Plan to cut off the nine states

He Rong's cavalry was always ready for battle. At the order of the Chanyu, in less than a quarter of an hour, the first team of more than a thousand people had left the camp, and the subsequent teams continued to come in an endless stream until midnight, and some people were on the road.

Xu Chu originally stayed in the camp, but was called out soon after and went to chase the Chanyu under the escort of a team of cavalry.

The Chanyu made a siege plan on horseback and sent orders at any time. Halfway through, he stopped to rest for a while, summoned all the adults to discuss military affairs, and finalized many final details.

It was at this time that Xu Chu caught up and stood with some Central Plains people. He was not far from the Chanyu, and could see the faces illuminated by the fire, but he could not hear what they were saying, not to mention that most of them did not understand He Rong language at all.

Although Zhang Shiyu was the emperor, he did not receive special treatment. Standing with the Central Plains people, his face was pale, and his eyes occasionally turned, always revealing the panic that could not be hidden.

Zhang Shiyu recognized Xu Chu after his eyes swept over him for the third time. He waved his hand and asked Xu Chu to come to his side. He whispered, "What is going on?"

"Princess Fangde sent a doll, Shanyu..."

"No, no, that's not what I'm asking. It's... what is my sister thinking? Doesn't she know that I'm a guest in He Rong's camp? Doesn't she have any understanding of the current situation? And why did the garrison commander and governor of Yuyang allow her to do whatever she wants?"

"The garrison commander and governor probably don't know..."

Zhang Shiyu suddenly became furious, but didn't dare to speak loudly. He suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth and said, "It's all Because of you. "

"I? I'm not in Yuyang City, and I can't communicate with Princess Fangde."

"I'm not talking about now, but in the past, you... you must have done something to my sister to make her fall in love with you. Alas, when my sister went to live in the valley, I clearly opposed it, but my mother said that my sister would no longer be loved if she married outside the Great Wall... Women make things difficult, really make things difficult. Then my sister changed. After coming back from you, she talked about the "big situation" everywhere every day. She also came to me and wanted to tell me how to be an emperor..."

Thinking of Zhang Shiqing's serious discussion of the "big situation", Xu Chu couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Shiyu regarded the smile as an admission, and couldn't help but get even angrier, "It was you who taught my sister these weird ideas, it was you..."

The discussion of Lord He Rong ended, and they all mounted their horses to meet up with their soldiers, and the people of the Central Plains were also asked to set off.

Xu Chu was about to mount his horse when he was stopped by He Rong Pingshan.

He Rongpingshan rode on his horse, pointing his whip at the torch, "The Chanyu wants to see you."

Zhang Shiyu had already grabbed the reins and looked at Xu Chu, silently reminding him not to make trouble.

Xu Chu ignored him, nodded to Chang Yanzhi who was more concerned about him, and walked towards the torch.

The Chanyu had also mounted his horse, looking down at Xu Chu from a high position, "Someone told me that you are very familiar with the princess and taught her many bad things. You went north alone to prevent the princess from marrying into He Rong's tribe."

Xu Chu glanced around and did not see Kou Daogu, but believed that the "someone" the Chanyu was talking about must be him, not the emperor Zhang Shiyu.

"I went north alone to prevent a disaster."

"Is the princess marrying into He Rong's tribe a disaster?"

Xu Chu shook his head, "The emperor went north to borrow troops, the King of Jin came to seek an alliance, and the Chanyu led his army into the Great Wall. Together, it was a disaster, a great disaster."

The Chanyu laughed, "The treacherous means of the Central Plains people are useless to me. Save your sweet talk and use it tomorrow morning to persuade the people in the city to open the gates and surrender, and persuade the princess to come out and kneel before me to beg for forgiveness. If you can't persuade me, I will kill you first, and then let the emperor persuade me - the emperor is my brother-in-law and my family. I don't want this, but I can't be too indulgent to my family."

"Just like the Chanyu treated the Left God Guard King?"

He Rongpingshan was accompanying him. When he heard this, his face changed slightly.

"He is my younger brother, and he will never change." The Chanyu rode away, and He Rongpingshan followed closely behind him, not even having time to rebuke Xu Chu for talking nonsense with an angry look.

The Chanyu was good at winning people's hearts. Xu Chu saw it and felt a little jealous.

The soldiers urged him to mount his horse.

The camp of He Rong's army was not far from Yuyang City. They arrived shortly after midnight. They did not set up camp but directly set up a siege formation.

Xu Chu joined many people from the Central Plains.

Zhang Shiyu was still very angry with Xu Chu, but he looked around and could not find anyone to talk to, so he had to find him again, "Are you and my sister happy this time? People in the city died because of you two."

"He Rong's people came in a hurry and did not bring any equipment. It was difficult to attack the city. If Yuyang is willing to hold on..."

Zhang Shiyu was shocked: "Hold on? Don't you think you can't die quickly enough? Why did the Chanyu bring me here? Just to threaten the people in the city..." Zhang Shiyu shuddered, "If I had known this would happen, I would never... It's all Huanyan's fault. She Urge me to become emperor."

"Actually, it was my idea, remember?"

Zhang Shiyu squinted at him, "It's really strange. You refuse to pledge allegiance to any side, and you don't have any soldiers or generals, but you seem to be involved in many things. It's not much, I can't think of it at ordinary times, but it's not a little, but when it comes to a critical moment, I think you are the one who is doing bad things."

"Haha, this is too flattering for me."

"I'm not praising you."

"You don't have to worry. Although Yuyang can be defended, it seems that they will open the gate and surrender before dawn."

"You know it now?"

"This is a guess. He Rong people are good at riding and shooting. If Yuyang wants to hold on, the soldiers should hide to avoid damage. You see, the lights on the city wall are brightly lit, and there is obviously no defense. I guess the people in the city are still there. I don’t understand why the He Rong people are attacking, but they will surrender immediately if they figure it out.”

Zhang Shiyu felt that there was some truth in it, and felt a little relieved, but then he was a little unhappy, "Without my will, Yuyang dares to surrender? Oh, forget it, why should I care about this now?"

Everyone had no tents, so they could only stand in the wilderness and wait. Although it was not cold, they were quite embarrassed, especially when they were surrounded by He Rong cavalry. The people of the Central Plains were just watching the battle, but in fact they were no different from prisoners.

Around five o'clock, the sky was slightly bright, and Zhang Shiyu was a little nervous again, "Why is there still no movement in the city?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of cheers resounded from the front.

Someone among Zhang Shiyu's entourage could understand some of the congratulations and said to everyone: "The governor of Yuyang, Huangfu He, led his troops to surrender!"

Zhang Shiyu breathed a heavy sigh of relief and said to Xu Chu: "There are finally sensible people in Yuyang City."

Xu Chu smiled and looked at the relieved expressions of many people around him, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Not long after, the cheers suddenly turned into roars. The faces of the Central Plains people who had just breathed a sigh of relief changed color again. Zhang Shiyu grabbed Xu Chu's arm and asked, "What's going on?"

"I can't guess this. I think it's a princess..."

"It's her again, this..." Zhang Shiyu couldn't say bad words, and he felt really uncomfortable holding it in.

It was the person who could understand He Rong's language who explained: "The governor led his troops out of the city, but Zhonglang ordered Tang Shiju to abandon the city and flee early. It seems...it seems that he took Princess Fangde with him."

Everyone else was surprised, but Zhang Shiyu was furious, "Master Tang, this bastard, a small lieutenant general, dares to do such a rebellious and unethical thing! I said that my sister is not like this, even my brother's He didn’t care about his life, it turned out he was being coerced! Huanyan misjudged the person again.”

He Rong's cavalry shouted and shouted, seeming very angry and a little excited, but there were too many people talking, and Zhang Shiyu's followers listened for a long time before they caught one sentence, "They, they want to massacre the city."

Zhang Shiyu was stunned, "The governor has surrendered."

The attendant shook his head, "I don't know why, but they just want to massacre the city. It seems that they are arranging the order and will start soon."

"What about me? Shanyu is obviously angry. Has anyone talked about me?"

Sui never heard much and could only continue to shake his head.

Zhang Shiyu was worried about gains and losses, but suddenly calmed down and said to Xu Chu: "Shan is a reasonable person. I have not offended him. He should understand, right?"

"Well, Shanyu should understand."

Hearing Xu Chu say these words, Zhang Shiyu felt more at ease, "That's enough. I have been protecting my sister for so many years. At this point, I no longer care about her life or death. The trouble she caused herself, Let her sort it out."

"Did you borrow troops from Shan Yu?" Xu Chu suddenly asked.

Zhang Shiyu only thought about his own safety. Hearing this question, he couldn't help but be stunned, "At this time..."

Xu Chu said seriously: "I once suggested that your majesty borrow troops from Shan Yu, has your majesty said anything?"

It was rare for Zhang Shiyu to be called "Your Majesty" by someone other than his entourage, so he felt a little uncomfortable. He stayed for a while and then said: "When I opened my mouth, I said I wanted to borrow 100,000 troops. Shan Yu kept laughing, but... I won't say anything else after that. Say it again.”

"Well, well done. We have to go see the Chanyu."

"Why are you meeting him?" Although he was among He Rong's cavalry and surrounded by at least his own people, Zhang Shiyu was unwilling to leave this small territory.

"When the Shanyu is angry, he is most vulnerable to provocation. If you don't go and say a few words in front of the Shanyu, you may be afraid of something bad happening."

Zhang Shiyu suddenly realized, "Fortunately, you are here." He hurriedly called his entourage who could speak He Rong and ordered him to negotiate with the people of He Rong. He wanted to see Chanyu.

"Take me with you." Xu Chu reminded.

Zhang Shiyu nodded repeatedly. He really didn't dare to go to see Shanyu alone.

The request was passed up through the layers, and not long after, it was actually agreed.

Xu Chu and Zhang Shiyu mounted their horses and went to see Shanyu, escorted by a group of cavalry.

Shan Yu was still sitting on the horse, his face was livid. Not far away, dozens of Yuyang officials were still kneeling on the ground, all of them trembling. Emperor Tiancheng appeared and did not dare to look up.

"I regard the emperor as one of my own, but the emperor keeps teasing me. What is his intention?" Shanyu asked.

Hearing this question, Zhang Shiyu first admired Xu Chu's foresight. If he didn't explain it in time, he was afraid that Shanyu would be more and more dissatisfied.

"It's all Tang Shiju... not me..." But he was nervous and scared. Although he had many things to say, he couldn't say them out for the moment. His face was changing, so he had to look at Xu Chu for help.

Xu Chu said: "Chan Yu, don't massacre the city first. It's time to turn back. Maybe it's still too late."

Zhang Shiyu was horrified, and the Chanyu was furious. He pointed his riding whip in his hand, and just as he was about to speak, Xu Chu said again: "Hundreds of thousands of Jin troops are on their way to the outside of the Great Wall. Didn't the Chanyu bring all his family members to the pass?" "