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It is much easier to build a wall in the general's mansion than to transport earth and stone outside, and it is a huge waste to work for half a day and repair for half a day, and the food is full of wine and meat.

Fang Daye is an exception, since he came to Broken Iron City, he has never laughed, never complained, worked, eaten, rarely spoke, let alone chatted with others.

Everyone heard that this man used to be a general, and they all gave him three points, and he was also a little afraid of his physique, the old man was in his sixties, his stomach was bulging high, and the skin on his face and hands had become loose, but his waist and back had not yet bent, whether he was standing or sitting, it was like a rooted stone, and he had to use a hammer to smash out a few potholes.

The walls of the General's Mansion were much better protected than the city walls, and there was no need to repair them, and no matter how lazy the five prisoners were, they were done on the fourth day.

There is no need for the general to care about this kind of trivial matter, but Han Ruzi still came to check it in person, expressed his satisfaction, and then said to the five people: "You can stay in the mansion and do things." ”

For the prisoner, this was a blessing from heaven, and except for Fang Daye, the other four knelt down to thank him.

Han Ruzi left, Zhang Youcai and Du Chuanyun stayed, and assigned tasks to the five prisoners, Zhang Youcai wanted to leave four people, and Du Chuanyun chose one.

"I'm a little older, but I'm quite tall, can I still wear armor?"

Fang Daye took a deep breath and spit out one word: "Yes." ”

"The general lacks a standard-bearer, I heard that you used to be a soldier, will you raise the flag?"

"Yes."

Du Chuanyun smiled, couldn't hide the smugness in his heart, and asked, "The general asked me to be the head of the guard, do you think I look like me?" ”

Fang Daye looked at the young man coldly and did not answer.

There are more than a dozen flags of the general of Zhenbei, one of which is a long banner flag, on which the words "General of Zhenbei of Great Chu are tired of Hou Yu", and other flags appear on different occasions, this long flag almost always follows behind the tired marquis, as long as he goes out of the gate, someone has to raise a flag to follow.

Fang Daye's new identity is one of the standard-bearers, he did not refuse, nor did he show the slightest joy, put on armor, and ran around on horseback with a flag, even if he was qualified.

The Huns had not yet appeared, and Han Ruzi was still busy every day, going out every day to check the terrain or supervise the training of the army.

He went to the west to the city of Quicksand, which was also a very small city, built at the end of a hill, unsubmerged by the river, and relatively intact, facing a meandering section of the river, which is said to be strong enough to deter invasions, and when winter the river froze, and the banks were gentle, and the cavalry could easily cross it.

The Huns rarely invaded during the winter months, and this small city, just in case, was abandoned three years ago.

Chai Yue, who accompanied him, was very sure that if the Xiongnu wanted to attack the Broken Iron City, it would be before winter, so the Quicksand City did not need to be guarded, and Han Ruzi did not want to divide the troops, so he went around half a circle outside the city, looked at the surrounding terrain and left.

The training of soldiers was in full swing, the original defenders of the Broken Iron City were basically useless, and the 2,000 cavalry assigned by the general Han Xing became the main force.

Han Ruzi's personal subordinates were almost excellent when he practiced boxing and swords and guns with the head of the coach, Liu Heixiong, but when he was studying the array with Cai Xinghai, the captain of the Ma Military Academy, he made frequent mistakes, and he was always not used to acting according to orders, and he would become a mess if he couldn't run far on horseback.

On the contrary, there were nearly 500 young men in the Xungui camp, the oldest in their twenties and the youngest only thirteen or fourteen years old.

The days passed, the night was as cold as a day, there were still twenty or thirty days before the winter, the Huns had not appeared, the broken iron city and Shenxiong Pass had messenger exchanges almost every day, Han Ruzi got the news, the Huns were still in a scattered state, harassing the counties in the rich land in the east, and there seemed to be no intention of attacking the west.

Chai Yue still firmly believed that the Xiongnu prince Zaheshan would come to seek revenge on the tired marquis.

Han Ruzi often observes his old standard-bearer, but Fang Daye has never spoken much, for more than half a month, he has only said a few words, nothing more than "yes", "um", "good" and other simple promises.

Once when watching the Xungui battalion practice charging, Han Ruzi casually asked: "These soldiers are not bad, right?" ”

Fang Daye waited for a while, and found that General Zhenbei's eyes had been staring at him, and he replied sullenly: "A group of children." ”

He refused to say a word or explain any more.

Han Ruzi himself was very young, and he smiled lightly when he heard this.

The king of the East China Sea usually does not participate in training by virtue of his status as a king and a staff member, and he happened to travel with General Zhenbei on this day, and when he had dinner together in the evening, he reminded: "I know the origin of that old guy, do you want to use him?" Hey, it's not me crow's mouth, when you fight, he doesn't poke you in the back, he's a good person. Everyone knows that Fang Daye is loyal to the King of Qi, and the prince of Qi is even more like father and son, you have reprimanded the prince of Qi in the Qinzheng Palace, and everyone in the court knows that Fang Daye will definitely regard you as an enemy. ”

If it weren't for Yang Feng's recommendation, Han Ruzi would definitely keep a distance from Fang Daye, but now it is regarded as an interesting problem, so he has to get closer to him and envelop him a little bit.

"Fang Daye has served in the frontier for most of his life, why is he so loyal to the father and son of King Qi?"

"There are a lot of benefits, he has fought for so many years, and he has not been a marquis to worship the prime minister, which shows that his ability is average, among the many generals in Dachu, he is at most second-rate, and when he arrives in Qi State, he is treated as a first-class famous general, and he is naturally grateful to Dade."

Han Ruzi smiled, he didn't know much about Fang Daye, but he felt that this was definitely not an avenger who would stab a gun in the back.

The day after the king of the East China Sea issued a "prophecy", the stubborn stone Fang Daye was finally loosened slightly.

Han Ruzi didn't make an effort, and the person who aroused the fighting spirit of the old general was Chai Yue.

Chai Yue assisted the general of Zhenbei as a general, and he did not leave the left and right every day, and often expressed his views on military training, defending the city, terrain, Hun habits, etc., and most of Han Ruzi recognized it, and rarely refuted it, and other generals were even more admired, and even praised Chai Gongzi as a famous general of Dachu in the future.

On this morning, when inspecting the terrain on the other side of the river, Chai Yue said: "The Huns are good at raiding, often galloping for days and nights in a row, appearing unexpectedly, and if the Chu army is unprepared, they will often be caught off guard." Prince Zahezen must be convincing his tribes that he must launch an attack on the Broken Iron City before winter. ”

The ambush plan was proposed by Chai Yue, he often predicted the tactics of the Huns, but he was also the first to go, Han Ruzi couldn't make a mistake, and even those veterans couldn't refute it.

Today, however, there are contempt.

I don't know if I heard too much, or if I was in a bad mood, Fang Daye, who was holding a banner behind the tired marquis, snorted heavily from his nose, others didn't pay attention, but Han Ruzi heard it clearly, and he didn't open his mouth at that time, after completing the day's inspection, and after returning home, he ordered someone to call the flag bearer Fang Daye into the back hall.

Everything in the broken iron city is very shabby, the furnishings in the general's mansion are the same, the animal skins on the chairs are full of holes, Han Ruzi is a little tired, he feels very comfortable sitting on it, he drank a cup of tea, and said to the old standard-bearer standing in front of the bookcase: "You don't agree with General Chai's opinion on the Huns?" ”

General Zhenbei personally asked, Fang Daye couldn't help but answer, and a muffled voice came from his thick beard: "I don't agree." ”

"I'd like to hear what you think."

"My opinion doesn't matter, the general doesn't need to listen."

"I'll decide if there's a need, you just have to say."

Fang Daye didn't squeak, his expression was neither confused nor arrogant, but as cold and hard as a stubborn stone, fortunately, there was no one else in the back hall, otherwise it would look very embarrassing.

Han Ruzi smiled and said: "The old general is also a soldier defending the city, and if you defeat the Huns, you will naturally have your credit, and you can even use your merits to atone for your crimes, so that you can return to your hometown and reunite with your family......"

"'Never hire' - doesn't the general understand the meaning of these four words?"

"I'm using you as a standard-bearer, and it doesn't seem to be anything."

"This is Saiwai, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, can you let me be the standard-bearer, can I change my name? I am still a prisoner on the border, and no matter how much or no amount of credit I make, it has nothing to do with me. ”

Han Ruzi really can't change Fang Daye's name, that needs the **** of the imperial court.

Han Ruzi leaned forward, "The credit has nothing to do with you, and doesn't it have anything to do with survival?" ”

Fang Daye didn't squeak again, the two just looked at each other, and after a while, Fang Daye spoke: "King Qi's father and son were defeated and killed, I should have gone underground to follow them a long time ago." ”

"You are a great Chu soldier, but you are loyal to the traitor and thief, it is really incomprehensible." Han Ruzi paused, "It's also shameful." ”

Fang Daye stood there motionless, suddenly turned around, strode out, and didn't even say goodbye.

On the morning of the next day, Han Ruzi summoned all the generals and announced that he would personally lead his troops across the river to find out the enemy's situation, and ordered them to make a plan immediately and set off tomorrow.

The generals were taken aback, did not dare to persuade, and all looked at Chai Yue.

Chai Yue stepped forward and said: "The beacon tower in the east of the city is high enough to see the situation on the other side, the general does not have to personally go into danger, if he has to cross the river, it is enough to send scouts." ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, "You said that the Huns would only come to raid a few days before winter, so there would be no Hun cavalry on the other side at this time, why is it dangerous?" The Chu army came here to fight with the Huns, not only this year, but also next year, defending the city is not a long-term solution, sooner or later it will cross the river to raid the Huns, rather than waiting for the Huns to raid. ”

Chai Yue thought for a while, "The other side was originally Chudi, and the map is detailed......

"No matter how detailed the map is, it is better to see it with your own eyes, I have made up my mind, and you are doing your duty."

The generals began to arrange a plan to cross the river, and several people came to persuade Han Ruzi, but he rejected them.

Early the next morning, Han Ruzi led 200 cavalry to set off, and this inspection did not go far, and each person only brought two days' rations.

Carefully crossing the river through Guanhe City, Han Ruzi waited for the team behind him to follow, and asked with a smile to the standard-bearer behind him, "How is it?" ”

Fang Daye's lion-like face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "A group of children." (To be continued.) )