At first, no one could understand the whole battle, only remembering that they were fighting bloodily, trekking hard, looking for the enemy, and at the same time looking for their own people, but everyone had the same feeling: at some point, the enemy soldiers began to flee, not at the same time, but one after another. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Not long after dawn, everyone "remembered" more facts, patted their chests to ensure that the enemy army was scared away by the momentum of the Chu army.

Han Ruzi gathered scattered soldiers everywhere, and was quickly recognized, and he no longer dared to accompany him around, so he immediately divided a team of people to escort the emperor to the capital.

Han Ruzi refused, still running around the battlefield on horseback, he wanted to regroup his army, and he also wanted to look for Meng E.

Meng E is gone, with her ability, she will never lose it, there is only one possibility, she is gone, and she will say goodbye without saying goodbye.

By noon, four or five thousand soldiers had gathered, and Han Ruzi gave up looking for people and began to concentrate on investigating the battle situation, hoping to find out the situation as soon as possible and formulate a plan for the next step.

A small group of soldiers came out of the city, they did not mean to be lazy, but because the city gates were blocked, it was difficult for the enemy to attack them, and it was difficult for the people inside to come out.

"Wait, find the whereabouts of Cui Taifu and the enemy."

The city was condescending, and although they could not see more clearly, they had the advantage of being a spectator, and they had been engaged with the besiegers for many days, and they knew the habits of the enemy army, "The enemy army is withdrawn." ”

Last night, the drums of the Chu army sounded, and even the capital couldn't tell how many reinforcements there were, and he was excited, but he couldn't come out to help, and the siege at that time had not eased, and the enemy soldiers were still attacking frantically.

I can't tell when, but after about the hour, an army that was besieging the city suddenly chose to retreat, and at first it was still orderly, and before it left the sight of the defenders, it became a bird and beast.

Strangely, in the eyes of the soldiers defending the city, the enemy's retreat did not spread gradually, but in the east and west, and in the darkness, the enemy armies could not communicate with each other, they all made decisions alone, and after more than an hour they merged into a fleeing army, and no one could stop them.

But this was not a rout, and soon an order was given to the sound of a gong to restrain the enemy soldiers from retreating in the same direction.

Han Ruzi found the dejected guards, they lost the emperor, and were running around with the heart of death, and they all cried with joy when they saw that the emperor was still alive.

Chao Whale also ran over, but he didn't worry much about the emperor, "Martha chased an enemy army, and I don't know where to run." ”

In a small earthen ditch, the soldiers found Cui Hong, the secretary of the military department.

Cui Hong was guarded by several personal soldiers, his face was colorless, and after gathering a hundred soldiers around him, he quickly regained his composure and immediately issued a series of orders, it is difficult to say what these orders are of any use, but they can indeed stabilize people's hearts and make the soldiers understand that everything is under control.

When he rushed to the emperor, Cui Hong had basically restored the power of the military department.

Kneeling and kowtowing to the emperor, Cui Hong continued to give orders, all of which were very simple, nothing more than finding people, collecting banners, cleaning the battlefield, and even asking several soldiers to go to find the emperor's mount, to see the horse in life and the corpse in death.

"The enemy army broke and fled, please take advantage of the victory to pursue and not give the enemy a chance to breathe." Cui Hong asked for battle.

Han Ruzi hesitated a little, "It is said that the enemy army is not broken, and there are still many ......."

"As soon as the morale is gone, no matter how many soldiers there are, they are a rabble, and the opportunity cannot be lost, please make a decision quickly."

A pro-soldier boldly spoke, "Master Taifu, you have been fighting with the enemy for a long time, and you have countless enemy soldiers in your hands, so you really can't be tired anymore." ”

"Presumptuous, what kind of fatigue do you have at this time? Even if you die, you will die on the way to chase the enemy. Cui Hong shouted angrily to his own soldiers, and then bowed his hand to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, please give an order, I only need to bring 10,000 troops, if the enemy army is ready, I will choose the opportunity to retreat." ”

It was rare for Cui Hong to take the initiative to ask for battle, and Han Ruzi had to agree, "Taifu can't be reluctant, if you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will retreat." ”

"Yes." Cui Hong led people away in a hurry.

Waiting for Cui Hong to walk a little farther, Chao Whale whispered to the emperor: "Taifu has been fighting for a long time, his body is quite clean, and the mud on his face seems to have been smeared by himself." ”

"Just look at the general outline, don't ask the subsections." Han Ruzi has no intention of pursuing the truth, Cui Hong was not a general who charged into battle, he was old and frail, he was willing to lead his troops into the battlefield last night, which was already considered great bravery, and there was no need to be demanding.

Even the emperor himself, although covered in blood, was hiding in Tibet most of the time last night.

"What about you? How many enemy soldiers were killed? Han Ruzi asked.

Chao Whale patted his chest, "Look at the blood stains on my body, they are all from the enemy, at least ten, don't look at me small, but I am flexible, cat's waist, when the enemy soldiers can't notice, go up and stab ......"

Chao Whale said it wildly.

In the afternoon, there was finally definite news that the enemy army was retreating towards Xiao Zhoucheng, the number of which was unknown, and the armor was lost along the way, and the vehicle baggage was piled up along the road.

Han Ruzi was vigilant in his heart, and immediately sent someone to chase Taifu Cui Hong, ordering him to slow down and not chase too closely, and at the same time, the edict was sent to the capital to immediately open a passage.

The capital was prepared to defend and clean up, and it was not until after night that a passage was opened for the army to enter and exit.

Han Ruzi entered the city, there were no honor guards, no dragons, no banners, only a team of extremely tired, hungry and cold soldiers followed, from the emperor to the soldiers, all of them seemed to come out of the ground.

But it is such a team, received the most grand welcome, all the officials who stayed in the capital, from the prime minister to the nine small officials, lined up to bow down, in the distance, the call of "long live" came and went, although it was not neat, but it was more real.

Han Ruzi immediately dismounted and personally helped Zhuo Ruhe and several other ministers, "Zhuqing has worked hard and made great achievements, and Dachu depends on Zhuqing to survive." ”

The rules cannot be as complete as before, and they still have to be obeyed after all, Han Ruzi entered the Tongxuan Hall surrounded by ministers, where he announced that the enemy army had not yet been destroyed, and it was not the time to reward meritorious deeds, and the army in the city was ordered to prepare for war, and set off early tomorrow morning to support the military department Shangshu Cui Hong.

The army needs to rest, the emperor also needs it, and there are more important things to do, so immediately after the decree is delivered, he will enter the palace to greet the queen mother.

There were many fewer people in the palace, and Liu Jie, the central eunuch, greeted the emperor in person and led the way to Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager Cining and the Wang family were there, Han Ruzi rushed to her mother and knelt down to plead guilty, and all the relatives fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

The calmest person was the Empress Dowager Cining, who asked for a handkerchief from the palace maid, personally wiped the dust off the emperor's face, and said with a smile: "My son is fine, Your Majesty is fine." ”

Han Ruzi got up, said a few words, and asked, "What about Cishun Palace?" I should have taken a look. ”

Empress Dowager Cining said to her family: "You all step down, and I will talk to Your Majesty." ”

The Wang family retired, and Han Ruzi personally helped his grandfather to the door.

"The Empress Dowager Shangguan is gone." When there were no outsiders in the house, the Empress Dowager Cining said calmly.

Han Ruzi was taken aback, "When did it happen?" ”

"Just last night, I heard that the enemy army broke through the city gate, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan committed suicide by hanging herself, and ordered the eunuch to burn the body so as not to be humiliated after death."

Han Ruzi was shocked, "This ...... How could the Empress Dowager Shangguan do such a thing? ”

Empress Dowager Cining stared at the emperor, "It's not surprising, these days, everyone in the palace is ready to commit suicide, and I also have a sword and a long silk in my room, I prefer to use a sword, it is said that several old eunuchs are fighting for a deep well in the palace." ”

Han Ruzi still couldn't understand the Empress Dowager Shangguan's approach, "But the others didn't commit suicide." ”

The Empress Dowager Cining was silent for a while, and then asked, "Your Majesty has seen Meng E." ”

"See."

"She didn't say anything to Your Majesty?"

Han Ruzi shook her head slowly, "She fought with me last night, and then she got separated, and her whereabouts are unknown so far, ...... She didn't say anything special. What does this have to do with her? ”

"What a strict-mouthed girl, it's a pity ......" Empress Dowager Cining sighed, "Your Majesty go and ask Jing Yao, I can still see Your Majesty, I have no regrets, it's time to rest for a while." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Han Ruzi retreated in confusion and returned to his dormitory, originally wanting Liu Jie to pass on Jingyao immediately, but there were priorities, and he had to take care of other things first.

"Wake me up in an hour."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie didn't seem tired, although it was likely that he hadn't slept for a day and a night.

"Gong Liu has worked hard." Han Ruzi said.

"Your Majesty led the troops to fight hard outside, the prime minister led the troops to defend inside, and the ministers did nothing, just waiting for news in the palace, where did the hard work come from."

Han Ruzi smiled and didn't say anything more, he had to rest for a while so that he could accumulate energy to deal with more things.

An hour later, almost at the same time as hearing Liu Jie's voice, Han Ruzi himself woke up.

Dizziness and swelling are more painful than before they slept, but they do have more energy.

"Chuan Jingyao, you go to the Qinzheng Hall with me."

It was late at night, and Prime Minister Zhuo Ruhe and others were still guarding the Qinzheng Palace.

"Cui Taifu sent someone to deliver the news that he had led his troops to Baiqiao Town, occupied an enemy camp, and prepared to rest for the night before chasing the enemy. The minister also sent someone to send His Majesty's will, asking Taifu Cui to wait for a while, and after the defenders of the capital catch up tomorrow, they will march together. Zhuo Ruhe briefly reported the situation.

Han Ruzi glanced around, his eyes fell on Qu Zixi, nodded slightly, and then asked the prime minister, "Who formulated the strategy to defend the city?" ”

Zhuo Ruhe didn't take the credit, and said sideways: "Qu Yushi is fully responsible for defending the city. ”

Qu Zixi then spoke, "The minister is responsible for defending the city, but there are other people who come up with the idea, building a wall inside the wall is a colorful strategy, and fighting fire with fire is a plan for Xie Cun." ”

Han Ruzi was surprised, "Since then, who dares to say that he knows people?" ”

Qu Zixi said: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's benevolent heart and tolerant path, there would be no opportunity for Hua Bin and others to make meritorious contributions today. ”

Han Ruzi discussed with the ministers in the Qinzheng Palace, and drew up a series of wills, until the early hours of the morning, when he heard that the defenders of the capital began to leave the city, it was over.

Han Ruzi returned to the harem, Liu Jie and others followed, and in the dormitory, Han Ruzi retreated from everyone and left Jingyao alone.

"Why did the Empress Dowager Shangguan commit suicide?" Han Ruzi asked directly.

Jing Yao knelt down, "Your Majesty is going to start from the beginning?" ”

"Hmm."

"This matter starts with the death of Emperor Si." (To be continued.) )