In the evening, with the sunset filling the sky, Gao Lin stood in front of the tent, looking up at the lonely sky, quietly waiting for Zong Yu's return.
After about an hour, twilight was closing, and the world was already hazy. Gao Lin still didn't see Zong Yu returning, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
While he was anxiously walking back and forth, someone suddenly announced that Zong Yu had returned. Gao Lin went out to greet him personally. Seeing that Zong Yu was so tired, he welcomed him into the tent and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Minister Zong.
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Zong Yu said: "Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission. I have discovered the direction of the underground river. As long as you dig three feet into the ground, spring water will come up. In addition, the three hundred scouts have all suffered accidents. The Xianbei people
They are poisoning everywhere to force us to death here."
After hearing this, Gao Lin looked a little moved and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zong, your subordinates will not die in vain. Once the reinforcements arrive, I will definitely make those Xianbei people pay with their blood!"
After he finished speaking, Gao Lin sent someone to send Zong Yu down to rest. Zong Yu took out a map of the direction of the underground river and presented it to Gao Lin. Gao Lin then asked his men to dig three feet into the ground with this map.
Once he comes, here in the Gobi, he will no longer worry about the lack of water.
In the Zuojun camp, Taishi Ci was still recovering from his injuries. When he saw Taishi Xiang bringing a bowl of cool water, he asked, "Where did you get the water?"
"Father, the great general Wang has found the water source. Our army no longer has to worry about running out of water. However, now that there is no food, we may be starving for a while. When reinforcements arrive, our army can fight back."
Taishi Xiang held the bowl of water and said to Taishi Ci.
Taishi Ci immediately drank the bowl of water to relieve his hot mood.
"General, the prince sent someone to summon the general, saying that we have something important to discuss." Hou Cheng walked in from outside and said with clasped fists.
Taishi Ci nodded and said calmly: "Xian'er, help me up. The prince summoned me because he must have wanted to discuss how to deal with the Xianbei people. It seems that the prince can't wait for the reinforcements to arrive..."
Taishi Xiang supported Taishi Ci and walked all the way to the Chinese army's camp. When he saw Gao Lin gathering many generals in the Chinese army's tent, he knew that something big was going to happen.
When Taishi Ci walked to the tent, Gao Lin personally came out to greet him, helped Taishi Ci to sit down, and showed great respect for Taishi Ci. After that, Gao Lin returned to his seat and said loudly: "Now, the pre-war military meeting is official...
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"Wait a minute..." Taishi Ci looked around the generals, but did not see military advisor Sima Yi. He couldn't help but have a doubt in his heart, and asked, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being presumptuous, why don't you see Sima Zhongda?"
When Gao Lin heard Sima Yi's name, he looked slightly unhappy, but Tai Shici was a veteran general in the army and a mainstay of the Chinese army, so how could he not give him face? He thought about it,
Then he said: "Sima Zhongda is ill and cannot come in person. After the meeting, just send someone to convey the content of the meeting."
"Sima Zhongda has met the prince and all the generals!" Sima Yi suddenly appeared outside the Chinese army's tent, wearing a dark robe and looking extremely elegant.
Gao Lin's face was a little disgraceful. Sima Yi's sudden appearance surprised him because he didn't send anyone to inform Sima Yi at all. The reason was very simple. He always thought that Sima Yi was Gao Qi's teacher. The last time he asked Sima Yi for advice
, Sima Yi said it but didn't say it, which made him very unhappy. If a person hates another person, no matter what the other person does, he will find it annoying.
It happened that Gao Lin hated Sima Yi so much and thought that Sima Yi was deliberately not helping him, so he had to write to Guo Jia, urging Zhang Fei and others to get here as soon as possible.
"Isn't Zhongda ill? Why did he come in person?" Taishi Ci didn't know the reason and thought Gao Lin was telling the truth, so he asked.
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Zhongda was ill yesterday. He had a good sleep at night and is much better now. Your Majesty, since my illness has been cured, can I attend the military meeting?"
"You are the patrol officer, military advisor, and important military affairs, so you naturally have to participate. Come on, show me your seat to Lord Sima!" Gao Lin was unhappy, but he still showed an indifferent look on his face and said loudly.
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His subordinates immediately took out a Hu stool and placed it directly on Gao Lin's right hand. Then Sima Yi swaggered into the tent in front of everyone, and then sat down on the new seat with a look on his face.
He clasped his fists and said to Gao Lin kindly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat."
Gao Lin rolled his eyes at Sima Yi, and without paying any attention, he said loudly: "Now that everyone has arrived, the meeting will begin. Although our army has solved the water source problem, food is still quite scarce. Everyone
They are all starving now, so the feeling must be unpleasant. All the Xianbei people are shrinking.
Inside Thang Long City, there are no herdsmen outside, let alone groups of cattle and sheep. Now there are only two ways to go in front of us. One is to take advantage of everyone's physical strength.
, storm Thang Long City; second, quickly evacuate this place to wait for reinforcements. If you have any opinions, feel free to speak out."
Taishi Ci first said: "Our army is in a dangerous place and it is not suitable to fight for a long time. It is better to retreat temporarily and then make other plans."
Gao Lin nodded, but said nothing. He kept looking at Sima Yi with his sharp eyes. What kind of thoughts did this young man who had always been valued by his father have?
Sima Yi met Gao Lin's gaze, smiled faintly, and said slowly: "Wei Chen believes that at this moment, our army has reached a dilemma. Shenglong City was built by the Xianbei people with ten years of hard work.
The city is extremely strong, and there are still 250,000 Xianbei troops in the city. We only have 70,000. Even if we attack by force, we will destroy ourselves with pebbles hitting rocks."
"Sima Yi, please pay attention to the way you speak. Don't inflate other people's ambitions or destroy your own prestige!" Gao Lin said angrily.
Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty, everything the minister says is the truth, and the minister will only tell the truth. In fact, the easiest way to conquer Shenglong City is to besiege the city. However, if you want to besiege the city, you must have the same amount of troops.
Even three times more troops can be effective. From this point of view, even if reinforcements arrive, it will be extremely difficult to besiege the city. But if we want to retreat, it will be even more difficult. Not to mention that the prince has made a promise in front of the emperor.
Even the general said that he would make Xianbei surrender to the Huaxia Kingdom. If he retreated just like that, I am afraid that the faces of the prince and the general would be disgraced. More importantly, most of the horses in our army have died. If
If they retreat and the Xianbei people pursue them, those soldiers without horses will inevitably become the dead souls of the Xianbei people. Therefore, it is unwise to attack Shenglong City, but retreating is unfavorable, and it is a dilemma..."
After hearing this, Gao Lin couldn't help but frowned. This Western Expedition involved an army of 300,000 people, divided into three groups. Gao Lin even assured Gao Fei that as the commander-in-chief of this Western Expedition, he could not
Even if you lose, you cannot lose.
After hearing Sima Yi's words, Taishi Ci and others agreed quite a bit, but at the same time, everyone was deeply immersed in thinking and faced a dilemma: Will these 70,000 troops starve to death where they are?
Finally, Taishi Ci couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Zhongda, since you said we are in a dilemma, are our troops going to stay put? If the reinforcements don't arrive for a day, will we have to stay here for a day? What if?
If the reinforcements encountered something on the way and delayed their journey, wouldn't our army be starved to death?
Since you can analyze it so thoroughly, you must have a way. I didn't listen to your advice that day, so I fell to this point, causing more than 30,000 soldiers to die tragically under the iron hoof of the Xianbei people. If you have any good ideas, even though
If you tell me, I think the prince will listen to your advice without any scruples."
Sima Yi grinned, glanced at Gao Lin, and asked: "Your Majesty, if Zhongda really has a way to solve this embarrassing situation, will your Majesty use Zhongda's suggestion?"
Gao Lin said: "You are a member of my Huaxia Kingdom. If you have a good strategy, I will naturally use it."
Sima Yi smiled and said: "With these words from the prince, Zhongda seems to have taken a reassurance."
"Don't show off, tell me your strategy quickly!" Gao Lin said urgently.
Even after Sima Yi told him his plan, everyone present felt that it was a clever plan and all agreed.
After Gao Lin heard this, he asked with a straight face: "Although this plan is clever, it is a dangerous move. If it is wrong, the army will be in a state of catastrophe. Sima Zhongda, if something goes wrong...
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"If this plan fails, Sima Zhongda is willing to bear the responsibility and die to thank the world!" Sima Yi knew what Gao Lin meant and said with clasped fists.
After Gao Lin heard what Sima Yi said, there was no reason not to use it. Although he didn't like Sima Yi, he didn't want to let Sima Yi die in vain. He immediately said: "Since you said so, what do I have to worry about?
However, if this plan fails, even if you die ten thousand times it will not be enough to forgive you."
Therefore, Gao Lin issued an order to quickly set up camp tonight and the army advanced towards Shenglong City.
In the Shenglong City, the lights were brightly lit, and the great Dan Yu Ke Wu Neng was enjoying the graceful singing and dancing. Sitting around him were all the kings and nobles of Xianbei, each of them holding a beautiful woman in their arms, and they were playing with each other to their heart's content.
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"Inform the Great Chanyu that there is news about the Chinese Army..."
After Ke Wu could hear it, he immediately drove the women around him away. With a serious look on his face, he said loudly: "Everyone, step back!"
As a result, the singers, dancers and music players all withdrew, and the originally peaceful atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the nobles also immediately became nervous.