Concubine Shu Deng Yun knew her brother best. She guessed that Deng Cui "deducted" some of the Chu army.

Thousands of Chu army vanguards arrived at Huju City, and the scene they saw surprised them. The new city, which had just been built not long ago, has experienced countless times of burning and slashing. It has become as dilapidated as a thousand-year-old castle, but it still stands tall. There are only more than 200 soldiers left in the city, all of whom are pale and thin, and their eyes are fierce when they look at people.

Deng Cui planned to obtain support after the beginning of spring, but he waited until late autumn, when food and grass were scarce, the soldiers ate all their horses, and were forced to eat helplessly and even started to eat people. There were companions who died in battle and fell enemies. After discovering this, the enemy was shocked and frightened. They retreated dozens of miles and took the body away as soon as possible after each failure of siege.

Deng Cui did not surrender, Zhang Yin did not surrender, and the soldiers under his command reached a state of not thinking about it. They numbly followed the orders of the two generals, watched their companions fall down one by one, and numbly swallowed everything in their mouths.

But they defended Huju City, relying on Zhang Yin's initial persistence, and strived to be thick and tall when building the walls, making it difficult for the enemy's equipment to be transported to work, and they could only attack with manpower.

The gap in the city wall was also blocked. Deng Cui initially used this gap to surprise the enemy. He persisted for several months, then used local materials to build a section of the city wall with the remaining rocks and corpses, and persisted for several months.

The reinforcements finally arrived. The general who led the team was named Guan Song. He recognized Deng Cui. As soon as he entered the city, he received an order: "Super the food."

The surviving soldiers ate their voraciously and their eyes swept over the horses, which made the newly arrived soldiers frightened.

The Pioneer Army only brought food with her own food. Guan Song asked Deng Cui and others to leave immediately, go to join the Tutor Cui, and return to Da Chu together, "The war is over."

Deng Cui just ate it, almost eating the appetite of the three people, finally raised his head and asked, "Is it over?"

"Yes, the enemy has been expelled from the Western Regions. The countries surrendered when they heard the news. The Chu army won a great victory. I will keep people to guard Huju City. The two generals have been struggling to guard the lonely city for a long time. It is time to return to the capital to receive rewards."

Zhang Yin did not say anything, Deng Cui burped for a long time, "Gen. Guan has fought with the enemy?"

"yes."

"What do you think of the enemy?"

"It's very tough, only advance but not retreat, but not adaptable. As long as the Chu army blocks the initial offensive, they can counterattack and wipe it out."

"What you meet is just a servant army. They are more like slaves than soldiers. All their families are detained by gods and ghosts. If they advance, they die. If they retreat, their families will be killed. The main force of the enemy army has not come to the Western Regions at all."

"Are the enemy not ready yet?"

"Idiot, this is a plan to attack the east and attack the west, but it is not right. It is a "speaking the west and attack the east". The gods and ghosts are pretending to attack the Western Regions and attracting the Chu army. The real direction of the attack must be in the north, with the Xiongnu leading the way, and they know where to attack."

"Those two generals should have returned to Beijing with me." Guan Song was not particularly concerned. He only cared about his own tasks. The entire defense of Da Chu was decided by the Ministry of War and the court.

Deng Cui looked at it and saw that the hall was full of hungry soldiers like beasts. The newly arrived soldiers stared at the bones in the corner and whispered.

"How many enemy troops did General Deng encounter?"

Guan Song didn't understand why Deng Cui was always interested in this matter, but Deng Cui had to say more than 4,000 people, less than 5,000."

"Have General Deng ever thought about the great momentum of the enemy, why only a few thousand people entered the Western Regions?"

"They... aren't ready?"

"The enemy has been attacking Huju City for nearly a year, what else is there to be prepared?"

Guan Song smiled and said, "I understand, because two generals guarded Huju City and blocked the important roads to the Western Regions. The enemy could not pass on a large scale, so they could only go through it little by little."

Deng Cui nodded, "The enemy was afraid that the rear was cut off, so he attacked Huju City with all his might. The thousands of enemy troops you encountered were originally used to intercept our rear, hey, it seemed like we would escape. There is another reason. Since the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, the enemy's offensive has slowed down. General Zhang and I had speculation at that time that the enemy might have transferred some of it, which is the best time to take advantage of the situation to counterattack. Unfortunately, we have too few soldiers in our hands..."

Guan Song was shocked, and no longer cared about the size of his official position, he immediately shook his head, "No, I was ordered to lead this army to find two generals, and at most 500 people to defend the city. You all follow me and leave immediately to see Grand Tutor Cui. He is now the Minister of War. General Deng has any ideas to tell Grand Tutor Cui."

"Teacher Cui has become the Minister of War?" Deng Cui glanced at Zhang Yin, "Your Majesty's work... is quite unexpected." Deng Cui leaned forward and said earnestly: "Guan Song, you have been in the army for more than ten years. Until now, you are just an ordinary general. Have you been granted a title of marquis?"

Guan Song shook his head and smiled, "I don't have that ability, nor do I have that blessing."

"Are all the marquis named marquis capable? Blessings, what are you doing if you lose your worries, and good luck will not fall on you? Just talking about Piyuan Marquis, why should he be appointed marquis? It was because he was brave enough to get lost in the desert and missed the military opportunity. He thought that anyway, he had already been like this, and he would be punished to retreat, so he led his army deep and met a group of Xiongnu princes who were defeated and fled. He made a fuss and made a meritorious service."

Zhang Yin opened his mouth and said huh.

Guan Song laughed twice, "There is still such a thing, but I am different. I am ordered to retreat. After I go back, I will be able to receive the merits and will not be punished."

"How much credit can you make? The credit belongs to Grand Tutor Cui. I don't know how many more marquises in his family will be. At most, you will be promoted to two or three levels..."

"I'll be satisfied if I can do that."

"Are your parents satisfied? Are your brothers and nephews satisfied? Are your wife satisfied?" Deng Cuizha said in a look of his expression, "Mrs. Guan is a lady from a family? Is he married General Guan, because he is interested in your bright future, but General Guan is not enterprising. He doesn't want to give the great achievements he has given to him. He is satisfied with being promoted to a small official. How can he explain to his wife after he goes back?"

Guan Song blushed, "What do you call 'marriage'? My wife and I... Forget it, it's so easy to get the credit?"

"Of course, the main force of the enemy has turned to the north, and there are not many troops left in the Western Regions, only seven or eight thousand. Thousands were wiped out by General Guan, and the remaining ones are only three or four thousand. They will only charge and die, and are definitely not the opponent of our Chu army."

Deng Cui guessed at first, but now he took it as a fact. He casually said that Zhang Yin next to him was busy eating, but the old servant was stunned. They were trapped in the city and could not even send out the scouts. He had no idea how many enemy troops were left.

Guan Song frowned, "This is not a great achievement."

"Why is General Guan confused? The main force of the gods and ghosts and great Shanyu moved to the north, and the rear must be empty. Going westward, the customs are similar to those of the Western Regions. They are all small countries who are forced to surrender. When they heard that the Chu army came, they would definitely rush to surrender. Isn't this a great achievement?"

Guan Song was a little moved, but hesitated.

Deng Cui said again: "I will analyze for General Deng: the enemy will attack Da Chu from the north. This is certain. It is very likely that it has already taken action. It will take at least one month for us to return to Da Chu now. There are two possibilities at that time. First, the Chu army won a great victory, and we have no chance to make contributions, and we don't even have to watch the excitement. Second, the Chu army was defeated, and we still have no chance to make contributions, but we have to take it immediately. Facing the main force of the enemy, it is not you or me who commands the battle. Victory is not a success, and defeat is a crime."

"How can the enemy really detour the north?"

Deng Cui slapped the table heavily, scaring everyone in the hall Tiger Ju City held on for nearly a year, dealing with the enemy almost every day, and unable to even find out this little news?"

Guan Song was even more shocked. He was older and was always at a disadvantage when dating Deng Cui. He was frightened by Deng Cui, and he had no questions. "I don't bring much food and grass, it's only enough for ten days."

"When you enter the countryside, you have to learn to use local materials when you arrive in the Western Regions. If there is not enough food and grass, you can fight and grab it."

Guan Song laughed, feeling both inappropriate and excited, looking at the veteran general Zhang Yin, "What do Marquis Piyuan think?"

"I...only defend the city." Zhang Yin said.

"Don't worry about him, he has already been granted a title of marquis. As long as he guards Huju City, he will be considered a great contribution, which is different from us."

Guan Song thought about it again and again, and slapped the table, "Then let me listen to you. A real man must take a risk when he establishes his life. But there is a saying that in front, General Deng's position is higher than me, and advance and retreat are all your orders, not mine. If he can make a contribution, his first contribution will be General Deng's, and I will only benefit from some of the following things."

Deng Cui stood up and shouted: "If General Guan is not appointed as a marquis in this battle, all the soldiers will be rich and powerful. Deng will pay you his life!"

Guan Song led 5,000 troops, but Deng Cui was not humble. He took over the army and divided 500 people to escort the remaining soldiers of Huju City to see the Grand Tutor Cui, leaving 500 people for Zhang Yin to continue defending the city. He and Guan Song brought the remaining 4,000 people, and only brought rations for three days. The next day, they came out of the city and actually pursued the enemy.

When Cui Hong received the letter, it was half a month later. He was on his way back to Da Chu. After reading the letter, he was furious, but everything was too late. No matter how fast the horse was, he could not catch up with the four thousand people.

A few days later, not far from the Yumen Pass of the Chu Realm, Cui Hong received news that the main force of the enemy appeared in the north of the border, the Shattered Iron City was lost, and the Shenxiong Pass was in danger.

Cui Hong was shocked and was originally ready to participate in Deng Cui's first book after returning to Beijing, but at this time he wanted to silently wish Deng Cui a victory.

Deng Cui was in the city of Huju, but his guess was correct. The gods and ghosts did transfer all the main troops to the north. In his expectation, the Chu army would never continue to advance westward. When he heard that there was danger in the north, he would even return to Chu with great speed.

Deng Cui and Guan Song defeated an enemy army, grabbed the food and supplies they needed, and advanced westward.

Deng Cui was not confused. He had a plan. In any case, his army was not the opponent of the enemy's main force, so when the enemy turned north, he moved south to avoid his edge.

A month later, Guan Song began to be scared again. When he climbed a hill, he asked, "General Deng, where are we going to fight?"

"I heard that the territory of the gods and ghosts, Great Shanyu reached the grassland in the north and the sea in the south. I wanted to see the sea."

Deng Cui’s heart has no end. (To be continued.)
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