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Zhang Yanghao attributed the reason for "repeated gambling and repeated failures" to bad luck, gamblers have had similar experiences, although they vowed to quit gambling immediately, but they hoped to do it again: unlucky for so long, what if it is about to be transferred?

But when gamblers eventually lose everything, Zhang Yanghao has also come to this point, and he has no chance to bet again.

Several generals such as the lieutenant of the Northern Army interrogated relevant people overnight, and finally unanimously came to the conclusion that Zhang Yanghao, Xie Ying, and Ding Hui had long had a suspicion with the king of the East China Sea, and in order to avenge personal revenge, they hijacked soldiers to break into accounts, and they were guilty of capital crimes, and they had nothing to do with others; The retinue of the king of the East China Sea has been ambushed and killed, and he has nothing to do with others; The king of the East China Sea seized the seal and fled, sent people to pursue it, and played the imperial court.

In short, the guilty living people are Zhang Yanghao and the other three and their entourage.

As for the "Order to Draw a Sword" shouted by the King of the East China Sea and others, no one has ever seen the person who sent the order himself, so he can't contact General Zhenbei, and like the secret order of the champion Hou Yi, he has been omitted.

It is said that it is a capital crime, but the sons of the nobles enjoy privileges, they cannot be beheaded immediately, and they need to report to the court, and many times, they can use their own or their father's and brother's titles to atone for their crimes, so Zhang Yanghao and others were imprisoned and waited for the decree of the court - the palace has not approved any recital for a long time, but the rules cannot be broken.

Han Ruzi doesn't have the energy to deal with these three people for the time being, he is facing a dilemma and needs a solution that best of both worlds.

There are only two people who are worthy of his trust and reuse, one is Chai Yue and the other is Fang Daye, but their opinions are exactly different.

"The Xiongnu are trustworthy, and a large number of Xiongnu people braved the snow to move eastward, proving that something big has indeed happened in the West, and I think we can continue peace talks." This is Fang Daye's opinion, and the meal he drank with Da Shan Yu was the most comfortable in many years.

The three of them discussed in the tent, Han Ruzi was in the center, Fang Daye and Chai Yue were on the left and right, Meng E was sitting in the corner, Zhang Youcai was serving tea and water, and there was no one else.

Chai Yue has become the de facto commander of the Chu army, so he naturally wants to stand on the side of the soldiers and speak: "No matter what happens in the west, and regardless of whether the Huns are sincere or not, the 80,000 Chu army is here to fight against the Huns, this is the purpose of their coming to the Iron City, and it is also a credit." Everyone in the military thinks that the peace talks are just an excuse, but they suddenly turn fiction into reality, and many people find it difficult to accept it, and the morale of the military will be even more turbulent as a result. ”

The Northern Army is the absolute main force of the Chu Army in the broken iron city, but the situation is extremely embarrassing, the official Northern Army Sima abandoned the army and sneaked back to the capital, there was no news for many days, Liu Kunsheng, the captain of the Northern Army who stayed behind, lost his official seal, and the military Zheng Chai Zhi, who held the secret order, unfortunately died...... The morale of the army has always been unstable, and the hatred of the same enemy is almost the only reason that can make them obey the command, once they lose the threat of the Huns, it will be difficult for Han Ruzi and Chai Yue to control the whole army, not to mention Liu Kunsheng and others, who lack prestige.

This is exactly what makes Han Ruzi in a dilemma.

After all, Fang Daye was not a lobbyist for the Huns, and he proposed two solutions: "If you really want peace talks, you should suggest that the Huns send troops to scare the Chu army, and wait until no one wants to go to war, and the peace talks will come to fruition." If you don't want to negotiate peace, then simply take the opportunity to cross the river and start a war, Da Shan Yu seems to believe in General Zhenbei, and the defense will not be strict. ”

This kind of thing to scare his own army, Han Ruzi will not do it, Chai Yue is even more opposed, but when it comes to starting a war, Chai Yue also has difficulties, "Even if the Huns have no backup, it is impossible to encircle and annihilate the Huns, the previous battle plan is completely unfeasible, the 80,000 Chu army cannot be dispersed, and must be gathered." The Huns were likely to retreat, and this would turn into a chase-and-fight. The Chu army was not afraid that the Huns would turn back to face the battle, but they were afraid of the lack of grain and grass. ”

Just stay in the broken iron city and do not move, the supply of grain and grass can not last for a few days, once it becomes a pursuit war, the consumption will be faster, and the Huns' way of fighting has always been that as soon as the enemy turns around, they will catch up, and it is difficult to get rid of it.

Han Ruzi had a difficult choice, so he had to gather more generals, and the result was even more chaotic, and the generals who led the troops all hoped to start a war as soon as possible and eliminate the Huns to make great contributions, but the military officials who managed the miscellaneous affairs were worried, thinking that the grain and grass were insufficient, and once the war started, it would last at most three days, and if the battle could not end, the Chu army would be in danger.

After arguing for an hour, the generals gradually gained the upper hand, swearing that they could defeat the Hun army in one day, and at the end of the three-day pursuit, the whole army would retreat to the broken iron city, and never give the Huns a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Han Ruzi was persuaded by the generals, the northern army was like a fierce dog that had just come to the new master's side, and if he didn't get a little delicious food at this time, the fierce dog would immediately be furious.

For the Chu army, the Huns on the other side are delicacy, for decades, the Chu army has never been defeated, the previous less than 30,000 Chu troops can still face a strong enemy to hold the broken iron city, now the number is equal, victory is not a problem.

Han Ruzi sent an order to go down, the whole army prepares, eat before dawn the next day, cross the river at sunrise, and directly attack the camp of Dadan Yu in the north, if the Huns are facing the battle, it is naturally the best, if they escape, the tactics of the Chu army are not to pursue, but to continue to go north, cut off the long Hun camp, let go of the east, and turn to surround the Huns in the west, and strive to end the battle in one day, no longer pursue.

Chai Yue had made a detailed inspection before, and the number of Hun cavalry in the west was the largest, and destroying it could greatly weaken the strength of the Huns.

This is a much smaller operational plan, especially to prepare to let go of Da Dan Yu and others, just to eliminate a large number of Hun cavalry in the west, the whole process is relatively simple, and it can also establish an advantage for future battles.

Chai Yue and others went to arrange the task, and Han Ruzi left Fang Daye behind and consulted him: "After this battle, Da Dan Yu will never negotiate peace with Da Chu again, is it worth it?" ”

Fang Daye was silent for a while, did not answer the question directly, but talked about a past, "In the later period of Emperor Wu, the Eastern and Western Xiongnu had not yet been divided, but they were afraid of being beaten, so they sent an envoy to Dachu to profess their ministers, and the general Deng Liao at that time personally went to the Hun camp to negotiate with Da Danyu and won the trust of the Huns. A few days later, he led a large army to surround the Huns, annihilated at least 50,000 Hun cavalry, forced some of the Huns to surrender, and did not dare to mention any conditions, and the other part of the Huns fled westward, and have returned so far. ”

"General Deng thinks that there are too many Huns, and it is difficult to control?" Han Ruzi said with a smile.

"Well, but that's not what I want to say. The soldiers are not tired of cheating, General Zhenbei, the soldiers are not tired of cheating, you are worried about losing your trust here, maybe Da Shan Yu is preparing for a sneak attack, defeating the Chu army, and smashing the Shenxiong Pass. ”

Han Ruzi did not show obvious guilt, but he did have some hesitation in his heart, which could not be concealed from the old general Fang Daye, he stood up and said: "The Chu army has not done enough, please allow me to go to the Hun camp immediately as an envoy, and agree with Da Dan to continue peace talks tomorrow, and at the same time observe whether the Huns' preparations are sufficient." I will stay in the camp of the Huns, send someone back to report the news, if it is agreed that the peace talks will be held before noon tomorrow, it will be combatable, if it is agreed after noon, the general of Zhenbei should be cautious. ”

Han Ruzi also stood up and said in surprise: "How can the old general stay in the Hun camp? Once the war starts, Da Danyu will not let you go. ”

"Again, the soldiers are not tired of cheating, if I can make the Huns slack their garrison alone, it will make a lot of money."

Han Ruzi was still about to speak, Fang Daye said: "There are no outsiders here, General Zhenbei, you can say to the outside world that you persuaded me three times, I insisted on going to the Hun camp myself, there is no need to waste time now, you will always agree anyway." ”

Han Ruzi was embarrassed, and finally had to say: "Losing Old General Fang is a greater loss for me." ”

"I am a soldier, not a strategist, it is not my advantage to make plans, and I may not die in the Hun army, please ask General Zhenbei to arrange two bold and trustworthy guards for me."

Han Ruzi called two soldiers from outside the camp, although there were traitors in the camp, but they were all outsiders who joined halfway, and the fishermen near the riverside village have always been loyal and have no rebellion.

The first time to do this kind of "never tired of cheating" thing, Han Ruzi was indeed a little uncomfortable, went back to the tent and paced back and forth, and glanced at Meng E in the corner, she was always there, but she was rarely noticed.

"Would you trust someone who cheated in battle?" Han Ruzi asked.

Meng E was motionless like a wooden man, and after thinking for a while, she said, "I don't know, but in my opinion, you are more like an emperor." ”

Han Ruzi smiled, everyone has a dilemma: those who are incapable are not worthy of following and assisting, but those who are capable may be ungrateful to their followers.

But everyone has to make a choice, Han Ruzi chooses to "never get tired of deceit", and Meng E chooses to believe in the young man in front of her.

"Are you worried about that golden girl?" Meng E asked suddenly.

Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment, "Jin Chuiduo? No, no...... You haven't seen her, have you? ”

Meng E shook her head, "I haven't seen it, I've heard of it, the country is matched with a beauty, Miss Jin is said to be a beauty, if you want to be an emperor, you naturally want a beauty." ”

Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing, "Fortunately, there is a beauty in the Tired Hou Mansion, which is worthy of the Great Chu Jiangshan." ”

Meng E lowered her gaze, as if she didn't plan to ask again, but she was not convinced.

Han Ruzi said: "Something must be happening in the capital, and I am trapped outside the fortress, and I am not even qualified to compete for the throne, do you think I will care about a 'beauty' of the Huns?" Tomorrow, everything will be known. ”

Meng E nodded and did not speak again.

Han Ruzi walked to the door of the tent, lifted the curtain and looked out, the sun was half-setting, the ground was covered with a layer of snow, Zhang Youcai and loaches at the door were breathing into the palms of their hands, a little farther away, and the soldiers in iron armor stood still in the cold wind.

He did not need to be responsible for the Huns, even if the so-called "gods and ghosts Da Danyu" far away in the west dared to invade Chu, Da Chu did not have to join forces with the fleeing Huns.

He is responsible for the 80,000 Chu troops in the Broken Iron City, and he will also need the allegiance and support of these Chu army soldiers in the future.

Han Ruzi erased the last trace of hesitation in his heart.

In the evening, Ma Da, who followed Fang Daye to the Hun camp, returned, "The peace talks are scheduled for tomorrow at noon, and they are still in the same place." ”

This is the offensive signal given by Fang Daye. (To be continued.) )