Wang Yuanji did not disappoint the expectations of the head of the family. That night, three major events that happened in the Tang Dynasty began to spread rapidly in the military camp. The Zhou army had completely occupied Hexi. The Tang army completely withdrew from Bashu. A rebellion of the Guanlong nobles occurred in Guanzhong. Twenty thousand troops were attacking Chang'an. These news was incredible, but it was so real that it was confusing.

As night fell, these news were spreading in a small range. But when the lights were turned off and sleeping, every barracks in the barracks were talking about these news. Tens of thousands of soldiers could not fall asleep. They were discussing the authenticity of these news and the serious consequences in the future. If there were still soldiers who did not know these three things the next day after dawn, then it could only be said that this soldier was hopelessly stupid.

Wang Junkuo was also upset and could not fall asleep. He walked alone in the military camp aimlessly. Although he promised Wang Shou to give a formal reply before dark tomorrow, in fact, he had already made a decision when he left Wang Shou's mansion. He wanted to place the spiritual seats of his father and grandfather in the main hall of the Wang Clan Ancestral Hall. This was the dream of their three generations and the wish of his father and grandfather for the rest of his life.

Wang Junkuo had a simple mind. He did not understand the darkness of the officialdom, nor did he deal with people, nor did he understand the worldly ways. If he had not had the letter that Wang Shou showed him today, and the words he said to him made him awaken. Even if he died, he would not understand why His Highness of Qin recruited him, nor would he know that he had become a person who had been betrayed in the heart of the prince. Now he understood that he was just a victim of the Qin King's fight for the throne.

Thinking of his loyalty and even rejecting Zhang Xuan's favor, Wang Junguo was so heartbroken that he really felt sad. Although Qu Tutong treated him well, trusted him very much, and made him grateful, this kind of gratitude between generals could no longer make up for the huge harm he suffered.

When he walked through the Southeast Camp, he unexpectedly found that the soldiers were not sleeping and were talking about something. He was very excited. He walked through more than a dozen barracks in a row, and almost every barracks were talking about things. He felt a little strange in his heart, so he turned around and said to the two personal soldiers who followed him: "Go and listen, what are they talking about?"

The two personal soldiers looked at each other and stuttered: "General, don't listen, we know what they are talking about?"

"You know, too!"

Wang Junguo was very surprised and asked quickly: "What happened?"

"General, there is news that the Zhou army has captured Hexi and Bashu, and the Tang army has all been destroyed."

Another personal soldier also said: "There are news that the Guanlong nobles rebelled in Guanzhong, the Tang army had withdrawn from Hedong County to Chang'an to quell the rebellion, and our Taiyuan had become an isolated city in Bingzhou."

Wang Junguo took a breath of air conditioning. How could such important news be heard? He asked anxiously: "Where did the news come from?"

"We don't know either, anyway, the entire army is talking."

"Are our military camp talking too?"

"Of course, they are all passing on, otherwise how could we know."

Qu Tutong implemented the system of one commander and four generals, that is, the head coach Qu Tutong commanded the Central Camp, and then the four deputy generals led the Northwest Daying, Northeast Daying, Southwest Daying and Southeast Daying respectively. Wang Junkuo was the head general of the Northwest Daying.

Now both the Northwest and Southeast Daying know these news, so the two Northeast and Southwest Daying must also be known.

Wang Junkuo felt that the situation was a bit serious. Although he had decided to surrender to the Zhou army, his sense of responsibility made him feel that he should report to the commander immediately. In front of him was the barracks of the Southeast camp leader Pan Weisheng. He hurriedly walked up to ask the personal soldiers at the door and said, "Is General Pan here?"

"Report to General Wang, General Pan has just gone to the commander's tent."

It is estimated that Qu Tutong was also sending someone to find him. Wang Junkuo quickly turned around and headed towards the central camp. He walked more than a hundred steps and ran towards him by a personal soldier of Qu Tutong. He knelt down on one knee and bowed, raising an arrow: "Report to General Wang, General Wang has an urgent matter to summon him. Please go to the general's tent immediately."

"I get it, go now!"

Wang Junguo quickly walked towards the coach's tent. As soon as he walked to the gate, he found that hundreds of generals gathered around the coach's tent, all of whom were whispering, waiting anxiously for the news.

Wang Junkuo slapped his forehead hard and secretly scolded him for being slow to react. He seemed to have become the last person in the entire military camp to learn the news. Although Wang Junkuo's military position was not high and he was just a general in the Central Army, his prestige in the army was relatively high. The generals made way for him one after another, and Wang Junkuo quickly walked into the big tent.

The lights in the coach's tent were brightly lit, the coach Qu Tutong looked angry, and there were more than a dozen generals standing around. He lowered his head and said nothing. As soon as Wang Junkuo entered the tent, he felt the tense atmosphere in the tent.

"It's ridiculous!"

Qu Tutong said angrily: "Where did the news from Bashu come from? Even I, the commander, know, the entire military camp spread all over. Will the court not inform me of such a major event? You even believe this kind of rumor that shakes the morale of the army. If you don't track down the source of the rumors, don't appease the soldiers, you come to ask me, is this the enlightenment of a general of the Tang Dynasty?"

Qu Tutong rarely gets angry, but once he gets angry, it will be harsh, which makes the generals scared. However, it seems a little different tonight. At this time, Pan Weisheng, the leader of the Southeast Camp, mustered up the courage to ask: "The general only denies the rumors about Bashu. Are the other two news true?"

"I can't confirm the other two news!"

Qu Tutong was obviously hesitant because he knew that the two news was true. He received a letter from the court two days ago, knowing that the private army of the Guanlong nobles rebelled and marched into Chang'an under the banner of "clearing the king's side and killing the treacherous king". The King of Qin was forced to withdraw his troops from Hedong County to suppress the civil strife in Guanzhong. The court asked him to stick to Taiyuan City, even if he had been defended for a year.

He guessed the news in Hexi. The letter of eagle said that the main force of the Zhou army emerged from Wuwei County, which increased the pressure on Longyou. He hoped that Taiyuan could restrain the Zhou army as much as possible. Qu Tutong immediately understood that only when the Zhou army completely occupied Hexi, the main force of the Zhou army would emerge from Wuwei County.

The tent was still silent, and the generals were not stupid. The court had no news, which did not mean that Bashu could defend it. Everyone knows that more than 100,000 Zhou troops advanced to Bashu on both sides of the river and land. How could Bashu be able to defend it?

Everyone knows that Qu Tutong never lies, and he does not deny the other two news, it must be true.

At this time, Wang Junguo walked forward and said, "It would be better for the whole army to assemble tomorrow morning, and the general will publicly refute the rumors to the soldiers. This kind of news is probably spread by the secret spies of the Zhou army in the city. If the rumors are not refuted in time, there will be more unfavorable news, which will seriously affect the stability of the military."

In fact, Wang Junkuo knew in his heart that this must be the spread of the Wang family in the army. The Wang family has many disciples in the army. It was too convenient to spread the news. He was worried that Qu Tutong would track down the Wang family, so he pushed the source of the news to the Zhou army's spy first.

Wang Junkuo's plan is very constructive and is also the only way to solve this rumor crisis. It is also in line with Qu Tutong's decisive character. He also believes that only by using decisive means can the spread of the crisis be suppressed.

Qu Tutong's face was slightly angry and asked everyone, "Do you have any other solutions?"

Everyone didn't say anything. Although most people wanted the coach to explain the truth, they also knew that if they did that, they would seriously disrupt the morale of the army and the commander would never allow it.

Seeing that no one spoke, Qu Tutong said, "Let all the generals outside go back and rest. Tomorrow morning, I will explain the situation to the entire army. If I don't go back, I will treat it as military law!"

Everyone left the tent one after another, and Qu Tutong waved his hand to Wang Junguo and said, "General Wang is here!"

Soon, only Qu Tutong and Wang Junkuo were left in the tent, and the generals outside the tent also returned to the military camp. Since the commander agreed to give an explanation tomorrow morning, they didn't have to hurry up.

Qu Tutong stared at the map for a while and said in a deep voice: "Junkuo, what do you think about this?"

Wang Junguo snorted disdainfully and said, "Based on my understanding of Li Shenfu, if he can defend Bashu, I will write the three words "Wang Junguo" upside down!"

Qu Tutong also sighed, "You are right. I built Jiangxia as solid as a rock and built so many fortifications. As soon as he went to Jiangxia, all of them were abolished. I knew that this person was a natural compromise, but the emperor still trusted him so much, let him guard Bashu and destroy his own barriers!"

"Master, Shu Beizhi said something disrespectful. If all three news is true, then the Tang Dynasty will be in a desperate situation. What should we do?"

Qu Tutong shook his head, "I don't know. In fact, everyone is the same in this situation now, and they can only take one step at a time."

"Does the general think Taiyuan can be defended?" Wang Junguo continued to test.

Qu Tutong still shook his head, "Whether you can defend it or not, the result is not important. The key is that we must try our best to defend the city. If we really can't defend it, then I will be worthy of the instructions of the emperor and His Highness Qin."

Speaking of this, Qu Tutong waved his hand, "We will talk about this in the future. I will keep you here. I want to discuss with you how I will explain to the soldiers tomorrow morning?"

Wang Junguo pondered for a moment and said, "The Grand Marshal is a person who can't lie. There is actually no need to lie about this matter. The Grand Marshal just tells the soldiers that there is no news from the court, and at the same time insists that this matter is a rumor fabricated by the Zhou army, trying to shake the morale of the army. With the Grand Marshal's prestige, the rumor crisis can basically be calmed."

"But this will still affect morale and will not fundamentally eliminate the soldiers' worries."

Wang Junguo said coldly: "The three things are actually true. Such a serious crisis occurred in the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible not to affect the morale of the army. At this point, does the general still expect nothing to happen?"

Qu Tutong was helpless and could only sigh: "Okay! I will explain it to everyone tomorrow according to your suggestions, and we can only do this."
Chapter completed!