In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night, in the fairy pass.

Li Chengdong had just fallen asleep not long before he was awakened by an eager knock on the door.

He was shocked at first, thinking that the Vietnamese army had actually tackled the key problems overnight, until he listened carefully and heard no killing movements, so he was a little relieved, got out of bed and opened the door, and let people in.

"What's wrong?" However, Li Chengdong still looked solemn, there was no major matter, and it was impossible for his cronies to come and disturb him at this time.

"General, look at this...... It was the ...... who had just been shot by the soldiers and horses outside the city" The cronies hurriedly handed over a piece of cloth, Li Chengdong took it casually, took a closer look under the lamp, and his face became nervous.

The content above is very easy to understand, mentioning three things -

The first is to persuade surrender, which is the proper meaning of the question, in fact, the enemy outside the gate has not been less than the letters that have been shot into such a plot against the defenders in the pass, but it has not played any role.

But the second point made Li Chengdong feel uneasy, and the book actually asserted that it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive in the rear, so for the soldiers guarding the pass, it was inevitable that they would fail in the end, and it was better to surrender early.

That's it, but the third point is even more terrifying, and the fact that the food and materials in Youxian Pass are about to run out has been broken out even higher. He said that if they didn't switch it on and off, they would starve to death in less than ten days!

Li Chengdong's hand suddenly pressed into a ball of the silk book, and then brought it to the lamp, causing it to quickly turn into ashes. Then he stabilized his mind and said: "It's just a lie used by the enemy outside the border to confuse our army's heart, and there is no need to be more true!" ”

In fact, he knew very well that what was written above was the truth, and he tried his best to conceal the food shortage, and only a very few people knew the truth, and even the cronies around him were kept in the dark.

But how did the enemy outside the city know about this? Is it a blind guess, or is there another reason?

"I know, but ......," the one hesitated for a moment before he was a little worried, "there are hundreds of copies of such letters. Although we have collected it urgently, it is difficult to protect ......"

Now Li Chengdong was really anxious: "Surprised? Why didn't you say it earlier? Go, go out with me, and we must collect and destroy all these lies that have disturbed the hearts of our army, and we must not let the brothers be deceived by their words! ”

As he spoke, he didn't care about putting on his armor and helmet, but put on a coat and hurried out. This kind of practice fell into the eyes of his cronies, but it made him feel a little more suspicious in his heart.

Li Chengdong's reaction was indeed fast enough, and the efficiency of his subordinates was also high enough, and before dawn, he had already collected more than 300 silk books shot by enemy troops outside the Guan, and quickly burned them.

But even so, no one can guarantee that there will be no fish that will slip through the net. Moreover, the contents of the silk book have also been leaked, and it quickly spread all over the city.

Li Chengdong also knew that the more times like these, the less he could forcibly suppress rumors or punish those who talked about things in the army out of fear. Because that will only arouse more suspicion in everyone's hearts, and it will really give birth to dissent completely.

No matter how strong the pass is, it can't stand the soldiers guarding the pass from having different intentions, so that they can come together from the inside and the outside. Therefore, he can only use more gentle means to calm the hearts of the rioters.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Vietnamese army outside did not attack, he quickly gathered the soldiers and horses in the pass, and his expression was solemn: "All the brothers know that there were enemy troops spreading rumors in my Youxian Pass last night. I can tell you indeed, inadvertently, that these claims are all lies!

"Although Captain Guo was defeated in Xiangyang, the main force of our Liangzhou army is still there, and after everything is settled in the rear, reinforcements will inevitably arrive. I am more convinced that such a day will not be too far away, as fast as three or five days, as slow as ten days, at most half a month, reinforcements will come.

"At that time, we will be the greatest heroes, and Taiwei Guo and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely reward us heavily......"

With Li Chengdong's prestige in this army, everyone still believes in these words. Immediately, there was a echo: "General rest assured, we will not be deceived by their lies." ”

"Yes, this must be a lie made up by the enemy army outside the city when they saw that they couldn't defeat our Youxian Pass, and we won't be fooled!"

It's just that in this piece of coordination, there are still a few doubtful voices: "What about the grain?" How much food do we have left? ”

Li Chengdong was waiting for this sentence, and immediately laughed and said: "Grain, I have abundant storage in Youxian Pass, which is enough for half a year." If you don't believe me, follow me to the granary! ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in the granary not far away, and immediately asked the soldiers and horses guarding there to open the door of the barn, revealing the sacks and cloth bags that were piled up inside.

Just look at the grain bags full of warehouses, each bag is bulging, and everyone's hearts are even more determined.

Li Chengdong simply stepped forward to enter, pointed to the pile of grain bags and asked, "Do you need General Ben to untie a few bags and let you check if there are any problems in them?" As he spoke, he made a gesture to untie the knot at the mouth of the bag.

"No, General, we believe in your ......," someone immediately shouted, and then more people expressed their willingness to believe the general.

Li Chengdong stopped his movements at this time, and said with a straight face: "You can see it, this is the method used by those cunning enemies outside the gate to disturb the hearts of our army." In fact, as long as they are an understanding person, who can't see their conspiracy?

"Let's ask them outside the pass, and they are our great enemies, how can they know whether there are reinforcements in my rear and the food situation in my pass? It's just a lie, a nonsense! ”

"What the general said is that I will never believe their rumors again!" All the soldiers roared angrily, and the momentum was even greater than before.

It seems that Sun Ning's move is self-defeating, but it has stimulated the morale of the Youxian Pass defenders again.

But the soldiers who roared angrily did not notice that in fact, General Li's hands trembled slightly, which was completely inconsistent with his determined demeanor and tone.

Because only he and a few cronies on this side of the warehouse knew that although there was no problem with the bag of grain he just mentioned, there was only a very small amount of such grain in the tens of thousands of bags in the warehouse, and all the other grain bags that looked bulging were only filled with some sand.

In Youxian Pass, the grain is indeed about to run out, if there is no grain and grass in the rear, it will be less than ten days, and the food will be out of food!

Although Li Chengdong used his prestige and means to temporarily relieve the problem in front of him, he knew that this would cure the symptoms but not the root cause after all. If you want to stabilize the situation, you can't just rely on stubborn defense, and you have to think of another way to save yourself and the lives of your thousands of brothers.

And the opportunity appeared at this noon......

Some people died, but not completely......