For stationing in Hangu instead of waving troops to rescue the Lu clan, Zhao Hongrun had an excellent reason in terms of tactics: Hangu was in danger to defend. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, putting this aside, the most fundamental reason is obviously that they also want the Qin army and the Lu tribes to consume each other.

Since the Battle of Sanchuan in Weichuan two years ago, the people of Sanchuan have finally recognized the statement that Sanchuan County belongs to Wei for various reasons, but in fact, the entire Sanchuan County is willing to submit to Wei, only the Sichuan Alliance. And Wei's influence in this land was only limited to the eastern part of Sanchuan County, which only accounted for about a quarter of the entire Sanchuan land.

In the remaining three-quarters of the land, the Zhuqi tribes and the Wuxu royal court refused to submit to the Wei state, even if it was nominally.

Therefore, for Zhao Hongrun, who wanted to bring the entire Sanchuan County into the pocket of the Wei State, the existence of the Qian people and the Wuxu royal court became an obstacle.

Why does Zhao Hongrun value Sanchuan County?

Because there are many natural pastures rich in pastures in Sanchuan County, which is an excellent place to raise sheep, cattle, and horses, and the animal husbandry of Wei is honestly very bad, and there is a serious shortage of cattle and war horses, so whether it is for the basic national strength or for the formation of a cavalry army that is enough to match Korea in the future, Zhao Hongrun must take back this land.

Of course, it is better to take it back peacefully, after all, the Wei people are not good at herding herds.

In fact, for Zhao Hongrun, it was enough for Sanchuan County to have the Sichuan Alliance, and the rest of the Qian tribes or the Wuxu royal court that refused to submit to the Wei State would definitely break out again as the contradictions between them intensified in the future.

After all, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, this is inevitable.

Therefore, now that the army of the Qin State is attacking violently, Zhao Hongrun does not mind using the hands of this tiger and wolf army to weaken the strength of the Qian tribe and the Wuxu royal court.

According to the information found by the Lun Sentinel Cavalry in recent days, the three major Qiang tribes of the Qiang, Qian, and Ling, as well as the Yanjiao Army of the Wuxu Royal Court, can be said to be defeated in front of the army of the Qin State.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun shook his head.

He felt that the Qiang people were fighting like that with one trick: let the slave soldiers consume the enemy army, and then wait for the opportunity to send their own warriors to win the victory in one go.

For armies who are not familiar with this tactic, this tactic of attrition is indeed a headache, but the problem is that this tactic is not without weaknesses.

You Sanchuan want to learn the crowd tactics of the Chu State? Have you reached the number of slave soldiers?

You must know the tactics of the sea of people in the Chu State, which is hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, which can really be described as an offensive like a vast ocean. But how many people are there in your Sanchuan sea tactics? And how many Qin troops are there in front of you?

If it is said that the restraint of troops and tactics is the biggest reason why Sanchuan has been repeatedly defeated in front of the Qin army, then the most fundamental key lies in the black army of the Qin State.

The black-faced army of the Qin State is also the battlefield cannon fodder with an extremely low status, but the powerful force that bursts out of this miscellaneous army is not comparable to the slave soldiers of the Qiang tribe.

If it is said that the slave soldiers of the Qiang tribe were coerced into the battlefield by the Qiang people in order to survive; Then, the black-faced army of the Qin State stepped on the battlefield for personal glory.

These two attitudes have directly led to a world of difference in the fighting spirit of the two sides.

It is no exaggeration to say that even in the face of the same heavy losses, the slave soldiers of the Qin clan will collapse, but the black-faced army of the Qin State will not, because the latter has long been crazy because of the military merit system of the Qin State, and there is only honor and rank in their eyes, and nothing else, including life and death.

Therefore, the victory or defeat of the Lu Clan's battlefield, even if it is not over yet, in fact, Zhao Hongrun has already guessed the result.

He didn't mind the Qin army's massacre in the Lu clan.

In the final analysis, since the Qiang people there and the Wuxu royal court refused to submit to the Wei State, then Zhao Hongrun would not regard them as his own, even if the Wei State and the Wu tribe actually had a private deal.

Don't think that Zhao Hongrun is cold-blooded, after all, as a Wei person, Zhao Hongrun's first consideration is the interests of his country and the interests of the people.

This includes the Sichuan Alliance.

As for those Qians and the Wuxu royal court who refused to submit to the Wei State, then I'm sorry, these people can't be said to be "their own people".

Based on this dark psychology, in fact, Zhao Hongrun was looking forward to the Qin army's wanton killing in the Lu clan, because in this way, the Wei army that participated in the subsequent war could be transformed into the heroes of Sanchuan County, further enhancing the influence of Wei in Sanchuan County.

It's a pity that Qin Shaojun, who was in the Qin army, did not massacre as Zhao Hongrun expected, but adopted a strategy of both appeasement and suppression, like Zhao Hongrun two years ago.

To put it bluntly, it is to keep those who are obedient and willing to submit, and kill those who are unwilling to submit.

On February 12, because Zhao Hongrun hid a heart eye and did not rescue the Lu clan in time, on the Lu clan's side, the three major tribes of the Lu clan were beaten quite miserably by the Qin army.

Even the pride of the Qiang people, the Yanjiao Army, the guard of the Wuxu Royal Court, was crushed in front of the Qin army and tasted a fiasco.

In this battle, the Qin army captured many people who had a certain voice in various tribes, and even Babuhe, a son of King Wuxu, was captured.

Speaking of this Babukh, it can be regarded as a bit bold. He originally planned to lead the Yanjiao Army to attack the Qin army together with the three major tribes of Yi, Qian, and Ling, and wanted to become the hero of Sanchuan.

It's a pity that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was far beyond his imagination, so that the army was defeated and captured, and the hero was not regarded as a hero, but became a prisoner.

However, these captives were lucky, because Qin Shaojun did not kill them, but released them, but the release was also conditional: Qin Shaojun hoped to meet with the patriarchs of the three major tribes of Yi, Qian, and Ling, as well as King Wuxu, within three days, and reach an agreement on Sanchuan.

"Why did Shaojun make peace with those Qiangrong?"

In the tent of the main camp of the Qin army of the Lu clan, the general of the Qin State and the Shaoshang Wang Gong asked Qin Shaojun suspiciously, because in the eyes of this fierce general, the Qian tribe of Sanchuan was simply vulnerable, and it was not the opponent of their Qin army at all.

Faced with Wang Di's question, Qin Shaojun calmly replied: "General Wang Di, from the very beginning, the strong enemy that my Great Qin army has to face is not the Qianrong here, but the army of Wei. …… Therefore, it is imperative for our army to meet the Wei army with the best military strength, rather than entangled with the Qiang Rong. It is undeniable that the Qiang Rong are not our army's opponents on the frontal battlefield, but they are good at harassing and sneak attacks, and if they sneak attack from the side when our army clashes with the Wei army in the future, this is also a threat to our army. ”

Hearing this, Wang Yi nodded, then frowned and asked, "Will these Karma Rong surrender?" ”

"They don't have a choice."

A face faintly appeared in Qin Shaojun's mind, and he said in a complicated tone: "The commander of the Wei army this time, if nothing else, is most likely the eighth son of the King of Wei who fought Sanchuan two years ago, King Ji Run. …… Although this person is not yet weak, his scheming and strategy are all excellent, but so far, he still has not led the army to help the Karong here, which shows that most of this person wants to borrow a knife to kill people, borrow the hand of our army, and cut off the power of Karong. …… As long as we start from this point, we can convince the karma here. ”

"What does Shaojun mean that these Karma Rong will fall to my side of Daqin?" Wang Yi frowned, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is difficult. ”

Hearing this, Qin Shaojun smiled slightly and said indifferently: "Yu doesn't need these Karma to fall to the side of our army, Yu just wants to take this opportunity to reach an agreement with the Karma here to temporarily stop the war." The opponent of our army is the Wei army, and the Qian Rong is at best a spoiler. …… As long as our army can defeat the Wei army, Qian Rong can only submit to our Great Qin, and there is no other choice. On the contrary, if our army cannot defeat the Wei army, then our army will not be able to keep this land. Even if he kills more Qi Rong at this moment, he is just marrying someone and fulfilling the prince of Wei on the other side, why bother? ”

Wang Di pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.

Two days later, due to the deterrent power of the Qin army, the patriarchs of the three major tribes of the Qian, Qian, and Ling, as well as Babuhe, the son of King Wuxu, really made an appointment to meet Qin Shaojun.

In order to relieve the defensive psychology of these people, Qin Shaojun took the initiative to put the place of the appointment in the suburbs.

During this period, Qin Shaojun broke Zhao Hongrun's plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, which made the faces of several great patriarchs who were still clamoring to fight the Qin army change greatly.

Thinking about it, although the tribes such as Yi, Qian, and Ling, as long as they give up everything, they can break the net with the Qin army, but if this is cheapened by the Wei army, which has not arrived for a long time, who will be happy?

Seeing that the will of these people had been shaken, Qin Shaojun further persuaded him, and he assured several patriarchs that even if the Qin State occupied this land in the future and included Sanchuan County in the Qin State, he would not expel the Qian people, but would include them in the territory of the Qin State in the same way that the Wei State did with the Sichuan Alliance.

On that day, the patriarchs of the tribes such as Yi, Qian, and Ling did not agree to Qin Shaojun, after all, they were unwilling to submit to the Wei State, and they naturally would not be willing to submit to the Qin State now, but they gladly accepted Qin Shaojun's agreement: when the Qin army and the Wei army clashed, they would never interfere.

Thinking about it, how can there be any reason not to accept such an agreement that is extremely beneficial to them?

So in just a few days, the Qin army reached an agreement with the tribes of the Lu clan to reach a temporary truce.

Then, in late February, the Qin army marched to Hangu, where the Wei army was located.

This incident surprised Zhao Hongrun.

After all, in his estimate, the Lu clan gathered the tribes such as Yi, Qian, and Ling, even if it was a powerful Qin army, if they wanted to completely defeat these tribes, they would have to kill for at least a month or two before it was possible to distinguish the winner, why did the Qin army come so soon?

It wasn't until the green crows he sent out reported the situation in the Lu clan that Zhao Hongrun was dumbfounded.

At that time, he realized that someone in the Qin army saw through his plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and persuaded several tribes such as the Yi, the Qian, and the Ling.

Damn it! Knowing this, I might as well support the Lu family......

Stealing chickens doesn't have to eat rice, Zhao Hongrun's face is very ugly. (To be continued.) )