In the Northern Tribe's main tent, Yelu Ye and Helian Zhen were sitting inside. Helian Zhen's expression was solemn and he was silent. Yelu Ye was pacing back and forth in the main tent, his sharp brows were tightly knitted together. His face was also vaguely anxious and uneasy.
After pacing back and forth for a long time, Yelu Ye squatted down and looked at Helian Zhen, "Uncle, will there be any problems with General Helian?" Helian Zhen calmed himself down and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please be patient. Peng 'er did not send any bad news. We must not panic. "
Yelu Ye nodded and was silent for a long time before he said, "I don't know why, but I feel uneasy."
Helian Zhen was silent. He did not know if he was too worried or if something had really happened. Yelu Ye was not the only one who felt uneasy. Even Helian Zhen felt that something was wrong.
After thinking for a while, Helian Zhen stood up and said, "I will send people to investigate."
Yelu Ye nodded and said, "Uncle, send more people. No matter what news there is, let them report back as soon as possible."
"Yes." Helian Zhen replied and turned to leave the tent.
The moment Helian Zhen walked out of the tent, he saw a flame shoot in from outside the tent and landed in the Northern Tribe camp. It landed on one of the tents. Even though it was winter and many of the tents were covered with a layer of frost and did not burn immediately, it still shocked many people. Helian Zhen was stunned for a moment before he reacted and shouted, "Enemy attack!"
Yelu Ye who was originally in the tent heard his voice and immediately rushed out. He said in a low voice, "What's going on?!" Helian Zhen's eyes were slightly red. He said, "The Mohist army is outside the camp! Defend! "
That fire arrow had caused an uproar in the Northern Tribes camp. After a while, the low sound of a bugle horn could be heard in the camp. All the soldiers immediately picked up their weapons and rushed out of their tents to defend. Unfortunately, as soon as the soldiers at the front appeared outside the gate, they were greeted with a rain of arrows that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. In the darkness, the enemy was in the dark while they were in the light. They could only see clearly when the arrows were right in front of them.
"It's the Mohist army!" Someone shouted.
The entire Northern Tribes encampment was thrown into chaos. Helian Zhen's anger flared up. He loudly ordered the generals to lead the soldiers to defend against the enemy.
Not far from the Northern Tribes camp, Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li were riding on horseback. Behind them were Feng Zhiyao, Zhuo Jing, Lin Han and the rest. Seeing that the Mohist army had caught the Northern Tribes army off guard, everyone was in a good mood.
Xiaobao sat in front of Mo Xiuyao, covered by the large battle robe, only revealing his small head. A pair of bright eyes stared at the Northern Tribes camp, which was filled with cries of slaughter. It was obvious that she was watching with great interest.
After these few days of losses, the Northern Tribes Army's numbers were almost the same as the Mohist army's. Now that most of the Northern Tribes troops had been taken away by Helian Peng, the Northern Tribes troops were even lesser than the Mohist army. Under the sudden attack, the Northern Tribes army was defeated even more quickly. In less than an hour, the entire situation started to favor the Mohist army.
Helian Zhen brought his soldiers to support Yelu Ye. As they retreated, he turned back and said to Yelu Ye, "Your Highness, we have been fooled. Peng 'er might not be able to make it back in time. Let's retreat first! "
"Retreat?! Where else can we retreat to? "Yelu Ye led the way. He was not saying it out of anger. They were now less than two hundred miles away from the Northern Tribes border. If they retreated any further, they would really have to retreat back into the Northern Tribes territory. It also indicated that the war against Great Chu, which had lasted for two to three years and started with great vigor, would end in the most humiliating ending.
Yelu Ye was naturally unwilling, but the current situation did not allow him to be unwilling. They could either retreat or fight to the death and wait for Helian Peng's return. But regardless of whether Helian Peng could return, the price of fighting to the death was not something Yelu Ye was willing to bear. He glared fiercely in the direction of the Mohist army commander and said hatefully, "Retreat!"
The bugle horn for retreat sounded in the dark night. The already low morale of the Northern Tribes soldiers immediately retreated in the direction Yelu Ye had left in. Although the Mohist army soldiers were chasing behind, they did not close in on them. They only maintained a steady pace. Helian Zhen felt that something was wrong, but the current situation only gave him two options. He could either move forward or turn back. They naturally could not turn back and fight the Mohist army head on. They could only move forward.
On the other side, Helian Peng, who was surrounded by the Qi Lin, finally managed to escape after two hours. When he finally managed to break through the encirclement of Yun Ting's army, the eastern sky was already turning bright.
Behind him, Yun Ting and the rest looked in the direction of the Northern Tribes army and smiled faintly. One of the Qi Lin said sullenly, "Why didn't we kill him? Why did we let him go? " Although Helian Peng's martial arts were indeed very powerful, it was not the most powerful for the well-trained Qilin, who already had many experiences in fighting against experts. It was only a matter of time before they took his life.
Xu Qingfeng patted his subordinate's head and said, "Since the Prince has given the order, he naturally has his reasons. Let's go, we can't miss the show."
Everyone agreed in unison. After packing up, they chased after Helian Peng's army.
By the time Helian Peng met up with Yelu Ye and the rest, the sky was already bright. Although they could not see clearly due to the thick fog in the morning and almost killed each other, they still managed to meet up.
It was not safe to stay in such an unfamiliar foggy environment. However, the Northern Tribes soldiers were exhausted after fighting for half a night. Helian Zhen had no choice but to find an open area to rest for a while. After counting the number of soldiers, the three of them turned pale. There were originally a few hundred thousand soldiers left, but after a night of fighting, there were less than two hundred thousand left. At least ninety percent of the soldiers were brought back by Helian Peng. The soldiers that were left behind to guard the camp were almost completely wiped out.
Helian Zhen looked gloomily at Yelu Ye who was sitting at the side in a daze. He looked at Helian Peng and said, "Peng 'er, how did you find us?" Helian Peng frowned and said in a low voice, "After I killed my way out of Yun Ting's army, I found four to five groups of Mohist army to intercept me. I fought my way here and coincidentally met Father and Your Highness."
Helian Zhen frowned and said in a low voice, "This is not right … we were running in front and the Mohist army was chasing us from behind. Even if we lost our way, we couldn't have gone too far. How did you coincidentally meet us while being chased? "
Helian Peng's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly jumped up and said, "Father!"
Helian Zhen looked at him and Helian Peng's expression was gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said, "We fell into Mo Xiuyao's trap!" Helian Zhen was stunned and his expression changed. He grabbed Helian Peng and said quickly, "You mean …"
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