The time goes back to November, about half a month after Jicheng, the capital of South Korea, surrendered to the Wei army. The leader of the Green Crows, "Crow Nine", who was sent to Jicheng, worked day and night to deliver the good news of South Korea's surrender to Daliang.

In the hands of King Zhao Run of Wei.

At this time, "Qin Concubine Yingying" was on her way to the Qin State for the second time to negotiate with her. Zhao Runsui sent someone to convey the good news to the beloved concubine, and at the same time summoned the generals of the Wei State who were currently deployed on the Daliang defense line.

On the afternoon of the first day of November, King Zhao Run of Wei gathered his generals in the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daliang Palace.

Standing on the left side of the hall at that time were Chengling King Zhao Shen, Zhao Rui and his son, Shangliang Marquis Zhao Anding, Zhao Shu and his son, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and other children of the Ji Zhao family. In addition, Wei Jiao, He

Miao, Zhu Gui and other Wei generals from Zongwei.

On the right side, there are officials in Daliang City, including Hou Dan, Zhou Ji and other Liang County generals.

Regarding the fact that the monarch summoned the generals to the Daliang Palace today, everyone felt very puzzled. After all, although winter was approaching, no one was sure whether the coalition forces of various countries would launch an offensive against the Wei army. Therefore, logically speaking, they should not

It's only right to call everyone together.

Could it be that something big happened?

Everyone secretly guessed in their hearts.

While everyone in the palace was worrying about gains and losses, Zhao Run, who was sitting on the throne, finally said: "Today's summons to you all is actually to convey a piece of good news... According to the news sent by the Blue Crows, at the beginning of this month, South Korea has

We, the Great Wei, surrender, and the battle between Wei and Han will finally end with our victory, the Great Wei!"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and then they were all so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

"This is great news!"

"South Korea finally surrendered to me, the Wei Dynasty!"

"For more than six years..."

"Haha, since South Korea has been defeated, I believe that the army under King Yan will be able to support the war here in the near future. Those hateful coalition forces from all countries are about to die!"

Even the King of Chengling Zhao Shen, who was nearly sixty years old, flushed with excitement and clenched his fists in surprise.

Seeing that everyone in the palace was so excited that they lost their composure in front of the monarch, the internal court minister Jie Ziyu coughed and reminded: "Everyone, everyone?"

When everyone in the palace heard this, they realized that they and others had lost their composure, and quickly confessed to the monarch.

Seeing this, Zhao Run waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I have summoned you here just because I want to celebrate with you all..." At this point, he changed the subject and said seriously: "But, I hope that you will be here for the time being.

I hide this joy in my heart. After all, this battle is not really over yet. Millions of coalition forces from various countries are still watching us in the Daliang area, and Yingshui County and Song County are still under the control of the coalition forces from various countries...

…Right now, it’s not the time to really celebrate.”

After hearing this, everyone in the hall put away the joy in their hearts one after another and nodded seriously.

However, compared to the past few days, they are a little more confident in winning this victory.

After a while of burning incense, everyone in the hall gradually dispersed and returned to their respective posts.

Although Zhao Run called everyone to gather at Daliang Palace today just to convey a message to everyone, everyone was very satisfied in their hearts.

Take Hou Dan, for example, who rode for more than twenty miles to Daliang just to hear the good news?

However, Hou Dan felt satisfied: Not to mention more than twenty miles, even two hundred miles was worth it!

On that day, Zhao Run kept Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, Zhao Anding, Marquis of Shangliang, and other Zhao clan and Wang Gui who were in charge of the army, as well as generals such as Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan, and met with them in the side hall of Xuanzheng Hall.

Discuss next strategy.

It was said that they were discussing strategy, but in fact, Zhao Run just wanted to take this opportunity to exchange intelligence with Zhao Shen, Zhao Tan, Zhao Anding and others. After all, although these generals who commanded the army would also send battle reports to Daliang one after another, these

The battle report may not give Zhao Run a clear understanding of what he wants to know.

"It's not a big problem on my side."

The first one to speak was Chengling King Zhao Shen, and the defense area he was responsible for was the "Dongshan King's Tomb" area.

According to the description of Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, the offensive of the coalition forces against the Dongshan area was the weakest. But think about it, after all, except for the royal tombs of successive Wei monarchs, the Dongshan area does not actually have any key buildings. Indeed, there are no

How much energy do you need to spend on this?

"Hmm."

Zhao Run nodded when he heard this, then turned to Hou Dan and asked: "Hou Dan, how is the situation in Yecheng?... According to what you said in the battle report a while ago, the coalition's offensive against Yecheng was very fierce."

"Yes."

Hou Dan clasped his fists, then chuckled and said: "In general, it's okay. Our Yecheng has thousands of institutions and many war weapons. As long as the food and water are not cut off by the coalition forces, the coalition forces of all countries will be able to do so in the short term."

It should not be able to truly threaten our city..."

"I am a city?"

Wei General Zhou Ji, who had been promoted to the President of the Daliang Imperial Guard, glanced at Hou Dan with a strange expression upon hearing this, and secretly muttered in his heart: You are the deputy commander of our Daliang Imperial Guard, not the guard of Yecheng.

But Hou Dan didn't notice Zhou Ji's weird eyes, and said in a proud and excited tone: "Currently, our city is stepping up its efforts to build chariots. In view of the decreasing ore reserves in the warehouse, our city is

The main focus of the city is on building Wugang chariots. Up to now, nearly 300 new chariots have been built, and they have all been sent to the Imperial Guards of Luoyang for delivery to the two generals He Miao and Zhu Gui."

"Hmm."

Zhao Run nodded. He had already heard Wei Jiao, the president of the Luoyang Guards, say this. Moreover, the Luoyang Guards had repelled the coalition forces of various countries several times in the past two months. Those built by Yecheng

The chariot really made an indispensable contribution.

"How many reserves of fierce fire oil are there in Yecheng City?" Zhao Run asked again.

"this……"

Hou Dan hesitated for a moment and then said: "In order to protect ourselves, I, Yecheng, used a lot of fire oil. Although the coalition forces from various countries returned in vain several times, but..." After a pause, he answered Zhao Run.

Question: "There's almost not much left."

"That's it..."

Zhao Run nodded and didn't care.

In fact, he just asked casually, and he would not use this thing.

It is undeniable that fire oil, also known as petroleum, is a secret killer weapon of the Wei State, but the impurities after burning petroleum are too harmful to the soil. In the face of this kind of pollution, saline-alkali land is nothing.

Therefore, it is better to use this kind of weapon less or less, especially when fighting in the local area.

But having said that, in the future, when the Wei State launches a full-scale counterattack and invades the Chu State, Qi State, Yue State and other places, he does not mind letting these countries taste the power of the fierce fire oil.

However, this is also a matter for the future.

"In other words, the main offensive direction of the coalition forces of all countries is still the defense area that Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan are responsible for." Zhao Run nodded and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Jiao, Zhou Ji, and Hou Dan nodded in response.

The defense areas that the three of them are responsible for are Daliang, Yecheng, and the Wei army joint camp between the two cities. Among them, the Daliang area is guarded by Zhou Ji, the Yecheng area is defended by Hou Dan, and Wei Jiao leads 50,000 soldiers.

The Imperial Guards of Luoyang occupied the open space between the two cities and built a joint camp of more than ten miles.

The so-called Daliang defense line refers to the Wei military defense area from Daliang to Yecheng.

"...Among the coalition forces of various countries, several Xiang Juan and his soldiers are the most brave."

At Zhao Run's signal, Wei Jiao spoke about his general impression of the various battalions in the coalition forces: "As the general mentioned in the battle report, Xiang Juan's Zhaoguan Army reminded the general of Wu Ji.

The general's merchant navy..."

Hearing this, Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and others all looked at Wei Jiao in surprise. The former frowned and asked: "How can the Chu army be compared with the Shang Shui army?"

No wonder he was so surprised. After all, the Shang Shui Army was very famous in the Wei State. Maybe its status among the Wei people was not as good as that of the Wei Wu Army, but this did not prevent the Shang Shui Army from being called the most elite force in the Wei State.

Of course, the so-called "Wei State's No. 1 Elite" must include "Wei Gongzi Run", otherwise, the strength of the Shang Shui Army will inevitably be greatly reduced.

But having said that, even without "Wei Gongzi Run", the merchant navy led by Wei's general Wu Ji was still a very powerful elite.

When Zhao Run was in charge of the Shang Shui Army, he liked to use tricks. Just as Qi General Tian Dan said, Zhao Run would deliberately show weakness to lure the enemy when his own side was strong;

To follow the path, first create momentum to make the enemy fearful.

But in recent years, the Shang Shui Army under the command of Wei General Wu Ji is completely different from the original Shang Shui Army. It seems to be full of recklessness from top to bottom. When encountering an enemy army, no matter whether it is strong or weak, it is

Call first and then talk.

No, according to the news sent by Shen Yu from Shangshui County a while ago, the army under Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was beaten to the ground by the Shangshui army in this way. If Xiong Hu hadn't mobilized from Chudong,

He raised hundreds of thousands of grains and raised troops, which could barely hold off the Shangshui army. Behind Shangshui County was the attack of Lord Shouling Jingyun of Chu State. Maybe the army under the command of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu had already been attacked by Shangshui County.

The army was defeated.

"Wu Ji...?"

Zhao Run thought for a moment after hearing this.

He did not doubt that the Chu State could also give birth to an army with strength comparable to that of the Shang Shui Army. After all, the soldiers of the Shang Shui Army were originally from Chu people. Although the Shang Shui Army had also recruited soldiers in Shangshui County over the years, they did not

I forgot that most of the Wei people in Shangshui County were Chu people who defected to Wei.

This shows that in fact, the Chu people are not weaker than the Wei people, but most of the Chu soldiers have not undergone strict training and are not equipped with excellent weapons. As a result, most of the Chu soldiers are unable to fulfill their potential on the battlefield. This

This shows that the Chu army is relatively weak.

But Chu general Xiang Kuan and his Zhaoguan army are different. This army has always been on the Chu-Yue border. It was the main force of the Chu State in conquering the Yue State. It has been fighting against the Yue people all year round. Of course, it is stronger than the other armies of the Chu State.

This is like the Korean army. The Handan Army, which is clearly the king's division, is far less powerful than the Yanmen Army, Taiyuan Army, Daijun Army, Beiyan Army, Shanggu Army and other border garrison troops.
To be continued...