"PS: The bayberry in my hometown is not as good as in previous years. It is too sour and not as sweet and sour as in previous years, but it is still delicious. In addition, the serial number in the previous chapter was wrong, so I will correct it in this chapter."

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Facts have proved that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is indeed one of the best commanders in Wei.

Oh, in fact, this man has been deposed by Wei King Zhao Run, but no matter what, his judgment is very accurate. As he expected, in early April, when the Qin State found that its own army could not attack Hexi in a short period of time,

, when the two counties of Hedong opened up the situation, they indeed chose to send troops out of Sanchuan County, from Xianyang, across Ba River, via Lishan Mountain, and straight to Huayin.

At this time, Lieutenant Luoyang and Marquis of Anping Zhao Tan had led about three to four thousand troops and stationed in Hangu, which was the place where Zhao Run defeated Qin Shaojun Ying Ying in the "One-day Battle".

To be precise, the three to four thousand troops of Anping Marquis Zhao Tan are not considered regular troops under the jurisdiction of Tiance Mansion at all. At best, they are affiliated under the name of "Luoyang Imperial Guard" and are mainly responsible for patrolling Luoyang on weekdays.

The city's East Market, West Market and other markets maintain security and prevent troubles, fights, thefts, etc. There is not much combat power at all.

Therefore, on the day when Anping Hou Zhao Tan led his army to Hangu, he ordered his soldiers to cut down the trees and build defenses in the Hangu area.

He is quite self-aware. In his opinion, if Qin really attacks Sanchuan County, the thousands of people under his command will definitely not be a match for Qin's army. Therefore, such idiotic dreams as "defeating Qin's army" can be ignored.

Well, if he can defend for a day, if he can defend until the coalition forces of the other countries are defeated by Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei State, or until the king of Yan, Zhao Jiang, leads the triumphant army back to the country, then he will be the greatest leader in this battle.

One of the heroes.

Around April 16, the Qin army appeared on the west side of Hangu. The number of troops was not large. According to the intelligence obtained by the manpower sent by Zhao Tan, the Marquis of Anping, the number of Qin troops on this road was about 50,000 to 60,000.

The army accounts for about half, and the rest should probably be the tattooed army - similar to the Chu State's grain recruitment, but the combat effectiveness and morale are very different.

Although the number of troops sent by the Qin State to Sanchuan County was much smaller than predicted, it was still a huge pressure for Anping Marquis Zhao Tan. After all, he only had three to four thousand ragtag troops under his command who had almost never been on the battlefield.

However, what Anping Marquis Zhao Tan did not expect was that as mid-April approached, generals such as Pang Huan and Meng Luo suddenly led nearly 40,000 anti-rebel troops to aid Hangu. I remember that after learning about the arrival of the anti-rebel troops, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan

It feels incredible.

After all, according to what Zhao Tan knew, the anti-rebellion army led by Pang Huan, Meng Luo and others should be attacking Qi in Shandong (east of Mount Tai) at the moment. How could they appear in Hangu?

Because of his confusion, Anping Hou Zhao Tan asked this question when he met Pang Huan, Meng Luo and other generals.

Pang Huan explained to Zhao Tan, but he ignored the matter of "inducing rebellion against Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin". He only said that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, considered that Qin might send troops from Sanchuan County, so he called the sky

Gao Kuo, the commander-in-chief of the left command of Cefu, issued an order to the anti-rebel army. Anyway, when Pang Huan and others led their troops to Hangu, Gao Kuo did give them a supplementary order.

After confirming the authenticity of the transfer order, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan immediately entrusted the defense of Hangu to Pang Huan.

To be fair, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan was actually a very capable member of the Zhao royal family, but compared to generals like Pang Huan, Zhao Tan felt that he was not as good as the other generals, so he handed over the defense of Hangu to Pang Huan, and he came to help.

Pang Huan and the anti-rebel army took action.

Anyway, in Zhao Tan's opinion, as long as he can block the Qin army and protect Luoyang from the Qin army's invasion, this huge military merit should be enough for him to share with Pang Huan and others.

In late April, the Qin army came to Hangu and launched an attack on the narrow channel of Hangu. However, it was repulsed by the anti-rebellion troops led by Pang Huan and Meng Luo.

Watching the intensity of the battle, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan secretly said that he was lucky, because he felt that if the anti-rebellion army had not provided timely support, he might not have been able to hold Hangu for a few days. After all, Qin's soldiers were extremely brave in terms of bravery.

Not inferior to the soldiers of Wei, but not comparable to the armies of Chu, Qi, Lu and other countries.

After the war, Anping Hou Zhao Tan wrote a battle report in his own hand and ordered it to be sent back to Luoyang.

Although he was determined to get some military glory, even if the main combatant was the anti-rebel army, he naturally could not brag too much. He only mentioned a few words in the battle report to express to Luoyang that this time the defeat was

The Qin army also owes a share of his contribution to Anpinghou Zhao Tan.

I remember that before sending this battle report, Anping Hou Zhao Tan also showed it to Pang Huan to prevent Pang Huan from misunderstanding that he was taking credit or something. However, to his surprise, Pang Huan and others did not seem to care about it.

value.

To be honest, Pang Huan, Meng Luo and others really didn't take it seriously this time, because they also knew that - without receiving orders from the monarch Zhao Run or Tiance Mansion, they arbitrarily followed the Qi Dynasty because of the letter from Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.

The country has withdrawn its troops, which has destined that their military career will end here.

Therefore, whether they have military merit or not is of little significance to them.

If they repelled the Qin army this time, they might still be able to save their lives. Otherwise, it would be better to simply die on the battlefield, which would gain a good reputation - if they really died on the battlefield for the country.

, even if they had committed such a crime before, the monarch Zhao Run would probably not mention it and leave them with a good reputation.

At the end of April, the battle report of Anping Hou Zhao Tan was sent to Luoyang and delivered to the hands of Wei Wang Zhao Run.

At that time, Zhao Run studied the battle report for a long time and finally put it aside.

At this time, the situation in this unprecedented battle, which can be called the "Second Central Plains War", has gradually become clear.

The victor was undoubtedly his country Wei.

This time, Wei State, on the frontal battlefield in the east, successively overthrew South Korea, defeated the coalition forces of other countries, and launched a rebellion against the generals of Lu and Lu. On the battlefield in the west, although in the end it was impossible to avoid Qin's attack on Wei State,

The war started, but considering that Qin's army still failed to put huge pressure on Wei, it can be said that it was a complete victory.

I remember that before receiving the battle report from Zhao Tan, the Marquis of Anping, Wei Wang Zhao Run had just received the credentials of Wei Fei, the king of Wei. In the letter, Wei Wang Fei kept saying that he was not really betraying Wei, but had received the letter at that time.

In short, Chu Shuijun's threats were just a disguised beg for Zhao Run's forgiveness, lest Zhao Run would hold Wei Guo responsible for it and kick him off the throne of Wei Guo's monarch - in fact, Zhao Run had this in spades.

ability.

To be honest, Zhao Run was really angry with Wei Wang Fei this time.

Because in fact, Weiguo can actually contribute in this war - although Weiguo is small, it does not actually have no army, such as the Puyang Army, which is an army with the standard equipment of the Wei army, although it is not as good as

Wei's regular army can be called elite compared to the 300,000 volunteers that Zhao Run temporarily recruited at that time.

But because King Fei Tan was afraid of death, he was intimidated by the momentum of "allied forces from all countries to join forces to attack Wei" and did not dare to express his support for Wei. As a result, he was later threatened by King Shui of Chu, so that the Wei army later

He was forced to become a member of the coalition forces, which posed a certain degree of threat to the great beams of Wei State.

Because of this, Zhao Run was angry with Wei Wang Fei Ting, and even thought about kicking Wei Fei from the position of monarch of Wei Kingdom and making his adopted son Wei Yun the new king of Wei Kingdom.

But this matter was blocked by Jie Ziu.

Jie Ziu believes that the more fatuous King Fei of Wei is, the more talented people in Wei will flow to Wei, and the people's hearts in Wei will gradually favor Wei, which will help him annex Wei in the future and unify the Central Plains.

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On the contrary, if Zhao Run supports his adopted son Wei Yun, Wei Yun will definitely be supported by the vast majority of the Wei people due to his status as "the son of Wei Gong Ziyu". At this time, Wei will not be able to annex Wei.

——It can’t be done in the current generation. Zhao Run can’t devour the country of his adopted son Wei Yun, right? And the next generation can’t do it either, because Zhao Wei, the crown prince of Wei, and Wei Yun are now sworn brothers.

This delayed two generations of time.

Therefore, Jie Ziu suggested that King Fei of Wei should still be left alone. If King Fei of Wei dies of old age in the future, he might as well let Mr. Wei of Wei become the king of Wei, because Mr. Wei of Wei is as ignorant and greedy for pleasure as his father, which will benefit the future of Wei.

Annex the Wei Kingdom.

Zhao Run thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to summon his adopted son Wei Yun to ask him what he thought.

After all, firstly, Weiyun is his adopted son, and he cannot do certain things too much, otherwise he will be feared; secondly, as far as the current Weiguo is concerned, it will not be qualified to compete for hegemony even if it is given another hundred years.

Therefore, it is not enough to become an enemy of Wei State.

After Wei Yun arrived at the study room of Ganlu Palace, Zhao Run told Wei Yun about Wei Guo's current situation and asked for his opinion.

At that time, Wei Yun said: "Everyone said that after my father's death, Wei State was on the verge of collapse and would be annexed by the Wei Dynasty sooner or later. The child's talents are far inferior to those of his two fathers, and he is unable to support the Wei State and become the help of the Wei Dynasty.

After Wei gets the three lands of "Jiyin", "Dongjun", and "Dongping", it will become even more powerful... I sincerely wish my father to unify the countries of the Central Plains and achieve unprecedented hegemony."

Zhao Run was very surprised when he heard this. After asking Wei Yun repeatedly, he confirmed that this was Wei Yun's true words.

After Wei Yun returned to his mansion, he told his mother Chen and his grandmother David Ji about the incident. At that time, his mother Chen asked in surprise: "Since King Wei has secretly promised you the position of King Wei, why don't my son

Just follow the trend and inherit your biological father's legacy, why should you shirk it?"

Wei Yun shook his head and said: "The King of Wei is the child's adoptive father. If the child should take the post of King Wei, then the father and the son will be on equal terms. This is not in line with etiquette. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, the child's teacher Jie Zi, Gongyang Hao and others

Several adults admired the great unification theory of "Gongyang Lun" and believed that the Wei Dynasty was in the right time and should seize the opportunity to seize the world and unify the Central Plains. If the child inherits the position of King Wei, he is afraid that he will be targeted by the Wei Dynasty sooner or later, even if his adoptive father

, the sworn brother (Zhao Wei) will not seize the Wei Kingdom for two generations, and it is difficult to guarantee the future... In this case, we simply determine the status of the monarch and ministers in advance, so that the Wei Kingdom can be downgraded to a county of the Wei Dynasty, and the child can become a county king.

, and there will be no danger of being targeted by the Wei Dynasty again."

Mrs. Chen didn't know the meaning, but David Ji was quite familiar with such things. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "Did Jie Ziu teach you this?"

After that, she didn’t wait for Wei Yun’s reply, nodded and said: “Jie Zizi does have selfish motives, but we can’t deny that this is an excellent outcome for Wei Guo and us. Although our grandson will be killed in the future.

I am demoted to a county king, but there is no hidden danger in winning. As a member of the Wei family, I will still be able to enjoy all the glory in Weiguo...or Weijun in the future."

"My grandson thinks so too," Wei Yun said respectfully to his grandmother.

At the same time, Zhao Run summoned Jie Ziyu, told the latter Wei Yun's reply, and asked the latter: "Jie Zi, was it you who taught Wei Yun?"

Jie Ziyu did not deny it, but raised his hands and said: "I believe that this move will be an excellent outcome for us, the Wei Dynasty, the Wei Kingdom, and the Crown Prince (Wei Yun)."

Zhao Run nodded.

In fact, this matter is not difficult to solve. The most difficult thing is Wei Yun's will. But since Wei Yun himself has agreed, then there is no problem in this matter - as for King Wei Fei? Who is that?

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Run said to Jie Ziyu: "Female Weiyun as the Marquis of Puyang and live in Puyang. The specific details will be decided by the inner court. Remember, do it slowly and don't arouse the resentment of the Wei people."

"I obey your orders." Jie Zigui bowed and retreated.

After waiting for Jie Ziyu to leave, Zhao Run slowly walked to the table with the map of the Central Plains and looked at the map visually.

Now that Wei Yun has promised, Wei Guo is equivalent to being a part of Wei State - even if it is still part of Wei Wangfei for the time being.

Including South Korea, which once became the strongest country in the Central Plains after the death of King Lu Xi of Qi, it will also be annexed by Wei State sooner or later.

In this way, there are two less countries in the Central Plains.
To be continued...