Starry night, bright moon, cool as water......

Twenty miles away from the outskirts of Yancheng, it was brightly lit at this time. After Zhang Yao was defeated by Lin Yi in the Battle of Hulukou, although he was unwilling, he had to gather the remnants of the army to reorganize the soldiers and horses, and retreat to Yancheng. At this time, Zhang Yao's army was stationed in this pavilion.

In Zhang Yao's Chinese army camp, a man stood in front of the tent facing the hanging map, but he didn't move. This person must be Zhang Yao. Zhang Yao is eight feet long, his whole body is powerful, quite masculine, with a lot of beard under his chin, and a pair of ringed eyes are staring closely at the right side of the map at this time, which is the pavilion they are now in, and a little above the pavilion is Yancheng.

This Zhang Yao is brows were tightly knit, frowning and pondering, and from time to time he used his hand to brush his beard under his chin, and from time to time he paced back and forth in this big tent, preoccupied.

At this moment, he heard a noise outside the tent, and then a sergeant came in, and when the sergeant saw Zhang Yao, he bowed his hand respectfully and said: "General Qiyu, the generals outside the tent ask to see each other, saying that they want to discuss the military." ”

This Zhang Yao immediately paused, and then said to the sergeant: "Call them in, General Ben happens to have something important to discuss with them." ”

The sergeant answered, and went out of the tent to order the guards outside the tent to let him go, and in a short time four or five generals in black armor came in from outside the tent. I saw that the generals all had a heavy look on their faces, and they seemed to know that they were also worried about how to solve the current situation, and they couldn't make up their minds, so they all came to Zhang Yao to discuss.

Zhang Yaoyan saw them come in, and motioned to the sergeant at the tent, and after the sergeant understood, he knew that this must be to discuss some important matter in the army, so he waited outside the tent to prevent anyone from approaching the big tent of the Chinese army.

The big tent was closed, and the atmosphere in the tent was very solemn, especially when they learned that Lin Yi had not rested after capturing this gourd mouth, and had actually come straight to this salt city, they were all restless and sleepless.

Others have not learned how powerful Lin Yi is, but they have learned it, not to mention that Lin Yi's army fought so bravely, and it took fourteen cities in January; But to say that Lin Yi himself was in front of the two armies, under the noses of 100,000 soldiers, he killed the three or four tiger generals of the Jin Kingdom, and the unfathomable marksmanship made them stunned, and they couldn't calm down for a long time, even if they think about it now, they feel palpitations.

On autumn and winter nights, it was cold to the bone, but the temperature inside the tent seemed to be even lower than outside.

Zhang Yao saw that these generals were silent when they came in, so he knew that he was waiting for him to speak, so he paused and asked: "You all know the situation, now that Lin Yi is leading the army straight to my Yancheng, where to go, let's discuss it." ”

As soon as the words fell, a general came out with his fists and said to Zhang Yao: "General, Lin Yi is so closely chased, that is to vow to capture Yancheng, our army is newly defeated, the morale of the army is low, and the personnel are uneven. ”

Zhang Yao heard this, yes, this is to suggest that he give up Yancheng, without waiting for Zhang Yao to answer, another soldier under the tent said: "General can't, Yancheng is really an important town of my Jin Kingdom, if you temporarily avoid Lin Yi's edge, and don't you want to give Yancheng to Lin Yi?" If this is the case, then my Jin Kingdom will open the door widely, and the threat of Nanliang will be even greater. ”

Zhang Yao heard this, but he let out an "oh", and asked the general: "General Nading, what do you think our army should do?" ”

When General Na Ding heard this, he said calmly: "The last general thinks that our army should prepare troops and horses, pack up the remnants, and quickly enter this Yancheng before Lin Yi to wait for reinforcements to rescue." The walls of Yancheng are thick and tall, the grain and grass in the city are sufficient, and although the morale of our soldiers is low, fortunately, there are many people, and I think it should be no problem to hold on to Yancheng. ”

When Zhang Yao heard this General Ding's words, he was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that the original general was about to refute this General Ding's suggestion, he waved his hand, interrupted the general, and then began to fall silent.

After a while, Zhang Yao said slowly: "Don't hide it from the generals, Mr. Panlong has asked someone to tell me what to do at the moment, but it is exactly what General Ding said. ”

As soon as the generals heard this, Mr. Panlong was so ordered, they were all silent, and for a while, the tent became silent again, since this Mr. Panlong has spoken, of course there is no objection, even if there is, he doesn't dare, is his plan more clever than that of Mr. Panlong?

Of course, Zhang Yao knew their thoughts, and he didn't break it, he just bowed his head slightly, paced back and forth in this big tent, and said to himself as he walked: "Sir's plan is indeed the safest plan, Lin Yi is good at planning, if I retreat without a fight, don't say that this Yancheng is lost, and the door of my Dajin is wide open; I can't hold on to that face. ”

When the generals heard this, they also nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yao thought about it, then turned his head and shouted to the end of the column of the generals in the big tent: "Cai Jian, what do you think?" ”

After waiting for a while, he walked out of the last position of the generals, and the general looked no more than twenty years old, with a white face and sword eyebrows, and he didn't look like a general commanding a war, but like a white-faced scholar. But others don't know that this Cai Jian is brave and strategic, and has given advice to Zhang Yao many times, although he is nominally a general under Zhang Yao, but in fact he is Zhang Yao's military advisor, but because he is not qualified enough, he has just entered the army for a few years, so he has to be a small captain, so it is not surprising that he is at the end of this group of generals.

Cai Jian paused, and then said to this Zhang Yao: "Mr. Panlong's plan, the general thinks it is feasible, but although this move is safe, it has drawbacks. ”

When the generals heard this, they were all shocked, good guy, could it be that this kid actually had a better plan than Mr. Panlong, so they were all skeptical, wanting to hear what Cai Jian said.

Zhang Yao was also startled at first, and then wondered: "I don't know what the disadvantages are?" ”

This Cai Jian was neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly: "Mr.'s plan seems to be the most secure, but in fact, it has put the general's headquarters in a desperate situation. If the general leads the army into Yancheng, it will undoubtedly cut off the way back, because Lin Yi is imperative for Yancheng, and he will inevitably storm Yancheng, and then the general will fall into a situation of passive defense, unable to attack, unable to retreat. At that time, I can only wait for Mr. Panlong's reinforcements, if Mr. Panlong is defeated, wouldn't my whole army be the turtle in Lin Yi's urn? ”

Zhang Yao heard Cai Jian's words, and fell silent again, indeed, Mr.'s plan seems to be a reasonable approach, but it is actually too risky, especially if he enters the salt city, he can only wait for Mr.'s reinforcements, and life and death are also in the hands of Mr. I just don't speak.

In this big tent, as soon as the generals heard Cai Jian's words, they also began to worry. It's not that they don't trust Mr. Panlong, it's just that the deterrent effect that Lin Yi has given them since January is too great, which has to make them start to worry, not only about Mr. Panlong's plan, but also about their own safety.

Zhang Yao saw that everyone began to be silent again, so he continued to ask Cai Jian: "Then what do you think our army should do?" ”

I saw that the corners of Cai Jian's mouth rose slightly, but he smiled, and then said: "Although Mr. Panlong's plan is inappropriate, it is the best strategy available at the moment, I think Mr. should have made other preparations, otherwise he would not rashly let the general take risks." If the general is really not at ease, he can order a general to set up camp in a place about twenty miles outside the outskirts of Yancheng, and build a high wall to fight each other with the defenders of Yancheng, so that it is feasible for the two sides to take care of each other. Seeing this, Lin Yi must make two decisions.

The first is to divide the troops to surround it, so the pressure on Yancheng will be much smaller, and I believe that with the fortifications of Yancheng, it will be able to hold on for a long time.

The second is that Lin Yi does not divide his troops, so the general can let the generals who are stationed in the village harass Lin Yi's army. It's just that the general needs to be a brave and resourceful person who is willing to sacrifice life and forget the dead, so that he can take on this important task. ”

Zhang Yao thought about it, but looked around at the faces of the generals in this big tent, and saw that most of the generals were afraid, dodging his gaze, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. In order to future, it is necessary to put life and death aside in order to achieve a meritorious career, but this timid and afraid of things cannot be entrusted with heavy responsibilities.

He looked at Cai Jian, and said with a plan: "Then General Ding is the main general, and Cai Jian is the deputy general, go to the eastern suburbs of Yancheng to set up camp and build a high wall. ”

Then this Zhang Yao walked in front of General Ding in this tent, patted General Ding's shoulder with his hand to show comfort, and then glanced at Cai Jian with his eyes.

General Ding is also a loyal and courageous person, knowing that this is a heavy responsibility, so he said aloud with enthusiasm: "The last general will definitely live up to the general's trust, then without further ado, the general, I will go down to prepare." ”

After Cai Jian and General Ding came out of the big tent, Zhang Yao looked at the high-hanging map in the big tent, suddenly turned around, sneered and ordered the other generals: "Give Lin Yi a book to Xiao Er, and say that General Ben and his Lin Yi Xiao will hunt in Yancheng." Look at this time, who killed the deer! ”

As soon as the words fell, the sergeant outside the door reported: "General, sir, there is a letter delivered, and the writer is ...... The writer is He Yuanzhubo. ”

When Zhang Yao heard this, he laughed, his voice was like a tiger, he was deafening, he said to himself: "I'm afraid that Mr. told me again, and you still want me to ease relations with Na He Yuan, Mr. knows me very well, am I a person who delays military affairs for my own selfish interests?" ”

He shook his head and said to the sergeant, "No need to look at it. Then he turned again, stared at the map, and looked at it in silence.