Chapter 166
Deputy General Luo was actually drunk and numb, and his mind was blank. He was still reluctant to bring the wine and meat to his lips, and he was even more reluctant to let go of the two women in his arms. He knew very well that as long as he let go, those generals who were like wolves would be like tigers. It will jump up and take them away.
He is a man with tight hands. He can bend his fingers and never straighten them. He holds cups, money, and women tightly. He would rather let things rot in his hands than share them with others. Officially respectful.
"Hundreds of thousands of Chu troops, only... only us... make great contributions, the right general eats meat, we... drink soup, we must... we must drink enough, come!"
Two glasses of wine were brought to his mouth, Deputy Luo took a sip from the bowl, grinned, and hugged the two women even tighter. They had to do their best to keep the balance of the wine glasses in their hands while smiling.
More than a dozen generals were already intoxicated. Once again, they lost to Lieutenant General Luo and failed to get him drunk.
At this moment, Han Ruzi brought people there. Seeing the smog in the room, he became more and more determined to seize military power.
There were more than a dozen candles burning in the room, which were as bright as day. Deputy General Luo squinted for a while and recognized that it was General Zhenbei, and immediately pressed the woman under the table. The two had to put down the wine glasses in their hands, and then he remembered, He was ordered to lead the army, and his position was one level higher than that of the deposed emperor, so he let go a little and smirked at the door.
"General Zhenbei, you're late... you're late, go elsewhere... find a woman, how old are you?"
"Hand over the general's seal." Han Ruzi ordered.
"Why, why?" Lieutenant General Luo was not afraid of abolishing the emperor at all, and even refused to stand up to greet him.
Du Chuanyun took two guards, bypassed the drunken people all over the ground, and came to Vice-General Luo. The guards stretched out their hands to drag the two women, and Vice-General Luo was furious, his arms were strong, and he shouted: "What's mine, it's all mine. !"
Du Chuanyun slapped the back of Deputy Luo's neck, and Deputy Luo's arms were slightly numb, unable to keep the woman in his arms, he was so angry that he stood up in a fit of rage, and his head was dizzy. Even if the whole world is in hand, he can only let go, yawn, and close his eyes, "My, no one can..."
Du Chuanyun flipped twice in the lieutenant's arms, took out a small package, opened it, glanced at it, and sent it to Hou Wan.
Sure enough, it was the general seal entrusted to Vice General Luo by Feng Shili.
Han Ruzi already knew about the affairs of the army, so he took the seal in his arms, and ordered: "The two lieutenants are drunk and mistaken, they will be imprisoned; immediately summon all the generals and civil servants of the seventh rank and above in the army, and within two quarters of an hour, come to the general's mansion to discuss matters. , and those who arrive later use military law."
It was easy to seize the seal, and everyone's confidence was greatly increased, and they immediately acted as ordered, but Han Ruzi and Chai Yue understood that the seizure was just the beginning, and it was the hardest step to get everyone to admit that it was the most difficult step.
The soldiers of the Buqu Battalion were also drinking and revelling at night. Only a few people did not participate in the celebration because they had to guard the General's Mansion.
Deputy General Luo, with his hands on his back, was sitting on the ground leaning against a pillar, still dreaming.
More than half of the generals and officers were drinking with Vice-General Luo, and were dragged to the general's mansion.
Chai Yue and the others called for other generals one after another. The second lieutenant General Sun also drank a lot of wine, slept early and was more sober.
Vice-General Sun was very unconvinced. He stood in the hall without kneeling, raised his head and said loudly: "General Zhenbei, killing the soldiers who have made meritorious deeds, are you trying to rebel?"
Han Ruzi took out the general's seal, put it on the case, and ordered, "Water it."
The soldiers of Buqu had already prepared cold water and poured it in pots and pans. It was the early morning of late autumn. Although it was not so cold that the iron would be frozen to pieces, the taste of cold water topping was not pleasant. The few people who pretended to be asleep were the first to get up, and the others Then he jumped up, screamed and turned around, wondering what happened.
Vice-General Luo also woke up. He had long forgotten what happened before. He found that the woman was not in his arms, his hands were tied, and he said angrily: "Who? Who is joking with this official and doesn't want to live?"
Seeing that his colleagues who fell to the ground had not been killed, Vice-General Sun calmed down a little, then looked at the general's seal on the case, and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"
"The Xiongnu army is about to kill Iron Broken City, and General Feng You is likely to have been killed."
As soon as these words came out, the generals and officials were shocked. Deputy General Luo finally stood up, but the rope in his hand could not be untied. "The Huns have been defeated. Where did the army come from? Give me back the seal!"
"In front of the enemy, the two generals should not be in the palm of their hands. From now on, the Chu army of Shattered Iron City will obey my orders."
"Haha, you are a filthy child, wanting us to obey your orders? Dreaming!" Vice Admiral Luo shook his arms vigorously, "General Right entrusted the two of us with the army..."
"Indulge in drinking and carnival, and privately hold women, is this the way you two govern the army?" Han Ruzi stood up and grabbed the general's seal, "Lieutenant General Luo has no morals and takes the lead in destroying military discipline and should be executed."
"Who dares to kill me? I am the deputy general of the Northern Army Right Army appointed by the court, and my uncle is..."
Cai Xing stepped forward with a knife, "I am the supervisor of the Northern Army, and I am dedicated to beheading an incompetent person like you!"
The so-called supervising army has no real power, and Cai Xinghai has been transferred to the commander of Ma Jun under the command of General Zhenbei. General Right, no one can..."
Cai Xinghai was born in the military, tall, fat, and powerful. He slashed down with a knife, and Deputy Luo dropped the head.
Cai Xinghai put away the knife and handed over to Han Ruzi: "After the law enforcement is over, please check with the general."
The generals in the hall knelt down. Deputy General Sun was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes. I don't know who was kicked lightly behind him, his knees softened, and he knelt down.
"The Xiongnu army is approaching, and the lives of 30,000 soldiers in Broken Iron City are in the hands of me and you. Please select a worthy general here, and I will hand over this seal immediately."
Lieutenant General Luo's head was on the ground, and no one would be confused. Lieutenant General Sun was the first to express his position.
The sky was full of light, and Han Ruzi did not refuse any more, and began to give orders. First, he sent scouts to watch the Huns army, secondly closed the city gates to rectify the whole army, and then sent people to go to Shenxiongguan first to report the news.
Han Ruzi couldn't set off immediately, killing the general and taking the seal. It was when the military's heart was extremely unstable, and he had to stay for a while.
The soldiers who just celebrated the victory, it is hard to believe that there is still a large army of Huns nearby, but they are afraid of military law and dare not say nonsense. The identity of General Zhenbei is rather special, and they do not know what court conspiracy is hidden behind it. , so the mouth is more tightly closed.
Han Ruzi had been patrolling the city all day. He first went to the Buqu Camp. Chao Hua woke up with shame. When General Zhenbei needed his cronies the most, he and the soldiers were drunk and unconscious, but he couldn't blame him completely. Before drinking, he asked for permission and got permission.
Next, Han Ruzi took Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai to every barracks, trying to let all the soldiers see him.
The last patrol was the Xungui Camp. The military here was the most chaotic, but it was the best cover up. Han Ruzi didn't expect more than 400 Xungui children to support him, as long as they didn't cause trouble.
Shortly after noon, the first group of scouts returned to the city and brought back the unmistakable news that there was indeed an army of Huns approaching Iron Broken City, and they could arrive before dark.
The news spread, the whole army shook, and the prestige of General Zhenbei rose sharply.
Han Ruzi struck while the iron was hot, and ordered Chai Yue to arrange defense and Cai Xinghai to carry out military law. Chai Yue's first order was to send someone to guard the beacon tower on the hill in the east of the city. River City is blocked.
There was an endless stream of scouts entering and leaving the city, and the news they brought back became more and more shocking. Half an hour before the sun set, there was no need for the scouts to leave the city, and the Huns army appeared in Hebei.
The vanguard army arrived at the beginning, with about 4,000 or 5,000 people, and they were far away.
It didn't take long for more Xiongnu cavalry to arrive one after another. Instead of crossing the river to attack the city, they set up camp in the distance.
There were more and more Huns, Chai Yue ordered to send a letter to the soldiers on the beacon tower, push down the stones, and block the Guanhe City when it was dark.
No one doubted the existence of the Xiongnu army. After dark, it was impossible to see the situation on the other side. The lowest estimate was that there were 50,000 enemy troops, far more than the Chu army in Shattered Iron City—the so-called 30,000, but actually only 25,000. about.
At this time, the atmosphere in the army is not suspicious, but timid, and everyone is thinking about a question: why not disarm Shenxiongguan? To put it bluntly, why don't you run away quickly?
Chai Yue was responsible for explaining to everyone: According to the military law of Great Chu, if you are afraid of enemies and abandon the city and fail to defend, generals and officials are all capital crimes, and soldiers will also be deprived of military pay, or even sentenced to prison, and join the army as prisoners.
"Although there are many Huns, 30,000 Chu troops can always hold on for a while. General Zhenbei will go to Shenxiong Pass to bring reinforcements in person. There are no less than 200,000 Chu troops in the pass, and they will soon come to fight the Huns." Chai Yue had no choice but to After coaxing and deceiving, there are quite a few Chu troops in the customs, but most of them go to various counties to pacify the chaos, and they will not be able to assemble for a while.
But as a general of Chu, Chai Yue understands one thing: Broken Iron City must be defended. Only here can the Chu army advance and retreat freely. Once they retreat to the Shenxiong Pass, the Chu army will defend or attack the Xiongnu, or they can only attack the Xiongnu by detouring from the north. People will lose the advantage of being backed by the city.
Han Ruzi originally planned to set off after dark, but in order to stabilize the military, he stayed for a while longer. After seeing many soldiers, he found that he could not take too many people, especially the King of the East Sea.
"Cui Teng is going to the Southern Army to deliver a letter, and the two of us will go to Shenxiong Pass. In the eyes of outsiders, this is a 'family' that has to escape." Han Ruzi must leave some assurance to the Chu army in the city, "One goes to Shenxiong Pass. , one stays in Iron Broken City, you choose."
The King of the East Sea rolled his eyes, "I'll stay, but you have to promise to bring reinforcements." Of course he wanted to stay. The Chu army in the city had already accepted the command of General Zhenbei and Chai Yue, and it was fairly stable to capture Shenxiongguan. But the outcome is unpredictable, "Everyone has their own strengths, you can seize power, and I can keep it."
At night, Meng E arrived as scheduled, and Han Ruzi only took more than 20 people and set off for Shenxiongguan. It was not long before dawn, and the sky was overcast. Nearly noon, snowflakes fell, announcing the arrival of winter.
In winter, the moat was supposed to block the Huns, but this year is not good for the Chu army. Once the river water forms thick ice, the Xiongnu army in the north will be able to drive straight in to the bottom of the broken iron city.