Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 468: Sweeping Fame

Liu Bei was full of confidence, but he was neither slow nor hasty, while Sima Yi in Chang'an gradually felt the seriousness of the situation.

How serious is it...

To put it bluntly, the military morale is unstable!

The reason why the army's morale was unstable was not because Tongguan was lost, but because Xing Daorong was "resurrected"!

Yes, Xing Daorong is not only highly valued by Cao’s generals, but also a god in the hearts of ordinary Cao’s soldiers!
Facing Cao's army, Xing Daorong could not say that he was victorious in every battle, but he was able to win nine out of ten.

When such a god-like man dies, it means God blesses Cao Wei.

He wasn't dead, at most he was just a difficult opponent, somewhat irritating and annoying.

Life or death doesn't really matter.

The result is that he was dead and alive again!

This is more terrifying than not dying!
If he wasn't dead, no one would remember Xing Daorong.

Dead and yet alive, this is beyond description.

That's an immortal!

Can you win by going against an immortal?
This is absolutely impossible!

Originally, Xing Daorong's reputation was somewhat terrifying, but after all, the God of Killing and the God of Fire were still within an acceptable range.

The result is now that a fairy has appeared. Who can deal with him?

As a result, morale in the army was low and all kinds of rumors spread.

There are also various versions of how Xing Daorong "came back from the dead" and captured Tongguan.

...

"Have you heard that... the Han army's general Xing Daorong came back to life in Tongguan and killed General Liu Ye in one fell swoop. This puts us in a dilemma again."

"Nonsense, how can a dead person be resurrected? Where did this come from?"

"Hey, this is not just a rumor! Do you remember who was our commander when we attacked Tongguan?"

"How could I not know this? It's Xing Daorong!"

The situation has been critical these days, and generals such as Zhang He have also stepped up their patrols.

On this day, Zhang He was patrolling the camp. When he heard the soldiers talking in the camp, he couldn't help but frown and wanted to stop them.

But before he could act, the soldiers' discussions could be heard again.

"Xing Daorong was guarding Tongguan Pass. He must have died when we attacked! But now he is alive again. Isn't that a resurrection from the dead?"

"This...what you said does make sense."

"Hey! Don't talk about whether it makes sense or not. Let's just think about how to save our lives when we fight Xing Daorong who can bring the dead back to life!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He became furious.

How can we fight when we are afraid before fighting?
Zhang He was furious and wanted to punish these guys by military law to prevent them from talking nonsense and disrupting the morale of the army.

But then the soldier said in a muffled voice: "Hey... don't say these things, this rumor has spread throughout the military camp. Even if Xing Daorong is not an immortal, we can't defeat him. What does it matter whether he is an immortal or not."

These words finally woke Zhang He up.

To put it bluntly, all the rumors about Xing Daorong are unimportant.

if only…

If we can defeat Xing Daorong, all the rumors will be dispelled.

But it is not so easy to defeat Xing Daorong.

Right now...it's not certain whether Chang'an can be defended.

However, rumors cannot be spread in the army like this. Since we have heard it, we cannot pretend that we did not hear it.

Zhang He walked away quickly, and his sudden appearance startled the soldiers. They heard him sternly shout, "They are spreading rumors and disrupting our army's morale. Come! Take these people away and punish them according to military law!"

These soldiers really didn't see Zhang He, otherwise they wouldn't be so presumptuous.

Suddenly seeing Zhang He appear, they panicked and bowed down one after another: "We dare not, we will never dare again!"

"General Zhang, please spare us this time!"

Just begging for mercy like this would not arouse Zhang He's "mercy". He was planning to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, at least to stop the rumors.

Otherwise, if the rumor continues...

The morale of the army has been destroyed!

So no matter how these soldiers begged, Zhang He ignored them.

After thinking about it, this would only be a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. We had to make plans early on as to how to plan and deal with this in Chang'an.

Thinking of this, he ignored the wailing of the soldiers and went to find Sima Yi.

...

When Zhang He met Sima Yi, he knew that the situation was not good.

Sima Yi's face was extremely heavy. He looked at the map without saying a word.

His face was as gloomy as water, with deep sorrow hidden between his brows and cold eyes. He looked at Zhang He with no expression on his face when he saw him appear.

He had a gloomy expression, as if he was worried about something; his furrowed brows showed that he felt very heavy in his heart.

"Hey!"

"The situation is not good!"

Sighing in his heart, Zhang He also felt that he had been sighing more and more recently.

People often say that you should not sigh casually.

The more you sigh, the more likely you are to lose your momentum.

Zhang He also knew this, but the current situation made him sigh repeatedly.

He stepped forward and said, "General! The morale of the army is unstable now. We should make a decision soon."

Sima Yi said coldly: "Jun Yi, you don't know that we are not in a position to make a decision right now, but we have no choice."

"I asked a lot of questions before, and found out that Liu Ye not only lost Tongguan, but also lost the 20,000 soldiers and horses he brought with him!"

"Now that we have Xing Daorong and tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers in Tongguan, we can leave even if we go eastwards?"

Zhang He had never really thought about this problem.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Even if we accept the surrendered soldiers, Xing Daorong dare not use them too much."

"As long as we go there, the old soldiers in Tongguan will definitely turn their swords against Xing Daorong again."

What Zhang He said is also true.

Most of Cao's troops were from the north and they still had feelings for the Cao family.

Generally speaking, when troops first arrive, people's hearts are still unstable, and perhaps the situation can still be turned around.

But...to be honest, it still depends on the person.

Sima Yi listened and responded coldly: "If someone else leads the army, maybe, as Junyi said, they can persuade those surrendered soldiers to defect again."

"But the one in Tongguan is Xing Daorong!"

"How is Xing Daorong's reputation now? All our soldiers in Chang'an are afraid of him!"

"Besides, with him at the helm in Tongguan, who can guarantee that our old subordinates will be able to follow us when we go?"

Zhang He then realized that Xing Daorong's reputation made the soldiers nervous even in Chang'an City, let alone in Tongguan.

I am afraid that it is just as Sima Yi said. Even if they go there, they will not be able to break through Tongguan guarded by Xing Daorong.

But if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean we’ll be trapped to death in Chang’an?

He couldn't help but ask: "If Tongguan is really impossible to pass, what should we do?"

"Could it be that... we have to go north and cross the desert north?"

If Chang'an goes north, it won't be far before it can escape Liu Bei's pursuit.

Because there is a desert to the north of Chang'an, and it is now the territory of foreign races, how can we get through it?

In this way…

Cao's army in Chang'an...seemed to be a bird in a cage, unable to escape even if they had wings!

(End of this chapter)