Deng Cui returned defeated, it is not an exaggeration to say that he escaped death, and when he left, he led more than 10,000 soldiers from the Western Regions, and now he is only followed by three or four hundred people. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But Deng Cui's performance was not a little defeated, riding straight into the tiger city, shouting for wine and meat, like a traveler with a lot of money walking into an inconspicuous country shop.

There are not many people in the city anymore, Shen Jingshi is right, the craftsmen have indeed run out, they are building a city for the Great Chu, once they find out that the Chu people are not in harmony, they will suddenly leave.

Deng Cui's sudden appearance made the nearly 200 Chu soldiers in the city feel worried, and they trapped a general and were about to set fire to death.

Shen Jingshi was particularly nervous, Deng Cui was able to see the emperor directly after returning to Beijing, if he sued him, he couldn't stand it, so he squeezed through the crowd, came to Deng Cui, and said in surprise: "General Deng is back, we thought it was ...... How did General Deng come back? ”

Deng Cui threw the reins in his hand to Shen Jingshi, "Bring the wine and meat first, and then talk about it when you are full." ”

After all, Deng Cui was a general, and the number of soldiers he brought back was even larger, so Shen Jingshi handed over the horses to others and ordered food to be prepared.

The cook also ran away, and the soldiers brought cold wine and cold meat, and without waiting for it to be heated, Deng Cui and the others devoured it, but fortunately, the meat was cooked, but it tasted a little more ice ballast.

The soldiers of the Chu army stood at the door of the hall, not knowing what to do, they all looked at Shen Jingshi, and Shen Jingshi signaled that everyone did not need to worry, everything was wrapped up in him.

Deng Cui had almost eaten, and said loudly: "What about General Zhang?" Why don't you come to see me? ”

Shen Jingshi stepped forward and said with a smile: "General Zhang went to bed early, we don't want to disturb him." ”

"Well, that's true when people get old." Deng Cui waved his hand, asked the soldiers from the Western Regions beside him to get out of the way, moved Shen Jingshi out of the way, and then asked, "What about the other people in the city?" ”

"I heard that the troops at the front were defeated, and they all ran away, and there were few Chu soldiers, so the bullets couldn't be suppressed."

Deng Cui pouted, "A bunch of cowards." Then he looked at Shen Jingshi, "Everyone else has run away, but why are you here?" ”

"I have been ordered to summon General Deng back to Beijing."

"By whose order?"

"Your Majesty's decree, of course." Shen Jingshi said in surprise.

"I'm having a good time, why do I want to go back? I'm not going. ”

Shen Jingshi was taken aback again, "General Deng, this is not a joke, you have been defeated, there are not many soldiers left under your command, and the enemy army is behind you, right?" If it is attacked, the tiger city will not be able to hold it, and this is a holy decree, how can General Deng resist and disobey the decree? ”

Deng Cui laughed a few times, "I won't shirk it, how can I explain it to Your Majesty when I go back?" ”

Shen Jingshi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "General Deng, don't worry, after returning to Beijing, I will definitely write clearly the meaning of General Deng in the recital." ”

Deng Cui patted Shen Jingshi's shoulder with a grease-stained hand, "Then thank you, call General Zhang up, let him stop sleeping, let's hurry up if he wants to leave." ”

Deng Cui was in a hurry to leave Huju City, Shen Jingshi breathed a sigh of relief, leaned forward, and whispered: "General Zhang is more troublesome, he refuses to leave, saying that he must wait for the holy decree to come." ”

"Don't you have a holy decree?"

Shen Jingshi shook his head, "I came before the defeat, and the holy decree only summoned General Deng to return to Beijing, excluding the others. ”

"I see." Deng Cui nodded.

Shen Jingshi continued to persuade, "General Deng led the army to the expedition, His Majesty will be recalled, if you hear that the army is defeated, you must recall the whole army, let's leave Huju City first, walk slowly on the road, meet the holy decree, and don't say anything about leaving early after returning to Beijing - I don't mean anything else, I just want to keep this little force in the Western Regions." ”

"Everybody's thinking the same way you do?" Deng Cui pointed with his chin at the group of Chu soldiers at the door of the hall.

"It's exactly the same, only General Zhang is stubborn."

"That General Zhang hasn't slept now?"

"Probably not, he refused to talk to the soldiers, locked himself in the house and did not come out."

Deng Cui stood up, "It's not simple, I'll persuade him, he will definitely listen to me." ”

"Yes, General Deng doesn't need to be too troublesome, as long as he has an official seal."

Deng Cui strode out, and suddenly turned around, "You don't go with me?" ”

Shen Jingshi hurriedly followed, his heart was much more steady, Zhang Yin and Deng Cui built a city, a leader, and shared a seal, nominally, Deng Cui's status was higher, and he was a relative of the emperor, so he should be able to persuade Zhang Yin to abandon the city.

There was still a pile of firewood in front of the stone house, and Deng Cui smiled: "What is this for?" Worried that General Zhang is too cold at night? ”

Shen Jingshi's face turned red, and he hurriedly ordered the Chu soldiers to move the firewood.

Several soldiers stood behind with torches, Deng Cui strode forward and knocked on the door heavily, "General Zhang opened the door, it's me, Deng Cui." ”

The old servant inside spoke: "Is General Deng also trying to persuade the Hou Ye to abandon the city?" ”

"It's just a broken city, why is your marquis reluctant to give up? Everyone will go back to Beijing and explain clearly, and Your Majesty will definitely understand. ”

"Hou Ye said, nearly three years of hard work can not be in vain, and this is not a broken city, once this city is lost, the countries of the Western Regions will definitely surrender to the enemy, and the gods and ghosts will be able to occupy the western barrier of Great Chu without spending a single soldier. The Xiongnu cavalry marched south from the north, and the enemy army in the west kept knocking and harassing through the Western Regions, and the Great Chu was attacked on both sides, which was more difficult to support. ”

Deng Cui turned to Shen Jingshi and said, "There is some truth in that. ”

Shen Jingshi hurriedly stepped forward, "But the tiger can't hold the city at all, there are hundreds of soldiers in total, and the food and grass ......are not enough."

The old servant in the house rushed and said: "There are fewer people, but the grain and grass are enough, and after the winter, the court knows that we are still holding on, and will definitely send people to support." As long as the Tiger City is still there, the enemy army will not be able to enter the Western Regions in a big way, and it will be great for the Great Chu Limo. ”

Shen Jingshi was annoyed and angry, and took a few steps forward, "The Western Regions are all repeated countries, the Chu army is alone in the tiger city, it is useless, General Zhang wants to atone for his grandson, don't take everyone's lives to ask for credit, General Deng is the main general of this land, and everyone must obey his orders." ”

"Master Hou said that he only obeys the holy decree."

Shen Jingshi shook his head helplessly, and said to Deng Cui: "It's just so stubborn, I don't know if it's General Zhang himself, or if that old servant is doing evil." ”

Deng Cui took two steps away, beckoned Shen Jingshi to come over, and whispered: "Since the matter has come to this, it is better to ......"

Shen Jingshi leaned over and asked, "What is it?" ”

As soon as Deng Cui stepped forward, he pulled out his waist knife, and without further words, he cut it down, and the head of the Shenjing world fell to the ground, and he didn't react until he died.

Everyone inside and outside the house was surprised, especially a group of Chu soldiers, who were even more frightened and inexplicable, Deng Cui's move was so unexpected that he didn't even bring the soldiers of the Western Regions, he came alone with Shen Jingshi to persuade Zhang Yin, and he actually dared to do it in front of everyone.

Deng Cui put away his knife nonchalantly and said, "If there is anyone who proposes to abandon the city, he will be guilty of the same crime as Shen Jingshi." ”

No one dared to squeak, but no one took the order.

Deng Cui laughed and said: "Look at your ghost appearance, 100,000 enemy troops are besieging, I can escape back, and I can't hold a tiger city?" Do you look at me like a man who is about to die? The Deng family passed on a single biography, just a man like me, when I return to Dachu in the future, I want to pass on the ancestry and worship the prime minister. ”

Deng Cui was in high spirits, and he did not look like a defeated general.

Shen Jingshi was dead, and the Chu soldiers were leaderless, and they were suddenly impressed by Deng Cui's momentum, and finally someone spoke: "How to defend the city?" ”

"The enemy army is numerous, but this is Kunlun Mountain, there is no human population within a hundred miles before and after, and there is no supply of food and grass, the more the enemy comes, the shorter the time to hold, we don't have to do anything, we can easily survive this winter." I can guarantee that the enemy army will only send people to check the situation, there is no one in the city, they take advantage of the situation to enter, there are people in the city, they will not attack at all, if I can't say it accurately, I will cut off my own head, so that the Deng family will be doomed. ”

Deng Cui was confident, Chu Bing was infected, and no one questioned it anymore.

The soldiers of the Western Regions who were eating in the hall also came out, all gathered around Deng Cui, they had experienced a fiasco, ten people and nine died, but they had no complaints about the generals who led them to the battle, no one ran away, but they all showed a look of willingness to fight hard for Deng Cui.

"Let's all go to sleep, we'll talk about the big things tomorrow, wait, carry the body away first, and then freeze with the ground, it's not easy to clean up."

Several Chu soldiers came over to carry away the corpse, and the others dispersed, Deng Cui turned around and came to the door again, "If you don't open the door again, I will really set it on fire, and when the time comes, it will be said that your marquis colluded with Shen Jingshi and intends to sacrifice the city to the enemy......"

The door opened, and the old servant walked out, his face pale, "That's the Western Regions Protector sealed by the imperial court." ”

"I'm still a general of the imperial court, it's okay, the Deng family has fewer sons and many daughters, so it's a big deal to offer another sister to the emperor."

Zhang Yin also came out, and his face was also very pale, not frightened, but because he was cold and hungry.

"Hungry?"

Zhang Yin nodded.

Deng Cui personally helped Zhang Yin to the hall, where there was still leftover wine and meat.

Deng Cui watched Zhang Yin eat and said to the old servant, "Don't look at it, eat." ”

Zhang Yin didn't eat much and asked, "Are you ......?"

"I met the enemy forces in the west and defeated them, but I didn't expect the Huns to suddenly appear, and there were quite a few of them, I didn't fight, but I escaped, went around in a big circle, and finally came back. There are some stragglers in the back, plus the Chu soldiers in the city, it is estimated that there are more than a thousand, which is enough to defend the city. ”

"Missing, missing."

The two have been working together for a long time, and as soon as Zhang Yin opened his mouth, Deng Cui understood what he meant, "You don't need to repair, just stay there, I dare to guarantee that the enemy army will not dare to attack." ”

Zhang Yin was not an ordinary soldier, and a promise could not impress him, and he asked, "What if?" ”

Deng Cui smiled: "What if the ground cracks one day? What if tomorrow the mountain falls? What if something bad happens? Be ready when it's time to prepare, when it's time to die - then die laughing, it's useless to cry, it's useless to be afraid. You're right, you can't lose the tiger city, I have fought with the enemy army in the west, they are not as powerful as the legend, let's hold on, it's Da Chu who is holding on, and if we retreat, it's Da Chu who is afraid. If you want to say what is the greatest use of defending the city, it is to tell the enemy army that Da Chu will fight for every inch of land. ”

Zhang Yin snorted, lowered his head and continued to drink cold wine and eat cold meat, but the old servant beside him had no appetite, it turned out that General Deng's so-called guarantee was not foolproof. (To be continued.) )