Chapter 182 No need to fight anymore
It was him.
Jiang He thought to himself that he was the young apprentice who heard that he was writing a letter to Wei Ji and quickly reported it to Zhao Zheng to intercept it, but was beaten by Li Wenzhou.
Zhao Gao is of medium height, with a narrow waist and thin shoulders. When he kneels submissively, he gives people a feeling of loyalty and reliability.
When he raised his head to speak, his clear eyes, slightly flat nose, thick lips, and slightly high cheekbones suddenly became vivid again. His voice was humble and his tone was broad, making people want to trust him.
Many of the chamberlains who worked in the palace called Li Wenzhou "Master" as long as they could get involved.
Zhao Gao was able to be recommended to serve in the Jianyi Hall, so there must be something special about him.
If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are also a malleable person.
"Go and do your work." Jiang He nodded.
Zhao Gao agreed, stood up and took several steps back before carefully leaving.
The slaves' sleeves were very short, and Jiang He noticed a red mark on his wrist.
It has not faded away after so many days, which shows that Li Wenzhou punished him severely.
I hope Zhao Gao can remember his duty and do things well.
Half a month after the Wei army encountered a sneak attack by the Yong army south of Handan City, it had suffered more than 2 Jian didn't seem to be in a hurry to annihilate the Wei army. He was very patient, like a heavenly dog devouring the moon, eating the Wei army piece by piece.
The leader of Wei State, Mang Mao, was like an ant on a hot pot.
In the past half month, he has sent more than [-] letters to Luoyang, Kyoto, urging support.
However, there were few responses, and they all said that the number of enemy troops had not yet been determined, and that the Wei army should boost their morale and resist tenaciously.
"Don't be afraid of fighting, let alone be arrogant."
Is not this nonsensical?
Facing Wang Jian, who can be so arrogant?
Mang Mao got angry and his mouth was full of blisters.
He felt like a piece of meat in Wang Jian's bowl. When the other party would eat it all depended on his mood.
What Mang Mao didn't know was that Wang Jian was actually not having a hard time either.
After the capture of Zhao State, Handan County was established in the original place of Zhao State.
Since a county has been set up, troops must be stationed at the border to guard against the Huns in the northwest and the Yan State in the east taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.
In addition to the reorganization of the surrendered troops of Zhao State, 5 troops of Yong State who attacked Zhao were also left to guard.
Wang Jian's military strength at this time was these 5 people.
With 25 soldiers and horses, it is difficult to fight against [-] Wei State and win repeated battles.
Even though Wang Jian was invincible, he found it very difficult this time.
Before leaving Yong State for Wei State, he once met the queen.
The queen was playing chess with her majesty. When they saw Wang Jian, they both stood up.
"It's been a long journey, General. Take care of yourself along the way."
Your Majesty is not often soothing and considerate. This is what the Queen said.
Wang Jian didn't feel it was hard. He saluted and said, "I am willing to face the Wei army directly in the southern border and open up the territory for your majesty with thousands of troops. But I am not willing to use political tactics to interfere with the Wei army in the northern border."
The queen smiled.
Her clear eyes seemed to hide the mountains and rivers, and she said softly: "The general also used tactics to defeat the State of Zhao. I promised before that we should defeat the State of Wei with the least casualties. The general has a heavy burden. .”
"That's right," the monarch also said, "Although Wang Qing is in the north, he is more dangerous than Meng Qing in the south, and is more the key to success or failure."
Wang Jian felt suspicious after hearing that he was the key to success or failure.
Did Wei Guo fall into the trap?
Would it be because of him, because he deliberately avoided the main force of Wei in these few battles and fought victoriously, that the Wei army south of the Yellow River was transferred to the north to support it? With the young master Wei Ji here, he felt very unsure.
The daily life of the young master Wei Ji is to listen to the debates among his retainers and the quarrels between Wei Yu and Lord Long Yang.
Moreover, because of Wei Yu's return, the new king Wei Ji, in order to show his filial piety, personally delivered the seal to Wei Yu, kowtowed, retreated and hid.
I heard that it was hidden in the old lady's harem.
However, Wei Ji went to ask in person, but the old Queen Mother protected her and said she had not seen her.
She loved her grandson and her son even more.
Now that Yong State has gone to war with Wei State, the old queen mother thinks that Wei Yu can continue to be the king of Wei State.
Wei Ji understood the old queen mother's protection for her brother. After all, Wei Yu was her biological child.
But the biggest trouble Wei Ji's departure brought to Wei Ji was the seal.
With the seal in Wei Yu's hands, it was not up to him to mobilize his troops.
Although everyone in the army knew that only by combining His Majesty's seal and Wei Ji's token could the army be mobilized.
But Wei Ji always felt something was wrong.
At the beginning, most of the thousands of customers supported not returning to the north to in the past few days, they have changed their direction.
When more people heard the casualties reported again and again, they were worried about losing their northern land, and instead asked to send troops and horses to cross the river to return reinforcements.
There was a young general in Mangmao's tent who was the son of one of his disciples.
A few days ago, in one of Wang Jian's raids, this young general died fighting for his country.
The white-haired man sent the black-haired man away. When the guests heard the news, they cried and fainted on the spot. They completely lost the heroic spirit of swearing to die for the country in the past.
As soon as this incident came out, some of the remaining supporters of Wei Ji's ideas also defected.
However, Wei Ji still insisted on his own opinion and believed that the troops south of the Yellow River should never be transferred , Lord Long Yang supported him.
"I think that Mangmao's repeated defeats in more than half a month are all due to too few soldiers and horses. If you two are stubborn, wait until the 25 soldiers and horses of Wei Dynasty are cannibalized by the Yong Kingdom, and south of the Yellow River There’s no need to keep it!”
Because the document in his hand to dispatch troops and horses was blocked by Wei Ji, Wei Yu was furious.
"Is Your Majesty doing it for the soldiers north of the Yellow River?" Long Yangjun smiled coolly, "or for your palace?"
The palace is just north of the Yellow River.
Since Wei Yu abdicated, he went to live in the palace and built many pavilions and heard that it also leads to hot springs.
Every time Long Yangjun thinks about it, his teeth feel cold.
Fortunately, he is still in Luoyang City, working hard for the Wei family.
When Wei Yu heard what Long Yangjun said, he immediately became furious: "Haven't you vented your anger enough? Lang Jun is already dead."
"Wei Chen is just sad." He raised his sleeves and said, "It turns out that what they said is true. No matter how good they were at the beginning, they are now disgusted."
"It's not like the Jiang family was fighting each other so hard back then," Wei Yu said, "I and them are both fake. Haven't you noticed that Langjun also uses a sword? The way he uses a sword looks so much like you. .”
Long Yangjun also compromised and said, "I know I'm wrong. I'll find some beautiful ones for your majesty."
Wei Ji took a step back, then another step, then simply turned around and walked out.
Behind him, the palace maid closed the heavy palace door, blocking the infinite spring light inside.
It was already dark, and Wei Ji finally finished everything and went to sleep.
Today is over.
After today, it is one day closer to the time when Yong Guo reveals his true intention.
The Yong State claimed that its 50-strong army attacked the Wei State from Handan County, but it didn't look like they were fighting with so many soldiers and horses.
Although Wang Jian had won many battles, Wei Ji discovered from Mang Mao's military intelligence reports that the way he fought was not like Wang Jian's before.
Once a person's behavior pattern is established, it is difficult to change it.
Therefore, either Wang Jian regained his life, or his troops were not as many as claimed.
Where is the main force of Yong State?
Since Mang Mao could not be found out, Wei Ji sent ten disciples to the north to check it out personally.
They are all good at spying on military intelligence.
Wei Ji was very patient.
"Xiao He..." Before sleep hit him, his eyes stayed on the swinging curtain.
A row of bright pearls hung there.
"You and I are matched in chess, and this time, I'll show you how to win."
The Prince's Mansion fell into silence.
The candles were extinguished in the bedroom where Wei Ji slept. The guards cheered up and changed their guard. Going outside, there was still a guest who had not left in the main hall where the meeting was held.
Hearing that the young master had fallen asleep, he was a little reluctant to leave.
"There is something I want to discuss with the young master."
"Sir, please come back tomorrow."
The maid bowed her head and saluted. Although she didn't say it clearly, she was urging him.
She also waited for the diners to leave so she could clean the hall.
The guest nodded helplessly, and when he left, his hand passed over the copper tripod where he burned incense during the day, and dropped a piece of spices.
Spices from Chu State.
At this time, in King Yong's palace, the king and the queen had just gone to bed.
"Aqian spoke today."
Jiang He snuggled into Zhao Zheng's arms, gently flicked his fingers on his body, and smiled.
"What did you say?" Zhao Zheng immediately dropped the bamboo slips and looked towards her.
"Tell me..." Jiang He turned around and said, "I won't tell you."
Zhao Zheng leaned over with a smile and pulled back her shoulders.
"Speak quickly, or I will punish you."
His long fingers tickled Jiang He, making her laugh.
"He calls 'Mother', isn't that awesome?"
"Gu's son is naturally powerful." Zhao Zheng sighed softly, "I hope he will grow up quickly. Gu will give him a long sword and lead him to fight."
"No," Jiang He shook his head and said, "I hope he will never need to fight again when he grows up."
No need to fight anymore.
This is their common wish.
"There is no movement over there in Wei State." Zhao Zheng thought of something and his voice suddenly became darker.
"There's no rush," Jiang He said, "I feel relieved that General Wang is here."
Nearly a thousand miles away from here, under the night, the retainers sent by Wei Ji were approaching the battlefield under the stars and at night.
How many soldiers and horses does Wang Jian have?
I can hide it from Mang Mao, but I can't hide it from them.
(End of this chapter)