As the sun rose, the armies of both sides were on the lookout, but neither of them attacked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

An officer hurried back to the Windward Village on horseback and reported an unexpected news to the emperor, "The enemy army escorted out the Seven Kings of the West, claiming that they would sacrifice the army in front of the battle, so as to blackmail the hundred army to rebel." ”

Everyone on the watchtower was shocked, and Cui Teng was the first to jump up, "I know that aliens are not trustworthy, capricious, and want to defect before the battle." ”

Chu Ren looked at the only two generals of the Hundred Families upstairs, the two of them were confused, and after listening to the interpreter, they immediately knelt down and explained excitedly.

Several interpreters exchanged glances, and one of them stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, these two people have said that the matter has come to this point, and the Hundred Army will never surrender to the gods and ghosts again, please allow Your Majesty to allow them to go to the front line and urge the armies to attack." ”

"Your Majesty, don't believe them, these two people clearly want to join up with the Hundred Families Army and defect together." Cui Teng reminded loudly.

Han Ruzi waved his hand, motioned Cui Teng to shut up, and then said, "Ask them, what's going on with the Seven Kings?" ”

The interpreter asked, the two generals replied, saying a lot, but when the interpreter conveyed it to the emperor, it was relatively simple: "There are many extremely Western countries, but each royal family is related, the so-called seven kings are their common descendants of the royal family, similar to our Dachu's long house, highly respected, since the defeat, by the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu to stay by his side." One of the kings was the father of the general Lachs. ”

Lachs probably understood his name, kowtowed to the emperor again, and said a few words hurriedly.

The interpreter said: "He said that he understands the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu, even if the whole army surrenders, the seven kings may not be able to get forgiveness, and defeat the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu in one go, but may save the seven kings, even if he can't, there is no regret, he is willing to go to the front line to persuade the army." ”

Cui Teng shook his head at the emperor vigorously, and the others also felt that they could not let go, but they did not speak, they were used to having the emperor take the decision at such a moment.

Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "Let them go." ”

Without waiting for the interpreter to speak, Cui Teng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty...... Send one man, or leave one, and leave this one to pull what is. ”

"Not necessarily. Cui Teng, don't you want to join the war to avenge your father? You are allowed to go to war today. ”

Cui Teng was eager to participate in the war, but it was not at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the order, "Your Majesty ......"

Han Ruzi pointed to the more than ten heads lined up on the side of the watchtower, "Let the hundred armies understand that losing to the gods and ghosts is the only end." ”

Cui Teng finally came to his senses and tightened his belt, "Obey, Your Majesty." ”

The interpreter had also already told the two generals of the Hundred Army, and the two kowtowed a few more times, got up and went downstairs.

Cui Teng was also going down, but suddenly stopped and said to the emperor: "Can I take my father with me?" I want him to see me win a battle. ”

Han Ruzi nodded and said to Wang He, "Take all the guards with you." ”

Half of the emperor's guards followed Fan Bangshan, and the remaining half was temporarily given to Cui Teng.

Wang He bowed down to receive the order, and Cui Teng personally put his father's head into the wooden box, held it with both hands, and went downstairs with the guards.

There were a lot fewer people on the watchtower all of a sudden, and Han Ruzi sat slightly on the chair, as if thinking about something, and soon after he ordered the officials of the military department: "The whole army is on alert." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The officials of the military department had already panicked, just waiting for the emperor to pass the decree, and immediately went downstairs, and soon, sparse gongs and drums sounded inside and outside the windward village.

Han Ruzi looked at the young general Xie Cun and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"The Hundred Army will not defect, and the enemy army will not attack today."

"Why?" Han Ruzi asked, in fact, to express doubts for everyone.

Xie Cun stepped forward and bowed, "The gods and ghosts are one step late, if he surrendered yesterday, Yu Wei is still there, and the hundred army is frightened, maybe someone is willing to give in, but after the first battle, the fear of the hundred army is gone, and there will not be many people who are willing to defect." ”

"But they hesitated and didn't attack as planned."

"The hundred armies have no leader, although the royal families have blood relatives, there are only a lot of suspicions among each other, and the hesitation is because no one is willing to come forward, and General Lahes can persuade them."

Han Ruzi nodded, and said, "You just said that the enemy army will not attack today. ”

"The enemy army has taken the seven kings as hostages, and they have shown their cowardice, and the gods and ghosts will have no will to fight today."

Han Ruzi nodded again, and smiled at everyone: "The heart of the army is the heart of the people, guessing the army is not as good as guessing the people, I also thought that the hundred armies would not defect, but I guessed that the gods and ghosts would definitely attack, this person knew the difficulties and advanced, the more unsuitable it was to start a war today, the more he had to go against the trend." After a pause, he added: "After the battle starts, I will order the Chu army to move forward in formation, and whether to participate in the war or not will wait for my order." ”

Another military officer received the order, and led people to the corner of the watchtower, where there is a large banner of Chiyou, erected is the meaning of the Chu army to move forward, and then erected means to participate in the war, there are special people in the distance to watch, and when they see the flag, they will pass the order.

Most of the soldiers of the Chu army will be participating in the battle for the first time, and many have not even learned to ride horses, so they can only serve as infantrymen.

As the clock passed, the sun rose higher and higher, and it was still a good day, and everyone was impatient, more tormented than yesterday when the war was in full swing.

Whenever someone feels that they can't bear it anymore, they turn their heads and quietly glance at the emperor, and their hearts can be at ease for a while.

The emperor sat in a chair, his eyes slightly closed, and his mind seemed to be not on the battlefield at all.

The drums in the distance were beating suddenly, and immediately a general watching the battle turned around and said: "It seems that there is a battle ahead, and it should be the two generals Fan and Cui who charged." ”

"Hmm." The Emperor still refused to take a second look.

"The Hundred Families have not moved." The general added.

Xie Cun spoke again, "Your Majesty, please go and give orders to the Hundred Families." ”

"You don't need to go, follow the rules."

The officer of the military department went downstairs to give an order, and immediately a soldier came out, "The former army is in the war!" ”

There were four armies in the front, two of which had fought yesterday, and the other two had entered the battlefield for the first time.

Several officials and generals on the side of the building looked at each other, and one of them suddenly said: "The hundred army has not moved, and the enemy army has dispatched first." ”

Everyone was shocked, but Xie Cun said to the emperor: "In Your Majesty's words, Weichen sighed to himself, it seems that the hundred armies will soon join the war." ”

Han Ruzi smiled and didn't speak.

The spectators upstairs were not so calm, they all tiptoed their heads, and after a while, someone finally shouted: "The Hundred Army has joined the war!" ”

The emperor, who had always looked very leisurely, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Raise the flag." ”

No one questioned the emperor's order anymore, and the officers of the military department, who had been preparing for a long time, erected the Chiyou flag together with several soldiers, which meant that the first batch of reserve Chu troops began to approach the battlefield, and after entering the waiting area, they stopped and waited for the second flag.

Han Ruzi immediately issued a series of orders, and none of the armies of the Hundred Families received orders, either to attack, or to assist in battle, or to defend, or to bypass...... No one can be idle, followed by the Chu army, nearly half of them received the order to move forward, and the remaining half also entered a state of readiness.

Several military officials were so busy that some people were recording, some people went downstairs to give orders, and some people went upstairs to reply, and they were so tired that they were out of breath.

The Emperor finally finished deploying, and leaned back in his chair to close his eyes.

His orders were actually very simple and had no direct impact on the ongoing battle, but both the officials who gave the order and the various armies that led the orders thought that the emperor was confident and knew the situation on the battlefield well, and many soldiers in front even thought that the emperor himself had been on the battlefield.

It's another big war, the officials in charge of recording the gambling contract are busy, and there are more and more losers, but fortunately, there is not much money, and everyone cares more about the final result.

The generals who watched the battle kept turning around to report the situation, today's battle started relatively late, but the scale was larger, more than half of the hundred armies participated in the battle, and the Chu army was also pressing step by step, just waiting for the emperor's last order.

Han Ruzi did not give the order for a long time, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that the reserve Chu army, which was mainly composed of new recruits, could not be put into the battlefield under any circumstances, which would expose the biggest weakness of the Chu army, which would not only greatly increase the morale of the enemy army, but also make the hundred army lose their fighting spirit.

His heart was far less calm than he looked, he was more anxious than anyone else, anxious to hear that the progress of the war was in favor of the Chu army, and if this stalemate continued, it would be strange for the reserve army to delay in fighting.

Among the crowd, only the young Xie Cun roughly understood the emperor's thoughts, and while everyone else was watching the battle, he walked over and whispered: "Please Your Majesty give me an army to go to the rescue." ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Most of the 2,000 people in the Ninth Battalion of the Left Army are veterans, you take them to the battle, gallop back and forth, and try to avoid fighting and melee." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen understands."

Han Ruzi called the officials of the Ministry of War, passed the decree, issued tokens, and Xie Cun went downstairs to take over the army.

Watching the battle generals are accustomed to reporting good news and not bad news, only talking about the progress of the Chu army and the Baijia army, and rarely mentioning the situation of the enemy army, although Han Ruzi does not look at it, he understands very well in his heart, like this kind of battle, once it starts, it will soon become a melee, and it must continue to invest in the army, and the army that will participate in the war will see it more clearly, and their morale will directly affect those who have been in the war for a long time.

Xie Cun led a Chu army into the war, and the biggest role was not to defeat the enemy, but to give the hundred army an impression: the Chu army can really fight a tough battle.

The battlefield was relatively far away, and after waiting for half an hour, the general reported that some of the soldiers of the left army had participated in the battle.

The sound of the report became less and less, because the situation on the battlefield was so chaotic that standing on the watchtower, it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe, let alone judge victory or defeat.

Both sides know how important today's battle is, if yesterday was a temptation, today is a real battle, the enemy army can not win again, morale will be even more frustrated, if the hundred army is obviously defeated, the fighting spirit that has been aroused with great difficulty is likely to disappear.

An official of the Ministry of War couldn't stand it anymore, and turned to the emperor, "Your Majesty, let the Chu army participate in the war, although there are mostly new soldiers, it is better than nothing." ”

"Wait." Han Ruzi still didn't want to take this step.

The sun was tilting westward, and several generals proposed to send a reserve army, and the emperor finally got up, came to the side of the building, glanced in the direction of the battlefield, and said, "Go to the front with me." ”

Everyone was shocked, but no one persuaded them, at this moment, as long as the emperor spoke, they would carry it out, even if it was an order to jump from the upper floor, they would not hesitate to do so.

Han Ruzi turned his head to look at General Chu's head, his gaze stopped on Nan Zhijin's face, and said in a low voice: "You died for Great Chu, and I also fought for Great Chu." ”

Han Ruzi went downstairs and got on the horse, ordered someone to lift the emperor's big sword, opened the way ahead, and shouted all the way through the Chu army preparing for battle, announcing that the emperor was coming. (To be continued.) )