In Lin Yi's big tent of the Chinese army, Lin Yi was sitting on top of this high hall with an indifferent face at this time, silent, playing with the scrolls he carried with his hands from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking.

Although Lin Yi is a military general, he has loved reading since he was a child. If he hadn't been born in the Nalin family, maybe he would have been a civil official by now.

But at this moment, he didn't have the heart to read, he thought that Zhang Yao was just the end of a strong crossbow, a general of a defeated army, and his soldiers were repeatedly defeated, and their morale was low, so they must not be very strong in combat; But Cheng didn't expect that this Zhang Yao could burst out with such a powerful combat power, which was really beyond his expectations.

The generals also stood in the middle of the big tent, and everyone looked frowning, not knowing what to do.

I saw Lin Yi being silent for a while, and then asked the generals in a low voice, "What are the casualties of our army today?" ”

Hearing this, one of the generals walked out, arched his hand towards Lin Yi, and said with a very ugly face: "General Qiqi, our army is estimated to have lost thousands of people, and the specific number is not clear. ”

When Lin Yi heard this, his face, which was originally relatively calm, was also a little surprised at this time, and then he frowned and said to himself: "I knew that the number of casualties today might be very large, but I never thought it would be so large. Then he sighed in the tent and said, "It's my fault." ”

When the generals heard Lin Yi's words, they also frowned slightly, but they didn't dare to accuse Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was bent on winning, and he went straight to Yancheng without repairing his troops and horses, and the soldiers were exhausted, and they all came to attack the city with strong spirits. Now the siege is not wrong, the morale of the army is low, and the generals do not know what to do.

Of course, it is not that no one has admonished Lin Yi, saying that when the army goes out, it should focus on stability, so that it can fight steadily and calmly. But instead of listening, Lin Yi punished the man heavily. This has also led to complaints in the army about this Lin Yi. If it weren't for Lin Yi's fact that he led them to win dozens of battles before, the soldiers might have mutinied.

Of course, Lin Yi knew the thoughts of these generals, so he didn't say much, and after a pause, he asked again: "Has the enemy of the guy who sneaked up on our rear today been identified?" ”

The general in the tent arched his hand again and said: "It has been ascertained that this Zhang Yao set up a large camp about ten miles away from the outskirts of Yancheng, and the people who attacked our rear were the troops in this battalion. ”

When Lin Yi heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he sneered: "What a Zhang Yao, I thought he was just a dumbfounded man with five big and three coarse eyes, but I didn't expect him to use this horn strategy." Sure enough, I learned from Song Ruoyu twice. ”

Lin Yi didn't wait for the general's advice, thought about it and ordered the following: "Pass my general's order, divide 10,000 soldiers and horses to deal with the enemy troops in that battalion, and the rest of the troops will stand by and wait for me to give orders." ”

The generals below frowned when they heard Lin Yi say this, looked at each other, and were silent.

After a long time, a bold general finally said to Lin Yi: "The general's intentions, but do you want us to continue to storm this salt city?" ”

Lin Yi was not angry, but smiled slightly, and asked the general: "Then according to your meaning, if we don't attack the city, what should we do?" ”

After hearing this, the general of his subordinates bowed his hands and said calmly: "The last general thinks that our army is rushing to Yancheng in the starry night, and the soldiers are already tired, and now the siege is frustrated, so it is better to rest for a few days first, and then seek siege matters when the army is full of energy and morale." ”

When Lin Yi heard this, he frowned slightly, was silent, and paused for a while before replying: "No, our army has traveled a long way, and the starry night rush to attack Yancheng is to fight a quick battle, and only when Song Ruoyu's reinforcements have not arrived can we have a chance to capture this Yancheng, if Song Ruoyu's army comes, we will not be sure that we will be able to capture the city." ”

When the general heard Lin Yi's words, he blurted out directly: "Is the general so afraid of that Song Ruoyu?" It's just a layman monk, a mountain village man. ”

When Lin Yi heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and his face became very hideous, and he yelled at the general: "Shut up, how many times have you fought with him?" How can you know how powerful he is? ”

This roar not only frightened the general, but even the other generals were also stunned, which was completely different from the General Lin in their impression.

Lin Yi is usually a very calm person, whether it is a big or small thing, he looks confident, and he has never been so out of shape as today. I just think it's very strange.

Of course, they don't know much about Song Ruoyu, but this Lin Yi has fought with Song Ruoyu many times on the battlefield, but he knows how powerful he is. Whether it is strategy, strategy, internal affairs, or logistics, this Song Ruoyu is proficient in everything, and it can be said that he is a rare talent in the world, even he Lin Yi is often ashamed of himself.

So Lin Yi secretly thought, this must not entrust the war to Song Ruoyu's arrival, if it really comes at that time, I really don't know who will kill this deer.

But Lin Yi thought about it again, he was a dignified Liang Golden Gun Marquis, a general of the Gate, and a general of Zhenxi, was he still afraid that Song Ruo would not be stupid, and if he retreated, wouldn't it prove that he was inferior to him?

It's a dilemma, I don't know whether it's better to attack the city immediately again or slowly.

Seeing Lin Yi's hesitant expression, the generals below also looked at each other, not knowing what idea to take, so they could only wait quietly for Lin Yi to make a decision, so that he could act according to the order. He also bowed his head and was silent.

In the big tent, the sound just now disappeared in a blink of an eye, it was very quiet, and everyone had their own thoughts.

Of course, the generals hoped that the army could rest and act again, but this Lin Yi was quite jealous of Song Ruoyu, and wanted to make a quick decision and attack the city immediately.

It was in this silence that Lin Yi finally made up his mind and broke this strange peace.

I saw that Lin Yi closed his eyes slightly, and after a pause, he said slowly: "Pass my general's order, after noon, the army will quickly assemble and prepare to attack the city." ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals in the big tent were also shocked, although they knew that Lin Yi might have made up his mind at this point, but some generals still wanted to give advice.

Lin Yi knew what these generals wanted to say, so he waved his hand before he spoke, and immediately blocked the words of those generals. I saw Lin Yi say loudly again: "Ben Hou is going to repair the book to the saint, saying that Ben Hou is willing to make a military order, within three days, Yancheng will not be broken, and Ben Hou is willing to be punished, so please don't say more." ”

When the generals heard Lin Yi's words, they were shocked again, and immediately several generals stood up and hugged their fists and said: "General, no, it is really unrealistic to forcibly capture this Yancheng, which is comparable to an iron wall, within three days, I hope the general will think twice." They no longer persuaded Lin Yi to attack the city, but they just felt that it was impossible for Lin Yi to take Yancheng in the past three days.

Although most of them did not agree with Lin Yi's decision, in the final analysis, he was still a good general, not to mention anything else, just saying that he had captured the fourteen cities of the Jin Kingdom one after another within this month, it would be a famous name in history. Therefore, they still admire Lin Yi in their hearts.

At this time, when he heard that he was going to make a military order to the emperor, he was worried about Lin Yi. There are even more generals who think that this Lin Yimo is not crazy, dare to say that he will capture Yancheng in three days, and it is not that he has not seen that tragic appearance today, just in terms of the current situation, how can it be that Yancheng will be captured in three days?

Lin Yi had another plan in his heart. He knew that Song Ruoyu's reinforcements were afraid that they would arrive on the outskirts of Yancheng within three or five days, and at that time, although he didn't say that his army would be defeated by Song Ruoyu, he just wanted to take Yancheng, which was really difficult. Anyway, he will take Yancheng within three days, so what does it matter if he makes a military order? As for being punished, he smiled in his heart.

Will Emperor Wen really let him die? Or did Emperor Wen dare to let him die?

And ordinary punishment, that might be useful for other generals, for him? It's just for show.

After Lin Yi finished thinking about it, he said aloud to the generals: "I have made up my mind, don't say it anymore." Go down and get ready, and after noon, listen to my commands. ”

When the generals heard this, they were shocked that the nine cows couldn't pull it back, so they had to arch their hands, and then they came out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and they hurriedly went down to prepare.

Lin Yi saw that they all walked out, so he slowly stood up, but his eyes were staring at the table in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.

After a while, I saw that his eyelids jumped, and then a confident smile appeared on his face, as if he had full confidence in his chest.

Lin Yi paused, and shouted to the sergeant outside the door: "Get General Lei for me, I will have something important to discuss with him." ”

The soldier answered, and hurriedly ran to find General Lei.

Lin Yi carefully touched his chin with his hand, looked at the outside of the camp, and muttered to himself: "I don't know this trick, Zhang Yao, you can't take it?" ”