Taiping Rift 366. Helian's Defeat

"I sincerely invite the princess to visit Beirong. Why are you so ungrateful?"

After hearing what Helian Peng said, Ye Li's lips twitched imperceptibly, and she said calmly: "I sincerely invite General Helian to stay for a while, so why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Helian Peng looked at the distance between the two of them, and felt helpless. It's not that he wants to leave in a hurry, but if he doesn't leave now, he's afraid he won't be able to leave. The Qilin of the Mohist Army is indeed extraordinary. Helian Peng didn't take the black-clothed men beside Ye Li seriously, but when they joined forces, he felt dangerous before they did anything. That's why he had to retreat far away.

Helian Peng looked at Ye Li with some regret and said, "I heard that Qilin was trained by Princess Ding herself. It is indeed extraordinary. No wonder Prince Ding dared to break into the Northern Rong camp for the sake of his princess."

Hearing this, Ye Li was stunned and asked in a deep voice: "What did you say?"

Seeing her reaction like this, Helian Peng was also startled. Mo Xiuyao broke into the Northern Rong camp alone and killed people in a bloodbath. Such a big event should have been publicized by the Mo family army. How could he know that Mo Xiuyao was afraid that Ye Li would get angry after knowing it, so he issued a strict order not to publicize this matter, and the Northern Rong army would naturally not take the initiative to mention such a shameful thing. As a result, Ye Li has not heard a single word of news until now.

But since he had already said it, Helian Peng didn't care whether he said more or less. He looked at Ye Li with a smile and said, "A few days ago, Prince Ding killed a lot of enemies in the Northern Rong camp alone with his sword. Didn't the princess know about it?"

Ye Li's face darkened slightly, and he said calmly: "Thank you for telling me, General. I know now."

Seeing that Ye Li did not have any reaction as expected, as if what he just heard was not a big deal, Helian Peng shrugged his shoulders in disappointment and said with a smile: "It seems that we can't invite the princess to ride today. We have a long time to come. I want to see how long the princess can hold on to the Lingjiu Mountain camp." After saying that, Helian Peng did not stay any longer and flew back. As the commander of an army, he naturally could not leave the battlefield for too long.

Lin Han stood beside Ye Li, looked at the expressionless princess and said carefully: "Princess, calm down. Since there is no news from the central army, the prince must be safe." In order to prevent Ye Li from knowing this, Mo Xiuyao not only satisfied Ye Li, but also kept it a secret from everyone in the Lingjiu Mountain camp. Therefore, Lin Han was no less shocked than Ye Li when he heard the news.

Ye Li was silent for a long while, then sighed and said, "We're done here, let's talk about it when we get back." Ye Li was not angry that Mo Xiuyao had kept such an important thing from her, but rather shocked and sad. Ye Li had always known that Mo Xiuyao was extremely good to her, and it could be said that no one in her past and present lives had ever regarded her as the most important person like him. If it was said that Mo Xiuyao had just gone to the Beirong camp on a whim to slash around, no one would believe it. Just because she was attacked by Helian Peng, Mo Xiuyao could do this... Ye Li suddenly even regretted leaving the Central Army and coming to Lingjiu Mountain. Perhaps, she should have stayed with him...

However, regret was also a feeling at that moment. Ye Li was always rational enough. She would not think that she was indispensable, but she also knew where to put herself in order to make the best development of the situation. This kind of rationality sometimes seemed a little cold and even indifferent, but isn't this another way to fulfill the one you love in your own way? Only by completely ending this war and making the Mo family army and Prince Ding's mansion stable again, will Mo Xiuyao's resentment and knot in his heart be completely untied.

Ye Li didn't know that while she was worried and entangled about Mo Xiuyao, Mo Xiuyao was also furious about Ye Li. In the Mo family's army tent, Mo Xiuyao sat in the main seat with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "So, the princess and Zhou Min are now only leading 100,000 soldiers and are trapped on the mountain by Helian Peng's more than 200,000 troops?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Nan Hou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think the princess is not trapped on the mountain, but to buy time for General Sun and General He to destroy the Northern Rong army in Luozhou and Huicheng. Once General He and General Sun gain a foothold in the two places, the three sides will surround Helian Peng, and Helian Peng will have no other choice but to break through the siege."

Feng Zhiyao also said: "Your Majesty, I think what Nan Hou said is right. Moreover, Lingjiu Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It may not be so easy for Helian Peng to capture the main camp. In addition, Lingjiu Mountain is not far from Feihong Pass. If something really happens, veteran General Yuan Pei will not sit idly by." Mo Xiuyao would naturally not have failed to think of these things. The reason why Feng Zhiyao said so much was because he was afraid that Mo Xiuyao would impulsively leave hundreds of thousands of troops and run to Lingjiu Mountain.

Apparently Mo Xiuyao was not as impulsive as he thought. Although he looked unhappy, he did not act impulsively.

"Ali will not move the troops at Feihong Pass unless it is absolutely necessary. Feng Zhiyao, you must lead 200,000 troops to Lingjiu Mountain immediately." Mo Xiuyao said in a deep voice.

Feng Zhiyao frowned and said, "No, Your Majesty. If we send 200,000 troops to Mount Lingjiu, the Central Army Camp will be..." Feng Zhiyao believed that with Mo Xiuyao's ability, 300,000 troops would not necessarily be at a disadvantage against the 700,000 or 800,000 troops of the Northern Rong. But that also depends on when and where. Now the two armies are almost face to face. When the troops are displayed, no matter how powerful the Mo family army is, it is impossible to defeat an enemy army that is several times larger than itself. More importantly, it is essentially a waste to put so many elite troops on Mount Lingjiu.

Mo Xiuyao naturally knew that his arrangement was unreasonable. After a moment of silence, he finally waved his hand to indicate that he wanted to take back what he had just said.

"If you are relieved, how about I go to Lingjiu Mountain?" Han Mingyue, who was sitting next to Han Mingxi at the end, suddenly spoke up. Everyone was stunned. The old officials of Dingwang Mansion knew that Dingwang and Mingyue were good brothers and friends, although they didn't know why they quarreled later. But everyone has seen Dingwang's attitude towards Mingyue in recent years. To say that he ignored him is an understatement. If it weren't for Han Mingxi's face, I'm afraid that Licheng would have no place for Mingyue. Even though Mingyue's ability is far better than Han Mingxi, the current head of the Han family, Dingwang Mansion has always been as if Han Mingyue does not exist at all. Everything is handed over to Han Mingxi and discussed with Han Mingxi. As a result, although Master Mingyue has no power or status, he still has to busy himself helping his younger brother clean up all kinds of messes.

That is why, although Han Mingyue and Han Mingxi have always been inseparable, Han Mingyue never speaks out any opinions in public. It was a bit surprising that she suddenly spoke out at this time. Nanhou and others knew nothing about the grudge between Han Mingyue and Mo Xiuyao. Only then did they remember that this Master Mingyue was also a stunning figure in his past, and their eyes lit up.

Mo Xiuyao snorted and was about to refuse, planning to send Feng Zhiyao to bring Ye Li back. Han Mingyue smiled faintly and said, "I don't know anything about fighting. But when it comes to saving people, I am always more skilled than Feng San." Han Mingyue's martial arts are better than Feng Zhiyao's, and more importantly, he is not a subordinate of Prince Ding's Mansion. If Ye Li refuses to leave in a crisis, even Feng Zhiyao will be helpless, but Han Mingyue will not have this concern. Even if he has to use force, Han Mingyue's chance of winning is much higher than Feng Zhiyao.

Mo Xiuyao changed his mind and nodded, "Okay, you go. Han Mingxi stays." If anything happens to Ah Li, I will skin Han Mingxi alive. Seeing Mo Xiuyao's threatening eyes, Han Mingyue didn't care and smiled lightly, "That's it, I'll get ready and leave." In fact, Mo Xiuyao's worry was unnecessary. Just based on Han Mingxi's feelings for Ye Li, he would not hurt Ye Li. After all, in this world...he only has Mingxi as a relative.

Han Mingxi moved his mouth but held back and said nothing. Not only because he was worried about Ye Li, but also because this incident was a great turn for his elder brother's situation. As long as Han Mingyue could keep Ye Li safe, the relationship between Prince Ding and his elder brother would be much better. Over the years, watching his brother working so hard for him but getting nothing in return, and in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed as if Young Master Mingyue depended on his younger brother to live, Han Mingxi did not feel guilty. Su Zuidie had been dead for so many years, even if he had been punished for so many years, it was enough. He did not expect the relationship between his elder brother and Prince Ding to be restored to the friendship they once had. Many things could never be repaired once they were broken. But at least it can allow Big Brother to get fair treatment or allow him to be free to go wherever he wants.

"Brother, be careful on the road." Han Mingxi looked at Han Mingyue and said.

Han Mingyue smiled faintly, waved her hand to signal him not to worry about it, and turned to leave the tent.

Feng Zhiyao watched Han Mingyue's clothes disappear at the door of the big tent, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. For a Su Zuidie, the stunning Mingyue fell to such a state. And his former good brother, Prince Ding, was not much better. For Princess Ding, he always did a lot of shocking things. The only comparable thing was that Mo Xiuyao had a better vision than Han Mingyue.

There was silence in the big tent for a moment, and Mo Xiuyao said in a deep voice: "Pass on my order, the three armies are waiting for orders. Attack the main force of the Northern Rong Army with all your strength!"

Everyone's heart sank, and they stood up and said, "I will obey your command."

Mo Xiuyao sneered, "Give Yeluye a good beating. I want to see if Helian Peng will come to rescue him."

They just felt a cold wind blowing through the tent, and the generals couldn't help but shiver: It's so cold...

On Mount Lingjiu, Ye Li was a little surprised when she saw Han Mingyue suddenly appear in front of her. "Why did Master Mingyue suddenly come here?" Han Mingyue smiled faintly and said, "Isn't this the order of the prince to ask the princess to move?"

Ye Li did not hide the doubt in her eyes and smiled at him. Han Mingyue shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Originally Xiu Yao planned to send Feng Zhiyao with 200,000 troops to reinforce Lingjiu Mountain, but Feng San finally persuaded him to stop."

Ye Li nodded and said, "I believe you, but I won't go with you."

Han Mingyue frowned slightly, and Ye Li sighed helplessly, "Helian Peng is already furious, and I don't know where he got a lot of troops from. Now there are no less than 300,000 troops surrounding Lingjiu Mountain. Once Lingjiu Mountain is breached, it is hard to say whether he will take the opportunity to attack Feihong Pass. Even if he doesn't move forward, if he turns around to deal with He Su and Sun Yaowu, I'm afraid they will be wiped out."

Han Mingyue sighed and said, "So the princess plans to stay here and hold him back?"

Ye Li nodded and said, "Morale is very important when marching and fighting, and it is even more important when trapped in one place. As the commander-in-chief of an army, if I escape from the battlefield at this time, even without Helian Peng's attack, I am afraid that it will not take long for the Lingjiu Mountain camp to be destroyed." The soldiers here are not all determined and battle-hardened Mohist soldiers. Most of them are the remnants of the Great Chu and the soldiers from the Northern Border who have just attached themselves to the Dingwang Mansion.

Han Mingyue looked at Ye Li deeply for a long time, and sighed softly: "You are indeed different from other women. No wonder... Well, if I can't bring you back, I will be in trouble. I also want to see what Princess Ding can do."

Ye Li understood what he meant and smiled faintly, "Actually Xiu Yao is too worried. With Qilin here, I won't be in any danger even if I lose the battle."

"In a chaotic army, swords and guns have no eyes." In a horde of thousands of troops, even the best masters can't say they can escape unscathed. Moreover, Mo Xiuyao was too worried about Ye Li. Worrying leads to confusion, so it was natural for him to be worried.

"Did the prince get hurt when he went to the Beirong camp?" After convincing Han Mingyue, Ye Li turned to the topic she was concerned about. Although she knew that Mo Xiuyao was fine, she still couldn't help but want to ask for clarification. The people in Dingwang Mansion kept it a secret from her because of Mo Xiuyao's order, and she didn't want to embarrass them. It just so happened that Han Mingyue didn't need to be restricted by Mo Xiuyao.

Han Mingyue was a little surprised, obviously she didn't expect Ye Li to know about this. After a second thought, she knew where the problem was. The people in Prince Ding's Mansion didn't have the courage to disobey Mo Xiuyao's order, so it was naturally leaked by an outsider. He calmly told the whole story from beginning to end. Although Mo Xiuyao was injured, those injuries were not even flesh wounds in their eyes.

Only then did Ye Li finally feel relieved, and the expression on her face eased a lot.

Han Mingyue looked curiously at the gentle and beautiful woman in white sitting in the main seat. In fact, Han Mingyue was not familiar with Ye Li. Although they had fought briefly a few times, they had never had a serious conversation. If he was still a close friend of Mo Xiuyao, perhaps he would become friends with this Princess Ding, or admire her like everyone in the Ding Palace. But from the beginning, he stood on the opposite side of them, so naturally he didn't have much time to get to know this woman. He just felt that Ye Li's appearance, intelligence, means, and skills were indeed the best among women. She was indeed a rare virtuous wife and good mother, but he could never understand why this gentle and indifferent woman would make a man like Mo Xiuyao so crazy.

In fact, this is easy to understand, just like the world cannot understand why the stunning and gorgeous Master Mingyue would almost ruin his life and even lose his life for a girl who only had a pretty face, Su Zuidie. Love comes from nowhere, but it is deep and lasting...

Now, seeing Ye Li sitting in the main seat with a calm expression, methodically handling the various files and memorials piled on the desk, Han Mingyue suddenly felt that she understood something. This woman really had a temperament and beauty that was completely different from that of ordinary women.

"Now, I am really jealous of Xiu Yao and the princess." Han Mingyue said with some sigh.

Ye Li looked up at him and gave him a puzzled look. Han Mingyue shook her head and smiled faintly without saying anything. Ye Li put down her pen, closed the last book, and smiled faintly: "Some things should be forgotten and let go. If you don't move forward, no one knows whether the scenery ahead will be more beautiful than the scenery behind."

"What if I can't forget or let go?" Han Mingyue said absentmindedly.

Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "There are always some things in life that we cannot control. Whether it is good or bad, when you look back many years later, the right and wrong, gratitude, resentment, love and hate will only be a precious memory in your life. People always have to live in the present and look to the future."

Seeing Han Mingyue's thoughtful look, Ye Li suddenly asked, "Does Master Mingyue have hatred in his heart? Do you hate Su Zuidi or Mo Xiuyao?" This is all possible. Han Mingyue was a gifted man, but he lost everything because of a woman who only knew how to use him. If Su Zuidi was still alive, if Han Mingyue's mind was a little more fragile, maybe Han Mingyue would really hate her to the bone. And Mo Xiuyao killed Su Zuidi in the end. Han Mingyue himself has been controlled by Prince Ding's Mansion all these years. Han Mingyue may indeed transfer this hatred to Mo Xiuyao.

Over the years, few people mentioned Su Zuidie's name in front of Han Mingyue. But now, it feels like a lifetime ago. After a long silence, Han Mingyue shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Maybe he hates himself."

"Whether it is true love or false love, it is a kind of life experience. If Master Mingyue has already moved on from this relationship, why is he still clinging to the past? Is it the relationship itself or his own efforts that he is clinging to? The person is gone, the love has faded, does he still have to continue to devote the rest of his life to this obsession?" Ye Li said lightly.

Han Mingyue was silent for a while before she stood up and said, "Thank you for your advice, Princess. I'll go out for a walk first."

"Sir, please do as you please." Ye Li didn't force herself. She had said everything she could. Whether Han Mingyue could listen to her was no longer within her consideration. At most, it would be the same as in the past few years. With Han Mingxi around, Han Mingyue wouldn't get into any big trouble.

On the other hand, the Beirong army camp at the foot of the mountain was not peaceful either. These days, Helian Peng led his army to press forward step by step, and the Beirong army camp had moved to less than five miles from the foot of Lingjiu Mountain. Although they had not yet captured Lingjiu Mountain, they had blocked all the entrances and exits. Helian Peng believed that with his hundreds of thousands of troops, they would be able to capture Lingjiu Mountain in five days at most. By then, even if Ye Li wanted to lead a breakout, her remaining tens of thousands of troops would definitely not be able to break out of the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of troops. When he thought of this, Helian Peng felt that his strategy of taking risks and mobilizing all his forces to attack Lingjiu Mountain was correct. As long as they conquered Lingjiu Mountain and captured Ye Li, even if Luozhou and Huicheng were lost, what would happen? In order to save Princess Ding's life, wouldn't He Su and Sun Yaowu have to give up the two cities? Even if they were used to deal with Mo Xiuyao, it would probably be a magic weapon to win the battle.

Helian Peng had been in Beirong for a long time, and he didn't know much about Prince Ding's Mansion and Ye Li. So he didn't take Yelu Ye's warning seriously, and naturally didn't understand why the powerful people in various countries would rather attack Mo Xiuyao himself than Ye Li. If the Princess Ding could be caught alive, it would naturally be an excellent trump card. But firstly, Princess Ding is not so easy to catch, and secondly, the captured Princess Ding may not be alive. Lei Zhenting didn't want Ye Li's life at first, but Ye Li would rather fall off a cliff and die than let him catch and threaten Mo Xiuyao. If Princess Ding was really killed, Mo Xiuyao would probably go crazy, and then it would be a fight to the death. Especially after Ren Qining's initial misfortune, the dignitaries of various countries had a silent consensus. Unless Mo Xiuyao himself was killed, it would be better not to provoke Princess Ding. Ye Li was indeed the person Mo Xiuyao cared about the most, but that was not necessarily his weakness.

Helian Peng didn't know what these superiors were thinking, so even after the lesson from the Northern Rong camp, Helian Peng still didn't really give up the idea of ​​capturing Ye Li. But he no longer planned to use those shameful methods. He defeated Ye Li openly and captured her, and even Mo Xiuyao couldn't say anything.

But at this moment, Helian Peng's face was not looking good. Yelu Ye's order just came from the Beirong camp. The Beirong army had been beaten back by Mo Xiuyao in recent days. Yelu Ye wanted him to abandon Lingjiu Mountain immediately and lead his troops to join the Beirong camp to fight Mo Xiuyao together. How could Helian Peng tolerate the retreat when victory was in sight?

"General, the Seventh Prince's order..." asked the man who came to deliver the message.

Helian Peng pondered for a moment and said, "Go back and tell His Majesty the Seventh Prince that within three days, the Japanese generals will be able to capture Lingjiu Mountain and capture Princess Ding alive. Then we will send troops to reinforce His Majesty the Seventh Prince."

Hearing this, the messenger's face became a little ugly, "General Helian, this is the order of His Highness the Seventh Prince." Regardless of whether His Highness the Seventh Prince's order was right or wrong, there is a saying that military orders are as heavy as mountains. Helian Peng was so bold that he dared to reject His Highness the Seventh Prince's order without even thinking about it. Helian Peng said, "This general is about to capture Lingjiu Mountain. If we withdraw now, wouldn't it be a failure? Go back and report to His Highness the Seventh Prince. He will definitely understand."

The messenger was furious and said angrily: "How could the Seventh Prince not know that the general is attacking Lingjiu Mountain? But now the whole army is retreating, and only the general is advancing. If they are trapped in the heart of Da Chu, what use will the general's isolated army be?" What he didn't say was that if it weren't for Helian Peng's relentless attack on Lingjiu Mountain, how could Prince Ding have gone crazy and attacked the Beirong camp.

Helian Peng frowned and said, "You just need to go back and report what I said to His Majesty the Seventh Prince. How can a small messenger like you question such important military affairs?"

The visitor was very angry, knowing that he could not persuade Helian Peng, so he just snorted, turned around, left the barracks, and rode back to the Beirong camp to meet Yelu Ye.

Seeing that Helian Peng drove Yeluye's messenger away with just a few words, the generals present were a little worried. Helian Peng was Helian Zhen's adopted son, so maybe it was nothing. But if the Seventh Prince blamed them, they, as his subordinates, could not afford it. A general stood up, hesitated for a moment and advised: "General, the Seventh Prince urgently called us back. I guess the war is urgent, should we..."

Helian Peng said calmly, "His Majesty the Seventh Prince has 700,000 to 800,000 soldiers in his camp, and the Mohist Army has less than 500,000 soldiers. I think we can afford to wait for two or three days. As long as we can capture Lingjiu Mountain as soon as possible and capture Princess Ding alive, His Majesty the Seventh Prince will not blame us, but will be happy to reward you. No need to say more, pass on my order, you must capture Lingjiu Mountain within three days."

The others looked at each other, and someone said, "But...even if we capture Lingjiu Mountain, we may not be able to capture Princess Ding. The Qilin under Princess Ding's command is very powerful. Even if we can't defeat thousands of troops, it will not be a problem to protect Princess Ding and escape." Helian Peng said calmly, "This general has his own ideas. You just need to attack with all your strength and capture Lingjiu Mountain."

Helian Peng insisted on doing what he wanted, and the generals present could do nothing about it. After all, unless Yelu Ye dismissed him on the spot, Helian Peng would still be the general and the commander of their army, and they could only follow his orders.

The soldiers on Mount Lingjiu clearly felt that the attack from below was getting stronger and stronger, as if something was forcing the brave Beirong soldiers to keep rushing up the mountain without fear of death. As a result, the pressure on the Mohist army on the mountain was much greater. Many soldiers were exhausted after almost defending the line for twelve hours without a break.

But three days had passed, and although the Beirong soldiers almost rushed to the mountainside several times, they were still driven down by the stubborn Mohist soldiers. Helian Peng was so angry that his eyes turned red, staring at the Mohist camp on the mountainside with flags still flying, his eyes steaming with murderous aura.

"Princess Ding, let your people surrender immediately, otherwise, don't blame me for setting fire to the mountain!" Helian Peng's voice came from the bottom of the mountain with his inner strength. When these words came out, not only the Mohist Army on the mountain, but also the generals following Helian Peng were shocked. It was already the end of September, when everything was withering. If Helian Peng really set fire to the mountain, it would not only be Lingjiu Mountain that would suffer.

On the mountain, Han Mingyue stood beside Ye Li and smiled at the calm woman in front of her, saying, "Princess, if Helian Peng really sets fire to the mountain, we will really be finished."

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "With Master Mingyue's martial arts, how can a mere mountain fire do anything to you?"

Han Mingyue smiled calmly. He was not worried. Even if Helian Peng set fire, it should not be difficult for him to break out with Ye Li. However, the war had reached this point. Han Mingyue was really curious about how Ye Li was going to solve the current dilemma. "Does the princess have a way to break Helian Peng's trap?"

Ye Li shook her head and said, "No. There are more than 200,000 soldiers besieging us at the foot of the mountain. Even if we wanted to break out, we, a few thousand people, would not be able to do so."

"What is the princess going to do?"

Ye Li smiled calmly and said, "It is better to strike first."

Han Mingyue was stunned, not understanding what Ye Li meant. Ye Li looked down at the Helian Peng army camp below the mountain and said leisurely: "When it comes to fire attack, it is still... the ancestor."

Anyway, regardless of whether Han Mingyue understood or not, Ye Li called Lin Han and asked, "Are the things I asked someone to prepare yesterday ready?" Lin Han nodded and said, "Princess, they are ready."

Han Mingyue asked curiously, "Princess, did you know that Helian Peng would burn the mountain?" Ye Li shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I was prepared to do it whether he planned to burn the mountain or not. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to hold out for even a day."

After a while, Lin Han brought out something that looked like a lantern. Although it was crudely made, Han Mingyue could still tell that it was indeed a lantern. She looked at Ye Li puzzled and asked, "Isn't this a lantern?"

Ye Li nodded and smiled: "This is indeed a lantern, this is called a Kongming Lantern."

"What can this thing be used for?" Having seen all kinds of exquisite and beautiful lanterns, Han Mingyue played with the crudely made lantern in her hand without caring about it. Ye Li smiled and held the lantern and said, "As for this, Master Han will know it later."

Soon, Han Mingyue knew what Ye Lixian had done. He saw countless lanterns slowly flying up after being lit, and slowly drifting towards the Beirong camp. Because it was daytime and a war was going on, the many lanterns in the sky did not attract the attention of the Beirong people. Maybe they noticed it, but they just didn't care.

Ye Li watched with satisfaction as the lanterns flew to the expected locations and then slowly fell down.

"Huh?" Han Mingyue was surprised. The fact that these lights could fly was enough to surprise Han Mingyue, not to mention that they could fly to almost the same side of the sky and fall at almost the same time. If she didn't know for sure that Ye Li was a person, Han Mingyue would have thought that she had used some magic. "There is a lot of tung oil in those lights, so they shouldn't burn out so quickly. The princess wants to..."

Han Mingyue quickly understood Ye Li's plan. Ye Li wanted to use these lamps to spread tung oil on the camp or people at the foot of the mountain, and then...

As expected, Ye Li said in a deep voice: "Shoot!" Dozens of long arrows with flames shot through the air at the lanterns that were still in the sky. Once they hit the arrows, the lanterns were immediately ignited and fell from the sky. Then, the people at the foot of the mountain saw dozens of fireballs falling from the sky, some fell on people, and some fell on the tents and straw in the camp, and soon they caught fire. Soon, the Beirong camp at the foot of the mountain turned into a sea of ​​fire.

As a result, the Northern Rong soldiers had no mood to attack and set fire to the mountain. It was too late to rush back to the camp to put out the fire. However, the camp was dripping with tung oil, which helped to burn. It was so flammable that it would catch fire at any time. There was no way to put out the fire. Amid the cheers of the Mohist soldiers, Ye Li calmly gave the order: "Go down the mountain from the south and retreat to Feihong Pass!"

After this incident, Helian Peng would definitely be furious. If he really set the mountain on fire, Ye Li would not stay and let tens of thousands of soldiers die in vain. So, while the Beirong army at the foot of the mountain was in a panic to put out the fire, the Mohist army had already stopped fighting and quietly went down the mountain from the south.

Outside the Beirong camp, Helian Peng stared at the sea of ​​fire in front of him with bloodshot eyes, "Ye Li... Ye Li, this general must kill you!"

"General, the Mohist army on the mountain has withdrawn." The spy in front came to report hurriedly.

Helian Peng's expression changed. "Where are they retreating to?"

The spy said, "It seems that they are retreating towards Feihong Pass."

"Chase!" said Helian Peng.

"General!" The faces of several generals were not looking good. Originally, they were a little dissatisfied with this general who was airdropped, but they did not dare to say anything more because Helian Peng was too powerful. But at this time, the camp was burned down and the food and grass were gone. What could they use to chase the Mohist Army. There were more than 200,000 Mohist troops waiting at Feihong Pass. And those Mohist troops were not a mixture of elite and remnant soldiers like those in Lingjiu Mountain, but all of them were the most elite soldiers of the Mohist Army. Even if Helian Peng was powerful, he would not be able to capture it in ten days or half a month, and now they didn't even know where tomorrow's food and grass were.

"All our army's food and fodder have been burned. We can't fight anymore. Please think twice," the generals advised.

Helian Peng's face turned black. He knew that their food and straw had been burned. But he couldn't swallow Ye Li's trick. He said in a deep voice: "Collect food from the people nearby."

The so-called grain collection by the Northern Rong army is just a nice way of speaking. It is more like robbing food. However, there are not many people in the entire north now. Even if there are, they have retreated behind the Mohist army. Even if they want to rob food, how much can they rob? I am afraid that they can't even get enough food and grass for hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

"General Helian, I think we should retreat north immediately and reunite with His Majesty the Seventh Prince and General Helian." A general said firmly.

Helian Peng said with a gloomy face: "Go after them! If you can't catch them, that's fine. We can't let them get away like this!"

In desperation, several tough-minded generals took their men away, leaving only some generals who still followed Helian Peng with less than 100,000 men to chase after them. Helian Peng looked at the military camp that had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the red light reflected on his face made him look particularly ferocious and terrifying.

The remaining tens of thousands of soldiers of the Mohist Army were not cavalry, so they could not move very fast. However, most of the Northern Rong were soldiers who had been sent to the front, so it didn't take long for them to catch up with the Mohist Army. Helian Peng stared at Ye Li, no longer with the leisure and complacency of the past, "Princess Ding, I didn't want to hurt you. But this time you asked for it."

Ye Li didn't care about his words and said calmly: "When two armies fight, the winner and loser are their own responsibility. General Helian is too unworthy of losing, isn't he?"

Veins popped up on Helian Peng's face, "Great! Since I led the army, I have been defeated by Princess Ding. Today, you and I will fight to the death!" Ye Li shook her head calmly and smiled, "I know that General Helian is a talented general of the Northern Rong who was personally taught and trained by General Helian Zhen. It's a pity... There is a word in our Central Plains. I wonder if General Helian has heard of it?"

Helian Peng stared at her coldly and said, "I was just about to ask the princess for advice."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Talking about war on paper."

"Ye Li, you are too arrogant!" Helian Peng was furious. He had learned the language and characters of the Central Plains quite well, so he naturally knew what this word meant. Ye Li was actually mocking him for not knowing how to use troops. Ye Li looked at his furious look and raised her eyebrows and said, "General Helian, don't feel that I am humiliating you. Although you have been learning from Helian Zhen since you were a child, in fact, you have never led a soldier for a day before this. If it weren't for your powerful martial arts, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to suppress the generals under you. Forgive Ye Li for being frank, but there are many people in the Mohist Army who are better than you in your ability to mobilize troops. These days, if you hadn't relied on your military advantage, do you think you would really win?" "Will you win?"

Helian Peng's face turned pale and purple for a while, and after a long while, he sneered twice and said, "Okay, even if this general can't lead the troops, so what? You will die here today!" After that, he didn't give Ye Li a chance to speak, and rushed towards Ye Li with his sword in hand. Beside Ye Li, Han Mingyue drew his long sword and blocked Helian Peng's sword. Helian Peng had met Han Mingyue before in the Beirong Army Camp. Anyone who dared to break into the Beirong Army to rescue Mo Xiuyao must have good martial arts. "Who are you?"

Han Mingyue smiled and bowed, "I am Han Mingyue, and I have met General Helian."

"Master Mingyue?" Although Helian Peng was from the Northern Rong, his master was from the Central Plains martial arts world. Although Murong Xiong was old, he still knew all the famous martial arts masters in the Central Plains. However, Han Mingyue had not appeared outside for many years. Except for the people in Prince Ding's Mansion, I'm afraid many people thought that Master Mingyue had either retired or died.

Han Mingyue smiled and said, "That's me."

Helian Peng sneered: "I don't care who you are, anyone who stands in my way will die!"

"I appreciate the general's advice." Han Mingyue said with a smile.

Helian Peng did not say a word and attacked directly. Han Mingyue was not polite and greeted him with a sword. Han Mingyue was able to be a good friend of Mo Xiuyao and was in charge of the world's number one intelligence organization Tianyi Pavilion. His martial arts skills were naturally amazing. Although he was not as good as the four great masters in the world, he was not much worse than Helian Peng. The two of them fought hard.

Helian Peng was anxious to capture or kill Ye Li, but Han Mingyue was not in a hurry. He only needed to stop Helian Peng from hurting Ye Li, so the fight seemed very easy.

On the other side, Lin Han protected Ye Li while watching the fight. Lin Han asked, "Princess, do you want to help Master Mingyue?"

Ye Li shook his head and smiled, "Mingyue's martial arts skills are no worse than Helian Peng's. If we attack him rashly, we will only cause trouble for him."

Lin Han thought about it and nodded. Looking around, a new battlefield has formed around him. The soldiers of the Northern Rong Army and the soldiers of the Mohist Army have already started a life-and-death battle. Now the two sides have similar forces, and they can't care about any battle formations and tactics in a close combat. If the fight continues like this, I'm afraid the final solution will be that both sides will be defeated and die together.

Lin Han was just about to persuade Ye Li to leave first when a shocking sound of horse hooves came from afar. Lin Han was slightly startled, and after listening to the sound, he couldn't help but said happily: "Princess, it's General Yuan Pei's people!" They came from the direction of Feihong Pass. Anyone who can come from there must be General Yuan Pei's people.

Ye Li nodded and looked over. After a while, a black flag with the Mohist Army's seal appeared on the horizon in the distance, and countless black horses were galloping towards this side. Looking back at the Mohist Army soldiers who were still fighting, Ye Li couldn't help but smile with relief.