When the soldiers heard that Song Xin was about to let them go, they thought they had heard wrongly and looked at each other at a loss.
Zou Yi looked ashen, and his heart sank even more when he thought that his wife and children were still imprisoned, and that Cao's army was about to attack the mountain, and that they would all be destroyed by then.
Song Xin patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go back."
"General, Song Xin is back!" The halberd man outside the tent saw Song Xin and hurried in to report.
At this time, Zhang Liao was discussing the battle situation with Zhang He, Yu Jin and other generals in the tent. Song Xin walked in and bowed and said, "General Zhang, I'm back."
After entering the tent, Song Xin greeted several people in the tent one by one. There were three of Cao Cao's five good generals sitting in the tent. Song Xin couldn't help but lament that he was not familiar with Yu Jin, and had only seen him once from a distance when he was in the Prime Minister's Mansion. This man was nearly eight feet tall, with a strong build, dark skin, thick eyebrows, and big and lively eyes. There are some sword scars on his face, obviously from his early battles, and there is a half-foot-long beard on his chin.
The relationship between Song Xin and his son Yu Gui was not harmonious, and there were still some conflicts when he proposed Yong. At this time, he finally had the opportunity to meet Yu Jin face to face. When Yu Jin saw Song Xin saluting him, he just glanced at him lightly and ignored him.
After the ceremony, Song Xin glanced at the map on the table. Zhang Liao asked: "Song Xin, I heard that you went to investigate the enemy's situation. Did you gain anything?"
"I have found out the enemy's defenses and drawn a map of the enemy's defenses."
Yu Jin looked at Song Xin and said with doubt on his face: "Tianzhu Peak is surrounded by hundreds of miles. It takes two or three days for a fast horse to run around. How long did it take for you to investigate?"
"We climbed to the top of the mountain near Tianzhu Peak, where we can overlook, and..."
"Shut up!" Before Song Xin finished speaking, Yu Jin interrupted him, "You just looked around and said you were investigating the enemy's situation?" He looked at Zhang Liao again, "Wen Yuan, you have to be careful. Don’t let your men take credit for their reward.”
Zhang He's face didn't look good, "Wen Ze, you might as well listen to what Song Xin has to say. It's not too late to ask again."
Yu Jin snorted, looked at Song Xin proudly, and asked, "Since you have investigated the enemy's situation, what have you discovered?"
After Song Xin heard what he said, he wasn't angry. He just raised his hand. Zou Yi stepped forward and opened the map he had drawn. Seeing the detailed painting of Chen Lan and Meicheng's camp layout around Huoshan, Zhang Liao said with surprise: "Well, it is indeed detailed. I have already sent people to investigate the enemy's defenses, but it is not as detailed as this."
Song Xin asked: "Are the generals discussing how to attack the mountain?"
Song Xin was about to continue speaking, but Yu Jin interrupted him again, "Humph, wait a minute!"
"Song Xin, who drew this map?"
Song Xin said calmly: "It's my military commander Zou Yi."
Yu Jin glanced at Zou Yi behind Song Xin and asked, "Is this the person behind you?"
Zou Yi looked at Song Xin without knowing why.
"It's him."
Yu Jin asked again: "What is the origin of this person?"
Song Xin smiled and replied: "When they attacked Kaihua County, General Zou surrendered to the imperial court."
Yu Jin raised his chin slightly, "This person is a surrendered general. Who knows if the enemy defense map he drew is true? If there is a mistake, if he is a female enemy officer and affects the three armies, who will be responsible?" He Seeing Zou Yi lowering his head, he continued: "Huh, how can you trust a disloyal and unjust person? Wen Yuan and Jun Yi (Zhang He, pronounced Junyi), how can you be so rash and trust a surrendered general?"
As soon as these words came out, Song Xin, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He all looked unhappy. Yu Jin felt that he had followed Cao Cao earlier than Zhang Liao and Zhang He, and his tone was quite condescending.
An awkward atmosphere spread in the camp. Zhang Liao and Zhang He were unable to refute for a while. After all, Yu Jin's words were not wrong.
"General Yu's words are wrong!"
Song Xin raised his head and looked directly at Yu Jin.
Yu Jin looked at Song Xin, raised his chin slightly and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Although Zou Yi is a surrendered general, his family is still imprisoned by Mei Cheng, and he has broken with Mei Cheng and others. Why doubt them anymore."
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Xin said Mei Cheng's name, and Yu Jin's face turned pale. He had mistakenly believed in Mei Cheng's plan to surrender, which was why he finally escaped here. He thought that Song Xin was deliberately embarrassing him, so he said with an unhappy expression: "Of course you can't trust someone who can betray the lord."
After speaking, he hummed softly and glanced at Zou Yi behind Song Xin. Song Xin looked at him and felt ridiculous. He thought to himself: "When you surrender to Guan Yu in a few years, if you can think of it now, will you be ashamed to find a crack in the ground and sneak in?"
Yu Jin's words had already made Zhang He and Zhang Liao look unhappy.
"Wen Ze, what do you mean by this?" Zhang He couldn't hold himself back for the first time and asked in a slightly louder voice. "Wen Yuan and I are both surrendered to the Prime Minister, can't we be trusted?"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Jin was speechless. He only focused on scolding Song Xin, but ignored that Zhang Liao and Zhang He were both surrendered generals. He hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant. I just can't trust those Di people..."
"Hmph!" Zhang Liao also snorted, "There are also many Xianbei and Huns in my camp who have been fighting with me for many years. In Wen Ze's eyes, are they all people with ulterior motives and cannot be trusted?"
Yu Jin realized that he had made a mistake and suddenly felt a little weaker. He glared at Song Xin angrily and shouted: "You, a commander from another department, dare to contradict me. Don't you know the law of war?"
Song Xin saw that he actually used military law to suppress him again, and said without being humble or arrogant: "General Yu said that Zou Yi is a surrendered general. It is not credible. I am just explaining, why should I contradict him?"
I also thought to myself: "This guy's emotional intelligence is too low. I really don't know how he got the reputation of being a good general."
Yu Jin did not argue with Song Xin anymore, but turned to check the account and shouted: "Junzheng! Come in!"
After a while, a soldier stepped in, followed by two sturdy swordsmen and axemen. Song Xin raised his eyebrows. This man was really unreasonable. It seemed that he was here to avenge a personal vendetta.
The military officer saw that it was Song Xin, but he did not step forward to take the lock. Instead, he hesitated and said, "I don't know what's going on, general. Please give me your instructions."
Yu Jin curled his lips and smiled: "This person has violated military law."
"I wonder what military laws he has violated?" Zhang He said with a cold look on his face, "He has repeatedly made military exploits all the way here. How has he ever violated any military laws? Wen Ze, please don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Liao's face looked extremely ugly at this time, and he said in a deep voice: "Wen Ze, Song Xin has no fault, why should he be punished?"
Yu Jin looked at Song Xin and smiled slyly, "Let me ask you, did you ever say that Xiang Hong's camp was destroyed by demons?"
Song Xin nodded, "That's right, and we also brought back the body."
"Hmph, demons talk deceitfully, make up ghosts and gods, rely on dreams, and use rumors and heresies to frighten officials. This is called the demon army. Isn't it a violation of military law?" Then he looked at Jun Zheng and asked: "Tell me, tell me, How should this be punished?"
Jun Zheng was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Behead..."
Zhang Liao and others' expressions changed slightly. They had all seen the corpse of the ghoul before. Zhang He was the first to shout unbearably: "Wen Ze, we have seen the corpses of those monsters with our own eyes, so why are you talking so monstrously?"
"Humph, where are the corpses? I have heard that Song Xin is good at deceiving people with lies. He faked several corpses to deceive you. I hope the two generals will not be fooled."
"Those corpses have been burned long ago! Many sergeants in the camp have seen them." Zhang Liao said.
"Burn it, hahaha." Yu Jin laughed loudly, "Is it because you, Wen Yuan, suffered defeat at Xiang Hong's hands many times that made Song Xin deliberately make up a ghost story?"
"Bang!" Zhang He was already unhappy with Yu Jin's domineering attitude and slammed the table, "Yu Wenze! Are you saying that Wen Yuan and I teamed up to deceive the Prime Minister?"
Zhang Liao also snorted coldly and said, "Song Xin is now an official under my command. Whether he violates military law or not is up to me to decide. Wen, you don't have to comment too much."
"You guys?" Yu Jin didn't expect that Zhang Liao and Zhang He would actually fall out with him because of Song Xin, "Humph, since Wen Yuan is running the army like this, I have nothing to say."
After saying that, Yu Jin stood up and walked out of the account without looking back. When he passed by Song Xin, he glanced at Song Xin sideways and snorted softly.
Zhang Liao and Zhang He also looked unhappy, but
The decisive battle is imminent, and the discord between the generals at this time will definitely delay the military plan.
In order to take the overall situation into consideration, Zhang Liao had no choice but to hold back his anger and said to Jin: "Wen Ze, this decisive battle is not trivial. If the morale of the army is thrown into chaos just because of your words, wouldn't it be benefiting the enemy?"
Yu Jin turned around and said, "Of course I know this, but if you ask me to fight alongside this person, I can't do it." He said and glanced at Zou Yi, but at the same time, a cold light finally swept across Song Xin's face. .
Song Xin was also very annoyed with Yu Jin's attitude, but because of the relationship between Zhang Liao and Zhang He, he was not in the mood to quarrel with Yu Jin.
Zhang He said: "Wen Ze, it's better to come back and discuss a way to defeat Mei Cheng and the others as soon as possible. Why not listen to what Song Xin discovered first. If Wen Ze doesn't believe it, he can send someone to verify it himself. If he has cheated, he will not be punished. Late."
Zhang Liao turned to Song Xin and nodded: "Song Xin, tell me what you discovered. This Huo Mountain is very steep. Before we arrived, Wen Ze attacked several times without success. The defense on the mountain is quite organized. , and the Di people under Mei Cheng are indeed very ferocious."
When Yu Jin heard Zhang Liao say that his attack on the mountain had failed, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face, "The mountain is so steep that our army cannot deploy its forces, so we temporarily withdrew and waited for an opportunity."
Song Xin nodded, "I went specifically to the cliff behind Tianzhu Peak and found an enemy camp."
"What!?" Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, and Zhang He were startled at the same time.
"Mark it for me!" Zhang Liao stood up and walked to the sand table. Song Xin also walked over and found that the sand table was not very detailed. There were no marks on the river under the cliff of Tianzhu Peak. Song Xin gave instructions and marched with his life. Sima then marked the rivers, sandbanks, and enemy camps based on his report.
"General, please look. I heard that the enemy dug a well on the top of the mountain, but it was not enough to supply all the soldiers. Therefore, this hidden camp behind the cliff is to support their water and food sources. I guess there should be enemy troops in the mountains nearby. Hidden provisions."
