Sure enough, shortly after Li Yan gave the order, the shouting and screaming around him actually slowly subsided.
In the end, the entire west side really became quiet, but the soldiers of Meng State did not retreat. The last fifty or so people were still standing there with bloodshot eyes.
They simply pointed their weapons at the enemies around them and had no intention of retreating.
Some of them could see this side through the gaps in the crowd, while others hesitated and temporarily stopped resisting after hearing the shouts of the imperial soldiers.
"Next, it's your turn!" Li Yan stared at the silver-armored woman on the ground without raising his head.
The silver-armored woman pursed her lips, supported her body with her elbows and slowly sat up. Through the gaps between the imperial soldiers, she saw the battlefield situation formed by several small battle groups, and a sense of desolation arose in her heart.
The troops she led were the best soldiers selected from various camps of the Meng State. Unexpectedly, out of an army of a thousand people, only less than a few dozen were left in the end. Although it is not clear how many people are left now, it can be roughly guessed.
She knew that as long as the other party hung the spear above her head and let the soldiers see it, even if it meant asking them to commit suicide, these iron-blooded men would immediately commit suicide without hesitation as long as it could save their own lives.
"Let them go, and I will tell you everything you want to know." The woman in silver armor looked at Li Yan and said slowly.
"Haha, there's no problem in letting them go, but I can only let them go back where they came from."
Li Yan looked at the woman on the ground and said coldly. As soon as he said this, the relationship between the two of them seemed to freeze and there was silence for a moment.
"General Li, are you trying to cut off our retreat? What else is there to say? Just kill me." The silver-armored woman's face turned cold.
"Oh, a retreat? I can let the invading enemy leave, but this will offend the authority of the court. Do you want me to let you and the eastern army join forces to attack them?"
There was a hint of mockery in Li Yan's eyes, but the silver-armored woman gave him a very strange feeling, otherwise he would have killed her with a palm long ago. Now the enemy troops in the east have not retreated yet, so how can he have the time to tangle with her.
After Li Yan finished speaking, the two fell into silence again. The girl in silver armor just looked at Li Yan quietly and didn't speak again.
Both of them knew what the decision just now meant. It seemed that Li Yan had spared dozens of Meng soldiers, but in fact none of them would survive.
Without any supplies and the guidance of the silver-armored woman, returning along the same route would be no different from suicide.
Gradually, the soldiers of the Meng State in the distance began to get agitated. Some of them could barely see the situation here, but most of them didn't know why they hadn't seen their general return for such a long time, and their eyes became fierce again.
However, when the imperial soldiers saw all this, they just sneered in their hearts. As early as Cui Feng's dispatch, most of their own men had already headed east to provide support.
There were only a few hundred people left, with the least number of them being three surrounding one enemy. If their marshal had not given the order again, these people from the Meng Kingdom would have been turned into a pile of meat.
Seeing that the soldiers of Meng State began to get restless, the imperial dynasty, from the deputy general to the soldiers, would of course be happy for them to take action first, because then the other side would be seeking death.
Li Yan thought to himself, "The fifty or so people who stayed behind are the most ferocious soldiers, especially the seven lieutenants who are extremely brave. If they are sent to the east, it will not have any other effect except causing a large number of casualties on our side. But I am very eager to know the origins of the people in front of me. What should I do?"
Li Yan gradually became a little irritated. He didn't know why he, who had always been decisive in killing, behaved so abnormally today.
Li Yan frowned. "If you want them to go to the east side, then you'd better give up the idea as soon as possible. How about this, if you answer a few questions for me, I will release you as well. With your martial arts, you can come here, and of course you can lead them there as well."
He didn't want to get entangled here any longer, especially because he hated the strange thoughts he had today. He also had a feeling that he simply couldn't bring himself to kill the strange silver-armored woman in front of him today.
"Will you let me go?" The woman in silver armor finally revealed a strange look in her eyes and spoke to Li Yan again.
"Although Li is not a gentleman, he is also a man of his word. Do you think that my reputation is just for nothing?"
Li Yan felt uneasy facing this woman who seemed strange, yet familiar to him in an inexplicable way. This was an uneasiness that affected his always strong confidence in himself.
"My name is Dong Min, with the rank of General Wei. This time I am leading the troops on a surprise attack from the west!" The silver-armored woman was already sitting cross-legged on the ground, exuding a natural beauty that combined unparalleled heroic spirit with the alluring beauty of an orchid in a valley.
This is a kind of strange beauty, with three thousand black hair hanging down like a waterfall and a swan-like white jade neck emitting an alluring luster.
After listening to this, Li Yan seemed to be thinking with his head down. After waiting for a few breaths, he couldn't help but raise his head. Seeing the other party looking at him with watery eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Gone?"
"That's all. My sneak attack failed. My martial arts are not as good as yours. What else do you have to say?"
"Which sect or family are you from?"
"A disciple of Yuanqing Sect. You wouldn't know my family even if I told you. It's because my family is poor that I, as a daughter, have no choice but to join the sect. I just want to have someone to rely on." "Yuanqing Sect... Who are you, Changpeng?"
Li Yan of the Yuanqing Sect certainly knew that this was a major sect that protected the Meng Kingdom, but they accepted disciples regardless of status or gender. The elders who taught martial arts in the sect had always searched for talented people everywhere, and then brought them into the sect to be carefully trained. Some of them were sent to the Meng Kingdom court, and some went out to wander the world.
Therefore, it is still possible to join the Yuanqing Sect as the silver-armored woman said. Although the status of women in this world is not very low, they still have to rely on men for their entire lives.
But there are still many women who have lofty ambitions and believe that they are just as capable as men. They will still embark on this difficult journey to comfort themselves. For example, Meng Guoneng joined the Yuanqing School, which is the practice of many people, not only women but also men.
Any disciple who can finally pass the test of the Yuanqing Sect will eventually make a great name for himself in the martial arts world, and will also be a pillar of the court. It can be said that the Yuanqing Sect has trained countless outstanding generals for the Meng Kingdom.
"Chang Peng is my third uncle." Dong Min did not show any surprise, but said slowly that his master had five brothers and sisters, and Chang Peng was the one with the highest martial arts skills among the five, and he had entered the realm of transformation as early as twenty years ago.
Having said that, she couldn't help but look at the big man in black armor in front of her with her beautiful eyes again. What she knew was that when this man was once feared by the world, countless people in the Yuanqing Sect wanted to kill him in order to reduce the threat to the dynasty.
However, this person seldom travels around the world. When he went out for the first time to fight against a master of the realm of transformation, after the Yuanqing Sect heard about it, Dong Min's second uncle hurried over, but the final result surprised everyone.
Although Dong Min's second uncle's martial arts skills were not the strongest in the Yuanqing School, he was ranked in the top three and had been famous for many years. However, he only lasted fifty moves under Li Yan before he was hit by a spear and vomited blood, and almost died on the spot.
After being carried back, he was already gasping for breath. After two years of recuperation, he was barely able to walk again, but most of his martial arts skills had been wasted.
This incident made the Yuanqing sect furious. Several years later, the sect's top master Chang Peng challenged Li Yan to a duel, but Li Yan ignored him.
It was not until five years later that Li Yan appeared again in the Jianghu to compete with masters of the realm of transformation, and met Chang Peng unexpectedly. The two fought for half an hour, and in the end each of them was hit by a palm.
Li Yan only had blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, but Chang Peng immediately became weak and had no strength to fight anymore. He barely managed to escape from the battle circle. By this point, Li Yan's reputation was unrivaled in the world, and no one could guess how deep his skills were.
"Chang Peng is your third uncle, you should know what happened that day. Although you have entered the realm of transformation, you are still far behind Li!"
There was a hint of smile on Li Yan's lips, but when Dong Min saw this smile, she gritted her teeth in hatred. She was also a genius and her practice was improving by leaps and bounds.
So on the day of success, she wanted to find Li Yan to compete, but Li Yan stayed in the army all day long. Even though she was proud of her unparalleled martial arts, she dared not go to the camp of millions of soldiers alone to find Li Yan to fight.
If the other party wanted to harm her, she would die in an instant under the attack of thousands of arrows even if she had superb martial arts.
Dong Min certainly believed that his second and third uncles, like his master, had also successively entered the ranks of martial arts masters in the world, but they were already old and frail after all.
They are all over fifty years old, but Li Yan is in his prime, at the peak of his life, so Third Uncle lost because of his old age and physical weakness.
But after today's battle, he truly knew the man in front of him. Even if he practiced hard for another ten years, he could only achieve a draw at best.
But she said calmly, "When two countries go to war, personal force is only one aspect of the problem!!"
Li Yan sneered at this remark in his heart. Personal martial arts is often the key to turning the tide. Just like him, he has helped the dynasty to escape danger and turn defeat into victory countless times on the southern border.
But what he was most concerned about at this moment was why he felt so familiar with this woman.
"You seem quite familiar to me. Could it be that you have met me before, or fought me?"
There were many people who tried to assassinate Li Yan. If it was someone who had fought with him normally, he would certainly remember them clearly. So what he said was that he suspected that the other party had disguised himself and assassinated him. He felt familiar with the other party from his figure and some behaviors.
When Li Yan said this, the woman in silver armor was also stunned, because after seeing Li Yan clearly, she inexplicably felt that the other party was someone she was very familiar with.
Moreover, he no longer felt the resentment and hostility towards Li Yan for defeating him that he had before they met. Instead, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.
As soon as Li Yan said this, she felt a strange feeling in her heart, and it was as if her thoughts were seen through by the other party. Her face suddenly turned red.
I cursed at myself in my heart, wondering how ridiculous it was for me to have such a little girl's mentality. My heartbeat quickened for a moment.
Dong Min suppressed her panic and pretended to be calm, "Does General Li think that I am a sneaky person who would do such an assassination?"
Li Yan tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that this was true. Considering the other party's identity and the fact that he was in an important position in the army all day long, apart from some assassins who could carry out assassination attempts, a master in the state of transformation would not do such a thing.
Li Yan thought of this and waved his hand helplessly, "Then go. I think your internal energy is well balanced now. If you want to take the opportunity to attack me, it will be in vain. I will keep my word. You can take the remaining soldiers back along the original route, and I will not order you to pursue me again.
However, if you attack again or have other bad intentions, hehehe, then you will never be able to come back!"