The King of the East Sea finds himself in a difficult situation and becomes the least popular person in Broken Iron City.

He unnecessarily sent more than 100 noble children in Nancheng, but the dead and wounded were all killed, the truth has spread all over the city and outside the city, the surviving noble children have been far away from him since then, and ordinary soldiers are also deeply suspicious of his ability, only some soldiers of the tribe battalion, seeing the situation of a charge, are more polite to him.

With the arrival of General Zhenbei, the status of the king of the East China Sea plummeted.

Han Ruzi brought good news.

Hearing that the 50,000 Northern Army was coming soon, the Chu troops inside and outside the Broken Iron City cheered, they had been waiting for this news for too long, especially those soldiers who originally belonged to the Northern Army, after losing the right general Feng Shili, they were even more looking forward to the assistance of their comrades.

In the blink of an eye, the Chu army, which had always been terrified of the Xiongnu army, began to worry about another question: would the Xiongnu flee before the reinforcements arrived?

Han Ruzi needed to boost morale, but he was not so optimistic about his real situation, not long after arriving in the Broken Iron City, and before he even returned to the General's Mansion, he and a group of generals went to the ruins of Quicksand City in the west, and joined Chai Yue, who was stationed here, to listen to his report on the military situation on the other side.

The ground is frozen as hard as iron, a gust of wind rises, broken snow blows everywhere, the Chu army has established a five-fold antler fence along the riverbank, in different directions, in order to block the impact of the Hun cavalry, Lingnan is full of tents, a large number of soldiers here to shelter from the wind and cold, but can not disarm, weapons are at hand, ready to standby, especially at night, can only take turns to sleep for a while.

Han Ruzi rode a horse and stood on the highest part of the ridge, and after a while of the wind blowing, he felt that his face was like a knife, his eyes were full of tears, and the chill shot into his head like an arrow.

"I heard from veterans in the army that this winter is colder than usual." Chai Yue was wearing several layers of armor, his helmet and eyebrows were stained with frost, these days, he had been on the ridge longer than anyone else, and even if there was only one horse running around on the other side, he would have to watch it for a while.

"The Huns can't hold out here for long, and the Chu army is the same." Han Ruzi pulled the cloak on his body tighter, "There is not much grain and grass left in the Broken Iron City, and the reserves in Shenxiong Pass are not enough to feed an army of tens of thousands of people for a long time. ”

Of course, Chai Yue understands the difficulties of garrisoning Saibei, "General Zhenbei decided to negotiate peace? ”

"I'd like to hear what you have to say first."

Chai Yue slowly inhaled a breath of cold air, he observed for so long, just to be able to give General Zhenbei a clear answer, and when it was time to speak, he still didn't have much confidence.

"The camp of the Huns is a little strange."

"Hmm." Han Ruzi only felt that the camp on the other side was particularly long, and he didn't see anything unusual.

Chai Yue stretched out his hand and pointed to the west, "The camp over there is blocked, I sent scouts to observe, it is said that the tents in the camp are the most dense, almost half of the Huns are stationed there, obviously to guard against a sneak attack, but the Chu army is not in the west." ”

He turned his arm and pointed to the east, "The camp over there is sparse, but it extends longer, and there is a small camp a hundred miles away, probably surveying the terrain, and the east is the retreat direction chosen by the Huns." ”

Chai Yue finally pointed to the center, where there was a mountain range, almost entirely occupied by tents, "The banner of Da Dan Yu stood there, and there were scouts who saw the Huns migrating eastward behind the camp. ”

"Are the Huns on the run?" Han Ruzi asked.

"It seems that this is the case, and not only the Eastern Huns, but also a large number of Western Huns, the two have been merged into one, and it is said that the current Da Dan Yu is also the West Huns."

"So the peace talks are sincere?"

Chai Yue was silent for a while, "It's hard to say, no matter what happens in the west, the Huns are in a hurry to flee, but the truce doesn't mean much to them, they may also want a piece of land guarded by the Ka, enough to resist the more powerful enemy in their eyes." ”

Han Ruzi was also silent for a while.

Chai Yue looked at a small group of people on the other side and said, "The messenger is back, listen to what he has to say." ”

Han Ruzi and others went down the ridge and entered a tent to roast the fire to ward off the cold, and it didn't take long for the messenger to come in, and he was ordered to conduct preliminary negotiations with the Huns, and at the same time to inquire about the military situation.

"The Huns wanted to exchange prisoners first to show their sincerity in peace talks."

Chai Yue frowned and said: "We have a lot of Hun prisoners in our hands, where did they come from the Chu army prisoners?" ”

In the previous two battles, both sides were killed and wounded, but not many were captured alive, and the prisoners in the broken iron city were all Eastern Huns captured by the army led by the right general Feng Shili.

The messenger said: "There are more than a thousand Chu prisoners in the Hun army, and General Feng You is also among them, I have seen it with my own eyes. ”

The generals in the tent were all shocked, according to the practice of the Huns, only women and children were taken as prisoners, and the captured soldiers were either killed, or forced to act as strikers in the next battle, but the previous two battles did not see the Chu soldiers, and everyone thought that Feng Shili and other soldiers would definitely die.

The exchange of prisoners was not harmful to both sides, and after Han Ruzi consulted with the generals present, he agreed, and the envoy of the Chu army brought a Huns, and he returned to the other side to inform Da Shan Yu, and agreed to exchange prisoners early the next morning, and then discuss the matter of peace talks.

Back at the General's Mansion in the city, Han Ruzi was finally able to rest for a while, Zhang Youcai and Loach had been left in the Broken Iron City, and the room had already been cleaned up comfortably, and the heat was smoky, and Han Ruzi, who had just returned from the front line, was even a little embarrassed to move in.

At this time, it was already dark, and Han Ruzi had just finished eating, when the king of the East China Sea ran in, "You want to exchange prisoners with the Huns?" ”

"Well, General Feng You is still alive, he is a general of Great Chu, and he will be exchanged back no matter what."

"Hey, Feng Shili......" King Donghai motioned for the two entourages to withdraw, "Feng Shili is the right general of the Northern Army, as soon as he comes back, who will listen to your orders?" ”

"The 50,000 Northern Army is on the way, and it will arrive soon, whether Feng Shili is there or not, the Northern Army will have its own generals."

"Forget it, don't talk about the Northern Army, have you heard about the capital?"

"I've heard a little, I don't know the details."

The King of the East Sea stepped forward, "I guess you don't know, otherwise you wouldn't have returned to the Broken Iron City from Shenxiong." He sighed heavily, showing a little anger, "I got the news that the emperor has not been in the court for more than a month, and the queen mother is often absent from the Qinzheng Palace, and the chapter has not been dealt with, and the ministers are panicked. ”

"How do you know these things?" Han Ruzi only got a letter and knew very little about the situation in the capital.

"My uncle sent a letter to me." The king of the East China Sea also called Cui Hong "uncle".

Han Ruzi was silent.

"You don't believe me?" The king of the East China Sea said urgently.

"Of course I believe it, I also got the news that there is a change in the capital, but what can we do?"

"What to do? Of course, he should return to Beijing immediately, the sooner the better, and he can't let the champion Hou pick up the cheap, if he is the emperor, the first holy decree is probably to kill you and me. ”

"What about the Huns here? Now that he has returned to Beijing, he may not be able to fight the champion Hou, but the Broken Iron City is very likely to lose the war. ”

"Oh my God, aren't you usually smart? Why are you confused at the most critical time? The Northern Army is the champion Hou, he abandoned the army and returned to Beijing, what do you care? Let the Northern Army fight the Huns on its own, anyway, Feng Shili will be able to exchange it back tomorrow, and the future victory or defeat has nothing to do with us. You score the priorities, regain the throne, the world is in your hands, stay in the broken iron city, even if you defeat the Huns, the credit will go to others, and you can't even save your life! ”

"Don't worry, anyway, there is no clear news in the capital, wait for me to ......"

"Ahh The king of the East China Sea turned around angrily and left, and soon came back, "If you want to talk peacefully, okay, then talk to the Huns, and after the talks, you have to go back to Beijing with me immediately." ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The King of the East Sea still shook his head as he left.

Meng E walked in, she had been living in the same room with Han Ruzi these days, protecting his safety, just like in the palace, she blew out the candles, sat on the small bed she prepared for herself for a while, and suddenly asked, "Why don't you go back to Beijing with the King of the East China Sea?" ”

She didn't eavesdrop, but the king of the East China Sea spoke in a loud voice, and when she went out, she was angry, and she could guess the general situation.

Han Ruzi sat on the bed, secretly lucky, and replied: "Champion Hou returned to Beijing, because he has the support of the Northern Army, as well as the nobles and the clan, and the King of the East China Sea wants to return to Beijing immediately, because he has the support of Cui Taifu and the Southern Army, what do I have?" ”

Han Ruzi knew best, however, that he had only one use for the King of the East China Sea: to restore the legitimacy of the son of Emperor Huan and create conditions for the King of the East China Sea to inherit the throne.

He didn't want to be anyone's puppet anymore.

"How can I help you?" Meng E asked.

"Don't let me be killed." Han Ruzi said with a smile, and then said: "I have a hunch that as soon as the 50,000 Northern Army arrives, someone will make a move, and it is not certain who it is." ”

"Then you still have to send the Northern Army to the rescue?"

Han Ruzi couldn't be lucky, got out of bed and walked in front of Meng E, and said in a low voice: "This time, I want to do it first." ”

Meng E was stunned, "This is what you want me to do?" ”

"Well, it's not enough to keep me safe, I have to not only survive, but also destroy the enemy and have an army loyal to me. Meng E, do you think I am qualified to be an emperor? ”

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have come to protect you."

"From now on, I have to do something that an emperor should do, Meng E, are you ready?"

"Alright." Meng E once again felt that the young man in front of her had some kind of irresistible majesty, so that she could only accept it and did not dare to put forward any more conditions.

"That's good, good." Han Ruzi retreated to his bed, silently calculating who was the enemy, who was credible, and who was available but not trustworthy.

No matter what happened in the capital, it was a rare opportunity for him, much sooner than expected.

He had a lot to do, the first of which was to deal with the threat of the Huns. (To be continued.) )