Chapter 544 The emperor is here
The sun gradually rose, and the armies of both sides were ready to attack, but neither launched an attack.
An officer hurried back to Yingfengzhai on horseback and reported an unexpected news to the emperor, "The enemy forces have escorted the Seven Kings of the West, claiming that they will sacrifice their troops in front of the battle, in order to coerce a hundred armies into rebelling."
Everyone above the watchtower was shocked, and Cui Teng was the first to jump up, "I knew that aliens were unreliable, erratic, and they were going to defect."
The people of Chu looked at the only two generals of the Baijia army upstairs. The two were confused. After listening to the interpreter, they immediately knelt down and explained it excitedly.
Several interpreters looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, these two people said that the matter has come to this point, and the Baijia Army will never surrender to the gods and ghosts again. Please allow them to go to the front line and urge all The army launched an attack."
"Your Majesty, don't believe them. These two clearly want to join forces with the Hundred Clan Army and defect together." Cui Teng reminded loudly.
Han Ruzi put down his hand, motioned Cui Teng to shut up, and said, "Ask them, what happened to the Seven Kings?"
When asked by the interpreter, the two generals answered and said a lot, but when the interpreter conveyed it to the emperor, it was relatively simple: "There are many countries in the extreme west, but each royal family is related to each other. The long house of our great Chu is highly respected, and since the defeat, he has been kept by the gods and ghosts. One of the kings is the father of this general Lachs."
Laches probably understood his name, kowtowed to the emperor again, and said a few words in a hurry.
Tong translated: "He said that he understands the gods and ghosts Danyu, even if the entire army surrenders, the seven kings may not be able to get pardon, and to defeat the gods and ghosts in one go, they may save the seven kings, even if they can't, there is no regret. , he is willing to go to the front to persuade the troops."
Cui Teng shook his head at the emperor, and everyone else felt that they should not let go, but they didn't speak. They were used to letting the emperor make up their minds at such a moment.
Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "Let them go."
Before waiting for the interpreter to speak, Cui Teng said anxiously, "Your Majesty...send one person to go, or leave one, just keep this one."
"No. Cui Teng, don't you want to go to war to avenge your father? You are allowed to join the war today."
Cui Teng was eager to participate in the war, but it was not at this time. Wen Ling couldn't help but be stunned, "Your Majesty..."
Han Ruzi pointed to the dozen or so heads lined up on the side of the watchtower, "Let the Baijia Army understand that losing to the god and ghost Da Chanyu is the only way to end it."
Cui Teng finally woke up and tightened his belt, "According to the order, Your Majesty."
The interpreter had also told the two generals of the Baijia Army, and the two of them kowtowed again and got up and went downstairs.
Cui Teng wanted to go down, but stopped suddenly, and said to the emperor, "Can I bring my father? I want him to see me win a battle with his own eyes."
Han Ruzi nodded and said to Wang He, "Bring all the guards with you."
Half of the emperor's guards followed Fan Zangshan, and the remaining half was temporarily given to Cui Teng.
Wang He bowed to take orders, and Cui Teng put his father's head into the wooden box with his own hands, held up his hands, and went downstairs with the guards.
There were many fewer people on the watchtower. Han Ruzi sat slightly slanted on the chair, as if thinking about something. Soon after, he ordered the military officials: "The whole army is on alert."
"According to the order, Your Majesty." The officials of the Ministry of War were already panicking, and they waited for the emperor to pass the order, and immediately went downstairs.
Han Ruzi looked at the young general Xie Cun and asked, "What do you think?"
"Hundreds of troops will not defect, and the enemy will not attack today."
"Why?" Han Ruzi asked, actually expressing doubts for everyone.
Xie Cun stepped forward and bowed in salute, "Da Shan is a step too late, if he surrendered yesterday, Yu Wei is still there, and the Baijia army is frightened, maybe some people are willing to give in, but after the first battle, the Baijia army is afraid. It's gone, not many people are willing to defect."
"But they were hesitating and did not attack as planned."
"Hundreds of armies have no leaders. Although each royal family has blood relatives, there are only more and more suspicions among each other. The hesitation is because no one is willing to come forward. General Laches can persuade them."
Han Ruzi nodded and said, "You said just now that the enemy will not attack today."
"The enemy army has shown cowardice by taking the seven kings as hostages. The gods and ghosts have no intention of fighting today."
Han Ruzi nodded again and smiled at the crowd: "The army's heart is the heart of the people, it is better to guess the army than to guess the people. I also thought that the army of hundreds of schools would not defect, but I guessed that the gods and ghosts would definitely attack, this person will advance despite the difficulty , the more inappropriate it is to go to war today, the more he has to go against the trend." After a short pause, he said again: "After the war begins, order the Chu army to move forward in formation. Whether to join the war or not, we must wait for my order."
Another military official took the order and led people to the corner of the watchtower. There was a Chiyou banner here. When it was erected, it meant that the Chu army was marching forward. The order will go down.
Most of the soldiers of the Chu army will be fighting for the first time, and many of them have not even learned to ride horses and can only serve as infantry.
Time passed, and the sun rose higher and higher. It was still a good day. Everyone was impatient, and felt more tormented than yesterday when the war was in full swing.
Whenever someone felt that they couldn't bear it any longer, they turned their heads and glanced at the emperor quietly, and they could feel at ease for a while.
The emperor sat on the chair, his eyes were slightly closed, and his mind seemed not to be on the battlefield at all.
The sound of drums in the distance suddenly became urgent, and the generals who were watching the battle immediately turned around and said, "It seems that there is a battle ahead. It should be the two generals Fan and Cui charging."
"Well." The emperor still refused to take another look.
"The Baijia Army has not moved." The general added.
Xie Cun spoke again, "Your Majesty, please send orders to the Baijia Army."
"You don't need to go, follow the rules to give orders."
The Ministry of War officials went downstairs to give orders, and immediately a soldier's voice came out, "The former army joins the war!"
There are four armies in the former army, two participated in the battle yesterday, and the other two entered the battlefield for the first time.
Several officials and generals at the side of the building were eager to see through their eyes, and one of them suddenly said: "The Hundred Family Army has not moved, and the enemy army has been dispatched first."
Everyone was shocked, only Xie Cun said to the emperor: "In His Majesty's words, Wei Chen is not as good as himself, and it seems that the Baijia Army will soon join the war."
Han Ruzi smiled, but did not speak.
The spectators upstairs were not so calm, and they all stood on tiptoe, and after a while, someone finally shouted: "Hundreds of troops have joined the war!"
The emperor, who had always seemed very leisurely, suddenly stood up and said, "Put the flag up."
No one questioned the emperor's order any more. The military officials who had been preparing for a long time and several soldiers erected the Chiyou flag together, which meant that the first batch of reserve Chu troops began to approach the battlefield, stopped after entering the waiting area, and waited for the second. Secondary flag.
Han Ruzi immediately issued a series of orders. All the armies of the Baijia Army received orders to attack, assist, defend, or detour... No one could be idle. Next came the Chu army, nearly half of them. After receiving the order to move forward, the remaining half also entered a state of preparation.
Several military officials were in a hurry, some recorded, some went downstairs to give orders, and went upstairs to reply, exhausted and out of breath.
The emperor finally finished his deployment, and leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
His orders are actually very simple and have no direct impact on the ongoing battle. However, whether it is the officials who sent the orders or the various armies who commanded the decree, they all thought that the emperor was well-informed and knew the situation on the battlefield. Many soldiers in front even thought that The emperor himself was on the battlefield.
It was another battle, and the officials responsible for recording the betting contracts were busy, and more and more losers were lost. Fortunately, there was not much money, and everyone cared more about the final result.
The generals watching the battle kept turning around to report the situation. Today, the battle started relatively late, but the scale was larger. More than half a hundred armies participated in the battle.
Han Ruzi did not order for a long time. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that the reserve Chu army, mainly recruits, could not enter the battlefield anyway, which would expose the biggest weakness of the Chu army, which would not only greatly increase the morale of the enemy army, but also make it worse. Hundreds of troops lost their fighting spirit.
His heart was far less calm than his appearance. He was more anxious than anyone else, eager to hear that the progress of the war would benefit the Chu army. If this stalemate continued, it would seem strange that the reserve army would not fight for a long time.
Among the crowd, only the young Xie Cun had a general understanding of the emperor's mind. While everyone else was watching the battle, he walked over and whispered, "Please, Your Majesty, give me an army and go to the rescue."
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Most of the 2,000 people in the ninth battalion of the left army are veterans. You take them to the battle, galloping back and forth, try to avoid fighting and melee."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Wei Chen understands."
Han Ruzi called the officials of the Ministry of War, passed the decree and issued a token, and Xie Cun went downstairs to take over the army.
The generals who watched the battle were used to reporting good news and not bad news. They only talked about the progress of the Chu army and the Baijia army, and rarely mentioned the situation of the enemy army. Although Han Ruzi didn't look at it, he understood very well in his heart. It will turn into a melee, and the troops must be continuously invested, and the troops who participate in the war can see more clearly, and their morale directly affects those who have participated in the war for a long time.
Xie Cun brought a Chu army into the battle. The biggest role was not to defeat the enemy, but to give the Baijia army an impression that the Chu army could really fight hard battles.
The battlefield was far away, and after waiting for half an hour, the generals reported that some soldiers of the left army had participated in the battle.
There are fewer and fewer announcements, because the situation on the battlefield is too chaotic, standing on the watchtower, it is impossible to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, and it is impossible to judge the winner.
Both sides know how important today's battle is. If yesterday was a test, today is the real fight. If the enemy cannot win, the morale will be even more frustrated. disappeared.
A military official couldn't stand it any longer, and turned around and came to the emperor, "Your Majesty, let the Chu army join the war. Although there are many recruits, it is better than none."
"Wait." Han Ruzi still didn't want to take this step.
The setting sun tilted westward, and several other generals proposed to send a reserve army. The emperor finally got up, came to the building, glanced in the direction of the battlefield, and said, "Follow me to the front."
Everyone was shocked, but no one persuaded them. At this moment, as long as the emperor opened his mouth, they would implement it. Even if he ordered to jump from the upstairs, they would do it without hesitation.
Han Ruzi turned his head and glanced at Chu Jiang's head, his eyes stopped on Nan Zhijin's face, and he said in a low voice, "You died for Great Chu, and I also fought for Great Chu."
Han Ruzi went downstairs and mounted his horse, ordered someone to lift the emperor's robe, clear the way ahead, and shouted all the way through the Chu army preparing for battle, announcing that the emperor was coming.