For Han Ruzi, the road in front of him is clear, and for the minister, the emperor has to take risks again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"The military department and the general's mansion stayed in Jincheng, mobilized the world's soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and fully supported the Chu army outside the Saiwai, and Lai Bingwen, the squire of the military department, was promoted to the secretary of the garrison department."

The emperor's first holy decree surprised the ministers, Lai Bingwen is not qualified enough, the reputation is low, as a suggestor, after all, he has an unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Shenxiong Pass, and he was actually promoted to the rank of officer, although the word "guard" is added in front, which means that this military department is just a false position, and it will be returned after the war, but it also shows the emperor's great trust.

Han Ruzi has no other meaning, the court rules, those with low grades must remain humble in front of those with high ranks, and if you want Lai Bingwen to be in charge of the recruitment of grain and grass, you must first promote his official position, even if it is temporary.

"General Chai Yue commands the Chu army outside the Saiwai, waiting for an opportunity to fight the enemy again, and all military forces outside the Great Wall are determined by their cheapness."

The emperor's second decree gave Chai Yue more power, and at the same time made the ministers suspicious: Is Your Majesty going to give up Guanzhong and the capital? What about the nobles in the court and the palace?

"I will go to Luoyang in person to supervise the situation in Guanzhong, and never let the enemy troops pour out of Hanguguan, I hope that Zhuqing will work hard and not have any worries."

The ministers glanced at each other a few times, and the people who were a little confused at first understood at this time, and suddenly, they all knelt down in unison.

The emperor set Saiwai as the main direction of attack, but he went to Luoyang to supervise Guanzhong, which was obviously to personally guard the capital and Hangu Pass.

The Guanzhong Dynasty was not in danger, the main force of the Chu army was in the Chai Yue army outside the Saiwai, and the troops from all over the world were also mobilized outside the Saiwai, but the emperor wanted to do the opposite, which was to put himself in danger and death.

"Your Majesty must never leave the protection of the army." Lai Bingwen had just been promoted and became the highest-ranking minister in Jincheng, and he had to be the first to persuade the emperor.

Han Ruzi waved his hand, "Zhu Qing is flat, there is no need to say much." The enemy army is divided into two routes, all the way to the south, has broken through the Shenxiong Pass, all the way to the east, blocked by the city of Mayi. In contrast, the Chu army was weak and could only attack all the way, and Saiwai had won and was well prepared, so it should become the main battle. Guanzhong was devastated, but the more enemy troops Guanzhong attracted, the more beneficial it was to the Chu army outside the fortress. ”

The ministers refused to get up.

Han Ruzi continued: "The enemy army is in a hurry to fight, the capital can attract the enemy army, but it is not enough, the army can attract the army, but there are no more soldiers in Dachu, the only one who can attract more enemy troops is me myself, I want to act as a decoy." ”

The ministers kowtowed, and Lai Bingwen said: "Although Your Majesty's words are right, but if there is a ......"

"In the middle of the battle, or in case, if I stay in Jincheng, it will be difficult for the two Chu armies to win, and Lord Lai is in charge of the military department, can't you even understand this situation?"

Of course, Lai Bingwen understood, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so resolute, touching the ground with his forehead and not daring to raise his head.

"All of you have family members, relatives and friends staying in the capital, and now the situation in Guanzhong is unclear, I don't make promises, just say one sentence: The queen mother and the queen are all in the capital, and I will never sit idly by and watch the capital fall into the hands of the captives. Stand down, and I'll set off early tomorrow morning. ”

Han Ruzi returned to the back study, saw Zhao Ruosu waiting at the door, and said with a smile: "You understand?" ”

Zhao Ruosu nodded, "According to what Weichen has seen and heard, the gods and ghosts are either extremely arrogant or extremely frightened. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Han Ruzi entered the study.

Zhao Ruosu looked at Zhang Youcai, and only after getting permission did he follow into the house, and replied: "As all parties say, it should not be long before the gods and ghosts unify the western countries, and looking at their tactics, they should also have a little understanding of Dachu, but he does not hoard or test, and directly sends a large army to attack." Based on this, Weichen thought that the gods and ghosts were either too arrogant and looked down on Da Chu after winning a hundred battles, or they were too afraid, and the army was like a hot iron pill and must be thrown to the other side as soon as possible. ”

"Gods and ghosts are afraid of their own army?" Han Ruzi felt that this statement was a bit strange.

Zhao Ruosu gave a deep salute, he is now a "sin on a crime" body, anything can be said, "Just as Your Majesty was afraid of the ministers when he first ascended the throne, the gods and ghosts are big and big with the small, leading the army of a hundred countries, and it is natural to be afraid." If you stay in your own country, sooner or later you will bring disaster, so it is better to lead to a strange enemy country and stop the rebellion by war. ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while and laughed loudly, "Zhao Ruosu, Zhao Ruosu, you will see the monarch so thoroughly, it will not be good for you." ”

"Wechen didn't ask for benefits."

Han Ruzi put away his smile, "Follow me back to Guanzhong, I want to see whether the gods and ghosts are arrogant or fearful." ”

Zhao Ruosu replied "obey the order", and did not say a word of persuasion.

There was not long left before dawn, Han Ruzi did not rest, and selected a thousand Su guards, as long as Fan Bangshan was among the generals, he left Jincheng before noon and went to Luoyang, on the way he was not allowed to notify the county in advance, he wanted to personally attract the enemy, but he could not leak it too early, he had to see the situation clearly, determine where to defend, and then disclose his position.

In Luoyang, Han Ruzi finally got the more timely and accurate news: most of the cities north of the capital have been lost, and the capital is still holding on.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief.

In the Luoyang Palace, he met the empress and others, and learned that the empress dowager refused to leave Beijing.

Cui Xiaojun led his concubines to ask the emperor for guilt, Han Ruzi didn't want to blame anyone, and he didn't have time to stay, Luoyang was still far from the capital after all, and the news was lagging behind, maybe just when he felt a little at ease, the capital had already become an enemy area.

Han Ruzi pardoned the queen and the others for their innocence, hurriedly glanced at several princes and princesses, didn't have time to say anything, left immediately, and led the army to continue to Hangu Pass.

In Hangu Pass, the news is not so reassuring, the capital has not been sent for three days, the scout in front said that an enemy army is attacking Hangu Pass, I don't know whether to bypass the capital, or capture the capital.

When Cui Hong heard that the emperor was coming, he was taken aback, and when he saw the emperor himself, he was taken aback again, and he entered the military camp in the city, and wanted to kneel, but was helped up by the eunuch.

"Why did Your Majesty come here?"

Han Ruzi roughly explained his plan, and finally said: "Hangu Pass is still there, there is still hope for Dachu, if the capital can also be defended, then the chances of victory are better." What is the specific situation in Beijing? How many soldiers are there? Who are the guards? Is there enough food and grass? Can Mancang City be burned down in time? ”

Cui Hong hadn't recovered from his surprise yet, but he answered them one by one, and only the specific situation of Mancang City didn't know.

Hearing that Qu Zixi was the general who defended the city, Han Ruzi was also taken aback, and when he learned that Xie Cun and Hua Bin were supplemented, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Ruzi had only rested for less than an hour, and news came that the enemy army was approaching Hangu Pass, with about 5,000 people.

Han Ruzi wanted to personally lead the troops to meet the battle, Cui Hong would never agree, "Your Majesty has come to Hangu Pass in person, do not wade into danger lightly, the enemy army of 5,000 may be ambushes, it is better to stay in the city, and the situation is clear that it is not too late to fight again, even if you want to fight, you should lead the troops to attack." ”

"There is a Taifu guarding the city, and I am very at ease. It's time to announce to the enemy that I'm here, and that going out of the city to meet them is the best way to do it. As far as I know, the enemy army will not set up an ambush, but must be a forward army, which can be broken in one fell swoop while its numbers are small and its foothold is not stable. ”

The emperor was a stubborn person, Cui Hong couldn't fight, so he had to hand over more than half of the army in the city and let the emperor take him to meet the enemy.

Han Ruzi led an army of 8,000 out of the city, holding high the giant banner of the Yellow Dragon, marching overnight, meeting the enemy army in the early morning, and in the middle was the official Shangshu Yuan Jiuding who left Beijing without permission.

Yuan Jiuding has never been a firm minister, has curry favor with the Empress Dowager Shangguan, the Empress Dowager Cining, when the emperor and the minister have a dispute, he invites merit on both sides, supports the minister on the surface, but secretly is loyal to the emperor.

It was the last time he wavered.

Yuan Jiuding recognized the Yellow Dragon Banner, but he didn't see the emperor himself, and he didn't dare to look at it, and looked at the army opposite, feeling closer.

He ran for too long, his legs were so weak and numb that he could barely stand, but he forced himself to take a step and ran towards the completely unfamiliar enemy, shouting: "I am an important minister of the state of Chu, I am willing to surrender......"

A small group of cavalry greeted him, Yuan Jiuding was overjoyed, thinking that he was here to protect himself, but after a while, his face changed color, and those cavalrymen raised their weapons in their hands and increased their speed.

Yuan Jiuding knelt on the ground and shouted hoarsely: "Surrender!" Surrender! ”

It wasn't until the swords and guns fell on his body one after another that Yuan Jiuding suddenly woke up to one thing: these people couldn't understand the Chu language.

In addition to the captives, Han Ruzi saw the enemy army on the battlefield for the first time, and it was really different from the Chu army from the armor to the weapons.

"There is General Lao Fan in battle." Han Ruzi said.

Fan Bangshan was already impatient, and immediately received the order and led thousands of people from his headquarters to fight.

The road was narrow, and the armies of both sides could not line up, so they could only fight in batches.

Fan Bang Mountain was the first to come into contact with the enemy and the first to knock the enemy off his horse.

The battle lasted for a whole morning, and Han Ruzi saw with his own eyes the advance and retreat of the enemy army.

The Chu army did not retreat, behind him was the emperor, and the capital in front was the hometown of many soldiers, who had to rush forward and fight desperately.

Horse battles turned into foot battles, foot battles turned into melee battles, and melee battles turned into bloody battles...... Han Ruzi has invested almost all his troops, and there are only dozens of guards left around him.

The sun rises high, the enemy retreats, as Cui Teng said, these people don't want to die when they attack, and once they collapse, they don't want to die, trampling on each other, if there is a deep hatred.

Fan Bangshan, who was covered in blood, came back to his life.

Han Ruzi sat on the horse's back, bowed slightly to express his gratitude and appreciation, and said nothing else, ordering: "Get on the horse and continue to the capital." ”

The enemy used the tiger to drive the wolf, and after Han Ruzi defeated the striker, he had to chase the tiger with the wolf.

The Chu army rested for a while, ate a little of the dry food they had brought with them, and continued to march.

Han Ruzi guessed correctly, the enemy army was just a temptation, the army did not follow, and encountered three enemy troops on the way, the number was not much, and there was cowardice, and it collapsed at the first touch.

After several days of continuous travel, the Chu army finally arrived at the outskirts of the capital, where they were stopped.

The black oppressive army that once made Taifu Cui Hong cowardly now surround the capital, and from a distance, the capital looks small.

The capital is still there, but it is in danger. (To be continued.) )