Feng Shili was in a desperate situation. Because of his cautiousness for a moment, he saved the lives of himself and 15,000 Northern Army soldiers, but few people were grateful to him. Many people believed that if the entire army had participated in the war at that time, they might not have been defeated by the Huns. Some people believed that the Northern Army should have rescued the emperor at all costs. Although the Northern Army commander Liu Kunsheng and others died, the Right General was injustice.

Feng Shili was in a dilemma. Attacking was to die, but retreating was to be unfaithful. He could only camp on the ground by the mountains and rivers, set up many obstacles, and could not leave the walls. He sent a letter to the court and the general Cui Hong in the east, waiting for the next order, but it would take at least ten days for one round and one round. When reinforcements arrived, another ten days would be.

Jincheng where the emperor is located may fall at any time. The Huns outside the camp challenged them day and night, and the soldiers under their command were sarcastic and sarcastic from time to time... Feng Shili felt that he was about to be unable to hold on and really wanted to lead his army to the Huns, and he would be finished.

The Secretariat's servant Zhao Ruosu and the emperor's follower Chao Jing arrived in time. If Feng Shili didn't leave the camp, the soldiers of the Northern Army would voluntarily go out to fight.

The Huns pointed to were very simple. The two of them got lost in the mountains and walked around the back of the Chu army camp. They were found by scouts and immediately sent to the camp. They happened to catch up with the Huns temporarily retreating and were not blocked on the way.

Feng Shili felt relieved. Although there were conflicts, he still trusted his judgment of the emperor. The most important thing was that he no longer had to be responsible. He was pressed on his head with a huge burden and he was about to be driven crazy.

But the imperial edict surprised him, and the above clearly ordered the Northern Army to march towards Jincheng immediately, not to fight with the Huns, and to enter the city as soon as possible to meet the emperor...

Whether to fight or not is not something that the Northern Army can decide. Feng Shili stayed with the imperial edict for a while and looked up at Zhao Ruosu. He vaguely remembered that there was indeed such an official in the Secretariat. As for the emperor's personal follower Chao Jing, he had seen him several times, but it was the first time he knew his name.

Then he looked at more than ten generals in the tent. These people were eager to try and were already impatient. It seemed that dying to the enemy was a glory and a must-do. If it was a step later, they would be taken first by others...

Feng Shili didn't know how true the performance of others was. He was only clear that he didn't want to die, but he had to die. The imperial edict was in his hands. If he refused to obey the edict, he would not only not be able to survive, but the entire family would be implicated.

"Send the order, and the entire army will leave the camp at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and go to Jincheng to meet with Your Majesty." Feng Shili ordered that in formal occasions, he could not say "rescue the horse" and could only be called "conference".

There is only one hour left after noon and it is basically a full meal and then you have to get on the horse.

The imperial edict requires "immediate", and Feng Shili can only extend this little time.

The generals obeyed the order and were about to get out the tent to prepare, Zhao Ruosu said, "Let's go."

The emperor did not ask him to do this. Zhao Ruosu made his own decision and wanted to see if this Northern Army was loyal. He was very satisfied. No one hesitated or made excuses from the right general Feng Shili. He was worthy of support.

"What else does Lord Zhao have?" Feng Shili asked politely. No matter what he thought, his face would not appear at all, just like other generals.

Zhao Ruosu glanced at him and finally fell on Chao Jing, saying, "Take off the clothes?"

"Ah? It's right here? This is the clothes given to me by Your Majesty."

"Not only that, it is an imperial edict."

As soon as this was said, everyone in the tent was surprised. The most surprised person was of course Chao Jing, who looked down at his clothes, "This is... an imperial edict? Why don't I know?"

"Your Majesty is afraid that you will not be able to hold back, so take it off quickly."

"Oh." Chao Jing didn't care. He was really unable to hold back his anger and could not keep his words in his heart. As for taking off his clothes in public, he didn't care even more. When he was in the fishing village, he was almost naked for half of his time.

Chao Jing was wearing a short jacket, which looked nothing special. When he looked over, he found a large patch inside, with fine stitches. Chao Jing recognized that this was Zhang Youcai's technique at first sight and smiled: "Your Majesty is really good at playing."

No one in the tent laughed, and everyone understood that this "common imperial edict" was the emperor's true intention.

Others dared not take action, Zhao Ruosu wanted to take a hand and pick out the needle and thread himself. It took a while before the imperial edict was completely removed and turned around to show it to everyone.

A square piece of cloth with words written on it and sealed with a seal is indeed an imperial edict.

Zhao Ruosu held up the imperial edict in both hands and was about to recite it. Chao Jing quickly glanced at him and grabbed the original clothes with a quick hand, whispering: "Excellent, it turns out that I have been wearing the imperial edict box, and it will be valuable in the future."

The new imperial edict rejected the previous order. The Northern Army not only could not go to Jincheng, but also had to ensure its own safety, retreat and choose a more suitable camp, but it could not exceed thirty miles. Then wait for reinforcements, at least to be equivalent to the number of the Huns, before launching an attack.

Then there were a series of personnel appointments. General Cui Hong still commanded the Chu army in the world and wanted to meet with the emperor as quickly as possible. Chai Yue was appointed as General of the Cavalry. This was also a vacant title that had been vacant for a long time. For Chai Yue, it was still a step to reach the sky, even greater than Deng Cui's level.

Zhuo Ruhe, the governor of Hongnong County, was appointed as the crown prince Shaobao. This is also a false title of one, and it has nothing to do with whether there is a crown prince. The practice of the Great Chu Dynasty to give low-level officials important tasks, and when it is given important tasks, it will be given a very high-level virtual title, so that the order can be issued legitimately and will not have too much impact on the court afterwards.

Zhuo Ruhe had the power to govern the frontier and dispatch troops. After joining with Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan in the Shattered Iron City, he wanted to hand over the command power to the real general.

The emperor had no more arrangements for the capital. The ministers and Yang Feng, the two of them, should know what to do.

Feng Shili was really relieved this time. The emperor finally did not lose his mind and made the right choice. He immediately said: "The Northern Army does not need to retreat, just stand here and wait for reinforcements to arrive."

A general stepped forward and asked, "What if Jincheng is in a hurry? Is the Northern Army still watching? The scout said that the number of Huns has been increasing in the past few days and has brought a lot of equipment, so it is definitely going to attack the city."

Zhao Ruosu was silent for a while and said, "Your Majesty said that if you don't use one person to bury the world, the Huns are strong. Even if Jincheng is destroyed, the Northern Army cannot go out of the camp. If you can retreat, you can retreat. If you cannot retreat, you can continue to hold on."

The generals were silent and finally believed that the emperor really didn't want them to rescue him.

Zhao Ruosu said again: "If General Feng is interested, please send troops to launch a charge against the Huns so that the defenders of Jincheng can see it so that His Majesty can know that I have arrived safely."

"Of course, tomorrow... no, I'll send troops later." Feng Shili said immediately.

"Also, send someone to find Zhuo Ruhe outside the Great Wall. Be sure to hand over this imperial edict to him in time. If Lord Zhuo is no longer here, send the imperial edict to Shattered Iron City."

"No problem, I will send someone who is capable of going out of the frontier."

"General Feng has sent letters to the capital and the general?"

"Of course, it has been delivered for a few days, and there is no response yet."

Zhao Ruosu nodded, "Finally, please ask General Feng to send a few soldiers to send us to Qi State. I want to go and meet with the general."

After several dispatches, the capital was empty. The two most important troops in Da Chu were in the north and the other in the east. The number of soldiers in the north of the frontier was more scattered, and it took a long time to gather together. The troops in the east were relatively concentrated, but they were restrained by the rebels and were difficult to mobilize.

Zhao Ruosu went to see General Cui Hong in person to ensure that the army was willing to seek the big ones and went north to rescue the emperor as soon as possible.

Feng Shili did as he did, sent ten people to the frontier with imperial edicts, and twenty people to escort Zhao Ruosu and Chao Jing to Qi. At the same time, five thousand soldiers of the Northern Army came out of the camp and challenged the Huns with great fanfare, not asking for a battle, but just to let Jincheng see that this army does exist.

Zhao Ruosu and Chao Jing did not rest. After passing the imperial edict, they set off immediately.

Everything was arranged, Feng Shili finally got idle and sat on the chair, weak, as if he had just returned from the battlefield, and although his body was tired, his mind was spinning very fast.

He called a general and asked, "Let me talk about the situation of the Huns."

"The Huns surrounded Jincheng are about 60,000, an increase of more than 5,000 per day. Now it has reached nearly 80,000, and it seems that they will continue to increase. It is said that most of the cities in Yan State and Zhongshan County have been conquered, and only a few are still holding on. Many of the equipment brought by the Huns were taken from the Chu army..."

Feng Shili interrupted the general, "According to your estimate, when will the Huns attack the city?"

The general thought for a while, "At least three days, but only five days, the Huns are enough to launch a large-scale siege."

Feng Shili waved his hand to ask the general to retreat, leaving no one around him, and pondered alone in the tent.

After all the calculations, he found that reinforcements from either side could not arrive in time. The Huns' strategy was very clear. They either used the emperor to lure a group of Chu troops to rescue them and take the opportunity to annihilate them, or captured Jincheng and captured the emperor alive to threaten the Great Chu. They would never wait until the number of Chu troops was as large as that of the Huns.

"It's really unfortunate." Feng Shili sighed. It was the emperor who had to take the imperial command in person. He couldn't blame others when he came to this point. He grind ink and paper, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, put it in the letter, called his confidant follower, and ordered him to bring the letter back to Beijing.

"This letter is of great importance and must not fall into the hands of others. You must hand it over to Lord Shouxiangshen, do you understand?"

The follower kowtowed and took the order and hurriedly left the tent.

Da Chu is facing a crisis again. Who can turn the tide this time? Feng Shili would rather make more choices than die and wait for a miracle to happen.

Five thousand Northern Army troops left the camp and blew dozens of trumpets more than ten miles away from Jincheng. They retreated immediately without waiting for the Huns to join the encirclement.

The Huns had already set up a net of heaven and earth. They never thought that the fish would be cunning. When they were about to enter the net, they turned around and swam away. This made them extremely disappointed and very angry. They rushed to the front of the village and challenged them with various means.

Han Ruzi in the city finally waited for the signal. The feint attack of the Northern Army showed that Zhao Ruosu and Niu had used fake imperial edicts to deceive the Huns and successfully escaped from the siege.

But he could only breathe a little relieved. More and more Huns were siegeing the city, and tall siege equipment were being built everywhere. The Huns were quickly learning operation skills, and the large number of prisoners they captured could be used as labor.

The next time you attack the city, it will no longer be as simple as shooting an arrow.

Before waiting for reinforcements, Jincheng still has to find a way to protect himself. (To be continued.)
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