On the autumn battlefield, yellow sand filled the sky, and a fierce wind whipped across everyone's faces like a blade. In the distance, military banners fluttered noisily, and inside the tent, candlelight flickered. General Li — Lǐ Yì — stood with an upright posture and a resolute expression, presiding over a crucial military meeting. Inside the tent, the atmosphere was heavy, with eight generals and strategists seated around a sand table that clearly laid out the positions of both friendly and enemy forces.
Lǐ Yì broke the silence first. With a piercing gaze, he pointed at the sand table and said, "Now the enemy forces are strong, occupying strategic terrain and forming a surrounding threat against our army. But our army is by no means going to sit passively and wait for death. Today I have called you all here to discuss a strategy for defeating the enemy."
General Ma, broad-shouldered and straightforward by nature, spoke up first: "General Li, in my opinion, we should just charge them head-on! I'll lead a troop to make a frontal assault, and we'll definitely carve out a bloody path."
Chapter 79