Prince Kevin was also shocked when he heard this and looked straight at Li Yi.
Li Yi's expression remained unchanged and said coldly: "Your Majesty has given me such an important task. As the general of this place, how can I retreat without fighting? The second prince has a noble status and should retreat first. Alice, don't say too much. Follow the second prince back to the country. If you are really worried about my safety, bring in rescue soldiers as soon as possible so that we can confront each other head-on as soon as possible."
Prince Kevin wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Yi. "Brother Kevin, now I call you Kevin for life. Your life is much more valuable than a mine vein. If something happens to you, I can't afford it. Don't delay any more, set off now."
Seeing Li Yi's firm expression, the second prince nodded heavily and said solemnly: "Li Yi, if you can't support me, you will withdraw quickly and no one will blame you. I will arrange a reinforcement after I return to China, and I hope you don't have any trouble."
Li Yi solemnly salute, then turned around and walked out of the tent.
As soon as Li Yi walked out of the tent, he felt someone holding his hand. Looking back, he saw Alice's resentful expression on his face.
"Are you?" Li Yi asked in confusion for some reason why Alice had such an expression.
"Li Yi, you bastard, are you going to throw me away like that?" Alice said angrily.
"How do you say this? I'm worried about your safety. You have also heard that the country of Sai has been struggling with 100,000 troops this time. It is impossible to compete with the other party just by the few people we brought out from the imperial capital. If you stay here, you may be buried here at any time." Li Yi patiently persuaded, hoping that Alice will not be impulsive.
"I don't care. You stayed, but why did you let me go? I am also a member of the Central Army. I insist on staying, and I want to stay here with you."
"You..." Li Yi originally wanted to scold Alice, but when he saw her firm expression at this moment, he didn't know how to speak for a while. After pausing for a long time, Li Yi said softly: "Alice, war is not anger or a joke. People may die at any time, and they may be killed at any time. I don't want you to be hurt again, and I don't want to lose you. Be obedient, go back to China first."
When Alice heard Li Yi's words, tears suddenly appeared in her beautiful eyes. After being together for so long, this is the first time that Li Yi said such gentle words, as if she was confessing. Women are very emotional. If Li Yi had a harsh voice, Alice might have returned to China honestly. But now that Li Yi is so tender, Alice doesn't want to leave.
With tears in her eyes, Alice showed a glorious smile and said to Li Yi softly: "Li Yi, I don't want you to have any accidents. Just allow me to be willful once. I don't want to be separated from you."
Looking at the girl who was smiling like a flower in front of her, Li Yi's cold heart was melted. She gently brushed away the tears at the corner of Alice's eyes, and Li Yi smiled and said, "Okay, little girl, let's move forward and retreat together."
"Haha, OK." Hearing Li Yi's words, Alice happily turned around Li Yi, as if she was about to face Li Yi without a 100,000 army, but green mountains and clear waters.
Li Yi looked at the elf-like girl in front of him with a smile, and a warm feeling surged from his heart. "Even for Alice, I can't die." Li Yi thought to himself and clenched his fists firmly.
After hurriedly sending Prince Kevin away, Li Yi rode back to the Magic Crystal Mineral. Without ordering the non-commissioned officers to assemble the troops, Li Yi sat on the horse and let out a sigh of relief, and then shouted loudly: "Get together!"
The cavalry near the mine vein heard the thunderous shout, and they all knew that it was their powerful regiment commander who was summoning. Although they didn't know what happened, everyone left their posts and gathered in the direction of Li Yi.
In less than a quarter of an hour, all 10,000 cavalrymen of the Second Knights gathered neatly in the open space in front of Li Yi.
Seeing the neatly-looking troops in front of him, Li Yi nodded with satisfaction and then began to say loudly: "Soldiers, are you afraid of going to fight to kill the enemy?"
"Don't be afraid!" Ten thousand people roared at the same time, and their voices rang out into the sky.
"We will fight if we attack other countries."
"beat!"
"Do you dare to sacrifice your life for the country?"
"dare!"
Looking at the soldiers' resolute expressions, Li Yi suddenly felt at ease. Even if he had such a unit, he would not be defeated too quickly.
After adjusting his emotions, Li Yi said slowly: "A spy came to report just now. The country of Sai gathered a hundred thousand troops to attack. Now there is less than half a day left here. The enemy's strength is too much higher than us, and our resistance may be just a mantis arm to chariots. But as the people of the empire, in the face of the invasion of outsiders, we should fight bravely. Soldiers, take up your weapons and we go to defend our country."
"Defend your country! Defend your country!" Ten thousand cavalry roared again.
"Well, but if you can live, don't think about dying. Safety first, go!" With Li Yi's order, more than 10,000 people rode their horses towards the capital of Wu'an Kingdom.
Although the capital is located in the center of Wu'an Kingdom, Wu'an Kingdom is a small country after all, and the distance between the border and the capital can be almost ignored. And because of its strength, the only barrier that Wu'an Kingdom can refuse to accept is the capital city. As long as the capital is captured, Say's army can march straight in and attack the territory of the Tianlan Empire.
When they arrived at the capital of Wu'an Kingdom, the city gate was closed, and soldiers holding crossbows were arranged on the walls. It seemed that Wu'an Kingdom had already known about the invasion of Sai. The arrival of Li Yi's troops really scared the city guard officers, thinking that the army of Sai's country had attacked so quickly.
After the city guard officer saw clearly that the visitor was Li Yi, he happily opened the city gate and welcomed Li Yi's troops in.
As soon as he entered the city, Li Yi saw his old acquaintance Margaret greeting him. Li Yi’s impression of her was not good, but it was not bad. But after all, the other party came out to greet him, and Li Yi was not too arrogant. He dismounted and greeted Margaret and said, “Madam Lor is really everywhere. Does your country have to take charge of the matter of defending the city to his wife?”
"General Li was joking. How could he hand over such a big deal to me as a woman? My husband is the general of Wu'anguo, and I can be considered fighting with my husband."
After hearing Margaret's explanation, Li Yi eliminated his doubts. However, Li Yi couldn't help but look at Margaret's superiority a few times. It seemed that the other party could wander among many senior officials, but he must have some ability.
However, Li Yi is not interested in considering whether Margaret is strong or weak. The Say army is approaching the city, and it is not time to exchange greetings. Since the troops have entered the city, he has to take the responsibility of defending the city. After saluting Margaret, Li Yi said seriously: "Li Yi led all the soldiers of the Second Knights of the Central Army of the Tianlan Empire to help your country defend the city, hoping that we can retreat to the enemy together."
Seeing Li Yi's formal appearance, although Margaret was not a soldier, she also replied to Li Yi's military salute and said seriously: "Thank you General Li for helping us in such a difficult time in our country. After retreating to the enemy, our country will thank the general again."
Margaret originally had a bad impression of Li Yi, thinking that Li Yi led his army into the city just to rush back to the Tianlan Empire. Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not leave, but also chose to help them fight the enemy at this time, which greatly improved Margaret's impression of Li Yi.
"Madam Loll, I don't know how many soldiers your country can use. I want to know how much of our total troops we are defending the city now." The official negotiations have been completed, and Li Yi asked Margaret's most important question - troops.
Hearing Li Yi’s question, Margaret couldn’t help but smile awkwardly. “Our Wu’an Kingdom is just a small country, with a sparse population, and the army that can be maintained is even more pitiful. This time, the whole country has mobilized, and only 20,000 soldiers can be collected.”
Looking at Margaret's wry smile, Li Yi also knew that 20,000 troops was already the limit of Wu'an Kingdom. However, Li Yi was obviously not too disappointed. He thought that it would be good for such a small country to raise 10,000 troops. Now he can have 20,000, plus the 10,000 cavalry he led, 30,000 troops might be able to last for a few days.
"Mrs. Loer, don't make things difficult for you. I can understand your difficulties. No matter what, we will help you defend the city with all your strength. I have sent someone to ask for help before. His Majesty had made other arrangements for the safety of the Magic Crystal Mine. One day, another 20,000 troops will come to reinforce."
After hearing that there will be 20,000 soldiers to reinforce, Margaret also showed an excited look in her eyes. "Your Majesty's arrangement is indeed comprehensive. If there can be 20,000 more reinforcements, our Wu'an Kingdom may not be able to be safe."
Li Yi just smiled slightly and then said, "Madam Luo, I wonder if I can meet General Luoer. It is better for us to talk about the specific matters of defending the city in person."
"Yes, it should be like this. I'm too rude. General Li quickly invites you, I'll take you to see him." After that, Margaret led the way for Li Yi and walked into the city.
General Luoer was just a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, with only the third level of low-level strength. Li Yi was a little disappointed when he saw him at first. But then he felt relieved. Although the other party was named a general, he was just a general who controlled 20,000 soldiers. It would be a bit too difficult to count on him as an outstanding person.
After a few conversations, Li Yi found interestingly that General Luoer was still a wife, and he would glance at Margaret whenever he made any decision. It seemed that General Luoer had to wait until she agreed to make a decision.
After being disappointed with this man repeatedly, Li Yi simply discussed everything with Margaret directly. In this way, many things were easier to discuss and result. General Lore was also very sensible. Seeing that Li Yi focused on his wife, he was not angry, but just listened with a smile, occasionally echoing.
However, after talking, Li Yi's view of Margaret was a bit too high. The woman in front of him was really not simple. Although he kept saying that military affairs were not good, during his words, Li Yi secretly sighed that if he talked about marching and fighting, he would not be able to catch up with the other party even if he was arguing.
"Mrs. Lol, as you say, when the 20,000 soldiers of our Tianlan Kingdom come to reinforce, can we still take the initiative to fight back?" Just as he was discussing a strategy with Margaret, Li Yi asked about a plan proposed by the other party.
"Yes, I hope General Li can send a commander to quickly send an order as your current commander, ordering to mobilize troops at the same time in Pingyang Kingdom on the west side and Huaning Kingdom on the east side. When Sai Kingdom sieges the city, we only need to stand for three days, smash the spirit of the Sai army, and let the two countries send troops to attack the two wings of the Sai army from the east and west sides, and form a pincer attack. At that time, we gather the troops that the empire has reinforced and take the initiative to go out of the city to fight. Facing three-sided attacks, the Sai army's morale will be in chaos, so that I can disintegrate the opponent's offensive and turn defense into offense." Margaret talked happily, and had thought of a plan to deal with the enemy in such a short time.
"But can my order work? Can the other two small countries really be willing to bring national troops to reinforce?" Li Yi was still a little worried about Margaret's plan, and always felt that there were some unreliable aspects of it.
"Don't worry, General Li, Pingyang Kingdom and Huaning Kingdom are both vassal states of the Tianlan Empire. If you don't come to reinforce this time, after the empire quells the war, they will definitely be swept by the empire." Margaret said confidently, obviously confident in his plan.
"Then, okay." After saying that, Li Yi wrote two souvenirs, explaining the pros and cons of the matter in his heart, hoping that the two countries could send troops to reinforce. Afterwards, he stamped the regiment commander's seal and sent two messengers to deliver the souvenirs.
Seeing that everything was arranged, everyone was relieved of their hearts. But before they could feel at ease, a messenger came to report: "The Say army has arrived."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and sighed that the enemy was really fast. When Li Yi arrived on the city tower, he saw dust flying in the distance, and the vast enemy troops attacking Wu'anguo at an extremely fast speed. When the enemy was about to approach the capital, Li Yi could feel a slight trembling when he stood on the city tower.
When Li Yi saw such a spectacular scene for the first time, he couldn't help but be excited. Looking at the dark army under the city, Li Yi murmured: "The war is finally going to start."
Standing beside Li Yi, Alice's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Feeling the strangeness of the beauty beside her, Li Yi turned his head and looked at Alice. Although Li Yi was also unsure at this time, he still held Alice's trembling hand tightly and nodded firmly.
"Madam Loll, how do you feel about this battle?" Feeling a heavy atmosphere, Li Yi took the initiative to break the silence in front of him.
But Margaret obviously did not understand what Li Yi said, looked at Li Yi in confusion and asked, "Hasn't the combat strategy been formulated? Does General Li have any tricks?"
"Well, that, I think, should we take the initiative to fight before the enemy has not yet gained a foothold and to swell their spirits?" Li Yi said creatively, and actually brought his thinking in the past when fighting with people to the battlefield. He felt that taking the initiative to fight might greatly boost the morale of the army.
However, when he heard Li Yi's words, Margaret suppressed his smile and said patiently: "How many troops are General Li planning to lead to take the initiative to fight."
"This..." Li Yi looked at the dark enemy troops under the city again. Seeing that the enemy was still coming in a steady stream, he couldn't tell the reason for this.
Chapter completed!