Chapter 143: The Rumor Maker
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Han Ruzi is ready to break through, if he can't even pass the level of his own people, the so-called guarding the broken iron city and luring the Huns is a joke.
There were more than 30 generals who led troops to block the city gates, and two of them had a higher military rank than Han Ruzi's central guard, and they had no intention of retreating.
In order to "save" a large number of noble children, the generals in the army were divided into two groups, one group blocked the door, and the other group went to ask to see the general, and it was necessary to leave their relatives in the city.
It was getting dark, and the city gate would be closed soon after nightfall, even if there was a pass to get out of the city, it would be useless, Han Ruzi decided to wait a little longer, if Chai Yue couldn't come in time, he would let his soldiers charge.
He turned his horse's head and glanced at it, fortunately, the Xungui disciples were not in chaos, not far from Han Ruzi, Cui Teng sat on the horse and sneered: "See how long you can be sideways." ”
Han Ruzi ignored him and said to Zhang Youcai beside him: "Go to the General's Mansion and see how Chai Yue is doing." ”
Zhang Youcai took the order and left, Han Ruzi's army had two hundred-man teams, he asked one team to continue to supervise the Xungui camp, and the other team gathered in front, lined up in four columns behind him, ready to charge at any time.
His actions startled everyone, and only the soldiers of the Troop were fearless and quickly lined up.
Dozens of generals in front of the city gate exchanged heads and ears with each other, and not long after, a military official galloped over and said loudly: "Please come and talk." ”
Han Ruzi said to the King of the East China Sea, "You go." ”
"Huh? Why...... Since you ordered. Uh, give me a word of certainty, what the hell do you want? ”
"I had to take everyone out of the city before dark, and I was stationed at the tribe camp by the river outside the city, not far away. If they give way, I'm grateful, and if they don't, I'll rush out with my troops. ”
"You don't have a general's token." The East Sea King reminded.
"Neither did they."
The king of the East China Sea shook his head helplessly, slapped his horse and stepped forward, to negotiate with the generals who blocked the door.
Han Ruzi looked at the Xungui camp again, in fact, the biggest trouble was these people, nearly five hundred Xungui disciples, plus almost the same number of followers, if there was chaos among nearly a thousand people, the little people he brought could not be suppressed.
These people must be made to understand that there will be a terrible price to be paid for escaping.
Han Ruzi patted his horse and came to Cui Teng.
I don't know if someone secretly reminded me, or if he became smart at the critical moment, Cui Teng didn't say a word of swearing, but smiled: "Brother-in-law, you are really majestic, do you want to really fight?" Give me back the knife, and I'll rush with you. ”
"Your five-day prison sentence is not over yet." Han Ruzi said coldly.
Cui Teng nodded immediately, neither angry nor provocative, Han Ruzi wanted to kill the chicken and the monkey, but this "chicken" was more honest than the monkey.
Han Ruzi stared at Cui Teng for a while, and Cui Teng smiled, looking more and more innocent.
Han Ruzi had no choice but to find another target, and his eyes turned, but none of the noble children who were usually arrogant and domineering left the queue, and there were many rules and rules.
Only then did Han Ruzi realize that there was no need to kill chickens and monkeys, and this group of "monkeys" had already been frightened.
He was a little puzzled, he didn't do anything, just punished Cui Teng slightly, it stands to reason that it will not produce such a big deterrent, but the facts are in front of him, many noble children are all riding horses and standing still, but their entourage is one by one, showing surprise.
There was something wrong, and Han Ruzi had nowhere to ask, so the military officials of the battalion ordered them to reorganize the formation, and many of the entourages retreated to the rear, and the sons of the nobles lined up in four columns and were connected with the soldiers.
His orders were carried out without the slightest disobedience.
Han Ruzi returned to the front of the line. The team on his side kept moving, attracting the attention of the other side, and the soldiers who blocked the door began to get nervous, and the sons of Xun Gui dared to charge, but they didn't dare to really block it. Dozens of generals were even more flustered, and they kept talking around the King of the East China Sea.
Not long after, the king of the East China Sea returned, "They have one request: wait for the order of the general, and the tired marquis must not do his own thing." ”
"I'll just wait until it's dark." Han Ruzi said that even if he didn't have the general's token, he would have to go out of the city, not because he was stubborn, but because he knew that he had to do things thoroughly, and giving up halfway would ruin the prestige he had just established.
The King of the East Sea stepped forward a little and whispered: "It's really strange, they were quite tough at first, but for some reason, they suddenly softened, as if they were ...... It's like thinking you're going to do something big. ”
"What can I do? Isn't it just being used as bait? ”
The King of the East Sea laughed dryly, "You'll never think how exaggerated the rumors are. ”
"You said they suddenly changed their attitude, where did the rumors come from?"
"It's also strange to me that the rumors seem to have fallen from the sky."
Chai Yue finally arrived with Zhang Youcai before dark, bringing the general's token and handwritten message, and the Xungui camp could officially leave the city.
After the generals who blocked the gate had the steps, they immediately withdrew to the streets and alleys on both sides and gave way to the city gate.
It wasn't until the whole team walked out of the city gate that Han Ruzi put his mind at ease and asked Chai Yue, "Why is it delayed?" ”
"The generals did not agree to take the noble battalion out of the city, and I argued with them for a while, and the general finally overcame the public opinion and decided to let him go." Chai Yue really worked hard, his forehead was full of sweat, looking at the neat team of noble children, he was also a little puzzled, "It's really rare, they didn't make trouble, no, it's the tired Hou who has the skill to govern the army." ”
Chai Yue is obviously not very good at currying favor with her boss, and she is quite blunt when she praises the tired marquis.
In any case, Han Ruzi took the noble disciples to the tribe camp outside the city, relatively isolated from the army in the city, and was not afraid that someone would run away.
The retinue who had remained in the city to pack their things soon came out and re-set up tents that had not been used in days.
After nightfall, Han Ruzi received five groups of noble children in a row, and a day ago, they were trying to return to Beijing for the New Year, but suddenly changed their minds and volunteered to defend the lonely city, so as to fight with the Huns.
Han Ruzi knocked on the side, exhausted all means, and did not figure out the reason for the change, these people themselves didn't seem to know where the rumors came from, and they refused to say the rumors clearly.
The king of Donghai came once, frowned and said: "I don't know who created the rumor that you have the support of the ministers of the court, and after you make meritorious service, you will replace Han Xing as the general, and after you completely defeat the Huns next year, you will be able to ...... when you return to Beijing."
Can you return to Beijing and become the emperor again? Han Ruzi couldn't believe his ears, "They believe in this kind of thing? ”
The king of the East China Sea said: "What is there not to believe? A few years ago, when Emperor Wu was alive, who would say that the descendants of the first two princes would still have a chance to be emperors, and they would definitely be laughed at by everyone, what was the result? Emperor Huan's two sons are still alive, but the throne has fallen into the hands of others. ”
To this day, the king of the East Sea is still indignant when he talks about this matter, "When the situation is unstable, any rumors are believed by people, and the key question is, who is the person who created the rumors?" ”
The King of the East China Sea didn't inquire, and Han Ruzi couldn't guess that Lin Kunshan was not in the city, otherwise, he would be suspicious.
Han Ruzi still brought Lin Kunshan over and told him about it.
Lin Kunshan thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "No matter who this person is, he is currying favor with the Tired Hou, wait, he will come to the Tired Hou sooner or later to receive the merit." ”
The next day, Han Ruzi entered the city to see Han Xing, and was officially ordered to guard the broken iron city in order to lure the Huns.
This is a plan that requires close cooperation, Han Xing finally proved that he is not incompetent, called a large number of generals, made extremely detailed plans, ambushes, messengers, interceptions, probing the Xiongnu military situation, grain and grass transportation, and reserve troops, etc., all arranged properly, so that no one, especially the tired marquis, could not ask questions.
Han Xing really needed this credit, but he himself could not participate, and he had to stay in Mayi City to confuse the Huns.
Chai Yue was appointed as a staff general to assist the Marquis in the implementation of the plan, and the grain officer, herald officer, flag officer, etc. were also appointed by the general, and all of them were under the jurisdiction of the Zhenbei general.
On the third day, it took another day to refine the plan.
Han Ruzi hadn't arrived at Broken Iron City yet, and he already knew a lot about it. There is a garrison in the Broken Iron City, about 1,000 people, all of them are indeed old, weak, sick and disabled, Han Xing took back the Qingwei camp, and assigned 2,000 real elite soldiers to Han Ruzi, plus 1,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 noble sons and followers, and there will be 5,000 defenders in the Broken Iron City.
The matter was thus settled, although the Great Chu army was riddled with holes, it was not completely decayed, and it was still able to carry out a complex ambush plan.
Han Ruzi was about to lead his troops to set off, and several people he had asked for from the northern and southern armies would join him at Shenxiong Pass.
The night before the camp, the rumor-monger finally came to "receive the merit."
Cui Teng is still in prison, those Xungui children who are often bullied by him are finally relieved, the bruise on Zhang Yanghao's face has disappeared, he came to see him long after nightfall, and after a while, Han Ruzi will also sleep.
Zhang Yanghao was a little impatient, and after a few polite words, he told the truth: "Tired Hou is a person who wants to do great things, why not recruit talents and think they are wings?" ”
"It's just an ambush, it's not a big deal."
Zhang Yanghao smiled: "Of course fighting the Huns is a trivial matter, I mean...... Really big deals. ”
Han Ruzi understood, and asked coldly, "Are you spreading rumors?" ”
"Hehe, at that time, the morale of the army was unstable, and everyone was speculating about why the tired marquis suddenly became stern, and why he could be reused by the general, I just made a little hint, and they believed it, and it spread quickly, and there was no need for me to spread it, which shows that the tired marquis won the hearts of the people."
Han Ruzi originally thought that Zhang Yanghao was just a reckless man who lacked eyesight, but now he understands that this is a complete gambler, the worse he loses, the more bets he makes, and he never stops.
From this day on, Han Ruzi listed Zhang Yanghao as a target that needs to be vigilant, such a gambler is really not trustworthy, and he will cause big trouble.
But now, Han Ruzi just snorted softly, "People's hearts? People's hearts are in the capital, not with me. ”
Zhang Yanghao was overjoyed, and the tired Hou was complaining, which showed that he really had great ambitions, took two steps forward, and said softly: "The tireless Hou has not, the children of Xun Gui are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, like Cui Teng, who are just gentlemen, usually arrogant, and really useless when they are used, but those who have a lower status, such as me, such as Chai Yue, there is only one way to go......
"You are the grandson of the Marquis of Biyuan, what are you worried about?"
"My grandfather can only fight, he doesn't understand the world, he has no foundation in the court, even if I inherit the throne, I am also a bullied Marquis of Biyuan, no different from the family of the Marquis of Guiyi."
Zhang Yanghao knelt down in front of the case and said excitedly: "If the tired Hou has great ambitions, I am willing to work for the tired Hou." ”
This is not the first time Zhang Yanghao has shown his loyalty, Han Ruzi stared at him with a serious expression for a while, and asked, "Are there many people like you?" ”
"Many, at least half of them are in the Xungui camp, but they are usually inconspicuous, and no one pays attention to them."
Han Ruzi couldn't help but think, if Yang Feng was here, what kind of advice would he make? Thinking back then, how did Taizu Han Fu attract the first batch of followers as a cloth cloth? (To be continued.) )