There were not many Chu troops returning to the city at night, only about a dozen people. They followed the right general Feng Shili to chase the fleeing Xiongnu people and separated from the army on the way. As a result, they encountered a huge Xiongnu army. They did not dare to show up and ran wildly, unable to find the right general, so they fled all the way back to the Shattered Iron City.

They were so frightened that they had almost no rest along the way. Everyone's lips were dry and their faces were covered with sweat and dust. They could not find where their boss was, so they were sent to the general's mansion.

The news came too suddenly, and Han Ruzi must be treated with caution.

"Where did you see the Hun army?"

"On a grassland less than two days away."

“On the grassland? Not the valley?”

The soldiers shook their heads together, "It's the grassland, the Huns' army is stationed in the camp to rest, and the camp can't be seen at a glance, but there are only a few hundred thousand people!"

He said it too exaggeratedly, and Han Ruzi couldn't believe it. After thinking about it, he asked, "Did you really see the Hun camp?"

"See it." The soldiers said in unison.

"Think again, think about it carefully." Han Ruzi had only encountered the Huns once, but he had read many books. It was said that although the Huns' army did not have many rules, they would inevitably send scouts when they were stationed in the camp. It was a bit unusual for these more than ten people to run all the way to the nearest camp.

Even if some of the Hun nobles were used to life in the Central Plains, the army would not have abandoned their good habits.

The soldiers thought for a while, and one of them said, "Niu Er, have you indeed seen the camp?"

Everyone looked at each other, and the soldier named Niu Er looked panicked. After a while, he said, "I took a look from afar... but we did meet a lot of Huns."

This time everyone nodded at the same time, very sure.

Han Ruzi had to ask again and finally figured out the general facts.

Feng Shili led his army to chase the fleeing Huns. Two days ago, he surrounded Zhaheshan and more than a hundred people. The battle should have been one-sided, but suddenly a strong wind blew up, disrupting the formation. The Chu army fought each other. More than 20 people including Niu Er found a Huns riding a horse, so they chased after him.

Not long after, they found that the Huns running in front were a woman. They thought they were Zhaheshan's wife and daughter, so they decided to capture them alive. Who would have thought that the woman not only rode a fast horse, but also had superb archery skills. Whenever she was about to be surrounded, she could always shoot one or two people and break out of a gap.

Just after chasing and fighting, the Chu army was angry and did not want to live, so they shot arrows at her, but did not hit her. In the afternoon, the Chu soldiers suddenly found a team of Xiongnu cavalry on the flank, which was much more than them. They hurriedly stopped chasing and turned around to retreat. The Xiongnu cavalry did not pursue her closely, but faced the Xiongnu women and took her away.

The more Chu Bing thought about it, the more something was wrong. Niu Er drove up the hillside with courage and saw the endless camp, but he also admitted that he was facing the sunset when he looked, and he didn't see it very clearly.

"But there is a voice, we all heard it, right?" Niu Er was eager to get recognition from his companions.

Everyone else nodded, "That's right, it's the sound of thousands of troops galloping, roaring, and the ground is trembling."

When the soldiers recalled the scene at that time, they were shocked.

They wanted to join the Right General, but they couldn't find the way back for a while, so they had to run east without a life. After a day or two nights, they finally returned to Shattered Iron City.

"The Hun cavalry saw you, but they didn't chase you?" Han Ruzi asked.

"We don't know why this is. The Huns shouted a few times, but we couldn't understand." Niu Er said.

Han Ruzi immediately ordered people to find Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai.

Fortunately, Chai Yue did not participate in the carnival all over the city, but Cai Xinghai was drunk and was poured into a basin of cold water before he woke up. He heard that the Huns army was nearby, and the alcohol was gone immediately.

Niu Er and others met the Huns the afternoon before yesterday. If the other party kept moving eastward, it would not be far from the Shattered Iron City.

"This is impossible. We are also worried that there will be ambush, so we specially sent people to investigate everywhere and did not see the shadow of the Huns." Cai Xinghai's first reaction was that he did not believe it.

Chai Yue reminded: "The scouts were sent out before the war, and they have never been sent since they won."

Han Ruzi asked Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai to ask the Chu soldiers again. He pondered and meditated in his room. After a while, he ordered Zhang Youcai to invite King Donghai and Loach to spread Cui Teng.

King Donghai arrived first, and seemed not sleeping. He smiled and said, "What, have you figured it out?"

"You write a letter to Mr. Cui, and then go to Shenxiong Pass with me."

"If it's not for me, it may be useless."

"Let Cui Teng go."

"Okay." Donghai King did not insist, "Just as you said, and after the matter is done, I will invite me an official position."

Zhang Youcai spread paper and grinds ink. Halfway through the letter from Donghai King, Cui Teng came with sleepy eyes and asked angrily: "What are you looking for me? It's midnight." After that, he yawned a big yawn.

When he heard that he wanted to see his father, Cui Teng suddenly woke up, "I'll go! When will I set off?"

"We will send you to Shenxiong Pass at dawn." Han Ruzi said.

King Donghai wrote the letter and waited for it to dry out. He turned around and said to Cui Teng: "Go and go quickly and come back quickly, don't delay on the road, this is a fatal matter."

"Don't worry." Cui Teng patted his chest and promised.

Donghai King was still worried, "Let Du Chuanyun follow him."

"No." Cui Teng kept shook his head. Although he had given up his past grudges with Du Chuanyun, he did not want to be monitored.

Han Ruzi felt that this was a good idea, so she asked Nieqiu to call Du Chuanyun, and walked back and forth for a few steps, called Zhang Youcai over, and whispered a few words in his ear. Zhang Youcai nodded and hurried out with his pen and mo.

Donghai King smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? He suddenly changed his mind and looked like he was facing a great enemy."

"It's true that it's like facing a great enemy, and the Huns' army is about a day away."

Cui Teng was so scared that he trembled, "No wonder he sent me to see his father, brother-in-law, you are so good to me."

Du Chuanyun and Niu came and stood aside silently.

King Donghai looked puzzled, "Where did the Hun army come from?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai happened to walk in with a serious expression. They asked more details than Han Ruzi, and finally confirmed that what the Chu soldiers said was true.

"The escaped Hun woman is probably the daughter of the Jin family." Chai Yue glanced at General Zhenbei and continued: "But she didn't seem to lure the enemy into deep, but she seemed to have met by chance. This is very strange. Zhaheshan didn't even know the arrival of this Hun army..."

Han Ruzi also had doubts, but he decided to do things first, "Does that Hun army exist?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Since that's the case, how lucky is General Feng You and his subordinates?"

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai nodded again, and the King of Donghai interjected: "Wait, Feng Shili is in trouble, how did these Chu soldiers escape back?"

"They were released by the Huns." Chai Yue said, he knew a little more about the Huns. "This is probably a threat, trying to create chaos in the Broken Iron City."

"Stupid." King Donghai judged.

But Han Ruzi was just in need of such "stupidity". He looked at several people in the room and said, "The incident happened suddenly, General Feng You's life and death are uncertain. I am General Zhenbei and I am ordered to station in Shaticheng. Are you qualified to take over all the Chu army?"

At this time, there were more than 20,000 Chu soldiers in the city. Feng Shili had appointed two trusted deputy generals to temporarily take charge of the entire army. It is logical that there is no general Zhenbei. If the two deputy generals were not too drunk and the soldiers guarding the city gate were Han Ruzi's subordinates, the Chu soldiers who fled back would not have been sent to the general's mansion at all.

Cai Xinghai was the first to express his opinion, "Since he is the general of Zhenbei, the entire northern border can take over."

This is not a reason. Chai Yue said: "As long as the Chu soldiers are still in the city, General Zhenbei... should be qualified to take over."

"Okay." Han Ruzi glanced at everyone again, "The lonely city is hard to defend, I want to go to Shenxiong Pass to seek help in person. I will take over all the Chu army and hand it over to the two stewards."

Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai were shocked and their faces changed. Chai Yue said: "This... the number of the Huns army is unknown, and the broken iron city may not need to be rescued..."

Only King Donghai knew Han Ruzi's true intention to go to Shenxiong Pass and said, "If you ask for help, there may be a lot of extra efforts, but if the Huns have many powers and surrounded the Broken Iron City, if you don't ask for help now, you will probably have no chance in the future."

Chai Yue understood this truth, but was nervous about taking over Chu Jun. "I'll tell you about it with the two deputy generals, maybe..."

Han Ruzi shook her head, "I trust two of you, do you trust me?"

This is a big gamble. If there are not many people in the so-called Hun army, if there are not many people, if the Hun army is not here to attack the city, if Feng Shili comes back alive... Every "in case" will cause big trouble for the few people present, especially Han Ruzi, Chai Yue and Cai Xinghai who are planning to take over the entire army.

Cai Xinghai suddenly knelt down. He had already prepared, and even felt that the day had come too late. "Please give the order."

For Chai Yue, it was even more difficult to choose. He had just made a contribution and had a bright future... But when he thought of the Chai family who forced him to commit suicide and apologize, he also made up his mind and knelt down and said, "Chai is willing to follow the general's leader."

Cui Teng was excited to watch it, and then knelt down, not knowing what to say, but just shouted "Brother-in-law" excitedly.

King Donghai took two steps back and smiled and said nothing. He would not kneel down to Han Ruzi again.

"Follow me to meet the two deputy generals." Han Ruzi said, walking to the wall and taking off his sword.

On the way, Han Ruzi called ten soldiers on duty at night and met with Zhang Youcai at the gate. He had completed the task and wrote the word "Chen" on the wall, which was a signal to summon Meng E.

Du Chuanyun escorts Cui Teng, and Han Ruzi urgently needs a protector around him.

Han Ruzi, King Donghai, Cui Teng, Chai Yue, Cai Xinghai, Zhang Youcai, Du Chuanyun and Loach, plus ten guards, a group of eighteen people walked through the streets and alleys, and everyone was carrying swords.

It was almost dawn, except for a few revelers all night, most of the soldiers were already asleep, and the broken iron city was quiet.

Feng Shili's two deputy generals were sleeping soundly, while the other was still drinking with his subordinates. He held a woman in the other hand and asked them to pick up food and feed them wine. He was completely unprepared for what was about to happen. (To be continued.)
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