Gongsun Kang also knew in his heart that if he wanted to repel Cao's army, he would only have a chance until winter.

It's just that at the moment, the grain and grass in Wangping City are no longer enough to support them to eat until winter.

For now, only by reducing the daily share of each person can this grain and grass be eaten until winter.

Gongsun Kang directly ordered: "Then the order will be passed down, from today onwards, per person per day, to reduce the supply of grain and grass." ”

But what he didn't know was that at this time, some people in the army under his command had already begun to spread rumors.

In Gongsun Kang's army, those soldiers who were pretending to be shadow guards began to look for people to chat.

"Hey, have you heard, our lord, it seems that there is no food and grass anymore."

"This can't be, doesn't it mean that our grain and grass are enough for us to eat until winter?"

"What to eat, it's not enough to eat, I have a fellow who is in charge of the grain and grass, and he told me that our grain and grass are not enough."

"Is there any army or food and grass to support us, I don't want to starve to death!"

"I'm afraid it's gone."

Conversations like this abound in Gongsun Kang's army.

Soon, the news of Gongsun Kang's lack of food and grass in the army spread among the army.

After those soldiers learned that there was a shortage of food and grass, they were no longer willing to follow Gongsun Kang to defend the city.

After all, in this troubled world, they chose to be soldiers just to be able to eat enough and give their military salaries to their families.

But now, they can't eat, how can they have military salaries?

However, this was a rumor after all, and the soldiers were suspicious, but there was no unrest.

Until noon, when I ate at lunch, all the steamed rice I ate on weekdays was replaced with porridge.

When some soldiers saw this porridge, they were immediately unhappy and wanted to reason with the grain officer.

As a result, these soldiers who made trouble were beaten.

At this moment, the news that Gongsun Kang had no food in the army was completely realized.

And in Gongsun Kang's army, there were no generals, and several lieutenants got together to discuss the next thing.

"Right now, the lord is really out of food and grass, and if this continues, the army is likely to mutiny."

"So what's the solution? There is not much food and grass in the city, so you can't just ignore it, and it's better to have gruel to drink than nothing to eat. ”

When the lieutenants heard this, they all fell silent.

After a while, an adjutant who was sitting in the corner stepped forward.

If Gongsun Kang was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that this deputy general who stood up was the one who proposed to save food and grass.

And his true identity is Cao Ang's shadow guard commander.

After the adjutant general stood up, he said loudly: "Aren't we joining the army to fight just for military rations and salaries, and we can't eat enough at the moment, even if we are willing to die for the Lord, but those soldiers under our command, are they willing?" ”

As the lieutenant's words fell, the others fell silent.

And there is a lieutenant general who is loyal to Gongsun Kang.

After hearing this, he stood up directly and loudly reprimanded the lieutenant who was pretending to be the shadow guard.

"What are you talking about, those soldiers outside, if the lord hadn't given them a mouthful of food, I'm afraid they would have starved to death!"

When the deputy general dressed as the shadow guard heard this, he squinted his eyes and said with disdain: "Starving to death? I'll tell you the truth, if it weren't for the lord's refusal to surrender to the court, I'm afraid we would have been able to eat a full meal by now! ”

"I have long heard from my distant relatives that the people of the states and counties under the jurisdiction of the imperial court grow high-yield grain, and the imperial court also reduces taxes, so that every family can eat and drink enough, and there is still surplus grain!"

"And the treatment of Cao Jun, I don't know how many times is our treatment, we did not directly rebel against the lord, but followed him for a long time, which can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness."

When the die-hard lieutenant general heard this, he squinted at the shadow guard and said coldly: "Since this is the case, then I will tell the lord what you think, and see what he does with you!" ”

With that, the lieutenant was about to get up and leave.

But how could the shadow guard give him this opportunity, he directly took the first step, pulled out the sword on his waist, and stabbed the opponent to death with a sword.

When the others saw this, they were all stunned.

After the shadow guard killed the lieutenant general, he said to the remaining lieutenants, "I want to surrender in Kaejo, I don't know what you mean?" ”

With that, the shadow guard shook off the blood stains on the sword.

When the others saw this scene, they were all silent and didn't dare to squeak.

Seeing this, the shadow guard continued: "Since you have no other opinions, then I will go out and lead people to open the city gate and surrender!" ”

When the lieutenants heard this, they nodded and expressed their willingness to support the shadow guard.

Seeing this, the shadow guard did not kill again, but went out to announce to the soldiers that he wanted to surrender.

Those soldiers felt that there was no future in following Gongsun Kang, so they planned to surrender with the shadow guard.

However, there are still people who are loyal to Gongsun Kang and run to report the news.

When Gongsun Kang learned that the army mutinied, and someone took the lead in Kaecheng and surrendered, he was also shocked.

"What? I think it's not bad to lead my subordinates, why did they sentence me? Gongsun Chan was shocked and angry.

And the person who came to report the news knew that Gongsun Kang was angry, so he didn't dare to speak.

After Gongsun Kang smashed a bunch of things, he immediately gathered his personal guards and prepared to break through.

"Since they plan to open the city and surrender, I'm afraid that now that Cao's army has entered the city, we will break through the city gate on the other side, go to Wuhuan, and go to Gongsun Zhan!"

Soon, under the leadership of Gongsun Kang, he broke through with his personal guards and left Wangping City.

And Cao Ang is with Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, who are accepting the surrender of those soldiers.

At this moment, the shadow guard hurriedly ran over to report the situation.

"Major General, Gongsun Kang broke through the side gate with three hundred guards, but our people didn't react and let him run away."

When Cao Ang heard this, he smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, he can't run." ”

Seeing Cao Ang's confident appearance, everyone was a little stunned for a while.

At this time, Gongsun Kang had already come to the north of Wangping City, ready to go to Wuhuan to find Gongsun Zhan to meet.

But at this moment, a group of two cavalry rushed from his flank at great speed, and surrounded his three hundred men.

Gongsun Kang looked at the leader of this cavalry, and suddenly chuckled in his heart, and exclaimed sadly: "My life is over!" (End of chapter)