Zhou Min hesitated and whispered, "Princess, why doesn't the Prince recruit more troops from the Northwest?" The military service system in the Northwest was slightly different from the other countries. Therefore, the ability to recruit new soldiers was much stronger than the other countries. If Mo Xiuyao was willing, he could recruit more than a million new soldiers at any time. Moreover, these new soldiers were different from the new recruits. They had more or less received some training. This was somewhat similar to the Northern Tribes. However, the Northern Tribes practiced martial arts because of their customs. The Northwest was because of the military service system. Every man had to serve in the military for two years before they were crowned at the age of 16.
Ye Li smiled and shook her head, "Although the Northern Tribes are brave, they are not enough to compete with the Prince Ding Mansion. In the next few years, I'm afraid that the world will not be peaceful. If all the manpower and resources are used up, what will happen in the future? "
"I see." Zhou Min knew that he did not consider as many things as the Prince and Princess. He only needed to go forward and fight with the enemy. Since Princess Ding said this, he naturally didn't ask any more questions.
"Princess, Helian Peng just sent 100,000 soldiers to Hui City." A man in black came forward to report.
Ye Li nodded and said, "I know. You can leave." After dismissing the man who reported, Ye Li thought and said, "Helian Peng should have more than 400,000 soldiers under his command. He went to reinforce Luo Zhou and Hui City. He should have at least 200,000 soldiers under his command."
Zhoumin's expression was somewhat solemn as she said in a deep voice, "Wangfei, the number of troops in our hands is indeed less than one hundred and fifty thousand."
Ye Li waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Give up the other two camps and only defend the central army. Spirit Vulture Mountain is rugged and easy to defend. As long as we can defend for half a month, it will be enough for He Su to take Hui City. Even if it doesn't work … I will inform General Yuan Pei. Once Spirit Vulture Mountain falls, he will immediately lead troops out of Feihong Pass to block the way of the Northern Tribes army. " Although it was risky, if it succeeded, He Su would occupy Hui City and Sun Yaowu would occupy Luo Zhou. They would form a triangle with Spirit Vulture Mountain and surround Helian Peng's army. At that time, Helian Peng would have no choice but to retreat.
"I understand. I swear to defend Spirit Vulture Mountain. But …. Princess, please move to Feihong Pass first? "After thinking about it, Zhou Min asked. It was not that he did not believe that Wang Fei would live and die with the soldiers, but with Wang Fei's status, there was no need for her to take such a risk.
Ye Li nodded and said, "No, I believe that General Zhou can defend Spirit Vulture Mountain."
Since Ye Li said so, Zhou Min couldn't persuade her anymore. He could only secretly make up his mind that he absolutely could not allow Helian Peng to take even half a step into Spirit Vulture Mountain. If she really could not take it, she would send the princess to Feihong Pass even if she had to use force.
Soon, the area around Spirit Vulture Mountain fell into chaos. Just as Ye Li and Zhou Min expected, Helian Peng did not personally rescue Hui City and Luo Zhou. Instead, he gathered the remaining 200,000 soldiers to attack Spirit Vulture Mountain. In the east, Lv Jinxian's troops were in a stalemate for a long time, unable to break through. The middle troops, Yelu Ye and Helian Zhen, together led more than eight hundred thousand troops, but they were still no match for Mo Xiuyao's less than five hundred thousand troops. After fighting for half a month, they lost more than they won. Helpless, they could only retreat. If Helian Peng could open a path from Spirit Vulture Mountain, it would naturally solve the Northern Tribes army's current predicament. More importantly, winter came early in the north and it was coming soon. By then, the Northern Tribes army's supplies would be even more strained than now. Therefore, although Helian Peng knew that Ye Li's arrangement would be disadvantageous to him, he had no choice but to attack Spirit Vulture Mountain with all his might.
In front of Spirit Vulture Mountain, both sides had fought for five days and both sides had suffered heavy casualties. However, neither side had the slightest intention of retreating. In comparison, this time, the Mohist army was at a disadvantage. At this time, the Mohist army's battle strength was not as good as the Northern Tribes army. In terms of numbers, they could not compare to the Northern Tribes army. If not for Spirit Vulture Mountain being easy to defend and hard to attack, the Mohist army would have been defeated long ago.
Even so, Helian Peng was not in a better position than Ye Li and Zhou Min. Although his casualties were less than the Mohist army, he only had 200,000 soldiers under his command. Furthermore, the reinforcements he sent to Luo Zhou and Hui City had not returned. If the casualties continued, even if he wiped out the entire army at Spirit Vulture Mountain, his remaining soldiers would not be enough to be trampled by the Mohist army at Fei Hong Pass. At that time, both sides would suffer heavy losses. The worst thing was that Ye Li could afford to be injured. She still had Yuan Pei and the defenders of Fei Hong Pass behind her. However, Helian Peng could not afford to be injured. Once Luo Zhou and Hui City were completely lost, even if he took Spirit Vulture Mountain, he would not dare to go there. Once he went there, he would really become an isolated army.
"Ye Li!" Standing in front of the army, looking at the tired soldiers everywhere, Helian Peng could not help but grit his teeth. His eyes were filled with a fanatical look. "As expected of Princess Ding. I still fell into your trap. But … did you count your own life into this as well? "
Looking at the black flag of the Mohist Army fluttering in the wind on Spirit Vulture Mountain, Helian Peng laughed coldly. "Since things have already come to this, if this general doesn't take down your Spirit Vulture Mountain, wouldn't others laugh at this general's incompetence?"
"Men!"
"General?!" A general hurried over to wait for orders. Helian Peng raised his eyes and stared at the hillside not far away. He said in a deep voice, "Continue to attack Spirit Vulture Mountain. You are not allowed to stop until you take it down! " The general was stunned. He said with some difficulty, "General, Spirit Vulture Mountain is easy to defend and hard to attack. I'm afraid …" Helian Peng's cold gaze swept over, causing the general to swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Helian Peng stared at him and said in a deep voice, "Anyone who dares to retreat will be executed!"
"Yes!"
On Spirit Vulture Mountain, they were also waiting for battle. The atmosphere was filled with blood and tension. Lin Han followed behind Ye Li and followed her to patrol the front line outside the camp. Looking at the groups of soldiers resting together, among which there were many who were injured and could not be treated in time, Lin Han could not help but frown. He looked worriedly at Ye Li who was walking in front of him. He wanted to persuade her to leave earlier, but he could not say anything.
Seeing Ye Li coming over, the soldiers who were resting on the ground all wanted to stand up and salute her. Ye Li waved her hand to signal them not to move. She walked to a soldier whose left arm was covered in blood and leaned against a pile of grass to rest. She asked softly, "What happened? Why aren't you bandaging your wound? "
That soldier looked to be around seventeen or eighteen years old. Seeing Ye Li ask him, he blushed slightly and shook his head, "In … in reply to Princess, my wound is not serious. It's just a scratch. There's no need to bandage it." Ye Li squatted down and raised a hand to pull up his sleeve. The wound was indeed not serious. It was not a fatal wound, but he had lost quite a bit of blood. If it was a normal day, it would not be a problem. However, in the current situation, if he used any force, the wound would probably open even more. Ye Li frowned. She took out a bottle and sprinkled some medicine on his wound. Behind her, Lin Han handed over a cloth towel. Ye Li took it and neatly bandaged the wound.
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