As the captives of the Huns captured by the Chu army, Jin Chunbao and Jin Chunzhong did not want to be exchanged. After living among the Huns, they became more and more convinced that they were Chu people and hoped to stay and make meritorious service.

Han Ruzi refused, "The peace talks are big. If you agree to exchange all the prisoners, then no one can be left behind. Moreover, the prisoners have no choice. If you want to be a Chu person, you will make your choice when you are free."

Feng Shili, the right general of the Northern Army, came back. He led 5,000 Chu troops to pursue and defeat, but was surrounded by the Hun army. In the end, only more than 1,000 people survived. This experience hit him a big blow. After seeing the generals, he immediately hid in the house and said he could not get out of ill.

After the Chu army and the Huns showed each other's trust, they began to discuss the details of the peace talks. The level of envoys sent by both sides became higher and higher. Finally, Chai Yue and a famous Hun king came forward in person and finalized the time and place in the evening of the same day.

Three days later, Han Ruzi was going to negotiate with the Xiongnu Shanyu, and for this reason, the Xiongnu army retreated dozens of miles.

Just in these three days, Han Ruzi wanted to consolidate his position in Shaticheng to welcome the upcoming 50,000 Northern Army.

After many reinforcements, the Chu army in Shattered Iron City had reached more than 34,000. Han Ruzi could not and did not need to win over all the soldiers. He examined his side and determined several "circles".

The number of people in the first Circle is the smallest, only Meng E and Zhang Youcai, who are absolutely trustworthy, but they are of little help in controlling the entire army.

The second circle is the soldiers of the army. They are not a solid piece of iron. Among them, there were once hidden assassins with ulterior motives. However, at a critical moment, Han Ruzi could count on their protection. These people were not very helpful in controlling the entire army, but they could provide crucial security.

The army camp was separated from the general's mansion by a wall. Han Ruzi ordered the wall to be broken and the two places were merged into one, but he did not disclose anything to the army soldiers.

The third circle is the sons of nobles. Han Ruzi discovered that the key to the success of the plan lies in these people.

There are less than 300 people left in the noble camp, and the total number of noble generals in the other camps is close to 500. Only they dare to take risks and are willing to take risks.

The first person Han Ruzi wanted to convince was Chai Yue.

Chai Yue was still observing military situations across the river and sent a large number of scouts to monitor the movements of the Huns, and it is necessary to ensure the safety of General Zhenbei on the day of the peace talks.

Chai Yue came to the General's Mansion with a frost face to report the situation. He chose the venue for the peace talks, which was closer to the Chu army. If so, he would even arrange his retreat route.

At this time, Chai Yue began to worry about another question: "The Hun army was approaching, and the court did not respond for a long time. General Zhenbei decided to negotiate. Will it... cause trouble?"

Peace talks are different from defending the city. Defending the city is the established strategy of the Great Chu. Any general should regard defending the city as his first choice. Abandoning the city requires the permission of the court. Peace talks are a more important decision than abandoning the city. Generally speaking, the general on the front line can only convey the requests of the Huns to the court, and then wait for the imperial edict, and he will never show any tendency.

Han Ruzi broke the rules, "The court has not approved any memorials for a while, so there is no need to wait any longer." He laughed, "We have caused enough trouble, don't care about one more thing."

Chai Yue also smiled, "Reinforcements are coming soon, what are the plans of General Zhenbei?"

After the arrival of the 50,000 Northern Army, the Chu army will be evenly matched with the Huns, and its strength may be even greater than that. According to convention, the commander should take the opportunity to fight.

"I need General Chai to formulate an offensive plan. When necessary, the Chu army still has to cross the river to fight, but I am worried that the Huns will also have support."

"Yes." Chai Yue agreed, as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped talking.

"What are General Chai's concerns, but it's okay."

"In fact, I have made a plan, but the reinforcements of the Northern Army... may not be able to act according to my plan."

Han Ruzi smiled slightly. This was exactly the problem he wanted to solve. He found a document from the book, "General Han Xing authorized me to governor Shattered Iron City, Shenxiong Pass and the military affairs of the ten counties within the pass. As long as the reinforcements of the Northern Army enter this range, they should obey my command, right?"

"Of course." Chai Yue hesitated for a moment, took the official document and took a look, feeling a little relieved.

"But the generals of the Northern Army have always been famous for their arrogance. Sometimes they dare to disobey the orders of the court. I am afraid that they will not take the appointment of the general seriously." Han Ruzi did not think that he was at ease.

Chai Yue nodded. General Zhenbei felt more at ease when he could think of this and put the official documents back on the table. "The enemy is in front of him, no matter how arrogant the general is, he will be more honest. The more than 20,000 Northern Army soldiers in the Broken Iron City are very qualified."

If you want to win the support of a person, you must break the person's fantasy of other possible situations. Han Ruzi said seriously: "For a long time, the enemy is strong and I am weak. The general of the Northern Army is missing and the deputy general is incompetent, so you can take advantage of the opportunity. 50,000 reinforcements arrive, and the strength of the strength has changed. The generals of the Northern Army are all there, and they will never accept the command of you and me again."

Chai Yue is good at formulating meticulous combat plans, but he is a newbie in seizing power. Although he is worried that the Northern Army will not obey orders, he still has some hope. He thinks that the generals can put the overall situation first. Until General Zhenbei tells it, he finally understands that when the Northern Army general feels that he is sure to win, no outsider will be the "big situation" in their eyes.

"There are many famous generals of the Northern Army. If the command is properly... Maybe the imperial court will send an imperial edict in the next two days to appoint General Zhenbei to take charge of the Northern Army..." Chai Yue himself also felt it was impossible.

Han Ruzi stared at Chai Yue for a while and said, "Has General Chai received a letter from his family recently?"

Chai Yue was stunned when she heard this, "I received it, and my mother said... everything is fine."

When talking about his mother who was far away in the capital, Chai Yue felt sad. Her mother always reported good news but not bad news in the letter. But Chai Yue still saw from just a few words that her mother and her younger brother had a hard time in Chai Mansion, and the reason was him.

"If you kill me, will the Lord Hengyang forgive you? Will he keep his promise and let you inherit the throne?"

Chai Yue was shocked and knelt down, "Why did General Zhenbei say this? Hengyang Lord speaks nonsense, and his words often do not count. What's more, Chai's son is born, with his elder brother and his elder nephew. Even if the Hengyang Lord is well-informed, he will not be able to let the court change his successor."

"You can only win the marquis by relying on military merits."

"Military merit is Chai's only way to advance."

"If someone wants to take your military merits, are you willing to endure it or fight back?"

Chai Yue slowly stood up, "Chai is humble and can only endure the situation when encountering problems. It is an unbearable thing to take away our military merits."

"Will you commit suicide if you apologize for your own apology?"

Chai Yue gritted his teeth, "Chai Zhi, the Northern Army Army, is my brother. Chai Yun's uncle. He will definitely try his best to avenge Chai Yun to please the Lord Hengyang. If the generals of the Northern Army do not obey, he will definitely be the one who takes the lead. Chai doesn't want to bear it anymore, so he is willing to give it a try!"

Han Ruzi wanted this sentence, "That's right, you and me, we both have to give it a try."

"Chai is willing to work hard for the general of Zhenbei."

"I have a plan to seize the Northern Army, but you need to get rid of the Northern Army generals and create opportunities for me."

"Chai is willing to give it a try, but Chai Zhi and others have always been proud, and they are afraid they won't listen to me."

"General Chai has two major advantages to take advantage of. One is that he has the support of the generals of the Shattered Iron City, and he will win them over, which is enough to fight against Chai Zhi and others, and the other is that he has the right general Feng Shili."

"Feng Shili and Chai Zhi do have a gap, but he..."

"Feng Shili was greedy for merit and advancement, and even suffered losses of troops and generals. As a captive by the Huns, according to the laws of the Great Chu army, what is this crime?"

"A death penalty, even if he atones for his title and gold and silver, he will be demoted to a commoner and sent to prison." Chai Yue finally realized that he could arrange troops and set up a formation, and could guess the enemy's movements in advance, but did not know how to compete for power with his own people. Instead, he needed Han Ruzi's guidance.

"I understand." Chai Yue thought for a while, and then said, "I understand. I can convince Feng Shili to stand on my side. At least half of the generals of the North Army in the Broken Iron City will support me, but when it comes to seizing the seal..."

"I will solve the problem of seizure. General Chai only needs to do one thing well, and don't make the new Northern Army generals too proud."

Chai Yue kowtowed and walked out of the room, full of confidence, thinking that everything was under the control of General Zhenbei, and that he was just a part of a major plan.

Han Ruzi didn't know the plan of Chai Zhi and others, but he had to seize control of the Northern Army. Only in this way can he be qualified to return to Beijing to seize the throne. This is his "big plan".

In the next two days, Han Ruzi summoned almost all the noble children and gave different rewards based on their performance during the war.

Chai Yue was not the only nobleman who was born in the concubine. In fact, most of the people in the noble camp were similar to his. Instead, the more than 100 people sent by King Donghai to die were more noble, but they did not survive.

Han Ruzi simply abolished the noble camp and assigned the noble children to each battalion to be officers, especially the scattered troops outside the Northern Army, who accepted several noble children.

Even Zhang Yanghao and others were appointed, and Han Ruzi arranged his threats further backwards and there was no need to solve them for the time being.

There are also King Donghai and Lin Kunshan. Han Ruzi had no intention of revealing his plan to the two, but just promised that once the peace talks with the Huns would be reached, they would return to Beijing immediately.

The broken iron city is not big, but there are many people. No one has the ability to monitor all the soldiers. Han Ruzi is busy establishing advantages in the upcoming struggle for power seizure, and others are not idle either.

King Donghai refused to wait. He noticed Han Ruzi's various actions, so he began to secretly look for his supporters. The names of King Donghai and Taifu Cui are still useful. After promising a large amount of official positions and money, he rebuilds his power. As for how to use this power, he has other ideas.

Fifty thousand northern troops have passed the Shenxiong Pass and are about to reach the Shattered Iron City. Chai Zhi has formulated a detailed plan to take revenge and defeat the Huns. For him, peace talks are meaningless and must achieve sufficiently important military achievements to avoid the crime of killing the deposed emperor.

He himself did not think it was a serious crime, but he had to do something so that the court had reason to be "magnanimous".
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