Outside Qichun County, in the Wei Army's main camp.
Wen Qin sat in the seat of honor, narrowed his eyes, then put on an expression of extreme fury.
"That old bastard has gone too far!"
"This campaign was supposed to take Qichun for me! Who would have thought that scoundrel would leave me here to hold off the Wu Kingdom's army while he went off to capture Jianye!"
"He gets the foremost credit for destroying a kingdom, while I end up his helper."
"Outrageous!"
The generals who had followed Wen Qin in attacking the city exchanged looks. Wen Qin had dispersed his commanders to various places, leaving few people at his side.
Although Wen Qin had not named anyone, they knew whom he was cursing just from what he said.
These junior generals dared not speak when generals of that rank quarreled.
Seeing Wen Qin's fury, Jiao Yi hurriedly rose. "General, this man's conduct really is beyond the pale."
"In my view, we cannot pin all our hopes on him. We would be better off contacting General Wang. If we could cooperate with him to take Qichun, we could then join him in taking Wuchang..."
Wen Qin stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before nodding.
"You are absolutely right!"
"We cannot count on this man. We should send someone to contact Wang Ji as soon as possible. We worked very well together when we fought in Jingnan before. This time, we will surely do even better!"
The generals all voiced their agreement.
Just then, a scout hurried in.
"General! Ding Feng has sent an envoy, saying he has important matters to discuss with you!"
Wen Qin glanced at Jiao Yi, and the two exchanged a discreet look.
Then Wen Qin said angrily, "Our armies are at war, yet