The Child Emperor

There were not many Chu troops returning to the city at night, only a dozen or so. They followed the right general Feng Shili to chase the fleeing Huns. They separated from the army on the way, but they encountered a huge Xiongnu army. He didn't reach the right general, so he fled all the way back to Iron Broken City.

They were so terrified that there was almost no rest on the way, everyone's lips were dry, their faces were covered with sweat and dust, and they couldn't find where their boss was, so they were sent to the General's Mansion.

The news came too suddenly, and Han Ruzi had to be careful.

"Where did you see the Huns army?"

"On a prairie less than two days' journey away."

"On the grassland? Not in the valley?"

The soldiers shook their heads.

He was so exaggerated that Han Ruzi couldn't believe it. After thinking about it, he asked, "Did you really see the Huns camp?"

"I see." The soldiers said in unison.

"Think about it again, think about it carefully." Han Ruzi had only met the Huns once, but he had read many books, which said that although the Huns had few rules, they would definitely send scouts far away when they were stationed in the camp. It is a little unusual that many people can run all the way to the vicinity of the camp.

Even if some of the Xiongnu nobles were used to the life in the Central Plains, the army would not lose the good habits of the past.

The soldiers thought for a while, and one of them said, "Niu Er, did you really see the camp?"

Everyone's eyes looked over, and the soldier called Niu Er looked flustered.

This time everyone nodded at the same time, very sure.

Han Ruzi had to start from the beginning and finally figured out the general facts.

Feng Shili led his army to chase the fleeing Huns. Two days ago, they surrounded Zhaheshan and other more than a hundred people. The battle was supposed to be one-sided, but a strong wind suddenly blew up and disrupted the formation. Twenty people in the second class found a Huns riding a horse, so they chased after him.

Not long after, they discovered that the Huns running ahead were a woman, thinking that she was the wife and daughter of Zhaheshan, so they decided to capture them alive. Who would have thought that the woman not only rode a fast horse, but also had superb archery skills. When surrounded, he can always hit one or two people, rushing out a gap.

Chasing and fighting like this, the Chu army was provoked and did not want to live. They also shot arrows at her, but missed. In the afternoon, the Chu army suddenly found that there was a group of Huns cavalry on the flank, the number was much larger than them, and hurriedly stopped chasing , turned around and retreated, the Huns cavalry did not pursue, but met the Xiongnu woman and took her away.

The more Chu Bing thought about it, the more that something was wrong. Niu Er dared to drive up the hillside and saw the endless camp, but he also admitted that he was facing the sunset when he was looking, and he couldn't see it very clearly.

"But there is a voice, we all heard it, right?" Niu Er was eager to get the approval of his companions.

Everyone else nodded, "Yes, that is the sound of thousands of troops galloping, the ground is shaking."

Recalling the scene at that time, the soldiers paled in horror.

They wanted to meet with General Right, but couldn't find a way back for a while, so they had to flee eastward without life. After a day and two nights, they finally returned to Iron Broken City.

"The Xiongnu cavalry saw you, but didn't pursue them?" Han Ruzi asked.

"We don't know why. The Huns shouted a few times, but we couldn't understand." Niu Er said.

Han Ruzi immediately ordered people to find Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai.

Chai Yue was okay, and did not participate in the carnival in the city, but Cai Xinghai was very drunk, and only woke up after being poured a basin of cold water. Hearing that the Huns army was nearby, he lost his energy immediately.

Niu Er and the others met the Huns the day before yesterday afternoon. If the other party kept going eastward, they would not be far from the Iron Broken City.

"This is impossible, and we were worried that there would be an ambush, so we specially sent people to look around, but we didn't see the shadow of the Huns." Cai Xinghai's first reaction was not to believe it.

Chai Yue reminded: "The scouts were all sent out before the war, but they were never sent after the victory."

Han Ruzi asked Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai to ask those Chu soldiers again. He pondered in his room. After a while, he ordered Zhang Youcai to invite Donghai King and Loach to pass on Cui Teng.

The King of the East Sea arrived first, but he didn't seem to be sleeping. He smiled and said, "Why, figured it out?"

"You write a letter to Mrs. Cui, and then go to Shenxiongguan with me."

"It may be useless if I don't go there myself."

"Let Cui Teng go."

"Okay." The King of the East Sea did not insist, "Just as you said, after the matter is completed, also invite me an official Dangdang."

Zhang Youcai was laying out paper and researching ink, and halfway through writing the letter from the King of the East Sea, Cui Teng came sleepy and asked angrily, "Why are you looking for me? In the middle of the night." After that, he yawned loudly.

Hearing that he was going to see his father, Cui Teng suddenly sobered up, "I'm going! When will I leave?"

"We will take you to Shenxiongguan when it is dawn," Han Ruzi said.

The King of Donghai wrote the letter, and when it was dry, he turned to Cui Teng and said, "Go back quickly, don't delay on the road, this is a serious matter."

"Don't worry." Cui Teng patted his chest and assured.

The East Sea King was still worried, "Let Du Chuanyun follow him."

"No." Cui Teng shook his head vigorously. Although he and Du Chuanyun had abandoned their previous quarrel, he didn't want to be watched.

Han Ruzi thought it was a good idea, so he asked the loach to call Du Chuanyun, and after pacing back and forth a few steps, he called Zhang Youcai over, whispered a few words in his ear, Zhang Youcai nodded, and hurried out with a pen and ink.

The King of the East Sea smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? You suddenly changed your mind, and you still look like you're facing a big enemy."

"It is indeed like a great enemy, and the Huns' army is probably less than a day's journey away."

Cui Teng shuddered with fright, "No wonder you sent me to see my father, brother-in-law, you are so... so kind to me."

Du Chuanyun and Loach came and stood silently on the side.

The East Sea King looked puzzled, "Where did the Huns come from?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai just walked in with serious expressions. They asked more details than Han Ruzi, and finally confirmed that what the Chu soldiers said was true.

"The Hun woman who escaped is likely to be the daughter of the Jin family." Chai Yue glanced at General Zhenbei and continued, "But she doesn't seem to lure the enemy into the depths, it's more like a chance encounter, which is very strange. , Zhaheshan didn't even know the arrival of this Hun army..."

Han Ruzi also had doubts, but he decided to do things first, "Is there an army of Huns?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"If that's the case, how bad are General Feng You and his subordinates?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai nodded again, and the King of the East Sea interjected: "Wait, Feng Shili is very bad, how did these Chu soldiers escape?"

"They were released by the Huns." Chai Yue said, he knew a little more about the Huns, "This is probably a threat, trying to cause chaos in Iron Broken City."

"Stupid." The East Sea King judged.

Han Ruzi needed this kind of "stupidity", he looked at the people in the room and said, "The incident happened suddenly, and the life and death of General Feng You is unknown. I am the general of Zhenbei, and I was ordered to be stationed in Broken Iron City, and I am qualified to take over all the Chu troops. ?"

At this time, there were more than 20,000 Chu troops in the city. Feng Shili had already appointed two lieutenants of his cronies to temporarily take charge of the entire army. It stands to reason that there was nothing to do with General Zhenbei. If the two lieutenants were not too drunk, the soldiers guarding the city gate would They were all Han Ruzi's subordinates, and those Chu soldiers who had escaped would not be sent to the General's Mansion at all.

Cai Xinghai was the first to say, "Since he is General Zhenbei, the entire northern Xinjiang can be taken over."

This is not a reason, Chai Yue said: "As long as the Chu soldiers are still in the city, General Zhenbei...should be qualified to take over."

"Okay." Han Ruzi glanced at the crowd again, "The lonely city is difficult to defend. I will go to Shenxiongguan to ask for help. I will take over all the Chu troops and hand them over to the two escrows."

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai were shocked, and their expressions changed. Chai Yue said, "This...the number of the Huns' army is unknown, and Iron Broken City may not need to be rescued..."

Only the King of the East Sea knew Han Ruzi's true intention to go to Shenxiongguan, and said: "It may be unnecessary to ask for help, but in case the Huns are overwhelmed and surround the Broken Iron City, if they don't ask for help now, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future."

Chai Yue understood this, but felt uneasy about taking over Chu Jun, "Tell the two lieutenants, maybe..."

Han Ruzi shook his head, "I trust the two of you, do you trust me?"

This is a big gamble. In case the so-called Huns army does not have many people, in case the Huns army does not come to attack the city at all, in case Feng Shili comes back alive... Every "in case" will cause big trouble for a few people present. Especially Han Ruzi, Chai Yue, and Cai Xinghai who were planning to take over the whole army.

Cai Xinghai knelt down suddenly, he was ready for a long time, and even felt that the day came a little too late, "Please give me your order."

For Chai Yue, the choice is a bit more difficult. He has just made meritorious deeds and has a bright future... But when he thinks of the Chai family who forced him to apologise, he is also heartbroken, and knelt down and said, "Chai wants to follow the lead of the generals. "

Cui Teng looked excited, and knelt down, not knowing what to say, but called out "brother-in-law" excitedly.

The King of the East Sea took two steps back, smiling without saying a word. He would not kneel down to Han Ruzi again.

"Follow me to see the two lieutenants," Han Ruzi said, walking to the wall and taking off his saber.

On the way, Han Ruzi called up the ten soldiers on duty at night, and joined Zhang Youcai at the gate. He had completed the task and wrote the word "Chen" on the wall, which was a signal to summon Meng E.

Du Chuanyun escorted Cui Teng, and Han Ruzi was in urgent need of a protector.

Han Ruzi, Donghai King, Cui Teng, Chai Yue, Cai Xinghai, Zhang Youcai, Du Chuanyun, Loach, plus ten guards, a group of eighteen people walked through the streets, all with swords.

It was almost dawn, except for a few all-night revelers, most of the soldiers had fallen asleep, and the Ironbreaker City was quiet.

One of Feng Shili's two lieutenants was sleeping soundly, the other was drinking with his subordinates, holding a woman in one hand and asking them to feed him food and wine, completely unprepared for what was about to happen.