Zhou Kai didn't respond, as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing this, the Puyang County Guard laughed dryly again.

Being stared at, he was inevitably a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously dodged his gaze, looked sideways at the city, and then exclaimed:

"Look, General! The Qin army actually retreated! ”

"Oh?" Zhou Kai came back to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward, put his hand on the city wall, and leaned over to look down.

After throwing the bamboo slips, the Qin army outside the city was indeed already retreating, it was coming quickly, retreating faster, just a moment later, the outside of the pass had returned to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Kai couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then looked at Puyang County Shoudao: "Lord Zhang, King Qin's intentions are sinister. ”

"Yes, in this way, the morale of the army will be chaotic." The Puyang county guard also agreed.

At this time, some soldiers on the city defense were also gathered in twos and threes, pointing at the bamboo slips in their hands.

Many people don't know how to read at all, and can't help but ask curiously to others:

"Huh? What's written on this......"

"I don't know, ask ...... over there."

"I don't know much literacy, it seems to be a letter of persuasion from the King of Qin, saying that our army's food and grass supply is cut off, and we want to be trapped here......"

The soldier's discussion reached Zhou Kai's ears, not to mention how harsh it was, and he immediately became angry: "Don't discuss it!" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a cadre of soldiers and said, "Put away all these bamboo slips for me!" ”

"No!"

A large number of soldiers immediately went into action, gathered together the bamboo slips and burned them.

But the place where this happened was not only the south gate, but also the west gate, the north gate and the east gate, and there were also bamboo slips thrown in, and many of them fell into the city and were picked up by the people.

Zhou Kai couldn't suppress this matter at all, coupled with the deliberate incitement of the Qin army in the city, for a while, Puyang became more and more panicked.

That evening, the council hall.

The generals of the Jin army gathered, Zhou Kai first looked around, and then went straight to the point: "Today, the Qin army came to the city and threw the bamboo slips inside, this matter is clear to everyone, and the content of the bamboo slips, I think you have also seen it." ”

"Yes general, this matter has spread all over Puyang, and there have been riots in many places in the army, and the officers and men of our army are panicked and afraid...... I'm afraid I don't have the heart to fight. "A partiality will return.

"It is the responsibility of the generals to tell the soldiers not to believe these rumors! This is King Qin's treacherous plan, intended to disturb the hearts of our army! Zhou Kaidao.

"Yes...... But general, our army has indeed fallen to death, there is no follow-up food and grass supply, and it is besieged by a large army, how to stabilize the morale of the army......"

"Shut up!" Hearing this, Zhou Kai immediately glared and said sharply: "As a general, you must have the heart to fight to the death!" If you can't control your subordinates, that's your problem! Dare to talk nonsense again, military law is engaged! ”

As soon as these words came out, he was startled, and quickly lowered his body: "Yes, yes...... The end will understand. ”

"Humph!" Zhou Kai snorted coldly, then looked around again, and said:

"Don't forget, you are all the generals of my Jin army! Don't be fooled by King Qin's treacherous words! ”

Hearing this, all the generals couldn't help but glance at each other, and then said in unison: "Don't worry, general! I'd rather die than surrender! ”

"Good!"

But having said that, in a desperate situation, if these partial generals don't have a little idea, it will definitely be impossible, if you want to say that you can get food, it's just that, but the key problem is that Zhou Kai can't solve this matter, and the army is not confused, so it's strange!

After the discussion, a group of Jin generals left the hall one after another, and outside, some people also gathered together, shaking their heads and sighing slightly.

"What General Zhou said is good, but the soldiers have nothing to eat, let alone fighting, sooner or later there will be a mutiny, how can this matter be suppressed......"

"Yes, as King Qin said, even if the Qin army does not attack, we will not have food and grass to support it......"

"Alas, let's take one step at a time......"

The next day.

An ordinary dwelling in the city.

Three Jin soldiers broke into the door, all wearing armor and swords at their waists.

Hearing the movement, a young woman hurriedly came out to inspect, and when she saw that it was a soldier, her heart immediately tightened, and she asked cautiously:

"Three military masters, you are ......"

The soldier who took the lead first looked around, and then said lukewarmly: "Look at your family, there should be a lot of food, recently, there is a shortage of food in the army, and the Qin army is about to attack the city again, do you know what I mean?" ”

"This, this, the previous county government levied, the people's daughter has been handed over, and now there is really no surplus food at home." The woman said hurriedly.

"Fart! Dare to hide the military master! The soldier's tone changed instantly, and he glared and said: "At noon today, I saw the smoke rising from your house, and I said that there was no food!" Lao Tzu bathed in bloody battlefields, fought with the Qin army, and guarded Puyang! How can you be hungry now! It's a fart fight! ”

As he spoke, he was also unceremoniously, directly pushed the woman away with a palm, and strode towards the house.

The woman could not stand this slap, and was directly pushed to the side, and before she could get up, three soldiers had already broken into the house, some went to the kitchen, some went to the inner hall, and began to loot.

"Master Jun, Master Jun ......" The woman hurriedly entered, but she didn't dare to stop it, and she couldn't stop it anxiously.

After a while, a soldier really turned out some hidden rations, which were a small bag of coarse rice, only the size of a bowl, but he was struggling, and he could live for a while by sprinkling some millet every day and making it into gruel.

Seeing that the last bit of food at home was also searched, the woman was suddenly anxious, and couldn't help but pull the soldier's arm: "Master Jun, Master Jun......"

"Didn't you say that there was no food at home!" The soldier shouted.

"Master Jun, the old father of the people's daughter is sick in bed, if you don't have this last bit of food, how can you live, please......" The woman pulled the soldier's arm and didn't let go, and tears flowed out of her tears under the bitter pleading.

"Get out of here!" As a result, the soldier was furious and kicked him to the ground.

Under the military boots, how could a weak woman resist, a cry of pain came from her mouth, but she still desperately hugged the soldier's calf: "Please, military master......"

"Fuck!" The soldier was annoyed and kicked again, and the woman was kicked to the side, curled up there, and blood spilled from the corners of her mouth.

Her eyes were full of pain and endless pleading, and she was still trying to reach out to the soldiers.

"Let's go!" We're starving to death! The soldier ignored him, immediately raised his head and left with the other two.

This scene only happened in a small corner of Puyang, and there are many places where such a situation occurs in the city today......

As the saying goes, a rout army is not as good as a coward, and a rogue soldier is a bandit.

The current Jin army, although it has not yet reached this level, is generally about the same.

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