The sound of the Huns' horns was so varied that the Chu people could not understand it, but the Huns understood the meaning, so they retreated, methodically, as if they were tired, and decided to rest for a while, completely ignoring the enemy's reaction and feelings. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The soldiers of the Chu army chased to the gap in the city wall, consciously stopped, looked blankly at the smoke and dust in the distance, looked back at half of the ruined city, as if in a dream, there was no cheer, no inquiry, worried that such a scene would disappear in a blink of an eye, and the Huns would turn around and launch a more powerful offensive.

Han Ruzi still didn't have contact with the enemy, and his heart was also at a loss, holding a spear, squeezing through the crowd under the protection of Cai Xinghai, standing in front of everyone, he suddenly turned around and ordered: "The soldiers put out the fire, the people of Beicheng, and those who can walk are here to repair the city wall, and don't move the obstacles on the street." ”

Even if it was from the emperor himself, an order would not be carried out automatically, and Cai Xinghai immediately ordered the soldiers to find generals and military officials to quickly convey the holy decree.

No one thought that the battle was over, so no one dared to relax, and there was not much fire left in the city, and after the soldiers had put it out, they rested on the spot, and the officers broke down the orders in more detail, and allocated a part of the women to cook, which was used to supply the soldiers.

It took a long time to repair the city wall, and it was past noon, so it barely blocked the gaps in various places, but it could not withstand the impact, and it was only a little shaped to stabilize the morale of the army.

The eunuchs and guards reunited with the emperor.

The guards with strong martial arts skills are indeed not suitable for this kind of melee with a large number of people, with heavy casualties, only more than ten people left, and they are all painted on their bodies, Wang He's injuries are particularly serious, and when he saw the emperor, he fell directly and was carried to the rear by the soldiers to recuperate.

Meng E was also injured, it was not serious, her secret attack tricks were all useless, and at the critical moment, she relied on her light body to avoid deadly dangers again and again.

Except for Cai Xinghai, most of the eunuchs did not participate in the war, and Han Ruzi sent Liu Jie and others to the rear to command the people to take care of the wounded.

Only half of the Dai Wang's Mansion remained, and the rest of the houses were all crumbling, and the only safe place was the front yard, where Han Ruzi summoned the ministers.

More than half of the martial arts could not come, either died in battle, or were too seriously injured, Fan Bangshan paid the price for his bravery, he was wounded by more than a dozen wounds, and he was unconscious so far, Han Ruzi reappointed generals, promoted dozens of people from among the surviving powerful children, and took over different areas of the city separately, preparing for the next death battle.

The casualties of the civil officials were even heavier, and everyone thought that this was the last battle, so they bravely marched forward and fell in the streets, and the torturer Zhang Jing was one of them, although the emperor never gave him full trust, he still died with all his loyalty.

This time, there was no mountain shouting long live, no advice, everyone came silently, silently received orders, silently obeyed, not because they had thoughts about the emperor, but they did not dare to have any attitude - no one wanted to always think about death, and no one wanted to be happy and sad, and simply did not want to do anything.

Han Ruzi personally arranged everything, he had to think about it, and he had to think deeply.

Why did the Huns retreat?

Cui Teng rushed to the front line this time, was seriously injured, and was also sent to the rear, the king of the East China Sea ran to see the emperor with a dirty body, holding a spear in his hand, standing behind the emperor as a guard, waiting for the generals to leave, he asked: "Huns...... Why don't you fight? ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, "Go and see." ”

The king of the East China Sea and several guards followed, and on the way, the king of the East China Sea whispered to defend himself: "I joined the battle, I was blocked in an empty courtyard, it was dark, and after a long time, I also stabbed a Hun ......"

Han Ruzi smiled at him, "Yes, I haven't even touched a single Hun." ”

The King of the East Sea let out a sigh of relief and smiled.

In a battle that is bound to lose and die, everyone has the right to retreat timidly, and Han Ruzi will not blame anyone.

The group climbed a relatively intact section of the wall, and the people who were mending the gaps stopped their work, knelt down to the emperor, and shouted long live, as the protected, they felt less directly about the enemy, and there was more hope in their hearts, and many thought that the emperor had just won a battle.

The soldiers were resting, and the city was deserted, except for the flags that had been erected earlier still fluttering in the wind.

The Huns did not retreat too far, still guarding near the siege engine, Han Ruzi couldn't see their expressions clearly, but felt that the other party seemed to be a little hesitant.

"Ah...... What are they waiting for? The King of the East Sea wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and leaned his spear against the city wall, "What are you waiting for?" ”

No one could answer his question.

The generals in the city went to the city one after another to report the situation, the people had returned to the northern city, the soldiers were almost rested, and they could fight again, but the number was relatively small, I am afraid that they could not guard all the streets, and some people suggested blocking some roads, leaving only a few, in order to ensure the concentration of troops.

Han Ruzi agreed.

Everyone couldn't help but glance out of the city, with the same doubts in their hearts as the King of the East China Sea, but they didn't dare to ask.

"What is the leader of the Huns discussing?" Han Ruzi muttered that only this could explain the hesitation of the Hun soldiers.

"yes, what are you discussing?" The king of the East China Sea only felt that his palms were wet, and his heart was as uncomfortable as a cat scratch. "I guess...... I guess......"

He didn't have to guess, the Hun soldiers surged like waves, but did not attack, but made way of a passage, and a group of Huns quickly galloped towards Jincheng, like a group of messengers.

That is really a messenger, and it is the messenger of Da Chu.

Great Chu sent several groups of envoys to the Xiongnu, one of which came from Jincheng, and there was no news after Qiao Wanfu and others left the city, and Feng Ju, the envoy of the capital, did not even see him on the side of the Xiongnu.

Qiao Wanfu finally came to see the emperor, alone, and behind him were all Hun soldiers.

Most of the moat in the south of the city was filled by the Huns, Qiao Wanfu saw someone at the head of the city from a distance, ran to this side, and after being sure that it was the emperor himself, he rolled off his horse, kowtowed to the ground, and then got up and moved forward, feeling that the distance was almost over, and said loudly: "Da Danyu wants to see Your Majesty." ”

The people in the city were taken aback, and the king of the East China Sea asked for the emperor, "Da Danyu is just outside the city?" ”

Qiao Wanfu nodded, "I arrived last night." ”

Although it is only a small city that must be conquered, Da Shan Yu personally commanded it.

"Let the Huns withdraw first, and then talk about the meeting." The king of the East China Sea said loudly, he must talk about some conditions first.

Qiao Wanfu shook his head, "Da Dan Yu is here to see Your Majesty, in the Hun army. ”

The king of the East China Sea immediately whispered: "This guy has surrendered, and listening to the tone of his voice, it seems that he is a Huns." ”

Han Ruzi opened his mouth and asked, "What does Da Danyu want to talk about?" ”

"Alliance, he said that the Chu army has proven its strength and can face a strong enemy together with the Huns." Qiao Wanfu paused, "Weichen thinks that Da Dan really wants to talk. ”

"Hey, what does he think?" The King of the East Sea was very disdainful.

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "You go back, in half an hour...... Said to Da Danyu, wait for half an hour. ”

Qiao Wanfu kowtowed again, got on his horse and returned with the Huns.

The King of the East China Sea looked shocked, "After half an hour, what does Your Majesty want to do?" ”

"What can I do?" Han Ruzi turned to look at the ruined city, "I'm going to see Da Shan Yu." ”

"But ......"

"It's time for me to do my duty."

"But...... But...... If the Huns imprison Your Majesty and force Your Majesty to issue a holy decree......"

"I'm prepared, go and call Cai Xinghai and Liu Jie." Han Ruzi motioned for the King of the East China Sea and the guards to retreat, leaving Meng E alone.

The king of the East China Sea was the last to leave, and he tried to persuade him several times, but he held back.

There were only two people left in the city, and Han Ruzi said, "That kind of poison, there are still some left, right?" ”

Meng E nodded.

"Do you have it with you?"

Meng E shook her head.

"Come and find it, I'll ......"

Meng E nodded again, she already understood the emperor's intentions, turned around and went down to the city, without half a word of nonsense.

Han Ruzi stayed alone in the city, and remembered Emperor Wu's words in his heart - I am a lonely person, no matter how much power, how many loyal ministers, how vast the land, ten steps away, within a thousand miles, there are always some major matters outside of himself that need to be solved by the emperor himself.

Cai Xinghai and Liu Jie came.

The emperor assigned a task to the two, "hide the treasure seal well, and never let it fall into the hands of the Huns." ”

The two knelt down, and several more generals came uninvited and knelt beside the two eunuchs.

Han Ruzi smiled: "We have already fought the most tragic battle, what else is there to fear?" All of you work hard, I entrust Jincheng to you. ”

The crowd just kowtowed, and had nothing to say.

Meng E came back, and Han Ruzi ordered everyone to retreat.

The poison is a packet of white powder, much like crushed salt, with a slightly bitter taste, which needs to be eaten a little and inhaled a little.

After Han Ruzi took the poison, Meng E did the same, and then threw the remaining poison into the city.

"Why do you ......" Han Ruzi suddenly didn't want to say anything, many things are well known, and the exit seems hypocritical, he smiled, turned around and looked into the distance, his eyes looked over the Huns, only looking at the mountains and the sky.

Meng E stood beside him and also looked into the distance.

The two stood side by side for a while, neither of them speaking.

Han Ruzi felt that the time was almost up, and asked with a smile, "You still have an antidote, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"Then you can't come with me."

"I will hide the antidote in a proper place in the city, and no one will find it unless we come back together."

"Okay, you find three more guards, let's go see Da Shan Yu."

The people in the city had heard about the emperor's decision, and almost all of them crowded into the street, Han Ruzi got on the horse, deliberately went around half a circle, and then faced the crowd, trying to raise his voice as much as possible, "I will not be the king of the dead country, let alone a slave of the Huns, I will never humiliate your desperate battle in this trip!" ”

The cry of hooray was deafening.

Han Ruzi waited for a while to stop his call, appointed a general to command the entire army in the city, and he took four guards and rode out of the city gate to meet the Hun army like a dense forest.

The setting sun shone on the earth, and the galloping five people looked lonely.

For a moment, the Hun army stood still, as if trying to crush the five bold Chu people, but when the emperor approached, they got out of the way, and many even nodded in greeting.

There was a group of Chu people kneeling in front of the big tent, all of them were envoys, and Han Ruzi was surprised to see Qu Zixi in it.

The emperor dismounted, and all the envoys rushed up to help him move forward, Qu Zixi squeezed away Feng Ju, the secretary of the ministry, and whispered to the emperor: "News from the morning: Deng Cui led the army to the east. ”

Han Ruzi nodded gratefully to Qu Zixi, a big doubt in his heart was solved, and a boulder also fell to the ground. (To be continued.) )