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Baiqiao Town was in a mess. The enemy swept the entire town like a hurricane. The houses were completely demolished and used to build high platforms and siege equipment. Most of the townsmen had fled to the capital. The remaining few were killed, their bodies were buried and their heads were hung on wooden stakes by the river.

Seeing such a scene, the Chu army soldiers were all filled with righteous indignation.

Cui Hong calmed down, stopped, occupied an empty camp of the enemy first, intending to see the situation clearly before making the next plan, so he sent a scout to track the enemy. Soon, the emperor sent someone to send an order, and ordered him to temporarily hold back the pursuit of the enemy and wait for the Chu army in the capital.

After nightfall, Cui Hong felt uncomfortable, and his old wound was vaguely ached. He was wrapped in several layers of blankets, but he still felt cold to the bone.

"I'm so old, I'll be like this after being frozen overnight." Cui Hong sighed.

The entourage held the hot wine and fed the owner one by one, laughing and said, "The adults can still ride a horse to chase the enemy for nearly a hundred miles. Even the young men in their prime cannot do it."

Cui Hong's expressionless face was that his follower was always so good at speaking. He loved to listen to it very much, but today he was a little excited. He shook his head and said he would not drink it anymore, saying, "Come on paper, I want to write a letter."

"Is there something urgent to do? If you don't have any hurry, it's not too late to write tomorrow. Have a good rest tonight."

Cui Hongzhen was unwilling to get out of the blanket and hesitated for a moment, "I'll tell you orally, you'll write it."

The march was in a hurry and didn't bring many things. The entourage was about to go out to find the Chinese military clerk to ask for pen and paper. Cui Hong changed his mind again, "Wait, don't write a letter. I'll say a few words. Just remember it, and tell the queen and Cui Teng in the future."

The entourage looked surprised, "Sir, you are about to return triumphantly. Tell the queen and the second son yourself."

"Don't think too much, I'm just in case. If I can go back safely, I naturally don't need to tell you."

"Yes, sir."

Cui Hong thought for a while, "Tell Cui Teng, you can't be the boss, give birth to a few more grandchildren for the Cui family as soon as possible, respect your mother more filial to you, and be polite to the Chou King. Yes, you must focus on making friends with the Chou King. This is the most important thing, more important than serving Your Majesty."

"It's... sir." The entourage was surprised. He followed the Grand Tutor for many years and never remembered that the Cui family had dated the Chou King of Luoyang. However, in recent times, when Cui Teng was sent to Mayi City, he might have received some care from the Chou King.

"The Queen... The Queen is very smart and there is no need to say much, but sometimes she is too weak and is afraid that she will not be able to gain a foothold in the harem. Your Majesty's kindness is not a lifelong dependence. Tell her that she will give birth to a prince no matter what, if she cannot, she will adopt the prince who has other concubines."

"Yes, sir." The follower replied.

Cui Hong wrapped the blanket tightly, still feeling cold, and was silent for a moment, and said: "Mrs. Cining is extremely visionary. Adopting Prince Qing is not as simple as pampering Changsun. She is making arrangements for the future, and she is really worried that the queen can handle it."

"Although the queen is usually a little weak, she can still do it when she should be tough."

Cui Hong nodded, suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide open, as if he had just discovered that there were outsiders in the tent.

The entourage was startled and hurried forward, "Sir..."

"I said nothing about the Queen Mother, and you didn't hear it, do you understand?"

"Yes, I only say to the queen, to give birth to a prince early, or to adopt a prince."

Cui Hong nodded, his expression calmed down, "Get off."

"I will stay and serve the Lord."

"No need, wake me up if something urgent is needed."

The entourage had to retreat and instruct the guards at the door. When they found out that something was wrong, they immediately called him.

Cui Hong lay down and slept for a while. He didn't know how long he had passed, but suddenly opened his eyes, but waited for a while before he woke up. He felt even colder and his whole body was trembling.

A voice sounded outside, "Sir Shangshu, the scout will repay you."

Cui Hong forced himself to sit up, forced himself to speak, "Come in."

An officer with a frosty face walked in and brought a cold wind into his arms.

"Sir Shangshu, the enemy army has collapsed and no longer formed a team."

Cui Hong was happy, "What did you see with your own eyes?"

"Yes, I saw a group of enemies falling apart, even attacking each other, and then running in all directions. I met other scouts on the way back, and everyone saw the same situation."

Cui Hongteng stood up, "When is it?"

"Nearly five updates."

"Call the generals immediately."

Cui Hong was no longer cold, on the contrary, he felt a sense of warmth.

As soon as he heard the news, he realized that a once-in-a-century great achievement was in front of him. This function allowed him to return to the top and laid a more stable foundation for the Cui family.

Cui Hong was dressed neatly and went to the central army tent. All the generals under his command had arrived. They had received the news and were as excited as Lord Shangshu and were eager to lead their troops to pursue him.

Cui Hong quickly assigned a mission, and the enemy's escape was the most likely to escape from the same route. Cui Hong personally led the central army to advance northward to join the Chu army outside the border, and annihilated the invading enemy in one fell swoop. Several confidant generals led the left army to Yuguanmen in the west. There were probably many deserters there, so the other generals could only pursue the scattered soldiers and yongs in the east.

"The pursuit of death and defeat is the best priority, and the surrender is more likely to surrender, and less fight. Those who are uneasy after surrender can be killed."

The army had dinner. Soon after dawn, Cui Hong led the main force to set off first. He also made clear arrangements for the subsequent arrival of the capital army. Most of the soldiers still followed him north, and a few were divided into two directions.

The Chu army had been depressed for a long time, and the battle the night before was unclear, and the breath in my heart was not revealed. This time, I heard that I was going to chase and disperse the enemy, and I was very happy, and my fatigue was wiped out.

Cui Hong felt very good. His old injuries didn't hurt and his body was no longer cold. He rode on the horse and just wanted to run faster.

In the afternoon of that day, the Chu army encountered the first enemy soldier. These alien soldiers did not recognize the way and walked around the nearby mountains, but actually circled around them.

Before the two armies could confront each other, the enemy soldiers knelt down and surrendered. They had no other choice, and most of them didn't even have weapons.

More than a thousand enemy soldiers became prisoners like this.

If the scout's report is somewhat unreliable, these headless flies-like soldiers undoubtedly show that the enemy's army is in chaos.

Cui Hong only left a few soldiers to take care of the prisoners, led his army to continue pursuing, and at the same time left orders to the rear army to speed up.

On the third day, some of the troops in the rear caught up. Cui Hong had nearly 20,000 soldiers under his command, and as many as 10,000 prisoners were captured.

On the same day, Cui Hong received the imperial edict.

The emperor ordered the Minister of War to not be impatient and to take every step forward, reminding him that the enemy might be using fraud to lure the Chu army to pursue.

Cui Hongyi laughed at it. The emperor has always been adventurous, but now he is too cautious. No wonder the emperor stayed behind and could not see the situation ahead. The chaos in the enemy army is so obvious, there is no need to be suspicious.

Cui Hong continued to pursue, intending to make some rectifications in Xiaozhou City and add some military food and supplies.

Xiaozhou City has become a ruin, and a high platform is piled up with Chu people's heads on the roadside.

The Chu army became even more angry and killed hundreds of enemy soldiers who surrendered that day, and they all continued to pursue them.

After all, Cui Hong is not a reckless person. No matter how likely he is to win, he must be prepared. So he ordered a camp to rest, demolish the high platform of the heads, buried it on the spot, and sent troops to collect food and grass everywhere.

The surviving Chu people could not be found within dozens of miles, but they only captured several more prisoners. These people were unlucky, and they were still angry and started killing.

The Right Army, who went east, found some remaining food and grass in Mancang City and gave it to the Central Army in time.

Mancang City has been burned down, and there is still some food stored underground, which the enemy did not know and left to the Chu army.

That night, the emperor came to chase him again, expressing his concerns about the enemy's fraud, and demanding that Taifu Cui should not be careless and examine the prisoners more and make sure to clarify the real movements of the enemy.

Cui Hong had already supported 40,000 troops at this time and was full of confidence. He showed the imperial edict to the generals. All the generals also felt that the enemy was really disintegrating and the imperial edict should not be despised. He could send someone back to the capital to explain in detail to the emperor.

In the early morning of the next day, Cui Hong led his army to continue to go north to chase the enemy.

On this day, the Chu army ushered in a "great harvest". In several valleys, the enemy deserters were blocked one after another, with a number of more than 30,000.

Cui Hong had no doubts anymore and sent someone to quickly send the good news back to the capital to the heart of Emperor An.

Cui Hong ordered the officers under his command to interrogate the prisoners, but the army was not well-edited and the enemy spoke various languages, so he could hardly ask anything.

The Chu army accelerated, and Cui Hong was even a little anxious, hoping to regain the Shenxiong Pass before Chai Yue outside the Great Wall, and even capture the Shengui Da Shanyu alive.

This will be the greatest contribution since the Great Chu decided to establish the tripod.

The enemy was indeed cruel, and almost no grass was growing wherever they passed. The Chu army could only eat the food they carried with them, and there was not enough fodder, and horses ate the same food as soldiers.

But no one is in a hurry. After all, this is the territory of Great Chu. As long as the enemy is defeated, the supply will be found.

The army rushed for more than ten days and finally caught up with the largest enemy one afternoon.

It was snowing at that time and it was very close to the enemy. The scouts in front discovered the enemy situation. Based on past experience, the enemy had no fighting spirit and would surrender as soon as they saw the Chu army. Cui Hong did not stop rectifying the formation and immediately ordered an encirclement.

This place is not far from the Shenxiong Pass, with people and horses exhausted and food shortages. Cui Hong hopes to regain the pass tomorrow at the latest. If the gods, ghosts, and great Shanyu can be captured today, it will be perfect.

Everyone was anxious, and the army galloped in the snow. As soon as they fought, they found something was wrong. The enemy actually launched a counterattack, and the offensive was extremely fierce, without any chaos at all.

The Chu army was caught off guard and was repelled. Cui Hong and the generals were not shocked, but were overjoyed. They thought that the gods and ghosts must be among the enemy, so they ordered the siege to continue to siege and crush the morale of the enemy with the momentum of thunder.

The battle lasted for nearly an hour, and the Chu army retreated step by step. Cui Hong, who was sitting behind the formation, looked at the flying snow in the sky, and finally woke up and he was fooled.

Several dozen miles apart, Qiu Hong walked into a small tent, shook off the snow on his body, and smiled at the people inside, "Please use the trick, do you know how powerful the emperor is this time? We just got rid of a group of unstable servants and led the Chu army out of the capital. Today is the day of their destruction."

Donghai King looked dissatisfied, "Why keep me?"

Qiu Hong smiled, "Western troops are used to capture Chu. Chu has a large population, so they can just go to guard the West in groups. The emperor needs an obedient emperor."

(Stay for a long time on New Year's Day, and I will update today. I hope you know.)

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