"Let us leave, let us go!!"
"We don't want to stay here anymore, let us leave!!"
"Please, please, spare our lives!!"
Many citizens of Wei pleaded with the Wei soldiers.
They knew they could not survive here, so they could only beg the soldiers to let them out.
As long as they left here, left this battlefield, and reached other parts of Wei, they could survive.
Therefore, their eyes were full of pleading and longing.
However, the guarding soldiers could not grant their pleas.
Although their hearts were sympathetic, their faces showed no change.
"The King has decreed that after the city is sealed, no one is allowed to enter or leave, so you cannot go out!!"
"But we will starve to death here!!"
"The King said that no opportunity should be given to the Qin people, so you can only stay here!!"
Most of the city guards were ordinary soldiers, and they had a certain sympathy for the common people.
After all, most of them came from ordinary families.
They naturally felt great sympathy for the common people.
However, the general guarding the city did not come from an ordinary family.
He knew very well that once the city gates were opened and the Qin army entered, they would lose everything and even their lives.
In such a situation, they would naturally not open the city gates.
Therefore, when Lin Tian's army arrived, they immediately discovered Wei's staunch defense.
Looking at the heavily fortified capital of Wei, Daliang, Lin Tian couldn't help but frown.
This was not to say that Lin Tian had no way to deal with such a sealed city of Daliang.
Historically, Wei eventually sealed its city.
And the army of Wang Ben historically besieged Daliang for three years, and finally used water to flood the city, exhausting Daliang's supplies and breaking through it.
Lin Tian could naturally use this method.
However, Wang Ben's water flood involved digging a canal.
The time it took was something Lin Tian was reluctant to do.
If there was a more convenient solution, he would not resort to flooding.
Therefore, he was discussing with Han Xin and others about the best way to attack Daliang.
This discussion lasted for more than ten days, during which they merely besieged Daliang and did not come up with a suitable plan.
This situation was very normal on the battlefield.
However, when it fell into the hands of those who were watching, it was not so normal.
Especially in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, there were many rumors.
"I said earlier that we shouldn't touch the old aristocracy. Now look, those Wei people don't intend to surrender at all, they just want to die defending the city!!"
"Indeed, if those Wei nobles had any way out, they wouldn't be desperately defending Daliang. It's General Lin Tian who has blocked their way!!"
"This is not just blocking the way for the Wei nobles, but also slowing down Qin's pace towards unifying the world! If Wei is like this, other countries will surely resist desperately when we attack them!!"
Upon hearing these words, many people agreed.
Most of these people who agreed were Qin nobles or people related to the old nobles of the Three Kingdoms.
Lin Tian's previous actions had infringed upon their interests.
Now, they seized the opportunity to strike back at Lin Tian.
Of course, their initial counterattack was not very strong, and they did not know if Lin Tian's army had the strength to break through Daliang.
But after more than ten days, Lin Tian's army had not taken any action against Daliang, and Daliang remained intact.
In fact, many people heard that Lin Tian's army was helpless against Daliang, which gave many people something to talk about.
They seized upon the desperate resistance of the Wei nobles and made a big fuss.
Many unfavorable rumors about Lin Tian began to spread frequently.
"I know that General Lin Tian is a formidable warrior, but his policies are truly questionable. Among those old nobles, how many are scholars and prestigious families? General Lin Tian has offended them all at once, which is equivalent to offending all the scholars in the world?"
"Indeed, the scholars of the world now hate General Lin Tian deeply, and many have criticized him fiercely. If this trend continues, they will not have a good impression of our Qin either, and they will not surrender to us!!"
"Alas! In the last incident, General Lin Tian made a big mistake. I think this matter should be dealt with seriously to give an explanation to the scholars of the world and to show our attitude to the Wei nobles!!"
The so-called attitude naturally meant a "friendly" attitude.
And the prerequisite for this friendly attitude was to severely punish Lin Tian, or even execute him.
For someone who affected everyone's interests, many people did not want him to stay.
Therefore, they complained to Ying Zheng.
"My King, the reason Wei is defending so fiercely must be because they were frightened by General Lin Tian's actions of killing nobles. If we had treated those nobles kindly, perhaps Qin would have already conquered Wei!!"
"Yes! General Lin Tian's actions have seriously affected our pace of unifying the countries. Although he has made great contributions before, I believe he should be severely punished to appease the nobles of various countries!!"
"My King, according to our speculation, as long as we severely punish General Lin Tian to show our attitude, Daliang of Wei will surely fall without a fight!"
"Therefore, we beg Your Majesty to recall General Lin Tian and severely punish him!!"
"Please Your Majesty recall General Lin Tian and severely punish him!!"
"Please Your Majesty recall General Lin Tian and severely punish him!!"
"Please Your Majesty recall General Lin Tian and severely punish him!!"
The people who spoke at this time had all agreed beforehand.
Most of them were Qin nobles or officials attached to those nobles.
Among them were also some Qin generals.
Lin Tian's existence was too outstanding; he affected all aspects and the interests of a large number of people.
Therefore, in the entire court, nearly half of the people knelt on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Li Si found it incredible.
He had not expected so many ministers to attack Lin Tian.
After all, Lin Tian was the great general who had defeated three states, and it was he who led the army to defeat the Wei army this time, which led to the siege of Daliang.
Now, such a meritorious official, and so many ministers were asking to recall him and severely punish him.
Such a court was truly unbelievable.
But he also mourned for these ministers.
If they had focused their attacks on other ministers, they might have succeeded.
But when it came to Lin Tian, it was absolutely impossible!
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