Chai Yue led three thousand elite soldiers, rushed non-stop, only less than three hours later than the first batch of reinforcements, came to the north gate of Shenxiong Pass was the deepest time of the night, heard the soldiers on the city wall shouting loudly, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief, almost wanted to raise his head to the sky and howl to celebrate the victory.

As the commander of the whole army, he can understand the importance of Shenxiong Pass better than ordinary soldiers, the so-called "one accidentally loses all the plates", Shenxiong Pass is the "one", losing this pass, it is equivalent to cutting off the survival of 80,000 Chu troops.

After entering the city, Chai Yue was even more surprised.

He thought that the Chu army had arrived in time to keep the riot out of the city gates, but then he learned that the city was full of robbers who had surrendered, at least 4,000 people. On the way to the Yamen, Chai Yue's ears were full of the legendary deeds of the "dead eunuch" - Cai Xinghai never shied away from his identity, and always said that he had experienced "resurrection from the dead", so the soldiers simply called him "dead eunuch".

The robbers were not good at attacking the city, but they were very good at looting, and even the gate was demolished, but any object, which was a needle, could be found and piled up in the courtyard, before they had time to divide the spoils.

In the lobby, Cai Xinghai sat on the ground, with bandages wrapped around his shoulders, and drank cold wine, calling a group of robbers brothers and sisters, talking very happily, laughing from time to time, his voice was sharper, but he was bold.

More than 30 robbers are the leaders of various gangs, and they usually have a bad impression of eunuchs, but at this moment they are impressed by Cai Xinghai, and they all forget that they are trapped in the city and are already prisoners of the Chu army.

Chai Yue reminded them of all this.

He brought 3,000 cavalry, plus the previous 3,000 people, the number has exceeded the robbers, and there is no need to deal with it carefully, he immediately ordered his soldiers to take the robber leaders into custody, these people are not afraid, and when they leave, they also bid farewell to Cai Xinghai, and admire him very much.

When the robbers were escorted away, Cai Xinghai couldn't help the pain in his shoulder, called out "oops" twice, and said to Chai Yue: "I'm sorry, I can't stand up, help me find a Langzhong." ”

Chai Yue immediately sent someone to the city to find Lang Zhong, personally stepped forward, and a soldier helped Cai Xinghai up, he refused to sit on the main seat, Chai Yue ordered someone to find two thick felt blankets from the courtyard outside, spread them on the ground, so that Cai Xinghai could lie more comfortably.

"The army has arrived, right?" Cai Xinghai asked.

"Here we are." Chai Yue didn't explain much, anyway, there were already more Chu troops in the city than bandits, and follow-up reinforcements would arrive soon.

"Then I'll rest assured, I'm tired, I'm going to sleep for a while, Lang Zhong is here, let him heal me well, try not to wake me up......"

Chai Yue smiled: "Although Cai Dujun sleeps peacefully, I will watch Lang Zhong for you." ”

"Thank you, General Chai, I believe in you." Cai Xinghai yawned a lot, and suddenly his eyes widened, "I'm making a meritorious service to General Zhenbei, right?" ”

"The first merit, General Zhenbei and the 80,000 officers and soldiers of the Chu Army all have to thank Cai Dujun."

Cai Xinghai laughed twice, his mouth was not closed, and the person was already asleep.

Chai Yue summoned all the generals in the courtyard outside the hall and began to assign tasks, the most important thing was to take the prisoners into custody as soon as possible, leave a few people as laborers, and send the goods piled up on the street to the return place, and at the same time, send soldiers to the surrounding counties to check the situation in the name of General Zhenbei.

Lang Zhong came, and he was grateful to Dade for Chu Jun, who arrived in time, and used the best medicine to retreat Cai Xinghai's wound, "It's okay, the skin is traumatic, it will be fine in two days." ”

During the healing process, Cai Xinghai woke up painfully, glared at Lang Zhong, and fell asleep again.

Chai Yue also did not sleep for two nights, but did not dare to rest, looked around, confirmed that there was no problem before returning to the yamen, just a soldier came to report, in the military camp outside the city, found some robber prisoners, most of them were nearby people, as well as several messengers and messengers of the government, two of whom were eager to see the general guarding the city, and had been taken to the yazhong.

The first person was a messenger who brought an official letter from the Ministry of War, but it was robbed by robbers and his whereabouts are unknown. Chai Yue ordered someone to take the post soldiers to meet the prisoners, and be sure to find the official documents.

The second person, an officer, also brought a letter, which he hid relatively hidden, and was not searched by the robbers, but refused to take it out easily, and asked: "Is Your Excellency the Northern Army Zhengchai Zhi?" ”

Chai Yue's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "The Northern Army doesn't have a second 'General Chai', right?" ”

The officer is not from the Northern Army, he doesn't know Chai Zhi, he just thinks that the person in front of him is a little young, but everyone calls him "General Chai", he doesn't think much about it, he unwraps the gap of his clothes, takes out a letter from it, and hands it to Chai Yue.

The letter was written by the champion Hou Han Shi, clearly asking Chai Zhi to take charge of the palm print, the position of the lieutenant of the Northern Army is only under the Great Sima, and the champion Hou used to let Liu Kunsheng palm print in order not to attract attention as much as possible, but now he feels that it is not necessary, not only let Chai Zhi be in charge of the Northern Army, but also ask him to watch Liu Kunsheng.

The more Chai Yue looked, the more frightened he became, and the champion Hou issued a series of orders to Chai Zhi, asking him to lead the army north, be sure to break the Huns, and return to Beijing immediately after victory.

The letter did not specify it, but it was very obvious that the champion Hou did not want to see General Zhenbei and his supporters again.

Chai Yue's face was pale, he picked up the letter and read it again, the champion Hou paid special attention to the Huns, and asked Chai Zhi to lead the northern army to win and return to the court, he needed this victory, and even let Chai Zhi do whatever it takes.

Chai Zhi was dead, the Chu army retreated, the general of Zhenbei was negotiating with the Huns, and none of the wishes of the champion Hou were fulfilled.

Champion Hou didn't know what to think, and actually sent an officer who didn't know Chai Zhi to deliver the letter, if this letter fell into the hands of others, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chai Yue was in a daze, and several soldiers brought back the post soldiers, and they found the official document of the military department.

The palace has been unwilling to approve the chapter, the Ministry of War had to send an official document within the scope of authority, and the status of the general Zhenbei as the governor of military affairs was confirmed, but he lost the power to command the Chu army to fight against the Huns, and his main responsibility was to transfer grain and grass.

This decision of the military department was not abrupt, and in their opinion, the young general Zhenbei was not capable of organizing a big war.

Liu Kunsheng, the commander of the Northern Army, and the left and right generals were ordered to jointly command all the Chu troops on the front.

The two messengers didn't know the contents of the letter, anyway, they handed it over to General Chai, and even if the task was completed, they could leave after receiving the receipt.

Chai Yue asked them to go to rest first, sat on a chair with two letters, and thought about countermeasures.

At dawn, Cai Xinghai woke up, although he didn't sleep for long, he was still much more energetic.

Chai Yue first showed him the official document of the Ministry of War, Cai Xinghai swept it over, and said: "The Ministry of War is full of fools, let the three of them command the battle, and the Chu army must not be wiped out?" General Zhenbei and General Chai deserve it, even if there is a holy decree coming, all the soldiers will choose the two of you. ”

Chai Yue smiled and handed over the letter from the champion Hou again.

Cai Xinghai looked at it carefully, and his expression became more and more serious, "Champion Hou...... Is he really ......?"

"It seems that this is the case, at least the champion Hou himself thinks so."

The two tacitly agreed, but as courtiers, they were not particularly familiar with each other, and they were reluctant to say the words "enthronement" and "emperor".

The two were silent for a while, and Cai Xinghai spoke first: "There are thieves swarming inside, and there are Huns peeping outside...... People, the champion Hou is definitely not good, he can even hand over his own northern army to others at will, what else can't he give up? Must be ......"

Cai Xinghai didn't know how much to believe Chai Yue.

"It has to be General Zhenbei." When Chai Yue handed over the two letters to Cai Xinghai, he already believed the fat eunuch.

Cai Xinghai took a step forward and said in a low voice: "These two letters fell into the hands of General Chai, it is also the will of God, and the safety of Da Chu depends on the general's choice." ”

Chai Yue smiled again, "It's also a loss to Inspector Cai to defend Shenxiong Pass." ”

"The two of us don't have to praise each other, what should we do next? As long as it's for General Zhenbei, let me do my best. ”

Chai Yue stared at Cai Xinghai, "I'm wondering, why are you so loyal to General Zhenbei?" ”

"Because only he can use me, and acknowledge my credit. I have been a soldier, and I have also entered the palace, and I have seen a lot of people, to tell the truth, how many people dare to reuse a strange ****, and even trust their lives? How many adults can not take credit or grab merit after employing people? Most of the time, **** even giving his life is considered a matter of duty, and he can't get a thank you. As for the intelligence, hehe, anyway, I can't think of taking the Taizu sword to order the ministers. ”

Cai Xinghai remembered the past, and his face showed excitement, the experience of the palace change was extremely precious to him, and it was much more important than guarding the Shenxiong Pass.

Chai Yue Zhengse said: "It is this intention, the good ministers choose to live in the wood, if the world is peaceful and the palace is worry-free, the general of Zhenbei will still be buried, you and I will naturally have a hard time, but now it is the internal and external troubles are continuous, there are many descendants of the Han family, and there are few people who are qualified to be called the emperor, the queen mother has a choice, the minister has a choice, and we also have a choice." ”

Cai Xinghai slammed a punch on the bookcase, pulling the wound on his shoulder, and couldn't help grinning, and then said: "Yes, why should you let the champion Hou be the emperor?" General Zhenbei is the most qualified. ”

Chai Yue started with the easiest target, and after winning over, his confidence increased slightly, he tore up the official document of the military department, and picked up the letter from the champion Hou, "It's not enough for the two of us to choose General Zhenbei, we have to let the entire Northern Army stand on the side of General Zhenbei." The champion Hou did not understand the border situation, easily abandoned the army, and entrusted the non-people, and now forced the northern army to attack the Huns to make meritorious contributions, and the soldiers were separated, which was the perfect time to mobilize them to support the Zhenbei general. ”

"I know a lot of soldiers of the Northern Army, and they all have a good impression of General Zhenbei, and I can convince them."

"Well, that's not enough."

"What else is needed?"

Chai Yue waited for a while and said, "I have to let General Zhenbei support him." ”

(A reminder: one shift today.) An agreement: See you in the "Ruzi Emperor Monthly Pass Group" at 7 o'clock in the evening. (To be continued.) )