Chapter 533 Guessing
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The capital really blocked the enemy's attack. Not only did they build multiple walls within the wall, but they also set a fire to form a wall of fire. This fire finally shook the morale and fighting spirit of the enemy.
But they still dare not retreat immediately.
Drums sounded in the distance, from all directions, and in the darkness of the night, it seemed that countless Chu troops were about to pour out.
"Reinforcement, this is our reinforcement! You surrounded the capital, and now you are surrounded yourself." The King of the East Sea still couldn't understand where the Chu army got so many troops, but it didn't hinder his excitement at all. He turned to look at Qiu Hong and smiled. Said: "If you talk about 'the sound of the east and the west', the gods and ghosts are not comparable to the emperor of Dachu."
"You have brought the army back from outside the Great Wall?" Qiu Hong's expression changed slightly.
"What do you think?" Donghai King asked back, recalling what he had seen and heard at Hangu Pass, and felt that it was unlikely.
Qiu Hong ascended the high platform again.
The King of the East Sea was excited and looked into the distance, hoping that the Chu army would swept in and immediately wiped out all the enemy troops. Suddenly, he remembered something and his heart trembled.
"If the enemy is defeated, will we kill us to vent our anger?" Donghai King asked.
If the enemy army wins, they will leave behind the King of the East Sea and others for humiliation. If they are defeated, they may become angry and kill all the Chu people in the general.
Zhao Ruosu hummed.
The East Sea King's face paled, "Your Majesty sent us to negotiate, in fact, to confuse the enemy and make them think that the Chu army will not attack." After a pause, he asked again, "Did you know about this before you came?"
Zhao Ruosu shook his head, "It is impossible for Your Majesty to risk leaking secrets and reveal this matter to anyone in advance."
The King of the East Sea thought for a while, and a smile appeared on his face, "That's right. Anyway, we have made a contribution."
Zhao Ruosu did not answer.
The gong sounded repeatedly on the high platform, and more than a dozen nobles dressed in fancy clothes hurried down, mounted their horses and rushed to various places.
"They are going to face the peripheral reinforcements." The East Sea King guessed.
"The reinforcements are not opponents." Zhao Ruosu whispered.
The emperor was bluffing again, and the King of the East Sea also wanted to understand, and he was shocked. This time the opponent was the god and ghost Dachan Yu himself. The enemy army would not be easily frightened, but would fight to the death.
The East Sea King stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance. There were indeed some signs of chaos in the shadowy enemy army, but they had not yet reached the point of collapse. There were people everywhere shouting in strange languages, which should be re-mobilizing the army and preparing to fight.
Farther away, the drums were constantly beating, and there was a faint scream, and the two armies seemed to have clashed.
"Your Majesty, don't take part in the war in person." The King of the East Sea was burning with anxiety.
Several cavalry galloped, stopped under the stage, and announced the situation loudly. The King of the East Sea listened intently, but could not understand a word.
Zhao Ruosu suddenly stepped forward and shouted loudly.
Donghai King was even more surprised, because he still couldn't understand a word, and Zhao Ruosu could speak a foreign language.
The interpreters among the Chu envoys were also very surprised. Even they could not talk directly with the gods and ghosts. They needed to rely on their interpreters. Although Qiu Hong could speak the Chu language, he did not do interpreters. Many people were sent to convey it.
What was even more surprising were the enemy soldiers, who understood.
Zhao Ruosu continued to shout, and the East Sea King quickly understood that what Zhao Ruosu repeated over and over was just one sentence.
The King of the East Sea still didn't understand the meaning of the words, but seeing the horror and confusion on the faces of the enemy soldiers, even the guards guarding the Chu envoy looked at each other, but did not stop Zhao Ruosu from shouting.
The King of the East Sea also shouted, Zhao Ruosu's words were very brief, and he would learn it as soon as he learned it.
The two shouted in unison, and finally aroused a reaction. Qiu Hong walked down, stood on a few steps, and gave a loud order. The guards immediately drew their swords and spears, forcing all the Chu envoys to kneel.
The oddly-shaped machete was in front of him, and the King of the East Sea and Zhao Ruosu shut up.
Qiu Hong came to the two of them and said with an angry smile: "The people of Chu are indeed treacherous, and they want to use lies to disturb the hearts of the army."
The King of the East Sea was about to retort when Zhao Ruosu touched him and motioned him not to speak.
"This is a fact, not a lie." Zhao Ruosu said.
Qiu Hong took a step back and looked directly at Zhao Ruosu for the first time.
The guards withdrew, Zhao Ruosu stood up slowly, stared at Qiu Hong, and said word by word: "When did the god and ghost Dadanyu leave the army? I guess it has been a few days. What happened in the rear? There is another rebellion? The Chu army that set out from the Western Regions has not been defeated, has it?"
Qiu Hong's face was red and his ears were red, but he didn't say a word.
Donghai King also wanted to stand up, but Zhao Ruosu waved his hand to stop him.
"Who are you? How dare you talk nonsense like that?" Qiu Hong finally spoke.
"I am a person who treats sins in Great Chu. I don't dare to talk nonsense. I just make a little guess that is true to the facts. The gods and ghosts are tough, and if they are dissatisfied with their cousins, they will kill them when they first arrive in the capital. He won't wait until before the siege. But he has more urgent matters, so he left early. You people pretended he was still there and imitated his orders, but hesitating everywhere. Dadan, the gods and ghosts, wouldn't have died suddenly. Bar?"
"Shut up! God and ghost... the emperor is very good, and he is on the high platform at this moment."
The King of Donghai finally understood what he and Zhao Ruosu were shouting just now. It was either "Zheng Tianzi has escaped" or "Zheng Tianzi is a fake." He only wondered where Zhao Ruosu learned this sentence.
Zhao Ruosu sneered, "If he was on stage, he wouldn't have sent you down at all, and he would have ordered me to be executed without any explanation. I said, the gods and ghosts you pretended to be very different, only his cruelty and ruthlessness, But he is not as bold and fearless. You will soon see that it is not only me who is suspicious of this, but also the generals in the army. If you are still hesitating, you must see with your own eyes that there are people on the high platform. what."
Qiu Hong's face changed color, just as he was about to speak, the East Sea King also stood up, he didn't want to kneel down like this, "Yes, taking the city and humiliating the enemy is a big deal, why did the gods and ghosts give it to you? ? Because he's not here at all."
Qiu Hong raised his hand to give an order to the guards.
A ride came from a distance, and the person above seemed to be a famous general, who shouted loudly from a distance, and his tone was anxious and angry.
Qiu Hong had just received Zhao Ruosu's "guidance", and he didn't want to appear hesitant any more, he raised his hand and immediately gave the order.
Several soldiers raised their pistols, but did not act immediately. Qiu Hong quarreled with the comers and gave a more stern order. The soldiers threw their pistols and shot the general in public.
Qiu Hong rushed to the stage in a hurry.
"Danyu is really not here?" Donghai King asked in a low voice.
"I'm just guessing."
Donghai Wang was startled, "But you can say what they say."
"It's not difficult to learn what I've learned these days. Just listen to it more. They talk about it every day. They pick up things and ask them if it's true or not. Just listen to the answer."
The King of the East Sea was full of admiration, "Will the enemy army believe our words?"
"The military is unstable and will believe anything unless the god and ghost Da Shanyu shows up in person, but I guess he won't. Qiu Hong did a stupid thing just now, he should pretend to ask for instructions before killing people, but he ordered directly from the audience. , should make the lieutenant generals more suspicious."
Donghai King looked left and right. Indeed, including the guards, all the enemy troops in sight were panic, which was more obvious than before.
A bearded officer came running up and asked sternly.
The King of Donghai didn't understand and didn't know how to answer. Zhao Ruosu also didn't understand, but he dared to speak, it was extremely concise, it should be just one word.
The King of the East Sea also repeated it. This is the second half of the sentence just now, which probably means "false".
The officer's face changed suddenly, and he even looked up at the high platform.
Under the high platform, everyone is not allowed to look up. This is a rule, but the officer blatantly violated it.
Several guards stepped forward and faced each other with swords and guns.
The officer ignored it, looked up for a moment, and spoke loudly to his own people. Some people approached, but the guards stepped back, but did not put away their guns.
The officer said a few more words, then took the lead and walked to the stage.
Zhao Ruosu said in a low voice, "These people are from the gods and ghosts, and they have been kept in the dark for a long time."
"How do you know?" Donghai King asked in surprise.
"Look more, the expressions of clansmen and slaves are different, listen more, and the tone of voice is even more different. The guards are slaves, these people are not."
More than a dozen people walked up to the stage. The East Sea King and other Chu envoys looked up and followed, but the guards did not stop them. Soon, even they looked up to observe.
Several more horses came and saw that someone stepped up to the high platform. They stopped far away, and after a while, someone turned their horses and ran away.
The people on the stage walked more slowly until they were not blocked halfway through, and they quickened their pace.
Suddenly, they stopped.
There were torches lined up on both sides of the steps, but the highest part was dark and covered by tents. The people below could not see the situation clearly. They only saw the people on the stage stop. Soon, they knelt down.
Donghai King's heart sank, Zhao Ruosu seemed to have guessed wrong.
A figure walked into the range of the firelight and stopped in front of a dozen officers, so that the people in the audience could see it a little more clearly.
Perhaps it was the reason for looking up. The figure looked extremely tall, wearing a robe and a hood on his head, and his features were unclear.
The figure didn't speak, his right hand drooped, he took off the helmet of the leading officer, and threw it down, the helmet jumped all the way down the steps, and then he gently stroked the officer's hair, very softly, the officer didn't move, as if he had been hit by sorcery. .
The figure suddenly exerted force, grabbed the officer's hair tightly, and pulled it forward. The officer rolled over and fell down the steps. He didn't say a word.
A guard charged up and stabbed, followed by more guards, more stabs.
The Donghai King's face was pale, and Zhao Ruosu whispered, "The gods and ghosts must have hidden illnesses, so I don't dare to show their true faces, but unfortunately I won't say this."
Donghai King looked at Zhao Ruosu in astonishment, "How dare you guess?"
"It's not the Great Chu who lost, why can't you guess?" Zhao Ruosu asked back.
The loss was not the Great Chu, but the envoy of Chu. The East Sea King raised his head and glanced again, shocked, and felt that the figure was staring at him.
"I should try my best to make the princess have a son." The King of the East Sea murmured.