"The old man now understands why the general values Ren Daoyuan so much, and once wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law."
After arriving at the stone fort north of the Cheshi River, Zhao Jia unloaded the armor for Zhao Chongguo, the old servant who followed Zhao Chongguo for several days and was the family supervisor in the Zhao Mansion in Lingju, this time he also went out with him, and said with a smile: "I rarely hear the lord praise people, but the Marquis of Xi'an is indeed a rare hero." ”Zhao Chongguo found it interesting: "Oh, you are the most picky pair of young people, and you feel that one generation is not as old as the next, and you also take a fancy to him?"
”Zhao Jia said with a smile: "Let's just say that last year in Jincheng, although the Marquis of Xi'an was the captain of the Qiang Guard, he had no soldiers, but he went around the city of Lingju, and he was able to deceive six hundred horsemen to attack the enemy with him, and later built a tiger horse."
The virtue of the people of Jincheng is known, but he is convinced by him, and this must be done with real ability. ”Zhao Chongguo nodded, without saying much, but in his heart he thought of his understanding of Ren Hongxin in this expedition.Not to mention the resourcefulness, the Hou of Xi'an has the name of wisdom, which was vividly displayed when he was still an envoy, and was praised as a "fox" by the soldiers of the Western Regions.Needless to say, it is bold to go to the Tianshan Mountain to destroy the turtles, which is a bold and reckless move, and ordinary people can't do it, and when they are in Jincheng, they are captured in the Binghe River with inferior troops, and they are called "the tiger of the river".And the best thing is that he knows when to be a tiger and brave, when to use wisdom for the fox, Zhao Chongguo thought that the car master had to wait for his army to arrive before slowly besieging it, but Ren Hong actually fought it in two days, and listened to him afterwards to narrate the experience, the sound of the east and west, and the daring people climbed the cliff and attacked the king of the car master at night, all of which were the wisdom that ordinary generals could not think of.Zhao Chongguo also heard about Ren Hong's method of governing the army, the five songs are properly managed, Yan can stand up for power, and the letter can reward and punish, and he even personally watched the "Commendation Conference" after the broken car division of the "Xiliang Iron Horse", this collective merit is to capture the Hexi Qu of the Cheshi King, and the most personal merit is to wear heavy armor to kill the chaos of the river and create opportunities for Zhao Han'er Han Dangdang.After reading it, Zhao Chongguo secretly bowed his head and said to his unsuccessful son Zhao Wei: "This method is good for motivating soldiers, and the troops led by you can also learn." ”However, Zhao Wei didn't think so, which made Zhao Chongguo very disappointed.And Ren Hong, what Zhao Chongguo praised the most was his "benevolence".In Jincheng's song "Gou can control the invasion of the tomb, how can it kill more" is quite in line with Zhao Chongguo's meaning, this expedition, Ren Hong also implemented his benevolence and righteousness in the car division, leaving the car master Wang and other Zhao Chongguo to fall, and did not commit any crime in the autumn of Jiaohe City.This is something that Zhao Chongguo has never seen in all the Han army teams that went to the Western Regions.Of course, it is harmless to rob the money and silk in the treasury and distribute it to the soldiers.The benevolent person is sympathetic and compassionate, and wins the hearts of the people, which does not mean that the woman should be benevolent, but know when to be hard-hearted and painful, and when to be soft-hearted and raise the noble hand.For example, the 1,000 Huns in the Black Gobi, some people secretly reported that Ren Hong's personal vendetta and "killed and surrendered", but Zhao Chongguo did not say it explicitly: even if he didn't kill, the more than 1,000 Huns could not be relieved to accept it, and let it operate in Beishan, but it would make the army have worries, and the army would win all the way.What's more, even if Ren Hong moves the knife, he also knows the measure, which is different from Xin Wuxian."
Zhixin, benevolence, courage and strictness, the five virtues are complete, the future is terrifying, the future is terrifying, the general can recognize people, and the old man can see it a year earlier."
The old general felt a little emotional, and a little relieved, the future is young after all.Unconsciously, Zhao Chongguo, like the general, paid more and more attention to Ren Hong, and it was precisely because of this importance that when Ren Hong put forward a different view in the military conference, Zhao Chongguo was also willing to listen to his opinions."
The subordinates thought that the army should not be limited to the north of the White Mountain."
According to the previous agreement with Han Zeng, after General Pu seized the Cheshi, through the wide valley between the Tianshan Mountains, the later "Dabancheng Basin" went north, and the strong crossbow general met in Urumqi in the east and Mi Kingdom, and used it as a logistics base, along the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains to the west, through the entire Junggar Basin, looking for the main force of the Xiongnu Youxian King for a decisive battle.However, the march of 50,000 or 60,000 troops could not be fast, especially in the hinterland of the enemy, according to the style of Zhao Chongguo and Han Zeng, it must be slowly advanced, from Dongjimi to the grassland of Wusun Xiadu, a full 1,500 miles, and they may be able to walk for more than a month.However, Ren Hong could not guarantee that three or four months after the Xiongnu had launched the late summer offensive, Wusun Ke would still be able to hold out until winter.He took Jiaohe City for the Han Dynasty, everyone has already taken care of it, and now it's time to think about the small family.Therefore, Ren Hong hopes to take a shortcut and arrive in Wusun before winter."
The Marquis of Xi'an is worthy of being the son-in-law of Wusun."
Zhao Wei said with a smile, looking at Ren Hong's eyes with some jealousy.Ren Hong is neither humble nor arrogant: "Zhao Duwei, protect Wusun, especially the princess who is relieved, this is also the order of the general." ”Zhao Chongguo motioned to Ren Hong to continue: "The shortcut you thought of was to go south to Yanqi, go to the palace along the Kaidu water, and finally enter Wusun?"
”"Yes!"
Ren Hong knew that Zhao Chongguo had carefully pondered the map of the Western Regions, and this road was closer than walking from the detour north of the Tianshan Mountains, although the conditions of the Kaidu waterway almost could not travel tens of thousands of troops, but thousands of light horsemen galloped, and they could reach Wusun in 20 days!
Junzheng Zhao Guanghan raised an objection: "But in the two states of Yanqi and Weisu in the southwest of the Cheshi, they are still attached to the Xiongnu, but I am afraid that it is not easier than the Cheshi. ”This can be said to be Ren Hong's old opponent, as early as a few years ago when he was in the city overnight at the Iron Gate Pass, Yan Qi and Wei Xu came to the city as the servants of the Hun servant captain, what is the name of the servant captain?
The name is obviously on his lips, but Ren Hong just can't remember it.He could only throw out the biggest reward he got after he preserved the Cheshi country: "The subordinates just got the news that King Yanqi intends to attach to Han." ”"Oh?"
This is a big news, Yanqi population of 30,000, Ding Zhuang more than 6,000, after the destruction of Qiuzi, became the second largest state in the Western Regions, but also the most solid base of the Xiongnu in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, when the sages besieged the iron gate, relying on the soldiers of Yanqi.Ren Hong informed Zhao Chongguo of the cause and effect of the incident."
A few years ago, in the battle of Tiemen, the subordinates imitated the Tiandan Fire Ox Formation and made meritorious contributions, killing and wounding hundreds of Yanqi people, Yanqi suffered heavy losses, and often conscripted and extorted troops for the Xiongnu, and was miserable, thinking that it was better to surrender to the Han, and had secretly sent an envoy to the Western Regions to protect the palace, claiming that as long as the Han sent troops, he would be willing to do it anyway.""
It's just that there are few guards in the Western Regions, and they haven't been able to get out of the iron gate for a long time, but now it's an opportunity."
In addition, the old Cheshi King had two sons, and the second prince Wu Gui was born to a Xiongnu woman, who was naturally close to the Xiongnu and had been beheaded when the city was broken.And the prince of Cheshi Junsu is a grandson of Yanqi, and often works with the noble Su Yu to persuade the Cheshi King and the Han to be kind.When the soldiers of the Hun Cheshi Tuntian withdrew to Yanqi, they took him away as a hostage, and now they are in Yuanqu City, the capital of Yanqi State!
”"If you can divide a partial division to go to the Qi Kingdom, firstly, you can help the Western Regions to protect and seize this state, and secondly, you can also welcome the military accommodation, so that the chariot division has a pro-Han king.""
The chariot master has raised the Han Dynasty, Yanqi will surrender to the Han anyway, the danger beard, the mountain country will be invincible, the Xiongnu in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, there will be no place to stand!"
This is called beating rabbits with grass, and the little brother of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions is served in a pot, plus the north of the Tianshan Mountains is definitely no match for Han Zeng's Beilu, East and West, etc., there are as many as ten, although the states are small, but the names are together, and a long list can be written on the song, which is enough to bluff people.With such a rich result, is it very much in line with the expectation of the great general Huo Guang that "the troops are not vacant"?
Ren Hong believed that he didn't know what to say, and Zhao Chongguo also knew this.Once Yanqi is taken, as long as you walk along the Kaidu Water to the high place, you can reach the largest grassland in Xinjiang in the later generations: Bayinbrook, which is the old nest of the sages when they were the kings of the sun.After Bayinbrook and further west, there is the Nalati grassland on the southeastern border of Wusun, which may just appear behind the Huns and catch them by surprise.Ren Hong arched his hand and said: "People say, the three caves of the cunning rabbit, the sage Shan is now also the king of the right valley, the king of the right valley is a cave, and the two caves are between the Yanqi and the dangerous beard where the servant captain is located; The third cave, of course, is the grassland where the royal court of the day is located. ”"Even if he can guard against the fact that the army will go north to attack the Liwang Court of the Right Valley and evacuate in advance, but the women, children, old and weak livestock of his subordinates will not be handed over to the Youxian King, who has always been unharmonious, and it is impossible to put them in Hujie and Jiankun.This is a huge profit for the division to go south!
”Looking at Ren Hong's blazing gaze, Zhao Chongguo understood.This wise and brave Xi'an Hou, after taking Jiaohe and using his wisdom, is about to start moving forward bravely!
Zhao Guanghan still shook his head: "Now it is known that there are 3,000 Huns who have withdrawn from the Che Division, and in the court of the Sun Dynasty, in addition to the old and weak livestock, there may also be Xiongnu who left to guard against the Han army."
Five thousand is really not enough, this partial division, you have to add one, ten thousand riders!"
This means that his plan is approved, Ren Hong is overjoyed, and Zhao Chongguo glances at all the lieutenants in the tent."
Among the captains, who is willing to support the Daoyuan Heel Army?"
Zhao Chongguo's first army and five divisions, Kong Zhang stayed in Pu Shihai to guard the back road for the army, he was not present, and it was impossible to follow Ren Hong's buttocks.Zhao Wei turned his head, he was the son of a dignified general, and he was ashamed to support Ren Hong.He hoped to be with his father in a decisive battle with the main force of the Huns, and did not believe in Ren Hong's strategy.Xin Wuxian originally worked with Ren Hong many times, and the cooperation was quite pleasant, but because of the disagreement between the three views, he was a little stiff after the quarrel between Tu or not Tu Che Master, and he did not stand up at the moment.In the end, it was the least talkative and most low-key lieutenant in the camp who came out of the ranks, waved at Zhao Chongguo, glanced at Ren Hong again, and smiled at him: "The last general is rewarded, and I am willing to walk with the Marquis of Xi'an!"
”