Now that the vanguard army that played in the first battle has been determined, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, and Wu Ji did not say anything more. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although there are some regrets in my heart, to be honest, there is no need to get too stiff with the Fencheng army for the first battle, after all, if there is no accident, the Fencheng army will inevitably return to the Fencheng fortress where they were originally stationed in the future.

This means that the Yanling Army, the Shangshui Army, and the Fencheng Army will be "neighbors" in the future, so why cause any contradictions over a trivial matter? Anyway, there is a chance to make war achievements.

With this idea in mind, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Wu Ji and other generals congratulated Xu Yin, the general of the Fencheng army, and after saying a few words of good luck to congratulate Ma on his success, they withdrew from the tent one after another and went to their respective tasks.

After all, although the Fencheng army came out on top, but the control of the field, Zhao Hongrun was handed over to the Yanling army and the Shangshui army, and there were a few Chu troops who came to patrol and explore the road during the period.

After Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Wu Ji and other generals left, only Zhao Hongrun and Xu Yin were left in the simple handsome tent.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Xu Yin, smiled and asked, "General Xu doesn't have anything to say to this king?" ”

Xu Yin smiled kindly, then lowered his voice, and said, "Your Highness, I, as the vanguard of the Fen Army, will this ...... What's wrong? ”

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, he didn't react for a while, and asked with a slight frown: "You mean, will Qu Cheng and Wu Ji complain because of this?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Yin shook his head, lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness misunderstood, Xu just thinks that His Highness has given too much trust to the Yan Ling Army and the Shangshui Army...... You think, they're ...... after all."

"Alright." Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to interrupt Xu Yin's words, frowned and said, "This king knows that General Xu does not trust the Yan Ling army and the Shang Shui army, and is prejudiced against them, after all, these two armies were the enemies of my Great Wei two years ago...... This king also did not ask General Xu to trust Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others, and this king believed that they would prove their loyalty to our Great Wei in the ensuing war. ”

"Okay, maybe Xu is too worried."

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun was talking about this, Xu Yin had no choice but to nod in approval.

After all, although he also hated the Chu State, he had not yet reached the point of slaughtering his own race like Sima An of the Dangshan Army in the past, he was just reminding His Royal Highness the King of Su in front of him out of caution.

Probably thinking that Xu Yin still had some concerns in his heart, Zhao Hongrun stepped forward and patted Xu Yin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Uncle Xu, concentrate, it's up to you in the first battle." ”

Uncle Xu flattered Xu Yin, although he was also from the Zongwei side of Wei Tianzi back then, and he was indeed qualified to let Zhao Hongrun be called an uncle according to his seniority, but he really didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to shout like this, coupled with that encouragement, Xu Yin couldn't help but be a little enthusiastic for a while.

However, at this moment, a military horn sounded in the sky above the Wei camp.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"

What's the situation?

Zhao Hongrun and Xu Yin glanced at each other in surprise, both a little inexplicable.

The two of them walked out of the tent, and just as they coincidentally, several merchant and water soldiers rushed to meet them, knocking on the ground and saying: "His Royal Highness King Qisu, there are enemy troops in the southwest!" ”

Southwest? Isn't that Danshan?

A trace of confusion flashed in Zhao Hongrun's eyes.

Before he could come up with a reason, Xu Yin next to him clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, let Xu leave temporarily." ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, nodded and said, "General Xu is at his own convenience." ”

The reason for this dialogue was because Zhao Hongrun had handed over the first battle of their Wei army to Xu Yin's Fen army.

Originally, Xu Yin should have led the Fencheng army to attack Danshan, but he didn't expect the Chu army in Danshan to come to attack by himself, but in any case, the first battle had to be handed over to Xu Yin.

Therefore, Xu Yin asked to leave temporarily, because he was going to gather his army to fight back.

A moment later, 15,000 Fencheng soldiers lined up outside the Wei camp, waiting for the attacking Chu army.

It is said that it is a Wei camp, but in fact it is just a general reference, after all, at this moment, the Wei army has not yet established a military camp.

They hadn't even erected the barracks of the barracks, at most they had just set up a few tents for Zhao Hongrun and the generals in the army to live in.

After about half a burnt incense work, an army faintly appeared in the southwest, according to Zhao Hongrun's visual measurement, there were about 5,000 people.

This estimate suddenly refreshed Zhao Hongrun's estimate of the strength of the Danshan Chu Battalion - he originally estimated that the Danshan Chu Battalion had at least 5,000 people, but at present, it seems that this number has to be raised.

But then again, with 5,000 Chu soldiers, he dared to attack the 55,000 Wei army, and the Chu generals on the opposite side were inevitably too big, right?

Do you really think that the army of Wei is a soft persimmon?

Straddled on his mount, Zhao Hongrun stood behind the Fencheng army, quietly observing the attacking Chu army on the opposite side.

He didn't ask someone to erect the royal banner with the word King Su, after all, he had handed over this battle to Xu Yin, the general of the Fencheng army, who was under full command, and he Zhao Hongrun was just a spectator.

"5,000 soldiers, take the initiative to attack more than 50,000 troops, where do you have the confidence?"

Zhao Hongrun muttered.

At this time, Zong Wei Lu Mu, who was not far from him, looked at the Chu soldiers who were slowly approaching in the distance, and said in surprise: "Your Highness, these Chu soldiers ...... Something strange. ”

Odd?

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Lu Mu suspiciously, and then once again focused his attention on the Chu army in the distance.

After observing carefully for a while, he realized what Lu Mu meant by the strangeness he was referring to—it was definitely not the Chu Army in his impression!

I saw those Chu soldiers in the distance, wearing leather armor all over their bodies, holding Tie Ge in their hands, which can be called fully armed.

Even, vaguely, Zhao Hongrun also saw the archer.

What's more, the momentum of this Chu army also gave Zhao Hongrun a feeling as if he had been killed for a long time.

Is that really Chu Jun?

Zhao Hongrun, who showed a look of surprise, rubbed his eyes with his hands, and his face was full of incredible expressions.

Because in his impression, the Chu army should be a rabble wearing worn armor and carrying rusty weapons, and only relying on crowd tactics to win.

But what did he see at this moment?

It's actually a regular army?

"......" Zhao Hongrun was speechless in surprise.

And at this moment, a voice came from his right, from far and near.

"Regular! …… These soldiers are the regular army! ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced back, only to find that Qu Cheng and Yan Mo came to him together, and Fang Cai's words came from Qu Cheng's mouth.

"Regular?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Qu Cheng suspiciously.

I saw Qu Cheng nodded, and Zhengse said: "The army of Chu is divided into four types: the main army, the king's pawn, the private pawn, and the county division. ”

Saying that, Qu Cheng explained to Zhao Hongrun in detail the army of the State of Chu.

The first is the regular army, which is actually the meaning of the regular army, whether it is weapons and equipment, or the training of non-commissioned soldiers, it is the entire Chu State, and it is the real embodiment of the force and national defense strength of the Chu State.

The level is equivalent to the six battalions of the garrison of Wei, and it is subordinate to the court of Chu, so it can be understood that it is an elite division that only obeys the court of Chu.

The second is the royal pawn, which is the army composed of the children of the princes and nobles of Chu such as the Xiong clan and the Qu clan, which is generally composed of members of the royal family.

Although this comparison is not very exact, the status is indeed equivalent to that of the Zongwei Yu Lin Lang of the Wei State Sect, and he is an army that protects the interests of the aristocratic class of the princes of Chu.

The second is the private soldier, as the name suggests, it is a private soldier recruited by a private nature, from the feudal lord to the guard and family soldier of the small nobles.

However, it should be noted here that this kind of private soldier does not refer to the predecessor of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, that is, the 160,000 troops recruited by Xiong Tuo, the Emperor of Xuancheng, to attack the Wei State two years ago, but refers to the army directly led by Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others, including Zicheyu who died in Caihe that year.

These descendant troops led by Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, can be called private pawns, and as for Wu Ji, Ran Teng, Yang Wu and other fierce generals and pawns who gradually emerged from the people of Chu Guoping, in fact, they can't even talk about private pawns, at best they are just the category of workers.

Note: Engineers, that is, sappers, infantry with the nature of servants in war, mostly poor people who were requisitioned, engaged in building bridges, building cities, repairing weapons, building fortifications, etc., also directly participated in battles, and had the lowest status in the army.

And finally there is the county division, which is led by the county prince and mobilized by the king of Chu himself, as long as it is responsible for suppressing thieves, maintaining law and order, and guarding the border.

As for the county magistrate, it is actually like the position of the county magistrate of the Wei State. But the difference is that the county order of Wei is an official position, while the county duke of Chu is a knighthood, and the two are fundamentally different.

"Maybe His Highness has misunderstood, misunderstood that the army of Chu is weak, but in fact, the army of Chu is not weak...... It's just that the State of Chu almost transferred the domestic elite to the east of Chu to guard against the State of Qi and encircle and suppress Wu Yue and Siyi......"

Probably noticing the look of surprise on Zhao Hongrun's face, Qu Cheng explained in a low voice.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was silent, and he couldn't help but feel stunned in his heart.

I remember that at first, he was still wondering, wondering if the army of Chu was so weak, he could let him defeat 160,000 people with 30,000 people, why could Chu still struggle under the joint suppression of Qi, Lu, and Song, and not be destroyed?

Now, he finally understood.

The reason why he felt that the 160,000 troops under Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, two years ago, were like a rabble division, because that army was originally a rabble division, and it was a peasant soldier temporarily recruited by Xiong Tuo to attack the Wei State.

Including when he took advantage of the victory to pursue, he counterattacked into the fiefdom of Xiong Tuo, the king of the city of Chuxi, all because the Chu State transferred the elite divisions in the country to the east, that is, the rich eastern Chu.

It can be seen that if it were not for Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao who persuaded Lu Xi, the king of Qi, to build an additional fortress in Pi County and garrison heavy troops, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, might have sent a regular army to western Chu to help his son Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

The regular army of the state of Chu......

Although it cannot be concluded that the army led by Zhao Hongrun could not defeat the regular army of Chu State, it is foreseeable that if this is the case, Zhao Hongrun and even Wei State will definitely not be able to force Chu State to sign the "Wei-Chu Armistice Zhengyang Peace Treaty" with five months' work.

"Tsk!"

Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips secretly, a little depressed.

It's just because the heritage of the Chu State is much stronger than he imagined. (To be continued.) )