"General Li, I'm afraid you only have 30,000 troops to defend this pass." Shen Xu said to Li Fei with a serious face, "Just hold on for five days."

"Thirty thousand soldiers and horses, they can't hold it for a day!" Li Fei said anxiously. "The main force of the Xue army is here. Even if you can sneak attack their main command camp, 200,000 soldiers and horses can break through Xiangyang Ridge and march straight into the heart of Haoyue!"

Shen Xu said very seriously: "In five days, we must decide the outcome with the Northern Xue Army. If we are any later, it will be too late and we will not be able to win."

"Does the female Prime Minister have any plan to defend the city?" Li Fei found it incredible. Even though time was short and defeat was inevitable, if he was asked to defend Xiangyangling for five days with 30,000 soldiers, he would definitely not be able to do so.

"Capture this hilltop and establish a defensive line. The enemy is coming from the north, and their elite forces are mostly cavalry. Mountain warfare can counter cavalry. Take advantage of the mountainous terrain and deploy rolling rocks, traps, ambushes, and other tactics to disperse the enemy's forces."

Li Fei said anxiously, "No matter how dispersed they are, they have a full 200,000 soldiers and horses. Each man with a shovel can flatten this mountain! What do you know, woman? Don't give orders recklessly here. You're wasting military time and harming the royal cavalry!"

Several generals who had witnessed the rain of fire and meteors hurriedly advised, "General Li, don't get excited. The female prime minister must have her reasons for making such arrangements. She was able to defeat the Xue army's Queyue formation and save thousands of remnants. She must have a way to hold this place with 30,000 troops."

"I don't agree to withdraw the main force. This is our last line of defense. Once it is lost, the war will spread across the entire Haoyue territory!"

Li Fei frowned again. This woman sent by the imperial court was pointing fingers and randomly mobilizing troops after winning a small battle.

Doesn’t she know the importance of Xiangyangling to the entire northern defense line!