Chapter 323
The Chu troops came out to harass them every night, never really attacked, but retreated after a few shouts. They didn't even dare to open the city gates too wide. , In the face of mosquito bites, at most, wagging his tail and shaking his ears, he will never let this little thing delay his grazing.
The Huns had already surrounded Jincheng, and they were not in a hurry at all.
Therefore, when the two gates of Nancheng suddenly opened and a large number of Chu troops rushed out on horseback, the Huns did not notice it at first, especially since only a few dozen of the leading Chu troops were holding torches, which was even more rare.
The Huns discovered the large number of Chu troops through the sound of horses' hooves, and they reacted quickly. Their horses usually parked near the tents, and thousands of people mounted their horses immediately, and more people were on standby at any time.
But the purpose of the Chu army tonight is not to fight, but to those siege weapons that have just been set up.
These devices were all looted from the towns along the way. The most threatening are a dozen high artillery vehicles, which can throw huge stones on the city wall from a few miles away, and several sturdy crash vehicles that can reach the city wall. Outside the city gate, there are iron heads hitting the door, and there are some bridge cars. Pushing aside the river, and lowering the bridge body, a simple bridge can be formed.
The Huns were not very good at using these things, and even felt that they were in the way and interfered with the horses' galloping, so they did not store them in the camp, but built them directly outside the camp. It was less than ten miles away from the southern city, and they could start to attack the city by pushing them forward for a certain distance. It's more convenient.
The Huns were not worried at all when Jincheng was defending but not attacking.
Deng Cui's goal was these loosely guarded siege weapons. The Huns looked down on these strange things, but the Chu army understood their power and regarded them as a serious problem. It was just that few people thought that General Deng would really dare to go out of the city to destroy the weapons. Taking the lead, he rushed to the front with a torch in his hand.
All the torches of the Chu army were lit, and in the night, there were hundreds of times more. It seemed that tens of thousands of people launched an attack. The Huns were shocked and quickly gathered more troops to fight the sudden appearance of the Chu army.
The Chu army took advantage of the time when the Huns gathered to ignite most of the equipment. These things could not be transported completely. They could only be disassembled and shipped piece by piece, and then assembled outside the city. It was completed in less than a day.
The guards protecting these weapons were the Fuyu army and some Chu prisoners. The former were too few, and the latter were unwilling to be loyal to the enemy. When they saw the Chu army rushing in, many of the prisoners set fire on their own initiative, and then shouted for help.
It's a pity that Chu Jun couldn't save people.
After setting the fire, Deng Cui immediately ordered the troops to retreat. Everyone threw their torches and followed their generals closely. The prisoners had no horses and could only run behind on foot.
In any case, the surprise attack was a success, the Chu army lost a general and dozens of soldiers, but destroyed the greatest threat.
After everyone returned to the city, they closed the city gate immediately. All the soldiers cheered loudly. More than a dozen generals stepped forward to greet the chariot general, but Deng Cui didn't stop at all. Under everyone's attention, he ran back to himself. At home, go into the house and continue to sleep, and even refuse to arrange for the defense of the city.
The generals were not so calm, so they had to lead the soldiers of the headquarters to quickly climb the city to prevent the attack of the Huns.
The Huns were very angry and killed all the captives who remained in place. They were attacking the city in turns all night, but without the help of equipment, they still had to stop by the river bank, because they were too close to turn around, and they didn't have time to turn around. Some people were hit by arrows from the city head.
According to the people in Deng's house, the General Chaqi didn't wake up all night, but the General's wife was frightened and went out of the house several times to inquire about the news.
Deng Cui won the name of "weird general" for himself, and no one said that he was not worthy of being a general defender of the city, but even the people who admired him the most were a little clueless, and always felt that he might make a big mistake at some point. .
Han Ruzi also slept, not so sweet, dreaming one after another, without any connection before and after, preventing him from falling asleep and not letting him wake up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, it was dawn. Han Ruzi was sweating profusely and felt better, but his body was still weak. He sat up, took the wipes from Zhang Youcai and wiped his face. He glanced at Meng E in the corner and apologized. Said, "You haven't slept all night?"
"Liu Sijian took my place for a while, and I slept, but Miss Meng E was always here."
"I can sleep standing up," Meng E said.
Han Ruzi wanted to say something, but he was too tired. The energy he had when he woke up quickly disappeared, and he became dizzy again, and his food tasted nothing. After two mouthfuls of porridge, he was full. He asked, "General Deng..."
Zhang Youcai had already inquired about it clearly, and he told the story of the night attack vividly and vividly. The rumors in the city were quite exaggerated, and it was quite encouraging to describe the Chu army as a divine soldier and a heavenly general, entering and leaving the Xiongnu camp as if it were no one's land.
Han Ruzi smiled, knowing the result is enough, no need to care about the process, destroying those siege equipment, Jincheng can hold on for a few more days, he lay down at ease, although he couldn't sleep, he could feel a little more comfortable.
"The King of the East Sea and Cui Teng came early in the morning, and they insisted on seeing His Majesty." Zhang Youcai said that he didn't like the two of them.
"Yeah." Han Ruzi's reaction was slow at this time. He felt that he would answer immediately, but it was actually a while later, "Let them come in. If they don't see me, their suspicion will be heavier."
Zhang Youcai sighed and went out to preach the decree.
King Donghai and Cui Teng hadn't seen the emperor all day, and they were full of doubts. They rushed into the house, bumped into each other at the door, and glared at each other. Cui Teng was the first to come in and saw the emperor Surprised, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is really sick."
Han Ruzi didn't want to speak, so Zhang Youcai said for him, "A little ailment, it will get better soon."
Cui Teng raised his nose and sniffed twice, "Why don't you take medicine when you're sick, why do you smoke incense?"
Zhang Youcai didn't know either, so he shushes, signaling the two not to disturb the emperor, Cui Teng shut up, the King of the East Sea remained silent, and looked for a place to sit down after saluting the emperor.
Cui Teng couldn't hold his breath, and paced back and forth. Zhang Youcai stared at him, so he had to sit down, think for a while, and said to the King of the East Sea, "Don't have any bad thoughts."
The King of the East Sea sneered, "Can I find a supporter in the city? Outside the city are the Huns, who would want... Your Majesty's position is more stable than ever."
"General Deng fought a big victory last night. My father will lead his troops to rescue him soon, and Jincheng will be relieved."
Donghai Wang still sneered, but lowered his voice.
"If you have something to say, don't make any weird noises." Cui Teng said dissatisfied, and lowered his voice.
"Deng Cui was at best a small victory last night. He drove away the wolves around him, and there was a ring of tigers outside."
"As long as my father..."
"The Huns colluded with the Linzi rebels, and Da Chanyu has never shown up, which means that the main force of the Huns is not in Jincheng at all. What do you think he is doing? It must be waiting for your father to lead the army north, and he will intercept him halfway."
Cui Teng's face turned pale, "Aren't so many Huns outside the city the main force?"
"The main force is of course with Da Shanyu. He didn't come to attack Jincheng, he just felt that there were more important goals..."
Zhang Youcai said angrily, "Can you two say anything else? Just shut up and be quiet for a while."
Cui Teng shut up and made gestures to indicate that he would stop talking nonsense. King Donghai lowered his head and smiled without saying a word.
Han Ruzi sat up slowly, Zhang Youcai was even more dissatisfied, feeling that those two people disturbed His Majesty's rest, Han Ruzi waved and said to Zhang Youcai, "You two, go and rest."
The emperor's voice was weak, Zhang Youcai was worried, and he didn't dare to disobey his orders, so he had to answer and step back slowly, Meng E walked faster than him.
As soon as Zhang Youcai closed the door, Cui Teng immediately said, "Don't worry about it, Your Majesty, the King of the East Sea is talking nonsense. My father won't be so easily fooled, and he must be sure to go north to rescue him."
The King of Donghai wanted to express his disdain with silence and smile, but he couldn't hold back and said, "Yes, Mrs. Cui is sure, so how long will it take? Jincheng may not even be able to leave a brick."
Cui Teng glared at the East Sea King.
Han Ruzi said: "The King of the East Sea is right. Of course the reinforcements will have to wait, but you have to be prepared for the eventuality."
"What if? What if?" Cui Teng didn't understand.
The King of the East Sea shook his head, "If the Huns find a way to attack the city, His Majesty must find a way to escape. Even if he escapes alone, it will be a victory for the Chu army and a defeat for the Huns."
"Yes, yes, we have to find a way." Cui Teng nodded again and again.
Han Ruzi thought further, "In any case, I can't fall into the hands of the Huns." He still felt dizzy, but he had already thought about some things and would not change, "If we can escape, of course it is best , if not, I need someone to completely destroy the body."
Cui Teng was speechless, noticing that the emperor didn't even say "Zhen".
The King of the East Sea was even more surprised, and he forgot to address him as "Your Majesty", saying, "The Huns will not kill you. At most, they threaten more property and land, and the Great Chu can afford it."
Han Ruzi gasped heavily, "I'd rather be broken jade than full of tiles."
Cui Teng said: "Let's talk about how to escape the siege first, without talking about the jade broken."
Han Ruzi was about to speak when Liu Jie came in and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have called the imperial physician."
"Huh?" Han Ruzi couldn't remember that he had summoned an imperial physician.
Liu Jie didn't explain, and turned around and called in an accompanying imperial physician.
As soon as the imperial physician came in, he frowned slightly, but said nothing, kowtowed to the emperor, and got up to check the pulse. Han Ruzi was too weak to even have the strength to refuse.
The imperial physician repeatedly checked the pulse, occasionally looked up at the emperor, and did not say a word for a long time.
Liu Jie hinted to Donghai Wang and Cui Teng to let them leave, but Cui Teng was reluctant, but Donghai Wang was very sensible and quietly walked out of the room. Only the emperor and the imperial physician were left.
The Imperial Physician was one of the accompanying officials. He worked in the Imperial Hospital and was experienced. When there were no more outsiders in the room, he removed his fingers, stood up and stepped back a few steps, knelt on the ground, and said, "We have a shallow understanding, thinking that Your Majesty is suffering from poisoning. "
"Poisoned?" Han Ruzi was startled.
The imperial doctor was silent for a moment, then replied: "And it is the same poison as the original Emperor Si and the orphan of Prince Yong."