Baiqiao Town is located at a key point, but there is no danger to defend, Han Ruzi took the town, and he had to find a way to defend it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The prisoners of the Southern Army were gathered together, Cai Xinghai read the holy decree in public, and then all the generals and military officials were called out and took turns to come forward to "appreciate" the first holy decree issued by the imperial court in a few months.

The prisoners were not tied with ropes, but the soldiers were guarded separately from the officers.

Next, more than a dozen high-ranking generals were taken to a room, and Han Ruzi personally came forward to persuade them.

"The Queen Mother and the Emperor have indeed been seriously ill, but they have long recovered, they know that someone intends to cause chaos, so they sent out a secret decree, ordering me to be the Great Sima of the Northern Army, waving the army south, and the general Han Xing has also mobilized troops from all over the country to set off from Hangu Pass, and the two armies will join forces with the Eighth Battalion of Suwei to quell the civil strife." Han Ruzi said solemnly, even he didn't think he was lying.

The generals looked at each other, especially Cui Sheng, who knew that things were not so simple, but he didn't dare to refute them, and he couldn't come up with clear evidence.

"I was forced to seize Baiqiao Town, the Southern Army is the elite general of Da Chu, and he will definitely not participate in the rebellion, right?" Han Ruzi asked.

The crowd hurriedly shook their heads.

"If you have any questions, even if you ask, I can answer them on behalf of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."

No one squeaked, Cui Teng stood up and said loudly: "I'll ask." ”

Han Ruzi made a gesture of please, hoping that Cui Ergongzi would not ask nonsense, the two of them had not discussed it beforehand.

Cui Teng opened his mouth, thought for a long time, and said: "Brother-in-law, let's just enter the capital and make you the emperor, anyway, you were the emperor." ”

"Bold!" Han Ruzi's worries have become a reality, he is going to be the emperor, but now is not the time to make it public, "drag it down and take strict care." ”

Several soldiers of the Northern Army came over and pushed Cui Teng out.

"Hey, brother-in-law, if you don't agree, you say, why do you turn your face? I'm doing this for your own good......" Cui Teng was taken out, and there was a shout from afar, he got angry and began to curse the soldiers.

Han Ruzi said to the others: "I know what you guys are thinking, so I'll answer directly." The rebel was the champion Hou, who lost the battle for the throne and refused to admit defeat, wanting to lead the troops into rebellion, so he fabricated the lie that the Queen Mother and His Majesty were killed to deceive the southern army into Beijing. Cui Taifu was fooled, he thought he was leading the army to quell the chaos, but in fact, he returned to Beijing without a purpose and committed a serious crime, but the southern army is not guilty, and you are even more innocent. ”

The room was quiet, no one refuted or agreed.

Han Ruzi glanced at Cai Xinghai, before the attack, Cai Xinghai had made a suggestion to kill a group of generals of the Southern Army to build military prestige, Han Ruzi did not agree, he was alone at the moment, and the main force of the Northern Army would not arrive until a few days later, and angering the soldiers of the Northern Army for no reason would only make him more isolated.

But if these people continue to remain silent, he will have to accept Cai Xinghai's suggestion.

"The soldiers of the Southern Army are not Cui Taifu's personal troops, you are the army of Great Chu, and now that the court is in trouble, you should make a choice." Han Ruzi didn't want to bother talking, although he didn't care about lying, the fewer lies the better.

After waiting for a while, someone finally spoke, it was a young general, who was bolder, "Tired of leaving Beijing, don't plan to fight for the throne?" ”

"Quelling the chaos is more important than fighting for the throne, since the Queen Mother and Her Majesty have passed the decree to me, it is my duty to do so."

Someone started, someone followed, and another general asked, "What are we?" Prisoner, or prisoner? ”

"I said that the Southern Army is not guilty, and I ask for ......," Han Ruzi shook his head, "I order you to accept my command and quell the chaos with me." ”

"But the Great Sima of the Southern Army is not there...... Tired Hou said that Da Sima was deceived, why didn't he persuade him, but came to seize the town? An old general spoke, except for Cui Sheng, his official position was the highest, and the weight of his words became heavier.

Han Ruzi turned to Cui Sheng, "You can explain this matter." ”

"Huh? What to explain? Cui Sheng looked flustered.

"Cui Sheng, you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime, the future life and death of the Cui family are in your hands at this moment, Mrs. Cui has done something wrong, and you have to redeem it, if you insist on going your own way, the crime is unforgivable, and the entire Cui family will be implicated."

For the unfamiliar generals of the Southern Army, Han Ruzi has little confidence, but for Cui Sheng, he is nine out of ten.

Sure enough, with just a little intimidation, Cui Sheng was already frightened, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "General...... Did you really send troops from Hangu Pass? ”

"Not only the general, but the main force of the Northern Army has already been ordered to set off secretly, and it will be there soon." Han Ruzi could only continue to lie.

The generals of the southern army all believed it, because only in this way could they explain why the tired marquis dared to capture Baiqiao Town with three thousand northern troops, Cui Sheng did not have the slightest suspicion, his whole body trembled, turned to the others, and said in a trembling voice: "There is a holy decree from the palace, exempt from ...... Removed my father from the post of Grand Sima of the Southern Army......"

The generals were in an uproar, and the old general asked, "Who is the new Grand Sima?" ”

"No appointments yet." Han Ruzi didn't lie this time, "But I was ordered to quell the rebellion and the governor of Jingbei Military Affairs, so I ordered you to obey the command." This is not a request, nor is it a negotiation, but a holy decree, and the recipient will return to Beijing with me to quell the chaos, make meritorious contributions, and receive a reward, and those who do not accept it will be guilty of rebellion. ”

The generals were shocked again, they had read the holy decree, and it did not say anything about quelling the chaos, but at this time, no one could think too much, and what the tired marquis did showed that he was indeed acting in accordance with the order.

"My father...... Our Cui family ...... "Cui Sheng is messed up."

"Cui Taifu was bewitched by the champion Hou, but he returned to Beijing without a will, and he has not made a big mistake, if he can restrain himself from the precipice, he can still save his life, as for the Cui family, it depends on you."

"Me?" Although Cui Sheng is the son of the Cui family, he is not ready to take on such a major responsibility.

Han Ruzi asked Cui Sheng to think for himself, and turned his gaze to the old general, knowing that he was the key person.

The old general sighed, "The southern army is the army of the imperial court, and we are holding the national money. ”

The old general was a little suspicious in his heart, but he still knelt down, and what he cared about most was not the holy decree, but the tired Hou who was really standing in front of him, compared with the capricious Cui Taifu and the cowardly and incompetent Cui Sheng, the tired Hou obviously knew what he was doing.

The others knelt down, not thinking much about it, thinking that they were receiving the Divine Decree.

Cui Sheng also knelt down, and finally figured out what he should do, "Tired Hou...... Da Sima, please allow me to return to Beijing immediately to persuade my father to change his mind. ”

Han Ruzi smiled and encouraged, "Very good, if you can persuade Mrs. Cui to abandon the secret and turn to the light, you will make a great contribution." ”

Cui Sheng also smiled, and Cai Xinghai at the door glanced at Han Ruzi, signaling that he could not let Cui Sheng go.

Han Ruzi blinked, showed that he understood, and continued: "But before that, you must first go to the soldiers of the Southern Army north of Baiqiao, tell them what is happening here, and ask the generals of each battalion to come and obey the orders immediately. ”

"Yes, yes, I'll go."

Cui Sheng was anxious to make meritorious service and was about to set off, Han Ruzi thought about it again and again, and decided to go with him, Baiqiao Town was temporarily safe, the northern army led by Cai Xinghai was enough to see a small number of southern troops, and the southern army of the battalions outside was a big trouble, as long as one camp refused to obey the order, the advantages he had established might disappear in a blink of an eye.

Cai Xinghai and the others insisted on not agreeing to Tihou going out to take risks, but Han Ruzi was stubborn, he knew very well that if he didn't take risks at this time, he wouldn't even have the opportunity to take risks in the future.

Cai Xinghai stayed in Baiqiao Town, and Han Ruzi and Cui Sheng led 500 soldiers out of the town, half of these 500 people were the Northern Army and half of the Southern Army.

Before leaving, Han Ruzi personally went to see the imprisoned Cui Teng, and neither apologized, nor reprimanded, or even mentioned release, but said coldly: "Follow me." ”

Cui Teng was overjoyed, "My brother-in-law came to release me personally, how embarrassing." I reflected, I was wrong just now, I shouldn't have said that kind of thing in front of everyone, and when you want to hear it later, give me a hint...... Where are we going? ”

When the group set off, just after the fourth watch, the night was dark, and not far from the town, they bumped into a group of southern troops, they received the news and rushed to support, but they did not expect that the situation had changed dramatically.

Cui Sheng and the old general personally stepped forward to deliver the order, and it was much easier for the two of them to come forward than Han Ruzi to persuade the generals, and led the generals to gallop to the tired horses, dismount and bow down.

Han Ruzi didn't explain much, and ordered the southern army to turn around and go to various camps with him.

In this way, the southern army in the team occupied an absolute advantage, Han Ruzi was not afraid, nor guarded, and even allowed the soldiers of the southern army to approach him, and everyone became more and more convinced that the tired marquis was acting according to the order, and some people even thought out the content of the holy decree, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

The camps of the southern army are scattered in the range of more than 30 miles, there are more than 20 in total, the further north, the more soldiers in the battalion, the northernmost camp is located in a military wall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is the forward position of the southern army to guard the northern army.

When Cui Hong led the army back to Beijing, he thought that the tired Hou had sneaked back to the capital, and he was afraid of the eight battalions of the Suwei in the capital, and the second was the main force of the northern army in Mancang City, so he took away 60,000 people, and the 10,000 people in the military village were not mobilized, and he didn't care much about Baiqiao Town, thinking that the eldest son Cui Sheng could hold it, and the small number of northern troops outside the town would never dare to act rashly, and he didn't expect that the tired Hou would appear here.

Han Ruzi went all the way north, and at dawn he had collected more than ten battalions of the southern army, and the number of soldiers behind him increased to 6,000, and he and more than 200 northern troops became embellishments, but he was not afraid at all, and led the army to march in a hurry, and only the old, weak, sick and laborers left in each battalion, and the others all got on horses and followed.

On the third pole of the day, the team behind Han Ruzi has reached more than 20,000 people, but it is very long, and the end is more than ten miles apart, and the generals of several camps are willing to obey the order, but they have not had time to leave the camp as a whole.

In front of the military village, Cui Sheng and the old general went to persuade them to surrender as usual, and everything went smoothly before, but at this time there was a problem, and the 10,000 northern troops in the village refused to obey the order, and even refused to open the gate of the village.

Han Ru had to subdue this army before noon, so that he could turn around and return to Baiqiao Town.

If everything is normal, Cui Taifu, who has been on departure for two days, should have received the news and sent troops to counterattack.

Han Ruzi has to fight two tough battles in a row in one day.

(Tomorrow's one shift, uploaded around 18 o'clock in the afternoon, I hope you know.) (To be continued.) )