"Isn't that right? I felt something was wrong from the front."

"You insist on saying what kind of strategy this is, what now?"

In a certain camp, many soldiers and generals gathered together in twos and threes to talk about the things that were currently spreading outside.

Some people are dissatisfied, and naturally some people don't believe it.

"Zhen Guo Gong is not like this, is he? We have worked with him for many years. Although it is not particularly good, it is not bad."

"He shouldn't do such a thing."

"No? I believe he won't, but how do you explain those previous battles?"

As soon as these words came out, many people were speechless.

There was no way. Although they were not experienced in hundreds of battles, they had participated in more than a dozen large and small battles. They had never seen a battle like this.

It's obvious that they are going to win, but they suddenly call for gold and retreat, or they can obviously defend successfully, but after the opponent attacks, they give a symbolic blow and then turn around and retreat.

It is tantamount to giving the city to others and not taking it back even if it can be taken back.

No matter how you look at it, there is something wrong with it.

"I won't say anything else, but those two cities are a bit unfair to lose."

As soon as these words came out, everyone, whether they believed it or not, nodded in their hearts. Those two cities were indeed lost very unjustly.

More and more people are talking, and many issues have been revealed one after another with everyone's discussion.

At this time, Zhen Guogong, who was in Beiluo City, looked very ugly, and the air pressure in the entire room dropped a lot.

"Mr. Guo, this is what happened. I wonder why there is no movement in Beichu. Our feelings are waiting for us here."

"Presumably they must have known that our military supplies are unsustainable, so they plan to shake the morale of the military so that they can break through the barriers in one fell swoop and directly enter our Dongzhou."

As soon as the rumor came out, the Duke of Zhen knew about it and immediately arranged for people to investigate.

The result of the investigation was that it came from outside the city, and the source was from Beichu.

Combined with the internal news in Dongzhou received earlier, Zhen Guogong also believed in his subordinates' analysis.

Due to the real problems and the unstable morale of the army, if Beichu seizes this opportunity, not to mention directly destroying Dongzhou, it will definitely be able to easily engulf the Northland and threaten the hinterland of Dongzhou.

If the problem remains unresolved, I'm afraid it won't be long before Beichu can attack Dongzhou Imperial City.

"Command the three armies to set off."

"Since they want to play, then my father-in-law should accompany them to have fun. Beidi must not be lost."

Beidi is his old nest. If it is lost, it will be difficult for him to find a place elsewhere in Dongzhou. In addition, there is a lot of rumors here. I believe it won't be long before the capital city will know about it.

If he doesn't take some action at this time, I'm afraid the civil servants in the capital will not let him go. If Emperor Hongwen takes this opportunity to launch an attack.

The impact on him will be very great. You must know that he is not the only one in Dongzhou who can lead troops to fight.

Now the morale of the troops under his command is unstable. If Emperor Hongwen intervenes forcefully at this time, I am afraid that many people will fall to that side. By then, the situation waiting for him will be very difficult.

Since we have no choice, we can only go to war with Beichu.

Soon the military drums thundered and the army in Beiluo City began to gather.

The Duke of Zhenguo walked up to the army in military uniform.

"My Lord knows that there have been a lot of bad rumors recently. My Lord will not explain anything nonsense here. Let's just let our actions speak for ourselves."

On that day, Duke Zhenguo changed his usual attitude and struck quickly and accurately. In just a few rounds, he defeated the Northern Chu soldiers stationed in two more cities.

The city that had been occupied by Beichu for nearly two months was taken back so easily.

Originally, the Duke of Zhen Guo thought that such an action would silence some people.

But the result was unsatisfactory, because it was taken too easily and there was almost no resistance.

Many people felt that this must be another drama between Zhen Guogong and Bei Chu.

Some insiders even broke the news that the reason why Beichu suddenly gathered a large army was to help Duke Zhen Guo get out of trouble.

The battle in the capital was also spread.

All of a sudden, many people lost trust in Zhen Guogong.

In order to get out of trouble, he actually colluded with Northern Chu to attack his own country. This is pure treason.

To actually perform such a clumsy performance now is to deceive them all as fools.

For a time, the public was excited, and many soldiers signed a letter directly, planning to complain to the capital.

Among them, the 50,000 people belonging to King Jin were the most active. They had united many people.

Zhenguo Gong originally wanted to suppress it, but found that it didn't work at all.

This situation made him deeply feel what it means to be pushed down by the wall.

In the past, his words were like a mountain of military orders. Nowadays, except for his close confidants, there are almost no people who can trust him.

He couldn't arrest them all. Once he did so, he knew very well that it would inevitably cause a mutiny. By then, before Renbei Chu and Emperor Hongwen launched an attack, he might be killed by his own people.

More than half of the 350,000-strong army refused to obey him. If there really was a riot, he would be the one who would have a headache.

"Beichu, it's so insidious. We can't just let this matter go."

Hearing this, the Duke of Zhen stared coldly at the speaking general with a livid face and asked, "What can we do now? We have done what we should do, and the more we do, the more we make mistakes."

"No, Mr. Guo's subordinates feel that we have not done enough. Since Beichu is unkind, there is no need for us to have any righteousness with them."

"My subordinates feel that it is enough for them to directly attack Beichu and capture a few cities. The facts are there. Even if some people still have doubts, I'm afraid it won't be too many."

These words immediately caused several of Zhen Guo Gong's confidants to nod in agreement.

In this situation, you can't do nothing. Although the more you do, the more mistakes you make, but if you really do more and give an attitude, there will always be a turn for the better.

The Duke of Zhen Guo pondered and carefully analyzed the pros and cons.

After a while, he finally said, "That's all we have to do, go and deliver the order."

Outside Beiluo City, in a secret courtyard, King Jin was sitting under the eaves, listening to the deafening war drums in Beiluo City, with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth.

"Are you planning to attack Beichu?"

"Yes, my subordinates have already found out clearly that Lord Zhen Guo plans to invade Beichu."

"Very good. In this way, we can first use Beichu's help to get rid of some of the people who are die-hardly loyal to Duke Zhen."

"You should also go and follow the arrangements discussed in advance."

Yan nodded and retreated.

At nightfall, Zhen Guo Gong's army began to counterattack. The people in Beichu did not expect that Zhen Guo Gong would do this.

I was a little confused for a while, originally I thought I would just have a little fight like before and settle the matter.
Chapter completed!