Li Zhan, the head of the Jiuli tribe, led the 100,000 elite fighters of the Jiuli tribe, plus the 400,000 troops of the seventy-two princes. As soon as they assembled, they heard the report from the spies:
"Reporting to the patriarch, Captain Li Qu led people to ambush in the black forest, but was counterattacked by the Dashang army. More than 3,300 people died in the battle, and more than 600 people escaped, all of them were injured!"
Hearing this, Li Zhan's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"Damn! Who told him to do it without authorization?!"
Li Zhan shouted angrily, looked at the spies and said, "Where are the people from Liqu?!"
The spies replied: "LiCaptain Li is injured, he has to go back to the camp to bandage the wound"
Li Zhan's face was gloomy, and he shouted in a low voice: "Take care of him after this matter is over!"
As he spoke, he looked at the spy and said, "How many soldiers and horses did that little Di Xin bring?"
The spies hesitated and said: "To report to the patriarch, there are only about 200,000 troops, and Wen Zhong doesn't seem to be in the army either!"
"Two hundred thousand?"
Li Zhan frowned: "Didn't you say 500,000 yuan? And Wen Zhong is not here?!"
Li Zhan immediately became alert.
"Wen Zhong is a disciple of the Jiejiao sect created by the sages of the Qing Dynasty. His cultivation level is profound, and he should not be underestimated!"
"Now Di Xin only brought 200,000 soldiers and horses here, and there are 300,000 more, so Wen Zhong should be the commander"
Li Zhan narrowed his eyes, looked at the spies and said: "Let people pay more attention to the other two roads to Beihai, and find out the movements of Wen Zhong and the 300,000 troops!"
"yes!"
The spies were ordered to leave.
Li Zhan turned his head and looked at the densely packed Jiuli warriors and the 400,000 princes' allied forces ahead.
More than 500,000 people, in terms of number, it is no less than the soldiers and horses of the big merchants.
However, Li Zhan did not dare to underestimate him.
He didn't know the 300,000 troops that Di Xin brought behind him, but he knew that the 200,000 troops that Wen Zhong brought were all elite cavalry from great merchants!
The 200,000 army, in terms of strength alone, is no less than the elite fighters of the Jiuli clan. Every soldier can stand against ten!
Therefore, this battle not only assembled the 400,000 troops of the allied forces of the princes, but also the Jiuli tribe, which is also the best!
Including Li Zhan himself, the leaders of the nine tribes all went to battle.
Moreover, each of the nine major tribes selected the eight strongest individuals, a total of 81 individuals, to lead the 100,000 young and strong warriors in the tribe.
This lineup is already the greatest strength that the Jiuli people can produce at present!
However, after thinking about it, Li Zhan still felt that it was not safe.
Frowning and pondering for a moment, he turned around and looked at Li Hu who was commanding the army of the seventy-two princes beside him, and said: "Go to the ancestral temple and explain to the high priest, please bring out the ancestor blade!"
"What?! This"
Hearing this, not only Li Hu, but also everyone in Jiuli was shocked.
Li Hu frowned and said, "Brother, there are only two hundred thousand merchants and soldiers, are you making a big deal out of molehills?"
Li Zhan shook his head, his face was a little dignified: "It's different this time! After all, Di Xin is the Emperor of the Great Merchant, and he personally leads the army. The 200,000 Great Merchant Army is also protected by the Emperor's luck. Strength, our Jiuli tribe can't bear it!"
"And the Ancestor Blade drank the blood of Emperor Xuanyuan back then, and it is a fierce soldier. Only by suppressing it with this fierce soldier, can we offset the power of cause and effect!"
Everyone thought about it.
Li Hu suddenly said: "Then can you kill that Emperor Xin Xiao'er directly with the blade of the ancestor?"
"No!!!"
Li Zhan was taken aback, and quickly said: "Just to offset the karmic backlash caused by beheading his soldiers, we all have to use the soldiers of our ancestors. If we kill him, I'm afraid that my entire Jiuli tribe will perish!"
As he spoke, his face was extremely solemn, and he slowly swept across the people in the field, saying: "Remember in this battle, you must never attack Di Xin, even if you hurt him. This matter is related to my life and death in Jiuli, and you must not attack him." main idea!"
"yes, Sir!"
Everyone's expressions were extremely solemn, and they bowed their hands in awe.
Li Zhan nodded, then looked at Li Hu, and said, "Go! Be polite to the high priest, and don't make trouble in the ancestral hall! Besides, you can't go to that place either"
that place!
Li Hu's face changed slightly, as if he didn't dare to say more, he cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"
After speaking, heSuddenly turned around and left.
Li Zhan stood where he was, and looked deeply at a certain direction in the Jiuli tribe.
Immediately, he turned around and looked at the looming mountain road in the southern mountains, with a flash of sadness in his eyes, and murmured in a low voice: "For me, Jiuli, I don't know whether this battle is a blessing or a curse"
The North Sea desert environment is harsh and not suitable for the tribe to live in.
That's why he listened to that person's opinion and joined forces with the princes to fight against the merchants, intending to overthrow the rule of the great merchants, march into the Central Plains, and make life better for the clansmen.
At the moment when the great merchants are in turmoil and the world is in chaos, it stands to reason that this matter should be foolproof!
But for some reason, he felt a little uneasy at this moment.
Standing still for a moment, Li Zhan shook his head and whispered to himself: "I hope I am worrying about the sky"
"Report~!"
When the sun was in the sky, Ye Xin led the army non-stop, across the North Sea for seventy miles, and came to a flat ground.
At this moment, the scout flying horse came to report: "Qi Your Majesty, thirty miles ahead is the last dangerous place leading to the Jiuli tribe - Yingzui Mountain!"
Yingzui Mountain!
Ye Xin narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up and looked forward, and could vaguely see a majestic mountain range standing upright, but the mountain range didn't seem to be connected, as if it had been split in half by someone.
Ye Xin looked at the scouts, "How is the terrain of Yingzui Mountain?"
The scout replied solemnly: "My lord, there are high mountains on both sides of this mountain, standing like eagles facing each other, so it is named Yingzui Mountain!"
"It's just that the canyon between these two mountains is very narrow. I'm afraid only fifty people can pass through it at one time! But once you pass Yingzui Mountain, the terrain will be very flat!"
Hearing this, Ye Xin frowned, "Only fifty people can pass through at a time?"
The scout nodded, "Go back to the king, that's right!"
"My lord, I'm afraid you need to be careful on this trip"
At this time, a black-armored lieutenant general in the rear suddenly said: "This way, except for the time in the black forest, our army has not encountered any ambushes. If the Jiuli people want to ambush us, then they will definitely be in this eagle mouth Set up an ambush on the mountain, otherwise the terrain will be as flat as the river, and you can go directly to the Jiuli tribe, and then you can only fight head-on!"
"But if we fight head-on, I think they won't be willing to fight us like this!"
Ye Xin nodded slightly.
After pondering for a moment, he waved his hand and ordered: "Keep marching, take a look first!"
"Obey!"
The army continued to move forward.
After half an hour, Ye Xin finally saw the Yingzui Mountain that the scouts mentioned.
At the end of the road ahead, there stood two thousand-foot-high mountains, like eagles flying in pairs, but they stood facing each other, looking majestic and a bit weird.
Yingzui Mountain is worthy of its name!
Moving his eyes down, Ye Xin frowned suddenly, "It's really that narrow?"
As the scouts said, the valley in the middle of Yingzui Mountain can only allow about 50 people to pass through at a time.
With such a terrain, if the enemy army sets up an ambush here, it is indeed easier to get caught!
Ye Xin thought for a moment, shook his head, looked to the side and said: "There is no other way at the moment, Feng Xian, you and I march separately, you lead the 100,000 people first, and I will take the rest of the army through. Respond in time!"
Lu Bu was startled when he heard the words, and immediately cupped his hands in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Majesty!"