The number of Chu troops who returned to the city at night was not much, only a dozen or so people, they followed the right general Feng Shili to chase the fleeing Huns, separated from the army on the way, and ran into a huge Hun army, they did not dare to show their faces, rode their horses and galloped, and could not find the right general, so they fled all the way back to the broken iron city.

They were so frightened that they barely rested along the way, their lips were dry, their faces were covered with sweat and dust, and they couldn't find where their boss was, so they were sent to the general's mansion.

The news came too suddenly, and Han Ruzi had to be cautious.

"Where did you see the Hun army?"

"On a grassland less than two days away."

"On the prairie? Not a valley? ”

The soldiers shook their heads together, "It's the grassland, the Hun army is stationed in the camp to rest, and the camp can't be seen at a glance, I'm afraid that there are hundreds of thousands of people!" ”

He said it was too exaggerated, Han Ruzi couldn't believe it, thought about it, and asked, "Did you really see the Hun camp?" ”

"See." The soldiers said in unison.

"Think again, think again." Han Ruzi had only encountered the Huns once, but he had read a lot of books, which said that although the Hun army did not have many rules, it was inevitable that scouts would be sent far away when they were stationed in the camp, and it was a bit unusual that these more than ten people could run all the way to the vicinity of the camp.

Even if some of the Xiongnu nobles were accustomed to life in the Central Plains, the army would not lose its previous good habits.

The soldiers thought blankly for a while, and one of them said, "Niu Er, you did see the camp, right?" ”

Everyone's eyes looked over, and the soldier called Niu Er looked panicked, and after a while, he said, "Take a look from afar...... But we did meet a lot of Huns. ”

This time, everyone nodded at the same time, very affirmatively.

Han Ruzi had to start from the beginning, and finally figured out the general facts.

Feng Shili led the army to chase the fleeing Huns, two days ago in the morning of Zaheshan and other more than 100 people surrounded, the battle should have been one-sided, but suddenly a gust of wind blew, disrupted the formation, the Chu army fought separately, Niu Er and other more than 20 people found a Hun riding a horse, so they chased up.

Not long after, they found that the Huns running in front were a woman, thinking that it was Zaheshan's wife and daughter, so they decided to capture them alive, who would have thought that the woman was not only riding a fast horse, but also had excellent archery skills, and whenever she was about to be surrounded, she could always shoot one or two people, and break out of a gap.

In this way, the Chu army was enraged, did not want to live, also shot arrows at her, but did not hit, in the afternoon, the Chu soldiers suddenly found that there was a group of Hun cavalry on the flank, the number was much more than them, hurriedly stopped the pursuit, turned back and retreated, the Hun cavalry did not chase closely, but greeted the Hun woman, and took her away.

The more Chu Bing thought about it, the more wrong it became, Niu Er drove up the hillside boldly, and saw the boundless camp, but he also admitted that he was facing the sunset when he looked at it, and he couldn't see it very clearly.

"But there's a voice, and we've all heard it, right?" Niu Er is anxious to be recognized by his peers.

Everyone else nodded, "That's right, it's the sound of thousands of horses galloping, boom, and the ground is shaking." ”

Recalling the scene at that time, the soldiers were shocked.

They wanted to join General You, but they couldn't find their way back for a while, so they had to flee to the east without their lives, and after a day and two nights, they finally returned to the Broken Iron City.

"The Hun cavalry saw you, but didn't chase after you?" Han Ruzi asked.

"We don't know why, the Huns shouted a few times, and we didn't understand." Niu Er said.

Han Ruzi immediately ordered someone to find Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai.

Chai Yue was okay, he didn't participate in the carnival in the city, but Cai Xinghai was drunk, and he was doused with a basin of cold water before he came to his senses.

Niu Er and the others met the Huns in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, and if the other party had been advancing eastward, then it would not be far from the Broken Iron City.

"This is impossible, we are also worried that there will be an ambush, so we deliberately sent people to look around, but we didn't see the shadow of the Huns." Cai Xinghai's first reaction was not to believe it.

Chai Yue reminded: "The scouts were all sent out before the war, and they were not sent after the victory. ”

Han Ruzi asked Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai to ask those Chu soldiers again, he pondered in his room, and after a while, he ordered Zhang Youcai to ask the king of the East China Sea and the loach to pass on Cui Teng.

The king of the East China Sea arrived first, and it seemed that he was not sleeping, and said with a smile: "What, have you figured it out?" ”

"You write a letter to Mrs. Cui, and then go to Shenxiong Pass with me."

"If I hadn't gone myself, it might not have worked."

"Let Cui Teng go."

"Okay." The king of the East China Sea did not insist, "Just follow what you say, after the matter is completed, you will also ask me to be an official." ”

Zhang Youcai laid out the paper and studied ink, and halfway through the letter of the King of the East China Sea, Cui Teng came sleepily, and asked angrily: "What are you looking for me?" In the middle of the night. He yawned a lot.

Hearing that he was going to see his father, Cui Teng suddenly sobered up, "I'll go!" When to go? ”

"We'll take you to Shenxiong Pass at dawn." Han Ruzi said.

The king of the East China Sea wrote the letter, and when it was dry, he turned to Cui Teng and said, "Go and come back quickly, don't delay on the road, this is a fatal matter." ”

"Don't worry." Cui Teng patted his chest and promised.

The king of the East China Sea was still not at ease, "Let Du Chuanyun follow him." ”

"No, you don't." Cui Teng shook his head vigorously, although he and Du Chuanyun gave up their previous suspicions, they didn't want to be watched.

Han Ruzi thought it was a good idea, and asked the loach to call Du Chuanyun, paced back and forth a few steps, called Zhang Youcai over, whispered a few words in his ear, Zhang Youcai nodded, and hurriedly went out with pen and ink.

The King of the East Sea smiled: "What's wrong with you? suddenly changed his mind, and he looked like he was facing a great enemy. ”

"It is indeed like a great enemy, and the Hun army is probably less than a day's journey away from here."

Cui Teng trembled with fright, "No wonder you sent me to see my father, brother-in-law, you are really ...... to me That's great. ”

Du Chuanyun and Loach came and stood silently aside.

The King of the East China Sea looked puzzled, "Where did the Hun army come from?" ”

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai happened to walk in, their expressions were grim, they asked in more detail than Han Ruzi, and finally confirmed that what those Chu soldiers said was true.

"The Hun woman who escaped is likely to be the daughter of the Jin family." Chai Yue glanced at General Zhenbei and continued: "But she doesn't seem to lure the enemy deeper, but more like she ran into it by chance, which is very strange, Zaheshan didn't know about the arrival of this Hun army......"

Han Ruzi also had doubts, but he decided to do things first, "Does that Hun army exist?" ”

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai glanced at each other and nodded yes at the same time.

"In that case, General Feng You and his subordinates are more auspicious?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai nodded again, and the King of the East China Sea interjected: "Wait, Feng Shili is more than lucky, how did these Chu soldiers escape back?" ”

"They were put back by the Huns." Chai Yue said, he knew a little more about the Huns, "This is probably a threat, wanting to create chaos in the Broken Iron City." ”

"Stupid." The King of the East Sea judged.

Han Ruzi just needed this kind of "stupidity", he looked at several people in the room, and said: "The incident happened suddenly, General Feng You's life and death are uncertain, I am the general of Zhenbei, I was ordered to garrison the Broken Iron City, am I qualified to take over all the Chu army?" ”

At this time, there were more than 20,000 Chu troops in the city, and Feng Shili had already designated two cronies and lieutenants to temporarily take charge of the whole army.

Cai Xinghai was the first to say, "Since you are the general of Zhenbei, the entire northern Xinjiang can be taken over." ”

This is not a reason, Chai Yue said: "As long as the Chu soldiers are still in the city, General Zhenbei ...... Should be eligible to take over. ”

"Okay." Han Ruzi glanced at everyone again, "The lonely city is difficult to defend, I will personally go to Shenxiong Pass to ask for help, I will take over all the Chu army, and then hand it over to the two of them." ”

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai were taken aback, their faces changed, and Chai Yue said, "This...... The number of the Xiongnu army is unknown, and the broken iron city may not need to be rescued......"

Only the king of the East China Sea knew Han Ruzi's true intention to go to Shenxiong Pass, and said: "Asking for help may be redundant, but if the Huns are overwhelmed and surround the broken iron city, if you don't ask for help now, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future." ”

Chai Yue understood this truth, but he was apprehensive about taking over the Chu army, "Talk to the two deputy generals, maybe ......."

Han Ruzi shook his head, "I trust the two of you, do you trust me?" ”

This is a big gamble, in case the so-called Xiongnu army does not have many people, in case the Xiongnu army does not come to attack the city at all, in case Feng Shili comes back alive...... Every "what if" will cause big trouble for a few people present, especially Han Ruzi, Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai, who plan to take over the whole army.

Cai Xinghai suddenly knelt down, he had already prepared, and even felt that this day was too late, "Please give the order." ”

For Chai Yue, the choice is more difficult, he has just made a meritorious service, and his future is very good...... But when he thought of the Chai family who forced him to apologize for his crimes, he also felt heartbroken, knelt down and said: "Chai is willing to see only the general." ”

Cui Teng watched from the side, and knelt down, not knowing what to say, but excitedly called "brother-in-law".

The King of the East Sea took two steps back, smiling silently, he would not kneel down to Han Ruzi again.

"Follow me to the two lieutenants." Han Ruzi said, walked to the wall, and took off his saber.

On the way, Han Ruzi called the ten soldiers on duty at night, and met Zhang Youcai at the gate, he had completed the task, and wrote the word "Chen" on the wall, which was a signal to summon Meng E.

Du Chuanyun escorted Cui Teng, and Han Ruzi urgently needed a protector by his side.

Han Ruzi, King of the East China Sea, Cui Teng, Chai Yue, Cai Xinghai, Zhang Youcai, Du Chuanyun and Loach, plus ten guards, a group of eighteen people walked through the streets and alleys, all carrying swords.

It was almost dawn, and most of the soldiers had fallen asleep, except for a few who had been reveling all night, and the city of Broken Iron was silent.

One of Feng Shili's two lieutenants was sleeping soundly, and the other was still drinking with his subordinates, holding a woman in one hand and letting them feed him vegetables, completely defenseless of what was about to happen. (To be continued.) )