The Huns suddenly stopped siegeing the city, had nothing to do all night, and did not regroup the next day. It seemed that they had realized their shortcomings and planned to siege the city for a long time.

Han Ruzi was finally able to take a nap in a while, but after waking up, he felt dizzy and was still thinking about what happened before going to bed, as if he had never been interrupted by sleep.

Who can go out of the city to pass the imperial edict and order all localities to send troops to rescue Jincheng immediately? After Han Ruzi got up, he would measure everyone when he saw him.

Zhang Youcai and Niu? No, they are too young to escape the siege, and they have no official positions. One is an ordinary eunuch and the other is a young man from a fishing village. Even if they hold the imperial edict and seal in their hands, no one believes them.

Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretary, has served in the palace for many years. Many court officials have known him. He is loyal enough, but he cannot escape the siege.

Meng E and Han Ruzi had no doubts about her. With her skills, she might have a way to sneak out of the Huns' camp at night, but her identity was destined not to be trusted by officials, and she was worse than Zhang Youcai.

King Donghai? He is too timid.

Cui Teng? He didn't think about it at all.

Fan Chushan? His reputation is so great that he will attract a large number of Huns when he leaves the city.

Other generals? If they charge head-on, even Fan Chushan may not be able to break out of the siege, and others have no hope.

All civil officials? It is most in line with the rules of the Great Chu, but it is precisely because they cannot leave Jincheng. Han Ruzi just thought about it for a moment and excluded them all.

There is also a Northern Army outside the city. I wonder how many troops there are? What are the plans at this time? Can it hold back the Huns...

Han Ruzi felt so much that his head hurt. He smiled at Meng E who had been protecting him from yesterday and said, "The Emperor's Art? Now I can only let you see the Emperor's helplessness."

"This is not the first time I have seen His Majesty like this."

Han Ruzi smiled. Even when he was a puppet in the palace, he had some room for maneuver. He had never been blocked from all sides like he did now. The only hope was that a miracle would happen, and this miracle was completely out of his control.

He climbed the city and looked for a while, and after confirming that the Huns really had no intention of siege the city, he summoned civil and military officials in the military camp under the city and formally appointed the Chu State commander Deng Cui as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and the general of the general of all the soldiers guarding the city.

As soon as the battle ended yesterday, the relatives of the Dai Wang came to sue the emperor. This is Han Ruzi's answer to this.

According to convention, General Cheqi and Cavalry belongs to the first-class rank, only half a level lower than the general. He has been vacant for many years. The commander of the Dai State is the third-class. Deng Cui has risen to the top, but no one envies him. This is a mission to the death and has a great responsibility. He will not get any benefits for a while, and may never get them.

Han Ruzi could make decisions alone, but could not come up with all the solutions alone. He briefly explained the predicament in front of him, and then asked hundreds of officials: "Why did the Huns stop siegeing the city?"

The military camp was not big, and many guards surrounded the circle. The emperor and the ministers were all standing. Behind the emperor were eunuchs and guards. Civil and military officials stood on one side, arranged by rank, no matter how many Huns there were outside, the Ministry of Rites still had to act according to the rules and maintain order and rules.

The emperor's first question is easier to answer, and even some civil servants can guess that there are only two possibilities for the Huns to stop attacking: one is to wait for reinforcements and equipment, and the other is to try to encircle and annihilate another Northern Army outside the city.

"Jincheng is hard to support it, and it is necessary to obtain support. Who can break through the siege and pass the order to save the enemy?" Han Ruzi raised the second question.

Most civil servants were consciously silent. This was not a question they could answer. The generals were passionate, especially Fan Chishan, who was the first to ask for his life. However, when asked how to break through, his answer was too simple. "Give me a hundred death-death men and sacrifice their lives, it is better to sit in the city and wait for death!"

If Fan Chushan is lost, it will be a major blow to the morale of the defenders in the city. Han Ruzi could only shake her head and refuse and comfort her for a few words.

There were many people asking for his life, and even Cui Teng and several civil servants jumped out, but they were all like Fan Chushan, with only enthusiasm and no practical way to break through.

Han Ruzi quickly disbanded the useless discussion, leaving Deng Cui behind, obeying his plan to defend the city, he still could not fully trust the temporary general.

Unlike Chai Yue, who is very well-organized, and Chen Yong and Fang Daye, Deng Cui disdasted the plan in advance, "Everyone knows how to defend the city, it is useless to say more, just repeat what should be done. What the Chu army doesn't know is what the enemy outside the city will do. I can't predict the enemy's initiative, unless it's a god, and I don't think others can do it. The fighter's opportunity changes rapidly, and the general can only adapt to the situation. Since Your Majesty has appointed me to defend the city, wait for the Huns to attack the city again, let's look at my methods."

Han Ruzi had nothing to say, so she had to politely order someone to send off the new General of the Car and Cavalry, and then asked the King of Donghai beside her: "Who did you hear that he is a talented general?"

King Donghai said with a bitter face: "He was surnamed Deng and he was also a military general, so everyone said so... Your Majesty asked him to defend the city, not only because of my recommendation, but mainly because he saw that he gave up his wealth to lure and kill the Huns yesterday?"

King Donghai didn't have much confidence in Deng Cui, so he had to turn off some responsibility first.

Han Ruzi didn't say anything else. There was no one around him. Fan Chushan had more courage and lacked strategy. The vanguard general of the Northern Army was a steady and cautious person and could not take on major responsibilities in a critical moment. Only Deng Cui showed some strange strategy. I don't know if it was a coincidence or if he was really capable, so he could only use it first.

Han Ruzi returned to the palace and just sat down in the hall. Wang He led a group of guards to kneel down to the emperor, leaving Meng E alone to stay by the emperor's side.

"What's this... mean?" Han Ruzi asked in surprise.

Wang He said: "Your Majesty is trapped, and we cannot defend the city and kill the enemy. We feel guilty. Please allow us to break through the siege and ask for help."

Han Ruzi had long thought about these guards, and admired their bravery, but could not accept their request. "I understand your skills, but this is not a meeting on a narrow road. There are too many Huns outside the city. Can you... break out?"

If there was a city, a river, and an army ahead, Han Ruzi believed that these guards had a way to circumvent, but Jincheng was surrounded on all sides, and no one could escape unless they flew or escaped.

Wang He did not ask for the order at will, and replied: "We can act separately, set fire in the Hun camp, or have the opportunity to pass by the camp."

Han Ruzi thought about it carefully for a while, but still shook her head, "It's not worth taking risks, I still need your protection."

Wang He had no choice but to get up and retreat with his guards.

Cui Teng couldn't help but say, "Why not try it? These guards are very skilled in martial arts, maybe they can really break through?"

"The Huns' camp seemed to be slack, but in fact it was tight. One person called out and a hundred people responded. If Wang He and his friends wanted to sneak through the camp, they could only walk. Once discovered, there would be no way to survive."

"That should be a try, too." Cui Teng whispered, feeling that the emperor was a little too cautious.

Han Ruzi was actually moved, but he had seen too many so-called failures of martial arts masters. Faced with the Hun army, he did not want to try the lives of thirty guards.

Only King Donghai can understand the emperor's thoughts. He blamed most of the people of the Jianghu for failing to seize the throne. Since they are all martial arts masters, it is impossible for the guards to be much better than those of the Jianghu people.

"Your Majesty needs a clever plan, and it means you have the possibility of success, not to try your luck." Donghai King said.

"Where did you come from the clever plan?" Cui Teng couldn't think of it, looked at Donghai King and said disdainfully: "You have a clever plan? No, if you have it, it would be a clever plan."

"Haha, a clever plan, a clever plan is one thing. It is a clever plan used on the enemy. It is a clever plan used on your own people. Your Majesty is trapped, and I am also trapped. After the city is destroyed, all the jades and stones are burned. No matter how stupid I am, I will not harm myself."

Cui Teng couldn't say about Donghai Neptune, "Where is your 'makeup plan'? Let's hear it."

"My trick is to focus on ideas. Although Jincheng is not a big city, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Is it possible to find one or two capable people?"

"Post a notice?" Cui Teng asked.

King Donghai glanced at the emperor and shook his head with a smile, "People in the city are unstable, and posting notices will make everyone even more panic. My suggestion is this: First, let go of the wind and say that Your Majesty has secretly sent someone out of the city for help. No matter what, stabilize the people's hearts first."

"You are lying." Cui Teng actually thought this idea was pretty good and refused to admit it.

King Donghai ignored him and continued: "Secondly, he still made a private noise, saying that His Majesty still needs a backup messenger, either to recommend himself or to recommend him, regardless of his origin, as long as he can escape."

Han Ruzi also felt that the strategy of Donghai King was feasible, but there was a question, "If the person who was recruiting was an ordinary citizen, who would believe the imperial edict he carried?"

"Uh... Then add a request, not only can you escape, but you also have to bring a minister."

Such conditions are too harsh and it is almost impossible to recruit suitable candidates, but Han Ruzi has no other choice, so he nodded and Cui Teng immediately said: "I'll spread the news, I can do this."

Cui Teng ran out, and Donghai Wang said again: "I definitely can't do it myself, but I can recommend someone."

"who?"

"Lin Kunshan, Your Majesty has always taken him, so he should use it."

Hope immediately turned into disappointment. Han Ruzi shook his head. He would rather put his hope on martial arts masters than believe in those who look down on the qi.

Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Office, introduced an officer, and it turned out that the Huns were lined up outside the city again.

Han Ruzi climbed the city again, and indeed saw that the Huns were siegeing the city again.

Deng Cui was also in the city, and he seemed not in a hurry at all. The generals and officials around him were already in panic, but he just observed and did not give orders for a long time.

Seeing the emperor coming, the generals moved aside, Deng Cui pointed at the outside of the city and said, "The Huns pretended to attack the city to lure another Northern Army to rescue the carriage. They suffered a lot of casualties yesterday, and they would not really fight today."

Han Ruzi said nothing, stood beside Deng Cui for a while, and turned back to the palace.

The emperor had more confidence in Deng Cui, and the generals had no objection.

It was past noon, and the Huns did not really attack the city, and the other Northern Army was not attracted.

Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretariat, walked in quietly. When the emperor looked up, he said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Ruosu, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, asked for a meeting."

"What's up?"

"Zhao Ruosu voluntarily went out of the city to invite reinforcements."

Han Ruzi remembered Zhao Ruosu. This person had read a lot of memorials, almost a living study room, but when it comes to breaking through and asking for help, he didn't seem to have unique skills.

"Please come in." Han Ruzi thought this was another official who took the opportunity to show his loyalty. Anyway, everyone knew that the emperor would not agree, so she might as well appear braver.

Zhao Ruosu entered the house, but did not just speak loudly like other officials. After saluting, he spoke, "Does Your Majesty bear the Northern Army outside the city?" (To be continued.)

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