The messenger stopped crying and replied to Zhang Yi: "He cursed the Prime Minister and our Qin people viciously. He called the Prime Minister a coward and profit-oriented villain, and was greedy. He was originally a Wei person but defected to Qin and had no moral integrity. He scolded the Qin people incompetent, and even if the Lin Hu people did not obey orders, Qin could not do anything to them. He also said that the Prime Minister was treacherous and cowardly, and treated the Lin Hu cavalry as a gun, but he hugged behind like a turtle..."

Because the messenger hated Mantuo, he not only conveyed Mantuo's curse to Zhang Yi, but also exaggerated it with added fuel to the fire, for fear that he would not arouse Zhang Yi's anger.

Sure enough, after listening to the messenger's story, Zhang Yi's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he looked like the sky was covered with clouds. He gritted his teeth tightly, staring at the messenger with his eyes fixedly, without saying a word. He was silent so terrible for a full quarter of an hour.

The messenger saw that Zhang Yi was silent and was very strange, so he secretly looked at Zhang Yi. When he saw him, he was immediately frightened. Because Zhang Yi's expression at this moment was like an angry tiger, his lips twitched, and a terrifying fierce light appeared in his eyes.

Mantuo didn't care which country Zhang Yi was originally from. Although he also knew that Zhang Yi had defected to Qin from Wei, as a Linhu native in the north, in his eyes, there was no big difference between the Wei and Qin people. Anyway, they were all from the Central Plains.

However, this commander was a native of Qin. Like Sima Cuo and other local soldiers of Qin, he was of course very concerned about whether his commander was his own. After all, there have always been conflicts between local ministers of Qin and foreign ministers, and it has been since the era of Qin Xiaogong and has been throughout.

Because this soldier was concerned about Zhang Yi's origin, when he was exaggerating Mantuo's curse, he accidentally told him that Zhang Yi was a rebellious and surrendered to Qin and was profit-oriented.

This point deeply touched Zhang Yi's pain point. In his complicated life experience, the last step to join Qin was a helpless choice. He did not want to rely on Qin at first! On the contrary, he initially used the combination of Qin as his life ambition.

After the retelling of the messenger, Mantuo's curse deeply hurt Zhang Yi's heart, as if it was a knife, which made him feel as painful as a knife. What he most taboo was the sudden change in his life and the various changes brought about by it, including the inability to protect his beloved wife Yao Yue, which made her return to her hometown alone sadly.

Mantuo not only bullies the weakness of the Central Plains people and the tolerance of the Qin people, but also humiliates his dignity. It is tolerant, but it is unbearable. Zhang Yi's anger burned, and he made an amazing decision in this impulsive moment.

He said to the trembling commander: "You call your companions to go to the three armies to pass my orders, and let all the generals in the army come to me to gather. I want to have important new orders."

The messenger could see from Zhang Yi's face that he might have to take major military measures, but he didn't know what he intended. With extreme caution, he agreed, "Small obey the order, let's do it now."

The Qin army was originally advancing along the official road from the south of Jinyang City. Because they encountered the defeated Lin Hulang Cavalry on the road, they temporarily stopped and waited for further orders from the chief general of the central army, Prime Minister Zhang Yi. The generals of the three armies, including Shi Hong, Ji Fen, Pang Ci and other generals, could not hold on for a long time, and they were a little impatient.

The Qin army came out early in the morning to pursue Zhou Shao, who was pretending to be the prince of Zhao, and later returned to the south of Jinyang City. Later, they followed Zhang Yi's orders and chased southward. After a day of tossing and going back and forth, they hurriedly ate a few bites of dry bait cakes on the side of the road at noon.

It was already dusk, and the Qin soldiers were inevitably a little anxious. But there was a conflict between Mantuo and Zhang Yi again, and the entire army's actions paused again.

When the Qin generals heard the orders from Prime Minister Zhang sent by the messenger, most of them rushed to the Central Army Command where Zhang Yi was with a hint of resentment.

Seeing that his generals were not in high spirits, Zhang Yi knew the reason, so he first comforted everyone a few words. Zhang Yi said, "All the generals followed me, Zhang Yi, and came to the east. I have worked hard all the way. I thank you everyone here. However, you will be able to return to Qin soon."

When Shi Hong and others heard Zhang Yi's words, they felt hopeful. At this moment, everyone was hoping to end this sneaky activity as soon as possible. Everyone was wearing Hu clan costumes, dressed up as others, and performing shameful tasks here. In fact, everyone was not very happy.

Now Prime Minister Zhang said in person that they would be able to go back to Qin immediately, how could these people not be excited and happy? Shi Hong took the lead and said, "That's great. Prime Minister, I don't want to wear this left-sided clothes anymore. This makes our relatives in Qin see it, so they will laugh out loud."

As he said, he pulled his pants again, and said, "This torn thigh-clothed jacket is also tightly wrapped around his waist, and the crotch is always tightly wrapped, which is very uncomfortable. It is still our original clothes, which is more free and comfortable."

Zhang Yi looked at Shi Hong and was amused by his anxious and resentful expression. He smiled slightly. He thought to himself: "I think you are eager to return home, so I complained and vented. The Lin Hu people's shin clothes were originally like underwear, and they were connected to the crotch. Although the clothes were different from the wide-robed belts of our Central Plains people, when it comes to horse riding, the Lin Hu people's clothes were more simple."

Of course, Zhang Yi would not debate with Shi Hong on the spot. The reason why he summoned the generals was to do another major thing. He preached to the generals: "I just received the report from the Lin Hu people. They did not catch up with the Prince of Zhao. This operation is likely to end in vain. Dear generals, you might as well tell me, what is the reason for our repeated setbacks in this military operation?"

Zhang Yi said, turning his face to Shi Hong, who had just complained about the Hu people's clothing, hoping that he could give his opinion first and say what he wanted to listen to.

But Shi Hong is a straightforward person. When he heard Zhang Yi's question, he frowned and thought hard, but he couldn't think of the reason for it. He felt: "If this military operation was not going well, there seemed to be many aspects. First of all, this division was named Wuming and sneaking, which is probably the primary reason? He also pursued a fake target in a confused manner, but in the end he found that it was wrong, so wait..."

Because he didn't think it through, Shi Hong was not in a hurry to talk. Instead, Pang Ci saw some of Zhang Yi's thoughts. He replied tentatively: "Prime Minister, I will tell you some of my views randomly. If you are wrong, don't blame the Prime Minister. The General believes that if the culprit of this failure is the Lin Hulang Cavalry. They saw the Prince of Zhao in front of him on Dongyangpo, the northern foot of Huotai Mountain, and feared the trouble, preserved their strength and let the Prince slip away from his nose."

"This time, under Jinyang City, we still let go of the Prince of Zhao, who was already trapped by us, from the direction they guarded. If they could be more attentive, we would not be led by the Zhao people, working hard but returning in vain."

Zhang Yi listened to Pang Ci's words and was exactly what he thought, so he kept nodding, thinking: "This Pang Ci's ghost spirit can be regarded as a smart and intelligent general in the Qin army, and will be of great use in the future."

Zhang Yi replied: "General Pang said it very well. I also think that the behavior of Lin Hu people this time is a bit strange, and they do their best to repay us as they promised."

Ji Fen, who was standing beside Pang Ci, also saw Zhang Yi's meaning, and he hurriedly said that after the battle in Mianchi, this man had a very embarrassing war history. After returning to Qin, he was able to offset his merits and demerits due to Sima Cuo's efforts to protect him and was not investigated in depth.

However, Pang Ci, who was originally his subordinate, was highly recommended by Sima Cuo, and he rose to prominence and was promoted to two levels at once, becoming a general with the Qin army's central title, on an equal footing with himself.

Ji Fen was not willing to fall behind, so he followed Zhang Yi's intention and said: "The Prime Minister clearly argued that the Lin Hu people clearly deliberately disrupted our action plan, and were helping us Qin in secret, which was no different from selling Qin in secret. They might even be harboring evil intentions. These guys are all arrogant and rude and have always looked down on us Central Plains people. They accepted the gifts from our Qin, but they were very likely to bite us."

Zhang Yi nodded frequently when he heard Ji Fen's words. What Ji Fen said hit Zhang Yi's thoughts. He looked indignant on his face and said, "It seems that all the generals are understandable. You all see some hidden feelings in this operation. If I tell you the more unbearable words and deeds of Lin Hu people, you may understand their unpredictable intentions better."

Zhang Yi looked around and said seriously: "Lin Hu's general Mantuo is now leading his subordinates to leave the battlefield without authorization. What's most hateful is that he actually chased and killed a soldier we sent to pass on in front of us Qin people. He also constantly insulted us Qin people as cowards."

"I originally thought that although the Linhu people were rough, they were also good men who could take it and let it go. But now it seems that they are fickle villains, and even greedy people who eat people and don't spit out bones. How can we Qin people swallow this tone?"
Chapter completed!