On the evening of 8 August, a reply letter written by Lu Xi, the king of Qi, or a letter commending meritorious service, was also sent to Xiangcheng, where Zhao Hongrun was located, and was delivered to the latter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is nothing to say about the content, it is nothing more than commending the bravery of the Wei army in the period of conquering Xiangcheng, and promising to attract the attention of the Fu Li Saichu army, which are all very written and official words, which are not interesting.

On the contrary, he received a letter from Ji Zhao, the sixth king's brother, and the content of it made Zhao Hongrun feel a little interesting.

Ji Zhao thanked his younger brother in the letter, saying that if it weren't for Zhao Hongrun's courage and timely delivery of the good news to the King of Qi, I am afraid that this time, as the elder brother, Ji Zhao, would really be squeezed by Tian Xuan, the right minister of Qi, and was speechless.

"It seems that His Royal Highness King Rui is not having a completely smooth life in the Qi Kingdom......"

Zong Wei Chang Wei Jiao also saw the words in his heart on the side, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Ruiwang ...... Is it?

Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly and shook his head when he heard this.

At this moment, Su Wangwei, who was outside the house, came to report: "Your Highness, General Qu (Cheng) and Deputy General Yan (Mo) of the Yanling Army ask to meet. ”

"Invite them in."

Zhao Hongrun said casually.

A moment later, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo came to the house together, and they both clasped their fists and saluted.

"How's the co-optation going?" asked casually, Zhao Hongrun casually stuffed the handwritten letter of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, into Yan Mo's hand, and said to him: "Keep it as a souvenir." ”

Qu Cheng glanced at the letter in Yan Mo's hand with some confusion, and then clasped his fists and said: "Back to Your Highness, the matter of incorporation has been largely completed, and at present, our Yanling army has more than 38,000 casualties. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and immediately reminded: "Don't fall behind in the indoctrination of righteousness, let every sergeant and soldier understand that our army is not attacking the Chu State, but liberating the people of the Chu State, and Wei and Chu are not enemies." ”

"The last general understands!" Qu Cheng said with a serious expression.

At this time, Yan Mo had already read the letter of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and guessed that His Royal Highness the King Su in front of him was to commend him Yan Mo's meritorious service in the matter of taking Xiangcheng, so he sent him the handwritten letter of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, as a souvenir.

The handwritten letter of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is a treasure enough to be used as an heirloom, but the problem is that he Yan Mo is from the Chu people, and he keeps the letters of the Chu people's most hated old enemy, the king of Qi, Lu Xi, what is this called?

But if he is asked to destroy it afterwards, he is a little reluctant, after all, how many Chu people in the whole world can have the opportunity to collect the handwritten letters of Lu Xi, the king of Qi?

So after struggling for a while, Yan Mo still decided to take it as an heirloom, after all, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, highly praised the Wei army's exploits in conquering Xiangcheng in the letter, and Xiangcheng was taken by him Yan Mo, although the letter did not mention his name Yan Mo, but it was enough to make Yan Mo old in the future, and boast to future generations about the great exploits of the year.

Although a Chu man who defected to Wei helped Qi to conquer the city of Chu, no matter how you listen to it, it feels very disagreeable.

After putting the letter away in a tangled mood, Yan Mo hugged his fists and said, "Your Highness, attack Gongxian, I hope Your Highness can let my Yanling Army be the vanguard." ”

Are you addicted to competing with the merchant army?

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Yan Mo, but he could understand Yan Mo's eagerness in his heart, after all, he had just told the latter two days ago that as long as the latter could establish some more meritorious deeds, the Wei Imperial Court would award him a noble status in recognition of his meritorious deeds.

In this way, it is not surprising why Yan Mo is so concerned.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun Zhengse said: "This is not in a hurry in advance, you call this king to call Nanmen Huai, and this king wants to ask about the situation in Xuan County." ”

Hearing Zhao Hongrun say this, Yan Mo had no choice, so he turned his mouth and asked: "Your Highness, I don't know when the grain, grass, and baggage of the Qi country will arrive?" ”

In fact, in order to show his sincerity in surrendering to the Wei army, Nanmen Chi did not destroy the grain and grass in Xiangcheng, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the grain and grass in Xiangcheng were enough to support nearly 100,000 Wei troops for two months.

But then again, about two months of grain and grass is not enough for Zhao Hongrun and the army under his command to march south with confidence, after all, this kind of war in the past dynasties, it is common for a battle to last for several months.

That's why Yan Mo asked.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "The King of Qi has agreed to send someone to replenish the heavy grain and grass for our army again...... Speaking of which, did the South Gate come back late? ”

The Nanmen Chi in Zhao Hongrun's mouth had left the city in disguise yesterday, and under the protection or surveillance of several green crows, he went to contact his younger brother Nanmenyang, in order to find a way to pull the 50,000 Longji Mountain Chu troops under Nanmenyang into the camp of the Wei army.

However, the Chu soldiers of Longji Mountain are not completely under the orders of Nanmenyang, so it is still a little difficult to operate this matter.

"Not yet." Yan Mo shook his head and replied.

Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "Let's wait for the south gate to come back late." By the way, Monsan's Chu will fight for Lian...... How's it going? ”

Hearing this, Qu Cheng clenched his fists and said: "According to the report of the scout, Dou Lian has closed the camp and is repairing the barracks, it seems that he is planning to defend Mengshan." ”

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Have you ever sent someone to say surrender?" ”

"I sent a 3,000 generals under the command of Nanmen Chi, and I still had a good relationship with Dou Lian in the past, but ......" Qu Cheng showed a little depression on his face, and said unhappily: "I didn't come back on time." ”

In other words, you will either be caught or cut down?

With a light snort, Zhao Hongrun said lightly: "There is backbone." Hmph, however, Xiangcheng has fallen into the hands of our army, and he is fighting Lian to occupy a small Mengshan, and he is still delusional about saving the situation? ”

Hearing this, Qu Cheng clenched his fists and said, "Your Highness, do you want my Yan Lingjun to pull out this nail for His Highness first?" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment when he heard this.

As a moderate obsessive-compulsive disorder, Zhao Hongrun has always paid attention to perfection in his work, and naturally he does not like to keep the hostile force of Dou Lian around him.

It's like a map in the game.,A red dot appears in a piece of green that has been captured by your own side.,No matter how awkward it looks.,I can't wait to uproot this stronghold immediately.。

But reason repeatedly warned Zhao Hongrun that the Mengshan Chu camp was impregnable, and it was not easy to attack, if it was forcibly attacked, although it would eventually be able to conquer, but it would pay huge losses, and more importantly, it would delay the Wei army to capture the two places of Gong and Qi, and the Nanmen clan should cooperate with the outside world, and the Qilu coalition led by the king of Qi Lu Xi before and after the time of the siege.

All in all, the gains and losses are not proportional.

"It's okay, keep it, and the king will leave some soldiers and horses in Xiangcheng at that time. …… The back road was cut off, and forgive that Dou Lian couldn't play any tricks. ”

"Yes!"

Several people chatted for a while, and then, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo said goodbye and left.

Not long after, Nanmen Huai came after hearing Zhao Hongrun's summons, and Zhao Hongrun asked him something about Xuan County.

At the same time, Nanmen Chi, the defender of the original Xiangcheng who had newly surrendered to Wei, had found the place where his younger brother Nanmen Yang's army was stationed with the assistance of the Green Crows.

Under the guise of being a member of the Nanmen clan, he successfully met his younger brother Nanmen Yang, so much so that the latter was shocked when he saw his own brother in the military tent in the barracks.

"Brother......

However, before Nanmen Yang shouted out the word brother with a shocked face, he saw Nanmen Chi give him a look: Retreat left and right!

Nanmen Yang naturally did not suspect his own brother, and when he saw this, he asked his henchmen and guards to retreat, including the guards who were guarding outside the tent, and they were all dismissed.

And after that, Nanmen Yang's eyes couldn't help but look at the people behind his own brother Nanmen Chi, those few fresh faces.

"It's okay, it's your own people." Nanmen Chi explained.

The few faces behind him, those are the people of the crows, but they are not his own people.

"Oh." Nanmenyang nodded, didn't ask any questions, walked up to his brother, and asked with a solemn expression, "Brother, aren't you in Xiangcheng?" How to ......"

Nanmen thought for a while, sighed slightly and said, "Dou Lian's plan to besiege the Wei army failed. ”

Nanmen Yang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, in fact, he led the army to attack this Wei camp, but after seeing that the camp was empty, he already felt that the situation was wrong, but the situation was not clear at that time, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

No, he immediately sent people to inquire about the news in Xiangcheng and Mengshan, but he didn't expect that the scouts sent out had not yet returned, but his own brother who was sitting in Xiangcheng came here.

"Xiangcheng ......"

"It has fallen into the hands of the Wei army." Nanmen Chi said calmly.

Hearing this, Nanmen Yang gasped, didn't notice the calm look on his brother's face, and said anxiously: "Brother, don't worry, the younger brother will immediately gather troops and horses to help you recapture Xiangcheng." ”

As he spoke, he was about to walk outside the tent, but was grabbed by Nanmen Chiyi's arm.

"Brother, you ......" No matter how sluggish Nanmen Yang was, he noticed that his brother was weird.

Think about it, Xiangcheng is lost, why can his brother not be impatient and deal with it calmly?

At this time, I heard Nanmen Chi say in a low voice: "Xiangcheng, it's for my brother." …… As brothers, including your Jue brothers and Huai brothers, they have all surrendered to His Royal Highness King Su of Wei. ”

Nanmen Yang took two steps back in horror, his right hand subconsciously touched the saber on his waist, and his eyes were also suspicious when he looked at his brother.

After a long time, he swallowed his saliva, and then asked, "Brother, why is this?" ”

Hearing this, Nanmen Chi lost Xiangcheng, including Yan Mo's words to surrender him, and told Nanmen Yang locally, only to hear that Nanmen Yang's scalp was numb.

After all, if the commander of an enemy army is a fearsome adversary who can see the first opportunity, anyone will be terrified.

"Brother, are you really sincere, or is it an expedient measure?"

As he said this, Nanmen Yang pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and from time to time he looked at the faces behind Nanmen Chi with his eyes.

However, Nanmen Chi moved a step, blocking between Nanmen Yang and the few green crows, and said in a low voice: "We have decided to defect to the Wei State, so I will come to you in person." ”

Hearing this, Nanmen Yang's face showed a little surprise and confusion.

And at this moment, I heard Nanmen Chi say in a complicated tone: "Defecting to the Wei State, King Su allows us to retain the status of nobles, although there will definitely be some restraints during the period, but it is better than being killed by Tian Tan......"

"Tian Tan?" Nanmen Yang's eyes suddenly widened.

"Exactly! …… This time, the East Route Army of the Qilu and Wei Three Kingdoms Alliance Army is Tian Tan of Qi State, and Qi County is the place where Tian Tan must cross the Hu River. If we escape, we will be connected to the entire clan by the Xiong clan; If the city is broken, it will definitely be killed by Tian Tan. Instead of this, why not defect to His Royal Highness King Su of the Wei State? ”

“……”

Nanmen Yang's face was cloudy when he heard this, and he paced back and forth in the tent and pondered.

Seeing this, Nanmen Chi struck while the iron was hot and said: "Within three days, the Wei army will take Xuan County, during this period, we will wait for the outside to help the Wei army take Qi County, and we can relieve the tragedy of Qi County being attacked by Tian Tan." Afterwards, my Nanmen clan moved to the territory of Wei State, and since then it has been cut off from Chu State. …… The counties of Yanling, Shangshui, and Changping in Wei are all inhabited by Chu people, and His Royal Highness King Su also promised not to treat us badly, Yang, what are you hesitating about? ”

Nanmenyang pondered for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want me to say?" ”

Hearing this, Nanmen Chi showed a slight smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "Can you control this army?" ”

Nanmen Yang understood what his brother meant, shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "The army under the command of the younger brother is the army stationed in Longji Mountain, and the main general is the son Che Ji, and the authority of the younger brother is slightly inferior to him, and he serves as the deputy general...... If the younger brother orders to defect to Wei, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

Nanmen Chi Wenyan recalled Zhao Hongrun's instructions before leaving, and said in a low voice: "Then you continue to stay here, don't move lightly, if anyone asks, you will prevaricate on the grounds of cutting off the back road of the Wei army." …… If nothing else, the talisman will be broken within ten days, and then I will introduce you to His Royal Highness King Su for my brother......"

Nanmen Yang thought about it and nodded emphatically.

At the same time, Nanmenjue, who quietly sneaked back to Qi County, also told the old man in the clan about the matter and lobbied the latter.

It may be that the murderous name of the famous general Tian Tan is too loud, and the elders of the Nanmen clan were shocked after hearing the news that Tian Tan would attack Qi County, and were finally persuaded by Nanmen Jue.

The next day, August 9, the Wei army officially moved south and attacked Gongxian. (To be continued.) )