Seeing that the main general was about to die, Lin Tongfei, the personal commander behind Lin Yi, rushed over, pounced on Lin Yi, snatched away from his horse, snatched the knife from his hand and threw it aside, and tried hard to persuade: "Sir Lin, victory or defeat is common for military strategists. The green mountains left are there, so you will not have to worry about burning firewood!"

The other soldiers surrounded him and persuaded him hard. Lin Yi finally sighed, wiped away his tears, and promised not to seek death again.

The personal soldiers hugged Lin Yi and hurried north with thousands of men. After about seven or eight miles, they did not see any enemy chasing him behind them, and then the speed slowed down.

It was midsummer and the weather was hot.

Although Yan'an Prefecture is not as hot as Guanzhong, it is because of the drought and rain. When walking, the loess is flying, and everyone is covered in dust, thirsty, tired and hot, and their steps are heavy, and they can't walk anymore.

Lin Yi had no choice but to order to rest on the spot.

The soldiers sat down on the spot, opened their hearts and fanned the wind, complaining about the unbearable weather.

Lin Yi found a big tree and sat down in a shade, drank a few sips of clear water handed over by his personal soldiers, staring at the sky in a daze.

The personal commander Lin Tong was worried that the commander would commit suicide again, so he stood aside and said some other topics to comfort Lin Yi.

Lin Yi listened blankly for a while, then suddenly turned to look at Lin Tong and asked, "Do you think that Li Xu is related to what happened today?"

Lin Tong was stunned and opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer.

He had taken two hundred personal soldiers to Sanshui County and Township to capture Li Xu, but was detained by Li Xu, which eventually led to a confrontation between the two armies.

Although they were all released in the end, they suffered a lot, so they naturally hated Li Xu.

But listening to the insane words his coach said, he felt that the coach must have been uneasy because of his defeat today, which led to Li Xu's recklessness.

Want to let Li Xu take the blame for his defeat?

No matter how much I talked about it, Li Xu’s defeat today would not be involved.

Even if he barely throws it to Li Xu, Song will not ignore it.

Lin Tong opened his mouth and looked at Lin Yi's gloomy and pale face, but he didn't know how to persuade him, for fear that he would lead to Lin Yi's death after he persuaded him.

Seeing Lin Tong not answering, Lin Yi did not make things difficult for him, and said in a cold tone: "Although I have no direct evidence, there are too many things that are wrong with Li Xu. The blame for today's defeat is all about me, but Li Xu's little thief definitely has a very amazing secret. Even if I don't lead troops in the future, I will still find out what his secret is."

Lin Yi is also a person with a tough mind, otherwise he would not have been in the border army for three years and made repeated contributions.

I just felt emotionally excited, so I wanted to commit suicide. After calming down, I began to analyze the causes and consequences of today's failure.

I started thinking about it since I led my troops out of the capital, and I always thought about meeting Li Xu when I arrived in Sanshui County.

Since then, many things seem to have exceeded my expectations.

Thinking of this, all kinds of suspicious things on Li Xu appeared.

The Xiangyong Camp, which had formed an army in just a few days, was able to defeat the thief army that had far exceeded their number twice in a row, which was the biggest doubt.

If a small county lieutenant dared to lead troops to fight against him, the Marquis of Hanzhong, and dared to seize two hundred of his personal soldiers. This cannot be called bold, it is simply a rebellious act of the following.

He was obviously just a small county lieutenant, holding the title of the sixth-rank Zhongxian lieutenant, but he was so confident and bold. Where did he get the confidence that he dared to do this?

Is it because I rely on the Song family?

Absolutely not. Although the Song family controls the Qin Dynasty, they always act in a plan and then act. There is no lack of ruthlessness. Li Xu's simple and rough behavior is definitely not in line with the Song family's style.

This is the second biggest doubt.

The third biggest doubt is the thousands of elite and excessive soldiers from the village war camp under Li Xu.

Moreover, these soldiers obviously only followed Li Xu's orders, and seemed to be on the verdict of Li Xu's orders and executed meticulously.

When it comes to training military skills, Lin Yi thought that he would never be weaker than others.

But he thought he would never be able to train a group of farmers who had just left the land into elite soldiers under Li Xu in just one or two months.

But Li Xu did it as a 16-year-old boy who was under the age of frailty.

Therefore, it seems even more strange and unusual.

Lin Yi's intuition and experience told him that these soldiers had at least experienced years of careful training to have such a look.

If this is true, then where did these soldiers come from?

Why did he obey Li Xu? What unknown identity background does he have?

Although he really couldn't think of any connection between Li Xu and the bandit army and the elite Wei army he encountered today, he was sure that Li Xu had a problem.

"Lin Tong, if I can return to the capital safely this time, I will definitely be punished by the court. But you don't need to worry, I will recommend you to have a good future. You are a child of my Lin family and my personal soldiers. I trust you. At that time, I will recommend you to enter the Black Ice Platform. Are you willing?"

Lin Tong was a little confused when facing Lin Yi's inquiry, but he still nodded in a key point and said, "Ship Lin asked the last general to go wherever he asked the last general to go."

Lin Yi nodded and said, "That's good. After you enter the Black Ice Platform, I want you to secretly investigate Li Xu and must check his affairs clearly. My feelings tell me that if Li Xu is not careful, it will sooner or later become a disaster for my Lin family and even the Daqin."

Although Lin Tong couldn't figure out how a small county lieutenant would become a disaster for the Qin Dynasty, he didn't ask too much, but held his fists and said, "I will definitely find out Li Xu's secret."

Lin Yi nodded, then leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes to rest.

After a moment of rest, the army will continue to move forward.

According to the instructions on the map, you can see the river after walking north for two or three miles and turn a ridge.

That river is called Yanhe, and it is also the largest river in Yan'an Prefecture.

Yan River is a tributary of the Yellow River. You can walk east along the Yan River to the edge of the Yellow River, and then go south along the Yellow River to return to Huazhou.

When you arrive in Huazhou, you are not far from Chang'an City.

Although walking this way will take many ways, it can avoid the ambush that the Wei army may have set up.

Lin Yi knew that he could not fail anymore. If he failed again, the left guard of Yulin, who had ten thousand people, would probably be told by him to the Yan'an Mansion, which was full of rifts and valleys.

After a while, Lin Yi ordered the entire army to go back on the road.

Thousands of people dragged their tired bodies and walked north for another two or three miles, and then they heard the sound of running water. The soldiers were very excited and shouted loudly, and couldn't help but speed up a lot.

Lin Yi's depression and frustration also eased a little. He urged his horse to move quickly under the crowd. After climbing over the not-too-high ridge in front, he walked down for about two miles, and then came to the riverside.

Seeing the river flowing eastward, the soldiers cheered and were about to run to drink water and feed the horses, but they heard a burst of neighing from behind.

Lin Yi was shocked and looked back.

But I saw countless soldiers in black-clad black armor rushing out from a forest not far from the river, surrounding them.

The first one was sitting upright and looking at himself with a white horse and silver armor, holding a pair of eight-foot-blade spear.

If it’s not Li Xu, who is it?
Chapter completed!