The news of the great victory of Mayi City and the loss of Shenxiong Pass came one after another, and less than five days apart, the joy of the emperor and his ministers had not passed, and they suffered a heavy blow. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jincheng is much closer to Mayi City, and the battle report of Shenxiong Pass first arrived in the capital and then to Jincheng, although it was three days late, it means that the loss of Shenxiong Pass was earlier than the victory of Mayi City.

Lai Bingwen, the squire of the military department, couldn't believe his ears, and after confirming that it was correct, he immediately came to the emperor to ask for his guilt, "The crime is extremely evil, please punish Your Majesty." ”

The table in front of the emperor was clean, there were no stacks of concertos, not even the usual pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Han Ruzi said flatly: "What is Lai Shilang's crime? ”

Lai Bingwen raised his head in surprise, "It was the minister who formulated a strategy, thinking that Shenxiong Pass was impregnable, and the enemy army would inevitably turn to attack the east, and strongly persuaded His Majesty to defend Mayi City, and the result was ...... As a result, the minister's mistake caused such a catastrophe and an unforgivable sin. ”

"For the courtiers, it is my duty to speak freely, to say what you really think, and it is I who makes the final decision, and I choose Lai Shilang's strategy among many suggestions, even if it is a mistake, it is also my mistake, not to mention that I don't feel wrong."

Lai Bingwen was both ashamed and grateful, and kowtowed one after another, and Zhang Youcai on the side received the emperor's signal and took two steps forward, "Your Majesty gives Lai Shilang a flat body." ”

Lai Bingwen kowtowed again, got up slowly, and couldn't help but say: "The enemy army first 'sounded the west and attacked the east', and this time it was 'sounding the east and attacking the west', and the main force of the Chu army was transferred to Mayi City, but it was still fooled. ”

"Really fooled?"

Lai Bingwen was stunned for a moment, looking at the emperor blankly, not understanding the meaning.

From the moment Han Ruzi received the news of the loss of Shenxiong Pass, he was thinking about a question: How did the enemy army achieve a two-front war? A large amount of news from the city of Mayi showed that the Chu army encountered a huge army, which was by no means a simple lure, and the strange soldiers led by Di Kai and Jin Chuiduo also confirmed that the grain and grass they burned were enough to sustain hundreds of thousands of troops for half a month.

But the more he read the official documents, the more confused Han Ruzi became, and the offensive of the gods and ghosts was incredibly strong, so he asked Zhang Youcai to move all the official documents, leaving nothing on the table, and sitting there quietly thinking.

Yang Feng said that too much news is better than no news.

All at once, the problem became simpler.

"Lai's strategy is not wrong." Han Ruzi said, his tone became calmer and calmer, "The enemy army does not have the so-called plan or plan, it is just that there are many soldiers, Da Chu has no other choice, even if I expected that Shenxiong Pass would be lost, I would still choose to defend Mayi City." The place in Guanzhong is narrow, the North Pass is lost, and there is a place to defend on the way to the south, once the city of Mayi is occupied by the enemy, the counties and states of the eastern part of the country need to be defended, which is even more unfavorable to Dachu. ”

"But there is a capital in the pass." Lai Bingwen reminded.

"Yes, there is the capital." Han Ruzi understood the importance of the capital, "No matter what, things have happened, don't care about the previous right or wrong, think about the future countermeasures first." ”

"There are two routes from Shenxiong Pass to Kanto, the north route is narrow, the way is full of mountains, the minister has ordered all parts of the city to close the city and defend themselves, the southern road is also not wide, but only Hangu Pass can be guarded, the minister also ordered to defend, but I don't know if it is too late."

Lai Bingwen is a squire of the military department, acting as a scholar, and can only make some small decisions, as for the large-scale transfer of troops, it is up to the emperor to decide.

"The capital must not be given up easily, the northern checkpoints and cities, try to defend as much as possible, do not let the enemy army move south, and there is a full warehouse city - if you can't hold it, you must burn it, and you can't feed the enemy with grain and grass."

"Yes, the minister will draft the decree immediately."

"Then gather the ministers, and be sure to discuss the countermeasures today."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lai Bingwen felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, but his heart was not as unsettled as at the beginning, and the composure of the emperor gave him a lot of confidence.

When it was dark, Zhang Youcai ordered people to light candles and oil lamps in the hall, which were brightly lit, and there were people to take care of them near each lamp, so as not to have an accident, he wanted to ask the emperor if he wanted to have dinner, but he swallowed the question back after just one glance.

The Emperor's entire preoccupation was elsewhere.

The holy decree prepared by the Ministry of War was quickly delivered, and Han Ruzi read it, stamped the treasure seal, and immediately sent it to the capital to expedite the military letter.

The officials of the military department and the general's palace soon arrived, and the atmosphere was a little tense at first, thinking that the emperor would be angry first and pursue the responsibility for the loss of Shenxiong Pass, but soon the atmosphere eased, and everyone, like Lai Bingwen, got confidence from the emperor and focused on making suggestions.

"Immediately transfer all the troops outside the fortress back to Guannei, only defend the Great Wall, and then mobilize the world's troops, all go to Guanzhong, and fight to the death with the enemy!"

"The enemy army has seized the opportunity, and it is too late to support the capital, so it is better to retreat to Hangu Pass, seal the enemy army in the pass, and wait for the opportunity to fight again."

"It's better to order General Chai to chase the enemy while he is victorious, and he may be able to defeat the enemy from the rear."

"What you are saying is not a top priority, the question now is what to do with the court and the palace? To withdraw or to stay? Is it to keep or to go? ”

……

Since there was the emperor's acquiescence, everyone spoke their minds, but none of them could get the emperor's obvious approval.

Han Ruzi just listened, nodded occasionally, in fact, he was figuring out the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu this person, and suffered unexpected defeats one after another, and finally let Han Ruzi understand what the problem was: everyone only looked at the map and the number of enemy troops, and came to a normal conclusion, the god and ghost Da Dan Yu was by no means a normal person, he could unify the vast field in just a dozen years, and send an unimaginably huge army to Da Chu, there must be something outstanding.

If you can't guess the head of the enemy army, you naturally can't guess the movement of the enemy army.

As the night deepened, and all the candles in the hall had been replaced, the emperor ordered everyone to rest for half an hour, eat some supper, and then continue the discussion, and it was necessary to come up with a suitable overall strategy tonight.

Han Ruzi also ate a little food himself, called Zhao Ruosu, and asked while eating: "If you are a distant official under the rule of the god and ghost Dashan Yu, and you have never seen him, but you have only seen him dispatch troops and generals, and you have heard all kinds of rumors, what kind of person do you think this is?" ”

Zhao Ruosu didn't expect to be asked about this kind of thing, thought for a while, and replied honestly: "Weichen has to think about it for a while." ”

"Give me an answer before dawn."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as Han Ruzi put down his chopsticks, a eunuch came in and said a few words to Zhang Youcai, who turned around and came to the emperor, "Mayi City sent someone to send a group of prisoners. ”

This was Han Ruzi's order earlier, and he didn't know that Shenxiong Pass was lost at that time.

He snorted, not paying much attention to it, and now it was something that didn't need special attention.

Zhang Youcai added, "It was Cui Teng who sent it back." ”

Han Ruzi laughed, "Chai Yue is a good person." ”

Chai Yue is a child of a family and knows a lot of "rules", so he let Cui Teng participate in the battle of Mayi City and make meritorious contributions, but after the war, he found an excuse to send him to the emperor.

"Let him in." Han Ruzi didn't want to disappoint Cui Teng too much.

Cui Teng arrived soon, covered in dust, and knelt down as soon as he entered the house, "I finally live to see Your Majesty." ”

"Flat." Han Ruzi said coldly, he must not be too enthusiastic about Cui Teng.

Cui Teng got up and looked at the emperor carefully, "Your Majesty has lost some weight." ”

"I'm busy here, if you don't have anything important, go and rest first, and talk about Mayi City tomorrow."

"I'm not tired." Cui Teng patted his body, dusty, and Zhang Youcai, who was standing not far from him, coughed, "And I have important things to say to Your Majesty." ”

"Say it." Han Ruzi still has a little time, all of which should be resting.

"I heard that Kamio Pass has been lost?"

"Hmm."

"It's really unlucky, Mayi City has finally won, but there is a problem in the west, but I am not surprised, these enemy troops are a swarm of locusts that do not want to die, as soon as they see the slightest flaw, they will immediately fly overwhelmed. It's far away, what I want to say is that if Shenxiong Pass is lost, the capital will be in danger, what should the queen, the queen mother and others do? It is impossible for Your Majesty to return to Beijing immediately, send me back, I don't sleep on the way, I must be one step ahead of the enemy, take the people from the palace and send them to Your Majesty, so as not to ......"

Han Ruzi listened half-heartedly, and suddenly thought of something, "Stop, what did you just say?" ”

"Huh? Which sentence? ”

"Say that the enemy is like locusts."

"Yes, I can be regarded as seeing in Mayi City, they are dressed strangely, and their weapons are different from our Chu people, but they are really desperate on the battlefield, there is no retreat, I have seen them rush forward with their corpses, which is more terrible than locusts."

"But the Chu army still defeated them."

"That's a trick made by His Majesty. When the news of the interception of the grain road came, the enemy army did not break up, but attacked more fiercely, General Chai will make a plan, pretending to evacuate the city of Mayi, the enemy army swarmed in, the Chu army fired thousands of arrows, that big battle - tsk, it was really wonderful, I will never forget it for the rest of my life. Your Majesty, allow me to be brave and tell the truth, I have fought many battles with Your Majesty, and none of them have such a big scene. The corpses were piled higher than the city walls, and the Chu army had to shoot millions of arrows in one day! In the end, the quivers were empty, but the enemy army finally retreated, and they did not want to die when they fought, let alone when they fled, and even hacked their own people to death, so they fought for a way. Cui Teng's eyes lit up.

"It's really strange, it hasn't been long since the gods and ghosts unified the West, why are the soldiers under his command willing to work so hard for him?"

Cui Teng said with a smile: "It's not surprising, General Chai has interrogated the prisoners, I listened to it on the side, it turns out that the enemy army is not a whole army, according to the order of conquest, the earlier position is behind, and the later charge is in front, I am afraid that there are dozens or hundreds of troops, and the rear supervises the front, and so on, only allowed to advance, not to retreat." ”

"Tigers drive wolves."

"Yes, General Chai also said the same, and the captives also said that what they were afraid of was not that the grain route would be cut off, because they didn't bring much grain and grass in the first place, and they were all counting on attacking Chu as soon as possible and taking food on the spot, which was their usual way of fighting. But if the rear is cut off, the tiger can't drive away the wolf, and they lose their backbone all of a sudden, so there will be chaos. ”

"What else does General Chai say?"

Cui Teng patted his head, "Look at my memory." He immediately took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Zhang Youcai, and then forwarded it to the emperor's table.

Han Ruzi opened the letter, and the content inside was very simple, Chai Yue hoped that the emperor would give more troops, and go around from outside the fortress to smash the iron city.

When Chai Yue wrote this letter, he didn't know that Shenxiong Pass had also been lost.

Han Ruzi said to Zhang Youcai: "Gather the ministers." ”

He has already made a decision, there is no need to deliberate, there is no need to argue, the road has long been there, it depends on whether he dares to take it. (To be continued.) )