On August 16, Ying Ying returned to Luocheng, Wei State by boat.

On the same day, she first returned to Luoyang to visit her children Zhao Xing and Zhao An, and rested in the palace for a night. Then she took a boat in Luocheng again the next day and headed for Daliang. After three days, she finally arrived

Arrived at Bolangsha River Port.

At this time, Zhao Run was inspecting the situation in Yecheng.

Compared with the tragedy in Liangcheng, the losses in Yecheng can be said to be minimal. Except for the casualties of a few guardsmen, they only lost some iron crossbow arrows and kerosene. Yecheng's most precious craft documents

and the craftsmen, all have been preserved intact.

This made Zhao Run secretly relieved.

After all, after seeing the tragedy in Daliang City, what he was most worried about was that Yecheng would suffer the same disaster as Daliang City. After all, the value of Yecheng to the Wei State was not weaker than that of Daliang City, and even in terms of actual value, it was even higher.

Far more than the beam.

"...Yecheng will step up its efforts to build tanks next."

While inspecting the situation in Yecheng, Zhao Run issued orders to Wang Fu, Director of the General Administration of Metallurgy, Li Jin, Chief of the Ordnance and Casting Bureau, and various officials in Yecheng who were accompanying him.

Although the old chariots of Wei have been eliminated, new chariots such as Wugang chariots, serial crossbow chariots, and tortoise shell chariots can still be active on the battlefield due to their unique functions, especially Wugang chariots.

, for the infantry of the State of Wei, whose individual strength is stronger than the soldiers of other countries, they are just like

The best rescuer on the battlefield, except for its unsatisfactory maneuverability, can be said to have many advantages. Especially in large-scale wars, only a dozen or dozens of Wugang vehicles can become

A 'mobile position' can well cover the advance of Wei's infantry.

In addition to building tanks, Zhao Run also asked the Weapon Casting Bureau to step up efforts to build military crossbows.

The reason is that he has 300,000 Wei troops under his command. In addition to 50,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards, there are a full 250,000 militiamen with little war experience. Although he defeated the coalition forces of various countries with high morale in the past two days,

But this does not change the fact that those 250,000 people are just militiamen.

Among all arms, crossbows are the most effective, especially on a battlefield where there are hundreds of thousands or millions of soldiers on both sides. Even recruits with no previous experience only need to keep one thing in mind: they are about to go to court.

Shoot in the sky in front of you, not at the back of your own head.

As long as you remember this, even inexperienced recruits can effectively kill the soldiers of the coalition forces. After all, there are so many enemy soldiers on the battlefield that they are so dense that there is no need to deliberately aim.

While Zhao Run was giving instructions to the officials of the Smelting Bureau, he suddenly saw several soldiers of the Imperial Guard rushing over. The leader was Cen Chang, the general of the Imperial Guard.

Cen Chang came to Zhao Run and said to the latter: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin has arrived in Daliang and is waiting for Your Majesty in the palace."

Zhao Run nodded and motioned for Cen Chang to step aside.

After a while, Zhao Run ordered the officials of the General Administration of Metallurgy to stop, and immediately returned to Daliang with a group of people including Chu Heng, Cen Chang and other generals of the Guards.

When Zhao Run returned to Daliang Palace, it was almost dusk. In the Ganlu Hall, Zhao Run saw Ying Ying, who looked a little bad.

"You look bad, are you too tired on the way back and forth?"

Perhaps because he felt that Ying Ying had sacrificed many precious things, Zhao Run's voice became gentler.

However, Ying Ying shook her head and said: "I am not tired on the road, but when I entered the city, I heard..."

She hesitated to speak.

Zhao Run knew what she wanted to say, which was nothing more than the heavy casualties in Daliang City.

"They will come back. I will ask them to come back..."

Gently patting Ying Ying's hand, Zhao Run said firmly.

After some intimacy, Zhao Run asked Ying Ying about the results of her trip to Qin.

Seeing this, Ying Ying said: "When I arrived at Xianyang Palace, my father and the concubine Zhao Ran were discussing matters in the palace. I guess they were discussing Qin's position in this war...According to what you said

Yes, I told my father and Zhao Ran all the unfavorable news, but I concealed the rest of the things that were beneficial to me, the Wei Dynasty. My father and Zhao Ran were convinced of this, and took the opportunity to ask for the land of Sanhe before they were willing to send troops to support.

Dawei..."

"Three rivers? Hexi, Hedong, Hanoi?"

Zhao Run sneered when he heard this, and then sneered: "Then Zhao Ran has a big appetite... What else did he say?"

Seeing this, Ying Ying told Zhao Run the suggestion of Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, to exchange land for land. Zhao Run couldn't stop laughing: "This is really a 'fair' transaction, using Chu State's land for land."

Give me the Great Wei in exchange for the Three Kingdoms of Hexi, Hedong and Hanoi. It's really a shame that Zhao Ran can say it."

Of course, the sneer is a sneer, but it does not affect Zhao Run's evaluation of Zhao Ran. After all, although Zhao Ran is from the same clan as him and is a descendant of the Zhao family in Longxi, after all, the nationality is different. If Zhao Run were replaced by Zhao Ran,

From Ran's standpoint, he would also take the opportunity to weaken Wei and try to make Qin stronger.

At this time, Ying Ying asked Zhao Rundao: "What should I do next?"

"Just delay Qin as much as possible." Zhao Run thought for a while and added: "You stay in Daliang for a few days, and then return to Qin after a while. Then Zhao Ran firmly believes that the 300,000 troops under my command are destined to fail.

After defeating the coalition forces of more than a million countries, do you have to compromise with Qin in the end? You might as well go with the flow... Just say, I agreed to exchange the request of the Qin army in exchange for the relocation, but Qin demanded Hexi and Hedong in one go.

, the three counties in Hanoi, this is just adding insult to injury..."

The implication is that we will slowly waste it with the Qin State until the Wei State resolves the crisis and until the 300,000 elite troops attacking South Korea move south. At that time, the Wei State can cancel this diplomatic deal. After all, according to '

According to the agreement, Qin will send troops to assist Wei, and Wei will cede its territory; but if Qin's army fails to catch up, and Wei itself has solved the threat of the coalition forces, then this agreement will naturally cease to exist.

Yes, this is Zhao Run's plan to hide the truth, that is, to promise short benefits to stabilize Qin and prevent Qin from making some tricks during Wei's most difficult time. As long as everything goes well, Qin is destined to be happy in vain.

This opportunity to replace Wei was missed.

Therefore, Zhao Run is not afraid of Zhao Ran's lion's mouth. The greater Qin's appetite, the more confident he will be in stabilizing Qin; on the contrary, if Qin's appetite is small, then he will feel troublesome.

It's like saying that Qin only asked for a few cities in the west of Hexi, and Zhao Run pretended to agree. However, Qin did not raise the price and sent reinforcements in a hurry. This would completely disrupt Zhao Run's plan.

"I understand, I understand." After listening to Zhao Run's words, Ying Ying nodded.

After talking about the Qin State, Ying Ying also asked about the war situation in Daliang with concern.

Zhao Run did not hide this, and told Ying Ying the general situation, including the incredible victory two days ago, which made Ying Ying's eyes widen in surprise.

If Zhao Run led the 300,000 elites of the Wei State and defeated the coalition forces of more than one million countries, then Ying Ying would not be surprised at all. After all, King Zhao Run of Wei and the main army of the Wei State joined forces, which was a force powerful enough to change the situation in the Central Plains.

strength.

But the problem is that of the 300,000 soldiers and horses under her husband Zhao Run, only 50,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards are the main army of the Wei State, and the rest are militiamen with little battlefield experience.

And under such circumstances, her husband could actually defeat the coalition forces of various countries that were several times larger than his own?

"What? You don't believe it?"

Zhao Run frowned deliberately and said.

Although he also understood that the victory two days ago was indeed a fluke, it did not prevent him from showing off in front of his woman and demonstrating his ability as a husband.

"No."

Ying Ying shook her head and said happily: "At this moment, I finally firmly believe that even without reinforcements from the Qin State, we, the Wei Dynasty, can defeat the coalition forces of other countries alone... We don't even need to wait for the 300,000 elite troops to attack South Korea.

Come."

"Well……"

Seeing Ying Ying looking at him with admiration, Zhao Run felt embarrassed that he had exaggerated.

He quickly changed his words and said: "That being said, to be on the safe side, we should wait until the 300,000 elite troops attacking South Korea arrive..." After saying that, he saw Ying Ying suddenly sneer, and he suddenly understood and hugged her.

She pretended to be evil and scolded her in her arms: "Okay, how dare you make fun of your husband."

Under Zhao Run's offensive, Ying Ying quickly begged for mercy out of breath, and shifted the topic to South Korea: "I wonder when the armies that attacked South Korea will be able to return with their troops?"

Seeing Ying Ying mention this, Zhao Run immediately stopped joking and patted the back of Ying Ying's hand, lost in thought.

For now, Qin's potential threat has been temporarily alleviated. What Wei needs to do is to quickly deal with the coalition forces of various countries before Qin realizes that something is wrong, and then lead the army to return home in triumph.

At that time, even though the Qin State realized that they had been deceived by Zhao Run and Ying Ying, they could only acquiesce. The reason was very simple. Firstly, they were in the wrong. Secondly, as long as most of the elites of the Wei State were present, they were not afraid at all.

Qin State.

In other words, the key now lies in the 300,000 Wei elites who attacked South Korea.

...I hope I can make it in time.

Zhao Run thought secretly in his heart.

At this time, in South Korea, the situation of Wei's army was actually very good.

Let’s talk about the direction of Taiyuan County first. As of August, King Huan Zhao Xuan, with the assistance of General Zhou and other Zongwei generals, led a northern army of more than 70,000 people to advance all the way, forcing the South Korean Taiyuan defender to take the defensive.

This is not to say that King Huan Zhao Xuan was extraordinarily brave, but the key point was that Taiyuan County faced attacks from two groups of Wei troops at the same time. In addition to King Huan Zhao Xuan's wave of troops, Wei's Shangdang guard Jiang Bi also led 30,000 to 40,000 Shangdang troops (formerly

The Northern Third Army) invaded Taiyuan County from the northern mountainous area of ​​​​Shangdang, forcing Taiyuan Shou Lecheng and Yangyi Marquis Han Xu to divide their forces to resist.

Faced with a flanking attack from two sides, Taiyuan Shou Lecheng initially decided to defeat King Huan Zhao Xuan's army first. After all, compared to the crazy general Jiang Bi of Wei, King Huan Zhao Xuan's reputation was not as prominent.

Therefore, Lecheng decided to show weakness to the enemy and lure the enemy deeper. To this end, he abandoned the boundary mountain between Taiyuan County and Hedong County, and prepared to ambush the Wei army on the narrow valley road from the boundary mountain to Jinyang, which was the only main road.

What I didn’t expect was that Zhao Xuan, King of Huan, was a prudent man. Compared with his brother Zhao Run, King of Wei, Zhao Xuan lacked Zhao Run’s ability to win with clever tricks, but in terms of stability, he was several times more stable than his brother. He would rather spend a few times.

Ten times the time, soldiers were sent to explore the Jieshan area, rather than rashly passing through a dangerous canyon.

This was far beyond the expectations of success.

You must know that General Han was successful. He was originally a general who was good at surprising soldiers and plotting, but he did not expect to encounter the Northern Army with a cautious military style.
To be continued...