The abilities of Guo Ting, Zhang Ping, and Xue Ou could only be regarded as mid-range among the brilliant generals of the Han Dynasty in the past. Faced with the sudden attack of the Qin army, they temporarily lost their composure to deal with it.

Lu Pheasant ordered a retreat.

Guo Ting and others breathed a sigh of relief. The strong bandits were finally defeated, and their faces were as pale as earth, and they no longer looked arrogant.

Shaoxi Mountain Col.

At the temporary camp of the Lu Pheasant Army, the morale of this team, which originally consisted of more than 3,000 elite bandits, was low, and they no longer had the high momentum they had when they overran mountains and captured strongholds. For a team without a foundation, failure is unforgivable.

Because, despite their apparent strength, they cannot withstand a defeat even with a small loss.

Especially after seeing the Qin army's tenacious defense at Wuguan, the internal conflicts among Lu Pheasant's army began to intensify. Seeing the turmoil in the morale of the army, Lu Pheasant had no choice but to order a withdrawal of five miles and found a mountain col for temporary shelter.

A temporary resting place.

"Where is that boy Lu Shizhi! Let him come to see me?" As soon as Guo Ting withdrew, he stared at his red eyes and shouted loudly.

After Lu Ze's death, Lu Pheasant handed over the power of commanding the troops to the hands of old Han generals such as Guo Ting, Zhang Ping, Xue Ou, etc. This superficial kindness really touched many people at first, but then,

Guo Ting and others discovered that Lu Zhi secretly handed over the remaining troops of Lu Ze to Lu Shizhi.

At the same time, Lu Shizhi also took on the task of spying on the Qin army. This mission is difficult to say, but easy to say. In the hinterland of Qin, it is not easy to find out the movements of the Qin army. And if

They just talked about it casually, and given the difficult situation that Lu Pheasant, Guo Ting and others were in now, it was difficult to find Lu Shizhi's inaction.

Lu Pheasant originally asked Lu Shizhi to take charge of this area, mainly because he wanted to calm down Lu Shizhi's idea of ​​leading troops, and on the other hand, he also wanted to show Guo Ting and others that the people of his Lu family were also taking risks.

.It is also possible that he lost his life in the battle with the Qin people.

It has to be said that Lu Pheasant has good intentions, but unfortunately, Lu Shizhi is not Lu Ze, and his abilities can only be considered mediocre at best, and sometimes they are not even mediocre.

Lu Shizhi's incompetence caused Guo Ting's army to suffer heavy losses. The rogue bandits' reckless attack cost nearly 300 people under the rain of arrows from the Qin army. Guo Ting was furious. Just now, he just watched helplessly one after another.

His subordinates fell wailing on the way forward. Not long ago, some of them had fought in the battle to capture the Hanzhong city wall.

"Damn it, this battle was fought in vain. Before the battle, who was the one who said that there was no Qin army in Wuguan Pass?" Guo Ting shouted angrily with red eyes.

"Brother, don't say this in front of your wife. After all, you and I are outsiders, and we are brothers and sisters?" Zhang Ping pulled Guo Ting into his tent and persuaded him repeatedly.

"What's wrong with the siblings? If it weren't for our old troops, no matter how good the Lu family was, he couldn't have caused such a big stir in Hanzhong. If Lu Ze hadn't been kind to us, I would have led the troops into the mountains by now.

." Guo Ting cursed.

After this battle, his troops suffered the most losses, and more than ten of them were his old brothers who had followed him from Yunmeng Daze. Without these arrogant and capable generals, Guo Ting would have little confidence in speaking.

Not enough.

"Going into the mountains. Brother Guo, it's not easy to go into the mountains. Once so many people go into the mountains, what to eat and what to wear? If you ask me, it's better not to do the same thing than to do the other thing, or just do the opposite!" Zhang Ping pretended to be half-joking.

"Stand up," he said close to Guo Ting's ear.

"Rebel! What are you talking about? General Lu has treated us so kindly. If he rebels, how can you and I face him?" Guo Ting shouted in shock.

"Brother, General Lu is dead. This man died like a lamp. At the beginning, you and I also discussed it. If the madam treats us well, it would be nothing to sacrifice one's life. But now, I heard that the madam is cleaning up.

Something——!" Zhang Ping said hesitantly.

Lu Pheasant wants to run!

This was Guo Ting's first reaction.

Guo Ting has learned what kind of person Lu Pheasant is. Since she can abandon Yingshi as a partner, she can naturally ignore the life and death of Guo Ting and others.

"Brother Zhang, is your information accurate?" Guo Ting asked in shock.

Zhang Ping nodded and said with a tangled expression: "I have someone beside that little thief Lu Shizhi. It is unmistakable. If Madam still cares about us, she would have sent someone to inform her a long time ago. But until now,

We still haven’t heard anything?”

"If you send someone to keep an eye on it, it's best to catch a few people over there! Also, you should also keep a close eye on Xue Ou. This kid has gotten closer to Lu Shizhi recently."

Guo Ting ordered fiercely.

The rogue army was in turmoil.

To maintain the loyalty of a group, emotion alone is obviously not enough, and interests alone cannot form a long-term centripetal force. Only when the two complement each other can long-term cohesion be maintained. In the face of the decision of life and death, human nature will be exposed

Come out. The superficial loyalty and verbal expressions cannot actually hide the truest thoughts in the heart.

The suspicion and distrust between Lu Pheasant, Lu Shizhi and Guo Ting and Zhang Ping were like a newly sprouted seed, breaking out of the ground little by little.

What awaits this bandit army is that they will soon fall apart and each of them will escape.

——.

Wuguan.

The Qin army guarding the pass was well-organized and showed no joy at all in repelling the rogue troops. To put it bluntly, for these elite soldiers selected from thousands of people, a mere group of rogue bandits was no match. As for Guo Ting, Zhang Ping,

The names of Xue Ou's opponents are no different from Agou and Amao.

In a tall house in the middle of the pass.

Li Yuan was reviewing the urgent letter sent back from Nanjun by Jianzuo. Compared with Hanzhong, which had already brought the situation under control, the emergency situation facing Nanjun affected Li Yuan's heart more. Feng Xuan faced the joint attack of Dongchu, bandits and Shanyue.

, Li Yuan had some doubts about whether he could hold on and preserve Qin's territory in the middle and lower reaches of the river.

After all, Qin's military deployment in the Nanjun area was too weak. With only five or six thousand new soldiers, the chance of winning against tens of thousands of opponents with rich experience in water warfare was really slim.

"After Wuhou and Sha Xian fell, General Feng has ordered to shrink his troops to the Yingdu area. In addition, Nanjun's naval forces have also retreated to Wugong Mountain, which is only a day and night's journey from Wuguan." Yan Le stood aside with a solemn expression.

said.

One hair move affects the whole body.

The consequences of the continuation of the Hanzhong riot began to show up. Zhang Pingjun's deployment of defense gave Dong Chu the opportunity to sneak in. Now, the two sides competed for time.

After all, it was Feng Xuanshou who arrived at the reinforcements.

It was the Dongchu and Jiang bandits who took the lead and occupied the capital of Ying, driving the Qin forces back to the river basin.

"How long will it take for the reinforcements from Bajun to arrive?" Li Yuan asked thoughtfully. The Eastern Chu army's westward march was obviously to seize Nanjun. However, Yingbu obviously did not have the energy to sink the ship.

, under the suppression of Xiang Zhuang, he did not dare to leave Jiangdong even half a step without permission.

Zhou Cheng, the general of the Eastern Chu Army's Western Expedition, was just one of Yingbu's generals. Judging from past achievements, he did not have many dazzling talents. The reason why Yingbu used him was because Zhou Cheng had followed Yingbu early in the morning.

Because of Boo's old brother.

"Luo Xian reported that they have arrived at Qufu's hometown. It is estimated that it will take three days to reach Yingdu." Yan Le thought for a moment and replied.

"Give Luo Xian an order to arrive at Yingcheng within two days. Otherwise, tell him that Governor Ba doesn't need to worry about it. In addition, send a message to Chen Xi and ask him to launch an attack as soon as possible after he goes south, focusing on rescue. Don't worry.

Just ask for encirclement and annihilation." Li Yuan said again.

"I'm going to draw up the order right now." Yan Le did as he was told.

Intelligence work is his main task.

Yan Le is indeed the one who knows the movements and positions of the various units of the Qin Army best. Now, he stays with Li Yuan to ensure the rapid transmission of news to the various units of the Qin Army.

Li Yuan was paying attention to the situation in Nanjun, and he was not the only one. As the Hanzhong riots gradually subsided, in the spring of the seventh year of the Qin Dynasty, everyone's eyes were focused on the battle for Nanjun.
Chapter completed!