The next morning.
Li Yi stood up with his sword drawn, and his subordinates Suoyi, Qi Hu, and Wei Ya, as well as 10,000 prepared Japanese troops and 2,000 new troops, were all ready to prepare.
They were waiting for the surrender of the old ship owner.
The deadline agreed between Li Yi and the old captain was this morning. After that time, he would mobilize all his troops and raze the entire List Mountain to the ground.
Time passed minute by minute.
Li Yi remained silent and was unwilling to use troops against List Mountain unless absolutely necessary.
The best strategy is to subdue the enemy's troops without fighting.
"Your Majesty, the time has passed." Cao Qingyan reminded.
"knew."
Li Yi looked indifferently at List Mountain, which was very close at hand, and gave a helpless smile, "Old captain, you are seeking your own death, so don't blame me for being cruel!"
Just when he was about to order an attack, calls for help suddenly came from the distance.
"Help!"
"Your Majesty, I am the young captain, please save me!"
"..."
Li Yi raised his eyes and said in surprise: "Isn't that the young captain of List Mountain? What's going on?"
Everyone shook their heads in confusion, wondering what happened?
But behind the young captain, a large group of Japanese pirates holding swords were chasing him.
There was also a slave covered in blood, holding a long knife, cutting off the young captain's back and blocking the Japanese pirates.
"Somebody come!"
"promise!"
"Send people to approach carefully, beware of the Japanese pirates' plot!" Li Yi said still vigilantly.
"promise!"
Qi Hu agreed and rushed over with dozens of soldiers.
For some reason, when the Japanese pirates saw Qi Hu and others rushing over, they immediately turned around and fled to Listing Mountain.
By the time the young captain and the old slave were rescued, the old slave had lost too much blood and died.
Only the young captain was left, and he was brought to Li Yi.
"Young captain, aren't those Japanese pirates from your list? Why are they chasing you?" Li Yi narrowed his eyes and asked warily.
The young captain spent the rest of his life crying: "Your Majesty, my father decided to surrender to Your Majesty last night, but I didn't expect that the Japanese pirate leader Kimura actually rebelled. Not only did he imprison my father, he also sent people to surrender to the Family Alliance and invited the family to The people of the alliance will attack His Majesty together."
"I ran out secretly this morning, but I didn't expect to be discovered by the Japanese pirates."
"Your Majesty, please save my father, please!"
Li Yi was completely shocked.
What shocked him was not the rebellion of the Japanese pirates in List Mountain, but the alliance of aristocratic families!
Everyone knows the wolfish ambition of the Family Alliance.
Once the people of the Family Alliance know that he is in the Southwest Province, who can guarantee that they will not suddenly lead troops to attack him!
"No, there's a way out!"
Li Yi was instantly startled and broke into a cold sweat, and immediately ordered, "Suoyi!"
"exist!"
"You lead two thousand new troops and immediately rush to the junction of Southwest Province and Jiangnan Province to defend this place!"
"In addition, I order the two Guo brothers to speed up and come over immediately!"
"promise!"
"The general will obey the order!"
Suoyi knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to hesitate and took the order.
Fortunately, Li Yi notified the Guo brothers in advance to come to List Mountain for support, otherwise the day lilies would have gone cold.
"Qi Hu, I will give you two thousand Japanese troops to prepare for the Japanese army. In an hour, we will capture List Mountain and rescue the old captain!" Li Yi's tone was cold and left no room for doubt.
Although Qi Hu was young, he could hear the unusualness behind the words, and immediately issued a military order, "Promise, the general will take down List Mountain within half an hour, and catch up with His Majesty within an hour!"
"Okay!" Li Yi nodded appreciatively.
When Li Yi led his troops to the ferry crossing between Southwest Province and Jiangnan Province, he learned the shocking news that the Family Alliance had indeed sent troops.
This time, the Lu family led the team, and Lu Yan, the legitimate son of the Lu family, personally led 20,000 family soldiers to come.
After receiving this news, Li Yi was surprisingly calm, as if the Aristocratic Family Alliance's dispatch of troops had long been expected by him.
The only thing he is worried about now is whether the Family Alliance will suddenly send troops to Jiangnan Province?
There is almost no fortification in Jiangnan Province, and the only city patrol army is not as powerful as the policemen in the yamen, so it is not useful at all.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
A letter asking for help from Wu Songjiang was sent by flying pigeon. Li Yi couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he saw the letter.
"There are experts in the Family Alliance who would actually surround Wei and save Zhao."
Cao Qingyan asked: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Read it yourself!" Li Yi handed the letter to Cao Qingyan.
Cao Qingyan glanced at it and his expression changed, "The Family Alliance actually dared to send troops to Jiangnan Province. They are going to rebel!"
"The Family Alliance is desperate." Li Yi took a deep breath, "What I am most worried about now is that the capital of Jiangnan Province cannot be defended."
"Let Suoyi and the others come over!"
Li Yi quickly arranged for Suoyi to defend the ferry and stationed troops around to prevent the retreat from being cut off. He immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.
Now, the only good news is that the Guo brothers' dragoons have arrived.
Soon, all the generals in the army gathered in the big tent, and everyone also knew that the Family Alliance was sending troops to Jiangnan Province.
The atmosphere in the entire tent suddenly became solemn.
"Asshole, the Family Alliance is going to rebel. These old bastards deserve to die!" Suo Yiyi cursed.
Cao Qingyan nodded and said: "I never expected that the Aristocratic Family Alliance would actually dare to rebel. It's really unexpected!"
Li Yi smiled softly, "Although it was unexpected, it was also expected. Sooner or later, the Family Alliance will rebel. It's just a little early."
"Your Majesty, do you want to mobilize 100,000 new troops from the capital to come for support?"
Li Yi raised his eyes, shook his head and said, "I do think so, but in this current situation, I'm afraid I don't dare to move."
He pointed at the map and said, "According to the intelligence from the internal machine surveillance, the Northern Liao Kingdom has been mobilizing its troops frequently recently. It is very likely that they will take advantage of the situation and move south. The 100,000 new troops guarding the capital will not be able to move."
"Your Majesty, doesn't this mean that we have to rely on 2,000 new troops and 10,000 Japanese troops to fight against the noble families?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the generals in the tent changed.
The strength of the Family Alliance is terrifying, with countless troops. If a hundred thousand new troops come to support, they will still be able to fight, but now?
Li Yi glanced around and said in a loud voice, "Although the aristocratic family is powerful, they are just a group of clowns. The internal relations are complicated and the hearts of the people are not unified. Although there are millions of people, what is the use? Like a plate of loose sand, I am The force can break it!"
"I am willing to fight to the death and never retreat!" all the soldiers shouted in unison.
"Lu Yan came here this time to cooperate with the main force of the Family Alliance to attack Jiangnan Province. Once the main force of the Family Alliance breaks through the capital of Jiangnan Province, they will inevitably turn around and form a pincer attack on us from the north and the south."
After Li Yi said these words, he paused and said, "The situation is not favorable for our army. Do you have any opinions?"
At this time, Suoyi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Aristocratic Family Alliance has strong soldiers and horses, and is getting stronger and stronger. The final general thought that we should defend List Mountain and wait for work. When the Aristocratic Family Alliance's vigor dissipates, it will disperse on its own."
The enemy is strong and we are weak. It is a good idea to occupy the city and defend it!
Even if the Aristocratic Family Alliance dares to consume, Li Yi can't continue to consume.
Nowadays, the Dafeng Dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, and the Northern Liao Kingdom is watching with eager eyes, and may go south at any time. If Li Yi is wasted here, what will happen when the Northern Liao Kingdom goes south?
He must fight quickly and end it once and for all!
Even if we can't completely wipe out the Family Alliance, we can at least beat him out of fear and hurt him!
However, the current situation is not optimistic!
The entire Jiangnan Province was under attack from both sides, and he was the head of a powerful enemy.
Li Yi stroked his forehead lightly, his eyebrows serious, thinking deeply.
His brain was constantly thinking about countermeasures and analyzing various strategies to defeat the Family Alliance.
After pondering for a long time, suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Got it!
"Suoyi!"
Li Yi suddenly raised his head and shouted sharply.
"No, I'm here!" Suoyi stood up and responded.
"Guo Polu, Guo Pofeng!"
"The general is here!" Both his brothers stood up together.
Li Yi waved his hand, and an arrow fell in front of him, and said loudly: "The three of you will lead only two thousand dragon cavalry with my general, and attack quickly to defeat Lu Yan's front army first!"
"promise!"
As soon as he heard that there was a battle, Suoyi suddenly became excited. He grabbed the command arrow and turned to point it at the general.
When Cao Qingyan heard this, worry was written all over his face.
He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lu Yan's family has 20,000 troops. You only bring 2,000 dragon cavalry. I'm afraid you may not be able to repel the enemy!"
Li Yi smiled confidently, "I don't look down on a mere Lu Yan. The children of these aristocratic families all have the same temperament and are all willful trash. He must think that I am still attacking List Mountain and want to copy my legacy. Road, but I decided to take his retreat and kill him by surprise."
Attacking the enemy unprepared and taking them by surprise is Li Yi's consistent method of responding to troops.
Cao Qingyan nodded and said: "What about the capital of Jiangnan Province? Wu Songjiang only has the city patrol army under his command. If the main force of the Family Alliance desperately attacks the city, Wu Songjiang may not be able to stop it?"
The strategy of the Family Alliance is very simple and very vicious.
They just want to attack from the north and the south so that Li Yi has no time to take care of both!
Li Yi smiled contemptuously, with a sly look in his eyes, "It doesn't matter, based on my understanding of the Family Alliance, their use of troops is just a strong attack. With the fortified city of the capital of Jiangnan Province, it is not difficult to hold on for three days. As long as I If Lu Yan is defeated, the main force of the Family Alliance will inevitably retreat without a fight!"
Even though he said this, the generals were still worried.
Your Majesty can use two thousand to break twenty thousand within one day. This is really too much.
After all, this is a ten times difference in strength!
