The Child Emperor

There have been riots in various parts of Kanto for some time, but the news has just reached Iron Broken City.

The riot happened very "unfortunately", or "too coincidental". Most of the elite troops of Da Chu were on the frontier, and the troops in the pass were empty. The county could only barely control the local riot. Therefore, the court urgently mobilized the frontier troops to go to various places for peace. chaos.

The Chu army had already made a lot of preparations for the ambush plan of Shattered Iron City. Therefore, General Han Xing ordered the army outside Shenxiong Pass to attack as soon as possible to solve the threat of the Huns first.

Chai Yue was in a trance for a while. He was still in suspense about the life and death of his mother and younger brother, but suddenly he had to consider the crisis of Da Chu. He could only persuade himself that although the Lord of Hengyang was ruthless, he might not dare to attack innocent family members.

"When will the 30,000 Northern Army arrive?" Chai Yue asked, just because the thousands of soldiers in Broken Iron City were no match for the Huns, they must have the support of a large army.

"Already on the way, arrive before noon."

Chai Yue was still a little flustered and calmed down, "But we still don't know where the main force of the Huns is, or even if they are together."

Han Ruzi was worried about this matter. "Everything has come together: the court hopes to attack as soon as possible, and Jin Chunbao has brought news of the split of the Huns. The general may think this is an opportunity to take advantage of."

Chai Yue glanced at the generals on both sides and felt that it was not appropriate for him to say too much, but there was one thing he had to ask clearly, "General, honorable camp..."

"Don't worry, the Huns are the immediate priority."

Chai Yue breathed a sigh of relief, the "Chai family" was not worried for the time being, although those people forced him to commit suicide, he couldn't just watch them get killed.

The 30,000 Northern Army arrived earlier than expected. Soon after dawn, the vanguard had arrived. They did not enter the city. They directly crossed the river and went to the opposite bank to select a camp. They only sent a few officers to contact the city.

After that, armies came one after another, all bypassing Iron Broken City and heading to the other side of the river.

An hour before noon, Feng Shili, the right general of the Northern Army, arrived. He also did not enter the city. A temporary military tent was set up outside the city, and he asked General Zhenbei to come out of the city to meet.

This request is a bit unusual. Feng Shili's position is one level higher than that of Han Ruzi, and he controls all the troops from Shenxiongguan to Iron Broken City. He should have entered the city and set up the mansion, but he preferred to stay outside the city.

Han Ruzi could not disobey the order, arrange affairs in the city, and only take Chai Yue and a few guards out of the city.

Thousands of soldiers formed several layers of human walls, countless flags fluttered in the wind, the road left was very narrow, and the spears and halberds on both sides were almost within reach.

Han Ruzi and others dismounted, the guards were stopped, only he and Chai Yue were allowed to enter the tent.

Feng Shili was in his forties, not too old, with fair skin and elegant appearance. If he hadn't been wearing armor, he would have been more like a civil servant.

There were ten guards with halberds in the tent to protect the right general, and Feng Shili was sitting behind the desk to check the file.

Chai Yue had a low status and stepped forward to kowtow and salute, Han Ruzi just nodded.

Feng Shili didn't respond. He looked up after reading a file, as if he had just seen the two of them, and said with a smile, "General Zhenbei has arrived, please take a seat."

A guard brought a stool where Han Ruzi could sit and Chai Yue stood beside him.

Feng Shili looked at General Zhenbei, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, "General Zhenbei saw the Huns?"

"Yes, I made it very clear in the official document."

Feng Shili patted the dossier on the table, "I see, it's a little troublesome, it doesn't matter, it's easy to solve. Let's talk about the important things first."

Han Ruzi felt that the other party was intending to mention "little trouble" but he didn't explain it, and he didn't ask further. Feng Shili turned his eyes to Chai Yue, "Did you propose the first plan to ambush the Huns?"

"Yes, I have a humble opinion. Fortunately, the general pays attention to it."

"It doesn't seem to be successful."

Chai Yue blushed, the army had been in ambush for a long time, and the winter was approaching, but the Huns did not attack Iron Broken City as he expected, and it was indeed not successful.

"It's nothing, this kind of thing happens often, and no one can do it like a god, right?"

Feng Shili hesitated to get to the point, and Han Ruzi asked, "Is the army going north to fight the Huns?"

Feng Shili nodded.

"Have you found the main force of the Huns?"

Feng Shili nodded again.

Suddenly, no one in the tent said anything, which made him a little embarrassed. Han Ruzi deeply hated this kind of boring trickery, but he smiled, straightened up, and sat upright, as if all the problems were clear enough.

Feng Shili seemed to have just woken up, took a deep breath and spit it out heavily, and pulled out an official document from the table, "It is reported that Dong Danyu died of illness, and Prince Zhaheshan was eager to compete for the position of Chanyu, so he gathered all the cavalry, Going west, the general ordered me to intercept it, and we will fight in two or three days."

Han Ruzi and Chai Yue glanced at each other, this was news that neither of them knew.

"Is the news accurate?" Han Ruzi asked.

"The general believes, as does the great Sima of the Northern Army, that this information cannot be inaccurate."

Han Ruzi didn't want to deal with this any more, stood up and asked, "Has General Feng met Jin Chunbao?"

"I've seen it. He said some interesting things."

"According to my guess, it is very likely that Zhaheshan deliberately instilled..."

Feng Shili raised his hand to stop General Zhenbei from continuing, and said in a business-like tone: "The General has already ordered, I think we should do more with less guesswork."

Han Ruzi couldn't compete with such a slick officialdom, so he had to say: "What does General Feng want the Iron Broken City defenders to do?"

"It's not my hope, it's the command of the general." Feng Shili picked up another official document, opened it and read it for a while, ummm, and closed the official document, "The defenders of Broken Iron City want to join me to stop the Huns. "

"Some people must be left to guard the city, just in case."

"Then leave the Xungui Camp, that's enough. Anyway, this is a battle that must be won. If you want them to be useless, they will cause trouble."

Han Ruzi thought that Feng Shili was going to talk about his nephew who died in battle, but he changed his words, "General Zhenbei can choose to defend the city or go out to battle."

"I'll stay and defend the city." Han Ruzi had no plans to be brave.

Feng Shili nodded with a smile, as if he had expected it to be like this, "Okay, that's it, General Zhenbei, please come back, and send the guards across the river before dark, don't be late."

Until the end of the meeting, Feng Shili did not mention personal affairs.

On the way back to the city, Chai Yue was silent, and Han Ruzi guessed what he was thinking and said, "Do you want to join the war?"

"That's what I came here for."

"Don't you think that might be a trap?"

"Just because it might be a trap, I'm going even more, General Zhenbei... I should be able to understand."

Of course, Han Ruzi understood that Chai Yue was in a dilemma, staying by General Zhenbei would anger Lord Hengyang even more, and he was eager to make merit, even if his hopes were weak, he had to fight for it.

Han Ruzi had just rescued Chai Yue, but had to let him go, "Okay, you lead the troops across the river, I hope my guess is wrong."

Chai Yue clasped his fists in thanks, and said at the gate of the city, "I would like to advise General Zhenbei to be patient, and don't attack Xunguiying. So far, General Feng has not been able to find out the big mistake of General Zhenbei. "

Han Ruzi smiled, "I can't bear it, I didn't want to do anything at all, I just scare them."

The Buqu Camp was privately owned by Han Ruzi and was not governed by military orders. It remained in the city. The remaining nearly 3,000 soldiers, including the old and weak soldiers from Broken Iron City, were all ordered to leave the city and cross the river to join Feng Shili's army. .

The city was suddenly empty.

Han Ruzi walked around the Xungui camp, and heard that not everyone was happy because they didn't have to go to the battlefield. After all, there are only a few Xungui children who will be worry-free in the future. More people want to make achievements on the battlefield. Staying in the city means losing an opportunity. .

Most people still believe that the 30,000-odd Chu army will surely defeat the 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry.

But Xungui's children were a little afraid of General Zhenbei and dared not question them face to face.

Twenty-three "Chai family members" were still locked in Chai Yue's house. As soon as Han Ruzi entered, they knelt together, and none of them dared to stand and say that they wanted revenge.

Han Ruzi didn't say much, and directly ordered these people to be taken away and put in a formal prison.

Back at the General's Mansion, Feng Shili's so-called "little trouble" was waiting for General Zhenbei.

Three officers under the command of the general came to investigate how General Zhenbei led his troops to observe and besieged by the Huns. The three behaved respectfully and only asked a few words to General Zhenbei, but nothing to others. The size and details must be asked clearly. Du Chuanyun, Fang Daye and others have been questioned for nearly an hour, and some people have already left the city with the army, and other military officials have questioned them.

Only then did Han Ruzi understand why Feng Shili couldn't bear it, and why he let the Iron Broken City guards cross the river.

The King of Donghai, who lived in the mansion, praised Feng Shili, "This old slick, he has no ability to lead troops to fight, but Wei Wenshen is a good hand. He should not be a general, but should be an official in the Ministry of Punishment. It is not small. It is normal for the scout team to encounter the enemy, and casualties are common, but you are the general of Zhenbei, and usually you will not be a scout in person. And to say that you lead an army to advance, encounter the Huns, and cause more than half of the casualties, this is a serious crime, at least a few thousand households will be cut off, and you, a tired marquis, will be even poorer."

In that encounter, the Huns suffered more casualties, but according to the military law of the Great Chu, the army suffered more than 30% casualties.

The key is whether the hundred soldiers led by Han Ruzi are scouts or a formal army.

"It seems that I have to thank those 'Chai family'." Han Ruzi said.

"What trick have you come up with?" Donghai King asked with a smile. He is now out of the way, and he doesn't have to worry about his own safety. "Little Slicker is interesting to Old Slicker."

"The 'Chai Family' forced Chai Yue to commit suicide, intending to create a rebellion to attack the general's residence, is it a serious crime?"

"Of course, it's a bigger crime than your defeat. Strictly speaking, you can now behead them by military law."

"It is more useful to keep their heads. The three officials sent by the general are still there, and they will be sent to judge the 'Chai family'."

The King of Donghai thought for a while, then smiled: "This is not a trick, it is a trick, those 'Chai family members' have hatred against you, as long as they claim that you are leading soldiers to watch, no matter how clever the military officials are, they can't change their words. "

"Getting rid of the crime is small, the key is the more than 30,000 Chu troops, in case they fall into the trap of the Huns..."

"That has nothing to do with you. It might be a good thing for you."

If good deeds can only be obtained by sacrificing 30,000 Chu troops, Han Ruzi would rather not.