Two hundred Chu soldiers crossed the river in the early morning. After almost an hour, they came to an abandoned pavilion. Here, the troops were divided into four groups, heading to different directions to observe the enemy situation, and made an appointment to return here at noon tomorrow to meet.

The defenders of Shattered Iron City had not crossed the river for several years. Only some veterans still remembered the terrain, so they served as guides.

Fifty soldiers in each direction were divided into groups of five or ten, several miles apart, sometimes close and sometimes far apart, only to see each other in front and back, and waving flags as a trumpet. Han Ruzi is the head coach, and there are many people around him, and he has a total of twenty people.

Han Ruzi was responsible for inspecting the east, bypassing a hill, and advancing along the river bank. His team was at the end, and several teams in front often paused, but they never found anything.

Du Chuanyun was very excited about this action. He asked questions every time he paused, but he usually couldn't get an answer. When he chased forward, he found that what caused the pause was just a pile of stones left a long time ago or a few pieces of dried horse manure.

The traces left by the Chu army in Hebei have not completely disappeared, and many remaining items were seen during the itinerary on the first day.

Before dark, the team stopped and gathered together. The teams were outside, the generals were inside, about half a mile away, and there was no fire or noise. They were fed first, and then wrapped in blankets to rest on the spot.

Du Chuanyun's excitement was gone, and he didn't dare to speak loudly, so he could only ask in a low voice: "Is the scout doing this kind of thing? It seems useless. He hasn't walked far all day long, which is even slower than a marching."

"This kind of thing cannot be done in one or two days." Han Ruzi also replied in a low voice. He had read books and heard the veteran's explanations and knew a little more. "Let's get here and leave a mark. The next batch of scouts don't have to go so carefully. You can move quickly and continue to go deeper until a hundred miles away."

Du Chuanyun nodded, and Han Ruzi looked at Fang Daye not far away through the moonlight. It usually doesn't take a long distance to observe the enemy situation. He wanted to hear the views of the veteran.

Fang Daye's huge body was slightly undulating, as if he was asleep, and he refused to say a word.

The first inspection was completed successfully, and no enemy was found in all directions. Han Ruzi wanted to prove that this was not a child's sudden idea, so he formalized the inspection operation, and all soldiers took turns to participate, and the nobles were no exception.

With Cui Teng's past lessons, no one dares to publicly object, but nobles are nobles, and they are well-known, so naturally someone speaks for them.

That afternoon, Shenxiong came another messenger as usual. Unlike before, he brought not only ordinary documents, but also a letter from General Wu Xiu, the general of the Guard. In the letter, he politely requested to second more than ten people as his aides. The transfer order issued by the Grand Sima of the Northern Army was delivered with the letter.

These more than ten people are famous noble children, but without Cui Teng, he is the son of the Grand Sima of the Southern Army and cannot follow the path of champion Hou and emperor Wu Xiu. For some reason, Grand Tutor Cui has never expressed concern for this son.

Han Ruzi found the chief clerk and asked him to write a more polite reply letter, and he dictated the general theme: the broken iron city was isolated outside the frontier, and the defenders only thought that there were too many people, and no one could let go. He also asked the chief clerk to remind Wu Xiu that General Zhenbei was directly under the command of General Han Xing. Although the position of Grand Sima of the Northern Army was high, he could not mobilize General Zhenbei's subordinates at will.

The next day, more than ten people on the list were sent out to attend the inspection, which lasted for six days, and brought more horses and food.

Cui Tengxing was gloating and publicly mocked these noble children who had failed, so he was also sent to inspect.

Han Ruzi once again led the team himself.

As winter gets closer and the Huns show no sign of attack. After all, Chai Yue is not experienced enough and is anxious. He also participates in the action and leads the team to another direction.

The number of people increased to four hundred, with one hundred people in each team, and more than thirty or forty horses were brought, specifically for carrying food and grass. Each soldier also had to carry some food.

This is not an outing. You can't see the pleasing scenery or enjoy delicious food. The so-called food rations are the best noodles and fried rice. Each person has a bag of wine, which can be drunk for at most three days. For the rest of the days, you can only get water on the spot.

Cui Teng and others were not easy to control, so they were left by Han Ruzi. After two days, these people changed their appearance, their lips were cracked and their faces were pale. They admitted their mistakes to Juanhou one by one, and sweared to the sky that they were not trying to return to the gate of God, but that their father and brother made the decision privately.

Cui Teng saw it away, and did not beg for mercy or complain. He saw that everything was fresh, and he was happy. After a day, he not only drank all his wine, but also turned into war with Du Chuanyun into jade. He was willing to ask, and Du Chuanyun, who had experienced, was willing to answer. The two of them quickly gave up their past grudges. Du Chuanyun even distributed his wine to Cui Teng.

At noon on the third day, the team saw a grassland. The grass was slightly yellow and endless. It was also clear and refreshing, making the viewer feel more relaxed and happy.

"Why didn't Da Chu build a city here? It's much better than the Broken Iron City without shit?" Cui Teng's eyes lit up, he picked up the wine bag and took a sip of his and Du Chuanyun's wine, and snatched a bag from others, threatening the other party not to complain to General Zhenbei.

"It's too far." Du Chuanyun is used to answering, and even if he doesn't understand, he has to make a guess.

Han Ruzi was in a good mood for the first time when he walked so far. He smiled and said, "The construction of a city depends on the terrain. The Broken Iron City is located in a desolate place, but it is located on the north side, the mountains in the east, and the Shenxiong Pass in the south. It can be attacked or defended. There is a flat horse here. The Hun cavalry arrived as soon as they were said, and there was no time for assistance in the rear."

"The Huns should not arrive now." Cui Teng's face changed slightly.

The previous scouts had already arrived here, leaving a pile of stones as marks. After entering the grassland, the march speed was significantly slowed down. If you walk for another day, you can turn around after noon tomorrow.

That evening, the team at the front came from the flag slogans. They discovered an abnormality. Soon after, another flag slogan came, indicating that the situation was serious and the team behind should be prepared to fight.

Although he had practiced in Shattered Iron City many times, when it was really time, everyone was a little nervous and even scared. Even Cui Teng and Du Chuanyun, who were usually the most curious, did not ask questions, but immediately gathered with General Zhenbei.

Han Ruzi glanced at Fang Daye, and the old flag bearer had no expression on his face and did not take the abnormalities ahead seriously.

A scout in front ran back on a horse and reported that several tents were found five or six miles away, unlike barracks, and were probably ordinary grazers.

The Huns did not distinguish between military and civilians, and the herdsmen usually followed the army to migrate, but a few people were separated for various reasons.

Han Ruzi ordered another investigation and quickly formulated an attack plan with a general who accompanied the army. There were frequent exchanges between the Huns. It might be possible to catch a few people to ask about the movements of Prince Zhaheshan.

The attack begins in the evening, and the sun sets halfway, and one hundred people are divided into three teams, one team attacks, two teams intercept, and the attack ends before the sun sets completely.

There were three tents, seven Huns, dozens of cattle and horses. They suddenly encountered the Chu army. The Huns ran away when they got on the horse. They were all intercepted in the middle of the journey and were immediately sent to General Zhenbei.

Han Ruzi did not participate in the attack and looked away from a distance with more than a dozen guards. The battle was simpler than he thought. He shouted a few times and ran for several miles and everything ended. He didn't even see clearly how the Huns were caught.

The noble children stayed by his side as guards. They were very grateful at first, but they found that the battle was so simple that they regretted it. Cui Teng took the lead and all of them were going to participate in the tail-sweeping battle. Han Ruzi refused, and finally only sent them and some soldiers to search for tents.

Seven Huns were brought, two women, three children under ten years old, and two old men with white hair. From a distance, Han Ruzi didn't expect that it would be such a group of people.

The woman and the old man knelt down and begged for mercy. The three children were pushed down by the soldiers. Han Ruzi couldn't understand a word about them. The general in the team stepped forward and said, "They said they were not soldiers, so they begged the general to let them go."

"Ask them what the Huns are doing." Han Ruzi walked aside, and the night was getting darker quickly. There was no need to move forward today, so he ordered a rest on the spot. According to the rules, the enemy's tent was not easily used.

He hoped that these Huns would have some useful news. He prepared for more than a month in Shattered Iron City, and he also hoped to achieve something.

The translation came quickly, "They claimed to have come from the west. They saw the Hun army retreating west more than a month ago, but they had never seen the Hun cavalry who stayed there."

"The Huns retreated west, why did they advance east?"

Tongzhi scratched her head, "They said the west was haunted, so they fled to the east to take refuge."

“Haunted?”

"The Huns' statement is probably about panic and drought." The general translation cannot ask clearly.

Han Ruzi was about to ask the interpreter to continue asking, but a cheer came from the tent, as if he had discovered something good. Han Ruzi glanced at Fang Daye again, which was exactly what the old flagbearer called "a group of children".

A noble son ran back on a horse and shouted from a distance, "Catch it, catch it." He drove closer to him and strangled his mount, and said happily: "Catch a traitor from Da Chu." He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly put away the excitement on his face, "Oh, maybe he is still an acquaintance of the general."

Not long after, Han Ruzi took Du Chuanyun into a tent, Cui Teng and others formed half a circle with swords and saw him come in, and made a passage.

The tent was very dark, someone lit a candle and held it in his hand. The dim light illuminated a person lying on the ground.

That was Jin Chuiduo's elder brother Jin Chunbao.

He looked very weak, his hands and feet were tied up with leather ropes, and it seemed that the Huns women and children were captured.

Cui Teng shook the knife in his hand and said, "General, you are the most polite person. It's nothing to let the Jin family go once. This time it's a war between the two armies. You won't let anyone go again, right? To us, you have never been so magnanimous."

Han Ruzi did not answer and stared at Jin Chunbao's eyes.

Jin Chunbao seemed a little confused. After a while, he recognized who the person in front of him. He thrust his body, sat up suddenly, and shouted: "Jianhou, go and save people... No, run quickly, the farther you run, the better!" (To be continued.)
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