The sun slowly sets from the West Mountain like a fireball.

After a round of attacks, the Qing army retreated again like a tide, leaving only corpses everywhere.

Zhuang Xiaoyun took off from the battlefield and began to arrange manpower to clear the trenches and renovate the fortifications.

Half an hour later, he had more than a dozen secret letters in his hand.

The scars on Zhuang Xiaoyun's face were wrinkled even deeper. While sending people to send the information back to Dezhou City, he quickly returned to his camp.

The soldiers were burying the pot to make rice. Unlike usual, they were talking quietly one after another.

"The Qin family had already crossed out Qin Shanhe from the ancestral brochure, but unexpectedly, the old general Qin..."

"The Duke of the State trusts him? How could he put him on Pi Island?"

"I didn't see him breaking through Chenyang this time. The 200,000 Jiannu are here. How many troops does Chenyang Energy have..."

"We all listen to the traitor who killed his father and son. This matter is in chaos..."

It was not until he watched Zhuang Xiaoyun pass through the camp with his face as cold as frost that the soldiers muttered to their faces calmed down and ate silently.

"Eat well! Don't fall into Jiannu's plan!"

"General, did General Qin really kill the veteran General Qin?" someone asked.

Zhuang Xiaoyun's eyes were as iron as iron. He turned his head and subconsciously wanted to punish the soldier, but his heart was shaking when he spoke.

"Shut up! I said, have a good meal. This is a military order!"

He shouted, and did not dare to explain any more.

How to deal with this matter is no longer something he can decide.

Zhuang Xiaoyun turned his head to look at Dezhou City, anxiously waiting for the new order...

But a young general came to him and whispered: "General Zhuang, I have something to say."

"Tell me in my account."

When he entered the tent, the young general whispered: "General, the last general's camp is on the east side of our camp, and next to them are the Baoyi troops coming from Pi Island..."

"What 'Panying Army'?! Who calls it the name?!"

"The generals knew the mistake at the end, but this was what the soldiers said. Now the soldiers in the camp are worried..."

Zhuang Xiaoyun's brows were already deeply frowning.

The young general continued: "Those men and horses were brought back by General Qin Shanhe from Liaodong, and some of their hair had not grown long. The soldiers were worried about whether there were any Jiannu's fine works."

"Shut up! Do you know what you are talking about? The enemy is facing each other, and you don't think about how to work together to disrupt the morale of the army?"

"The last general dared not. The last general was worried about the chaos of the morale of the army, so he asked for a separate meeting with the general. Even though this time it was Jiannu's treacherous plan, the soldiers were all saying that General Qin Shanhe surrendered that year, will An Zhi surrender next? They were not relieved to entrust his life and family to such a master general... They also said that the troops from Pidao next to him were used to be coated by Jiannu, and they were as timid as a mouse. What if they turned against each other at the time? Even if we did not fight against each other and defended our territory, they suddenly retreated. Wouldn't it be a waste of their lives? What's more, some people said that the surrendered can be the main general, and whether we can also surrender..."

"Who dares to say that?"

"The last general camp said this. Although the generals and soldiers were just talking about it, if there is no explanation for this matter, the morale of the army will be dispersed if it continues. The humble position cannot be suppressed, so please decide."

Zhuang Xiaoyun clenched his fists, feeling that Dorgon used this move and was disgusting, but he had no better way.

"Tell the soldiers that this is Jiannu's trick, so that they should not think too much and concentrate on defending the enemy... The Duke of the State will come back soon."

"I dare to ask the general, if the soldiers ask, when will the Duke of the State come back?"

Zhuang Xiaoyun was still thinking, but someone came to report: "General, it's not good, the fight begins!"

"Who fought with whom?"

"General Qin Xuanbing's men and General Qin Shanhe's personal guards fought at the city gate..."

To the north of Dezhou City, camps are scattered.

Wang Wang retreated from the trench, stepped on the bloody land, and returned to his military camp. His deputy general Yang Ren quickly came up with him, his face looking a little worried.

"Eight hundred people died in our battalion today, and Jiannu's offensive became even more fierce..."

There were less than 10,000 people under their command, all of whom were fled from Liaodong to Pidao. This time they first attacked Chenyang, and then moved all the way to Dezhou by warship.

The team that came back from Pidao was already tired, and the morale of the army was much worse than that of other teams. They had no family in the pass, and they participated in the guarding of Shandong because they followed Qin Shanhe's orders.

During this period, Shandong trained another group of new recruits. After Qin Shanhe became the chief general, he added these new troops to various battalions and led the new recruits with veterans.

But today, the atmosphere in the camp is more impetuous than usual.

"Did you see those letters too?" Yang Ren suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, go in and say."

The two walked into the tent, and Wang Wang took out a few balls of paper from his armor.

Yang Ren also took out a few letters and put them on the table.

"This was found by the soldiers when they cleaned the battlefield today. I have banned the spread of the army."

"Jiannu is accusing General Qin! Who can't see if anyone with a discerning eye?"

"It's probably not that simple." Yang Ren sighed and said, "I feel that the Texas soldiers next to me are looking forward to us. I see them setting up an extra building to us."

On the west side are Zhuang Xiaoyun's troops, and on the east side are Jinan garrison Xu Dian's troops brought to assist in defense. Yang Ren did not specify which side it was, but Wang Wang understood that the friendly forces on both sides no longer trusted him.

"These days everyone is fighting side by side, because these broken pieces of paper are guarding us?"

"Who isn't being cautious on the battlefield? If you change your position, would you dare to hand over thousands of lives under your command to those of us?"

"What's wrong with us? Who didn't escape from killing Jiannu after working hard?!"

Yang Ren was silent. He was already a little inferior in his bones, and he had not erased the feeling of inferiority that he had when he was a coat slave.

At this moment, they suddenly heard the news.

"The battle started at the city gate..."

Qin Xuanbing had no concern about Qin Shanhe's return, and had never heard of Qin Chengye before. After all, the Qin family had never told him.

In Qin Xuanbing's eyes, Qin Shanhe was just the third uncle who defected after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.

He didn't have much deeper feelings with this third uncle because he had a lot of uncles and uncles. In addition, when Qin Xuanbing was a child, he felt that the third uncle was not a serious person. He relied on his intelligence and martial arts skills to do not do much work. Among his nephews, he was the most biased person with Qin Xuance, saying that other children in the Qin family were stupid.

After Wang Zhu, Dong Jihe and others made Qin Shanhe the main general, Qin Xuanbing was also happy at first, thinking that this was the glory of the Qin family, but today the news came to his ears, and Qin Xuanbing was immediately confused.

He knew that this was Jiannu's plan, but he had to ask Qin Shanhe for some things, otherwise he would feel uneasy.

"Did you kill grandfather?"

"Did you kill Xuanshu?"

He actually has a sense of responsibility. After experiencing the Jinzhou incident, he often warned himself not to act voluntarily.

But when he entered the city gate, Qin Xuanbing was stopped by Qin Shanhe's personal guards.

"The generals of each battalion are stationed in their respective defense lines and are not allowed to leave without orders. This is the military law."

"I have something important to see my third uncle."

"I can report to General Xuan Bing."

Qin Xuanbing frowned and thought to myself that I would ask my third uncle if he killed his grandfather and asked you to pass the message?!

After talking at the city gate for a long time, the personal guards kept blocking the suspension bridge.

Qin Xuanbing's subordinates were all old people in Jinzhou. They were already indignant and finally had a conflict with the other party.

Qin Xuanbing wanted to stop drinking, but suddenly felt a sudden thrill in his heart.

It is common for Qin Shanhe to prevent the generals of each battalion from leaving their posts without permission. In normal times, it can only be said that the army is strictly governing. But in this situation, Qin Xuanbing suddenly thought that if Qin Shanhe really surrendered again, he just had to control Dezhou and everything would be over.

Dong Jihe, Wang Zhu and others were all in the city, and military resources such as food, armor, gunpowder were also in the city. Once Qin Shanhe closed the city gate, the troops stationed at the city gate would collapse without fighting. This is Shandong's last line of defense...

The consequences were too serious. Qin Xuanbing dared not bet, and he did not dare to bet on Qin Shanhe. He no longer stopped his soldiers and decided to go to the city today no matter what.

"If you didn't have a ghost in your heart, why didn't you let us enter the city?"

"All said that the military orders are like a mountain."

"I have to go into the city."

"Those who dare to break into the door are punished for violating military orders..."

The quarrel became more and more intense. With a "defying", someone pulled out his knife and stabbed it into his comrade's waist.

Blood splattered on the suspension bridge. No one expected that this time, the first drop of blood from the city of Dezhou would flow out like this...

"Stop!"

Suddenly, with a clear shout, someone rode out of the city.

Qin Xuanbing looked up and felt a little relieved when he saw Qin Xiaozhu.

"Qin Xuanbing, are you crazy?!"

"It's not Qin Xuanbing who is crazy." Qin Shanhe said slowly, "It's because the soldiers no longer believe me. I'm no longer qualified to command the three armies."

In the Governor of the Three Army, when Zuo Mingde and Lin Xiangyang looked at him, Qin Shanhe did not speak. He did not speak until Qin Xiaozhu came over to talk about the conflict at the city gate.

He had already judged the severity of the matter and made a decision in his heart, so he turned to look at Wang Zhu and said, "Cease my position as the head coach and imprison me."
To be continued...