The others looked at each other. Someone said, "But … even if we take Ling Jiu Mountain, we may not be able to capture Princess Ding. Princess Ding's subordinate Qi Lin is very powerful. Even if he cannot defeat the army, it is not a problem for him to protect Princess Ding and escape. " Helian Peng's expression was calm as he said, "This general only has a suggestion. You all only need to attack Ling Jiu Mountain with all your strength."
Helian Peng was stubborn and the generals present could not do anything about it. After all, unless Ye Lü Ye removed him from his position, Helian Peng was still a great general. He was still the commander of their army. They could only listen to his orders.
The soldiers on Ling Jiu Mountain could clearly feel that the attacks at the foot of the mountain were becoming more and more intense. It was as if something was forcing the brave Northern Tribes soldiers to charge up the mountain without fear of death. As a result, the pressure on the Mohist army on the mountain increased. After defending the defensive line for almost 24 hours without rest, many of the soldiers' faces were stained with fatigue.
But three days had passed. Even though the Northern Tribes soldiers had almost charged up the mountain several times, they were still chased down by the stubborn Mohist army soldiers. Helian Peng was so angry that his eyes were red. He stared at the Mohist army camp on the mountainside where the banners were still flying. His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Princess Ding, immediately have your people surrender. Otherwise, don't blame this general for burning the mountain!" Helian Peng's voice came from the foot of the mountain with internal energy. When these words came out, not only the Mohist army on the mountain, even the generals beside Helian Peng were shocked. It was already the end of the ninth month. It was the time when all living things were dying. If Helian Peng really burned the mountain, then it would not only be Ling Jiu Mountain that would suffer.
On the mountain, Han Mingyue stood by Ye Li's side. She smiled as she looked at the woman in front of her who was as calm as usual. She said, "Princess, if we really let Helian Peng set fire to the mountain, we will really be finished."
Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "With Young Master Ming Yue's martial arts, how can a mere mountain fire harm Young Master?"
Han Mingyue smiled calmly. He was indeed not worried. Even if Helian Peng set the fire, it shouldn't be difficult for him to break out of the encirclement with Ye Li. However, now that the battle had reached this stage, Han Mingyue was really curious about how Ye Li planned to resolve the current predicament. "Wang fei has a way to break Helian Peng's trap?"
Ye Li shook her head and said, "No. There are over two hundred thousand soldiers at the foot of the mountain. Even if we want to break through, we won't be able to. "
"Then what does Wangfei plan to do?"
Ye Li smiled indifferently and said, "The one who strikes first gains the advantage."
Han Mingyue was stunned. She didn't understand what Ye Li meant. Ye Li looked down at Helian Peng's army camp at the foot of the mountain and leisurely said, "When it comes to attacking with fire, it's still ….. that's the ancestor."
After saying this, she didn't care whether Han Mingyue understood or not. Ye Li called Lin Han over and asked, "The thing I asked people to prepare yesterday, is it ready?" Lin Han nodded and said, "Reporting to Wangfei, it's ready."
Han Mingyue curiously asked, "Wangfei already knew that Helian Peng would burn down the mountain?" Ye Li shook her head and said, "I didn't know. It's just that whether or not he planned to burn down the mountain, I was prepared to do so. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to hold on for a day. "
Not long after, Lin Han brought over an object that looked like a lantern. Although the workmanship was simple, Han Mingyue could still see that it was a lantern. She looked at Ye Li in confusion and asked, "This thing can't be a lantern, right?"
Ye Li nodded and smiled, "This is indeed a lantern. This is called a Kongming lantern."
"What can this be used for?" Having seen all sorts of exquisite and beautiful lanterns, Han Mingyue didn't think much of the crude lantern in her hands. Ye Li smiled as she held the lantern and said, "As for this, Young Master Han will know later."
Very quickly, Han Mingyue knew what Ye Li was going to do first. After the lanterns were lit, they slowly flew up and floated in the direction of the Northern Tribes camp. As it was daytime and they were at war, the many lanterns floating in the sky didn't attract the attention of the Northern Tribes. Maybe they did notice, but they just didn't care.
Ye Li looked on with satisfaction as the Kongming lanterns flew to her predicted location and then slowly landed.
"Eh?" Han Mingyue was shocked. The fact that these lanterns could fly was enough to surprise Han Mingyue. Furthermore, they could fly to almost the same side of the sky and land at almost the same time. If not for the fact that she knew that Ye Li was a human, Han Mingyue would have thought that she had used some sorcery. "There is a lot of oil in those lanterns. They shouldn't be burnt out so quickly. Princess Consort wants to …"
Han Mingyue quickly understood Ye Li's plan. Ye Li wanted to use these lanterns to scatter the oil on the camp or the people at the foot of the mountain, and then …
Sure enough, Ye Li shouted, "Release the arrows!" Dozens of flaming arrows pierced through the air and shot towards the lanterns that were still in the sky. The moment they touched the arrows, the lanterns immediately ignited and fell from the sky. Hence, the people at the foot of the mountain saw tens of fireballs falling from the sky. Some landed on the people, some landed on the rations in the camp and quickly caught fire. Not long later, the Northern Tribes camp at the foot of the mountain turned into a sea of fire.
Hence, the Northern Tribes army did not have the mood to attack and did not even have the time to save the fire. However, the entire camp was covered in incendiary tung oil, which could be ignited at any moment. How could the fire be put out? Amidst the cheers of the Mohist army, Ye Li ordered, "Go down the mountain from the south and retreat towards Feihong Pass!"
After this incident, Helian Peng would definitely go crazy with anger. At that time, he might really set fire to the mountain. Ye Li naturally would not stay behind and let the tens of thousands of soldiers die for nothing. Hence, while the Northern Tribes army was scrambling to put out the fire, the Mohist army had already retreated from the south.
Outside the Northern Tribes camp, Helian Peng stared at the sea of fire in front of him. "Ye Li … Ye Li, I will definitely kill you!"
"General, the Mohist army on the mountain has retreated." The scout at the front hurriedly reported.
Helian Peng's expression changed. "Where did they retreat to?"
The scout replied, "They seem to be retreating towards Feihong Pass."
"Chase!" Helian Peng ordered.
"General!" The few generals' expressions turned ugly. Originally, they were not convinced by this general who appeared out of nowhere. But Helian Peng was too powerful and they did not dare to say anything. But now, the camp was burned and their rations were gone. What could they use to chase the Mohist army? There were still more than 200,000 soldiers waiting at Feihong Pass. Furthermore, the Mohist army was not a mix of elites and remnant soldiers. They were all the most elite soldiers of the Mohist army. No matter how powerful Helian Peng was, he would not be able to take them down without ten days to half a month. And now, they did not even know where the rations were for tomorrow.
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