The Child Emperor

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The closer he got to Broken Iron City, the more embarrassing the position of Liu Kunsheng, the commander of the Northern Army, and the more uneasy he felt. Suddenly, he found that he had become a key person. This was the identity that General Zuo Han Tong tried to shirk and he was forced to accept. .

On the evening of the trip to Shenxiongguan, Junzheng Chaizhi brought three generals to visit, and some words had to be made clear to the captain of the Northern Army.

After all, Liu Kunsheng was the official of the palm print. On the surface, Chai Zhi and the others were polite and brought wine and meat. , followed by drinking happily, and finally, it was inevitable to make a fist, shout five and six.

When everyone's faces turned red, they could speak with confidence.

Chai Zhi raised his wine glass, raised his head slightly, and asked, "Captain Liu, who do you think we are?"

Liu Kunsheng drank a lot, his face was flushed, and his brain was even more dizzy, but he didn't dare to get drunk, he couldn't get drunk, he said with a smile: "Why, are you incapable of bullying me? You are a member of the Northern Army..."

Chai Zhi shook his head again and again, "I'm not talking about military positions."

Liu Kunsheng hiccupped, "Are you guessing the riddle? I can't guess...I drink it, I guessed it, you guys drink it? Drain this glass first."

The five of them drank all at the same time. Chai Zhi smiled and said, "This is not a guess, but to clarify the facts. Captain Liu, we are not the same kind of people."

"You...you're younger?"

"Haha, I'm only ten years younger. Is Commander Liu inheriting the military posts of Ling Zun and Ling Zu?"

Liu Kunsheng scratched his head, "Oh, I understand, if we go back, our Liu family is relatively ordinary, my grandfather was from the capital, farming was his business, and my father was selected as a son of a good family to join the frontier army and died in battle. I joined the army as an orphan. , Growing up in the army, so far I have not made any major military exploits. All of you are Houmen’s children, and your ancestors have made extraordinary achievements for the Great Chu. We are indeed not the same kind of people.”

"The ancestors make merit, and the children and grandchildren enjoy it. Does Duwei Liu think it's fair?"

Liu Kunsheng said in amazement: "Of course it's fair, how can it be unfair? If you can't pass the credit to your children and grandchildren, what are you fighting for?"

The other four laughed, and Chai Zhi put down the glass, "That's right, the inheritance of the family is not only credit, but also loyalty. Loyalty to Your Majesty and the Great Chu is the biggest difference between us."

Liu Kunsheng stared at the wine and put the glass on the table heavily, "Chai Jun is doubting my loyalty?"

Chai Zhi hurriedly smiled and apologized, and joined the other three generals to persuade him to drink. When Liu Kunsheng turned his anger into a laugh, Chai Zhi continued: "Loyalty is different from loyalty. Captain Liu is the one who has made achievements and is the one who is going up. We are It is the loyalty to the top level, it is not important to make meritorious deeds, the important thing is to ensure the stability of the Great Chu Jiangshan."

Having said that, Liu Kunsheng couldn't take it anymore, he laughed a few times, raised a glass to greet him, and did it first as a respect.

Chai Zhi picked up the wine glass for a moment and said, "There are millions of soldiers in Great Chu, who attack the barbarians and the ugly captives outside, and cut down the rebels and thieves inside, but there is one thing that ordinary Chu soldiers never participate in."

Liu Kunsheng lowered his head and said nothing.

"The Chu army does not participate in the family affairs of the royal family. This is the rule. Although there is no law or order, although there are occasional people who break the rules, a loyal and intelligent general will never cross the line. We are different. We make contributions from our ancestors. We are part of the royal family from the day we were appointed lords, and we are qualified and obliged to participate in the family affairs of the royal family. Everyone is walking on thin ice, which is more dangerous than fighting on the battlefield.

Liu Kunsheng laughed again.

"Liu Duwei understands the difference, right?"

Liu Kunsheng nodded, "Understood, I have always understood."

"Don't blame me for talking too much. I heard that Duwei Liu made great contributions to the Pingding Palace when he was serving as the guard in the palace. It seems that he had contact with Marquis Juan..."

In the public statement of the imperial court, it is unclear how Liu Kunsheng brought the sword of Taizu out of the palace. Most people thought it was the order of the queen mother, but there were other rumors among the noble family.

Liu Kunsheng could no longer pretend to be confused, and said sternly: "As Chai Junzheng said, ordinary soldiers are not qualified to participate in the family affairs of the royal family. Liu is stupid, but he understands this truth. , the court has already given a reward. For me, the matter is over, I don't even need to think about it, let alone talk about it."

Chai Zhi raised his wine glass and said loudly, "I just said Duwei Liu is a smart person. Come, drink this cup full, and I wish Duwei Liu a marquis as soon as possible, and become a kind of person with me!"

The five of them drank too much, and the banquet did not end until the small school came in to remind them that they would be marching tomorrow.

When he was leaving, Chai Zhi put his arms around Liu Kunsheng's shoulders and said with a big tongue: "Keep the big Sima seal, and then wait for the reward for defeating the Huns army. For other things, you can just watch."

Liu Kunsheng also said vaguely: "I don't care about other things, why should I look at it? Don't look at it, don't look at it at a glance."

Chai Zhi was satisfied when he left.

In the room, Liu Kunsheng's face was heavy, and he fell asleep after thinking for a long time.

The army was about to leave at dawn. Liu Kunsheng slept late but woke up early. Sitting by the bed, he recalled a series of nightmares he had done last night.

"What can I do?" Liu Kunsheng asked himself, suddenly raised his head and looked around alertly. The room was very dark, and the entourage and personal soldiers were sleeping outside, not yet awake.

Liu Kunsheng stood up, lit the oil lamp by himself, and turned around to confirm that there were no outsiders in the room. He felt a little at ease. At this time, it was not safe to even talk to himself.

He sat on the bed again, unable to fall asleep anyway, and planned to wait silently for dawn.

When his right hand on the bed suddenly touched something strange, Liu Kunsheng turned his head to look, and there was a letter in the place where he just lay down.

The envelope was smooth and apparently had just been put on it.

Liu Kun stood up abruptly, took the waist knife from the wall, circled the room, strode to the door, wanted to push the door, changed his mind, leaned against the door to listen, and heard the neighing of horses outside, except for There is no other sound.

Liu Kunsheng returned to the bed, stared at the letter for a while, and finally reached out to pick it up, opened the envelope, and took out the letter inside.

There are no words on the letter, only a sword is drawn.

Someone knocked on the door outside, "Master Duwei, are you awake?"

"Yeah." Liu Kunsheng responded, hurriedly folded the letter twice, put it in his arms, picked up the envelope and put it on the table. This is a room in Shenxiongguan Yamen. There are ready-made ink, ink, paper, and inkstone. Not eye-catching.

It is not an easy task for a 50,000-strong army to leave the customs. After the three teams of the outpost, the forward, and the forward set off, Liu Kunsheng led the team to set off. After him, a large number of troops stopped in the customs, and it was not until the afternoon that they could fully pass through Shenxiongguan.

During the march, Liu Kunsheng was always restless. When someone asked, he pretended to be the result of a hangover.

Two days later, the army walked out of the mountains and could see the Iron Shattered City.

Broken Iron City was too small to accommodate the 50,000 northern troops who came to reinforce it. The Lingnan camp outside the city had already been set up, and teams of northern troops entered in order.

After all, Liu Kunsheng was the chief seal officer and could not interfere in the family affairs of the royal family. However, he had to be responsible for the battle between the Northern Army and the Huns. There were still dozens of miles away from Broken Iron City. terrain.

As a veteran of the city defense, Fang Daye and several guides were called over to answer various questions from the commander of the Northern Army.

Liu Kunsheng has lived in a military camp since he was a child. He is no stranger to wars, but he is a little weak in commanding the army. The specific battle plans are all drawn up by his generals. Back then, Emperor Wu had few battles of this magnitude, but after this battle, he can win the peace for the Great Chu for at least ten years."

Fang Daye had no office or position in the Northern Army, and he was not even a staff officer. He could only stand with the guide, but he dared to speak, "This battle may not be able to be fought."

"Why did you say this? Do you think the Huns really want peace talks?"

"I don't know if the peace talks are true or not. I only look at the terrain. The Chu army and the Huns are separated by a large river. If they want to fight, they can only cross the river. The advantage of the Chu army is that there is a broken iron city to defend, and the Huns can defend. The back is on the grassland. Lord Commander, please take a look, the terrain on the Xiongnu side is open, and once they sense that the momentum is not right, they can immediately flee, the Chu army cannot catch up, and the decisive battle will naturally not start."

Liu Kunsheng nodded, feeling that Fang Daye's words made sense.

One of the generals stepped forward and said, "General Fang knows only one thing and does not know the other, so there is no need to worry about the commander-in-chief, the Chu army has made a detailed plan, and the peace talks are false, in order to confuse the Huns, and the generals ahead have already obtained the Huns. The Chu army will send 10,000 people to cross the river during the peace talks tomorrow. The river is frozen, so the Chu army secretly built dozens of simple wooden bridges, which can be lifted to the river bed within two quarters of an hour to communicate between the two sides. The Chu army At that time, the whole line can be attacked, and at least 30,000 people will march westward, cut off the retreat route of the Huns, and then march northward, and the encirclement will be completed."

Liu Kunsheng nodded in praise.

Fang Daye shook his head, "There is a saying in the art of war, 'Ten are to encircle it, and five are to attack it'.

The sergeant sneered: "The old general is too ambitious for others. The Chu army is far superior to the Huns in equipment, well-trained, and everyone fights. Since the time of Emperor Wu, one Chu army is worth five or ten. Huns."

"That's all in the past. Even Deng Liao, the general of Emperor Wu, never surrounded and wiped out the Huns with the same number of Chu troops."

The sergeant wanted to refute, and Liu Kunsheng said: "Don't fight, the army has arrived, how can we fight a battle, General Fang Lao does not need to worry, even if the Chu army can't surround the Huns, it is always possible to defeat them."

Fang Daye shut up, Liu Kunsheng took a few steps, called Fang Daye over, and asked, "Which direction is Quicksand City?"

Fang Daye pointed out the direction, Liu Kunsheng turned his back to everyone, took out the letter, opened it and let Fang Daye take a look, and put it away immediately.

Fang Daye was stunned for a moment, while speaking, he also took out a note with the same sword drawn on it.

The two looked at each other and felt confident in their hearts, thinking that General Zhenbei not only noticed the danger, but also had a countermeasure.