It’s not that the soldiers of Meng State were afraid of fighting, but that the pressure brought to them by Li Yan was too great. That was his invincible existence.
Their going up there is no different from committing suicide. The most that can be written on the roster is that they died heroically for their country.
Seeing Dong Lingmin stopped again, Li Yan's face gradually turned cold. He looked at Cui Feng and wanted to immediately order the killing of the enemy. He had already been patient again and again today for the first time in his life, but the enemy was so ungrateful. Even if the strange idea reappeared in his mind, he could not let the enemy leave in front of all the soldiers.
At this moment, the pleasant voice was heard again, "General Li, is Colonel Kong stationed at Qingshan Pass at this moment?"
Li Yan had originally ordered an attack, but he immediately took it back. He was shocked when he heard what Dong Lingmin said. Did the other scouts find out the situation of his garrison? But there was no expression on his face. He just looked at Dong Lingmin, knowing that the other party would have more to say.
Kong Xiao was his trusted general. This time, all the troops went south to meet the enemy. He entrusted the important task of guarding Qingshan Pass to him. But for some reason, when Dong Lingmin suddenly mentioned Kong Xiao, Li Yan felt a little uneasy.
"But I wonder what the situation is like at Qingshan Pass now?" Dong Lingmin said this without thinking, and then she ran quickly to the west without looking back. The generals under her command looked at their general with strange eyes and followed her closely.
"Marshal, this woman is pretending to be a ghost. She is trying to undermine our army's morale. After I capture her, I will interrogate her thoroughly." Cui Feng glanced into the distance, then looked at Li Yan who was standing still, then stepped forward and respectfully asked for orders.
Li Yan's expression did not change at all, instead he sneered several times, "No need, just let her go, it's just a trifle, let her go, I have my own use!"
Originally, Dong Lingmin's words before leaving made many soldiers on the west side feel a chill in their hearts, but when they saw their marshal sneer again and again and then said these words, they did not take it to heart.
Cui Feng first heard Li Yan still let the enemy go, and he was suspicious, but then he heard Li Yan's words, and thought of the woman's surname just now, "That woman should be the royal family of Meng State. The marshal must have some clever plan to use her identity."
Li Yan looked at the offensive on the east side. At this time, the enemy troops of Meng State on the west side responded, and with the reinforcements brought by Li Yan, they had already gained the upper hand.
"The west side still needs to be strictly guarded. We will gather our forces later and deal with the troops coming from the east as soon as possible. General Cui, please make arrangements first and then come to see me."
After Li Yan finished speaking, he walked towards the rear. The rest of the matters were left to Cui Feng to dispatch troops and generals, so there is no need to go into details.
When Cui Feng hurriedly arranged matters at the front, half a quarter of an hour had passed. When he came to the temporary tent at the back, he saw Marshal Li sitting alone behind the desk with a look of deep thought on his face. He didn't even notice Cui Feng entering.
"Your Excellency, I am here to see you!" After Cui Feng entered, he saw that Li Yan did not respond, so he hurriedly reported in a low voice.
"Oh, you're here, come forward." Li Yan raised his head after hearing that.
But when Cui Feng saw the marshal's face, he couldn't help but be shocked. At this time, Li Yan's face was extremely embarrassed, and there were beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
Cui Feng hurried forward and stopped in front of the commander's desk. He heard Li Yan muttering to himself, "This is not right. Why did the Meng Kingdom suddenly send several armies together this time? One is to lure our army out. The other is, is there really a traitor inside? Are they planning to cooperate with the outside forces?"
Cui Feng was surprised again. It turned out that the marshal was still worried about what happened just now. And judging from the look of it, he was clearly pretending to be calm in order to stabilize the morale of the troops.
"Marshal, Prisoner Kong has been following you for nearly ten years. He was already your subordinate when you were still a centurion in the Wind Hunting Camp. If you say there is something wrong with him, I don't believe it. It is probably a plot by the enemy to alienate him.
If she does this, even if we send the fastest scouts back to investigate, it will take four or five days for each round trip, which will delay the possibility of our army's full-scale pursuit."
After hearing this, Li Yan shook his head slightly and said, "I have considered your idea before. It is a possibility. Why do you think I let Dong Lingmin go in the end? Because her second attack did not hit my vital points. Instead, she used her own unique skills as a martial artist to compete with me.
She might have been distracted by the initial victory or defeat and had forgotten that this was the Second Army battlefield. To outsiders, her actions were actually a sneak attack. In this case, if I killed all of them, I would be done.
There was no need to follow the rules of martial arts, but I still let her go. So what Dong Lingmin said at this time was actually not what a leader should say, but a kind of apology from a warrior, an apology for her own reckless behavior.
If she reports too little, it will be inconsistent with her status; if she reports too much, she may leak military secrets. "
Having said this, Li Yan took a deep breath.
Cui Feng thought for a moment and said, "But comparing the two, leaking military secrets is a big deal. Which is more important? As a general, can she treat this matter so lightly?" Li Yan shook his head again, "That's because, if what she said about Kong Xiao is true, it would have happened by now, at the latest two days after our army came out.
At that time, your front had already connected with the enemy's various armies, and I had also begun to disperse my forces to support them. Even if I knew, it would be too late to redeploy troops and arrange for reinforcements. "
Cui Feng was speechless for a moment. This time, Meng State mobilized the entire country to launch a massive attack, and its purpose was intriguing.
Because the fortresses on the southern border have been polished by Li Yan for so many years and have long been as strong as copper and iron, relying solely on brute force to attack will have less than half the chance and will only pay a heavy price. The Meng Kingdom cannot afford such casualties.
But the other party still did so. What surprised Cui Feng this time was that the other party could launch a surprise attack from the west side of "Luoxianpo". Everything else was expected. This tactic was too intriguing.
"Okay, General Cui, this place still needs to be strictly guarded. I will leave all the troops here, and you will be in full command. Deal with the troops coming from the east as soon as possible. If the enemy retreats, you can try to take action. You must advance step by step carefully and must not be greedy for merit. But you should focus on strictly guarding 'Luoxianpo'. You are an old general, so I don't need to worry about the detailed deployment.
I need to go back to Qingshan Pass in person, and you should deploy another force to guard the north side and the direction of Qingshan Pass, and then send fast horses to report this news to other fortresses as quickly as possible.
But only the commander knows this strict order. Anyone who leaks it before receiving my next order will be killed!" Although Li Yan was anxious, he still deployed slowly.
"Marshal, if you really want to go back and take a look, then you only need to leave 10,000 soldiers with you, and the rest of the soldiers must go back with you."
Cui Feng listened to Li Yan's mumbling, but he knew Kong Xiao inside and out, so he was skeptical. However, there is no joking in the army. This time, the Meng Kingdom's several armies arrived together, which was extremely rare. So how could he be sure for the moment? But protecting Li Yan's safety was the most important thing.
"No need. Now I am the only one who can rush back to Qingshan Pass in the shortest time. If there is nothing wrong in Qingshan Pass, I will come back. If there is something wrong, the army will arrive in four days at the earliest. By then..."
What Li Yan said was not false. With his peerless lightness skills and long-lasting and profound internal strength, he would reach Qingshan Pass by noon tomorrow if he worked day and night. How could he be willing to lead a large army
“Even so, the Marshal can only check the news alone, and the army still has to follow, otherwise…” Cui Feng said hurriedly, but he stopped talking at the end, as he didn’t want to talk about the situation.
Li Yan thought about it and felt that Cui Feng was right. It seemed that he was too confused. No matter how powerful he was, if something really happened at Qingshan Pass, he would have no choice but to flee in the face of an attack from a large army.
"You are right. I will arrange for Li Du to lead the army to follow behind me!" Li Yan nodded.
Li Du is the captain of his personal guards and used to be a general in the army. He was willing to give up his high position and generous salary and follow Li Yan all the time. So it is most appropriate for him to lead the army.
Li Yan arranged everything and set off half an hour later. He rushed north alone and silently.
There is a smooth road heading north from "Luoxianpo". Li Yan's mount is a rare divine horse, but Li Yan did not use it. Even the terrifying spear was hung on the mount and was taken back by Li Du with the army.
Li Yan took off his armor and walked lightly, carrying only a sword.
He used all his strength to display his Qing Kung Fu and rushed northward. His martial arts were already invincible in the world, and his Qing Kung Fu was unmatched. With all his strength, he was like an arrow from the sky, disappearing in a flash.
Li Yan walked forward for only two hours when he suddenly stopped, because in his sight, a horse was galloping on the official road at night, and the sound of the horse's hooves on the ground was like thunder in the silent night.
Due to the limitations of vision and terrain at night, Li Yan could only vaguely see the scene in front of him, but his internal strength was strong, and after just a few breaths, he could hear that there were at least a dozen horses galloping towards him.
Li Yan flashed and was under a big tree on the roadside. It was the tallest tree nearby. He suddenly jumped up, and then stepped on the thick branches of the tree with his toes. After just a dozen steps, he had reached the top crown of the tree.
He concentrated all his strength, circulated the Qi in his Dantian, and stepped on a thumb-thick branch at the top of the tree. His whole body rose and fell with the branch, like a ghost in the dark night.
At this moment, everything within two or three miles ahead was in sight. Although it was still blurry, Li Yan could see clearly that there was a lone rider in the front, and about two miles behind him, there were about a dozen riders, running towards him at lightning speed.