From Xiangcheng to the south, it is necessary to pass through Tuohe, Suixi, Lieshan and other places along the way. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

And in these places, there are more or less some troops of the Chu State, but the number is not much, probably one or three thousand troops.

However, these thousand-man generals of the famous Chu State had a very keen sense of smell, and not long after Xiangcheng fell to the Wei army, they quickly evacuated south, probably hoping to retreat to Gongxian and regroup.

"Where is the remnant of Nanmen Huai?"

On the afternoon of August 9, when Zhao Hongrun straddled his mount and passed by the scorching mountain, he opened his mouth to ask Zhou Pu, the sect guard who was beside him.

I remember that on the eve of the army going south, Zhao Hongrun deliberately called the general Nanmen Huai to lead three teams of 1,000 people, pretending to be the remnants of the south fleeing from Xiangcheng, just to see if he could take Hao County by deception.

After all, when the Wei army took Xiangcheng, because the defender Nanmen Chi took the initiative to surrender, almost none of the 20,000 Chu troops in the city fled the city, and they were all absorbed by the Yanling army.

Therefore, it may be possible that the county is not aware of the news that Xiangcheng has fallen into the hands of the Wei army.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis, after all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and subjective speculation alone is not credible, so in the final analysis, Zhao Hongrun's arrangement is just to give his side a little more possibility of capturing Haoxian as soon as possible.

After listening to Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Zongwei Zhou Pu Zhengse replied: "Only then did the green crows come to report, and General Nanmen Huai was about ten miles in front of the army. ”

In all fairness, Zong Wei Gao Kuo beside Zhao Hongrun is better at sorting out all kinds of news, selecting important news from the big and small things reported by the crows every day, and informing Zhao Hongrun, but since Gao Kuo temporarily joined the Shang Shui Army to sharpen himself, Zhao Hongrun has lacked the role of an intelligence officer who analyzes intelligence.

Fortunately, there is still Zongwei Zhou Pu by his side, a talent who can be competent no matter what position he holds, so Zhao Hongrun handed over the green crows to Zhou Pu, after all, if the green crows told Zhao Hongrun no matter how big or small, the latter would also be annoyed.

"Ten miles?"

Listening to Zhou Pu's words, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.

From the departure from Xiangcheng to the present, the army led by him has only traveled a dozen miles, which seems to be very slow, but if you consider that the Wei army has now increased to 80,000 people—leaving about 15,000 Fencheng troops, Shangshui troops, and newly surrendered Chu soldiers in Xiangcheng—this speed is not very slow.

But in comparison, the speed of the march of the general Nanmen Huai was problematic.

You must know that Nanmen Huai is currently playing the role of a rout army that fled south from the defeat of Xiangcheng, and is it really appropriate to rush leisurely like him?

"Tell the crows to inform Nanmen Huai, and ask him to speed up the march, and the army will be driven twenty-five miles in half a day, and he can figure it out. …… By the way, after arriving in Gongxian County, there is no need to rush to contact the Chu Army in Xuanxian County and ask him to improvise. Let him raise his own mind, if he perceives that the Chu army in Hexian County has learned that he has returned to our army, and tells him to retreat immediately, if he is stupidly killed by the Chu army in Hexian County, this king can ignore this stubble. Zhao Hongrun frowned and ordered.

"Yes!" Zong Wei Zhou Pu smiled slightly, turned his horse away, probably to contact the green crows.

The army slowly passed through the Blazing Mountains.

Unfortunately, due to poor timing, Zhao Hongrun was not lucky enough to witness the rumored Burning Mountain famous for its Burning Flame Mountain this time, but only saw a hill that looked black from a distance and cracked from it.

According to those newly descended Chu generals, Lieshan had just "spontaneously combusted" a month or two ago, and if he wanted to witness that magical scene with his own eyes, he might have to wait for a while.

Although Zhao Hongrun is very sure that the "spontaneous combustion" of Lieshan is caused by lightning during the rainstorm season, when lightning ignites the natural gas leaking from the cracks of Lieshan, he still wants to see the spectacular scene with his own eyes, but unfortunately the timing is not good.

The army continued to advance, and when it reached about twenty miles south of Lieshan, Zhao Hongrun ordered the 80,000 Wei troops to stop advancing and rest in place.

At this time, the newly descended Chu general Nanmen Yang, the deputy general of the Chu army in Longji Mountain, and the guard general of the original Xiangcheng City, Nanmen Chi, also returned to Zhao Hongrun's side under the protection or surveillance of several green crows, and reported the results to the latter.

When he heard from Nanmen Chi that Nanmen Yang was willing to submit to the Wei army, Zhao Hongrun was really happy, because it meant that the 50,000 Longji Mountain Chu army in Nanmen Yang was no longer an enemy army blocking the Wei army's back route, but a disguised cover, although Nanmen Yang was not sure that he would lead the 50,000 Longji Mountain Chu army under his command to defect to the Wei army without causing the hostility of his generals.

"General Nanmen has worked hard, your merits, this king will remember it in his heart."

Zhao Hongrun's kind words appeased Nanmen Chi, although he did not give the latter an actual reward, but the verbal promise alone was enough to make the latter satisfied.

After all, Su Wang Jirun was in the Yanling Army and the Shang Water Army, and his faith in what he said had gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which made Nanmen Chi convinced of Zhao Hongrun's promise.

I have to say that it is not surprising why people in this era regard credibility above life, because sometimes, a gentleman who has always been honest and attaches importance to commitment will be convincing and not suspicious.

This is an era when it is difficult to move forward without paying attention to personal integrity.

No, Nanmen Chi, who was in a good mood after listening to Zhao Hongrun's promise, even took the initiative to ask: "Your Highness, has my clan brother (Nanmen Huai) ever revealed to His Highness about the situation in Xuanxian?" ”

It can be seen that his desire to make meritorious service is also urgent.

However, this is not surprising, after all, several of their brothers defected to the Wei State, and only by making meritorious contributions to the Wei army in this battle, and after his Nanmen clan moved to the Wei State in the future, can he enjoy good treatment.

Do nothing and expect the Wei State to give aristocratic treatment?

At least Nanmen Chi is not so naïve.

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded with a smile when he heard this, and said: "General Nanmen Huai has already told this king, Hao County is said to be the fiefdom of Juyang Jun Xiong Li?" ”

"Uh...... Yes. Nanmen Chi's expression was a little stunned, probably because Zhao Hongrun had already learned about the situation from his brother Nanmen Huai, and there was no longer a chance for him to speak.

It is undeniable that brushing his face more in front of His Royal Highness King Su and making a familiar face is a good and harmless thing for him Nanmen Chi or for his Nanmen Chi personally.

"What kind of person is Juyangjun Xiong Carp?" Leng Buding Zhao Hongrun asked.

Nanmen Chi, who was still secretly regretting himself, was stunned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "My clan brother has never mentioned it to His Highness?" ”

"General Nanmen Huai only mentioned that Juyang Jun Xiong Li is the brother of the King of Chu." Zhao Hongrun said calmly.

Hearing this, Nanmen Chi suddenly became interested, and said endlessly: "Juyang Jun Xiong Li, is the youngest brother of the King of Chu, and is very trusted by the King of Chu, so he was awarded the feudal towns of Juyang, Fangchong, and Haoxian, and among the nobles headed by the Xiong clan in Eastern Chu, the power and status are very important. ”

After a pause, he added, "But this human nature is greedy...... He was extremely harsh on the commoners in the fiefdom, and he regarded all the farmland in the fiefdom as his own private land, and the cultivation tax was as high as tithe......"

You're kidding?

Zhao Hongrun looked at Nanmen Chi with an incredulous gaze.

You must know that tithe, that is, eighty out of ten, this is no longer a simple high tax, this is simply sucking people's blood.

If it had been in the Wei State, the Wei people would have rebelled long ago.

"King Chu doesn't care?" Zhao Hongrun asked incredulously.

"Juyang Jun Xiong Carp pays a priceless tribute to the palace every year...... "Nanmen Chi said with a smile.

Zhao Hongrun understood it as soon as he heard it, but it was still a little difficult to accept.

I remember that two years ago, Yan Mo and other Chu generals once told Zhao Hongrun that it seems that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, was extremely benevolent in Chu, and in eastern Chu, there were Xiong nobles who were many times more greedy and ruthless than Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

At that time, Zhao Hongrun was still a little incredulous, but now after listening to Nanmen Chi's words, he finally believed it.

He was finally able to understand why the slogan put forward by his Wei army to liberate the commoners of Chu who were oppressed by the aristocracy had a better effect than he expected, because the nobles of Chu in eastern Chu were far more brutal and greedy than Zhao Hongrun imagined.

The tragedy of aristocratic privileges overriding the laws of the land......

Zhao Hongrun faintly palpitated.

Because in his Wei State, there are also many children of the royal family or the prince surnamed Ji who disregard the country, seek national interests, and infringe on the interests of the common people to achieve their own interests.

Even, at the beginning, Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan also hinted that Zhao Hongrun should not be too harsh on the Ji family.

This made Zhao Hongrun secretly glad that his father Wei Tianzi was on his side in this matter, and the father and son worked together to bring down the Zongfu and weaken a lot of the Zongfu's rights, otherwise, if it is connived at for a long time, maybe the Wei State will gradually follow in the footsteps of the Chu State and become more and more corrupt.

Fortunately, the situation of Wei is much better than that of Chu, and Chu is afraid that even the foundation has been hollowed out, causing a towering tree called Da Chu to tilt and fall.

Wait, according to what I say, in fact, if I support Guling Jun Xiong Wu or Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, it will be more beneficial to my Great Wei?

Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but think of his private agreement with Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

He knew very well that although Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, also tended to be brutal, he was influenced by the thoughts of his uncle Runan Jun Xiong Hao, if Xiong Tuo ascended to the throne and became the king of Chu, like Juyang Jun Xiong Carp, a moth of the Chu country, would eventually be cleared by Xiong Tuo.

At that time, the new Xiong nobles led by Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, will replace the original old Xiong nobles of Chu, although this infighting will greatly damage the vitality of Chu, but in a real sense, Chu may be reborn from the ashes.

Regardless of the land and people are several times that of Wei and Qi, even if it is backward for a while due to internal friction, as long as the hidden dangers of the old aristocracy in the country are eradicated, this country may not be able to regain its vitality.

And this is not a good thing for the Wei State.

What a headache......

Zhao Hongrun rubbed his eyebrow bone.

On this day, he was thinking about this question, and until the 80,000 Wei troops arrived in Haoxian, he was still thinking about the stakes of this matter.

The reason why he was entangled was because he had a hunch that he would run into Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, in this battle.

So, should you take this opportunity to get rid of this prince of Chu who may have the potential to bring the state of Chu back to life? (To be continued.) )