Before hearing the drums of Jincheng, the northern army had heard the news that the Huns had entered the siege of the city, and their first reaction was that this was impossible, thinking that it was a local bandit pretending to be a foreign enemy, and since the emperor was in danger, the northern army should march at full speed to rescue the driver. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Feng Shili, the right general of the Northern Army, was the only opponent, "How dare the bandits besiege Your Majesty?" It may be that it is really the Huns, in that case, Jincheng is a trap, waiting for our northern army to jump in. ”

"Hey, General Right really understands the Huns." Someone scoffed.

Feng Shili's face was red, he was once captured by the Huns outside the broken iron city because of his greed for merit, and he was not trusted by the emperor, and his status in the army plummeted, although he was still a right general, he was ridiculed but did not dare to refute.

The Northern Army is the emperor's cronies' army, outsiders think so, and the Northern Army itself has the same opinion, so everyone is in a hurry to rescue the driver.

Liu Kunsheng is particularly anxious, he is one of the emperor's staunchest supporters, he once conspired with Chai Yue and others in Shenxiong Pass to support the tired marquis to be the emperor, although he was not immediately promoted, but he received a lot of rewards, and he has just been made a marquis, he knows how big his ability is, and he is very satisfied with the reward.

But he was also a cautious general, who had guarded the palace for many years, where prudence was more important than anything else, and it was better to be cautious than wrong.

So Liu Kunsheng divided the 30,000 northern army into two parts, the front part of 15,000 people, all of them were elite, lightly armed, galloping lightly, and went to Jincheng to rescue the driver, and the rear of 15,000 people was led by Feng Shili, escorting the normal march of the baggage.

This is a wrong plan, the general will fight, either hold on, or attack with all his might, and would rather lose the baggage and rush the whole army, rather than divide it into two, but in the news obtained by the northern army, the siege of Jincheng is only a few thousand scattered troops, claiming to be Huns, in fact, it is likely to be bandits composed of displaced people, vulnerable to attack.

No one pointed out Liu Kunsheng's mistake, everyone was in a hurry to save the emperor, even Feng Shili was no exception, he had already regretted his previous many words, with his status, he should have been the first to rush to Jincheng and show his loyalty to the emperor, but because of a word, he stayed in the rear to guard the baggage, and lost a chance to make a meritorious service in vain.

Fifteen thousand northern troops arrived on the outskirts of Jincheng a full hour ahead of schedule.

In the distance, the soldiers saw the smoke that covered the sky, and the scouts in front came back to report that it was from the burning of the corpses, and everyone was shocked and indignant.

Liu Kunsheng ordered the whole army to attack.

He heard the sound of drums coming from Jincheng, but it was far away, the drums were intermittent, he mistakenly thought it was the sound of urging, and he was even more anxious to join the war, and there were officers in the army who were specifically responsible for identifying the sound of drums, but they were only slightly suspicious, and they could not imagine that the emperor was ordering them to retreat.

In a wilderness more than ten miles away from the city, the northern army met the Huns.

At the beginning, it was a group of soldiers from the Buyeo State who faced the northern army, the armor was uneven, the weapons were messy, and they were indeed very much like bandits, Liu Kunsheng did not hesitate to put the whole army into the battlefield, and he was no exception, and the generals met at the south gate of Jincheng.

Soon, the Hun cavalry entered the battle, and the costume, whistling, and fighting style all showed that they were real Huns, and they were by no means fake.

Liu Kunsheng still didn't pay much attention, the enemy army was more than he expected, nearly 20,000 people, but with the strength and morale of the northern army, it was not a problem to have fewer enemies and more enemies.

The northern army was like a bamboo, broke through the enemy's line, and quickly rushed to Jincheng, the sound on the battlefield shook the sky, and the drums seemed weaker.

Jincheng is right in front of you.

On the tower of the city gate, Han Ruzi ordered to stop beating the drums, since the northern army had already participated, he could no longer confuse them with the order to retreat, "Prepare to open the door to meet the northern army." ”

Fan Bangshan immediately received the order, and although he did not sleep all night, he did not feel tired at all, but was eager to participate in the battle outside the city.

Han Ruzi's mood has never been so nervous, not even when he is fighting for the throne, he suffers from gains and losses in his heart, and he will pray that the northern army can enter Jincheng safely, and then he will feel that he will only see the worst result......

But his face remained unmoved, staring closely at the battlefield, occasionally giving orders that everywhere must be strictly guarded and not careless.

The nervous person was Cui Teng, "Hurry up, hurry up, oops, why do you want to turn around?" Isn't it good to rush straight over? Can you shoot farther and more accurately? The strong bow of the Great Chu is no worse than that of the Huns......"

The king of the East China Sea wanted to be a completely different entourage from Cui Teng, so he behaved more calmly, but his face was uncertain, and he couldn't control it himself, so he stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, "Your Majesty......"

Han Ruzi also saw that groups of Hun cavalry were swarming out of the nearby mountains, and the ambush soldiers really appeared.

The Huns were in an endless stream, and the mountains were like a huge beehive.

Cui Teng was even more nervous, "The Huns can't catch up...... Can't catch up...... No, I can't stand it. ”

Cui Teng leaned against the city wall and gasped for breath, looking even harder than the soldiers on the battlefield.

Not only him, but everyone in the city couldn't stand it.

The Huns had already planned well, and with the help of thick smoke to hide their whereabouts, the people in the city could see clearly, but the northern army that was galloping on the battlefield did not immediately perceive the danger and was still advancing at full speed.

Recently, the northern army was only six or seven miles away from Jincheng.

Han Ruzi doesn't have to suffer from gains and losses, this battle only has losses and no gains.

Fan Bangshan waited for a long time and couldn't get the order, so he went upstairs in person and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you can ......"

Han Ruzi shook his head.

Fan Bangshan glanced out, and his face changed.

The northern army has been surrounded by several times the Huns, under the thick smoke, launched a tragic battle, the northern army found itself in an ambush, did not panic, did not choose to retreat, but surrounded into several heavy, take turns to shoot with the enemy.

But the northern army is still getting smaller and smaller, and the Huns are not in a hurry to swallow the prey in one bite, and they suddenly advance and retreat, luring the northern army to shoot arrows, except for not allowing the northern army to get close to the city, other directions are not closely guarded.

"If this continues, the Northern Army's arrows will soon run out." Fan Bangshan said blankly.

Everyone understands this truth, this northern army came lightly, did not even bring the vehicles to set up the formation, and each person had at most twenty or thirty arrows, and it could not last long.

"Your Majesty, let me get out of the city, if I don't fight a bloody way, I will never come back alive!" Fan Bangshan asked for help again.

Han Ruzi still shook his head, there was a Hun army that had not participated in the battle, just waiting outside the city, and anyone who left the city at this time would be sent to death.

"Go down, all of you, and let no one open the door or go out of the city." Han Ruzi said.

"Your Majesty......" Everyone knelt down at the same time.

"This northern army is here to save me, I should give them a ride, you don't have to, go down to rectify the soldiers and prepare to defend the city."

Everyone was stunned, but the emperor said it very seriously, the king of the East China Sea took the lead, and went downstairs one after another, Fan Bangshan was the last to get up, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, this revenge must be avenged!" ”

"If I don't avenge the soldiers of the Northern Army, I will be ashamed of Emperor Chu."

Fan Bangshan also left, and the emperor was the only one left on the city gate, watching the army that rescued him die little by little.

The arrow was approaching, the northern army launched a charge, once broke through Lixu, closer to Jincheng, Han Ruzi even wondered if his judgment was wrong, if he had sent Fan Bangshan earlier, maybe ......

No maybe, the Hun army, which had been watching from the sidelines, finally entered the battle, blocking the way of the northern army, and arrows flew like locusts.

Under the watchful eye of the emperor, 15,000 northern troops were killed and wounded, and the victorious Huns roared wildly, and even rushed out of the moat and fired indiscriminately at the city.

Han Ruzi walked to the staircase, looked down, and saw Meng E and the others, they didn't go far, they were all waiting on the stairs.

"Deng Cui, the captain of the country."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Someone answered.

Han Ruzi looked at Meng E, she was the closest, and the two were only a few steps apart.

He was in a desperate situation again, this time he asked for it, whether he could survive in a desperate situation again, he was not sure at all, and he didn't even have a clear plan.

Meng E wanted to learn the art of the emperor, but he really didn't have anything to teach now.

Meng E looked up at the emperor, and suddenly showed a hint of a smile, she rarely smiled, this time not only smiled, but also smiled from the heart, as if she and the emperor had a tacit secret, relying on this secret, the emperor would be invincible.

There were many people watching below, but Han Ruzi didn't smile, just blinked his eyes, turned around, and beckoned everyone to come up.

He said to Liu Jie: "Call a few more honor guards to come up, and the rest of the people will line up on both sides of the tower, bring all the flags, and hold them as high as possible." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie didn't ask a word.

The forward general of the Northern Army also came, and his arms were sore after beating the drums for a long time, but he still did not save his comrades outside the city, which made him sad and indignant.

"Gather all the soldiers of the Northern Army in the city to defend the southern city."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The forward general didn't ask much either.

"General Fan, your people are also coming to Nancheng."

Fan Bang Shan Ling.

Several generals of the honor guard battalion were also there, and Han Ruzi ordered them to gather the soldiers other than the standard-bearers in the camp and stand by under the city.

Cui Teng couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Your Majesty only guards the southern city, what about other directions?" ”

"Let the soldiers of the country guard it."

"They...... Can it be held? ”

Han Ruzi looked at the Huns who were showing off their might outside the city and did not speak.

The king of the East China Sea said: "Your Majesty will use yourself to attract the Huns to concentrate on attacking Nancheng. ”

"Huh?" Cui Teng was shocked.

"The Huns will be proud of their new victory, and they will accept my challenge." Han Ruzi said that he had no other way, there were only more than 4,000 defenders in the city, and the number was even smaller after dispersion, and only by concentrating in one place could it be possible to hold on.

Noon had long passed, and the Huns outside the city were cleaning up the battlefield, throwing the corpses of the Chu army into the fire, and next, they planned to officially attack the city.

"Acting Captain Deng Cui to meet Your Majesty."

Han Ruzi turned around and looked at the general kneeling at the staircase, Cui Teng's eyes were fierce, and he didn't dare to attack in front of the emperor.

"You only have less than a thousand soldiers on behalf of the country, and I am guarding the southern city, can you defend the other three sides?"

Deng Cui raised his head, it was a young face, about twenty years old, very handsome, but a little unruly, staring at the emperor for a while, and replied: "Yes." ”

"I command you to guard the city as a sinful body, and if you can keep it and be forgiven, if you can't keep it, you will be beheaded immediately."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Deng Cui got up and stepped back.

"This guy can't be trusted." Cui Teng whispered, so anxious that his face turned red.

"As long as he is willing to defend Da Chu, it doesn't matter if he is credible or not." Han Ruzi no longer judged good or bad by the degree of loyalty of others to the emperor.

"Let General Fan beat the drum and tell the Huns that I am ready to fight." (To be continued.) )