Chapter 188
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Han Ruzi has never been so nervous. There are thousands of people around, but they are all unpredictable. They may become the most powerful helper, or they may suddenly raise a knife and shoot him. The key to everything may be just one sentence, one sentence. A movement, a sound, a snowflake...
Han Ruzi looked at the three corpses on the ground, not knowing what to say in the first sentence.
In the central army tent, a dozen generals slowly came out. They were afraid of being affected by the Avengers before, so they all hid in the innermost, and only then did they dare to show their faces.
Liu Kunsheng, the commander of the Northern Army, was always hesitant. The moment he looked at General Zhenbei, he knelt down. This was the second time that the boy appeared at the most unexpected time.
The other generals also knelt down, even those who had supported Chai Zhi before.
Han Ruzi calmly accepted their kneeling, and did not ask them to stand up as usual. He turned around, took off his cloak, and began to take off his armor. Cai Xinghai had already jumped off his horse and stood by, and then stepped forward to help General Zhenbei disarmed.
Han Ruzi moved slowly, and no one knew what he was doing. Liu Kunsheng and others looked up at his back and hurriedly lowered their heads.
Chai Yue ran over with a group of people and knelt down on both sides of General Zhenbei. Han Ruzi still did not speak, nor asked the generals to get up, and continued to take off the armor piece by piece.
The ordinary soldiers around were inexplicable at first, and gradually felt panic. It was a capital crime to use a knife and gun in front of the central army tent.
"It's the King of the East Sea..." Someone shouted loudly, wanting to justify his actions, and then shut his mouth halfway through, feeling even more panic in his heart.
Han Ruzi didn't know what he was doing. He just wanted to attract attention and delay the time. When he took off all the outer armor, only the cotton coat was left on his body, he opened his arms, and was about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded nearby: "Ping, Safety!"
The sentry in front of the tent was still doing his duty, and the voice on the other side was not too loud. He was so close to the central army tent that the voice was very abrupt. After shouting, he raised his chest and looked into the air without looking sideways.
The impact of his voice far exceeded his imagination, and the panic that shrouded the soldiers in front of the central army tent was greatly weakened. Finally, someone shouted: "The entourage of the King of the East Sea killed Chai Junzheng!" "We are in revenge!"
Han Ruzi waved his hand and ordered Cai Xinghai's soldiers to retreat, so that he would face the troublesome soldiers directly.
He walked a few steps forward and got closer to the crowd. Chai Yue, Cai Xinghai and others were all taken aback. They didn't take the hint and didn't dare to follow. Only Meng E followed closely as an ordinary soldier.
"We just want revenge..." an officer closest to General Zhenbei said nervously.
"I'm here." Han Ruzi kept walking within five steps of this person before stopping, "No armor, no sword, if you want revenge, take action."
The officer became even more nervous, and hurriedly shook his head, "It's the King of the East Sea..." He found that he was holding a knife in his hand, and hurriedly threw it on the ground, "It's the entourage of the King of the East Sea..."
"The King of the East Sea is my younger brother." Han Ruzi would rather tell the truth himself than be stabbed by others later. He raised his voice, "How many descendants of the Han family are still here?"
Some people bowed their heads in shame. There were indeed quite a few clan children in the Northern Army. The highest-ranking general was the left general Han Tong. At this moment, like other generals, he was kneeling in front of the central army tent, surrounded by three corpses.
"How many other people are relatives of the royal family? Are they descendants of honorable people?"
More people bowed their heads. There were already many noble children of the Northern Army, and there were especially many in front of the Chinese Army, all of whom were closely related to the clan.
These words alone could not stop the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the people. Han Ruzi finally thought of a way: there is only one thing that can make the soldiers temporarily give up their disputes and conflicts, and that is sharing the enemy.
Han Ruzi pointed to the north, the snowflakes were still fluttering, and his vision was blocked, making the distance even more mysterious.
"One hundred thousand Huns are waiting on the opposite side, and another hundred thousand Huns have already killed Mayi City, and they will attack the city as long as Da Dan gives an order. There are more Huns hiding in the north and going south to support at any time." Han Ruzi doubled the number of Huns who attacked Mayi City. The two "100,000" are more convenient and more afraid of deterrence.
Sure enough, after hearing these words, everyone was shocked. The generals dared to make trouble. The most important reason was that there was a ready-made "great merit" on the other side. If the Huns were stronger than expected, the Chu army would not be sure of victory. , what they did just now was not a "nonsense", but a "serious crime".
"You are the soldiers of the Great Chu, the elites of the Great Chu. In the face of a strong enemy, if you don't fight, you will be in chaos. How can you return to the gate?"
Han Ruzi went to the highest point, looked at the north and said, "The Huns in the east and west have merged, but the Chu army is about to split. Even if you don't care about the survival of the great Chu, do you even consider your own life a child's play?"
This is a bit heavy. Most of the surrounding soldiers are from noble families. What they are most afraid of is not military law, but something related to "disloyalty". More and more people knelt down, and finally everyone knelt together. Yelling for battle.
Han Ruzi felt a little at ease, and strode to the front of the central army tent. The first order was to send the three corpses into the tent, and then have all the senior generals form a circle around him and discuss military affairs in front of everyone.
Until then, Chai Yue had no chance to remind General Zhenbei that Da Sima Yin was taken away by the King of the East Sea.
"The seal is not important." Han Ruzi must play down the impact of this incident, otherwise, it may cause another chaos. He didn't even send someone to chase the King of the East Sea immediately, and really regarded the Great Sima seal as nothing, "Liu Duwei Continue to run the Northern Army."
Liu Kunsheng was embarrassed, "Liu is incompetent, unable to bear the responsibility." After that, he had to kneel again.
This time, Han Ruzi stopped him from kneeling, "I promise you to take the blame and make merit, assemble the whole army, and take the defensive position. Without my order, you are not allowed to cross the river."
One of the generals asked in surprise: "Didn't you fight the Huns?"
"At least we can't fight today." Han Ruzi has just eliminated the chaos, and the stability of the Chu army is still very fragile. At this time, it is impossible to fight against the Huns. "General Feng You and Tong Zuo assisted Liu Duwei and escorted the central army tent. Return to Iron Broken City, General Chai will stay on the front line..."
Han Ruzi issued several orders one after another, and finally said, "I have to go back to negotiate with Da Chanyu."
This decision was even more surprising and surprising than that of General Zhenbei riding back to the camp alone.
"General Zhenbei, absolutely not..." Liu Kunsheng and others didn't want General Zhenbei to leave at this time, and they didn't have the confidence to control the entire army.
Han Ruzi waved his hand to stop their persuasion, "You have your responsibilities, I have mine, no matter what happens in the negotiation, whether I can come back or not, the Chu army must not cross the river today, understand?"
Liu Kunsheng and the others looked at each other in dismay, before nodding in agreement after a while.
Because of the loss of the Great Sima Seal, Liu Kunsheng and the left and right generals had to go to pass the order in person. Han Ruzi left Chai Yue behind and whispered, "It is your duty to ask as many soldiers to stay on the front line as possible."
Chai Yue nodded, still worried, "General Zhenbei really wants to go back to continue the peace talks?"
"The generals are not in harmony, and they are at odds with each other. Do you think this battle can still be fought?"
Chai Yue was speechless. After 50,000 reinforcements came, the combat effectiveness of the Chu army declined, and it was indeed not suitable to launch an attack.
Cai Xinghai stayed by the side, stepped forward and said, "I will send General Zhenbei back..."
Han Ruzi shook his head, "It must be me alone. Cai Xinghai, you immediately take a hundred people to Shenxiongguan, write a letter to the general, remind him that Mayi City is dangerous, and, if possible, persuade the East Sea King to come back."
Cai Xinghai led the order to leave, and Han Ruzi said to Chai Yue: "The other side is the Huns army. The Chu army does not have the seal of the Great Sima at the moment, nor does it have a real commander. You have proved your ability, and then you have to fight for your status."
"Me?" Chai Yue felt uneasy.
"If I can't come back, the Chu army needs a general. If I come back safely, I need a capable helper. Chai Yue, if you want to make a career and make a name for yourself, there is no better chance than now."
Chai Yue's face was red, and she didn't know what to say.
Han Ruzi beckoned, ordered someone to bring his mount, turned on his horse, glanced at Meng E, nodded at her, and slowly drove towards the river meander.
All the officers and men had heard that General Zhenbei was going back to talk with the Huns, and they were all puzzled, and slowly someone gave an explanation: "The Chu army is in civil strife, and it is not enough to fight the Huns. , had to go to peace talks to contain the Huns."
This explanation persuaded many people and made many people feel embarrassed.
Chai Yue stood for a while before Meng E stepped forward and said, "General Chai."
Chai Yue suddenly came to his senses, and waved to a group of generals from Broken Iron City to assign tasks to them, "The attitude of the Huns towards General Zhenbei depends on the strength of the Chu army. If the Chu army wants to withdraw to the south bank, rectify and fight again, just Like the previous two wars."
Chai Yue slightly revised General Zhenbei's statement, not to mention the civil strife in the Chu army, not to mention the weaker strength, and not to mention returning to self-defense. He admired General Zhenbei, but he had his own ideas on how to command the army.
In Chai Yue's order, the retreat of the 10,000 Chu troops in front was more like getting ready to go.
Then, he walked towards Liu Kunsheng and others with more than a dozen officers. They moved slower and were instructing the guards to carry out the corpses and dismantle the military tent.
Chai Yue walked up to Liu Kunsheng and cupped her hands: "The Chinese army tent is returning to the city, please keep the soldiers of the northern army on the front line."
"All?" Liu Kunsheng asked in surprise.
"Yes."
"General Zhenbei made it very clear that we will not cross the river today." Feng Shili, the right general, said.
"Because I didn't cross the river today, I had to take a stance of war, so that the Huns did not dare to act rashly. I will immediately erect all the wooden bridges and gather the whole army to the river."
Liu Kunsheng was stunned, "Aren't you... Didn't you force the Huns to attack General Zhenbei?"
"Otherwise, the Huns proposed peace talks because they felt that the Chu army was strong, so the more they showed weakness, the more disadvantageous it would be to General Zhenbei."
Liu Kunsheng was speechless, Feng Shili and Han Tong looked at Chai Yue, wondering why this young Xungui suddenly became tough.
"General Zhenbei appointed me to be in charge of the front line." Chai Yue said.
Feng Shili snorted and was about to speak when Liu Kunsheng said, "Just follow what General Chai said."
Liu Kunsheng realized that he was not a confidant of General Zhenbei, nor was he capable of commanding the entire army. It might be a better choice to "give" power to Chai Yue.
Just experienced a chaos, the generals on the left and right did not want to rebel against the captain of the northern army.
While the tent was still being dismantled, Chai Yue escorted the captain of the Northern Army and the left and right generals back to the city ahead of schedule, sending orders to the generals of the battalions at the foot of the mountain along the way, asking them to obey General Chai Yue's orders.
Liu Kunsheng became the living Great Sima Yin.
On the other side of the river, Han Ruzi, who had taken off his armor, was galloping on his horse and returned to the peace negotiation tent at a faster speed.
The Xiongnu sentry had discovered the abnormality, and sent a message all the way back, and soon received an order that was ignored. In Da Shanyu's view, this was the embodiment of General Zhenbei's "resignation commitment".
Han Ruzi returned to his original place smoothly, but he could not enter the tent immediately. A Huns went in to ask for instructions, and only after obtaining the permission of Da Chanyu did the strange guard let in.
In the tent, Da Dan Yu and Fang Daye also took off their armor and were enjoying their drinks.