Since Bingzhou and Huainan are thousands of miles apart, even if there is any news there, it will take at least a long time to pass it back. In addition, with the layers of blockage from Sima Jun, the transmission of this news is even more precious than gold.

Wang Ling suffered from severe anxiety disorder, was unwilling to eat and could not sleep at night. This is probably not a good phenomenon for an old man in his 80s. If this continues, he will probably be summoned by the King of Hell.

Wang Feixiao and Wang Jinhu were particularly concerned about Wang Ling's health. Wang Ling was the backbone of the Huainan Army. If he fell down, he would be afraid that the Huainan Army would fall down and scatter and completely collapse and disappear.

But their persuasion seemed useless. Wang Ling had a deep obsession. Unless there was some good news from the north, it would be difficult to make him happy.

Now the situation in Shouchun is getting worse and worse. There are more and more fugitives in the city, and the Huainan army cannot prohibit it. After all, these ordinary people cannot get food, so it is even more dangerous to stay in the city, and it may even cause riots and restlessness.

Instead of leaving these unstable factors in the city, it is better to let them go and let them find their own way.

As a result, most of the people in the city had fled, and the rest could not leave, that is, the elderly, weak, sick, disabled, and unable to move. Waiting for them would probably be fate of starving to death.

Wang Ling didn't care about the people's escape. After all, these people became burdens at this time, but instead left clean.

However, the army's escape made Wang Ling worry and unable to sleep or eat. With the implementation of the military ration system, the entire army was panicked. Everyone knew that Shouchun's grain warehouse would soon come to an end. They were guarding Shouchun City and could only sit and wait for death.

At first, some soldiers were abandoned and took advantage of the night to join the Sima Army. Wang Ling ordered Wang Feixiao and Wang Jinhu to patrol day and night. When they found that deserters were severely punished, hoping to use tough measures to shock the army.

But this seems to have no effect. The army's escape became more and more intense. At first, it was just a small-scale escape. Later, there were even cases of complete escape. No matter how severe the punishment method was, it seemed that it could not stop the desire of these Huainan soldiers to survive.

Once, when Wang Jinhu was patrolling, he discovered the defection of soldiers in Yidun. Fortunately, he discovered it in time and led people to chase the soldiers in this country back. But he was worried about how to deal with it. After all, there are only one hundred people. If they are dealt with according to military regulations, all of these hundred people will be killed. Thinking about it, this scene is bloody and tragic enough.

Wang Jinhu did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so he immediately sent someone to report to Wang Ling. Wang Ling rushed over quickly. In the morning breeze, Wang Ling's white beard fluttered in the wind, and his thin face also gave people a feeling of being in twilight years, but his eyes were still so sharp, like a murderous knife.

"What's going on?" Wang Ling asked in a deep voice.

Wang Jinhu immediately reported the situation and asked Wang Ling for his handling opinions.

Wang Ling did not answer directly, but asked back: "What should we do according to military law?"

"According to the law, we should be killed, but..." Wang Jinhu hesitated a little.

"But what?" Wang Ling looked sharp and said with a sharp expression: "Military law is military law, how can we treat it as a decoration? If we open the net today, how will we convince the public tomorrow?"

Wang Jinhu's face turned stern, bowed his hand to take the order, turned around and ordered: "Catch it!"

One hundred heads fell to the ground in unison, and the soldiers watching around were silent, and the whole audience was silent and silent.

Wang Ling ordered all the hundreds of heads to be stringed together, hung them on the city and made public, and scolded the entire army. No defector would tolerate them. One was found and one was punished. These heads were role models.

Wang Ling had been in charge of his army for many years, and naturally knew that without some iron-blooded means, he could not shock these soldiers. The current situation was already a dispersed military spirit. If he was ruthless to the defectors, the result would definitely be unimaginable.

Sure enough, after this incident, the number of fleeing soldiers decreased greatly. Everyone knew that Wang Ling had a bottom line. Once they crossed this bottom line, they would inevitably suffer a murder. Some people thought that Wang Ling was old and could not move the knife, so they could do it freely. But the facts proved that as long as Wang Ling was still there, the iron-blooded military law would not change in one day.

No one is willing to joke about their lives. Although defecting to Sima Jun can find a way out, Wang Feixiao and Wang Jinhu patrolled day and night, and it was difficult for them to find a chance to escape, so they had to grit their teeth and stay and wait for another opportunity.

Of course, the army loyal to Wang Ling still occupied the majority. Otherwise, people would be separated and even the strict military law would not be able to stop the escape of these soldiers.

Wang Ling also knew that he could not hold on to such a situation for any time. If reinforcements could not be received, the fall of Shouchun City would only be a matter of time.

However, some good news came from Bingzhou. Cao Liang sent troops from Shangdang. The Bingzhou army swept across the entire Hanoi by pulling and destroying the dead. The Sima family's army was severely damaged in Hanoi. Except for the Hanoi County, Huai County, the rest of the cities fell into the hands of the Bingzhou army. Now the Bingzhou army is facing the Yellow River and threatening Luoyang.

This is obviously exciting news. It seems that Ma Long's trip was a great success. The whole Shouchun army was filled with joy, and it seemed that the siege of Shouchun could be resolved immediately.

But many days passed, and the Sima army's battalion did not even make any noise. This was really strange. Logically speaking, when Luoyang was attacked, Sima Yi could not remain indifferent. At least, it should be to send a team of troops back to Luoyang.

However, judging from the Sima Army camp, there seems to be no sign of military mobilization, and the line of defense is still motionless.

Wang Ling's heart sank. It seemed that Sima Yi was determined to take the weight and put it in Luoyang without caring about the dangers, and was ready to siege him to death.

Wang Ling is helpless now. This plan to surround Wei and save Zhao is useless. Cao Liang's actions are just that the distance cannot save the near thirst. Shouchun's crisis has not been relieved at all. Wang Ling is indeed at the end of his strength. He has no capital to persevere anymore. The grain reserves in the grain warehouse are no longer enough for him to survive this autumn.

But now all Wang Ling can do is wait. Since Sima Yi refused to withdraw his troops and returned to Luoyang, it would be better to let Cao Liang's Bingzhou army sweep the entire Central Plains in one breath and conquer the capital Luoyang. Let's see if Sima Yi will continue to remain indifferent?
Chapter completed!