Chapter 145 The Rumor Maker

Chapter 145 The Rumor Maker

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Han Ruzi was ready to break through. If he couldn't even pass the level of his own people, the so-called guarding the Iron Broken City and seducing the Huns would be a joke.

There were more than 30 generals and officials who led troops to block the city gate. Two of them had a military rank higher than Han Ruzi's Zhonghu Army, and they did not intend to back down.

In order to "save" a large number of noble children, the generals in the army were divided into two groups, one group blocked the door, the other group went to see the general, and they must keep their relatives in the city.

It was getting dark, and the city gates would be closed soon after nightfall. Even if there was an exit token, it was useless. Han Ruzi decided to wait a little longer. If Chai Yue couldn't arrive in time, he would let his troops charge.

He turned the horse's head and glanced at it, fortunately, the Xungui children were not in a mess, not far from Han Ruzi, Cui Teng sat on the horse and sneered: "Let's see how long you can stay."

Han Ruzi ignored him and said to Zhang Youcai next to him, "Go to the General's Mansion and see how Chai Yue is doing."

Zhang Youcai led the way. Han Ruzi's trilogy consisted of two 100-member teams. He let one team continue to supervise the Xungui camp, and the other team gathered in front of him, lined up in four columns behind him, ready to charge at any time.

His actions startled everyone, only the troupe soldiers were unafraid and quickly lined up.

Dozens of generals in front of the city gate whispered to each other, and not long after, a military official came over and said loudly, "Please come and talk to the Lord Zhonghujun."

Han Ruzi said to the King of the East Sea: "You go."

"Ah? Why... since you ordered it. Uh, give me a straight word, what do you want?"

"Before it gets dark, I have to take everyone out of the city, so I'll be stationed at the tribe's camp by the river outside the city. It's not too far. If they give way, I'm very grateful. If they don't, I'll rush out with the troops."

"You don't have the token of the general." The East Sea King reminded.

"Neither did they."

The East Sea King shook his head helplessly, slapped his horse forward, and went to negotiate with the generals who blocked the door.

Han Ruzi looked at the Xungui Camp again. In fact, the biggest trouble was these people. There were nearly 500 Xungui children, plus about the same number of followers. If there was chaos among the nearly 1,000 people, the few people he brought would be enough. Can't hold back.

These people must be made aware that escaping will cost dearly.

Han Ruzi patted the horse and came to Cui Teng.

I don't know if someone reminded me secretly, or if I became smart at a critical moment, Cui Teng didn't say a word of swearing, but smiled: "Brother-in-law, you are really majestic, do you really want to fight? Return the knife to me, and I will be with you. rush."

"Your five-day imprisonment is not over yet." Han Ruzi said coldly.

Cui Teng nodded immediately, neither angry nor provocative, Han Ruzi wanted to kill the chicken and scared the monkey, but this "chicken" turned out to be more honest than the monkey.

Han Ruzi stared at Cui Teng for a while, and Cui Teng laughed, appearing more and more innocent.

Han Ruzi had no choice but to look for another target and turn his eyes, but none of the usually arrogant and domineering disciples left the queue, they had to be more disciplined.

Only then did Han Ruzi realize that there was no need to kill chickens to scare the monkeys, this group of "monkeys" were already frightened.

He was a little puzzled, he didn't do anything, just punished Cui Teng a little, which logically wouldn't produce such a great deterrent effect, but the fact was in front of him, many noble children all rode their horses and didn't move. On the contrary, their entourage, one by one, showed surprise.

There was something wrong, and Han Ruzi had nowhere to ask, so he ordered the army officers of the battalion to rectify the formation, and many of the entourage retreated to the rear.

His orders were carried out without the slightest disobedience.

Han Ruzi returned to the front of the team. The team on his side was constantly mobilized, attracting the attention of the other side, and the soldiers who blocked the door became nervous. Dozens of generals were even more flustered, talking non-stop around the East Sea King.

Not long after, the King of the East Sea came back, "They have a request: Wait for the order of the general, and Marquis Juan cannot act on his own."

"I'll just wait until it's dark." Han Ruzi said that even if he didn't have the token of a general, he would have to leave the city, not because he was stubborn, but because he knew that he had to be thorough in doing things, and giving up halfway would destroy the prestige he just established.

The East Sea King stepped forward a little and whispered: "It's strange, they were quite tough at first, but they suddenly softened for some reason, as if... as if they thought you were going to do something big."

"What can I do? Isn't it just bait?"

The King of the East Sea laughed dryly, "You would never have imagined how exaggerated the rumors are."

"You said they suddenly changed their attitude, where did the rumors come from?"

"I'm also surprised, the rumor seems to have fallen from the sky."

Chai Yue finally arrived with Zhang Youcai before dark, and brought the general's token and hand letter, and the Xungui Camp could officially leave the city.

The generals who blocked the gate immediately retreated to the streets and alleys on both sides after they had stepped up and made way out of the city gate.

It wasn't until the entire team walked out of the city gate that Han Ruzi felt relieved and asked Chai Yue, "Why did you delay?"

"The generals did not agree that Hou Juan would lead Xun Gui's camp out of the city. I argued with them for a while, and the general finally overcame all the arguments and decided to let go." He was also a little puzzled by the neat and tidy disciples, "It's rare that they didn't make trouble, no, it's because Hou Juan has the skills to manage the army."

Chai Yue was obviously not very good at pleasing her boss, and she was rather blunt when she praised Tired Hou.

In any case, Han Ruzi brought his disciples to the Buqu camp outside the city, relatively isolated from the army in the city, so he was not afraid that someone would run away.

The entourage who stayed in the city to pack their things soon came out and set up a tent that had not been used for a few days.

After nightfall, Han Ruzi received five groups of distinguished children in a row. They had tried every means to return to Beijing for the Chinese New Year, but suddenly changed their minds and volunteered to guard the lonely city in order to fight against the Huns.

Han Ruzi attacked, exhausted all means, and did not understand the reason for the change. These people themselves seemed to have no idea where the rumors came from, and they were unwilling to explain the rumors clearly.

The King of the East Sea came once, frowned and said, "I don't know who made the rumor that you have the support of the ministers in the DPRK and China, and you will replace Han Xing as the general after you have made meritorious deeds. After you completely defeat the Huns next year, you will return to Beijing. can……"

Will I be able to become emperor again if I go back to Beijing? Han Ruzi couldn't believe his ears, "Do they believe this kind of thing?"

The East Sea King said seriously: "What's not to believe? A few years ago, when Emperor Wu was alive, whoever said that the descendants of the first two princes had a chance to become emperors would definitely be laughed at by everyone. What happened? The son is still alive, but the throne has fallen into the hands of others."

To this day, the King of the East Sea is still indignant when he talks about this matter. "When the situation is unstable, any rumors are believed by some. The key question is, who is the person who made the rumors?"

King Donghai didn't find out, and Han Ruzi couldn't guess that Lin Kunshan was not in the city, otherwise, he would be suspicious.

Han Ruzi still found Lin Kunshan and told him about it.

Lin Kunshan thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "No matter who this person is, he is trying to please Hou Juan, just wait, he will come to Hou Juan to receive his merit sooner or later."

The next day, Han Ruzi went to the city to meet Han Xing, and officially took orders to guard the Iron Broken City to lure the Huns.

This is a plan that requires close cooperation. Han Xing finally proved that he is not incompetent, and called a large number of generals to make extremely detailed plans, ambush, send letters, intercept, inquire about the military situation of the Xiongnu, food and grass transportation, and reserve troops, etc. The arrangement is properly arranged so that no one, especially Juan Hou, can raise any doubts.

Han Xing really needed this credit, but he himself could not participate, and he had to stay in Mayi City to confuse the Huns.

Chai Yue was appointed as a general to assist the Marquis in the implementation of the plan. The food officer, herald officer, flag officer, etc. were also assigned by the general, and all accepted the jurisdiction of the Zhenbei general.

On the third day, another day was spent perfecting the plan.

Han Ruzi had not yet arrived at Iron Broken City, and already knew a lot about it. There is a garrison in Broken Iron City, about a thousand people, all of them are indeed old, weak and sick. Han Xing took back the Qingwei camp and allocated two thousand real elite soldiers to Han Ruzi, plus a thousand soldiers and noble children. With more than 1,000 followers, the Iron Broken City will have 5,000 defenders.

The matter is settled like this. Although the Dachu army is riddled with holes, it has not completely decayed, and it can still execute a complex ambush plan.

Han Ruzi was about to set off with his troops, and several people he had called from the north and south armies would join him at Shenxiongguan.

The night before the camp was pulled, the man who created the rumors finally came to "receive the merit".

Cui Teng was still in prison, and the noble children who were often bullied by him finally breathed a sigh of relief. The bruises on Zhang Yanghao's face disappeared. He didn't come to see him until long after nightfall. Later, Han Ruzi would also sleep. .

Zhang Yanghao couldn't wait, and after a few polite remarks, he told the truth: "Marquis Juan is someone who wants to do great things, why not recruit talents and think they have wings?"

"It's just an ambush, it's not a big deal."

Zhang Yanghao smiled and said, "Fighting against the Huns is of course a trivial matter, I mean... a real big deal."

Han Ruzi understood and asked coldly, "Are you spreading rumors?"

"Hehe, at that time the military was unstable, and everyone was speculating about why Marquis Tien suddenly became strict and why he was able to be reused by the generals. I just made a little hint, and they believed it, and it spread quickly. There is no need for my dissemination at all, which shows that Hou Wan is very popular."

Han Ruzi originally thought that Zhang Yanghao was just a reckless man who lacked eyesight, but now he realizes that he is a complete gambler.

From this day on, Han Ruzi listed Zhang Yanghao as a target that needs to be vigilant. Such a gambler is really untrustworthy and will cause big trouble.

But now, Han Ruzi just snorted softly, "People's hearts? People's hearts are in the capital, not with me."

Zhang Yanghao was overjoyed, and Marquis Juan was complaining, which showed that he was really ambitious, took two steps forward, and said softly: "Marquis Tireless has noticed, there are three, six, nine, etc. children of honors, people like Cui Teng are just playboys. , I'm usually arrogant, but when it's really useless, it's useless, but those people with lower status, such as me, such as Chai Yue, can only take the road of making achievements and building a career..."

"You are the grandson of Marquis Piyuan, what are you worried about?"

"My grandfather only knows how to fight, doesn't know the world, and has no foundation in the court. Even if I inherit the title, I'm still the bullied Marquis Biyuan, no different from Marquis Guiyi's family."

Zhang Yanghao thumped and knelt in front of the case, and said excitedly, "If Marquis Juan has great ambitions, I would like to serve the marquis and horses."

This is not the first time Zhang Yanghao has shown his loyalty. Han Ruzi stared at him for a while with a serious expression and asked, "Are there many people like you?"

"A lot, at least half of the Xungui camp, but it's usually not visible and no one pays attention."

Han Ruzi couldn't help thinking, if Yang Feng was here, what advice would he make? In the past, how did Taizu Han Fu win over the first batch of followers as a commoner?