The Child Emperor

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Da Chanyu walked into the tent, patted the snow off his shoulders, and smiled at General Zhenbei who arrived first: "I'll keep you waiting." Then he said a few words quickly in Xiongnu.

Jin Chuiduo walked out from behind Da Chanyu's fat body and translated: "Da Chanyu said that you have been waiting for a long time, the weather is freezing cold, I hope you can get used to it."

Han Ruzi arrived a while early. According to the agreement, only one guard was with him, and the others stayed outside.

Da Shanyu didn't speak the Central Plains dialect very well, so Han Ruzi refused to speak directly through an interpreter. He whispered to the guards around him, and the guards said loudly: "The land of Chu is vast, and the seasons alternate, and there are them all year round. The people of Chu got used to it."

Jin Chuiduo translated in a low voice, Da Shanyu laughed loudly, sat on a soft chair, and gestured for General Zhenbei to sit down as well, as if he was the master.

Jin Chuiduo and the guards stood behind the master respectively. Da Chanyu and General Zhenbei were usually thinking and looking at each other, and then whispered their thoughts to the people behind them and asked them to speak out.

The most important thing in the negotiation between the two countries is equality. Han Ruzi took the first step and waited in the tent for a while. He had already lost the momentum in terms of momentum.

"The Chu army is bluffing." Jin Chuiduo said, with a dull voice and expressionless face, his eyes swept over the heads of the two people on the opposite side, staring at the corner of the tent, "The largest group of reinforcements arrived yesterday, and they can't be added together. There are more than 80,000 soldiers, and the soldiers are tired and vulnerable."

"In the past few decades, it was the Chu army who was vulnerable? Just a few days ago, it was the Chu army who lost their troops and lost their generals?"

After listening to Jin Chuiduo's translation, Da Shanyu laughed and let out a turbid cough.

Jin Chuiduo said: "General Zhenbei, don't be complacent just because of one or two small wins. It is not a few decades ago that the Chu army retreated from Henan and lost its spirit. The Huns have ended their split, and I am not a fake list of the Eastern Huns. Yu, I am the big Shanyu of all the Huns, the East and West Huns are reunited, and there are more than 200,000 people in control, even the Chu army in its heyday is not our opponent."

"How can a defeated army speak bravely? The Huns were also aggressive at the beginning, but in the end they didn't end up splitting up? The West Huns fled thousands of miles away, the East Huns bowed their heads and became their ministers, and the Dan Yu was older. Don't you remember the past when Emperor Wu of the Great Chu Dynasty? ?"

The two sides were arguing with each other, arguing about which side had more soldiers, more morale, and stronger combat effectiveness.

Da Chanyu was not angry. After listening to Jin Chuiduo's translation, he would laugh boldly from time to time, but his health didn't seem to be very good, and he would cough when he laughed.

The argument went on for a while, and Da Chanyu chose to back down and said through Jin Chuiduo, "We're not here to quarrel, but to have peace talks, so let's talk frankly and openly, and I'll come first."

Da Chanyu said a lot, Jin Chuiduo kept nodding, and after listening to the opposite, said to the opposite: "The Western Huns returned from a long way, not to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, we lived very well in the west, and did not want to come back to fight with the Chu people. But there is no way, the heavens did not meet the wishes of the people, we came back, but we were also lucky, we met the Eastern Huns on the way, Pseudo Chan died of illness, the sons were fighting for the throne, and even the planned plan to lure and destroy the Chu army was abandoned. "

"This is a gift from heaven to us. It made us leave the western homeland, but gave us the entire Eastern Xiongnu. Da Shanyu easily incorporated the eastern and western Xiongnu. General Zhenbei, the Huns are here, but they do not want to go to war with the Chu people. Attacking Shattered Iron City is just a test to see how much bravery the Chu army has left."

Da Chanyu said a few more words, Jin Chuiduo hummed, and continued: "Da Chanyu is more satisfied with the Chu army, so he proposed peace talks."

General Zhenbei whispered for a while, and the guard said: "The Chu army is still not satisfied with the Huns. Why did the Western Huns return east? Why do they have peace talks with the Chu army?"

After listening to Jin Chuiduo's translation, Da Chanyu moved his hands without opening his mouth, and even let Jin Chuiduo answer by himself.

"Let's not talk about the reasons for the Huns returning to the east. The peace talks are beneficial to both sides."

General Zhenbei said directly: "I only see the benefits for the Huns now."

"The Chu army scouts should have seen a large number of Huns migrating east, right?"

"Well, they are all old and weak women and children."

"That was the Chu army who was fooled. There are a large number of young and strong men behind the old and weak women and children. There is no need to hide it now. 50,000 Xiongnu cavalry will soon arrive in Mayi City. If General Zhenbei has no intention of making peace talks, we can fight. The Huns didn’t care about the outcome of this battle, they could fight if they could, or retreat eastward if they couldn’t. At that time, the city of Mayi had already been destroyed, and the Huns had entered the border of Chu, so there was no need for peace talks.”

The expressions of the generals of Zhenbei and the guards changed at the same time. General Han Xing led the army to quell the chaos. At this time, there were not many troops left in Mayi City. Even if there were only 10,000 Huns who invaded, it would be difficult for the Chu army to defend the city.

Mayi City is also outside the fortress, which is much larger than Broken Iron City. Once lost, it will be a heavy blow to the Chu army.

General Zhenbei turned his head and whispered to the guard for a while, and the guard said: "Since it is open and honest, General Zhenbei also has a truth: the Chu army on the south bank is ready, and soon the whole army will cross the river, and the Huns may be able to capture Mayi City. However, General Zhenbei believed that the peace between the Great Chu and the Huns was not easy to come by, and although there were some minor conflicts, they would not turn against each other again, so he was willing to stop the attacking plan of the Chu army and carry it out sincerely. peace talks."

After listening to the translation, Da Shanyu laughed, suddenly stood up, took a few steps forward, opened his arms, and seemed to embrace General Zhenbei.

Jin Chuiduo nodded slowly, General Zhenbei got up, and the two walked at the same time, hugging each other. Compared with Da Chanyu, General Zhenbei's body was too small, and was almost embedded in Da Chanyu's stomach.

Da Danyu returned to his original place and asked Jin Chuiduo to say: "Da Danyu said that being open and honest is a good start. Although General Zhenbei is young, he dares to act. Da Danyu admires him very much, and he is very happy that he did not choose The wrong person to negotiate with."

General Zhenbei nodded, "I need to send someone back to stop the Chu army from crossing the river."

Jin Chuiduo asked directly, "There are so many sentries outside, can't I give you orders?"

"No, the sentry only reports safety. If the order is sent, the generals in the rear will not obey, but will cross the river ahead of time."

Jin Chuiduo recounted, Da Chanyu waved his hand indifferently, and Jin Chuiduo said, "Yes, Da Chanyu and General Zhenbei will each send one person back to give orders, and then continue the peace talks."

Jin Chuiduo and the guards walked out of the tent one after the other, and nine Chu soldiers and nine Huns cavalry stood dozens of steps away, holding flags facing each other.

Jin Chuiduo lowered her voice, "Do you think I'll help you deceive Da Chanyu?"

The guard smiled slightly, he was able to deceive Da Chanyu who had never met, but he couldn't hide the truth in front of Jin Chuiduo, "Your Xiongnu said it very well."

Jin Chuiduo glared at the other party, unable to stay in front of the tent for a long time, and moved forward slowly, "I won't let you leave, and I will take the Chu army to raid the Huns."

"I would like to swear to God that I will go back only to quell a little civil strife in the Chu army, and I will never attack the Huns. I am sincere in peace talks. As soon as the matter here is over, I will go back to the capital. There is a change in the DPRK. More eager to end this war than Da Chanyu, but I can't say it right now."

Jin Chuiduo was silent, and after walking a few steps, she said, "My Xiongnu language is actually very poor. Da Chanyu's words were prepared in advance. I just casually translate your words. Look at people, not obedient, if your little entourage is recognized, how can I explain it?"

"Then you can translate more slowly, give me an hour, at most one hour, I will come back and explain everything to Da Chanyu."

"Then I am also guilty of concealment."

"I'm begging you for help. Most of the generals of the Chu army are reluctant to talk about peace and want to go to war and make merit. If I fail..."

It was not long after dozens of steps. Jin Chuiduo called a Huns cavalry and ordered him to return to the camp. Han Ruzi could not understand the Huns, and could not tell what Jin Chuiduo was talking about, only that she did not reveal the secret. .

Han Ruzi jumped on the horse himself, and the old general Fang Daye jumped off the horse, preparing to enter the tent as a guard. With his rich experience, he was enough to calm the scene.

With snow falling all over the sky, Han Ruzi galloped south alone.

Jin Chuiduo and Fang Daye returned to the tent. Da Chanyu saw a veteran soldier who was not much smaller than himself, and said a few words with a smile.

Jin Chuiduo half-guessed and listened, and could roughly understand the meaning. When translating, he used his own words, "Da Shanyu asked, the young guard just now was good, why did he change to an old man?"

Fang Daye walked behind "General Zhenbei" and said, "Use young people when chatting, and replace old people when you really talk."

Jin Chuiduo's Hun dialect is actually very clumsy, but Da Chanyu can understand it, patted it on the leg, and said a few words out loud.

"Da Shanyu is very happy. He said that your Excellency looks like a battle-hardened veteran and is worthy of trust."

Fang Daye bowed slightly.

Jin Chuiduo stood behind Da Danyu, feeling uneasy in her heart. Da Danyu trusted her, recognized her as her daughter, and could only bring one entourage during the peace talks. She was chosen instead of the cronies who were proficient in the languages ​​of the two ethnic groups.

But she helped outsiders deceive Da Chanyu.

No way, her two older brothers were determined not to become Huns, they wanted to return to the Chu army whenever they had the chance, and their only object of refuge was the Zhenbei general Han Ruzi.

Jin Chuiduo didn't want to leave the grassland. If she had known that she was going to lie for Han Ruzi in front of Da Shanyu, she would have refused, or she would have been inappropriately interpreting, so she would stay out of the way. She didn't expect to see great trouble as soon as she entered the tent. Picking it out is to pave the way for the two older brothers.

Moreover, she believed that Han Ruzi, the one who took the risk to send them all the way to the grassland, did what he said.

Han Ruzi did not expect that the person Da Chanyu brought into the tent would be Jin Chuiduo.

Before setting off, he and Zhang Youcai exchanged the inner armor, deliberately entered the tent a little earlier, and quickly changed the helmet and cape, so Zhang Youcai became the general of Zhenbei, and Han Ruzi became the guard.

When Zhang Youcai murmured in a low voice, he actually didn't say anything. It was Han Ruzi who answered by himself. After he left, the task was handed over to Fang Daye.

The few Chu soldiers outside the tent were all from the Buqu Battalion and would never say a word in front of the Huns.

Han Ruzi rode south alone. When passing a group of sentries, he tried to keep his distance so as not to be recognized.

Daxue helped a lot, and the sentries only said one more sentence: "General Zhenbei's messenger returns to the camp. Peace."

There were many factions in the Chu army camp. Han Ruzi couldn't hold back for a while, and he had no clear evidence in his hands. He hoped that chaos would break out among the generals while he was away, and he hoped that he could go back in time to stop the chaos, thus Hold the Union Army firmly in your hands.

This is a plan that no one can accurately predict. Han Ruzi only knows one thing. Just the fact of riding back to the camp alone can win a lot of prestige for himself.