Chapter 143 The General Needs Victory
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After seeing Lin Kunshan, Han Ruzi finally understood what kind of mistakes he had made before: just because the person who came up with the idea and entangled him was Chai Yue, he thought that the key to the problem was this person, but he ignored an important fact. , Chai Yue has nothing, even if you want to take revenge, there is nothing to be afraid of. There is only one real key person, and it is always that one.
Only the general Han Xing can give and take.
Han Ruzi was much more at ease. After returning to the city, he was more perfunctory towards Chai Yue, but there were a group of people he couldn't perfunctory. Those noble children had already given generous gifts, and he saw with his own eyes the trilogy of Hou Juan transporting a carload of gifts to the outside of the city. In the camp, this means that he has agreed to everyone's request: to return to Beijing before winter.
Cui Teng was the first to come to the door.
In Mayi City, there is no need to live in tents anymore. Han Ruzi has a spacious room. Although it is still very simple, it is much more comfortable than a luxury tent in the sand.
Cui Teng really regarded Han Ruzi as his own family. He was more informal than King Donghai. He pushed the door and entered, picked up the tea on the table and drank it. Then he sat opposite and stared at the Zhonghujun, "When will I? Can you go?"
"Where are you going?" Han Ruzi pretended to be confused.
"Go back to the capital."
"You should ask the general about this kind of thing."
"No, I have already figured it out. You are the head of the Xungui Camp. Whoever leaves and who stays should be reported by you, and then the general will decide. If you don't submit the documents, the general will have nothing to stamp if he wants to let go. ."
Han Xing may not be good at chasing the Huns, but he is a first-class expert in shirking responsibility. Han Ruzi was pushed into an embarrassing position unknowingly. , is the culprit that prevents everyone from going home for the Chinese New Year.
Cui Teng rested his elbows on the table, his eyes were less than a foot away from Han Ruzi, "Brother-in-law, I treat you as my own family, you won't treat me as an outsider, right?"
"Of course not." Han Ruzi leaned back slightly.
"My family helps my family, you help me go back to Beijing, I'll help you... Tell me, what do you want?" Cui Teng finally didn't mention the matter of "taking care of his sister".
Han Ruzi was silent.
Cui Teng smiled, stretched out his arm and patted Han Ruzi's shoulder heavily, sat back in his place, and said tacitly, "I heard."
"What did you hear?"
"In order to support that thousand-person drama, you are about to lose your family. My family wrote to me, saying that my sister comes home almost every day to ask for money and things, everyone... In short, at least half of your dramas belong to the Cui family. Feeding."
Han Ruzi felt a pain in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, "Yeah, I didn't expect that an army would cost so much."
"How much is still missing, give me the number, and I'll make it up for you." Cui Teng said casually, "Actually, you don't need to be polite to me at all. A good family seems to be divided. Our requirements are not too high. Go home and see the old man. After a year of peace and stability, the old gentleman is happy and gives his sister more money and goods. Besides, with the military order in hand, it is a good time to make achievements and build a career. Everyone will definitely be back before the spring. "
Han Ruzi laughed, "Since you said so... well, let me make an estimate and give you the number in two days."
"Don't take it too long, I still have some time to choose gifts for my family."
"Three days at most."
"Also, you report the number, I'll find someone to collect the money, and then you let it go. If someone else sends you money directly, don't accept it. There are not many good people in the honorable camp, and whoever can't protect you will harm you."
"I only trust my own family." Han Ruzi smiled.
Cui Teng left happily, and his impression of his brother-in-law became better.
Han Ruzi was just procrastinating. In the past two days, Chai Yue came very frequently, at least five times a day. Obviously, he couldn't hold his breath. From this, Han Ruzi guessed that within three days, General Han Xing would definitely come forward.
But he guessed wrong. Han Xing didn't show up, and even Chai Yue didn't come. A large number of troops have been stationed in various places.
Most of the noble children were satisfied with this, but those who wanted to go home earlier were even more anxious.
Cui Teng came early this morning, his face was sinking like water, he still didn't knock on the door, didn't notify, he pushed the door and entered, and he didn't care that there were servants present, he stood in front of Han Ruzi coldly, Four fingers, "It's been four days, brother-in-law, you don't tell me how much I want, and you don't write to us to leave us..."
"Don't worry." Han Ruzi flipped through the table twice and found a document, "It turned out to be a lot of trouble to settle accounts, and I haven't been given the exact number in the Buqu Camp yet, but the leave statement has been written, so I just need to add the person's name. Now, I have reserved fifty places, is that enough?"
Cui Teng immediately smiled, "Enough is enough. Brother-in-law, you have to hurry up, Han Xing's appetite is not small, the previous filial piety does not count, and if he wants to let him go, he has to do more. Alas, it is said that the Cui family is powerful. God, why don't I feel it? It's so troublesome to just go home to visit relatives. No matter who is the emperor, you or the King of the East Sea, I won't be so miserable."
"You can't talk nonsense like this," Han Ruzi reminded.
"I know what to do, just the two of us, I dare to say it." Cui Teng turned a blind eye to Zhang Youcai and Loach.
Cui Teng complained for a while, and finally left, "Brother-in-law, stop teasing me, I have always had a good impression of you."
As soon as Cui Teng left, Loach couldn't help but say, "Is it so hard to spend the winter in Mayi City? Life here is ten times better than that of a fishing village!"
"It's more than ten times worse than the Cui family." Zhang Youcai said with a smile, but he was still a little worried, "Master, you have to be careful, Second Young Master Cui doesn't look like a person now, when he gets angry, it's not him. Yes. Two days ago, I saw Zhang Yanghao's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, he must have been beaten by Cui Teng."
"Why don't you fight back? Cui Teng doesn't look too good." Loach said angrily, he didn't like Zhang Yanghao, but he couldn't stand Cui Teng's bullying.
"It's not Cui Teng that everyone is afraid of, it's Taifu Cui." Zhang Youcai knows everything. "Master Cui leads troops to guard one side. The power in the DPRK is not small, and a memorial is handed over. If you want to lose office, the court has to agree."
Han Ruzi just laughed, noncommittal.
That afternoon, Han Ruzi finally waited for General Han Xing.
There were only tens of thousands of troops left in Mayi City. Han Xing took turns to inspect each battalion. Today it was Xungui's turn. No matter how much they wanted to leave the frontier, the noble children would never show it in public. They put on bright armor, rode fat and strong horses, and lined up to welcome the general.
The general was satisfied.
After checking the roster in the military tent, the generals retired wisely, leaving only the Central Protector and the General. Han Ruzi personally held a teapot, poured tea for Han Xing, and performed the ceremony of the junior.
Han Xing watched Han Ruzi pour the tea and sighed, "It's really a grievance to let Hou Juan do this kind of thing."
"Why did the general say that? Being able to pour tea for the general here is better than doing nothing in the capital."
Han Xing laughed twice, he sat on the main seat, pointed to the stool not far away, and motioned for Han Ruzi to sit down too. Han Ruzi moved over the folding stool and sat opposite the Great General across the table.
Han Xing held the teacup and turned it gently, his old face was full of fatigue, "As soon as I saw the Great Ancestor Sword, I knew it was you who gave it."
Han Ruzi was stunned, this was more than a year ago, and Han Xing actually mentioned it at this time.
"But merit also depends on the timing. If the timing is wrong, the credit will become a sin."
Han Ruzi still did not speak, waiting for Han Xing to lead the topic to Iron Broken City.
Han Xing was silent for a while, without explaining what happened last year, and said directly: "I need some military skills."
"Next year the Huns..."
"No, no, it must be this year. The 300,000-strong army is under my control. The court spends a lot of money, and the world is in turmoil. As a result, the Huns have not fought a battle."
"General...why didn't you pursue Dong Shanyu?"
Han Xing shook his head, "You don't know the Huns, they don't have certain rules for fighting. Today they say they are retreating. If they find an opportunity tomorrow, they will immediately turn back to attack. Marquis Juan, Da Chu's army is not what it used to be, with 300,000 soldiers. There are less than 100,000 people under my command. The two armies in the north and the south have different intentions. They both want to preserve their strength. They dare to pursue a victory while they are afraid to approach a strong enemy. Scattered, but instead gave the Huns an opportunity to take advantage."
Han Xing sighed, "I'm old, but I'm not old enough to dare to fight. I just don't want to wait for me to go deep alone, but I found that the two wings were not protected, and I lost the Chu army in vain."
"The general and the imperial court are very embarrassed." Han Ruzi said perfunctorily.
"The most difficult thing is that others can't see how embarrassed I am. The memorials scolding me have been piled up in the Qinzheng Hall, and the most polite way is to accuse me of being cowardly and unfit to be a general. I didn't want to be this general, but I can't just go back to Beijing like this, infamy is second, if the court replaces a rash commander, I'm afraid it will bring a catastrophe."
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Is there no other way to surround and wipe out the remaining Huns?"
"The Huns are very cautious. They are divided into dozens of groups, making small fights, without a clear goal. It's too difficult to get them together. Only Marquis Juan comes forward... Maybe it's feasible."
Han Ruzi doesn't believe in Han Xing at all, but believes that Han Xing really needs a justifiable victory.
"I don't want the court to change coaches either."
As soon as Han Ruzi said this, Han Xing couldn't help showing a hint of joy, "I can't guarantee anything else. Looking at the court and the people who dare to use the Marquis of Juan in the army, apart from me, I can't find anyone else."
Han Ruzi felt that the time was almost right, "Okay, maybe I can give it a try, but if the Huns are not fooled, I can't do anything about it."
"Of course, it's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen. No one can complain about Hou Juan for this kind of thing."
"I have a thousand people outside the city..."
"I'll allocate a year's worth of food to the court to support." Han Xing agreed quickly.
"I want to take the honorable camp to defend the city with me."
Han Ruzi thought that the general would negotiate with him on this matter, but Han Xing patted the table lightly, "It should be like this, these noble children should suffer a little, maybe they can attract more people. Huns."
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "I'm going to send a few people from the North and South to help."
Han Xing finally showed his embarrassment, "This... I'm afraid my order won't have much effect."
"There are not many senior officials, and there are not many people."
Han Xing's exhausted face finally showed a bit of energy, "In this case, I think I can do it. There is also the Xungui Camp. If Hou Juan wants to let anyone back to Beijing, just tell me."
Han Ruzi smiled, he didn't want to let anyone back to Beijing, even if he offended a large number of people, he would not hesitate.