Comprehensive website: From the Classic of Mountains and Seas to ancient times

Chapter 322 Quarrel
"Come in, this is not the place to chat!"

Mu Yi looked at Lin Yi and knew that Lin Yi was in big trouble.

However, outside the city wall was not a good place to chat, so he invited her into his temporary residence.

He gestured for Lin Yi to sit down, and then he sat down as well, his face slightly serious.

"I haven't seen you for so long. Why do you look so haggard?"

Mu Yi looked at Lin Yi, who had tidied himself up but still looked haggard. He didn't know what had happened to make him become like this.

Lin Yi glanced at Mu Yi, then at Qiu Shuangcheng, and sighed, "After the meeting that day, we were not assigned any tasks..."

Lin Yi told the story in detail. It was simple: all the military disciples were envious of Mu Yi's treatment and wanted to prove themselves by making achievements.

Several of them jointly accepted the mission of Hanye City. Wei Qing gave them 5,000 troops, and they also brought their own legions.

In the beginning, Wei Qing actually thought that their chances of success were only 50% and did not agree with them accepting the mission, so they made a bold decision.

"There are five of us, including Yang Tiancheng and other military disciples, who have signed a military order in front of General Wei!"

When he said this, Mu Yi had already guessed what was going on and couldn't help but sigh.

"Half of the time for the military order has passed, and we really have no confidence in success!" When Lin Yi said this, his face was gloomy.

Originally they had a chance to capture the city, but after two consecutive failures, the elite troops assigned to them by Wei Qing refused to obey their orders.

After all, the first failure could be said to be an accident, but the second one was purely because the five of them failed to coordinate well and were tricked by the opponent, resulting in a great defeat and the loss of a lot of manpower.

The soldiers sent by Wei Qing told them clearly that they were not afraid of death, but they did not want to die in vain and did not want to die under the command of a group of incompetent people.

Unless they can see hope of success, they will never continue to obey the orders of Yang Tiancheng and others.

The military order has been issued, and there is no mercy under military law. They have tried various methods over the past few days, but none of them have produced any good results.

There is a legend, seven thousand orc warriors, and more than twenty thousand young and strong orcs in Qiu Shuang City. There must be more defensive forces in Hanye City, which is larger and more important than Qiu Shuang City.

At the beginning, their number was several times that of the enemy, but after two consecutive defeats, the soldiers assigned by Wei Qing disobeyed orders, and the number of people they could command was less than that of the enemy.

Defending the city already had an advantage, and after they were outnumbered, they were at a loss.

"I..." After Lin Yi finished explaining, he was silent for a moment, opened his mouth but said nothing.

"There's no need to do this, brother Lin Yi. Just say whatever you want to say. We have known each other for a while, so there's no need to do this!" Mu Yi said simply.

"Brother Mu, please rescue us, lend us some troops, and help us capture Hanye City!" Lin Yi gritted his teeth, stood up, bent down, and pleaded with Mu Yi.

"How many people do you want?"

"Five thousand... no, three thousand!" Lin Yi said in surprise.

"Brother Lin Yi...you really gave me a difficult problem!"

Mu Yi tapped the armrest of the chair, and after a brief silence, he looked into Lin Yi's eyes.

"Can 5,000 men really allow you to capture Hanye City? As far as I know, it is a border fortress that is more solid than Qiushuang City."

"At this point, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. It's nothing more than a fight to the death!"

Lin Yi didn't dare to look at Mu Yi. They were indeed unsure, but at this moment they could only give it a try.

After the military order time had passed, they still could not escape death.

Mu Yi pondered for a moment. To be honest, he didn't think highly of Lin Yi and the others.

They are not giving it a try, but are just losing their temper.

It's the madness of a gambler who has lost everything and is trying to make a comeback.

Mu Yi was willing to lend troops to Lin Yi and others. Anyway, his mission was only to capture Qiu Shuang City. He was free until the next order was issued.

But he couldn't just watch Lin Yi dive into the abyss, because war is fought with confidence.

And now the gambler mentality of Lin Yi and others is terrible.

Sometimes, you really need to take a gamble, but that cannot be based on the fact that you have lost your judgment and are so desperate.

Gambling must be a decision made with your own will, and it cannot be a desperate option.

It's like Han Xin's fight to the death and Xiang Yu's burning of boats and bridges. It's not that they didn't have other choices, but they chose this way to win faster.

The long silence made Lin Yi sit dejectedly on the chair.

"I can lend you some soldiers!" Mu Yi said slowly.

"And I can lend you twenty thousand!"

Lin Yi suddenly raised his head and looked at Mu Yi in disbelief.

"There are two conditions!" Mu Yi stretched out two fingers.

"Please speak!" Lin Yi's breathing was a little rapid, and he said impatiently.

"The first condition is that Qiu Shuang City cannot be lost. You must stay in Qiu Shuang City and help me defend the city!"

"Okay!" Lin Yi agreed decisively!

Exchanging him for 20,000 soldiers was a good deal for them. In the hands of a military strategist, 20,000 soldiers were much more useful than a legend.

"The second condition is that I will be the commander-in-chief and everyone will obey my command!" Mu Yi stared at Lin Yi and said.

He couldn't possibly rely on Lin Yi and others for the outcome of the war.

"This..." Lin Yi fell into silence.

They had signed the military order in order to prove themselves, but now they wanted Mu Yi to clean up their mess, which was completely contrary to their original intention.

But at this point, Lin Yi is also very clear that without Mu Yi's help, not only will they be unable to complete the military order, but it may even affect the entire situation. This is something that these children who have been influenced by military strategists since childhood cannot accept.

They can accept their own failure, but they cannot accept that a war is lost because of themselves. That is the greatest violation of their dignity.

"I will pass the message to them!" Lin Yi took a deep breath, knowing that this was not something he could decide.

To be honest, if he could really make the decision for them, things wouldn't have come to this.

They are like the epitome of a military strategist. Unless someone can overpower the others, they cannot exert their overall strength.

The difference between cooperation and integrity is still too great.

"I'll contact them now!" Lin Yi took a deep breath and turned to leave.

"It's troublesome!"

Mu Yi watched Lin Yi leave, tapping the table with his hands.

He wondered if this was also part of Wei Qing's calculations. After all, Qiu Shuang City was actually very far away from Han Ye City, and only people of legendary level could travel back and forth within a day.

The reason why Qiu Shuang City and Han Ye City were placed together at the beginning was to allow him to intervene. It would be best if Yang Tiancheng and his team could succeed. If they failed, then his special existence with a large army on his body could also check for loopholes and make up for them in time. Everything was linked together, and it was watertight.

It is even possible that this incident itself was paving the way for him to establish his authority.

Mu Yi has always thought about the calculations of these big guys in the most profound way.

Because he had experienced too many calculations, he knew that when facing these big guys, no matter how cautious he was, it would not be too much.

……

In the end, Lin Yi and the others agreed to Mu Yi's conditions. After all, for them, they had reached the end of the road.

They really had no other options, otherwise why would they turn to Mu Yi for help.

Lin Yi took the slave contract given to him by Mu Yi and took half of the orc slaves to garrison the city. This was also done by Mu Yi to prevent any accidents from happening.

Generally speaking, having a legend in charge can solve 90 percent of the problems.

Hanye City was built on the mountain range, and to the north was an endless forest area. They were not only on guard against humans, but also the tide of monsters from the forest, so there were many more orcs stationed here than in Qiu Shuang City.

When Mu Yi arrived, a gray haze covered the sky, and teams of soldiers were patrolling in an orderly manner on a huge fortress.

Outside the fortress, there was a huge military camp with several flags planted in the camp, fluttering in the wind.

"Has the situation gotten so bad?"

Mu Yi's expression became solemn. The situation was worse than he had imagined. The momentum in the camp was not cohesive at all. Instead, there was a feeling of everyone fighting for themselves.

"who!"

Just as Mu Yi was observing the camp in mid-air, a loud shout was heard in the camp, and a spear flew directly towards Mu Yi.

"Have you completely lost your mind?"

Mu Yi's face turned even worse, like a powder keg. He started attacking without even confirming his own identity.

"clang!"

The spear containing internal energy was broken by Mu Yi's punch, and fell from the sky to outside the camp.

Clouds are now rising from the camp, and the next attack will not be so easy to resist.

"Mu Yi?"

When Mu Yi landed outside the camp, Yang Tiancheng's voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Tiancheng walked out of the camp with a figure and came to greet Mu Yi.

"Why did you, General Mu, come here alone without the army? Did something unexpected happen?" The figure behind Yang Tiancheng asked nervously.

Mu Yi took a quick glance and seemed to have seen the other person in the main tent.

"This is not the place to talk!"

Yang Tiancheng smiled bitterly, stopped the figure behind him from asking questions, and took Mu Yi into the main tent.

There were very few people in the main tent of the central army, only five. In one of them, Mu Yi felt a strong sense of decathlon, and he should be the commander of Wei Qing's dispatched corps.

But even with these few people, they were arguing fiercely at the moment, and even the arrival of Mu Yi and others did not stop them.

Some people even started banging their heads on the table. In the main tent, a scholar in green robes stood up from behind the table and banged his head on the table in frustration.

"This won't work, and that won't work either. Do you want to fight or not?"

The legion commander appointed by Wei Qing raised his eyes and urged him: "There are at least 30,000 orcs in the city. How is it different from sending us to our deaths if we split into two groups and charge the city?"

"How about a main attack along the way and a feint attack along the way?"

"We are already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and we have to divide our forces. Even if the enemy divides their forces in half, we won't be able to break in!"

"Then concentrate all your forces and attack in one direction!"

"You've been kicked in the head by a donkey. Isn't this kind of attacking the city just suicide? The enemy has set up a trap in the city, waiting for us to jump in. This is even more of a dead end!"

"Then are we just going to waste time here? Are we going to stay here and wait to die?" Another officer stood up and slapped the table, smashing it, roaring angrily.

"It was you who issued the military order, not me!" The legion commander appointed by Wei Qing sneered.

"Once the follow-up reinforcements arrive, we will naturally capture this city!"

"As for you, pay the price for your stupidity! If you don't have the ability, don't try to be so arrogant!"

The smell of gunpowder from both sides filled the entire tent.

"Everyone, reinforcements have arrived!" Yang Tiancheng interrupted the quarrel with a light cough.

"Reinforcements?" All of the legion commanders, including those appointed by Wei Qing, looked at Mu Yi in surprise.

"Who are you? How many reinforcements have you brought?" Seeing everyone's surprised faces, Mu Yi couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yang Tiancheng.

"I thought it would take some time for you to arrive, so I didn't tell them yet. I was planning to convince them one by one in private!"

Yang Tiancheng had a bitter smile on his face.

Everything was harmonious at the beginning, but after two failures, the conflict was intensified to the extreme, which is what Mu Yi sees now.

Mu Yi nodded in understanding. It turned out that only Yang Tiancheng and Lin Yi knew about it. No wonder these guys were arguing like this.

"Bingjia, Mu Yi, nice to meet you all!" Mu Yi greeted a few people, and then sat down in the main seat as a matter of course.

Looking at Mu Yi's actions, everyone except Yang Tiancheng couldn't help but frown.

The main reason why they sat on both sides was that no one could decide the position of the person to be the leader.

"Originally, I was very worried about your condition and rushed here day and night, but I feel relieved to see that you are still so energetic!" Mu Yi sat on the main seat and looked around at the people around him, and said with some emotion in his tone.

After hearing Mu Yi's words, their expressions improved a little. After all, Mu Yi was a reinforcement no matter what.

Unfortunately, the next sentence made everyone look unhappy.

"But it seems that you are only good at talking. Fortunately, I did not lend you the soldiers to command. Otherwise, with your eloquence, I am afraid that you would have lost all my soldiers, right?"

"Are you provoking us?" A cold light flashed in the eyes of the officer who stood up. He did not draw his sword directly because he was considerate of Mu Yi's identity as a reinforcement. He glared at Mu Yi with a ferocious expression.

"I'm just stating a fact. If you can take down Hanye City, I won't be here." Mu Yi's words made the officer who stood up look livid, as if his anger would explode at any time like dynamite.

Even Yang Tiancheng looked a little ugly, because Mu Yi was talking about all of them.

"And who do you mean by we?"

"Are these the ones who were almost ready to draw their swords against each other?"

(End of this chapter)