The battle has not yet been completely decided, the number of enemy troops is still huge, and the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu actually chose to flee at this time, which surprised everyone, especially Han Ruzi. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

All along, he has been trying to figure out the mind of the gods and ghosts, and he has become more and more accurate, but it failed at the last moment.

Han Ruzi blamed himself deeply, and at the same time seized the opportunity to move north to sweep away the remnants of the enemy army in the pass.

After the news of the escape spread, the enemy troops rushed to surrender, even the soldiers of the gods and ghosts were no exception.

At Shenxiong Pass, the Chu soldiers sent a special captive, who was said to be a close minister of the god and ghost Da Shan Yu, who could speak the Chu language, and only he knew in advance that his master was about to flee back to the West.

The captive's name is Qiu Hong, he has a Chu face, his clothes have been torn, and his face is full of dust and blood, this is not left during the battle, after the rout of the army, he fled with no life, lost his way halfway, and the horse was tired to death, if it did not fall into the hands of the Chu soldiers, he was likely to die in the ice and snow.

Many previous captives have claimed that Qiu Hong knew the gods and ghosts best, so he was one of the people the emperor named to capture alive.

Qiu Hong was dragged into the hall by the soldiers, and as soon as the soldiers let go, he collapsed on the ground, and quickly reacted, constantly kowtowing and kissing the ground, "The Great Chu Heavenly Son shines in all directions, and the most humble dust has nothing to hide......

This person's Chu language is still fluent, Han Ruzi waved his hand, and a soldier kicked out, Qiu Hong's whole body trembled, and he immediately shut up.

"Look up." Han Ruzi said.

Qiu Hong kowtowed several times before raising his head, but his hands did not dare to leave the ground, so he could only raise his neck, his eyes lowered, and his movements were very strange.

"It is said that you have a lot of contact with the Great Chu envoys."

"Yes, the villain was ordered to serve the envoy of Great Chu, and he did his best and did not dare to slack off."

"What about the messengers?"

"He was taken away by the gods and ghosts, this is his usual trick, taking hostages as a threat."

"The gods and ghosts are going to use the East China Sea King to blackmail me?"

"It may not be Your Majesty, but the army that Your Majesty sent to the West."

Han Ruzi's heart moved, but his face did not change, "In this way, the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu also know that the Western Chu army has not been defeated. ”

"Of course I know, the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu had already gotten the news, but he was extremely strict-mouthed, and the others didn't know the truth, and thought that the Chu armies on both sides had been wiped out, but in fact, it was just the opposite, the Chu army that set out from Huju City won victories one after another, and all the cities they passed surrendered one after another. The gods and ghosts were so anxious to end the war here, and once they were defeated, they fled back, but left us to work for him, and let us hold out until spring, when he came back with his troops, how could this be possible? ”

"What about the Chu army on the sea?"

"It's not a secret, there is really no news about the Chu army on the sea, and the gods and ghosts don't want to see their subjects go to sea, so they destroy the docks and ships along the coast, and cut them off from overseas."

Han Ruzi moved his fingers on the table, the eunuch nodded, and the soldier dragged Qiu Hong and dragged him outside.

Qiu Hong shouted: "Your Majesty spare your life!" I say everything, no one knows the gods and ghosts better than I do......"

The soldiers dragged Qiu Hong out, and Han Ruzi felt that he knew enough about the gods and ghosts, and what he did next was how to win this war completely.

A general came in, "Your Majesty, General Lahes of the Hundred Families Army asks to see you." ”

"Hmm."

Lahes came in with the interpreter, knelt down and kowtowed, very respectfully, and then spoke in a pleading tone, and the interpreter preached: "Your Majesty, he said that the Hundred Families Army has fulfilled its promise, and I hope that Da Chu can also abide by the original agreement and let them go back to their hometown." ”

"Ask him, what will he do when he returns to his hometown?"

Lachs's tone became impassioned and generous.

He said that the gods and demons had shown weakness, that they would no longer submit to slavery, and that they would immediately call upon the nations to stand on their own feet when they returned home. But the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu took away the seven kings, and there is an elite army of cronies, and now the cities in the west are empty, only the old and weak, women and children, all of them are relatives of the hundred families, once they are controlled by the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu, it will tie the hands and feet of many people. ”

"Tell him that I'll get back to him tomorrow."

With a clear look of disappointment on his face, Lahes got up and stepped out, suddenly saying loudly, "Emperor, we ...... Fought too. ”

Lahes's Chu language was very blunt, but Han Ruzi understood, and he was reminding the emperor that the hundred armies had fought for the emperor, and it was time for the emperor to abide by the agreement and let them go.

Han Ruzi summoned the ministers and generals, and most of them opposed the immediate release of the hundred army.

"The people of the West are capricious, the gods and ghosts have already fled one step ahead, and they will have an advantage after returning home, and the hundred armies may surrender again, so it is better to stay for half a year, and after the gods and ghosts kill the hostages and cause public anger, then let them go back to take revenge."

Xie Cun is also a minority of people with different opinions, in the gambling game of Windward Village, he bet the closest time, won a lot of silver taels, but he donated all to reward the army, quite appreciated by the emperor, so he dared to speak.

This is a mistake, the hundred army is homesick, and it is useless to stay there, but it will cause disaster. Western people are capricious because the gods and ghosts are capricious, how can Da Chu follow in their footsteps? The Son of Heaven has no jokes, since there has been an agreement a long time ago, he should let the hundred armies return to their hometowns in time, and take advantage of the disgrace of the gods and ghosts to recover the countries and never suffer in the future. ”

Another official stepped forward and said, "If the Hundred Families Army is put back, what will happen to the Divine Ghost Da Danyu's own army?" What to do with the large number of soldiers who surrendered outside the Cypriots? ”

"The surrendered army outside the Saiwai is the same as the Hundred Families Army, from the Western countries, if you are willing to surrender to the Great Chu, you can also put it back, as for the soldiers of the gods and ghosts of Da Danyu, they will be handed over to the Hundred Families Army for disposal."

"Ha, the Hundred Families Army has only fought a battle for Da Chu, so there is this kind of preferential treatment?" Cui Teng walked out with a limp, "Then what benefits should we, the Great Chu soldiers who have fought bloodily, go?" ”

Xie Cun politely bowed his hand, "This is not preferential treatment, but to look at its deeds, if the Hundred Families Army kills the soldiers of the gods and ghosts of Da Danyu, it means a break, and it is okay to let them go back to their hometowns, if they refuse to do it, they will make another decision." ”

Cui Teng had nothing to say, and turned his head to look at the emperor.

"That's how it goes."

The fate of tens of thousands of soldiers of the same clan was thus decided.

Han Ruzi stayed at Shenxiong Pass for only one day, and the next day set off for the Broken Iron City, where he joined Chai Yue's army and accepted the surrender and allegiance of a large number of foreign princes.

Chai Yue has sent several armies to follow the trail to chase the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu, but there has been no reply so far.

The emperor was still stationed for a short time, and took 5,000 soldiers of the Southern Army from Chai Yue's army, and personally went to chase after the gods and ghosts.

Han Ruzi was unwilling and felt that there was still a chance to catch up.

No one dared to oppose the emperor's will now, Chai Yue sent elite soldiers and strong generals, quietly increased the number of people from 5,000 to 7,000, prepared more horses, grain and grass, and sent the emperor a hundred miles away.

Winter is not conducive to marching, but it will also leave a clear footprint, so the Chu army can chase closely.

A few days later, Han Ruzi caught up with a Chu army, leaving them to camp in the leeward area, and at the same time sent people to return the same way, and requisitioned some more grain and grass.

The grain and grass in the emperor's army lasted for a month at most, and counting the return, it could only be pursued for fifteen days, and Han Ruzi planned to stay in the camp along the way, so that he could chase for a few more days without worrying too much about the supply on the return journey.

After more than 20 days of traveling, Han Ruzi caught up with Liu Heixiong, who was the first to set out to pursue the enemy chieftain.

The gods and ghosts were like lost dogs, running all the way, leaving behind a large number of baggage, horses and personnel, the Chu army captured a lot, and once approached the target, but was pinned down by a group of enemy troops and failed to surround it.

Liu Heixiong led 3,000 troops, and it was estimated that the gods and ghosts were within a day's journey ahead, and there were only four or five hundred soldiers left around him.

Liu Heixiong's army was exhausted, and Han Ruzi ordered him to camp in a chosen place, leaving part of his army behind, and only bringing 2,000 men to pursue lightly.

Liu Heixiong didn't expect the emperor to personally pursue the enemy, so he didn't dare to object, but reminded: "The scouts in the army have seen the Huns in the north, and they seem to be chasing the enemy chieftains, the number is unknown, Your Majesty must be careful." ”

In this war, the Huns have always had an ambiguous attitude, except for sending a small army to participate in the sneak attack on the grain road, they have not participated in the war, so Liu Heixiong is very vigilant.

Han Ruzi still has to pursue, even if there are less than 1,000 soldiers around him, he has to chase, this has become an obsession of his, and it must be completed.

Another five days passed, the deserter's footprints became clearer and clearer, and there were often dead people on the side of the road, and Han Ruzi knew that he was very close to the target.

At noon that day, the army stopped for a rest, scouted forward, and soon returned, and they saw a camp in front of them, most likely an enemy rank.

The enemy could not flee all the way, he had to stop and rest, Han Ruzi immediately ordered to get on the horse, a thousand people marched, and a thousand followed.

Driving through a hillside, Han Ruzi saw a small camp, although there were no flags fluttering, but the footprints were the same, it must be a team of gods and ghosts.

Chasing after him all the way, at the last moment, Han Ruzi regained a little caution, ordered the soldiers to disperse, and divided into three teams, one team to attack, one team to circumvent and volley, and one team to spare.

The gods and ghosts may flee alone, leaving the army behind, Han Ruzi has to leave manpower, and once he finds that there is no target in the camp, he immediately sends people to continue to chase.

He waited a little longer, and was about to give the order to attack, when a general reminded the emperor to look into the distance.

There was an extra army on the high ground in the distance, which did not seem to be much, but its numbers were rapidly increasing.

"The Huns." The general whispered, slightly alarmed, this is outside the Saiwai, not belonging to the territory of the Great Chu, but the territory of the Huns.

The camp of the gods and ghosts was caught between the two armies, and it was even more small and weak.

"In the name of General Liu Heixiong, go to comfort the Huns and tell them that Da Chu only needs gods and ghosts."

The general commanded, with a few soldiers, went around the camp and galloped to the opposite side.

There was no reaction in the camp, no one came out to meet them, and no one fled, as if they had accepted their fate and were ready to surrender to the strong.

Han Ruzi assigned another general, led dozens of horsemen to also bypass the camp, continued to check west, if there were footprints left, they kept chasing, and sent people back to report the news.

The second general sent the letter back first, and there were no escapes west of the camp, and he would continue to check.

The first general came back late and brought a Hun envoy.

The Xiongnu envoy was a woman, and when she saw the emperor from afar, she smiled and said, "Miss guessed maybe, it is indeed the emperor." ”

The army on the opposite side turned out to be led by Jin Chuiduo, Han Ruzi breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Jin Chuiduo's maid Dragonfly, "You are also here to chase the gods and ghosts Da Danyu?" ”

The dragonfly rode to the front, "Let's all come one step late, two big Danyu are meeting." (To be continued.) )