In the first year of Yuanting, late at night on the eighth day of the October 19th, before dawn arrived, the attack on Chigu City by the Kuangwang Army had been going on for a whole day.

Although Rehai is not frozen all year round, there is also winter rain and snow, which is not good for the attacking party. Even the fire attack that can be used in Mucheng on weekdays has no effect. In addition, Fu Jiezi led the soldiers to guard the situation, and Princess Jieyou prepared for the future and stocked up a large number of crossbows, arrows and arrows early. The defense was strengthened in more than 20 days after the death of Fat King. The Wusun people, who were not good at siege war, tried to attack twice, but suffered hundreds of casualties, but did not achieve any results.

After all, Chigu is not Kucha, and the city is Han army rather than the city soldiers.

The crazy king was smart. Perhaps because he heard his brother Wu Ju Tu talk about the horror of the Han army defeating tens of thousands of Wusun light cavalry with two thousand, he used the trick of attacking the heart and made Yi Chang shout under the city.

The general meaning is to reiterate the traditional friendly and friendly neighborly relationship between Han and Wu, saying that the Crazy King is willing to continue the marriage alliance between Kunmi and Han in the past dynasties. This battle is the internal affairs of Wusun, and I hope the Han Dynasty will not interfere. He only targets the nobles of Wusun who had not yet surrendered by Yuan Guimi. As long as the Han army is willing to evacuate Chigu City, the Crazy King will definitely let it go, and will not hurt them at all, and will also give horse food.

Fu Jiezi naturally was not fooled, but these words were heard in Princess Zhiyou's ears.

In the brightly lit Xijun Palace, Princess Jieyou was silently guarding a spiritual throne to ponder, but Mrs. Feng reported that Chang Hui was visiting.

Jieyou thought for a while and asked Feng Shao and a few servants to stay at the door of the hall, and could see her and Chang Hui, but could not hear the conversation. He sat upright, covering the spiritual position behind him. When Chang Hui came to pay a visit, he said, "What happened to Doctor Chang late at night?"

Chang Hui said, "It's nothing, but in the evening, the crossbowman under the Marquis of Yiyang wanted to shoot the mad king Yichang who came to the city gate to persuade the surrender. However, the princess stopped him and said that he would not kill the envoy. Finally, he let him go back. Hui was puzzled and came to ask for questions."

He raised his head and looked straight into Jieyou's eyes: "Could Lord Chu believe the crazy king's deceitful words and want to negotiate with him?"

Jieyou avoided Chang Hui's gaze: "My son is defeated, and we are trapped in the lonely city. What else can we do besides peace talks?"

Chang Hui shook her head: "It's time to fight to this level, so how can I talk about it? The princess will shake the morale of the army if she does this."

"Ni Mi has ambition."

Jieyou knew that his thoughts could not be hidden from this old friend. She was too familiar with him, so she simply told Chang Hui his judgment: "Ni Mi was definitely unwilling to be a puppet of the Huns. After seizing the position of Kunmi, it would be beneficial for Wusun to continue his position as a fat king in the Han and the Huns."

"So what does the princess want to talk about?" Chang Hui asked.

Jieyou did not answer directly, so he let out and pointed to the spiritual position behind him: "This is Princess Xijun's spiritual card. Although I have never seen her, I have always lit a beacon for her to continue her blood food. After all, she and I are both married princesses from the Han Dynasty, and their surname is Liu."

"Thirty years ago, Princess Xijun did not want to marry the wolf king's grandson Cen Zu, and asked the Han Dynasty for help, but Emperor Xiaowu said that he would follow his customs."

"So Xijun married Cen Zu. After she died, I made up for the position. After Cen Zu, Fat King married me again and accepted his widowed sister-in-law and stepmother. This is the custom of Wusun."

"What I can do is marry Nimi as a stepmother. It is better for him to keep me than kill me. In this way, the war can be ended, convinced him to continue the strategy of the fat king, and minimize the losses of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions."

When she said this, Jieyou gritted her teeth. Of course, she hated Ni Mi, hated the person who killed Weng Guimi, and knew that she would definitely be humiliated when she went there, but so what?

When she brought her servants to drive Ruo Hu out of Chigu City, she didn't believe in fate and would rather die than surrender. When the Han army first arrived, she was full of confidence, but Yuan Guimi's crushing defeat told Jieyou that there was no miracle.

Now that her son is defeated and has no idea of ​​life and death, the sun sets for helping her worries. After struggling for half a lifetime, she suddenly realized that her destiny is like Xijun. It was destined from the moment she left the great man and has not changed at all.

No matter how strong a heart is, you will feel tired.

Whether as an old friend or an envoy, Chang Hui felt extremely sad about his decision to relieve worries and urged him: "This is different from the past, why should the princess sacrifice herself again!"

"Doctor Chang was wrong."

Jieyou smiled and said, "I know there is a saying among the Han people in the Western Regions."

"It seems that I sacrificed my life for the Han Dynasty and the Wusun," he said, "

"But everyone is confused about the truth and praises me too much."

"After Princess Xijun's death, Xiaowu looked for a marriage for a royal family, but no one was willing to go. The reason why Liu Jieyou asked Zongzheng for a marriage princess was not to share the worries of the emperor. Instead, he wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of his family's identity as the descendant of the Chu vassal king."

After she lowered her hand into her sleeves, she hid it in Wusun, and she still texted the calluses left on her fingers all year round: "It is also for myself, to not have to work hard at night, to have meat every day, to get rich and prosperous."

"Now my children are princes and princesses. Who is disrespectful to the Western Regions? When Yaoguang got married, he was also given a generous gift from the Emperor of Han. My brother and his family were living well in Chang'an. My niece was taking care of her husband and even went to Shanglin Yuefu with the ladies from the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers' families to learn rituals and music."

"This is everything I got after coming to Wusun. Isn't it better than living a miserable life in the poor alley in Chang'an?"

Jieyou tried his best to make himself look like an ordinary lady who was satisfied with all this: "So Jieyou did these things just for exchanges. I am happy here. I don't want Chang'an at all, I don't want a big man..."

Chang Hui was silent for more than twenty years, but Jieyou was still the same. When he lies, his eyes would glance at the side and his voice would become louder.

Her voice became low, and this time it was the turn to tell the truth: "On the contrary, the hundreds of dowry servants who accompanied Princess Xijun and me to Wusun were all miserable people. They were forced to move far away and part with relatives and friends. They accompanied me in Wusun for decades. They were unacceptable to the local conditions and food. They boiled black hair into white hair, and most of them died of illness. Their children were all old."

"Now, because I have been determined to accompany my son to guard Rehai, I have rejected Doctor Chang, and the Marquis of Yiyang proposed a evacuation plan, which has left everyone in danger with me and is in danger."

Jieyou bowed to Chang Huichang, and his words were full of apology: "The doctor Chang, the Marquis of Yiyang and the garrison soldiers who came to save me, were also trapped in an isolated city because of my own fault."

The Han army was very powerful and could break through 20,000 cavalry in the field, but facing a siege of ten times more than its own, even if it persists until spring, the losses would be heavy. Will reinforcements really come? Will they repeat Xiaowu's defeat in his later years?

Jieyou didn't want them to sacrifice for themselves anymore, so he said, "Jieyou felt ashamed and could not repay you. You all accompany me to help me. Now, it's Jieyou's turn to stand up and end this defeated war in the simplest way, let my servants return home, and let the soldiers go home."

"Does the princess say this to want to kill Chang Hui and thousands of Han men in the city?"

Chang Hui was really angry. He stood up and took a few steps forward, crossed the appropriate distance between the Queen Mother Wusun and the foreign ministers, and his voice moved.

"Wait for you, Chang Hui was imprisoned in the Huns back then, and even rumors that I and Mr. Su were dead, so I could not stop you from marrying into Wusun for the Han Dynasty. But today, Chang Hui will never let you be humiliated again!"

"Doctor Chang."

Jieyou noticed the change in Chang Hui's name and said solemnly: "Please pay attention to your behavior. I am no longer the grandson of the princess of the suicidal king in Chang'an, but the princess of the Han Dynasty. The Queen Mother Wusun who has three sons and two daughters for the fat king."

"And you are no longer a false servant of the mission that no one knows, but a Guanglu official and a messenger of rituals."

Her words were heartless and practical: "These words with personal affection should not be spoken from Dr. Chang's mouth, it is an insult to your Han Dynasty!"

"I don't know what the court has done to make a decision. I deliberately let Doctor Chang be an envoy, but please remember that you are not An Guo Shaoji, and I am not Queen Huan!"

Queen Yu of Nanyue was a Han Dynasty. Before marrying Zhao Yingqi, the third monarch of Nanyue who went to Chang'an to be a hostage, she had a relationship with Young Master An of An Guo. After Zhao Yingqi's death, Queen Yu became the queen mother.

Emperor Wu of Han specially sent An Guo Shaoji to the army of the army to Nanyue, and successfully slept with the Queen Mother of Nanyue and asked her to plan the affairs of Nanyue, although this matter was eventually lost due to the rebellion of the Prime Minister of Nanyue, Lu Jia.

Chang Hui knew that she had lost her composure, so she had to take a few steps back.

Yes, the torrent of the times separates them.

The torrent of the times has brought them back again.

But it can only be expressed in emotion and politeness.

Chang Hui felt very happy. If she could die together in Akagu City, it would be a good story.

"The Lord Chu is right." Chang Huiping regained his emotions: "I am Chang Hui, and in order to relieve my worries, I am naturally different from the Young Master of Anguo, Queen Yu."

"So I know that the Lord Chu is not a person who surrenders lightly, and must not do anything about surrender."

"The Lord of Chu should also know that Chang Hui has come here because of public intention. The mission given to me by the general is to protect the Lord of Chu. This is related to the Han Dynasty's system! The princess is humiliated by the great Han Dynasty!"

He pointed to the Han soldiers who stood guard outside by guarding the night: "Everyone who comes here either takes the initiative to apply for the recruitment, for money, for the purpose of commendation and rewarding the title of marquis, or has heard of the princess' deeds, and he volunteers to join the war. Those who are afraid of death will not cross the snowy mountains of the desert to come to this terrible territory. Not only Chang Hui will dissuade the princess, but every soldier outside will block it with death!"

Jieyou was discovered during the injury inspection. Although Yuan Guimi was defeated and Chigu was trapped in a heavy siege, the Han army did not fall into despair.

She saw Fu Jiezi leaning under the wooden wall and snoring, not afraid of arrows stuttering outside; Feng Fengshi silently recorded his experiences on the bamboo slips with the light of torches; Sun Qianwan was still chewing food and laughing, Zheng Ji shivered while muttering that Chigu was much colder than Kuaiji. It sounded like homesickness, but none of them looked desperate, as if they were besieged. It was just a common occurrence for them to fight against the crowd.

Is this Fu Jiezi's soldiers, Ren Hong's robes?

Chang Hui said: "Princess, please trust us, and also believe that the Han reinforcements will be able to defeat the Huns and reach Rehai. They will definitely come even if they have a long way to go. Maybe he is not far away."

Jieyou was a little puzzled. After all, she and Ren Hong only met once, and it was obvious that he was an excellent young man, brave and resourceful, and could capture his daughter's heart, but his wisdom and courage really reached this level of superb level?

"It is obvious that my son-in-law has no news, and he even doesn't know the location, why did Doctor Chang and Gong Fu both expect him to be able to provide assistance from thousands of miles away?"

She asked Fu Jiezi, but Old Fu was a silent guy in front of the woman, and only replied at that time: "I just know."

At this moment, Chang Hui laughed and said, "It seems that Master Chu's understanding of his son-in-law is far less than that of me and the Marquis of Yiyang."

This conversation made Jieyou feel relieved.

Although the two suns that illuminate her life set one after another, as long as you are willing to raise your head, you can find that there is still warmth and hope everywhere around you. That is Chang Hui, Feng Shao, and the son-in-law who comes to help thousands of miles away. There are also hundreds of loyal servants who are willing to die together, and more than 2,000 good boys who come from the mother country to protect her.

"It's because I'm so timid and ashamed."

Jieyou apologized to Chang Hui, and no matter what the result was, she decided to believe it again.

Choose hope!

At this moment, Mrs. Feng, who stood by the door with several servants, looked here from time to time, heard the report outside and immediately hurried over and interrupted the conversation between them: "Princess, Doctor Chang."

"There's something wrong outside the city!"

...

Outside Chigu City, dozens of large pottery pots were added with salt water from Rehai. They were placed on the earth stove. The pine and firewood were crackling, making the pot boil. This was the spoil seized by the Crazy King from Yuan Guimi's military camp.

The strong attack for a whole day failed and there were many casualties, which caused the crazy king's violent rage to break out again.

He was extremely anxious. In order to intimidate the defenders in the city, he actually tied several captured Yuan Guimi's confidants to the city to behead him, and then tied his head to his ponytail and dragged him around until his shape was lost.

Even more cruel was still behind. At the command of the Crazy King, he threw the dozens of prisoners caught in the battle a few days ago into a cauldron in front of the people in Chigu City and cooked them with boiling water. His screams were endless, and the stench of shit and urine mixed with the eroded broth.

Even the nobles of the Crazy King's side couldn't stand this scene and turned their heads away.

The Crazy King drank wine and had nowhere to vent his anger. Seeing that a noble man could not bear to see him, he actually caught him. He forced him to pour the terrifying man's meat soup, and then laughed at the vomiting noble man.

"When you catch Yuan Guimi, let you all drink his broth!"

The Mad King is indeed still the Mad King. The reason he was in the battle was replaced by arrogance after the great victory.

But what he didn't expect was that the Han people in Akagu City were not shaken by this horrible scene. Fu Jiezi watched the Mad King perform like an idiot. Feng Fengshi showed even more joy and said it directly:

"This crazy king is helping the defenders in the city to make a decision to die!"

Indeed, even the most fragile link in the city, the thousand Shache soldiers under Liu Wannian, had a pale face and also lost their luck: Such a cruel enemy threatened to avoid death if they left the city, who would believe it!

But the Crazy King seemed to not realize this and continued to let the Yi Chang ride a horse near Akaga Castle to persuade him to surrender!

Perhaps because Princess Jieyou asked not to shoot him in the evening, Yi Chang became more bold and held the torch closer, pointing at the atrocities outside the city to intimidate: Those who do not surrender will be cooked and killed!

In the shout of the head of the eunuch, a figure approached the battlement, which was Princess Jieyou. She was always looking at the prisoners worriedly, at least not the figure of Yuan Guimi and the right general.
To be continued...