Lu Jie led some Jingzhou soldiers to run as hard as they could, and finally ran out. Then they encountered some scattered soldiers, and some of them gathered up directly.

I searched for Cai Mao everywhere. I didn't find Cai Mao until I was exhausted.

It turned out that people escorted him to hide in a small forest. He was in a miserable state and panting.

Cai Mao was already very depressed. When he saw Lu Jie come back again, he stared and vomited blood with a pop.

Lu Jie immediately knelt down and apologized, saying: "The general is useless. He failed to defend the rear army. I am ashamed of the general. Please punish the general. It is the fault of the general. Please take care of yourself, general! Put the overall situation first and never do it again."

Something happened!"

Cai Mao had already calmed down a lot. He grabbed Lu Jie's arm and said, "My lord must be fine! There was a funeral ceremony in front of the battle. It was Pang Tong who was cheating!"

He gritted his teeth, grinding his teeth with hatred, and said: "The situation has come to this, and the defense of the rear is no longer able to resist! Lu Jie, I firmly believe in you, and now I can only ask for help. Can you please quickly bring people to report the news and alienation!? His reinforcements

Come, the elite in my camp will be saved and will be fine!"

Lu Jie took Cai Mao's hand with his backhand, held it, knelt down on both knees with great respect, and said: "General, if you dare not guarantee it with your life, you will bring reinforcements! General, you must leave here."

, Otherwise, how would Lu Qing be willing to let it go? He will definitely not give up and will come after him again!"

Cai Mao suddenly laughed sadly, describing himself as embarrassed, but with viciousness in his eyes, he said: "It is rare for Mao to suffer such a defeat in his life. Now that he is so miserable, he is ashamed of the large number of soldiers in Jingzhou! Now, death is not a pity, how can we give up?"

The soldiers in Jingzhou ignored them and only focused on their own escape?! If you ask Mao to go back, how can you face the soldiers in Jingzhou?!"

After everyone heard this, they felt a little convinced by Cai Hao, and they also felt a little respectful, and their eyes were red.

People are like this. When they are about to lose or may be defeated, they will feel timid. In the process of escaping, if they encounter a tragic defeat, some people may be depressed and unable to bear the blow, as if the last straw is pressing on them.

He can't survive it. But Cai Mao, no matter how bad things are, he won't reach this level. Moreover, no matter how miserable the current situation is, it is not completely hopeless, so it is absolutely impossible for him to reach this level. In the final analysis, it is still because there is hope.
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No matter how selfish Cai Mao is, he was once a powerful minister. He still has some backbone, especially when he is forced into a desperate situation, he will rebound and develop infinite courage!

"Go now! Mao is waiting for help here!" Cai Mao's eyes were filled with the determination to stay here even if he died. He held Lu Jie's arm tightly, entrusting the greatest trust, and said: "Come quickly.

!"

This is the most trusting and most testing moment. It is no longer possible for a close confidant to deliver the letter. And whether it can be delivered is still uncertain as before.

It is in this most difficult time that we need the most trustworthy people to go out and deliver the letter, and deliver the letter in person!

Only at this time can we truly see clearly what kind of people Cai Mao relies on!

He looked at Lu Jie with great trust and trust in his eyes.

Lu Jie bowed solemnly and said: "The final general would rather die than live up to his trust!"

Cai Mao's heart finally relaxed at this moment and said: "Go!"

Lu Jie didn't have time to say anything more, so he just said to the generals and scholars: "Jie, go away! Take care, everyone!"

Everyone looked unhappy, and they clasped their fists and said, "Take care! Wait for General Lu to bring reinforcements!"

Lu Jie didn't even take a breath, got on the horse, took a few riders with him, and left quickly.

Cai Hao realized that the direction he had envisioned was really wrong, and now he regrets it! When he retreated, he should have sent one of the most trustworthy generals to personally report the news and lead troops to come to support.

Cai Maohui's intestines turned green. To be honest, it was because he lacked experience in wars, especially land battles. After all, although Jingzhou was besieged before, most of the time, it was based on the city. It has never been on such a large scale.

He has been through many battles, and he has also encountered the situation where several parties are pursuing him to the death. Therefore, he has now more or less realized the painful lesson of his limited abilities. Whether he wants to admit it or not, what is before him is the fact.

!

He looked at the soldiers and civil servants around him, all of them with gray faces and no fighting spirit. His eyes returned to sharpness, and he said: "... Mao knows that his talents are limited, so he brings everyone around him, either with literature or martial arts.

All of them are people with both talents, but they are unvirtuous people with small hearts. However, if they are loyal people, why don't they speak up when they are timid in front of them?! With your talents, you can make suggestions.

It is unethical to avoid this battle and let you down! So, when facing a battle, you don’t pick up the formation and just want to leave?!"

Everyone lowered their heads in shame.

It can be seen that Cai Mao also realized the shortcomings and his own shortcomings. He cried and said: "Even though Mao is incompetent, unable to gather talents and people's virtues, however, in the crisis, we are all one. I dare to ask you, we are all under the same roof."

, An’s egg is finished?!”

Everyone knelt down and said in shame: "...I am incompetent!"

"Get up quickly!" Cai Mao said: "...Despite this defeat, we can no longer tolerate the low morale. Today, Mao is so angry and so angry that he will wait for help here. If the help does not arrive, the enemy is already approaching.

, Mao is ready to die. Do you think you can survive alone?! If not, please gather your morale and follow Mao to defend the enemy!"

A general looked down upon death and decided to fight the enemy with all his strength. The people below him were naturally inspired, and they all said loudly: "We will follow the general in life and death. We will fight the enemy with all our hearts!"

There is no accountability, no anger, no more killing, no more suppressing the uneasy and depressed morale. In this way, blaming yourself first and taking the responsibility yourself will truly relieve the soldiers' worries.

In this way, the Jingzhou soldiers really began to gain morale!

It can be seen that failure has two sides. Although failure is painful, it can also make people who want to wake up become sober again. Instead of complaining, blaming others, and shifting the responsibility to others!

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Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief, "Before, Mao suffered a lot! I don't blame you for not daring to offer advice. Now that we are in this desperate situation, Mao is shameless. I would like to ask you to be united with Mao and do your best to preserve it."

"Yes. We are gradually ashamed!" Everyone said: "I am willing to live and die with the general!"

Until this moment, because of the desperate situation, we were truly united.

Cai Mao said: "You are a sinner. I had many doubts before, so I was defeated like this. I am ridiculous! Now that things have happened, do you have a plan to offer? How to save it?!"

Lord Bo stepped forward and said: "The morale is low. We should immediately find the soldiers and horses scattered outside and defend them! Occupy the high ground, dig trenches day and night, and defend for a few days. It will not be a problem!"

Other generals also said: "We have the same idea. There is a small forest here, and the slope next to it is a place where soldiers and horses can gather. There is also a water source for drinking horses and people. It is not difficult to defend for three to five days!"

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Cai Mao said: "Just follow this plan!"

After everyone received the order, they quickly dispersed to do their own things.

Only Zhu Bo still stayed by Cai Mao's side, feeling very ashamed.

However, Cai Mao tried his best to comfort him and said: "This defeat is Mao's fault, not your fault. You don't have to be ashamed! Mao is jealous, and his subordinates are afraid of death and dare not say anything. This is normal. How can Mao blame you? You

Don’t blame me, I’m extremely happy.”

No matter how true or false these words are, this is what the ancients did.

When Cai Mao comforted him like this, Lord Bo felt even more guilty and said in tears: "My sins are so serious that I am afraid of being punished and dare not speak out. I am not a minister. Cherishing one's own body is not enough to be loyal!"

Cai Mao said: "How can I blame you for this matter? On the contrary, Mao still needs to admit his mistake to you. When he returns to Jingzhou, he will punish himself and apologize to the soldiers. Mao's crime is a big one..."

The two fell in love and both shed tears for a moment.

Although defeat is embarrassing, sometimes it can really wake people up. Even if Cai Mao is 70% pretentious, 30% is true and regretful. But now he has to gather people's hearts. This is the fastest and most effective way to impress people.

Useful method. We are all human beings, not plants and trees, we all have feelings!

At this time, nothing is of use. The only way to move people with true feelings and humanity is the most appropriate and fastest way.

The two cried for a while, and Cai Mao said: "My lord must be fine, but the soldiers are mourning a lot, so they must think it is true. This is Pang Tong's deception. You must encourage morale and take measures!"

The Lord Bo agreed and said: "It should be so! At that moment, the soldiers' first reaction was to be frustrated and sad. Now that they are defeated, I am afraid they have already guessed in their hearts that the other party must be deceiving our army. I went to appease the soldiers' hearts.

It's not difficult. What's difficult is another thing..."

Cai Mao's heart skipped a beat.

Needless to say, you know. Food!

The two looked at each other tacitly, but neither of them brought up the topic.

In this defeat, almost all the baggage was lost. Even if we could find some, we would not be able to support the garrison of so many people. The defeat and the bad news had already made the soldiers extremely low. It was difficult to raise their morale.

It’s hard to say how they can accept the fact that they are short of food and don’t know when reinforcements will arrive?!

This matter can only be kept hidden.

Lord Bo said: "We can only defend! We can hide it as much as possible. When we can't, we can kill horses and eat them. We can survive for a few days. I hope General Lu Jie will go well and bring reinforcements as soon as possible."

Otherwise it would be true...

And at this moment, if the soldiers are told the truth, there will be no food to eat if they stay here?! Who wouldn’t run away?!

There must be a mutiny!

"Go and make arrangements!" Cai Mao said, "I leave everything to you. Ask the forage officer to plan water and grain. From today on, we will only eat two meals a day and reduce the amount of horse food."

Lord Bodian said: "Yes."

The food intake of sergeants is very large. Unless under extreme circumstances, military supplies always come first in wartime. In a place like Jingzhou, a prosperous place with no shortage of food, Cai Mao's navy can eat three meals a day.

A meal, and sometimes rewards and extra meals.

Right now, we only need to eat two meals to maintain the camp, and the amount needs to be reduced. We can maintain it for a few days, but I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to maintain it for a long time.

So Cai Mao knew in his heart that if Lu Jie had an accident, if he couldn't come in time, something would really happen!

Cai Mao doesn't want to die, but at this time, he will also have countless courage to face death.

Only when he is here can the morale of the army be there. If, as Lu Jie said, he just abandoned the army and ran away, it is true that he got a chance to survive, but the army was also lost, and the morale of the army was gone. Even if he returned to Jingzhou, his prestige would be lost...

…How can such a person lead the crowd and convince others?!
To be continued...