southern Great Wall because they want to defend the Fencheng Fortress, and he can only send 10,000 troops at most...... These 10,000 soldiers, at best, can only boost the momentum of our army, but I am afraid that it will not be of any practical help, so if we want to attack the state of Chu, our army is still the main force......"

Zhao Hongrun understood the meaning of Baili Ba's words, and asked with a smile: "Is General Baili worried about the lack of strength of our army?" ”

Bailiba did not reply directly, but analyzed carefully: "At present, even if Cao Jue's nearly 5,000 cavalry is counted, the entire Junshui battalion is less than 25,000 people, plus 10,000 Yanling soldiers, 35,000 people, this is the only strength of our army at present...... Rely on such a small number of troops to attack the state of Chu......" He shook his head, and continued: "There are more than 50,000 Chu army prisoners here......"

"Then let's settle the matter of the captives first."

Zhao Hongrun interrupted Bailiba's words, and his eyes flashed with an inexplicable essence. (To be continued.) )