The troops marched nearly a thousand miles and were not far from where He Gong was stationed. That day He Gong sent a horse to report that a group of Si Pu's troops had just been stationed fifty miles in front of his camp. Their number was three. Five thousand rooms.
After hearing the news, He Ran looked at He Gong and sent him a simple geographical map. A smile slowly bloomed at the corner of his mouth.
"Why are the military advisors laughing?" Wang Jin asked strangely. After all, he had only been around He Ran for a short period of time, and it was difficult to distinguish the subtle differences in He Ran's smile.
Yun Ye knew this second brother very well. Seeing him smiling like this, he felt a chill in his heart. He knew that the second brother had murderous intentions.
He Ran did not answer Wang Jin's words. He summoned the army guide and asked about the nearby terrain in detail. Then he gave secret instructions to a herald for a while and ordered him to go to He Gong to deliver the order.[
After doing this, he said to Wang Jin: "You have made a lot of achievements in conquering Zhao this time. Let this credit be given to Yun Ye."
Wang Jin didn't know what he meant by this and looked at him blankly.
He Ran pointed at the geographical map and said to Yun Ye: "I'll give you seven thousand troops. Immediately sneak quietly to the northeast of Yingtian Town. It's about a hundred miles away from here. After arriving, we will choose a place to set up an ambush on the official road leading to He's Mansion. If you see any retreating enemy soldiers, leave no one behind. Don't kill them all. Then join up with He Gong's army and attack Hefu City, which is more than two hundred miles away. You will be the main force in the attack on Hefu City. He Gong is protecting the guards on the flanks. Remember that this battle is to be won quickly. If Hefu City is heavily defended, don't attack immediately. First, clear the surrounding enemy forces with He Gong, and then attack the city calmly. I will support you later. "
Yun Ye bowed and accepted the order. He turned around and was about to go out and order troops.
"Wait a minute." Wang Jin grabbed Yun Ye and said to He Ran: "No, sir. According to the newly demarcated boundaries, Hefu City belongs to the Kang State. We will breach the contract when the boundaries are first established. This may have to be punished. It's a handle."
He Ran smiled slightly and said: "There is an evil son next door who covets me. His father does not teach him. He has failed in his duty. I should teach him on his behalf."
Wang Jin argued: "His son's covetous intentions are unclear. It is difficult to justify violent punishment. Besides, before punishing his son, we have to see what kind of person his father is."
He Ran waved his hand to Yun Ye and said, "Just do as you are told." Then he turned to Wang Jin. "If his father is a sensible person, this evil son will be beaten. If his father is also a bastard, then he will be beaten." Whether you beat this villain or not, he will not treat you well. There is no excuse for him. If he wants to beat us, there are plenty of excuses to find. Only cowardly people will carefully maintain neighborly relations. Sometimes The more this happens, the easier it is to coddle the domineering nature of evil neighbors. Since I want to go into seclusion, I have to take care of everything before handing over the burden to others. The relationship between Kang Guo and us is something I must handle well. .Let them just ignore it this time. If they dare to raise troops to hold them accountable, then I will take the blame and deal with it."
Wang Jin frowned and still felt that this was inappropriate, but he couldn't force him to persuade him.
He Ran patted him on the shoulder and said: "As a general, you are right to act cautiously, and you are right to block it. But as a military advisor, I must have the courage to express our position on Yiguo to neighboring countries. If a mere Si Pu dares to tease us duplicitously without being punished, then where is the power of our country and the power of our military? With the help of good brothers like you who are wise and brave, how can I, a military advisor, be afraid of fighting? Who would dare? If they covet our country Yi, then we, the soldiers who are responsible for protecting the people and defending the land, must beat the shit out of them so that they will never dare to look at our country Yi again. Only in this way can we live up to the high hopes of the king and live up to the people. The gift of support.”
The truth became more and more obvious. What else could Wang Jin say? At the same time, the military arrogance displayed by the military advisor also infected him. He couldn't help but said proudly: "Everything depends on the military advisor. We will hit wherever the military advisor points out." Stand up and see the military flag at your command flag."
"Okay. You can see the military flag at the command flag. That's what the general said."
It was still dark the next day. He Ran ordered Wang Jin to lead a thousand men and horses as an outpost. He led the remaining two thousand men and marched steadily towards the battlefield.
Not far away, He Gong sent a fleet of horses to report the victory. The enemy army collapsed at the first touch. He was leading his army to pursue them.
This result is expected. Not to mention that the opponent only has three or five thousand soldiers and horses. Even if there are thirty to fifty thousand, this result should be achieved. How can a ragtag group of people stop the tiger and wolf army?
Passing by the battlefield, there are only corpses of enemy soldiers. There are almost no casualties among the Yi army.
Before noon, the fast horse sent by Yun Ye to report the victory also arrived. They beheaded more than 3,000 people and suffered negligible damage to themselves. They were already on their way to Hefu City.
He Ran urged the men and horses to speed up the march.
At noon the next day, when we were still a hundred miles away from Hefu City, we reported from the front that Hefu City had been destroyed and Si Pu was captured alive.[
The smile on He Ran's lips spread again and he ordered: "I will set up camp here. I ordered General Yun to empty the treasury of the wealth. Half of it will be distributed to the people. The other half will be brought back as war gains. Bring Si Pu to see me."
Si Pu was escorted when the lamp was being held. He Ran sat firmly in the Chinese army's tent and looked at this upstart who had just become king in his fifties.
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Si Pu knelt down as soon as he entered the tent. The flesh on his fat face, full of fear, was trembling uncontrollably. He begged, "I don't know where I have offended Hu Wei. I ask the military advisor to remember that the villain has spared no effort to help me." Pass the noble army. The adults should spare the villains in large numbers."
He Ran smiled slightly and said: "Since you don't know the crime, let me ask you, what is your purpose of stationing troops on my way back to the army? Isn't this to interrupt my return?"
Si Pu was so anxious that he almost cried. He defended: "The military advisor is just joking. No matter how stupid I am, I will not be so stupid as to use this improvised mob to attack the military advisor. This statement of cutting off the return journey is really... It’s really... I’ve wronged the villain to death. Furthermore, the villain doesn’t know that the military advisor has returned to the army. From this point of view, the idea of breaking the return journey also starts from the beginning. Please enlighten the military advisor."
"Then why are you stationing troops?" He Ran took a leisurely sip of tea.
Si Pu said hurriedly: "I heard that there were bandits here. I was afraid that they would disturb General He's army, so I sent a team of troops to protect him. It was really out of good intentions. The military advisor must not misunderstand."
He Ran put down the teacup, snorted coldly, and said: "I wanted to spare you, but you dared to treat me like a child. You are asking for your own death."
Si Pu's face immediately turned pale. He hissed: "Military strategist has a clear lesson. I tell the truth. Military strategist, please spare my life."
He Ran smiled and said: "Even if the thieves you mentioned are true, how can grass bandits and thieves harass them when they are afraid of being avoided by the army? Don't you understand this? To say the least, even if you want to You are a kind guard. But why don't you go say hello to General He. This is normal."
Si Pu said anxiously: "It's the villain's negligence. It's the villain's negligence. I thought that such a common situation does not need to give more instructions to the generals. Thinking that these bastards don't even know to say hello to General He. The villain will be destroyed when he goes back. They are nine tribes. Please ask the military advisor to spare this villain."
He Ran sneered and said: "You can be considered a prince. You are respectful and arrogant to me. You are a villain. You want to show your loyalty to your master, but you overestimate your capabilities. You dare not take responsibility after causing trouble." You are responsible for your subordinates. How can you be a monarch with such virtue? I feel itchy when I see a scum like you. It is best to use your head to warn those who don’t know how to be generous. Go out and kill them."
Si Pu struggled under the push of the warrior and howled: "Strategist, please spare my life. Military Advisor, please spare your life. I have belonged to Kang State and received the title of Emperor. Military Advisor has the right to kill me."