Chapter 138: The Last Chance
The roast chicken was left with only the skeleton, and the bacon was left with some slags. The turbid wine was slightly cool. Han Ruzi drank a glass and nodded and praised: "It's indeed better than the wine in the military camp. Did you buy it from Mayi City?"
Donghai King smiled and said, "There is no such good wine in Mayi City. This was sent by my mother from the capital. There was not much left. I asked you to come over to taste it, but you always push me back."
Since being betrayed by his uncle, King Donghai has become much more honest than before, but after all, he is used to being rich and well-behaved and cannot bear the hardships. Even outside the border, he has to be comfortable to eat and live. He is only a little stronger than Cui Teng, and he does not cry and shout to go home.
Han Ruzi looked at Chai Yue diagonally opposite, "Perspect me, this is your last chance. This time I didn't succeed. Don't disturb me again in the future."
Chai Yue was a little panicked, pressed his hands on his knees, his posture was restrained, and he thought for a while before saying, "Please allow me to start from scratch."
"Yes." Han Ruzi shook the wine pot that was about to be seen in her hand and poured herself another glass, "This is the time I give you."
Chai Yue was even more panicked and did not speak immediately. Instead, he thought for a while, and Donghai, who was sitting in the main seat, watched with a smile.
"That's right. I have been collecting information from the Huns and found something interesting: the three Jin brothers and sisters entered the grassland a month ago and soon obtained it with the Huns' army, but the Dong Shanyu was busy dealing with the Chu army and did not see them."
Han Ruzi drank half of the wine in the glass.
Chai Yue spoke a little faster, "A prince of the Huns fell in love with the daughter of the Jin family and asked her for marriage."
King Donghai observed with interest that Han Ruzi did not show any abnormality. He pulled off a chicken bone and ate the last bit of residual meat on it.
"The relationship between the Hun royal family is very complicated. Some nobles have raised their opposition, and there are several reasons, such as suspecting that the Jin family did not really surrender, but a spy sent by the Chu army..."
Han Ruzi drank all the wine in the cup and poured out the last little wine in the pot. Most of the cups can be drunk in two or in one go.
Chai Yue hurriedly omitted the irrelevant matter, "It is widely rumored by the Huns that the daughter of the Jin family had an affair with Juenhou and was no longer a virgin, so they cared about this very much."
Han Ruzi stopped holding the wine glass in the air and frowned and said, "Is Miss Jin's virginity... Can't the Huns find out by themselves? Besides, the Huns can even inherit their father's wives and concubines, and will they care about such things?"
Chai Yue said seriously: "This is how the Huns are. They can inherit and seize other people's wives and concubines, but they care about the chastity of unmarried women. Juehou... really... no..."
"Of course not, I have a wife." Han Ruzi wanted to drink, but before he could finish his mouth, he put down the cup.
"Well, that's clear. The Hun prince wanted to marry the daughter of the Jin family, but people were terrifying. He felt that he had been humiliated, or that the Jin family had been humiliated, so he stayed voluntarily to seek revenge on you. He had the largest number of soldiers, almost three thousand, and the other Huns also followed his orders."
Han Ruzi looked at Donghai King and said in confusion: "Can you believe it? Someone actually seeks revenge on me for such a thing."
Donghai King looked thoughtful and nodded, "Believe, you forgot that Chai Xiaohou and Cui Laoer had a bad relationship because of this lady from the Jin family. As a result, neither of them could get her. The so-called beauty is a misfortune, which is about Miss Jin's family. She may not have done anything, but men who are related to her will be in trouble. You have too deep connection with her."
King Donghai patted her in his heart twice. Although he had seen Jin Chuiduo and was deeply impressed by her beauty, he felt sorry for her to defect to the grassland in secret, but the two had never dated him, so he could stay away from disaster.
"Where is the Jin family? Didn't you defend yourself?" Han Ruzi asked Chai Yue, almost forgot the glass of wine in front of her.
"I don't know this. With the status of the Jin family among the Huns, no one listened to them. In short, this prince named Zhaheyan publicly claimed that he wanted to capture or kill Jue Hou alive to restore his reputation for the daughter of the Jin family."
Han Ruzi had nothing to say, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Chai Yue hurriedly said, "So I hope Juehou will be used as bait, which has nothing to do with Chai Xiaohou's death, because Juehou can attract Prince Zhaheyan."
Han Ruzi put down his wine glass, "All this may also be a lie you made up, just to deceive my trust."
Chai Yue looked stunned, "I don't know..."
Han Ruzi raised her hand and interrupted Chai Yue, "I'll give you some more time and talk about your plans."
"There is a broken iron city more than 800 miles to the west. Do you know about it?"
Han Ruzi nodded. The Broken Iron City was north of the Great Wall, more than 200 miles away from the nearest pass. It is one of the strongholds ahead to resist the Huns. It is said that it is extremely cold there, and the ironware is as frozen as ice, and it can be broken when knocked. This is of course an exaggeration, but this city is named.
When talking about military terrain, Chai Yue became much more comfortable. He quickly fiddled with the cup plates on the table with his hands and introduced: "The Broken Iron City is 216 miles away from Shenxiong Pass. It can be reached in one day with a fast horse and whip. There are many valleys in the middle, and a large number of cavalry can be ambushed. There are two cities of Guanhe and Quicksand in the southeast and southwest, and the three cities are the corners of each other. There are twelve pavilions outside the city, which can penetrate more than a hundred miles deep into the grassland, and can be warned in advance."
Han Ruzi didn't speak, and the King of Donghai spoke first, "You said the Broken Iron City so well. Even if the Huns want to take revenge, they wouldn't attack them, right? After all, this Prince Zhaheshan could use only more than 10,000 cavalrymen at most."
Chai Yue explained: "The three cities of Shattered Iron, Guanhe and Liusha are isolated and blocked north, and are not easy to supply. Since the Huns split into the east and west divisions, the troops of the three cities have decreased year by year. Now only Shattered Iron City has soldiers guarded it, and the other two cities and most pavilions have been abandoned. However, the time for giving up is not long, and it can be used after a little repair."
"Suppose the Huns were fooled and ten thousand cavalry went to attack Shada Iron City, how much does the Chu army need?" Han Ruzi asked.
"At least 30,000 people, the more the better. As long as the Jue nods, I will go to ask the general for troops."
"Can the general listen to you?"
"The general is not listening to me, but military merits. Three hundred thousand troops gathered outside the border and did not fight a single battle. It is really difficult to explain to the court that if Zhaheshan's army can be wiped out, the general will be enough to hold on until next year."
Han Ruzi pondered but Chai Yue was impatient. After waiting for a while, he urged: "It's not time to go. There are still two months before the beginning of winter. If Zhaheshan wants to attack the city and take revenge, he can only do it within these two months. Once the beginning of winter, the grass is scarce, and the Huns must be stationed in a dispersed manner. Not to mention ten thousand people, it is difficult to see even a thousand people. After the winter is over, the Huns' army will return, and the strategy of seducing the enemy will be useless."
"Okay, let me think about it."
Chai Yue was disappointed, but he had nothing to say. He stood up and prepared to say goodbye. He was a little unwilling to give up and pointed to the wine glass representing Shenxiong Pass on the table and said, "I don't need to say more about this level, right?"
Han Ruzi looked up at Chai Yue without saying a word. The Chai family's slander may have some real skills, but he is indeed not good at choosing occasions to speak.
Chai Yue withdrew from the tent, and Donghai Neptune pointed to the "Shenxiong Pass" and said: "This place is 600 miles away from the capital city, with direct roads. If you have something to do in the capital, you can go back in two or three days. If you are fast, it is possible in one day."
Han Ruzi shook her head, "I hope something happens in the capital. It's just a matter of thinking. Even if something really happens, I have to pass two levels from Shenxiong Pass to Beijing. Any level is enough to block me."
"Haha, I'm just saying it. It's so easy. Korean stars won't allow you to stay in Shattered Iron City."
"Why did you change your mind? Before dark you suggested that I stay in Mayi City."
"I was interested in Chai Yue. I thought he was a guy with no future. After hearing him for a while, I felt that he still had some skills and the plan he set was likely to succeed. Anyway, it could be completed before the winter began. Why don't you get the military merit? This is the first merit. The reward from the court is enough for you to support your troops for two or three years."
Han Ruzi had plans in her mind, but she was still moved by this sentence. It was not easy to support an army of more than a thousand people. Cui Xiaojun had already done her best to make money and supplies, but she was still struggling.
"Well, I have to think about it."
"You think about it, but the ugly thing is ahead, I won't go with you. The person the Hun prince hates is not me, and I don't want to make meritorious service. Mayi City is pretty good, so I'd better stay with the general and live a life."
Han Ruzi laughed and asked, "What's wrong with Cui Teng? She was fine a few days ago, but she suddenly became crazy today."
"He has this temper. When you ask about today tomorrow, he will definitely not admit a word. But I heard that in order to be able to return to Beijing, many people bribed the general. Korean star and a Hun were not seen, but they really made a fortune."
"No matter how brave Han Xing is, he doesn't dare to let Cui Teng return to Beijing. Cui Teng is actually the hostage left by the Cui family here."
Donghai Wang sneered, "Yes, he is a hostage to the Cui family."
King Donghai was jealous, and his relationship with the Choi family was interrupted and he was not even qualified to be a hostage.
Han Ruzi did not comfort him and pointed to the "Shenxiong Pass" and said, "Is this area back to the defense of the Northern Army?"
"That's right, so when you arrive in Broken Iron City, you need to beware of not only the Huns, but also the Champion Hou."
"Do you think I'll go to the Broken Iron City?"
"Hey, I don't know you yet? When you talk about the comfortable life in Mayi City, you are listless. When you mention being a bait to encircle and annihilate the Huns, your ears start to move. If I were Chai Yue, I would not convince you at all, and I would be patient and wait for you to come to my door."
Han Ruzi smiled and had to admit that Donghai King had indeed figured out his own thoughts.
King Donghai asked seriously: "You just want to make contributions, don't you want to save the beauty, right?"
"If I have a strange intention, why should I let the Jin family go back to the grassland?"
“That’s right.”
The two were silent for a while, Han Ruzi was thinking about her worries, while Donghai King was observing her, and suddenly her heart moved, "I know what you are thinking. Let me tell you, even if Korean stars agree, we will not agree."
"What am I thinking?" Han Ruzi asked with a smile.
Donghai King was even more convinced and stood up, "You want to take the noble camp to Shaticheng to serve as a guarantee for you. It is impossible, it is impossible. Korean stars will not let anyone go. If there is any accident in so many noble children, he will not be able to bear it."
Han Ruzi said coldly: "The general can't afford it, so I ask the court for the order. The noble camp really needs to be rectified."
Chapter completed!