Chapter 579

Zhang Lu led his troops to flee in disorder. He did not dare to stay all the way except to rest at night.

When the army retreated, many soldiers came back to join on the road.

The number of soldiers under his command gradually exceeded 20000.

But the daily consumption of grain is also a huge amount, so Zhang Lu can only supply in the counties along the way. Some counties can provide food supplies, but some have closed doors, leaving Zhang Lu helpless.

Zhang Lugen did not dare to stay, so the army kept on going.

This night, the moon and stars.

The moon was hanging in the sky, but Zhang Lu couldn't sleep on his bed.

Helpless, Zhang Lu simply out of the camp, patrol in the camp.

Coincidentally, I met Yan Pu who came out to visit.

Zhang Lu took Yan Pu back to the camp, looked at him and said, "Yan Pu, although we have more and more soldiers, you can see the morale of the soldiers in the army. The morale of this group of soldiers has been broken. They followed me just because they wanted to escape to Hanzhong, but they didn't want to fight again. Do you have any way to restore their fighting capacity completely? "

Yan Pu felt bitter and had to shake his head. There are Liu Xiu's pursuers in the rear, especially the defeat of the army. It is extremely difficult to reverse the situation and restore the fighting spirit of the soldiers.

Zhang Lu is not reconciled way: "really have no way?"

Zhang Lu hated losing to Liu Xiu.

I hate Liu Xiu for turning over his face.

I hate that I believe Liu Xiu wrong.

I hate the defeat of my soldiers!

In short, Zhang Lu's heart already has boundless resentment.

He could not vent his anger without revenge.

Zhang Lu turned his eyes and said, "just as the saying goes, there must be brave men under the heavy reward. Yan Pu, if my officer gives a promise to the soldiers in the army, can you motivate them?"

When Yan Pu heard this, he said, "maybe it can be done!"

Although he said that, Yan Pu understood that Liu Xiu's army was so strong that no matter what to do, it was impossible to fight with Liu Xiu again. At most, it is impossible for the soldiers to return to Hanzhong with Zhang Lu and fight again.

"Newspaper!"

Suddenly, outside the tent, a loud voice sounded.

Zhang Lu said, "come in!"

The tent curtain rolled up and a middle-aged man with a big figure came in. His name is Yang ang, a general under Zhang Lu. Yang ang, Yang Ren and Yang Song belong to the Yang family in Hanzhong. They have a certain relationship, but they are separated from each other for many generations.

The Yang family in Hanzhong is the largest family in Hanzhong.

Most of Zhang Lu's officials were from the Yang family.

Because of the full support of the Yang family, Zhang Lu was able to gain a firm foothold in Hanzhong.

Yang ang came in with a worried look on his face and said, "my Lord, it's not good. This evening, the deserters suddenly appeared again. Many of them fled quietly. The last general found out and interrogated these soldiers during the night patrol. They said that Liu Xiu had already sent troops to attack Hanzhong, and our rear area was going to sink. That's why the soldiers fled. "

"What?"

When Zhang Lu heard the speech, his mind was blank.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

Zhang Lu said, "say it again!"

Zhang Lu knew that Liu Xiu's army, whether wenpin or Zhao Yun, were all around him. Besides, how could Liu Xiu have an army to attack Hanzhong?

Liu Xiu's troops stationed in Nanyang County bordered Hanzhong, but Nanyang County's troops needed to resist Cao Ren, so Nanyang County's troops could not withdraw.

So, which army will go?

Zhang Lu didn't understand, so he didn't believe it at all.

Yang ang once again said: "the soldiers said Liu Xiu sent troops to attack Hanzhong and will take it in a few days. That's why a large number of soldiers in the army began to flee. "

Zhang Lu's expression changed again and again, and he was very embarrassed.

"Creak!"

Zhang Lu clenched his fist and was very angry.

Damn it!

How could such a thing happen at the critical time of retreat.

Yan Pu had foreseen it for a long time. He looked calm and asked, "General Yang, this news hasn't come out before. How could this news suddenly come out tonight. What's going on? "

Yang ang, this is the truth!

What's going on?

The expression on Yang Ang's face was full of doubts. He shook his head and said, "Mr. Yan, as soon as he heard that the reason why the soldiers fled was that Liu Xiu said that the rear was attacked, he came in a hurry. In other aspects, the end will not come. I will forget to check this matter. "

Yan Pu said, "where are the soldiers under control?"

Yang ang replied, "in the camp!"

Yan Pu looked at Zhang Lu and said, "Lord, the most important thing at present is to find out where the rumor came from. Now, we have to interrogate right now. Only when we trace back to the source and find out the information behind the scenes can we find the right medicine for the case. ""Yes, yes, you're right."

Zhang Lu nodded and stood up. Then he said, "Yang ang, lead the way. I want to see what happened to these people."

"No!"

Yang ang turned and went out.

Zhang Lu and Yan Pu followed, went out of the camp together, and then came to the place where the soldiers were detained.

There are more than 300 soldiers under Yang Ang's control.

In addition, there are soldiers constantly being escorted.

Apparently, the news has spread.

Otherwise, it is impossible to make things so serious.

Zhang Lu stood in front of the soldiers and looked at them one by one. He said coldly, "I'm good at leading you, but you're running away. Moreover, rumors spread that Liu Xiu had sent troops to attack Hanzhong. If you tell me the rumor about who is walking, I can let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, all of you will die. "

The murderous words are frightening.

Soldiers who are going to run away, you look at me, I look at you.

Finally, a young man came out and replied, "Shijun, it's not the rumor we spread. It's the deserters who came back during the day. It's these deserters who said it. They said that after they were captured by Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu not only released them, but also gave them some dry food so that they could escape back. "

"They also said that Liu Xiuzhi didn't kill them because they were going to be the people under Liu Xiuzhi."

"They said Liu Xiu had sent troops to attack Hanzhong."

The young man was terrified and said, "these are the news spread by the soldiers who escaped during the day, not by us. The reason why the villain ran away was that he saw a lot of people run away and then followed them. "

After hearing this, Yan Pu's eyes widened and his face showed a look of horror.

What a vicious means!

Liu Xiu released the prisoners, and then spread the news through the prisoners, which immediately disintegrated the morale of Zhang Lu's soldiers.

This is a very clever method.

Without the cost of a single soldier or grain, the army would be in turmoil.

Even Yan Pu suspected that Liu Xiu might be one of these people, but there were so many soldiers who escaped back that they could not identify who was Liu Xiu's soldier.

Yan Pu's eyes turned, thinking about the solution. It's hard to deal with this because there are a steady stream of soldiers coming back to join us, but it's impossible to refuse them.

Zhang Lu was stunned in the same place. When he heard what the soldiers said, he believed it.

"Liu Xiu, you insult me too much!"

Zhang Lu was so angry that he turned his eyes and felt dizzy.

Under the attack of Qi and blood, Zhang Lu couldn't restrain the floating Qi and blood, and felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Poof!"

Zhang Lu opened his mouth and spewed out blood.

Immediately, Zhang Lu fell down.

Yang Ang's quick eyes and quick hands helped Zhang Lu. See Zhang Lu fainted, Yang Ang's heart is also impetuous. The current situation is too severe. It is a dead end that cannot be solved.

Yang ang looked at Yan Pu and asked, "Mr. Yan, what should I do now?"

Yan Ang's hope lies in Yang Pu.

Yan Pu looked at the fainting Zhang Lu and said, "General Yang, do two things now. First, send Shijun back to the camp and let the doctor treat him immediately. Second, you should work hard this evening to lead the soldiers on patrol and forbid any soldiers to leave. Violators, kill! Leave the rest to me and I'll figure it out as soon as possible. "

"No!"

Yang ang nodded, first told the soldiers to take the detainee away, and then took Zhang Lu to the camp.