Feng Shili led the Chu army of his headquarters to flee all the way, and when he returned to the camp, there were only more than 17,000 people left in the whole army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The order of the imperial court did not come, but a group of dusty scholars came.

When Qu Zixi set off from Luoyang and rushed to the front line, the seventeen disciples behind him did not decrease, but increased by more than ten, and they were stopped by the Chu army scouts and sent directly to the barracks.

Qu Zixi is not very old, his official position is not high, but his reputation is very loud, although Feng Shili is a military general, he has already heard of it, and when he heard that Qu Zixi is coming, he immediately went out of the camp to greet him, and welcomed him into the main hall with the courtesy of the master.

Qu Zixi was not polite, and after a few words of greeting, he asked: "Your Majesty is trapped in Jincheng, can the general have a way to save him?" ”

Feng Shili sighed, "Mr. Qu is from Luoyang, he should have heard about the arrangement of the imperial court, the Chu army outside the Saiwai is all in Mayi City, and the Chu army in the Guannei is either the general who supports the Yan State, or guards the cities east of Luoyang, I have a small checkpoint here, but it is only one of the cities, and the strength is only 20,000 - there is more than enough but not enough." Even so, a few days ago we went out of the camp to fight the Huns, and we did not hide it, and we returned with a heavy defeat. ”

Qu Zixi nodded, he had indeed heard about these things, and knew that Feng Shili's troops were insufficient, but this was still the most powerful Chu army outside of Mayi City and Yan State.

"Knowing that he can't do it, the general's defeat is not a crime of war, and everyone in the world admires the general's courage and strategy."

Feng Shili suddenly became vigilant, at this time, praise is more lethal than reprimand, and asked carefully: "Is Mr. Qu here by order?" ”

"Your Majesty is in Jincheng, and there is chaos in the court, where did I get the holy decree? Now that everyone is doing their own thing, the general should have made plans in advance. ”

Feng Shili wondered, "What does Mr. Qu mean by this?" ”

"It is said that the Huns gave His Majesty an ultimatum, and tomorrow is the deadline, what does the general think will happen to the situation in the DPRK and China after the first battle of Jincheng?"

Feng Shili smiled and said nothing, this kind of thing was not his turn to discuss.

Qu Zixi is not afraid, "It's nothing more than two results, or Your Majesty is safe and sound, and after returning to Beijing, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, or Your Majesty will be martyred, and a new monarch will be established in the capital, and the new monarch will inevitably avenge the first emperor when he ascends the throne, and he can't afford to provoke the Huns, so he has to start with his own people." No matter what the result, the general is closest to Jincheng, and it is a policy to not move the troops, and the merit is useless, and the crime is guilty. ”

Feng Shili gasped, "But...... But...... I've ......"

Qu Zixi sneered softly, "The general was born in a family and has been an official in the court for a long time, doesn't he understand the importance of 'timing'?" Tomorrow is the time of the decisive battle, and the usual one point of merit will become five points, ten points of merit, if the general does not believe it, you can inquire about it, the Chu army of Mayi City and Yan State will attack the Huns in the next two days, in order to show the world. ”

Ma Yi City and Yan Kingdom are far away from here, Feng Shili has nowhere to inquire, but after hearing Qu Zixi's words, he suddenly realized, stood up, hugged his fists and said: "If it weren't for Mr. 's words, Feng would have made a big mistake!" ”

Qu Zixi snorted, took a sip of tea, and said, "The general will take care of the rest of the matter, please send me to the Hun army." ”

"W-Why is that?" Feng Shili asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty is holding on to Jincheng, the general is challenging outside, I will go to persuade the Huns to retreat."

Feng Shili was even more surprised, "Mr. Qu, I advise you, if it is Da Shan Yu who is besieging the city, there may be room for persuasion, now the Huns outside the city are ruled by King Youxian, he has not supported the siege of the city, he has long wanted to attack the city, and he will never listen to persuasion." ”

Qu Zixi smiled faintly, "If others can't persuade him, he will definitely listen to what I say." ”

Feng Shili was completely shocked by Qu Zixi, pondered for a while, and said, "Okay, I can send someone to give Mr. Qu a ride, but I can't guarantee whether the Huns are willing to see Mr. Qu." ”

"The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, the general is willing to send someone to escort him, Qu is grateful. By the way, my students -- they are willing to come here with me, which shows the affection of teachers and students, I left them in the army and asked the general to take care of them. ”

"Mr. Qu will be a pillar of the imperial court in the future, and Feng should be a guest."

Qu Zixi thanked him, and immediately left the camp, and did not say goodbye to his disciples, and under the escort of ten soldiers, he went straight to the Hun camp as a messenger.

Feng Shili ordered the whole army to fight, more than 30 disciples waited for a long time and did not see the master, they all asked to see General Feng, heard that Qu Zixi had left, all of them were heartbroken, a disciple said: "Mr. Qu is going to negotiate with the Huns, he is going to die in the Hun army, martyrdom for Your Majesty." ”

Feng Shili was stunned for a long time, he had no intention of martyrdom, but Qu Zixi's words were still reasonable, tomorrow's battle was not a death battle, but a living battle, he only needed to put on a posture, and then lead the troops back in time, no matter what the emperor's result was, he could get rid of accountability.

Qu Zixi soon met the Huns, heard that it was a messenger, the Huns were not embarrassed, asked the Chu soldiers to return the same way, they only accepted the messenger, rushed overnight, and sent the messenger to the camp outside Jincheng at noon the next day.

At the same time, the emperor was having lunch with all the soldiers at the head of the city.

Time passed little by little, the signs of the Huns attacking the city became more and more obvious, the sun was only half set, and more than a dozen tall stone-throwing siege engines began to slowly move towards Jincheng under the impetus of many slaves.

The Huns probably didn't want to waste time, they already understood that the Great Chu Emperor had no intention of accepting humiliating terms for peace talks.

The Chu army in the city also began to prepare for defense, Fan Bangshan and Cai Canghai were in charge of different sections of the city wall, and the Chu army under the city was commanded by several experienced veterans and military officials, who used the materials in the city to temporarily build five stone throwers, demolished the houses near the city, and freed up a large open space to accommodate these tools.

Someone at the head of the city was responsible for observing the distance and positioning, and the people below the city fired stones, hoping to give the Huns outside the city a little deterrent.

The siege engines of the Huns stopped, far beyond the range of the bows and crossbows at the head of the city, they could calmly load and fire, a large number of Hun cavalry guarded nearby, if the Chu army dared to go out of the city to meet the battle, it was in their arms.

The period before the start of each battle was the most tense, and the King of the East Sea barely laughed.

"Heh, you're so bold that you can laugh at this time." Cui Teng said half admiring and half skeptical.

The King of the East Sea laughed again, "Don't you feel strange? ”

"No, I just think there are so many Huns." Cui Teng said confusedly.

The two stood side by side behind the emperor, and Han Ruzi said without looking back: "Look at those Huns, calm and unhurried, as if they were going hunting, who would have thought that a battle of life and death would start later?" ”

The king of the East China Sea nodded, this is exactly what he feels strange, the war is full of cruelty and chaos, but before the war, it is always so orderly, even the Huns who are not good at formation, are also neatly arranged, as for the Chu army in the city, it is even more so, down to the detailed arrangement of the position of each soldier.

It's like two well-dressed people preparing to enter the sea of fire.

The Huns were ready, there was still a moment before dark, and they did not intend to wait any longer, nor did they intend to send someone to ask the emperor.

The first stone projectile flew far away and landed in the moat, causing a large splash, but it did not threaten the walls.

A group of veterans took the lead, and the Chu army at the head of the city booed.

In fact, most people understand that this is nothing, and siege engines are difficult to aim at the target and need to be positioned many times.

The same siege machine threw stone bullets for the second time, this time passing through the city and landing in the city, only to hear a loud bang, and I don't know whose house was smashed.

There were still boos at the head of the city, not as loud as the first one.

The third and fourth stone bullets all fell outside the city, and the fifth stone bullet was in the middle of a section of the city wall, and with a bang, the rubble flew and the dust and mist rose, and everyone in the southern city felt a clear shock, and the soldiers above the hit point hurriedly dodged on both sides.

The city wall did not collapse, but there was a huge depression, which the people on the city could not see, but the Huns could see it clearly, and this time it was their turn to let out an excited howl.

More than a dozen siege engines began to attack at the same time, and the stone projectiles like small mountains flew in the air, and everyone felt that it was going to fall on their heads, and no one could remain indifferent, but no one escaped, because the emperor was also at the head of the city, and faced the same danger as them.

Han Ruzi ordered the five stone-throwing siege engines in the city to start a counterattack.

There are also boulders flying out of the city, which really frightened the Huns, they have no city wall protection, where the stone bullets fall, people turn over on their backs, and the flesh and blood are blurred.

The Huns immediately retreated some distance, leaving only a small number of cavalry to supervise the slaves to continue firing stone projectiles.

The two sides shot stones at each other, the number of Chu army equipment is too small, it can only play a frightening role, if you want to hit the opponent's siege engine, it is almost impossible, for the Huns, the city wall is an extremely obvious target, you can attack as much as you like.

This was a battle without suspense, and the Chu army's persistence was not to win, but to refuse to give in.

More than ten steps away from Han Ruzi, a boulder hit the city wall, and several soldiers at the head of the city were shocked and flew up and fell to the ground heavily, Han Ruzi and the people around him also felt that their feet were shaking and they were unstable on their feet.

"Your Majesty......" Several people spoke at the same time, wanting to help the emperor leave the dangerous place.

Han Ruzi quickly stabilized his body and ordered: "Notify the city and prepare to repair the city wall." ”

The walls did not last long, and there was a team in the city that prepared a large amount of earth and stones, which were specially used to block the bad city.

As the sun sets, the attacks outside the city continue, and they don't need to re-aim, they just throw stone projectiles over and over again.

The Huns had few casualties, but the casualties in the city were gradually increasing, and the city wall also collapsed in two places, although it was blocked in time, but it was an expedient measure, and when a few more collapsed, the gods could not make up for it.

The Huns were in a hurry to send troops to attack, lighting a large number of torches, illuminating the outside of the city as if it were day, and no one wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape.

The stone bullets were still flying, and the defenders were numb to them, doing their own things, not even looking up or talking to each other.

Cui Teng muttered: "Why are we defending the city, it is better to rush out and fight to the death." ”

Han Ruzi pressed his hands on the city bricks and said flatly: "It's easy to die, but it's not easy to let the Huns know that it's not easy to kill the Chu people, and it's even more difficult to seize the territory of Great Chu, this is the only thing we can do." ”

He didn't know that many Chu people were fighting for him. (To be continued.) )