Look at the usual times, the Western Xia army only sent 350,000 troops, which can often make the Zhao and Song Western troops very headaches, if the Western Xia is 200,000 troops, their entire Western Army of 600,000 people will have to prepare for war.

Didn't the news say that Su Shi's dragon army only had 600,000 people? Then why can other people's 600,000 people take the initiative to attack and destroy the enemy, but their own 600,000 can only be passively defended?

Even if the Dragon Army is powerful, it can't be so powerful, right?

Lu Zheng naturally would not believe this news. But early the next morning, new news began to spread in the city, and troops began to gather in the city, but all men between the ages of fourteen and fifty had to be conscripted into the army, with their own swords and weapons, and their own grain and grass, and all of them went to Xingqing Mansion to prepare for a decisive battle with the Dragon Emperor *** team close there.

This is not fake news, because the entire city was mobilized, and countless Western Xia men took to the streets, pulling their war horses and holding their own weapons, and quickly gathered at the yamen.

Lu Zheng also had people here, and it was the officials of Xiping Mansion who directly demanded that the grain and grass on the car be intercepted, and exhorted Lu Zheng to lead the army to return immediately and return to the Western Army.

There were a lot of Western Xia soldiers who came, and if they disagreed, they would start to grab food and kill people.

Lu Zheng did not come to fight this time, but to deliver food. Of course, he would not take the initiative to start a war with the Western Xia soldiers, anyway, he was sending grain, and where to send it was not to send it, so he agreed, leaving hundreds of carts of grain and grass, and then left the city under the watchful eyes of the Western Xia soldiers.

Without the fetters of grain and grass, the speed of returning is much faster. Just three days later, at dusk, Lu Zheng returned to the Douling of the Western Army, which was not far from Xi'an.

When he arrived at Douling and saw the Zhao Song army guarding here, Lu Zheng felt that something was wrong, and he found that the Zhao Song soldiers here seemed to be full of unkindness in their eyes when they looked at him.

"Send someone to inquire, what's going on?" Lu Zheng was very sensitive, and when he sensed that something was wrong, he immediately said to his henchmen beside him.

has been in the Western Army for a long time, and these personal soldiers under him also know a lot of soldiers of the Western Army, just like they have friends in the Douling. Soon after the soldiers left, they hurried back, and when they saw Lu Zheng, they said with a bitter face, "General, the situation is not good."

"What's going on, tell me quickly." When Lu Zheng saw the ugly faces of his soldiers, he knew that something was wrong.

"General, now there are rumors outside, saying that we are the enemy, saying that we are sending grain and grass to Western Xia, this is joking with the lives of our own families, saying that we are not worthy of being a member of the Western Army. Now the news is spreading everywhere, and many of the soldiers below are also aware of it, and their opinions are also very big."

"What? Is there such a thing?" When Lu Zheng heard this, his heart was a Geden.

He finally knew why after he came to Douling, why everyone's eyes were full of hostility when they looked at him, and the feeling was that the matter of sending grain and grass by himself was known to these low-level soldiers.

Lu Zheng can understand the mood of the soldiers below, he has fought with the Western Xia for so many years, and he doesn't know how many of his comrades have died on the battlefield, and everyone has long been enemies who don't share the sky. But now, as a general, he took the initiative to send grain and grass to the enemy, so it was strange that the soldiers below had no idea.

"Check, check it out right away, and see where the news leaked out." Lu Zheng said angrily. Although he understood the thoughts of the soldiers, as a general, he could not let this matter continue to spread.

Once the army has no military spirit and morale, then the entire Western Army may be in turmoil, which is definitely not what he, a great general, wants to see.

In fact, both Chen Zhizhong and Zhi Jimin have thought about this problem, this time sending Lu Zheng to transport grain and grass is also very hidden, and even a lot of grain and grass are scattered and sent, until they enter the realm of Western Xia, they began to concentrate, in order not to let the soldiers of the Western Army know and cause them to misunderstand.

But unexpectedly, the matter still spread.

What Lu Zheng is most worried about is that the leak will be said by someone in his team, in that case, he will be equal

With great responsibility.

Lu Zheng only thought about himself, and how much responsibility he had for something happened, but he didn't know that this matter had already been spread throughout the Western Land, not only the 600,000 Western Army, but also the local people were angry and angry.

At this time, in Xi'an Prefecture, the yamen has already been surrounded by the people who came to ***.

Many people who learned the news came one after another, and they wanted to know if this matter of sending food to the Western Xia Army was true, and if not, please come out and explain. If so, then it is not said, no matter what the reason, it is an unforgivable act of the enemy, and the person who gave the order must apologize.

In the palace, Chen Zhizhong was blocked here, feeling that one head and two big.

He didn't know who leaked the news, but now it didn't matter, what mattered was how to calm the anger among the people.

"Has the messenger been sent out?" Pacing back and forth in the main hall, Chen Zhizhong, who had thought of something, stopped and asked his relatives beside him.

"My lord, I have already sent it out, and if I leave in the afternoon, I should be able to rush to Douling in the second half of the night today, and in less than three days at most, I can enter the realm of Western Xia and catch up with General Lu Zheng." He knew what his master was asking, and he replied busily.

"Okay, okay, now I just hope that Lu Zheng hasn't handed over the grain and grass to Xixia yet, and can bring these things back safely, otherwise, the problem will be really big." Chen Zhizhong kept nodding and saying.

Rivals, this is a big deal. Especially for the people of the Western Land, who have been suffering from the war with the Western Xia for many years, many of these people's husbands and sons sacrificed their lives for the country in the battle against the Western Xia army.

In the eyes of many people in the West, they longed to eat the blood of the Western Xia soldiers and eat their flesh.

It is precisely because of this hatred that whenever the Western Xia army is menacing, it can always be blocked by the unity of the military and the people, and the safety of the western border has been repeatedly maintained.

It can be said that without the support of the people, relying on the Western Army alone, I am afraid that the Western Xia would have been killed long ago.

The people are the biggest backing of the Western Army. But now, there is a problem with the backing, and if this matter cannot be explained to them, chaos will definitely occur.

The 600,000 Western Army, most of which are composed of local men, if the people do not support them, these soldiers will also make trouble together, if so, the Western Army will be chaotic.

Thinking that he was the number one person in charge of the Western Army, if there was chaos in the Western Territory, he was afraid that he would be the first person to take the blame, Chen Zhizhong couldn't help but angrily scolded the court masters who gave him orders.

The Dragon Army will fight against Western Xia, isn't it good for us to watch the excitement on the sidelines?

What kind of cold lips and teeth died, I had to send grain and grass to Xixia, now that the matter has spread, how can I explain it?

If something really happened because of this, then with the urine nature of those old men, I'm afraid that no one will be willing to carry this pot, and the final result will be to go to the top yourself.

This time, it was clear that he was cheated by someone, and the change in the situation even made Chen Zhizhong have to wonder, is this Zhao Yun letting his father and son look at him unpleasantly, so he deliberately made such a big trap for himself to jump.

I was stupid, so I jumped down, I was afraid that this time I couldn't keep my official body.

The only chance is that Lu Zheng can bring back all the grain and grass, so that he can find a random reason to prevaricate. But he knew that it was difficult to do this, and once the grain and grass entered the realm of Western Xia, it was basically impossible to get it back safely.

Although he knew that the probability was very low, Chen Zhizhong could only pray now, praying that Lu Zheng would walk very slowly, that he could catch up with him, and that he could bring back all the grain and grass.

While looking forward to it, Chen Zhizhong did not forget to write a letter to the court and explain in detail what happened here. In the compromise, he adopted a preemptive attitude, bluntly saying that whoever came up with the idea should stand up and take responsibility.

This can be regarded as the last stubbornness.

Chen Zhizhong knew very well in his heart that he would not be in the court

Someone is responsible for this matter, and if there is an accident, the only one who is responsible can only be himself.

But knowing this, he should still ask, he should at least let others know that he was wronged this time, and he was a man who was unlucky to lie down with a gun.

As bad as Chen's central situation is the commander of the Western Army, Zhi Jimin.

The current situation of the army is not very good, and the soldiers below are talking about it, and those who have the courage to directly find their own general to inquire what is going on?

There are also upright people who say bluntly, if such a thing really happens, and in the future, Xixia will come over with the grain and grass they sent, what will happen? If there are dead or wounded people or soldiers, to whom will these accounts be settled?

After sending all the generals out, trying his best to appease the emotions of the soldiers below, Zhi Jimin was also sending people to increase the intensity of inquiries.

The secrecy they did about it, even if it was discovered, it should have been spread in a small area first, how could it be known to everyone in a short period of time?

It's obvious that someone is leading the rhythm.

And if you don't find the driving force behind this, the matter will definitely not be solved.

Zhe Jimin also thought about himself as smart, who would do this, and he even thought that the most likely person was Pu Wang Zhao Yunrang.

The matter was originally his order, and he was an insider, so he had the possibility of leaking secrets.

As for the reason why he will do this, it is even simpler, Zhao Yunrang saw that Chen Zhizhong was not pleasing to the eye, or he was not at ease, and wanted to send someone to replace him, so he had this trap.