Chapter 22: I'm Going to Make a Name, I'm Starting Today!
"Your Highness!" Gao Yanshi looked at Zhu Wei's departing back, and said in a low voice: "Is it really okay for us to refuse like this?" ”
"In order to deal with the alliance of Chu, Zhao and Han, the imperial court previously left the wish stone of the trilateral land to the local martial arts forces. This edict was tantamount to the release of part of the imperial army. In other words, this king is sitting in Lu Zonghui's position, and I am afraid that he will have some ideas. ”
Zhao Hongming put his hands behind his back, and his face became a little heavy: "In such a general situation, it is a matter of time before you turn your face." If this king uses 100,000 troops in exchange for the support of the Eastern Army, it is tantamount to drinking water to quench his thirst, and it will bury greater hidden dangers in the future, and it is very likely to repeat the mistakes of the previous week. ”
Gao Yanshi also learned a lot of historical classics, and after Zhao Hongming's reminder, he almost immediately thought of the chaotic dispute in the last years of the former Zhou Dynasty.
Last weekend, the royal family was weak, and wars broke out in the world.
In order to suppress the war, the Zhou royal family allowed and supported the recruitment of private armed forces by Wufu.
This measure enabled some martial artists with high cultivation to quickly establish their own power in the local area.
After the war was settled, these martial artists not only mastered the local economic power, but also mastered many martial arts forces, becoming the forces of local separatism.
By the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou dynasty gradually lost control of these martial artists, and many martial artists with high cultivation sat down and no longer obeyed the orders of the central government.
In the end, the Six Kingdoms were established, and the Zhou Dynasty died as a result.
Although Emperor Jian'an's edict learned the lessons of the previous week, it was not much different in nature.
Zhao Hongming said: "I'm afraid that the court has also taken this into account, so it will take the opportunity of Zhao Guo's troops to continue to support Gu and let Gu come to contain the Eastern Army." ”
"There is not much left of the martial arts forces on the South Road under the encirclement and suppression of the Chu State, and the West Road is already desolate, but the East Road has not been affected by the Great War, and its strength has been almost completely preserved." Gao Yanshi said: "It's too difficult for His Highness to do this. ”
"It's just a border pass, afraid of power but not of virtue, as long as this king is strong enough and has enough strength, they won't be able to make waves." Zhao Hongming instructed: "You prepare the frame, and the king of Ming Japan will go to Jinyin and sit on the front line." ”
Gao Yanshi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, no. Since ancient times, no prince has ever appeared on the frontline battlefield, and if His Royal Highness travels unexpectedly, our entire Ying County will be finished. ”
"Then the king will be the first one." Zhao Hongming said: "This king's cultivation is enough to protect himself, hurry up and prepare!" ”
Gao Yanshi saw that Zhao Hongming was resolute, so he had to respond in a low voice: "Slave...... Yes, sir. ”
Taicheng, the camp of the Eastern Army.
"Martial King, did he reject you?"
Lu Zonghui held a beautiful woman in his arms, raised the wine bottle, and there was a hint of surprise in his expression.
"No, without any hesitation." Zhu Wei was puzzled: "General, does he have other backers?" ”
"What hope can a prince without a concubine have? He has no famous generals in his hands, and he has no cultivation as a superb martial artist. Did he really think that it would be enough to form an army of thirty or fifty thousand and pull it to the front line? ”
Lu Zonghui sneered and said, "He is still too young and thinks about the problem too simply. Soldiers are not children playing at home, they are going to die. ”
"So what do we do next?" Zhu Wei doubted: "If Yingjun falls, it will be extremely unfavorable to our Eastern Army." ”
"Order one or two thousand military horses first, and go to Jinyin with me tomorrow to observe the situation, as long as King Wu is defeated, we will actively come forward to fight. As for this martial king, he only asks him to ask for more blessings in front of him. ”
Lu Zonghui raised his head and drank the wine in the wine bottle, and said in a somewhat contemptuous tone: "In the end, I am still a courtier under the name of Emperor Jian'an, and I can't do anything disobedient to the royal family." ”
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After a day's running, before dark, 30,000 Wei warriors arrived near Jinyin City as scheduled.
As a guest of Wuwangmen, Zhang Yi, after receiving the news from the people below, used the recently prepared materials and the selected camp site.
Combined with the whole city of Jinyin, a simple camp for 30,000 Wei soldiers to rest temporarily was built in one day.
He himself also guarded the path of Wei Wushu early, waiting for Wu Qi and others.
At this time, a man's voice came from behind him: "Zhang Sheren, I'm not late, right?" ”
Zhang Yi turned around and saw a man dressed in sackcloth, his face was solemn, he was tall and mighty, even if he was far away, people could feel his majesty and inviolability.
This person is Li Yan, the upper guardian of Jinyin City.
Zhang Yi has had some dealings with this person, and he is an upright and flexible official.
He also contributed a lot to the construction of Wei Wushu's temporary barracks.
In the process of getting along, he did not rely on the old and sell the old, because he was young and looked down on himself, Zhang Yi had a good impression of him.
"It's just the right time to go to the ground, they're coming!"
Zhang Yi felt a slight vibration on the ground.
He looked up and saw a long stretch of yellow sand not far away, with iron armor and flags dancing in the wind.
Seeing the first impression of 30,000 Wei warriors, Li Yan didn't know why his whole body was shocked, and he was hit hard in a certain position in his spirit.
Each soldier marched in an orderly manner according to the procession, performing his own duties.
Isn't this what he wants the "Fa" to look like after it is executed?
The rhythmic sound of the soldiers' footsteps rumbling from afar.
In front of the army, three fast horses rushed out, from far and near.
Zhang Yi shouted loudly: "General Wu." ”
"Phew!" Wu Qi stopped his horse, dismounted and retracted his whip and said, "Zhang Sheren." ”
He saw Li Yi beside Zhang Yi and said unexpectedly: "Who is this?" ”
Zhang Yi introduced: "This is Lord Li Yan, the Shangdi Shou of Jinyin. ”
"It turned out to be on the ground to guard the face." Wu Qi hugged his fists and said: "Disrespectful and disrespectful." ”
Li Yan had a serious expression, looked Wu Qi up and down, and said, "I've seen General Wu." ”
Zhang Yi interrupted the greetings between the two and said: "General Wu, I have built a camp for the army, General Wu came over and looked, this camp is high and easy to defend and difficult to attack, not far away is a river, all year round. I have also prepared some grain and grass inside, which should be able to meet the combat needs of the army for more than ten days. ”
Wu Qi followed the direction pointed by Zhang Yi and saw the camp not far away, revealing a somewhat surprised look.
This time, Zhao sent troops, and the incident happened suddenly, and his rapid march was even more accidental.
Zhang Yi and Li Yi were able to consider these in such a short period of time, which exceeded his expectations.
He also thought that they were going to sleep in the wild tonight, and Zhang Yi would provide some food and grass at most.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yi had already considered it for him in advance.
It is worthy of being the great Sima personally appointed by King Wu.
In the distance, smoke rose from the camp, and people were already cooking in the stoves.
If the army that has been attacked can get enough rest, it will be of great benefit to boost morale and facilitate the next hard battle.
Wu Qi rarely showed a happy expression: "Zhang Da Sima, I'm tired." The war of the army is imminent, and I have a lot of things in my hands, so I won't catch up with Sima for the time being. Wait for me to win the victory, return triumphantly, and then get drunk with the two of you. ”
"General Wu, please."
Wu raised his head, turned on his horse again, and led the follow-up troops to run towards the camp built by Zhang Yi and others.
"Array, camp!"
The heralds began to convey instructions to the whole army.
Wei Wushu, who received the order, slowed down a little, formed a team, walked at a neat pace, and trotted up.
Bang, bang, bang.
Wei Wu's army passed in front of Zhang Yi and Li Yan.
The rhythm of footsteps and the friction of iron armor clearly fell into the ears of the two of them.
Seeing such an army, the word "elite" invariably appeared in both of their minds.
Zhang Yi suddenly said: "I have received the list sent by the Shangdi Shou, and I have sent someone to keep an eye on those people, and I will report to His Royal Highness King Wu for distribution later." ”
After speaking, Zhang Yi did not stay and quickly left this place.
The battle between the two armies is imminent, and as a great Sima, he has a lot of things on his hands, so he can't delay too much time here.
Li Yan didn't say much, watching the afterglow of the sunset sprinkle little by little on the iron armor of these Wei Wushu, making the iron pieces glow with golden light.
It wasn't until these rays of light disappeared and all the Wei soldiers returned to the camp that he reluctantly left.
The news that 30,000 Wei warriors entered Jinyin City did not hide from the scouts of Li Mu of Zhao State.
Late that night, Li Mu, who had settled in the Yamen of Hexi City, received a report from the scouts below.
"Jinyin City has the army of Wei? How many people are there? ”
"Because it was dark, the number of people could not be counted specifically, but looking at the smoke from their stoves, there should be no less than 30,000."
Hearing this number, some of the generals around Li Mu laughed and said, "Thirty thousand? I'm afraid this number is not enough for our army to stuff their teeth. ”
Li Mu was not careless, and asked: "Which army is this army, which general is leading it, have you inquired clearly?" ”
"General Hui, judging from the intelligence obtained so far, the Eastern Route Army of Wei has not taken any action, and the wave of army in Jinyin should be the Wei Wushu who was formed for half a year after King Wu came to Ying County, and the leader is a general named Wu Qi, who was born in the forbidden army of Wei and has no record of leading the army to fight."
A general of Zhao said: "In other words, this Wu Qi is actually an unknown person?" ”
"Judging from the information obtained at the moment, this is exactly the case."
"Hahaha, General, it seems that this Yingjun Wei State is going to be unable to hold it. Our strategy of sneak attacks worked wonders. ”
Li Mu was not as carried away as other generals, he fell into deep thought, and wondered for a moment: "There was a spying on the East Road army that had prepared 160,000 soldiers and horses, but there was no action, and only let a prince lead a private army to fight in the front, what did they plan?" ”
Some people speculated: "Maybe there is a contradiction within the Zhao State, and there is a disagreement with each other." ”
Li Mu opened his mouth and asked, "Have all our armies arrived?" ”
"The first batch of 180,000 troops will arrive almost tomorrow morning, and the second batch of 120,000 troops will arrive with the elders of the Haoran Sect, and it is expected to arrive the day after tomorrow."
"The soldiers lead the army, and then they are exhausted." Li Mu groaned and said, "We are waiting for the soldiers to be fast, and we need to defeat them in one fell swoop before the other party can react sufficiently." Otherwise, the logistical pressure of the 300,000-strong army will be extremely great, and if we fight a war of attrition with the other side, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us. ”
Li Mu raised his head and said: "Pass my order, tomorrow the fifth watch will make food, and send troops at dawn to attack Jinyin City." ”
"Yes!"
The next morning, it was just dawning.
A tall carriage has been prepared outside the palace of King Wu, the wheels are inlaid with gold ornaments or intricate patterns, and the appearance is ornately decorated.
The carriage was drawn by horses, and the horses were all dyed red, which was quite luxurious.
Many princes of Wei basically lived in the palace in their fiefdoms, and rarely went out except for some special festivals.
A prince like Zhao Hongming who took the initiative to rush to the front line is extremely rare.
Since ancient times, the major affairs of the country have been in Rong and worship.
Gao Yanshi had to wait for the original unpretentious frame to be reworked to conform to Zhao Hongming's identity.
The gate of King Wu's Mansion opened, and Zhao Hongming walked out of the palace with a team of forbidden army guards.
These guards seemed to have been rehearsed in advance, and some of them acted as a leading team, responsible for opening the way; Some followed around the carriage; The remaining part is at the back of the convoy, charged as a rearguard, ensuring the safety of the entire team.
After the guards had determined their duties and positions, Gao Yanshi ordered his servants to bring out the horses they had brought from the girder and hand them over to the many janissaries.
Zhao Hongming, under the service of Gao Yanshi, entered the carriage and sat down, and ordered: "Go!" ”
"Your Highness has an order, go!"
"Drive!"
The horses neighed, and everyone quickly rushed towards Jinyin.
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"Report! There was a change in the enemy forces in Hexi City. ”
"Report! The enemy army has now set off in the direction of Jinyin, and the number is no less than 100,000. ”
"Report! The enemy army was already thirty miles away from the city and regrouped. ”
Day by day, the military situation drifted like snowflakes in front of Wu Qi's case, and he knew that Li Mu on the opposite side began to attack brazenly after finding out his general details, without giving him the slightest chance to prepare.
Now that the hundreds of thousands of troops of Zhao State and Li Mu have begun to move.
Wu Qi sent an order to the whole army: "All Wei warriors, fully armed, fight with the enemy in the wilderness!" ”
30,000 Wei warriors quickly mobilized and began to march towards a wilderness slope outside Jinyin City.
As early as a long time ago, Wu Qi saw the map of Yingjun County, and he also knew the various terrains outside the city.
There is a large wilderness to the east outside the city of Jinyin, which is very suitable for the two armies to rush and kill.
Only that terrain can allow the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Zhao State to fully deploy and exert their maximum power.
As a battle-hardened general, it is impossible to miss such a position.
In fact, just as he expected, when Wu Qi drove his horse to the vicinity of the wilderness slope, he saw a long banner in the distance, hunting and encouraging in the strong wind.
Zhao Guo Li Mu stopped his army near the wilderness.
The army of more than 100,000 was in an offensive formation, full of a solemn atmosphere.
Compared with the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Zhao State, their 30,000 Wei soldiers were really pitiful.
But in the face of the hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops in front of him, it was obviously the first time to lead the army, but his face did not change, and he had no fear at all.
He drove his horse and led the army, and his face was calm and calm: "The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and live under people for a long time." I will become famous from today! ”
The author works during the day, and he doesn't have much time to write, and he has to fix it several times every time he finishes writing, so he can't write quickly, so I hope you forgive me.
Now that the war has begun, the protagonist force is going to become famous, ask for a recommendation and a monthly pass, and I am grateful.
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