Gao Jun was furious when he learned about the "lack of food and pay" spread in the army, and immediately summoned the military council generals to the Chinese military tent. Some people asked whether it was the rebels' demagoguery, intended to shake the morale of the troops. Gao Jun immediately objected: "It's impossible. Even if the rebels guessed it and spread rumors, it would take time. How could it be possible that so many soldiers fled suddenly in less than three days?"
Zhu Yun said angrily: "In my opinion, there must be a traitor."
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If I find out who is the spy, I will never let him go." Gao Yun said angrily, snapping the case.
Even so, everyone still cast doubtful eyes on Xiao Renyi from time to time. Seeing Xiao Renyi flustered, he raised his head and said disdainfully: "What do you think I did? Do you doubt that I did it? I am a supervisor sent by the imperial court, Your Majesty. The most trustworthy person, I am here just to win, so there is no reason to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country."
Zhu Yun looked at Xiao Renyi with a gloomy smile, "It's impossible to say for sure. Until the traitor is found, we are all suspected."
"You..." Xiao Renyi was about to curse, but he held back, "Now the right way is to deal with the mutiny. If we are so dissatisfied with each other, aren't we falling into the rebels' treacherous plan?"
"I'm just afraid that it's hard to guard against domestic thieves."
"Zhu Yun!" Xiao Renyi said angrily, "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak rudely to our supervisor."
Gao Jun sat at the top with a gloomy face and said nothing. An Shiqing stood up and gave Xiao Renyi a friendly fist, saying: "Master Xiao, don't be offended, General Zhu is thinking about everyone." An Shiqing made a gesture of invitation, and Xiao Renyi turned his head and sat back down.
Gao Yun saw An Shiqing speaking, and then said: "I am passing on my military order. If any soldier deserts again, he will be dealt with according to military law. Let the soldiers eat several good meals in the past two days. All dry food will be distributed to all the soldiers." Go down, and the wages will be paid half a month in advance. The guerrilla attack on the city will be suspended for the past few days, so that the brothers can reorganize themselves for a few days. When reinforcements arrive, we will fight to the death."
After hearing this, Xu Zhen said without confusion: "Marshal, although this move can stabilize the morale of the army, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it be..."
The generals also showed a hint of worry. Even An Shiqing gently reminded whether this move was a bit desperate. If the court's reinforcements were delayed for a few days, something big would happen.
Gao Jun hesitated for a moment and said: "I don't care about so much now. If we don't let the soldiers have a few good meals, the morale of the army will definitely be in chaos. Even if they have to be beheaded, many soldiers will still take risks and escape. It's better to let them eat well." A few meals to recharge our batteries. And counting the days, reinforcements will arrive within two days no matter how late they are. As long as we can survive these four or five days, by the time the reinforcements arrive, I will be fully confident in taking over Lanzhou. "
The Han army did not attack the city again in the past few days, which puzzled the rebels. They were all wondering if the Han army was planning a big move.
In the meeting hall of Lanzhou government office. The rebel leaders were all discussing and discussing countermeasures. Lu Zuo also noticed something was wrong. The reason why the Han army harassed and attacked the city for days was to prevent the rebels from taking the initiative to attack. They wanted to take advantage of the exhaustion of the Lanzhou defenders to attack the city again. Now that they suddenly stopped attacking the city, there was inevitable internal conflict. What's the problem? The Han army has been attacking the city continuously for days. They must have consumed a lot of food and horses. Now they suddenly stopped attacking the city. Either they were short of food and grass, or they decided to recharge their batteries and launch a general attack. Just when everyone thought they should take this opportunity to leave the city to counterattack, the rebels came to report that the Han army did not retreat, but instead set up camp ten miles ahead.
There was an uproar in the hall. Some people said that the enemy's move was just a pretense and that they were obviously guilty. They should take the opportunity to leave the city to counterattack. Some people said that they were preparing for a decisive battle. After everyone's discussion failed, they all looked at Lu Zuo and asked him to make up his mind. Lu Zuo seemed a little hesitant this time, holding the teacup in his hand and stroking it.
Seeing that Lu Zuo was silent, Huo Yan slammed the table and shouted: "A bunch of cowards, let me lead a team of soldiers and see how I can destroy them."
Everyone was a little impatient when they saw that Huo Yan was making trouble again. Qin Hong even sneered mercilessly: "Brother Huo, at this time, you should shut up and stop bragging."
"I'm bragging. Give me 600 men and horses, and I'll kill them all."
"Now is not the time for a quarrel." Lu Xiuyuan scolded.
"Okay." Lu Zuo suddenly raised his head and said, "I think Brother Huo's words are good."
The hall was noisy again. Everyone thought Huo Yan's words were just a joke and didn't take it seriously. They didn't know what Lu Zuo meant.
Liu Xingyuan said doubtfully: "Brother Lu, this is no child's play. Gao Yun's army has at least 70,000 or 80,000 people. It is no joke to ask Brother Huo to go and kick the camp."
Huo Yan didn't wait for Lu Zuo to speak, then stood up straight in the middle of the hall, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Lu, I have received this military order. I am willing to go." Huo Yan saw the people around him looking at him in disbelief. He then laughed and said, "I have been staying in the city every day for the past few days, enjoying their aura. This time I will let them taste my power."
Although everyone knows how powerful Huo Yan is, Gao Yun's men are also elite. It is easy to break into the camp alive, but it is difficult to get out alive. Lu Xiuyuan said: "This matter is no small matter, Zuo'er, how do you consider it?"
Lu Zuo then answered in an orderly manner: "The enemy suddenly stopped attacking the city and camped ten miles ahead. As everyone said, either they were guilty and pretended to be in a general attack. Let us continue to retreat into the city. Okay. Let them wait for reinforcements. If this is the case, it may really mean that they are short of food and grass and their military morale is unstable."
"Then what if we really want to launch a general attack?"
"Then it is even more necessary to send people to investigate the truth."
"But the risk of kicking the camp is extremely high, and no one will be able to come back."
"What the big leader said is wrong." Huo Yan said dissatisfied, "Others don't know what I am capable of, but you don't know it either. With millions of soldiers coming and going freely, they can't even think of hurting my life. I'm kicking this camp." This matter belongs to me."
When everyone saw that Lu Zuozhen intended to send Huo Yan to kick the camp, they all showed concern.
Lu Zuo said: "To kick the camp, the first thing is to be fast, rush and retreat quickly, and don't be reluctant to fight. Huo Yan, can you do it?"
Huo Yan slapped his chest and said, "Yes!"
"Master." Yin Ji came out from behind and said, "My disciple is willing to fight together."
Lu Zuo knew that Yin Ji was also worried that Huo Yan would fall in love with the war, so he volunteered. Since his apprentice was willing and believed in his ability, there should be no problem, so he nodded in agreement.
Chen Tuizhi also came out to ask for help and said: "Senior brother, Brother Huo and Xiao Yin Ji are both inexperienced, so it would be better if I accompany them."
