It had to be said that after putting aside all prejudices, he had to admit that the nephew in front of him was indeed a rare leader who could prosper a country. He had a scheming plan and a city government. He considered things thoughtfully and did everything flawlessly. If he had any shortcomings, I'm afraid it was just that.

The only thing is being too lazy and tired.

"What are the prince's plans next?" Zhao Yuanzuo asked.

Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "What else can we plan? After a few days of rectification, we will send troops to surround Handan, scare those Koreans, and then... let's act according to the situation."

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Lü Mu, the chief of the clan guard standing near the tent, interjecting in a low voice: "Your Highness, then Zhao Ran is here."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips and exchanged glances with Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, and Zhao Jiang, King of Yan.

Later, when meeting Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was holding a tea cup from beginning to end. He turned a blind eye to Zhao Ran's insinuations, compliments with evil intentions, or even more outright provocations.

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Also, even without Zhao Hongrun's eyes indicating, he would not have been able to seek any benefits for Qin.

Although Zhao Ran, who was born in the Qin State, and Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Yuanzuo, and Zhao Hongjiang can be said to be members of the same clan, their positions are not the same.

At the same time, in Handan, the royal capital of South Korea, Han Wangran was convening the ministers of the court to discuss how to end the war with Wei.

When talking about the current situation, Han Wangran's words were very solemn, but there was no trace of nervousness in his eyes.

Because he knew very well that it was impossible for Wei's son Run to continue this war with him in South Korea. Doing so was not in the best interests of Wei. Therefore, even if he suffered a painful defeat yesterday, the Wei army was about to attack Handan.

Under the city, Han Wangran still didn't feel any nervousness.

After all, the outcome of Wei and South Korea had actually been decided a few months ago when he had face-to-face negotiations with Wei Gongzi Run on that hillside. The subsequent war was just a matter of some people in South Korea.

Still hoping to save the situation.

Of course, this "certain people" actually includes Han Wangran himself, because he himself also hoped to use the 40,000 generations of heavy cavalry under Sima Shang to defeat the Wei army and save the situation. But unfortunately, his opponent Wei Gongzi Run,

Without giving him the slightest chance, he used a shocking strategy to cause Daijun's heavy cavalry to lose nearly 25,000 men in one breath, which made Han Wangran so heartbroken that he almost fainted.

His one year's tax revenue from South Korea was just gone.

But having said that, in line with the idea that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, Han Wangran can accept such a heavy loss.

After all, the loss of nearly 25,000 heavy soldiers and cavalry is certainly painful, but considering the cost of feeding this army and maintaining its weapons and armor every year, in fact this year's tax revenue is not even

Nothing.

In addition, this defeat can be regarded as completely shutting up the main war faction in the country.

I still remember that two months ago, when Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, spread rumors in Handan that Han Wangran was trying to "cede Handan and betray the country and beg for peace", the warring faction in the country was so angry that they united with the nobles in Handan to separate the Han family.

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Putting pressure on Han Wangran, there was a situation where Han Wangran would consider appointing a new king if he did not resolutely refuse to fight the decisive battle with the Wei army. In this case, Han Wangran, who had just regained power at the time and had not yet completely secured the throne, had no choice but to compromise.

However, after the news of yesterday's tragic defeat came back to Handan, these people changed their minds. Not only did they no longer dare to call for a decisive battle with the Wei army, they even secretly tried to take their family members and property out of Handan and move them to a safe city in the north.

This made Han Wangran sneer, but he also secretly sighed in his heart: After all, there are more selfish people and fewer people who worry about the country and the king.

Of course, this was just his emotion when he was angry at the behavior of those people. In fact, there are still many loyal ministers among the nobles in Korea. For example, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, obviously had a disagreement with Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, and was idle for a time, but after getting Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, he After being summoned by Han Yang, Han Yang still resolutely became an official for the sake of the country. Even after learning that his uncle Kang Gong Han Hu was designed to be eradicated by Han Wangran, he was still able to suppress it and tried hard to persuade Han Wangran not to beg for peace with Wei.

If it weren't for the relationship between Dangyin Hou Han Yang and the death of Shanggu Shou Ma She due to illness, the King of Han would never abandon such nobles who were loyal to the country.

Compared with Han Yang, those who clamored for a decisive battle with the Wei army in recent times, but immediately sold their family properties in Handan and tried to escape elsewhere after learning that they had lost, are not worthy of being called pillars at all. "PS: This In this era, it was generally believed that nobles and aristocratic families were the pillars of the country.』

If he had not just regained power and the throne had not been completely stabilized, Han Wangran would have already taken action against those scum that were not beneficial to the country.

Of course, not taking action for the time being does not mean that he will not settle accounts with those people in the future. After all, Han Wangran is a person who is very good at forbearance. Among the old kings and new kings in the Central Plains countries today, this person is the deepest and the best at forbearance.

On that day, Han Wangran and the ministers of the dynasty did not discuss a reason. The reason was very simple, because without Han Wangran taking the lead in proposing "ceding Handan", who would dare to say this? Isn't this just to attract infamy?

The reason why Han Wangran did not mention this matter is also very simple, because he has already suffered a loss in the past few months. This time, he has to wait until the Wei army arrives at the city, and wait for the ministers below and the nobles in the city to bring it up themselves.

It can be regarded as a disguised form of revenge.

Zhao Hongrun did not disappoint Han Wangran. On the ninth day of August, after several days of repairs, the Shang Navy officially marched to Handan in the north.

After learning about this, the two Han generals, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai and Shanggu Guard Xu Li, were very entangled in their hearts, wondering whether they should stop the Wei army.

Although the defeat of South Korea has been determined, he can't just let the Wei army go to Handan City so easily, right?

As a result, Qin Kai and Xu Li each led their armies and launched a campaign of harassment against the Shang Shui army.

But to be honest, the harassment actions of these two Korean armies were simply insignificant to the Wei army. This is no wonder. After all, neither Qin Kai nor Xu Li wanted to anger the Wei army at this time. It was purely symbolic. It's just a blockage.

Even when the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo suppressed the rebels, and the Yan King Zhao Jiang's Shanyang Army and Nanyan Army drove them away, Qin Kai and Xu Li felt relieved - not for their own reputation, but for them I don't know Handan's attitude, so I don't dare to fight the Wei army rashly.

Waiting until August 14, the Shang Shui Army, the Suppression Army, the Shanyang Army, the Nanyan Army, and the private armies of various nobles in the Wei Kingdom arrived in Handan in a mighty manner.

Under the order of Prince Zhao Run, the Wei army built camps on the west, south, and east sides of Handan, and put up a posture to prepare for an offensive.

Of course, this is only on the surface. As for the strangeness, I believe only a few people such as Han Wangran can see it: the Wei army's posture is clearly telling them to get out of Handan quickly so that they can take over the city.

Otherwise, if we really want to besiege Handan, with the strength of the Wei army, we can completely surround Handan - don't forget, the Yanling army of the Wei army is no less powerful and military than the Shang Shui army. At this moment, it is still in Julu and Xingtai is standing still.

If the Wei army surrounded Handan on three sides, which had already frightened the subjects in the city, then when the three thousand merchant navy soldiers transported Gu Tao's giant trebuchets to the outside of Handan City, the Koreans in the city were almost completely

despair.

Not to mention the ordinary people, even the Korean ministers were dumbfounded. They sweated coldly as they stared at the behemoths on the city wall: Such a huge trebuchet must be extremely powerful. The city wall of Handan may not be able to withstand it.

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The next day, Zhao Hongrun, who had not waited for a long time for South Korea to send people to sue for peace, ordered his people to give Handan an ultimatum: Surrender or destroy the city!

In the end, the old Prime Minister Shen Buhai considered that this matter should not continue to be in a stalemate, and together with the ministers of the Central Government and the Central Government, they made a request to Han Wangran to "negotiate with the Wei army", which was able to smooth things over.

The threat from the Wei army outside the city caused the Zhuqiu faction to once again crush the few main war factions.

Thinking about it, South Korea has just suffered a defeat recently. Whether it was the loss of nearly 25,000 Daijun heavy cavalry or the defeat of the famous general Le Yi, this has made those who still think that there is still a chance of victory in this battle

The Korean people truly recognized the reality and realized the power and terror of the Wei army.

Afterwards, South Korea once again sent Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, two lobbyists who had some personal relationship with Wei Gongzi Run, as envoys to visit the latter, hoping to reach an agreement on the "truce".

"It's you two again...could it be that you two are the only ceremony officials in your country?"

When receiving the two Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, Zhao Hongrun joked with a smile.

After all, he has met with envoys sent by South Korea many times over the years, but each time it was Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo. After several contacts, they developed some friendship with each other.

Because of their friendship, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo were not too restrained in front of Zhao Hongrun. The former smiled bitterly and said: "Young master, please don't joke with us two. Thanks to you, I can be said to be in Handan City now."

The chickens and dogs are restless, and everyone is in danger. When Han came, the old man at home was still thinking about him endlessly, full of uneasiness, and said that he didn’t know when the Wei army would attack the city..."

"That is really my fault." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "After this matter is over, I will send someone to send some good ginseng to the old father-in-law to replenish his health."

"Don't do it." Han Chao waved his hands repeatedly and said, "But if someone finds out and is accused of collaborating with the enemy, even if you die, you won't be able to clear your name..."

While joking with Zhao Hongrun, Han Chao also slowly looked at the people in the tent. After his eyes passed over the familiar faces such as Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Yan King Zhao Jiang one by one, suddenly, his eyes fell on Zhao Ran.

"This is..."

Han Chao was slightly frightened because he felt that this person's clothes did not look like a Wei person.

Zhao Ran smiled slightly, raised his hands and introduced himself: "I am Zhao Ran, from Xichui Daqin."

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Chapter completed!